Kaz-Ka said:
And Ephiram, when he says he doesnt take it seriously, he means the game play of Brawl, not the tournament itself. And honestly, how many people do u know that constantly play this game nowadays for the sake of pure competition? Most people do not practice this game anymore for the sake of getting better, therefore most people don’t take it as seriously as you would think. There is only so much u can learn in Brawl, and unfortunately it is a restricted game in terms of new things to learn. Now Melee is a different story, lots of people that have been playing that game since its release in 2001 are STILL learning new things about it but this is not the case with Brawl. Brawl is catered more towards the causal crowd, but this is ok because so many people can play it and have fun. Sounds to me like you are generalizing us competitive guys and just because we dont take the game seriously doesnt mean we dont like it and arent having fun!
I’m going to do my best to avoid an argument, but I disagree on this one. At the last LAN, I talked to John about the tournament. I said something along the lines of “I hope I do well in the Brawl tournament. I’ve been practicing a lot.” He responded with “Dude, it’s just Brawl.” If you don’t care about your own tournament, you shouldn’t be running it. I do not find lots of people playing Brawl nonstop, but I only know three or four people who play Melee nonstop. These people would have hated Brawl no matter what it was like, because they miss Melee. It is wrong to say that Brawl is limited in gameplay when the only form of Smash Bros. you want to play is a very limited form of Melee that excludes most stages, modes, and items. I know some people get *edited*ed off at me because I defend Brawl, but look at it from my perspective. Every *edited* time I play Brawl with you, John, or Nebs, all I can hear is constant complaining that we aren’t playing Melee instead. If I am playing a game, the implication is that I like it and don’t want to hear *edited*ing while I play. And this does not mean that everybody hates Brawl but me, because I have played with people who are good at Brawl and who actually like it. That is why I no longer provide my Wii at LANs. I don’t want people to use my property just to criticize a game I like.