RBY2K10, meet your new king
Dec 13, 2013 18:33:32 GMT -8
Post by GGFan on Dec 13, 2013 18:33:32 GMT -8
Dear friends of RBY2K10,
As you all know, RBY2K10 has been, for the most part, an unsuccessful attempt at continuing what its predecessor, THE Alternative, started. While there has been some interesting discussion on the technical aspects of competitive play, a lot of it is nothing more than speculation by unaccomplished players, alienating people such as myself. Moreover, as a community's success is contingent upon consistent tournaments, it should leave nobody in wonder as to why RBY2K10 has failed so badly in its mission to represent RBY as the quintessential source of competitive RBY. Unfortunately, the opposite has been accomplished: for most of its existence, pro-Smogons have cited RBY2K10's dearth of tournaments and small userbase as irremediable flaws that have left it unable to compete with other forums. Of course, Smogons have little say when it comes to competitive RBY because they've never had authority over the old generations, but we can all admit that RBY2K10 has ultimately been a failure.
However, in order to understand how far RBY2K10 has fallen, it would be prudent to explain how RBY2K10 began, discuss its zenith, and discuss its gradual downfall. I, GGFan, will be your historian--which is good, because I, being an educated and objective man, am a credible source to whom you should listen. Furthermore, because I am an adult in a world occupied by ignorant children who believe the calumny spread by uncouth barbarians, you need not doubt the veracity of my history. The history of RBY2K10 is as unbiased and honest as its creator, he who wrote the Smogon Story and has won over 150 tournaments across three different continents; he who is anathema to the childish scum who hate me simply because my sundry exploits were performed at their expense. You have your empire, but not your king.
The history of RBY2K10
Back in 2009, THE Alternative had been dead for over a year. THE Alternative, arguably the most successful RBY community ever, hosted 30 completed tournaments in a 2-year period. At this point in time, I had already been regarded as a legend, having won an unprecedented amount of tournaments in numerous communities such as THE Alternative, Battle Arena, PLDH, GameFAQs, Pallettown, Pokemonline, Hell's Flames, and others. Furthermore, I had won over 150 RBY tournament matches in Pokefans and Pokemonexperte, justly earning the title of Germany's best RBYer. A couple of years before that, an irreverent newcomer by the name of t3h_icy registered an account on THE Alternative and challenged me to numerous jousts. I defeated him 4 times in a row, losing the fifth game because Lady Fortune felt pity on the dumb-yet-resilient lad. Although his behavior in my presence was deplorable, I tolerated it because I understood that he was going through adolescence. During this puzzling time in our lives, our mind tricks us into doing stupid things. I know this quite well, as I have done stupid things in my youth as well. Now, be quiet and allow me to continue the story; I'll tell you more about my own life later.
After t3h_icy's numerous defeats by my hands, he became intrigued with competitive RBY. He would spend the next two years researching the game, rightfully citing me as one of RBY's greatest players while doing so. With his newly-acquired knowledge, icy would attempt to continue where THE Alternative left off. In a joint effort with WaterWizard, icy founded RBY2K10 in 2010. RBY2K10 was modeled after THE Alternative in that he wanted it to be the niche, dedicated tournament forum with RBY discussion. I joined his effort after he and WaterWizard asked me to, thus bestowing upon RBY2K10 the credibility it needed to be successful.
RBY2K10's first tournament was an important one: it would immediately determine how dedicated and, more importantly--serious--its userbase was. This tournament featured the community's founding fathers, myself, Giga Punch, a troll named S-something, and three other people whose names I don't remember. I defeated WaterWizard in the first round, then S-something in the second, swept Smogon's loyal Smodrone, Giga Punch, in the semi-finals, and then nearly completed an 0-games-to-2 comeback against said Smodrone in the first set of the finals (which would have been completed if not for an untimely fp). Luckily, Giga Punch revealed his gimmick of being my troll-in-a-bottle shortly afterwards, which prompted me to justly refuse playing the final set. Unfortunately, icy and WaterWizard ignored my troll's inappropriate remarks towards me when they should have used their authority to create a professional environment. I placed the final set in a state of abeyance, which icy and WaterWizard were certainly not happy about. Thankfully, they eventually realized how right I was and awarded me the co-winner of the tournament instead of DQing me. Thus, RBY2K10's first tournament had two stories: how a wise veteran managed to troll his own troll-in-a-bottle, and how I successfully proved myself against the "new generation."
