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Title: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 16, 2016, 03:16:02 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/nSOGo8Bl.jpg)

July 15th to 17th

twitch.tv/srkevo1 (http://twitch.tv/srkevo1)
twitch.tv/srkevo2 (http://twitch.tv/srkevo2)
twitch.tv/srkevo3 (http://twitch.tv/srkevo3)
twitch.tv/srkevo4 (http://twitch.tv/srkevo4)
twitch.tv/capcomfighters (http://twitch.tv/capcomfighters)

(http://i.imgur.com/w38TltT.jpg)
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 16, 2016, 03:36:08 PM
Smash 4 top 8 live on twitch.tv/srkevo1 (http://twitch.tv/srkevo1) until 5pm.

Hoping ZeRo gets his second Evo win, he kinda fell apart after his win last year but he's been strong lately. Otherwise I'd be thrilled to see Ranai take it, especially with Villager. (As a Villager main I want more representation. :P)
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: brob on July 16, 2016, 03:50:16 PM
guilty gear ac+r at 5pm at https://www.twitch.tv/logichole 
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 16, 2016, 05:22:27 PM
Smash 4 Twitch died during loser's semis but instead of stopping they kept playing.

EVO trying to kill Smash Bros confirmed (https://i.imgur.com/R4DXZrr.png)

Anyways:

(https://65.media.tumblr.com/b0ce2b9e25e018195102396e31d1d785/tumblr_oafbgpWv0i1r7sf6xo1_540.png)
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 16, 2016, 05:38:56 PM
ZeRo is out! He got third. Grand Finals about to happen now.

And so...

No Sheik in Grand Finals.
No Diddy in Grand Finals.
No ZSS in Grand Finals.
No Ryu in Grand Finals.
No Bayo in Grand Finals.
No Rosalina in Grand Finals.
No Fox in Grand Finals.

It's Mario vs. Mega Man. :preach "Fuck the tier list."

Also no USA either, it's Canada vs. Japan. :usacry
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 16, 2016, 05:53:45 PM
Ally's Mario takes Smash 4! Nintendo's mascot wins the biggest Smash tourney of all time, feels very apt.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: nudemacusers on July 16, 2016, 08:06:58 PM
I need to go to this again sometime. It's fun.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: eleuin on July 16, 2016, 08:18:36 PM
do you remember how it smelt
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: nudemacusers on July 16, 2016, 08:24:55 PM
Pretty smell free; Vegas goes hard with the air circulation.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 16, 2016, 09:47:17 PM
Some big eliminations already happening in SFV.

Dat PR Rog double KO victory  :o
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: toku on July 16, 2016, 10:15:30 PM
watching some fucking lame ass stupid pokken stream this is fucking lame
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: kick51 on July 16, 2016, 10:15:31 PM
Art's victory was weird. Lookes like he had less health at the time over? 
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 16, 2016, 10:38:47 PM
watching some fucking lame ass stupid pokken stream this is fucking lame

That shit is approaching two hours past when it was supposed to be over.  So boring. :zzz

Watch the Capcom Fighters stream instead.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: nudemacusers on July 16, 2016, 10:59:39 PM
Yeah brah capcomfighters.

loldaigo :umad
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: nudemacusers on July 16, 2016, 11:13:14 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/tonosama666/status/754478671256137728

"I'm not in it for the money. I'm not in it for the honor of victory. I want to win for more braixen hentai!

Your pokken evo champ :trash
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: eleuin on July 16, 2016, 11:15:43 PM
dude keeping it real

daigo vs wong is going to be great
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 16, 2016, 11:18:23 PM
That Pokken champ comment, holy shit.  :lol

https://www.twitch.tv/atlususa

KOF XIV top 8 tourney is underway.  Game looks hype.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: nudemacusers on July 16, 2016, 11:21:19 PM
Wong in need of sunlight ASAP.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: thisismyusername on July 16, 2016, 11:22:39 PM
watching some fucking lame ass stupid pokken stream this is fucking lame

All this money thrown at Namco to do it and it turns out this. You figured they had Mewtwo doing Heihachi moves or something along with other Humanoid characters, but no...

I watched about 10 minutes and was just bored by it. I really can't see this getting past this Evo (it's one year old IIRC?).
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: toku on July 16, 2016, 11:23:00 PM
KI HYPE

and yeah i'd be surprised if they let Pokken again next year.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Your Stalker on July 16, 2016, 11:29:40 PM
dustin young just sent diego umejuarez home PigChomp
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: kick51 on July 16, 2016, 11:35:47 PM
Should've never allowed nintendo games in.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 17, 2016, 12:39:10 AM
Xiao Hai wins KOF.  But El Rosa put up a good fight with his sick Ramon.

SNK also announced that a playable demo is hitting PSN on Tuesday and that Garou Mark Of The Wolves is coming to PS4/Vita with cross play.  Good shit.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: thisismyusername on July 17, 2016, 12:43:24 AM
Guess that means Garou Steam isn't far behind then. :doge
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Kara on July 17, 2016, 12:54:28 AM
Wrath, I'm totally saying your name to you to the tune of Rashid's theme if I ever talk to you irl. :lol
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 01:23:01 AM
watching some fucking lame ass stupid pokken stream this is fucking lame

All this money thrown at Namco to do it and it turns out this. You figured they had Mewtwo doing Heihachi moves or something along with other Humanoid characters, but no...

I watched about 10 minutes and was just bored by it. I really can't see this getting past this Evo (it's one year old IIRC?).

US release was March.

I don't see it being at next EVO either, but it's certainly been... something. :lol

Should've never allowed nintendo games in.

:umad
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Your Stalker on July 17, 2016, 02:30:36 AM
capcucks itt mad af
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 02:42:30 AM
capcucks itt mad af

They're just mad they bought a $60 demo (https://i.imgur.com/R4DXZrr.png)
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Take My Breh Away on July 17, 2016, 06:19:26 AM

KI HYPE

and yeah i'd be surprised if they let Pokken again next year.

I fell asleep during Pokken and then went to bed. Game is terrible to watch.

Holy shit KI though. 16 year old kid who was an online warrior placing in his first tournament :gladbron

Shoutouts to da real MVP's of the grand finals tho

(http://i.imgur.com/SVQqFEs.gif)


Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: thisismyusername on July 17, 2016, 10:00:00 AM
US release was March.

That makes it even worse. You'd think US players would find some tech to make it rise above the level of Street Fighter x Tekken.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: kick51 on July 17, 2016, 10:15:59 AM
capcucks itt mad af

They're just mad they bought a $60 demo (https://i.imgur.com/R4DXZrr.png)


Not as mad as the smash babies whining about pools not being 3/5, which they're too autistic to realize isn't remotely feasible
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: eleuin on July 17, 2016, 12:59:39 PM
the furry about to finish paying for his college tuition
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: eleuin on July 17, 2016, 01:32:20 PM
he might lose actually :O
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: kick51 on July 17, 2016, 02:06:54 PM
The furry hat came off, that's almost as good as winning!
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 17, 2016, 03:03:43 PM
Persia on commentary :zzz

It's like she's making ASMR videos instead of getting hype.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: mormapope on July 17, 2016, 03:48:50 PM
MvC3 players have been really sloppy. Dropping links and combos, throwing supers out at the wrong time in projectile trades, not blocking low or remembering grabs. Chris G has been consistent the entire time.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: mormapope on July 17, 2016, 03:53:09 PM
KBR winning again would be great. More salt, more tears for many Kappa residents  :doge
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 17, 2016, 03:58:26 PM
Bracket reset!
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 17, 2016, 04:01:31 PM
Holy shit, Chris G. is straight-up murdering KBR.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 17, 2016, 04:03:32 PM
Chris G. wins it-- KBR utterly destroyed.  Fucking crazy.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Your Stalker on July 17, 2016, 04:03:45 PM
KBR winning again would be great. More salt, more tears for many Kappa residents  :doge

fucking bodied :umad
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: mormapope on July 17, 2016, 04:06:48 PM
Chris G earned that, KBR kept getting in a scenario where Haggar would take chip for other characters, and never found an opening or would get put into a situation to get heavily punished.

He needed to take out Morrigan to have a chance at winning a round, don't think he took Morrigan out except for the 1 round out of 6 he won.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: nudemacusers on July 17, 2016, 04:10:47 PM
Chris g is clearly powered by naked black men

https://clips.twitch.tv/srkevo1/JollyGrasshopperGrammarKing
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: mormapope on July 17, 2016, 04:24:03 PM
They put the player that pre celebrated and lost in the Guilty Gear hype trailer  :betty

Hellpockets, love his commentary  :like
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 04:25:10 PM
capcucks itt mad af

They're just mad they bought a $60 demo (https://i.imgur.com/R4DXZrr.png)


Not as mad as the smash babies whining about pools not being 3/5, which they're too autistic to realize isn't remotely feasible

Not pools, but loser's semis? I can see an argument there.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: kick51 on July 17, 2016, 05:22:10 PM
Chris g is clearly powered by naked black men

https://clips.twitch.tv/srkevo1/JollyGrasshopperGrammarKing

yeah wtf.  when I saw it I was like "aww that must be Chris' friend/partner" but turns out he was literally a random guy.  got escorted out of the building apparently

capcucks itt mad af

They're just mad they bought a $60 demo (https://i.imgur.com/R4DXZrr.png)


Not as mad as the smash babies whining about pools not being 3/5, which they're too autistic to realize isn't remotely feasible

Not pools, but loser's semis? I can see an argument there.


