The Competitor: Issue #1 Release

Kinneas · Jan 23rd, 2012, 12:47:46 AM

Hi, and welcome to the first issue of The Competitor, Smogon's Official Tournament Coverage Magazine! Our aim is to bring you news and coverage of some of the biggest tournaments taking place on Smogon right now. For our first issue, the main focus will be on the Smogon Premier League, however, we also have a few featured articles on unofficial tournaments that may interest you.

Tournaments are at the heart of Smogon. This is a competitive battling site, after all. My goal when creating The Competitor was to provide a platform to report on Smogon's thriving tournaments section in a semi-casual tone, with the focus not simply on the tournaments themselves, but also on you, the people taking part in these tournaments.

This first issue was put together in a little under 2 weeks, by a team of 7 people. The majority of the artwork was provided by Zracknel. So thanks a lot to Eraddd, Macle, Atticus, Iconic, V0x, Solace and Zracknel. We plan to have the next issue out in 2 to 3 weeks.

If you'd like to get involved, we're looking for writers with knowledge of current tournaments who can work to short deadlines. If you're interested, send a PM to me or Eraddd.

That's all, I hope you enjoy our first issue! It was very much a test run, so we're hoping to improve the quality as issues go on.

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Zephyr · Jan 23rd, 2012, 12:50:46 AM

Oh yeahhhh good job

Eraddd · Jan 23rd, 2012, 12:51:10 AM

Excellent.

Huge props to the writers who worked hard to get it out as fast as possible

Also, HUGE props to Kinneas for doing all the artwork, photoshopping, staying up past his bedtime, and being generally awesome. Hope you all enjoy!

***Iconic**** · Jan 23rd, 2012, 12:52:56 AM

good work everyone, especially kinneas for being a beast and doing a ton of work to get this issue out. hopefully everyone enjoys!

V0x · Jan 23rd, 2012, 12:55:52 AM

<&Eraddd> Generic CONGRATULATIONS
WHERE IS THE ENTHUSIASM ERADDD

but yeah, Kinneas you're awesome!!

Stone_Cold · Jan 23rd, 2012, 12:57:53 AM

Great read, needs more Stone_Cold22 fuckin shit up. But for real fun to read!

ToF · Jan 23rd, 2012, 1:04:22 AM

this was a fucking awesome read. i read every page fully, great work guys and iconic.

Snunch · Jan 23rd, 2012, 1:05:30 AM

Just want to say that the situation with me and smurf has some inaccuracies, but who really cares. Good read.

idiotfrommars · Jan 23rd, 2012, 1:07:47 AM

Really great work. Now I'm going to have to step my vid's up to match it.

Steven Snype · Jan 23rd, 2012, 1:14:59 AM

Fantastic writing + great format. Great work done guys.

Jackal · Jan 23rd, 2012, 1:30:24 AM

This is pretty phenomenal, way to go everyone, especially Kinneas!

ala · Jan 23rd, 2012, 1:31:49 AM

wow that's unreal, awesome work guys!

Max212 · Jan 23rd, 2012, 1:34:57 AM

This is pretty awesome! Keep up the good work guys!

LizardMan · Jan 23rd, 2012, 1:37:54 AM

Great work guys. It was an excellent read. It was awesome to have insight from other SPL battlers with the interviews.

KnightoftheWind · Jan 23rd, 2012, 1:39:46 AM

Amazing stuff here, good job!

evan · Jan 23rd, 2012, 1:40:33 AM

yeah this is the best

more of this please

The_Chaser · Jan 23rd, 2012, 1:44:31 AM

excellent job, a great read!

Fabbles · Jan 23rd, 2012, 1:45:51 AM

To be honest I am a bit disappointed in how this first issue turned out (yes I understand the time constraints) but I am looking forward to how it progresses.

Edit: Just to be clear I've talked with Atticus a lot about Competitor and I am really looking forward to what's to come. Good work to Kinneas and the rest of the staff on getting Competitor going.

Pkrs · Jan 23rd, 2012, 2:16:12 AM

is very awesome, good job

ChaoticaMortis · Jan 23rd, 2012, 3:01:38 AM

Great read, definitely looking forward to more of this in the future.

panamaxis · Jan 23rd, 2012, 4:29:48 AM

awesome

**Taylor** · Jan 23rd, 2012, 4:53:19 AM

like the idea and its a great start for the first issue.

