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Are women underestimated in tourneys?
- Thread starter Leahdybug
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Moy
Where's the coffee cake?
Gender shouldn't matter at all. Female gamers can be just as good at Smash, even video games in general. I just don't know a female that's a gamer, though.
Kid5day
Smash Rookie
YEah there prolly underrated by a lot of ppl, since guys get obssessive easily... and so on and so forth. But not by that much, if anything, ppl will be afraid to be beat by a girl more than underestimating them. Plus if a girl loses, one more room full of people agree with the stereotype.
okiyama
Smash Ace
Don't misunderestimate wimmenz.
Aesir
Smash Master
Clearly woman can't play smash, playing smash requires leaving the kitchen. We all know they never do that, I mean seriously...
seriously.....
seriously.....
blayde_axel
Smash Master
But they leave the kitchen whenever they change diapers. :-(
JrdnS
Smash Ace
plus women cant think that fast.
Aesir
Smash Master
They think? pffft
andrewg
Smash Apprentice
My GF was pretty good at smash. She didn't want to play competitively though. I sitll taught her how to wavedash though. She picked up on it so quickly!
JrdnS
Smash Ace
jam stunna thats 100% accurate.
Onomanic
Heaven Piercer
:D I've been owned by a girl gamer who is 12 (I'm 13). Dumb Falco..... I didn't underestimate her at all. I started with Fox. No Link against Falco. That's a fricken nightmare. O_o
On topic, that pic up there is fail. So here's my counter.
On topic, that pic up there is fail. So here's my counter.
TheKiest
Smash Champion
Are women underestimated in tourneys?
Yes. In gaming (and most... not all things in general) something that is different from the majority is underestimated. Like seeing someone at a Melee tournament who mains Yoshi. That player is then underestimated. In both cases, the judgments are made at first glance without seeing the players' skill beforehand.
Should women be underestimated?
No, that's all there is to it.
Should anyone be underestimated?
No, assuming someone is bad at anything is never good.
Ladies, play and win the games.
Yes. In gaming (and most... not all things in general) something that is different from the majority is underestimated. Like seeing someone at a Melee tournament who mains Yoshi. That player is then underestimated. In both cases, the judgments are made at first glance without seeing the players' skill beforehand.
Should women be underestimated?
No, that's all there is to it.
Should anyone be underestimated?
No, assuming someone is bad at anything is never good.
Ladies, play and win the games.
Meme
Smash Journeyman
Before I used to hold on a little against girls, but after continously play against a friend's sister, and cousins (Who are both skilled at Melee, still beginning at Brawl) on tournaments I sort of get used to it, eventhough sometimes I still feel bad since the cousin gets mad at me... d >_>b...
I very much go all out on the first match and depending how it goes I go a little easier on the next one XD (Now I reckon that this applies more to some other players than girls, actually).
IMO
Yeah girls are underestimated in Tournaments... around here currently is hard to see someone going easy on a woman... since there are some female smashers around here lately...
I very much go all out on the first match and depending how it goes I go a little easier on the next one XD (Now I reckon that this applies more to some other players than girls, actually).
IMO
Yeah girls are underestimated in Tournaments... around here currently is hard to see someone going easy on a woman... since there are some female smashers around here lately...
Girls are underestimated because not enough girls enter a competative community and rank high to be known. Guyz naturally think of themselves as superior. I once got beat in tourny by a girl peach player when i started. After that day everyone to me is as anyone else cause you never know what kind of potential anyone has nowadays and if you think too highly of someone, their status will make you nervous or just want to quit. So really expect to be treated or degraded since your a women. But once you beat them, feel free to talk as much trash as you possibly can cause trash talk from a girl is a lot worse then any random trash talk because of how guyz would view a girl playing 
D20
Smash Lord
So... how about that Nastia Liukin?
Yes I do remember that. XD!
D20
Smash Lord
Just us two.
OmegaXXII
Fire Emblem Lord/ Trophy Hunter
this is so true, really it is, as far as I know, all girl gamers i've met never seem to know how to set-up a VG system.
as for Tourney's I realy can't say because of all my Tourney experience, i've never actaully seen a girl participate in one, just attend, but it would be nice to go up against a really good female smasher one day
PMKNG
Smash Ace
Haven't encountered a girl gamer at a tournament. Plenty of my friends that are girls say they're "good" but get it handed to them. Thus why i'm going to invent strip brawl >>
and make them get back to the kitchen
and make them get back to the kitchen
OmegaXF
Smash Ace
Agreed. Just tear the competition apart. And they won't doubt you.
