Event - MLG Anaheim 2014 My opinions on MLG.

[mikeHAZE]

The season was nothing short of incredible. I traveled to EVERY MLG event, and did great and poorly, but the thing that stayed consistent was how much fun I had. The atmosphere MLG brings to tournaments is something that cannot be replicated. This is the dream for every player who plays competitively - To be on the stage, to make money, to get pro status. But regardless if these hopes are fulfilled or not, every captured memory is one that will not be short lived.

MLG has changed so much of community in such a short period of time. Players who were only considered mediocre to most of the nation went from nobodies to nationally respected players in one season -ESAM-, some even after one event -Espy and X more recently-.

Our community was always one of regional rivalries, and since the seasons start these rivalries have sparked into thunderstorms. These clouds hover over every venue and unleash their rage at every event. After the storm dies down, we all go out to Denny's and eat together.

The sense of unity that these events has created has also been an experience like no other. Players I never thought i'd get a long with are now great friends. We meet at one event and dread the end of the weekend, when we have to depart. Then gracefully shake hands and say "see you next month."

I hope after Grand Finals this weekend, more players will come out to more and more events. Every person I talked to said that MLG Finals was pretty much the best tournament they have EVER been to. Myself Included. Nothing can recreate the intensity, frustration, heartbreak, and joy that not only finals, but EVERY MLG event brings to our community.


I, and I'm sure EVERY player would like to say "Thank you." Thank you to everyone at MLG who made this happen. From Sundance, to ALL of the staff, to AZ and JV, to every ref, to every camera person, to every writer on the site. Thank you for this experience. I am not alone when I say "I hope to see you next year." I hope our relationship continues to expand, and we're not just a one season game, because we're more than that. No other game on your circuit will share the same kind of hype, the same trash talk, and the same unity that we as a community do.


We hope to see you on the Circuit next year.

Thank you


-mikehaze
michaelpulido@gmail.com

 

[Suntan Luigi]

Yeah! Brawl for MLG 2011! Livestream would be nice too

 

[BigLøu]

Everything written was how I feel. I'm so glad I went to all of them, some of the best moments of my life =)

 

[Suspect]

So... about that desperation Anti?

 

[Vinnie]

 

[Allied]

Me too, next year will be eve bigger.

 

[mikeHAZE]

So... about that desperation Anti?

Your post is in response to you and Anti trolling a top player for having a dream of winning a national tournament. Please keep your negativity outside of this thread, as it is nothing but poison to our discussion.

 

[skaterbaj]

I will definetley go to an mlg if it gets picked up next season
Best chance to play with the best.

 

[Thebest1pj]

much appreciation

 

[Suspect]

Your post is in response to you and Anti trolling a top player for having a dream of winning a national tournament. Please keep your negativity outside of this thread, as it is nothing but poison to our discussion.

um this has nothing to do with Atomsk, wtf are you talking about?

This has to do with what me and him discussed in the results thread, saying that the Tekken players were "more desperate" because of a silly chant they did. He defended brawl players as if they were not desperate to be back on next year...then a post like this happens proving pretty much that they are.

 

[Almo]

I missed out on the chance to attend an MLG event this year, but from what I've heard from people who have went, it sounds like an experience nothing short of amazing. I really want to make an MLG event, please bring back Brawl for next year!

 

[Gnes]

Regardless, handle your discrepancy with Anti somewhere else, this is not the place.

I agree with u mike, I'll never forget the times I had at both of the mlgs I went to.

 

[etecoon]

didn't get to go to any of these this time through, I hope brawl comes back so I can

 

[Laurel]

MLG Dallas was the only even of the circuit I went to, and it was the most amazing event I've ever been to in my entire life by FAR.

I'm a very new person in the smash scene, only playing for about 5 months, but I've tried my best to get involved with the community and make up for lost time. People I've met through smash have changed my life for the better, and it's become more than just a competitive game to me. MLG really brought us all together as a community and as friends and even though this might have been the last time Brawl is on the circuit, I still hold on to that hope it will come back next year.

Thank you, MLG, for making this an incredible and unforgettable event and thank you for bringing people into my life that really impacted my life.

I really hope Brawl stays.

 

[Martyr]

um this has nothing to do with Atomsk, wtf are you talking about?

