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Re: Reasons for choosing favorite characters?
#21  December 13, 2013, 11:22:30 pm
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Characters that can keep distance from the opponent yet work awesomely up close.
Like Kliff,and A.B.A to some extent.
I dont really care about how the character looks as long as i can get some wins out of him he is OK

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Re: Reasons for choosing favorite characters?
#22  December 13, 2013, 11:49:38 pm
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Actually, you bring up an interesting point.

When I try a character that is BROKEN EASY auto win mode, I usually stay away from it because there's no challenge there.
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Re: Reasons for choosing favorite characters?
#23  December 14, 2013, 12:18:49 am
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walt said, December 13, 2013, 11:49:38 pm
Actually, you bring up an interesting point.

When I try a character that is BROKEN EASY auto win mode, I usually stay away from it because there's no challenge there.

That's all characters for me 8)

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Re: Reasons for choosing favorite characters?
#24  December 14, 2013, 12:32:00 am
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Old men, ninjas and multi stance characters.
...or characters that rely a lot on rushdown/mixups (Akihiko, Makoto, Duolon)

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#25  December 14, 2013, 12:33:39 am
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Number one important thing for me to find characters I like is their character. How they look and their personality and how it corresponds to their gameplay. It's what attracts to me characters, but if I can't get a handle for their gameplay I may stop using them. Number two is how they play, if they're fun to play as I'll use them. The least important thing for me is how high or low they are on any tier lists. Hell some of my mains include Sean, Hugo and Hakan just because of how fun they are.

This however is from someone who has been playing fighting games since the early 90s and has never been good at them.
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Re: Reasons for choosing favorite characters?
#26  December 14, 2013, 02:11:39 am
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Hugo is A tier da fuck are you talking about homie  :smug:
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Re: Reasons for choosing favorite characters?
#27  December 14, 2013, 02:32:39 am
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For me, it goes down to the two things of a character's design and the character's playstyle. I sadly don't use characters with interesting designs if I kinda suck with said character (For example, Slayer from Guilty Gear).

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#28  December 14, 2013, 02:45:48 am
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Well, my fav. character is Ryu,
and my reasons would be that I know his moveset; simple, effective, and he's enjoyable to play.
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Re: Reasons for choosing favorite characters?
#29  December 14, 2013, 02:55:27 am
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I look for design first, gameplay style second. I've gotten used to completely alien playstyles just because I like the character's design.

But there is a limit. I at least want decent combos to go with them.
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Re: Reasons for choosing favorite characters?
#30  December 14, 2013, 06:14:21 am
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Design is important, but not a deal breaker.. I can tolerate most all characters; the only ones I seem to dislike are obnoxious looking characters who don't fit with whatever game they're in. I love the artistic work that goes into characters and how they're presented through their voices, poses, effects, moves, appearance, etc...

Gameplay is my highest priority... I prefer characters who can do a little bit of everything. I also tend to lean towards simple characters (which is odd because I like to complicate everyone in Mugen).

Effectiveness is probably the least important. As long as they have some good tools and isn't complete bottom tier, I try to make it work. I used to avoid top tiers but I'm learning to get over it.

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#31  December 14, 2013, 09:42:37 am
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Typically, I choose characters that are fast and do mediocre damage. Lots of poking and combo/juggle potential. That's why I play with characters like Dudley and Taokaka.

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#32  December 14, 2013, 10:04:19 am
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Basara, Chin, Vega, Urien, A.C. Current, AC/DC, Rubber Soul in one of his win poses, Rasputin when he does his super, Kabuki Jo....

I noticed that a disturbing number of my mains are guys that show their chests at one point or another if not all the time...

Vans said, January 15, 2014, 10:25:02 pm
I'm also under the impression that people keep neglecting data from the game, do you guys know how PotS made his original characters? He actually studied every single game he referenced, down to the core. Doing this properly requires understanding how the original system was made, not just winging it.

