Evo is the world championship, I understand that the game has changed a lot but its still mk9. Kung lao was not the reason why Pl won Evo, there were enough Kung lao players at the time and Perfect legend is the only real kung lao up to this day that goes to and has won majors up to this day...thats says something my friend. The biggest arguement people had was the 24 low hat shenanigan. If people cant learn to block low and d1 punish it its their own problem... people werent really punishing Mileenas ex teleport at the time , its the same thingOkay, no. EVO is not an indication as to who the best in the world is, and that is precisely why Perfect Legend gets all the crap he does--he declares himself the MK9 world champion, but never shows up to any recent tourneys to defend his title. EVO was played when this game was young and VERY different, including his main, which was unanimously agreed to be fucked up (not saying that's the reason he won, but even he admits the nerfs changed his character a lot).
A better indication as to why PL is a good player was his display of Raiden during Frosty Faustings, but that's hardly enough to consider him the best in the US, let alone the world, especially since VSM wasn't there, and they proved themselves at that 5v5 in Final Round. Oh, PL beat Slips? Well, CD babied him twice. Whupty-doo (no offense, Slips. <3).
CD jr and REO have proven that they're the best in the US, and until Perfect Legend beats them at MLG, that EVO victory means shit.
but if for some reason you or CD Jr, etc. didn't finish in the top 5, that would be a huge let down not to have you guys in the 5v5What about running the 5 vs 5 event immediately after the EVO tourney is over and taking the 5 top placers from US to represent us?
What about running the 5 vs 5 event immediately after the EVO tourney is over and taking the 5 top placers from US to represent us?
dude I had the craziest idea after watching one of Aris podcasts.... what if everything you've been doing after Evo 2k11 has been sandbagging and this coming Evo you'd plow through everyone ha! That'd be the greatest move in fighting game history lmao.what exactly are the qualifications here? some ppl mentioned have only attended like 2 majors. yes they placed top 8, but that being the case, i could have stopped attending tourneys after 2 or 3 majors. so what if one of these guys goes to the next 2 majors and gets 9th? off the team? not top anymore lol? i think this community is waaaaaay to fickle and flip floppy to actually vote because their vote will change after almost every major.
just get a captain and have him select a team.
You can ''LOL'' at my personal opinion, as capitalised as you want, but it won't change anything.No CD Jr ? LOL.
He is the MKplayer with the most experience IMO, the chances of tom getting obliterated by an unkown matchup is very minimal ,even compared to guys like reo and cdjr.dude I had the craziest idea after watching one of Aris podcasts.... what if everything you've been doing after Evo 2k11 has been sandbagging and this coming Evo you'd plow through everyone ha! That'd be the greatest move in fighting game history lmao.
Back to point. Personally I think that you should either get the top 5 USA placers at Evo, or take the highest placing American and have him pick his team.
i would agree with that but Jax is God to people that don't know the MU, and i'm not sure if the EU has a Good enough Jax to prepare you guysYou can ''LOL'' at my personal opinion, as capitalised as you want, but it won't change anything.
Id rather have Pig Of The Hut instead of CDjr. Allot of people are thinking of person playing, and not the characters made available by selection of the person. If you choose CD you will get Jax, Rain, Smoke.
Pig Brings Mileena, Kenshi and CSZ, totally different characters, making a much wider spectrum to the USA team.
That seems fair. Who places top, is top.What about running the 5 vs 5 event immediately after the EVO tourney is over and taking the 5 top placers from US to represent us?
This isn't online, nor a micky mouse 5v5, lack of match up experiance won't be an issue, nor should it be for the other team. Thats completely out of the question.i would agree with that but Jax is God to people that don't know the MU, and i'm not sure if the EU has a Good enough Jax to prepare you guys
YOU'RE ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR LAST FIGHT!what exactly are the qualifications here? some ppl mentioned have only attended like 2 majors. yes they placed top 8, but that being the case, i could have stopped attending tourneys after 2 or 3 majors. so what if one of these guys goes to the next 2 majors and gets 9th? off the team? not top anymore lol? i think this community is waaaaaay to fickle and flip floppy to actually vote because their vote will change after almost every major.
just get a captain and have him select a team.
