Problem2
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'For Glory' has been receiving a lot of attention from competitive smashers as of late, and with good reason. It is the closest thing to a built-in online tournament mode for smash bros so far. I understand and sympathize with my competitive community that 'Final Destination Only' isn't the best form of competitive play. I've noticed that many competitive players are taking 'For Glory' as an insult, claiming that Sakurai is not understanding his player base.
But here is the truth... this mode isn't JUST for tournament players such as the ones here on smashboards.
I feel sometimes like there is a real disconnect in understanding between casual and competitive players. Just as many casual players stereotype us as "Fox Only. No Items. Final Destination" try-hards that don't believe in fun, we tend to stereotype casuals as people who value "out of the box" settings where honor trumps skill and the word and intent of Sakurai is the holy scripture.
But not even every casual player is like that. There is a whole lot of in between that is being ignored.
It may sound surprising, but there are casual gamers that do not like the gimmicky stages or items, but still qualify as "casual". To be honest, I haven't seen many casual gamers who still prefer to play with items on. Maybe it is a common progression for gamers. I went through such a phase long before I learned about smashboards and the competitive scene. My group of friends turned off items and a few of the worst stages (icicle mountain, brinstar's depth, big blue, etc.) because we came to the conclusion that they were more gimmick than actual fun and the gimmicks were getting in the way of the true beauty. I've seen this with group after group in college. Sometimes it's 4-player FD only no items. Sometimes 1v1's only. It varies a little bit, but there are a lot of strict rule sets that regular players like to play.
So it's very possible thet 'For Glory' isn't just for us. Think first about how hard that would be to implement anyways. The community has never been 100% in agreement on a stagelist. Even after we modded a game and created a whole bunch of "fair" stages, we STILL can't decide on a stage list. What should Sakurai do to cater to an audience that isn't entirely sure what they want?
In the end, he made his decision to implement 'For Glory' the way it is. It would be nice for us to have a few stages with platforms in 'For Glory', but maybe this thread clear things up for those who thought Sakurai was just trolling or insulting us.
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