LightsOutAce
Smash Ace
It sounds like we'll have 5, but more is always better. If you bring yours I'll carry it.
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Madison WI Smashfests!
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sanchaz
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lol, how is that 5? me, you, frank, quaz, and mundungu? Who's this new guy, Skeletor!!! has some competition, :D
Elyssa Xey Hexen
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I find irony in showing up to my midterm tomorrow with a wii or gamecube in my backpack, then ditching straight to smash night.
FrootLoop
Smash Lord
I can't see any way that is ironic, please explain. Also I have a midterm tomorrow at 5 so I'll be a little late with my setup.
LightsOutAce
Smash Ace
Matt DDF has a TV that will lag for Melee, but will work fine for Brawl.
Quaz
Smash Master
I'll bring a TV.
LightsOutAce
Smash Ace
Thank you, Quaz!
And Erik, bring both Wii and GCN if you can just in case.
And Erik, bring both Wii and GCN if you can just in case.
sanchaz
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Rofl!!!!!!!! i may be on that shiz
Jaymo72: I'm not sure what your knowledge of ssbm is, enlighten us. who do you play, what's your personality, and do you also love pikachu! ( that last question is not an option.)
LightsOutAce
Smash Ace
Jaymo, you don't have to come for the whole duration. Just drop by any time between 6 and midnight and stay as long as you want. I run special events like mock tournaments and crew battles at 8 every week.
Sounds good if you could PM where to go. I can try to make it out tonight.
As for Melee. I used to main Marth for singles tourneys and Samus for teams. Depending on who I played and how often I played I also play Fox and Falco. I prefer the dirty short hop lazers with Falco though. I have not played melee in probably 2 years now so I would be very rusty. I imagine muscle memory would come back after enough playing. L-Cancelling would be rough at first.
The same group I played Brawl with every week started as a Melee group. We got together every week Wednesday for a few hours like I stated originally.
My mindset has always been to find people better than myself. Some of the people I played with did not have that philosophy and would spend more time complaining about dying.
I enjoyed Melee so much because there was no game like it.
What it comes down to is keeping composure in order to play the game without a clouded mind and a willingness to learn.
Edit: Forgot the Pikachu answer . . . I played pichu before some of the tournaments because it was funny to harass people with my little brother. Eventually we turned our Pichu / Jiggly combo into our teams characters to piss people off. I never got into Pikachu so I hope the little one will suffice!
Also, are wavebirds alright to bring or is everyone cord only? Different places had different rules when I was more active? I have to get my controllers some time when back home but for future knowledge.
As for Melee. I used to main Marth for singles tourneys and Samus for teams. Depending on who I played and how often I played I also play Fox and Falco. I prefer the dirty short hop lazers with Falco though. I have not played melee in probably 2 years now so I would be very rusty. I imagine muscle memory would come back after enough playing. L-Cancelling would be rough at first.
The same group I played Brawl with every week started as a Melee group. We got together every week Wednesday for a few hours like I stated originally.
My mindset has always been to find people better than myself. Some of the people I played with did not have that philosophy and would spend more time complaining about dying.
I enjoyed Melee so much because there was no game like it.
What it comes down to is keeping composure in order to play the game without a clouded mind and a willingness to learn.
Edit: Forgot the Pikachu answer . . . I played pichu before some of the tournaments because it was funny to harass people with my little brother. Eventually we turned our Pichu / Jiggly combo into our teams characters to piss people off. I never got into Pikachu so I hope the little one will suffice!
Also, are wavebirds alright to bring or is everyone cord only? Different places had different rules when I was more active? I have to get my controllers some time when back home but for future knowledge.
I can't make it tonight, you'll have to get in touch with Tom (I emailed you his number).
He can still bring my setup though.
Quaz
Smash Master
Im gonna be leaving a bit earlier than 5:30 Jaymo =( maybe we can get together sat night or sunday and play some games!
btw is there some sort of address I can get? I have no idea where to go/where to park etc.
btw is there some sort of address I can get? I have no idea where to go/where to park etc.
FrootLoop
Smash Lord
the building is the memorial union at 800 langdon st on the uw madison campus. You'll have to ask/call sam about parking though.
sanchaz
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quaz: I like what this guy is talking about, PLEASE HELP HIM OUT, we got a pro out here, besides if you leave at 5:30 you will get here at 7pm oohhhh a hour lost of melee, seriously you've played more melee then...well you played a lot of that game. at least try to work somethin out with him.
