Easiest + Fastest way of converting Brawl players?

[phanna]

The videos I've made and continue to work on are in no small way hoping to grow the Melee community

 

[INSANE CARZY GUY]

Why I like melee over other smash games is because of it's fine tuned control you have to admit it does give you a lot more control than the other smash games in DI, OOS, movemeny, and most other stuff. Also I like it's high pressure + high control effect so many times it takes careful reads or looking at what you're doing. if someone closed their eyes in most fighting games and they hit them they could easily keep up the combo in melee more varities of things for following up and avoiding.

 

[Moooose]

Lol, but if we're talking Midwest, we need to convert people. The region actually has a decent Brawl scene but no Melee scene. If people don't convert, the Melee players are going to either have to play Brawl or not play in tourneys. Our region is really kind of screwed....

i see that your location is in michigan. We've been having melee monthlies, switching off in ann arbor and east lansing. Both have had over 30 entrants, which is quite decent for melee. Here's the thread: http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=286110
We'd love for you to come show up!

 

[Takeover1806]

People keep saying "let them taste the goodness that is Melee" but have any of you considered that maybe it's not fun for them to pick up a game with a very stupid learning curve and ridiculous mechanics? I mean, we might not have tripping, but CC and some of the nonsense that makes up this game's high level play can be excruciatingly unappealing for a lot of people. It is possible that they went to Brawl because you can get into it and there's less to learn. It's also possible they like the slower paced game. Maybe they just like Olimar and play it because he's in Brawl and not Melee.

The decision to play a game often boils down to taste, which is really, really subjective.

Melee takes a long time to learn, too. The prospect of spending a year learning the game and getting your tech skills down and learning how to apply them in matches so you can finally "taste the goodness that is Melee" can be a real turn off. A year is a long time. I suppose talent and other nonsense can help alleviate that, but it takes a while to get decent at all at this and a lot of people just don't have that drive.

With all that said, I don't think there's anything wrong with asking people if they want to play some Melee if you think they might be interested. But actively trying to recruit people from the Brawl community seems a little ridiculous to me.

This post is soooo ****.

You can't force people to play a different game.
All comes down to taste.

 

[billybeegood]

I had never played melee technically since last year. I had already been playing brawl for 2 years at that time, and I got hooked on melee for 2 reasons. My ICs CGs got banned (lol) and I listened to HMW a couple times and I came

but seriously though, we should write a melee bible.
"thou shall shine to u-throw"

 

[The Star King]

If you're gonna make a holy book of Smash, at least give it its own unique name instead of naming it after the book of Christianity.

 

[billybeegood]

In essence they would be of the same goal, but your point is taken. names anyone?

 

[OOlowbatteryOO]

I looked up Latin meanings to words such as smash and essence. I came up with RumpoSubstantia... I don't know if you guys will accept it... Can someone come up with something using the same logic?

 

[weon - X]

just let them play brawl

that's the fastest way to convert them

this happened to me 2 years ago, i never regreted making the switch.


if any brawler reads this, just so you know.... it was SOOOO worth it

 

[Pikaville]

If you want to try and convert people show them this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6viaa76cAo

 

[Lordydennek]

Show them any/all combo vidoes.
Mind reader
Silence
M2k matches (those are just like combo vids)
Axe Effect
any Shadowball vid
everytime i watch a combo vid I get hyped all over again.
or just show them some straight up matches
Shiz vs Axe
M2k vs Armada
Shiz vs M2k-losers finals, you know what im talkin about
Mango vs Aramada
ya those are matches that inspired me to quit brawl entirely and focus waaaay more on melee.

 

[machinegungeek]

Yo, Moose, I am aware and plan to do this sooner or later. Unfortunatley, I'm based on the west side and don't drive much. Also, I picked up the game in like February, so I'm just now good enough that I would actually want to drive to enter a tourney.

Also unfortunately, I'm in Hungary until February (BSM, among other stuff), so yeah. Maybe I'll catch Pound 5 when I get back. Maybe not.....

 

[Pragmatic]

this happened to me 2 years ago, i never regreted making the switch.


if any brawler reads this, just so you know.... it was SOOOO worth it

Same here, I can relate completely.

 

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[MarioMariox2]

Keep showing them videos and advanced techniques It's worked for me like 3 times!

 

[Ballistics]

Show them DBR: Evolution, thats what got me into melee

 

[BuntyBant]

You can always try elctroshock therapy if nothing else works.

 

[SirroMinus1]

just let them play brawl

that's the fastest way to convert them

haha i couldn't agree more

 

[omgwtfToph]

To everyone saying "there's no reason to convert people," well, you're right and you're wrong...

You're right because you shouldn't try to jam it down their throats, but you're wrong because, in some regions, Melee is dying out.

So if by "convert" you mean "get them interested" in melee, its pretty easy, just show them some cool videos and stuff. Melee is really hype, it pretty much sells itself. I was GOING to play brawl competitively until I found a small group of melee players at my college... Then I got jealous of how much fun it looked like they were having so I practiced short hop lasering and shffling as Falco, in my room, with the lights off. (real talk. LOL.)

i still don't understand why ppl play that game

it's slow and boring and everyone plays like a ****** and melees way funner

i don't get it

Yeah exactly LOL. that's why melee is still alive after like 10 years. Honestly, after smash 4 or whatever comes out, brawl is probably going to be really small lol.

Melee sells itself lol, just show it to people, advertise tournaments and **** *shrug*

 

[thechunkylover]

Shove it down their throats.

 

[1048576]

No, but I can surely waste 4-5 minutes of your time for me to screw up before I do it again.

Being a jerk to make people hate either game works both ways was my point, it doesn't do anyone any good nor does it actually get people into understanding what the game actually is instead of the exaggerated ones people come up with.

Let people play what they want, introduce the games to them fairly and let them decide what they want to play.

Don't be a **** just to get people to hate a game, pretty childish to do so.

I sincerely doubt you could keep yourself alive and unhittable even for one minute on FD. Maybe 2 with practice.
My point is that brawl is way gayer than melee. Both games have stupid crap, but I've never seen a tourney match in melee go to time, for example.

Edit: well, one. Lol Rockcrock

 

[Melomaniacal]

I sincerely doubt you could keep yourself alive and unhittable even for one minute on FD. Maybe 2 with practice.
My point is that brawl is way gayer than melee. Both games have stupid crap, but I've never seen a tourney match in melee go to time, for example.

Edit: well, one. Lol Rockcrock

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTHfcafE9ig