I don't know any of the controversy tbh, i'm just messing around
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Take My Breh Away on July 17, 2016, 05:44:23 PM
Chris g is clearly powered by naked black men

https://clips.twitch.tv/srkevo1/JollyGrasshopperGrammarKing

For a moment, it almost became MvC2 2 :whew

Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 06:20:11 PM
Ready to sit down and enjoy four hours of the best Melee play on the planet. :preach

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CnmOOeRVUAELgl7.jpg:large)
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 06:50:32 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CnmeA2WVIAAJYwX.jpg:large)

This venue is FUCKING INSANE. I'm hype just looking at it.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 06:51:11 PM
Holy shit Armada vs. Mew2King is probably gonna be the set of the night...
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: qq more on July 17, 2016, 06:54:08 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CnmeA2WVIAAJYwX.jpg:large)

This venue is FUCKING INSANE. I'm hype just looking at it.
Damn that's a cool set
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: curly on July 17, 2016, 07:01:40 PM
plup  :heartbeat
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 07:02:42 PM
plup  :heartbeat

Plup's cool. I really want Hbox to take it though, he's been #2 twice in a row. :(

Rooting for M2K in this set.

BO3 at this point of the tourney is lame. :(
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 07:11:41 PM
Also I'm gonna try sticking around for SFV. Seen a few matches here and there but not high level stuff, and I'm intrigued.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: nudemacusers on July 17, 2016, 07:17:30 PM
High level sf can be dope as fuck. That match between infiltration and Wong where infiltration switched to Hakan :noah

And yeah that venue is legit. Must go next year if it's in a similar spot.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 07:19:22 PM
High level sf can be dope as fuck. That match between infiltration and Wong where infiltration switched to Hakan :noah

And yeah that venue is legit. Must go next year if it's in a similar spot.

Heh, I remember when I proposed EVO for this year's Bore-con and nobody liked the idea. :P

Maybe time to revisit the idea. :hitler
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: nudemacusers on July 17, 2016, 07:22:38 PM
That's cuz it got downvoted by losers who can't handle a little hot weather.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 07:24:21 PM
That's cuz it got downvoted by losers who can't handle a little hot weather.

So you've been to EVO a lot?
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: nudemacusers on July 17, 2016, 07:25:40 PM
That's cuz it got downvoted by losers who can't handle a little hot weather.

So you've been to EVO a lot?
3x, had fun every time.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 07:31:14 PM
That's cuz it got downvoted by losers who can't handle a little hot weather.

So you've been to EVO a lot?
3x, had fun every time.

Niiiiiice. Might try to go next year.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 07:39:46 PM
I'm leaning towards Armada winning this whole thing, but we'll see. Upsets are known to happen.

Hbox and M2K aren't playing their best which is unfortunate. And my fave player Leffen isn't even there.

I'm split on dynasties. Armada getting his 2nd EVO or Mango's 3VO would be hype AF, but I also think it'd be great to see some new blood at the top. Plup might be the only choice for that.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: kick51 on July 17, 2016, 07:45:55 PM
I want m2k to win. I dont know anything about him besides his epic trip to japan, so im rooting for him
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: nudemacusers on July 17, 2016, 07:48:03 PM
U just want plup to win cuz he's cuter  :doge
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 07:55:22 PM
👏 H U N G R Y B O Y S 👏

I want m2k to win. I dont know anything about him besides his epic trip to japan, so im rooting for him

He's a robot who's memorized every single character's frame data. He's also the only one from Smash's early scene who's still a major player (AFAICT.) Ken did go to EVO this year but he hasn't been a contender in a while.

He's also the dude from this widely-circulated meme:

(http://i.imgur.com/bCK24.jpg)

U just want plup to win cuz he's cuter  :doge

😳
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 08:00:23 PM
M2K vs. Mango, this is gonna be a tough match for both of them. Mango seems more on his game though. Rooting for M2K as well anyways.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 08:10:18 PM
All the players I like lose :goty2

Come on Hbox... Come on...
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 08:14:48 PM
This is playing like a rerun of EVO 2014 GF right now.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: curly on July 17, 2016, 08:22:58 PM
The salt from mango fanboys  :lawd
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 08:23:13 PM
👏 J I G G L Y B O Y S 👏

The salt from mango fanboys  :lawd

3VO SHUTDOWN

I still don't feel great about Hbox winning GF but taking out Mango has got to be a huge boost to him.

Edit- https://twitter.com/_er0h/status/754834212180598784/photo/1

(http://orig09.deviantart.net/1c96/f/2015/176/0/9/salt_by_gizmogizm0-d8yprtl.gif)
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: curly on July 17, 2016, 08:25:03 PM
👏 J I G G L Y B O Y S 👏

The salt from mango fanboys  :lawd

3VO SHUTDOWN

I still don't feel great about Hbox winning GF but taking out Mango has got to be a huge boost to him.

Hbox is the only one I can see having a good set against Armada, sadly.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 08:26:57 PM
👏 J I G G L Y B O Y S 👏

The salt from mango fanboys  :lawd

3VO SHUTDOWN

I still don't feel great about Hbox winning GF but taking out Mango has got to be a huge boost to him.

Hbox is the only one I can see having a good set against Armada, sadly.

Maybe but Armada has better consistency when it comes to grand finals overall. Just keeps calmer than Hbox who can be a little more emotional.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: curly on July 17, 2016, 08:29:58 PM

Maybe but Armada has better consistency when it comes to grand finals overall. Just keeps calmer than Hbox who can be a little more emotional.

Armada is def the favorite against anyone, but Hbox has at least beaten him multiple times recently. I don't think Plup has ever beaten Armada.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 08:32:43 PM

Maybe but Armada has better consistency when it comes to grand finals overall. Just keeps calmer than Hbox who can be a little more emotional.

Armada is def the favorite against anyone, but Hbox has at least beaten him multiple times recently. I don't think Plup has ever beaten Armada.

Ah didn't know that. I haven't kept up with Plup lately. Last I knew of him he took out Leffen at least year's Evo.

Chillin's rap was kinda lame but the line "Who said you were a god? I know it wasn't Plup." was complete fire. :lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhsOW-_TwfU
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 08:37:36 PM
👏 R E S T B O Y S 👏
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 08:39:16 PM
If Hbox gets #2 for the third year in a row I'm throwing my laptop out the window. :lol
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 08:42:47 PM
THAT FUCKING SHINE SPIKE TURNED INTO A PUNISH  :o :o :o
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 08:46:19 PM
THESE RESTS BREHS

(http://i1.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/facebook/000/565/399/9c0.jpg)

2-0 HBOX

TAKE IT HOME
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 08:49:08 PM
D O N T C H O K E B O Y S
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 08:51:40 PM
First game five for Melee. :-\
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 08:57:53 PM
HOLY FUCKING SHIT THAT COMEBACK!!!!!

B R A C K E T R E S E T B O Y S
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: toku on July 17, 2016, 09:05:49 PM

KI HYPE

and yeah i'd be surprised if they let Pokken again next year.

I fell asleep during Pokken and then went to bed. Game is terrible to watch.

Holy shit KI though. 16 year old kid who was an online warrior placing in his first tournament :gladbron

Shoutouts to da real MVP's of the grand finals tho

(http://i.imgur.com/SVQqFEs.gif)

Runex was beast too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHkM_pxiIO0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5oS6h8Bx9o
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 09:13:00 PM
My heart can't take these full stock comebacks.

FINAL GAME!
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 09:17:26 PM
HUNGRYBOX!!!!!!
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: curly on July 17, 2016, 09:17:41 PM
wow what a set. Glad hbox got an evo
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: nudemacusers on July 17, 2016, 09:18:59 PM
"dad, he's crying"

now i have to explain nintendorks to my son  >:(
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 09:19:08 PM
:preach :lawd :preach :lawd :preach :lawd :preach :lawd :preach :lawd

COMING BACK FROM LOSERS BRACKET

WINNING TWO STRAIGHT BO5'S AGAINST THE REIGNING EVO CHAMP

USING F'ING JIGGLYPUFF

AMAZING!!!


:preach :lawd :preach :lawd :preach :lawd :preach :lawd :preach :lawd
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Vizzys on July 17, 2016, 09:24:25 PM
smash melee tournys are so hype

rip armada
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 09:29:08 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/hJBBnMy.png)

rip armada

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cfLc8SNoKo
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 17, 2016, 09:31:48 PM
All right, well that crap is over.  Time for the real Evo to resume.  I didn't watch any of Melee...just checked to see if it was over yet and saw stream comments calling it "Borevo," so I knew it was still going.  :P
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 17, 2016, 09:37:12 PM
BOB

OH SHIT WHO'S NEXT

MASTER RAVEN WTF HOLY
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 17, 2016, 09:40:05 PM
Evo Japan is coming!
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 09:40:41 PM
EVO Japan?

