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The decline of the Street Fighter 4 forums.

by specialbuddy

Ok ive been on these forums sense the game came out. Ive seen its scrub filled days and it really informative days. Recently though its going into it know-it-all asshole stage. Im usually the one to keep his mouth shut but this is gettting out of hand. I finally feel the urge to tell everyone that what Ive been thinking forever now. Im getting tired of hearing that Ken sucks and that anyone tha...


Ok ive been on these forums sense the game came out. Ive seen its scrub filled days and it really informative days. Recently though its going into it know-it-all asshole stage. Im usually the one to keep his mouth shut but this is gettting out of hand. I finally feel the urge to tell everyone that what Ive been thinking forever now.
 
Im getting tired of hearing that Ken sucks and that anyone that uses him is a scrub,and Im getting tired of people talking a big talk but not doing anything to prove it.  
 
The first subject is the Ken problem. Im not defending Stang, he is a big boy and can handle himself, but I am telling everyone to let the Ken subject die already. If someone want to play Ken let them. People have no right to tell others who they can and can not play or tell people they are stupid for playing that character. Let it go people. Yes Ken's SRK does have crazy good frame start up but that goes for Ryu's SRK also. The only difference is that Ken's does more damage. I am just like everyone else and dont like getting hit out of my block strings but I am smart enough to learn that it is going to happen and to adapt to it. I will agree with Stang though and say get your links down people. If you are getting hit out of your combos then they are not coming out correctly. Lastly why do people hate Ken so much when Ryu is like Ultima said "easy mode". Ken has to work for his ultra setup unlike Ryu who can wipe his ass and his ultra comes out and hits. This whole Ken thing is getting really stupid and pointless and is killing my brain cells.  
 
If you want to look at characters that need work then your can put the entire cast in there. Every character has a dumb weekness or a seemingly "unfair advantage". For me i hate the hit boxes on certain characters and i think Blanka's ball and electricity is too safe. But i also know that i have other combos i can do on those weird hit boxes and that i can us C. MK to get Blanka out of electricity. Characters have flaws people. This is true for every fighting game period.
 
Furthermore im seeing a lot of people talking a big talk and not really doing anything about it. Come on people show your skills in the game not your skills at trash talking.  Post some matches, screenshot, photos of your ghetto tvs (like mine), something.
 
Also, a little off topic, im noticing a lot of Abel players coming out of the wood work on the site. Am i missing something about him? Does he have a crazy secret power that i dont know about?  
 
I dont want to sound like an asshole just a voice of reason. Understand were im coming from people. I love this game and these forums and im not going to let stupid shit stop me from participating in both.