EventHubs Podcast

New characters bring new life to Street Fighter 5, sexual assault accusations hit the FGC, Street Fighter 6 predictions, and Rose players are liars

People are having a good time playing Street Fighter 5 and things feel pretty good at the moment. Hallelujah. We talk about why. More Street Fighter content, in the package of some sort of winter bundle, is on the horizon but what could it be and how far into the future does Street Fighter 6 stand at this point? We talk about that too. And unfortunately, it's been a rough week for the FGC as a handful of allegations of sexual misconduct have been something of a rain cloud over our community, and we have a few words to share about that.

Timestamps
01:04 - Rumors of a Winter Bundle for SF5
07:26 - Why people are liking the new characters
25:35 - Keep your eyes on Tokyo Game Show (September)
27:30 - Super SF5 in December? (Jon's history lesson)
35:56 - V-Triggers and the need for new defense
50:00 - Ono says no Street Fighter 6 yet... Ono is a big fat liar (like Rose players)... when's SF6?
53:22 - Sexual harassment/misconduct allegations in the FGC
1:00:11 - Capcom's eSports "generates an insignificant amount of revenue" and why that's totally okay right now
1:04:35 - How to Honda
1:18:08 - Poison secretly the best of the three?
1:20:53 - Lucia's fun and intriguing design

We explore how good the new Street Fighter 5 characters are, discuss Riot's upcoming fighter, talk EVO reveals, results, that Snake joke, and more

EVO 2019 is now behind us and there was so much that went down. We welcome DreamKing and MajinTenshinhan to break down and explore early findings with Street Fighter 5's three newcomers. Also, EVO gets in a bit of hot water with fans thanks to a tease gone awry, multiple games knock it out of the park with wonderful reveals, Pakistan proves it's going to continue to make waves in the Tekken scene, we finally get confirmation that Riot is indeed making an all-new fighting game and more.

Timestamps

02:00 - Honda breakdown and exploration
22:06 - Lucia breakdown and exploration
39:51 - Poison breakdown and exploration
1:07:20 - EVO's Snake tease
1:13:09 - Leroy Smith (and also Zafina)
1:18:25 - Samurai Shodown under-promises and over-delivers
1:30:55 - Bonchan wins SF5 at EVO
1:34:37 - New countries from around the world winning big
1:38:15 - Nick's EVO shoutouts and Capcom's words of communication

E. Honda, Poison, and Lucia leaked for Street Fighter 5, EVO expectations and predictions, FChamp pulls back the curtain on Marvel Infinite, and more

We're just two days away from the official kick-off of EVO 2019 and that means it's time to talk about what we expect to see, what we don't expect to see, and what the hell Capcom could possibly do to satisfy Street Fighter 5 fans at this point. We've recruited tournament expert MajinTenshinhan and his disarming Swedish accent to help us explore the potential for this massive event and the games that it's going to feature. Also, Catalyst kicks his own ass, Filipino Champ gets in trouble for pulling back the curtain on Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, I try to explore the disconnect between SF5 and some of its fans, and Street Fighter League makes a boo-boo

Timestamps

00:00 - Street Fighter 5 EVO reveal leaked - Hot Take
25:48 - What's coming from Capcom?
40:12 - Tekken 7 continues to rise in popularity and clout, how will they follow last year's Negan reveal?
48:58 - Samurai Shodown and its crossover magic
52:13 - Is SonicFox the front runner for Mortal Kombat 11?
54:33 - Is Dragon Ball FighterZ falling off?
1:07:31 - Filipino Champ pulls back the curtain on Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite
1:12:01 - Love, passion, hurt, and anger... my relationship with Street Fighter 5
1:42:39 - Catalyst plays himself (a deeper dive into the particulars of SF5's online connections)
1:53:30 - Street Fighter League's controversial weekend
2:01:02 - Predictions for who is going to win SF5 at EVO

Who are the top 10 characters in Street Fighter 5? The great EventHubs tier list extravaganza - part three

Welcome to the third and final episode of our three-week special EventHubs Staff Street Fighter 5 tier list extravaganza. Today DreamKing, MajinTenshinhan, Catalyst, and myself conclude our tier talks as we reveal (and fight over) the top 10 characters as they rank in our collaborative lists.

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Timestamps

02:30 - Zeku*
14:54 - G*
34:48 - Urien
49:55 - Cammy
1:02:06 - Birdie
1:14:00 - Ibuki
1:26:07 - M. Bison
1:38:58 - Karin
1:48:57 - Akuma
2:02:53 - Rashid

 

Who are the mid-tier heroes of Street Fighter 5? We examine the 25th-11th best characters in our Eventhubs tier list extravaganza - part two

And we're on to part two of the Great EH Tier List Extravaganza. Catalyst, DreamKing, MajinTenshinhan, and I have ranked the entire Street Fighter 5 roster in order from weakest to strongest and have averaged all of our opinions into one big list. Last week we spoke on the bottom 10 as we organized characters 35 through 26, this time we're tackling the middle of the pack with 25 to 11. There are timestamps below, but they do kind of serve as spoilers if you're not wanting to know the order right off the bat.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Timestamps

01:49 - Ryu
11:36 - Abigail
22:09 - Dhalsim
32:36 - Sakura
43:01 - Sagat
50:23 - Ken
01:00:25 - Laura
01:13:22 - Zangief
01:24:39 - Chun-Li
01:31:37 - Balrog
01:40:20 - R. Mika
01:52:10 - Menat
02:01:16 - Necalli
02:11:10 - Kolin
02:19:54 - Guile

Who are the 10 worst characters in Season 4 of Street Fighter 5? Part one of the EventHubs staff tier list

On this week's special episode of the EHP, we're welcoming both DreamKing and MajinTenshinhan as we kick off our Street Fighter 5 tier list extravaganza. The four of us have compiled individual tier lists to rank order each and every one of SF5's 35 characters. We've averaged those four lists out and thus come up with our final EH staff list and we're sharing the results over our next three episodes. Today we're kicking things off with our bottom 10 characters in the game. Enjoy.