That means more Villager players for Smash 4. :aah
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: thisismyusername on July 17, 2016, 09:41:41 PM
All right, well that crap is over.  Time for the real Evo to resume.  I didn't watch any of Melee...just checked to see if it was over yet and saw stream comments calling it "Borevo," so I knew it was still going.  :P

"Borevo." :dead Andy, there you go: Your title for "Bore goes to Evo and ignores Andy's game of choice." :doge
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 09:45:45 PM
I'm sure mac would be with me, and tbh I don't care for the rest of you anyways. (http://i.imgur.com/FuqnPhm.gif)
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 09:46:44 PM
You know what's boring? Listening to some dude talk in Japanese for 15 minutes.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 17, 2016, 09:47:22 PM
I'm sure mac would be with me, and tbh I don't care for the rest of you anyways. (http://i.imgur.com/FuqnPhm.gif)

Sorry, can't hear you over all the hype for SFV and those awesome announcements.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 17, 2016, 09:47:58 PM
You know what's boring? Listening to some dude talk in Japanese for 15 minutes.

:umad
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 09:49:02 PM
You know what's boring? Listening to some dude talk in Japanese for 15 minutes.

:umad

:umad
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: nudemacusers on July 17, 2016, 09:51:06 PM
You know what's boring? Listening to some dude talk in Japanese for 15 minutes.

:umad
no lies detected tho
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 17, 2016, 09:51:47 PM
Melee is boring shit to watch.  This isn't something you're gonna be able to argue against.  There is no worse game to watch at tournaments....except maybe Pokken.

:idont
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: thisismyusername on July 17, 2016, 09:53:45 PM
And Smash 4 bb. ;)
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 09:57:58 PM
Melee is boring shit to watch.  This isn't something you're gonna be able to argue against.  There is no worse game to watch at tournaments....except maybe Pokken.

:idont

My "argument" is that there are people in this very thread who watched it and were hype (aside from me.) So... :confused

Pokken is boring though, will give you that.

You know you can post ITT without being an elitist prick. I don't talk shit about games I don't like all the time. Maybe try it sometime. :ufup
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 09:59:27 PM
I'm sure mac would be with me, and tbh I don't care for the rest of you anyways. (http://i.imgur.com/FuqnPhm.gif)

Sorry, can't hear you over all the hype for SFV and those awesome announcements.

"awesome announcements" (https://twitter.com/EFHRK/status/754855227010842625)
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 17, 2016, 10:00:35 PM
You know you can post ITT without being an elitist prick.

He says, after starting shit with:

I'm sure mac would be with me, and tbh I don't care for the rest of you anyways. (http://i.imgur.com/FuqnPhm.gif)

So shut the fuck up and either watch with the rest of us or GTFO, bitch. 
:dice

I don't talk shit about games I don't like all the time. Maybe try it sometime. :ufup

Neither do I.  Man, you're so blinded with butt-hurt that you don't even know who you're talking to.   :doge
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: nudemacusers on July 17, 2016, 10:01:35 PM
my wife is sitting here waiting for the nerds to come out. this starts soon right?
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 17, 2016, 10:02:42 PM
my wife is sitting here waiting for the nerds to come out. this starts soon right?

Guess they're still setting up.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 10:02:56 PM
I am watching, but EVO doesn't seem particularly interested in starting SFV so I'm wondering why I'm not putting on Blue Velvet. See also:

my wife is sitting here waiting for the nerds to come out. this starts soon right?
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 17, 2016, 10:04:23 PM
Andy so butt-hurt that he reported my post on Borevo Smash :rofl
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 10:07:24 PM
Neither do I.  Man, you're so blinded with butt-hurt that you don't even know who you're talking to.   :doge

All right, well that crap is over.  Time for the real Evo to resume.  I didn't watch any of Melee...just checked to see if it was over yet and saw stream comments calling it "Borevo," so I knew it was still going.  :P

Watching Smash :zzz

YES ARMADA WINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THAT MEANS IT'S TIME FOR REAL GAMES AGAIN!!!!!!!!  :hyper

 :iface

I didn't come in here at 6pm and say "Guilty Gear is boring AF why haven't they started Melee yet" when I easily could have. Keep your Smash hate in your pants and we'll have a much smoother thread. :ufup

Every year with this shtick. Time for a new one, mate. Never go full thisismyusername.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 10:07:38 PM
Andy so butt-hurt that he reported my post on Borevo Smash :rofl

I knew what I was doing. ;)
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 10:11:45 PM
These player intros are pretty hype, feels like some boxing shit. This certainly feels like the main event.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: eleuin on July 17, 2016, 10:11:58 PM
this espn production value is pretty nice

also fuck mango, biggest manchild in gaming
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 10:12:53 PM
this espn production value is pretty nice

also fuck mango, biggest manchild in gaming

What'd he do this time? Last year he chucked his controller when he lost. :lol
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 17, 2016, 10:12:55 PM

Every year with this shtick. Time for a new one, mate. Never go full thisismyusername.

Every year with that boring shit on the stream.  :lol

Man, I hate Smash so much that I bought every version of it.   :doge

Watching it is boring.  And this being a thread about Evo...is exactly the place to my voice my opinion on it.  Don't like it?  Tough shit. 

Time for SFV.  The little spat we just had filled in the time nicely...and was way more interesting than a Smash tourney.
:dice
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: eleuin on July 17, 2016, 10:14:57 PM
he ripped out his controller and stormed off the stage, dunno if he threw his medal or not
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 17, 2016, 10:15:47 PM
It's pretty awesome seeing this being played on the Evo stage level.   :lol

he ripped out his controller and stormed off the stage, dunno if he threw his medal or not

:rofl
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 10:15:53 PM
Every year with that boring shit on the stream.  :lol

Man, I hate Smash so much that I bought every version of it.   :doge

Watching it is boring.  And this being a thread about Evo...is exactly the place to my voice my opinion on it.  Don't like it?  Tough shit. 

Time for SFV.  The little spat we just had filled in the time nicely...and was way more interesting than a Smash tourney.
:dice

:badass You've said it before but it's basically the "I have black friends" defense. You don't like tourney Smash. We get it.

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Every year with that boring shit on the stream.  :lol

And every year forever into the future. Get used to it. Smash is taking over. :dice
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 10:16:31 PM
Whenever I play SF I play Chun-Li. Love her... leg-based approach. :uguu
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 17, 2016, 10:16:50 PM
Don't care about the Smash nonsense now; the next game has started.  We don't care that you don't care that we don't like it...and we don't care that you don't like GGX or whatever.  Moving on.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: nudemacusers on July 17, 2016, 10:25:53 PM
will you nerds stfu


these espn production values tho... can't hate. this is hype.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 17, 2016, 10:26:33 PM
will you nerds stfu


these espn production values tho... can't hate. this is hype.

The audience is finally nice and audible.  :)
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: nudemacusers on July 17, 2016, 10:28:03 PM
wait why can i hear james chen and not-ultradavid in the background lololol SRK PLS
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 17, 2016, 10:29:20 PM
I seriously thought that Sajam was Ultra David.  :lol
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: nudemacusers on July 17, 2016, 10:30:42 PM
maybe he was ultradavid all along
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: kick51 on July 17, 2016, 10:32:26 PM
David never commentates evo finals, he likes chilling in the crowd

Also, thought this sold out, looks like a lot of empty seats
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: nudemacusers on July 17, 2016, 10:34:29 PM
this is a murder yikes
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 17, 2016, 10:36:59 PM
Infiltration is my pick to win it all.  He seems unstoppable.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: kick51 on July 17, 2016, 10:38:16 PM
Is the crowd sound coming from the game  :lol
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: kick51 on July 17, 2016, 10:38:57 PM
Infiltration is my pick to win it all.  He seems unstoppable.


Definitely

LI Joe poor little white boy  :'(
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 17, 2016, 10:40:00 PM
Is the crowd sound coming from the game  :lol

Holy shit, could be!   :lol
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: nudemacusers on July 17, 2016, 10:42:26 PM
GO AMERICA
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 17, 2016, 10:42:33 PM
LI Joe about to get stomped.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: kick51 on July 17, 2016, 10:45:53 PM
Joe going into the slaughter  :'(

Shits about to get real somber  :lol
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: eleuin on July 17, 2016, 10:47:53 PM
https://twitter.com/imashbuttons this dude is going nuts on people complaining about espn lol
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: nudemacusers on July 17, 2016, 10:47:58 PM
if he loses i blame the pink backpack
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: nudemacusers on July 17, 2016, 10:49:18 PM
:brazilcry

Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 17, 2016, 10:51:08 PM
HE GOT A ROUND!!!!!

