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I really do not have a clue.
Last week's games were fun.
I doubt I'll be coming, since I don't want to be showing up at 10 and leaving at 11, maybe tomorrow?
Oh? I'm surprised. I got the impression that you didn't like it. You weren't that bad at them at all; you definitely had the right idea with spacing, countering, etc. I can see you getting really good at it. The reason I kept winning is that I grew up with it. If we play just a bit more, I have no doubt that you'd catch up soon. Now here's hoping that there'll be no Melee to distract Orlando (my SF rival).Harold bring SF2/3 again this week please
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It is not the camping which turns me off the game, but the fact that all most new players do that, I get bored playing someone who camps and bore the hell out of myself when trying to camp someone else, I don't want to play a game where we sit at opposite ends of the map trying to knock each other off with projectiles.
I was having fun, not sure what gave you the impression that I didn't like it. Maybe I johned too much, but in that case you should just say 'JJJJJJOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHNNNNNNNSSSS!!!!!!!!!' like everyone else does.Oh? I'm surprised. I got the impression that you didn't like it. You weren't that bad at them at all; you definitely had the right idea with spacing, countering, etc. I can see you getting really good at it. The reason I kept winning is that I grew up with it. If we play just a bit more, I have no doubt that you'd catch up soon. Now here's hoping that there'll be no Melee to distract Orlando (my SF rival).
Just FYI I don't have much free time these days, got a project that I have to work overtime on at work, and I'm on 2 ultimate frisbee teams so those take up most of my weekday time. I'll play SF when I can if you guys lend it to me though.Well I kinda miss the tech skill that I had which wasnt even that good at my 'prime'. Sometimes I really feel like missed out on melee and didnt get a chance to get good at it. Im up for some SF3 (ill skip melee) although we need some other people to play against, cuz theres only so much I can take of beating Necro and then getting ***** by Alex.
You should lend SF3 to Cam so he can practice on his free time as I think this game requires it a hell of alot more than Brawl. Also that way we can have more competition
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I like Brawl for the reasons Harold says, but I also like Melee for the reasons Randy mentioned. Personally I'm still happy playing a bit of both
I'm usually home around 5, but just so you know most people don't show up until 6, so you may get bored 1v1ing me until someone else shows
Hey Fogel, I was planning to come by and grab that tommorrow, but my schedule is quite busy right now, as my mom is hounding me to finish my final 2 correspondance credits. If I can I'll pop by the 'fest. If it's a nuisance to have it lying around, I'll make sure to prioritize coming to get it ASAP.Harold and/or Suo: Your jacket and/or sweater are still unclaimed. Still waiting on the epic matchup to decide who gets what
I would be soo down, My friend and I are both huge SF guys, I'm itching to come play you guys in 3S, Btw, I can't wait for SF4! Looks amazing.
Nice, my 2 sisters and my gf bought tickets for this Saturday, should be quite the spectacle. I plan on seeing TDK as many times as I can afford, so I might join you on the tuesday, we'll see.
.No worries there. Niko and I'll be there, practicing for our doubles team that'll destroy every (especially Niko when I up smash him on occasionI'm usually home around 5, but just so you know most people don't show up until 6, so you may get bored 1v1ing me until someone else shows
).No rush; you might want it before the Fall hits though
I actually never learned to how to play squash, which is a shame given that both my parents were pretty good at it. I don't have equipment though, but I'd be down to try it if someone has a spare racket lying around.Ultimate Frisbee is a pretty good game. Although you should join Harold, his friend Mike, and I in some squash. Its an awesome game and I would even say its the melee of racquet sports
Uh huh, I've heard that from you before.
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Smashfests sound like a good way to improve.).) with continual plays. I remember when I was playing Rimi when the Kanata crew come to the smashfest when Brawl first came out. He would do loser out and would always go straight to Final Destination. My thoughts at the time were that he was terribly annoying since I wanted to play on the more 'entertaining' levels like Bridge of Elding and such. I found his play style wasn't risky enough and he wasn't a very fun person to play against. He also ***** the **** out of me. I was going in with the fun mentality whereas he was there to win. Which he did. If the problem with loser-out is that some people have to wait a while to play, that's remedied by having two, or even one stock matches. I can start bringing my Wii as well if more set-ups are needed.
It warms my heart to see youngsters so into the gameWell, that was an interesting Smashfest.
Justin, wow, what the hell was that? Did you, like, power train in the hours before the Smashfest? You improved considerably since last we played, which was what, two days ago? You also played it very smart, sticking with Olimar against my Lucas rather than going Metaknight. Great job! Next ToS or whatever, you have to sign up, even if you think you're 'not going to win'.
Jan, same with you. Your Ike has come a very long way. Suicides are still a bit of a problem but you've definitly gotten to a point where I have to be a lot more alert in a match. I'm glad you stuck with Brawl with a competitive mind-set. Now get your *** over here more often so we can play!
And to Randy and Cam, of course, thanks as always for hosting those bi-weeklies. I was worried for a bit that lack of attendance was going to kill it but I'm glad we still got to go forward with them. However, there are a few things that are on my mind since having Niko over for the week. Namely, how Ottawa's Brawl competitive scene is shaping up. Rather, how it's not...
There's no denying that OVERALL Toronto/Montreal/Niagra/Narnia Smash players are better than Ottawa ones. I've come to believe that a large contributing factor to their success is their higher-stakes tournaments, larger variety of players, and overall more competitive attitude towards the game. They're not playing for fun, they're playing to win (yay Sirlin!
