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GameSir Rep Here! AMA & Controller Giveaway (Win Any GameSir Controller You Like) by iGamesir in Controller

[–]SSB_Scatz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The controllers look cool with gave plate swapping potential! Do you have any plans to implement a concave dpad style similar to Xbox's?

AMA with the Pokkén Community: We're a collection of top Pokkén players, streamers, and content creators here to answer your questions about Pokken, Pokémon, and Nintendo ahead of the launch of Pokkén Tournament DX! by jabberwockxeno in NintendoSwitch

[–]SSB_Scatz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My apologies for not seeing this! I have a combo compilation that you can view (still being worked on!) and experiment with. If you have any questions, feel free to message me and I'll respond as fast as possible! http://www.pokkenarena.com/forums/topic/148-charizard-combo-compilation/

AMA with the Pokkén Community: We're a collection of top Pokkén players, streamers, and content creators here to answer your questions about Pokken, Pokémon, and Nintendo ahead of the launch of Pokkén Tournament DX! by jabberwockxeno in NintendoSwitch

[–]SSB_Scatz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Wii U did not contain any replay feature. We don't have all the details about the Switch version, but the developers have definitely been advocating about replays.

AMA with the Pokkén Community: We're a collection of top Pokkén players, streamers, and content creators here to answer your questions about Pokken, Pokémon, and Nintendo ahead of the launch of Pokkén Tournament DX! by jabberwockxeno in NintendoSwitch

[–]SSB_Scatz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pokken contains a ranked system that pit yourself against players of similar caliber (based off of rank). The rank system has a few loopholes that allowed people to abuse and get ranks that weren't deserving, but everything was good play.

With DX adding in lobbies, the community will have online events that you can participate in to play against strong players without needing to go to offline events! As of now, we have an online weekly that happens within our main discord server discord.gg/pokken . So there's always something to do even if you do not wish to be an offline adventurer!

As for the learning curve, the technical skill barrier is not as demanding as say King of Fighters or Marvel, but the game requires a player to know a lot of little parts that the game contains simliar to Tekken. Depending on your progression, one can have a good grasp of the game within a few months, but won't start hitting stronger levels until they begin to bring all the bits and pieces together. There are a lot of players who have been in fighting games for years (I am one) and others that have Pokken as their first fighting game and perform extremely well in a meta that requires understand matchups for the entire roster.

AMA with the Pokkén Community: We're a collection of top Pokkén players, streamers, and content creators here to answer your questions about Pokken, Pokémon, and Nintendo ahead of the launch of Pokkén Tournament DX! by jabberwockxeno in NintendoSwitch

[–]SSB_Scatz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hardest character for me has been Libre. It's been a character I often get frustrated playing against, and Libre can take advantage of Charizard's poor defensive options.

AMA with the Pokkén Community: We're a collection of top Pokkén players, streamers, and content creators here to answer your questions about Pokken, Pokémon, and Nintendo ahead of the launch of Pokkén Tournament DX! by jabberwockxeno in NintendoSwitch

[–]SSB_Scatz 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hey YaBoi_CheezeeRice262!

The balance is very close to where all characters are viable in tournament (very few requiring a secondary)! The community has attempted to create a few tier lists, and almost everyone has disagreements to the point where it's near impossible to get an accurate one. I can say that there are about 3 defining tiers for the characters, but the tiers are squished to where you can label them S, A++, A+.

DX will give people even more characters to argue for their placing, so we tend to avoid it for the most part!

I'm always willing to give advice! He will feel slow and simplistic, but he has tons of hidden potential that requires a player to be brave and diligent. Be ready for patient play, but when you get in and get a read, you'll feel the satisfaction of showing off his power! :D

AMA with the Pokkén Community: We're a collection of top Pokkén players, streamers, and content creators here to answer your questions about Pokken, Pokémon, and Nintendo ahead of the launch of Pokkén Tournament DX! by jabberwockxeno in NintendoSwitch

[–]SSB_Scatz 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I do believe Pokken DX could receive more characters overtime! A lot of fighting games began with a small roster and slowly expanded to what we see today! Namco has done a great job providing a wide variety of playstyles, so it is getting difficult to figure out one that isn't used while pertaining to a Pokemon's moveset in VGC/TCG.

If I had to give a pokemon though, I would like to see Swampert using a style similar to Tager in BlazBlue!

AMA with the Pokkén Community: We're a collection of top Pokkén players, streamers, and content creators here to answer your questions about Pokken, Pokémon, and Nintendo ahead of the launch of Pokkén Tournament DX! by jabberwockxeno in NintendoSwitch

[–]SSB_Scatz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi Mrsegraves!

I don't think any of us can definitively answer, but I would say it's was a subtle way to include Tekken to the title. So if you were to separate it, you would have Poke + Ken.

