ReinWeisserRitter said:
Because of this; I wouldn't play a game like this unless it's played as it was intended. And because I think it's more impressive to see someone win when everything isn't exactly as they expect; the true mark of a good player is when they can win while adapting to ever-changing circumstances.
That notion goes against the idea of a fair competition.
The fact of the matter is, the reason smash bros got a competetive scene in the first place isn't the design. Already we've seen games like mortal kombat, marvel vs capcom and
even teenage mutant ninja turtles on the SNES has a tournament scene.
All of these games were not designed with fairness within hardcore play, yet (maybe except TMNT which probably only has a small competetive scene) they grew some nice competetive scenes.
The reason for this is simple, it comes down to the basic rules within the game. The idea that you can fight the opponent 1vs1. Smash bros wasn't designed for this, but it was possible to have a fair fight, one versus one against another player, without any randomness within the game.
This one key factor, to be able to have a fair match against another player with fairly solid game mechanics, that fact alone is enough to spawn a competetive scene out of the craziest games imaginable. But for some reason, competetive smash players are attacked for putting some effort to building a competetive scene around their game.
As I hinted to in another post of mine in this thread, I think niche audiences should be catered to in some way when designing sequels, and that includes a competetive scene. Smash bros. is the
only game with a big competetive scene that hasn't had a developer almost pander to them, and it baffles me.
EDIT: I'll also mention that what baffles me even more is that the smash community
still hasn't given up on the game, hacking the game to try and make a suitable substitute for competetive play (I don't exactly agree with that idea though... it will never work because the competetive scene will always focus on the official version[/i].