Month: October 2016

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– What Ever Happened to Live Events?

The MMO genre has huge potential to make use of live events. Orchestrated by developers for players to enjoy – even if for a limited time – they offer seemingly spontaneous content (despite requiring months of planning) that’s both original and unexpected. Live events also offer respite from the predictable roadmap we’re often fed.

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Yu5ririn Makes a Case for Being the Best Urien in Street Fighter V with This Highlight Video from XusesGB

With the character having been out for almost a month now, the question can be asked: who is currently the best Urien in Street Fighter V? In his latest highlight video, XusesGB makes a case for Yu5ririn.

In the video below, Xuses features more than a few match replays of Yu5ririn. In these matches, the 56th ranked player online goes up against some other notable players, including the Beast himself: BST|Daigo Umehara.

Source: XusesGB

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World of Warcraft – Trial of Valor Mini-Raid Previewed in New Video

WoWhead has posted a new preview video for the World of Warcraft: Legion mini-raid, Trial of Valor, on November 8th. The voice-over for the video does contain minor spoilers so consider yourself warned, but if you’d like to see the layout of the raid, it’s a fantastic look ahead. Let us know what you think in the comments.

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R. Mika’s Irish Whip Option Select Nerfed in the Latest Street Fighter V Patch

Generally, Capcom has had a policy of not interfering with Street Fighter V’s balance while the current Capcom Pro Tour season is ongoing. Genreally speaking, the game that we have now is the same as the one that came out last February (DLC characters notwithstanding).

However, Capcom does make some changes on occasion, usually when it comes to option selects. The latest option select that was removed from the game revolved around R. Mika’s Irish Whip. Prior to the change, R. Mika could input her Irish Whip command (forward or back with strong punch) and it would catch her opponents if they pressed buttons, or did nothing. With the change however, the move no longer completes its grab animation on counter hit.

Javits Arias demonstrated this chance in a tweet which you can see below.

The effect of this change is quite the nerf for the move as part of Mika’s pressure. Prior to this, the only answer to the option select was to block, allowing Mika to continue her pressure. Now, players can simply try to poke it out with a fast normal with little risk, as the counter hit will no longer lead into a full combo from Mika.

Source: Javits Arias (Twitter)