Jaymo: we will have a lot more smashfests on thursday, don't worry. there's a tournament next saturday in madtown. if you can't make it today, please try practicing technical stuff with your characters. then beat sync, quaz.
Quaz
Smash Master
I'd much rather get there by 6 vs 7. 1 hour out of 6 is like 16% lost.
FrootLoop
Smash Lord
madison's pretty strictly melee, milwaukee has a few of each, and there's also a few of each scattered elsewhere in WI.
LightsOutAce
Smash Ace
Our Madison club has one Brawl player.
We're in L110 today, which is the basement room where we were the first night. Don't forget TV's/systems/power strips!
As far as parking, lot 34 where Mundungu parked last time is probably the best bet. Google maps "1515 Tripp Circle." It's the sasme place I'm advising people to park for WUMBO next Saturday.
We're in L110 today, which is the basement room where we were the first night. Don't forget TV's/systems/power strips!
As far as parking, lot 34 where Mundungu parked last time is probably the best bet. Google maps "1515 Tripp Circle." It's the sasme place I'm advising people to park for WUMBO next Saturday.
john!
Smash Hero
i can feel the rage against sanchaz building up within quaz and frank. soon they may surpass even me.
FrootLoop
Smash Lord
@Sanchaz:
I once asked you why you play melee, you didn't seem to know and I didn't really have an answer to that question myself at the time.
I play melee because I love trying new things and not always knowing whats going to happen next. Go in without a plan and without an exit strategy in case things don't work and go from there.
When I watch you play, I feel that you pick the same option every time a certain situation comes up. You're entitled to your play style just as much as I'm entitled to mine, but when I play you I feel our matches are the same every time, except we have different numbers of stocks at the end, it's not a memorable experience for me.
I could be dead wrong about your playstyle, but that's the impression I get from our matches. I enjoy hanging out with you, and you're a much better player than me, but I hope you can see why I don't really enjoy playing against you.
Also GGs everyone and thanks for putting up with my young link.
I once asked you why you play melee, you didn't seem to know and I didn't really have an answer to that question myself at the time.
I play melee because I love trying new things and not always knowing whats going to happen next. Go in without a plan and without an exit strategy in case things don't work and go from there.
When I watch you play, I feel that you pick the same option every time a certain situation comes up. You're entitled to your play style just as much as I'm entitled to mine, but when I play you I feel our matches are the same every time, except we have different numbers of stocks at the end, it's not a memorable experience for me.
I could be dead wrong about your playstyle, but that's the impression I get from our matches. I enjoy hanging out with you, and you're a much better player than me, but I hope you can see why I don't really enjoy playing against you.
Also GGs everyone and thanks for putting up with my young link.
john!
Smash Hero
^ that's frank raging, at least as much as it's possible for a super chill person to rage
so to you, frank, i extend my sympathies as well as a heartfelt "umad?"
so to you, frank, i extend my sympathies as well as a heartfelt "umad?"
LightsOutAce
Smash Ace
Frank's Young Link is pretty bomb (lol), and next time I'm going to win more than I lose against it. I call dibs!
And Sanchez just isn't that fun to play against if you're looking for exciting things to happen. I'm convinced that if he was dashdancing in the middle of the stage and I just stood at the edge and didn't do anything, we would time out.
And Sanchez just isn't that fun to play against if you're looking for exciting things to happen. I'm convinced that if he was dashdancing in the middle of the stage and I just stood at the edge and didn't do anything, we would time out.
eighteenspikes
Smash Master
dude, try playing lonejedi sometime. He picks marth/sheik against my yoshi and chaingrabs me
Elyssa Xey Hexen
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Maybe you will give me the hope I am looking for. I am like the only dedicated player of brawl. One other person played brawl for a length of time before these smashfests. I am not sure how he feels about it now after playing melee and watching it for so long.
It seems really rare to find people who are willing to play both and seek to get good at both instead of sticking to simply one or the other.
I think you should stick with YL. But, I simply like the idea of an oddity in the norm. So many of us only ever use peach, falcon, marth, shiek, fox, and falco.
I am honestly not sure what I like about melee in particular. I get my enjoyment from simply the number of ways in which I can play the game. I can either try the camping method in some variation, or the approach method in some variation. Whatever the reasons, my biggest satisfaction from melee, and what keeps me at it, is knowing that I am working towards an overall improvement of my skill at something.
