For some of his fans, one of the biggest bits of news to have come out recently is that Twitch.Hx.CYG BST|Daigo Umehara would be switching to Guile for ELEAGUE, and likely for the rest of Season 2 as well. While Umehara has used Guile before in games such as Super Street Fighter IV–and Super Street Fighter II Turbo–the move away from his established “main” Ryu has caused a lot of discussion among fans.
In a recent interview with PVP Live, Umehara talks about his move back to Guile, as well as other topics relevant to Street Fighter V Season 2’s balance, the Capcom Pro Tour, Evo Japan, and more. Regarding his switch to Guile, he chalks it up to having to play at a competitive level, and having to play whoever suits him best as a competitive player. For now, that character is Guile. However, if he we just playing for fun, he would stick with Ryu.
Regarding Season 2’s overall balance, he feels that the update cycle happened a bit too fast, and that has forced him to have to adapt just as fast to the changes to the game.
As for the Capcom Pro Tour, Daigo’s main wish is to see more new players from other regions make it out to Capcom Cup. He points out that currently, we see established top players traveling a lot, which tends to limit the number of new faces making it out. At the same time, he also states that we still need to let the players who are dominating the scene (which he currently says are the U.S. players) set the bar.
Umehara also talks a bit about Evo Japan, stating that the country hasn’t seen an open tournament of its size since the now-defunct Tougeki tournaments. His hope is that Evo Japan helps create more hype for fighting games back in his home country.
Of course, this isn’t all that Daigo talks about in the interview. You can read the rest over at PVP Live.
Source: PVP Live