I ranted about this on Twitter, but since I have some time and Persona 5 is going to be a cutscene for a while, I'll do it again.
This kinda stuff always makes me sick. I hate hate hate the notion some people have that the only to "legitimize" a game is to have people of caliber in a game that is "mainstream" or "fundamentals based" (Whatever the hell that means) play it and do well, otherwise the game is trash. It was a stupid argument in 1998 and it's a stupid argument now.
And, as many have already pointed out, there is no point, because we all know what's going to happen. Inevitably, the patch cycle will weed out casual tournament players and people in it for the easy ride, and none of the guys who are big shots in another game will do well. We will then have to hear for two years or whatever about how they'd play if only this, if only that, goddamn NRS community is full of scrubs, why can't they just let it rock, etc.
But even before that happens, something else will happen: they just simply won't win. I may have my doubts at the skill level of the overall scene during MKX, but there is no doubt that these are now games with specialists who no longer kowtow to people who exploit the fact that they've played fighters for years. This will not be like the first year of IGAU or MK9 or KI where that happened, the scene has simply moved past that base level.
Despite being above that level, there is nothing that will stop your average top player from another game usually treating NRS players like they are the guy that runs the ferris wheel at the county fair. If people hadn't have spent the last two years memeing and making it sound like the game is a joke, that may have alleviated it somewhat, but I digress. Much like Smash in a lot of ways, you're simply not going to get respect, period. The sooner the community gets over that need for Daddy to give them some spending money the better off it'll be.
Don't mistake this for me saying that people who play other games at a high level should stay away from ours-
absolutely not. We're all geeks and we all play fighting games, there's no need for that kind of gross segregation. I've just been around the block too much to not know what is coming. Despite those usual pissers and moaners, some will stay for good.
@UltraDavid is never anything but great in all forms of social media; I may not agree with his analyses and criticisms but it's always good to have someone who can articulate their thoughts and has a big voice not be such a negative nancy about the games just because that's the meme.
I think that's really the most important part: there's no need to say "Capcom players," because the truth is, we are just talking about a few players who happen to play SF at a high level, nothing more, nothing less. There is another term that I think could be better used, and that is "opportunists." An opportunist is someone who smells easy money and thinks they can get it and will slink away the first chance they get and not blame themselves as to why they couldn't make said money. The kind of people who will say they support the game nonstop on Twitter and Twitch when it matters, then be on line at Wendy's while the finals are on at Evo. That's what some of these people are, and I'm glad to see this thread (so far) has recognized that familiar stench from ten miles away.
My advice for I2 is when morons will inevitably go on Twitter and other social media and say the game is for bad players, it's only for scrubs, it takes no skill, bla bla bla, just either ignore it or do your best to expose that nonsense for what it is. Anyone can have their opinion about the game, and that's totally cool (I don't think MKX is a very good game), but to use it as a means to downplay the skill of those who do play it at a high level is heinous and should be stopped.
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Oh, one other thing: enough of the "Lol it takes way less skill to win at NRS games then it does at Capcom game tournies, scrub lol."
How stupid. Obviously, the larger tournaments will inevitably be harder to win because there is a larger amount of talented players playing it and the bracket sizes are way bigger. Does this mean that with every major win the caveat should be "Well, best not to get toooooooo ahead of myself, there are many fighters like me all over the world!"
IMAGINE doing that. No other small community is expected to behave like their stuff doesn't matter because the amount of players is lower and the franchise hasn't been around as a competitive community as long as some others have, why do we have to? What is the
point if there are no props or hurt feelings involved? I've never heard something so silly.
