I believe so. They have stated the entire game will be available as a pack as well. I am guessing it will be $40, but that is just a guess.
I am also wondering if you buy the whole game will it include any future DLC? I doubt it, but that would be nice.
The IGN video that I posted in the other thread talked about Kinect, but it also mentioned stuff about tournaments in the game. I wasn't exactly sure what they meant by it, but it sounded like you could setup Killer Instinct tournaments locally or over the network/Internet. It could be cool if Double Helix and Microsoft setup online tournaments for Killer Instinct that used a fairly detached setup (controlled by Azure) to allow large player pools. There are already some StarCraft tournaments that are held mostly online, so it's not like it hasn't been done before.
online tournaments will never be taken seriously though due to the nature of the beast and the precision needed for fighting games. that isn't to say that there CANT be any online tournaments, but imo they will never replace the offline tournament scene by any means.
the tournament mode in sf4 was a joke too.
I was hoping they would do it sort of like LoL does. Instead of just Jago, maybe a rotating pool of 3 or 4 characters. That way, you can at least try out different ones and decide which you want to buy. The problem with just having Jago is that you won't know how the other characters play and just have to go in blind to buy it. You may buy someone and hate that style, and never buy another character because of that.
The MM system also sounds kind of flawed. I don't care if the person has "the same interests as me". All I care about it that they are around my skill level in that particular game. That is why I like the ELO rating system for chess / pool / whatever.
I was hoping they would do it sort of like LoL does. Instead of just Jago, maybe a rotating pool of 3 or 4 characters. That way, you can at least try out different ones and decide which you want to buy. The problem with just having Jago is that you won't know how the other characters play and just have to go in blind to buy it. You may buy someone and hate that style, and never buy another character because of that.
The MM system also sounds kind of flawed. I don't care if the person has "the same interests as me". All I care about it that they are around my skill level in that particular game. That is why I like the ELO rating system for chess / pool / whatever.
there is A LOT more that goes into "skill level" than a point system though, which is what i think their whole point is. the person on SF4 with 3kBP that has played the game 10x more than the other person with 3kBP most likely has a better grasp of the game and probably has more skill.
so what they are trying to do is set you up with another 3kBP person who has played around the same amount as you, instead of just randomly hooking you up with a 3kbp person who could be one that has played the game much more than you have.
or same thing if you play ONLY sf4 and maybe someone else plays sf4 and a ton of other fighters. i'd assume the guy who plays other fighters probably has a greater knowledge of fighters in general than someone who only plays sf4. so they could use that as another variable when matching.
i personally think it sounds like a great idea. i'd also assume they would have filters for all of this stuff just like they do in sf4.
How is it flawed? The whole point of them doing this is so you can build a friend list with cool people. Not everyone wants to sit with an empty list and just do random battles against strangers with everyone on mute all night. Some people actually may want to get to know people, talk strategy...work on moves etc. and hey, if they also play another game I enjoy I can be like "hey man...Thanks for the tips. I'm gonna go jump in Destiny. If you wanna join feel free."
They want people to have a list of good people they can join games with. They are trying to make it so you don't have to mute everyone and never talk. You know how people say XBL is filled with 12 year olds who scream and curse at you? Well, if you have a list of 200 people with similar interests as you...you never have to interact with those 12 year olds again.
It is flawed because in a competitive environment, friendships and such should not be a factor, especially fighters. The primary objective of the a match making is to pit you up against people of equal skill. Not pit you up against your friends. People who are playing in a ranked system, want to rank up. You do that by beating people ranked similarly to you. The only "advantage" would be if a stranger and a friend of yours who is also looking for a match are of the exact same rank, it would pick you friend. And while that sounds good from a player perspective, it actually isn't from a competitive. In order to get better, you have to increase your player pool, especially in the lower brackets. If you only play against the same people, you will plateau very quickly. The addition of other people ranked similarly, especially in games requiring mental strategies, will allow you to engage in a more diverse competitive environment. You will learn how to handle more styles and the mistakes you make will be punished in different ways. You will also not develop bad habits based on other people's bad ones (for the most part, which is a problem with online play in general in fighting games*). If you know your friends are bad at blocking certain set ups, you will go to those set ups more often. You will fall into a tendency to use things that are not safe or ideal because they continue to work. If your friends don't get better and stop you, you will have problems against someone who can. You will be, at best, out of practice in other set ups.
For noncompetitive, fun play; I do agree that playing with friends is probably more fun and can lead you to play other games with them. I have met a few guys on certain games, and after talking with them, found out we have similar interests in fighting games. We became friends the old fashioned way: actually talking to each other.
*online play usually (except for maybe at the highest level) is very forgiving when it comes to bad habits (like unsafe jumps and whiffing). You can easily develop bad habits that get exposed in tournament play.
Its a matter of finding the right balance. I think breaking out of every combo is a bit cheap if it is too easy.
you could break out of every combo in both ki1 and ki2. there is no such thing as an 'unbreakable' combo in killer instinct in general, other than once an ultra has started.
But if it is too simple and can be done with no need for timing etc I find it to be a cheap mechanic. If you have to time it a certain way I have no prob. Been too long since I played the old games.
it's all timing based. they actually mention that a couple times in the mechanics video up above. you miss the timing or press the wrong breaker buttons, you are put in lockout mode for 3 seconds. the 4 second lockout is when your combo breaker gets counter broken.
yeah i check every few days on amazon and gamestop too. it isn't even 100% going to be out at launch though.
and just fyi, it's not a "killer instinct" stick it's just te2. if they make some killer instinct edition, i'm going to be a sucker and pay the extra for it for sure.