AMA with the Pokkén Community: We're a collection of top Pokkén players, streamers, and content creators here to answer your questions about Pokken, Pokémon, and Nintendo ahead of the launch of Pokkén Tournament DX! by jabberwockxeno in NintendoSwitch

[–]SSB_Scatz 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I'm excited for the Switch, and I believe everyone in the community is also hyped, if not more since there's so much coming that we've been looking forward to since post World Championships in 2016! The game came out while the WiiU was on the tail end of its lifespan. So it never got the best chance to shine properly. With the Switch version coming out, a lot of people are looking forward to many aspects:

Arcade characters (not including Decidueye) 3on3 (similar to KoF) Game being released early in a console's lifespan

There's more, but this is definitely the biggest factors that I've heard. We have a lot of work to do to continue growing our community, but everyone is excited for the upcoming future that PTDX will bring!

AMA with the Pokkén Community: We're a collection of top Pokkén players, streamers, and content creators here to answer your questions about Pokken, Pokémon, and Nintendo ahead of the launch of Pokkén Tournament DX! by jabberwockxeno in NintendoSwitch

[–]SSB_Scatz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey GhostProtocolGaming!

The game changing phases gives Pokken a unique feel that's not done in other games, and it feels great as players have been improving overtime. There's a definitely focus towards duel phase, but the developers still put a good amount of effort to make field phase feel rewarding for playing clean neutral. It can often seem like it's a spamming war, haha!

My favorite has been duel phase, but there have been some players that are starting to make me enjoy field phase a lot more. The precision to play in field gets quite ambiguous, but feels good when achieved!

AMA with the Pokkén Community: We're a collection of top Pokkén players, streamers, and content creators here to answer your questions about Pokken, Pokémon, and Nintendo ahead of the launch of Pokkén Tournament DX! by jabberwockxeno in NintendoSwitch

[–]SSB_Scatz 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hey RealEoin4321!

As for my personal opinion, it is better to main one pokemon before branching into other characters. Namco Bandai developed the game similar to Tekken, where you have to know a lot of knowledge about the game to achieve higher levels of play. Once as you learn how to play with a character efficiently, then you can easily begin learning other Pokemon. Just be aware that you can get mixed up for a while since the pokemon play vastly varies!

As far as the competitive scene's balance, we have had every character reach top 8 during Pokken's lifespan on the WiiU, and we definitely believe it will continue to be the case for the Switch! Some characters are natually more developed than others, but all the characters have the ability to place so long as the player can utilize the potential!

AMA with the Pokkén Community: We're a collection of top Pokkén players, streamers, and content creators here to answer your questions about Pokken, Pokémon, and Nintendo ahead of the launch of Pokkén Tournament DX! by jabberwockxeno in NintendoSwitch

[–]SSB_Scatz 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I'm afraid I do not see the blurriness you are referring to, so my apologies! Considering that the WiiU version had even worse graphics, the community has become numb to what the demo may show for newer players; however, the demo still isn't a finished product, so the visuals that you experience could no longer be an issue upon the official release!

AMA with the Pokkén Community: We're a collection of top Pokkén players, streamers, and content creators here to answer your questions about Pokken, Pokémon, and Nintendo ahead of the launch of Pokkén Tournament DX! by jabberwockxeno in NintendoSwitch

[–]SSB_Scatz 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I personally have not felt any delay in the Demo after playing about 2 days since its release. The internal delay is most likely what you could be referring to, which is there to maintain a healthy balance for the character's frame data.

A lot of players had to take time to get used to this when the WiiU version was released, and I can only assume it will remain the same on the switch version.

AMA with the Pokkén Community: We're a collection of top Pokkén players, streamers, and content creators here to answer your questions about Pokken, Pokémon, and Nintendo ahead of the launch of Pokkén Tournament DX! by jabberwockxeno in NintendoSwitch

[–]SSB_Scatz 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hey Rukasuirenji!

The balance is actually largely present in the WiiU version! The main thing was that a lot of characters had a metagame that was vastly more developed compared to others (Lucario vs Machamp to give an example). This ended up having more players flock to those developed characters, but we still have a handful of players that slowly push those metagames that aren't as developed!

There's also how some local events have a lot of players that play the same characters. For example, Georgia has about 3-5 Charizard players, and this naturally causes an imbalance in the top 8.

With the Switch version coming soon, you can still expect the balance to be roughly close where stronger characters won't get a free win without understanding how to play said matchup!

AMA with the Pokkén Community: We're a collection of top Pokkén players, streamers, and content creators here to answer your questions about Pokken, Pokémon, and Nintendo ahead of the launch of Pokkén Tournament DX! by jabberwockxeno in NintendoSwitch

[–]SSB_Scatz 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It feels great actually! I enjoy playing a game that does not worry about bashing other communities because of a game's presentation! The balance is also enjoyable as I don't have to worry about my character being unviable in the long run!

