The only thing I agree with or care about what he said is the fact that we have to unlock the characters.

I agree with how matchmaking should be double blind and that you can kick people from ranked.  I find almost everything else to be nitpicky.

He is nitpicky, but for damn good reason.  That was probably one of the best articles that I've read about SFIV so far in terms of the natural aesthetics of the game.  What's probably worse is that I understood all of it.

"In ranked matches, you can see the opponent's name before the match and kick them or reject the challenge. This allows you to cherry pick who you fight and negates the entire purpose of a ranked match.

In ranked matches (well, all matches) there is no double blind character select. This means the optimum strategy is often to wait until the opponent chooses first so you can counter-pick. This is a very annoying situation."

All that I 100% agree with.

"When lag inevitably happens in an online fighting game, there are different ways to handle it. Some SF4 matches I played had large input delay, maybe as high as 15 frames. This is the time between your button press and seeing the effect happen. Adding input delay is really the worst way to handle lag. GGPO's amazing netcode shows that avoiding input delay and hiding lag in other ways is the way to go. That technology has been readily available for years, so it's disappointing to feel input delay in an online match.

They didn't include GGPO because the overhead of GGPO was too high while running the game SF4.  This is what Capcom stated.  However, I think the netcode is amazingly well done.  I've only run into 2 matches were the lag was enough to make me have difficulty, and I never host, so I'm probably seeing more lag than the hosts see.

"I'm a very average SF4 player and I have no problem with Cammy's hooligan throw.  If this guy can't handle it, maybe I'm too good or something?"

I always did find something off about SF4 that I couldn't put into words til now, Sirlin just articulated my thoughts. Well most of them. From this I can see Evo keeping 3rd strike, HDremix and SF4.

"The only thing I agree with or care about what he said is the fact that we have to unlock the characters.
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It's more about the fact that it's part of a string combo and still a 2 button press in order to accomplish it.  Traditionally, you don't find that type of a setup with combos in 2D fighting games, especially ones that are more than likely going to be in tournament play.

Back in the SSF2 days, sure...it was fine because the complexity of the move warranted the need for something like this to keep it from being overpowered.  However, at the point we've reached now, it should be a 1-button combo.  You can go look at plenty of other SFIV characters and see that they have just-as-complex combos...yet all 1 button presses?  Really?  But Cammy is still on 2?  It's a nitpicky thing for sure...but given that that extra button can be a huge difference between winning against someone like Akuma or even Sagat at times, it's a MASSIVE deal for someone who plays SFIV beyond the general standard of it all.

"systech said:

"LiquidPrince said:

"The only thing I agree with or care about what he said is the fact that we have to unlock the characters."

Same here. The guy just seems like he's whining and it was hard to understand where he was coming from. He's just catting."

LOL  This is why most people will never understand tournament play in SF.  lol"

Apparently he doesn't find it all bad though: LINK

They didn't include GGPO because the overhead of GGPO was too high while running the game SF4.  This is what Capcom stated.  However, I think the netcode is amazingly well done.  I've only run into 2 matches were the lag was enough to make me have difficulty, and I never host, so I'm probably seeing more lag than the hosts see.

I'm a very average SF4 player and I have no problem with Cammy's hooligan throw.  If this guy can't handle it, maybe I'm too good or something?

I understand it, I just don't care. The game is, wht it is. If you can't adapt, and just need them to make the game perfect for you, then your not as good a player as you thought you were. Good players adapt.

Pretty much everything he said was without merit. Why did he buy this game if he wanted to play Guilty Gear?

LiquidPrince said:

I understand it, I just don't care. The game is, wht it is. If you can't adapt, and just need them to make the game perfect for you, then your not as good a player as you thought you were. Good players adapt.

The reason there are good games is because people who actually understand the purpose of criticism will actually criticize something. Sitting back and taking whatever is fed to you is not indicative of being a good player. It's indicative of being a doormat.
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Dave Sirlin's a nice and smart guy.

I chatted with him (and also one of the Developers of Golden Axe Beast Rider, who I ate sushi with) at a Street Fighter Tourney last year.  Sirlin handled the score board like a pro, just like he handles his SF :p

Anyway, this was a great read (along with the positives: http://www.sirlin.net/blog/2009/2/24/some-positives-about-street-fighter-4.html) and damn near exactly how I feel about IV.

I understand it, I just don't care. The game is, wht it is. If you can't adapt, and just need them to make the game perfect for you, then your not as good a player as you thought you were. Good players adapt.

It took me all of ten seconds to get a grip on the hooligan throw input.  It's easier in HD Remix, but honestly, it's still not hard either.  I just run my thumb across the pad from the bottom to the front and press punch.  No problem.

 People will always complain about sequels, especially professionals.