@Sega staff... "When's the release date?"

I wonder is this going to be livestreamed, or just recorded?

To Fuudo/Chibita:

1. What is in their opinion the most important defensive mechanisms in FS for us guys moving into it from Vanilla?

2. What is their opinion on tiers for FS, does everyone really have an equal chance?

3. Chibita, are you coming to Evo this year to compete in the FS tournament?

4. Do you guys like the direction that VF is taking with FS for a bigger emphasis on Yomi? Also, anything you guys specifically want to see added in future iterations?

Sega Staff:

1. Release Date... (duh!)

I'll have more questions leading up to the pre-launch party, too tired to think of anymore right now.

Release date and pulling tier feedback from Fuudo and co would be cool. Asking Fuudo and Chibita if they plan on putting in any solid time with the console version aka online play.. Also if they have any unfavorable character matchups, stuff like that

Question for Fuudo/Chibita:

A recent Arcadia magazine showed FS as being more popular than SF4 in Japanese arcades. How do they feel about VF's chances of becoming popular outside of Japan? Is there a specific aspect of the game that can make it stand out amongst the competition?

I make my words Ookin's. Every single question he asked is relevant.

I'd like to hear the answer to this one as well

For Sega Staff:

1. Is it at all possible that portable character profiles can be implemented at some point? Or does being a downloadale game add some sort of limitation?

2. Are you planning to do events outside of Japan to determine Star Players?


For Fuudo and Chibita:

1. How healthy is VF5FS in Japan? The recent Pre-Beat Tribe cup had 330 entrants, is the future of VF looking good?

2. How would you improve VF as it is right now?

I know they all ready said there will be no Knockout Trial Mode, but will the game be patchable to add this mode at a later point in time after gaging how well the game sells.

Will there be an online bingo mode.

Any other modes from the arcade that I can't think about at this time, will they be added.

The above Questions for SEGA STAFF.

When the home game comes out we need to do an article comparing the home game versions with the arcade version. Just a little side topic.

I hope everyone that attends has fun, and when you play against or with Jacky You got to give some YEAAHHH!!!!!!!! shoutouts the event is more to promote the game than an actuall tourney.

To Sega

-Can I save my data to share it on other consoles and furthermore had all the custom option (button config, w/l record/ character items)

- Will you be able to had the custom pre fight intros?

- Will trail mode had challenge mode where you can practice some combos?

To Sega

-Is it possible to transfer your original costume data from the original VF5 to VF5FS?

-With the new replay option, is it possible to upload online matches to youtube?

Fuudo,Chibita

-In your opinion, does each fighter have an equal chance of winning?

-What should everyone focus on while transitioning from the original Virtua fighter 5 to Final showdown?

One thing I'd like to ask is if Command training , where you went through the moves in order, is still in the game.

Second question: is there is another gameplay revision to this game in the arcades, would we get this update in a patch? Are there plans for another revision for the arcade?

The question about the 20th anniversary is a must.

Here are my questions:

Sega:

Any plans to further support final showdown AFTER EVO?

Will there be any avatar items for the Xbox 360 avatars?

Anything at all for people who played the older versions of vf5 and got all trophies/achievements?

Where do you see vf going in the west from this point on?

Crossover titles are fairly commonplace nowadays and with vf characters appearing in the upcoming doa5 is there any future in a complete crossover between the two titles?


Fuudo and chibita:

In your opinion which characters are the strongest in final showdown?

Anything that we should focus on making the change from version c to final showdown?

Who do you consider the strongest players in Japan at the moment?

I know fuudo plays other fighting games at a high level, does chibita play other games also?

What do you think makes virtua fighter a good game to play? What does it offer that other games don't?

Is there interest from other Japanese players to travel to America for EVO?

To Fuudo/Chibita:

5. Do you prefer MTE's or the new FS throw system and why?

6. Fuudo: You used lion as your main character for most of your career up to (is this even true? ) FS where you switched to shun. What prompted that switch? Did you reach your mental limits on hearing lions voice?

7. Fuudo: You compete in more then 1 fighter at EVO, what does your training regime look like balancing 2 totally different games? (do you even need to train for FS at EVO?? lol)

8. Will you guys ever hop on the console version of FS for some fun online?

Sega team:

2. Lets cut the fluff, how many copies/money does FS for consoles have to make to be considered successful? Will we ever get a new VF on consoles again if sale expectations aren't met?

3. Will there ever be new DLC-esque additions to FS or is the initial DLC coming out with FS at launch day the only thing?

4. Can you guarantee that FS is coming out before EVO this year? You stated that the final code was sent to Microsoft recently but Skullgirls for example took months before it went through.

5. What is the reasoning behind not being able to see other people's customizations if you haven't bought the DLC? Like-wise, what is the reasoning behind character customizations not being transferable?

I'll post more questions later.

He started out with Lei and Chibita told him to switch to Lion pretty early on, IIRC.

I agree. It was a huge darn that there was nothing done for VF's 15th anniversary.

I have a couple of questions although they might not get asked:
-Any chances of a portable VF like for Vita or something?
-Any chances of avatar/gamer pics for ps3/360 owners as well as themes for both systems to promote the game?

To the SEGA staff: which characters will be in the demo?

To fuudo and/or chibita: who in their opinions are the top 5 players in japan right now?

Based on their opinions of our play, what should we focus on to improve?

Thank you for this opportunity!

here are my questions:

- How hard is start learning the game for new players? Did something changed with vf5fs compared to the previous vf games?

- How do you judge the changes made in vf? do you always agree with am2? What would be a great buff for a 3d fighting game to be a real New Generation game?

- What do you truly think about foreign players? Are they so bad as many players in japan say? or there are some good reason to fight with them? Do you get along when people from other country in a fighting game contest?

If something comes in my mind i'll make another post