That's gonna be it, isn't it?  :'(
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: nudemacusers on July 17, 2016, 10:51:24 PM
MAYBE
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 17, 2016, 10:51:56 PM
 :o
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: kick51 on July 17, 2016, 10:52:18 PM
He got a game!
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: eleuin on July 17, 2016, 10:52:31 PM
his dad giving him power
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: nudemacusers on July 17, 2016, 10:52:55 PM
eita gonna murk this gaijin for his uppityness  :-\
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 17, 2016, 10:53:50 PM
holy shit
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: nudemacusers on July 17, 2016, 10:54:01 PM
awww sshiiiittt
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: eleuin on July 17, 2016, 10:54:28 PM
lets fucking go
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: nudemacusers on July 17, 2016, 10:55:25 PM
brah had that round  :( :( :( :( :( :(
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 17, 2016, 10:56:24 PM
STOP JUMPING IN WTF
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 17, 2016, 10:57:22 PM
Joe surprising the hell out of me.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: eleuin on July 17, 2016, 10:57:25 PM
OMG
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: kick51 on July 17, 2016, 10:57:34 PM
FUCK YEAH

I KNEW HE COULD DO IT, I NEVER STOPPED BELIEVING
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: nudemacusers on July 17, 2016, 10:59:22 PM
FUCK YEAH

I KNEW HE COULD DO IT, I NEVER STOPPED BELIEVING

Joe going into the slaughter  :'(

Shits about to get real somber  :lol

 :bolo
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: kick51 on July 17, 2016, 11:04:43 PM
FUCK YEAH

I KNEW HE COULD DO IT, I NEVER STOPPED BELIEVING

Joe going into the slaughter  :'(

Shits about to get real somber  :lol

 :bolo

 :betty
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Your Stalker on July 17, 2016, 11:21:28 PM
https://twitter.com/JustinWong/status/754875550515159040
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: thisismyusername on July 17, 2016, 11:23:12 PM
FUCK YEAH

I KNEW HE COULD DO IT, I NEVER STOPPED BELIEVING

Joe going into the slaughter  :'(

Shits about to get real somber  :lol

 :bolo

:gurl

eita gonna murk this gaijin for his uppityness  :-\
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: kick51 on July 17, 2016, 11:26:55 PM
Aww man yukadon gonna destory fuck it's all over rip joe
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: nudemacusers on July 17, 2016, 11:27:24 PM
go back to your hole worm  :yuck
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: eleuin on July 17, 2016, 11:30:39 PM
joe  :'(
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: nudemacusers on July 17, 2016, 11:35:24 PM
dudes getting steamrolled  :'( :'( :'( rip america
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: eleuin on July 17, 2016, 11:37:23 PM
nah son
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: mormapope on July 17, 2016, 11:37:35 PM
Hes coming back you downers  >:(

Jinxers,  :usacry
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: nudemacusers on July 17, 2016, 11:39:09 PM
nooooooooo

the arena is dead quiet
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: eleuin on July 17, 2016, 11:39:26 PM
fuck this gay earth
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: kick51 on July 17, 2016, 11:39:47 PM
Aww

Still, best run an american's had in street fighter in a while eh
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: nudemacusers on July 17, 2016, 11:42:00 PM
the only thing i could hear in that conversation was gootecks' outfit
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: kick51 on July 17, 2016, 11:42:18 PM
....and roll the credits  :lol
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: eleuin on July 17, 2016, 11:43:03 PM
it was better on the espn stream but yeah big fuckup
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: thisismyusername on July 17, 2016, 11:44:12 PM
dudes getting steamrolled  :'( :'( :'( rip america

He had a good run, admittedly. But like Seth pointed out on ESPN before this match, he jumps wayyyyy too much. Compare him to the Japanese Nashes and it's night and day.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Beezy on July 17, 2016, 11:46:39 PM
Just got home. Any Mika players left?
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: mormapope on July 17, 2016, 11:46:40 PM
I haven't been keeping up with SFV and how the game is played/supposed to be played, but there was a ton of jumping and movement in general. The 8 frame delay has probably affected anti airs the most, seems like anti airs are more often reads or guesses rather than reflex.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 11:47:58 PM
So America hasn't been a SF contender in a while? Why is that?
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: kick51 on July 17, 2016, 11:50:57 PM
Just got home. Any Mika players left?


Fuudo!  The last non chun or nash i think
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: mormapope on July 17, 2016, 11:51:53 PM
Japanese players and Asian players in general can share knowledge and test bad match ups a lot more than people from the United States. West coast and east coast US players might play each other a few times a year at most. Top Japanese players for example though often play each other in person at many events, same with Korean and Chinese players.

People would also attribute arcade releases and Japanese players getting a heads up, but SFV never got a arcade release. Really comes down to a lot talent being close together and that raising the stakes competitively.

Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: kick51 on July 17, 2016, 11:53:26 PM
These smash tweets  :lol

https://twitter.com/TylerLXiX/status/754878084357103617


https://twitter.com/AcidtoneX58/status/754849817000550401

.
So America hasn't been a SF contender in a while? Why is that?

 Genetics. Not asian enough
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 11:53:33 PM
Japanese players and Asian players in general can share knowledge and test bad match ups a lot more than people from the United States. West coast and east coast US players might play each other a few times a year at most. Top Japanese players for example though often play each other in person at many events, same with Korean and Chinese players.

People would also attribute arcade releases and Japanese players getting a heads up, but SFV never got a arcade release. Really comes down to a lot talent being close together and that raising the stakes competitively.

Hmm weird. Is this the case for non-SF players?

The Smash scene has a lot of international talent but the US still dominates most of the time.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 17, 2016, 11:54:11 PM
These smash tweets  :lol

https://twitter.com/trap0xf/status/754878084357103617

https://twitter.com/LordBBH/status/754849817000550401

Holy shit. :lol
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: mormapope on July 17, 2016, 11:59:31 PM
Japanese players and Asian players in general can share knowledge and test bad match ups a lot more than people from the United States. West coast and east coast US players might play each other a few times a year at most. Top Japanese players for example though often play each other in person at many events, same with Korean and Chinese players.

People would also attribute arcade releases and Japanese players getting a heads up, but SFV never got a arcade release. Really comes down to a lot talent being close together and that raising the stakes competitively.

Hmm weird. Is this the case for non-SF players?

The Smash scene has a lot of international talent but the US still dominates most of the time.

Depends on the game and if its 2d or 3d. Marvel Versus Capcom, Mortal Kombat, Killer Instinct, those games have very few Japanese competitors compared to Americans. Traditional or anime 2D fighters generally have a ton of Japanese competitors.

Smash has some variety but its dominated by Americans compared to many other games, its in the same league as something like Mortal Kombat when it comes to demographics. Japanese and Asian Smash players seem like a extreme rarity.

Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: eleuin on July 18, 2016, 12:01:11 AM
if he loses i blame the pink backpack

https://twitter.com/seraphina_152/status/754870333199355904  :'(
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: thisismyusername on July 18, 2016, 12:01:13 AM
Japanese players and Asian players in general can share knowledge and test bad match ups a lot more than people from the United States. West coast and east coast US players might play each other a few times a year at most. Top Japanese players for example though often play each other in person at many events, same with Korean and Chinese players.

People would also attribute arcade releases and Japanese players getting a heads up, but SFV never got a arcade release. Really comes down to a lot talent being close together and that raising the stakes competitively.

Hmm weird. Is this the case for non-SF players?

It's the case with most fighters, yeah. Morma is right in that distance for the US players is a major problem. They can rarely play together except at like Evo and maybe if they make plans for one of the "road to Evos." Korea and Japan are like a 1-2 hour flight from each other so they can just take a weekend off, pay the airfare and be there for the day or two.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Your Stalker on July 18, 2016, 12:11:39 AM
nash mirrors inbound?  :gladbron
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: thisismyusername on July 18, 2016, 12:13:49 AM
DAT SUPER/CA. :pogchamp :pogchamp :evomindblown :biblethump

nash mirrors inbound?  :gladbron

:gladbron for real
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: kick51 on July 18, 2016, 12:16:30 AM
Fuudo the only reason im still watching tbh
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Beezy on July 18, 2016, 12:19:55 AM
Love seeing beastly Mika players.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: eleuin on July 18, 2016, 12:20:51 AM
no buttslap possible on national television  :(
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: nudemacusers on July 18, 2016, 12:21:26 AM
if he loses i blame the pink backpack

https://twitter.com/seraphina_152/status/754870333199355904  :'(
THANKS NOW I FEEL LIKE SHIT
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: mormapope on July 18, 2016, 12:23:40 AM
 :letsfukk
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: nudemacusers on July 18, 2016, 12:27:02 AM
but what if it was the backpack tho 🤔
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Beezy on July 18, 2016, 12:29:15 AM
:bow Mika :bow2

