Sega Forever Discord: Official Sega Discord with Port Request Channel

Given that working on a new VF game is obviously not SEGA's priority right now I propose that we, as a community (of potential buyers), come up with a list of features we would like to see for a VF5FS re-issue. I mean if we're going to campaign for a re-issue, might as well

I know there are couple of threads with feature requests for a potential VF6 (for example https://virtuafighter.com/threads/vf6-wishes.13849/) but most of the proposals in those threads require significant resources to be dedicated to developing a new game. I propose we come up with a list of features that even a part-time intern would be able to implement.

Some ideas:

• All existing VF5FS console DLC (frequently the case for "gold"/"remastered"/"ultimate" editions)
• All music from previous versions of VF (this is already the case for VF5R music so it shouldn't be that hard to implement) with option to randomly select/predefine for each stage (suggested by @Tha_FeauchA)
• All modes except online ranked: toggle option to show frames (see here for rationale)
• Online features: Dojo mode while waiting for an online match; option to see connections as a latency number rather than the five bars (suggested by @MadeManG74); random costume option
• Online player match features (online versus): instant rematch for online player matches without having to go back to the loading screen (like for offline matches), First to 3/5/10 mode; select stage option
• Online lobby features (online multplayer): bigger lobby, tournament mode(s), the ability to join a room at any time instead of only when no one is fighting (suggested by @VF2011); option to show selected characters; "around the world" option to rotate out players when they beat everyone else in the room; loser stays option (useful when leveling up newbies); host stays option (useful for streamers); spectator option (to skip the queue but still observe matches); simultaneous matches when the room has 4+ players (suggested by @MarlyJay )
• Special sparring mode: completely random (currently only teams)
• Dojo mode: remember settings (with an option to reset everything)
• Replay mode: pause, rewind and fast forward (suggested by @Tha_FeauchA)

In other words, apart from the DLC, mostly quality of life features that would justify double-dipping in a 8 year-old game.

Some notes:

• I am hesitant to add requests for re-balancing to the the list because it probably require a 3d artist (so that would mean dedicating a team to the game, not a single maintainer)
• I am also hesitant to add requests for features from previous games because they might/probably have been coded in a different programming language (so that would require a team of coders to adapt). Believe me, I would love to see a return of the VF4 AI training mode, and if the bots were made available online, it could also solve the problem of not finding online opponents, but that doesn't seem very realistic.

Overall, I am afraid that SEGA might scrap VF forever if a re-issue is not as successful as they would like - kind of how Konami scrapped Silent HIll after a minimal last effort with PT. So if there is a re-issue, it would be in our best interest to help SEGA make it as attractive as possible, without burdening them too much. So if you also think it's worth compiling such a list I can keep updating this post with any other ideas mentioned.

 

The ability to join a room at any time instead of only when no one is fighting is a must. Even when the game was released it was impossible to find a room since you had such a short window to find and join the rooms.

 

Yeah even though it causes a lag spike and fucks up matches. As long as you can join a room , because that's what's important.

 

A possible solution that should not require that many resources to implement would be to disable spectating for anyone joining a lobby once a match is already underway. This should not create any lag, but just in case it does (I'm no coder), another solution would be to send a request to join the lobby; once the match (that everyone already in the lobby spectates) is over, the lobby's creator receives the request and can accept or decline. On accept join the lobby; on decline receive a message that the join request was denied + be placed on an 10-minute-increment timer (to avoid spamming requests that would be somewhat annoying for a lobby creator).

 

It seems Sega is finally seeing PC as a viable platform: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-08-19-sega-to-aggressively2

Thanks for sharing this server, Imma ask for VF5FS and other fighting game ports.

 

So Virtua Fighter games have been the most requested thing is the #port-request-discussion channel, please join the server and keep the momentum going!
come on!

 

I agree.

 

Yakuza 7 comes to PC in November. The hope is to run the VF5FS in that game for online play, yeah? I wonder if Sega is even going to look at how many times it gets accessed in the arcade?

 

Come on dude let's not settle for less for once, the Yakoozer port is literally the worst version of FS what would be the point of playing that version with parsec when we can already play the much better ps3 version with rpcs3 online using parsec? even then playing games online with parsec is not ideal at all!

We need a proper pc port with extra features and online.

Let's all do something and get everysingle person interested in a Virtua Fighter pc port into that Discord and ask together.

https://discord.com/invite/SEGAForever

 

Yes ... The Yakuza/Judgement version of VF5FS isn't something to fight for.

We deserve better.

 

https://discord.com/invite/SEGAForever #port-request-discussion


DO IT NOW! if you want a VF port that is maybe ask for something else SEGA.
definitely not forcing anyone...

 

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