You might have seen me around Mizuumi over the past few years, but I've only really gotten in to Melty Blood recently. Until the end of last year, I worked next to every single weekend and couldn't really play the game. But recently with a new job, and the newest release of Melty Blood I've been inspired to "bring it back" as it were.
Though, being located in the Atlanta area, there was never really a scene to "bring back." At Final Round this year there were, at most, maybe 5-6 GA players in the tournament. That's pretty sad, relatively speaking. But I've taken what I can get and started the ball rolling.
Talking to friends about the game, talking to strangers about the game, hunting down people on IRC, and both having enthusiasm and making things happen, I like to think the scene is growing here in GA, or at least the ATL area.
On top of this I plan on travelling to tournaments. I played Melty at Power Up, and I plan on attending BBG for sure. I want to go to 'bama this weekend to play some casuals and have a good time. I'll definitely be at NEC. If other Melty tournaments pop up in the mean time, I want to be there.
In just under two weeks (May 19) I will be running a Melty-only tournament here, but I'm really trying to push a different paradigm. Melty doesn't have the "capacity" of e-sports. If people want to play a game for money, Melty's not that game. If people want to play a game that other people play, Melty's not that game(right now). But if people want to get together, have a good time, enjoy some games and get better. Let's play some Melty Blood.
I'm expecting somewhere between 16 to 24 entrants for my tournament. It will be streamed. I will be running a free 3v3 teams tournament as well. I can't wait for this, it's going to be a ton of fun. As far as I'm concerned this is huge for Melty, especially in Georgia. And I'm whole-heartedly excited to play games with everyone and enjoy the weekend.
MELTY IS AS DEAD AS YOU ALLOW IT TO BE