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What Is Street Fighter V Ruining The FGC?

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Is Street Fighter V ruining the FGC? It’s been no secret that Street Fighter V since its launch in February of 2016 has been marketed as a lackadaisical attempt at inviting new players to take part in the new chapter of one of the most historic fighting game franchises ever. However, with the main focus on simplifying the game and catering to the broader audience, has Capcom neglected the core of the fighting game community? There are a couple streams of thought when taking in what has happened to the overall state of the FGC in the last year plus. The first, is that with the help of SFV being more beginner friendly, as well as riding off the high of Street Fighter IV’s commercial success, the FGC is no longer living in the dark basement of …show more content…

At this point in time, it seems that the majority FGC is stuck playing and watching SFV only because it’s the most recent Street Fighter game out, not because they truly enjoy it. Ultimately there is a sense of loss when taking account, the state of the FGC as it currently stands, as FGC members we know it doesn’t take much for us to riot over something if we don’t like it but, in the end that just showed our care for the community and our games. It goes without saying that Street Fighter IV had problems, and by no means did it get away without the FGC making fun of those problems. Nevertheless, even with all of the rage and ridicule the community directed towards Street Fighter IV, there was still a sense of passion and comradery within the community. We made fun of the game but at the end of the day, we still loved it both as players and spectators. Street Fighter V has seemingly taken only the hate filled rants, ridicule, and mockery that Street Fighter IV got, but without the passion and love for the game itself, and justifiably so, Capcom has not given the hard-core FGC a reason to

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