OutlawVinegar

They'll probably be like Assist Trophies are in Brawl; whoever grabs them first receives the benefits.

Well, maybe a little. Primarily they just seem to have really good buttons, and their specials have really good properties. IMO, the characters in A+ on my speculated list have really good normals, and specials that let them get away with stupid stuff; Hazama's stances, his super-kick that does the best damage when he is in the corner, Beatrice's air-to-ground kick, pillar super that Dr. Strange ripped off in MvC3, Sheryl's trap/projectile and the easy unblockables she gets off them, and Hikari's counters/throws/counterthrows that land her 45% health and either oki or potential air-unblockables. Not that everyone else doesn't have cool stuff they can do, it's just that most of them don't have the same power as the aforementioned four. I always liked Boyd's Sun-Sign gimmick in particular.

Speculation based on what I've seen for RF2 over the last couple of years: A+ : Hazama, Beatrice, Sheryl, Hikari A : Aran, Typhon, Greed, Orville, Viren, Mito, Garnet B+ : Kaya, Boyd, Zen, Lud, Bazoo Thing about the balance of RF is, it seems kinda like it suffers from GG-balance problems. In other words, most of the cast is good, but there are one or two who are so good that everyone else is weakened as a result.

That sounds right from what I remember. On top of that, though, your Defensive meter builds over time, though I think blocking speeds up the process. And there isn't a Roman Cancel per-se, but something more like a Forward Homing Cancel in Arcana Heart, combined with an attack.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk8c1mIGAVo&feature=plcp#t=3m30s I'm probably just really slow on the uptake, but when was Aigis added in as a Navigator/Assistant/whatever you P3/4 players called them? Ed: I should stop commenting on videos I haven't watched all the way through. Yosuke (and presumably others) are commentators, too? Only ever seen Rise, then Mitsuru and Teddie before.

ReXXXSoprano uploaded more TRF arcade videos of The Rumble Fish 2 two days ago: those who haven't seen the game in action ought to check out his channel. Random recent video samples: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et6HHLyU44M&feature=plcp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5AXuy5Tum0&feature=plcp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkaJqy4gJcY&feature=plcp Usually around half of the cast are used in these videos; the only character I've never seen used is Typhon, so I can't vouch for him, but every other character seems to have a fighting chance. To my knowledge, Hazama and Hikari seem to be the strongest characters if all the vids I've watched are any indication, but Boyd, Sheryl, and Aran all have strong playstyles or powerful gimmicks.

Oh. I was supposed to let people know I made it back, wasn't I? Also, I totally don't know how to do shoutouts, but I'll try just this once. Shoutouts to Why for hosting and giving me some legit KoF practice. I'm going to pick up a copy ASAP. Shoutouts to Prof. Zoob (and everyone adding side-comments) for explaining 3D fighters to me. Shoutouts to Katz for patiently bodying me in GG for a bit while I pushed buttons. And everyone else for still referring to me as 'that Arcana Heart guy', even though I haven't played it since... ECT last year. .-. Not that I wouldn't love to.

TRF2 was the first fighter I ever developed an interest in competitively. And then TGA closed. ._. If this game got a PSN port, I... I can't even put into words how I would feel. Just seeing a thread on this series make my heart skip a beat, no joke. Here's hoping Dimps decides to do something with it. My day has been made.

Part of me feels like I ought to go to CTCon again; it's where I met several of you guys for the first time only last year. But the expenses... .-.

Btw, I have wheels again, so the next time someone announces casuals, I'm there. Just gonna... twiddle my thumbs until then.

Not dead, still lurking. I'm probably less than two weeks away from having my own transportation again. When that happens, I'll start keeping a closer eye out for casual sessions/sending texts to those in the know. What are people playing right now? Skullgirls?

Think they'll stream it?

What are the plans for ECT this year? I'm interested in going again, even if I haven't practiced anything in far too long.

So, where do you guys make/announce these get-togethers? I joined DL not out of any love of ArcSys (ha!) but because I'm trying to get involved with casuals and stuff again. It's much easier said than done, now that my car is abruptly gone (again), but... After looking into SkullGirls some, I'm currently lumping it in with several of the other fighters I've got a positive take on: "If I had people to play with more than once every 4+ months, maybe I'd pick it up." Zoob, is there an IRC I should be on? Skype? A chan, or something?

So, I finally put aside the time to make an account. Hello all! Those of you who know me, it's been a while. Those of you who don't... probably don't care, and for good reason. I'll try to keep track of this thread in the future.