This all seems like pretty basic stuff to me, but it’s a good idea to get it out there. So how do you treat newcomers though? I’m looking to start playing with people in the area and someone in a different thread told me to venture to Cole’s or Preppy’s, but I’m not exactly just going to invite myself into someone else’s place rudely.
Seinfeld and Earthbound
come on man you can’t hate on those
I went to Preppy’s by myself the first time I went, although a few people did know me since I played at UW for a while before. Even so, I’d reckon that 90% of the people there didn’t know who I was, but I didn’t have any problems or anything like that.
Maybe find people who live around you that go and meet them on a smaller scale basis so you’ll at least know a few people there.
I think the general rule is be yourself, and be polite.
I have seen people ask Preppy on the forums if it is alright if they show up, I think that’s probably the right way to go about it.
Now you’re just making shit up, but i’m done with talking about it.
The irony of this thread is making my head asplode.
Touching yourself in a public restroom is not only acceptable, it’s encouraged.
I agree, I made a mistake.
As an entry, you must watch this video:
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For whatever it’s worth, the only significant mistake I see in this thread is that it got personal, but I’m not one to point fingers without need… so I won’t say where I think the mistake began.
That being said, I think this thread serves a purpose, and it should continue to be used just like the “my own worst enemy” thread.
You, Airthrow, were getting at this, but I’d put it in even more clear terms:
“You’re new, we don’t know with you, act accordingly -
It doesn’t matter if you think you’re Seth Killian (okay… if you’re actually Seth Killian… it would matter), you may as well be a complete scrub until we actually get to know you and see you in action. Even if you mean well, don’t jump in trying to lead crap until you’ve actually earned our respect; everyone has earn this respect, and you’re no exception. If you wanna help our community, great… we all want to see our community grow in size and good reputation, but being too driven to do things before we get to know you is a quick way to get a verbal beatdown. That being said, we are more or less likable people who will respect you so long as you respect us and our way of doing things.”
Or something like that. My head is so messed up right now from being sick… my ability to word things well is dead.
You are welcomed to game with me if you have top-notch hygienic qualities, do not drop woo bombs in my toilet stall, will not geekout to dumb fuck shit, u r gdlk at turtling, and you don’t play zangief in SF4.
Rule numero uno should be don’t act like a bitch.
Listen ppl make mistakes when running tournaments (lord knows I’ve done it a few times) the key here is to treat your entrants with respect and courtesy. Maybe to rick you did come off as a bit rude, my brother said he didn’t like how you reffered to him as “shady” because you couldn’t find him for a certain amount of time. I know there was one experience where I flat out told the director to remove me from the tournament and never bother to ask me to enter again, all becuase I was getting rushed down to play another match while playing a marvel match, and this distraction caused my to miss a crucial ahvb, ultimately knocking me out of the tournament.
I think the main point here is to tournament directors you have to treat your entrants well too, if something comes up so that a match can’t happen explain the reason in a respectful manner. Remeber as tournament directors ur job is not only running the tournament, but also there to build up a stronger scene, and if people don’t want to enter your tournaments becuase they don’t like ur attitude…well then ur doing the exact opposite.
So can this rick vs julien nonsense come to a halt? Cause neither side is going to budge.
Frank do you mean I called your brother shady? If so I meant it as a joke for sure because your brother was nice and I was talking to him.
It’s true that entrants should be treated with respect, but if I am the one running the tournament, I am trying to get it done in the most efficient manner possible, and there was about a 75% chance when I told people “you are up next” that they will not be down there in the five minutes the match being played out takes. So you have the priority for the TV if I tell you you’re on base and you’re THERE, if not I am grabbing whatever two people are closest who are available to play. If I didn’t do that we would probably still be IN that tournament, and yet I already had complaints from people that it was taking too long.
Like I said, that tournament got done before SFIV with less than 1/3 the resources and with a later starting time, I am sorry if people are not happy with how I ran it.
edit: Also I already said I am not running anymore though, so my advice is to respect whoever in the future gets stuck being the director.
Good information.
It might also be helpful to explain, generally speaking, how tournaments work. For example, what are the rules (rounds, character bans, pause==loss, etc)?
Also, in the don’t be a dick category: If you didn’t bring your own stick and are using someone else’s please treat it with some respect.
-h
I would also briefly like to add that one social component of tournament play is traveling (though perhaps less so now with online play). For social and economic reasons, it makes a lot of sense for people to carpool to events together.
As someone who frequently housed groups of players in multiple cities and also traveled quite a bit, I would like to state that there are few things that will get people to hate you as quickly as (in the same way as disrespecting someone in their own home) fucking over the people in your ride. I cannot tell you how many times I witnessed others stranded and became stranded myself because some random dude had one too many beers and decided to go play puzzle fighter at 2:00 in the morning in some bumfuck town like Yelm without so much as even a say-so.
Granted- this is just an extension of the basic considerations and rules of conduct addressed above, but it is a very important one. Also- if you yourself are driving, do not get shit-ass blasted and potentially compromise the life of everyone in your car. Lastly, do not compromise the law-abiding integrity of either your “friends” or “gaming buddies” by entering either a vehicle or residence in possession of illegal drugs without first consulting your host(s) or hostess(es). Even though these should really be no-brainers, it’s amazing how many times they’ve come up.
I’m sure that last one will get a thousand pothead and “no homo” responses, but it should be said outright. Snoogans.
i was gonna make a troll post such as “too long didn’t read” or “pay for pizzas” but cool post bro.
i’d like to learn how to play sf4 and actually compete in evo this year, so i’ll learn it how i learnt marvel, by losing a bunch to better ppl.
YES I am going to flat out say this shit right here, my TE stick isn’t feeling the same prior to Zach’s last tournament. It still works, but somethings just don’t be coming out. I know I left it in the socket after one of my matches because I wanted to smoke a cigarette or something trivial and stupid, in the end I shouldnt’ve left it down there like that, but I was assuming that ppl played like me and it’d be fine…
BIG MISTAKE.
Also to the first post particularly about the breaking of the no food or drinks outside of the kitchen rule…you’d be surprised about how many old players are breaking this rule compared to the new ones.
One of these days i need to goto one those cool shindig events…But at the moment my pregnant asian wife gots me on a tight leash…
I dont know about making a thread about teaching people basic matters is going to help or not…I think most people are pretty cool in general…So far i’ve met Airthrow, Mastermind & his bro, bmckay, & briefly i believe M. Freeman…Also heard fishjie’s golden voice on the phone…
We used to have a good gathering here in Olympia back in mid 90s…Being able to go to someones house & play with group people who share the same interest is alot of fun…It was pretty diverse group from ages 16 to mid 30s…No one got out of hand or had bad manners that i could remember…Someone should start one up here in Thurston county…After playing the Gamecrazy/Gamestop tournament i can see a lot of interest…
I dont think i can ever host an event like Preppy does though…I would go batshit or probably end up strangling someone…