Marvel vs Capcom 3

[portnoyd]

!_!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uHd4tuq0kc&feature=player_embedded

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Fucking sweet like ass milk.

[GrandAmChandler]

My Wolverine, Hulk, Tronne Bonne combo is complete. Prepare to be Tronne Bowned!

[Nate Nanjo]

I want at least one Breath of Fire character.

[Jorpho]

YES let us judge the game's potential on the basis of a prerendered cinematic. THIS CANNOT FAIL.

And I still want Phoenix Wright. :(

[Famidrive-16]

YES let us judge the game's potential on the basis of a prerendered cinematic. THIS CANNOT FAIL.


actually that's real gameplay footage of justin wong vs clockwork evo 2011, how does it feel to be owned

[portnoyd]

And I still want Phoenix Wright. :(

Apparently, he was at the top of the cut list, i.e. almost made it into the game.

Necrobump! This game is a scant 2 months away from release.

Current Roster:
Captain America
Albert Wesker
Deadpool
Amaterasu
Doctor Doom
Arthur
Dormammu
Chris Redfield
Hulk
Chun-Li
Iron Man
Crimson Viper
Magneto
Dante
M.O.D.O.K.
Felicia
She-Hulk
Jill Valentine
Shuma-Gorath
Morrigan Aensland
Spider-Man
Nathan Spencer
Storm
Ryu
Super-Skrull
Trish
Thor
Tron Bonne
Wolverine
Viewtiful Joe
X-23
Zero

Jill Valentine and Shuma Gorath are DLC characters available 4 weeks after launch or immediately if you get the collector's edition. Or I read it wrong and you just get them for free and they come out in 4 weeks after launch.

[Xtincthed]

every time i see new info/trailers i'm getting more psyched!

[Holger Czukay]

Phoenix Wright was cut, because he supposedly had a super where he yelled "OBJECTION!" and the giant word balloon hit you.....the kanji for "OBJECTION!" fit on the screen, but the English word "OBJECTION!" couldn't fit. So they cut him completely.

Frank West was cut, because his zombie summoning moves caused a lot of lag in online play, and they couldn't figure out how to fix it. So they cut him completely.

Yeah, I know.

[Jorpho]

Phoenix Wright was cut, because he supposedly had a super where he yelled "OBJECTION!" and the giant word balloon hit you.....the kanji for "OBJECTION!" fit on the screen, but the English word "OBJECTION!" couldn't fit. So they cut him completely.No, that was the excuse for cutting him from TvC. You'd think they could figure some way around it with extra dev time.

[G-Boobie]

Phoenix Wright was cut, because he supposedly had a super where he yelled "OBJECTION!" and the giant word balloon hit you.....the kanji for "OBJECTION!" fit on the screen, but the English word "OBJECTION!" couldn't fit. So they cut him completely.

Frank West was cut, because his zombie summoning moves caused a lot of lag in online play, and they couldn't figure out how to fix it. So they cut him completely.

Yeah, I know.

I'll bet you money that frank still makes it in.

[Holger Czukay]

I'll bet you money that frank still makes it in.

Sir, you better save that money because if he makes it in, he'll be DLC.

[portnoyd]

http://shoryuken.com/content/rumor-twitter-account-claims-leaking-marvel-vs-capcom-3-reveal-plans-2773/

Supposed twitter leak account mentions the last characters as Haggar, Hsien-Ko, Akuma, Phoenix, Sentinel and Taskmaster.

If this is true, they actually preserved one top tier team from MvC2: Magneto/Storm/Sentinel. Whether or not that team will still dominate is anyone's guess. As far as my business team, I have 2 out of 3. Now I just need to pick a new point character.

Taskmaster is a weird choice, considering his Marvel background is copying other people's abilities. (That and essentially being a gag character in early Deadpools)

Haggar, Jean Grey and Hsein-Ko = win. Akuma = zzzzzz.

If this list is it, then I think the most notable exclusions would be Cyclops, Juggernaut and Strider. No Cable is a nice touch.

