Posted by Chi-do-ri on August 3, 2009 at 10:56 a.m. #1

G1 Finals Loss is 100 GP + Total CP/#

Finals Win is 150 GP + Total CP/#

Unsure of the numbers you divide CP by to get bonus GP though

Posted by skatsi on August 3, 2009 at 1:40 p.m. #2

"G2 Rank Class Notes
• Round 2 Loss: +5 Grade Points."

If you beat an opponent the first round and gained 8000-10000+cp(dont know the exact number), you will gain 6gp which means cp is used to calculate gp gain even in round2 g2 loss.

Posted by Albert Wesker on August 3, 2009 at 1:44 p.m. #3

I know that G2 is that you get an extra GP point per every 7500 CP you earn, so if you lose in the semi-finals and have 22,500 CP, you get the 20 GP for making it to the Semi-finals plus an extra 3 GP for having 22,500 CP since 22,500 divided by 7500 is 3.

As for G1, you get an extra point for every 50,000 CP you earn.

Posted by Yuske Urameshi9 on August 3, 2009 at 2:57 p.m. #4

in free mode, being a G2 B, i have fought many different kinds of G3, i love those matches, hehe

Posted by sj on August 3, 2009 at 3:33 p.m. #5

It takes ages to reach G1. I'm at G2-C. If I'd use Sagat, I'd have much more GP, but I refuse to use cheat characters.

Posted by adon friend on August 4, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. #6

I won 2 g1 chips and I got 161 and 159 for back to back chips how come they won double ur xp for stuff like that or have a week dedicated to stuff like that

Posted by V Langs on August 4, 2009 at noon #7

Damn, 4 months in the army and from top 100 all the way to the 6000's sheesh, people have been practicing!

Posted by D. Honda on August 6, 2009 at 5:02 p.m. #8

I'm getting close to G1 but not really looking forward it. Worried I'll take more time searching for games than playing when I do get there. Looking at the PSN rankings there are only about 3000-4000 G1 level players currently. Compare that to about 30000-ish in G2. Hopefully it'll get a bit better soon and people keep playing...

Posted by dnevitable on August 6, 2009 at 6:49 p.m. #9

how long did it take you guys to get to G1 from the time you started?

Posted by efzzang on August 7, 2009 at 12:21 a.m. #10

Reaching G1 takes ages. You really need to play all day to get there.

Posted by nnii22 on August 12, 2009 at 11:10 a.m. #11

It would be interesting to see how many players there were in each tier.

Posted by ncb on August 14, 2009 at 8:49 a.m. #12

does really worth it reaching S??

it seems there only are a few players (less than 15?) with more than 70K at the moment.

also, i think the difference in gameplay between G1 and S is not enough; yesterday i fough a 65K+ Abel, and he was really good, but i have fought other Abels with half points and they were quite similar.

Posted by D4 on August 14, 2009 at 10:48 a.m. #13

ncb thats something you will run into in extremely high ranked matches. Once a certain level is reached skill just permanently caps out, and its more about the nuance of how you play and counter each other. The skill is no longer about what you know different than the other player, its more about how you use previous experience, and timing to beat them. The most important aspect of SF in general is timing, and people with poor timing will never get past G2 realistically. SG may not seem worth it now, but the players there are significantly better than the pool in G2 and G1 only because they have a better handle on timing.

Posted by j4zzm4n21 on August 18, 2009 at 12:21 a.m. #14

finally reached g3-a after a 6 month hiatus from sf4 man one can get rusty after such a long break

Posted by PSN: jondaman7788 on August 18, 2009 at 2:40 p.m. #15

I just got to G1 now.
It took me three days to get to G2 in April, after this long time, I got to G1 :), probably cos I switched from fightpad to stick and have to relearn the timings.
BTW, IMO, it is definitely worth it to at least get to G1. The competitions are much better and you have to extremely careful not to make mistakes. The majority of players are capable of starting with a jab on your mistake and punish you with ultras. Especially the Ryu, Sagats, Bolrags, Rufus, Ken, well, just about every character.
Get to G1, guys, so we have more people to play with :)
BTW, don't complaint, just deal with the "cheap shot", i love practicing my combo with randomly thrown TU by Sagat players.