This has to do with what me and him discussed in the results thread, saying that the Tekken players were "more desperate" because of a silly chant they did. He defended brawl players as if they were not desperate to be back on next year...then a post like this happens proving pretty much that they are.

Smash has had history on the MLG circuit before Tekken was even taken serious in America. The Smash community has seen the game come and go, and then come again. There's nothing desperate about wanting to keep a good thing going. When actors shoot a television show all they do is pretty much hope that they get picked up by a network so they can progress into future episodes and seasons. This is pretty much the same scenario in a nutshell. Although in my opinion, the way the Smash community has grown and how recognized it has become as a competitive game, there isn't much doubt in my mind it's staying on next year and maybe even with a live stream and commentators. In my mind I see the same happening for Tekken, both have HUGE followings and fan-base.

Side note, regardless of what was said about Tekken players and Smash players, we don't all necessarily feel the same way or share the same beliefs, so your post really is anathema here. And if you don't know what the word anathema means, to save you time, it means "no one really gives a crap, take the negativity out of the cool and well-intentioned thread." Thanks in advance.

 

[Raziek]

I have to echo everything that's been said here. MLG Dallas was the greatest tournament I've ever been to. The atmosphere was amazing, AZ ran the smoothest tournament I've ever seen, everything was professional, and SO HYPED.

I could go on and on for a while, but I'll keep it short. MLG allowed me to meet a lot of amazing people that I respect, and that means more to me than a lot of other things.

MLG da bess.

 

[Zekeishere]

Yeah, I've got to say, MLG Dallas was the best tournament I've ever been to. It was well worth the 3000+ miles and 50+ hours it took to get there and back.

Thank you very much to everyone apart of MLG. I whole-heartedly would love to attend more MLGs in the future.

 

[RichBrown]

I agree with everything said here.

I attended my first MLG in 2004 for smash when it came to Anaheim. At the time I was too young to travel so I missed out on that first MLG experience. I was so happy when Brawl got announced to the circuit. Traveling to these MLG events has given me life experiences I will never forget. I've become really good friends with people I didn't even know about just 6 months ago. I had some intense wins and heartbreaking losses. All the while I grew tremendously as a player and as a person.

Between this season and next, word will surely spread about how great the MLG events were. In my area attendance has been rising, and if MLG is able to bring back smash again next year I'm sure the events will bring even more people thanks to positive word of mouth. Thank you so much for everything MLG, I really hope to be back next year!

 

[M@v]

the two MLGs I was able to make were nothing short of incredible; probably my favorite tourneys ever. I wish I could of made DC this year as well, but I didn't have the money. I'm hoping I can make at least 3 events next year. Great job MLG, I loved every minute of these tourneys.

 

[PikaPika!]

I've always had more fun at tournaments run by community such as VC/Pound/FC compared to any of the MLG events I've been to but I guess that's just me.

 

[GimR]

The great thing about MLG tournaments is the professionalism. They might not be as "fun" as Community run tournaments but nothing feels better then defeating someone on the main stage with everyone watching and cheering

 

[darkkoopa]

Well said mike

 

[Count]

Working for mlg is fun but you know that the events are amazing when the atmosphere tears you up inside wanting to compete. Thanks MLG

 

[Xyless]

First off, I'm going to love every time M@v posts now.

Anyways, I only went to one MLG this year (Columbus), but since I'll be out of college around the time MLG starts up again, maybe I'll try to go to more. They're all so fun and crazy.

And like GimR said, the best thing that MLG has is professionalism. When you're part of MLG, you're taken more seriously as a entrant to players. Every other tournament save maybe Apex is pretty much a "grassroots" tournament in comparison to the hype and attention brought from MLG.

And if we really want to have Nintendo's permission to stream and such for next year, we could always try to send emails to Nintendo about it or something.

 

[GimR]

I was thinking of starting a petition site or something to force Nintendo to take competitive gamers seriously and not ignore them.

 

[EPsilon933]

I was thinking of starting a petition site or something to force Nintendo to take competitive gamers seriously and not ignore them.

Internet petitions work?


I wish I could have gone to MLG DC, but I was imrpisoned in college 250 miles south from home. Host another MLG in DC during the summer plz?

 

[MetalMusicMan]

Great post, Mike! I couldn't have said it better myself. Thanks to MLG for making this possible!

 

[GimR]

Internet petitions work?

Well it'd be more of a boycott.

