Why are you good?

[Xeph]

Yes.

Also there isn't a significant correlation between having a high IQ and being good at fighting games.

I meant to say this too; Dully is a fuckin' genius.

 

[Dullyanna]

No, I'm just drunk. Yay for subtle jabs on the internet though!

 

[KingAce]

But that depends on the type of audience. If it's just a circle of friends, online spectators (XBL & PSN) and/or anyone with no experience or lack thereof in tournies & gatherings, then I wouldn't take info from those group of ppl.

I say sum1's ability to adapt as well as having a vast knowledge of characters as well as different play-styles is what makes the player good. Players who place themselves to the top demonstrate such. They are exposed to different characters and play styles from many battles in tournaments and gatherings.

And so you believe your experience as an offline player qualifies you to judge the skill of any player?

If this is what you believe your vastly mistaken. The skill of an individual can't be measured simply. The possibility of some no name individual showing up to any random gathering or tournament and completely destroying these top players you mention is always highly possible.

Where you stand, a player must pass the test of tournaments to be considered good. From where I stand a good player is a good player, whether offline or online, whether I know of him or not.

It's relative.

 

[Zane]

chaos no offense but... what the hell is the purpose of this thread? or rather, what the hell is the purpose of all your threads? all you've been doing is opening up more discussions -__- a never ending cycle of arguments, actually they ended pretty quick (they were closed) what the hell do you care what people think anyway, just shut up and play the game and like some say "let your characters do the talking" like nofzcekiller said himself go to evo and talk all you want there

 

[franman]

And so you believe your experience as an offline player qualifies you to judge the skill of any player?

Nope, I wasn't judging anyone by any means or at least I wasn't trying to. However, there are offline players who are too quick to judge.

This isn't in fact who should judge who. It's based on what's proven.

If this is what you believe your vastly mistaken. The skill of an individual can't be measured simply. The possibility of some no name individual showing up to any random gathering or tournament and completely destroying these top players you mention is always highly possible.

Well it depends who I consider top players. I haven't mentioned names but at least from my perspective I'm not looking at American tournaments alone.

But yes your last sentence in that quote is correct. Ppl like Omega, Kura, SU etc. ppl who we haven't heard of at that time has PROVEN as such as, but only as individuals.

Where you stand, a player must pass the test of tournaments to be considered good. From where I stand a good player is a good player, whether offline or online, whether I know of him or not.

Yes I stand where I stand. While I do agree there are good players out there the question is how do you prove it? How do we know that this individual is exceptionally good? How can we tell if Babalook, Freaky-Styley, Tidal-Leaf (online individuals) are gonna do well offline?

Even if the player is good at both online and offline that's just an extension of himself/herself. You can have good adaptation and mind games and such, but that applies only to a different game.

Imagine if the whole forum were a bunch of believers then there's no point in going to tournaments defeating the purpose of this community forum.