Recently, longtime Smash community member and tournament organizer @juice.Doom of Juice Gaming released a "Call To Arms" directed at the competitive community for Super Smash Bros for Wii U. The overarching goal of this effort is to energize and mobilize the community to take the steps necessary to build a powerful competitive presence in today's heavily contested world of eSports.
The message contains valuable insight and some excellent tips for those who want to step up and make a difference. One of the best takeaways from this message is to love the game you are playing, and along with that comes loving the community you are in. How can the community stand together and stay strong if they don't love and praise their game? How can the community grow if the crowds aren't roaring with excitement during matches? Respecting other eSports gaming communities is equally valuable when it comes to building solid foundations.
Leadership and structure within the community are also brought up as building blocks that the competitive community currently lacks. Juice offers a plethora of ways that these could be addressed, many of which hinge on building healthy social media connections within the community. This includes content creating outlets from valued community leaders (akin to Melee's own "Melee It On Me"), the need for more collaboration between local scenes to hold bigger and better events with strong teams rather than small tournaments that are short staffed, and encouraging top players to reach out and be persist in getting sponsored by major eSports teams in order to provide better exposure for the scene as a whole.
Juice provides a "Social Media Master Sheet," which can be found here. The document emboldens community members to build their own profiles and connections by providing information regarding themselves and accounts such as Twitter and Twitch.
So, are you ready to take the scene to the next level? Don't forget that some of the most valuable resources are the forums and rankings right here on this very site.
Content and opinions of Juice.Doom do not reflect the position of Smashboards or its affiliates.
So what are you waiting for? Twitter provides an excellent starting point towards building a healthy smash network and personal brand. Follow Xiivi to get connected with a longtime smasher, tournament organizer, and Smashboards admin.
Calling the Smash 4 community to arms. Let's step our game up. Great things are within reach. http://t.co/hYRATaPKNn
— LG EMG Max Ketchum (@MaxKetchum_) February 27, 2015
The message contains valuable insight and some excellent tips for those who want to step up and make a difference. One of the best takeaways from this message is to love the game you are playing, and along with that comes loving the community you are in. How can the community stand together and stay strong if they don't love and praise their game? How can the community grow if the crowds aren't roaring with excitement during matches? Respecting other eSports gaming communities is equally valuable when it comes to building solid foundations.
Leadership and structure within the community are also brought up as building blocks that the competitive community currently lacks. Juice offers a plethora of ways that these could be addressed, many of which hinge on building healthy social media connections within the community. This includes content creating outlets from valued community leaders (akin to Melee's own "Melee It On Me"), the need for more collaboration between local scenes to hold bigger and better events with strong teams rather than small tournaments that are short staffed, and encouraging top players to reach out and be persist in getting sponsored by major eSports teams in order to provide better exposure for the scene as a whole.
Juice provides a "Social Media Master Sheet," which can be found here. The document emboldens community members to build their own profiles and connections by providing information regarding themselves and accounts such as Twitter and Twitch.
So, are you ready to take the scene to the next level? Don't forget that some of the most valuable resources are the forums and rankings right here on this very site.
Content and opinions of Juice.Doom do not reflect the position of Smashboards or its affiliates.
So what are you waiting for? Twitter provides an excellent starting point towards building a healthy smash network and personal brand. Follow Xiivi to get connected with a longtime smasher, tournament organizer, and Smashboards admin.