Just been tossing this around in my head lately.
Anyone else noticing a bit of a lul at the moment?
For example, last couple of Ranbats, and even "First Blood" seemed to have smaller numbers. I would have thought that MVC3 would have exploded our turnouts, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
In saying that though, I am super busy at the moment and am having trouble making time for anything let alone fighting games. SO this has meant that I can't even make the next two ranbats!
So what's the haps with everyone else? Not feeling it?
Ive never been to a ranbats or entered a tourney but if i had a job and money i would definitely come for some matches haha. i cant use a stick tho so i might feel stink or out of place having to switch controllers :P
Personally, I just haven't been able to find the amount of time I'd love to be able to dedicate to MVC3. Real life commitments tend to limit that somewhat.
As for the bigger picture thing, it makes sense that if our community remains the same size post MVC3 (no new players) then the player base gets split - MVC3 has killed the SSF4 buzz for a lot of people, myself included, and some people simply don't like MVC3, so they stick to whatever they were playing - SSF4, AE etc.
The fact that MVC3 online sucks balls means that it's hard to find new players in order to recruit them - I initially took an interest in the scene after playing CptMunta at SF4 online and getting beasted, which fueled my fighting game spirit :P
TL;DR - No new guys + less existing guys = smaller scene and less competition to fuel the fire
Quote from: electric on March 23, 2011, 06:53:35 PM
The fact that MVC3 online sucks balls means that it's hard to find new players in order to recruit them - I initially took an interest in the scene after playing CptMunta at SF4 online and getting beasted, which fueled my fighting game spirit :P
This is a good point. I haven't played MvC3 online except for the first week i had it. I really got into this community by playing Lenny
online at GGPO. Haha.
MvC3 generated so much hype for me, it was a real let down when I played it. And since I know in the back of my mind that I'm playing an outdated version of Street Fighter it is so much harder to bother training, especially since Cammy is totally different in AE.
I use my Aus Account more now just so I can play. Although getting real sick of fighting 3-4 bar Guile/Akuma/Blanka players.
I know for me its mostly due to uni. Not just because it takes up my time but it also takes away all those days I was working so my money is low and you barely get enough to live on with a student allowance.
Maybe having a more local scene may help rustle up more interest for the bigger regional scene. Something like a South or West Auckland meet up every so often.
There are a lot of players out there its just trying to get them to get out of the house and get them to the ranbats/tournaments that seems to be the problem.
Quote from: electric on March 23, 2011, 06:53:35 PM
As for the bigger picture thing, it makes sense that if our community remains the same size post MVC3 (no new players) then the player base gets split - MVC3 has killed the SSF4 buzz for a lot of people, myself included, and some people simply don't like MVC3, so they stick to whatever they were playing - SSF4, AE etc.
I agree with this also.
Given that South Auckland and West Auckland are pretty well accessible now that the motorway runs out the bacck, and you can get to New Lynn in like 25 minutes, would you guys be keen on a regular get together out west? Can organise that pretty easily I reckon.
Yes definitely. Especially for mvc3 since online is so shit, I don't ever get anyone to play with :( But I'm even keen to level up my ssf4 by playing on LAN, though online is almost dead for it as well last time I checked.
Haha I wish we had anywhere near enough people to have a ranbat. The only local I get to play is Barnstorm and that's only if we've got time to meet up one day on the weekend.
Quote from: jsculls on March 23, 2011, 08:10:30 PM
Haha I wish we had anywhere near enough people to have a ranbat. The only local I get to play is Barnstorm and that's only if we've got time to meet up one day on the weekend.
You guys in Wellington aye?
Yeah I mean Wellington is a cool city but it's not a gaming city.
I haven't even turned on my PS3 since the week before First Blood. Basically I have classes at 9am almost every day, and afterwards I work till 7pm six days a week. So I'm out the house before 8am, and home after 8pm. I don't have time to play video games, or even go to the gym anymore :L
Quote from: Chocobuny on March 23, 2011, 07:17:33 PM
Although getting real sick of fighting 3-4 bar Guile/Akuma/Blanka players.
Come to mashups tomorrrow then :P ;) Super SF4 tourney and MvC3 hell even some MK demo if people are keen.
I think the quakes have shaken our local player base. We are down Kim and Andy and just 2 guys makes a big difference for us. Hopefully we can scab some more members once this local EB tourney finally happens. I saw the community being divided overseas when I was chatting to Haunt's at a day 2 Marvel tourney so maybe things will pick up once AE DLC comes out.
Yeah, I agree that MvC3 netcode has kind of dropped the ball a bit. Fantastic game, if you are playing the guy right beside you. Makes it harder to hop on voice chat in a lobby and learn and grow as a player. I guess we didn't know how lucky we were. We did ok playing in 2 player lobbies in vanilla though right?
I'm glad so many are heading overseas for Shadowloo Showdown though. Hopefully that can pep up the hype. :) Hell I'm hyped and I'm not even going!
Quote from: Lennysaurus on March 23, 2011, 08:00:52 PM
Given that South Auckland and West Auckland are pretty well accessible now that the motorway runs out the bacck, and you can get to New Lynn in like 25 minutes, would you guys be keen on a regular get together out west? Can organise that pretty easily I reckon.
Keen!
