Do remember that on launch even pros were saying Devil Jin was busted. Turns out he had a really good Heat Smash and then a bunch of gimmicks people didn't understand.

Once the gimmicks were understood the threat was mostly gone. The nerfs did the rest. Try to be a little patient.

Frankly, I think we need some more "tough guys" who just make right-wingers look stupid.

A lot of the appeal they have is macho-shit. Belittle them. Be mean. Go low. Cherrypick the dumbest of them and make those the "face" of right-wing men.

On this, Elon Musk is a wonderful target. Good lord.

We're seeing this now, obviously. What happened to the "Blue Wall"?

I think this is primarily an issue of optics and communication, though.

There needs to be male figures on the left who may not be "perfect", but at least appeal to young men enough to sway them from dipshits like Andrew Tate.

Right-wingers will play into those old expectations of masculinity and thus typically have an easier time swaying struggling men.

Meanwhile, the left's long-term focus on minority rights without much appeal to white or even "traditonal" men has sharply damaged left-wing parties politically.

To continue, I understand the issues with a lot of "traditional" masculinity and how the right often causes the issues they then offer "fixes" for.

A lot of policies on the left improve humanity overall but do hurt the ability for men to perform old masculinity as well. For better and for worse.

When men can not afford to "provide", have no hope of owning a home, are stuck to self-esteem killing online dating, tend to isolate themselves from women (often inadvertently), it's sadly not surprising to see this. We need to see popular male voices on the left with new adaptations of masculinity.

My favorite part of 3D fighters, which I think many would agree with, is the level of expression you can achieve with such long move lists put against interesting enemies... but when I've only got a few rounds each Ranked Match, it is too stressful for anything other than a perfect day. Shame.

- The 2 lb. silver tension spring does wonders for the Sanwa-JLF. I have heavier, but this is my sweet spot. Way less accidental up inputs but generally feels the same.

- If you have a cheap Mayflash/JLF lever, please try a new spring. It can help a lot, and it is the cheapest upgrade you can do.

- Lever taken from the SoulCalibur V stick.

- I have better parts, but I wanted a stick this size with JPN parts to imitate my friend's Qanba Drone. I'm teaching him Tekken stick fundamentals, and it was the closest I could do.

- I ran out of 24mm Sanwa lmao so I put the Qanba buttons there.

When I say I am the USA's number one Fighters Megamixer... I'm not joking around.

I know. Toyota requested it, weirdly.

I'm saying that referring to arena fighters generically as "fighting games" isn't useful right now.

This can change. If arena fighters shift to being more nuanced and competitive, they could attract the same audience. Then using the generic term makes sense.

This is like "de jure" true, but "de facto" false. Arena fighters have come to appeal to a strongly different audience. They are not made for competitive play. This is fine.

It's like how Gran Turismo & Mario Kart are both racing games, but Mario Kart shouldn't be at Gran Turismo's EVO equivalent.

- I have a TE2 and it is far more mod friendly compared to this, but this wasn't hard to mod. So many screws though.

- This is "fine" in every way. It is heavy enough to be comfortable on your lap, but it has no anti-slip pad.

- The 360 version of this is a decent budget choice for PC gamers.