Predictions for evo?

xcfrisco · July 14, 2009, 11:46pm

^yeah go to evo forums and check the pools thread, the pool list for hdr should be somewhere around page 3 or 4

megaultrasuper · July 14, 2009, 11:49pm

God yes. I’m so fucking sick of hearing this shit everytime somebody whispers the name of HDR, both offline and online.

Anway, my money’s on John Choi to win the whole thing.

JigglyNorris · July 15, 2009, 12:16am

Oh wow. Best of luck in any case dude. You have an amazing Ken.

NKI · July 15, 2009, 2:24am

I like Choi to win it.

I predict I will lose to a Honda and/or Dic.

xcfrisco · July 15, 2009, 3:06am

play with chun-li!!!

Battosai · July 15, 2009, 3:21am

Forget that, if they pick honda or bison then use Guile bro. I would pick him up.

EA_Megaman · July 15, 2009, 5:47am

Jerk…

I think it’s going to be a tossup between Afro, DGV, or Choi.

margalis · July 15, 2009, 10:06am

Lots of Ryu towards the top seems like a safe bet, as he was already a popular character and got only buffs while other top contenders got nerfs.

megaultrasuper · July 15, 2009, 6:46pm

Choi with Ryu or Choi with Sagat?

I think Choi with Ryu. It will be very interesting to see how top players start to exploit the fake fireball.

je110 · July 15, 2009, 7:13pm

Since he used Ryu for most of Devastation, I’d say Ryu is a good bet for him at Evo, though I’d like to see someone burning it up with Remix Sagat as well.

The_Osprey · July 15, 2009, 7:52pm

If Daigo enters this, I expect him to place in the top 5 with Ryu, regardless of whether he’s ever touched HDR.

To be fair, I’d expect just about any Top ST player to do well in HDR, which is why I can see Valle in the top 5, as well as Choi, Afrolegends and YJDK Watson. (That list can get pretty long.)

I expect to see Sirlin repping Fei Long along with some other “low tier” characters.

The Megaman combo will happen, and it will be glorious.

Norieaga · July 15, 2009, 10:02pm

Just out of curiousity, is haru tejyo the overall best player? I’ve never seen him at tournaments, but I’m guessing he’s beaten just about everyone in online ranked.

The_Osprey · July 15, 2009, 10:09pm

From what I understand he isn’t really a tournament player at all. He’s a Japanese GGPO player that picked up HDR.

Oh and I don’t think he’s human.

Tschesae · July 16, 2009, 12:02am

It’s a shame that he’s not at Evo, imagine those matches!

JigglyNorris · July 16, 2009, 1:30am

I’m still upset that I can’t make EVO this year, but in any case, good luck too everyone going. You all have my regards.

fatboy · July 16, 2009, 2:38am

The maid in the bedroom with the lead pipe… Oh wait… wrong game… :xeye:

zenzen · July 16, 2009, 4:28am

Whoever is in pool 5 is screwed.

kevgeez · July 16, 2009, 5:27am

VirtuaFighterFour:

Pretty much everyone thinks that T.Hawk’s new dive is worse than the Old dive and not just Gridman. Not only that but most people universally agree that O.Hawk > R.Hawk meaning there is little incentive for people to choose to play T.Hawk at EVO and even less incentive to switch from a proven character to play a lower tiered character like Hawk. Why choose a character like Hawk that was bottom tier and was nerfed, compared to a mid-tier character like Dictator who is near top now due to his buffs?

I predict more Dictator players, more Boxers, more Guiles, more Hondas, and way less Sagats. But I don’t expect to see the top 8 being filled with Cammy and Fei Long and Hawk.

I’m sure EVO will have a bit more variety in the SF2 department because it’s the first year of HDR and many new players or old hands will be trying out something new. But I don’t see T.Hawk being ‘murderous’ in anyone’s hands vs the competition that’s going to be at EVO.

…Maybe i should take this to another thread, but…
How is Thawk’s dive not better now?
Its safe on block and doesn’t push him half a screen away.

The_Osprey · July 16, 2009, 5:43am

Please see the HDR vs ST Arcade thread. I swear it’s discussed for pages.