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With CEO 2013 finished up, the community/communities that revolve around IGAU are going a few different ways on their feelings toward the game. If you don't like the game or aren't passionate about it, that's up to you. However, I am writing this to bring up a few points that keep coming up in my head and in discussions with players.
This game is not MK9. For many, including myself, this was their first fighting game to be taken seriously. I left the game, for reasons much worse than why a lot of people claim to be leaving the game now. Glitches, p1 advantage, random frame advantage, not a very good balance, not well dispersed armor across the characters, boring to play and watch etc. etc. I got into other fighters for the first time such as Tekken, Soul Calibur 5, some KOF and very little UMVC3.
There are too many players who want/expect the game to be like MK9, and think because they were good at MK9, they are experts on fundamentals, footsies, and balance. It 's fuuny when people say Mk had more balance. Then there are people say they are tired of seeing BA, Supes, Scorp, GA (Chris G lol) in top 8s. Ok, but what about Ares, Harley, Sinestro, Killer Frost, Batman, Doomsday, Deathstroke, Aquaman, and Green Lantern? What about the inevitable Jokers, Flashes, Catwomans, Wonder Womans, and Batgirls we'll see in the future? That is, if people don't quit.
In this community moreso than others, when someone wins, it's the character who won in people's eyes. There aren't really a ton of players who outspokenly give a player credit OR EVEN THEMSELVES credit for the win. These are the people who make day 3 matchup charts and chose to stunt the growth of their game. Tons of people bitched about the wakeup system before the wakeup buff patch. Yes, a wakeup buff is going to make the neutral game more important and a little more stale. You can't always have both. With the upcoming patch, NRS is working to address MANY of the issues that people have been complaining about since the game's release. So why quit now if these are issues you've been concerned about as well?
If you want to quit because it's not MK, it is what it is. MK is about extreme rushdown, extreme zoning, some armored moves, damage resets, getting the jump in, pokes, and a block button, which is all fun stuff, don't get me wrong. People fail to see that IGAU is more about offensive choreography, crossovers, the air game (which NRS is addressing with the upcoming patch), everyone having armor, ways to nullify pressure, more involved defense, backdashing, reads, 50/50s, vortexes, so what's wrong with all that? It's just DIFFERENT. Does it really sound worse on paper? It's fun to me and others. If u suffer a vortex combo, it is your fault that you even got put into one in the first place. Again, NRS is working to balance Scorpion and Killer Frost. If you nerf more mixup/mindgame/vortex characters you're gonna make the game even more about Superman, Black Adam, and Aquaman.
Chris G is an unbelievable god of defense and fundamentals. The dude wins fucking Divekick tourmaments. What the fuck else do you need besides fundamentals and a bit of dedication to play and win in that game? I feel like people would be more content with the outcome if "Scorpion" DID win CEO. It'd be easier to blame the game and NRS for the problems of the drama queens in this community that way.
With all said, the game is 2 & 1/2 months old. If you don't like it, you don't like it. The people who continue to play will continue to find more shit and enjoy the fun of this game. No hard feelings if you're done with it, but imo you are overlooking a lot and expecting things to follow a familiar logic that your brain is used to. Branch out, don't label yourself a "zoner" or "rushdown" player. Be creative, play dirty, play to win, and have fun. Or move on.
This game is not MK9. For many, including myself, this was their first fighting game to be taken seriously. I left the game, for reasons much worse than why a lot of people claim to be leaving the game now. Glitches, p1 advantage, random frame advantage, not a very good balance, not well dispersed armor across the characters, boring to play and watch etc. etc. I got into other fighters for the first time such as Tekken, Soul Calibur 5, some KOF and very little UMVC3.
There are too many players who want/expect the game to be like MK9, and think because they were good at MK9, they are experts on fundamentals, footsies, and balance. It 's fuuny when people say Mk had more balance. Then there are people say they are tired of seeing BA, Supes, Scorp, GA (Chris G lol) in top 8s. Ok, but what about Ares, Harley, Sinestro, Killer Frost, Batman, Doomsday, Deathstroke, Aquaman, and Green Lantern? What about the inevitable Jokers, Flashes, Catwomans, Wonder Womans, and Batgirls we'll see in the future? That is, if people don't quit.
In this community moreso than others, when someone wins, it's the character who won in people's eyes. There aren't really a ton of players who outspokenly give a player credit OR EVEN THEMSELVES credit for the win. These are the people who make day 3 matchup charts and chose to stunt the growth of their game. Tons of people bitched about the wakeup system before the wakeup buff patch. Yes, a wakeup buff is going to make the neutral game more important and a little more stale. You can't always have both. With the upcoming patch, NRS is working to address MANY of the issues that people have been complaining about since the game's release. So why quit now if these are issues you've been concerned about as well?
If you want to quit because it's not MK, it is what it is. MK is about extreme rushdown, extreme zoning, some armored moves, damage resets, getting the jump in, pokes, and a block button, which is all fun stuff, don't get me wrong. People fail to see that IGAU is more about offensive choreography, crossovers, the air game (which NRS is addressing with the upcoming patch), everyone having armor, ways to nullify pressure, more involved defense, backdashing, reads, 50/50s, vortexes, so what's wrong with all that? It's just DIFFERENT. Does it really sound worse on paper? It's fun to me and others. If u suffer a vortex combo, it is your fault that you even got put into one in the first place. Again, NRS is working to balance Scorpion and Killer Frost. If you nerf more mixup/mindgame/vortex characters you're gonna make the game even more about Superman, Black Adam, and Aquaman.
Chris G is an unbelievable god of defense and fundamentals. The dude wins fucking Divekick tourmaments. What the fuck else do you need besides fundamentals and a bit of dedication to play and win in that game? I feel like people would be more content with the outcome if "Scorpion" DID win CEO. It'd be easier to blame the game and NRS for the problems of the drama queens in this community that way.
With all said, the game is 2 & 1/2 months old. If you don't like it, you don't like it. The people who continue to play will continue to find more shit and enjoy the fun of this game. No hard feelings if you're done with it, but imo you are overlooking a lot and expecting things to follow a familiar logic that your brain is used to. Branch out, don't label yourself a "zoner" or "rushdown" player. Be creative, play dirty, play to win, and have fun. Or move on.
