What defines THE "Fighting Game Community"?

[nwad]

I'm confused what this term actually means.

[Washing Machine]

People who play fighting games?
You don't have to sign a form or anything if that's what you expect.

[nwad]

Makes sense. Kind of what I thought. Been in arguments about my mostly negative experiences with players, and there's been some dispute about who is and is not "FGC". Like it's some kind of secret society.

[Skrubmeister]

Origineel geplaatst door node357:

I'm confused what this term actually means.

Manchild neckbeards with acne that rage all day wearing Chun Li backpacks telling people how USFIV is inferior to this game when it's not. <-- this is not serious, take it with a grain of salt.

Also the FGC is regarded one of the worst communities with good reason. People get discriminated and stuff gets stolen during events. Also people chuck around their controllers and banter like 12 yo children. Look up Crowbcat's video on YT with some infamous footage. Some of the pro players are absolute ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ and still get a stage without getting kicked off. One has to agree though that all this negative backlash also makes the FGC extremely hyped and hilarious, but whatever.

I once got invited for a tourney to compete, because i rocked a pretty sick Guy in USFIV years ago, but my experience on the forums and online with the community let me decide i'd rather play at home than feel like i'm being held hostage in an asylum.

TLDR: it sucks imo, but if you feel like you blend in, go for it.

[Washing Machine]

I'd find these things worth more if they didn't randomly include Ultra Garbage Dead Fighter 4 in there for no reason.

[The Grin]

Imagine the Woody and Buzz meme -> " Trolls....Trolls everywhere...". (online at least)

[shingomouri]

I may not be fully understood, but when they refer to FGC, the impression is nostalgic, from the mid-90s to the early 2000s, when they involved the Capcom fighting games, Mortal Kombat and the memorable SNK games. So the FGC community goes back a long way to the golden days of 2D fighting games. The generation that went by that time and remains until today playing the games of fight is the figure caricate of the FGC. It is still possible to find some caricature fans playing KOF 98 and 2002, Super Steet Fighter 2 Turbo, or making videos of old NEO GEO games like Breakers or Power Instinct.

This does not mean that new players are not part of the FGC, but as iconic icons, these old players are the perfect figure of the FGC, who, even after old adults. They still continue to nurture their passion for fighting games as well as at that time when they were still teenagers or children.

[nwad]

That sounds more like it to me.

[shingomouri]

Another thing that goes back to the FGC are the Arcades. In the mid-90s and early 2000s, major fighting games were launched in arcades and many gathered around these machines to spend time challenging each other personally. And it is from these meetings that stories come up like an opponent pushing another from the machine, cigarette butts in the cabinets, or gambling costing chips. No wonder, the ultimate icon of fighting games, arcade sticks, most players of the 90s and mid-2000s learned to play fighting games on these machines with the sticks, using HAPP, Sanwa, Seimitsu and ohter brands.

If you want to know more about this generation, there is a good drawing in NETFLIX called High Score Girl. Then you'll get a sense of what the iconic FGC figures look like.

[nwad]

thanks

[strike478]

FGC or Fighting Games Community are players who like Fighter genre.
This was one definition second is similar except it adds to definition something like "and can distinguish mid/overhead from low"
of course it has many mutations demanding more and more knowledge and proficiency to be considered FGC member.


Mine personal definition is: "Fighting Games Community is community of players who play fighting games and treat them serious enough to know basic mechanics and are serious enough to use strategies more advanced than button mashing".

[Washing Machine]

Origineel geplaatst door shingomouri:

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You don't have to be a part of a community since the beginning to be a part of a community, that's a really elitist and goofy way to think.

As said, a community is just the bunch of people who play and enjoy the games, even on scrubby level. You don't have to sign forms or meet some standards, because a "community" in general isn't some exclusive club. If you want to talk about more exclusive clubs, we'd talk about a forum or locals or whatever that actually requires you to be there and participate to consider yourself a part of it, but "fighting game community" in general just means people who are into playing fighting games.

Literally every random rookie Ryu qualifies, because there are no requirements to call yourself a member of the FGC.

[nwad]

So it means exactly what it sounds like it means?

[shingomouri]

Origineel geplaatst door Washing Machine:

Origineel geplaatst door shingomouri:

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You don't have to be a part of a community since the beginning to be a part of a community, that's a really elitist and goofy way to think.

As said, a community is just the bunch of people who play and enjoy the games, even on scrubby level. You don't have to sign forms or meet some standards, because a "community" in general isn't some exclusive club. If you want to talk about more exclusive clubs, we'd talk about a forum or locals or whatever that actually requires you to be there and participate to consider yourself a part of it, but "fighting game community" in general just means people who are into playing fighting games.

Literally every random rookie Ryu qualifies, because there are no requirements to call yourself a member of the FGC.

As a simple answer, it is with MashingWachine posted. As I put it, having old players does not mean that new players can not be part of the FGC. However, as the main icons of this community, the highlight is even for fans of old, those who still enjoy playing street fighter II or Fatal Fury. They like both old and new fighting games (some not so much).

And, if you observe, fighting games, in general, is restricted to an adult, older audience. Watch the SFV competitions and you can see many players over 30 years old or 40, and few youngsters. No wonder, we have dinosaurs like Alex Valle and Daigo Umehara still in the competitive landscape.

[El Chappucino]

Poor third world people who require netcode to serve their syncing demands, which breaks anyone who actually pays top dollar for anything reasonable.

[7n6]

There really is no such thing. The Ghetto Gangster Gamer types wan't you to believe they are the leaders of the so called "FGC" , so they can cash in. I quit watching EVO and other tournies because hearing these Ghetto Gamer con artists commentate is grating on the nerves.