Kaiber Kop
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Wow, I'm very unobservant
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Atomsk_92
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wow cool i might wanna try for it
Inui
Banned via Warnings
My results are too impressive for me to be only B class and you know it. You've seen them, you've been there, etc. Do I have to post it all again? B class players don't beat NEO, Chillin, teh_spamerer, Bum, NinjaLink, Atomsk, ADHD, etc. as much as I can. B class players don't take down ChuDat and Azen in doubles, and taken down all of those other godly teams like NinjaLink and Bum, Snakeee and Shadow, teh_spamerer and Bum, etc. It's also hard to believe you'd say Shadow is only B at this point, and Anti can potentially play at an A class level and you know it.Pierce7d said:
I'm going to have to remind you of this reality by playing you when I'm NOT in a horrible mood and playing terribly.
-Blue-
Smash Journeyman
well good bc along with those signatures i took i sent it to mlg and was allowed to hold a tourney along side meadowlands big tourneys. and you kno what i sent kai that e-mail. i denied brawl that chance bc you all are idiots. like inui saying he's gonna ruin it. thats horrible. so b4 i owe gamestop a lot of legal money and possibly sent to court bc of the contract i signed i can still void things out. snakeee was already in 100% but i needed all of your support but you denied me that. it has nothing to do with giving up my spot. that contract thru mlg/gamestop was thru me, my signature. so i couldn't give mine up. if i would have told everyone that we was 100% in for mlg and sponsor you all would have put on a fake face and in a mix of a heavy tourney shown ur true colors...blue not included. so you see i held back brawl from mlg this season. and you all can hate me that now there is no meadowlands brawl tourney bc of not me but all of ur lack of support. i even told snakeee this as well so he's aware of this too. im sry kill me later but i need to get this legal crap squared away b4 im in deep **** lol. and maybe next time b4 assuming that im not doing anything think twice. whoever wants this e-mail you have my aim and i'll gladly show you what you all made me do. so be happy now you all can now continue to host tourneys alone out of the big scene....again. what fools you all acted. yea i kno i wanted mlg to do this too but you all dont deserve it. so if you want that e-mail and for me to show you what you idioticly missed out i'll show you. and acting professional is what you all missed out on so i couldn't go on with it anywayQuite frankly, I don't know. I haven't played you in forever, or even watch you play.Play me soon, and I'll tell you.
You've gotten better. Probably a C-Class player right now.
It's important for me to note, that I view C-Class as pretty high. S-Class are only those amazingly gifted players. M2k, Spam, Azen are in this class. A-Class is people who are extremely good, and for all practical purposes are the best at the game once you count out the stupidly godly people. Ninjalink, Atomsk, ADHD, and Snakeee are in this class. B-Class players are just below A-Class players, and have the potential to win a tournament when there are no S-class players present. These are players like me, Shadow, Inui, Ksizzle, Anti, maybe Yes!.
C-class is just below that. It's basically that class of players that should still definitely beat anyone who doesn't know their name, and isn't also C-Class or higher. This includes players like Mr. Clutch, Doom, Eazy, Umbra (who is so inconsistent. Some days, he's B, some days he's C).
D-Class players aren't bad at all. They're the people who beat out randoms, but rarely ever make top 12.
I can generally place players down to F. People below F could be placed with study and attention, but below F, we begin calling people noobs.
ROFL too good. <3 Ether.
Wow, Blue, I love you but grow up. wtf. You asked for our opinion, we gave it to you. You said top 5, we gave it to you. Now you're saying something else. At the end of the day, whatever you say goes, which is why we're trying to persuade you to see things our way. People need to stop blowing things out of proportion. You basically insulted the whole community saying we're acting like we're on our period, but actually, your post reflects that more than anyone else here. Alright, you don't want to give up your spot. That's fine, w/e. But don't throw all this "honor and sincerity" BS in people's faces if that's the case.
