Ooofmatic
World Warrior
S-U, it's too bad that you didn't make it out to Ramon's NY tourney, and sucks to know that you didn't go because of the payout/ban. Because even though the payout wasn't much, the turnout wasn't high, and two characters were unfortunately banned in the name of Absolute Justice, it's good to go out and support the game and community. It only cost $6 to go out from NYC to the venue that Ramon got. Boycotting only works when there are many people doing it, so if you love the game and want to help it's community, then I encourage you to go and support the smaller tournies, regardless of what the payout and rules will be.
It's funny because when it was said that GAMME would allow Hilde and Algol, there was hardly anyone complaining. There weren't people raging about it. It's only when it was said that the rules may change that people started speaking up and causing drama. I'm sure if the rules for GAMME would have stayed firm from the start, there wouldn't be people complaining about Hilde/Algol like there are now, just like Evo.
And at this point it feels pointless to try and defend Hilde/Algol. Because now it doesn't even feel like the community has much of a say on the bans. It's coming to a point where one person decides what the rules will be and that's that. I'm not a fan of trying to make it a nation wide standard of promoting the idea that Hilde/Algol are broken for tournament play, when that hasn't been proven. Banning characters not because of balance, but to keep people who find them annoying to fight from leaving... just feels wrong, and promotes the scrub mentality, which I stand firmly against. I liked it how it was before, where it felt more like the tournament organizer could make the decision based on what people in that area/community wanted, unlike now where we have communities trying to force their rules on others. And I also don't agree the assumption that Hilde/Algol are the main reasons the community has dwindled, if anything it seems like they're being used as scapegoats.
But anyways, just let people do what they want, let the ban happen. If you truly believe the ban will make things worse in the end, then let the people who support the ban witness it themselves.
In the meantime, I think it's just best to continue supporting the scene. And rather than trying to convince people that Hilde and Algol aren't deserving of a ban, keep it the talk behind the curtains and teach people how to deal with them in person/in private. Trying to force your beliefs on people on a message board usually doesn't work.
My 2 cents.
It's funny because when it was said that GAMME would allow Hilde and Algol, there was hardly anyone complaining. There weren't people raging about it. It's only when it was said that the rules may change that people started speaking up and causing drama. I'm sure if the rules for GAMME would have stayed firm from the start, there wouldn't be people complaining about Hilde/Algol like there are now, just like Evo.
And at this point it feels pointless to try and defend Hilde/Algol. Because now it doesn't even feel like the community has much of a say on the bans. It's coming to a point where one person decides what the rules will be and that's that. I'm not a fan of trying to make it a nation wide standard of promoting the idea that Hilde/Algol are broken for tournament play, when that hasn't been proven. Banning characters not because of balance, but to keep people who find them annoying to fight from leaving... just feels wrong, and promotes the scrub mentality, which I stand firmly against. I liked it how it was before, where it felt more like the tournament organizer could make the decision based on what people in that area/community wanted, unlike now where we have communities trying to force their rules on others. And I also don't agree the assumption that Hilde/Algol are the main reasons the community has dwindled, if anything it seems like they're being used as scapegoats.
But anyways, just let people do what they want, let the ban happen. If you truly believe the ban will make things worse in the end, then let the people who support the ban witness it themselves.
In the meantime, I think it's just best to continue supporting the scene. And rather than trying to convince people that Hilde and Algol aren't deserving of a ban, keep it the talk behind the curtains and teach people how to deal with them in person/in private. Trying to force your beliefs on people on a message board usually doesn't work.
My 2 cents.