Ladies (i stress ladies for all the bitches we got whining about stuff) and gentleman (like Jug)
I give you Buffalo's latest Rankings!
Normal Ranking ladder #4 week was and exciting one
With a commanding lead Jug leaves everyone else's scores laying in the desert of inferiority gasping for the water of winning! Can anyone stop this well-hydrated winning machine romping through the desert that is Buffalo's scene?
Normal Ranbat #4-
1. Jug (guyofkaillera) 17500
2. Jeff (blackandred) 9500
3. Desmond (Aasu) 3750
4. Tony P (lexaen) 3250
5. Brian (chacha) 3000
6. Joe (zerofxi) 2100
7. Tony G (daikon) 1500
8. Jeff P (Tony's bro) 800
9. Dave (strider yoshi) 700
10. Kyle (mochaky) 600
11. Ryan (rsnake) 450
12. Phil (theli) 300
13. Brian (celestien) 100
13. Greg (bloodspor) 100
13. Tony M (tigerboymac) 100
13. Matt (donatelli) 100
13. Jamie (crab) 100
(all other players have been removed due to inactivity)
I've been doing some thinking about the scoring system for the ranbats, and consistent winners like Jug and Jeff amass so many points it'd be impossible for anyone to catch. Therefore I have decided if someone gets to 20000, they reset their place to 0 on the ladder, and get 'exalted' status like a golden number attached to their name for the number of ranbats they have won. Because the way it's going will serve as a demotivator for others trying to climb.
I also propose penalties for a top 3 placer losing their spot from week to week, like 1st place last week, gets a lower spot this week gives them their normal points -2000, 2nd -1000. 3rd -500. This will allow for others to catch them easier from week to week.
Thoughts?
Random Ranking Assignment Battles, week 1!- Changed the scoring system to be a more manageable number without steep gaps in point differential in top 3 and so on.
1. Jug (Guile) 1000
2. Brian (chacha) (Gouki) 800
3. Desmond (FeiLong) 600
4. Dave (Sagat) 400
5. Phil (Blanka) 200
5. Kyle (Gouken) 200
7. Jamie (crab) (Sagat) 100
7. Jeff (blackandred) (Sakura) 100
9. Ryan (El Fuerte) 50
9. Jeff P (Vega) 50
9. Tony P (Seth) 50
9. Joe (Zangief) 50
So to everyone whining about the random assignments, you are REALLY missing the points. The point is to NOT play anyone in your comfort zone, and be forced to little warning to learn a WHOLE NEW CHARACTER, in a short time and beat someone else who has had the SAME TIME to learn that character as you have.
Who is at the advantage here? People who play the game more and try out other characters constantly, pat attention to all match ups and really want to understand the game better.
What does this prove? This proves that you are a player able to adapt to new concepts quickly, embrace a character you never really thought about and approach it from a new perspective- on how tourney players play it and what to do with them in unfavorable match ups, really learning to nail down staples and basics quicker than normal.
This teaches you:
- How to adapt better overall
- How to understand match ups you normally wouldn't consider
- How to practice efficiently and research a character better
- expand your overall skill set
- how to operate outside of your comfort zone and still compete
- Re-evaluate your basics and overall knowledge of the game
- Proving you are a player who can adapt to new things quickly
- Improve your streetfighter overall knowledge
- Focus more on a player's tendencies with basics and how to overcome them with yours
The whole mentality of 'eww I don't like this character at all, so I won't take this seriously' is incredibly counter-productive. Almost no one likes their assignments (kinda like...i dunno HOMEWORK AT SCHOOL), but they do it out of necessity, a necessity to get better, learn the game and who knows MAYBE actually like the character after they try it (I like Gouki now). Sure, you won't always like it, and you WILL struggle! But you will be hard pressed to NOT become a better player by taking it serious and trying to learn a little...
Will you make an argument against the opinions above? If so, I contend you are a player who embraces a culture of exile (from becoming a good player), only doing things the way you want them done and will never be able to adapt to what it takes in high level play. You ok with that? If yes, then feel free to bow out of the random assignments and show what kind of player you really are. Mark my words though, the ones who embrace it will have a much better chance at becoming better, more solid players overall. There are always cases of a player only playing one character ever and becoming truly great with them, never learning any other characters, sure. But do you know their whole story? The countless number of adversaries they have encountered? The number of tournies they travel to for experiences? The time they spent researching every match up in the game, and understanding out their character can get out of it?
No, you probably don't, and I don't think you will ever get to that LEVEL trying to emulate players with more access to competition than we do. This is Buffalo, and in Buffalo this will be your best chance to understand other characters better, understand their flaws and understand things you can do to them with characters you actually play. Think outside your cushy little box for once.
Save the whine for your cheese and cracker parties.
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