rivalary can be bad

[Heartstring]

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i've heard it being said time and time again 'rivalary can only make you better' but better in what way? as a smasher? yeah sure, i can imagine it would help a bit, depending you who you make your rival, someone around your skill level, depending on waht type of person you are

but as a person?

then no, rivalary doesn't always mean its going to make you a better person, it can make you pretty shoddy in some cases

for example me, i've stopped forcing myself to have a rivalary with a guy who-despite being annoying as hell when he wants to be-i consider to be one of my best friends. now its all very well having a good rivalary, one where you wish eachother the best of luck and see who does best, and if you end up playing against each-other, everyone else can expect to watch a brilliant brawl.

but for me, rivalary becomes a constant fierce competition and which you begin to not want the other guy to do well at all. which i did start thinking a month or two ago

because of this thougth process-which i didn't want in the slightest-i contemplated quitting brawl (by that i mean 'not playing competitively anymore) jsut to stop myself thinknig like this.

in the end i managed to force myself into setting a target for my skill level rather than competing vs a certain person.

and for me, i think this is the best way to go about it for some people, not for skill, but for personal state of mind. and some people need to use this otherwise they will be seen and cruel unsporting people like i felt i was

and so, i need to go and knock mr. anaky off his 'best ike in uk' throne, i deserve it after all!

(at least i can say i'm the best ike MAIN in the uk XP)

 

[§witch]

Nothing you said here proves that rivalry is a bad thing. All it says is that you can't handle healthy competition.

 

[Heartstring]

Nothing you said here proves that rivalry is a bad thing. All it says is that you can't handle healthy competition.

it can affect more people, it wasnt healthy competition because i can guarantee it was a two-way thing

 

[Dekar173]

dude you have "psycho" misspelled in your name, of course you're not going to be able to participate in a mutually beneficial rivalry.

 

[Janne]

Rivalry can be good in a way. It all depends on the parties involved and how far they'll take it. Otherwise I'd equate it with sportsmanship. Rivalry's okay as long you're not out to strangle each other's necks. I agree with you though that keeping an eye out for a skill would be better than comparing. And it's more healthier too since you won't keep getting frustrated if your rival happens to outdo you in anything.

 

[Professor :3]

golden you're dumb as ****

 

[Yung Mei]

i hope im not the only one who caught that he said

"rivalary"

 

[Omnicron's Baklava Enterprises]

Gary Oak pissed me off too, Golden.

 

[RyuReiatsu]

dude you have "psycho" misspelled in your name, of course you're not going to be able to participate in a mutually beneficial rivalry.

I'll be running to the nearest grocery store to buy you a whole box of cookies, sir.

 

[Tamoo]

You will never beat Andy GP, good try tho :/

 

[Heartstring]

dude you have "psycho" misspelled in your name, of course you're not going to be able to participate in a mutually beneficial rivalry.

yeah i know that, its intentional, back from runescape days where the max. characters in your username was 12, and i jsut couldnt be arsed to change from there

@tamoo: maybe his ike, definetely not his marth, not by a long shot XD

 

[#HBC | Dark Horse]

yeah i know that, its intentional, back from runescape days where the max. characters in your username was 12, and i jsut couldnt be arsed to change from there

That just makes it worse. And you misspelled rivalry.

 

[Heartstring]

That just makes it worse. And you misspelled rivalry.

i hold my hands up and say that was a stupid mistake, most other times im jsut prone to pressing the keys in the wrong order

 

[Jim Morrison]

In that case, I'll pick Squirtle.