DrDogg
Well-Known Member
There have been a plethora of posts about 3-point holds vs. 4-point holds, frame data for the holds, video breakdowns, etc. However, the underlying issue that some people seem to ignore is the potential competitive scene.
In the past, DOA has enjoyed a meager competitive scene of approximately 15 players in the US. Aside from D.I.D., there aren't any current tournaments that run DOA. Even when DOA4 was relatively new, you rarely saw it at tournaments, and when you did, a 15-player turnout was considered "good".
So the question here is simple: Do you want DOA5 to have a proper tournament scene? Do you want to see 50 or more players at the average DOA tournament? Do you want to see DOA5 included in "majors" that seem to occur every other weekend? How about DOA5 at Evo 2013?
If your answer is "no", then I would kindly ask you to stop providing input on these controversial topics. While there's always room for the casual mindset, many of these topics are geared toward making the game tournament acceptable. If you don't have the tournament scene in mind, your opinion is not really valid in this specific sense.
If your answer is "yes", then why are you debating 3-point hold over 4-point hold? Do you really think a 4-point hold will suddenly bring in a huge tournament following? Do you think making Power Blows easy to connect will make people want to play DOA5 in tournaments? Let's fix the larger issues, then we can debate the smaller stuff.
There isn't much time to make adjustments to the game, and all of these conflicting opinions are not helping our cause. If you don't care about the tournament scene, or you're happy with 15-man tournaments, then please don't add your $0.02 to topics directly related to improving the game for tournament play.
In the past, DOA has enjoyed a meager competitive scene of approximately 15 players in the US. Aside from D.I.D., there aren't any current tournaments that run DOA. Even when DOA4 was relatively new, you rarely saw it at tournaments, and when you did, a 15-player turnout was considered "good".
So the question here is simple: Do you want DOA5 to have a proper tournament scene? Do you want to see 50 or more players at the average DOA tournament? Do you want to see DOA5 included in "majors" that seem to occur every other weekend? How about DOA5 at Evo 2013?
If your answer is "no", then I would kindly ask you to stop providing input on these controversial topics. While there's always room for the casual mindset, many of these topics are geared toward making the game tournament acceptable. If you don't have the tournament scene in mind, your opinion is not really valid in this specific sense.
If your answer is "yes", then why are you debating 3-point hold over 4-point hold? Do you really think a 4-point hold will suddenly bring in a huge tournament following? Do you think making Power Blows easy to connect will make people want to play DOA5 in tournaments? Let's fix the larger issues, then we can debate the smaller stuff.
There isn't much time to make adjustments to the game, and all of these conflicting opinions are not helping our cause. If you don't care about the tournament scene, or you're happy with 15-man tournaments, then please don't add your $0.02 to topics directly related to improving the game for tournament play.