Its still a problem to not have it even if they say they won’t. Spectator is expected in this day and age. Its like going somewhere for casuals but not being allowed to watch anyone play.
My spectator mode when there is none: change input to TV and watch ESPN for a couple minutes.
Problem solved.
We can send a man to the moon, but we can’t have spectating in our fighting games?
I remember when Seth Killian claimed in numerous interviews that spectating was impossible in a game like MvC3 because there was too much going on. trolol
To be fair if KOF put more time into making the net code work better rather than giving us spectator mode I will take it with no complaints.
Once you raise the bar don’t just be a lazy ass and walk under it. Fuckin jump it. These games continue to confuse me. For instance, how bout fixing the control config. to where you can JUST PRESS THE BUTTON YOU WANT instead of using the freakin D-Pad? They did it back in the day but now they’re all like fuggit. Let’s make it interesting.
I 100% agree with this … ala SF2 and KI on SNES … just run down the config pressing the buttons in order you want to use and it maps them accordingly.
I hate waiting so i personally like to play in player matches or ranked. I also like the concept of the training mode online.
Like Sev said above, Would you rather have spectator mode and crappy netcode or have killer netcode and no spectator mode. My personal opinion on the matter is that I am not an advocate of spectator mode. If it is there good for them if not it does not matter to me. I honestly feel that there has to be some repercussions for having spectator mode like latency issues on the server and gameplay. But sadly i am just a Music Teacher not a Video Game Engineer.
According to Killian, this is a Japanese thing. America likes the fast press-the-buttons-to-configure approach, while for some unknown reason, the Japanese prefer the new stupid way.
Note: Even though I’ve quoted the dude twice today, I’m not a Seth Killian fanboy. He has said a lot of dumb things, that even he himself doesn’t believe it half the time. Capcom just makes him say it.
The guy’s gotta keep his job. I’d be a corporate slave too if I was happily employed at a company I’d been a fan of since I was a child. Lol
And there’s just no explaining what’s going on in those quirky Japanese heads over there. Case in point? Tentacle porn… tentacle porn.
Oh yeah, I don’t blame him either. It’s just funny to see him in some interviews because he sighs before answering a question, hinting at, “This is Capcom talking now, not me.”
I know I’m super late but thanks for the love. Spencer is my guy and I always feel like I have a chance with him on anchor. And yeah, I had no idea about that DHC input bug until you told me about it in my last casual with Bishop. I’ve been telling all my folks about it since and hopefully they take care of it.
You spectator mode complainer guys are retarded. We’ll be lucky if the damn game is even playable online. Who gives a shit about anything else? The question here… am I’m going to be playing 2002 for perpetuity or will I be playing 13? I hope it’s 13. I get tired of entering the Kusanagi code…
play 98
**per·pe·tu·i·ty **noun
- A thing that lasts forever or for an indefinite period, in particular.
- A bond or other security with no fixed maturity date.
Either Shawn wants to play it forever, or he wants to invest in some KoF bonds.
I didn’t know that the word was so difficult. 
I knew it was like “perpetual,” and I assumed from the context that it had a similar definition. Just wanted to save people some time just in case.
And I’m procrastinating on reading this biography on Alexander the Great.
Yes, NEXT week, 7pm - midnight. I think ppl will start trickling in by 6pm.
Thank god we have fight night figured out. Two weeks without having somewhere to go to play games sucked.
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Just watch the whole thing.
This belongs on worldstarhiphop(for deer).
Damn, SNK went all out on the packaging for KOF XIII.
40-page color manual!
And the King of Soundtracks packaging is badass. Fuck them for showing Blue Mary in her hot ass tank top, though. Bitch ain’t even in this game!