-Ran
Smash Master
I'm not trying to cherry-pick arguments, it's just with the size of this thread, I'm just trying to keep everything on track.
A prime example would be the MK ban that never happened. If the SBR would have said 'Ban MK' then he would have been banned. That's pull. Even if it is only 'recommended' it is an incredible STRONG one.
Suddenly they go from having limited knowledge to having information that they can use to discuss with. Of course, that would take effort that most of the Back Room is apparently incapable of performing. This is why there needs to be reform, because the SBR has power, even if the members don't want to admit it.
To say that it is 'recommended' is to be ignorant of the pull that the SBR has in the community. This rule list, by all intends and purposes, is the official rule set of Smash. That is how it has been treated, up until now. Though there have been regional differences, tournaments have closely followed the rules that have been provided by the SBR as the backbone of the community. Rather than reaffirm this with a rule-set that represents the current meta-game, they have instead attempted to break free from being a rule creating body. The SBR isn't supposed to be a 'suggestion box.'It's only recommended!
A prime example would be the MK ban that never happened. If the SBR would have said 'Ban MK' then he would have been banned. That's pull. Even if it is only 'recommended' it is an incredible STRONG one.
This is the annoying sentiment. The Back Room is supposed to be composed of top players/thinkers with the ambition to guide the metagame. Many players from the BR have stated that people didn't vote because they didn't have experience or an opinion on the stages. The point of being in the Back Room is to form an intelligent opinion and vote. If they didn't have knowledge on the stage, is it really hard for them at the next smashfest to go: "Hey guys, I need to get a few serious sets in on Luigi's?"Did not enough people vote? To an extent this is true. Many people felt conflicted so they chose not to vote because both choices seemed equally appealing.
Suddenly they go from having limited knowledge to having information that they can use to discuss with. Of course, that would take effort that most of the Back Room is apparently incapable of performing. This is why there needs to be reform, because the SBR has power, even if the members don't want to admit it.