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I see you maining Mai in a few months... Once you fall in her kunoichi trap, you can't escape xDD
.I don't think you guys will have just as hard a time. You've already had access to playing 1.1 at a high level for about a year now. Everyone else will be playing catch up (Didn't you say that before in regards to Mexico getting it on console? Well I'm using the same argument, just more extreme in regards to North American players because many of them will be starting KOF for the first time/playing it seriously for the first time and thus have a lot more to learn), and for a lot of people playing catchup means:
1. Learning how to Hyperhop
2. Learning the basic fundamentals of KOF in general
3. Learning matchups
4. Learning the tweaks 1.1 has to console
5. Learning the concept of HD cough cough *BC Comboes*
6. Finding access to hardcore HIGH LEVEL competition that knows all of the above-The toughest part and as the credit card commercials would say: "PRICELESS."
All this seasoned veterans will know and thus will be able to jump into the game just like that.
Those areas I have listed? (SoCal, Mexico, Japan, me, Latin America, Asia)
Those are seasoned veterans...
Plus you guys have an advantage of having access to high level competition readily available.
Even if online is damn near perfect, I'll still take access to high level competition right around me, and you guys have an abundance of it.
Some of you take it for granted (we've had this discussion at ReveLAtions about some sides should go play vs. the other more often)...
Try to just start with KOF13 Oct. 25th/27th as your first KOF and you'll be fighting an insanely uphill battle...
That'd be like me saying I'm gonna crack Top 10/15 at EVO in UMVC3 next year but I've never played a Marvel type game hardcore at a professional type level in my life...
Guys one thing you will see about me: I am a realist and I'm a tough teacher. Though many as Kane317 says may not agree with me, there are also those that do, and those that don't want to say what I say for PR reasons. I will say it the way it is because I feel people need to hear it and if you know then you can do something about it. If you know there's a snake outside you then can go outside knowing that and go around it.
In regards to KOF13: Your best bet people is again to get as good as you can at the older ones so you can already enter with your foot in the door knowing how KOF works.
You can get previous top players in other games like Justin Wong etc learning KOF13, but again if they aren't going to be willing to play it seriously and only are going to dabble in it, then they too are going to see themselves fighting an uphill battle at EVO to even get Top 10/15 (will get mislead at other tournaments like Final Round ranking high at these tournaments because the skill level isn't as strong)...
I.E. See Fubarduck at ReveLAtions..you may be the best at Arcade UFO at KOF13, but it's going to take a lot more than that just to avoid last place.... And furthermore to go deeper, if that's the best that region has to offer and that got last place, that should clearly tell a lot of you how much more time you have to put into the game to even get out of last place!!
Not to take a shot at him, but just to make a CLEAR point to everyone....to let you know the amount of work it's going to take to Crack Top10/15....
Again talk is cheap...we are going to separate the men from the boys...
I'm not trying to be messed up, but so what if Kula and company are getting visas... I'm tired of these "threats" being waved around... I'm not angry or anything, so don't take this the wrong way. I'm just speaking as a forum fr-enemy... I have mad respect for all of you cats doing things for the KOF community worldwide; I'm just tired of people accepting the status quo of Mex/Jp/Cali dominating period and not doing a damn thing about it. Sure, they paid their dues, and I'm not the greatest around (I think I'm ok, but I'll let you cats decide that from matches/sessions/whatever), but I'm just not determined to let things stay the same way, and I'm not gonna be one of those cats in the "easy ride" pools that you can get over on easy to place in the brackets...
I mean its like those NY 3S players who decided to stop their East/West beef and put their focus on Japan, because they were the ones to beat in 3S and now in SF4. They were tired of Japan just coming on the scene and putting dudes on beat street for their tournament money... And I know for me its more than money and all that jazz... I'm sure everyone here feels the same way (but I mean some dough in the pocket is nice though)...
That is NOT going to happen, it will be every man, woman and child for themselves!
SoCal vs. Me vs. Mexico vs. Japan....
Of course, but when you look at the results, that's what it's going to look like, all the top 10-15 spots are going to belong to either:
1. SoCal (Mr. KOF, Reynald, B.A.L.A., Kane317, Metaphysics, Fatacon,Giby, Nocturnal, THE ANSWER, Guero, Pepe, Chriskof, Yoshi, Romance, 4leaf, Realkim, etc..though they represent themselves, they also as a whole represent SoCal)
2. Me (Repping all of the USA and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico)
3. Mexico (B.A.L.A., Kula, El Rosa, Luis Cha, Me, Coco, Kane9999 who has a visa)/other parts of Latin America
4. Japan/other parts of Asia (No. 17, Dune, Shima, CAP, whoever)
So though every one is for themselves, they are representing an area, region, city etc. Those are your top 10-15 spots EASILY next year I'm calling it now...who wants to bet against me?
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bala still the man to beat I see. Can't wait to see the videos.
http://dreamcancel.com/forum/index.php?topic=1071.msg22819#new
Go back and read the other EVO thread, I think everyone should know there was an incident and question of integrity, I am making sure people on my end know about it and am even going to talk to Armando himself about it so that people know the full story before "crowning a champion".
The true controversy comes is not so much the stick situation but with the call with Bala's matches. First and foremost, I respect Bala's skill as a player, but I personally feel that he needs to work on his class if he wants to ever gain international respect. This is what happened (and I know 4leaf doesnt want me to post this but too bad):
4leaf was playing Bala, and like ReveLAtions, 4leaf started off incredibly strong. In fact, 4leaf was nearly straighting (OCVing) Bala with his Mature till Bala's last character who had about 30% life when all of a sudden Bala raised his hand saying his buttons had problem. This was on the last round of his last character (4leaf was still on his first), when he was about to get defeated.
Everyone watching was FURIOUS (no joke) that he would even suggest that on the 5th round. The Cali-Mexicans themselves, El Rosa, Mr. KOF, Reynald, Abe and myself were all in agreement that 4leaf should win that round by principle alone The 4 of us judges decided that we'll rule it in 4leaf's favor however, at the last minute 4leaf wanted to reset the game out of honor, which IMO, Bala should have declined out of good sportsmanship.
We all have played games with less than ideal settings, but true sportmanship and class that allows us to have the judgement to call something like that after the game. As this was a high profile match everyone was watching, and since many of us discussed this throughout the night, we all noticed that there were no signs of there's-something-wrong-with-my-button-look on his face. Afterwards, Mr KOF jumped on to test the joystick himself, nothing--just to prove a point. In fact, when Bala was testing the button after we "stopped" the match, it looked fine to us everytime he pressed the button.Then to add insult to injury, Bala grabs the only other Japanese stick (we all know he plays both but more comfortable with the American stick as he refused one whole tourney we had in AA, coz it was on Japanese sticks) making 4leaf playing on the American stick which we don't like playing on.
All in all, we're pretty disappointed in Bala, he may have the skill to be a champion but certainly lacks class. I think everyone lost respect for him that day.
EDIT: 4leaf wants to clear up he actually was the one to offer Bala the Japanese stick to Bala, my bad.
