Alabama Thread! (10/26/2016 update)

[theONEjanitor]

thats cool. looks like it'll just be the two of us.
EDIT,well actually anomaly might come

 

[munkus beaver]

Hey man, you still there?

Just checkin before I head on over.

 

[theONEjanitor]

yeah i'm here

 

[anomaly]

that was good, if you guys want to do it again, you're welcome to use my place.

 

[theONEjanitor]

wow looks like i need some jiggs practice lol
good matches

 

[MacKendra]

wow looks like you guys are having plenty of fun down in t-town. if anything big ever happens, will you'd better call me.

 

[theONEjanitor]

message from thief:

The next UA away game is the 29th, so that seems like the best option. I'm going to go reserve the room tomorrow to be sure we can still hold it, but it seems like the 29th is when the next tournament is going to be.

So inform your friends, and I'll send a message tomorrow when it's 100% confirmed.

 

[munkus beaver]

i was about to say that!

You steal my thunder, dr. yan itor.

 

[munkus beaver]

The new message says that it's on the 28th, as that is the saturday.

Date error.

Boo thief!

 

[SK8orDIE]

@ UA Folks: Well, I'd drive to T-Town for that.

 

[MacKendra]

jesus, you know what i realized? that's also the weekend of big spring jam. and i wanted to go this year. i'm so pissed. we have the jam, a tourny, and a bama game all in the same weekend. blarg!

 

[munkus beaver]

Well, it seems like that is the Bama v FSU game so I can't make it anyway.

OH WELL

 

[[_-T4RN1SH-_]]

Haha.... today i'm 20 .

Arg, ive been so bored cause i have no one to smash with anymore.

 

[MacKendra]

^^^awesome. happy birthday! there's not much smashing going on in huntsvegas, either. there's always something else going on in another friggin state!! blarg....

 

[[_-T4RN1SH-_]]

I also forgot to mention that i may be getting a car finally and may be able to drive to huntsville from time to time but im unsure if were getting the car or not cause my mothers friend has to look at it first.

 

[j00t]

Just so you guys know, we only meet once a week now, due to everyone leaving.

Wednesdays from 8 p.m. to 12 p.m.

 

[coach]

Just so you guys know, we only meet once a week now, due to everyone leaving.

Wednesdays from 8 p.m. to 12 p.m.

Ummm... ok. Thanks for the update.

 

[j00t]

I was telling Tarnish. And besides, Rob or MacKendra might not of known if we had stopped gathering on Saturdays. I'm sorry that my life offends you, coach.

 

[[_-T4RN1SH-_]]

Hehe, thx for the info JWT.

It will prob be awhile before ill know anything on the car but who knows...

 

[coach]

I was telling Tarnish. And besides, Rob or MacKendra might not of known if we had stopped gathering on Saturdays. I'm sorry that my life offends you, coach.

ok. buck up it can't be all bad.

edit: yw for post count ++

 

[theONEjanitor]

Munkus, anomaly and i were thinking of playing some smash this evening. perhaps at his place which is Ridgecrest West i believe? I donno if the parking's any better over there

i know its Monday, but ehhhh

 

[theONEjanitor]

Dooood moogle
add Ice Climbers and Fox to my characters

well, i'm playing like every character now.

you could put like "Marth, Roy, and every character except Ness, Kirby, and Yoshi"

but my ics and fox i think are looking decent

 

[SK8orDIE]

I was telling Tarnish. And besides, Rob or MacKendra might not of known if we had stopped gathering on Saturdays. I'm sorry that my life offends you, coach.

Actually, I was kind of wondering about that. Saturdays are pretty busy, but I kinda figured you guys were playing as often as schedules permit. I guess that makes Wednesday that much sweeter.

 

[munkus beaver]

Munkus, anomaly and i were thinking of playing some smash this evening. perhaps at his place which is Ridgecrest West i believe? I donno if the parking's any better over there

i know its Monday, but ehhhh

Ridgecrest West? Which room?

 

[theONEjanitor]

sorry smash boards was down, i couldn't respond.

its rm 207 for future reference.

munkus do you have aim or yahoo messenger

 

[theONEjanitor]

ohhhhhhh wifi brawllll guys

man i just started World of Warcraft.

and now this.

i'm not going to get ANY work done this school year

 

[munkus beaver]

Yes I do, I'll PM you my aim sn.


And holy **** online brawl.

 

[SK8orDIE]

ohhhhhhh wifi brawllll guys

man i just started World of Warcraft.

and now this.

i'm not going to get ANY work done this school year

Finally, an update regarding Brawl's online capabilities. I'm still hoping that voicechat becomes a reality in time for Brawl. It's just too necessary in team battles and it's good for trash talking and enjoying the sillier moments of Smash Bros. I'm also a bit annoyed that stats & user info won't be tracked when I play against strangers. How you gonna make friends online if you don't know who you're playing against? And what about online ranking and tournaments? Maybe there will be modes for these as well. I can actually think of a LOT of online services that this game would benefit from. These words I found to be particularly encouraging:

"We’re planning a number of services that make use of Wi-Fi, but we’ll reveal them gradually with the other modes. Enjoy." (Smash Dojo, wifi update)

We'll see. Being able to practice during the matchfinder is AWESOME!