Infiltration is still awesome though.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Your Stalker on July 18, 2016, 12:30:03 AM
MIKA  :mouf
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: thisismyusername on July 18, 2016, 12:30:41 AM
Man, fuck R. Mika's V-trigger.  :lol :lol That stupid-ass tag-team continues to catch people off guard. :lol
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: eleuin on July 18, 2016, 12:32:05 AM
GOAT
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bx3aG7tCcAAdXXh.jpg)
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Your Stalker on July 18, 2016, 12:34:31 AM
COMMENTARY INTENSIFIES  :doge
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: nudemacusers on July 18, 2016, 12:34:58 AM
underbutt >>>> underboob :lawd
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: mormapope on July 18, 2016, 12:35:05 AM
SFV's mixup game is fucked. Cross ups seem like they whiff most of the time, pokes and links have to be at point blank range. But there's teleports MvC3 style and a tag team character that flys onto screen instantly on the opposite side. 
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: nudemacusers on July 18, 2016, 12:36:32 AM
KOREA GO HOME
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 18, 2016, 12:56:45 AM
Pretty exciting but I wish I knew the player storylines. Will have to do some research before next Evo.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Your Stalker on July 18, 2016, 12:57:09 AM
OH BABY A TRIPLE
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: eleuin on July 18, 2016, 12:59:19 AM
downloaded  :beli

nerf this character
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: mormapope on July 18, 2016, 12:59:46 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xHmnCFjcQk
 :uguu
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Your Stalker on July 18, 2016, 01:05:29 AM
game over man, game over
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: eleuin on July 18, 2016, 01:06:49 AM
ending with a wet fart  :snoop
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Beezy on July 18, 2016, 01:11:41 AM
 :'( :'( :'(
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: mormapope on July 18, 2016, 01:11:51 AM
 :rejoice :rejoice :rejoice :rejoice :rejoice :rejoice :rejoice :rejoice :rejoice :rejoice :rejoice :rejoice :rejoice :rejoice :rejoice :rejoice :rejoice :rejoice :rejoice :rejoice :rejoice :rejoice :rejoice :rejoice :rejoice :rejoice :rejoice :rejoice :rejoice :rejoice :rejoice :rejoice :rejoice :rejoice :rejoice


EDIT: Infiltration earned this shit and has been a crowd favorite for years. Fuck Mika and her broken ass normals.

Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: thisismyusername on July 18, 2016, 01:11:57 AM
KOREA GO HOME

:gurl
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: eleuin on July 18, 2016, 01:13:07 AM
cheering for worst korea  :holeup
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: mormapope on July 18, 2016, 01:15:32 AM
Infiltration is a goofy and lovable dude, he loves the concept of 69, and is a assman.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Your Stalker on July 18, 2016, 01:15:37 AM
translator bodied
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: mormapope on July 18, 2016, 01:18:23 AM
"Download complete"
 :preach
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: thisismyusername on July 18, 2016, 01:23:35 AM
Infiltration is a goofy and lovable dude, he loves the concept of 69, and is a assman.

Wut?

But yeah, outside of the Asian SF players: Infiltration and Gamerbee are both likable. Though wasn't Infiltration supported by Razor last year? I still think Gamerbee was robbed last year.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: thisismyusername on July 18, 2016, 01:29:46 AM
EDIT: Infiltration earned this shit and has been a crowd favorite for years. Fuck Mika and her broken ass normals.

(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Qb0Q7hXDpzY/hqdefault.jpg)

For real, I hope Ono took notes.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Kara on July 18, 2016, 01:30:29 AM
Is Mika 3S Chun-Li's standing FP tier?
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: mormapope on July 18, 2016, 01:35:35 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI1ZSvnxZ5s

https://twitter.com/INFILTRATION85/status/653759455738204160
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: thisismyusername on July 18, 2016, 01:40:37 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI1ZSvnxZ5s

https://twitter.com/INFILTRATION85/status/653759455738204160

"Do you eat ass?"
"...Yes, sometimes."

https://twitter.com/Eternal0Star/status/653788128910557184

:vallelaugh
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 18, 2016, 03:28:24 AM
I think it's safe to say this was a great Evo for everyone. Can't wait for next year already.

Will be interesting to see how Evo Japan pans out, I think they already tried something like that before and it kinda fizzled.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 18, 2016, 05:30:19 AM
Had to go to bed and missed a good bit.  Infiltration won?

And come on, fgc- http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1248168

Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Your Stalker on July 18, 2016, 05:44:39 AM
I don't see what Smash has to do with the FGC. MingLee
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Take My Breh Away on July 18, 2016, 07:33:47 AM
I think it's safe to say this was a great Evo for everyone. Can't wait for next year already.

Will be interesting to see how Evo Japan pans out, I think they already tried something like that before and it kinda fizzled.

Eh. The standard of play was great and as good as 2016 but the organization was awful. Too many commercial breaks and awful staging. Pokken overran massively and was absolutely dire watching. Viewer count completely dived year over year as well because watching it on stream was terrible. Using the arena for finals was a mistake as well because the amount of empty seats made everything look super amateur hour. I think Melee ended up being the most watched game as well and SF V only pulled in 180K. I know it was on ESPN as well, but that's way below Ultra last year (Which was about 250K)

I don't think it's the death of the FGC but once the high of the event passes there's going to be a ton of questions asked why the hell was there such a massive drop in viewers.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: thisismyusername on July 18, 2016, 07:39:35 AM
I don't think it's the death of the FGC but once the high of the event passes there's going to be a ton of questions asked why the hell was there such a massive drop in viewers.

I'd have to see the live airing stats, but I don't think ESPN gives those out, but:

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I know it was on ESPN as well, but that's way below Ultra last year (Which was about 250K)

You answered yourself. I didn't watch on Twitch this year and waited for the top 8 because that's where most of the action was. I haven't seen Marvel vs Capcom 3 this year either because of that. Much better quality (despite ESPN's cut aways) for me than trying to watch it on stream. The other factor is SF5's terrible launch. Casuals can't care if the game doesn't have things that'll let them want to play it after seeing hype matches by themselves because they know they'll be stomped dry online.

But to be fair, CS:GO dropped players over last years showing in Colonge. So it isn't just a Evo problem.

And come on, fgc- http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1248168

Needs to be banned like Noel Brown and done yesterday.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 18, 2016, 07:58:01 AM
Eh. The standard of play was great and as good as 2016 but the organization was awful. Too many commercial breaks and awful staging.

Way too many commercials this time around.

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Pokken overran massively and was absolutely dire watching.

I know they want the highest viewer counts, but they really need to stick to the schedule and have more than one stage/use another stream to start coverage of the next tourney, let the other tourney finish up, and then switch streams or something.  It would keep things running smoother.  I guess one problem with this is that if someone were playing in both tournaments, they'd be fucked, though.

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Using the arena for finals was a mistake as well because the amount of empty seats made everything look super amateur hour. I think Melee ended up being the most watched game as well and SF V only pulled in 180K. I know it was on ESPN as well, but that's way below Ultra last year (Which was about 250K)

I don't think it's the death of the FGC but once the high of the event passes there's going to be a ton of questions asked why the hell was there such a massive drop in viewers.

The stream sound quality was absolute ass this year and a large number of people dropped SRK to go to the Topanga stream instead.  That could have affected the viewer count by the end.  And then there's ESPN2, as mentioned, which also can account for a drop in stream viewers.

Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: nachobro on July 18, 2016, 08:03:07 AM
Not a bad event this year. It was more of a pain to get around but otherwise it was about the same as other years. There was a legit noticeable smell this year, it was gross. But in the end I got to play Tekken 7 for like am hour and got a decent win streak (19) on a TTT cab so it all ended well. I say this every year but I think this'll be my last EVO. The transition of the event from tournament to video game convention is almost complete so it might be time to check out other events, like CEO
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: thisismyusername on July 18, 2016, 08:18:58 AM
Infiltration is a goofy and lovable dude, he loves the concept of 69, and is a assman.

https://twitter.com/INFILTRATION85/status/748664377499279360

Oh god. :lol :lol :lol

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Pokken overran massively and was absolutely dire watching.

I know they want the highest viewer counts, but they really need to stick to the schedule and have more than one stage/use another stream to start coverage of the next tourney, let the other tourney finish up, and then switch streams or something.  It would keep things running smoother.  I guess one problem with this is that if someone were playing in both tournaments, they'd be fucked, though

Like I said in the GAF thread: They should make it 4-5 days (which kills Nacho's motivation to go) as a convention since the size of attendees and tournaments is increasing PLUS would give each niche (Capcom, Namco, Animu, Smash) a separate and full day for people to watch and not worry about times. People playing SF and Marvel would only have to worry about over-time on both those. But if someone was playing Street Fighter and Soul Calibur, they wouldn't have to worry about the time-overs if they got knocked out early and would have time to get to bed and be fresh for the next day/other game.

And yeah, I'm not sure I'm digging Evo's growth going from small community-ran tournaments into a big event. Just look at the Infiltration+Laugh video Morma posted about Evo 2013 and compare it to this year. Just 3 years and this is getting big bugets/productions. It's crazy.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 18, 2016, 09:00:15 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EodwOVlrNaw

I need to check this out since I had to go to bed after the first few matches.  That's another thing about having more days and/or streams-- they could start these finals earlier in the day.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Take My Breh Away on July 18, 2016, 09:33:43 AM
Eh. The standard of play was great and as good as 2016 but the organization was awful. Too many commercial breaks and awful staging.

Way too many commercials this time around.

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Pokken overran massively and was absolutely dire watching.

