GAwes
Hidden Boss
Tournament attendance is ****. Communications are ****. Organization is ****. And people are still arguing about brawl, it game out like 10 months ago, that argument is ****. So with an average of about 8-10 people showing up at tournaments, what are we going to do? I want this thread to be intelligent and helpful, so please dont post unless it is directly related to the topic, im sooooo tired of seeing walls of text that arent relevant to the topic in my threads.
Here is what i have to say:
Step One: Power rankings - we need them. Yes, as many of you are pointing out, how will we do a top 10 if there are barely 10 players. Answer - who cares, we'll do it the best we can, and there will be loads of arguments, the list wont be as large, prestigious, or to be honest, accurate, as it will be after several months from now if my plans (and any helpful additions from all of you Georgia smashers) succeed. The PR will force people to realize where they are in the state, and create a heightened sense of competitiveness, because at the moment, all we have is arguments and money, and thats not what this game should be about.
Step Two: New players - Everyone is *****ing at everyone for not attending tournaments, but the honest truth is, its a bigger problem than saying "********* is gay for not coming". No more than a year and a half ago, i used to go to tournaments where at least 5-10 percent (minimum) would be kids ive never seen before. Now i go since i got back from england and i know every single person, every single time. Comon guys, is the problem really that hard to see? What happened was, those kids were all neighborhood heroes, the best amongst their friends, and most of them thought they were hot **** at Smash Bros. So they went to tourneys, and got wrecked. Out of these kids (and most of you were this kid at some point unless you are Me, Bobby, Mike G., or a few others who are most likely not reading this, there are two subtypes of neighborhood heroes, the kids that get their *** beat and want to get better, and the kids that want to quit because they dont care to try. So there we have it, thats how most of you go to be in this community, you were type A. So how do we get more of these kids? I'll be honest, its difficult, now that the game is approaching its 8th birthday, most of these people have moved on to other games (like brawl or halo 3 or w/e else, i dont keep up with **** games). Honestly,most of the kids that are gone have moved on to brawl. That will constitute our biggest hopes in retaining them into our community. I hate to sound disrespectful to brawl, since this is smashboards, and i try not to be an inciter of bad feelings and arguments towards that game, but when it comes down to it; Its either them or us...... But please, dont approach these kids with "hey look at this game, its way more badass than what you're playing, **** what you're playing blah blah blah techskill" thats just gonna scare them away. These kids arent like they used to be, they're not going to take your (and mine) **** talk and use it to make them better, that used to work, now it wont. What we have to do is push them slowly into, the ones that are willing that is and most importantly GET THEIR FRIENDS INTERESTED AS WELL. and to do that, we're gonna have to be more organized, more open to these kids coming over in non-tourney situations and smashing and slowly explain to these kids that its not too late, thats the most important part!!!!! Most of them think they have no chance because its been around too long, that they cant catch up, that they "HAVE A BETTER CHANCE IN BRAWL" which im sure you've all heard, but they need to know that they may have to work for it in melee, and yes, it may be harder ,but it'll be more rewarding, the community is much tighter and rankings used to mean something (AND THEY CAN AGAIN). So this is what we must do, invite these kids to watch at tournies, to play some friendlies, and to come over for smashfest, tell them to ask their friends if they're interested, i know it seems hopeless, but here are MILLIONS of doods in this state age 14-24, literally. So statistically, there has to be more than 6 that want to show up for a smash bros tournament. So lets not make this about money, because honestly winning 16 bucks doesnt prove anything. This needs to be about playing the best and most fun game ive ever picked up, about meeting new people, travelling, holding a hobby that makes you think, and making GA better, and better, and better. So talk to your friends, see if they're interested, and DONT, i repeat DONT push new kids out of the community by scaring them, it doesnt make you cool to be in some exclusive club of Melee players, it just makes you a liability to this great state's progress. Help yourself by helping our state. Do your job Georgia.
Step Three: Pray to god that MLG or someone like them picks this game back up. We need mass advertising and respect in other communities, EVO didnt do it at all, does anyone even know if they'll have melee again? MLG owns this site now, so why dont they put the game back in their lineup?