 

[j00t]

I wouldn't call hitting the sandbag practice. Does Sakurai think we are just gonna smash attack the sangbag repeatedly until the game loads? Does he think that we are THAT simple-minded? Jeez.

 

[theONEjanitor]

it could help practice with combos or shffling, just warming up tech skill or whatever

 

[SK8orDIE]

I wouldn't call hitting the sandbag practice. Does Sakurai think we are just gonna smash attack the sangbag repeatedly until the game loads? Does he think that we are THAT simple-minded? Jeez.

Oh, JWT. You're being ridiculous. That's just a picture to show people what to expect. I know we play this hardcore, but you gotta remember that there are people, especially the younger set, who play this on a more casual level. A beginner may wanna practice charging a smash attack or try to understand a move's range or sweetspot properties.

Personally, I can think of plenty of things I could practice: shffl, wavedash, waveland, wavesmash, combos, juggling, etc. I might even wanna use the load times before battle to reacquaint myself with a character I don't normally use.

In the words of Christopher Lloyd "Marty, you're not thinking fourth-dimensionally!"

 

[Shai Hulud]

Sandbag is good for practicing NAIR chains with Falcon...assuming the stage is wide enough to accomodate for that. If you just sit there and punch the sandbag then that's just dumb.

Nevermind, it's just dumb regardless. Actually I'm not very excited about the wifi--the random mode looks pretty bleak, and the lack of voice support puts Nintendo about 10 years behind their competitors. Fighting games don't work online anyway. Brawl's online will suck no matter what. You can quote me on that.

 

[Gerbil]

Sandbag is good for practicing NAIR chains with Falcon...assuming the stage is wide enough to accomodate for that. If you just sit there and punch the sandbag then that's just dumb.

Nevermind, it's just dumb regardless. Actually I'm not very excited about the wifi--the random mode looks pretty bleak, and the lack of voice support puts Nintendo about 10 years behind their competitors. Fighting games don't work online anyway. Brawl's online will suck no matter what. You can quote me on that.

Quoted. :D

IMO I think the online will work for say... just to have fun. I don't see it having its uses for competitive play, but meh you never know

 

[NES n00b]

Hey Alabama guys, I am just curious. Does JMOAN even post on these forums?

Edit: I agree with Shai for the most part but I think it can sort of be used to work on some of your game. Maybe there might be too much lag to simulate a real match on console, though so it might screw up timing, spacing, and techs. Who knows?

 

[theONEjanitor]

well ssb64 online works out pretty well, and they have tournaments and such

and if the wii's wifi doesn't work better than Kailera that i will have lost all hope for humanity.

 

[moogle]

Here's what I experienced playing Smash64 online off and on for 4 years:

1. I got way, way better at the game.

2. The lag you get will probably be like playing on a laggy LCD/Plasma TV. Some people can't tell the difference, some people are completely bothered by it, but I think most people would only really notice it when switching between the two (where it would take some time to readjust).

3. I've played in many online smash tournaments, and as far as I'm concerned, they're legitimate. I think lag has a minimal effect on the outcome. Although, there are some players (even some of the really good ones) who will say "online sucks, play me on the 64." But I think for the most part, most of the community believes that online tournaments are just fine. (Unless we're playing for money.. then it becomes a little more serious MLG Halo2 tournies weren't played online.)

p.s.

I wouldn't call hitting the sandbag practice. Does Sakurai think we are just gonna smash attack the sangbag repeatedly until the game loads? Does he think that we are THAT simple-minded? Jeez.

This is the opposite reaction I expected from Mr. Flashy Tech Skill.

 

[munkus beaver]

Burnsauce from moogle!

 

[[_-T4RN1SH-_]]

Hey Moogle im not sure if you got my old message but you can remove all of the Florence players except for me cause scrappy moved and none of the others ever play anymore.

 

[j00t]

Here's what I experienced playing Smash64 online off and on for 4 years:

1. I got way, way better at the game.

2. The lag you get will probably be like playing on a laggy LCD/Plasma TV. Some people can't tell the difference, some people are completely bothered by it, but I think most people would only really notice it when switching between the two (where it would take some time to readjust).

3. I've played in many online smash tournaments, and as far as I'm concerned, they're legitimate. I think lag has a minimal effect on the outcome. Although, there are some players (even some of the really good ones) who will say "online sucks, play me on the 64." But I think for the most part, most of the community believes that online tournaments are just fine. (Unless we're playing for money.. then it becomes a little more serious MLG Halo2 tournies weren't played online.)

p.s.
This is the opposite reaction I expected from Mr. Flashy Tech Skill.

>.>;

What kind of tech skill practice could I get out of hitting the sandbag? Bleh, whatever, I don't really care right now.

 

[MacKendra]

Burnsauce from moogle!

haha... burnsauce.