Wrong. The only idiot here is AIDS for assuming that a smashboards title is indicative of one's true skill.
Once again, Hylian, you prove that you know absolutely nothing as to what determines relative rank. You think placing higher than austin in a single tournament means you two are comparable? News flash, it's not how high you place - it's who you beat.
Have you ever beaten anybody of Xelic's calibur in tournament like Austin? Didn't think so.
By the way, you are incorrect when you claim that you "don't take friendly matches seriously" because clearly you do.
You said it right here:
You play with him "all the time." This clearly implies that you are talking about friendly matches. Then, you shamelessly put in the fact that you "go even with him" during these friendly matches. Why would you cite such a thing if you don't take friendly matches seriously? Clearly you must count friendly matches for something because you cited it as a defense, which in turn led to others suggesting that your loss was only due to "nervousness" and not just because you are a lesser skilled player than Austin.
It's one thing to ask for advice on how to beat Austin. I see no problem with that. But you make far too many johns and/or scrubbish, shameless comments (such as citing how you go even in friendly matches when others question whether or not you are truly comparable in skill to Austin), and believe me I am not the only one in Texas (forget Texas, in the entire U.S.) who thinks this.
You know nothing. I hang out with austin all the time, and yeah, because I go even with him in friendlies I thought I would do better against him in tournament. Austin even told me before the tournament that he didn't want to play me because he wasn't sure he would win. I know austin is better then me, and I have said it before, and I compliment him all the time. You don't know me, have never played me, so please don't judge me. Especially over the internet, where nothing should be taken seriously.
All you do is follow me around and harass me. Stop. I don't know or like you. Just leave me alone please. If you don't like the things I say then deal with it.
Also, I HAVE beaten players of Xelic's calibur in tournament. I 3 stocked Rob$'s shiek in the quarter finals of FS1. I 6 stocked Cypus and Lee in teams with Espy. I have beaten Smiles and SOS in teams with espy as well. I beat DoH in a money match not even two weeks ago.
You don't know anything about me, you don't know me, so leave me alone. I just have fun on the internet and I'm not usually serious. You have never met me in person. Stop stalking me.
Also: I am not pro level, so of course I will lose to pros. I AM getting there however, and have been improving rapidly recently so I don't see anything wrong about the fact that I am excited that I am getting better and doing well against really good players pretty consistently. I never down-talked austin or said that I was better then him, I definitely think he is a better player then me, and much more constant. I was just surprised he did so well against my samus in the crew match, because he usually doesn't. He just played much better then me though and I lost because he understands how I play samus very well. And he is better in general then me.
Please stop following me around and harassing me. Thanks.
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Also, I'm pretty sure no one else CARES in texas about what I post online. They just ignore it if they don't agree. They know I don't walk around bragging all day in person. I have met almost ever smasher in texas in touraments. You are never there. You don't know how I act. You just hide behind your computer and post bad things about me like you know me. Say it to my face.