Galactus as the final boss... genius.

Sidebets as Dan being a DLC character?

[Famidrive-16]

fwiw SqdSuprm admitted to being a hoax account, so anything from him was false. still unknown about klennox, though.

[G-Boobie]

Sir, you better save that money because if he makes it in, he'll be DLC.

We'll see, my friend. DLC might be the way they go, but they already have a working Frank West character in TvC, and from what I've played at Chicago Fight Night, the TvC alumni play very similar in their MvC 3 incarnations. Capcom also thinks (correctly!) that Americans love Frank West.

Speaking of DLC, is anyone else a little uneasy about fighting games with DLC characters? the Valkenhayn debacle has split the Blazblue community pretty badly. As someone who runs tournaments, I'm not sure I like the idea of yet another layer of bullshit to worry about before game time.

[Famidrive-16]

Valkenhayn isn't on 360 yet is he? From what I read (on dustloop at least), most tournies will allow him once he's available for both platforms.

I don't think DLC characters will be too big of an issue, unless one of them happens to be broken beyond hope. Most tournies next year are probably switching to SSFIV: AE if that becomes available for consoles. I know SCIV tournies hav some random rules about if Vader gets allowed or not but then again, banning characters in that game is a whole 'nother story...

[G-Boobie]

Valkenhayn isn't on 360 yet is he? From what I read (on dustloop at least), most tournies will allow him once he's available for both platforms.

I think he's out (I play BB on PS3, so...).


I don't think DLC characters will be too big of an issue, unless one of them happens to be broken beyond hope. Most tournies next year are probably switching to SSFIV: AE if that becomes available for consoles.

The problem with DLC characters isn't a balance issue: it's an issue of splitting the player base. If some people don't have the character and run into him in a tournament environment, the potential for getting eliminated is pretty strong. So in essence, if you DON'T buy the character, you're going to be at a disadvantage.

Also, I don't like the idea of having to log on to every console being used and making sure that the characters are on the hard drive and are accessible before go time. We play at a local LAN center and the owner is notorious for occasionally deleting every hard drive there for some reason.


I know SCIV tournies have some random rules about if Vader gets allowed or not but then again, banning characters in that game is a whole 'nother story...

Whoa. I didn't know that. Last time I played IV, none of the Star Wars characters were allowed.

Oh yeah: MARVEL VS CAPCOM 3 AND NOW WE'RE ON TOPIC AGAIN

[Famidrive-16]

Whoa. I didn't know that. Last time I played IV, none of the Star Wars characters were allowed.


Well, I've seen Vader allowed a couple times, and-

Oh yeah, MvC3. Uhhhhh, oh yeah I played it once at NCR, gonna be sweet but gonna take a bit to get used to.

[Damaramu]

Man, I'd love to see Haggar in a decent fighting game! Can't wait for MvC3! It'll be out just in time for my birthday next year!

[portnoyd]

Supposed twitter leak account mentions the last characters as Haggar, Hsien-Ko, Akuma, Phoenix, Sentinel and Taskmaster.

Haggar and Phoenix have been officially announced. Taskmaster has been shown in leaked promotional comic art. Akuma turned up in a screenshot.

That just leaves Hsien-Ko and Sent to be seen... somewhere.

Also, as I've been informed by the mongoloid who made this thread, the achievements are available here. However, they are vague and not explained.

http://www.cheatcc.com/xbox360/marvelvscapcom3cheatscodes.html

[Kitsune Sniper]

Why the hate for Tasky? The character has proven to be one hell of a mercenary in Marvel Comics over the years.

In my opinion, adding Phoenix was the stupidest thing they could've done. Sure, let's add the one character that's one step below GOD. And then there's the DARK PHOENIX bullshit... Ugh.

[Famidrive-16]

I actually don't think Dark Phoenix will be too broken. You need max meter to get it, your health declines when you activate it, and from what I've heard Phoenix's defense is Akuma-esque to begin with.

