I read M2Ks opening statement from his thread on Banning Ledge Camping/Planking. I agree with him completely.
Trouble is, that this is part of the game. Right? Arent we playing to win after all?
The following quotes come from M2Ks, opening statement.
" ...giving him a huge unfair advantage over his opponent, BAN IT. Even if you never saw this before, I am telling you from experience that it happens, and it's really ********. BAN IT."
"...but everyone was too honorable to do it, because that ruins the point of the game, which is to be a fun FIGHTING game. Do you want people to travel to go to tourneys just to see THAT?"
"..for those of you that aren't experienced in smash tourneys, this is a very cheap way to win, it's makes the game not fun to play... it doesn't even make it a game anymore, but rather an EXPLOITATION OF THE RULES."
"there is no positive effect of allowing this at tourneys, all it does is ruin the game completely. We need to draw a line or else this won't even be a GAME anmore"
"And as far as I'm concerned, I like FIGHTING my opponents. Unless you want the future to be really boring and gay, I suggest you listen to my advice. Doing this will literally RUIN smash, so if you have any honor at ALL you should never resort to this."
"Thanks for your time, and please do listen. I enjoy FIGHTING my opponents."
"The sooner you do this the better, and remember - it can't hurt to be playing it safe, this will only help."
The reason i agree with M2K is because everything he says makes sense. I enjoy FIGHTING my opponents as well...... Now im playing Devils Advocate here....but......
The entire time i was reading his statement, i kept thinking about how ALL OF THIS APPLIES TO Chaingrabbing, Infinites , and using broken characters. Yet, when ever i see a thread about someone suggestion that chaingrabbing be banned, or something like that, all of the responses are " stfu n00b, its part of the game, play to win, blah, blah, etc ,etc "
So, i think we all agree that planking can ruin the game and takes the fun out. I could be like the typical elitist Smasher and say something like " dont get grabbed ", although, it would be more like " dont get at a higher percentage than your opponent....ever "
While true on both accounts, its a lot easier said then done.
So what can be done about it? Nothing really. There are no "official rules" as there is no official governing body to smash tourneys. SBR is there to guide, but nothing else.
Unless its a standard Pro Circuit like MLG, setting the rules. People can pretty much set what ever rules they want for the tourney they are hosting.
We all like playing Smash. Thats why we are here. No one likes sitting there, waiting for an infinite or near infinite to finish or being stalled just because your opponent feels that he HAS to do ANYTHING to win.
People miss Melee because its a more offensive game. If you break Brawl down to its absolute core ; planking, camping, chaingrabbing, and infinites are all it takes to win. There is no need to be aggressive. And that is why people hate brawl.
Guess what? Brawl doesnt have to be that way. WE as players made it that type of game.
Look at Japanese matches. Here is an example i think we have all seen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEm-rQHRtvQ
I recall my thoughts being " Holy ****!, Look how god**** awesome, fast, and fun that looks. " That is the way you play Brawl with Honor, competitiveness, and all while having fun. Brawl can be fast (not Melee fast) and fun to play. People complain " Brawl is soo boring to watch, its all camping and chaingrabbing" Yet, no one does anything about it.
Look at the other matches from Japanese players, everyone always comments on how they play it like Melee. Remember how much fun, fast, and competitive Melee was?
Can playing a more aggressive, non campy style change anything? Sure it can , take a look at the Japanese Tier lists. Bad characters are still bad characters ( sorry Falcon ) but taking out those horrible/unfair advantages from the equation makes the game on a different level in terms of competing and in actual fun of both playing and watching.
How about you? Will you drag the game down to a snails pace, full of camping, planking, and constant chaingrabbing? Or step up to the plate and do something about it.
"Thanks for your time, and please do listen. I enjoy FIGHTING my opponents."--
***hope you dont mind me using your thoughts M2K, i wanted to have a veterans thinking of honor... brought to a controversial subject that you probably wont agree with. I just want to bring a different way of thinking/smashing for the U.S. , and reading your thoughts on planking got me thinking***
Trouble is, that this is part of the game. Right? Arent we playing to win after all?
