I know. So gay and expensive.

To buy the 1st full costume pack, it cost about as much as the game itself. Now, with this 2nd pack, we'd be spending twice the games RRP on costumes.

Wonder how much characters will cost us.

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I don't understand why people complain about the price ofncostune packs. It's not goingto change the gameplay, it's just an aesthetic and if you don't like the price nothing will happen if you don't pay it.

That's just it though. The value doesn't match the price tag. Why make them so costly when it's not that big a thing we're getting?

For 320msp I can get 2 songs off the Rockband store and 4 off the Network. Far more value for the same price.

Right, get RB songs while Capcom maximise profits from chumps who will pay that for costumes.

But we really want some of those costumes.

This would all be ok if they offered each costume individually, but they have to be bastards about it.

Looks like Capcom is going to produce character pack DLC for Super Street Fighter IV and this time it is not costumes. Capcom is planning for the DLC to take everything extra the arcade version got and sell it as DLC for console owners.

The suggestion for extra DLC came from the US branch of Capcom seeing as how arcades are less popular here so the majority of SF console owners won't have access to the arcade version.

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http://kotaku.com/5655883/yes-of-cou...fighter-iv-dlc

Color me not surprised. I'd go as far as to say Ono's kayfabe 'struggle' to get Capcom USA to deliver the update was a PR series of events and tweets. This is why I think Darkstalkers was greenlit a long time ago.

Yeah, it's pretty obvious we're getting the DLC already. If Capcom takes the opportunity to charge us for extra costumes that are already on the disc, there is no way they'd pass up the chance to charge even more for additional characters.
I just want them to stop playing around and confirm all and any other characters being add to the AE/DLC all at the same time. None of this revealing 2 characters one month and then another 2 next month stuff.

I've been thinking for a while that it would be cool to have a DLC pack of new stages based on each characters SFII stage (or whatever their trademark stage is if the debuted after SFII) but the background would be in 3D like SSFIV stages. We already have the redone theme tunes that are rarely used, we may as well have stages to play them on.

I've never gotten into Darkstalkers. I've played it and everything but it just doesn't seem to do anything for me.

I'm pretty much waiting for this new Darkstalkers to drop since I missed out in the 90s. Probably played the arcade game a few times altogether.

I have the collection on the PSP, but fighting on handhelds never feels right, IMO.

I only played it a few times, but I made it to the boss once.

Some guy uploaded me and a buddy of his.

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That match was long ago but remember being pissed at his sudden defensive posture. Would like to fight him again.

Starting to use chun li now. Last series of matches with funky, I won more than I lost with her. Might give up on makoto and work with her, and maybe cammy too.

Definitely give up on Makoto, Chun Li compliments your play style better.

Given that Ono likes to be sneaky, take it with a grain of salt, but: http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2010/o...project-works/

It must be bullshit. Capcom would be retarded to not make this DLC.

Seriously all this drama's getting old.

DLC's coming, end of story.

Good bump.

To nobody's surprise, more characters will join Yun and Yang. To some surprise, Rolento will not be one of them. This adjusts long standing rumors so we'll have to wait and see.

I mean, there's not too many characters left to choose from. SSF4 nearly has all the relevant characters from the series. Wonder if they'll dig into Street Fighter 1's roster, or Rival Schools...

Scratch that:

Not a fan of Rolento anyway. All I hope is that we get someone from SF1 or Alpha 3. No bullshittery from those 3D PSX games either, plz.

The EX series characters have legal disputes that makes them mostly off limits to Capcom anyway.

Like I've said before, I'd love some SF1 characters to come back. Geki ftw.

I heard about this the other day but I also read we wont be getting anyone from SFI. That means it's either someone from Alpha or SFIII.

We know it's not Rolento, Elena and R.Mika. People seem to think it will be Hugo, Alex, Karin and/or Charlie.

I don't want Karin or Charlie. Hugo and Alex, I don't mind because I've never played as either of them. I'd rather have Sodom, myself. Played as him in one of the Alpha games and had fun with him then. I imagine I'd be able to get a proper grip with him now that I've found my groove.

I would love to see Q aswell. I've wanted him since they said they may add new characters. I've never played SFIII but Q just seems like such an interesting character. Plus his theme music is cool.

If they put Twelve in there, Ono will officially be the biggest troll in the history of video games.

I feel like it will be Alex and Hugo. Though I'd prefer Elena.

The only dog in the race I have is Karin, anybody else is whatever. We should note that at least a partial model of Hugo exists within SSF4 right now, take that as you will. Also, there's a strong Final Fight presence in the game so far (2 characters, Metro City, many references...).

Got my eye on Alex.... everyone else is bleh...

Sean... :'(

You thinking Maki or the other unused Final Fight characters could make it in?

Capcom oughta cut a deal with Sega and get some Streets Of Rage in there. Axel vs. Cody.

Or more importantly put Bayonetta in MvC3.

Ono posted this teaser pic on Twitter:

Looks bulky...

http://media.eventhubs.com/images/20...costumes02.jpg

My new main attire. Hope it has cool colors.

Cowboy Ken 4 lyf.

Ugh. That and the robe was lame.

That robe was meant to be a kind of Afro Samurai character but he was scrapped.

That would have been cool in that case.

King Cobra, I think his name was. He was basically just a generic Karate guy. The only difference was his furry Gi and the fact he was black and bald.

He's unlockable concept art in SFIV.

Abel should have been that teenage girl concept art. Would have been a nice rival to Makoto.

Ugh good thing they came to their sense

Wasn't that Abel concept going to be a boy that thinks he's a girl or something?

Sort of like Bridget from Guilty Gear but with MMA fighting.

