sidefx
Smash Champion
so.. about a couple weeks ago there was this brawl video competition. you get 90 seconds to show off what you got based on skill.. (we'll touch on that part again).
so.. i created my entry (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C5gvmUi_ug) and submitted it.
now lets go back to that skill part. from what the rules state: (http://www.mlgpro.com/?q=node/201427)
"Best Skill Video Submit a video of no more than 90 seconds that displays your Smash prowess. This video could be a compilation of amazing kills, sneaky moves, mastery of mind games or excellent use of glitches. If you think you’ve got the skills, put together a video and submit it."
so. here is the top 5 that MLG has picked.
http://www.mlgpro.com/forum/showthread.php?t=166492
Now.. as you can see.. the majority of the videos picked, were either based on pure editing flash, or.. lack of anything remotely close to what this video was supposed to be based on.
lets take for example.. Grayfox's submission. (http://gameroom.mlgpro.com/view/HMXtVxexN3o.html)
I seriously couldn't even sit through the whole video again.. so ill be short on how awful this video is.. at least take out the sound effects in the background if you're going to put music on it. Blah... horrible.
Heres another one. The Footstool archive. (http://gameroom.mlgpro.com/view/nWmowBCndD8.html)
This video contains nothing but footstool jumps. The end. Your asking how this video got picked? well thats what myself and many more are wondering as well.. INCLUDING.. the creator of this video Ryanator.
I seriously don't know who picked the top 5 videos in this competition.. but who ever it was... in the words of Overswarm "id like to find out who it was and **** in their lungs" thats basically how i feel. Overswarm has been kind enough to come up with some amazing analogies to this competition.
"a carpentry competition where a guy who makes a rocking chair wins because he painted it a pretty color blue"
"a martial arts competition where Steven Seagal wins"
"A driving contest where a walking man wins because he managed to avoid all the cones"
and many more.. but you can see where this is going. I could honestly care less about the prize money.. its 1000 dollars. Yeah its some nice pocket change, but if i were to win, it wouldn't all be going to me.. it would be split 3 ways due to 3 people working on my video. I take pride in what i do and create. Having MLG **** on that, but selecting the videos that have been selected (See above for the link to the top 5 videos) makes me irritated, angry, and bitter.
Now if you feel the same way i do.. please.. i urge you to post on this thread (http://www.mlgpro.com/forum/showthread.php?t=166492) expressing yourself about how MLG has failed this competition, and has made brawl look like a complete joke to unsuspecting casual gamers.
Sorry for this long wall of text.. im just a bit aggravated the state of this competition, and how poorly organized it has been handled. It seriously feels like they forgot that this contest existed, and in their panic, searched the top views, and flashy videos, and made the top 5 from that. (3/5 of the top 5 videos were featured on the front page of MLG gathering exposure, and views, that its self is not fair imo either)
Thanks you for reading.
EDIT:
Some notable videos that were not selected in the top 5
Overswarm: ROB is Awesome - http://gameroom.mlgpro.com/view/Ria60Qk6fhsalsl0.html
Ryanator: The Pit - http://gameroom.mlgpro.com/view/usulpOT86yrWzs.html
paOol: Diddy Kong King - http://gameroom.mlgpro.com/view/TRYUrzMGorE.html
also.. this post isnt about how mine didnt get picked. Its about how crappy this competition turned out to be.. and how it wasted not only my time, but the time of who ever else deserved a spot in that top 5 as well. This just goes to show that MLG is out of the loop of the Smash scene, and they need to stop pretending they give a crap about it all.
EDIT:
Apparently MLG has heard of what was going on, and they decided to step up their game, and release another voting thread. This time its with ALL of the submissions, as a "Peoples Choice" kind of deal.
so. i urge you now, to go vote for your favorite video in this thread.
http://www.mlgpro.com/forum/showthread.php?t=166641
VOTE NOW!
so.. i created my entry (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C5gvmUi_ug) and submitted it.
now lets go back to that skill part. from what the rules state: (http://www.mlgpro.com/?q=node/201427)
"Best Skill Video Submit a video of no more than 90 seconds that displays your Smash prowess. This video could be a compilation of amazing kills, sneaky moves, mastery of mind games or excellent use of glitches. If you think you’ve got the skills, put together a video and submit it."
so. here is the top 5 that MLG has picked.
http://www.mlgpro.com/forum/showthread.php?t=166492
Now.. as you can see.. the majority of the videos picked, were either based on pure editing flash, or.. lack of anything remotely close to what this video was supposed to be based on.
lets take for example.. Grayfox's submission. (http://gameroom.mlgpro.com/view/HMXtVxexN3o.html)
I seriously couldn't even sit through the whole video again.. so ill be short on how awful this video is.. at least take out the sound effects in the background if you're going to put music on it. Blah... horrible.
Heres another one. The Footstool archive. (http://gameroom.mlgpro.com/view/nWmowBCndD8.html)
This video contains nothing but footstool jumps. The end. Your asking how this video got picked? well thats what myself and many more are wondering as well.. INCLUDING.. the creator of this video Ryanator.
I seriously don't know who picked the top 5 videos in this competition.. but who ever it was... in the words of Overswarm "id like to find out who it was and **** in their lungs" thats basically how i feel. Overswarm has been kind enough to come up with some amazing analogies to this competition.
"a carpentry competition where a guy who makes a rocking chair wins because he painted it a pretty color blue"
"a martial arts competition where Steven Seagal wins"
"A driving contest where a walking man wins because he managed to avoid all the cones"
and many more.. but you can see where this is going. I could honestly care less about the prize money.. its 1000 dollars. Yeah its some nice pocket change, but if i were to win, it wouldn't all be going to me.. it would be split 3 ways due to 3 people working on my video. I take pride in what i do and create. Having MLG **** on that, but selecting the videos that have been selected (See above for the link to the top 5 videos) makes me irritated, angry, and bitter.
Now if you feel the same way i do.. please.. i urge you to post on this thread (http://www.mlgpro.com/forum/showthread.php?t=166492) expressing yourself about how MLG has failed this competition, and has made brawl look like a complete joke to unsuspecting casual gamers.
Sorry for this long wall of text.. im just a bit aggravated the state of this competition, and how poorly organized it has been handled. It seriously feels like they forgot that this contest existed, and in their panic, searched the top views, and flashy videos, and made the top 5 from that. (3/5 of the top 5 videos were featured on the front page of MLG gathering exposure, and views, that its self is not fair imo either)
Thanks you for reading.
EDIT:
Some notable videos that were not selected in the top 5
Overswarm: ROB is Awesome - http://gameroom.mlgpro.com/view/Ria60Qk6fhsalsl0.html
Ryanator: The Pit - http://gameroom.mlgpro.com/view/usulpOT86yrWzs.html
paOol: Diddy Kong King - http://gameroom.mlgpro.com/view/TRYUrzMGorE.html
also.. this post isnt about how mine didnt get picked. Its about how crappy this competition turned out to be.. and how it wasted not only my time, but the time of who ever else deserved a spot in that top 5 as well. This just goes to show that MLG is out of the loop of the Smash scene, and they need to stop pretending they give a crap about it all.
EDIT:
Apparently MLG has heard of what was going on, and they decided to step up their game, and release another voting thread. This time its with ALL of the submissions, as a "Peoples Choice" kind of deal.
so. i urge you now, to go vote for your favorite video in this thread.
http://www.mlgpro.com/forum/showthread.php?t=166641
VOTE NOW!