Bridging the Gap

[WCU_Liquid]

So, I just held my first tournament. Everything went well, but some of the casual players complained due to the skill gap between them and the out-of-towners. I don't want to alienate the causal side or the competitive side, so how can I try to close the gap? Are some techniques like chaingrabs bannable?

 

[Moooose]

it would be cool to see a chaingrab banned tournament. the better players should win regardless

 

[WCU_Liquid]

It seems like an OK idea, but what if someone pauses after their opponent grabs them once and tells a judge/TO that it's a chaingrab?

 

[Kantō]

infinate chaingrabs may be banned. but theres no way ur gunna ban EVERY chaingrab. **** that no one will go. people get pissed enough when u ban MK.

 

[arcane9211]

Encourage the casual side to learn from the competitive side, and ask that the better players give the worse ones some tips. I'm sure the casual side wouldn't mind losing as much if they feel as though they are progressing.

Just try to promote a good atmosphere and make it so people would enjoy attending regardless of how well they do.

 

[Keen]

Encourage the casual side to learn from the competitive side, and ask that the better players give the worse ones some tips. I'm sure the casual side wouldn't mind losing as much if they feel as though they are progressing.

Just try to promote a good atmosphere and make it so people would enjoy attending regardless of how well they do.

This.

I feel like so many players forget to enjoy themselves at a tourny and take it as a learning experience more so than trying to win.

Many casual players at a tournament consider themselves the best, and believe they're going to win. Unfortunately, not everybody can win, leaving many players with a sour taste in their mouth after a tourny. Most likely the only way these players will feel satisfied is if they do well by their own standards, I feel as if the mentality of the players attending the tourny is not a matter that can be handled by the person running the tournament.

If you feel it is necessary to help out the casual players, help them maintain the correct tournament mentality.

 

[Rostigalen]

I went to DreamHack last November. To my surprise, SSBM was featured, and I decided to go there to play for the first time in a few months, also for the first time, I faced players better than me. I was destroyed of course, but two of the guys I played against helped me out with tips between matches (Counterpick Yoshi's Story against Fox with Marth, because the platform sets him up for tippers nicely etc.). I felt welcomed by the community, and am now sort of active in the local smash scene.

You don't have to ban certain things like chaingrabs, but instead encourage the good players to help out the bad ones after the matches. That'll do a lot, I think.

 

[LuLLo]

Not to be harsh, but they are CASUAL players, so what are they whining about? Going to a tournament means competition, and in competition there will always be someone better than you, minus the one player who is THE best. You should ofcourse handle them with care, like many said, try to help them with their game and drive them to be better. Also, compromise, if you go changing every little thing the casuals have complaints about, they'll keep on whining, try to appeal to both competitive and casual by making minor changes which aren't very game-influencing. If they keep whining, they're just awfull people which you can't pull to the dark side, so when you hold a tourney, try to attract more competitive players.

 

[TheManaLord]

Casuals are casuals. They will remain that way. They're scrubs.

If someone has competitive drive they will use competitive aspects of the game and try to get better.


If they're content with scrubness they are scrubs and should be beat ****less. Inferior beings.

 

[Spife]

Casuals are casuals. They will remain that way. They're scrubs.

If someone has competitive drive they will use competitive aspects of the game and try to get better.


If they're content with scrubness they are scrubs and should be beat ****less. Inferior beings.

This.
You'll also tarnish your name as TO if you adhere to their *****ing. Tell them to play to win and suck it up, or ask them if they complain that much in the real world