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theScore esports takes us through Leffen’s journey from Super Smash Bros. Melee community villain to god-slaying Evo champion

Team Solo Mid’s William “Leffen” Hjelte, who hails from Sweden, has had quite the journey to get to where’s he at currently at in the fighting game community. He is not only a top player in his main game (Super Smash Bros. Melee), but he has been transferring his Melee fundamentals in recent years over to other titles such as the Marvel vs. Capcom series and Bandai Namco’s Dragon Ball FighterZ. Only 24-years-old, Leffen has had a lot of success in such a short amount of time and, needless to say, he isn’t going nowhere anytime soon.

In this latest mini-documentary by theScore esports, they cover Leffen’s volatile beginnings in competitive Melee — going over how he built an infamous reputation through trash talk and bad behavior both offline and online that got him banned from tournaments in Europe for a while. After that, the video goes over his reformation into a respectable player who toned down his behavior and let his skills do the work instead.

 

It then goes on to show how Leffen earned the title “god slayer” by beating the five “gods” of Melee and winning the toughest tournaments in both the United States and Europe throughout the years. These accomplishments eventually culminated in his biggest career win earlier this year by becoming the Melee Evo 2018 champion–the first non “god” to accomplish this feat. All this and more about Leffen in the 31-minute video above.

Source: theScore esports

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Rooflemonger analyzes the biggest winners and losers of the latest Dragon Ball FighterZ balance patch

Earlier this week, Dragon Ball FighterZ received an update that altered every single character on the current roster. This should inevitably lead to a notable shift in the competitive meta, as some mighty warriors gain the chance to rise, while others may see a dip in their overall strength.

After releasing a pair of breakdown videos before and after the patch went live, YouTuber Rooflemonger has now taken a look at the characters he believes are the biggest winners and losers in this new version of DBFZ.  You can see the full video below, which includes timestamps to jump forward to Rooflemonger’s thoughts on a specific character.

Once you’ve given the video a watch, feel free to share your thoughts on which FighterZ are the most blessed or cursed in the comments section below. Will you be switching teams or picking up any new characters due to these changes, or will you stick to your current squads?

Source: Rooflemonger

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Mikado Arcade’s Street Fighter Carnival 12 begins with World Heroes 2, Kinnikuman Muscle Grand Prix 2, and Fighting Layer tournaments

2018 may almost be over, but some of the hottest arcade action is just starting up over in Japan! World-famous Mikado Arcade has just started Street Fighter Carnival 12, a multi-game tournament series designed to promote high-level gameplay in a wide variety of legacy FGC titles.

Opening up the festivities are World Heroes 2, Kinnikuman Muscle Grand Prix 2 (a personal favorite!), and the original Fighting Layer.

You can follow the action of SFC12 by subscribing to Mikado’s official YouTube channel. For the night owls in the US, you can even try to catch them when they livestream.

Source: Mikado Arcade

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VesperArcade discusses changes that could help Urien kill, crush, and destroy in Season 4 of Street Fighter V

Urien has been a hot source of contention within the Capcom offices in regards to changes. His changes in Season 2 were almost nearly reverted in the subsequent patch for the season, after having realized it made him too strong. This was likely the effect of Urien being the last addition to the roster of Season 1, and few people unearthing his potential at that time.

He has fared slightly better in Season 3, but still has issues that cause him not to be a high-echelon character. VesperArcade discusses some tweaks — including a faster walk speed and better tick throw options — that could put him on that pedestal going forward.

Source: VesperArcade

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VesperArcade discusses changes that could help Urien kill, crush, and destroy in Season 4 of Street Fighter V

Urien has been a hot source of contention within the Capcom offices in regards to changes. His changes in Season 2 were almost nearly reverted in the subsequent patch for the season, after having realized it made him too strong. This was likely the effect of Urien being the last addition to the roster of Season 1, and few people unearthing his potential at that time.

He has fared slightly better in Season 3, but still has issues that cause him not to be a high-echelon character. VesperArcade discusses some tweaks — including a faster walk speed and better tick throw options — that could put him on that pedestal going forward.

Source: VesperArcade

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rooflemonger visually breaks down the patch notes of Dragon Ball FighterZ in these videos

With a new patch comes a new layer of meta and play changes for Dragon Ball FighterZ. While there was a rough outline of how the patch would change the game, there were a few unknowns and some ambiguous verbiage within the notes themselves. This caused rooflemonger to create a pre-patch analysis video of what he viewed the changes to be.

Since the patch, he has begun checking the accuracy of his previous video. He saw many things proved to be correct, including the loss of the ability to create mixups off of Bardock and Android 16’s Level 3s. But also, he saw amazing new stuff: such as amazing buffs to Beerus that brings him into a higher realm of existence, Broly being able to connect 2H on smaller characters, and Goku Blue having a true tick command throw from any normal.

