Don’t get me wrong here….a Zelda ditto tournament is counterproductive and, honestly, contradictory to what I am saying, especially if you have wifi latency involved. For me at least…a wifi tournament is just another way to determine a “best Zelda” in an unreliable medium. You say you'd like to experience the fight first hand...but I personaly don't think online matches can be considered first hand.
What I actually find to be "childish" is the cocky attitude of people (off-topic) but that is something that will never ever change.
In regards to the childish behavior, I'm not sure I'm understanding what you're saying. I’m referring just to the act of everyone trying to usurp each other for the “crown”…that alone turns into a game that really has and really shouldn’t have anything to do with Brawl as a whole.
What I mean by this is that as Zelda mainers we should be promoting Zelda herself as a great fighter and character in the game rather than promoting ourselves as great Zeldas within our community…I feel like that might just ruin Zelda’s potency as a character, especially if all we are doing is ditto matches. Granted, I don’t think it’ll ever get that extreme (or atleast I hope it won’t)…but it’s still counterproductive
In the case of people acting cocky that’s something that’ll never change, as you said. But you did mention that you called your videos “epic”…and although I can understand that on a personal standpoint it may have seemed epic or amazing to you at the time it can certainly come off as cocky to some, and can't really be considered plausible grounds for rashly criticizing another person's playing...
Whether or not you're actually at fault for this…I dunno, I can’t exactly read your mind….so I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt and say that it was something personal that you felt like exaggerating.
I believe DarkMusician said a few pages back he would let the videos do "the talking". Coming from personal opinion I disagree with that as well.
Now as for letting videos do that talking, I think that Ryoko's point of 'overzealous video production' is correct, cause in the case of 'combo videos' and such, they don’t completely show a players ability...
Match videos however tell a whole lot I think. I mean, sure…everyone has their bad days, but with enough videos you will be able to see consistent things about people's playstyles and ability.
If any videos are to be used as a way to become recognized as a great player I think match videos, specifically tournament match videos, are most likely still the only reliable way to receive such recognition.
Case in point: most of those who have been mentioned as great Zelda players have achieved recognition because they have plenty of videos that showcase their styles…and their video channels get a lot of traffic…but I’ve rarely seen any one of these people talking big and or speaking negatively and failing to measure up to what they say...most of them are humble and let the people that watch their videos formulate their own opinion.
Besides, in general I think speaking negatively and failing to produce any constructive and helpful criticism isn’t very conducive to establishing one’s own self as a recognizably great player.
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Personally, I prefer to play people in person…regardless of whether I win or lose I can discern for myself if I am a great player or not. I avoid trying to compare myself to videos of another player, of course I can recognize a good player when I see one….but I’m never adamant about my ability to beat them or to provide a sufficient challenge for them unless I play them in person.
I seemed to have deviated quite a bit from what I really want to say and what I have said before which is…I believe recognition as a great player is something that should be strived for…and not the crown for “best” player with a certain character.
... etc)... but it's not the kind of seriousness that should entail drama. sure, there probably IS a "best zelda", and we're probably not going to find him/her through means of a tourney or by debating or watching specifically picked and recorded matches. without having complete and utter knowledge of every zelda main's zelda (which can not really be had, anyway), the only way to get a fairly accurate answer is through tourneys (NOT ditto tourneys). please take note of the "s" at the end of tourney. the more tourneys, the more accurate our view can be.
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