Personally, I could care less if Brawl gets sponsored. The way things are now is pretty amazing for me. The community is still growing, I'm a high placing player with a solid reputation, and I'm cool peoples with the people who run things in my region, and have a decent say in stuff. I have lots of friends, and I enjoy myself, and these are the important parts. So long as the community stays strong, and Brawl keeps fueling itself as a competative game, I won't be complaining.
-Blue-
Smash Journeyman
lol want the e-mail smart azz
edit: see im seconds away from saying this community is a waste of time. i frankly couldn't care less trevor what you think. you're just some child im too old to stoop to ur age level so im gonna ignore you.
CO18
Smash Hero
just do the sponsor stuff lol
teh_spamerer
Smash Master
Nah, it's amazing commentary on a good fighting game
-Blue-
Smash Journeyman
well im not sure i can file transfer it on smashboards but you have my aim. and the e-mail i sent out was what you've seen and signed. and i had to scan the signatures to them. umm...i may have needed to send them the real copy but i thought i'd wait on it. you thought i was doing all this for my health?
Atomsk_92
Smash Hero
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Some players are able to find a company to sponsor their trip to an MLG event, helping them to cover the cost of the tournament. Sponsorships come in many shapes and sizes, and can cover a variety of things; it all depends on the agreement that the player makes with their particular sponsor. Some sponsors will send their players to the tournaments with all-expenses paid (all travel costs, registration, food, etc.), and some will offer to help reduce the cost through a partial-sponsorship (perhaps just registration or hotel costs, for example).
The first thing you need to understand is that this is not free money. The company that sponsors you is essentially paying your expenses in exchange for advertising, which can be done in many ways. Typically, getting sponsored by a company will mean changing your team name to the name of the company. For example, if you are sponsored by TubbyChuck's Taco Stand (and you should be so lucky), your team will most likely be called "TubbyChuck's Taco Stand." You may also be asked to wear a T-shirt with the Taco Stand's logo on it, so that everyone who watches you play knows where you like to go when you get the munchies. Again, the extent to which you are representing the company at the event will vary greatly, and will often be tied to how much money you're getting from them. A quick but important tip: Be sure to get everything in writing and signed, to assure that both parties hold up their end of the deal. Also, MLG does not allow fliers or freebies to be handed out at its tournaments, and does not allow any outside merchandise to be sold, so make sure your sponsor understands that before they try to get you to do anything of that nature.
The idea of console gamers getting sponsored for tournaments is relatively new, but as the 2005 MLG Season progressed, we began to see sponsored teams/players at our events more and more frequently. There are probably more sponsors out there right now for console gamers than ever before, and it should only continue to get better from here on out. This does not, however, mean that it's easy to get one, but since this is obviously something that many players would love to have, we've compiled a bit of helpful information for you about how it all works.
Where to look for a sponsor:
* Many gamers look to local businesses in their area, such as LAN centers and game stores. However, do not limit your search field to just those types of businesses. Try to think of any company that would be interested in advertising to the type of demographic that loves videogames (teenagers and young adults). Consider this: Mountain Dew sponsors NASCAR drivers, but the company itself has nothing to do with cars or racing. They simply want to market to the people who watch NASCAR. Try to think of it in that way and you'll find that there are very few companies that don't want to market to our demographic.
* Many major sponsors from the PC pro gaming world are now branching out and sponsoring console gamers, as they are beginning to see how big pro console gaming has become. Do a little Internet research to find out about various companies that are sponsoring PC teams.
*Don't just look for a sponsor in your city; look for one in the city of the event. In most cases, they will not care that you don't live there. The fact is that a high percentage of the people at each of our events are from the surrounding area, so if you got a company in Atlanta to sponsor you for MLG Atlanta, they can be assured that a good bit of that audience will live in the vicinity of their business, which gives you one more way to entice them.
