Can we get a reason to actually do single player?

[Jlad]

Yes I know, this is probably one of the lowest priority things when compared to bug fixes and balancing issues.

With that aside, I want a genuine reason to play the single player. I completed each story mode in hopes that there would at least be some secret story mode for Lost Warrior. Just something like "You beat this single player mode, now you get the 2nd Awakened version for that character as an alt costume". Not the neo forms, just awakening 2 forms is enough for me

[Shizuma]

Story mode is absolutely boring. The same story repeats 15 times. I agree that it should at least give some small reward.

[Jlad]

Originally posted by Shizuma:

Story mode is absolutely boring. The same story repeats 15 times. I agree that it should at least give some small reward.

Yeah. You do it once to unlock Lost Warrior and that's it, if you really want to. But there's genuinely no reason to play the game without a friend. At least Strive has a way for you to share and practice combos by yourself

[Xaks32]

Achievements.

[Jaxvex]

Originally posted by Jlad:

Originally posted by Shizuma:

Story mode is absolutely boring. The same story repeats 15 times. I agree that it should at least give some small reward.

Yeah. You do it once to unlock Lost Warrior and that's it, if you really want to. But there's genuinely no reason to play the game without a friend. At least Strive has a way for you to share and practice combos by yourself

Fighting games are competitive by nature. Even if there was rich single player content you would eventually find yourself back at this same conclusion:

"But there's genuinely no reason to play the game without a friend"

[Shizuma]

Originally posted by Jaxvex:

Originally posted by Jlad:

Yeah. You do it once to unlock Lost Warrior and that's it, if you really want to. But there's genuinely no reason to play the game without a friend. At least Strive has a way for you to share and practice combos by yourself

Fighting games are competitive by nature. Even if there was rich single player content you would eventually find yourself back at this same conclusion:

"But there's genuinely no reason to play the game without a friend"

While I'm on the exact same page, I've discovered on Steam forums that a small portion of people buying fighting games enjoy playing mostly solo modes. I can't really explain why though.

[Jlad]

Originally posted by Shizuma:

Originally posted by Jaxvex:

Fighting games are competitive by nature. Even if there was rich single player content you would eventually find yourself back at this same conclusion:

"But there's genuinely no reason to play the game without a friend"

While I'm on the exact same page, I've discovered on Steam forums that a small portion of people buying fighting games enjoy playing mostly solo modes. I can't really explain why though.

I can tell you why I like solo modes. Because then it makes me feel better. Unfortunately I haven't played many fighting games in my life, I've only recently started playing the genre. So when my friends who have hundreds of hours on a handful of fighting games individually want to play with me, I resign to the fact that after the 10th game I'll say "Dang that was some fun rounds, gg". At least with an ai it's easier.

And yes, I know ranked is the solution for it, I'm not bad at fighting games, if anything I'm just a mid tier player. But then you come across people who have been kicked down from the rank above and then beat you senseless, or then you end up ranking up to get kicked back down again so you're stuck in an endless cycle of winning a few games only to be rekt for the next 5-10.

I'd much rather play an unranked online mode, but that doesn't exist in this game, or most fighting games as far as I'm aware

[Jaxvex]

Originally posted by Jlad:

Originally posted by Shizuma:

While I'm on the exact same page, I've discovered on Steam forums that a small portion of people buying fighting games enjoy playing mostly solo modes. I can't really explain why though.

I can tell you why I like solo modes. Because then it makes me feel better. Unfortunately I haven't played many fighting games in my life, I've only recently started playing the genre. So when my friends who have hundreds of hours on a handful of fighting games individually want to play with me, I resign to the fact that after the 10th game I'll say "Dang that was some fun rounds, gg". At least with an ai it's easier.

And yes, I know ranked is the solution for it, I'm not bad at fighting games, if anything I'm just a mid tier player. But then you come across people who have been kicked down from the rank above and then beat you senseless, or then you end up ranking up to get kicked back down again so you're stuck in an endless cycle of winning a few games only to be rekt for the next 5-10.

I'd much rather play an unranked online mode, but that doesn't exist in this game, or most fighting games as far as I'm aware

Ranked mode does not make you a better fighting game player not by a long shot. And while there isn't any kind of "quick match" for unranked sessions player lobbies do fill that void.

