Online tournaments are going to present some new and unique challenges, and certainly not every competitor is going to be a fan of of events hosted in this format. Some players train heavily online or in their locals, and are extremely good, but don't have the chance to showcase this, and you need look no further than VS|Arslan Ash or EVO 2011's winner, RZR|Fuudo, who was a known name in Japan, but hadn't hit the mainstream FGC's radar until his victory with Fei Long at that event. If things are done correctly though, we'll see some doors opened for new players who do not have the ability to travel to events to showcase their skills. Technical problems will happen, and how and when the organizers respond to these concerns, along with how things are setup initially will be huge in making these events as valid as possible. While it's hard to envision a day where online tournaments fully supersede offline competitions, the results show that the competitions can still be valid, if not ideal. Over 5,000 people signed up for recently ran Quarantine Series Pound Online, which rivals the record breaking 5,000+ Street Fighter 5 entrants EVO 2016 hosted. Moving some aspects of FGC tournaments online is going to present some challenges, but also opportunities. This is not to say that online tournaments will be devoid of problems, but even offline tournaments have had their fair share of technical issues, like complaints of lag or inconsistent match formats being ran for Ultimate Marvel vs. Ultimate's notoriously bad online netcode, where a campaign is currently underway to get it fixed.įor fans of Street Fighter 5, over 50 people signed up for Next Level Battle Circuit online 6 and the top 3 for that consisted of two Capcom Cup champions in NuckleDu and iDom, along with the very strong END|Shine. Events like The Quarantine Series have had over 5,000 people sign up to compete, and the results of Cosmos, Dabuz and 8BitMan finishing high mirror those of other major offline events.
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