http://thegg.net/opinion-editorial/yoshinori-ono-apologies-for-the-broken-street-fighter-v-launch-the-bitter-aftermath/

lol

...and all the previous SFV scandals...

also:
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wanting a story mode is not the mark of a casual gamer. for most games, a good story mode is crucial game design. for fighting games, less so, but it is still something most gamers want, not just casuals. and considering the fact the barrier to entry in fighting games is high enough, it is not good marketing strategy to fall back to the argument that this game is passable because it caters to most "hardcore" fans right now. not only was this a disastrous launch, it does the game's attempt to bring more people in the series no justice.

The Jesse Ventura wannbe from that article said:

...and all the previous SFV scandals...

what fucking scandals?
im really sick of these hippie so called vigilant gamers with conspiracy theories and cries of censorship, you gamergate rejects need to tone it down a little bit.
oh and as usuall GBK is trying to justify returning his copy by posting negative things about the game. i bet you didn't even watch that angry joe video you posted earlier, where he actually praised the game. you just saw "angry rant" in the title and rushed to post it here.
the game in incomplete, we know that. but you have to realize that this is a fighting games forum, it's not a forum for casual gamers. if people choose to buy the game here, it's because they want to train, compete online, and collect fight money. things like story are irrelevant.

I'm pretty sure you've read or participated in this argument several times, but people don't like the idea of hawking out a 70 buck sticker price at launch and get an incomplete product. Now again I understand, the major issue should be gameplay, but this is an expensive AAA title, I really think they should've waited or stuck to beta tests. They had an ample timeframe and could have certainly waited. It doesn't look good when it almost seems like they hired Bengus two days befor elaunch to draw a couple storyboards to tide people over. It seems like a rush job. They were honest about what we were going to get, but information does not travel as efficiently as you might think, and it all could have been avoided. The "wait till June" argument- valid, but again it wasnt unavoidable. Some people wanted the full package, and while they bought the game at launch so they could play online, this does NOT detract from their argument that they paid for something that lacks a lot of content. Also, the online problems just compound things.

You not finding the story good isn't waht makes you elitist, what makes you sound elitist is that you started speaking on behalf of this forum as if wanting a story mode makes you a casual ill fit for discussion here.

This mentality of "only casuals want single player" needs to die off. Besides the fact that it's not true and that I can't stand the terms casual/hardcore (right up there with "anime" and other shit), it sends a bad message to people wanting to give the game a try. Everyone's a "casual" when they first start.

I think single player is one (of several) great ways for a new player to get "immersed" in the world of any game, and by that I don't mean just the lore. I also mean how the game feels when you play it, the controls, the pacing of gameplay, etc. As for fighting games, from there a newb can decide if they want to take that experience they've learned in their CPU dummy matches and apply it to a competitive environment. Seeing people downplay the notion that these things matter contributes (albeit on a partial level) as to why fighting games don't sell as well as they can and remain the niche that they are. Capcom kinda did the same thing, and it shows in the games reception and tepid sales. I personally think this game has more appealing gameplay than Street Fighter IV and was capable of drawing as much approval. If I was new to fighters and this was my first experience with Street Fighter, I wouldn't give this game a second look. Why play this when I can play Xrd or MKX, games that serve as nice alternatives and have more to do?

I understand that some people are going full stupid, SRK and other notable places are mostly this right now with extremists on both sides. Capcom did a nice job in making the game ready for tournaments, but insight should've told them to make a decently acceptable package at launch for people who might be ambivalent towards joining that competitive niche, let alone people who aren't interested in that stuff.

I still remember the good old days of SSF4 and the unbearable lag.

is it any good, would you guys recommend it? i saw it at wal-mart and was surprised its out already.