I hear what you are saying man, Im too separated from the scene to really understand. Im not really making a good case for myself, and you have in the most polite way told me to shut up so I will be sure to do that. Hopefully then I am wrong and it really does help the GTA scene.
Daflipmasta: Pretty sure Russell said “Comments and Feedback are welcome”, doesn’t say anything about positive or negative only. So why don’t you shut the fuck up about other people shutting the fuck up. After all you have taken advantage of free speech for quite some time.
Turbo: I’ll put it in words that will hopefully sway your way of thinking. Imagine yourself donating funds (let’s say $50) out of the kindness of your heart to bring more competition in a tournament. You certainly do not need to do this but yet as a community member you believe that sweetening the pot will bring more players and competition. The goal of A&C Ultimate gamer is the same. To bring that weak player (lots of this) and have them participate in a tournament type atmosphere which they know they wouldn’t do well. They think they don’t stand a chance to begin with. Lucky for that individual, he has a coach to help him. These gimmicks you speak of, is really all about making OUR community as ACTIVE as possible. Sure, we can all just concentrate on the Top Tier players but that completely writes off 90% of the community. If gimmick is what’s needed to bring these scrub players out to compete then gimmick is what we will do. Better than a dead community filled with Elitist way of thinking. Nobody thought underdogs was a good idea but look at it now, a year later and it’s considered a staple in tournaments. If the TopTier players think they are not getting enough attention, I can see about 10 NORMAL tournament happening in the next 2 months they can compete at. The point is to accomodate every type of player whether it be TopTier or Scubs. Thanks for your feedback and hope you understand why Tournament Organizers do what they have to keep our community alive for as long as we can.
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My point wasn’t to focus on the elite players and fuck everyone else. My point was to focus on the best players and the most DEDICATED players. If a guy 0-2s every tournament he plays in, but comes out every time regardless, that is someone who definitely needs these kind of event and help from the better half of the community and even deserves it. But if you are just catering these events to the guys who 0-2 or 2-2 and never come out anymore because they think they won’t stand a chance, then events like these and the underdog tournaments are only a temporary bandage, especially with the price of tournaments looking like they are going up. These people will not become your active community member nor will become anything but the guys who continue to 0-2 since they showed no dedication to begin with. Maybe I`m wrong, I could easily be. But I was not making the point of only focussing on the best players only, just wanted to clear up that it was the dedicated I was talking about.
Catering is such an ugly word really. Its more in the line of helping them reach their potentials.
Dedicated or not, they had to start at scrub status. So again, the goal is to help the many weak players become the great players they can become.
I agree that this may not work but it does not hurt to try out ideas that further somebody’s skills and interest.
I wouldn’t say it’s a bandage either. I say the community is really healthy right now. We have many choices for gatherings, tournaments and special events.
I say, put away the negativity and just support a community event rather than say that it will not help in the long run.
I got to say, the turnout was godlike for Ultimate Gamer. 28 players wanting to be part of this event makes me happy.
Congrats to Top 8:
Elias
Carlaton
Choke Hold
JJJet Express
Money Marv
Cornwallas
Paul B.
TTT_Future
Stay tuned next week for a Top 8 AE tournament FULLY streamed.
After that, there will be a draft for Coach Blitzman and Coach GDLK Rebelo to choose the players they want on their team.