Girls Mini Tour - Page 12

roasting of drones

I invited like, every girl gamer I could think of to play, even SC2 players. I wasn't sure how the tournament would work itself out skill-wise, since there is a huge gap between Reclusive and everyone else. I asked Reclusive and she declined to be in the tour, so the problem kind of worked itself out. Then, I knew Munkie was really strong, and probably would almost certainly win the tour with very little problem, even if there were several rounds to work through. Why? Because I had a basic thought behind the potential winner: whoever practices the most will win.

In the finale, I honestly feel like Munkie wasn't playing her best. Watching MissClick go 3-0 in the finals literally blew my mind, but she was was "in shape" from practice, and I think Munkie really underestimated the versatility that MissClick brings to her play. It's really rare where I see someone improve so quickly, so MissClick really proved she could pick up a new instrument and play it. Kudos and congratulations to her. BUT... I think Munkie is the stronger player. GO RE? I dunno! I think it would be a good match if they played again, but that's really not up to me.

Some people asked me why I didn't play, or if the girls in the tour were better/worse than me. The tournament was for fun, which is what StarCraft should be about. I didn't play in the tour because I was the referee. You can't be the referee and player, it just doesn't work. The only exception I would make to this rule is with L_Master, because he's very honest and has a great attitude about the game and community. But fawning over L_Master's niceness aside, hosting a tournament just to prove I can beat up my friends (or, attempting to) would be retarded. Historically, though, I've done really bad in tournament-situations, so I don't have any reason to think this would have gone any differently. Also, historically, I happen to react in an IdrAesque-manner to losing games that I deem "important", so it would be tough to be impartial judge if some kind of technicality would have been breached.

I'm kinda kidding. But I do get really upset with myself sometimes. I felt bad when the girls eliminated each other from the tour, because I knew how it feels to put your heart and time into something and then having a brick kicked into your face.

But would I do it again? Only under two conditions:

1 - The girls would have to say "Hey, host another one, I wanna play!"
2 - They'd have to NOT take 8 months to play their matches. <- important one.

If we can do these two things, I'll make sure to organize another one asaply. I'm sure if I do, the player who does the most practice into it will almost certainly win, which is always a good thing to look forward to. Unless Reclusive plays. Then you're all fucked.

gg <3