[portnoyd]

Pretty much. They will balance somewhat, I'm sure.

I don't want Taskmaster in because his trademark is that he copies over people's abilities. To me, it gives them in out to make a potpourri character when they could have someone original or at least long standing in the series like Cyclops.

[Jorpho]

I don't want Taskmaster in because his trademark is that he copies over people's abilities.Just like Rogue, you mean?

[Kitsune Sniper]

Pretty much. They will balance somewhat, I'm sure.

I don't want Taskmaster in because his trademark is that he copies over people's abilities. To me, it gives them in out to make a potpourri character when they could have someone original or at least long standing in the series like Cyclops.

But that's just one of his skills. His photographic memory also makes him an impressive martial artist and weapon user. And his copying ability is only limited by his physical attributes - you won't find him pulling off say, some Hulk moves because he doesn't have the strength for it. He uses tech for other stuff, like Captain America's shield (he used to have some sort of hard-light version of it in the comics.)

It might be obvious by now, but I'm a big fan of Udon-era Taskmaster. Still, nobody really paid much attention to him until that series... and he started showing up in a lot more titles after that. The guy has potential to be an awesome enemy in the game. *shrugs*

Besides, I'd rather have HIM in there than Cyclops. Although if he was in there I'd use Phoenix and kick his ass all day because he's a fucking asshole.

[portnoyd]

Just like Rogue, you mean?

XvsSF Rogue, yes. MvC2 Rogue, no.


But that's just one of his skills. His photographic memory also makes him an impressive martial artist and weapon user. And his copying ability is only limited by his physical attributes - you won't find him pulling off say, some Hulk moves because he doesn't have the strength for it. He uses tech for other stuff, like Captain America's shield (he used to have some sort of hard-light version of it in the comics.

I'm more worried that he will pull off Hulk moves because devs are lazy. :P

[Kitsune Sniper]

I'm more worried that he will pull off Hulk moves because devs are lazy. :PYou know, normally I'd make fun of you for suggesting that.

But this is Capcom we're talking about...

[Cryomancer]

Let them have Taskmasker, who can copy Marvel character powers, and let Mega Man copy Capcom character powers. That'd be neat.

[portnoyd]

That's be neat if it's done right.

I'll be cool with Taskmaster if he copies moves from Marvel characters not in the game. That's what they did with Super Skrull and I'm excited to play him. Even better if he copies characters from MvC2 left out... Cyclops uppercut, Juggernaut's headcrush, Psylocke's uppercut, etc.

[Jorpho]

And if Mega Man could copy moves from Capcom characters not in the game, maybe we could get Phoenix Wright's pointing-finger-of-death after all! Or not.

[Oobgarm]

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/31/spoiler-see-marvel-vs-capcom-3-boss-in-action/

Don't click that unless you want the boss character reveal to be spoiled.

[portnoyd]

I can't fucking wait for this game.

[Oobgarm]

I can't fucking wait for this game.

Indeed, +1.

[Matt-El]

SO is this game called "No Joke Marvel Vs Capcom 3"? Cause the gamestop guy looked at me funny when I said it to him.


lol jk. title of thread needs edit. heh.

[GrandAmChandler]

I'm just not sure that there is enough characters to take me for a ride...

[megasdkirby]

Was the "Special Edition" version discontinued? It can no longer be preordered...

[G-Boobie]

I'm just not sure that there is enough characters to take me for a ride...

Well, they've already announced (and the special edition comes with vouchers for) two DLC characters: Jill Valentine and Shuma Gorath. I'd bet (though I lost the Frank West bet last page :( ) that in a few months we'll have forty characters or so. If you need more characters than that, I don't know what to tell you, especially considering how weird and different the characters are.

My only hope is that more than ten of them are viable in the long run. There's nothing like playing MvC2 online and facing fifty MSP teams in a row.

[portnoyd]

lol jk. title of thread needs edit. heh.

The problem is the OP was and is a goddamn moron. Maybe a mod (coughChandlercough) can fixer upper.


