Wavedash 08 - Developers & Community ft. Ryan Hart
Ryan Hart, Dinosaur, Sephiblack and Arya discuss how developers and community can work together to create a more positive and welcoming environment for fighting games. Support the show

Ryan Hart, Dinosaur, Sephiblack and Arya discuss how developers and community can work together to create a more positive and welcoming environment for fighting games. Support the show
TheMainManSWE, FrameWhisperer and Arya are joined by Spaghetti Rip, Mihawk, and for the first time on Wavedash, Fergus to discuss how and why public opinion on Tekken 7 has soured recently. Timestamps: 02:25 Fahkumram - general opinions 21:43 Balancing based on tournament wins 26:50 Fahkumram’s command throw 37:02 The diminishing role of movement in Tekken 49:26 Unnecessary buffs in 3.30 01:03:37 The delicate balance of simplification 01:16:40 Alternatives to buffing Hellsweep / Godfist 01:19:30...
Spaghetti Rip joins FrameWhisperer and Arya to discuss global playstyles, Season 3 balancing, how Spag got his name and the importance of flossing. Support the show
In the first episode of Fightin' Words Joe and Arya discuss their favourite games, finding a family in the FGC, the death of arcades, Street Fighter V, Death Stranding, the Star Wars sequel trilogy and rank From Software titles 00:50 How Joe and Arya know each other, making friends in the FGC 03:06 What needs to be done to help boost the FGC? 08:15 Should Fighting Games have a mandatory level of execution? 11:22 Preference: Street Fighter IV or V. How SFV's meta changed over the years 19:00 Stre...
Dinosaur joins TheMainManSWE, Frame Whisperer, Sephiblack and Legandary Mihawk to discuss whether Tekken is too bloated as well as discussing Rangchu's Season 3 tier list 03:13 Is Tekken Too Unapproachable? 12:24 Should movement be tied to execution? 21;23 The difference between “depth” and “stuff” 25:59 The effect of large movelists 34:48 Training wheel characters 44:22 Frank Tekken 47:53 Was Leroy intentionally overpowered? 50:20 The amount of stuff you have to learn 54:47 Generic moves are of...
Wavedash 04 - Sephiblack joins us to discuss Leroy and his effect on Tekken 7 Support the show
Sephiblack and Legendary Mihawk join FrameWhisperer and Arya to discuss TWT Finals 2019, Leroy, Ganryu and Fahkumram, the "Global Tekken Race", the 3.10 Balance Patch and Miguel's shortcomings in Tekken 7 Support the show
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TWT Finals predictions 01:30 Leroy hype 07:13 Gender issues in fighting games 13:40 Back to TWT predictions 27:10 Are characters in Tekken too similar? 34:40 Why Armor King struggles 43:30 Character trends 50:20 Tekken tips: Consistency over damage 54:27 Tournament, long-play and online tiers 56:56 Screw vs Bound 01:13:20 Season 3 top tiers 01:24:11 The limits of human execution 01:28:50 What Lars would sound like in Swedish 01:37:33 Katarina's VA 01:48:00 Support the show...