The Great Control Scheme Debate: Balancing Complexity & Accessibility

A divisive debate around Street Fighter 6's "classic" versus "modern" control schemes has erupted on Reddit following one player's complaints that modern schemes provide an unfair competitive advantage.

The poster who sparked the debate felt strongly that with their simplified inputs, modern controls overpowered the more complex classic control style mastered by veterans. In their view, modern controls conferred too great an advantage to newbies.

In responses, some echoed this view and agreed that the modern scheme appears unbalanced compared to the classics. However, others pushed back and argued the debate was being viewed incorrectly as an issue of ego rather than balance.

A few attempted to find a middle ground, proposing that the modern scheme served a valuable purpose for beginners, but transitioning to classics should be encouraged in competitive domains. This would maintain modern accessibility while rewarding those mastering more difficult classic inputs.

While perspectives differed, most found common ground in recognizing classic controls' higher skill ceiling while admitting modern controls enable a more accessible starting point for newcomers. How Street Fighter 6 can ideally balance these competing dynamics remains fiercely debated.

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