There’s a new spotlight/strategy article posted on Sonic Hurricane reflecting upon a classic Domination 101 essay written by none other than Seth Killian. Here’s a brief preview quote:
AaaA: s-kill’s Tournament Player Archetypes on Sonic Hurricane
However, the overall level of competition among the Street Fighter “middle class” has improved considerably over the years – partly due to fighting games becoming a niche hobby inbetween periods of mainstream success.
Even players who lose in qualifiers at Evo events are pretty well rounded now. It’s become more difficult to encapsulate everyone within s-kill’s original archetypes: the Scrub, the Turtle, Gimmicky Pete, the Stylist, and Grumpy Old Man.