Re: DRE: CTS community mail

  • From: Ryan Williams <ryan820509@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2015 16:41:29 +0200

I dunno, last time I checked, Xrd was still being played every Saturday. We
usually have a decent amount of people playing the game at any given time
and the number of players is mostly consistent unless someone can't make it.

There's nothing wrong with SF being played on stream if there are enough
players for it. I may not care all that much for SF these days (because of
how long I've played the game for) but I'm not opposed to it being played
or streamed, and I will play too if need be. The same applies to any other
fighting game that is played at our sessions. It's always dependent on the
level of support. We're a 'fighting game' community, not an 'Xrd' or 'SF'
or 'Tekken' or 'KOF' community. I think we lose sight of that sometimes. I
know we jokingly take jabs at each others' fighting game interests from
time to time, but it should never go beyond that or we will very quickly
find ourselves divided and without a scene.

Regarding Xrd, some time ago Paas asked everyone how they felt about the
game. My response at the time was positive. I was learning how to play my
character; learning how the system mechanics function, etc. It was a fun
experience.

Now that I've had some time to play the game extensively against good comp,
with a far better grasp of my character and the system mechanics, I can
honestly say the following.

I do not enjoy playing the game.

It would be easy for me to blame the game for my lack of enjoyment, but
that would be unfair and untrue. Truth be told, I can't really fault the
system (except Danger Time). I love how the defensive mechanics function
and how they do not completely nullify offense, even aiding one offensively
at times. I love how the game is offense-orientated and that blockstrings
actually function as intended (no mashing out). I also like my main, Chipp,
and the plethora of options available to him in terms of mobility, setups
and mixups.

So, what some may be asking then is, "If you like all of the above, why
don't you enjoy playing the game?". Well, I've invested quite a bit of time
in the game (as has everyone else), and I haven't gotten the results I
want. My aim in any fighting game is never 'to be the best' but to go toe
to toe with anyone in the group and perhaps win here or there. In Xrd, I
don't feel like I can go toe to toe with anyone, despite time put in. It
has nothing to do with the game. Everyone else knows what they're doing
with their characters and have a decent grasp of how to 'play' the game. I
don't think I'm on the same mental wavelength as everyone else in that
respect. Long story short, I don't think I play the game well enough to get
the results I want. Other players in the group are better and I can respect
that. But if I'm not even winning a game in a FT3 set after several
sessions' worth of play, then it should make sense why I don't enjoy
playing Xrd.

The other reason, and perhaps the most important one, is that the game
really makes me angry. I've played many fighting games over the years and
Xrd is the only one that really pushes me over the edge to the point that
I'm angry for the rest of the session. It happened this past Saturday. I
didn't feel like talking to anyone. I kept losing and I didn't feel like
playing anymore. I just played because people asked me to. Losing in other
games doesn't affect me nearly as badly as losing in Xrd. I have no idea
why. That's just the way it is.

The problem with this is that, despite it being funny to people, it affects
me on an emotional level that, in turn, affects how I interact with other
people at the session. I'm not saying that I'm upset at someone for beating
me; everyone knows me well enough to know that I'm not that guy. I'm saying
that losing in Xrd upsets me to the extent that I don't feel like talking
to anyone. Personally, I'd much rather have a good time playing a game and
interacting with people than not doing that and being upset all the time.

Does this mean that I will stop playing Xrd? Nope. I'll play it because the
game is worthy of support and there are enough people playing it to ensure
that it stays alive. I probably won't make midweek sessions anymore though,
as, quite frankly, I'm tired of being a punching bag. No one learns
anything about my character from playing me other than "If the character
gets hit, the round/game/match is over". My character is not so problematic
that people need me to be at a midweek session to grind out the matchup.
Everyone already knows how to fight Chipp. I'd rather suggest that if there
is a problematic matchup, that the midweek session be used for such
purposes. So, I'm stating for the record that I will not attend midweek
sessions anymore.

My apologies in advance, Manase.



On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 3:34 PM, Manase Zote <bmlzote@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Is this the beginning of the end for GG xrd at sessions?
> First it was SF on stream last session(I was part of this infidelity) now
> it's bloodborne.  Lol
> On 25 Mar 2015 15:24, "sameegh jardine" <sameegh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> This guy.
>>
>> So you've made the plunge then :]
>>
>> I'll be Bloodborning as well.
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 1:40 PM, euraima tobias <euraima@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> U guys wanna session or can I get into some bloodborne tonight?
>>> On 25 Mar 2015 1:37 PM, "Nicholas Robertson-Muir" <nicmuir@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> It's the launch command.
>>>> Lock-on and away from opponent+attack
>>>>
>>>> On 25 Mar 2015 12:02, "Manase Zote" <bmlzote@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > What is back attack?
>>>>
>>>
>>

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