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Dealing with saltiness at tournaments

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Hey guys
I attended my first tournament on Friday night it was a fun experience but I did get someone salty and it did discourage me a bit after I got knocked out of the tournament we played some Friendly's after.. He still got a bit frustrated and gave me advice in a very frustrated annoyed tone.. He did say sorry in the end and I forgave him of course because I guess we can all get salty sometimes and I don't want to cause any bad strife at the local scene because he seemed like a really nice bloke
JackJack 10 years ago
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AerodromeQueenslandWolf
96+ tourneys
Just tell them to get good.


10 years ago
EmeryQueenslandNess
11+ tourneys
This ain't league.
10 years ago
JackJackQueenslandZero Suit Samus
8+ tourneys
Also just going to say is well he seemed like a really nice guy to I just think frustration might have caused the incident
10 years ago
AerodromeQueenslandWolf
96+ tourneys
Who was it?
10 years ago
GIRLQueenslandCaptain Falcon
34+ tourneys
Wii U: mikeue
You shouldn't get salty at tournaments. Yes bad match ups exist, and ridiculously frustrating moves exist (yoshi's dair, ness's backthrow, rosa's up air) But they're in the game and there's nothing you can do about it.

Unless they get mad at yoshi's down air, in which case that's completely understandable as that move is broken to shit.
10 years ago
EmeryQueenslandNess
11+ tourneys
My guess is matt
10 years ago
JackJackQueenslandZero Suit Samus
8+ tourneys
I really don't want to name names guys haha...

It was just new to me seeing it was my first ever smash social outing
10 years ago
GIRLQueenslandCaptain Falcon
34+ tourneys
Wii U: mikeue
well you only won 1 of your 3 matches.
And I can't see somebody getting mad for winning.
So your secrets out, we all know who it was!
10 years ago
JackJackQueenslandZero Suit Samus
8+ tourneys
....I totally forgot about that hahah
10 years ago
CapQueenslandLucas
131+ tourneys
Wii U: GrizzleBears
I don't think he was salty. You gotta understand what it would feel like to lose as well. Like you got a right to feel good about winning, but the other guy has a right to be upset that he lost (in his mind, he might have performed not to his own standards). The way I see it, don't pay any mind unless you smell the scent of shit talk in the air (which nobody in the scene really does), and concentrate on the matches you lost and how you can improve.
10 years ago
JackJackQueenslandZero Suit Samus
8+ tourneys
Cap said:
I don't think he was salty. You gotta understand what it would feel like to lose as well. Like you got a right to feel good about winning, but the other guy has a right to be upset that he lost (in his mind, he might have performed not to his own standards). The way I see it, don't pay any mind unless you smell the scent of shit talk in the air (which nobody in the scene really does), and concentrate on the matches you lost and how you can improve.


That's totally understandable.

Like I said this is the first time I've ever been to a smash tournament let alone any competitive video game event.

If there is shit talk I guess that's when it becomes a problem
10 years ago
AerodromeQueenslandWolf
96+ tourneys
well the player you beat is bad and consistently loses games so idk if he has the right to be salty lol
10 years ago
JLoVictoriaKirby
27+ tourneys
Wii U: thatdudejono
3DS: 5086-1719-4466
More players need to learn how to hold a loss. Gotta git gud mang

Although for me I just realized that my problem is actually the opposite. I laugh off losses too easily, preventing me from learning from my mistakes, so I keep doing dumb stuff LMAO
10 years ago
AerodromeQueenslandWolf
96+ tourneys
JLo said:
More players need to learn how to hold a loss. Gotta git gud mang

Although for me I just realized that my problem is actually the opposite. I laugh off losses too easily, preventing me from learning from my mistakes, so I keep doing dumb stuff LMAO


quick, jump into pkt2
10 years ago
DeezVictoriaToon Link
196+ tourneys
Wii U: Tarkanator
3DS: 4425-2461-9026
I tend to analyse what I did wrong over get salty. I try to write down also what I did wrong to improve my A game.

Though, when people get salty at me, I'm quite happy, because it showed that Lucario is cheese and I played super Cheesy. I love the salt river streams :)
Usually if a lose, I'm quiet for a bit, but then get back into the rhythm of things.
10 years ago
GoogersVictoriaPokémon Trainer
149+ tourneys
I just blame it on SpaceJam and move on
10 years ago
SpaceJamVictoriaSimon
109+ tourneys
Switch: SW-6707-1685-3201
Wii U: Supertickles
My doubles partner is usually quite salty after a loss.

Easiest method to deal with it is to just agree to his horrible johns. "This room is too hot", "I can't concentrate" and the ever classic "Stop hitting me with your smash attacks"

If you agree to those they aren't salty for too long.

What a pansy though.
10 years ago
EmeryQueenslandNess
11+ tourneys
Fully charged smash attacks?
10 years ago
SpaceJamVictoriaSimon
109+ tourneys
Switch: SW-6707-1685-3201
Wii U: Supertickles
It's the only way.
10 years ago
GoogersVictoriaPokémon Trainer
149+ tourneys
SpaceJam said:
It's the only way.


Little do they know I only do it ironically
But this room really is too hot and I can't concentrate.


10 years ago
aceMEMEVictoriaBowser Jr.
13+ tourneys
Wii U: aceMwiiU
3DS: 2019-9703-1304
i get real salty went my recovery is gimped, go home sonic pls
10 years ago
Tomo009VictoriaRidley
39+ tourneys
Wii U: Tomo_009_aus
Play to learn, not to win, then you can only get mad at yourself.
10 years ago
UriskQueenslandSheik
91+ tourneys
Play to learn, not to win, then you can only get mad at yourself.

Don't know how to quote that since I'm on a phone but basically yeah. I was supremely mad at myself because I knew what I did wrong but I still flubbed it. Nothing against yourself jack but I'm hitting a wall with improvement that I can see what's going on and can see openings that I should be exploiting or punished for but can't exploit or stop. I can't really find that information anywhere either so I'm stuck in a large limbo which is frustrating cause I know where I need to improve but not what I can do to improve.
10 years ago
CapQueenslandLucas
131+ tourneys
Wii U: GrizzleBears
Just play falcon
10 years ago
JackJackQueenslandZero Suit Samus
8+ tourneys
Urisk said:
Play to learn, not to win, then you can only get mad at yourself.

Don't know how to quote that since I'm on a phone but basically yeah. I was supremely mad at myself because I knew what I did wrong but I still flubbed it. Nothing against yourself jack but I'm hitting a wall with improvement that I can see what's going on and can see openings that I should be exploiting or punished for but can't exploit or stop. I can't really find that information anywhere either so I'm stuck in a large limbo which is frustrating cause I know where I need to improve but not what I can do to improve.


I'm sorry if I added to that frustration man..
I just didn't know what to say or do in the situation because you looked bummed. I guess when it's a personal thing it's tougher but I didn't want to make a bad realtionship with someone in the scene.

If I seemed dicky at all in this thread man I apologize but to me you were tough and I know you will improve.

10 years ago
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