I agree with a lot of the stuff you just said man. Recently, I’ve begun to taunt a lot more. Why not? It turns my swag on.
It’s a double edged sword. Taunt and win the match? Your opponent is now THAT much tighter. Taunt and lose? You look silly.
Counter picking is a strategy that works. I was just saying that in Japan, their knowledge of their character is a lot deeper, and it’s going to take more than a counter pick to beat them consistently. That’s just my take.
I think sticking with your character even if your at a disadvantage might prove to be a stronger strategy than counterpicking unless your knowledge with the coutner pick character is on the same level as your knowledge with your main. I’m strictly talking in Japan here, not in the USA. Since the USA players, in my opinion, have a more limited knowledge of their character, a counter pick is a lot more effective.
you misunderstand. i never said i dont taunt myself. as a matter of fact, i ALWAYS taunt. Why? Either they play in a form that pisses me off or against a mate im heavily competitive with. Never a stranger in the first round of tourney. but as you said, " Sagat/ryu do come out on top in the matchup against rufus. doesnt mean a rufus wont win". wong blamed his loss on the fact that ryu is rufus’s bane. I’m saying the results prove him wrong. how i expressed that specific thought may not be civilised, but thats what im trying to get at. i do my share of trash talking too, but i wouldn’t fish for crowd fanfare or taunt against players who do not feel the same way as me, because it may not come out the way its expressed. Ego and Cocky has its line.
it’s like wearing your muddy ass shoes and walking over someone else’s carpet. pussy talk? in this context its straight disrepect. not everyone finds the metaphorical finger funny. This aint even an issue with pussy or not.
im just expressing my views on counterpicking. Its always been asian tournament standards to only have your main registered, so it doesnt end up being some sub-par alt contest as to who actually chose the alt that beats yours due to CHARACTER CHOICE and not character mastery. dont be all pompous and say wong mastered all his alts. his rufus aint even there yet. let alone his rog/abel.
There’s three, scroll down…keep in mind these matches are pretty old… from October or early November (and surprisingly he had already played 2800 matches?
Marn is a clown that needs attention…which is really sad. He doesn’t need to act like that. What’s more disgraceful is that he was representing the US. YUCK…
Marn and his buddy Justin need to get out of the habit of premature celebrations…they completely lose focus when they do it.
I like how people are taking away from the event saying it’s random this that. If the format was truly random the US would not consistently lose in the first round*. Getting hyped over SBO, getting excited for the players at SBO, and then complaining about the format after they lose at SBO is just silly. You know what you’re getting into. I also like how people think dudes are scrubs if their names aren’t all over lordaborigines youtube channel.
I intend no disrespect just making a point, and iirc the Wolfe brothers made top 8 at SBO once sf2 AE? props to them.