I think the only regret I had at Evo was not getting to play more.
i strongly agree. me and james jr chose a steak buffet over going to the MM room haha. i didnt take advantage of all the kof players and i really regret that seeing as how chicago doesnt offer us a big crowd to level up with. but ah well...it was still nice to meet tons of players and dream cancel members. the answer, duc, hrmm...i cant remember everyones usernames off the top of my head...either way, that just says how good of a turnout we had at evo. glad to see so many people playing Chin too, i feel less alone now haha! and there werent as many shirt monsters as i expected there to be!
i got goosebumps during the "K-O-F" chant after top 8 and now i just cant wait for next year...im feeling real optimistic. things will only get better from here.
Killey, you should have looked me up. I met most of the DC players or most of them came up to me because I was wearing the DC shirt. We would have totally gotten you in the room.
Souf: I even had an official cheering me on coz I used Chin, it was quite hilarious how many Chin supporter there were.
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Don't pay too much attention to Mago and Tokido, they don't represent high level Japanese play in the slightest.
Yo dawg, last time I checked Tokido made it further than Kaoru. The man got 9th place! Mago is also very very strong, I've played against him personally on a few occasions. Although they may not be the best in the world, please keep in mind that both are very very strong at KoFXIII, and are legitimate top players.
Well what I think Diavle meant it relatively speaking. Is Tokido and Mago going to body 99% of the US players--hell fucking yes. Are they good compared to the Japanese counterparts that have been playing since arcade release (vs 2 months before MLG)? Probably not. Tenka(wa), Infinity, Oogosho, Dune, Shoki, Wu(Uu?), Haregoro just off the top of my head are strong ass players and will give Bala, Romance, Reynald, Mr. Kof, MadKof a run for their money.