It was meant to be a joke my bra :) After reading your post I understand where you are coming from so it's no biggy if I miss midweek sessions. They are not consistent enough anyway. Thanks KK for the great times we had and for hosting. On 25 Mar 2015 16:41, "Ryan Williams" <ryan820509@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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? >>>>> >>>> >>> >