One of my favorite reads! Nice to meet you, sightless.
Awesome interview man! You are truly inspiring. I finally activated my live account so we can finally play some sets if you ever want to!
How you can play KI??? I mean you know how to combos and combo breaker? Please tell meā¦ : )
Awesome stuff ā whatās next? Top 32? Tournaments? 
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He is already the best UK player apparently, since he has no competition! Thats a title iād be proud of!
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@SightlessKombat
Thatās what I wanna know. I can imagine that youāre pretty good at distinguishing sounds but how do you figure out spacing? And is there a way to determine what side youāre fighting on? I guess there has to be, itās just that I never noticed.
Speaking as someone who has done blind matches (I blindfold myself) against @SightlessKombat ; The game has positional sound. Meaning, if youāre on the left side your characterās sounds will come from your left speaker and vice-versa. There is also a fade that happens when a fireball is traveling through the center of the screen that fades from the left speaker to the right and vice-versa.
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Interesting, I guess with music cranked up to max and the built-in speakers of my TV itās no surprise that Iāve never noticed that
And itās really amazing that the devs took care of such subtleties that the majority of players might never realize.
I noticed the fading in particular when I started writing a dojo guide for Sightless, of which Iām unfortunately still editing. Itās a habit I have from my current job.
SO much respect for @SightlessKombat even if he did tried to trick me with Aganos mirror match haha!
AMAZING KI PLAYER!
Dont believe it guysā¦ this guy has Jean Grey Powers!
play him! ur see hes amazing!
Dont forget with fulgore he can aways know what side of the screen he is on due to the teleport.
this guy can hear ur autos too! L M H your will get broken probably far more than a visual player!
@SightlessKombat made me play his way too! it was brilliant!
SO different but brilliant. You hear. It. All
Yeah maybe we can set something up. 
I donāt doubt that heās amazing, it just boggles my mind how heās able to do certain things 
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I canāt believe I missed this yesterdayā¦ I blame food poisoningā¦
He is a great guy and even greater Killer instinct player!
Hope to play this guy again soonā¦after I get betterā¦
Sorry Iām late to the party.
@SightlessKombat Way to make the ink man! First Killer rank then the front pages.
Next upā¦EVO championship?
Keep up that Fulgore pressure. Looking forward to playing with you guys again in the next forum battles.
A little random, but isnāt KI4Life from the UK?
Or is it the Netherlands? Now Iām confusedā¦ 
Iām curious to know what kind of audio settings do you set during your matches?
do you leave everything at default or turn off the music, etcā¦
Thanks,
Thanks for all the kind words, encouragement, compliments, support etc that you have shown me. Iāll say that there are other players from the UK, most of whom Iād say are probably better than me. Whether thatās because of pure skill alone or due to the fact that when they face me they have an advantage of sight is a question that comes into pretty much every match though (Iām not trying to disrespect/insult those players in any way).
For those wondering about audio settings, there is already a topic (which Iāll have to try and find unless someone else gets there first) where I list the settings (and a couple of other tips as well). But I do have a couple of additions planned (nothing set yet but if they happen, I@ll let youknow).
To clarify about projectiles like Jagoās Endokuken:
Itās not technically a āfadeā, but a projectile specific travelling sound that pans across the screen whilst the projectile is in motion.
If any of you guys want to run matches with me, feel free to let me know and Iām sure we can arrange it. Iāll even be willing to run orientation sessions for those who want to learn the game blindfolded, the only prerequisits being you have a microphone, a blindfold and are willing to give it a shot and ask questions about how it works.
Thanks again for the recognition.
For spacing, itās a matter of focusing on where you are and where the other character is in relation to you. Even if they stand still, their idol animations, their block animations, their jumps, their light/medium/heavy jabs/kicks, and any number of other elements all make sounds. Itās just learning the ranges of moves as you play that takes time, but itās worth it when you can continue beating the other guy with back+HK when the Jago player tries to windkick to get in at you.
Just keep the questions coming and Iāll see what I can do in terms of answering. Also, the video is now fixed to allow everyone to watch it within the interview for those who havenāt already.
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People have been asking for something like this for a while, but Iāve finally managed to put something together:
A little more info on how I play Killer Instinct blindfolded
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