Was the "Special Edition" version discontinued? It can no longer be preordered...

It's sold the fuck out! When does that ever happen with a LE anymore amirite? Pretty sure you're only hope is to order from Capcom Unity at this point, but good luck using Digital River, heard it's quite a chore.

I've got mine ordered from Amazon, solely because I wanted Jill and Shuma locked up which is very likely driving those LEs to sell out.


Well, they've already announced (and the special edition comes with vouchers for) two DLC characters: Jill Valentine and Shuma Gorath. I'd bet (though I lost the Frank West bet last page :( ) that in a few months we'll have forty characters or so. If you need more characters than that, I don't know what to tell you, especially considering how weird and different the characters are.

They are going to pump out so many characters, we may eventually see more than 2 had... it's just going to take 2 years. However, based on Jill/Shuma, they'll do pairs of Marvel and Capcom so at least we'll get 2 at a time.


My only hope is that more than ten of them are viable in the long run. There's nothing like playing MvC2 online and facing fifty MSP teams in a row.

Talking with people who have played and are playing the game on IRC, they basically say that this is not like MvC2 and not like TvC. It's a whole new ball game. If you spam assists like everyone did with Psylocke/CapCom AAA, they will get punished hard. All assists are punishable on startup as well.

Also right now, no one knows who is good and who is bad. People are just picking characters because they know them from 2 or like what they have to offer. You will likely see a potpourri of teams the first few months and it'll be difficult to tell scrub from pro. Unlike in 2, where you know what you're dealing with, with Cable/Sent/CapCom versus Guile/Jin/Hayato. :P

In time, we may degrade down to a few top teams, but the short term, people will be experimenting and running with whatever works.

Oh and if you want a laugh, watch this. Particularly when Phoenix eats a Hulk Gamma Crush because it brings her from 100% to 0%. So much for using Phoenix if she takes damage worse than Servbot in 2.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUsmBqz9ZUk&feature=player_embedded#

I'm jazzed for the game but a little apprehensive. Regardless, I will be playing this non-stop when it comes out. XBL tag is Achika. I haven't been on XBL in weeks but come the 15th, that'll change.

[Vlcice]

Oh and if you want a laugh, watch this. Particularly when Phoenix eats a Hulk Gamma Crush because it brings her from 100% to 0%. So much for using Phoenix if she takes damage worse than Servbot in 2.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUsmBqz9ZUk&feature=player_embedded#

Yikes, that's a homo-genius moment. I hope she's not as bad as that implies.

[portnoyd]

She's supposed to be stupid overpowered and this is the compensation. Also one of the Sent/Hsein-Ko gameplay vids has Ryu doing magic series -> hadoken XX shinku hadoken for 100% as well, so it's not just Hulk being OP.

Another note is I heard She Hulk's AA super grapple will catch anything out of the air. Neat.

[GarrettCRW]

Pretty sure you're only hope is to order from Capcom Unity at this point, but good luck using Digital River, heard it's quite a chore.

Digital River sucks alright, but the problems usually start up when there's a big rush on the servers, and/or when product starts running low. Obviously, Capcom must not have these issues, or else fan demand would have forced them to dump DR (as Capcom has far better customer service than, say, Mattel).

[megasdkirby]

Thank you!!!!! :)

What is Digital River?

I am at the Capcom Store and they ship to PR! $10 UPS, but hell, that's the same as Priority Mail anyway! Plus I can get a free shirt!

Edit: DR is some sort of shipping service? Why are they terrible?

[Bojay1997]

Digital River sucks alright, but the problems usually start up when there's a big rush on the servers, and/or when product starts running low. Obviously, Capcom must not have these issues, or else fan demand would have forced them to dump DR (as Capcom has far better customer service than, say, Mattel).

