Crystanium
Smash Hero
Losing. No one likes it. No one might ever like it. Some may take up the loss and consider it. Others may lose and not even consider it. Losing is something we fear, because if we lose, we find ourselves to be lacking. Lacking in what? Skill? When one loses, it depends on how that person will react that determines whether losing will affect him. Perhaps the person who lost doesn't care, simply because she plays casually, rather than competitively. Whatever the case, some can overcome their loss better than others. When it comes to playing a game, it depends on what one makes of that game that will affect the person. Whatever way you react to your loss, you know that you have lost at a game. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (SSBB hereafter) isn't any different.
I have had my shares of losing. Sure, it was on Wi-Fi, or it was when I was playing SSBB with my brother, Uffe. It sucks. What happens when you lose is that your confidence is affected. Perhaps you're not better than your friend or opponent at a tournament. It doesn't feel good. You can try to shake it off and say, "Well, at least I tried my best." With some, this works. With others, this is just a mask. It depends on what you make of it. If you truly think you did your best, then that's good. It simply shows that you are determined to get better. If you say, "Well, at least I tried my best," but you think you suck, then that, my friend, is the kind of attitude that will not get you anywhere. If you are truly serious about getting better at SSBB, let alone any game, you will have to take up that loss and consider it. When you consider it, you haven't lost anything but the match. In fact, you have gained something: experience.
Let's say that you didn't lose the match. You would have still walked off with experience, right? But ask yourself, How many people who win will walk off and consider the match that he or she has played? Maybe your name will be remembered. Maybe the person you lost against will tell others, if you are brought up, "Yes, that person was very good. He was worth my time." Will the winner consider what else he or she could have done? The winner walked off with the prize money, but because the winner has won the match, I don't think he or she will consider what else he or she could have done to have, say, avoided the spammed attack. The winner could rest easy, getting the sense of feeling unstoppable. It's only when he losses the match that he will have to rethink the way he plays and why he lost the match.
Perhaps you play as a character, and you think that character is limited. Maybe this is why you think you lose. Make no mistake, my friend. You could have three attacks, and you could still win. Two to chip away at your opponent, while the third to KO him or her. The limitations don't happen with the character, but with the player. You might have to put a little bit more effort than your opponent, but other than that, you have the possibility of winning. Say you and your opponent played the same character. Then both of you are aware of what your opponent can do, and both of you know how to use that specific character. What makes you different from your opponent? It's not your character, but the way you play, that makes you win. If you lose at a tournament, don't complain. Instead, take your experience and learn from it.
I have had my shares of losing. Sure, it was on Wi-Fi, or it was when I was playing SSBB with my brother, Uffe. It sucks. What happens when you lose is that your confidence is affected. Perhaps you're not better than your friend or opponent at a tournament. It doesn't feel good. You can try to shake it off and say, "Well, at least I tried my best." With some, this works. With others, this is just a mask. It depends on what you make of it. If you truly think you did your best, then that's good. It simply shows that you are determined to get better. If you say, "Well, at least I tried my best," but you think you suck, then that, my friend, is the kind of attitude that will not get you anywhere. If you are truly serious about getting better at SSBB, let alone any game, you will have to take up that loss and consider it. When you consider it, you haven't lost anything but the match. In fact, you have gained something: experience.
Let's say that you didn't lose the match. You would have still walked off with experience, right? But ask yourself, How many people who win will walk off and consider the match that he or she has played? Maybe your name will be remembered. Maybe the person you lost against will tell others, if you are brought up, "Yes, that person was very good. He was worth my time." Will the winner consider what else he or she could have done? The winner walked off with the prize money, but because the winner has won the match, I don't think he or she will consider what else he or she could have done to have, say, avoided the spammed attack. The winner could rest easy, getting the sense of feeling unstoppable. It's only when he losses the match that he will have to rethink the way he plays and why he lost the match.
Perhaps you play as a character, and you think that character is limited. Maybe this is why you think you lose. Make no mistake, my friend. You could have three attacks, and you could still win. Two to chip away at your opponent, while the third to KO him or her. The limitations don't happen with the character, but with the player. You might have to put a little bit more effort than your opponent, but other than that, you have the possibility of winning. Say you and your opponent played the same character. Then both of you are aware of what your opponent can do, and both of you know how to use that specific character. What makes you different from your opponent? It's not your character, but the way you play, that makes you win. If you lose at a tournament, don't complain. Instead, take your experience and learn from it.
