Author: Corey "Missing Person" Lanier

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Red Bull Esports discusses the polarizing opinions regarding grapplers in fighting games

One doesn’t have to look too far to find how polarizing large grapplers can be in fighting games. Whereas some people get hype watching characters like Zangief, Abigail, and Birdie perform on the screen, others will be quick to decry the characters as cheap and overpowered due to their high health and damage outputs.

But once you take a look at the intricacies of the characters, it becomes easy to see why they provide hype. As Red Bull reports, the characters tend to take a higher degree of patience to set up their damage. They also discuss how the characters get hate due to the change in what could be considered — by some — to be proper meta play. Check out the full article here.

Source: Red Bull Esports

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Zato-1 takes a walk on the dark side in this Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 combo video

Zato has always been a largely popular character with Guilty Gear players, and his setups and abilities show exactly why he is popular. He doles out damage while looking amazing doing so.

In this combo video for Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2, we see a lot of impractical and flashy combos from Zato-1. From wall carriers to Free Willys that will make Birdie hang his head in shame, we see multiple different setups from grabs, jump-ins, and high and low mix-ups to showcase what high-execution Zato looks like.

Source: KurlyBandit

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ESPN Esports recaps the amazing upsets over Super Smash Bros. Melee at Genesis 5

If you were in hiding over the weekend, you likely missed some amazing hype at Genesis 5 in Super Smash Bros. Melee. The five gods are starting to fall, and they fell like dominoes at the hands of Plup — as the Sheik main dispatched of Armada, Mango, and the #1 ranked Hungrybox on his way to his title and a meteoric ascent in rank.

But that was not the only big story coming out of Genesis. As ESPN reports, not only did Plup slay giants, but further giants were slain earlier in the bracket, as Mew2King fell before top 8, and Leffen and Hungrybox continued their drama. Check out ESPN’s full report here.

Source: ESPN Esports

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Catch replays of hype Frosty Faustings X top 8 action in these uploads from Team Spooky

With so many games on the roster in only two days, catching what you want to see from Frosty Faustings X was a whirlwind for many. It’s likely you couldn’t catch all the action you wanted. Thankfully, Team Spooky has people covered.

The stream team has already uploaded top 8s from several tournaments that they broadcast on their channel. This included replays from Arcana Heart 3 Love Max Six Stars!!!!!!, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, and Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code. This includes play from top players such as Teemo, NYChrisG, SonicFox, JoeyD, and Punk.

Source: Team Spooky

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Urien has a V-Trigger II bug which completely removes his hurtboxes in Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition

While the response to Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition has been positive, it is not without its bugs. Urien has one that is potentially game-breaking until Capcom releases a patch to rectify it.

While toying around in the code, WydD — developer of sfvsim — discovered a bug where usage of Urien’s V-Trigger II can cause his hurtboxes to disappear, which translates into a completely invincible Urien. The bug is a result of his armor for V-Trigger II’s charged moves sharing the same ID as his hurtboxes, so when the armor is removed, so too the hurtboxes. He also notes that there is a PC workaround for now, but this is only in place of what will have to be an impending patch from Capcom.

Source: Loïc *WydD* Petit (Twitter)

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This season of The King of Fighters: Destiny wraps up with episode 24

All’s well that ends well. In this season finale of The King of Fighters: Destiny, the group face the toughest battle of their lives, as Rugal reaches his deity status. Chaos ensues, and Kyo finds himself up against it. This results in some epic scenes, which look to set up for the next season.

We also see the emergence of two other characters for the future of the series, including Geese Howard and Iori Yagami. With great storylines, and great production, we can’t wait for the next season!

Source: snkGame

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Seven different characters showcase their abilities in this Tekken 7 combo video

Tekken combo videos are always very entertaining to watch. Given how varied launchers can be within the system of Tekken 7, the specifics to perform a juggle can also vary widely, which lends itself to a degree of creativity not found in every game.

In this video from the Greek Tekken community, we see this creativity applied to Jin, Devil Jin, Dragunov, Kazumi, Kazuya, Heihachi, and Bryan. The combos range from long-running to just huge damage, and involve both wall-less combos to wall-breaking combos, showcasing nearly every situation in the game.

Source: Project omen gr

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1-2 Punch continues with episode two, discussing NuckleDu and Evo Japan

Zorine Te’s radio-based FGC program is back for its second episode. 1-2 Punch is on the FNTSY network, and deals solely with news within the fighting game community.

In the second episode, Zorine talks about various fighting game tournaments coming up, with the majority of her attention focused on the upcoming Evo Japan. She also later discusses the biggest free agent on the market currently — NuckleDu, who recently announced his departure from Team Liquid. Coming in at a solid 40 minutes, this show is definitely worth a listen.

Source: Esports Network

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Dezmu explores ways to escape the “scrub mentality” in his latest video

With a new set of fighting games awaiting release — including the already legendary Dragon Ball FighterZ — we are approaching a major influx of new players into fighting games. This brings back up a bevy of quotes which the veterans of the community will immediately label as “scrubby.” This mentality is not one exclusive to newcomers to the genre, but even older players will exhibit some of these traits as well.

So what exactly brands yourself as a scrub? And how do you escape a “scrubby” way of thinking, so that you can improve your game without any excuses? Dezmu from the Edmonton FGC discussed some of the finer mental nuances of the scrub mentality — and escaping it — in his most recent video.

Source: Team Edmonton Gamers

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XsK_Samurai opens up on Twitter with “Pro tips” to help everyone in fighting games

Learning to play fighting games can be easy. Really getting a grasp on how to play and excel at the genre is an entirely different thing altogether!

This is what XsK_Samurai saw as one of the deepest divides between players, and took to Twitter recently to explain some things that will help to level up the scene. From learning spacing and reactions, to deeper inner knowledge — such as asking yourself why you lost — he offers a treasure trove of information in a handful of tweets to help the community.

Source: Miky Chea (Twitter)