So I started this thing in April, but it’s been a little longer than 3 months since the last post. I guess I couldn’t really find anything to write about coupled with a bout of laziness. Time to just write random stuff that strikes me.

Today’s rant/post is about Jump Ultimate Stars, the sequel to the wildly popular Jump Super Stars. JUS as I will refer to it from this point on was released in November 2006, meaning there has been adequate time for communities to set themselves up around the game. The game is quite popular on wi-fi, letting you play against worldwide players with a variety of decks built to your choosing. JUS improved on several aspects of the original game and nearly doubled in the number of series featured. So as you read on, you might be wondering what the point of this post is getting at; The answer is the online community.

While the game itself is fun, the community really drags the game down. I’m not naming names here, but the teeny boppers that play the game take it too seriously. They treat it like it’s a serious fighting game when it’s not. If you want to talk serious 2-D fighting, please turn to the Guilty Gear series, Street Fighter II/III, the VS franchise games, or anything SNK.

The JUS elitists act like they’re the big kahuna by being dial-a-combo masters or making other people conform to their rules. An example of this is by telling others not to use supports which are a big part of the game. Another annoyance is the “character title” craze a certain forum has started, which is really inane and made unnecessarily complicated by said forum members. Then there are the complainers. I’ve never encountered such a whiny bunch of teeny boppers in a game save for the likes of free online games like Gunbound. These guys complain about healing yet will run an entire match with 30-40 seconds still on the clock. Talk about a frustrating bunch of hypocrites. It might just be the minority that makes everyone look bad, and I hope I’m wrong about the majority of JUS players.

That’s enough of a rant for now. I’ll probably talk about some anime next time.