And what? You believe everything you read and everything other people say? If so, I own a bridge in Brooklyn Id like to sell you. Toms attended nearly every major tournament under the sun and then some. He comes to NY and stays at my house for weeks of end just to be able to be in NY and play REO, CD jr, CD, Maxter,Riu48 and lots of great players as much as he can. He doesn't hide from competition, he seeks it out. Say what you want about his tourney record, but you can't ever call him a coward.what? do you not see what mekane wrote? how can you guys possily vote for a guy who only appears top because of a weaker playing field. I now agree, no way should someone who can't place top with strong players in attendence play in this 5v5.
Its generally Americans looking down on US, so that's not the type of thing we would be into nor should you expect if that happaned, we just play them game regardless of some random American players much ''sought after respect''.If the US loses to EU do you know what these forums will be like for a whole year?! shiiiiiiiiiit.
I strongly disagree what if Reo/CD/CDjr/PL/Detroit (FOR EXAMPLE) got to eliminate each other before the ''top 5''?That seems fair. Who places top, is top.
dude I had the craziest idea after watching one of Aris podcasts.... what if everything you've been doing after Evo 2k11 has been sandbagging and this coming Evo you'd plow through everyone ha! That'd be the greatest move in fighting game history lmao.
Back to point. Personally I think that you should either get the top 5 USA placers at Evo, or take the highest placing American and have him pick his team.
Then you would still have Pig Of The Hut, Maxter, KT Smith, 16Bit, Morty, Dizzy, Tom Brady, ATL red, Chris G, Tyrant, Classy, Slips, Big D, iKizzle, J360, BWhizz...And many more.I strongly disagree what if Reo/CD/CDjr/PL/Detroit (FOR EXAMPLE) got to eliminate each other before the ''top 5''?
Tom, you place high at every tournament, and deserve to be in the top 5 just as much as anyone else. And I agree, that even though a captain would be bias, the community could be trusted even less.well, no.. i have not been holding back LOL, but if i had not gone into roulette character mode i'd have been top 8 at 1 or both of the last 2 events.
even still, the idea that i cant place top 8 with strong comp around is ridiculous because i have consistently done this. what i have done more then anyone else is put myself vs the best on WAY more occasions and been top WAAAAAAY more then not. so many others have only done this 1 or 2 times. try doing this 15 times and being top 8 in the high 80% to 90% range. i think its dumb that i could go to 6 majors and be top 4-8 in 4 of them then get 9th in the other 2 and be blown up. i see ppl who have only attended 1 or 2 majors get called "consistent top 8 placers".. REALLY?
we need a captain who will select the best team. i'd rather have a bias captain pick a team over an ignorant community.
I think you'd have to worry more about Senator123 than members of the EU team.MKF30
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Please don't missunderstand what I said man, if you need to go back and read the post again. I know your placings because I've watched every single one of those tournaments.well, no.. i have not been holding back LOL, but if i had not gone into roulette character mode i'd have been top 8 at 1 or both of the last 2 events.
even still, the idea that i cant place top 8 with strong comp around is ridiculous because i have consistently done this. what i have done more then anyone else is put myself vs the best on WAY more occasions and been top WAAAAAAY more then not. so many others have only done this 1 or 2 times. try doing this MANY times and being top 8 in the high 80% to 90% range. i think its dumb that i could go 6 of the last 7 majors and be top 4-8 in 4 of them then get 9th in the other 2 and be blown up. i see ppl who have only attended 1 or 2 majors get called "consistent top 8 placers".. REALLY? id say that along with the rest of my overall tourney resume makes me one of the top 8-10 players overall. i have been in the top 8 most of my MK9 tourney life, and been in the top 10 at every event but 1.
we need a captain who will select the best team. i'd rather have a bias captain pick a team over an ignorant community.