Worth importing as of now?

[Grimsley-San]

I am a very patient person when it comes to games like these when they come out months later in NA. But, with Christmas around the corner soon I'm thinking about using my Christmas money to import this game. Is it worth it now? Or should I just wait until March? (From what I heard is the NA release)

[BlueXIII]

Online has consistently been a ghost town of all the times I have checked. There are, of course, some people playing but the pool of players overall is extremely small. Extremely.

 

I'd personally recommend you wait until March. You'll be able to get the game when it has (likely) much more people playing it, is significantly cheaper, and translated into English. It's only 3 months away and you'll have Xrd to tide you over, so to speak, until then.

[NeonLights23]

When you got a skype group going of people that play this game, finding an online sparring partner is as easy as eating cake.

 

look on the fourms, people have already made groups specifically made for playing uniel, just gotta find the right one ^^

[Icekin]

That, and hosting a room is a far more effective way of getting people than waiting for others.

[Rhiya]

Online looks like a ghost town because most people contact each other, then make private rooms and invite.

People still play, but you need to ask them directly, for the most part.

[BlueXIII]

Online looks like a ghost town because most people contact each other, then make private rooms and invite.

People still play, but you need to ask them directly, for the most part.

 

I'm not saying that people don't play the game at all. I'm just telling him what the reality is of the situation is if he gets the game. Not everyone wants to learn a game relying on outside matchmaking to get games, at least not from the start. I know I didn't.

 

If that's fine with him, cool, but the online IS mostly "dead" generally speaking and that may or may not be a dealbreaker. I think he should be aware of that, at the very least.

[susano]

I would wait until March, I agree with that. I don't play as much as I used to play myself.

[Rhiya]

Actually, he's in Cali -- I know for a fact there are people he could consistently ask to netplay. Furthermore, if he's in San Jose, isn't that pretty close to where NorCal Dogfight is (since it's in San Carlos, and google is saying it's only maybe 30m)? He'd be able to get in locals without much issue.

Getting the game wouldn't be bad for him, imo. He's got the scene right there.

[xSanosuke]

I definitely agree with all those saying that you'd do just fine by getting the game now. There aren't a ton of people in NA playing the game online right now, but the suggestion that the online is outright "dead" is fairly off-base. I've logged on numerous times this past week as I'm just getting back into this game myself after a couple months hiatus and I've found at least one lively lobby of domestic players virtually every single time I've done so, and that's been during various times of each day.  Beyond standard matchmaking there are plenty of people on this forum running many private lobbies and I've made a number of such friends just this past week and have had good sets against quite a few of them.

 

Hell, I'd gladly go some sets with you and help you get you up to speed with the many intricacies and mechanics of the game myself, if you're looking for a dedicated training partner.

 

At the end of the day you'd be making a perfectly good choice in importing. Aside from the fact that the price of the game has dropped a considerable amount since launch(cdjapan has it for just $48 right now) and you'd be getting a great game months in advance, you'd be getting a headstart on the many domestic buyers that are sure to arrive once the English version does drop in a few months. I'd definitely recommend importing.

[susano]

Well, whatever works for you.

[Grimsley-San]

Actually, he's in Cali -- I know for a fact there are people he could consistently ask to netplay. Furthermore, if he's in San Jose, isn't that pretty close to where NorCal Dogfight is (since it's in San Carlos, and google is saying it's only maybe 30m)? He'd be able to get in locals without much issue.

Getting the game wouldn't be bad for him, imo. He's got the scene right there.

 

 

I am familiar with NorCal Dogfight (I heard about it from Ernest, [ehuangsan]), but since I don't have a car yet, I don't have a reason to go as of now. (maybe until I graduate high school this year) 

[Rhiya]

Not to push you, but carpooling is a very real thing. It's worth the time/effort to go to locals if you have them, provided you can. I understand if you're not able to go at all for some reason beyond your control, but if you're interested in playing any game at all, going to locals is worth your time.

[Grimsley-San]

Not to push you, but carpooling is a very real thing. It's worth the time/effort to go to locals if you have them, provided you can. I understand if you're not able to go at all for some reason beyond your control, but if you're interested in playing any game at all, going to locals is worth your time.

 

 

You're not pushing me it's no big deal, it's just that I don't know anyone from NorCal DogFight personally, and I need to keep myself focused in school.