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Yeah based on what I've seen of you with chars it didn't seem like Mileena was really what you usually go for. She seems to be a savage and you're usually a more measured player. Or at least you pretend to be. 😉

That link wasn't nearly as sexy as I was expecting it to be.

That link wasn't nearly as sexy as I was expecting it to be.

It's a Kelly Bundy game. It looks good but has no depth.
 

Yeah my thought is that just like anything else, rollback implementation can be a sliding scale. 
 
KI is on the upper end of that scale, but as Ve said it was designed totally with that in mind. And the way that game works, if it had any kind of consistent delay/hiccups it would completely fall the fuck apart. 
 
Strive was very clearly pivoted to rollback during development (based on that delicious delay netcode beta) but that doesn't mean that it won't be a solid implementation. Just may not be quite as remarkable as some of the "built into the bones" exemplars. But if we're talking the difference here between A+ and A, for example, that's still great for the player base overall.

Play it on a DS/3DS because the other versions are a mobile port, which isn't terrible and a enhanced Switch port of the mobile version which sort of is terrible control wise.
 
 

Yeah I sometimes get overwhelmed with chars like that too. I find it helps a lot to break it down to a binary, maybe trinary mix up that seems strong and just get used to that. Like building any other set of skills it can help to "chunk" it and learn it piecemeal. 
 
Also, general question: I have zero clue about the meta of this game but when watching Rooflemonger's "winners + loser" vid for Ultimate recently he mentioned that Robocop's big goofy metal ass is hanging out at the bottom of the barrel. What puts him in the basement? Not contentious just curious.

Just to temper some expectations.
 
KI does in fact have the best netcode of any fighting game, however, the focus on online play was built in to the very design of the game engine and how KI utilizes it. I doubt that level of commitment will be present in strive.
 
it will doubtless still be a dramatic improvement over the usual Arksys solution though.

Well you have a lot of choices there honestly.
 
Jago is the obvious one, unbelievably solid in most areas with exceptional normals and midrange presence. Limited Yolo factor though.
 
Kim has great movement and normals to play a very SFVish neutral. However, she has a resource to manage to really maximize.
 
Orchid is basically the same story as jago with more of a rush down bent. Her instinct is a lot more swingy than jago also.
 
Rash is very similar to Orchid actually. He definitely stronger but a less flexible character overall in my opinion.
 
Arbiter has the same girnormous normals as tusk, but severely lacks in mixups and mobility. In exchange he gets some solid set play (it’s the only time his mixup is actually scary). Also a gun.
 
Maya also has exceptional midrange and neutral buts it’s very unconventional. 
 
other obvious answers are Mira and Aria because they kind of do everything, you just have to live with their built in drawbacks.
 
Thunder is also a good choice but his neutral isn’t that devastating. He does have good buttons, and he get paid big time for getting in.
 
im sure I’m forgetting something. A side effect of the depth of the characters is that there are some I really don’t know very well.

If you haven't played it TWEWY (that fuckin' acronym) is worth checking out just because of how the battle system is implemented. I played it on the original DS cart so not sure if/how they tweaked it for other releases, but it used the two screen system in an interesting way.
 
Never beat it, just kinda fell off about halfway through. And to RSG3's point the MC is a cunt. 
 
Great music though. 

I don't think our ping was hardly ever above 80 and averaged around 65. 
 
There wasn't a single hiccup on my end, and things were smooth enough that I hit like 80% of my "victory jumps" so yeah, netcode is leagues better than SFV

I did notice a sharp uptick in Grand Uppahs at a certain point. 😉
 
SoR4 is definitely fun. Was cool to play it with someone else. This game has a couple of pain points that can really bleed off health and lives, so if we can just squeeze past those with a little less attrition we can definitely get a clear run in. Those fucking bikers at the end were command grabbing us like they were married to Smug and Itabashi. 
 
The one thing that sucks about rebuying on PS4 is I lost the score XP I had on Switch. Wasn't a ton but gotta unlock stuff again. Although when you were hosting it looked like I could pick from everything you had unlocked which is nice. 
 
Speaking of the connection, I didn't see any issues the whole time. Ping was pretty good throughout. Add SoR4 to the list of games with better online than SFV. 😝

I did notice a sharp uptick in Grand Uppahs at a certain point. 😉
 
SoR4 is definitely fun. Was cool to play it with someone else. This game has a couple of pain points that can really bleed off health and lives, so if we can just squeeze past those with a little less attrition we can definitely get a clear run in. Those fucking bikers at the end were command grabbing us like they were married to Smug and Itabashi. 
 
The one thing that sucks about rebuying on PS4 is I lost the score XP I had on Switch. Wasn't a ton but gotta unlock stuff again. Although when you were hosting it looked like I could pick from everything you had unlocked which is nice. 
 
Speaking of the connection, I didn't see any issues the whole time. Ping was pretty good throughout. Add SoR4 to the list of games with better online than SFV. 😝

Fuck almighty, I love that game. 
 
thanks @GetTheTableswe almost beat it which is pretty dope. If you couldn’t tell, I learned half way through that axel has an OTG uppercut lolol. 
 
ggs we’ll have to do it again soon 

@KingTubbGGs man. That was a good run considering I haven't played that game since it came out. Good times amigo.

Maybe just start a game and I’ll be able to join??

@KingTubbAlright good to go. Invite away? Not 100% sure how this works. 
 
May need to use this online game option thingie.

@KingTubbJust finished up KI. I can be on SoR in 5 mins if you're still up for it.
 
Honestly not sure how many can play. Never did MP on this.

Actually her back has retained an attorney and filed an emancipation case. 😉

@HawkingbirdGGs man. Sorry to cut it off but I owe Tubb some SoR4. Was a lot of fun, will have to do it again sometime soon! Thunder is a beast.

@HawkingbirdCouple more for me.

Quick follow up: my efforts to sustain energy have failed. Gonna rain check KI for another day.
 
We'll all definitely cook off games soon though. Hopefully you and Ve can throw down later.

I'll get on about 20 minutes. I'm gonna eat. 

Not a big fan of mirror matches either. It's why I wish more characters both of their V-Skills and V-Triggers as viable options. At least then each character would have four slight variations to mix things up a bit.

No worries. It is looking like my FF14 group isn't getting together tonight so I can hit you up after KI. That'll probably be closer to 7:30-8ish (est).