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Episodes
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
It's time to kick off the EventHubs Season 5 tier list discussion as four of us here on the site have ordered personal tier lists the entire Street Fighter 5 roster. We then averaged those four together and will be discussing characters 40-21 on this week's episode.
1:05 - General Criteria
07:34 - Alex
12:58 - Falke
18:33 - F.A.N.G
22:06 - Nash
27:47 - Juri
32:07 - Ryu
38:38 - Ed
43:22 - Vega
47:40 - E. Honda
57:17 - Blanka
1:02:26 - Cody
1:07:45 - Sagat
1:12:21 - Ken
1:16:03 - Lucia
1:21:05 - Kage
1:26:37 - Birdie
1:32:52 - Balrog
1:38:10 - Sakura
1:42:47 - Gill
1:50:45 - Sakura
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
Timestamps
01:04 - Quick recap and what we can do to minimize these issues moving forward
15:16 - Dealing with things right now, on a personal level
Wednesday Jul 01, 2020
Wednesday Jul 01, 2020
We've rounded up results from Capcom Pro Tour and other online tournaments as well as various opinions from respected community members to try to hammer down a general idea of Street Fighter 5's particularly elusive tier list. Also... a 101 lesson in dating advice.
Timestamps
01:01 - Strongest characters we're seeing based on tournament results and tier lists (Poison)
15:00 - Karin, M. Bison, and Akuma
20:36 - Rashid
23:56 - Seth
30:31 - Chun-Li
35:49 - Cody
40:59 - Alex
44:01 - Gill
48:38 - Dating advice for the FGC (What not to do)
54:06 - What to do
Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
The first North American Capcom Cup Online event went off without a hitch... unless you count the drama surrounding the reigning champion participating and then forfeiting in top eight. Plus Chris G loses his sponsorship with Evil Geniuses over sexist and racist comments from years ago and we learn more specifics about what does and doesn't seem to cause online latency in Street Fighter 5.
Timestamps
00:57 - iDom enters CPTO, forfeits in top eight
09:48 - Silver linings
19:13 - Stages don't cause extra latency?
30:40 - ChrisG dropped from EG for social media comments from years ago
38:34 - Testing to find out what specifically causes latency in Street Fighter 5
Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
Street Fighter X Tekken wound up not being Capcom's proudest moment, but it did teach us plenty of lessons we'd be remiss not to remember in current times. Plus Catalyst shares some old conversations he's had with Capcom employees, I learned a fighting game lesson while playing Risk, and online tournament results are painting a somewhat surprising picture.
Timestamps
1:10 - The sins of Street Fighter X Tekken
16:56 - Catalyst's Capcom secrets
23:21 - Risk can make you madder than Street Fighter
39:18 - Capcom Pro Tour online, seeing the problems so we can fix them (plus surprisingly unsurprising results)
45:05 - Helping to fix the issues from our end
Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
Where on the Street Fighter timeline should Capcom hold the events of Street Fighter 6? We discuss the potential of a venture into the past to feature important and intriguing characters we've yet to see on any playable roster. Plus Catalyst meets a big goal with Menat, and we examine what types of SF5 characters seem to do the best in tournament to determine what types of characters the game could use in its final DLC season.
Timestamps
01:26 - Where should SF6 be held on the timeline?
11:20 - How might Capcom go about getting characters from different points in time on the same roster?
15:30 - Story is massively important in fighting games now, tons of potential is currently on the table for Capcom
33:00 - Jon meets his goal
36:44 - What style isn't as represented in tournament play as others? (Zoning)
42:07 - Better address with new character playstyles as opposed to new mechanics
Wednesday Jun 03, 2020
Wednesday Jun 03, 2020
You don't need to venture very far or wide in the fighting game community to hear about obstacles that arise in network play, but after watching the Blink All-Star Challenge last weekend Catalyst has a list of online event perks you may not have realized were staring you in the face. Also, we find lessons in unlikely places as Jyobin and an Adam Sandler film give us a crash course on breaking the rules to break new ground.
Timestamps
00:00 - Black Lives Matter
08:52 - Uncut Jyobin: Bending rules to reach new heights
26:00 - Hidden perks of online events
33:16 - Should online tourney commentators acknowledge lag?
37:01 - Giving online its due
Wednesday May 27, 2020
Wednesday May 27, 2020
Capcom has revealed more DLC content is en route for Street Fighter 5: Champion Edition in the form of five more characters and three more stages. We discuss who we think these final five might be as well as speculate what the end of Street Fighter 5's timeline will look like. Before all that though, we welcome on Steven "DreamKing" Chavez to talk about Mortal Kombat 11's brand new Aftermath update.
Timestamps
01:09 - Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath initial impressions
03:50 - Is it worth the $40?
05:45 - RetroKade stage is awesome
08:15 - Stage Fatalities and Friendships - Good but maybe not amazing
14:14 - Where might MK's new momentum take it?
17:00 - Capcom unveils news of 5 new characters coming to Street Fighter 5
28:09 - Who are the likeliest candidates?
39:30 - Chances of a Dan (should a joke character be DLC?)
41:13 - Can you have Yun without Yang? Why Makoto wouldn't be a good choice
50:06 - What does the timeline look like now? Why reveals/releases might not coincide with EVO
56:49 - Might we see SF6 announced at Capcom Cup 2020?
Wednesday May 20, 2020
Wednesday May 20, 2020
Who are the hardest characters to play efficiently in Street Fighter 5? Who are the easiest? Four of us here at EventHubs have come together to rank the entire 40-character roster in terms of how technical each fighter is to play, then we averaged our scores to come up with a final list. DreamKing, MajinTenshinhan, Catalyst, and I are going through that final list today to highlight some of our more notable choices, debate opinions, and explain who we think are SF5's most technical characters.
Timestamps
00:00 - Intro, Steven loves Tiger King and Weezer
02:17 - Establishing the criteria
08:53 - Cammy (40)
10:59 - M. Bison (39)
13:30 - Necalli (38)
18:14 - Birdie (37)
19:13 - Alex (35)
26:36 - Laura (29)
29:14 - Zangief (27)
34:13 - E. Honda (24)*
39:18 - Abigail (24)*
50:57 - Kage (20)
55:45 - Cody (18)
59:49 - Lucia (17)
1:04:42 - Sagat (19)
1:08:51 - Falke (14)
1:13:30 - Karin (10)
1:16:14 - Ibuki (8)
1:21:28 - Poison (6)*
1:23:20 - Vega (6)*
1:27:37 - Gill (3)**
1:31:06 - G (3)**
1:46:11 - Zeku (2)
1:52:21 - Menat (1)
Wednesday May 13, 2020
Wednesday May 13, 2020
For those ready to get serious about leveling up in Street Fighter 5, we've put together a list of seven tactics that've given us great results in our recent training endeavors. Also, we fight about the validity of online tournaments.
Timestamps
00:39 - Quick reactions to the brand new MK11 Aftermath gameplay trailer - NRS is doing it right
02:16 - "Offline tournaments aren't coming back anytime soon"
11:00 - What constitutes a "valid" gameplay environment?
21:25 - Ways to make Ranked play more rewarding
26:18 - 7 Simple tips to get better in SF5 (that anyone can do)
27:04 - Watching higher level footage
32:21 - Play with a schedule
38:35 - Limit your focuses at any given time
40:09 - Always have specific focuses to be training up
42:40 - Actively attend to your mental game
44:50 - Ignore points/play in the moment
49:47 - Remember to actively apply what you're practicing when in the heat of matches
51:17 - Mailbag