The BlazBlue Thread: all the imports!

[Minato]

Thanks! :3c

This is what I have for the art, and I've ordered a blue balltop, and orange buttons. I already have some blue buttons left over from the last mod.

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I like the art. Eva's just so awesome.

I haven't played BBCS today, but I'm planning to switch my Rachel's play style up a bit. I'm going to focus less on damage and more on okizeme so I can restart combos instead of ruining combos with proration.

 

[Lore]

Thanks! :3c

This is what I have for the art, and I've ordered a blue balltop, and orange buttons. I already have some blue buttons left over from the last mod.

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OMFG.

I should have done Evangelion for mine, but I didn't want the guy at FedEx Office/Kinkos to look at me weird. I definitely regret it...

Edit: I found another Star Wars reference in Bang's story mode:

Bang
I sense something... A presence I've not felt-

 

[Jam Stunna]

I'm going to man up and learn how to play this game on stick. And also learn Litchi's new bnb and stop relying on her ******** damage output to save me.

Also, what are the chances that Makoto gets released on PSN's update this Tuesday?

 

[Gates]

Also, what are the chances that Makoto gets released on PSN's update this Tuesday?

 

[Jam Stunna]

That simultaneously makes me very happy and very angry

 

[Lythium]

Why is that?

Also, does that mean that she's being released before the 5th?

 

[Grey Belnades]

Q:Will Makoto DLC be released in the US on the same day as in Japan?

A:We are cautiously optimistic that it will be.

From the Blazblue: CS FAQ thread.

It's somewhere near the middle of the body of the post.

 

[Jam Stunna]

Why is that?

Also, does that mean that she's being released before the 5th?

Happy because I want to play as her

Angry because I would have waited another week for the actual disc if it meant I didn't have to pay extra.

 

[Lythium]

Happy because I want to play as her

Angry because I would have waited another week for the actual disc if it meant I didn't have to pay extra.

I see.

CS would have to have been completed several months ago in order for it to be released at the date it was. In my opinion, they're still working on characters regardless of shipping date. And it's not like Makoto's already on the disc waiting to be unlocked (a la Namco). I'm okay paying an extra five bucks for a character, because it means that I won't have to buy another updated copy of the game in six months or a year.

Or maybe I just don't understand why people gripe about DLC.

 

[Jam Stunna]

I see.

CS would have to have been completed several months ago in order for it to be released at the date it was. In my opinion, they're still working on characters regardless of shipping date. And it's not like Makoto's already on the disc waiting to be unlocked (a la Namco). I'm okay paying an extra five bucks for a character, because it means that I won't have to buy another updated copy of the game in six months or a year.

Or maybe I just don't understand why people gripe about DLC.

If this were true, I'd shut up about it. But I'm almost certain there will be another BlazBlue. After all, there were five different versions of GGXX. Yearly releases are their bread and butter.

 

[Lythium]

If this were true, I'd shut up about it. But I'm almost certain there will be another BlazBlue. After all, there were five different versions of GGXX. Yearly releases are their bread and butter.

I'm almost certain that there will be more versions of Blazblue too. But Guilty Gear and Calamity Trigger didn't have the technology to update the current game. CS does. So, here's hoping that this iteration will last longer.

Anyway, I'm not going to argue with people about how to spend their money. I just don't see the point in complaining about DLC.

 

[Jam Stunna]

Well then, let me try to understand your perspective. Why is this kind of DLC a good thing?

 

[Lythium]

I'll just start by saying that I believe that quality additional content at a price, especially when it costs a small company like ASW significant resources to develop, is completely justified. To begin with, a video game is a product that a company expends resources to produce, so additional content that costs resources to produce makes a lot of sense to me. For a character like Makoto, that means resources to produce new music, sprites, voices, mechanics, and so on.

But, it seems like there is this everlasting stigma that gamers have become afflicted with to where their sense of entitlement grants them a "complete game" whenever they choose to buy any product, outside of whatever factors might come of it. Stuff like, "It should be in the game already" or other stuff really creeps up a lot. I can live with this, since it’s not my place to say where money should be spent.

But really, you bought BlazBlue at $40, wouldn’t you pay just a little extra to have more quality content that ASW worked hard to produce? Basically, the outrage at DLC is getting quite old. It's an acceptable substitute to paying for a new game every year, if the content is enough to justify the transaction.

 

[Lore]

Of course, we should boycott all DLC! All Rock Band songs should be on the disk instead of realeased as DLC! You know they're going to eventually make a sequel, so why should we buy songs that should be on the sequel's disk?

Those greedy hastards at Harmonix...

I'm ok with dlc as long as it's reasonably priced and not on the disk already.

Anyway, I'm finishing Story Mode today.

 

[Octave]

I'm fine with spending money on the DLC since I got my copy for $25 after trading in old BlazBlue (on the 360) and another game. They're going to be $5 each, though?

 

[Rutger]

I'm pretty sure the DLC character are going to be about $8 each.

 

[Raziek]

Thanks! :3c

This is what I have for the art, and I've ordered a blue balltop, and orange buttons. I already have some blue buttons left over from the last mod.

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Did you intend on combining with Simon and I? I haven't placed our order yet. Or were you planning on doing the print/cut yourself?

