Hotfix

Feedback update regarding the stamina system, as you requested, and bug report:

My girlfriend thanks you for the update and she likes the new stuff like the custom background and post-kill dismemberment. The stamina system didn't seem to affect our gameplay in any particular way. If anything, if the defender is disadvantaged from continuous blocking (probably being the more skilled player if he can block multiple attacks in a row and probably doing it for swag/practice without counterattacking, speaking from experience :)) ), it's kind of a good thing because it reinforces one of my favorite things about the game - the fact that it reduces the skill gap between veteran gamers and new gamers, so less skilled player can find enjoyment in a competitive game. My girlfriend runs from competitive games like they're Satan, this is an exception.

Subjectively speaking, for some reason, I would still prefer not to be punished for blocking, probably because I'm a very competitive gamer and don't like being punished for being skillful, but it's something very minor an I have no idea if this would make the game better or worse. My more objective opinion is that, like I said, at least it gives the less skilled player a better shot at winning, which is probably good. Most people playing this will most likely be of different skill levels and they have to both be able to enjoy it.

Bug report: The custom background changes to a normal background every few dozens of rounds, then changes back to the custom one the next round, at least in versus mode.

And I also love the custom background feature! It opens it up to a lot of fun, personalized stuff! Reminds me of Virtua Fighter 2, where I'd fiddle with the .bmp files to impress my friends about my "hacking" skills :)) (I'm not that old, but I had a super-crap second hand PC that could only run old games in my childhood).