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It's also the biggest Melee payout since PC Chris won MLG in 2006, adjusting for inflation.

Smash Sisters isn't its own tourney, it's an event that takes place within the context of a tourney.

But this portion of the conversation was dealing, presumably, with cis women having side events. Yes, trans women are allowed because they are women too but they are a subset of this group having side events. Basically it goes like this: 1. Women are having side events at tournaments for...

I think that's true. And I also think that, over time and as they got older, some of them would gravitate towards Melee. After all, some of the top Melee talent playing today was like 5 when Melee dropped. Hell, Wizzrobe was 2 or 3. So a spike in Smash 4 growth would help Melee in the long...

It's all fun and games until Puppeh shows up. But I wonder how kids that young would react when it comes to choosing which game to play. Do we have any info saying graphics + tech barrier would turn them away from Melee in favor of Smash 4?

It might be an issue of semantics on my part. I consider stuff like Twitch chat to not be concrete, as I'd reserve concrete for in-person or at least some higher level of identity on the part of the offender. Perhaps someone PMing or posting hateful speech where they know members of that group...

This "you're the problem" is one of the most terrifying things someone can say in public discourse. This is partially because it's a bullying tactic, and partially because it is utter bullocks. The only problem is the actual problem. People who aren't overly sympathetic to you or are on...

Well there are a couple reasons for that, I think. If one regards transgender women as women, then the conversation just quickly moves on to issues women (of all kinds) face in Smash. Even if one doesn't feel that way about that demographic, there remains the topic of the side event both cis...

There was a VCU group active last semester. Can't speak to this semester.

Yeah my post had some weak lines. I thought twice before posting the "ALL growth is good growth" part. You know, as a metagame designer, I often ponder issues related to slow player growth. Sometimes issues die out if growth is fast enough, but it's hard to guarantee quick growth. Like...

I see both sides of this. Most of us are firmly in the "just play smash" camp. But it does seem that, for various reasons, some players are nervous about just jumping headlong into 2000 people tournaments without a group of people they can identify with. The idea is to let these people bond...

Not really Central but I found a monthly tournament series in Shippensburg, PA. Might be closer to you than other stuff? http://smashboards.com/threads/jan-10-2016-shippensburg-smash-presents-the-raider-bowl-iii-pot-shippensburg-pa.426632/

Genesis 3 got me ridiculously hyped for Smash again. Any of you guys still around? Let's do this.

Ah what the heck lol. Cities ~20 minutes from Chester keep siphoning people away. We must build a scene dang it.

Great tips already. I don't think I ever shield grab. So many things to incorporate in a match. Thanks for the other options as well. Looks like I had many ways to go about it.