Crystanium
Smash Hero
Scrub and n00b. These two words seem to be used interchangeably, whether in a thread or if someone is in a conversation, and someone says something that would sound n00bish. The problem is, these two words do not mean the same thing. I shall define the two words. A scrub is someone who complains or makes excuses. He or she will use words like "cheap," or "unfair," or even "dishonorable." These words do not need to be used verbatim, but anything that indicates cheapness, unfairness, or even dishonor is considered scrubbish. Let us take the following example:
"You only won because you're using Meta Knight."
All right, so that might be true, but so what? The fact of the matter is, your opponent used Meta Knight, and you used a character who is a bad match-up against Meta Knight. Let me use another example.
"You and King Dedede's chain-grab. All you know how to do is chain-grab. This is a friendlies. Why are you using a chain-grab in friendlies?"
So, your friend or relative are playing a friendlies match with you. So what? Let's say you wanted to practice using the chain-grab. What better way to do it than in a friendlies? You wouldn't want to risk something in a tournament where you haven't even practiced in the first place, correct? Maybe after your friend or relative have the chain-grab down, then it or whatever cheap attack will be minimized to maybe two or three three times. After all, once it's down, it won't need to be practiced as much.
Now that we have an idea of what a scrub is, let's move onto the n00b. A n00b is someone who is new to a game. It doesn't matter which game. All that matters is the n00b is new at it. Hence "n00b," which is an alternate spelling of "newb," which is a shortened variant of "newbie," as opposed to "oldie." A n00b is not equivalent to a scrub, though a n00b could be considered a scrub on the way his or her attitude is. In other words, you can be a novice, an intermediate player, or even a professional, and still be a "scrub."
Some of you might be thinking, "What do you mean a professional can be a scrub?" What I mean is that if someone like FICTION complained about planking, and a lot of you might know that already, then that is scrub talk. I even recall M2K, the best player at Brawl, said something scrubbish somewhere at Smash World Forums, which was quoted by a fellow in the Brawl Tactical Discussion. So you see, it doesn't matter if you're new or if you're old or if you're a casual gamer or a pro. Anyone can be a scrub. What's ironic is that scrubs are more common in the professional scene† than they are in the casual scene.
† What I mean by this is that a casual gamer may or may not care as much about winning or losing than he or she cares more about the fun and the social contact with other human players.
"You only won because you're using Meta Knight."
All right, so that might be true, but so what? The fact of the matter is, your opponent used Meta Knight, and you used a character who is a bad match-up against Meta Knight. Let me use another example.
"You and King Dedede's chain-grab. All you know how to do is chain-grab. This is a friendlies. Why are you using a chain-grab in friendlies?"
So, your friend or relative are playing a friendlies match with you. So what? Let's say you wanted to practice using the chain-grab. What better way to do it than in a friendlies? You wouldn't want to risk something in a tournament where you haven't even practiced in the first place, correct? Maybe after your friend or relative have the chain-grab down, then it or whatever cheap attack will be minimized to maybe two or three three times. After all, once it's down, it won't need to be practiced as much.
Now that we have an idea of what a scrub is, let's move onto the n00b. A n00b is someone who is new to a game. It doesn't matter which game. All that matters is the n00b is new at it. Hence "n00b," which is an alternate spelling of "newb," which is a shortened variant of "newbie," as opposed to "oldie." A n00b is not equivalent to a scrub, though a n00b could be considered a scrub on the way his or her attitude is. In other words, you can be a novice, an intermediate player, or even a professional, and still be a "scrub."
Some of you might be thinking, "What do you mean a professional can be a scrub?" What I mean is that if someone like FICTION complained about planking, and a lot of you might know that already, then that is scrub talk. I even recall M2K, the best player at Brawl, said something scrubbish somewhere at Smash World Forums, which was quoted by a fellow in the Brawl Tactical Discussion. So you see, it doesn't matter if you're new or if you're old or if you're a casual gamer or a pro. Anyone can be a scrub. What's ironic is that scrubs are more common in the professional scene† than they are in the casual scene.
† What I mean by this is that a casual gamer may or may not care as much about winning or losing than he or she cares more about the fun and the social contact with other human players.
