I like this.
There is definitely a difference between being a "top player" and a professional "top player". I'm sure there are people who are extremely good at playing this game but don't go to the tournaments for whatever reasons they have.
There are guys I've seen on YouTube like Akromaniac and SoulWarrior 71K (and others) who are absolutely phenomenal but don't participate in tournaments, yet I consider them top players.
Here's another point or two, to add to the conversation---
1) If you have to point yourself out that you're a top player, are you really a "top player"?? If you're really good at what you do (no matter what it is in life) people already know this. To me, this automatically questions one's legitimacy if that person has to point to themselves.
2) In the big scheme of things, if you're bragging about yourself,
who honestly gives a FU#% if you're a top player or not? Nobody asked!!!
I've practiced with a few people from here like
@Flamelurkr and
@Wyntword and had a great time fighting against them and getting solid advice to further myself (trust me, playing with them has made me grown as a player in this game). When I first came here,
@Juggs was nice enough to welcome me here and gave me solid advice on picking characters and lead me to a website about the FGC since I'm relatively new to this.
I've even PM'ed a few more people recently like
@JDE and others to widen my "circle of friends" because I've enjoyed reading their past posts.
My point is I'd rather enjoy this game (hence why I bought it) and get advice from cool people who play the game well, as opposed to getting advice from a so-called self-described "top player". I'm here to learn from this website and hopefully make a few Injustice2 friends and have a good time (which I am).
Sorry for the rant; just my 2 cents on the matter.