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Post by Toates Madhackrviper on Nov 29, 2022 19:37:33 GMT -5
Nintendo just keeps getting eviler I swear to God, bonus appearance of evil from Panda Global
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Nov 29, 2022 20:19:33 GMT -5
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Post by The Legend of Groose on Nov 29, 2022 20:33:48 GMT -5
Well Smash World Tour did get the Ax. Also we were due for annual Nintendo kicking Smash fans in the dick. So much potential just for Nintendo to do everything they can to not make it happen.
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Post by Muskrat on Nov 29, 2022 20:39:01 GMT -5
Anyone wanna give a TLDR? That article seems like it’s f***ing hours long and I’m not interested
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Post by Toates Madhackrviper on Nov 29, 2022 20:47:39 GMT -5
Anyone wanna give a TLDR? That article seems like it’s f***ing hours long and I’m not interested CEO of an esports organization that runs a smash cup (Panda Global) didn't like the idea of having to share tournaments with smash world tour, a grassroots event that was slated to be the biggest smash competition ever. Prize pool was going to be $250,000. It was a much bigger event. So they basically did racketeering-esque shit to the other tournaments and got Nintendo to shut everyone else but their thing down. To quote a friend, "this is like if the NBA (smash word tour) couldn't play, because the European basketball people (panda) made shit up about the NBA to all the basketball courts, and also to the CEO of basketball (Nintendo)" Only in this scenario the NBA isn't a huge corporation, its a grassroots group. Its an incredibly f***ed up situation all around. There's calls for serious boycotting of Panda Cup, but we'll see if anything materializes.
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Post by jimmyjackezekiel on Nov 29, 2022 21:04:25 GMT -5
One less tournament for potential groomers and predators to mess with kids in.
Good I say.
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Post by Toates Madhackrviper on Nov 29, 2022 22:06:05 GMT -5
One less tournament for potential groomers and predators to mess with kids in. Good I say. Big corp wants to destroy a grassroots competitive scene and you're siding with them because they USED to have a predator problem thats been solved. Nice. This is not a good thing.
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Post by Toates Madhackrviper on Nov 29, 2022 22:09:35 GMT -5
One less tournament for potential groomers and predators to mess with kids in. Good I say. This is what you're supporting. Because a handful of guys who have already been excised were groomers. Jesus Christ dude.
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Post by Toates Madhackrviper on Nov 29, 2022 22:30:35 GMT -5
If you like your summaries in video form.
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Post by Toates Madhackrviper on Nov 29, 2022 22:48:35 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2022 0:08:26 GMT -5
One less tournament for potential groomers and predators to mess with kids in. Good I say. Big corp wants to destroy a grassroots competitive scene and you're siding with them because they USED to have a predator problem thats been solved. Nice. This is not a good thing. Used too? That a good one. If this means I don't have to listen to Leffen shit himself everytime he loses a match, I might be okay with this.
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Post by Toates Madhackrviper on Nov 30, 2022 0:23:24 GMT -5
Big corp wants to destroy a grassroots competitive scene and you're siding with them because they USED to have a predator problem thats been solved. Nice. This is not a good thing. Used too? That a good one. If this means I don't have to listen to Leffen shit himself everytime he loses a match, I might be okay with this. Y'alls priorities are crazy here lol. This is some absolutely nefarious corporate skullduggery and basically literal racketeering, careers being ruined and the Smash scene possibly dying, and you're worried about a personal dislike of Leffen (who had a good, level headed take about this situation btw) and an imagined boogeyman of grooming being an ongoing problem in the community. Absolutely bonkers shit. How you can even jokingly support what Panda has done here is beyond me. Deeply disgusted by the reaction I'm getting here.
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Post by Toates Madhackrviper on Nov 30, 2022 0:26:05 GMT -5
"I'm glad this shady corporate CEO f***ed over a grassroots community because I don't like Leffen".
ETA: I don't even play Smash nor do I usually watch it. But I have friends who do who are incredibly upset about this situation (and are good people who were angry about the grooming situation in the Smash community, not excusers) and having it be dismissed here is kind of infuriating.
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Post by Toates Madhackrviper on Nov 30, 2022 0:37:18 GMT -5
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Post by TWERKIN' MAGGLE on Nov 30, 2022 0:59:51 GMT -5
SomeBODY once told me...
Oh, not that?
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Post by lucas_lee on Dec 1, 2022 13:44:52 GMT -5
Od say ignore them. I get the point you're raising. Folks priorities in this topic are messed up TBH.
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Post by OGBoardPoster2005 on Dec 1, 2022 14:14:13 GMT -5
Used too? That a good one. If this means I don't have to listen to Leffen shit himself everytime he loses a match, I might be okay with this. Y'alls priorities are crazy here lol. This is some absolutely nefarious corporate skullduggery and basically literal racketeering, careers being ruined and the Smash scene possibly dying, and you're worried about a personal dislike of Leffen (who had a good, level headed take about this situation btw) and an imagined boogeyman of grooming being an ongoing problem in the community. Absolutely bonkers shit. How you can even jokingly support what Panda has done here is beyond me. Deeply disgusted by the reaction I'm getting here. Is it ok if I hope they both fail miserably and someone else just does it?
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Post by Cyno on Dec 1, 2022 14:26:14 GMT -5
I hate the Smash community, but this screws over the decent people as much as the remaining scumbags, if not moreso.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Dec 1, 2022 14:38:18 GMT -5
I've really just never particularly had it in me to have much sympathy for people who play games for a living in general? Like cool, you get paid to do what people do for free everywhere while not having any actual measurable effect on a game's success because routinely you get stuff like Mortal Kombat that has virtually no tournament presence but makes massive amounts of money regardless yet expecting companies to throw you money for it for some reason. I kind of just see the whole eSports thing as a weird dumb eccentricity that's volatile by its very nature and foolish to try to make a living off of.
Like this other force strong-arming them into being shut down sucks and all but I'm also just kind of like, "Yeah, this shit happens in this scene all the time, it's not good but that's what you signed up for."
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Dec 1, 2022 15:08:23 GMT -5
I've really just never particularly had it in me to have much sympathy for people who play games for a living in general? Like cool, you get paid to do what people do for free everywhere while not having any actual measurable effect on a game's success because routinely you get stuff like Mortal Kombat that has virtually no tournament presence but makes massive amounts of money regardless yet expecting companies to throw you money for it for some reason. I kind of just see the whole eSports thing as a weird dumb eccentricity that's volatile by its very nature and foolish to try to make a living off of. Like this other force strong-arming them into being shut down sucks and all but I'm also just kind of like, "Yeah, this shit happens in this scene all the time, it's not good but that's what you signed up for." I’m sure most of them are in the pro scene because they think games are fun and they just got good enough to be able to meet all these different players. You’re forgetting about the community aspect of the FGC. At some point for many players the prize money is a bonus, not the main objective.
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