Agreed. We can only speculate as to why they felt bias against them. But also remember the "Dead on Arrival 6" insult in the official Playstation Blog. I imagine they have people in the office that simply do not like the IP.
The western Sony office stopped them from putting multiple items on the marketplace. The JP office didn't care, and Steam had to be negotiated with. That's why it couldn't be done the same way as 5LR, but only for western regions.
@DestructionBomb Doing something because its your job, vs wanting to do it are largely different things. It was a TN run event. Yamima is somewhat exiled from community events due to drama involving a woman. Saying he is "banned" is perhaps misleading, but it is a definite fact nobody wants him...
I wouldn't ask Matt to say anything that would Jeopardize the friendships he has established for the sake of your curiosity. Being blunt and not giving a shit about personal consequences is largely my role.
I already explained why. It was his training job. In Japan, saving face is a big deal, as is giving credit to the people who did fuck-all. Notice how you never saw Shimbori during DOA 5 interviews? It was all Hayashi? Hayashi doesn't even care for DOA. Anytime we approached him, he would throw...
Having an ego doesn't mean you can't objectively view and teach how to play the game, even if you overestimate yourself. Seen plenty of coaches that had egos. It's a hard fact PL can beat 99.9% of the people out there in his chosen games, but no coach in the world will push you beyond that. He's...