Month: April 2018

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BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle will be playable at Next Level Battle Circuit on Wednesday, April 11th

The Next Impact begins in NYC as Fates Intersect!

We’re officially less than two months away from the collision and conflict between four different universes in the upcoming BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle. The next impact will take place in Brooklyn, New York at Next Level Battle Circuit this Wednesday night, April 11th, courtesy of Arc System Works America. A tournament will be held at 6:00 p.m. ET, with special giveaways also being promised.

New York City is known for their powerful ASW community, with a number of players proficient in most — if not all — of their titles, virtually guaranteeing us some high-level action for the unreleased tag team crossover title. As always, the festivities will be streamed on twitch.tv/teamsp00ky. You can see ASW America’s announcement tweet below. As a reminder, the winner of the night’s Dragon Ball FighterZ tournament will also become the East Coast qualifier for June’s Summit of Power.

For more BBTAG action, you can check out the 2V2 tournament at Anime Ascension, player impressions, as well as two rounds of English team-specific pre-match intros.

BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle will be released for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC on Thursday, May 31st in Japan, with a North American release on the same platforms following on Tuesday, June 5th. A European release for PS4 and Switch is scheduled for Summer 2018. An online beta for Japan will take place sometime this May, though an English one has also been teased.

Sources: ArcSystemWorksU (Twitter); teamspooky (Twitter)

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VesperArcade’s Mir asks if Abigail was nerfed too harshly in Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition Season 3.5

With the initial launch of Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition and the Season 3 balance patch in mid-January, there was one character who seemed to draw much more attention and scrutiny from the community following the release of the patch notes: the monstrous Mad Gear auto enthusiast Abigail. Receiving easily the largest number of changes of any of the 28 veteran cast members — most notably including faster Light attacks — the giant gearhead appeared to be vroom-vrooming himself straight into the fast lane of competitive play, even if his trophy case at the Metro City Bay Area wasn’t full yet.

With the surprising arrival of the Season 3.5 rebalance, Abi has been given massive lumps on the head by the nerf bat: seeing reduced health, his Light attack speed reverted to Season 2.5, removing his new combos, a massive reduction in his overall damage and stun output across the board, and increased pushback on moves (rendering throw loops and previous oki situations obsolete). Though, he was compensated with an increase in his already high stun value, as well as notable improvements to his V-Trigger II’s additional attack Hybrid Charge.

Taking all of these factors — and a discussion about what made him so powerful previously — into consideration, VesperArcade’s Mir ponders if the gargantuan brawler (who just got third at Brussels Challenge: Major Edition, in the hands of Problem X) is still viable enough to be a contender in SFV’s new climate. You can hear his full arguments in the video below.

You can also check out Vesper’s thoughts on the surprising Cammy buffs, as well as SonicSol’s overiew of Nash’s changes if you’re looking for further character analysis.

What are your thoughts on the current standing of Abigail? Do you believe Capcom went a bit overboard in toning him down, or do you believe his nerfs were completely justified and handled extremely well? Provide your own perspective in the comments section below.

Source: VesperArcade

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VesperArcade’s Mir asks if Abigail was nerfed too harshly in Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition Season 3.5

With the initial launch of Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition and the Season 3 balance patch in mid-January, there was one character who seemed to draw much more attention and scrutiny from the community following the release of the patch notes: the monstrous Mad Gear auto enthusiast Abigail. Receiving easily the largest number of changes of any of the 28 veteran cast members — most notably including faster Light attacks — the giant gearhead appeared to be vroom-vrooming himself straight into the fast lane of competitive play, even if his trophy case at the Metro City Bay Area wasn’t full yet.

With the surprising arrival of the Season 3.5 rebalance, Abi has been given massive lumps on the head by the nerf bat: seeing reduced health, his Light attack speed reverted to Season 2.5, removing his new combos, a massive reduction in his overall damage and stun output across the board, and increased pushback on moves (rendering throw loops and previous oki situations obsolete). Though, he was compensated with an increase in his already high stun value, as well as notable improvements to his V-Trigger II’s additional attack Hybrid Charge.

Taking all of these factors — and a discussion about what made him so powerful previously — into consideration, VesperArcade’s Mir ponders if the gargantuan brawler (who just got third at Brussels Challenge: Major Edition, in the hands of Problem X) is still viable enough to be a contender in SFV’s new climate. You can hear his full arguments in the video below.

You can also check out Vesper’s thoughts on the surprising Cammy buffs, as well as SonicSol’s overiew of Nash’s changes if you’re looking for further character analysis.

What are your thoughts on the current standing of Abigail? Do you believe Capcom went a bit overboard in toning him down, or do you believe his nerfs were completely justified and handled extremely well? Provide your own perspective in the comments section below.

Source: VesperArcade