Who actually wants customs at Evo?

[Piford]

I'm not attending EVO, but I likely will be attending events that follow-the-leader EVOs ruleset, so if I want customs at events I'm attending I need to push for customs at EVO.

 

[Jigglymaster]

Since customs allow me to use my 2122 Mii Brawler moveset, I'm totally happy with the result. Now I just need to afford EVO, flying costs so much money @_@

 

[popsofctown]

I think most of the people attending EVO love smash so much that they would attend it either way. I don't think allowing customs at EVO will have a noticeable effect on the number of entrants. I don't think it will have a noticeable effect on the number of spectators either, really.

I think it will have a noticeable effect on whether Sm4sh is popular enough to be at EVO 3, 5, 8 years down the road, though, because a healthier, more robust scene developing in the EVO copycat tournaments will pull in more new players and retain more players

 

[Thinkaman]

Since customs allow me to use my 2122 Mii Brawler moveset, I'm totally happy with the result. Now I just need to afford EVO, flying costs so much money @_@

Just save like $3 a day. Bam. (I dunno how much flights are for you though; they've been cheap here.)

 

[Morbi]

This thread is extremely interesting, based on the results so far, it seems that the numbers are extremely close regardless of whether or not the voter is attending EVO. Albeit, not many who are attending EVO have weighed in as of current.

 

[MASTER719]

Totally in favor of customs.

 

[DanoninoXD]

i feel like they shouldnt be allowed, some customs are just too powerful and could make the game not fun

 

[FallofBrawl]

i feel like they shouldnt be allowed, some customs are just too powerful and could make the game not fun

>implying that competitive smash is fun

 

[Charey]

i feel like they shouldnt be allowed, some customs are just too powerful and could make the game not fun

Which customs do you fell are broken? And even if there are a few broken moves why would every custom move need to be banned?

 

[Thundering TNT]

i feel like they shouldnt be allowed, some customs are just too powerful and could make the game not fun

Wich customs are too powerful? Wich aren't fun?

 

[thehard]

There have been multiple 3DS tournaments in the early days of 4 with customs on. There have been multiple recent Wii U tournaments with customs on. Every one has been received positively and with great enthusiasm from players, TOs, and spectators alike. If you don't think open community polls are trustworthy, look toward the feedback generated from those tournaments for your answer.

The few (it really is a few) dissenting opinions can be summarized as "X move is unfamiliar to me, so it's not fun to fight" (imagine banning every move and tactic a player didn't find fun) or "It's too early" (what does this even mean?) or "Customs are too hard to unlock" (invalidated by AA's project, the recent unlock methods demonstrated, and not being hard in the first place).

Bold claim (not really): If you give top tournament players a choice on whether or not to allow an unfamiliar element into the game they play that may jeopardize their chances of winning, they'll try to keep that element out.

So don't give them the choice in the first place.

Spoiler

D1, Nairo, Hbox, Will, Chibo, Nyani, Dabuz, Bwett, Oracle, Boss, AeroLink, DeLux and more all like customs anyway!

 

[Budget Player Cadet_]

i feel like they shouldnt be allowed, some customs are just too powerful and could make the game not fun

For example? So far, I have yet to see a custom which elevates someone beyond the point of 1111 Diddy.

 

[Hippieslayer]

the potential of customs palutena played optimally is pretty sick, but playing her optimally with glide, super speed, and lightweight is hard as ****

but of course not even close to anything resembling the shadow of a problem

plus there's nothing to prevent the banning of individual custom moves if any where to be utterly broken, so the argument is bs anyway

 

[DeLux]

Why is there no "I am not attending evo because customs are legal" option?

 

[popsofctown]

Why is there no "I am not attending evo because customs are legal" option?

Would be more prone to false responses than any of the options available. Still might have been worth having.

 

[[Deuce]]

Why is there no "I am not attending evo because customs are legal" option?

Same reason there isn't a "I am attending evo because customs are legal" option.

 

[DeLux]

That was going to be my next question lol

 

[cot(θ)]

Why is there no "I am not attending evo because customs are legal" option?

Very good point. You should select option 3 if this is your situation, since you are attending Evo if customs are not legal. Likewise, if the rules of Evo were to change to ban customs tomorrow, future respondents who would not go to Evo because of the rule change should continue to select option 1.

In short, if the legality of customs affects whether or not you will compete in Evo, consider yourself a competitor at Evo for the purposes of this poll.