I made an updated blog of Why Should you go to Tournaments? This blog was for a grade. So I highlighted some key points that new competitors should know or at least that I feel that they should know. I hope you all enjoy the blog entry and will post my older one here as well with the Tournament Newbie Thread.
http://justinearvin.blogspot.com/2017/03/so-you-want-to-compete-huh-well-heres.html
Older Blog: http://www.freestepdodge.com/threads/why-should-i-go-to-tournaments.4519/
@CyberEvil's Tournament Newbie Help Thread: http://www.freestepdodge.com/threads/tournament-newbie-help-thread.2545/
Blog Entry Reads as followed:
So you want to start traveling and competing? First off, congratulations to you! You have taken the first step in becoming a competitor. Now, you must follow the concepts of becoming a solid player. Competing in fighting games are fun, yet challenging. There are some things that you must know when preparing for battle. You must start from scratch.
Tournament nerves are also something that you will experience while playing. In order to address this, warm up by playing some games with someone before the event to build your confidence and make yourself loose. This helps a lot! If you don't like experiencing the crowd noise, then bring your mp3 player or an iPod to play some music while playing. This helps drown out the noise. Also, keep in mind that you are not playing to impress people around your nor impress the stream viewers. You are playing for yourself and yourself only. Some of them are critical of players and don't even compete themselves. So you're a lot better off than them because the more that you go to tournaments, the more you learn. The more you learn, the better that you'll get. Take it from someone who has been there, done that, and is still doing it. Do not just focus on "winning". Look for ways for improvement in your gameplay while playing.
Most of the time, when players learn another character, it's to have a comfortable pocket character that does a better job against a character in certain match ups. However, let's forget about that and save that conversation for another day. Then you'll see players who aren't that good use multiple characters and then complain about "this character can't win" or "this character doesn't suit me." This isn't the case a lot of the times with those types of players. These are players who haven't given themselves enough time to play their character or the game. Sometimes, it's the fact that they're not as good as they think they are. That is why. Forget about how good or bad each character is at this point. Play who you like to learn the game and worry about that later on where you've established yourself.
Another thing about choosing a character is unless it's recommended advisement, do not let anyone decide your character for you. Some of the people who try and tell you to choose a certain character will show complete bias or won't give you a solid answer. Have someone knowledgeable help you decide the character, the difficulty, and help you decide how a character suits you. Lastly, keep in mind that your favorite character may not be suited for you. They may be either too hard for you for the time being or may not have the tools to play the way that you want to play.
http://justinearvin.blogspot.com/2017/03/so-you-want-to-compete-huh-well-heres.html
Older Blog: http://www.freestepdodge.com/threads/why-should-i-go-to-tournaments.4519/
@CyberEvil's Tournament Newbie Help Thread: http://www.freestepdodge.com/threads/tournament-newbie-help-thread.2545/
Blog Entry Reads as followed:
So you want to start traveling and competing? First off, congratulations to you! You have taken the first step in becoming a competitor. Now, you must follow the concepts of becoming a solid player. Competing in fighting games are fun, yet challenging. There are some things that you must know when preparing for battle. You must start from scratch.
- Changing your outlook on fighting games and how long will it take you to learn them
Tournament nerves are also something that you will experience while playing. In order to address this, warm up by playing some games with someone before the event to build your confidence and make yourself loose. This helps a lot! If you don't like experiencing the crowd noise, then bring your mp3 player or an iPod to play some music while playing. This helps drown out the noise. Also, keep in mind that you are not playing to impress people around your nor impress the stream viewers. You are playing for yourself and yourself only. Some of them are critical of players and don't even compete themselves. So you're a lot better off than them because the more that you go to tournaments, the more you learn. The more you learn, the better that you'll get. Take it from someone who has been there, done that, and is still doing it. Do not just focus on "winning". Look for ways for improvement in your gameplay while playing.
- Do not switch from character to character. Pick a character, learn them and main that character.
Most of the time, when players learn another character, it's to have a comfortable pocket character that does a better job against a character in certain match ups. However, let's forget about that and save that conversation for another day. Then you'll see players who aren't that good use multiple characters and then complain about "this character can't win" or "this character doesn't suit me." This isn't the case a lot of the times with those types of players. These are players who haven't given themselves enough time to play their character or the game. Sometimes, it's the fact that they're not as good as they think they are. That is why. Forget about how good or bad each character is at this point. Play who you like to learn the game and worry about that later on where you've established yourself.
Another thing about choosing a character is unless it's recommended advisement, do not let anyone decide your character for you. Some of the people who try and tell you to choose a certain character will show complete bias or won't give you a solid answer. Have someone knowledgeable help you decide the character, the difficulty, and help you decide how a character suits you. Lastly, keep in mind that your favorite character may not be suited for you. They may be either too hard for you for the time being or may not have the tools to play the way that you want to play.
- BYOC: Bring Your Own Controller (or Arcade Stick)
- Last, but not least, be friendly, opened-minded, and have fun
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