If we could get most of the American smash community to boycott buying ANY Nintendo products and it effected Nintendo sales(Which it definitely could, we're pretty big) then Nintendo would have to address the issue and stop ignoring us.

Question is, how much do us smashers REALLY care about this

 

[Xyless]

That's incredibly silly, GimR. The last thing they would respond to is boycotts.

I'm saying having lots of people emailing Nintendo asking them to consider it. NOT BEING ***** ABOUT IT, because that would make it worse. But if Nintendo knew that people cared, maybe they would give it more thought.

 

[GimR]

That's incredibly silly, GimR. The last thing they would respond to is boycotts.

I'm saying having lots of people emailing Nintendo asking them to consider it. NOT BEING ***** ABOUT IT, because that would make it worse. But if Nintendo knew that people cared, maybe they would give it more thought.

They do know and they don't care

Nintendo doesn't care if people run tournaments but they won't have anything to do with them. They IGNORED MLG's email asking if they could stream Brawl. If a major corporation ignores another smaller but still major corporation about something like this I think it's pretty obvious they don't care.

Also could you explain how what I said was silly, if a boycott is big enough it has to be responded to. That's the whole point of a boycott lol

Back to the main subject though:

MLG you Rock

 

[AlphaZealot]

Don't boycott Nintendo. It's likely to do nothing but paint us in a negative light.

 

[GimR]

Don't boycott Nintendo. It's likely to do nothing but paint us in a negative light.

It's just an idea. Being painted negatively by certain people isn't necessarily a bad thing. Like they say, "Haters gonna hate"

Do you have any ideas on how to get Nintendo's attention?

On a different note: sorry for going off topic

 

[EPsilon933]

Look at how small hardcore/competitive gamers are compared to the tsunami of causal gamers taking over the market. Does Nintendo really care about their <.1% extra profit from us? Boycotting will do nothing, really.

Also, I heard that Nintendo did respond to MLG's livestreaming rights request, but didn't give it to them because MLG wants to sell their streams. Or something similar to it and Nintendo doesn't want anyone doing anything like that for money. Dunno how true this is.

Do you have any ideas on how to get Nintendo's attention?

$

 

[GimR]

Look at how small hardcore/competitive gamers are compared to the tsunami of causal gamers taking over the market. Does Nintendo really care about their <.1% extra profit from us? Boycotting will do nothing, really.

Could you give me the numbers to back this up? I'm curious

 

[TheZhuKeeper]

Don't boycott Nintendo. It's likely to do nothing but paint us in a negative light.

Agreed.

Melee players will be eternally jealous of you guys, especially the ones who weren't there for MLG Melee. Sigh...

 

[EPsilon933]

Could you give me the numbers to back this up? I'm curious

No, I can't get many numbers, but all I can say is look at Mario Kart Wii sales 22million

 

[Dark 3nergy]

GIMR

The only way to confront Nintendo head CEOs and Sakurai is to go to a E3 event and meet with them 1 on 1. Hard to do.

Getting into E3 is reversed for mostly invitation only through gaming developers and publishers.

Don't boycott, instead why don't you GIMR make a thread on it if your really highly motivated by it and type up a very well constructive argument as to why you feel competitive smash needs to stop being ignored by Nintendo.

 

[EPsilon933]

Wouldn't asking for attention just give more reasons to be ignored?

 

[Dark 3nergy]

Not if you write up a reason as to why they, the developer/publisher, should look at as. What they want is $$ and to be well represented. If they look at some of the MLG footage from either the days of Melee or Brawl and see all of us having fun at the tournament and playing their game, that'll tell them something. These companies need incentive, a reason, to invest money into our competitive sport.

If they see our sport as being popular, people buying up Wiis/GC/Melee/Brawl, just to play this and if they can only see how great our competitive spirit is they would be motivated to listen to us.

 

[GimR]

Don't boycott, instead why don't you GIMR make a thread on it if your really highly motivated by it and type up a very well constructive argument as to why you feel competitive smash needs to stop being ignored by Nintendo.

I know you have good intentions, but I'm not going waste my time to make a thread that is going to be completely ignored by Nintendo. there is no way anyone in Nintendo would care about a thread posted on Smash World Forums


Can we drop this or some one make another thread if they really care? This is going pretty far off topic


Edit: Also, we're not even really asking for money, we just want them to allow MLG to do what they want