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BTA
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Dreamer1999 said:
This may sound stupid but what is this "Tier" thing about... I cant really understand any of it, dues this "Tier" thing has to do with how powerful they are? or how hard it is to master the combos?

To put it simply (because I don't play online much, and therefore don't know as much as others do), it's how good they are. Although fighting games are designed to be balanced, there are usually characters that end up overpowered/underpowered (if only because players find unforeseen ways to use them), and they end up be ranked higher or lower, respectively.

Posted 2 years ago #
King Reaper
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Generally, though, tier lists are a ranking of a character's effectiveness in a tourney, usually with most of the higher tier characters being the only "tourney-viable" characters.
From what I've heard about BBCS' tier rankings, though, everyone is tourney-viable (Aside from maybe Rachel, but that's probably a matter of opinion)
Usually tier lists are decided by how many good matchups compared to how many bad matchups they have, but in most cases, even in a bad matchup, the better player will win.

Posted 2 years ago #
AzureRevolver
Member

Im still confused about the saves not carrying over between the JP and US versions of the game, how ill that work with our online statistics? If those dont carry over will my level change everytime i switch between my games ?

Posted 2 years ago #
King Reaper
Member

If you're using the same account for both games, I'm sure your stats will carry over, since that data is stored in the servers instead of your individual save file.

Posted 2 years ago #
AzureRevolver
Member

Oh alright, also if thats the case does that mean you'll unlock online trophies like being level 50 right off the bat when you start the game up ?

Posted 2 years ago #
BadassSteve
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AzureRevolver said:
Oh alright, also if thats the case does that mean you'll unlock online trophies like being level 50 right off the bat when you start the game up ?

If the games are actually treated as separate games by the console/PSN, then the rankings are probably separate, as well. Even though, I assume, US, EU, and JP versions of the game will be able to play each other online, they are still different games. This means that you'll have to start completely fresh, probably. So, I'm sure your D-Card is going to reset to level 1, as will your win and lose ratio, and anything unlocked will be relocked. Even if your Gamertag/PSN account already has a ranking for CS, it'll be the JP CS, not the US one. Different games, different rankings, even if they are universally connected through online.
Of course, I didn't work on this game's databasing or netcode, so this is just speculation from what Belisarius said. Anyway, long story short: even your ranking will be reset for different versions of the game, in all likelihood. So, no free trophies.

Posted 2 years ago #
King Reaper
Member

I think what it all comes down to is...
Why would you waste the money to buy the game twice?

Posted 2 years ago #
Belisarius
Dangerous at both ends and crafty in the middle.

Tauntloop said:
If both 1P and 2P are playing Makoto. Can they hit back the same orb like pong?

Unfortunately, I don't think so. :( You and I are disappointed together.

Arkrados said:
Will the DLC characters have special dialogue with anyone (like, Makoto vs Noel or Makoto vs Carl), or will they just have stock lines for everyone?

They will have a number of special, character-specific lines.

Josef217 said:
ummm i have a question but dunno if it can be answered xD ummm I could make a new thread for this question but dunno if it's actually a good question or if it can be answered xD ummm I pre-ordered BB: CS on March at Gamestop, I'm so anxious to play the game ^_^ and I was wondering. The game is released on July 27 right?

and as some of you know Starcraft II(FTW) is being released the same day and Gamestop is having a midnight launch for it and i was wondering if gamestop will be allowed by Aksys or dunno how that works :P but will i be able to pick up the game during that midnight launch? i mean it will be july 27 the official launch of blazblue. hope anyone understood my long question. ^_^

The game ships on the 27th.

AzureRevolver said:
Im still confused about the saves not carrying over between the JP and US versions of the game, how ill that work with our online statistics? If those dont carry over will my level change everytime i switch between my games ?

Then allow me to un-confuse you:
Nothing carries over.
Aside from the fact that people with the US version can play online against people with the Japanese version, the US version of CS and the Japanese version of CS are two completely different games. The codes that are used by consoles to uniquely identify games are different for the US version and the Japanese version--as far as your PS3 is concerned, they might as well be as different as Metal Gear Solid and Final Fantasy XIII. When and if you play the US version of CS, nothing will carry over from your Japanese version.

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Alles andere ist käse.

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Posted 2 years ago #
Gameguy1546
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Out of curiosity, Is the US version of the game already finished?

Posted 2 years ago #
Belisarius
Dangerous at both ends and crafty in the middle.

Gameguy1546 said:
Out of curiosity, Is the US version of the game already finished?

Considering it's coming out on the 27th, I certainly hope it is.

I think I addressed this in a previous post, but I'm too lazy to go find it right now... Anyway, yes, of course the game is finished. We don't ship it out as soon as it's "finished", though. It has to go through an approvals process with Sony and Microsoft (since it's appearing on their consoles), and then once it's been approved it gets sent out for manufacturing. All of this means that the code has to be final and "mastered" months in advance of release.

Data, data, data. I cannot make bricks without clay.

Alles andere ist käse.

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Posted 2 years ago #
Gameguy1546
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So, What happens when a game is delayed? Unexpected problems?

Posted 2 years ago #
Heavenscent
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Gameguy1546 said:
So, What happens when a game is delayed? Unexpected problems?