You would get attacked in someway eventually. Ryan would not wait forever in a timed friendly. I think the longest me and ryan ever managed to stall a match was two minutes. But, I think he got tired of shooting lasers while I was hanging on the ledge. Everyone approaches eventually :D
Brawl is completely different and learning the little quirks in the game was entertaining. It is not nearly as technical in my eyes as Melee. I believe Melee still holds that edge. Being that I made the transition to Brawl assuming more tournaments would go to Brawl it hindered my progression in Melee.
I will gladly play both though one will eventually take precedence. Being it is a Melee community I will focus more on that.
Also, if so many people play mostly those specific characters I will work on Samus more. That way I can try to bring a different character.
I will gladly play both though one will eventually take precedence. Being it is a Melee community I will focus more on that.
Also, if so many people play mostly those specific characters I will work on Samus more. That way I can try to bring a different character.
FrootLoop
Smash Lord
Playing a character because nobody else does or playing a character because everyone else does is a bad idea. The "LOL I'm using pichu/Ylink/whatever!!!!!!" novelty wears off real quick if you don't enjoy playing him. Being different just to be different is still conformity.
LightsOutAce
Smash Ace
Deeply philosophical discussion going on here. Doing something different is cool, but if it's strictly worse (as in the case of maining Young Link) there's no reason to handicap yourself because you "don't want to be like everyone else." That's like saying "I play for fun, I don't care if I win." Winning IS fun (not to say that you have to win to have fun, but there is some satisfaction in it), and you'll never get better with that mindset.
Elyssa Xey Hexen
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So were you playing YL for the one time novelty or because you might actually enjoy playing with him?
FrootLoop
Smash Lord
I agree, don't pick a worse character because they're worse, but no character in melee is objectively more fun than another. You play sheik and you don't think she is the best character in the game. How is this so drastically different? Besides, they're just friendlies. I see no problem with playing to win in tournament/seriouslies.
"one time novelty" lasts for like 6 matches. His limitations as a rushdown character are very apparent, and I can see why camping is the favored strategy for YL mains, which doesn't really suit me, but I do enjoy the types of situations I have been able to end up in with YL.
Sorry for filling this thread with nonsense, I've been thinking about smash stuff a lot lately so I tend to go on tangents when talking about just one idea.
Mundungu
Smash Lord
Really fun fest last night, I stood way longer than I should have. Up-throw -> upsmash on jiggs with marth was my highlight.
You really haven't played Sanchaz much. You got some work to do Ryan, this guy doesn't hate you yet.dude, try playing lonejedi sometime. He picks marth/sheik against my yoshi and chaingrabs me
john!
Smash Hero
i don't encourage him, he's just a bad yet successful troll. it's a natural talent of his.
LightsOutAce
Smash Ace
I play Sheik even though I think Fox/Falco are better because I'm not technically proficient enough to play Fox/Falco at the level I'd like to and I don't like their mechanics as much (easier to combo, more aggressive). I tried switching to Fox once, but failed miserably.
Wow this board moves fast.
I agree with a lot of what has been said about character selection.
Like... I main Fox only because everyone else just feels wrong... except Falcon. Cause he's Falcon.
But I do think that playing around with other characters is a good idea because some of them teach you things that others don't. Like Ganon wavelanding or Falcon platform canceling or what have you.
What event are we doing next week?
I agree with a lot of what has been said about character selection.
Like... I main Fox only because everyone else just feels wrong... except Falcon. Cause he's Falcon.
But I do think that playing around with other characters is a good idea because some of them teach you things that others don't. Like Ganon wavelanding or Falcon platform canceling or what have you.
What event are we doing next week?
Quaz
Smash Master
For the record I love these kinds of conversations
anyone ever deal with anti-tourney dudes? Im not even talking about smashers.. Im just tlaking about general gamers who hate hate HATE the idea of competitive play. You'll know what I mean when I mention "No items?! Fox only?! FINAL DESTIONATION!!"
I deal with these types of people a lot actually.. and its getting to the point where it REALLY bothers me to PLAY by tournament rules and what not. They also hate the idea of advance techs, but I couldn't just stop doing those could I?
anyone ever deal with anti-tourney dudes? Im not even talking about smashers.. Im just tlaking about general gamers who hate hate HATE the idea of competitive play. You'll know what I mean when I mention "No items?! Fox only?! FINAL DESTIONATION!!"
I deal with these types of people a lot actually.. and its getting to the point where it REALLY bothers me to PLAY by tournament rules and what not. They also hate the idea of advance techs, but I couldn't just stop doing those could I?