I LOOOOVE Nope's Monthlies. I had the most fun at this tourney EVER, save maybe my experience at SiiS3. That made no grammatical sense but w/e, this tournament was fantastic and I can't wait for the next one!
Now for shoutouts.
1: Lain ($230.00) - Congrats on first...but Ohio isn't free
Give me back my spare controller! Hope you enjoyed the massage. It was nice seeing you again. Let's kick it at SiiS4.
2: Blue Rogue ($105.00) - DIAMONDS?! Remember dude, more NAir vs. Falco. Learn how to edgeguard me too, I didn't really feel that pressured even though Wario has limited edgeguard ability vs. Falco imo. You did really well at this tournament, congrats on the second place =) Thanks for not taking my money haha.
Also, you watching Y.b.M.'s video and you doing the Alice + Yoshi combo totally warmed my heart, no homo. It's the first time I've seen you smile and laugh so much! No homo though, for serious.
3: Fizzle ($67.00) - gj @ 3rd place my friend. Your DDD is too good as well as your MK. I'll get you someday! Here's hoping I get to meet you in brackets or pools sometime haha. Welcome to the God Kais ;p
4: AlphaZealot ($38.00) - thanks for the advice. Ban Brinstar next time
Marth too good. I'm getting closer...better step yo game up vs Falco.
5: L-Cancel ($19.00) - that MK though. I think I should just let you take the lead every single game because that's the only way I'll ever win against any of your characters, rofl. Nice job w/ the fifth place. Sad I didn't get to play against your Olimar at all this tourney! Let's play at SiiS4...provided you don't bail n_nb
5: Count ($19.00) - I knew you were capable of fifth =D Good stuff. Always a blast to be around; my brother from another mother. Sucks about dubs but w/e. See you soon, hopefully.
7: Kel - wat happen
You'll definitely get 'em next time...I know it. Let's play more sometime soon?
7: CapEm - I'm not drinking 4Loko ever, that **** is ****ing nasty. Annoyed we didn't get our MM in after all that **** talk, haha. Always fun to hang around you though, next time I'm in Sfield I'll have a honey dip and I'll use that project line
9: DJIskabibble - Any advice for Steel? Aside from that, I totally forgot this was your first tourney as a vVv rep...9th isn't too shabby. You'll be getting them top fives soon, just keep at it.
9: Mister Eric - beeepooooo. We didn't get any friendlies! :< beep.
9: Hades Blade - wish we could've met in bracket, but Beast stopped my loser's bracket run haha. Great to see that you can place so high even in the terrifying state of Ohio! Can't wait till our next MM.
9: Fonz - Thank you so much for teaching me about and playing me with Lucario. I learned a lot about the matchup, and you definitely reminded me of my fundamental problems vs. both MK and Lucario as Falco. You're a very impressive player, and I look forward to playing you in bracket.
13: Champ - $5
I wish I could've beat you in our pools set, but you outplayed me near the end. Good stuff. Come back to Smash! You're not that bad
Just 'cause I two stocked your Falco with my Falco...and a Wolf beat your Falco...doesn't mean anything. It just means that you need to step yo bird game up! What's the word!?
13: Xisin - I was off during our MM
Let's hope I get to play you again sometime soon. Curses for placing above Steel! He'll surpass you someday...maybe...in the immediate future...
13: Beast - very impressive opponent who taught me an important lesson. I am greatly looking forward to our next encounter, I'm sure we'll have both improved by leaps and bounds at that point. You're also funny as hell! xD Play me with Luigi next time though, I heard it's legendary...
13: Y.b.M - MAN WHY DON'T THEY HAVE BLACK PIKMIN IN THIS GAME THAT'S RACIST
okay but for real Y.b.M. you are the ****in BOMBBBBBB no homo. This placing doesn't reflect your skill at all, I'm sure of it and I know you know too! Let's get some playtime in soon so you can help me improve vs. Kirby and I can help your ZSS vs. Falco.
17: Lou - we didn't get to MM! Depressing. Fun times seeing you again though we didn't talk much this time around. I'm excited you're getting married soon though - congratulations again.