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Re: Reasons for choosing favorite characters?
#33  December 14, 2013, 12:09:29 pm
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Lessee...

- Character design is a big factor. If a character is designed and animated well, those are big pluses to me.
- Additionally, the design for the character should be simple and recognizable from a distance. Too many belts or fine details and I lose interest. Basically if your character doesn't stand out as a silhouette, it's boring to me.
- Quirky characters also interest me.
- I never play shotos. I will play them or their equivalents when I get the game to learn how to play, then never use them again.
- Gameplay isn't too much of a factor, because I'm of the school that if you're really dedicated to learning the ins and outs of one character, you will eventually be comfortable enough to play them and know how to use them to get out of certain situations.

A few examples of characters I main that fall in these categories include Mr. Jones and Pupa from ROTD, Olaf from Matrimelee, Dudley from Street Fighter, Raiden from KOFXIII, Khan in JJBA:Heritage for the Future, Akira Otoishi in JJBA:ASB (thanks to the 1.04 patch he's even more awesome than before), Faust in GGXX, and Peacock from Skullgirls.

It's a weird system, but so far it's worked out well for me.

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Re: Reasons for choosing favorite characters?
#34  December 14, 2013, 02:18:17 pm
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Being dinosaurs (I grew up on Jurassic Park, Godzilla flicks - even the 1998 version), I usually main the Primal Rage characters.

Being the object of my confused penis, Bridget. Even though I'm bad at him.

Being a creepy-crawly whose design I like, despite being goofy, Shuma-Gorath.

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#35  December 14, 2013, 05:03:19 pm
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I will play a character if:

- its not a charge character
- its not deadpool

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#36  December 14, 2013, 05:26:45 pm
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Re: Reasons for choosing favorite characters?
#37  December 14, 2013, 05:53:27 pm
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I choose characters that usually offer a good mix of everything  and some that focus on certain factors like range and close combat ability. Character designs are a bonus for me but i like a good gameplay with them and some cool freedom in my combo chaining.  Interesting supers are always a must have and the more dramatic and effective the better.

I like Sol Badguy in Guilty Gear series cause he has a lot of setups and i can set things up the way i like in gameplay.
In Sf4 games i usually will role with Ryu as well cause he has all the tools i need and i Like Makoto cause she can be a beast at times but i want her to have a lil more freedom in her combos to chain better the way i like or wish them to be. Abel is my go to guy if i want to deal out punishment lol.

In Sf X Tekken my teams are Ryu/Cammy , Paul/Ryu , Poison/Asuka , Bryan/Jack , Ibuki/Raven , Abel/King and Lili/Chun li . I use others in mix but these thus far are my fav team ups i use the most as set partners. I still wish Makoto was in this game! arrrg!

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Re: Reasons for choosing favorite characters?
#38  December 14, 2013, 07:46:56 pm
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Vans said, January 15, 2014, 10:25:02 pm
I'm also under the impression that people keep neglecting data from the game, do you guys know how PotS made his original characters? He actually studied every single game he referenced, down to the core. Doing this properly requires understanding how the original system was made, not just winging it.

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#39  December 14, 2013, 07:54:39 pm
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Interesting comments thus far.

For me, I always found myself attracted to the somewhat obscure, different and cool looking character. Delving deeper into this, I always have loved the wild card, badass loner archtype  that tend to be a little crazy/oddball too. I'm also for augmentation, like Exo-Suits or Armour. General favorites include:


Yoshimitsu
Vega
Grey Fox as his eternally awesome Cyborg Ninja appearance
Solid Snake
Scorpion
Master Chief
Samus Aran
Wolverine
Darth Maul
Darth Nihilus
Darth Vader (especially Empire!!)
Boba Fett

All of these characters share those tough, mysterious loner type personalities. I think my favoritism of these characters speaks a lot about my personality/psychology!!
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Re: Reasons for choosing favorite characters?
#40  December 14, 2013, 07:57:47 pm
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