Iowa-Joker's Monthly"WHY SO SERIOUS?"#28 Nov 22th

[Soran]

no problem then? what time is are you leaving, blake?

 

[Blank Mauser]

Are people going to Coli for the Omaha tourney? Or are we just going to Ames instead?

 

[Soran]

Guys, I really really want to go with ya'll.. But I just have one nugget with all of this..

If you leave in the morning Friday, I can't... go... -___- unless I find someone to cover for me.
and I can't stay on Saturday past 10:30-11:30PM -___- unless I find someone to cover for me on Sunday... please respond to me with the tentative plan so I can start seeing people about covering for me. these days if needed. Pleasepleaseplease. Otherwise I might have to see all my pals next monthly.. Which is the 10th? or 18th? blagh! Everything is so indecisive and I didn't think my days off through.. If I really knew what was going down I would've requested all 3 of those days.. Even if I didn't know about Omaha, I would've at least requested Sat/Sun off. Because I think Gary's sister isn't going to Ames... I do much prefer rides from Blake as well seeing as it usually happens. This is a buncha balls at the moment...

tl;dr Just tell me the plan for this Friday before noon tomorrow (Tues. 29th)

 

[~GregDang!~]

I think you really need those 3 days off.

 

[NOVA1106]

happy late thanksgiving

 

[~GregDang!~]

Are people going to Coli for the Omaha tourney? Or are we just going to Ames instead?

Probably going to both.

 

[ngamer3k]

I planned on going to both, like I already told you.

@Soran- I'd be leaving Friday in the afternoon sometime, but the Ames tourney and post tourney crap won't be over in time. So yeeeaaaah.....

 

[Joker490Frozen]

I FINALLY GOT MY INTERWEBZ BACK

So what's new anyone care to tell me what I miss o.0

This also means I can finally start beating some noobz in Ultimate >.<

 

[Soran]

okay, I'll find someone to work for me on Sunday. I get off work on Friday at 2PM. is that enough time?

so maybe more details could be PM'd? I'm guessing I should bring a change of clothes for sure..

 

[PortCity]

Well bad news...the club house isn't available on the 18th. So, we gonna have to reschedule some time in January, maybe for MLK :-D hahaha.... Black History Brawl Festival .... hahaha we should invite Kansas

Also is there a tournament on the 10th? Cause if so, Joker you and I can practice on teams from now until the tourney. I'm not too interested in losing again :-\...does taste good.

 

[MegaRobMan]

Black History Brawl Festival .... hahaha we should invite Kansas

Also is there a tournament on the 10th?

10/10
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[Joker490Frozen]

Also is there a tournament on the 10th? Cause if so, Joker you and I can practice on teams from now until the tourney. I'm not too interested in losing again :-\...does taste good.

So right now the plan is to have one that day however because of how it has been in the past tourneys on November and December tend not to happen so with that said the 10th it is a tourney but if not many people show it may just be a biweekly or something like that and yes man we definitely need to start practicing last time I think we only played that one day and that was it >.<


Also on another news I think starting next year I'll start hosting two monthlies one for smash and the other for fighters mainly SF4 and Marvel since they are the main ones right now however if people bring other games and there's enough interest in them I'll have them too I still need to iron the details but I'll let you guys know what's up in the near future v(^.^)v

 

[ngamer3k]

That should be enough time Soran, but we can't dilly dally.

@Joker- Can't wait.

 

[Soran]

great great! I'll pack my stuff before hand and can be ready right after work.

 

[Blank Mauser]

Glad you got internet back man. 2012 year of Joker's fighting game monthlies!?

 

[~GregDang!~]

Glad you got internet back man. 2012 year of Joker's fighting game monthlies!?

Must be the end of the world.

 

[Yink]

I finally post in here again! Looks like Joker's got his internet again too. SUP IOWA?!

 

[Blank Mauser]

Showing off your new avatar, I see you.

 

[Soran]

well here is the deal:

so far, SO FAR, nobody has taken my shift for Sunday.
If worst comes to worst, how late will we be there ngamer? I could go a night without sleep. It's a short shift anyway.

 

[Joker490Frozen]

Must be the end of the world.

I see what you did there >.<

Showing off your new avatar, I see you.

I lol'd

 

[ngamer3k]

It would be easier to leave from Ames-- If we did that I'd imagine the latest it could go to would be midnight. If we travel back to Des Moines, probably 2 or 3.

