I want to see if there is any truth to these input delay accusations being thrown around, I haven't played this game seriously in well over a year and I'm probably hitting my links with Bison as good or better than before. Also I'm hitting them online since the netcode has been good.
Not everyone has proper lag test equipment, so not sure why you're expecting proper evidence so early on.
I also don't have any reason to doubt the input delay impressions of people who play the game much more than I do and noticed the issues within the first hour. If it's wrong, then awesome, but impressions aren't looking good. The other issues like Decapre and E.Honda having move differences is also very concerning.
If people are considering input lag, frame delay and netcode issues to be "minor" then it clearly shows that they haven't put any modicum of effort into understanding and playing the game for any period of time. That shit matters and not only at the competitive level. If you spend any amount of time with the game than 1-2 frames does actually matter in how the game plays.
I really hope they patch this for EVO and CEO. A really sour turnout or response due to being unable to play the game correctly at such major tournaments can really affect the competitive scene.
And the fact that it was advertised that the PS3 input lag issues were to be fixed, ugh.
I guess it depends on where you come from. I'm sure that for Pro players, this reached into the "broken" and "unplayable" depths. But I can see how for non-Pro players or people who just casually fuck around in fighters (kinda like me) most of this stuff isn't that bad?
I mean, I ADORE Killer Instinct and have put over 100 hours into it, and that's despite the worst character select menu lag/chopping I've ever experienced in a game. So for someone like me, the Press Start and Menu lag aren't going to be deal breakers.
Having said that, as someone who already owns this game on 360, it doesn't seem like it's worth forking out the $30 or $40AU for this.
The Press Start thing was mostly poking fun. The menu stuff is mostly just baffling because how the hell did nobody notice that during testing?
I'm sure it's not that bad for non-Pro players, but this was promised as the definitive competitive version and it's going to be used in future Pro Tour events. Having people just shrug it off as "minor" shows that they completely lack understanding of the game. Ignorance is bliss and yada yada yada.