Ryan Hart: If fighting games are going to progress in eSports, the negativity has to die - if you discredit top players, you discredit your scene
@29 it really is the crux of the issue in fighting games, the solo play.I really believe people lose sight of the fact that especially in the fgc styles determine matches. I pay a rush down heavy style and I get seriously annoyed with people who turtle. I find that instead of trying to adjust to the defensive style I get frustrated and chalk it up to that person p laying lame. granted its typically ...

Ryan Hart: If fighting games are going to progress in eSports, the negativity has to die - if you discredit top players, you discredit your scene
I'm going to take a different stance on this. I know that a lot of people in the fgc, myself included, get particularly salty about how we perceive others skill level and play style and get negative attitudes in regards to losses. I think the big difference between fighting games and things such as call of duty or wow, is that fighting games are pretty much exclusively 1 on 1. In a game like call ...

NorCal Regionals 2013 results - featuring Infiltration, ChrisG Justin Wong, Filipino Champ, Xian, Noel Brown and more
If Xian can take any small victory out of that, it should be he went 6-6 overall against infiltration. That's as close as anyone has played him in quite awhile. Seriously, that was as good a top 8 that a.e. has had since evo 2011. I especially enjoyed watching Ricky get bopped free by momochi's Ken. Great stuff!