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GOT SOME DEEP QUESTIONS TODAY! O_o (TITLE QUESTION ANSWERED AT 0:40:30!)

A lot of questions about the Fighting Game Community in this Viewer Q & A... but also some strangely deep questions as well! See what the chat has in store for James today!

== TIME STAMPS ==
0:00:00 Intro And Upcoming Events
0:02:44 Why Did You Cut Your Hair?
0:04:02 Do I Think Akuma Wi Be Top Tier?
0:05:52 Will I Restream EVO Japan?
0:06:31 Have I Played Balatro?
0:07:01 Is Justin Wong The Fighting Game GOAT?
0:08:05 Most Fun Playing With? And Who You Want To Beat?
0:12:00 Should Old Arcade FGs Transition To Emulators?
0:12:38 Who Wins FGC Karaoke Tournament?
0:14:02 Will Akuma Come WIth A Balance Patch?
0:16:02 Do You Enjoy The SFEX Series?
0:17:20 Explain Tetris With 7 Words Only
0:18:14 Do You Still Play SF Duel?
0:19:01 Will 1st Place Prize For SF6 EWC Be Over 1 Mil?
0:20:11 Have You Played FF7 Rebirth?
0:20:25 Do You Think V-Skills Should Come Back?
0:20:56 What's Your Favorite Comfort Food?
0:21:49 Going To First Evo: What Should I Do Or Go To?
0:23:09 Would You Be OK With Next MvC Not Made By Capcom?
0:24:00 Do You Have Any Favorite Non-Fighting Game Games?
0:25:02 Choice For Future Throwback Tournaments For Evo?
0:27:02 Have You Been Watching X-Men '97?
0:28:06 Should More Games Have Pre-Round Movement?
0:29:19 Did ChrisG's MorriDoom Make Devs Ditch Zoning?
0:31:41 Top 3 Mechanically Best Designed FG Character?
0:34:46 Favorite FG Boss Of All Time?
0:36:11 Do I Get Stopped A Lot For Photos By Fans?
0:37:29 Why Did Cmd Grabs Start Off As 360s?
0:39:22 Do You Miss Malls? Still Go To Them?
0:40:30 Does SF6's Balance Patch Scheduling Affect Sales?
0:44:04 What's You Favorite Fair And BS Fighting Game?
0:49:03 Wizard Banishes You To A Game World. Choose Where
0:52:29 Pick A Niche FG To Become As Popular As SF6
0:53:58 Did You Ever Play Psychic Force 2012?
0:55:37 Who Are Your Favorite Streamers To Watch?
0:56:40 My Soda Preferences
0:57:28 Do I Have A 9 To 5?
1:00:06 Million Dollars Makes People See FGs Differently
1:05:43 Should All SF6 Chars Have L1, L2, L3 Auto Combos?
1:07:10 What's Your Biggest Regret In Life?
1:09:57 What New Country Should A New SF Char Come From?
1:14:04 Fans' Reponsibility To Give Capcom Feedback?
1:15:08 How Is My Mental Health Situation Going?
1:17:25 Will FGC Ever Get To Having More Coaches?
1:19:12 Guilty Gear's Appeal To The Transgender Population
1:23:58 Would You Like Another Abigail Type Character?
1:26:51 Troll Question
1:27:39 Anti-Depressants
1:28:41 I Don't Watch Anime
1:30:40 How Do We Stop Top Streamers From Humiliate
1:36:29 Make Sure You Figure Out Your Oki
1:40:06 Old School Fan
1:40:31 Chun-Li Execution Error
1:41:35 Closing Thoughts

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I'VE BEEN SAYING THIS SINCE THE DAY STREET FIGHTER 6 DROPPED!!

All the talk about Blanka being top tier has felt pretty damn validating to James. He's been saying the potential for this character is insane since the day the game dropped. Why did it take so long for everyone to realize James was right???