If you want to know how to improve and start having fun with fighting games I highly recommend this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCUlBX8E2BU

[Tyrone Biggums]

Originally posted by Jlad:

Yes I know, this is probably one of the lowest priority things when compared to bug fixes and balancing issues.

With that aside, I want a genuine reason to play the single player. I completed each story mode in hopes that there would at least be some secret story mode for Lost Warrior. Just something like "You beat this single player mode, now you get the 2nd Awakened version for that character as an alt costume". Not the neo forms, just awakening 2 forms is enough for me

nope sadly this is an online only game

[Zen7ry]

I'm really shocked that no one just plays the arcade mode. That's the single player mode. You guys want a campaign I guess, but the cpu AI in this game is is genuinely challenging. Also when you get to lost warrior, if you haven't lost any sets before him you fight a powered up version of the character.

[Ace]

Originally posted by Jlad:

Originally posted by Shizuma:

While I'm on the exact same page, I've discovered on Steam forums that a small portion of people buying fighting games enjoy playing mostly solo modes. I can't really explain why though.

And yes, I know ranked is the solution for it, I'm not bad at fighting games, if anything I'm just a mid tier player. But then you come across people who have been kicked down from the rank above and then beat you senseless, or then you end up ranking up to get kicked back down again so you're stuck in an endless cycle of winning a few games only to be rekt for the next 5-10.

I'd much rather play an unranked online mode, but that doesn't exist in this game, or most fighting games as far as I'm aware

This is side-splittingly misguided thinking right here.

For one, Most fighting games DO have unranked modes, but because the community usually just picks one or the other anyways, it really doesn't matter what's there.

The point being, if a number going up and down is what makes you feel good, you're playing the wrong genre of game.

You wouldn't buy a visual novel JUST for the ending CG. You buy it for the entire story that makes that ending CG meaningful.

To put it bluntly, if the game had an automatic WIN button, you'd be complaining about the lack of content and gameplay, but you'd be getting exactly what you say you want. To feel good about yourself by winning.

Secondly, if someone got de-ranked and you matched against them: That's because they're not "of that rank." yet. They're demoted because that's where they're supposed to be right now. If you're in a cycle, it's because YOU put yourself in that situation, not because the game is cheating you by forcing you to fight people who are too hard for you.

Your problem, like many peoples, is that you're getting in your own head and missing the trees for the forest.

You're looking at the number as if it means anything: It doens't. Your rank is absolutely, completely meaningless, regardless of game. You know how I know that?

I'm in the top 10% of Street fighter V players, worldwide, according to Capcom.

And I'm Super Bronze. 2 steps up from the lowest rank in the game. But I know damn well that doesn't make me PLAY like a top 10% player, just because the NUMBER says so.

90% of people playing fighting games online play once or twice, lose, make up a boogeyman reason instead of looking at their own bad habits, and then they go around sulking because "The sweats, the legacy skill, the hax, the glitch abuse, but muh controller wasn't working."

SFV, Strive, Xrd, DnF, Friggin DIVINE KNOCKOUT - heap that it is - has unranked modes. KI, Last blade, Brawlhalla, Smash brothers, Rivals of Aether, Multiversus, The list goes on.

[Tyrone Biggums]

online only game brother thats why it was 50 bucks its crazy they thought they could get away with that

[Shizuma]

Originally posted by Ｃｙｐｈｅｒ:

This is side-splittingly misguided thinking right here.

For one, Most fighting games DO have unranked modes, but because the community usually just picks one or the other anyways, it really doesn't matter what's there.

The point being, if a number going up and down is what makes you feel good, you're playing the wrong genre of game.
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You're looking at the number as if it means anything: It doens't. Your rank is absolutely, completely meaningless, regardless of game.
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SFV, Strive, Xrd, DnF, Friggin DIVINE KNOCKOUT - heap that it is - has unranked modes. KI, Last blade, Brawlhalla, Smash brothers, Rivals of Aether, Multiversus, The list goes on.

Absolutely, all fighting games do have an unranked online mode. In fact I do not know any fighting games having online feature that do not have an unranked mode. Can't agree more than a player's rank is just a number and is completely meaningless.

I'm used to play ranked but I don't care winning or loosing, I enjoy this mode because we're facing many different kind of opponents from the same rank, while when you're playing unranked mode (whatever it's called it depends from one game to another, you have to face people out of your league, being too strong or too weak.