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Link to original post: [drupal=1549]What's the point?[/drupal]
I've been a big Sonic/Mario (Nintendo) fan since I was small. I've loved the Smash Bros. series to pieces and really enjoy playing Brawl.
Joining SWF has opened my eyes on how to play the game better, taught me stuff and allowed me to considerably improve my skill. I've made quite a few friends as such and in general had fun on the site. Whilst I believe there are always things still to learn, I consider myself a perfectly capable and able player and I'm always wanting to play and improve. I'm also pretty competitive when it comes to this game so I love to have a challenge and SWF has been a place that's allowed me to find people with skill to play against. Competitive Smash is something I've always wanted to do which is why I'm always trying to improve myself.
But recently, I can't help but ask myself this burning question.
What's the point?
I only get to play a select few people offline and only 1 or 2 of them are actually any good. If I ever did manage to escape my hectic and busy life, I could try and play Smash competitivly but 1. I have an irrational fear of going to Smash Bros. tournies due to fear of being ridiculed and 2. I live in the UK. Even if I could play Smash competitivly, it wouldn't really be noticable or stand out even if I was any good since it's mainly the US where competitive Smash Bros. stuff matters to people.
It seems bizzare that I chase this hobby of becoming a skilled, well respected (I guess pro) smasher when it looks pretty darn futile of actually getting anywhere near that level. I guess there's always the few people I play offline and the option of online but they both have their problems. And that's not going to really get me anywhere higher than where I am today.
And yet I still play the game, practice new AT's, try and find new things, learn match ups etc etc.
Perhaps hopefully one day I'll get over my fear of going to tournies or be able to visit the US and get closer to this idea of mine but...until then, I'll just throw Turnips at you because I know full well you can't powershield them online
I've been a big Sonic/Mario (Nintendo) fan since I was small. I've loved the Smash Bros. series to pieces and really enjoy playing Brawl.
Joining SWF has opened my eyes on how to play the game better, taught me stuff and allowed me to considerably improve my skill. I've made quite a few friends as such and in general had fun on the site. Whilst I believe there are always things still to learn, I consider myself a perfectly capable and able player and I'm always wanting to play and improve. I'm also pretty competitive when it comes to this game so I love to have a challenge and SWF has been a place that's allowed me to find people with skill to play against. Competitive Smash is something I've always wanted to do which is why I'm always trying to improve myself.
But recently, I can't help but ask myself this burning question.
What's the point?
I only get to play a select few people offline and only 1 or 2 of them are actually any good. If I ever did manage to escape my hectic and busy life, I could try and play Smash competitivly but 1. I have an irrational fear of going to Smash Bros. tournies due to fear of being ridiculed and 2. I live in the UK. Even if I could play Smash competitivly, it wouldn't really be noticable or stand out even if I was any good since it's mainly the US where competitive Smash Bros. stuff matters to people.
It seems bizzare that I chase this hobby of becoming a skilled, well respected (I guess pro) smasher when it looks pretty darn futile of actually getting anywhere near that level. I guess there's always the few people I play offline and the option of online but they both have their problems. And that's not going to really get me anywhere higher than where I am today.
And yet I still play the game, practice new AT's, try and find new things, learn match ups etc etc.
Perhaps hopefully one day I'll get over my fear of going to tournies or be able to visit the US and get closer to this idea of mine but...until then, I'll just throw Turnips at you because I know full well you can't powershield them online