However, icy's actions in this tournament were a bad omen of what was in store for RBY2K10. Whereas most forums would ban a user for calling somebody names like "cocksucker" and "faggot," he abetted such behavior by calling his own role model a coward. Sadly, icy had already shown that he was not the mature, objective leader necessary to facilitate a growing forum's development. Rather than promote his community, icy used RBY2K10 as a venue to promote himself as a "master" of the game, particularly stall; but his ego would always be shattered. For example, Icy often bragged about his tournament wins against me, even though he acknowledged how lucky he was in all of those wins. In one of his most infamous games, I 4-0d icy with GSCLax--so much for the master of stall. Icy frequently cited himself and WaterWizard as the top RBYers, with WaterWizard acquiescing to friend's behavior and also engaging in shameful acts of self-aggrandizement. Their behavior aggravated the returning Nitro, who exposed icy and WaterWizard as children who still had much to learn. This is not meant to be an insult, by the way, because we all must learn before we can be, but there are certain people who think they can cut corners. Icy and WaterWizard (did not) learn a valuable lesson after these threads:
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Nitro would leave RBY2K10 shortly after his confrontations with icy and WaterWizard. I remained because I was in a good position; they respected me for winning the first tournament, and icy said I was a top player in one of his many ramblings. But I knew that, even then, they began to magnify my games and talk behind my back. While useless threads about how great Gengar and Leech Seed Exeggutor are began to proliferate, tournament activity was quite the disappointment. Several tournaments were canceled, and those that were eventually finished took months to complete. In fact, the most detrimental blow to the community was the cancellation of its most prestigious tournament at the time, the anniversary tournament. RBY2K10 could not recover from such a blow, despite hosting a second anniversary tournament. Here, icy rigged the bracket to give himself an advantage and still got eliminated early. This would be icy's last tournament appearance; it was a fitting end for him, I say.
What ultimately led to the demise of RBY2K10? I have proved that its founding fathers were too lenient when it came to tournaments and exhibited irreverence to others. WaterWizard was not a blatant troll like icy was, but he failed to prove that he could lead a forum after icy left.
Unfortunately, indifferent administrators continue to hinder this forum. As one of the most beloved and respected icons of this game, I know what I must do. I must now assume leadership of RBY2K10, much to your exultation; therefore, from this point onward, I hereby declare myself the King of RBY2K10. I am not administrator or owner,nor would I call myself one because these, as we have seen, are fruitless titles that mean nothing. I am the King, which means I am responsible for making my people happy and continuing RBY2K10's legacy before it dies.
I'm sure you all have many questions for your King. I understand this, but you must also understand that I, being the King, am very busy and may not have the time to answer every question. Nonetheless, you may post your queries here, write to me at GGFanHappyLegend@gmail.com, or at THE Alternative (link). Thank you.
Qualifications of the King
GGFan is one of the most decorated and accomplished champions in competitive Pokemon history. With almost 12 years of experience, GGFan has defeated many of the best the game has and has had to offer, such as M Dragon, Lutra, Hipmonlee, peter pan, Majin Tupac Z, ViL, jira, Conflict, Picollo, Nitro, Shuveit, Lowgock, and many others.
