r/smashbros • u/MoonbasesYourComment • Nov 19 '14

All I'm pidgezero_one, a jack-of-all-trades in the Smash community and an early recipient of Smash for Wii U. Ask me anything!

Hi everybody! I'm Pidge, otherwise known as Stef - if you've ever been to a major tournament and seen a 6'3" long-haired brunette screaming about Jigglypuff it was probably me.

I was the lucky recipient of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U in the pics that made their rounds around the internet 2 weeks back! I am very good at this game.

I am a tournament organizer for Smash 64, a commentator for Brawl, and a competitor for all official Smash games plus PM. I am from Toronto, a city which is often described as a Smash utopia. I focus a lot of my efforts into promoting the Smash community to people who have never heard of it. I'm also the owner of the /r/smashbros IRC channel, former head of the TO team, and occasional subreddit designer. I also wrote and popularized the definitive guide for the new Brawl Wifi servers featured on Smashboards.

I love talking about Smash and everything surrounding it - Ask me anything! I will start answering stuff at around 3 pm EST. In the meantime check out CLASH Tournaments' special stream from 12pm to 2pm EST! I wonder what it could be?

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u/MoonbasesYourComment Nov 19 '14

The only hard thing about it is burnout. Luckily we have a very motivated Smash community up here and I don't really need to be doing so much.

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u/MdrnDayMercutio Nov 19 '14

Haha, good answer.

I can't say enough about how I can understand that. Sometimes personalities and the community near you can make or break a TO. I used to run things in New England, and ended up assisting and running a lot of tourneys that weren't mine own. But I don't have quite the even keel I needed to maintain the position I was in after too long. It was... very very trying at times.

I applaud you. I met you at Apex 2012(I think it was 2012, you dressed up like Ness lol) and you seemed like a really kind person, but you've done impressive things taking such an impressive leadership role in area. Good shit Pidge, good shit.

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u/MoonbasesYourComment Nov 19 '14

Totally understand where you're coming from. Every community is different, and some are more difficult than others, and it sounded like you were putting in a lot of unparalleled work. I'm very blessed that the worst I have to deal with from my regulars is them holding up bracket by playing joke matches in dubs grand finals.

Thanks for the kind words man, damn, that was a long time ago! Let's grab a drink if I make it to apex this year.