Are Fighting Games Becoming Less Social?

[Ishimaru Jinrai]

The reason why fighting game tournaments aren't very social is simple!!

Think of it this way, when you train for MMA, Football, or any type of sport, you're in the gym, with a team, away from home, training. When you're training for a fighting game tournament all you're doing is sitting in your basement on a couch playing a video game over and over and over again to get great at it. That type of social segregation doesn't breed the most "social" types of people. Look at Daigo, he's a tournament champion but he's about as social as a brick wall. You can name off a bunch of fighting game players who trash talk a lot to get "hype" for matches but they just end up coming off as an online-douche bag. Because you're either a douche bag loser to people online, or you'll also be one to be people offline. Either way, you'll be a douche bag, lol!!!

 

[Norik]

Why did Oofmatic delete his posts?

 

[Ishimaru Jinrai]

I think the thing that makes fighting games more community oriented is when you have "Teams", like an overall ranking, then it gets more competitive and you feel more obligated to help others within you team!

Other wise it's just like you're going to a tournament fighting for no one but yourself. If you have a team it adds more to the victory of things. It's a big reason why Call of Duty and Halo tournaments are popular because it's social interaction and how you work well with others... >:D

 

[Loves]

Why did Oofmatic delete his posts?

I would say that this would be reason enough for him to delete his posts:

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[Pocky-Yoshi]

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Times have changed. However, I always consider smashing someone's face in and letting them smash mine back while smack talking more of a bonding thing now. I don't smack talk in person unless I'm comfortable with you to do some. More times I'm so timid to start stuff worrying is the person gonna fight me back in forth and just chill with me later and repeat.


Here's what I detest most, people who want to win no matter the cost and they take up a persona that's hard to defend instead. Aka the tough guy. When I beat said tough peeps and they get pissy and such. I can understand getting sore from me, but when they get petty with me it's when the unnecessary drama starts. Almost as if unless they're winning, I can't be in the same room with them because I'm trash. Even to the point where I'm used to them ducking my simple runback, since they be petty and spineless.

Sure I haven't been offline, but I wouldn't want to play anyone like those online peeps. All I know is if I were near your house LostProvidence, I'd actually be playing you guys and dumping online unless I have the urge to see who is fearful and deserves recognition.

Certain people lost what's more important: compete to win yet have fun. Sure losing sucks, but I wouldn't mind it as much if certain people weren't like those online idiots I detest. Certain peeps should be more like Ash Ketchum or something.

-Pocky Yoshi

P.S. Ever tried Lemon with Hot Cheetos?