Because these are very high level players, top 8 out of 1500+ entrants, international players from all over the world coming. There is history with the players, rivalries, all of which create upsets and "hype"
debatable. There aren't any 8-2 matchups in SSF4 that I know of. The whole Yun/Fei thing is being blown out of proportion and the game isn't even out that long ( 1-2months at most for console).
Outside of hype whats so different about SSF compared to MK?
Technical gameplay, consistencies, higher learning/skill curve, footsies, no garbage throw tech, yomi gameplay and a few more.
ROFL 2 months is not enough time and I can't believe you think so. Why would Viper get nerfed? There was only 2 that I can name off the top of my head in top 32. Viper is a super technical character and one of the hardest (if not the hardest) character to play. Not even that long ago Wong claimed charge characters blow up Yun/Yang, and not to long after that NO Yun/Fei/Yang was in top 3 in team SBO west coast qualifiers. Not to mention Latif and Wolfkrone are one of the BEST SSF4 players, they aren't just some scrubs that FOTM their way to top 8.
So more chess like fighting style compared to MK's aggressive fighting style?
ROFL? troll more please
uhhhh racist much? MK's aggressiveness is so dumb down compared to SF4. A jumping punch forces the opponent into a 50/50 grab attempt that in itself is a 50/50 break that you can't tell? LOL and on knockdown can lead into another 50/50 jumpin punch?
Ok so it boils down to preference and no i'm not being racist, i'm stereotyping.
Ugh! Seriously why are you here even trying? -_-
Umm, trolling? Thats the damn truth. People are either doing overly aggressive crap like poongko or they are getting some lucky reads. Mk is all up to the player not to do some dumb shit which is why so many people dont like it. Most of the technicality is pointless in SF. Look at the MK finals versus SF's. Perfect Legend won because of some precise reads and the fact that REO didnt react to certain things he did. SF's finals was Latif taking unnecessary risk that cost him the title (even though he is still a beast) and Fuudo turtling. Sf has never truly rewarded people for being aggressive unlike mk.
I know right?!? and both justin and daigo were perfected in their matches...O.M.G
You could say the same for MK. During the finals PL did many "guesses" with wakeup spin and a lot of them were blocked or whiffed.
Fuudo was turtling or being defensive because latif was being aggressive, thats what i meant. And yes not everyone is perfect but its more evident in sf of guesses that are just random as hell. MK isnt purely aggressive, you must be defensive in short burst of time which is why i love mk, because it forces you to fight in a FIGHTING game. Though i do think SF's footises and some combo premises are superior, overall mk is just a better package.
Well if you say fuudo was being defensive because latif went on the aggression, then couldn't you say if fuudo went on the over-offensive to counter latif wouldn't that be "overly aggressive crap like poongko"?
just reeks ignorance. I mean I don't even play SSF4 (I prefer 3rd strike), but I won't deny that SF4 is a solid fighting game, nor say MK9 is a bad game. Both are different and should be different but to make statements like "XYZ game is trash, because I think ABC is better" is stupid.
1.)Thats not what i meant
but saying SF4 is more hype for that sole reason? lol cmon now
Yeah yeah, i can imagine you rolling in the floor. Anyway, I never said tiers are locked. When I said "MK would still be superior if players had more time with SSF4" I meant that it would take some time until tiers change relevantly without capcom waving the nerf bat arround. Yun and fei would still be dominant. Also, I don't know viper that well and thats why i've said "Maybe".
MK9 balance wasn't so great when it came out or even after a few patches. KL/Raiden rain supreme for awhile, Cyrax/Kano were up there, sheeva/baraka/stryker were all considered garbage pre-buff. Its the nature of a game to have changing tiers and patches plays a big role. Nobody thought they would see a Juri would be in top 32, prefer 2010 nobody thought adon was good, etc etc. I wouldn't be surprise if a T-Hawk blew it up and placed well, afterall there are "grandmasters" T-Hawks in Japan.
