regarding button checks

[Youngling]

can we stop calling them button checks? gayest thing I've ever heard

 

[Jagoffian]

Hand Warmers?

 

[Kink-Link5]

Warmups is fine.

+1 to dumb "button checks"

It isn't like the control set up changed on you from the last person playing.

 

[Rockenos]

Yeah button checks sounds mad gay, maybe make it warmups or even just play the ****ing game

 

[KrIsP!]

Yeah button checks sounds mad gay

Hand Warmers?

Let's just call them hand jobs and see how often people ask for them then.

 

[EPsilon933]

Let's just call them hand jobs and see how often people ask for them then.

I wish I could have recorded my reaction. I had the best laugh out of that


I think controller feels is the most accurate term

 

[Svetsunov]

M2k stallers.

 

[Tee ay eye]

can we stop calling them button checks? gayest thing I've ever heard

i was going to go into this thread to say this, cuz i got angry when i read "button check" in the thread title

seriously, calling them button checks makes the smash community look like a huge joke

 

[Psychoace]

I propose Tech Checks!

 

[Kink-Link5]

i was going to go into this thread to say this, cuz i got angry when i read "button check" in the thread title

seriously, calling them button checks makes the smash community look like a huge joke

Because clearly looking like a joke is a serious issue for the Smash scene's lifespan.

 

[Somaiah]

The first step to getting rid of the term is to find another one... I mean while "button checks" sounds nerdy as hell, the person first hearing the term knows what's going on.

 

[Avalancer]

buttchecks

 

[Deposition]

The first step to getting rid of the term is to find another one... I mean while "button checks" sounds nerdy as hell, the person first hearing the term knows what's going on.

Good point, but the Smash community is all about vague references that are said over and over again! ( i.e. No Johns, JV 4-Stock, That ain't Falco, etc... )

I agree in officially calling them "warmups", but I feel like having a second name that sounds funny is good, too.

 

[Kink-Link5]

We can always call them "Tournament Stallers."

 

[TheManaLord]

It's confirmed your controller acts as it normally does. Why do people have a problem with this? TV's adjust as does the general feel of your controller. It's a given that players can do this, it detracts from nothing.

 

[Svetsunov]

It's confirmed your controller acts as it normally does. Why do people have a problem with this? TV's adjust as does the general feel of your controller. It's a given that players can do this, it detracts from nothing.

Nobody ever said they couldn't do it, its just you should be doing it before a set; not in between games.

 

[odinNJ]

Warmups sounds the least stupid. However I wouldnt mind calling them "Anti-Johns"

 

[VietGeek]

nah guys

call them button checks

so that fighting game community will know we so srs about evo e-sports team madcatz

ssbm for evo2kXX

yeah guys it takes 3 minutes to check my control scheme cuz ssbm is sooooooooooooo deep and complex that im not sure my a button is properly pseudo-lubricated by my sweat

can't plink my 2B > jc.8C without it ya know

obv

 

[Kink-Link5]

nah guys

call them button checks

so that fighting game community will know we so srs about evo e-sports team madcatz

ssbm for evo2kXX

yeah guys it takes 3 minutes to check my control scheme cuz ssbm is sooooooooooooo deep and complex that im not sure my a button is properly pseudo-lubricated by my sweat

can't plink my 2B > jc.8C without it ya know

obv

VietGeek you're my favourite poster in this thread so far.

SSB needs that ftg rep sponsored by Monster.

 

[Strong Badam]

the NEC button checks were acceptable

the ROM ones were not :/

 

[dkuo]

the term anti-johns when used in reference to warmups needs to be popularized

also ruleset should put in 'if warmup is requested, set timer to 1:00' or something along those lines

 

[Gea]

Anti-johns are johns.

 

[unknown522]

Other communities do button-checks...

But I kinda understand because you can change the buttons in other games

 

[Stratford]

Silent johns.

 

[_wzrd]

warm-up is a fine name. I think a 1/2 minute timed warmup 'match' would be great BEFORE any set where the player requests one. WE SHOULD PUT THIS IN THE RULE SET.

during the middle of a set is unacceptable imho unless someones controller straight up breaks & they have to borrow someone else's (I broke my joystick in the middle of a match before LOL).

 

[odinNJ]

Anti-johns are johns.

Nah man, anti johns prevent cold hands, controller johns, and not-being-warmed-up johns..

Anti johns

 

[Gea]

Man, I lost because my controller is still messing up even after my anti-john handjob

It would still happen.

 

[KrIsP!]

lololololol

 

[FireFly]

I like Tech Checks.

 

[Youngling]

^.....no.


warmups. they are called warmups.

 

[Bones0]

I am gonna start using "hand jobs", but it could lead to some sticky situations, so we'll see.

 

[Bullet Bill]

Is it just me that thinks it's all just a waste of everyone's time? Button checking or warm-ups shouldn't really even be allowed because as well all know, smash doesn't have custom controls. There's no need at all to do it. Some people say that they need to warm up, but thats just a bit of john to be honest.

 

[dkuo]

^ I think its reasonable if both players agree to a warmup - in that case it would only be a waste of the spectator's time, but that's not a huge deal since it'll only be a max of 1 minute (or at least should be).

I don't tend to ask for warmups myself but I think it really helps with tech skill confidence before a match, and many players are strongly affected by their mindset.

 

[Bullet Bill]

^ I think its reasonable if both players agree to a warmup - in that case it would only be a waste of the spectator's time, but that's not a huge deal since it'll only be a max of 1 minute (or at least should be).

I don't tend to ask for warmups myself but I think it really helps with tech skill confidence before a match, and many players are strongly affected by their mindset.

I don't think it should happen because if every player asks for this (which is how it should be if this is allowed) then every match in the tournament could have a warmup which will push the time out by quite a lot. Time is also very important for the tournament. Most venues have a time they have to be finished by and a lot of players have a time when they have to leave. It's just not right to waste everyones time just to practise some techskill that should be down before the match anyway.

 

[KrIsP!]

Why you have to finish your hand job in one minute or less. Sure, some people might want them to be longer but **** them

 

[C.SDK]

Button checks? I think it's kind of a bad term considering you've most likely been playing with the same controller previously in the tournament. I think you would've known by then if some of your buttons aren't working properly. Warm-ups seems more proper not because it sounds "better" but because it makes the most sense. Also, you can't change the controller config like in Brawl. It takes like 15 seconds to see if your controller is working properly. What people are doing is practicing tech skill, lol.

TECH SKILL CHECK.

 

[Tee ay eye]

using the term "button check" looks like a sad attempt to become more like the FGC by adopting their lingo. it's especially sad, since the term "button check" is inaccurate anyway.

other games have button checks because they actually do need to check and see if their key bindings are correct, especially since arcade stick manufacturers like to move their buttons around sometimes

i'm fine with allowing short warm-up sessions before each match, but PLEASE for the love of god, call it something else. preferably give it a name that's self-explanatory.

 

[TheGoat]

warm ups, for the externally optimal