 

[Kuraudo]

I used to not like Makoto's outfit. Seeing her fight (and her Astral heat. LMFAO!) and more of her personality in CS, I'm warming up to her.

Not dropping Ragna for anyone else though. She's just cool. XD

 

[Jam Stunna]

http://kotaku.com/5602351/blazblue-continuum-shift-gets-two-special-editions-in-europe

Screw you Europe!

 

[Gates]

I'm fine with spending money on the DLC since I got my copy for $25 after trading in old BlazBlue (on the 360) and another game. They're going to be $5 each, though?

I traded in 3 games and got my copy of BlazBlue for a dollar.

http://kotaku.com/5602351/blazblue-continuum-shift-gets-two-special-editions-in-europe

Screw you Europe!

Yeah **** Europe. I wish I had a bunch of useless crap along with my copy of BlazBlue that I'd have to pay like $20 extra for.

 

[Lythium]

Did you intend on combining with Simon and I? I haven't placed our order yet. Or were you planning on doing the print/cut yourself?

I'm doing it for an SE, so I can't get a plexi for it, so I won't be ordering with you guys. I'll need it to stick somehow, so I'll just get it printed and lami-labeled at Kinko's.

 

[Rutger]

http://kotaku.com/5602351/blazblue-continuum-shift-gets-two-special-editions-in-europe

Screw you Europe!

The boxart is so horrible though.
What the hell happened to Tsubaki's and Ragna's face?

The artbook would be nice though, oh well.

 

[Lythium]

Tsubaki's face is troubling in that boxart.

I dunno, I think Europe deserves something. They get screwed over all the time. It does kinda suck that you can't get it here though.

 

[Minato]

It's too hard using Rachel online. The whole experience is just so painful. lol
Less than 180 days until the supposed patch comes out.

 

[Lore]

It's too hard using Rachel online. The whole experience is just so painful. lol
Less than 180 days until the supposed patch comes out.

It's just painful for me online. I'm still terrible, lol.

I unlocked dat ***, and BB3 looks like it's story will be amazing.

I'm considering maining Noel, but her damage is lolbad.

 

[Rutger]

It's too hard using Rachel online. The whole experience is just so painful. lol
Less than 180 days until the supposed patch comes out.

Tsubaki is painful enough, I can't even imagine how Rachel would be.
Actually, I'm probably not that far from Rachel right now.

 

[Minato]

It's just painful for me online. I'm still terrible, lol.

I unlocked dat ***, and BB3 looks like it's story will be amazing.

I'm considering maining Noel, but her damage is lolbad.

I think Noel's damage isn't too bad. Her problem is starting combos. At least, that's how it is for me. Starting from an overhead will prorate the damage, but you can still get 3,000 damage off of it. I think her good BnBs can pull over 4k if I'm not mistaken. To get a good opening for those, I feel like I have to bait out moves and Counter Hit whenever possible with 5C of something.

And I still need to finish story mode. I've been trying to complete each one before moving onto the next one. I'd say I'm about halfway there. I really want to use Mu though.

Especially since she has a Dizzy color in the DLC.

 

[Lythium]

I have to agree with you about Noel. Her damage isn't that bad, but all of her moves are terribly unsafe now.

 

[Gates]

So BlazBlue has pretty good advice memes.
http://www.dustloop.com/forums/showthread.php?8422-Blazblue-Advice-Memes

And this whole post (#723).
http://www.dustloop.com/forums/show...e-Advice-Memes&p=701288&viewfull=1#post701288

 

[Lythium]

Haha, it's funny because it's true.

edit:

 

[Rutger]

Makoto's out on 360 it seems.

Here's a video of her challenge mode.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsxfu0hUHIk

 

[Lythium]

Hmm, I just checked the Playstation store, and I don't see it.

 

[Pitzer]

Makoto is freaking amazing. Already love her.

Btw My fav ones are

 

[Jam Stunna]

That instant block one is pretty good

 

[Gates]

EDIT: Nevermind.

 

[Lythium]

I think I missed the punchline. :x

 

[Lore]

LOL @ the advice pics.

I have to agree with you about Noel. Her damage isn't that bad, but all of her moves are terribly unsafe now.

Yeah.

She also seems to have really, really low priority.

Hmm, I just checked the Playstation store, and I don't see it.

The PSN store updates around noon on Tuesday (I think), so we should be seeing her soon.

 

[Lythium]

COOOOOL.

But yeah, I'm playing Noel off and on, and it's so hard to get combos started. Her 6B gets stuffed by everything. And her 6C is so slow now. T_T

 

[Lore]

COOOOOL.

But yeah, I'm playing Noel off and on, and it's so hard to get combos started. Her 6B gets stuffed by everything. And her 6C is so slow now. T_T

I know. x_x

She's so much fun to play, but she really sucks. I'll probably main her if she gets buffed in the patch.

 

[Lythium]

I know. x_x

She's so much fun to play, but she really sucks. I'll probably main her if she gets buffed in the patch.

I'm not sure if I'm going to main her or not. I really like Noel and she's really fun, but at the same time, if I start autopiloting, my play gets pretty bad. I know enough of her combos to play her, but not as well as CT. I guess I'll try Makoto when she comes out, but I'm not holding my breath after I waited so long for Tsubaki, and was disappointed.

At the moment, all I have is Hakumen. Which is fine, because I really need to learn Kishuu combos. -_-