If you haven't seen this yet, this is Aris's thoughts after Evo2k11 on the whole Bob issue.
(go to the 22 minute)
http://www.avoidingthepuddle.com/news/2011/8/4/atp-podcast-evo-recap.html
Here are just some of aris's quotes:
"...right after pools, it was like every match was insane.....like there was just killers vs. killers ...and at that point I thought tekken 6 was going to be great this year, ya know, it was amazing. And then maaaaaan let me tell you, it got to top 8...."
"Unfortunately Ryan hart who was the Kazuya player, and Mr. Napps who was the Bryan player, both lost immediately when they played top 8. So what that did is, it left 4 Bobs and 2 Laws"
"Originally I was slated, I was asked by the evo staff to do commentary for top 8, but I ended up doing commentary for Mortal Kombat. They had asked me to do both, but I was slated to do commentary for top 8 for tekken up until Saturday....Rich decided he wanted to do top 8 commentary for tekken, so he told Keits that I[Rich] want to do it. So they let me know Rich wanted to do it instead of me, and I'm actually very glad he decided to do that because in my opinion tekken 6 was so boring."
"I mean....It's really unfortunate for the game....because it made tekken 6 look terrible"
"If I am a huge tekken fan and I love it and I think it was boring, that's a really bad sign"
"What's crazy is the level of gameplay was just like amazing. Like, these guys are hella fuckin good, they're playing totally solid, I mean just timing...whiff punishing and like throw breaking was amazing. Everyone did so well and like and like Fab and Kore, ya know, they're just both proof that they were the best, and you know Core really just performed phenomenally, but I mean the proof is in the pudding. That shit was boring."
"If history proves to repeat itself, I mean, that could be the nail in the coffin for tekken 6 as far as competitive gaming goes"
"Usually Evo dictates what happens to that game after Evo, and ya know...in this case will see what happens." (you know what happened)
"I was stunned. I did not think Mortal Kombat would be received so well. I did not think tekken 6 would be received so poorly. I mean, the crowd was hype for Mortal Kombat. Everyone was lovin' that shit. I think that, if Evo does dictate what happens to a game after Evo then Mortal Kombat is in good shape....that shit was amazing..."
My 2 cents: Evo 2k11 was hype for mk because it was the most varied top 8 there. Tekken 6 had been out for 3 years I believe, and having a bunch of Bobs put the nail in the coffin. The level of play for tekken was top notch (Just as a Kabal vs. Kabal at high level play would be), and yet it lead to it's death. Honestly I don't feel the same fate will happen to mk....but having a bunch of Kabals would bore the sh*t out of me. Seeing a bunch of Kabals would make the game look bad, especially on a grand stage...though odds of that are hella slim.
Top players can play however they want, so my opinion, or any casual/online player shouldn't matter to them; you play the game to win and to have fun. Though do know that the majority of the people that make up the streams, are casual/online players. As much as people complain about them complaing, they make up the majority of views for mk streams. It's only natural you would hear people complain. Best thing to is to just ignore them, and do what you do best.
Air Throw into any Smoke Bomb 