Before Pokemon Online, before Smogon, and before Netbattle, there was GGFan. By the age of 14, GGFan was already considered one of the best RBYers in the world. In 2003, set the GameFAQs world record for most tournaments won in a calendar year with 13. In addition, GGFan won over 70 tournament matches in 2003, a feat which only he has managed to replicate in future years. Although GameFAQs perished in 2005, GGFan moved on to the Netbattle community, where he made a name for himself in various communities. Most notably, GGFan became a very successful RSE player in the Brazilian circuit, where he was known O Americano Louco. Brasil Pokemon and Saint Seiya Brasil were two of the largest servers on Netbattle, and GGFan was one of their star players. It was here where GGFan had memorable encounters against the G2H clan, Conker, and most notably a young kael, who was known as sky kael at the time. GGFan won a combined amount of 15-20 tournaments in the four months he spent competing in the Brazilian circuit.
In June of 2006, GGFan's virtual peregrinations continued as he made his debut in the German circuit, where he was originally known as Gewinner. GGFan registered an account at Pokemonexperte, which was the largest competitive Pokemon forum in the world at the time. GGFan took part in Pokemonexperte's first RBY tournament, where he met Dutch legend Cerberus in the semi finals and German legend peter pan in the finals. After a sound 2-0 win vs Cerberus, GGFan defeated peter pan in an intense three-game series, earning the respect of the German people and especially peter pan, who was a staunch Smogon. GGFan won three tournaments in his first year at Pokemonexperte and is an overall 4-time champion. Furthermore, GGFan earned the title of NB-Vizemeister for finishing 2nd place in Pokemonxperte's 2007 Meisterschaft. The Meisterschaft was an annual "tournament of champions" which featured the highest ranked players. Even though GGFan ended up with the same win-loss record as his rival, Majin Tupac Z, Majin won the tournament because he had more points. Points were distributed depending on how many Pokemon a player had remaining when he won and vice versa. Thus, many people consider GGFan the true winner of the 2007 Meisterschaft because there should have been a decisive final contest between him and Majin Tupac.
GGFan is also the creator of THE Alternative, which is seen by many Pokemon historians as the greatest RBY community of all time. GGFan won over 20 of THE Alternative's tournaments, defeating some of the best RBYers of the mid-2000s such as SamG, Slayer, Yellow, and Kampfer.
GGFan has only covered a small fraction of his numerous accolades, but he need not recite a life story at this time.
As you all know, RBY2K10 has been, for the most part, an unsuccessful attempt at continuing what its predecessor, THE Alternative, started. While there has been some interesting discussion on the technical aspects of competitive play, a lot of it is nothing more than speculation by unaccomplished players, alienating people such as myself. Moreover, as a community's success is contingent upon consistent tournaments, it should leave nobody in wonder as to why RBY2K10 has failed so badly in its mission to represent RBY as the quintessential source of competitive RBY. Unfortunately, the opposite has been accomplished: for most of its existence, pro-Smogons have cited RBY2K10's dearth of tournaments and small userbase as irremediable flaws that have left it unable to compete with other forums. Of course, Smogons have little say when it comes to competitive RBY because they've never had authority over the old generations, but we can all admit that RBY2K10 has ultimately been a failure.
However, in order to understand how far RBY2K10 has fallen, it would be prudent to explain how RBY2K10 began, discuss its zenith, and discuss its gradual downfall. I, GGFan, will be your historian--which is good, because I, being an educated and objective man, am a credible source to whom you should listen. Furthermore, because I am an adult in a world occupied by ignorant children who believe the calumny spread by uncouth barbarians, you need not doubt the veracity of my history. The history of RBY2K10 is as unbiased and honest as its creator, he who wrote the Smogon Story and has won over 150 tournaments across three different continents; he who is anathema to the childish scum who hate me simply because my sundry exploits were performed at their expense. You have your empire, but not your king.
