I hate to bump this thread so forgive me Jamie/Frank/whoever if you want this to die, but I had to get some shit off my chest.
I’ve been a part of my share of drama and I’ve been compared to a lot of people that the seattle scene is not fond of…
I think a lot of the problem is, fighting games are competitive, so by nature we talk shit and start beefs. In some ways it’s exhibitionist and it can be a good thing to boost the scene.
Ultimately though, despite revivals from SF4 and new machines here and there, the hardcore fighting game fan is a dying breed.
Who the fuck cares if you are the best at a game nobody plays? Who are you gonna talk shit to if there’s no one there? The essence of our scene now isn’t arcades it’s get-togethers thrown by people like Zach. You cant go up into someones fucking house and spit into their faces or be an asshole like you might be to scrubs in an arcade. You gotta have some respect.
If you want your scene to be constructive, if you really want to get things going, high school bullshit is not the way to do things. This is not your job, this is not how you define your life or who you are(it shouldnt be at least), this is your time to have fun and fuck around. So why the hell fight and be bitter about shit?
Im guessing a lot of people find it funny or dont care, but I think all this elitist clique crap is retarded. People need to talk it out or beat the shit out of each other and get it over with.
In a time when fighting gamers have a smaller and smaller pool of players to draw upon, what are we doing to make our scene bigger? how are we making things any better? All that I see is people getting alienated and shit because they talk shit. And dont even fucking act like it’s one-way, a lot of people are playing the childish bullshit drama card, dont come crying to the forums with “so and so is being a dick to everyone wah wah back me up guys”.
It seems like a lot of people are getting mob instincts or some crap, like you gotta have endorsement from the scene to do fuck all.
Personally, in the past when I got into it with people on the forums, I deleted the shit I said. Not because I was trying to puss out, but because I do this shit for fun, and I wanted to be cool with everyone, I wasnt intentionally looking for a beef.
Now, honestly I dont give a fuck. Im gonna play the games I want, hang with the people I want, and if thats not condoned by the forums then I DONT GIVE A FUCK.
Everyone always says they’re the same person on the forums and off and that it don’t matter, but this childish bullshit seems to always root from here. People only do what the majority says or does, people dont have the balls to be like fuck that, that’s stupid. Everyone who takes a minority opinion gets poo pood’d.
Also finally Im gonna say this in all caps so people dont ignore my points and get all butt hurt. THIS IS NOT DIRECTED AT ANY ONE PERSON. Just wish people could drop the shitty attitudes and have fun…otherwise why are you playing the games man?