Actually, their customer service and packing skills are among the worst I have ever seen. If something goes wrong with your order, they won't respond to e-mail or calls. All they can do is accept returns and they will not refund return shipping or replace the item, even if it's their fault. Every time I have had an issue with DR when ordering from EA or Capcom, I had to go back to either EA or Capcom for help and even then, they basically couldn't do anything other than apologize.

[megasdkirby]

Oh, that's a shame. Should I wait to see if my local GameStop has any leftover copies in stock? Or try my luck with DR?

What if the order never arrives?

[lookfun78]

Please go to marvelvscapcom3.com it tell you how to do the harder moves and both hyper combos for all, but the last two characters named.

[portnoyd]

Holy shit... did you just... post in the appropriate thread ... without making a new one?

http://www.feebleminds-gifs.com/exploding-head.gif

[portnoyd]

TOMORROW. (Or right now if you're one of apparently thousands who got a copy by broken street date)

I'll be on XBL at 6pm EST. Play me.

[Famidrive-16]

two guys on my xbl friendlist has it, i hate them

[retroman]

i am getting myself pumped up for it...been playing MvC, and MvC 2 for the dreamcast. Still play and look great today..cant wait

[megasdkirby]

Can someone take a picture of their version, specially if it's the PS3 one?

My LE/CE edition was sealed. It came with the outer game box, the tin and comic book sealed together. The Comic book has the codes to get the characters in March as well as the one month comics thing.

Inside the case is the manual and game. But where is the artbook? Is it after the comic, in the same book?

[Baloo]

I was playing the game today at my local Comic Book store, it's a LOT like Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom. Thank God. The clusterfuck that was MvC2 just annoyed me to no end really. This is a much more balanced game, and it seems there's a lot of good characters. I've noticed Dante, Wesker, Iron Man, and Zero to be favorites though. But the roster is fairly balanced, and there are a LOT of new faces, which is actually very refreshing.

The only thing I don't like about the game is how easy it is to daisy-chain those aerial combos, which can be a real pain in the ass. You can chain them off of supers, specials, and even themselves. Which, if you're good enough, can make the game a chicken fight of "Person who hits first, wins." There is the Mega-Crash though, thankfully.

Overall, I'm very pleased with Marvel Vs. Capcom. Disappointed that there's no Cable, but otherwise I like the lineup.

[Emuaust]

it's a LOT like Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom. Thank God. The clusterfuck that was MvC2 just annoyed me to no end really. This is a much more balanced game

Ive been playing it and its a LOT like Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom and much more of a clusterfuck then MvC2.

WHY THE FUCK CANT I HAVE SEPARATE KICK AND PUNCH BUTTONS?

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

I'm only going on about 3 hours of sleep today, but I do believe that I like it a lot.

Such a cool roster on the Capcom side ... love me some Rad Spencer, Haggar, Chris and Wesker.

I think generally speaking all of the Vs. series have been a bit of a cluster fuck, or they progressed to that point, but even if they are they're still plenty of fun with friends and if the room isn't full of absolute experts there's a reasonable point of entry for novice players to have a shot at winning matches.

Good stuff. Good stuff.

[G-Boobie]

Can someone take a picture of their version, specially if it's the PS3 one?

My LE/CE edition was sealed. It came with the outer game box, the tin and comic book sealed together. The Comic book has the codes to get the characters in March as well as the one month comics thing.

Inside the case is the manual and game. But where is the artbook? Is it after the comic, in the same book?

Yeah. There's twelve pages of 'comic', and a bunch of concept art.

So yeah, this game is a "Vs. Game". It's fun, the last boss sucks ass, and I'm not very good at it.

There's a few issues I have with the game, namely that a few features seem less evolved than SSFIV. The mission mode isn't very well implemented, I've had more trouble with lag online, and even though it only took me twenty minutes to unlock the four characters, I still had to unlock four characters.

On the other hand, the training mode is godlike.

[megasdkirby]

WHY THE FUCK CANT I HAVE SEPARATE KICK AND PUNCH BUTTONS?

Aye.

