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Yeah, I remember when Johnny and Dizzy were DLC in vanilla Xrd.

No, the encryption is the same as the PS3/PS4 version. At the moment it cannot be ripped.

Yes and no. The thing is, fighting game subcommunities are inevitable because of how different games are. People who play SF aren't necessarily going to play 3D games or Western games or Smash or...let's call them fast paced high mobility games. These subcategories exist for an obvious reason, and that is that there are specific types of fighting games that do things in a specific way. This isn't the problem and I know you're not trying to imply that it is, but you can't be surprised that not every style of fighter appeals to every player. Just like every other genre has subcategories, so do fighters. Now onto your actual point, for better or worse you are right that there is a stigma against "anime" as a concept in the west. But believe it or not, GG has never been immune to this. Even before BB and the like existed, people knew GG as "that fighting game with the heavy metal references and the anime art style." Granted, this is a very vital part of GG's identity and if it threw that away it would probably instantly lose like half of its fanbase, but that has no bearing on how the community acts, they are responsible for themselves. This is part of the reason why that vocal part of the GG community exists that gets so violently angry at the mere prospect of their game being grouped in with other games like BB. Despite how obnoxious these insecure people are, I do 100% see what you are saying. Smash has basically done the same thing with the way people now think of them as manchildren and furries due to the way they present themselves. (And for what it's worth, every fighting game community has weebs and weirdos in it, yes even and ESPECIALLY SF. Just that it's only in GG/BB and related games that it's really pervasive and part of the community's image. Not saying they need to abandon it or that they can't like what they do, but what you are saying does have basis in reality) It may not sound like it, but I'm actually 100% on board with you that trying to splinter groups is toxic for the community. It's already bad enough that we have so much shitflinging and infighting with people hating on other games. (SF5 vs SF4, SF vs other games, 2D vs 3D, GG vs BB, "normal" vs "anime" and FGC vs Smash and so on) but then when you have people trying to splinter off Arcsys "anime" games from non Arcsys "anime" games and shit. Trust me I'm sick of being lumped in like that too, I don't play GG and I'm tired of being told "well we can run GG and that's anime so you like it right?" We have people who think all our games play the exact same and they're all just button mashers with flashy sprites. However to play devil's advocate, the GG community is partially at fault for its decline. Whether it's the shit Marn pulled back in the day or the aggressive sense of insecurity and self importance that many GG players seem to have (God's Gift LOLZ! GG is the only good anime game praise be! We're not weeaboos fuck you SFV/MKX/Smash is shit why does nobody play our game?) they've done some shit in the past that has hurt them very badly. I can say this for 100% certain because I have experienced this in person at events and it is the #1 reason why I refuse to play the game. Fighting games are community driven, and if the community makes the experience unpleasant then it will kill the game no matter how good it is. This elitism is an extremely real problem, and it's not exclusive to GG (hell even BB has this problem) but I haven't seen ANY community be as bad about it as the GG community is. Not even Melee elitsts, not even Capcom fanboys. And if it's over Xrd, that's on a GOOD day, because god forbid you are a Xrd player having to deal with a +R elitist. But you know, you're right. It sure doesn't feel like we're much of a fighting game community, it feels like we're a bunch of communities fighting each other over stupid shit. I wish I could just play SF with one group, MK with another and then BB with yet another but it's not that simple, because we've splintered off communities to the point where we consider that because MOST people from game A won't play game B, then it means that nobody from game A SHOULD or WILL EVER play game B. Sorry for that long winded post. TLDR is basically that I agree with your core message but I feel like there is some slight bias/misleadedness in there. So basically this.

to be honest as a non GG player I already feel extremely unwelcome everywhere I go. like I feel like GG is considered the only "acceptable" anime game and that if you don't play it you get tossed to the side with all the really obscure games. but in reality we're all looked at the same way, that's why we have to settle for scraps at some majors. half the time we only get one anime game run at a time because of some imaginary anime cycle, yet we get two Smash games and two (sometimes more) SF games. i honestly think it's time we stepped up and respectfully (that being the keyword) aired our grievances with TOs and media outlets. it's great that we have things like CEOtaku but i'm tired of us getting shafted while literally every other community gets treated well.

Pin this.

Have you reached out to Atlus themselves with this on social media? It's very impressive seeing the support this is getting, but I don't want it to be in vain. At the very least if Atlus USA or Arc System Works see it then you might get more momentum.

.pac is a very commonly used format for character files including in games that use 3D models. I don't think it means anything.

PC CPE is out and it supposedly has either input lag or is missing the buffer. RIP in peace.

The game has been out for less than an hour. Chill lol.

And nothing says he can't be the final boss of that too :)

I would love the last boss to be Ragna. That would be the most perfect way to end it all, like I can only think of two other fighting games where the main character was the real final boss. Plus it would be a real punch to the gut for the player.

Top 10 was posted earlier I think.

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Where did you hear that from?

That's Sin, Ky, Elphelt and Ramlethal yall. The "axe" is Magnolia Eclair in its sheath that Ky removes before the match.

