Well here goes.
Smashboards Username: Bing
Region: Niagara Region, Ontario,Canada
Primary Character(s):Fox
Secondary Character(s):Falco,Peach,Falcon,Pikachu, Marth.
REQUIRED
1. Q. How long have you been playing competitive melee?
A. Year and a Half
2. Q. How often do you attend tournaments? How familiar are you with your local scene? Your regional scene? The national/international scene?
A.I attend all the local tournaments and am looking to attend more Out of country tournaments within the near future.
We dont have much of a local scene, I've been trying to build it up since before I truly got started in competitive smash.
As to the regional scene, I attend every GTA monthly that we have and I feel that I am pretty familiar with the scene.
For the national/International scene, I've only attended Apex thus far, but I am looking to branch out further. I am also one of the hosts for this years Nationals, Impulse.
3. Q. How would you classify yourself as a player relative to the current metagame? (beginner, average, high level, pro, etc.)
A. Average and moving up.
4. Q. Do you think the other individuals in your region would support you being a member of the MBR? Why?
A.I feel that they would be on the fence about this. Truthfully speaking, I am lacking knowledge in some departments, but I do have a decent knowledge about many characters and MU's. I also am always looking to expand my knowledge and read everything possible. So I feel that some would support this, the ones who truly understand how adamant I am in becoming better.
5. Q. Do you consider yourself a discussion leader? Why?
A. In discussions that I truly feel "connected" with yes I can be.
6. Q. Are you an active Tournament Organizer? If Yes, what are some recent tournaments you have hosted? If No, what are some ways you feel you contribute to your local scene despite not being a TO?
A. As I posted earlier, Im one of the tournament organizers of Impulse, I've also been trying to build a local scene to host more tournaments.
7. Q. Do you feel that the current tier list is accurate? Why?
A. Generally the tier list is accurate, I do feel that the mid tier do need to be shuffled around a little. I feel that a character Like Pikachu should be slotted in the C tier and that Ylink she be switched with Mario.
8. Q. Do you feel that the current MBR recommended stage list is fair? Why?
A.I do believe that the MBR stage list is fair, I mean, the only stages that are left are all relatively basic with little stage interference. I.e Dreamlands wind, Yoshi's Fly Guys + Randall. Pokemon Stadium does transform creating different strategies and a touch of intereference but regardless, its fair. I do however wish that there were more stages available, but when you look at the stages that could potentially be used, theres always something that makes each one non-viable.
9. Q. Do you feel that the current MBR recommended rule set is fair? Why?
A. Completely, I feel that the time alotted and stock amount are the right amount allowing a solid match while giving a player a chance to recover from an early mistake.
10. Q. What is more important to you: Tech Skill or Strategy? Why?
A. At this stage in my "career" I feel it a combination of both. Tech Skill is a necessity but it can only get you so far. That is where a strong strategy comes into play. No one generally wins on strength alone in this game.
11. Q. What is more important to you: Maximizing Punishments (Combos) or Initiating Punishments (First Hits)? Why?
A. I believe that Maximizing Punishments are the most important because racking up damage and eventually getting the stock is pretty difficult when you can only chip away with a few hits. Stocks can be taken in a matter of moments, so if you don't take full advantage of your opportunity to punish, you're possibly giving the opponent another chance to punish you.
12. Q. Does SSBM have a limited lifespan as a competitive community due to its age or any other factor? Why or why not?
A. I do believe that Melee does have a limited lifespan as do all things. Nothing lasts forever. The factors I believe that would contribute to this would be that yes it is getting older, and as this game gets older, and the current pros begin retiring, and our "fountain of youth" eventually dries up, then one day it will become difficult to find people to play, tournaments, scenes in general. Now with that being said, I also do believe that this game has awhile before this does occur, I mean, based on tournament attendance lists, and the emergence of new, strong players all the time, we have awhile yet.
13. Q. What do you think could be done to expand our community?
A. An issue I've seen is that many players dont really understand what it is that competitive gaming is all about. A lot of gamers see competitive gaming as a waste of time. We need to show these people that yes, we have put in a lot of work to master our craft, yet we do it for yes the competition of something we love. But its all a friendly gathering, a place to meet new amazing people and so much more then what meets the eye.
14. Q. What do you think the MBR could do to stimulate the community?
A. When I first began playing smash competitively, I was nervous, I had idolized these people for years and here was my chance to meet and face them. And this is where Kirbykaze comes in, he greeted me into the community first hand with open arms. This is what we need to stimulate the community. A lot of people on the fence about competitive smash are too nervous of these famous celebrities to write a post because they are afraid of the response. We need the pros to see these new people and be welcoming, as much as possible.
15. Q. How do you think the MBR would benefit from your input?
A. I think the MBR would benefit from my opinions and my willingness to learn. I know for a fact that I do not know everything, and I can accept this. I do however feel that my eagerness to create new scenes and bring in new "talent" to the scene could be of the most benefit.
OPTIONAL
1. Please provide up to 5 examples of contributions you have made to the melee community. Links to exceptional, informative posts are highly valued here.
1. Link:
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=298700&highlight=Story+of+a+noob
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=300107&highlight=Story+of+a+noob
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=300318&highlight=Story+of+a+noob
i. Description: These are a series of stories I wrote when I first began competitive smash. The reason why these are contributions to the melee community is that after writing these, I began receiving messages from people telling me about how reading my stories gave them the urge and hope to get involved in the community themselves instead of just lurking the boards in fear.
2. List up to three players you feel demonstrate good discussion ability or have outstanding contributions to the community and explain why you think they are a good example.
1. Player: KirbyKaze
i. Reason: The first pro I ever spoke with, has the most general knowledge aswell as a friendly attitude. He is loved around the boards and I feel that KK is probably the most loved MBR member.
2. Player:Dr PeePee
i. Reason: PPMD is a very knowledgeable and kind smasher who is always giving and seeking advice. Has a lot of theories and is another well respected player in the community.
3. Player: Wobbles
i. Reason: Very intelligent but doesn't post as frequently as the other two I listed. Has very strong theories and is always able to back up them with a good debate.
3. Have you read Sirlin's theories regarding "Play to Win"? Do you agree or disagree? Why? How do you think these theories affect and apply to the Melee community?
1. Answer:
I agree with Sirlin's general theory on play to win,however when disected it's not really that can have all aspects applied to a competitive gaming scene like Smash. Our community is partially based on being one as a community and if everyone was to come to tournaments simply to just win. The community with shrink as it would become unenjoyable to play and tournament scene would become dull.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS/FINAL WORDS: I feel that I would be a good addition to the MBR because of my eagerness to learn and my wanting to expand the community in every way possible. I have a fairly decent general knowledge of almost every character, this is good for helping out newer players who are lost with whatever situation seems to be bothering them.
i sometimes play with friends
