That Blasted Salami: Wavedash

0:00 Intro 2:04 Why do you play Hwoarang? 5:34 What do you think about his Fated Retribution redesign? 9:53 Hwoarang's history, Tekken 3 to now 23:15 The "Hwoarang is OP! oh wait...no" cycle 27:23 Has Hwoarang ever gotten a tool that completely changed him? 38:25 Starscream's opinion on Hwoarang's punch parry 43:30 Thoughts on some of Hwoarang's new tools in Season 3?...

0:00 Intro 2:53 Why do you play Steve? 7:16 Steve's history 9:29 Dinosaur's list of Steve tools in previous games that were either broken or terrible 18:37 Dinosaur goes extinct 19:10 What is the weakest iteration of Steve? 33:21 Did Steve see any tournament success despite being strong in Bloodline Rebellion? 36:51 Steve in Tag 2 wasn't a good fit for the system 42:20 Steve in Tekk...

00:00 Recorded in May 00:30 Introductions 01:24 General thoughts on the Strive Beta 04:13 The wall-break mechanic 16:07 The perception of Guilty Gear being too difficult 20:58 The untapped potential of tutorials 23:05 Bringing in new players to FGs 25:57 Fighting games are for boomers 27:52 NRS are ahead of the curve 28:55 Engagement 30:44 COVID forcing developers to reconsider FGs as a complete p...

0:00 Recorded in May 0.22 Introductions 1:25 Is Akuma a good addition to Tekken? 3:41 What does Akuma bring to the table? Akuma - yay or nay? 6:01 What drew GoukiAkuma to Akuma 7:03 What drew SuperAkouma to Akuma 10:23 The Wong factor 12:34 Which Akuma players inspire you? 17:05 Cross ups in Tekken 19:26 The good and bad things about Akuma 25:00 Does Akuma require too much labbing? 33:14 Akuma goi...

Top competitors, commentators and content creators from around the world come together to share their thoughts on the recent controversies surrounding Tekken, and try to find constructive solutions for them. 00:40 Positive Solutions & Introductions 04:41 Arslan’s thoughts on character balance 24:35 Should all characters be tournament viable? 36:36  Transparent patch notes 47:55 Stealth changes...

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...

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...

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 Wa...

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...