I have long followed the SSF4 competitive fighting tournaments, as a fan, not a competitor. So I can be called a scrub or whatever, but prolly not a stream monster, because I never use stream chats. And I just registered and signed the page saying I am not going to attack anybody, so I will try my best to keep this civil.
I like International vs the US fights a lot, but I have been shocked by the ethical approach of American players in especially recent tournaments. This is a general criticism, and there will be some genuine questions, which some players might want to answer to as well.
To be blunt, the question is, as title says, why American players act two-faced cowards?
I wanted to create such thread after Season’s Beatings, but decided not to. Then I read what Marn had to say his blog, and wanted to do it again, but OK, kept it. Now, I just watched this:
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Filipino Champ talking to Tokido
And could not help but register here. I am perfectly fine that there can be grudge, that a person does not have to like everybody. You can even think somebody is a complete ass or scrub. What I fail to understand is why being fake? Why are some of the “Pro’s” so fake, so coward? If you think Daigo, Tokido is a bitch, scrub, or ****** or whatever, why don’t you approach them that way? Why do you fake act as polite, smiling, loving, respecting, shaking hands, even hugging them? Why do you, Sabin, do this? Why do you, Filipino Champ, do this? Why do you, Marn, do this?
All the rivalry makes it great to watch, but your antics makes it difficult to support you, even though it is pretty clear than Japanese players are better, on a different level. Still, the matches can be fun, and people might enjoy supporting the underdog. But all this sympathy evaporated immediately, when I head what Sabin had to say during Season’s Beatings. How coward and two-faced he was. Marn was always a bit like that, so not much surprise, and I have a hard time rooting for him anyway. Now, Filipino Champ, who I admired a lot, because he is not like Sabin, trying to counterpick his way through the tournament.
Can anybody explain this? I am not trolling, really, it’s freaking disgusting and turns me away. Marn says Japanese are two-faced as well? Where’s the evidence? Is there a stream, a video, where they say “I am going to destroy this ****** later” after having a nice smiling chat?