So go forth, and bring up some ideas, and please, incorporate mine, it sounds arrogant, and i dont care, i know how to build communities, and now that im back from europe, im not gonna let this one die just because its getting old, a new game came out, and these stupid civil wars are starting. **** that.
GAwes
Here is what i have to say:
Step One: Power rankings - we need them. Yes, as many of you are pointing out, how will we do a top 10 if there are barely 10 players. Answer - who cares, we'll do it the best we can, and there will be loads of arguments, the list wont be as large, prestigious, or to be honest, accurate, as it will be after several months from now if my plans (and any helpful additions from all of you Georgia smashers) succeed. The PR will force people to realize where they are in the state, and create a heightened sense of competitiveness, because at the moment, all we have is arguments and money, and thats not what this game should be about.
Step Two: New players - Everyone is *****ing at everyone for not attending tournaments, but the honest truth is, its a bigger problem than saying "********* is gay for not coming". No more than a year and a half ago, i used to go to tournaments where at least 5-10 percent (minimum) would be kids ive never seen before. Now i go since i got back from england and i know every single person, every single time. Comon guys, is the problem really that hard to see? What happened was, those kids were all neighborhood heroes, the best amongst their friends, and most of them thought they were hot **** at Smash Bros. So they went to tourneys, and got wrecked. Out of these kids (and most of you were this kid at some point unless you are Me, Bobby, Mike G., or a few others who are most likely not reading this, there are two subtypes of neighborhood heroes, the kids that get their *** beat and want to get better, and the kids that want to quit because they dont care to try. So there we have it, thats how most of you go to be in this community, you were type A. So how do we get more of these kids? I'll be honest, its difficult, now that the game is approaching its 8th birthday, most of these people have moved on to other games (like brawl or halo 3 or w/e else, i dont keep up with **** games). Honestly,most of the kids that are gone have moved on to brawl. That will constitute our biggest hopes in retaining them into our community. I hate to sound disrespectful to brawl, since this is smashboards, and i try not to be an inciter of bad feelings and arguments towards that game, but when it comes down to it; Its either them or us...... But please, dont approach these kids with "hey look at this game, its way more badass than what you're playing, **** what you're playing blah blah blah techskill" thats just gonna scare them away. These kids arent like they used to be, they're not going to take your (and mine) **** talk and use it to make them better, that used to work, now it wont. What we have to do is push them slowly into, the ones that are willing that is and most importantly GET THEIR FRIENDS INTERESTED AS WELL. and to do that, we're gonna have to be more organized, more open to these kids coming over in non-tourney situations and smashing and slowly explain to these kids that its not too late, thats the most important part!!!!! Most of them think they have no chance because its been around too long, that they cant catch up, that they "HAVE A BETTER CHANCE IN BRAWL" which im sure you've all heard, but they need to know that they may have to work for it in melee, and yes, it may be harder ,but it'll be more rewarding, the community is much tighter and rankings used to mean something (AND THEY CAN AGAIN). So this is what we must do, invite these kids to watch at tournies, to play some friendlies, and to come over for smashfest, tell them to ask their friends if they're interested, i know it seems hopeless, but here are MILLIONS of doods in this state age 14-24, literally. So statistically, there has to be more than 6 that want to show up for a smash bros tournament. So lets not make this about money, because honestly winning 16 bucks doesnt prove anything. This needs to be about playing the best and most fun game ive ever picked up, about meeting new people, travelling, holding a hobby that makes you think, and making GA better, and better, and better. So talk to your friends, see if they're interested, and DONT, i repeat DONT push new kids out of the community by scaring them, it doesnt make you cool to be in some exclusive club of Melee players, it just makes you a liability to this great state's progress. Help yourself by helping our state. Do your job Georgia.
Step Three: Pray to god that MLG or someone like them picks this game back up. We need mass advertising and respect in other communities, EVO didnt do it at all, does anyone even know if they'll have melee again? MLG owns this site now, so why dont they put the game back in their lineup?
So go forth, and bring up some ideas, and please, incorporate mine, it sounds arrogant, and i dont care, i know how to build communities, and now that im back from europe, im not gonna let this one die just because its getting old, a new game came out, and these stupid civil wars are starting. **** that.
GAwes
