ILuvBillVal wrote:As this season has unfolded I've realized a lot of things about myself, and about the tours. It's no secret the affection I've developed for the SIM tour. The points are more fun, the matches are more competitive and unpredictable, and it takes a real all around game to walk away on top. This has also really made the flaws of the MS tour stand out to me a lot more, and the quick points and boring outcomes (save for certain opponents).
Long story short, after the Australian Open I'll be hanging up my MS shoes. I work so many hours these days I barely can get all my matches played, anyway. I've had what would seem a successful start on paper to this season, yet I've realized the only way to be fully successful is to give in to certain setup types that unfortunately dominate the tour.
I was once a practitioner of these setups and I understand just how DULL it really is first hand to play the guessing game and risk return every serve. Now I'm just burnt on the whole concept and realize just how much a shame it is that anyone is afraid to have individuality because they fear the other guys with the big setups will pass them by.
I just want to say good luck to all my friends on the tour still. Norberto, an amazing power player we've been to hell and back together! Also guys like Mack, Puttu and Coolhand Texas you guys are all really amazing MS players and I wish you all the best of luck. I'm sure we'll all meet on the SIM courts anyway! Also for the guys who don't play on the SIM tour yet, or don't understand the concept, I urge you to learn! You will see the game in a whole new light and really gain tons of enjoyment from it.
So farewell friends for now! Maybe I'll play some slams if possible!
I hear you loud of clear Jesse. As soon as the SIM tour was born 1 year ago I dropped MS like a smelly poo down the toilet. For me there is no comparison.
To be effective at SIM needs sharp intelligence and demands a player to be creative, versatile and competitive. On the flip side of the coin to be effective at MS means to be have a stacked set up, risk return with 40 XP usually and to be effective over your opponent in all the wrong ways.
It still confuses me to this day how some people actually prefer MS to SIM but whilst I have had to learn to understand that people like arcade quick unrealistic points on the other hand it still leaves me confused as to why, when there is a whole wide world out there if you know what I mean? (a whole SIM topspin world)
Now Noberto knows I ain't go a lot of respect for his game, it has never been a secret. And hands down, regardless of what others may say in this post (or even you Jesse being all humble) but Illuv is a better player pound for pound than Noberto (as was Picachu in MS). For me to be the champion of MS is like taking the bronze medal and to be the champion of SIM is like taking the gold. Your head to head record is proof of my very point. Don't get me wrong big MS players like Noberto, Swifty, Rafa are very efficient at what they do and there is no "competitor" better than Noberto. However that said players like Picachu, Illuv, Djarivk, Zizou, Puttu can create points from all angles and at all speeds and what better place to do that than in SIM
Just to add the moment I left MS I became a better player, I was forced to become a better player by the variety of the XP's. Being able to concentrate soley on SIM and not be corrupted by the speed / timing of MS was a large factor in my rise to the top and every tournament from there on in was fun. I genuinely looked to forward to playing every SIM tournament and relished the chance for my opponent to beat me by out thinking me, not out powering me (like in MS).
I have not played MS in a long while but decided to enter the AO for a laugh, and who have I got next, Rafa-bully
Quite controversial the above is I suppose, but hey, a forum is there to spark up at bit isn't it from time to time...
Baghdad
Final nail in the coffin
