KAOSTAR
the Ascended One
Just short and to the point. Smash (Melee) is a great game. One of the biggest problems of such an old game is attracting new faces to the scene. However I think that true challenge is keeping current players interested in the game. At any given time there are probably 50-100(rough estimate) ppl in your state who play the game on some form of a competitive level. I think most players arent against playing the game, or having a little fun, there just tends to be less incentive, less hype, to break their normal routine of chillin and hangin out to come and pay money to enter a tournament.
With that said, creating a facebook group for your local scene solves 3 of the most common problems with a lackluster scene.
1. Finding new faces and having an immediate "following" for them to identify with.
2. Keeping current player motivated to continue playing
3. Possibly the most important, discussion about the game, and simply a way to spread information around and its all in one place. Lets face it, only the most hardcore smashers lol tend to use smashboards. But who doesnt have a facebook these days?
All you have to do is create a facebook group and add as many ppl that you know who play or would like to play competitive melee. Since its a group you wont lose track of members and anybody who is interested in the game but cant find a scene....and hasnt stumbled across smashboards, or even if they have and find it to be a bit less noob friendly than they would like, has an easily assessable gateway to the world of melee.
It might not work for everybody but Its definitely been working for the Washington Melee Scene. Over the course of 10 months or so we have doubled our local turnout(for awhile we were actually around 10 man tourneys). This past saturday our local tournament had 40 entrants in melee singles.
Its worth a shot anyway. If you do decide to go this route, have an active, noteworthy, and responsible player create the group and have it moderated by a few choice people, it may not seem like you would want moderation, but when ppl get a lil spammy its not a bad idea to delete posts.
Here is an example of what a fairly successful FB group looks like. Its not perfect by any means, but imo its a step in the right direction. http://www.facebook.com/groups/245900615456533/... no, sorry you cant join unless you live in WAshington State lol. Feel free to make your own. I suggest keeping melee and brawl separate.
here is another example: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.263449833701611&type=1#!/groups/138478079554384/
Just post any questions, concerns, or just want to give your opinion.
With that said, creating a facebook group for your local scene solves 3 of the most common problems with a lackluster scene.
1. Finding new faces and having an immediate "following" for them to identify with.
2. Keeping current player motivated to continue playing
3. Possibly the most important, discussion about the game, and simply a way to spread information around and its all in one place. Lets face it, only the most hardcore smashers lol tend to use smashboards. But who doesnt have a facebook these days?
All you have to do is create a facebook group and add as many ppl that you know who play or would like to play competitive melee. Since its a group you wont lose track of members and anybody who is interested in the game but cant find a scene....and hasnt stumbled across smashboards, or even if they have and find it to be a bit less noob friendly than they would like, has an easily assessable gateway to the world of melee.
It might not work for everybody but Its definitely been working for the Washington Melee Scene. Over the course of 10 months or so we have doubled our local turnout(for awhile we were actually around 10 man tourneys). This past saturday our local tournament had 40 entrants in melee singles.
Its worth a shot anyway. If you do decide to go this route, have an active, noteworthy, and responsible player create the group and have it moderated by a few choice people, it may not seem like you would want moderation, but when ppl get a lil spammy its not a bad idea to delete posts.
Here is an example of what a fairly successful FB group looks like. Its not perfect by any means, but imo its a step in the right direction. http://www.facebook.com/groups/245900615456533/... no, sorry you cant join unless you live in WAshington State lol. Feel free to make your own. I suggest keeping melee and brawl separate.
here is another example: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.263449833701611&type=1#!/groups/138478079554384/
Just post any questions, concerns, or just want to give your opinion.