If she's getting her dolphins buffed into sharks then I'll accept no less than a biblical sea monster for her IK.

Yo are you saying that May summoning a massive shark straight out of Jaws or some shit as her overdrive wouldn't be the hypest thing?

May is 22, that's older than half the roster of King of Fighters!

Some of you guys know what you're doing and I wish you good luck in attracting new players. Just remember that you outnumber the elitist jackoffs and hipster assholes, and use that to your advantage. Be as welcoming as you can and show off what you like about the game. Give your friends an opportunity to try the game out, encourage them to do the tutorial, help them find a character, etc. I know you can do it. It worked for me, I'm confident it will work for you if you try.

It's like poetry. The exact condescending elitist behavior I talked about earlier decides to actually manifest itself within this thread. I legitimately can't tell anymore how many of you even WANT GG to grow and succeed, or if you want it to stay a secret boy's club forever to keep out them damn casulz or anyone below intermediate level.

Whoah there brother, most of your post is pretty agreeable but I can't get onboard with anyone who hates Birdie. He's the best. But yes, definitely. Fix the fucking release schedules. This NEEDS to happen if any anime is going to get traction outside of Japan.

You mean like this one?  :P I like your last sentence, even though I think execution in GG is less of a necessity than in BB, it's important to remember that there's no reason for us as consumers/gamers to be in competition with each other OUTSIDE of the game. You can play more than one game and even if you don't there's no reason why your game has to succeed at the cost of another. This is not purely a GG problem either, as you see it with everything. KOF fans bashing on SF, Melee and Sm4sh infighting (and to say nothing of Smash vs the rest of the FGC as a whole), hell pretty much anything involving anime games or MK/KI is going to get shit from the opposite camp. However I do think that this is a good time to introduce people to new games since so many are having difficulty even playing SFV. But as I said, don't present it as a replacement or superor to SF, but rather an alternative.

I'll humor you for a moment. Let's take it back to the original Xrd trailer, the one with just Sol and Ky. In this trailer you are IMMEDIATELY bombared with loud as fuck J-rock with cringey Engrish vocals while the two characters fighting are an edgelord with a ton of belts and a ridiculous sword with gigantic Yugioh hair vs an androgynous fuckboy who looks like he stepped out of Fate Stay Night or some shit shooting lightning bolts while both of them fly all over the screen like DBZ characters with flashy visual FX going off everywhere. Anyone who is going to be put off by "ew gross icky anime" is already so, they've lost interest at this point. All you're doing right now is proving me right. Nobody wants to play with Guilty Gear players because they do shit like this, it's the same reason why the Melee scene, despite being incredibly massive and loyal, has difficulty growing (that and the game has a very high skill ceiling, which I guess you could also apply to GG). Maybe if you spend less time trying to posture on your game's "image" and "designs" and more showing people why you like it, you wouldn't have to complain about why your game is dead on the internet. Now I'm going to share some advice for people hoping to get their friends into GG, or any other fighter. This is the exact process I used to get like 6 people to pick up BB in my local scene. First you obviously have to bring the game to your meetup. Sit in the lab and do your thing. If someone asks you what game it is, tell them and explain why you think it's cool and worth picking up. Do NOT say "Oh this is totally better than SF/MK/Smash" unless you are talking to someone who you know will not take it too seriouslly because this can come off as extremely condecsending. You don't want that. The next thing you can do is go to the select screen and help them find a character that they think looks cool, and then go back into the lab and show them some neat things with them. For example, in GG's case maybe your friend sees Chipp and thinks he looks cool. Pick the guy and do his jump install bnbs, or show them YRC teleport shenanigans or anything else that may impress them. If you've got their attention now, offer to let them sit in training themselves (especially if you set dummy to P2 so you can play along with them) or even play the tutorial. Another thing you can do is let them borrow your copy of the game, provided they own the console it's on. Trust me that this did work for me and unless you play with the most closed minded people alive, it should work for you as well.

The great irony is that this is the exact attitude that makes nobody want to play your game. Honestly, Guilty Gear players need to get over yourself. Your shit has been weeb as fuck pandering from day 1, and all of your denial about how it's "totally a dark gritty serious metal game you guys, really" is just pathetically insecure. Instead of circle jerking about character designs and pretending to be something you're not, you should actually do something to play shepherd and get new players on board, like... This individual is doing. Make your game look as cool and fun as possible, and when new players take interest, give them a hand and try to pinpoint what they like most about it so that you can help them get the most out of the experience. While I am no fan of GG, I think it has a lot to offer to fighting game fans looking for an alternative to the main trio of SF/MK/Smash, provided they're willing to deal with god awful release schedules and vastly inferior delay based netcode.

My point stands that if any series "overtakes" SF as the main fighting game, it's going to most likely be MK or Smash. As long as Arcsys continues only caring about their consistent market of the Japanese arcades and not taking a risk with a broader audience, GG and all its sister series will stay a niche. I see what you're trying to say though, and I'd actually like to discuss the Nintendo/Sony thing with you further because it's something that interests me, but I don't want to derail the thread.