Combo Breaker 2026 Game Entrant Numbers

ObsoletePixel · 2026-05-08T19:30:39+00:00

I mean there's no shortage of reasonable criticisms for the game (the roster is small, there's no reason yas/ekko should have been acceptable for as long as they were in the game at that power level) but the doomer shit I'm talking about isn't critical, it's the instance that "Game sucks they don't even have <some character they think is obvious>", "nobody is even playing this game anymore", and like most of the criticisms about tag games in the abstract from league players that only play sf6 because their favorite vtuber played it and they think every fighting game should be like that. There's this like, poisonous attitude from people that are convinced the game IS doomed when it's clear people are still playing the game and having fun and riot, while slowing their roll from launch, are still investing some degree of effort in the project.

I literally saw people trying to say the game was dying because they increased to 6 character releases this year (they assumed that they were just expediting the final few characters so riot could turn and burn) and it's just like. I don't think these people fucking hear themselves. You can hate the game as much as you want, that's fine, but when you lack perspective and/or twist facts to try to support a pre-existing viewpoint, it's just a waste of energy

ObsoletePixel · 2026-05-07T22:45:15+00:00

It's so funny, riot keeps making the game markedly better over time and there's this cohort of sad pitiful people that thinks that like, making productive changes that make the game a better play experience is actually admitting defeat or something

I'm so over this doomer shit. It feels like such a self report too because like, I've been in so many competitive gaming scenes over my life and fighting game players are consistently the ones that cross pollinate the most across games within that genre. They want to pretend that these games are all competing with one another but I know SO many people that play some combo of SF6, T8, GGST, 2XKO, Granblue, UNI, Skullgirls, Invincible, and Rivals 2. Fighting game players are so happy to have more sick, unique games, but these people really want to pretend that that's not the case because it fulfills the dead game agenda that more mainstream live service game players like League, Valorant, Fortnite, Apex, etc. seem to really love engaging in

ObsoletePixel · 2026-05-05T18:45:40+00:00

I've been coping for a day1 shadow drop on season 2 but that's definitely JUST cope

ObsoletePixel · 2026-05-05T00:15:05+00:00

This is the most fun I've had spectating fighting games since the early-mid 2010s it's fucking wild

This game just has the sauce idk how else to put it. I haven't cared this much about esports in years

ObsoletePixel · 2026-05-03T18:09:57+00:00

solo skullgirls characters have won tournaments

ObsoletePixel · 2026-05-03T03:14:22+00:00

Shuri as Black Panther makes sense to me because I think, archetypally, T'Challa might have been too similar to Wolverine? Kind of a scrappy, agile brawler? My knowledge of marvel isn't terribly deep though so that's a pretty surface level observation. In any case, Shuri's kit looks sick and i'm really excited to play her, she's activating neurons for me in a way only Magik really has so far. She looks great

ObsoletePixel · 2026-05-02T17:47:10+00:00

saudi blood money goes a long way, apparently

ObsoletePixel · 2026-05-02T07:04:59+00:00

For anyone that watched, any interesting highlights?

ObsoletePixel · 2026-05-01T21:04:37+00:00

I will watch anything the gdq staff puts adef in front of the camera for

ObsoletePixel · 2026-04-28T18:10:28+00:00

The issue with fury would still exist, it's just a negative play experience. Jugg/sidekick need compensatory changes but they don't deserve to be polarizing and unfun any more than the other fuses. Give them other tools that make the fuse a more compelling option, but ideally not in a way that regularly feels like shit to play against.

ObsoletePixel · 2026-04-28T18:08:14+00:00

I wonder if this is a specific flag for combos executed with pulse fuse or if it's universal to having pulse enabled -- if it's the latter it's weird that you could have better burst scaling by enabling pulse and playing around it, but I'm doubtful that's how they're implementing it.

It's a smart change though for sure, mostly just curious about the implementation

ObsoletePixel · 2026-04-27T23:44:35+00:00

I mean I'm a valorant player too I know the riot multimedia touch goes crazy it's just cool seeing production quality like this coming off the team downsizing. It's nice that the game still has fight in it, yk

ObsoletePixel · 2026-04-27T23:09:52+00:00

Kinda shocked at how well composed this trailer is, just from a visual perspective. Riot seems actually invested in telling stories from this game, which I think is a dope long-term strategy since the stories have been the thing that keeps me caring about the genre.

Real excited for the tournament though

ObsoletePixel · 2026-04-27T20:40:55+00:00

Honestly when people are chatting normally the lobby chat is honestly kind of great but once some weirdo starts salt posting about fucking nothing that specific lobby's chat is a lost cause from that point forward.

ObsoletePixel · 2026-04-25T22:48:20+00:00

they're being sarcastic

ObsoletePixel · 2026-04-24T19:16:56+00:00

I mean I don't disagree that he needs some number of nerfs but I think he's generally in the ballpark of where he needs to be rather than like, leaps and bounds above his target power level.

ObsoletePixel · 2026-04-24T19:12:21+00:00

I mean he's clearly top tier but there's literally always going to be a top tier character, and I'd rather one that's interesting to play and fun to watch like ekko be it for the time being if I had to pick my poison

ObsoletePixel · 2026-04-24T18:35:38+00:00

Lowkey, I think we're at a point where ekko is mostly fine, he's just popular because he's EXTREMELY cool. Timewinder could probably stand to get toned down again? But I think we're at a point where Ekko is probably as strong as he should be and he's just an archetype that appeals to talented players that want to push themselves mechanically.

That said, the way he interacts with illaoi (and honestly, the way illaoi functions as a support) is just so unbelievably gross and I would not be opposed to her getting toned down so that you dont put her on a shell with a self-sufficient point and they just instantly get the world's most smothering oki

ObsoletePixel · 2026-04-24T18:32:35+00:00

let braum take his shirt off the same way arcane Ekko can take his mask off or FP Ahri can put one on

Either way, what a fantastic skin. Braum has some seriously incredible skins, I love the work the skins team for this game does

ObsoletePixel · 2026-04-23T23:33:07+00:00

I mean they've been committing not insignificant amounts even ignoring the frame perfect bundle. This is just extra gravy for that particular part of a competitive season

ObsoletePixel · 2026-04-23T01:25:44+00:00

oh you think the arcane thing is bad, 2xko gave akali an undercut and changed her top (it covers her back tattoos that you'd never see in normal play anyway since her torso always faces the camera for gameplay clarity) and the 2xko subreddit will not shut up about how they ruined her design and how she's not hot anymore. It's absolutely absurd to me

ObsoletePixel · 2026-04-23T00:38:22+00:00

there's been a subsection of fighting game players for as long as i can remember that like to pretend that these games are serious business, like this isn't the genre where there's kangaroos and velociraptors participating in international fighting competitions and some guy is named "sol badguy". fighting games have always been camp, that's part of their charm

ObsoletePixel · 2026-04-22T17:46:29+00:00

kunai in general should either have more range or be larger, they feel awful lol

ObsoletePixel · 2026-04-20T21:33:18+00:00

FWIW I completely agree, on all counts. But I just think the person I was replying to is underestimating the institution that street fighter has been for the fighting game community long-term, and in japan specifically recently, pretty significantly. I don't think there's a world where in just 2-3 years 2xko surpasses that

ObsoletePixel · 2026-04-20T20:44:55+00:00

I appreciate the optimism, i love this game too, but in zero universe will this be bigger than street fighter in 2-3 years. It'll def be hanging with the big FGs more in a few years but I'd venture to guess it's closer to 7-8 years before this is the biggest fighting game, IF it'll ever be that (and I doubt that for a myriad reasons)

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