Posted by reVert on August 21, 2009 at 1:34 p.m. #16

Is it possible at all to reset your player ranking? I'm on the PC version if that makes a difference - just I've started playing a new character and I'm nowhere near good enough to play in G2 yet, and wish to work my way back up.

Posted by blackdragon79 on August 22, 2009 at 8:56 a.m. #17

You may have to delete your save and start over

Posted by DR Jam on September 2, 2009 at 12:35 p.m. #18

I feel bad for G1 players who have less than 15000 CP for losing so much. I think they should rank down.

Posted by Th3 JoK3R J on September 19, 2009 at 10:26 a.m. #19

Hmm...How come i can't find any vids of people fighting in SG rank? I only find G1 people.

Posted by subliminal uk on September 23, 2009 at 4:03 p.m. #20

took me 12 days to reach g1. :)

averaging about 1500 gp a night.

do i win a prize?

Posted by SF4noob on September 25, 2009 at 11:27 a.m. #21

i dunno about all u guys but i think this whole G1 & SG thing is all overrated.. no one cares.. u play to have fun.. if u end up in SG, then good for u.. its not like capcom searches the rankings and offers u free stuff for ranking so high.. its just a game.. seriously.. all of this arguing and fighting over a video game is retarded.. im only in G2-C, but i can hold my own against G1 players (i have a bunch of friends in G1), and i only really play championships when im really bored.. G1 really isnt a major accomplishment if u really look at it.. anyone could get there given that they play enough.. GP + BP = BS to me.. rankings dont mean anything.. tell me why i only have 5000gp, but i beat up on G2-A people with 10,000+ gp, and sometimes with the greatest of ease.. its all about your fighting style.. for every person u own, someone equally owns u.. unless your all in SG, and have a reason to argue over who is better than who, just keep your mouth shut and play for what the game was meant for: FUN.. duh

Posted by Th3 JoK3R J on September 27, 2009 at 7:23 p.m. #22

@ SF4noob

Wow calm down and breathe xD
Were did all this come lol

just let the people who play to have fun in Champ mode and just let the other people be determined to gain SG rank and let them be proud of what they accomplish.

Posted by Anonymous on September 27, 2009 at 9:54 p.m. #23

Okay buddy. Here's how it goes. The system is made to slowly and surely separate the good players from the bad players (IN THE LONG RUN).

Soon , there will be enough good G1 players to kick down all of the people who don't deserve to be there, or just happen to fortunately make their way up there. The system is designed to make you get better by placing you against players of similar skill when you reach a point where you feel as if you cannot continue further. Over a long period of time, you will face players who are better than you, that are actually legit because the increments and amount of points needed to move up a rank are more difficult and time consuming to attain.

Can you honestly find a G1-B player right now who isn't legit and still plays like a scrub? The chances are 1/10.

I play Champ mode to fight people who are actually skilled to improve my game, not to see how many points I can get. And THAT is the whole concept behind Champ mode.

Posted by subliminal uk on September 28, 2009 at 6:57 a.m. #24

i've noticed in a few comments about being kicked out of g1.

this does not happen. from what i have seen, you lose points from a first round loss, but if you go under 15,000 you still stay in g1. ive seen g1 players with 14,900 points.

in g2, a scrubby player with bullsh*t on lock can do ok, lots of little fights against people that cant deal with it = points eventually.

in g1, you need some skill and adaptability. otherwise you struggle to accrue points. you can't abuse tricks, if you don't mix-up people adapt fast.

i'm loving g1, won a few championship fights yesterday.
one replay is under subliminaluk69 on 27/09/09 :D

Posted by padlover on October 5, 2009 at 7:57 a.m. #25

subliminal uk is right, ive played G1 players who have less than 15,000 points (someone had 14,700 points i think) and are still grade G1-E. I dont actually understand how these people get under 15,000, I mean you only lose 5 points for losing the first round, and gain 10 for losing the second round. G1 is definitely harder to progress than G2, but its not THAT difficult to win a G1 first round.

