Elyssa Xey Hexen
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I have played Smash for so long, I have forgotten when it was that I started playing for the first time. I just know it started when SSB came out on the N64. When I look back on those random casual days when I played trying to unlock all the characters or spend all my empty times simply playing for fun, I feel my passion for Smash was just as large then as it is now. The only difference is how back then I played for myself and to have a good time. Now, I play to enjoy the game and to enjoy the fun I have with others.
However, those times I had to play with others was difficult to obtain. Trying to play with others who enjoy the game as much as I did was a hard find and many months and years apart. So, through the melee years, I spent some of my free time playing melee or SSB simply beating up on a computer player. It was fun, but not nearly as fun as I did playing others.
When Brawl came out I was excited about it since it had something that could expand my scope of the game completely. While many people hate it, wifi was a godsend to me. It allowed me to play people whenever I wanted too when I could not find anyone before. The only drawback was having to find people to play. At first, I sort of searched out on random sites I had hung out on for people to play. However, no one still played it as much as I wanted too. In my effort to find more people, I found SWF. I cannot believe I had not found this site before. It had been around for years when I joined up and I was hooked. I read around, commented where I could, learned the evils of being a newbie, learned how to play the games competitively, and discovered how much hype was in this community.
However, I found I wanted to get more involved than simply playing wifi all the time. I wanted to get to a tournament. Alas, complications arose and I could not get into my local scene or even a local offline smashfest. Thankfully, those complications are gone now that I have gotten into college. I had high hopes for getting into a scene the moment I stepped onto campus, however, I was disheartened to find that the scene is not nearly as easy to get into as I thought it would be. I hope to change that.
I'm writing this blog as a reminder to myself that I love Smash and I want to try to make a difference by making the community bigger and reaching out to more people. Alongside getting my major, I plan to use the next 4 years to try accomplish my Smash goal.
It is going to be rough as I have never been part of a scene before, nor do I know what to expect from the scene already here (plus I did not bring a complete set-up), but things do look promising. The first week before classes, I have already gotten in contact with a couple of people to play brawl and melee. With an open door and a few hours play, random people came in to play to enjoy playing. I hope this is a sign that with some work and enough time, my goal will happen.
I have played Smash for so long, I have forgotten when it was that I started playing for the first time. I just know it started when SSB came out on the N64. When I look back on those random casual days when I played trying to unlock all the characters or spend all my empty times simply playing for fun, I feel my passion for Smash was just as large then as it is now. The only difference is how back then I played for myself and to have a good time. Now, I play to enjoy the game and to enjoy the fun I have with others.
However, those times I had to play with others was difficult to obtain. Trying to play with others who enjoy the game as much as I did was a hard find and many months and years apart. So, through the melee years, I spent some of my free time playing melee or SSB simply beating up on a computer player. It was fun, but not nearly as fun as I did playing others.
When Brawl came out I was excited about it since it had something that could expand my scope of the game completely. While many people hate it, wifi was a godsend to me. It allowed me to play people whenever I wanted too when I could not find anyone before. The only drawback was having to find people to play. At first, I sort of searched out on random sites I had hung out on for people to play. However, no one still played it as much as I wanted too. In my effort to find more people, I found SWF. I cannot believe I had not found this site before. It had been around for years when I joined up and I was hooked. I read around, commented where I could, learned the evils of being a newbie, learned how to play the games competitively, and discovered how much hype was in this community.
However, I found I wanted to get more involved than simply playing wifi all the time. I wanted to get to a tournament. Alas, complications arose and I could not get into my local scene or even a local offline smashfest. Thankfully, those complications are gone now that I have gotten into college. I had high hopes for getting into a scene the moment I stepped onto campus, however, I was disheartened to find that the scene is not nearly as easy to get into as I thought it would be. I hope to change that.
I'm writing this blog as a reminder to myself that I love Smash and I want to try to make a difference by making the community bigger and reaching out to more people. Alongside getting my major, I plan to use the next 4 years to try accomplish my Smash goal.
It is going to be rough as I have never been part of a scene before, nor do I know what to expect from the scene already here (plus I did not bring a complete set-up), but things do look promising. The first week before classes, I have already gotten in contact with a couple of people to play brawl and melee. With an open door and a few hours play, random people came in to play to enjoy playing. I hope this is a sign that with some work and enough time, my goal will happen.