Crazy Steady has been on fire with 5. I watch him frequently and he spends far less time looking for lobbies. That's one of the key unfortunate things about 6 is it has an awful lobby systems I don't know if it's just so dead it is dead or if the online is just so bad it doesn't find lobbies. But shouts to Crazy with a pretty strong stream turnout for 5 like the last three or four hours.
A lot of pros on Twitter revealing they are going back to 5 and a lot of people are saying this is a step back and it kind of is but at least it shows how strong of a game 5 was and that it still holds up to this day.
You don't realize how important the VF characters actually were to DOA until you are rekindled with moments you see them perform. The matches that got people off of their feet at DOA tournaments typically included a VF character
Remember Crazy Steady Jacky and "YEAAAAAH" crowd chants? Just look at these exchanges between PL and him
Or how about JC Akira HUUUGE win? People exploded for that Akira
This shit inspired me to play on many levels. THE longevity of DOA5 you must admit was the most impressive thing about the series post Itagaki.
Now that's the spirit that I enjoyed. If I can, I'd relive it all again during NEC that time. I enjoyed it.