Posted by EL-MAPACHE on October 28, 2009 at 8:46 p.m. #26

For the higher rank players, how much time do you spend practicing? Also Im new to the online street fighter community and all this talk about flow chart kens has me feeling guilty for using him. I'm just comfortable using him because he seems fairly adaptable to most opponents styles of play. I reached G-2 with him without ever using his ultra combo in a single round. I definetly Need alot more practice though, I've started using the ultra combo at G-2 level because I am getting my ass kicked, you guys are right about timing. One poorly executed move = death

Posted by AJ on November 7, 2009 at 3:33 p.m. #27

@26 EL-MAPACHE

Flowchart kens usually refers to kens who just spam Shoryuken, though the term is more loosely used now. It was coined mostly by people who could not block but I mean, any person who spams any move is going to get punished for using it incorrectly.

After getting to G2 (on 360) I barely ever fight any other Ken users. Today I've barely fought any Ryu users either. I'm finally getting a random mix of every character on the board, so I can't wait to get out of g2a to g1.

Posted by Master Lu on November 11, 2009 at 5:42 p.m. #28

I paid for this game and should be allowed to record a replay when ever I want. It sucks. At least allow us to record against friends. Sheesh!

Posted by @master lu on December 2, 2009 at 10:45 a.m. #29

totally agree master lu. The replay system was pretty damn bad. And if you got the game about 3 or 4 months later than anyone else you started off with really no chance at getting a replay up until you reached G1. Which is stupid.

Hopefully/luckily SSf4 will rectify this but if they had a replay system at all it should have been much better. They could have at least let you save your OWN replay and then still be able to only UPLOAD a replay if it fit the current criteria.

as for champ mode its self... takes a lot of patience to wade through bad connections and bad players. I win about 5/6 of my circuits so the win percentage in the mode is stupid high but I just can't play it often because if I find a good opponent with a good connection I want to keep playing them, but for some reason most in champ mode won't play you in player unless you barely beat them or something...

Posted by Jack on December 17, 2009 at 1:57 a.m. #30

Holy ****. It would take 5 years to reach SG-A.

Posted by cactusjack on December 17, 2009 at 4:11 a.m. #31

i'm a G1 D rank and got there with guile when i first got to G1 i got the s**t kicked out of me. so much so i dropped to 14100 if you go below 14000 you then rank down. but then i started to really studie people's styles and characters moves and that's what it's all about. and now i have 20235 points and would say i'm a far better fighter 4 it. fighting some one just as good or better just makes you better if you learn from it SONIC BOOM dudes

Posted by Machineking1313 on December 17, 2009 at 5:20 a.m. #32

God damn, 300,000+ points for SG-A? That is so much, I know the highest on XBL is like 75,000....I currently have like 17,000 lulz.

Posted by PumpkinBomber on December 17, 2009 at 6:25 a.m. #33

What are the formulas for accruing points in SG level? #CP / 1000,000 + 200 for first, etc? I'm asking. That seems to be the only missing information that would complete this page. Thanks.

Posted by gp hungry on December 17, 2009 at 6:29 a.m. #34

i'm almost certain the point system will be different/separate in ssf4.
so what's the point of getting to 300,000gp?!
i'm currently at 30,000....g1 has become easy.

does anyone else think gp/bp will be reset in ssf4?

Posted by Jcool813 on December 17, 2009 at 6:36 a.m. #35

i gave up on getting to S1. The PSN connections are bad.

Posted by Mr. OzZie on December 17, 2009 at 7:56 a.m. #36

How many estimate amount of Grade Points does the winner receive for the championship in Super Grade ????
How many grade points does a player lose in the first Battle of Supergrade ???
Im in G-1 Rank B ,its still going to be a while before I see Supergrade :-)

Posted by Mr. Ozzie on December 17, 2009 at 8:01 a.m. #37

Too bad the BP system is broken,some players love to abuse the rank system by setting the timer to 30 seconds and getting easy wins,that's why there is hardly any incentive left to play ranked matches anymore,its just too broken.Ill probably continue to play ranked matches just for kicks.