Source: rooflemonger

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BornFree interviews Tekken 7 threat Joey Fury at Red Bull Conquest 2018

BornFree continued his Red Bull Conquest 2018 interview series with a man that, at this point, is one of Tekken 7‘s most recognizable faces: recently signed Equinox pro Joseph “Joey Fury” Bennett.

Joey Fury’s reputation as a killer in Tekken 7 is well earned: from before the game was even out in the States, he was already defeating Saint and JDCR at Final Round 2017. At Red Bull Conquest he conquered legendary Tekken vet Mr. Naps; between this and the incredible positivism in his 40+ minute plus interview above, it’s hard to see Joey slipping from his consistently-high tournament placements anytime soon.

Source: BornFree

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Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Gogeta and Broly (Super Saiyan Full Power) blast into Dragon Ball Xenvoerse 2 in Extra Pack 4

The strongest fighters from Dragon Ball Super: Broly have arrived

While the upcoming movie, Dragon Ball Super: Broly might be a couple months away, releasing on January 16, 2019, in the U.S., Bandai Namco Entertainment is already announcing new DLC for Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 to hype up the upcoming film.

While the title character, Broly, is no surprise, Gogeta, who has until this moment remained a non-canon fusion of heroes Goku and Vegeta, is now recreated with new moves, an even cooler sense of confidence, and a Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan (SSGSS or Super Saiyan Blue) transformation.

While potentially spoiling some of the fun for fans wanting to wait until the film releases, Bandai Namco Entertainment already shared a new trailer for the film showcasing the canon iteration of Gogeta to promote the new Broly being added to the mobile fighter, Dragon Ball Legends.

Players can catch a five-second teaser for the new character below, shared by Dragon Ball personality, Rhymestyle. While five seconds is certainly brief, even when compared to the seemingly short 30-second trailers for Dragon Ball FighterZ, the teaser captures the essence of the new blue Gogeta and his original techniques. Gogeta’s fast blue energy blasts remind me of Broly’s own Blaster Shell technique with his own spin.

Not to be overpowered by the azure fusion fighter, Broly (Super Saiyan Full Power), not to be confused with the community named mastered state from Dragon Ball Z of the same name, is also heading to Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 as part of the Extra Pack 4 DLC set.

If Broly wasn’t already intimidating enough, this new iteration of the character is power incarnate. With new duds and his familiar green glow, Broly is bound to be a worthy opponent (or partner) in any Xenoverse mission.

There’s always a ton to look forward to with Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 in terms of both paid and free content and Extra Pack 4 will be no different. On top of receiving the two powerhouse fighters, players who purchase Extra Pack 4 will also obtain the Tournament of Power Arena from the last arc of the Dragon Ball Super anime as a playable stage.

While not explicitly stated, one can assume, as it has been done with all DLC packs for the title, players will also have the ability to learn Gogeta and Broly’s new moves through additional parallel quests that add even more wacky time traveling stories to the title. I’m hoping for a classic Broly vs. New Broly showdown alongside a Vegito Blue vs. Gogeta Blue smackdown, what about you?

Never to be left without a gift for the holiday, all players regardless of whether they purchase Extra Pack 4 or not will gain access to the Santa outfit and Broly’s wig for their custom characters. There’s bound to be more free content as well so keep your senses heightened.

Expect more information and a full-length trailer showcasing both of the Dragon Ball Super: Broly characters and the rest of the additional content coming to Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 through Extra Pack 4 and the free update to be released in the near future.

Those who can’t wait to add more content to Xenoverse 2 can download even more music from the anime through the recently released Anime Music Pack 2, which is also downloadable for Dragon Ball FighterZ.

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC.

Source: Bandai Namco; Rhymestyle

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Stumblebee chronicles the history of Street Fighter V’s origin and improvements in “From Chump to Champ”

Street Fighter V has often been the most divisive numbered title in the franchise’s 30-year history. While many new players love the title, many veterans to the series can’t help but look at it with disdain compared to older titles.

With all of that aside, Stumblebee discussed the massive divergence from older titles in this video chronicling the history of Street Fighter V. He also goes into great detail on the initial sparseness of content, the gameplay and input lag issues — and also shows how Capcom has taken steps to right the course of their most important Street Fighter title yet.

Source: Stumblebee

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New punishment options and adjusted hitboxes make Tekken 7 Season 2 Eddy a little more well-rounded

Polarized “gimmick” characters like Tekken 7‘s Eddy are difficult to balance for tournament play, and often end up being too weak due to their overt reliance on opponent unawareness. While Eddy saw tournament success in Season 1, Namco has nonetheless decided to bring Eddy a little bit closer to center with his changes in Season 2.

Eddy’s biggest changes come in the form of getting a new, much needed i14 punish in the form of B+24, a new safe mid power crush, a wall bounce on his valuable ff+3 power poke, and a nerf to his bizarre SS3+4 hitbox. A mixture of buffs and nerfs means its difficult to tell where Eddy will end up in the long run, but since his core crush game is in tack, it seems like he should be just fine.

Source: That Blasted Salami

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