I know they want the highest viewer counts, but they really need to stick to the schedule and have more than one stage/use another stream to start coverage of the next tourney, let the other tourney finish up, and then switch streams or something.  It would keep things running smoother.  I guess one problem with this is that if someone were playing in both tournaments, they'd be fucked, though.

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Using the arena for finals was a mistake as well because the amount of empty seats made everything look super amateur hour. I think Melee ended up being the most watched game as well and SF V only pulled in 180K. I know it was on ESPN as well, but that's way below Ultra last year (Which was about 250K)

I don't think it's the death of the FGC but once the high of the event passes there's going to be a ton of questions asked why the hell was there such a massive drop in viewers.

The stream sound quality was absolute ass this year and a large number of people dropped SRK to go to the Topanga stream instead.  That could have affected the viewer count by the end.  And then there's ESPN2, as mentioned, which also can account for a drop in stream viewers.

Topanga stream was only about a 3-4K add for MK X and Marvel. The viewer drop was consistent across every game except Guilty Gear and Melee and across Saturday and Sunday. Smash 4 was 99K last year and peaked at 45K this year. Marvel barely broke 100K, Tekken 7 was as low as 13K at points (And that's going to be a Sunday game next year). I'm not sure if it's evo being done as an event or the LoL major interfered but after last years high views. It's worrying that even Saturdays that were pulling in 100K are dropping so hard.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 18, 2016, 09:37:45 AM
Needs to be banned like Noel Brown and done yesterday.

His sponsorship was dropped before that thread was made (https://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/4tchzn/vgbc_has_dropped_its_sponsorship_of_hyuga/) and bans are likely coming. He's also said he's not coming back to the US ever again.

Like I said in the GAF thread: They should make it 4-5 days (which kills Nacho's motivation to go) as a convention since the size of attendees and tournaments is increasing PLUS would give each niche (Capcom, Namco, Animu, Smash) a separate and full day for people to watch and not worry about times. People playing SF and Marvel would only have to worry about over-time on both those. But if someone was playing Street Fighter and Soul Calibur, they wouldn't have to worry about the time-overs if they got knocked out early and would have time to get to bed and be fresh for the next day/other game.

And yeah, I'm not sure I'm digging Evo's growth going from small community-ran tournaments into a big event. Just look at the Infiltration+Laugh video Morma posted about Evo 2013 and compare it to this year. Just 3 years and this is getting big bugets/productions. It's crazy.

I haven't followed Evo from the start but 2013 is when I started watching and it was already cemented in my head as the superbowl of eSports in many respects.

I'd love to see another day added, Thursday-Sunday would give me an extra day of background info to get hype over at work, but I'm not sure of the logistics for most of these players. Then again I guess most of them are college-age and have summer off anyways... but they also might have work. Dunno.

Topanga stream was only about a 3-4K add for MK X and Marvel. The viewer drop was consistent across every game except Guilty Gear and Melee and across Saturday and Sunday. Smash 4 was 99K last year and peaked at 45K this year. Marvel barely broke 100K, Tekken 7 was as low as 13K at points (And that's going to be a Sunday game next year). I'm not sure if it's evo being done as an event or the LoL major interfered but after last years high views. It's worrying that even Saturdays that were pulling in 100K are dropping so hard.

That's... really odd. Wonder what explains the drops.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 18, 2016, 09:42:39 AM
I'm not sure how much Nintendo had to do with Pokken's ultimate inclusion, but this was basically its first major so it's not surprising to me they didn't have a good idea of how much time it would need. I definitely won't miss it next year (unless a good scene develops, but I'm not holding my breath.)
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 18, 2016, 09:49:38 AM
https://www.reddit.com/r/Kappa/comments/4tdr30/evo_2016_finals_twitchtv_peak_viewer_counts_stats/

Wait this says Smash 4 peaked at 71K, not 45 (still a drop from 99K.)

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Also Melee had more viewers than SFV

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I know the time slot and ESPN2 had a huge effect on that, but still. :P Feels good after thisismyusername's post last year.

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On Sunday every game fell short of the peak viewer count from last year when compared to the game in its time slot, with the exception of Melee, which had the most viewers on the main channel during Evo with nearly 220K.

:noah
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Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Take My Breh Away on July 18, 2016, 11:04:30 AM
https://www.reddit.com/r/Kappa/comments/4tdr30/evo_2016_finals_twitchtv_peak_viewer_counts_stats/

Wait this says Smash 4 peaked at 71K, not 45 (still a drop from 99K.)

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Also Melee had more viewers than SFV

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I know the time slot had a huge effect on that, but still. :P Feels good after thisismyusername's post last year.
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Read the wrong chart on Smash 4. 71K in the end including restreams and that's still a drop considering the Saturday finals last year were well above that along with Sunday.

People are still pissed, so bravo Mc Rib. 
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 18, 2016, 11:09:35 AM
What's this McRib meme
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: demi on July 18, 2016, 11:39:09 AM
Fatboy loves McRibs I guess, in-joke
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 18, 2016, 11:44:30 AM
Were all the side tournaments streamed?  I was surprised to see just about everything recent had a tourney...even stuff like Kouhime Enbu.

I'd love to see another day added, Thursday-Sunday would give me an extra day of background info to get hype over at work, but I'm not sure of the logistics for most of these players. Then again I guess most of them are college-age and have summer off anyways... but they also might have work. Dunno.

AFAIK there's already a number of players there by Thursday and some "salty suite" style streams go on from hotel rooms.  I don't think it would be too much of a stretch to start on a Thursday for most of the people attending.  They should think about polling everyone on it.

Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 18, 2016, 11:49:23 AM
Yeah a poll would be good. And from my Bore-con research flying in on Wed/Thursday is WAY cheaper than Friday, same for hotels, so it might not be too bad cost-wise.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 18, 2016, 11:55:06 AM
Also, I know this isn't going to be everyone, but a number of international players come over here as much as a week to two weeks early to get adjusted to the time zone and start practicing.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: archie4208 on July 18, 2016, 12:02:32 PM
Every competitive game's viewership has declined this year.

I think people are getting bored of the current crop of titles, and Overwatch wasn't a breakout esport, so things are stagnating.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 18, 2016, 12:06:28 PM
Every competitive game's viewership has declined this year.

Not every game. (http://i.imgur.com/biLOtgr.png)

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On Sunday every game fell short of the peak viewer count from last year when compared to the game in its time slot, with the exception of Melee, which had the most viewers on the main channel during Evo with nearly 220K. (https://www.reddit.com/r/Kappa/comments/4tdr30/evo_2016_finals_twitchtv_peak_viewer_counts_stats/)

(http://i.imgur.com/EDw5JEN.png)
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: archie4208 on July 18, 2016, 12:08:15 PM
Fair enough.   But the big boy games: LoL, CSGO and Dota, have declined.    :snob
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 18, 2016, 12:08:47 PM
Put Street Fighter V in Melee's earlier time slot and let's see what kind of viewers it gets in comparison. 
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 18, 2016, 12:09:15 PM
Fair enough.   But the big boy games: LoL, CSGO and Dota, have declined.    :snob

All those games are old though, so I think you're right. I also think it's too early to call it for Overwatch. I can see it steadily increasing until an expansion or something, and then becoming a big mainstay for some years.

Put Street Fighter V in Melee's earlier time slot and let's see what kind of viewers it gets in comparison.

(https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/emoticons/v1/36/1.0)

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And I mentioned that in my original post at the top of the page:

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I know the time slot and ESPN2 had a huge effect on that, but still. :P Feels good after thisismyusername's post last year.
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Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: kick51 on July 18, 2016, 12:21:02 PM
Marvel 4 wouldn't have this problem. 

reminder that Capcom purposely made no effort to fix up Marvel 3 in hopes that it would die* and that it still destroyed SFIV for years all the way up until Ultra came out.

*source: my headcanon
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 18, 2016, 12:24:59 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/paKF7Ba.png)

Goddamnit mango

That first reply tho :dead
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: mormapope on July 18, 2016, 12:38:32 PM
Marvel 4 wouldn't have this problem. 

reminder that Capcom purposely made no effort to fix up Marvel 3 in hopes that it would die* and that it still destroyed SFIV for years all the way up until Ultra came out.

*source: my headcanon

MvC3 is a dumpster fire compared to SFIV, gameplay and design wise. The one terrible thing they share is the comeback mechanic used in each game.

Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 18, 2016, 12:49:38 PM
Marvel, as always, is broken as fuck, but damn if it isn't fun to watch those crazy clutch comebacks.

Put Street Fighter V in Melee's earlier time slot and let's see what kind of viewers it gets in comparison.

(https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/emoticons/v1/36/1.0)

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I know the time slot and ESPN2 had a huge effect on that, but still. :P Feels good after thisismyusername's post last year.
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No salt, bruh.  It's like you just said- the time slot and ESPN had a big effect on this.  We don't know what the viewership was on TV and it could have easily surpassed anything else that was streamed.

:idont
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 18, 2016, 12:57:37 PM
I don't really care whether or not it "beat" SFV since I've been saying this whole time is unity = good, but it adds another point of data showing that Smash is a major contender deserving respect.

Melee is boring shit to watch.  This isn't something you're gonna be able to argue against.  There is no worse game to watch at tournaments....except maybe Pokken.