The history of RBY2K10
Back in 2009, THE Alternative had been dead for over a year. THE Alternative, arguably the most successful RBY community ever, hosted 30 completed tournaments in a 2-year period. At this point in time, I had already been regarded as a legend, having won an unprecedented amount of tournaments in numerous communities such as THE Alternative, Battle Arena, PLDH, GameFAQs, Pallettown, Pokemonline, Hell's Flames, and others. Furthermore, I had won over 150 RBY tournament matches in Pokefans and Pokemonexperte, justly earning the title of Germany's best RBYer. A couple of years before that, an irreverent newcomer by the name of t3h_icy registered an account on THE Alternative and challenged me to numerous jousts. I defeated him 4 times in a row, losing the fifth game because Lady Fortune felt pity on the dumb-yet-resilient lad. Although his behavior in my presence was deplorable, I tolerated it because I understood that he was going through adolescence. During this puzzling time in our lives, our mind tricks us into doing stupid things. I know this quite well, as I have done stupid things in my youth as well. Now, be quiet and allow me to continue the story; I'll tell you more about my own life later.
After t3h_icy's numerous defeats by my hands, he became intrigued with competitive RBY. He would spend the next two years researching the game, rightfully citing me as one of RBY's greatest players while doing so. With his newly-acquired knowledge, icy would attempt to continue where THE Alternative left off. In a joint effort with WaterWizard, icy founded RBY2K10 in 2010. RBY2K10 was modeled after THE Alternative in that he wanted it to be the niche, dedicated tournament forum with RBY discussion. I joined his effort after he and WaterWizard asked me to, thus bestowing upon RBY2K10 the credibility it needed to be successful.
RBY2K10's first tournament was an important one: it would immediately determine how dedicated and, more importantly--serious--its userbase was. This tournament featured the community's founding fathers, myself, Giga Punch, a troll named S-something, and three other people whose names I don't remember. I defeated WaterWizard in the first round, then S-something in the second, swept Smogon's loyal Smodrone, Giga Punch, in the semi-finals, and then nearly completed an 0-games-to-2 comeback against said Smodrone in the first set of the finals (which would have been completed if not for an untimely fp). Luckily, Giga Punch revealed his gimmick of being my troll-in-a-bottle shortly afterwards, which prompted me to justly refuse playing the final set. Unfortunately, icy and WaterWizard ignored my troll's inappropriate remarks towards me when they should have used their authority to create a professional environment. I placed the final set in a state of abeyance, which icy and WaterWizard were certainly not happy about. Thankfully, they eventually realized how right I was and awarded me the co-winner of the tournament instead of DQing me. Thus, RBY2K10's first tournament had two stories: how a wise veteran managed to troll his own troll-in-a-bottle, and how I successfully proved myself against the "new generation."
However, icy's actions in this tournament were a bad omen of what was in store for RBY2K10. Whereas most forums would ban a user for calling somebody names like "cocksucker" and "faggot," he abetted such behavior by calling his own role model a coward. Sadly, icy had already shown that he was not the mature, objective leader necessary to facilitate a growing forum's development. Rather than promote his community, icy used RBY2K10 as a venue to promote himself as a "master" of the game, particularly stall; but his ego would always be shattered. For example, Icy often bragged about his tournament wins against me, even though he acknowledged how lucky he was in all of those wins. In one of his most infamous games, I 4-0d icy with GSCLax--so much for the master of stall. Icy frequently cited himself and WaterWizard as the top RBYers, with WaterWizard acquiescing to friend's behavior and also engaging in shameful acts of self-aggrandizement. Their behavior aggravated the returning Nitro, who exposed icy and WaterWizard as children who still had much to learn. This is not meant to be an insult, by the way, because we all must learn before we can be, but there are certain people who think they can cut corners. Icy and WaterWizard (did not) learn a valuable lesson after these threads:
link
link
Nitro would leave RBY2K10 shortly after his confrontations with icy and WaterWizard. I remained because I was in a good position; they respected me for winning the first tournament, and icy said I was a top player in one of his many ramblings. But I knew that, even then, they began to magnify my games and talk behind my back. While useless threads about how great Gengar and Leech Seed Exeggutor are began to proliferate, tournament activity was quite the disappointment. Several tournaments were canceled, and those that were eventually finished took months to complete. In fact, the most detrimental blow to the community was the cancellation of its most prestigious tournament at the time, the anniversary tournament. RBY2K10 could not recover from such a blow, despite hosting a second anniversary tournament. Here, icy rigged the bracket to give himself an advantage and still got eliminated early. This would be icy's last tournament appearance; it was a fitting end for him, I say.
