Will online help revive fighting games dominance?

Originally posted by chithappens
Name one genre that is not like this.

Anyone can say that about any sort of game. You just don't like fighting games 😆

Nah. I can have fun in other genres without being hardcore about it. Until you become an advanced player, fighting games are frustrating because there's very little that you can do well. For them to be appreciated it requires absurd dedication, rather than simply rewarding it but not needing it for an enjoyable experience.

That's why I said fighting games are fun as rentals but not much else. Anyone can smash buttons and be amused for a while, but they get tired fast unless you put in a ton of time.

I have seen lots of people complain about the lag in online fighting games in many different forums.Something to do with different connection speeds maybe?.Is this lag factor only on consoles or does it apply to computers connected to the web? I played someone on the otherside of the world yesterday with no visible lag( pc to pc via server).I think sending too much data from client to server can affect overall game speed.As for fighting games having dominance,i was unaware that any genre had dominance over any other.
The game i was playing was really simplistic ,basic kicks punches and a few blocks.
Not one of us even used the blocks as with most fighting games i have played its a case of whacking the keys or buttons as some games have joypads, as fast as you can.
Shame i got my ass kicked,whats more shameful is i wrote the game.
I might take out the blocks and make more moves.
Forums are great for seeing what people think makes a good game 😆

Originally posted by markmistry
I have seen lots of people complain about the lag in online fighting games in many different forums.Something to do with different connection speeds maybe?.Is this lag factor only on consoles or does it apply to computers connected to the web? I played someone on the otherside of the world yesterday with no visible lag( pc to pc via server)

Only fighting game I played online was tekken 5 on the ps3 and the lag can cause 5 second delays and more making it totaly pointless. It's sad when it could easily be fixed by giveing each country / continent it's own server.

Originally posted by Digi
Nah. I can have fun in other genres without being hardcore about it. Until you become an advanced player, fighting games are frustrating because there's very little that you can do well. For them to be appreciated it requires absurd dedication, rather than simply rewarding it but not needing it for an enjoyable experience.

That's why I said fighting games are fun as rentals but not much else. Anyone can smash buttons and be amused for a while, but they get tired fast unless you put in a ton of time.

Again, name a genre that is not like this.

Sports videogames are not about playing the sport but cheesing certain plays and glitches that do not require any strategy.

FPS or GOW-like games are gonna rape anyone online who does not "dedicate" themselves to playing.

Hell, even puzzle games online take a long time to get into if you are not familiar with that particular game.l

You care complaining about something that actually is a "problem" with all videogames.

And check out GGPO. I don't want to go into detail about it because it might violate forum rules because it is a free online service that allows people to play 2-D fighting games against anyone in the world (at without much input delay if you have a decent PC).

Originally posted by chithappens
Again, name a genre that is not like this.

Sports videogames are not about playing the sport but cheesing certain plays and glitches that do not require any strategy.

FPS or GOW-like games are gonna rape anyone online who does not "dedicate" themselves to playing.

Hell, even puzzle games online take a long time to get into if you are not familiar with that particular game.l

You care complaining about something that actually is a "problem" with all videogames.

And check out GGPO. I don't want to go into detail about it because it might violate forum rules because it is a free online service that allows people to play 2-D fighting games against anyone in the world (at without much input delay if you have a decent PC).

I can (and have) enjoyed Madden games for months without devoting enough time to it to become very good. This goes for numerous sports titles.

I don't play FPS's online much, just one-player stuff, so I can't speak to that but you may have a point. So I'll go ahead and say those are inferior as well to remain consistent ( 😉 ). Though even those don't involve memorizing obscure button combos to be good. It requires dedication, yes, but the game world and controls feel more intuitive, not like random button mashing.

Strategy games reward dedication, as do most RPG's, but the vast majority are fun as a casual gamer too. Even if you make it online, my sister (not a gamer by any definition) has fun on a couple MMO's that she plays with her fiance. She's far from alone in this regard.

You're selectively interpreting gaming to suit your argument. Not all games are like that.

Nah, FPS online do not require dedication as much as fighters.

The prime reason is because its against numerous amount of people instead against 1 other person and people. Also, anybody can kill anybody in a shooter. All it takes is some luck to get behind somebody and usually that means a win. In fighters, you cant get lucky.