* Keep in mind that many companies don't know anything about pro gaming and tournaments, so often times a potential sponsor will be out there, just waiting to be told about the possibilities of advertising their products in front of hundreds of people in their key demographic. Your goal is to find those companies and tell them about what they're missing. Be creative! This is a very new occurrence in the pro console gaming world, and there are still many untapped possibilities out there.
When trying to convince a company to sponsor you:
* One of the biggest things is to help them understand what the event is all about, and most importantly, why it's a great opportunity for the company to get their name out. Tell them about the number of people and the demographic that will be there. Tell them about the major media coverage and potential television exposure.
* Show them that you are a good player with a lot of promise. Summarize for them your accomplishments in gaming and why you want so badly to get out to the event. Obviously, a company would want to sponsor a team that they thought had a good shot of placing highly, because having the company's sponsored team win the tournament means getting a lot more name exposure and media coverage. If you are going after a LAN center or game store, show up to their local tournaments and destroy the competition -- this is the way in which many players first got their sponsorships.
* Be sure to appear and behave in a professional manner. If you're serious about going pro and getting a sponsorship, you've got to be able to show them that. Essentially, you are trying to convince someone to enter into a business relationship with you, so present yourself in a business-like fashion.
Once you find a sponsor:
* If your sponsor is covering your registration for MLG, make sure that they do so in plenty of time. MLG has registration deadlines for all of the events that we cannot break, so make sure that you and your sponsor are aware of those deadlines and get everything in order before they expire. Like everything else, registration deadlines can be found on the Events Page.
* Be careful about the agreements you enter into. For one thing, you want to protect yourself from getting scammed, but you should also make sure you're really willing to hold up your end of the agreement. Part of being a pro is making good on your word in business situations, so don't agree to anything that you don't truly intend to follow through with.
* Take plenty of pictures at the event. This way you will be able to show the sponsor what they got out of their money. Get pictures that show you getting the company name out to the crowd and giving them good exposure. Doing so could help you to have a continuing relationship with them for future events.
* Practice hard and place as highly as possible (easy for me to say, I know...). Being able to go back and tell the company that you represented them well will go a long way toward a future relationship with the company.
* Tell the sponsor that they can follow their team on www.MLGpro.com throughout the tournament via our complete event coverage. They can even watch as you progress through the bracket!
SO where does it say anywhere in here that WE are being sponsored?
The first thing you need to understand is that this is not free money. The company that sponsors you is essentially paying your expenses in exchange for advertising, which can be done in many ways. Typically, getting sponsored by a company will mean changing your team name to the name of the company. For example, if you are sponsored by TubbyChuck's Taco Stand (and you should be so lucky), your team will most likely be called "TubbyChuck's Taco Stand." You may also be asked to wear a T-shirt with the Taco Stand's logo on it, so that everyone who watches you play knows where you like to go when you get the munchies. Again, the extent to which you are representing the company at the event will vary greatly, and will often be tied to how much money you're getting from them. A quick but important tip: Be sure to get everything in writing and signed, to assure that both parties hold up their end of the deal. Also, MLG does not allow fliers or freebies to be handed out at its tournaments, and does not allow any outside merchandise to be sold, so make sure your sponsor understands that before they try to get you to do anything of that nature.
The idea of console gamers getting sponsored for tournaments is relatively new, but as the 2005 MLG Season progressed, we began to see sponsored teams/players at our events more and more frequently. There are probably more sponsors out there right now for console gamers than ever before, and it should only continue to get better from here on out. This does not, however, mean that it's easy to get one, but since this is obviously something that many players would love to have, we've compiled a bit of helpful information for you about how it all works.
Where to look for a sponsor:
* Many gamers look to local businesses in their area, such as LAN centers and game stores. However, do not limit your search field to just those types of businesses. Try to think of any company that would be interested in advertising to the type of demographic that loves videogames (teenagers and young adults). Consider this: Mountain Dew sponsors NASCAR drivers, but the company itself has nothing to do with cars or racing. They simply want to market to the people who watch NASCAR. Try to think of it in that way and you'll find that there are very few companies that don't want to market to our demographic.
