I wanted to get blazblue earlier than amazon so I was viewing an ebay sale but at the end it went over 100$ :( I'm not gonna pay over 100$ for a game, as tempting as it may be because I really want to play it. I guess some people really are willing to go that far tho :S

Last night I switched the settings to Local Only and the only people I could find were about level 20-35 so I just played them. I ended up winning about half/more than half of my matches so I really didn't see any reason to stop looking for that level range.

I think everybody you guys were playing in that room have been more or less absent for me in ranked, but everybody else I get at an about even rate. Casey was the only person I've played that chose Taokaka and if it wasn't for that I wouldn't have gotten that "Fight against all characters" trophy. So thanks! And I think you were the only Carl and Shadow was the only Bang but I did face 1 Litchi in ranked. 1 out of about 50 or so battles.

The levels are completely meaningless and arbitrary. You can't "lose" experience points, so your level does nothing but go up. And if you're level 10 and fight against a level 39 guy who's having a bad day, then suddenly you're level 23. And you get some experience every round you play. So just because somebody is a high level doesn't mean they are super awesome, it just means they've been playing the game enough to build some levels.

Also, I SUCK SUUUUUUCK as Carl Clover. I was going through his story mode and it was brutal. If I come across a Carl Clover player online I will just let him win as a sign of respect for him even trying. I know Carl isn't terrible, he's actually very good, but damn is he hard to learn. He has terrible range, weak attacks, his pokes are slow as crap, and controlling that robot is frikkin hard to do in the middle of a fight. I think I'll still with my tager than you.

Yay! I agree completely. Carl is so tough to main!

But I am trying!

I know the rankings aren't perfect, but if I want to find a pretty decent match I can usually look for somebody maybe a few levels close to me and play.

And no Carl players yet in Ranked.

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Wow, IGN is having a SFIV vs BlazBlue "grudge match", and in the reader votes Blazblue is raping SFIV. Blazblue has 45% of the vote to 31% of SFIV, 22% haven't decided yet. I think this game has a shot at really getting popular, more so than Guilty Gear ever did. Which while GG was a fine fighting game in it's own right, it was always very niche. Blazblue could be an actual popular hit. And I hope it is, this game deserves it.

Is it going to be one of those out of print games? Cause I do want to get it, but if it's like Final Fantasy etc, then I'll wait till it goes down to $10/20

I completely agree. I own SF4 and I really like it but BlazBlue in my opinion is truly one of the great fighters for the ages. It's such a dynamic game. There is no question this game is hardcore through and through. However, it is also very accessible, very easy to pick up while at the same time being difficult to master. In a sense it has the best of both worlds. Then there's it's unique qualities. Yes it's very anime which might turn the mainstream gamers off, but the story is deep for a fighter. The story isn't just sitting somewhere in an obscure corner of the game, it's front and center. The characters are also very appealing and all very unique.

Idk if BlazBlue could become mainstream but I believe it does have a shot and it certainly deserves to be there. However, I am nearly certain that this game will if anything build a name or a brand of BlazBlue and it has already built a strong following. This will catapult the sequel (if there ever is one) to enjoy the mainstream success fighters like SF and SC have enjoyed. 

Lastly, if BlazBlue (or any future iteration) ever does become a major hit, because it's a completely new fighter IP, it might be able to return fighters to their former glory. BlazBlue's success would put the spotlight on fighters and encourage developers to be willing to take risks, and throwing around some new ideas for fighters instead of reverting to sequel after remake after sequel of age old IPs. We the gamers will be all ears.

Well, I think we can all smile a bit.

BlazBlue did over 50k first week on PS3 in America! Did about 2k less on 360!

That's huge and way beyond my expectations!