The following quotes come from M2Ks, opening statement.
" ...giving him a huge unfair advantage over his opponent, BAN IT. Even if you never saw this before, I am telling you from experience that it happens, and it's really ********. BAN IT."
"...but everyone was too honorable to do it, because that ruins the point of the game, which is to be a fun FIGHTING game. Do you want people to travel to go to tourneys just to see THAT?"
"..for those of you that aren't experienced in smash tourneys, this is a very cheap way to win, it's makes the game not fun to play... it doesn't even make it a game anymore, but rather an EXPLOITATION OF THE RULES."
"there is no positive effect of allowing this at tourneys, all it does is ruin the game completely. We need to draw a line or else this won't even be a GAME anmore"
"And as far as I'm concerned, I like FIGHTING my opponents. Unless you want the future to be really boring and gay, I suggest you listen to my advice. Doing this will literally RUIN smash, so if you have any honor at ALL you should never resort to this."
"Thanks for your time, and please do listen. I enjoy FIGHTING my opponents."
"The sooner you do this the better, and remember - it can't hurt to be playing it safe, this will only help."
The reason i agree with M2K is because everything he says makes sense. I enjoy FIGHTING my opponents as well...... Now im playing Devils Advocate here....but......
The entire time i was reading his statement, i kept thinking about how ALL OF THIS APPLIES TO Chaingrabbing, Infinites , and using broken characters. Yet, when ever i see a thread about someone suggestion that chaingrabbing be banned, or something like that, all of the responses are " stfu n00b, its part of the game, play to win, blah, blah, etc ,etc "
So, i think we all agree that planking can ruin the game and takes the fun out. I could be like the typical elitist Smasher and say something like " dont get grabbed ", although, it would be more like " dont get at a higher percentage than your opponent....ever "
While true on both accounts, its a lot easier said then done.
So what can be done about it? Nothing really. There are no "official rules" as there is no official governing body to smash tourneys. SBR is there to guide, but nothing else.
Unless its a standard Pro Circuit like MLG, setting the rules. People can pretty much set what ever rules they want for the tourney they are hosting.
We all like playing Smash. Thats why we are here. No one likes sitting there, waiting for an infinite or near infinite to finish or being stalled just because your opponent feels that he HAS to do ANYTHING to win.
People miss Melee because its a more offensive game. If you break Brawl down to its absolute core ; planking, camping, chaingrabbing, and infinites are all it takes to win. There is no need to be aggressive. And that is why people hate brawl.
Guess what? Brawl doesnt have to be that way. WE as players made it that type of game.
Look at Japanese matches. Here is an example i think we have all seen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEm-rQHRtvQ
I recall my thoughts being " Holy ****!, Look how god**** awesome, fast, and fun that looks. " That is the way you play Brawl with Honor, competitiveness, and all while having fun. Brawl can be fast (not Melee fast) and fun to play. People complain " Brawl is soo boring to watch, its all camping and chaingrabbing" Yet, no one does anything about it.
Look at the other matches from Japanese players, everyone always comments on how they play it like Melee. Remember how much fun, fast, and competitive Melee was?
Can playing a more aggressive, non campy style change anything? Sure it can , take a look at the Japanese Tier lists. Bad characters are still bad characters ( sorry Falcon ) but taking out those horrible/unfair advantages from the equation makes the game on a different level in terms of competing and in actual fun of both playing and watching.
How about you? Will you drag the game down to a snails pace, full of camping, planking, and constant chaingrabbing? Or step up to the plate and do something about it.
"Thanks for your time, and please do listen. I enjoy FIGHTING my opponents."--
***hope you dont mind me using your thoughts M2K, i wanted to have a veterans thinking of honor... brought to a controversial subject that you probably wont agree with. I just want to bring a different way of thinking/smashing for the U.S. , and reading your thoughts on planking got me thinking***