What ultimately led to the demise of RBY2K10? I have proved that its founding fathers were too lenient when it came to tournaments and exhibited irreverence to others. WaterWizard was not a blatant troll like icy was, but he failed to prove that he could lead a forum after icy left.
Unfortunately, indifferent administrators continue to hinder this forum. As one of the most beloved and respected icons of this game, I know what I must do. I must now assume leadership of RBY2K10, much to your exultation; therefore, from this point onward, I hereby declare myself the King of RBY2K10. I am not administrator or owner,nor would I call myself one because these, as we have seen, are fruitless titles that mean nothing. I am the King, which means I am responsible for making my people happy and continuing RBY2K10's legacy before it dies.
I'm sure you all have many questions for your King. I understand this, but you must also understand that I, being the King, am very busy and may not have the time to answer every question. Nonetheless, you may post your queries here, write to me at GGFanHappyLegend@gmail.com, or at THE Alternative (link). Thank you.
Qualifications of the King
GGFan is one of the most decorated and accomplished champions in competitive Pokemon history. With almost 12 years of experience, GGFan has defeated many of the best the game has and has had to offer, such as M Dragon, Lutra, Hipmonlee, peter pan, Majin Tupac Z, ViL, jira, Conflict, Picollo, Nitro, Shuveit, Lowgock, and many others.
Before Pokemon Online, before Smogon, and before Netbattle, there was GGFan. By the age of 14, GGFan was already considered one of the best RBYers in the world. In 2003, set the GameFAQs world record for most tournaments won in a calendar year with 13. In addition, GGFan won over 70 tournament matches in 2003, a feat which only he has managed to replicate in future years. Although GameFAQs perished in 2005, GGFan moved on to the Netbattle community, where he made a name for himself in various communities. Most notably, GGFan became a very successful RSE player in the Brazilian circuit, where he was known O Americano Louco. Brasil Pokemon and Saint Seiya Brasil were two of the largest servers on Netbattle, and GGFan was one of their star players. It was here where GGFan had memorable encounters against the G2H clan, Conker, and most notably a young kael, who was known as sky kael at the time. GGFan won a combined amount of 15-20 tournaments in the four months he spent competing in the Brazilian circuit.
In June of 2006, GGFan's virtual peregrinations continued as he made his debut in the German circuit, where he was originally known as Gewinner. GGFan registered an account at Pokemonexperte, which was the largest competitive Pokemon forum in the world at the time. GGFan took part in Pokemonexperte's first RBY tournament, where he met Dutch legend Cerberus in the semi finals and German legend peter pan in the finals. After a sound 2-0 win vs Cerberus, GGFan defeated peter pan in an intense three-game series, earning the respect of the German people and especially peter pan, who was a staunch Smogon. GGFan won three tournaments in his first year at Pokemonexperte and is an overall 4-time champion. Furthermore, GGFan earned the title of NB-Vizemeister for finishing 2nd place in Pokemonxperte's 2007 Meisterschaft. The Meisterschaft was an annual "tournament of champions" which featured the highest ranked players. Even though GGFan ended up with the same win-loss record as his rival, Majin Tupac Z, Majin won the tournament because he had more points. Points were distributed depending on how many Pokemon a player had remaining when he won and vice versa. Thus, many people consider GGFan the true winner of the 2007 Meisterschaft because there should have been a decisive final contest between him and Majin Tupac.
GGFan is also the creator of THE Alternative, which is seen by many Pokemon historians as the greatest RBY community of all time. GGFan won over 20 of THE Alternative's tournaments, defeating some of the best RBYers of the mid-2000s such as SamG, Slayer, Yellow, and Kampfer.
GGFan has only covered a small fraction of his numerous accolades, but he need not recite a life story at this time.
