Interface features that DOA5 (or any new fighting game) should have.

[d3v]

This comes from something that Reverge Lab's Mike Z posted in SRK's Skullgirls forum. If any of the TN guys are listening, DOA5 should adopt some of these.

-Option to hold start to pause (Skullgirls and SF x Tekken already have this)
-Press-to-set button config (BlazBlue/HDRemix style. Commands listed on screen, press the button you wish to assign to it)
-Button config on character select (also acts as a button check, helps speed up tournaments)
-Versus training toggle (aka 2 player training mode)

 

[Matt Ponton]

Three of those four options I've personally recommended to Team NINJA.

The fourth being the pause button, and if given the chance I'll probably bring it up to them then.

P.S.
The 'press-to-set-button' setting is commonly referred to as 'PC mapping' as you wouldn't list out all the keys of a keyboard (across 7 different languages and special characters). Sadly it's typically never taken by programmers easily, or is brought up too far into development where the options were set differently. I know from experience in dealing with developers.

 

[d3v]

The 'press-to-set-button' setting is commonly referred to as 'PC mapping' as you wouldn't list out all the keys of a keyboard (across 7 different languages and special characters). Sadly it's typically never taken by programmers easily, or is brought up too far into development where the options were set differently. I know from experience in dealing with developers.

Arc already does this for BlazBlue, Capcom USA insists on this for the re-releases that they put out (HD Remix, MvC2, 3SOE - now if only Capcom Japan would follow suit) and off course Skullgirls has it as well, so there is precedent for it.

 

[Matt Ponton]

Preaching to the choir man. Like I said, I've already discussed it with Team NINJA but haven't seen if it has been implemented it or not.

 

[d3v]

I figured it wouldn't do any harm to get folks from what should be the premiere competitive DOA forum to talk about it.

 

[Matt Ponton]

No, no harm at all. I was merely letting you know that most of what you brought up has been brought up to TN. However, that doesn't stop people from discussing its implementation.

 

[grap3fruitman]

I figured it wouldn't do any harm to get folks from what should be the premiere competitive DOA forum to talk about it.

You act as if there are other competitive DOA forums. =P

 

[MeanMrMustard]

I REALLY like the look of the online lobbies for Soul Calibur 5. Something like that would be pretty cool in DOA.

 

[d3v]

I REALLY like the look of the online lobbies for Soul Calibur 5. Something like that would be pretty cool in DOA.

Lobbies should be standard for any fighting game's online mode.

What I'd like to see however is netcode that has some sort of prediction or rollback so that it doesn't slow the game down when it lags.

Also, speaking of SC5. The lack of button config on the character select screen in that game is just criminal.

 

[d3v]

Here's another idea that I'm stealing from one of Mike Z's rants. Characters should be unlocked by default for versus and training. If you gotta have unlocking of characters, keep it to single player modes like arcade/story.

 

[Matt Ponton]

Heh, another one I've already given feedback to them about... slightly.

I said all characters should be playable from the start, or at the very least do what WWE All-Stars did and allow for a cheat code at the start screen that unlocks all (but doesn't save).

 

[d3v]

A "tournament" cheat code sounds like a good idea, in part because I miss cheat codes in games.

 

[Gill Hustle]

Don't forget an "accept" term for online lobbies!

Gotta get the streams going!

 

[UncleKitchener]

Heh, another one I've already given feedback to them about... slightly.

I said all characters should be playable from the start, or at the very least do what WWE All-Stars did and allow for a cheat code at the start screen that unlocks all (but doesn't save).

A 100 times this. Unlocking characters is so 2005.

 

[R4712-VR88]

A 100 times this. Unlocking characters is so 2005.

That didn't stop Namco into having unlockable characters in SCV. And sadly only one of them is a real character. :/

 

[Raansu]

That didn't stop Namco into having unlockable characters in SCV. And sadly only one of them is a real character. :/

Atleast they unlock from playing online and unlock relatively quickly.

 

[UncleKitchener]

That didn't stop Namco into having unlockable characters in SCV. And sadly only one of them is a real character. :/

Algol is not a real character.

 

[Matt Ponton]

You can't even unlock all of the characters. You have to (currently) use a limited DLC code to get access to one.

 

[R4712-VR88]

Atleast they unlock from playing online and unlock relatively quickly.

They unlock by multiple methods.

Algol is not a real character.

Yes he his. Elysium, Soul Edge and Kilik are not.

 

[Megawarrior]

I don't even look at them as characters. Just a new style for CAS....minus kilik and elysium.....