Exactly, and it could be any number of things: approvals for packaging, approvals for final game code, manufacturing, shipping mishaps, etc., etc.

I judge you when you use poor grammar.

Posted 2 years ago #
chibilaharl
Member

slightly related question:

belisarius; will you be in person at comicon for the BBCS demo? or can the convention center simply not withstand the force your your killing intent while playing a match?

Posted 2 years ago #
Belisarius
Dangerous at both ends and crafty in the middle.

chibilaharl said:
slightly related question:

belisarius; will you be in person at comicon for the BBCS demo? or can the convention center simply not withstand the force your your killing intent while playing a match?

You are more or less correct. ComicCon management refuses to allow me entrance. My last match resulted in five deaths and at least three virgin births.

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Posted 2 years ago #
Gameguy1546
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Couple questions about DLC.

1. Will there be a paid bundle that comes with all the unlimited unlocks? If so, How much will it cost? And if not, How much is each character's unlock?

2. How much will the Jin Announcer DLC be?

3. There will be alt colors released as DLC correct? How will pricing with those work? Same as in CT?

4. Will we ever see alternate costume DLC?

Posted 2 years ago #
Arkrados
Blocked

Gameguy1546 said:
Couple questions about DLC.

1. Will there be a paid bundle that comes with all the unlimited unlocks? If so, How much will it cost? And if not, How much is each character's unlock?

2. How much will the Jin Announcer DLC be?

3. There will be alt colors released as DLC correct? How will pricing with those work? Same as in CT?

4. Will we ever see alternate costume DLC?

I can answer a few of those myself as well as stopping some others:

DLC schedule (Japan dates, America will likely get it within a week of the releases for Japan at the same price just like in CT, except for the 1/7/10 stuff, which will be on release day):

Month/Day/Year (Japan date, can't speak for US or EU dates): Description (Price, for Xbox 360)

7/1/10: Gamer icon packs 1-7 (Packs 1-3 and 7: 160 M$, Packs 4-6: 80 M$)
7/1/10: Unlimited character unlocks (40 M$ per character, 400M$ for all in 1)
7/1/10: Mu unlock (160 M$)
7/1/10: Arranged system voices (Tetsuya Kakihara) (400 M$)
7/8/10: Arranged system voices (Saitou Chiwa) (400 M$)
7/8/10: Additional character colors pack 1 (320 M$)
7/15/10: Arranged system voices (Sawashiro Miyuki) (400 M$)
7/15/10: Additional character colors pack 2 (320 M$)
7/22/10: Additional character colors pack 3 (320 M$)
8/5/10: Version 1.01 (FREE!!)
8/5/10: Makoto Nanaya DLC (560 M$)

Posted 2 years ago #
King Reaper
Member

Gameguy1546 said:
Couple questions about DLC.

1. Will there be a paid bundle that comes with all the unlimited unlocks? If so, How much will it cost? And if not, How much is each character's unlock?

2. How much will the Jin Announcer DLC be?

3. There will be alt colors released as DLC correct? How will pricing with those work? Same as in CT?

4. Will we ever see alternate costume DLC?

Belisarius has already responded to number 4 (In a way). Because of how much it costs to make the sprites as opposed to 3D models, it would be very costly and difficult to go through and completely animate a new costume for a character. This is why they only do DLC colors.
I'm sure you've noticed, though, that they use smart palletes for the characters, so they can make small changes to the design from pallete to pallete, such as in some palletes, Mu has a skintight bodysuit as opposed to being almost completely bare-skinned. There's a few other examples.

Posted 2 years ago #
Gameguy1546
Member

Arkrados said:
I can answer a few of those myself as well as stopping some others:

DLC schedule (Japan dates, America will likely get it within a week of the releases for Japan at the same price just like in CT, except for the 1/7/10 stuff, which will be on release day):

Month/Day/Year (Japan date, can't speak for US or EU dates): Description (Price, for Xbox 360)

7/1/10: Gamer icon packs 1-7 (Packs 1-3 and 7: 160 M$, Packs 4-6: 80 M$)
7/1/10: Unlimited character unlocks (40 M$ per character, 400M$ for all in 1)
7/1/10: Mu unlock (160 M$)
7/1/10: Arranged system voices (Tetsuya Kakihara) (400 M$)
7/8/10: Arranged system voices (Saitou Chiwa) (400 M$)
7/8/10: Additional character colors pack 1 (320 M$)
7/15/10: Arranged system voices (Sawashiro Miyuki) (400 M$)
7/15/10: Additional character colors pack 2 (320 M$)
7/22/10: Additional character colors pack 3 (320 M$)
8/5/10: Version 1.01 (FREE!!)
8/5/10: Makoto Nanaya DLC (560 M$)

Care to translate Microsoft Points to $ for me?

Posted 2 years ago #
Arkrados
Blocked

Gameguy1546 said:
Care to translate Microsoft Points to $ for me?

Uh...1600 M$ = $20 so 400 M$ = $5, 40 M$ = $0.50, and so on.

So, Makoto and the other 2 DLC characters will be $7 a piece.

Posted 2 years ago #
Gameguy1546
Member

Oh, Another thing, So as said, 360 got more gamer icons. Can we get any word of PS3 getting some premium avatars?

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