[FBC] ESAM
Smash Legend
I don't know if this belonged here or the gentlemen's club...so i did it here because this was my first guess of where to put it...
The only thing sandbagging in friendlies does is make yourself seem selfish. It doesn't help the metagame at all, or increase the strength of our region. All it does is get you an easier shot of winning. However, if you are good enough to win, you won't have to sandbag in order to do so. Friendlies, especially at tournaments, are to learn character matchups and to help the opponent get better. If you are playing somebody and you notice their habits, tell them. Then, they will start to notice it, and get better, or at least shed that one habit. Sandbagging only slows down people's growth as a player, and it doesn't help them unlock their true potential which every single smash player has! Most people can't see their habits on their own. So, they need other people to tell them what they are doing wrong/what they can do instead of what they are abusing (poorly in this case).
tl;dr
STOP SANDBAGGIN AND HELP ATLANTIC SOUTH START ******.
The only thing sandbagging in friendlies does is make yourself seem selfish. It doesn't help the metagame at all, or increase the strength of our region. All it does is get you an easier shot of winning. However, if you are good enough to win, you won't have to sandbag in order to do so. Friendlies, especially at tournaments, are to learn character matchups and to help the opponent get better. If you are playing somebody and you notice their habits, tell them. Then, they will start to notice it, and get better, or at least shed that one habit. Sandbagging only slows down people's growth as a player, and it doesn't help them unlock their true potential which every single smash player has! Most people can't see their habits on their own. So, they need other people to tell them what they are doing wrong/what they can do instead of what they are abusing (poorly in this case).
You can't expect that from everyone. Some people think short term while some think long term. Short term solution to making money would be to make very vague comments for improvement and sandbagging to keep everyone in their respective region from succeeding, along with doing things like playing other characters than their main, so the match up experience isn't even there.
Long term solution would be to teach them and if they happen to beat you then use that to build yourself up. Making you and your 'opponent' better in OOS tournaments.
tl;dr
STOP SANDBAGGIN AND HELP ATLANTIC SOUTH START ******.