New to the update. 1. Gill 2. Gill's stage 3. 40th character 4. Balance update 5. 2nd v-skill for the whole cast
As usual, gameplay updates are free. The new characters and stages can be bought à la carte with real money or Fight Money.
But for $30 (or a $25 upgrade for existing users) you can get damn near all of the content produced for this game. All of the characters, all of the DLC music, and 95% of the stages and costumes (colors included; the only exclusions are Capcom Pro Tour DLC, a few brand promotion costumes, and a small number of Fighting Chance loot box alts).
Game releases in full 02/14/20, but pre-orders can unlock everything released to date right now. Gill and his stage will be playable next month.
I know most of y'all jumped off the game a long time ago, but this is a good jumping on or catching up point.
Ryu's at first glance looks like another parry, but it's actually a neutral poke like Karin and Ibuki's with a Kolin counter on start up. All three of those v-skills are useful, so giving Ryu the best of both might be what the boy needs.
Ken's is his CvS2 wheel kick. You can combo into and out of it, it goes over fireballs and lows, and it can be charged to be plus on block. If it's an overhead too (and it looks like it might be), it might be OD because it's pretty fast.
7. "Gill doesn't look like he has conventional Crush Counters" In response to Reply # 0
Which is kind of nuts for Street Fighter V. His neutral and conversions are going to be completely different from the entire cast. He'll have to rely entirely on his Retribution set-ups (following up his fire and ice status effects with an attack of the opposite type) to cash in on damage, so he's looking like one of the trickiest characters in the game. If not THE trickiest.
8. "Ugh. Mad I bought a few of the passes, glad I didn't get all of them" In response to Reply # 0
or some of the other board DLC. Sucks paying twice for content, but that's been the name of the game for a while. $25 for the upgrade isn't terrible.
<-- Dave Thomas knows what's up... __________________________
Jay: Look here homie, any nigga can get a hit record. This here is about respect. Game: Like Gladys Knight. Jay: Aretha Franklin. Game: Word, I like her too. Jay: Nigga...
13. "It's a whole new entire game, man." In response to Reply # 12
Everybody is relearning now.
The balance changes (largely focused on whiff punishing big buttons from previous seasons, tweaking health values, and cranking up the strengths and weaknesses of each character) and v-skill 2s make it a radically different update. Certain v-system combinations are almost like brand new characters.
And Rashid telegraphs his airdash with a backdash each time.
Gill is scary, but he really gotta set you up to cash in, so he's not oppressive until you get debuffed. Fighting him in neutral ain't bad, but once he gets going it's hard to stop that train.
17. "it's a light mania" In response to Reply # 16
it's crazy for street fighter standards but tame compared to some anime fighters. maybe some of this was in CvS2? 3rd strike? it's nice. i like it. i like seeing fighting game devs experimenting and learning from other games in the genre. i wonder how long woshige has been fighting for this to be implemented
>And Rashid telegraphs his airdash with a backdash each time.
this shit is some bullshit in the corner
>Gill is scary, but he really gotta set you up to cash in, so >he's not oppressive until you get debuffed. Fighting him in >neutral ain't bad, but once he gets going it's hard to stop >that train.
and he does not have an invincible reversal aside from CA. and his 3 frame is stubby. just stay on him
18. "OK, the add for the upgrade between every match has to stop" In response to Reply # 0
Load times are still ridiculous, but add that in the mix? GTFOOHWTBS.
Went on and got the upgrade. I do like Chun Li's VII setup and buffing her strength a bit. I may give this a spin for what feels like the 4th time
<-- Dave Thomas knows what's up... __________________________
Jay: Look here homie, any nigga can get a hit record. This here is about respect. Game: Like Gladys Knight. Jay: Aretha Franklin. Game: Word, I like her too. Jay: Nigga...
21. "We're all playing the same game again, at least." In response to Reply # 20
They've reduced the synchronization window by 67%.
This is mostly pluses all around. It's more consistency in general. But it does have some minuses.
