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literally the biggest FG tournament of all-time. ESPN2 broadcast on Sunday. over 1,000 poor souls will go 0-2 in SFV alone.

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I never had much motivation to be in Vegas over other major cities (not into gambling), but I feel like I need to go to at least *one* EVO.

get bodied in pools, go out to eat a bunch and watch grand finals live.

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Although I feel like I say/think that every year because I remember Vegas is a long ass way away

and I have no illusions about making it out of pools. I'd be alright with going 0-2, because I ain't finna win no money no way.

But I would really love to spend a weekend playing casuals with the whole damn world.

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Three of the guys in my FGC crew from back home made it out of pools. Two in losers and one in winners. They're decent, but no world beaters.

edit - one guy is incredible at Marvel, though.

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>over 1,000 poor souls will go 0-2 in SFV
>alone.

Sitting right behind League and Dota.

This shit finna do numbers.

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Call me crazy, but I don't think Necalli is that good. Or at least I don't find him scary when I go against him. He seems a little better than Bison. I think if you block a lot, it's not that hard to beat him.
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those moves alone (plus his v-trigger) put him in the top half of the cast to me. a lot of online Necallis play as flowchart as Ken army, though.

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just eliminated Filipinoman. the footsies and mix-ups are just stupid. no surprise, since he was basically the only person with a tournament Gen in SF4 -- Capcom nerfed Gen just because he won EVO!

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got a time out win by literally a pixel.

https://twitter.com/CapcomFighters/status/754432432426721280

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So clutch

lost to ChiRithy.

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https://t.co/OtBkEjWklr

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wake-up DP two times in a row, half-screen run into DP, empty jump DP...just out-yolo'd Poongko.

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clean as fuck Ryu mirror.

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Daigo's in losers, but the gap between them is closing. The gap in their styles is widening though. I love it.

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glad to see Snake getting this far (while using Gief for certain match-ups) after becoming the 8F punching bag the last few months.

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I bet Stupendous lit a fire under him.

I liked his Alex too, though.

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was his own fault. I watched his stream a few times and he'd just bitch about SFV during every loss and how none of the pros would care about the game without Capcom Cup.

Itabashi and Stupendous grinding it out probably made him take notice.

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only lost to Eita and GO1, both of whom made top eight. not bad.

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most I've ever seen Street Fighter get. I remember when 40k was hype during 2014 Capcom Cup.

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This is by far the most I've seen for non Top 8, though.

I wonder if it'll hit 300 tomorrow.

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Rog called Filipinoman his demon back in Ultra. Filipinoman on a major streak after being put in losers at the start of the day.

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beat by Justin Wong.

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It's gonna feel like Jordan's Game 6.

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eating that loss againt Yukadon. had him down to a pixel in game three and got counter-hit into a 40 percent combo.

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Eita giving no fucks -- the wakeup dp run cancels, full-screen tatsus, four meaty throws in a row...with Momochi gone, he's the general that Ken army deserves!

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FUCK KARIN

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Because that's the most troll shit ever.

I know niggas is thinking, "Look at this shill/sucker/whale/cornball" when they see me on the versus screen. I ain't lost a set with them on yet tho. It's like wearing the Ken premium costume online. Nobody wants to lose to this.

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that jacket and oversized Clarks hurt the pride.

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it's midnight in Vegas and he's in the background stream monstering still.

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Glad it's him. I remember him dissecting Nash on stream during that first reveal and seeing him grind tech out all day at E3 until the CapCops kicked him off the setup.

Plus seeing his hype at the Urien reveal.

He's in Top 16 now, but we need a true believer making a deep run. His passion is infectious.

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Joe did really well against Mika earlier, but Fuudo too clean.

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great comeback.

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I was getting salty through the monitor -- fuck Cammy too

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W: Infiltration vs. Yukadon / MOV vs. Fuudo

L: LI Joe vs. Eita / GO1 vs. Nemo

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>W: Nash vs. Nash / Chun-Li vs. R. Mika
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>L: Nash vs. Ken / Chun-Li vs. Vega

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But I don't think he's the best.

It's probably Ryu, despite his shutout.

Over Chun and Nash.

Ryu got all the tools, he's easy to use, and he does hellafied damage. AND HIS PARRY POTENTIAL STILL AIN'T BEEN SEEN YET.

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that v-trigger for Nash tho...even without a DP (which is *big* in this game), getting out of the corner for two red bars AND a free mix-up is so good. especially since the corner is so advantageous in SFV.

Nash is the most balanced character in the game when it comes to offense and defense.

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>Nash is the most balanced character in the game when it comes
>to offense and defense.

We're starting to see people bait out his V-Trigger, though. I've seen it blown up with jump back normals and throws even. It's definitely good, but I don't think it's going to be a free mix up in the long run.

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on Excellent Adventures this Sunday.

To paraphrase, he doesn't necessarily feel like Nash is the best, but he requires way less mental resources. If you're really good with Sonic boom and his low forward, that'll get you very far before you actually have to start using your brain.

As compared to Ken where you have to capitalize on every opportunity you get and you have to constantly look for them.

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Ken is hit-confirm-heavy but if we're talking braindead, Eita made top eight.

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he's more risk-averse than Chun (Sako, Ricki and Filipinoman all were dropping stomp and air legs at some point yesterday) with nearly the same damage upside.

his movement and escapes are what makes him so good to me, tho.

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to losers. he lost to Yukadon tho.

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James Chen can't be crying on TV, man.

Also glad they didn't go with some random ESPN personality.

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"Stay tuned for Jalen Rose's take on Marn's eczema, next on Mike and Mike"
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he was the only god of Marvel to have never won the big one -- good stuff.

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I've been rooting for Chris and KBR this year because they both seem to be the hungriest in Marvel.

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they leaving money on the table.

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got Logan and F-Word on the mic. Logan is in Vegas and entered EVO, but he pinned a tweet in June saying he and F-Word need notice months in advance to commentate because they have busy schedules (Logan is a grime DJ and not sure about F-Word).

I assume EVO reached out but it was too late. it's a must they're on stream next year because a few of the commentary teams were...lacking.

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nowhere to be found in quarters or semis. even Sako dropped her for Chun when shit got real.

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is something I'm not sure really exists anymore.

I think people definitely can get caught off guard by a lack of matchup experience, but I don't see how somebody can come up secret tech anymore.

We got YouTube and Twitter now.

I think the Ibuki backlash was largely a fear of that.

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I had plenty of time to go out for some food and restock the fridge before SFV.

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"have fun reveling in your pettiness tho" (C) Dula summing up 98% of OKS

"I didnt finish a damn thing...matter of fact I jerked off after she left."
-Kobe speaking to investigators

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<--The drought is over

"have fun reveling in your pettiness tho" (C) Dula summing up 98% of OKS

"I didnt finish a damn thing...matter of fact I jerked off after she left."
-Kobe speaking to investigators

L D E A

I see that there are footsies, space control, combos, and that it demands high execution.

But I can't enjoy watching that shit to save my life.

I can usually watch fighting games I don't like. I don't really like MKX, but grand finals this morning was hype. I don't even try to watch Smash tho. I cannot.

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Fuudo is evil as hell with Mika. Mov is tryin tho! Keep the heat on!

both of them were playing fast as hell. felt like a five-game continuous scramble.

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