Event - EVO 2013 (Breast Cancer Research Drive) Melee @ Evo2k13 Donation Topic

[exarch]

Top 10 sets of all time?
This one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh3RTOnbrZ8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-OHEdx1Bfs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEZVLOEumaU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHEBIRht3cs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZqM3rsJ7Sg

Also Ken vs Bombsoldier has to be in there too. And when PC Chris unseats Ken. And the M2k PC Chris Evo set(s).

There's probably too much important history remembered in sets (at this point) to really cover smash's needs in only 10. And that's ignoring other motivations like character diversity. Really going back, there's this ancient bit of smash play that is really remarkable we even have a relic like that.

Really good sets with character diversity?
Husband vs Isai at MLG Atlanta 2005 (First three are CF vs Marth, 4th is Link vs Marth, 5th is Sheik vs Marth)

PC Chris vs M2k MLG Long Island 2007 is remarkable too, although between the two sets, the second has a better story it tells.

 

[rawrimamonster]

/v/ and /vg/ are filled with people who think we're all ****ing autistic that we play Smash competitively. (troll or not troll)

They can be as pissed as they want.

Who gives 2 ****s about them lol.

No one should care about a group of people who think you have a mental deficiency because you play a game like this competitively.

>implying /v/ isn't just tsundere
>implying they can pass the boundary of skill that separates them from the casuals that they complain about

 

[sodapopSquid]

>implying /v/ isn't just tsundere
>implying they can pass the boundary of skill that separates them from the casuals that they complain about

Apparently at evo in 07, Some guys stole some stuff during the smash tourney?

 

[sakuraZaKi]

I'm sure a few smashers here play some SG. I have the game and a friend and I are planning to play some friendlies this weekend after SCR.

 

[LLDL]

Shiz vs falcomist was close, and hype, but I don't think it was that good...The only amazing thing about it was really amazing was the ending. It's not like shiz vs m2k where its never before seen every 10 seconds.

 

[Elyssa Xey Hexen]

There's probably too much important history remembered in sets (at this point) to really cover smash's needs in only 10. And that's ignoring other motivations like character diversity. Really going back, there's this ancient bit of smash play that is really remarkable we even have a relic like that.

WTF. That's the first time I have ever seen anything older than like 2005. And it happens to be an '02 video. Wow.

 

[Gea]

Apparently at evo in 07, Some guys stole some stuff during the smash tourney?

No, the theft thing you're hearing about happened recently at Apex, a smash tournament in itself. No one knows if it was even smash players that did the theft and this community will likely donate to recoup the losses because we love our TOs.

 

[KrIsP!]

And blacklist the culprits should they be tourney goers and the authorities would be alerted should it be a student or any civilian. Hopefully they get to the bottom of it, however if I hear people in the FGC start labeling smashers as thieves (not that they have yet) I'd be sad faced.

There are a lot of misconceptions about smashers probably made by successful trolls. Things like apparently how melee specifically told CPU (the Evo brAwl champion) to pay his winnings out to ken for using items. Even I would hope people could see the flawed logic there.

 

[Spyro]

/v/ and /vg/ are filled with people who think we're all ****ing autistic that we play Smash competitively. (troll or not troll)

ALL COMPETITVE SMASH CHEAT AND USE GLITCHES BRAH, I COULD BEAT ALL OF THOSE ******* IF THEY DIDNT CHEAT BRAH!

/flawlesscasualplayerlogic

 

[Yung Mei]

why are we talking about /v/ and /vg/

everybody in those boards (especially /v/) is ********

/r9k/ occasionally has smash threads and those threads are legitly fun

 

[Elyssa Xey Hexen]

I feel somewhat privileged that I do not understand what any of this /(insert character)/ stuff means. Including that I am not familiar with such contents of the forward slash places.

 

[Fletch]

Linking other communities to our older games, unfortunately despite their relevance to Smash history, is probably not a good idea. The more recent the game, the more evident the decrease in skill. My favorite set of all time was probably the Isai/Ken set linked above, but after watching it, it is very apparent the difference in skill, speed, and tech that current smashers have over that. I have a feeling other communities would be more hype over more recent Melee.

 

[Elyssa Xey Hexen]

Linking other communities to our older games, unfortunately despite their relevance to Smash history, is probably not a good idea. The more recent the game, the more evident the decrease in skill. My favorite set of all time was probably the Isai/Ken set linked above, but after watching it, it is very apparent the difference in skill, speed, and tech that current smashers have over that. I have a feeling other communities would be more hype over more recent Melee.

I sometimes wondered if it was the past that made some people so abstinent to melee because of how it was developed back then. Now, it may seem more fitting.

 

[Gliffie]

/v/ and /vg/ are filled with people who think we're all ****ing autistic that we play Smash competitively. (troll or not troll)

They can be as pissed as they want.

Who gives 2 ****s about them lol.

No one should care about a group of people who think you have a mental deficiency because you play a game like this competitively.

/v/ is actually way more supportive of Smash than /vg/. The FG general on /vg/ has been an anti-smash circlejerk all week. "Autists fapping on couches", "stealing from their own event", "made the winner of Evo 2k8 give back his winnings", etc etc.

