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Episodes
May 6, 2020
May 6, 2020
2hr 28 min
EVO 2020 has been canceled and organizers plan to take the event online. This seems like a logistical nightmare, but is there a timeline where we actually see it work? MajinTenshinhan joins us to talk about this and to conclude our discussion and rankings of Street Fighter 5's four seasons.
Timestamps
01:06 - EVO canceled and headed online... can it work?
26:51 - Season 3 discussion start
31:24 - Sakura
40:37 - Blanka
46:07 - Falke
53:37 - Cody
1:01:59 - G
1:12:57 - Sagat
1:22:32 - Season 4 discussion start, Kage
1:32:10 - E. Honda
1:39:04 - Poison
1:43:38 - Lucia
1:50:02 - Gill
1:55:39 - Seth
2:06:42 - Individual ratings for Seasons 3 and 4
2:23:45 - Final averages for all Seasons
Apr 29, 2020
Apr 29, 2020
1hr 57 min
We're taking a detailed look back at Street Fighter 5's four seasons of DLC development to assess how good of a job Capcom did at bringing the hype and adding to the SF5 experience each year. MajinTenshinhan joins us as we explore seasons 1 and 2 on this week's episode of the EventHubs Podcast.
Timestamps
02:23 - Intro and Season 1 discussion
56:30 - Season 2 discussion
1:46:00 - Rating the seasons
Apr 22, 2020
Apr 22, 2020
1hr 15 min
With all of the change and chaos we've seen here during the start of 2020, what are we expecting and hoping for when it comes to the future of Street Fighter 5? Plus, tournament organizers for CEO, Combo Breaker, and EVO have banned one competitor for the use of a racial slur on Twitter leaving the community to wonder about the fates of the numerous other notable community figures who have made similar posts in the past. We also welcome on MajinTenshinhan and DarkHorse to talk about the apparent trainwreck that was the Guilty Gear Strive beta, all here on episode 100 of the EventHubs Podcast.
Timestamps
01:20 - Bans for racial slurs
07:58 - What do we think/hope the future for SF5 will look like now?
23:55 - Using cell phones for getting offline tourneys back up and running
28:20 - Using EventHubs as a platform to check against special interest people/groups
38:30 - Guilty Gear Strive beta impressions with Nick and Dakota
Apr 15, 2020
Apr 15, 2020
1hr 38 min
Who are the most underrated characters in Street Fighter 5 these days? DreamKing, MajinTenshinhan, Catalyst, and I have all put together top three lists that we use to discuss, debate, and try to arrive at something of an answer to this question on this week's episode of the EventHubs Podcast
Timestamps
01:28 - Guilty Gear Strive beta hype from Nick
06:15 - Most underrated characters
Apr 7, 2020
Apr 1, 2020
Apr 1, 2020
1hr 33 min
After more than four years of updates, patches, and tweaks, Street Fighter 5 feels like it's more balanced than ever... with perhaps a few caveats... we discuss the particulars of this and then are joined by Dakota "DarkHorse" Hills and Nick "MajinTenshinhan" Taylor to talk the good, the bad, and the ugly of Granblue Fantasy: Versus.
Timestamps
1:31 - Is Street Fighter 5's balance better than ever?
51:14 - The good, bad, and ugly of Granblue Fantasy: Versus (With MajinTenshinhan and DarkHorse)
Mar 25, 2020
Mar 25, 2020
1hr 15 min
Big changes have been made to Street Fighter 5: Champion Edition as the latest patch brings updates to both character balance and matchmaking. We discuss the biggest takeaways from both of these plus a lesson in hit confirms.
Timestamps
00:27 - Top 3 most impactful (probably) changes of the "March.5" balance update
30:05 - Other notable mentions
52:56 - Matchmaking improvements, what we've seen thus far
1:06:59 - Hit confirm practice tips and tricks
Mar 18, 2020
Mar 18, 2020
1hr 10 min
Yoshinori Ono talks the current state and tentatively promising future for Street Fighter 5 in a newly released interview with US Gamer, Tokido's performance with Akuma at Topanga has Catalyst all but certain that the demonic fighter will be a problem here in Season 5, and a recent EventHubs poll regarding the production of more SF5 content yields some surprising results.
Timestamps
04:02 - Important details from Ono's latest interview
36:34 - Why Akuma looks kinda broken right now (Tokido destroys everyone at Topanga)
56:04 - More evidence that SF5 has shifted toward footsies and "R. Mika island"
1:04:46 - The people apparently want more SF5 DLC characters
Mar 11, 2020
Mar 11, 2020
1hr 9 min
The coronavirus continues to affect the FGC, we discuss some of the particulars and possible longer-term effects as we try to form an idea of what the coming weeks and months might look like. Plus we get into Topanga 2020 finals predictions, how to adjust your focus to stop making dumb mistakes, check the mailbag, and more.
Timestamps
00:38 - How the coronavirus is affecting the FGC
09:00 - How to simplify your offense to make fewer mistakes
17:56 - Topanga championship predictions and observations
23:31 - Our responsibility in continuing to level up SF5's netcode
29:24 - Interesting thoughts from interviews with MenaRD, JB, and Ceroblast
53:10 - Bonchan's thoughts on low tier characters surprising us
57:36 - Mailbag
Mar 4, 2020
Mar 4, 2020
1hr 11 min
More and more pieces are falling in place as we explore the updated Street Fighter 5, and it seems as though the game's neutral has evolved in a very significant way... surprisingly despite the fact that V-Triggers haven't really been altered. We try to answer why that is, plus Catalyst and I discuss the validity of network play as the FGC moves further into the online arena, and we check the mailbag
Timestamps
00:40 - Has a major shift happened in Street Fighter 5 right under our noses? (And what might be causing it?)
22:32 - Raptor - Online is not ready for fighting games yet
53:56 - Cygames disbands their eSports team
1:00:32 - Punk's choice to play Poison at Kimonomichi
1:06:50 - Mailbag