Yo YoAaron, no need to bitch him out to that extremity.
The true litmus test is the Ranbat. He wants to play Seth at the Ranbat and do worse than he did with Blanka, that’s his choice to make. If he’s in denial, the Ranbat will prove it.
Now, if he lost with Seth at the Ranbat and then accused the game of being stupid and did nothing but make excuses or say rude things (“you got lucky”, etc.), to people’s faces, then I would expect disdain, but he’s not really throwing down gauntlets or taunting, just whining.
Course, I admit I wasn’t there to hear any chat you guys might’ve been having over XBox LIVE or whatever, and if there’s something else that happened that wasn’t on this board, realize I’m not aware of it and I’m not commenting on it. Just saying I don’t really think he’s at the point of deserving that kind of vitriol just from his last two posts, owned or no.
And since things are already tense and awkward, I’ll show some more Internet balls (oxymoron, heh) while I’m at it: Zach/Bowser, many people have commented that you don’t smell too good. I don’t have a very good sense of smell myself, so I can’t say anything from personal experience, but just know that it’s bothering a lot of people and is a major source of the “shower before you come” notices that have been popping up. Maybe you are unlucky; maybe it’s harder for you than others, but it’s rare to have someone smell so bad in public; people tend not to be too sympathetic or forgiving on such a simple thing. If you fix it, people will like being around you more. People may even subconsciously shit-talk you because of this issue. Also, I have sincere concern about Brian, who is driving you to EVO (which is really nice of him) and who fears hundreds of miles of your stench. Before you get defensive or pissed, think of it this way: if someone’s got something in his teeth or his crack is showing, it’s nice to say something, even if it’s difficult. That’s the angle I’m coming from here. Better I bring it up now than it be brought up at the next Ranbat or, God forbid, on the way to Vegas. Don’t take it personally; just take care of it. People will mostly forget about it if it’s not happening anymore.
There’s nothing personal going on here; I honestly haven’t smelled Zach (nor do I intend to). I’ve never disliked Zach or Aaron, but I’m just trying to keep the peace and ensure group stability. I just don’t want anything to get too personal; it’d be a shame if politics or beefs affected the group, especially this early and especially when things are starting to get so awesome and take off.