LegionBrawler
Smash Apprentice
Yes they are hugely underestimated! Dont let the pretty smiles and strawberry perfume fool you!
ook
Smash Lord
I'm gonna go against what most people here are saying, and say no, I don't underestimate the girls. I usually underestimate the guys a lot more.
The way I see it, there are about a million guys who play Brawl "competitively," and half of them (including me sometimes
) aren't all that good. When I'm playing against a guy, there's a good chance that he's just some random scrub, simply because of how many there are out there. Guys are just expected to like and play competitive games whether they're good at them or not.
Girls, on the other hand, are few and far between. If a girl has the dedication to go against the sterotype, play a game, drive out to a tourney full of gamers, and pay money to enter a tournament, I figure she's GOT to know what she's doing!
And be good at the game
I mean, just reading this topic there's a lot of "I've only seen a few girls at tournies before, but they owned me."
How many guys have you seen at tournies? A ton. And how many of them owned? Maybe a small fraction of them.
All the girls I've seen at tournies have owned, too.
So that's what I say. Most girls who actually play Smash, know what they're doing and are **** GOOD! Overestimate them!
The way I see it, there are about a million guys who play Brawl "competitively," and half of them (including me sometimes
) aren't all that good. When I'm playing against a guy, there's a good chance that he's just some random scrub, simply because of how many there are out there. Guys are just expected to like and play competitive games whether they're good at them or not.Girls, on the other hand, are few and far between. If a girl has the dedication to go against the sterotype, play a game, drive out to a tourney full of gamers, and pay money to enter a tournament, I figure she's GOT to know what she's doing!
And be good at the gameI mean, just reading this topic there's a lot of "I've only seen a few girls at tournies before, but they owned me."
How many guys have you seen at tournies? A ton. And how many of them owned? Maybe a small fraction of them.
All the girls I've seen at tournies have owned, too.
So that's what I say. Most girls who actually play Smash, know what they're doing and are **** GOOD! Overestimate them!
I have seen female players who do nothing but charge Luigi's forward-B. I have seen male players who stand in the middle of the stage down-smashing as Link. Ignorance and stupidity are genderless in the world of competitive smash. Always go into the match with the mindset of making money.
I will not go easy on female players. Guys who do go easy on female players usually think they're going to somehow win the other player over, ending their 17 year streak of being girlfriend free. You don't enter a tourney to pick up girls, you enter to win money and prove how manly(manly being a genderless word when it comes to smash) you are XD
It's discrimination I say. I wouldn't want someone to drop a match for me because I happen to be the minority in the building.
I enjoyed above post. 10 of the 50 male players are good while 4 of the 5 female players are good. 1/5 vs 4/5. It's cool cause it's true.
I will not go easy on female players. Guys who do go easy on female players usually think they're going to somehow win the other player over, ending their 17 year streak of being girlfriend free. You don't enter a tourney to pick up girls, you enter to win money and prove how manly(manly being a genderless word when it comes to smash) you are XD
It's discrimination I say. I wouldn't want someone to drop a match for me because I happen to be the minority in the building.
I enjoyed above post. 10 of the 50 male players are good while 4 of the 5 female players are good. 1/5 vs 4/5. It's cool cause it's true.
Alex Strife
Smash Hero
can we let this die...god-.-
Kagesekan
Smash Journeyman
They'll underestimate you, but they also won't hold back. There isn't much point in stepping down your game just because you're not expecting a tough match. The best way to take advantage of their lowered expectations is to pretend you don't know anything advanced, use basic evasive maneuvers, then throw something out there when they lower their guard.
I'd still recommend just playing like you always do though because you aren't likely to get much slack.
I'd still recommend just playing like you always do though because you aren't likely to get much slack.
Oracle
Smash Master
Yes
Jokes aside, yeah, they are a little underestimated, but that should give them a alight advantage.
Besides, there are no tournaments in kitchens
I thought I was the only one. It was a "yes and no" question thread. Gee...
OmegaXXII
Fire Emblem Lord/ Trophy Hunter
^but by replying to it, you just bumped it up therefore making it's chances of dying decresing.
Obviously...
Howard Johnson
Smash Rookie
Get Back In The Kitchen
A genetic advantage in video games. Listen, this isnt about which gender is more superior. The purpose of the thread is to ask are women underestimated in tourneys. Give a yes or a no and explain why. There is no need for chauvinistic comments. Women do not play games as much as men. That is why they are. Take note that not all men play games so this "genetic advantage" has no effect.