 

[BPx]

this was mean and i'm a douche

 

[BPx]

smashfest tonight @ our place, nicole will be here around 8 or 9 i think; come @ 9

 

[MegaRobMan]

Damn, I wish I could have seen Bpow being a douche :/

 

[Yink]

Showing off your new avatar, I see you.

Haha no, I change this avatar a ton. Though, he does have a cute hat on.

 

[Soran]

how would leaving from Ames to CR sound to you? I was thinking about taking the shift anyway.. it's only 5 hrs anyway.

 

[ngamer3k]

I suppose...

and seriously, what is up with your avatar. I'm having nightmares over here.

 

[Soran]

Thanks ^o^ I'll still try to give it up so that I may have Sunday off.

I thought it to be one of the few not poorly drawn Rule 63 Links is all ; )

So my order has FINALLY been shipped. Oh, gosh. So freaking excited. I'll bring a set next... thing as soon as I get the game..

 

[Blank Mauser]

I can't believe I'm spending my weekend with you.

Edit: This was mean and I'm a douche. :3

 

[Soran]

what is the deal for tomorrow?

who all is going? is the car full? I'm bringing... not much.

 

[PortCity]

@Blank: I promised I would respond to this, so here goes :-D…

First of all, on all the doubles and IA talk. When it comes to doubles, yeah its true we play it a lot at Christians, and yeah its true Sekou probably inspires his teammate to work a little harder. I'm not going to lie, I have no care for the game at all. So when I jumped in for Greg to team with Sekou, I'm just like "I'm gunna do whatever." But Sekou drops all these expressions and then I feel bad like "I can't just do whatever, I'm making us lose." lol. Then he gets me all hyped up "Blank is playing phenomenal right now" "Oh he is carrying the team."

I LOVE teams, and I LOVE teamwork. Mostly because it is one thing to watch a person execute a plan, but when two independent individuals get together and accomplish something it looks WAY cooler….”Wombo Combo” anyone? …. A part of having teamwork is having a good partner, and here in Iowa the teams are notoriously lopsided, so that isn’t the case…so the next best thing is to have a partner that at least tries. That is why I’m always boosting my teammates up…because if they try, something cool is bound to happen! Plus, everyone likes to win, even if they aren’t good at it.

When it came for me to team with Christian during our last round robin, I don't even know if we tried that time. Christian went Wolf, and the mayhem when he went Snake was just something you can't compensate for with autopilot, because you get blown up a bunch. Still, its pretty easy to have random synergy with Sekou if you just don't die. I remember he told me "You blow through stocks like candy." And hes right because I have no value in my stocks, I just try and throw the most moves while I can, but I find it funny because you could probably do better with Sekou just not doing anything and being hard to focus then actually trying and putting yourself into danger. You probably couldn't say the same for Snake.

You are right, it is realativly easy to have synergy with me no matter who you are or what character you play. I like to try to adjust myself to the strengths and weaknesses of my teammates. This is mostly because I consider it a puzzle…what is the best strategy to use given my abilities and my teammates? It feels really good when I can take a scrubby player and develop a strategy that enables me to beat a team whose skill are way better than ours. WHERE YOU AT COLIN? :-D I also work harder when I come up with a plan and it doesn’t work. I personally believe that is a way to win, regardless of the skill level of the other team. If I lose, it is my fault for not seeing how to accomplish it. I take this same mindset beyond just brawl too, I believe there is a way out of EVERY situation in life, and if I didn’t get out of it, there is something wrong with me. I guess I just have a drive to be good at everything :-\...anyway

Thats just the game though, and speaking of which it really can be easy. I don't play the game anymore but I could probably still get 3rd at every local(Last tourney I won't john, but I technically did win a 2/3 against Kuares, props for him bringing it back though. Never going to PS again). And I feel like after 2-3 years of the game being out, people would be way too good and frustrating for me to play now but thats not the case. The only one I really see that with is Sekou, how do you not rage at that ****? Hes the kind of player who just doesn't let you have free hits, thats not fun at all. Even though I went Falco against him, hes not someone I want to try against. Even with a bit of practice you can't really mimic everything he does.