I'm not good enough at Brawl. No doubt about it. I can't beat SAUS yet and thus I suck. Since I've chosen Brawl to be my 'competitive game' (at least until I get some PS2 arcade sticks again...) I'd really like to do what I can to improve (outside of changing characters). As well, I'd love to see Ottawa as a whole dominating at whatever the next tournament we go to may be. And so, with all that being said, I'd like to propose some potential changes to smashfests: first off, I think that a higher pot would be a beneficial change. $1 isn't heavy on the pockets, which is great, but it doesn't really make the pot all that lucritive either. $10 would probably be way too much so how does something like $5 sound? Would people be up for that? If it's a bit much, would switching to a tri-weekly balance things out? A bigger pot would attract more people (at least that's the hope). Dice and co., would you guys finally come out and play Brawl if the pot was bigger? Playing for $1 is starting to feel too... kiddy. I mean, this is Brawl we're talking about. It's supposed to be serious business!
Another change that I think would be beneficial competitively would be a change from players alternating to a more aggressive loser-out style. If Derek is owning the world, he shouldn't be rotating out. We should be observing the hell out of him and slowly learning to adapt. A loser-out method of player rotation strongly encourages winning above all things since the winner is rewarded (well, "rewarded" for those who don't like Brawl
I sucked at ToS, I sucked at the smashfests. I suck. But I want to change that. This rant could basically be a big john for my sucking but the changes at least seem to work for other groups so I'd like to see if they'd work here as well. Higher pot and loser-out. Some money matches perhaps?
On an irrelevant note, I'm thinking of dropping Brawl for this awesome new fighting game that's coming out... No, it's not Street Fighter IV. That game sucks now that Ryu has this terribly English voice: http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/19998
No, no. I'm going to drop Brawl for this no doubt amazing game. A game so amazing that if it IS balanced it won't make any sense whatsoever: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/36133.html
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We usually play every Friday from 5 until midnight/1am. If you are interested I can PM you my address; I live in Nepean though so it might be kinda far depending where you live.Heyoz,
I *miiight* be up for joining a smashfest tonight... where/when do they happen? Also, as some might recall from ToS5... I'm reeeally bad at SSBB... lol
Also.... I'll get those ToS videos up eventually o_O
And to Randy and Cam, of course, thanks as always for hosting those bi-weeklies. I was worried for a bit that lack of attendance was going to kill it but I'm glad we still got to go forward with them. However, there are a few things that are on my mind since having Niko over for the week. Namely, how Ottawa's Brawl competitive scene is shaping up. Rather, how it's not...
There's no denying that OVERALL Toronto/Montreal/Niagra/Narnia Smash players are better than Ottawa ones. I've come to believe that a large contributing factor to their success is their higher-stakes tournaments, larger variety of players, and overall more competitive attitude towards the game. They're not playing for fun, they're playing to win (yay Sirlin!
I'm not good enough at Brawl. No doubt about it. I can't beat SAUS yet and thus I suck. Since I've chosen Brawl to be my 'competitive game' (at least until I get some PS2 arcade sticks again...) I'd really like to do what I can to improve (outside of changing characters). As well, I'd love to see Ottawa as a whole dominating at whatever the next tournament we go to may be. And so, with all that being said, I'd like to propose some potential changes to smashfests: first off, I think that a higher pot would be a beneficial change. $1 isn't heavy on the pockets, which is great, but it doesn't really make the pot all that lucritive either. $10 would probably be way too much so how does something like $5 sound? Would people be up for that? If it's a bit much, would switching to a tri-weekly balance things out? A bigger pot would attract more people (at least that's the hope). Dice and co., would you guys finally come out and play Brawl if the pot was bigger? Playing for $1 is starting to feel too... kiddy. I mean, this is Brawl we're talking about. It's supposed to be serious business!
Another change that I think would be beneficial competitively would be a change from players alternating to a more aggressive loser-out style. If Derek is owning the world, he shouldn't be rotating out. We should be observing the hell out of him and slowly learning to adapt. A loser-out method of player rotation strongly encourages winning above all things since the winner is rewarded (well, "rewarded" for those who don't like Brawl
I sucked at ToS, I sucked at the smashfests. I suck. But I want to change that. This rant could basically be a big john for my sucking but the changes at least seem to work for other groups so I'd like to see if they'd work here as well. Higher pot and loser-out. Some money matches perhaps?
On an irrelevant note, I'm thinking of dropping Brawl for this awesome new fighting game that's coming out... No, it's not Street Fighter IV. That game sucks now that Ryu has this terribly English voice: http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/19998
No, no. I'm going to drop Brawl for this no doubt amazing game. A game so amazing that if it IS balanced it won't make any sense whatsoever: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/36133.html
This section is kind of a blanket reply to both since it's about the same issue.It warms my heart to see youngsters so into the game
I probably will increase the entry fee to $5 if everyone is willing to do that. But keep in mind, unlike niagra/GTA/all those other reigions, the Ottawa scene doesn't seem to be into Brawl that much to care (I know I'm not), so if we do that, I definitly am not willing to spend 5 bucks so I will not be participating in singles, and depending on Derek, I might not be participating in doubles as well.
I might be wrong, but I'm also pretty sure that Cameron and Ian are not going to be spending that much money (care to prove me wrong?
So I will bump up the entry fee if everyone wants to do that, post if you want/do not want to have it bumped.
). $1 or $2 bucks is ok, but $5 crosses an imaginary line in my head that I don't want to cross for a game I'm not super-passionate about.
. Ill be home around midnight to do sme shoutouts *been on busses since 11am*
). If it's a goal that requires the entire community's effort to attain, it'll help you a lot. And aim high - you're never gonna get to the top if you don't reach for it.
