The Fantasy Moveset Design Contest
Alright, all you Smash fans out there…take a minute to picture your favorite character.
Let their awesomeness permeate every fiber of your mind.
Do you not feel the slightest pang of longing to see your character represented in Super Smash Bros. Brawl?
Does the idea of your character using the Nintendo All-Stars (and "All-Stars") as punching bags make you salivate?
Would he or she have the baddest moves to show off since Casey Haynes?
I bet ideas are already starting to swarm to your mind, right? Excellent…you’re well on your way down the path to becoming a MYMer.
Make Your Move (MYM for short) provides users with an opportunity to turn their fantasies into reality, in the form of theoretical movesets for characters. Our members puzzle over designing movesets packed to the brim with innovative, original ideas never before seen in a Smash game.
What’s more, MYMers advocate Hakuna Matata principles; that is to say, we have no worries over whether or not a character is likely to appear in a future Smash installment, or even if their moves are possible on the Wii. We are about as welcoming of boundless creativity as can be.
Ready to show off your boundless creativity? Terrific!
Make Your Move is both a competition and a community. Our members assist each other by offering constructive commentary and contributing to the thread’s good-natured atmosphere. Conversely, each of us have the individual goal to design the proverbial “best” moveset, in both our eyes and those of the community. Simply put, MYM is a friendly competition.
So, in the words of Mr. Nintendo, let’s-a-go!
Let their awesomeness permeate every fiber of your mind.
Do you not feel the slightest pang of longing to see your character represented in Super Smash Bros. Brawl?
Does the idea of your character using the Nintendo All-Stars (and "All-Stars") as punching bags make you salivate?
Would he or she have the baddest moves to show off since Casey Haynes?
I bet ideas are already starting to swarm to your mind, right? Excellent…you’re well on your way down the path to becoming a MYMer.
Make Your Move (MYM for short) provides users with an opportunity to turn their fantasies into reality, in the form of theoretical movesets for characters. Our members puzzle over designing movesets packed to the brim with innovative, original ideas never before seen in a Smash game.
What’s more, MYMers advocate Hakuna Matata principles; that is to say, we have no worries over whether or not a character is likely to appear in a future Smash installment, or even if their moves are possible on the Wii. We are about as welcoming of boundless creativity as can be.
Ready to show off your boundless creativity? Terrific!
Make Your Move is both a competition and a community. Our members assist each other by offering constructive commentary and contributing to the thread’s good-natured atmosphere. Conversely, each of us have the individual goal to design the proverbial “best” moveset, in both our eyes and those of the community. Simply put, MYM is a friendly competition.
So, in the words of Mr. Nintendo, let’s-a-go!
Creating a Moveset
The basic dictionary definition of a moveset is a compilation of the moves a character possesses in Super Smash Bros. Linked [HERE] is a basic outline of what a moveset needs to be considered complete.
Below is a list of movesets many consider to be among the best MYM has produced. These sets are the cream of the crop; unlike half of the books on your summer reading list, these are actually highly recommended reads.
• Bowser Jr.
• Penny Gadget / Inspector Gadget
• N. Brio
• Pyro Jack
• Spiritomb
One of our longtime MYMers, JOE, has put his vast knowledge to use and created a comprehensive set of lists in order to statistically compare existing Brawl characters to your own sets. This is an enjoyable and eye-opening read; be sure to take a nice, long look at it [HERE], like you would when you pass that fine chick wearing yoga pants.
Posting Movesets and Comments
Once you’ve finished your character’s moveset, post it in the thread for all to see. MYMers will be quick to eat your set up, pointing out the set’s delicious details while politely suggesting it might need a little more spice here or there to be more palatable.
But don’t shy away from sampling others’ sets yourself. Feel free to offer throw your hat into the ring and constructively praise or criticize other MYMers’ works. Comments can range from a few sentences of insight to several paragraphs; do not concern yourselves over length, however. As with movesets themselves, quality takes precedence over quantity by a long shot.
"MYmini" - Spotlight on Extras
While the main focus of MYM is the movesets, last contest saw the rise of a smaller, secondary contest centered around all extras bright and beautiful Brawl has to offer. Every week, one of our venerable leaders will post simple guidelines for your entries; one week, you may find yourselves designing an Assist Trophy for a movie villain, while another time, we may call for a stage based around a round base.
It's then up to all our loyal MYMers to design something that fills that request and post it in the thread. We had tons of fun branching out from our staple moveset-making last contest, and we hope to have just as much fun doing more of the same this time. You can find out more about MYmini's [HERE].
Deadline and End Date
Anyone may post movesets up until the deadline date, which is currently midnight, September 11th EST, meaning the end of September 10th. Any moveset posted after this time will smirked at, but ignored during the vote, much like our friend Mr. Trump.
The Voting Process
The “climax” of the MYM experience happens after the contest has reached an end. We all get the opportunity to cast our votes for the movesets that we consider the best by our personal criteria. Believe me you, seeing your set high up there on the final vote list after others respect and vote for your hard work feels positively euphoric.
