What motivates me? Well, I play to become better. That’s all. It’s kind of like when I first started college over 10 years ago (I’m old). I started my journey into computer science with no real understanding about how computers work. It was an ambitious time for me back then. I did everything to up my skills and knowlede of computers. Now my knowledge of computers is so high, and my skill level is so high.
Its the same for me in fighting games. I just want to get better and better. I don’t have to win, but I have to be really good. I want to be hard to beat, I want to be hard to hit, and I want to be hard to throw. I think I figured out what style I wanted to play when I played a top local player in Marvel. I remember not being able to hit him because his defense was so tight. And I thought, “if my defense was that good, I’d be hard to beat”. And since then, I abandoned the rushdown style I developed (during my CVS2 days) and went back to my turtle style.
I love competition, and I love to be better than other people. but what I like most are people who are better than me. When I play against someone so good, I just want to surpass them or get on their level. and to be honest, I also play games and compete so I don’t drop $120 a night buying booze in bars. So yeah, many things motivate me, but playing games is definitely cheaper than the alternatives.
I was always playing video games non stop 10+ hours a day since a bit nintendo. I’m now 28 and only interested in a few things. Money, girls, fighting games I bought the super nintendo street fighter before I bought the system and learned too do the motions for the moves by pretending I had the controller in my hand practicing motions. I was never good in arcades and I always would loose every cent I had going to the arcade getting beasted, but when those same guys would play me on console I had a fighting chance. I was always the youngest in the scene and now I’m far older and the younger players are coming up and I still have a great passion for all fighting games. With the release of SF4 it kinda brought back the old arcade feel too my home again with the arcade sticks, I always wanted one as a kid. Now with it I finally after 15 years have the chance too develop my skills more. I only played in local tournaments in ATL growing up and I was 2nd best in Decatur at the time. It was a store called “E-Land” and everyone would go their to play if we weren’t at the arcades. That’s what got my feet wet for competition I would place top 3 in everything from, killer instinct - mortal kombat. Still couldn’t beat the best player for nearly two years. I ended up moving too Washington,Dc family problems cause of me being a dumb kid and I quit video games all together too run the streets. Before I almost got myself and a friend of mine killed, I realized I needed to change my life so I went back and tried to fix as much as possible that I had already made so rotten, and re started real friendships and got back too what I really enjoyed. Now I’m back to my grind but not playing 10+ hours anymore its down too at least 5-8, and I just dream about one day when people are around talking about players and who they think is the best or best unknown’s whatever, I would just like to be mentioned at some point when I deserve it and then do my part too keep the scene as a whole stronger. So I’m motivated by the scene everyone in it and I thank it for truthfully saving my life from being another sucker on the street. Peace SRK.
Well, no one in America really plays KOF at all, so I figure I can get more folks into it if I really get to understand the game inside and out. The matches over at Final Round this year were really bland and really didn’t showcase anything that makes KOF stand out from other fighting games. Sad displays like the ones I saw on the stream are the reason I’m all gung-ho about a video game no one really plays. v:smile:v
( David Sirlin, while being a guy that might possibly know a thing or two about video games, is both pompous in demeanor and lacking in sociability. He’s about as likable as a dead horse; perhaps even less. Given the quotes he’s given out over the years, I can’t imagine him being any less abrasive in person. )
Many of you play to be better players, or to find out new things, or to be recognized. All qualities of becoming the best, it just hasn’t happened to you yet. Naturally, if you’re competitive you want to win. The objective of any game is to win. Making rules or stipulations blinds you from your true potential (you’re holding yourself back). It’s like being that kid who shoots hoops but only plays horse,around the world,etc. and doesn’t try out for the basketball team. Who knows what would happen if he tried out?
Going through the motions, beating a better player than you, or getting recognition for tourney placements all of which are stepping stones to finding your self worth. Why sell yourself short in believing you can’t, won’t, or not interested in being the best when you’re almost there?
same for me JV. when CE was out i was one of the best in our neighborhood and always placed top 4 in our local tournaments at the arcades.
so striving to be known locally as a top player like i used to be in addition to an overall very competitive attitude on life in general is what motivates me to be the best.
My scene motivates me, I want to get Seattle back on the map once again. But it’s also motivated me to step up within my scene to keep it going, such as finding a venue and running an event for all of our players to meet up and play at after Preppy’s started to slow down. But there are a lot of people that I helped out in the scene now that have my hunger and desire to get their names out there that I kinda lost. Deezo put it best when he said that I’ve become a “leader” more than a “player” within our scene. But with EVO fast approaching, it’s time to get back into the old swing of things.
haha, awesome. My motivation is to best the very best and to not stop until i am at the very top of the mountain and from there continue to climb.
To be named among Daigo, Jwong, and of course the originator Valle as one of the all time greats. Its not fortune that interests me, the Fame and everyone knowing my name is my driving force. The spotlight calls to me.
What motivates me? Competition, Recognition, Friends, the experience that only 10% of Americans have felt. Being the world warrior that so many have laid a path to and fallen in a quest to greatness. While in my final year of highschool if someone said " Did you see that crazy Ken comeback video." Everyone knew it was Daigo’s comeback against Justin Wong at Evo 2k4 and to this day people still think of that video when the words “comeback” are mentioned.
This is what motivates me… not tier’s, not money. The experience that only a handful have felt.
I’m pretty much an amateur when it comes to the competitive scene. What motivates me would be applying all the information I read on the internet to my game plan. It’s a pretty cool feeling when you apply strategies, tricks, or random info that you find on all these sites and it helps out your game tremendously.
For me, winning or losing doesn’t affect me all that much. As long as I’m using everything at my disposal to win and knowing exactly what I did wrong when I lose is all the motivation I need to keep playing.