I played on normal and at the fifth match or so, I got beaten by the threesome (LOL). the game was a tad tough, not because it actually is, but because I got used to the original style controls, not the new version controls. Also, I had NO IDEA how to switch characters, which made things incredibly harder.

Need to read the manual I guess... :p

[portnoyd]

So yeah, this game is a "Vs. Game". It's fun, the last boss sucks ass, and I'm not very good at it.

There's a few issues I have with the game, namely that a few features seem less evolved than SSFIV. The mission mode isn't very well implemented, I've had more trouble with lag online, and even though it only took me twenty minutes to unlock the four characters, I still had to unlock four characters.

On the other hand, the training mode is godlike.

This is me to a T.

Mission Mode can suck my ass. I spend 10 minutes doing the same Super Skrull HC combo because the game doesn't like when I'm canceling Orbital into the super. Come on now.

Also: I stink. This is good though. Can't wait to get better.

Galactus is some bullshit alright. It seems you can avoid or block all of his attacks, but jesus. One go, I had Phoenix left purposely with 5 bars. He does his eye beam super and the chip INSTANTLY puts her in Dark mode. The CHIP! What the hell. Of course, thankfully, he died immediately because DPh does insane damage.

Right now, I'm running Haggar/Super Skrull/Sentinel. Haggar is just lol, Skrull is incredibly easy to pick and play and Sentinel is a giant crutch. :P Tron is unwieldy because her drill is now a reserve dragon punch on ground or in air. Just doesn't flow right doing that and much of her game with me was rushdown with that drill.

[ubersaurus]

Do the darkforce super with Hsien-Ko, tag her out, and then abuse the hell out of the pendulum assist. Sooooo goooood, with practically every character too.

[Tempest]

I never played Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom, but it's on my want list. I'm a long time fan of the Vs series, but I'm a little hesitant to pull the trigger on this one until I play it. I also don't like the 2.5D look of the characters, but I suppose that was inevitable.

Then again, with MvC 2 being available on the 360 now, I may never get around to 3. :)

Tempest

[portnoyd]

Do the darkforce super with Hsien-Ko, tag her out, and then abuse the hell out of the pendulum assist. Sooooo goooood, with practically every character too.

Same goes for Arthur. Hit Gold Armor, DHC out, spam Fire Bottle assist.

[G-Boobie]

Arthur is too fun! And the Fire Bottle assist is great.

I've been using Storm, who is less busted in this game than in 2 but still has some stupidly good stuff, Morrigan, because I used her in TvC and she's even better than she was before, and... Goddammit... Sentinel, because you sort of have to. At least in this stage of the game.

I found that it's crazy easy to get single character kills using storms' S+Atk lightning forward hit confirmed into HC of choice. S+atk is safe on block (I think!), and you can just spam it at the last guy standing: he WILL hit a button, and lightning forward will probably beat it, and then you DHC and yay a winner is you. Just random knowledge!

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

Whew, unlocked all the currently available unlockable characters, thankfully it wasn't a chore like Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom or MvsC2.

[djbeatmongrel]

Maybe I just lucked out but I actually beat galactus on the first try on normal with the weapon x team (deadpool, wolverine, x-23)

[G-Boobie]

Maybe I just lucked out but I actually beat galactus on the first try on normal with the weapon x team (deadpool, wolverine, x-23)

Yeah, my problem with bullshit Vs. games final bosses is figuring out how to beat them legitimately instead of just going to straight up very easy mode. Can you block that ridiculous team killing eye-beam? The chip from that killed Morrigan at half life. You sure as Hell can't dodge it. Maybe you can fly over it?

Answer: who cares. All characters unlocked: I'll never go through arcade mode again.

[xfrumx]

My buddy in Pittsburgh found a couple Special Editions and bought one for each of us so I will be playing this weekend! :)

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

Wow, once I figured out the rhythm of them I'm loving the flow of She Hulk's moves and wondering how a nearly endless combo/juggle (albeit a very slow one) in the flash kick > run > flash kick > run > etc. was even allowed.