Since rollbacks are less one-sided, the burden of a bad connection will be shared more often. And since the synchronization window is narrowed and the game is constantly updating ping now, that burden can introduce a lot of visual stutter and more dropped inputs.
Before we had massive teleports (instead of small stutters), but very few dropped inputs.
So the game looks more smooth to the eye, but it got slightly less responsive.
On February 18, 2020, we performed network maintenance adding a new patch to address Street Fighter V network gameplay experiences. The subsequent performance analysis and investigation have been completed. Please see the details below regarding the adjustment.
■Adjustment Summary Reduced the impact of one-sided rollback affecting the leading user when the connection between the two users' online match is out of sync. By doing so, the input corrections between the leading user and the subsequent user are now expected to be more smooth and accurate.
■Adjustment Details - Changed rollback frame value variable based on the Ping with the opponent. - Updates the Ping value to its actual value every second, instead of updating it to the average Ping value over the last 8 seconds. - The game will now attempt to resync when inputs cannot be synchronized within the maximum rollback frame allowed.
■What to Expect The gameplay experience of an online match depends heavily on the network environment as well as the hardware specifications between the two users. In cases where the game is played using a Wi-Fi connection or on a PC that does not meet the recommended system requirements, the occurrence of "frequent input resyncing attempts" and "frame rate drops" were observed during our investigation.
If you are experiencing these issues during your online matches, it may be due to your or your opponent's network environment setting. In these situations, we recommend you review your network setup.
23. "Will probably give it a try over the weekend" In response to Reply # 20
I really need to swap the PCB in my fightstick though. Registering a legacy PS3 stick is tedious. My other stick does have a DS4 installed, but that needs a bit of an overhaul which I've been putting off because I'm busy and lazy.
<-- Dave Thomas knows what's up... __________________________
Jay: Look here homie, any nigga can get a hit record. This here is about respect. Game: Like Gladys Knight. Jay: Aretha Franklin. Game: Word, I like her too. Jay: Nigga...
Yes. Straight up party time. These vids have me itching to play Season 5 and DBZ. I just started DBZ last week. It’s pretty bonkers and special. I’m having fun trying to get good enough to not get mopped by the computer when they get serious.
50. "I think Dan's V-Skill II is what gives him the infinite (LOL)" In response to Reply # 28
but I just can't find another reason to use it. V-Skill 1 is far better. As for his V-Triggers, I can't call it. V-Trigger II seems to be the pick but the wall-bounce properties of V-Trigger I is GOATed.
He definitely is the rush-down characters of my dreams and I really like what they've done with the Gadouken (esp. in V-Trigger II)
there are "Same ol Dan" stuff things like.... "don't do the Super Taunt unless you wanna die" and ... I have to get used to the idea of no Air Dan Kick. That was my go-to in all games where he had it. But in this game air Tatsus are basically nerfed as is.
Still rocking with Zeku but he's been put to No. 2 behind the GOAT, Ryu and Rashid are my "emergency" players.
39. "went like 1 for 11 in sets last night " In response to Reply # 0 Fri Apr-16-21 03:41 PM by bearfield
maybe my worst record in one night ever. i'm getting clean for potential job-related tests. apparently i can't play this game when i'm sober. terrible reads, no reactions, not adapting to my opponent's strats, getting out-footsied by any and every character, dropping combos left and right, not confirming on counter hits, etc. just dismal and discouraging stuff. there were a handful of legit smurfs (like the one super plat player that had 900 ranked matches and 39k casual matches; truly psychopathic behavior) but i can usually take at least 2 or 3 sets off some folks in between the smurfs. i uninstalled it out of disappointment
41. "RE: Have you been playing regularly?" In response to Reply # 40 Mon Apr-19-21 12:41 AM by bearfield
yes. about an hour every night. steam says 15.3 hours in the past 2 weeks
>This season is a different beast. It’s hard to shake old >habits.