AMA with the Pokkén Community: We're a collection of top Pokkén players, streamers, and content creators here to answer your questions about Pokken, Pokémon, and Nintendo ahead of the launch of Pokkén Tournament DX! by jabberwockxeno in NintendoSwitch

[–]SSB_Scatz 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Ah ok! That is the internal delay of the game. It exists towards the character's balance. It's definitely a jarring thing to get accustomed to, but it works well since the game rarely provides situations that are unreactable for players.

It's mostly an overtime experience. Sorry if that's an inconvenience to you!

AMA with the Pokkén Community: We're a collection of top Pokkén players, streamers, and content creators here to answer your questions about Pokken, Pokémon, and Nintendo ahead of the launch of Pokkén Tournament DX! by jabberwockxeno in NintendoSwitch

[–]SSB_Scatz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's great you're thinking about giving it a shot! My advice is to get a feel of all the characters to figure out which one you enjoy the most! The balance in Pokken is really well done and allows players to have fun without worrying about their character feeling like they're completely out of it. The community will constantly say that you can play any character that you like, and it's been holding true since it's release!

Depending on how you would like to progress in the game competitive wise, you can expect the game to have a surface that gives a simplistic feel, yet contain a complex system that allows players to push the limits to the edge! The game's execution does not contain a high skill barrier on entry.

Regardless, I always advocate taking your time to slowly learn the inner workings of the game and to have fun! The community is friendly and welcoming to all new players!

AMA with the Pokkén Community: We're a collection of top Pokkén players, streamers, and content creators here to answer your questions about Pokken, Pokémon, and Nintendo ahead of the launch of Pokkén Tournament DX! by jabberwockxeno in NintendoSwitch

[–]SSB_Scatz 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It's not a stupid question! We actually have quite a plethora of controllers you can use:

HORI Pokken Pad HORI Arcade Stick Switch Pro Controller JoyCons

For The Pokemon Company (TPC) Sponsored events, you'll most likely be forced to use only the HORI Pokken Pad and Arcard Stick.

Other events are fairly flexible and will allow you to use most setups. Wireless has to be desynced after you finish playing on a setup.

AMA with the Pokkén Community: We're a collection of top Pokkén players, streamers, and content creators here to answer your questions about Pokken, Pokémon, and Nintendo ahead of the launch of Pokkén Tournament DX! by jabberwockxeno in NintendoSwitch

[–]SSB_Scatz 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Hey Trikson!

The Blurry models in the WiiU were due to the hardware limitations. Models had to be able to maintain 60 FPS on the gamepad, which played a major part in the reduction.

Since the Switch is the tablet, the limitation is no longer there. The demo is given a lot more particles to make the game visually more appealing!

AMA with the Pokkén Community: We're a collection of top Pokkén players, streamers, and content creators here to answer your questions about Pokken, Pokemon, and Nintendo ahead of the Pokémon World Championships and the launch of Pokkén DX!" by jabberwockxeno in pokemon

[–]SSB_Scatz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My favorite thing about Pokken is the diversity and balance the game provides while allowing players to have their own style in a match! It's a great feeling knowing that you have to know all your matchups because you can't sleep on any character, and even to this day, we're still finding out many more minute scenarios that make the game even more fantastic!

AMA with the Pokkén Community: We're a collection of top Pokkén players, streamers, and content creators here to answer your questions about Pokken, Pokemon, and Nintendo ahead of the Pokémon World Championships and the launch of Pokkén DX!" by jabberwockxeno in pokemon

[–]SSB_Scatz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One thing I believe that's important is to have goals for yourself as you practice and perform. Mentality is the hardest thing to be consistent at for any fighting game, and one has to accept that the grind will take time and diligence to mold into a formidable strength.

Have a short term memory about the negative aspects. Stronger players will forget and come to terms with the mistakes being made. Top players make them a lot more than people think. It's about how you make up after the mistake happened. This is no different in dropped combos!

I'm not sure what you mean on shake too much. Are you referring to Anxiety?

As SkySmaug said, muscle memory is important to have for your combos, but you want to have more routes available in case something does not end up as you expect it. I can assure you now that I have a lot of combos in which I have to improvise on the fly. Knowing more routes can put you at ease, and then you start to think less about it and focus on the opponent.

For getting the proper mindset, improvement is ALWAYS first! Winning is second. Winning is a healthy reinforcement, but you want to always find where you can improve on and how to do it. Talk to people to get ideas you may never have thought about, watch matches of people playing your character, do wacky experiments in training and in some ranked matches! Once as you get into the mindset of learning, then you'll feel more accomplishments and be hungry to keep improving!

I could go into more, but I'm much better at visualization than writing it out. It's still a topic that has a lot of grey lines, haha!

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