one thing I really gained from SFIV is that, despite starting all over, i now know how to learn how to play fighting games and it's really true when they say the skills you gain from one fighter can be applied to any other fighting game. it's a skill, really, and the hundreds of hours playing fighters taught me more than anything, how to play smart to improve the most while utilizing smart time management and how to think on my feet and adapt.
can't wait to finish story mode so i can not ever tough single player mode in this game in bulk until June when the other story mode drops. also, survival mod sucks. fact.