Quote from: Lennysaurus on March 23, 2011, 08:00:52 PM
Given that South Auckland and West Auckland are pretty well accessible now that the motorway runs out the bacck, and you can get to New Lynn in like 25 minutes, would you guys be keen on a regular get together out west? Can organise that pretty easily I reckon.
Would that make people more or less likely to come to ranbats etc?
I can imagine if i was in that situation, i would flag ranbats and goto the free regular get togethers and level up that way. :P
Quote from: CaptainHook on March 23, 2011, 11:18:50 PM
Would that make people more or less likely to come to ranbats etc?
I can imagine if i was in that situation, i would flag ranbats and goto the free regular get togethers and level up that way. :P
But then, you could use your new found skills from free regulars and unleash at ranbats! Which would then get you seeded at the tourneys, where you can double unleash!
But if getting to ranbats was an issue for me already, then providing an option that's easier to get to AND free gives me LESS reason to try get into town for ranbats.. tournaments probably different story.
Just saying.
Keen for Westie bash lol.
Quote from: Pinolicious on March 23, 2011, 11:28:05 PM
But then, you could use your new found skills from free regulars and unleash at ranbats! Which would then get you seeded at the tourneys, where you can double unleash!
Hook is right. I feel like niggas would be more inclined to turn up to a $15 casuals day at Giga rather than something called "ranbats" which just looks like a mini tournament.
Ranbats is there for tournament experience. I greatly prefer the idea of having a regular organised competition (A mini-tournament, as it were) but I think we need to get more casuals going at Ranbats. The current format is to blow through the tourney as quick as possible and then have casuals afterwards, but the way it's worked out, given that we are essentially running 3 brackets, means that by the time we finish the competition, it gets pretty late. This is something I think we need to address. Might have to brainstorm some different formats methinks. Unfortunately more friendly formats for this generally = higher venue costs. And at this point I would personally rather keep Ranbats entry down at $10. Its kind of a bitch tbh.
As for MVC3 popularity, yea. Its the netcode. The game is a fuckton more fun than SF4. Like, leaps and bounds more fun than SF4. But because they dropped the ball with the online, its harder for the more casual guys to get into it, since whenever they play an opponent, its a shithouse experience. What this means is that in the grand scheme of things, since people don't play online as much, they don't get in as much 'casual' practice as with SF4. I think we need to facilitate this in one way or another. Because it is a really fun game. "Its the most fun i've had in a fighting game since MVC2" is what I said after I played the preview build. And I stand by that. Unfortunately, it only applies to playing offline.
Bro honestly, single elim is the best time saver haha
boo west and south :P
also the typo is really bugging me.
lol its ok, they feel inferior to the eastern style of drunken marvel 3
Bro i would be hella fucking keen for meet ups out here. You don't know how much i jizzed when i saw lenny ask that.
It would be waaaaaaaaaaaayyyy easier and accessible for us west guys. And duh, of course we're gonna be even more keen and hype to go to ranbats to test out our West Side level up steez on puny other region mortals.
SO keen. SO. fuckin. keen.
I always said this to peeps ever since i met you's and we never did this. I know it's prob cos guys don't have houses or some shit.
And just after i said this. I just realised i've got heaps of fucking Uni work to do haha. Allgood i'll do overnighters and get that shit out the way yo.
Ya west and south meet ups (Maybe South can get those pro Hamilton guys to come up). Then a West vs South match muhahahaha.
Quote from: [SAS]karizzma on March 24, 2011, 10:29:23 PM
Ya west and south meet ups (Maybe South can get those pro Hamilton guys to come up). Then a West vs South match muhahahaha.
Nah bro south too free! OH SHIT!!!
But seriously, we all need to play waaaaaaaay more. I will sort something out for out west. It wont be free, and it'll likely be on a weekend. People will need to bring setups or something maybe. Will update in a couple weeks.
I want to go to Melbourne, and want to be able to put up a decent fight.
In my opinion it was MVC3. It killed the SF online player base and it also killed the MVC3 online player base. But loving this lull at the moment can now concentrate on some "other" game(s).
^ I kind of agree, and if the AK TZ/Yifans threads are anything to go it's also done a bit to the offline SF player base too (considering their activity post AE to pre MvC3).
Quote from: moose! on March 25, 2011, 09:28:06 AM
^ I kind of agree, and if the AK TZ/Yifans threads are anything to go it's also done a bit to the offline SF player base too (considering their activity post AE to pre MvC3).
Yifan has no AE.. we don't go there. As for TZ base players, there are a TON more players than previously, everytime I am there, there are atleast 10+ peeps standing around waiting to play, and others watching. The competitiveness in TZ is getting higher by teh day for AE. Its just those people dont really come to this forum, eg, Kevin, Tony (yun player), Cody and a whoel bunch more peeps.
I only post here so if anyone is interested to come along they can for some gg.
I stand corrected then!
As you were ;D
Maybe we can setup a online nz ranbats, for those that cant make it, using the roxio game capture to record matches ? Jus an idea.
Just a quick suggestion..I didn't know NZism existed till i read an article Fluxcore and another member did for Game Console magazine about how to beat SSF IV. (whick was really useful by the way). Maybe if the hardcore members are a bit busy lately then you could do more stuff like that to get the word out..maybe you could do regular stuff that gets the profile up..Thats how I discovered NZism...just a thought anyway.
I HAVE NOTICED MANY LULZ