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Ookamikun This is going to be so much fun. (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
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#1: Feb 20th 2018 at 4:58:42 PM

Or rather, Just a Face and a Menu.

Anyway, as much as I love Devil May Cry and its introduction to various moveset in a stylish action game, the image really is a poor representation of it since it's just well, a menu.

I suggest for a better image, in particular something from Capcom too: Gen's stances. Fitting too since he's arguably the pioneer of the system in a traditional fighting game.

edited 20th Feb '18 5:00:29 PM by Ookamikun

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#2: Feb 20th 2018 at 5:13:21 PM

[up] Are those actual stance systems in the suggestion, though, or are they just different stances that character can do? The current's not great but I'm not ready to give the suggestion a firm vote.

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#3: Feb 20th 2018 at 5:18:11 PM

[up]Yes, Gen's the quintessential stance change character in fighting games. He not only just changes stats, but also movesets. And we actually see a visual change from his idle fighting stance. Others I can think of right now that also has that is May Lee from King Of Fighters and her Tae Kwon Do <-> Hero stance as seen here.

edited 20th Feb '18 5:18:23 PM by Ookamikun

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#4: Feb 21st 2018 at 8:57:26 PM

The OP suggestion is alright, though it is a huge improvement from the current.

I'll throw in another possibility in the meantime: Pokémon's Aegislash, which has both Blade and Shield stances present.

edited 21st Feb '18 8:58:39 PM by Berrenta

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#5: Feb 22nd 2018 at 9:27:19 AM

[up]Yep, Aegislash works too.

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#7: Feb 27th 2018 at 11:02:26 AM

Current is pretty bad.

I think OP is clearer than Aegislash, which might just look like a Cool Sword with two configurations to people unfamiliar with the 'mon. It's also a great improvement over current.

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#8: Feb 27th 2018 at 1:20:32 PM

We could do one of the PS 2 era Mortal Kombat games.

You could have an image macro of all three stances with the indicator visible side by side.

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#9: Mar 1st 2018 at 5:04:17 PM

[up]Any pics of it? Not familiar with MK games.

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#10: Mar 16th 2018 at 8:28:01 PM

Clock is set. Voting to pull the current if we can't find a decent replacement.

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#11: Mar 17th 2018 at 1:36:45 AM

Remove the current, at least.

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#12: Mar 18th 2018 at 10:25:13 AM

I don't think the current does more than confuse the matter. Pull.

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#13: Mar 18th 2018 at 11:15:28 PM

Definitely pull current.

Aegislash could work if we list the formes' stats next to the pictures.

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#15: Mar 25th 2018 at 7:34:12 PM

[up][up]Hmm what's a good pic showing all of its stats per form?

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#16: Mar 25th 2018 at 8:56:13 PM

Bulbapedia has pretty and easy to understand stat graphs, though using those might require permission. (I'd link the Aegislash page for an example, but our site breaks Bulbapedia URLs half the time.)

edited 25th Mar '18 8:58:25 PM by Karxrida

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#17: Mar 25th 2018 at 9:01:45 PM

Since I happen to be a Bulbapedia staff member myself, I could play messenger if we want to use the graphs. Alternatively, I may cook something up in a sandbox there and go from there.

Judging by how the crowner's going, that may not be necessary.

edited 25th Mar '18 9:02:45 PM by Berrenta

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#18: Mar 29th 2018 at 5:42:45 PM

The crowner never got bumped but the leader's the only option in the green, so it's up and tagged. Caption?

Old pic:

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dmc3style_copy_4701.jpg
Four separate styles for four separate playstyles.

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#19: Mar 29th 2018 at 5:47:55 PM

It works without one.

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#20: Mar 29th 2018 at 6:03:05 PM

Yeah, no caption.

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#21: Mar 29th 2018 at 6:54:43 PM

I'm good without a caption, too. Going ahead and locking.

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