MYM has a nice, welcoming voting process, open for all newcomers wishing to participate. That said, we ask any prospective voter to read as many movesets as possible, comment often, and basically keep an eye on the contest. Oh, and fun fact: you can't vote for you own movesets.
The week immediately following the end of MYM's submission period is known as the advertising week. Just as it sounds, the advertising week is where everyone goes Billy Mays on the movesets that they liked during MYMX. In order to become a viable voter, you need to advertise at least 3 movesets during this week, though allowances may be made in exceptional circumstances. An "advertisement" consists of a post within this thread, promoting a moveset of your choice. In order to count, the advertiser cannot advertise their own moveset, and the advertisement must be of a generally complimentary nature.
After advertising week, the voting week begins. As you may have guessed, this is when the actual voting takes place. Every eligible voter has a total of 36 votes to cast, consisting of 6 Super Votes (SVs), 15 Votes (Vs) and 15 Weak Votes (WVs). Super Votes are worth more than Votes, which in turn are worth more than Weak Votes, so be sure to prioritize your favorite movesets based on your criteria of what makes the best set, and vote accordingly.
When you're all done, PM (Private Message) a list of your votes to SmashDaddy, who has agreed to take on the role of Vote Guru for MYMX. If you're lucky, he may even give you a sticker, like a creepy teacher. Now, all you have to do is wait for those coveted results...
The Top Movesets
This is a distinguished list of movesets that excel at their craft. We put together a new one every MYM by collecting votes from our MYMers. Getting on the list is a clear sign that your moveset is loved, so we all take this very seriously.
The size of the Top Moveset list will depend on the number of sets we receive. If we received a few crazed monkeys as participants and over nine thousand sets along with them, the regular Top 50 sets would be insufficient. If we only got 50 movesets on the other hand…yeah, I’ll leave you to to Google that one on your own.
The MYM Awards
These awards run alongside the Top Movesets list, and are handled by longtime MYMer half_silver28. They reward the contest superstars and set genres themselves by letting them vote for which MYMers they felt did well. There are plenty of categories to vote under:
• Best Moveset Designer
• Best New Designer
• Best One-Hit Wonder
• Best Pokemon Moveset
• Best Moveset Mechanic
• Best Playstyle
• Most Improved Designer
• Most Helpful MYMer
• Funniest MYMer
• Best Commenter
Hungry For More?
The Make Your Move community may appear to be confined to this thread. But the thread is simply where we post our movesets and comment on each other's work. MYM extends much further than that, kind of like…never mind, I won’t bore you with personal details. We recommend you bookmark/favorite all of these places:
For starters we have "The Stadium". This handy blog is home to an massive treasure trove of information, from handy links to every moveset ever made, right down to advice articles on MYM, moveset design and etiquette. We have over 400 articles (and growing) there, so it's really the one stop shop for everything MYM. We recommend you check The Stadium frequently.
In this ring over here, we have the MYM Social Group. In the past, this place has been somewhat, well, anti-social, but we're working on change you can (actually) believe in...starting now. If you head over there, you'll find all kinds of discussions about MYM, from the serious to the mundane. If you want to suggest any changes in the way that MYM is run, you should bring up your proposals in the Social Group.
Last, but certinaly not least on the MYM front, the MYM Chat is just as it sounds: a Collective Home for Awesome Thinkers. In here, MYMers can chill and just talk about whatever. We're all friends in MYM, so we use the Chat a lot. Sometimes it's just nice to kick back with your peers, right?
After MYM8, our community made a discovery the equivalent of digging up Ardi: we discovered another community that loves to make movesets. In contrast to our MYM, Smash Bros Mercurious accepts movesets that only have 4 Specials and a Final Smash. They also accept all sorts of assorted Smash doo-dads, like bosses and assist trophies. If you find MYM is not for you, or if you have an idea you don't think you can make a full moveset out of, we encourage you to try out Mercurious. Be warned, however; much like Ardi, they're not the most active folks on the planet...
The MYM Leadership Panel
We might not look it from first glance, but MYM is a big complex machine. Right now, we have 5 brilliant minds working behind the curtains to keep MYM up like the sun and running like a Jamaican. These kings of awesome are:
BKupa666 (That's me, myself and I!)
I'm the head honcho of MYMX...if any accusations of indecency arise, I'm the one who gets chewed out.
MasterWarlord
Warlord is undeniably one of the biggest names in MYM; he holds a lot of weight in (and allegedly out of) our community.
Junahu
One of our more artistically-inclined members, it's only fitting he's been "framed" for creating some of the prettiest movesets to date.
Smash Daddy
Although his humor may have you shaking your head "no", by the time you see his better sets, you'll be screaming "Yes, Dad! Yes!"
n88_2004
This guy is the "new kid on the block" in leadership...to date, it's hard to say which has more mindless minions: his moveset list, or the actual boy band "New Kids on the Block."
Fine Print
When posting in this thread, or the Social board, please observe the Terms of Service rules (ToS) of our host site; the Smash World Forums. Read them [HERE], and help keep MYM a friendly home for all the budding ten-year-olds who follow our proceedings.
Now stop asking questions, and get back to work!