Well, I was on for glory today and I was beating these noobs up until some expert guy comes to ruin everything. He was so proficient I couldn't play, I could barely take off his stock and I was trying to learn at first, but then, I couldn't focus on that. I just tried to get at least one win on him, but lost every single time. He even TAUNTED after a while. After he left, I was left anger, frustration, but mostly, hopelessness. He showed me I haven't gotten better. No matter how much I've tried to get better, I'm still the same as I was before I learned. Maybe a little better, but I suck. Why do I try when I fail? Why go on for glory when I suck? Why not go to for fun? I think I'm done with this stupid competitive side of the game. It's campy, defensive, and boring. I'm going back to melee and project m, where i can be competitive for real.
Before I get into your actual thread, I want to state that perhaps you were a noob to him maybe? Your opening line kinda doesn't make me feel very sorry for you to be honest. Not trying to sound mean at all, but I don't really like seeing someone open up with something like that and then talk about how they got beaten into the ground by someone else more skilled than them. It honestly just sounds like the roles have suddenly gotten reversed on you and you didn't like it.
Sorry if that sounded kind of harsh; however I felt like it needed to be said...
In any case, we all have days like that on For Glory, even me. There's a vast array of players of all different skill levels on For Glory. Sometimes I get players I can easily two stock and other times I'll be the one in their shoes. The important thing you have to remember is
everyone starts somewhere and doesn't become a pro over night. You can't get better without practice!
I've been playing since the very first Smash (Smash 64) and I've only made more and more progress over the years. I'm no where near a pro player despite this, but I know for a fact I play so much better than I ever did before. For Glory has also helped me improve my Smash skills a lot because I was able to play against a wide variety of players, pros or not. To me it doesn't even matter if I lose. Yeah, I can get frustrated, but from losing and playing so much For Glory I also gain experience.
We all have to do our fair share of learning in order to get better. It's why I dislike others who call people "Noobs" because I believe they forgotten that they once played like that too. On top of that, there are kids who also play Smash sometimes and therefore normally have no idea what they're doing. Being competitive is nice and all, but you should also keep in mind it's just a game and a game should just be played for fun. Losing is all part of the Game experience as there's no avoiding it.
I can also understand your frustrations about certain players on For Glory. Thing is you're going to get campers, passive players, and a bunch of spamming on any mode on Smash when it comes to online play, not just For Glory. Thing is most of these players do this because they know they can get away with it. If you're losing to their spamming or camping then they're obviously not going to stop. I'm not going to deny that it's cheap, but if it works then do they really need to stop?
They won't think so.
They'll do it as long as it works. As for those who like to taunt at every chance they get and even stoop to insults... Well, that's just something you have to get used to. There's no stopping people from doing that to be honest, so there's no point stressing about that. Usually if someone starts taunting or tea-bagging I'll usually return the favor. Sometimes all it takes is giving them their own medicine. Cockiness can be ones downfall, and I've met a lot of cocky players who I ended up beating cause of it.
Course, you can report these types of players for doing those things and even block them, but you'll only encounter another and another and another and so on... It's a game you're playing online and that's one of the behaviors you'll see. You can't avoid it no matter how many people you report or block. It's going to happen no matter what...
Trust me, you'll get better. We all have those days but all you have to do is keep at it. You'll notice a huge difference in how you play as long as you keep trying. Don't get disheartened cause you got crushed into the ground by someone.
Just practice and practice some more, and never give up. Sounds kinda corny but it's true. Good luck.