Posted by @ Mr. OzZie on December 17, 2009 at 8:39 a.m. #38

SG is just like G1, you lose 5 points if you lose in first round and get 150 + Total GP /# rounds

Posted by ramen addict on December 17, 2009 at 10:34 a.m. #39

Got into SG a few days ago. Very hard to find matches.

Add me if you want to play some player matches. I'm bored.

GT: ramen addict

Posted by Redwolfx PSN on December 17, 2009 at 11:29 a.m. #40

SG Notes...

5- for first round lost

+10 for 2nd round lost

+20 for 3rd round lost

+50 or 70 i can't remeber pretty sure 50 for semi

final = 150 for lose 225ish for Win

Posted by Redwolfx on December 17, 2009 at 11:37 a.m. #41

Heres the thing..its been over 6 months so If your not in G1..its going to Take forever to get to G1 now then it was when it first came out.. simply because no one is doing champ mode for G3-g2 so its very slow..

Same goes for SG no one is playing alot right now because of SSF4 around the corner so its very slow in SG..and because you need 3k people to be aleast active at anytime of the day.

SO if your in G1 great..but the matches are like normal simply becuase almost everyone is there now. most players who are in SG are full aware of what to do, so your constantly having to play seriously if you intend get some points.

Saddly SSF4 is around the corner, by time SG reaches 3k you MIGHT have to start over..if you hit SG gratz..now you can sit tight and wait for SSF4 because your chances of getting a fight in every minute will vary between whos online at that time.

Posted by Red on December 17, 2009 at 11:41 a.m. #42

Also side not..once a champ mode level becomes active.. you can get atleast 10k-20k per day no problem so getting to 300k isn't really a big deal especcially when your getting over 200 points every finals. It just really depends how many people are playing at the time. Devote enough time playing including the speed of the downtime between matches..Its not really that big of a number to get.

Posted by Pumpkin Bomber on December 17, 2009 at 3:09 p.m. #43

10k-20k per day? That must be that new math. If you don't lose any matches it would take 67 tournaments (@ 225pts per win) x5 matches each = 335 total matches. At 10 minutes per match (factoring in down time for searching) it works out to 55+hrs for 15k points. Yep, no problem. Of course if you are normal Earthling, it would take a month or so of playing 2hrs/day. And never losing of course.

Posted by ricefarmer on December 17, 2009 at 3:34 p.m. #44

wow lots of noobs here not even in g1? ive been in g1 for months

Posted by lareka on December 26, 2009 at 2:55 a.m. #45

@ricefarmer
Maybe they had something else to do other than playing SF4 online ? You ever thought about this frakking nerd ?

Posted by mike on January 17, 2010 at 7:31 a.m. #46

anybody worth a damn in this game plays at least 2-3 hrs a day. If not, just stick to some other low end fighter and leave the competition to us.

Posted by Lazyof on January 21, 2010 at 6:20 a.m. #47

Only wish I had more time to play

Posted by Subzero93.... on January 24, 2010 at 10:17 a.m. #48

I Need Stop plyin the game!! I'm in 100 nw 2 get 2 top half of the table" might take 4 ever theres only bout 180 ppl in Sg E group.. & 2 reach D u need 120.. & B 200k & A u most achiev at least 300,00 2 become the Top Dog wat a Fukin joke.. Down side 2 this Sg is ur waitting around 4 a match' not just that also the Connection problem u have 2 put up with... & theres few Cry babys in Sg cuz they Cnt handle AKUMA hahaha

Posted by yo on January 28, 2010 at 11:25 p.m. #49

How do you play free mode, do you have to earn enough points in championship mode or what?

Posted by Tekyro on January 31, 2010 at 5:51 a.m. #50

I can't find Championship Mode in the Playstation Store. Any ideas what I should do?

Posted by 213 on February 21, 2010 at 3:30 p.m. #51

Aren't they going to refresh everyone's rank anyways.when SSFIV is released? With a new online rank system and what not,i would think so.