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That doesn't change the fact that he moved over to the Capcom community and wasn't a part of the nuclear MK9 crowd.

People do make choices and changes in life. For example Bit used to play Tekken years ago -- that doesn't mean he's currently considered a part of the Tekken community..
and because P2W plays SF on the side doesnt make him a Capcom player either. PL isnt a capcom player but plays the game. Their roots are in MK. And he did in fact play MK9, he organized a lot of the Console Combats. He played Raiden, but as a 2012er i wouldnt really expect you to know that.
 
I don't understand variation loyalty. Variation loyalty is definitely something NRS would see as taking away from their desired effect I just described. Why refuse this feature? If you want to deal with harsh bipolar matchups as a price for character loyalty, we will always have Injustice for that.
I agree. I'm all about character loyalty and my favorite players are always those who have a love of their character that transcends their playstyle...but variation loyalty just seems silly to me. It would be like having an ultra or assist loyalty in Street Fighter or Marvel. Character loyalists should embrace and refine *all* aspects of their chosen character.....not 1/3rd of it.
 
@juicepouch and @Eric Z19 u guys do realize that there is a good chance of ppl being a variation specialist because a character may have one variation that does better than their other two and matchup wise is the best as well. Perfect examples of these are street fighter alpha 3 and capcom v snk 2. Let us not be overly optimistic and expect every variation to be "viable"
 

juicepouch

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@juicepouch and @Eric Z19 u guys do realize that there is a good chance of ppl being a variation specialist because a character may have one variation that does better than their other two and matchup wise is the best as well. Perfect examples of these are street fighter alpha 3 and capcom v snk 2. Let us not be overly optimistic and expect every variation to be "viable"
Let's not be overly optimistic and expect every character to have a variation that doesn't have death matchups either.
 
@juicepouch and @Eric Z19 u guys do realize that there is a good chance of ppl being a variation specialist because a character may have one variation that does better than their other two and matchup wise is the best as well. Perfect examples of these are street fighter alpha 3 and capcom v snk 2. Let us not be overly optimistic and expect every variation to be "viable"
That's a fair point, and if that's the way it works out it's perfectly reasonable. I'm really talking more about the people who are going into this thinking that they're going to rep and specialize in one particular variation up front. I don't see the point in that.
 

juicepouch

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Did I say that?..... Dnt put words into my mouth lol. Reading into my post way too much. Like I said, look at sf alpha 3 or capcom v snk 2 and come back to me.
No, you're saying that one variant could be the best and people can specialize and sunshine and rainbows and all that shit. I'm saying that in the real world the chances that NRS can make a game with 20+ characters with 3 variants without your chosen variant main having a horrendous matchup is slim to none.
 
No, you're saying that one variant could be the best and people can specialize and sunshine and rainbows and all that shit. I'm saying that in the real world the chances that NRS can make a game with 20+ characters with 3 variants without your chosen variant main having a horrendous matchup is slim to none.
Umm yeah that could happen lol. Did u disregard the last part of my last post? Check out those 2 games and you will see what I mean. I am not saying this will be the case for all characters but there is a chance that it will be that way for some. Also what classifies as the "real world" for a fighting game?. Stick to actual evidence when arguing :p. You aren't getting what I am saying I believe.
 

ShArp

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Speaking of Character's variation loyalists.... Im sure I'll be the one who will grind the f*ck out of Displacer variation...
 
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and because P2W plays SF on the side doesnt make him a Capcom player either. PL isnt a capcom player but plays the game. Their roots are in MK. And he did in fact play MK9, he organized a lot of the Console Combats. He played Raiden, but as a 2012er i wouldnt really expect you to know that.
Again, I'm aware of this -- but he hasn't been playing MK as a 'main' game in 4 years, since he became mostly Capcom-focused. Console Combat wasn't an MK-only series, and he wasn't participating in MK9 for most of its run there.. And It's now 2015..
 
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