17: Steel Samurai - thanks for keeping it real w/ me the whole weekend man. Harry Potter was godlike, Applebee's was too good too. Your Marth is so ****ing nasty vs. Falco and Snake man...good luck to anybody who fights you as those characters! We'll be training again soon. Take this three week break to heart...we'll be back in the lab as soon as I finish these exams. I'll learn to read MK from you and I'll learn how to edgeguard you. We need to reach that top ten soon, mayne.
17: Hilt - Thanks for teaching me a lil more about Olimar! I still don't think I'm very good at the matchup. There's a few more things I need to put together aside from more jab/spotdodge...but I'm sure as long as I keep playing you I'll eventually learn. Hope to meet you in bracket again sometime soon!
17: Nope - I wanted more than just two friendlies with you, lol. Your Snake is still really good. **** your Marth in Melee, lmao. Thanks so much for hosting this monthly...please return this to its monthly status!!
17: Clowsui - not enough. This isn't enough. Don't ever be satisfied by this. Don't make excuses for your loss either. Take this for what it is: an improvement, evidence of your evolution, a continuously growing state, the example of education...you are learning, and you are learning fast, but it will all come to a close the minute you forget what this is all about. Keep your heart in the game, your mind to your opponent, and your spirit towards competition and you will be achieving things soon.
17: Rowan - godlike Peach. Hope you stay now that you've made a return...more people need to know about you. Incredible talent that I learned a lot from just from playing two or three games.
17: Roller - didn't play you, glad I didn't get to. Stupid Pika/ICs, lmao
17: LiKaNG45 - you ****. Your Snake is the most impressive Snake I've seen in a while. Keep going to offline tournaments and you'll only continue to do better. I'm excited to play you again because I think I could do much better than how I did. I'm glad you liked my Falco - I liked your Snake and your Marth tons, too! More Asians, more fun haha.
25: Luminoth - good **** taking a game off of Champ's Flaco! We'll be sure to MM soon, yeah. I'm sure it'll be a lot closer than last time, hehe. Till then keep playing, you've gotten loads better and the train's gonna keep going for a while I think.
25: Z - wat. You're much better than this Z!!! STEP YO GAME UP. Thanks for the Double Stack. Was tasty!
25: SneakyTako - thanks for driving me and Steel. Always great to chill w/ you, your drunk self is surprisingly similar to your sober self LOL IDK why you're placing like garbage, but stop it mayne. You're way better than this. Let's train soon to rectify this problem.
25: Hot Arms - for once, didn't HotArms it. Nice seeing you bro, that Snake/MK is too good...but WifiSnake and Wifiknight just can't beat da Offline Bird
25: Zephil - had me seriously worried in pools, and seriously worried in bracket. Your Fox is very impressive and extremely intelligent. You have a future ahead of you in this game - so keep at it, Panama ;p
25: Asdioh - our MMs made no sense but they were very fun. You've improved greatly since the last time I saw you! Here's hoping I'll see you at many more.
25: Smash64 - you're never losing to a Falco that isn't me again, even if he's from Cincy. Ya dig? Sucks that you met the Steel train in bracket
Come train with us more - we miss you!
25: Links24 - troll imo. Salty you beat Steel, but w/e. You're better than 25th though, step it up son!
33: Kiest - you got loads better and idk how, unless I've been underestimating you. Always great to have you around. Wish you would've gotten the chance to commentate a crew battle v Springfield, but it's no biggie. Till the next time, Keister!
33: Sleep - didn't play/talk to you. Nice job making it out of pools though.
33: Failproof Frank - whodis
33: ArgentStew - your Lucario was doing a lot of dumb stuff. I'm sure you're smarter than that - so show me your moves the next time we play
Always nice to see you around, and glad you've fixed the rage issue sir.
33: Snap - whodis
33: Composer - I'm so sad we didn't get to talk more this tournament, I always feel like there's bad blood between us somehow :< Glad you made the switch to Wario, not glad you're placing this low. Step it up
33: Sugartastic - keep working on your Falco, I'm sorry I wasn't able to give you more tips but I think you just need a better control over your character first before anything else. Then work on thinking about why you're doing things and where. It's very simple but it's very hard to incorporate into your gameplay, especially with a character as unique as Falco.
