That is why Zach is a legend in my eyes…I would’ve stranggled at least 7 people by now 4 who didn’t even deserve it, just happened to be there when i snapped.
Frank if you ever need stick help, lemme know.
Matt: Pretty much on SFIV I think the rounds are up to the tourney director, but it has been best of 5 rounds per game right? and 99 second clock.
the only thing that i really want done is to have it be slightly stiffer (no homo). Oh I do have buttons and a ball-top on the way so there’s installing those and finding someone to take my brother’s art and setting me up with a template. then putting the template onto the stick itself and…well pretty much this bitch needs an extreme makeover.
Also to the stick makers, the red border around the TE stick is it’s own seperate piece, and since I’m getting Dark Blue buttons and a ball top, there’s no point in having that stay red now is there. So what kind of paint should I get to touch that up? I think I’m going to want to paint it white so in case I want to change out the plate and buttons in the future I don’t have to worry about colors not matching (yes homo, a bitch has to coordinate)
Dunno, that’s why I asked. I think the more common scenario for complete newcomes to the scene is that they won’t have any idea what a Street Fighter tournament consists of, which was certainly the case for me. It’s my own fault for not asking up-front.
Here are some of the things I’ve observed so far, I’m not sure if it’s all correct.
-Preliminary matches are usually best 2 out of 3 games
-Semi-final/final matches are usually best 3 out of 5 games
-Winner keeps character, loser can switch (?)
-Giving advice to players during their match is a no-no
-Pausing the game is an instant forfeit
-Losing your first match isn’t an “instant out”; you continue in the losers bracket
-h
^Oh now I see what you mean, good stuff.
Also usually tournaments at Preppy’s are in the $2-3 range, so it’s not like it’s a huge amount of money that is on the line (no matter what anyone says 
) so just enter and have fun, and try to learn something.
I think this thread had the right idea, but after reading the whole thing I think a newb would feel more intimidated than welcomed.
I think that if a scene has already developed for a game, then that group of people should be open to new players coming into the scene. Everyone should remember that the more people who play, the more money you get at tourneys. In brawl I’m the nicest guy to all new players, but I’m also the first to ask for a money match LOL
Dont Name yourself Brown Jacket.
For the most part I’m nice to new cats, but at the same time I don’t just rush ppl down like:
OMG ur insert SRK name here from SRK! Yeah I’m Frankdadank (Actually I don’t refer to myself by my screenname, well not the entire thing) I post all the time whomp whomp whomp whomp yak yak yak pew pew pew
That’s mainly because if I was a new guy and out of nowhere someone came up and rushed me down like that, I’d be like who the fuck are you?
I don’t want anyone new to feel that the seasoned players are on some elitest status, I mean if you want to have a conversation by all means! I just feel if I were to rush someone down they’d feel like I was crazy or something =p. Also fair warning, talking about SFIV or video games and only video games will only get so far, so try to bring up different things to talk about too.
Another thing, I do tend to spout off all kinds of random nonsense, and apparently there’s a few people on this site that think I’m a funny guy…I’m sure that there are a lot of people on here that think I’m not funny at all. But FUCK’EM =p <3
wait when you say “frankdadank” do you mean dictator, boxer or claw?
I mean M. Bison
So when you say M.Bison, you mean boxer, dictator, claw, headband?
All new players to the scene should use Scar imo. There are too many good Headband players in the NW and only him and Jumpsuit can beat them.
There’s also a VERY distinct difference between our scenes. I was in the Melee scene for a quick while, and realized that Melee players all have the same demeanor towards other players:
- arrogant/pretentious/very elitist because they’re “good” at Smash
- Sarcastic and immature due to jokes like “lol boozer cute ftw!”
- Takes smash to seriously in the fact that all you guys do when you hang out is PLAY smash (over here, I’m literally good friends with people here and would seriously take a bullet for some of these fine gentlemen.).
I quickly learned that being “nice” at the smash tournaments didn’t really help me in any way because the smash community seemed to elitist for me to even BE nice. I mean for instance look at what you just said “the more people who play, the more money you get at tournaments.” I understand that your saying this to add into “why it’s good to have new members.” but do you think that we really GIVE a shit how much money we make from these gatherings? I swear to god the mindset of a smash player is ridiculous at times. You guys all think a like, I remember Tony saying the SAME shit “Is attendance at these gatherings fairly high? If not, I can bring friends along to have pot fillers lol.” We don’t CARE how much money we make…we CARE about hanging out and having a good time.
I found very quickly that there was no way of “making friends” in the smash community because…making friends means SOLELY playing smash when you hang out. I like to do shit with my friends, not just game. Not only that, but the smash community was so elitist about shit that I didn’t WANT to hang out with a bunch of sarcastic elitist game players. Most importantly, I learned that the smash scene is not one in which you can actually IMPROVE your gameplay, as the scene is very blind sighted at HELPING other players. Why would I like to hang out with a bunch of immature, elitist jerks when there’s no redeeming factor at all?
Comparatively speaking, we are always fine with a new comer into our scene…granted that your cordial, polite, not awkward and seem like a good person. Unfortunately, people need a guide (I’m looking at you Tony) to become successful at this.
EDIT: Sorry for the rant on how shitty the Smash scene is (in my opinion)
I have stickied this post. Not the thread, just this post.
Don’t be random or ugly are pretty much my rules. Otherwise it’s probably all good. I may need to institute a new rule about no cowboy dusters in the house unless you actually show up on horseback. 
I promise that running tournaments is like herding cats, and that you should probably hold your criticism until you’ve run about five tournaments yourself. It’s pretty damned hard. At major tournaments I’ve seen people stop trying to run the brackets mid-tournament - they just give up it’s so hard.
Please note that my restrooms are not “public” and also probably have a live video feed, so … please don’t.
Me too. :bluu:
This is why I often hide in the garage until things thin out. 
nooooo!!!
Yesssssss.
no homo
I brought it up once and deleted the post right away. I didn’t bring it up this time. I’m sure it was an accident.
hahahah yea this thread is very intimidating so if I show up to preppys, im gonna get strangled? someones gonna mess my stick up? and your gonna post videos of me in the pisser online? I am not a newb but im a newb to your scene. I have just done small local stuff like the recent docking bay tournament and I would love to throw down with some better players at preppys, but its a dicey choice for me when a few of the people I do know (not naming names) in your scene just act like elitist tools and complain about how I game.
I make a lot of jokes. Don’t worry about it.
Hazing is a ritual in almost every social environment. If it goes away, you’ve probably been accepted. If it doesn’t go away, then either you don’t fit in or they’re dicks.
You should never expect to remotely have a feel for someone until you’ve hung out with them 2-3 times. If you’re going to start with the notion that Certain Unnamed People are elitist tools, then yes, you probably are not going to fit in - and that kind of attitude isn’t really conducive to good socialization, so you may not fit in at my place. That kind of predisposition would qualify as unacceptable under the “no ugly” rule. Much like cowboy duster / no horse qualifies as unacceptable under the “no random” rule.
If on the other hand you’re interested in meeting good people to have a fun time, you might fit in.
I can’t speak for other people’s gaming nights, but since they’re probably generally smaller scale, that Certain Unnamed People Are Elitist Tools mentality probably would continue to not fit in well with others.