kolin's back heavy kick keeps getting ducked and/or whiff punished but other than that and her shorter vt2 duration she is the same. i have about the same win rate as previous seasons (~55%). folks aren't using v-shift that much in my experience and when i use it it's usually option-selected by my opponent so i don't use it that much. i feel like it's not much of a factor in my wins or losses. i'm losing bc i'm not completely dialed into the game when i'm sober. it's just a focus thing
>Be patient with yourself getting sober too, bro.
this shit sucks but i think i'm over the worst of it. been about 5 years since i stopped for more than a few weeks and even then i think it was just one short 2-3 week stretch. for the past few years i've had this fairly regimented routine of mindfulness, diet, exercise, and weed. it has done done wonders for me mentally and physically. removing weed has caused everything go slightly sideways. i'm trying to think of it as taking a small step back now so i can take a big step forward later. soon i should be in a state where i can simply walk into a store and get it vs jumping through myriad hoops just so i can roll the dice on whatever product happens to be in my area at the time. i do appreciate your kind words
i had just got off work and wasn't warmed up yet. i was shocked that it was you bc every time i get a laura matchup i think, "maybe *this* laura is ike..." and this time it was!
he won the match handily. went to his twitch channel to follow and say GGs but it was sub only chat and he was watching the replay of the final round where he froze me out with sagat tiger shots, bragging that i didn't even get to use my v-trigger
54. "EVO 2022 was actually dope" In response to Reply # 0
I haven't watched a FGC tournament for a number of reasons, but the top 8 was excellent.
iDom with one of the craziest loser bracket runs in recent memory, then the grand finals reset, back and forth until the last game, last round. Kawano though? my god, immaculate defense. with Kolin, too. I'm three seasons behind on the meta but fuck, hard to see how that is advantageous against Laura.
USA still has not won the main EVO Street Fighter game in 12 years, spanning the release and end of both SF4 and SFV. land of the free.
55. "iDom is young and seems like he's humble" In response to Reply # 54
>I haven't watched a FGC tournament for a number of reasons, >but the top 8 was excellent. > >iDom with one of the craziest loser bracket runs in recent >memory, then the grand finals reset, back and forth until the >last game, last round. Kawano though? my god, immaculate >defense. with Kolin, too. I'm three seasons behind on the meta >but fuck, hard to see how that is advantageous against Laura. > > >USA still has not won the main EVO Street Fighter game in 12 >years, spanning the release and end of both SF4 and SFV. land >of the free.
Hopefully he'll be stronger mentally as result of that tough loss.
The speed he played Laura with during that Losers bracket run, considering he uses a pad and not a stick or a cheatbox is amazing to me.
"Sean sparks like John Starks, nah, Sean ball like John Wall" - Rest In Power Forever Sean Price.
56. "RE: iDom is young and seems like he's humble" In response to Reply # 55
>>I haven't watched a FGC tournament for a number of reasons, >>but the top 8 was excellent. >> >>iDom with one of the craziest loser bracket runs in recent >>memory, then the grand finals reset, back and forth until >the >>last game, last round. Kawano though? my god, immaculate >>defense. with Kolin, too. I'm three seasons behind on the >meta >>but fuck, hard to see how that is advantageous against >Laura. >> >> >>USA still has not won the main EVO Street Fighter game in 12 >>years, spanning the release and end of both SF4 and SFV. >land >>of the free. > >Hopefully he'll be stronger mentally as result of that tough >loss. > >The speed he played Laura with during that Losers bracket run, >considering he uses a pad and not a stick or a cheatbox is >amazing to me.
I'm interested. I need to take the time to check these out.
59. "How broad is your definition of tournament standand?" In response to Reply # 58
The larger tournaments (EVO, CEO) should be able to afford PC rigs, but I highly doubt locals will be able to afford having multiple PCs with top of the line hardware to run tournaments and turn a profit.
I wonder if PS5 systems will be available for the next gen games. This is outside to scope of this post, but I believe Tekken 8 will be next gen only. I wonder how that will effect how many tournaments will be able to run the game.
"Sean sparks like John Starks, nah, Sean ball like John Wall" - Rest In Power Forever Sean Price.
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