Btw I’m looking for more events to work!
I’ve got experience with production, brackets, event logistics, and providing Melee setups. I can also handle pretty much anything else you throw at me (see below).
If any of this interests you, reach out on Twitter or Discord (dzee)
The amount of uncredited work that Danny’s put in day in and day out to support the scene these past few years, no matter what life’s thrown at him, is exactly why the Smash community continues to beat the odds and survive time and time again. GOAT behavior.
I would like to thank @PhoenixSSBM
When Miya & Carmelo's flight from Detroit to Fort Wayne was canceled Wednesday night, their soonest flight to get them out of the airport was a flight into South Bend at 2 PM...
@BlueSSBM Excellent job Ethan!! 😃 Congrats on winning "the works" and make sure you don't forget the MUSTARRRRRDDDD 😂😂‼️ Haha I'm just playing 😜 But fr man good stuff 😼
Man. Don’t know how to explain it other than shock. Words cannot express the pain of this letdown. The frustration is unfathomable. I’ve worked my whole life to get to this moment and this is how it ends? Makes no sense.
Now that I’ve gotten surgery, I wish I could count the number of times people will tell me I’m going to “come back stronger”. What a cliche lol, this shit sucks. My foot feels like dead weight fam. But what’s hurting most I think is my mind. Feel like I’m rambling, but I know this is something I’ll look back on when I’m through this, as something I’m proud I fought through. It feels good to let this shit out without y’all seeing the kid ugly cry.
At 25, I’ve already learned that God never gives us more than we can handle. I know I’ll come out on the other side of this a better man and a better player. And honestly, right now, torn Achilles and all, I don’t regret it. I’d do it again, and again after that, to fight for this city and my brothers. For the chance to do something special.
Indy, I’m sorry. If any fan base doesn’t deserve this, it’s y’all. But together we are going to fight like hell to get back to this very spot, and get over this hurdle. I don’t doubt for a second that y’all have my back, and I hope you guys know that I have yours. I think Kobe said it best when in this same situation. “There are far greater issues/challenges in the world then a torn achilles. Stop feeling sorry for yourself, find the silver lining and get to work with the same belief, same drive and same conviction as ever.” And that’s exactly right. I will do everything in my power to get back right.
My journey to get to where I am today wasn’t by happenstance, I’ve pushed myself every day to be great. And I will continue to do just that. The most important part of this all, is that I’m grateful. I’m grateful for every single experience that’s led me here. I’m grateful for all the love from the hoop world. I don’t “have to” go through this, I get to go through this. I’m grateful for the road that lies ahead. Watch how I come back from this. So, give me some time, I’ll dust myself off and get right back to being the best version of Tyrese Haliburton.
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Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight."
The defense that zjump is just claw is fraudulent because irl if you switch to claw midmatch it takes a sec or so to adjust the hands. If i see you do this in my peripheral ill start spamming knee since youre giving up defense for offense (no wavedash out of shield etc). Its the downside of claw. Not to mention it takes another sec or so to switch back whenever you do.
No top professional in history has used claw 24/7 except javi iirc? And he was known for not having the best defense. Not throwing shade, its just the tradeoff of claw style. (Also ironic that i just got off watching a samus match, he’d get samus’d quite a bit)
Zump gets all the perks and none of the natural flaws. Therefore it is cheating. Ppl mask it as a simple remap but you just get better offense and better defense at once, because of more convenient button locations. So someone neutral will be worse vs zump since the whole point of it is to be faster/more plus on hit. Onzjump you can hold ctick down + jump with z on command etc .Imagine the perks of that in scrambles to improve your defense game. Or in neutral combined with CC. Original Controller jump button locations are off to the side, awkward to c-down and jump need to claw if you wanna do that. Jump on Z button is way too convenient to abuse this. Fraudulent
Its not only unfair to other ppl who don't use it who plays the same char as you, but it also just buffs yourself relative to ppl who main chars who can't benefit from this at all, even if they decided to be a cheater like you lol
Wobbling was detrimental to the spectator, whereas zump is detrimental to a non-remapped competitor. Since spectators are usually more on the casual/entertainment side, they dont understand it completely
Still think wobbling is more legitimate than zump (and we still banned it btw)
Miss me with that ‘its more ergonomic’ shit btw, not even my kid believes that one. Youre playing a competitive fighting game. Deal with it/take more breaks/ practice better handcare/ go watch a movie. Peeps will try to use any excuse to make something illegitimate seem legitimate
Pretty much all top players agree it shouldnt be allowed btw but peeps dont want backlash so they dont speak out or are tired of nothing being done (personally idgaf, bring it)
Rectangles got nerfed already.
Its time to address this now, theres no excuse
Thats the TLDR
It was a very hectic 4 hours for both games, and a somewhat scuffed Melee bracket, but the first event back at the Well was a blast, and it’s only going to get better going forward. Thank you to everyone who came out. 👊
Congrats to BBBeans! and NetherCole for winning Smash Ultimate and Melee respectively at the first iteration of Half & Half, our new biweekly tournament series. Top 8 for both games is pictured here:
@ScrubbedOut It partially was. I do appreciate paying at venue being an option for the Works, but you’re shooting yourself in the foot by making attendance hidden, since seeing that your homies signed up is the fastest way to get someone to reg.
@kevintenacity I don’t have an issue with paying online, and I agree that’s it better; but combining it with the attendees list being private makes it feel like you’re taking a risk entering.