Netcode & Community:
Most seem to count 95 & 96 PSN, and NGBC XBLA as solid netcode in SNKP games. I'd toss 2K2UM in there at the low end, myself. People with both consoles seem to think The PSN releases are even more solid than NGBC, which I think is a bit unlikely, but if it really is, that's great for those games & gamers!
Anyway, the FG community over-reacts at things WAY too quickly at times. You'd think fans of games that take so long to master, would be more patient in their judgements. However, there's lots of knee-jerk reactions to new announcements, new systems, impressions, etc. There's also a quick "bandwagoning" mentality that makes judgements without any experience, simply following the lead of known individuals.
It's be great if KoF can use it's unique strengths to stand out as different in the FG community. Compared to the more casually-accepted fighters, we have members that are few-and-far between. Maybe this can encourage more tolerance and understanding, for example.
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The "Online" Vid:
As far as that online vid, yeah, it's not good to base any solid judgemnts on; very little is, without some foreward on what we're actually seeing. It's an interesting curiousity, that doesn't answer any of the big questions at all, but it's interesting for the simple fact that it claims to be related to a mode we haven't even seen screenshots of yet. "More info, than none at all."
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Purpose and Promotion:
I've really become a fan of Scheduled events in the modern FG climate. It's GREAT knowing when/where to expect things, and it also helps smooth out "leaks" and rampant, uncomfortable speculations. Knowing WHEN you have to look forward to things, or at least around what time, helps maintain a constant interest.
That's probably my biggest grievance with how things are going with XIII's US marketing, ATM. We're constantly sitting around the SFxTK hype vids for character reveals, the 5-minute long vids of system demos and promo-movie style "cinematic trailers", right along side monthly UMvC3 info that gets everyone dead-set on the days when info is coming out. Discussion of other games get very quiet around those times, and it's not even as much about the content; it more about how it's being presented.
I guess the base of it, is that us who wanna see XIII succeed, already feel like it's a first-class product. But when we see how other 1st-class stuff is being promoted, we wanna be able to say "well, our product is just as good, and here's why!"... but we have so much less stuff out there to work with! This'll change a lot once the game is finally out, but for now, it's just a bit demoralizing. I can understand why those who are not as sold on the game, could lose interest, because there are much bigger dogs barking out there, constantly, and it's easy for attention to sway in those situations.