:idont

Guess 220k people disagreed.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: kick51 on July 18, 2016, 01:00:20 PM
Marvel 4 wouldn't have this problem. 

reminder that Capcom purposely made no effort to fix up Marvel 3 in hopes that it would die* and that it still destroyed SFIV for years all the way up until Ultra came out.

*source: my headcanon

MvC3 is a dumpster fire compared to SFIV, gameplay and design wise. The one terrible thing they share is the comeback mechanic used in each game.


but it almost always beat SFIV in viewers because it's fun to watch and which was the point of my post.  I'd rather watch Marvel's insanity versus the vortex fest and purposely imbalanced revisions of SFIV that plagued it between Super and Ultra.  SFIV's comeback mechanic was the least of its problems after 09/Super.  Not that Marvel is super balanced, but it's a game that can handle imbalance better and make it interesting to watch. 

edit: for my own purposes, I wouldn't care if it's Marvel 4 or Capcom Vs. Capcom, though Marvel characters are obviously a huge draw.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: demi on July 18, 2016, 01:00:44 PM
(https://images-ext-2.discordapp.net/eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwOi8vcHV1LnNoL3E1aERtLzZhMGRmMjRmMzYucG5nIn0._YQqPghcosYEdRBDYI2QiWvTSgU.png)
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 18, 2016, 01:15:21 PM
Dude came in 3rd, 2nd and 2nd in that past three Evos. I'd be on the floor too after coming so close for so long.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: mormapope on July 18, 2016, 01:25:27 PM
Marvel 4 wouldn't have this problem. 

reminder that Capcom purposely made no effort to fix up Marvel 3 in hopes that it would die* and that it still destroyed SFIV for years all the way up until Ultra came out.

*source: my headcanon

MvC3 is a dumpster fire compared to SFIV, gameplay and design wise. The one terrible thing they share is the comeback mechanic used in each game.


but it almost always beat SFIV in viewers because it's fun to watch and which was the point of my post.  I'd rather watch Marvel's insanity versus the vortex fest and purposely imbalanced revisions of SFIV that plagued it between Super and Ultra.  SFIV's comeback mechanic was the least of its problems after 09/Super.  Not that Marvel is super balanced, but it's a game that can handle imbalance better and make it interesting to watch. 

edit: for my own purposes, I wouldn't care if it's Marvel 4 or Capcom Vs. Capcom, though Marvel characters are obviously a huge draw.

Marvel insanity though is I touch you with a light attack and convert it into a 30-50 hit combo to get enough meter to kill your current character or swap your character out with the important assist character or anchor. If it isn't a light touch, its a grab. If it isn't a grab, its going to be assist spam.

The thing I respect about Marvel is the execution required to play the game. Execution though isn't a fun thing for me to watch (which is mainly why I respect Smash bros as a game but think its the most boring game to watch competitively). Marvel 3 having mainly Americans as the competition at major events is another thing that makes it boring to me (same applies to Mortal Kombat and Smash.)

Viewership numbers don't mean much to me, I've never thrown my hat into that pissing contest (like Tasty has been doing whenever Smash is brought up  :doge). To me they matter when something like King of Fighters or Virtua Fighter (RIP) get a lot viewers.

Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: demi on July 18, 2016, 01:32:23 PM
Dude came in 3rd, 2nd and 2nd in that past three Evos. I'd be on the floor too after coming so close for so long.

Ok. Except ChrisG won MVC3 after getting 2nd for so long and didnt crawl around on the floor crying like a pussy.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 18, 2016, 01:40:49 PM
Dude came in 3rd, 2nd and 2nd in that past three Evos. I'd be on the floor too after coming so close for so long.

Ok. Except ChrisG won MVC3 after getting 2nd for so long and didnt crawl around on the floor crying like a pussy.

:badass

Dude also went 10 straight matches against the reigning champ who handed him an L last year. Whatever. I'd rather have personalities win than robots.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 18, 2016, 01:41:32 PM
I don't really care whether or not it "beat" SFV since I've been saying this whole time is unity = good, but it adds another point of data showing that Smash is a major contender deserving respect.

You keep saying this, but...nobody is saying it shouldn't be there.   :lol It long proved that it deserved its spot there.

Melee is boring shit to watch.  This isn't something you're gonna be able to argue against.  There is no worse game to watch at tournaments....except maybe Pokken.

:idont

Guess 220k people disagreed.

Or a majority just left the stream going the entire time.  :doge
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: demi on July 18, 2016, 01:41:58 PM
I'm not sure what that even means. Personalities?
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: demi on July 18, 2016, 01:42:50 PM
Look at this robot passively celebrating his|her|they|pronoun win

https://twitter.com/TwitchEsports/status/754769113772285952
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 18, 2016, 01:43:39 PM
Or a majority just left the stream going the entire time.  :doge

This is some next-level salt lol.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: mormapope on July 18, 2016, 01:45:40 PM
Dude came in 3rd, 2nd and 2nd in that past three Evos. I'd be on the floor too after coming so close for so long.

Ok. Except ChrisG won MVC3 after getting 2nd for so long and didnt crawl around on the floor crying like a pussy.

:badass

Dude also went 10 straight matches against the reigning champ who handed him an L last year. Whatever. I'd rather have personalities win than robots.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1I0VzKLtPk
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 18, 2016, 01:45:53 PM
Or a majority just left the stream going the entire time.  :doge

This is some next-level salt lol.
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Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: kick51 on July 18, 2016, 02:02:34 PM
Marvel 4 wouldn't have this problem. 

reminder that Capcom purposely made no effort to fix up Marvel 3 in hopes that it would die* and that it still destroyed SFIV for years all the way up until Ultra came out.

*source: my headcanon

MvC3 is a dumpster fire compared to SFIV, gameplay and design wise. The one terrible thing they share is the comeback mechanic used in each game.


but it almost always beat SFIV in viewers because it's fun to watch and which was the point of my post.  I'd rather watch Marvel's insanity versus the vortex fest and purposely imbalanced revisions of SFIV that plagued it between Super and Ultra.  SFIV's comeback mechanic was the least of its problems after 09/Super.  Not that Marvel is super balanced, but it's a game that can handle imbalance better and make it interesting to watch. 

edit: for my own purposes, I wouldn't care if it's Marvel 4 or Capcom Vs. Capcom, though Marvel characters are obviously a huge draw.

Marvel insanity though is I touch you with a light attack and convert it into a 30-50 hit combo to get enough meter to kill your current character or swap your character out with the important assist character or anchor. If it isn't a light touch, its a grab. If it isn't a grab, its going to be assist spam.

The thing I respect about Marvel is the execution required to play the game. Execution though isn't a fun thing for me to watch (which is mainly why I respect Smash bros as a game but think its the most boring game to watch competitively). Marvel 3 having mainly Americans as the competition at major events is another thing that makes it boring to me (same applies to Mortal Kombat and Smash.)

Viewership numbers don't mean much to me, I've never thrown my hat into that pissing contest (like Tasty has been doing whenever Smash is brought up  :doge). To me they matter when something like King of Fighters or Virtua Fighter (RIP) get a lot viewers.


well, there's much more to the gameplay and Marvel insanity also encompasses the scene and drama around the game, which kept escalating for a couple years.  Can't really explain that though, it had to be experienced. 
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: eleuin on July 18, 2016, 02:10:48 PM
Chris' runback from losers was amazing, dropped the first game to kbr (lost morrigan) then bodied him 6 straight

All this bickering doesn't matter because MKX had the best GF (https://clips.twitch.tv/srkevo1/AdventurousHornetPermaSmug)  :doge
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: mormapope on July 18, 2016, 02:11:44 PM
There's more depth than what I said, yeah, but the main style of play for Marvel 3 has been consistent since the vanilla version. I've played a ton of MvC2 and a good amount of MvC3, used to follow MvC3 but stopped a couple years ago.

Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 18, 2016, 02:18:04 PM
Yeah, I don't care about the game play here-- I'm watching these games, not playing them.  I don't play Marvel but it's always hype as hell, so I watch.  MKX was pretty crazy too, but I didn't watch it as much this year because a lot of the backgrounds were so dark that it was hard to tell what was going on on-stream.  :lol
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: demi on July 18, 2016, 02:21:23 PM
MKX was a great GF until SonicFox pulled out Alien...
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: mormapope on July 18, 2016, 02:22:27 PM
The only thing more boring than Smash is Mortal Kombat/Injustice  :smug

Guilty Gear had a great grandfinals. Would've watched Killer Instinct and Tekken but was late on that.

KOF 14 is gonna be dope next year :lawd
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: thisismyusername on July 18, 2016, 03:51:22 PM
Feels good after thisismyusername's post last year.

That year old salt about me trollin' the fuck out of Smash. :delicious

To quote you: :umad

 :lol :heart :heartbeat

The only thing more boring than Smash is Mortal Kombat/Injustice  :smug

I dunno, man. At least MK/Injustice is a fighting game and not a party-game. :smug ;)
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: thisismyusername on July 18, 2016, 03:58:36 PM
Were all the side tournaments streamed?  I was surprised to see just about everything recent had a tourney...even stuff like Kouhime Enbu.