Link to Sajam Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqLIVHuhfvU

== TIME STAMPS ==
0:00:00 Intro
0:01:11 Blanka Is A Joke Character
0:02:28 Blanka's Strengths
0:04:23 Top Players Don't Look To Blanka
0:07:13 James's Personal Bias
0:10:16 Blanka Top 3: What Is His Weakness?
0:14:36 Is Blanka Hard To Learn?
0:16:50 Blanka / Honda Archetype Can Carry
0:20:00 Mena Fundamentals + Wolfgang Tech
0:22:05 I BEEN TELLING YOU ALL
0:24:47 How Would We Nerf Blanka?
0:28:17 James REALLY Depresssed About Kim
0:30:15 Definitely Need To Buff Lower Chars
0:34:27 Closing Thoughts

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I REALLY DIDN'T EXPECT MYSELF TO PUT THIS CHARACTER AT #1!

James was talking about defense for characters in Street Fighter 6 on social media, claiming a few characters in particular as having the worst defenses in the game. Which made James start to think about which characters have the strongest as well! He then ranks every character from worst all the way to best!

== TIME STAMPS ==
0:00:00 Intro
0:01:11 Let's Start With The Weakest!
0:06:04 These Characters Are Pretty Bad, Too
0:08:59 James OCD Too Stronk
0:12:14 Not Great But Flawed Defense
0:17:31 Strong, But One Or Two Minor Flaws
0:22:06 This Is Getting Really Hard O_o
0:27:37 JAMES'S HOT TAKE!!!
0:34:15 Kind Of A Toss-Up At The Top
0:37:36 Juri's Anti-Throw Option
0:43:00 Everyone Else
0:46:12 James Being Wishy-Washy
0:50:24 Closing Thoughts

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FIGHTING GAMES ARE A SOCIAL GENRE! WE NEED TO BRING THAT BACK!

Ranked Mode is a miserable experience. James has spoken to this many times, and he has also suggested having a Group Ranked mode many times before. He fleshes it out a bit more here in a standalone short-form video!

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SPECIFICALLY, HOW DO WE FIX CROUCHING MEDIUM KICK INTO DRIVE RUSH?

The latest discussion on Street Fighter 6 on the streets is that Crouching Medium Kick canceled into Drive Rush is too strong and powerful. Okay, let's assume it is. How would we go about fixing it? James delves into many possible solutions and discusses how some would work and how most would not.

== TIME STAMPS ==
0:00:00 Intro
0:02:44 What Makes crMK DR Cancel (DRC) So Strong?
0:06:17 Counters And Counters To The Counters
0:09:39 The Supposed "Expensive" Cost
0:12:44 Actual Downside To The DRC
0:14:47 Making Drive Rush More Risky
0:16:38 Possible Solution Via Drive Meter
0:21:52 Weird Drive Parry Solution Idea
0:26:56 Increase Drive Gauge Gain Penalty
0:31:15 Back To The Drive Parry Suggestion
0:35:19 Let's Explore The Penalty Idea More
0:38:48 Testing Drive Reversal Vs. DRC
0:42:53 Testing Current DRC Scaling
0:46:17 Should L3s Have Higher Min Scaling?
0:51:10 Mindless, No-Risk Offense
0:53:02 Idea: Slower DRs Cancel On Block
0:58:10 Best Idea So Far: Added Penalty
1:02:09 Idea: Improving Drive Reversals
1:07:14 The Ripple Effect Of Buffs / Nerfs
1:12:10 Can't Over-Nerf Things
1:14:32 Drive Grooves?
1:19:00 Have And Have-Not Characters
1:24:28 Careful Not To Turn DRC Useless
1:27:48 Do Penalties Stack?
1:29:57 Some Last Thoughts
1:35:48 Closing Thoughts

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JAPAN IS STILL A LITTLE... UHHHHH... GOOD. O_O"

It feels like the world is catching up to Japan in Street Fighter 6 but is that really the case? Thanks to stats released by twitter.com/CatCammy6 , we have actual data that can help us determine that.

== TIME STAMPS ==
0:00:00 Intro
0:01:48 CatCammy6's Character Usage
0:03:30 Japan Ranked Domination
0:06:40 Cammy And Luke Popularity
0:10:14 More CatCammy6 Statistics
0:12:16 Closing Thoughts

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