here in chicago, theres only a good 15 (give or take a few) who play the game seriously...but at least half of us play ONLY this game so i always try to humbly boast about that fact when talking to curious guys at the arcade. saying that its the only game for us...always insisting "yes, juri is fun and i love AE...but kof is hands down my favorite and thats all i want to make time for".
so many times kof will accidentally get trolled on the popular streams. ultradavid, james chen, and etc will insist "this is such a hard game that takes so much work" DONT BE SO NEGATIVE! the correct way to say it is "this is such a good game, all i want to do is work at it and you should too"
in our generation of marvel style "dial-a-combo" games that are just so easily accessible, we cant scare people away! its not "hard", its "challenging". its not "strict", its "fair". word usage can seem arbitrary but is very important in my opinion, we need to put an end to this subtle/accidental trolling that kof is a victim of on streams.
for the record, thats not exactly trolling, i know, but i call it trolling just because its always somebody who DOESNT play the game that makes those comments and rambles for 10 minutes how the game is "so tough and honest and time consuming". dont let non kof players discourage potential future kof players from joining us! if theres kof on your local stream and you know more about the game than the current commentator, get on the mic! or even if theres not a stream...if its just casuals, speak up. acknowledge the details and bits of gameplay that other fighting game fans that are watching might miss.
something i try to do when playing people who are clearly struggling is strategic mixtures of sandbagging and being flashy when it counts. sometimes a mutual friend will host gatherings at the bowling alley. nobody who goes really plays kof, but a good amount of them are interested...so i spend a majority of the matches talking them through it and playing slow to show them just how easy it can be to get the hang of the basics, but if i ever feel them drifting off or if they almost take one of my characters, a flashy HD combo should keep them entertained and show them how easily you can lose 900+ in a matter of seconds
right now we are the science nerds trying to compete with the football jocks for the homecoming queen. we may not have the looks or the numbers that marvel does, but we have so much more depth! be smart about the game you spit and we'll all get laid tonight!
sorry for writing a novel. just my $0.02