This article is the truth. I am one of those broke college students that can only go to tourneys if they happen to be in my area and a friend can drive me. Even then cause of school chances are that we can't go. I also kinda looked at the game as just a "shitty anime game" at first, but i think after i found a character i liked i could appreciate the game more. Like you wouldnt care about the game if there wasnt something you liked about it right? I hope that makes sense. I think it sucks because people see BB as the "weeaboo" game, it's a legitimate game. In fact I've played SSF4 and MvC3 and i enjoy watching them for the same reasons as St1ck: SF can get pretty tense, and MvC3 is good for watching people get blown up and salty as hell. I think people find it hard to see the entertainment value in BB, but one big thing I think a lot of people miss (cause they're too busy bashing the game) is that the characters are diverse and the game has interesting mechanics (like barrier and instant blocking).
I feel like there is no FGC; there's just a community for each game and we're all separated. The reason i say that is even though BB gets bashed to hell and back, other games even SSF4 and MvC3 are shit talked. Sad thing is most of the shit talkers haven't even played the game they hate on so much. I have games I dislike, but I have played them and given them a chance. A lot of the so called FGC is just my game vs. your game. That needs to stop. The day all fighting games get equal respect is the day a FGC exists to me.
I'm not a high level player that goes to every tourney. I don't know all the neat little tricks. But I do know that BB deserves more respect than it gets. Now I know since I fall under the "broke college student who can't go to tourneys" category, my words dont mean much, but I genuinely like this game not cause I'm a weeaboo and I like anime, but it's a great game. If someone likes it for that reason more power to them, but I don't think people can just go around labeling BB as the "weeaboo" game cause I'm damn sure more than weeaboos play this game. Like I said im just a broke college student, but I really like BB and I would love to see it grow. Whether we go to EVO or not, I will support this game.