 

 

 

Timestamps

02:53 - Falke*
11:42 - Ed*
19:42 - Alex
31:47 - Vega
38:56 - Nash
45:39 - F.A.N.G
54:13 - Cody
1:07:42 - Kage**
1:18:10 - Juri**
1:29:05 - Blanka

How the FGC could have million dollar prize pots, when pop offs go too far, which EVO title should be last on Sunday, and more

Catalyst has a few potential million dollar ideas pertaining to how the competitive fighting game eSports scene might get to that next level where major competitions offer seven figure payouts. Also should we expect more than just a lot of points to come out of the all-new Pro Tour "Super Premier" events? Perhaps Capcom may have some major reveal plans for each of these big stops. Plus two Mortal Kombat players get heated at CEO, Mr. Wizard asks which EVO title should get the Sunday Finals final spot, Cammy hasn't won a single CPT event this year thus unequivocally proving that Catalyst has no idea what he's talking about and more.

Timestamps

1:40 - Catalyst made it to Master Rank! (And so can you!)
06:25 - Might Super Premiers on the CPT hold announcements for SF5?
17:06 - How the FGC can have million-dollar prize pots
33:17 - What should be the last game at EVO on Sunday? Mr. Wizard's poll
39:25 - Pro Tour win stats by character
52:04 - Bonchan's brilliance and Punk's presence
1:03:40 - r/Street Fighter's EVO sponsorships
1:07:28 - Scar and Daddy's CEO pop off... did things go too far?

How likely is Super Street Fighter 5? Is Samurai Shodown good? What happened to Menat's face? Why is there a King of Fighters For Girls?

Street Fighter 5 might not be as close to its end as we thought, we discuss the possibility and likelihood of a "Super" update, and what that might mean for the game's future. Also, Samurai Shodown is officially out and we're... not exactly sure how to feel about it yet. Plus CEO is just days away, Capcom updates their Pro Tour controller rules, we can't agree on whether or not Cammy is a problem, the newest King of Fighters reveal is giving us strange feelings we don't know how to deal with... also we play fashion police.

Timestamps

02:31 - Possibility of Super Street Fighter 5
33:02 - CEO 2019, monster event, everyone is going, bring condoms
35:30 - Birdie falling off a bit?
43:35 - The great Cammy debate
57:30 - Samurai Shodown, good or bad?
1:06:48 - King of Fighters For Girls
1:11:21 - Capcom updates CPT controller rules
1:17:27 - Fashion Police! New Menat, Dhalsim, and Laura costumes

Why I feel bad for Ono, how we think the future of Street Fighter 5 will play out, our one gripe with Shang Tsung, SNK cuts lag in half, and more

How will the rest of Street Fighter 5's life play out and what might it look like for Capcom to gracefully transition into Street Fighter 6? We talk about it. I'm finding myself feeling kinda bad for Yoshinori Ono these days, we talk about that too. Mortal Kombat 11 is on pace to outsell MKX, which is no small feat. SNK pulls off an impressive comeback with a speedy fix for Samurai Shodown's input lag, we only kind of agree with Dogura's SF5 tier list, we agree even less with Momochi's views on fighting game development.

Timestamps

01:50 - The future of Street Fighter 5
15:10 - (What we'd want to see in 2020)
21:20 - (Managing expectations via communication)
27:26 - I'm a little sad for Ono
37:50 - Samurai Shodown brings down the input lag
42:28 - MK11 on pace to outsell MKX (And our one gripe with Shang Tsung)
49:13 - Dogura's SF5 tier list is a little bit whack
1:08:51 - Momochi's thoughts on how to develop fighting games in modern times

When we think Street Fighter 6 may drop, why laggy online players deserve to be punished, an argument for Master Cheif in Smash, and more

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With Microsoft's Project Scarlett officially revealed, a new piece of the when's Street Fighter 6 puzzle might be in place. Catalyst is tired of dealing with lag when playing Street Fighter online, and has a proposal that would see players begin to forfeit rounds if their connection is too slow. Plus Banjo Kazooie and Dragon Quest's The Hero have been officially revealed as the next two DLC homeruns for Smash Ultimate., and we have this crazy idea that Halo's Master Chief could be one of the next. We bring in both DreamKing and MajinTenshinhan to help with this week's fully loaded episode.

Timestamps

01:45 - Microsoft announces the Scarlett, what this might mean for a Street Fighter 6
20:05 - Banjo-Kazooie finally made it into Smash Bros. (With Dreamking)
31:55 - Locus gets bodied by Banjo reveal (With Dreamking)
33:08 - Why Master Chief for Smash might actually make a lot of sense
48:23 - Catalyst's proposal to penalize laggy players in competitive fighting games online
1:02:54 - Getting top 8 with Alex at a CPT event (With MajinTenshinhan)pending on where you play (With MajinTenshinhan)