 

[BrandX]

/vg/ sounds like a bunch of bullies *puffs cheeks*

 

[oukd]

lol come on guys, since when did v or vg become relevant to anything whatsoever <_<

 

[NalsXR]

whoops anyway the climate on vg isn't as bad as you think

 

[BrandX]

lol come on guys, since when did v or vg become relevant to anything whatsoever <_<

I agree with this, lets just drop the subject about them lol

 

[Scar]

I'm trying to get additional organization regarding this donation drive actually built into the boards - we'll see if we can make it happen.

In the meantime, there are several events coming up:
*MIOM Episode 5 on Sunday 1/27 (mark your calendars) - if anyone is waiting to make a big donation, it would be great if you could help fund another matching donation drive!
*Work with local TOs to host donation drives and donate funds to the drive
*Work with local tourney winners to get them to donate a portion of their winnings to the drive

 

[RomeDogg]

Man this is a testament to us having the best community in fighting games. Oh and I donated, I love my life.

 

[Isatis]

(Accidentally posted this in the podcast thread)

Whoever donated, nice subtle reference.

 

[RomeDogg]

What is it referencing?

 

[Life]

UrbanDictionary explains it (this one looks sfw if you're worried)

 

[GHNeko]

(Accidentally posted this in the podcast thread)

Whoever donated, nice subtle reference.

This is AMAZING.

 

[Gliffie]

(Accidentally posted this in the podcast thread)

Whoever donated, nice subtle reference.

 

[♡ⓛⓞⓥⓔ♡]

Internet sucks, you can waste an entire lifetime here and still not understand a simple joke

 

[Gea]

Says the dude with the Megabus avatar.

 

[Fletch]

($8.95) The price those crazy Canadians wanted street fighter AE fans to pay to watch their stream of a tournament Major in 720 HD definition. It was totally unfair so people now use this as a troll reference.

So people stop asking.

 

[MajorMoses]

At 8 PM EST there will be a streamed episode of Show Me Your News that will touch on APEX 2013 and the EVO Donation Drive. You can check them out at http://www.livestream.com/showmeyournews

After they switched to a general video gaming news format, they've always taken time to mention big Smash news since that's what the podcast started on. I can't guarantee that they'll spend a large amount of time talking about APEX or EVO, and they definitely don't have anything planned for matching donations (you should save that for the next donation drive). But if you're in the mood for some video game-centric audio entertainment, giv'em a listen!

 

[KrIsP!]

Might not be home to watch but sickkkkk

You know what'd be sick, if some started selling Erryday I'm Shffling shirts. Mostly cause I want one, and cause breast cancer too.

 

[Gea]

I miss that shirt that was like "Wavedashing is my anti-drug" and had the smash logo. We need an artist to make us some shirt designs that we can get printed on yetee or threadless. That would be so hype.

Edit: And Yetee worked with awesome games done quick to sell them for charity, we could always sponsor another charity event (BRING BACK SMASHAID) and sell them ontop of it.

 

[KrIsP!]

Wasn't their a tires don exits shirt?

Edit: found it. lol AZ should open up a t-shirt store again.

 

[Gea]

Yeah, that's more for the GFAQs Smash community I'd think. I'd love to knock up some rough drafts or ideas if any artists wanted to stylize them or whatever. That's probably a better idea for another thread.

 

[BrandX]

So away from the competitive aspect for a moment, I actually decided to count up all of the donations that all the communities have donated so far, and we have donated a total of $31,078 dollars

Let me repeat that

We have donated a total of $31,078.

Everyone, pat yourselves on the back. I'm predicting by the end of this drive, we will pass 50,000+ (or at least try)

Good job FGC!

 

[Jiv]

So away from the competitive aspect for a moment, I actually decided to count up all of the donations that all the communities have donated so far, and we have donated a total of $31,078 dollars

Let me repeat that

We have donated a total of $31,078.

Everyone, pat yourselves on the back. I'm predicting by the end of this drive, we will pass 50,000+ (or at least try)

Good job FGC!

**** Walter junior raised more than that on the website he made for his dad lmao

 

[ZeldaFreak0309]

**** Walter junior raised more than that on the website he made for his dad lmao

though most of it was just Saul funneling Walt's drug money

 

[Life]

How about a parody of that one Beatles cover Abbey Road starring Falco/Fox/Marth/Sheik?

 

[~automatic]

though most of it was just Saul funneling Walt's drug money

No spoilers guys, jeez.

 

[Jiv]

though most of it was just Saul funneling Walt's drug money

No that wasn't it

Also JESSIE DIES

not really but that would suck to get that ruined for you wouldn't it

 

[MajorMoses]

At 8 PM EST there will be a streamed episode of Show Me Your News that will touch on APEX 2013 and the EVO Donation Drive. You can check them out at http://www.livestream.com/showmeyournews

After they switched to a general video gaming news format, they've always taken time to mention big Smash news since that's what the podcast started on. I can't guarantee that they'll spend a large amount of time talking about APEX or EVO, and they definitely don't have anything planned for matching donations (you should save that for the next donation drive). But if you're in the mood for some video game-centric audio entertainment, giv'em a listen!

Pre-show has started if anyone is interested.