Dammit with the gender bending, Capcom. Bad enough Poison can't be used without controversy, and their unwillingness to just come out and say, "Okay fine, she's a girl."

Source.

Karin, please. Elena might be interesting for this game's mechanics. And she sexy.

Costume pack dates:

• Chun-Li, C. Viper, Sakura, Rose, Cammy — Nov. 16, 2010

• Juri, Ibuki, Cody, Adon, T. Hawk — Dec. 7, 201

• Zangief, E. Honda, Rufus, Abel, El Fuerte — Dec. 21, 2010

• Balrog, Vega, Sagat, M. Bison, Seth — Jan. 11, 2011

• Guile, Blanka, Dhalsim, Fei Long, Gen — Jan. 25, 2011

• Full Costume Pack — April 26, 2011.

lol All of my girls get their attire next.

http://media.eventhubs.com/images/2010/11/05_ono02.jpg
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Sort of wish costumes were sold seperetly. I want Zangief and Seths and maybe Hakans outfits. Other than that, not that interested so I don't really want to pay for the other ones in the packs.

Is Ibuki bustier in that image? It looks like it.

Actually her model was always kind if... fit. Couldn't tell with her loose ninja and school uniforms.

That certainly would be pointless.

Yeah, please no more clones. Yeah, they play differently, but enough is enough.

If Charlie is in there, he better get a massive overhaul.

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And they say I take it extreme.

I would totally do that

Who is down for some jeanpunching?

It's been too long, niggas. I have been challenged irl and I need the practice.

Can't, Live is dead for us.

Accept most challenges, defeat all comers.

FUCK

Wait, are you just on Silver or do you not have live at all? Because I have a couple of gold 48 hour shits.

No Live at all. It happened a few weeks ago and I guess this is part two. Annoying.

Had some offline battles with my bro and I'd like to take my altered Ken online to see if my adjustments were just isolated cases.

Also, the recent SoCal tournament had commentators praise an Akuma player for using lp.Shoryukens for ground control like it was the hot new thing. Welcome to Kalyx/Ken 6months ago, fuckers. Actually, I was overall not as impressed with the vids from that tourny. I don't know if Drakul's past comments were reverberating or what.

Kinda miss the game right now. Had a hard on for Team Battle for some reason.

Yeah, fuck your lp shourykens. You used to shit all over me with that.

I am gonna fire up the box and hit up my entire friendlist for battles. I must win thiis battle on saturday. Nigga works for me. I can't have him be all "you're my SSF4 bitch" all day at work.

Well now I take the opportunity from anti-air connected lp.shoryukens and add f.shoryukens or EX fireballs (don't know why I never did this before). Luckily for people, Ultra 2 doesn't connect after the juggle, Ultra 1 does but the set-up is tricky.

Ken's super connects but I use the EX meter way too much for that to be constant.

Dunno. Comboing with Ken is fucking easy. I struggle to do more than 4 hits with anyone else. I can manage 5 with T Hawk, but it's not easy at all.

I prefer the open systems of the Vs series, Blazeblue, even KoF to an extent.

Yeah, Ryu and Ken are definitely the easiest to hit combos with. Almost like the timing window is bigger, but probably not.

Can hit some nasty combos with juri, but with Abel I can only do the jumping mid kick-F punch- change of direction combo. Though I struggle to hit the whole thing sometimes.

TvC is crazy. Tekkaman Blade + Soki = rape. Send a nigga to prison right now. I played once and raped both my brothers who had the game for months over and over.

Can't find the new BlazBlue around here. :(

U wanna play nigga? I will probably call you nigga all night, BTW. Just a heads up.

Yeah, Abel is weird becaus he can be comborific, but not Ken/Ryu level combo happy.

Combo Queen > http://membres.multimania.fr/nakorou...kura%20gif.gif

I know, but I can work around that now.

Thank you for legitimately helping me improve as a player.

I miss TvC.

I havn't played in a while but alright.

last time I played was with you. Gimme a minute.

Upcoming changes to characters.

http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2010/n...el-gen-makoto/

http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2010/n...en-rose-ibuki/

http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2010/n...e-sakura-cody/

Very happy for the Sakura and Ken stuff. Cammy got nerfed slightly.

Ugh, Abel got raped. Ton of improvements with Mokoto though. Actually made her dash even faster. Lots of other stuff but point is, she's improving. So is my game with her albeit slower than any of the other character s I've picked up.

Also thinking of picking up rose again. Would use her in SF4 occaisonally but never really dugg in. Roxer is pretty good with her, but I'm seeing a couple ways to improve on that.

Did they re-think the nerf on Guy's Bushin Flip? Pretty happy about that, if so.

Picked up and gave up Rose since the Alpha days. Never works out between me and her.

Think next session I;m only picking Makoto. Anyone want to give out some free beatings?

What right now? I have a ponding headache, but I'm down. Doubt my bro is online, but he has a headset now, so it might be funny seeing his reactions this time.

sure why not? Im actually high off ambian so who knows what could happe4n

Duuuude, I want some ambien.

Be on in a bit. Gonna see if there's any decent DLC then probably cave and buy SSF$ costumes.

THATS WHAT I DID

Makoto is getting better. Happy with my Rose matches tonight. Just need to get better at that FA Ultra combo.

Good session. I am hella woozy though. May be getting sick and the INTENSE CONCENTRATION in the fights helped it along.

Anyone want to play tonight?

I am using characters I am unfamiliar with, so you are sure to rack up the wins.

Honestly, winning is secondary to me. Maybe even thirdly.

Is that a yes or a no?

I'm not playing.

GAYYYYYYYY