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No patch till after evo, but will we get a hotfix for the special input window?

SwagMountains

Yes we Kahn
I can see what they were thinking. I'm sure more specials have been executed by newer players than ever before, but If I see another 111 punish by scar because of this ima cry. Honestly giving us a special window slider would be sick. New players would have their fun, and I can f2 from crouch without tryna hug the sun.
 

John Grizzly

The axe that clears the forest
I wasn't expecting a patch until after EVO, but I'm already dreading what the top 8 will look like on stage. We can only hope for a hero like Whiteboi to save it if it ends up all Aquaman, Black Adam, Superman and Batman.
 
Yes because there's so much Superman and Batman in these previous major top 8s.
You can't say the same about Adam and aqua man though. I think a small patch next week would be beneficial to the game at EVO. The only reason people don't want one is that in the past patches have been filled with major changes. If they just pushed one out with minor changes to the top and bottom it's not going to make the game worse in any way.
 

Cashual

PSN: Cansuela
I actually think the slider idea is a great one. How feasible it is to implement something like that, I have no clue but just spitballing, it sounds great.

The game already lets us customize our inputs, button mapping, negative edge, and shortcuts so this feels like a natural extension of that system.

Like you said, allowing us to choose the size of the buffer window would allow new players to more easily get specials and special cancels out of strings, while simultaneously allowing advanced players with no issue throwing fireballs to reliably go from crouch blocking to command normals without having to pause for fear of getting bad inputs.

In a FG where many situations are resolved within the span of 1-3 frames, it's simply inexcusable to hinder players ability to punish and/or counterpoke.

Nothing makes me want to put the pad down more than blocking a low mixup option, having a few frames to get my b1 full combo punish out, nailing it, and instead getting lanterns might and seeing Hal pick his front arm up harmlessly and stand there and say, "punch me right here in my ribs, seriously, do it....you've got about a full second to do it, so I'll wait."
 
Yeah the input buffer window is buns. For example if I block a fireball against Dr. Fate and attempt to hop over the next one I get grapple. Or if an oki setup and attempt to leap forward I get grapple as well.. Also 11 into techno tackle is a tick throw but it never comes out. The game herpy-derps the input and gives 11 into diagonal fireball like 96% of the time. It's really annoying