* Many major sponsors from the PC pro gaming world are now branching out and sponsoring console gamers, as they are beginning to see how big pro console gaming has become. Do a little Internet research to find out about various companies that are sponsoring PC teams.
*Don't just look for a sponsor in your city; look for one in the city of the event. In most cases, they will not care that you don't live there. The fact is that a high percentage of the people at each of our events are from the surrounding area, so if you got a company in Atlanta to sponsor you for MLG Atlanta, they can be assured that a good bit of that audience will live in the vicinity of their business, which gives you one more way to entice them.
* Keep in mind that many companies don't know anything about pro gaming and tournaments, so often times a potential sponsor will be out there, just waiting to be told about the possibilities of advertising their products in front of hundreds of people in their key demographic. Your goal is to find those companies and tell them about what they're missing. Be creative! This is a very new occurrence in the pro console gaming world, and there are still many untapped possibilities out there.
When trying to convince a company to sponsor you:
* One of the biggest things is to help them understand what the event is all about, and most importantly, why it's a great opportunity for the company to get their name out. Tell them about the number of people and the demographic that will be there. Tell them about the major media coverage and potential television exposure.
* Show them that you are a good player with a lot of promise. Summarize for them your accomplishments in gaming and why you want so badly to get out to the event. Obviously, a company would want to sponsor a team that they thought had a good shot of placing highly, because having the company's sponsored team win the tournament means getting a lot more name exposure and media coverage. If you are going after a LAN center or game store, show up to their local tournaments and destroy the competition -- this is the way in which many players first got their sponsorships.
* Be sure to appear and behave in a professional manner. If you're serious about going pro and getting a sponsorship, you've got to be able to show them that. Essentially, you are trying to convince someone to enter into a business relationship with you, so present yourself in a business-like fashion.
Once you find a sponsor:
* If your sponsor is covering your registration for MLG, make sure that they do so in plenty of time. MLG has registration deadlines for all of the events that we cannot break, so make sure that you and your sponsor are aware of those deadlines and get everything in order before they expire. Like everything else, registration deadlines can be found on the Events Page.
* Be careful about the agreements you enter into. For one thing, you want to protect yourself from getting scammed, but you should also make sure you're really willing to hold up your end of the agreement. Part of being a pro is making good on your word in business situations, so don't agree to anything that you don't truly intend to follow through with.
* Take plenty of pictures at the event. This way you will be able to show the sponsor what they got out of their money. Get pictures that show you getting the company name out to the crowd and giving them good exposure. Doing so could help you to have a continuing relationship with them for future events.
* Practice hard and place as highly as possible (easy for me to say, I know...). Being able to go back and tell the company that you represented them well will go a long way toward a future relationship with the company.
* Tell the sponsor that they can follow their team on www.MLGpro.com throughout the tournament via our complete event coverage. They can even watch as you progress through the bracket!
SO where does it say anywhere in here that WE are being sponsored?
Pierce7d
Wise Hermit
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I categorize singles and doubles entirely separately. You would be an S-Class doubles player, or top of A-Class if not that.
You've beaten Spam ONCE. Also, that was the day he was playing horribly. Furthermore, I'm talking strictly about singles here. The last time you fought Neo, you lost. The last time you fought ADHD, you lost. I'm not sure about Bum. Anything you do vs. Atomsk holds little credit with me, because Atomsk will sandbag you just for the hell of it (I disapprove of it, but we both know he does) AND you play him ALL the time. It's like Umbra saying that he can beat me, and then pretending like it holds major weight in his skill.
And yeah, B class players can beat A-Class players that much, when you consider how much they lose as well. Also, keep in mind that when I rank people, I consider their skill from a global standpoint, not a regional standpoint.