33: Today - What happened? D: You'll get them next time though, Day. I promise I'll help you more. All the things we said in FB chat, they will happen. Just give me time, yeah? Don't switch to MK - your GW is still pretty nasty.
33: Tech Chase - Steel Samurai train o' death on your Snake. Use DDD next time! How did you not know he used Marth, I hype him up all the time xD Great seeing you, sucks our friendlies kept getting interrupted :<. Hope to play/see you again sometime soon.
33: Peep Rivers - I have a lot more to learn about Sheik v Falco, it seems lol. Either that or I was just playing the MU badly - but it's probably more of the former. You lose your patience very easily both on and offstage - that situation at the ledge was just an extreme example. Work on waiting.
33: Sorasin - you've definitely improved a lot. I loved watching your sets in pools and your friendlies vs. Steel. I'm proud to call you my rival! =P
33: Xero - I have tons of Steel exp, but your Marth is still really fun to fight! I think you're not quite as good as he is at limiting options as well as attacking/defending though. Just keep playing and I'm sure it'll come.
33: KassandraNova - wat happen
It was fun going to the gas station with you! We'll have to play more soon so I can get a hang of that MK matchup and you can work on your other characters against Faruko xD See you soon?
33: Rogueblades - you were discouraged before you even fought me, at least that's the impression I got. Go in with a cool head - your Sonic is still pretty scary, I just learned a lot about Sonic since the last time we played. Don't get hasty either - vs. Marth I was able to punish you very hard for early attacks/bad dodges with grabs and DBs, which ultimately turned it to my favor.
33: Mr. E - I'm not as free vs. ROB so I would've liked to play some friendlies against you at this tourney, but I guess it just wasn't meant to be this tournament. Till next time! Nice job in dubs btw.
33: Dr Squid - I beefed it 'cause I didn't even get to play you!!! DDD: Thanks for the words of support bro, I really appreciate it. My socks are still really freakin' wet.
49: Hael Phael - sorry for being so presumptuous when you approached me, lmao. I wish we could've actually played more than once D: I didn't mean to completely you shut you down so many times, I just didn't feel like playing those matchups at that time.
49: Juu - guess I can't autopilot against your Mario ;p Work on learning how to ftilt with Sheik. Your Mario is still better tbh. Didn't get to play your Pit though! Nice chillin' with you this time around. Who was in your pool, btw?
49: Halfjack - whodis
49: Gifts - my Marth isn't very good, but I hope you learned something from my Marth when I went to play L. That's why I did it, actually - I thought you might like it if a different Marth could give you something to learn from/about xD
49: Calebyte - your Marth is solid for just one month; you have all the basics of control down with him. Now you need to learn how to attack people and also how to use moves properly. Don't just throw things out - start by swinging as little as you can and learn how to maximize your hits that way. You will learn a LOT this way but it'll be difficult...I have faith though. I'm sorry I wasn't able to be a very good teacher this tournament, I promise I will give you a much more dedicated training session next time. Nice outfit =P
49: Paladin - Thanks for the Fox exp and the Y.b.M. recordings xD Your Fox is pretty good, but I think I could give you a run for your money ;p Sucks that you didn't make it out of pools, but maybe you'll have better luck/playing next time! Hope to see you again sometime soon.
49: Rob - whodis
49: Peppywil - your Diddy Kong needs some work on fundamentals + reads. I know you don't get to play much but I hope you keep playing and take as many chances as you can get because I think you're fun to be around, haha. We weren't that bad of a team ;P
49: Okami - iknowwhodisbutididn'ttalktodisguy
Excel - thanks for all the support and the friendlies. Your MK is solid...but play me when I'm awake
Let's revive STI next time!
Crash - we talked for the briefest of moments at this tournament. What happen D: Please keep going to Smash tournaments, you're a blast to play and to talk to.
Be on the lookout for my tournament thread! I'm hosting something in Cincy on Jan 22nd.