I know that the cpu is generally dumb, but I find that even on the hard settings it typically can't break that. Can anybody confirm that a human player can get stuck in that loop just as easily?

[Icarus Moonsight]

Who's shaping up to be the best bruiser? I haven't played it yet, but I am thinking my initial trail team is going to be Dante, Iron Man and either Haggar or Hulk. On paper, it looks like a good mix-up.

[portnoyd]

Wow, once I figured out the rhythm of them I'm loving the flow of She Hulk's moves and wondering how a nearly endless combo/juggle (albeit a very slow one) in the flash kick > run > flash kick > run > etc. was even allowed.

I know that the cpu is generally dumb, but I find that even on the hard settings it typically can't break that. Can anybody confirm that a human player can get stuck in that loop just as easily?

It's true. As opposed to the damage decay that 2 had, now we have hit stun decay. Basically, your opponent will be a chew toy longer the earlier in a combo it is. So the longer you go, the less stun you'll inflict, so the combo will eventually end because it's impossible to link it anymore. What you're doing with She Hulk would eventually end. This is to stop infinites.

Of course, it does nothing to inhibit 100% combos. :P


Who's shaping up to be the best bruiser? I haven't played it yet, but I am thinking my initial trail team is going to be Dante, Iron Man and either Haggar or Hulk. On paper, it looks like a good mix-up.

Haggar is pretty boss. Pipe. PIPE. PIPE!

[leslie gamer]

today to go the game this is the best fighting game i ever played i beaten it with morrigan she has a cute ending

[Emuaust]

man i just open up a nicre good bag of slat water chips and the smelllllllllllllllllllllllll is mmmm good smmmellls like my socks

[leslie gamer]

and i love it

[G-Boobie]

It's true. As opposed to the damage decay that 2 had, now we have hit stun decay. Basically, your opponent will be a chew toy longer the earlier in a combo it is. So the longer you go, the less stun you'll inflict, so the combo will eventually end because it's impossible to link it anymore. What you're doing with She Hulk would eventually end. This is to stop infinites.

Of course, it does nothing to inhibit 100% combos. :P

100% combo is the new infinite. And Lo: there was a lot of whining on the internet. :P I'm actually shocked no one else has thought of applying scaling to hit stun before: it solves a LOT of problems. Good job, Eighting!

[portnoyd]

If they applied both hit stun decay and damage decay... my god, we could have a reasonable Vs. game for the first time ever.

... nah, what fun is that.

The netcode on this game, or the necessary ping, either or, is pretty brutal. My wireless outright kicks me off XBL after 3-4 matches. With 2 on XBL, that never happened. While the netcode is different from 2, I think it's really an issue of 3 pushing the requirements of ping to the maximum.

So now I'll be wiring my living room. :P

[Icarus Moonsight]

Haggar is pretty boss. Pipe. PIPE. PIPE!

Not the first Mayor to hit the pipe either. LOL

After watching some matches, I like the look of Deadpool too. Amaterasu and Joe... Either who I saw playing them were awful or those two just lost a lot of appeal with me.

Stun decay sounds great. Anything to curb the ultra-cheese. Gotta leave some though, for that blue shell wildcard effect. :D

[portnoyd]

Ammy is fucking annoying. Half of its moves are not by the wolf itself, so it's all magic effects that can easily blend in with all the sparks and splashes everyone else's moves make on impact.

[Mayhem]

Heh... I was playing Ammy in the demo sessions held here in the UK (on the limited roster) and I liked him... bit low health but start with him and get your other team mates on the assists and... confusion can reign. I was beating some decent MvC2 players at the demo groups using Ammy, Dante and Wolverine. Whether I buy the full game is another matter now heh...

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

Ammy is fucking annoying.

Hell yes.

He's an easy character for a novice button masher to pick up and frustrate the shit out of somebody who knows what they're doing.

He does very decent damage and can keep a player tied up in a string of bullshit ... and then throw his hyper combo which fills the entire screen with all sorts of crap.

So frustrating.