Went back online with T6 for the first time in more than a year after getting back up to speed.

Results were good. Player matches were had, won most of them. I will say this for my foray into 2D fighters over the last few years, my general zoning and pokes were much better, my play felt much tighter and I was even managing to tick throw by dropping Jacks f1,2,2 after the second hit on block and pulling out one of his command grabs.

Apologies for dimming the mood.

The time for hearing this was 2011, y'know. I didn't originally expect online co-op, but they've allowed the widespread implication of its inclusion for the previous few months. And through its loss, my play time goes from permanent to occasional.

Two consoles over one line versus four over multiple; it's a genuine hurdle. But it shows up the team as detached from a portion of the fanbase by not correcting that trailer's everyone-online message. 'Tis shonky PR to tell us now, a month or so before release, when they would've had a full year to rebuild interest had they owned up earlier.

I don't know if they lacked the balls to, or if they're just that out of touch with modern mature gamers. Possibly the latter, with Japanese arcade culture and the youth-based transitioning of players in mind. But equally, they must be aware of the boon in discrete online play for those with life commitments.

SF Tek's not far wide, son.

I suspect too few care to make much of a fuss. It appeals primarily to us older dudes, and we're replaced year-on-year by kids.

Well I just read about the Tekken Tunes stage BGM selector, it seems you can use any music file ripped to your HDD for the stage BGM. 

THAT. IS. WICKY. WICKY. WA. WA.

I predict Snoop's BGM will be the first to be changed.

Played a few randoms in Street Fighter IV last night to test my connection. It was okay; quite good, even. I was hopeless.

Although I was forcing myself to play without meter, FAs, Ultras and Supers to relearn the rhythm of human opponents. And in doing so, everything I dislike came rushing back to memory.

Top of the tree is meter. Metered moves often feel - and certainly look - like a lucky dip outside of combos, so they tend not to satisfy on landing, and feel cheap on receiving. I'd be fine with them minus invincibility; just let them break armour and retain their increased damage.

I'll enjoy it a lot more once I have my reading eyes back. I was even struggling with a FlowKen.

Roujin wrote:

I find that after time away from SF and 2d fighters when I come back they feel like they are running twice as fast as I remember!

Oh, aye. It's not really the animation speed but the inability to predict your opponents' thoughts due to rust. I found it easier against good players because I had more of a handle on their tactics. But against FlowKen, my brain was overloading itself with calculations. The better you are at reading the other dude, the fewer things you have to be primed for. And then it slows down.*

any EX version of a move was just the same as the original move but it either landed more hits or did more damage. There was no nobbing about with invincible reversals

I haven't played it, but that sounds pretty much perfect.

Wednesday's probably out, I'm afraid. I should be out Weds, Fri and next Monday. The weekend and following Tuesday are looking like good nights here.

*Boring as he is, I think that's why I've always been tied to Rog. He covers enough defensive angles to give you a feel for the match, because the onus is on the opposition to open him up. So win or lose, I usually came away with an understanding of each player's approach.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure HD is now out. 1600 points though fucking RIGHT THEN

Didn't think Brooks liked manga-esque fighters.

1600 MSP sounds steep, but I might bite. Trial first, though.

Werd.

I have semi shaken the rust off jack. Dragunov and Wang are being left on the shelf for the time being, following reading up on P.Jack and the potential to run an all jack team for Tag 2 if they turn out to be halfway viable.

The weekend approaches, Jack is plugged into the charger in anticipation.

What are your likely periods of availabilty over the next couple of days Esc, and anyone else I suppose who fancies a match? I am free all days of the bank holiday because I am a hermit/recluse.

I will poke Mr Pez, but he is unlikely to play. I think he's waiting for Tag2 to drop.

I shall see you later for our hot date. I haven't played a Lee yet since venturing back online.

Immense, Rouj!

God knows what my mic was playing at: the four green lights were flashing in turn - charging, I take it - but it didn't seem to be working. I could barely hear you through the TV, so I went and changed Play Through Speakers to Play Through Headset on the dash, but no dice. I think it was charging but wouldn't sync. I've a feeling I've heard about a problem with the wireless ones...

I've a new headset on its way, so hopefully that'll sort it.

Tekken!

Man, it's good to be back. I felt a bit bad about overusing throws online, but you were handling me most of the time, so cheap ahoy! Old rubbish-tier Raven surprised me. While my supposed main was screwing up his juggles. If you wondered why I was cray juggle-happy with Lee, it was me trying to practise B+2s. I finally landed a reset near the end (Azzy's Chamber), but lost the B+2 catch straight after!

I think Lee was coming good again in those final few matches. I'm just a bit tired now and making mistakes.

I do like your hopkick punishes with Wang, and your Jack's reet tight on his defensive frames; it's hard to counter him with a wall behind me. Drag was your best tonight, though; really nice reading with his grabs.

Yeah, lovely stuff. It still hurts that I can't co-op you in repping Mordor on Tag 2. On the upside - away from the disconnects, the lag was pretty fluid this way. Thanks, dude.

I am up for stuffs. In the Diablo vortex is all, Rouj text me next time, I'd be up for trying out some new folks for Tag Two.