You are 100% correct I try not to give anyone free hits at anytime. That is why I’ll make comments when I get hit. Unless I try to get hit, (which I actually do often) I am constantly trying to figure out ways of creating situations that are beneficial to me and me only Here is the break down of when I get hit 60% - Counter Hit as a result of a bad prediction 25% - Out spaced 10% - outplayed 5% - outsmarted/trick
I try to make my playstyle as robust as possible. That level of variation and variety is indeed hard to emulate, however it is SUPER inefficient. JJ Rockets shows that. So even though the way I play works in a hella lot of situations, is hard to emulate, and to read…it requires SOOOooo much more effort that is actually required :-\

Edit2: Sekou also plants those seeds of doubt in people's heads. "Why are you chasing me?" "Oh thats right come off the ledge baby." "Let him mess his partner up." "Oh thank you." Its like you're trying your best to do what you think is right, and Sekou is here making you think you're doing something wrong. It rolls over your head when you should really just stick to your teams regimen regardless.

:-D I absolutely love reading people’s strategies and then calling it out to them. It is a psychological trick. It is almost a win win for me. Let’s say your best strategy at the time is to chase my teammate. If I am right and say it outloud, 1) you wonder “how did he know?” 2) If he knows, is it really smart for me to still do it? Then a lot of the time, people will abandon their optimal strategy for a suboptimal one that is easier for me to counter. If I’m wrong, you might decide to do what I say…and obviously I’ve been planning on that for the past few seconds. So it is a mindgame…TL:DR- Develop a good plan and stick to it, even if PortCity is doing his best Miss Cleo impression
Here is the reference for that joke :-D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWyHiV3l3MA&feature=related

Edit: Joker just has that terrorist mindset. "Can I blow it up yet?"

Yeah, Joker does like blowing stuff up lol.

 

[resTy]

Sweet jesus, that's one long post. /didn't read

Also, do people still play Smash? As in, does the world still play it a lot? Haven't been keeping up with recent events but everything seems smaller than it was 1-2 years ago. The end of the party game community perhaps?

 

[Soran]

they still do. I know, I'm surprised too. But recently I was watching some recent matches to see what people do. It's still the same game. Marth is played how he was 10 yrs ago. Snake is cake. But if people play it, I will test my mettle in a few games of Brawl.

Also, new UMVC team:

Ryu, Virg, Alb.

HAH! My strider is nuggets and I thought Ryu would be a nice addition because of how awesome he is. HADOUSHORYUKEN!

 

[resTy]

I don't get it. You post like an idiot.

 

[PortCity]

@Tyser: I promised blank i would respond to his post. So i'm just fulfilling my promise. There was no reason to read it.

@Brawl: So it seems that either out of boredom or necessity I have expanded my character playlist. I must admit...where has DDD been my whole life? I like pretending to be the Hulk and smashing things In reality, i think the reason I like DDD is the same reason guys cheat on their girlfriends. The girl you cheat with is just so different and new it makes you forget that your real girl is still 10 times better ...so you fool around with her until she does something to remind you of your real girlfriend

 

[ngamer3k]

Sorry I missed your calls Soran! I was practicing so hard (really) I did not hear my phone.

I'll be at your house around 2:15ish. Please have your bag packed and stuff, unlike all the other times I've picked you up.

 

[§chizm]

Sweet jesus, that's one long post. /didn't read

Also, do people still play Smash? As in, does the world still play it a lot? Haven't been keeping up with recent events but everything seems smaller than it was 1-2 years ago. The end of the party game community perhaps?

It's obviously died off a bit (especially around here) but I stopped paying attention to tourneys so I can't really say. I know I've been bored with it for a while :/ (Brawl at least)

@Tyser: I promised blank i would respond to his post. So i'm just fulfilling my promise. There was no reason to read it.

@Brawl: So it seems that either out of boredom or necessity I have expanded my character playlist. I must admit...where has DDD been my whole life? I like pretending to be the Hulk and smashing things In reality, i think the reason I like DDD is the same reason guys cheat on their girlfriends. The girl you cheat with is just so different and new it makes you forget that your real girl is still 10 times better ...so you fool around with her until she does something to remind you of your real girlfriend

You don't throw enough gordos tho.

 

[Blank Mauser]

I don't get it. You post like an idiot.

You should see his AIB. I couldn't even handle him on fb.

@Se'kou Just letting you know I read your post. Don't have much to say though.

One Inch Punch

 

[Soran]

I'm sorry, Tyser. After I posted I was like, dang. But yeah, I'm just excited. I'm getting EXVS today!!!

I was wanting to know if Saros could come along because he just came to me and said he wanted to come.

I hardly practiced xP I just tried out a little Ryu and found it he's a buncha balls. Learned a bit more Strider. Like a tiny bit more.

 

[animeblitzballa33]

Why the FACK is youtube needlessly different? I hate useless interface updates...