You could be correct about me underrating you though. You just talk mad ****, so it makes you easy to underrate
. There's a reasonably good chance that you're an A-class player. You do place like an A-Class player. I just checked and I underestimated your placing last weekend. I'm probably also underrating Shadow. Player's shift all the time.Anti is quite possibly better than me at the moment, but I wouldn't put him at A-Class. Anti is like the new Keitaro if you know what I mean.
@Blue: Wow, w/e. Here is basically what just happened.
Blue: Okay guys, here's what I'm going to do, is this okay with you?
Community: No, actually, that's pretty silly, you should do this.
Blue: What?! I hate you all! You're all big babies! Nobody understands me.
Community: Dude, it's your call, we just think you should do this instead.
Blue: You know what, screw you guys. You're all dumb. Forget everything I ever said. I'll just flush all your chances down the drain and now you'll feel like ****.
W/e dude. Like I said, I don't really care. You can't just automatically assume support if you don't listen to people, and if you can't communicate calmly without insulting people, jumping to conclusions, and respecting people's opinions without taking offense and letting things get personal.
Protip: 99% of of the time when someone has to say "You all are idiots" that person is wrong in whatever they are saying or doing, lol. The chances that ALL of us are wrong, and it's not just you, are insanely low.
-Blue-
Smash Journeyman
well like i said argue that with yourself foolish child. i couldn't care anymore i have my career in college so i will put my focuse elsewhere. you are a kid a immature kid actually so i would expect your itty bitty mind to understand. believe it or not thats up to you but it doesn't matter now. i kinda knew i wouldn't get far, but i tried. the least i could do and by far chudats the best lol i love you bro <3. as for the rest simply grow up a bit. you guys dont kno or respect a good thing coming even if it hit ya in the face.
-Blue-
Smash Journeyman
wow see thats not it i did listen. i did choose the ppl everyone wanted. but that snakeee thing got out of hand and me telling him he was in and he asking me if i was sure and saying yes i would have expected you all to say well bad choice but ok lets move on and make this still work and happen.I categorize singles and doubles entirely separately. You would be an S-Class doubles player, or top of A-Class if not that.
You've beaten Spam ONCE. Also, that was the day he was playing horribly. Furthermore, I'm talking strictly about singles here. The last time you fought Neo, you lost. The last time you fought ADHD, you lost. I'm not sure about Bum. Anything you do vs. Atomsk holds little credit with me, because Atomsk will sandbag you just for the hell of it (I disapprove of it, but we both know he does) AND you play him ALL the time. It's like Umbra saying that he can beat me, and then pretending like it holds major weight in his skill.
And yeah, B class players can beat A-Class players that much, when you consider how much they lose as well. Also, keep in mind that when I rank people, I consider their skill from a global standpoint, not a regional standpoint.
You could be correct about me underrating you though. You just talk mad ****, so it makes you easy to underrate
Anti is quite possibly better than me at the moment, but I wouldn't put him at A-Class. Anti is like the new Keitaro if you know what I mean.
@Blue: Wow, w/e. Here is basically what just happened.
Blue: Okay guys, here's what I'm going to do, is this okay with you?
Community: No, actually, that's pretty silly, you should do this.
Blue: What?! I hate you all! You're all big babies! Nobody understands me.
Community: Dude, it's your call, we just think you should do this instead.
Blue: You know what, screw you guys. You're all dumb. Forget everything I ever said. I'll just flush all your chances down the drain and now you'll feel like ****.
W/e dude. Like I said, I don't really care. You can't just automatically assume support if you don't listen to people, and if you can't communicate calmly without insulting people, jumping to conclusions, and respecting people's opinions without taking offense and letting things get personal.
Protip: 99% of of the time when someone has to say "You all are idiots" that person is wrong in whatever they are saying or doing, lol. The chances that ALL of us are wrong, and it's not just you, are insanely low.
-Blue-
Smash Journeyman
i told you what to do didn't i. you want that e-mail IM me and you'll see what you signed for you idiot
-Blue-
Smash Journeyman
yea ur right lol cuz ur a joke
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