i didn't really feel like doing this tonight but i will anyway because it feels like this is very important to you
I'm not a freeloader. A freeloader doens't have a controller, a ride, or a gamecube.
it was pretty clear that i meant freeloading off of QUAK, which is occupying the space he provides without compensating him
whether his policy is legit or not and whether or not i agree with it is irrelevant; i DO agree that his house, his rules, is a very valid system
I bring my controller, my gamecube, AND (most importantly) MY OWN FOOD AND WATER TO TOURNAMENTS. I don't freeload anything but the Kilowatt hours my GameCube sucks up during the tourney. Quak is too sensitive about 'freeloaders'. I think one too many people drank his sodas and now he's raging.
once again, his house, his rules
you want to make the rules? you host a tournament (seriously do it, people would show up
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I didn't mean Shroomed SPECIFICALLY, I meant smashers in general.
yeah that was just a joke... a failed one apparently. my bad
Like when you're new to the scene, and you don't know anyone's name, and all you hear is "DON'T DO IT, DON'T DO IT"-- it can be intimidating for some people. You get the feeling you have a lot to learn, so you don't want to speak up about things you think are stupid, Like charging someone to go 0-2.
Why do you think it took me so long to post this up? I was trying to be chill. Then I realized I was being taken advantage of. I bring a cube, and actually offer to bring a TV as well, I bring my own food, and my own controller, as well as an extra video cable (with an s-video plug), and I am told that I MUST enter a tournament even though I clearly belong nowhere near that insane ****ing bracket.
we were all new once, and we all got past it (some got further past it than others)
if someone is providing a venue, it's far from out of the question to ask you to pay a venue fee
nobody doesn't belong; the best way to learn is from failure!
Quak wants money so that people are impressed with his player's pot. He knows he's not getting any of it, but he knows the big names will come out for the big win.
that seems like a good way to get players to turn out. didn't mango and socal come up for a tournament that started at like 6 at night? i say great success
plus quak hasn't hosted a tournament in like 5 months, i dunno why you have this fascination with him
especially when there's a tournament series in SF (where your location says you are) that doesn't charge a venue fee and that almost everyone shows up to
I'm not stupid, and I'm not making this **** up. I'd love to hear Quak's explanation again.
there's nothing wrong with what he's doing
Dude Pocky, seriously *****, shut the **** up. You don't know what the **** you're talking about. I've seen Jeff on the bus numerous times, and every time, I ask him about practicing, and like when they practice, and like that sort of thing. Or like on the way back from a tournament on BART-- EVERY TIME I ask the SF smashers what's up with the training sessions. Am I weriding people out calling it "training" instead of "friendlies"?
maybe a little
Cuz srsly, no homo. I just want to compete. And if I am going to compete, I need to train with the best. So of course I'm going to be all up on the top 3 smashers in the city. Those are the people who are going to be the most challenging, and thus, I will learn more playing agasint them than I will playing against some random fool who plays brawl but still has a Melee copy like under a pile of other bull**** on his floor.
i don't know why that would be homo
anyways, i know that's what you want, but you have to consider what they want too
i have no idea about your skill level or even who you are as a person, but they have the right to do what they want with their time
Does that make sense, Pocky? Does ANYTHING I say make sense to you? Cuz I get the feeling we're on completely different wavelengths here.
it just feels like you have a false sense of entitlement
when i first moved here, it was up to ME to go to tournaments, play people, meet people, and set stuff up
when others see you put in effort, they're more likely to put in effort themselves... and when people 'know' you (i.e. if you just introduce yourself at tournament, play a lot of matches, etc), they are more likely to be willing to set time aside to play you out of tournament
if it matters, i will be moving to the city in a month or two, and i would be happy to play you
i only hope that i can meet your high standards of people you wish to play
