(First of all this is not a Brawl vs. Melee thread (If this turns into one, so help me God...), this is a 'Let's get off our behinds and save Melee thread).
After reading Jack Kieser's thread in General Brawl Discussion 'The Final Nail: Why Brawl Can't Be Blamed for Melee's Problems' it got me thinking.
Instead of sitting around on SWF (Something I do an unhealthy amount of every day), arguing about who's fault it is as to the decline in Melee's popularity, we really should be discussing what it would take to get the competitive Melee scene back on track.
And so I believe that FAST got it right.
Many of the arguements being made in the aforementioned thread revolve around people (Melee Vets) being attracted to money, and being more willing to play Brawl for money, than play Melee and probably lose.
So my question is this:
Would Melee Vets be more willing to attend tournament that include both games?
My answer is:
Yes, probably.
Okay, so now you're thinking something along the lines of 'Duh idiot, this already happens'.
So why is Melee still in decline?
I'd say it's because the ratio of people willing to host these combined tournaments is far less than those only willing to host Brawl. Over the course of a single day, you'd be lucky to finish singles and doubles for Brawl, let alone Melee as well.
For Melee to survive in the long term, tourneys that support both games in the way FAST did needs to happen.
To take an extreme example, I'll take my own situation.
So consider this:
If Smash is capable of producing so much money, it should warrant bigger tournaments.
So this means bigger tournaments, with room for Melee and Brawl. A tournament that can offer this as FAST did, will attract those great players as well. We must use Brawl, as a means of enhancing the 'smash' scene in general. I'm not saying that we should all be organising 4 day events. But I am saying we should be organising bigger and better tournaments in light of the larger smash scenes that have emerged. (Selfish as that is of me to say).
Now I never claim to be right, and right me if I'm wrong, which I most probably am. But this is just the way I see it for now.
This is all food for your thoughts to munch on. Like that thread I wrote on Tournament Pricing Mentality which never received a reply
I'm just sitting here hoping that somehow another golden year of smash could happen given enough support in the competitive community. Talking about a tournament a world away that I could only read about with piqued interest.
After reading Jack Kieser's thread in General Brawl Discussion 'The Final Nail: Why Brawl Can't Be Blamed for Melee's Problems' it got me thinking.
Instead of sitting around on SWF (Something I do an unhealthy amount of every day), arguing about who's fault it is as to the decline in Melee's popularity, we really should be discussing what it would take to get the competitive Melee scene back on track.
And so I believe that FAST got it right.
Many of the arguements being made in the aforementioned thread revolve around people (Melee Vets) being attracted to money, and being more willing to play Brawl for money, than play Melee and probably lose.
So my question is this:
Would Melee Vets be more willing to attend tournament that include both games?
My answer is:
Yes, probably.
Okay, so now you're thinking something along the lines of 'Duh idiot, this already happens'.
So why is Melee still in decline?
I'd say it's because the ratio of people willing to host these combined tournaments is far less than those only willing to host Brawl. Over the course of a single day, you'd be lucky to finish singles and doubles for Brawl, let alone Melee as well.
For Melee to survive in the long term, tourneys that support both games in the way FAST did needs to happen.
To take an extreme example, I'll take my own situation.
Now I realise that what I'm asking is for TO's everywhere to step up and follow the lead of FAST. And it's a tall order. With hundreds of people to co-ordinate over 4 days, **** happens, for lack of a better way to put it. And the money. It's not cheap to organize a 4 day event to be sure. I'm going to be placing $750 - $850 on my faith that I'll be recouping everything back on the day of the tournament I'm organizing at the moment.What I said in Jack Kieser's thread said:
So consider this:
If Smash is capable of producing so much money, it should warrant bigger tournaments.
So this means bigger tournaments, with room for Melee and Brawl. A tournament that can offer this as FAST did, will attract those great players as well. We must use Brawl, as a means of enhancing the 'smash' scene in general. I'm not saying that we should all be organising 4 day events. But I am saying we should be organising bigger and better tournaments in light of the larger smash scenes that have emerged. (Selfish as that is of me to say).
Now I never claim to be right, and right me if I'm wrong, which I most probably am. But this is just the way I see it for now.
This is all food for your thoughts to munch on. Like that thread I wrote on Tournament Pricing Mentality which never received a reply
I'm just sitting here hoping that somehow another golden year of smash could happen given enough support in the competitive community. Talking about a tournament a world away that I could only read about with piqued interest.
I do spend an unhealthy amount of time on here, Intermittently 7:30am to 4:30pm weekdays at work and for about 3-4 hours after work. I need some kind of nicotine patch.