Catherine was on a (hype) poverty stream. I dunno about the others, but I think there were. It's a bit sad that AtlusUS didn't stream both KoF and Catherine, but I guess the time-run-over issue would've made that hard.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: thisismyusername on July 18, 2016, 04:04:59 PM
(T-T-T-TRIPLE POST because I can)

Andy, let me just say: For all the trollin' of Smash I do: I don't care if it's at Evo or not. I won't tune in, because like Bork: It's boring to me. I hate playing it (because it's not a traditional fighter and I consider it a party-game first and foremost), and I'll troll the fuck outta you about it. But, I don't care. I hope you realize that when you special fellow out about me liking the trollish posts hating on it. If you like it, cool: You do you. ;)

Anyway:

Marvel 4 wouldn't have this problem. 

reminder that Capcom purposely made no effort to fix up Marvel 3 in hopes that it would die* and that it still destroyed SFIV for years all the way up until Ultra came out.

*source: my headcanon

MvC3 is a dumpster fire compared to SFIV, gameplay and design wise. The one terrible thing they share is the comeback mechanic used in each game.


but it almost always beat SFIV in viewers because it's fun to watch and which was the point of my post.  I'd rather watch Marvel's insanity versus the vortex fest and purposely imbalanced revisions of SFIV that plagued it between Super and Ultra.  SFIV's comeback mechanic was the least of its problems after 09/Super.  Not that Marvel is super balanced, but it's a game that can handle imbalance better and make it interesting to watch. 

edit: for my own purposes, I wouldn't care if it's Marvel 4 or Capcom Vs. Capcom, though Marvel characters are obviously a huge draw.

Marvel insanity though is I touch you with a light attack and convert it into a 30-50 hit combo to get enough meter to kill your current character or swap your character out with the important assist character or anchor. If it isn't a light touch, its a grab. If it isn't a grab, its going to be assist spam.

The thing I respect about Marvel is the execution required to play the game. Execution though isn't a fun thing for me to watch (which is mainly why I respect Smash bros as a game but think its the most boring game to watch competitively). Marvel 3 having mainly Americans as the competition at major events is another thing that makes it boring to me (same applies to Mortal Kombat and Smash.)

Viewership numbers don't mean much to me, I've never thrown my hat into that pissing contest (like Tasty has been doing whenever Smash is brought up  :doge). To me they matter when something like King of Fighters or Virtua Fighter (RIP) get a lot viewers.


well, there's much more to the gameplay and Marvel insanity also encompasses the scene and drama around the game, which kept escalating for a couple years.  Can't really explain that though, it had to be experienced.

Let's be honest: Marvel 2 is wayyyyyy better to play than Marvel 3. While there's more balance and character variety, there's ways to get out of situations (IMO) in Marvel 2. Maybe it's just nostalgia and general like of Marvel 2 but I couldn't get into Marvel 3 as deeply or as long because like morma said: It's poke and then 100%. Marvel 2 may have that problem with certain combos, but generally you could push back or do a hyper in the air to where "OTG" and stunblocks weren't as long. At least for most players.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 18, 2016, 04:41:07 PM
MKX was a great GF until SonicFox pulled out Alien...

I kept wondering if SonicFox just knew he had it in the bag with Alien and didn't want to bother using it unless absolutely necessary.  Probably more along the lines of him not knowing the Kotal Khan match-up as well since people say the character sucks and he apparently doesn't show up too often in high level play.

The craziest player was that Sonya user who kept doing all kinds of shit with her grenades.  :lol
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: eleuin on July 18, 2016, 04:44:50 PM
Kof looks like garbage, I just can't get hyped for it
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: curly on July 18, 2016, 04:52:45 PM
As someone who only follows party games I find MvC totally incomprehensible. Street Fighter is always fun to watch because it's pretty easy to understand the basic game flow and there's a lot of play in neutral
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: kick51 on July 18, 2016, 05:06:05 PM
There's more depth than what I said, yeah, but the main style of play for Marvel 3 has been consistent since the vanilla version. I've played a ton of MvC2 and a good amount of MvC3, used to follow MvC3 but stopped a couple years ago.

hey, same here.  once the community hype around the game dropped off, I did too.  And it didn't look like things evolved that much watching the finals yesterday, except that the character variety was insane and former B-listers are now A-listers.   Game needed support big time but whatever happened behind the scenes, it got stonewalled hard even throughout its peak.

ChrisG winning the finals was closure for the scene.  That was like the only thing left undone.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 18, 2016, 05:48:59 PM
Kof looks like garbage, I just can't get hyped for it

No bruh.  It's awesome.   :( Check out the tournament footage.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: thisismyusername on July 18, 2016, 06:00:48 PM
ChrisG winning the finals was closure for the scene.  That was like the only thing left undone.

I dunno. I could see KBumR bumming around the world again to try to take Evo again. If only to troll r/Kappa and make "America's Game" "Chile's again"

As someone who only follows party games I find MvC totally incomprehensible. Street Fighter is always fun to watch because it's pretty easy to understand the basic game flow and there's a lot of play in neutral

You have to start from the beginning. X-men vs SF or MvC1 are wayyy slower than MvC2 and MvC3 even at the beginner level. Once you start to understand advancing guard and air raves, you then can pick up where MvC2/3 cranks up the speed. MvC2 is fast but MvC3 cranked it to 11 with level 3 X-factor.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: eleuin on July 18, 2016, 06:04:06 PM
Kof looks like garbage, I just can't get hyped for it

No bruh.  It's awesome.   :( Check out the tournament footage.

I'm sure the gameplay is exactly like 13 but damn if it doesn't look like an early ps2 game
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: tiesto on July 18, 2016, 06:08:37 PM
Haven't been following this year but my friend texted me and told me a LI dude was the only American player to make the top 8 for SF5, that's pretty cool.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: thisismyusername on July 18, 2016, 07:58:52 PM
 :lol :lol :lol :lol 4chan talking about what I was talking about Andy (and no, this isn't me posting it before you start)

(http://i.imgur.com/cwDK13R.png)

I mean... :kermiT ?

This is all I've been told by TO's in the past as well. So... *shrug* I mean like I said earlier, if you like Smash, cool. But like I pointed out in the GAF thread: "the FGC" doesn't just hate Smash for "no reason." There's some history there, as listed above.
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: kick51 on July 18, 2016, 08:34:28 PM
ChrisG winning the finals was closure for the scene.  That was like the only thing left undone.

I dunno. I could see KBumR bumming around the world again to try to take Evo again. If only to troll r/Kappa and make "America's Game" "Chile's again"


That guy got so weird!  All the deep, intense stares, weird body language, always wanting to hug and shit. Wtf  :lol

He got fucking steam rolled by the reappearance of 2013 ChrisG, just like he used to when people still cared about playing the game.

Much respect for pushing that team as far as it could go though.  His exhibition against fooblat back in the day was incredible
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Kara on July 18, 2016, 08:39:34 PM
Kof looks like garbage, I just can't get hyped for it

TIZOC ISN'T ON TEAM MEXICO :maf :maf :maf :maf :maf
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: demi on July 18, 2016, 09:11:33 PM
KBR looks like a pot bellied goblin. He's adorable :3
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: curly on July 18, 2016, 10:24:38 PM
:lol :lol :lol :lol 4chan talking about what I was talking about Andy (and no, this isn't me posting it before you start)

(http://i.imgur.com/cwDK13R.png)

I mean... :kermiT ?

This is all I've been told by TO's in the past as well. So... *shrug* I mean like I said earlier, if you like Smash, cool. But like I pointed out in the GAF thread: "the FGC" doesn't just hate Smash for "no reason." There's some history there, as listed above.

>say you don't care about Smash
>Spend as much time talking about it as Andrex
>quote 4chan
>are you two gonna get it over with and fuck already or not
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: nachobro on July 18, 2016, 11:50:34 PM
KBR looks like a pot bellied goblin. He's adorable :3
he's also more than happy to live with anyone who will host him. send him an invite and see what happens :doge
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: nudemacusers on July 18, 2016, 11:51:48 PM
u his pimp bro? :doge
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: nachobro on July 19, 2016, 12:01:15 AM
i just don't want him to end up here :lol
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 19, 2016, 02:58:46 PM
https://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/4tgb57/evo_2016_has_completely_changed_my_perception_i/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFXixkVYYcI

:preach
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 19, 2016, 04:54:56 PM
https://pvplive.net/c/evo-2016-street-fighter-finals-averaged-201000-vie

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EVO World Championships: 201K on ESPN2.

SFV the most-watched part of this tournament?  You bet your ass it was.  That's almost double the amount of viewers who watched Melee.  Late on a Sunday night.   
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: Tasty on July 19, 2016, 05:03:53 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/EDw5JEN.png)
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: bork on July 19, 2016, 05:17:58 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLekt6fGous
Title: Re: EVO 2016
Post by: nudemacusers on July 19, 2016, 08:52:16 PM
They goofed badly with some of the streaming but that venue looks so nice. Better than a swampbox of nerd shoulders and hair