Hipmonlee · Jan 23rd, 2012, 5:03:23 AM

Man, this is just awesome..

[edit] - fucking asterisks.......

Coronis · Jan 23rd, 2012, 5:40:31 AM

Wow great magazine guys, I love the format. Well written, and I loved the player interviews. Looking forward to the next issue.

gec · Jan 23rd, 2012, 5:51:01 AM

back in my day we had the npa news and it was 100000x better

but this works too. outstanding stuff here guys, really <3

Jan 23rd, 2012, 12:50:46 AM	#2
Zephyr Life Stream Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,325 Detroit, Michigan	Oh yeahhhh good job __________________ Your values is a disarrayed, prioritizing horribly Unhappy with the riches cause your piss poor morally Ignoring all prior advice and fore warning, and mighty full of ourselves all of a sudden aren't we?

Jan 23rd, 2012, 12:52:56 AM	#4
*Iconic Super Moderator** Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,801 Canadaland Mentor	good work everyone, especially kinneas for being a beast and doing a ton of work to get this issue out. hopefully everyone enjoys! __________________ ◠‿◠

Jan 23rd, 2012, 12:57:53 AM	#6
Stone_Cold Be it a rock or a grain of sand, in water they sink as the same Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,869	Great read, needs more Stone_Cold22 fuckin shit up. But for real fun to read! __________________ Let's get down to business....

Jan 23rd, 2012, 1:05:30 AM	#8
Snunch 6675636B20656F Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,024 great signature by Lunar.	Just want to say that the situation with me and smurf has some inaccuracies, but who really cares. Good read. __________________ how to pronounce my name The official Twitter of Groudon's Grotto

Jan 23rd, 2012, 1:07:47 AM	#9
idiotfrommars schemes and plots are the same thing Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,038 Michigan	Really great work. Now I'm going to have to step my vid's up to match it. __________________

Jan 23rd, 2012, 12:47:46 AM	#1
Kinneas Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,140 Nottingham	The Competitor: Issue #1 Release Hi, and welcome to the first issue of The Competitor, Smogon's Official Tournament Coverage Magazine! Our aim is to bring you news and coverage of some of the biggest tournaments taking place on Smogon right now. For our first issue, the main focus will be on the Smogon Premier League, however, we also have a few featured articles on unofficial tournaments that may interest you. Tournaments are at the heart of Smogon. This is a competitive battling site, after all. My goal when creating The Competitor was to provide a platform to report on Smogon's thriving tournaments section in a semi-casual tone, with the focus not simply on the tournaments themselves, but also on you, the people taking part in these tournaments. This first issue was put together in a little under 2 weeks, by a team of 7 people. The majority of the artwork was provided by Zracknel. So thanks a lot to Eraddd, Macle, Atticus, Iconic, V0x, Solace and Zracknel. We plan to have the next issue out in 2 to 3 weeks. If you'd like to get involved, we're looking for writers with knowledge of current tournaments who can work to short deadlines. If you're interested, send a PM to me or Eraddd. That's all, I hope you enjoy our first issue! It was very much a test run, so we're hoping to improve the quality as issues go on. p2p3 p4p5 p6p7 p8p9 p10p11 p12 Last edited by Kinneas; Jan 24th, 2012 at 3:12:17 PM.

Jan 23rd, 2012, 12:51:10 AM	#3
Eraddd One Pixel Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2,333	Excellent. Huge props to the writers who worked hard to get it out as fast as possible Also, HUGE props to Kinneas for doing all the artwork, photoshopping, staying up past his bedtime, and being generally awesome. Hope you all enjoy!

Jan 23rd, 2012, 12:55:52 AM	#5
V0x I love mafe Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,381	<&Eraddd> Generic CONGRATULATIONS WHERE IS THE ENTHUSIASM ERADDD but yeah, Kinneas you're awesome!!

Jan 23rd, 2012, 1:04:22 AM	#7
ToF Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,036	this was a fucking awesome read. i read every page fully, great work guys and iconic.

Jan 23rd, 2012, 1:14:59 AM	#10
Steven Snype Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,775 Nowhere special Mentor	Fantastic writing + great format. Great work done guys. __________________

Jan 23rd, 2012, 1:30:24 AM	#11
Jackal I'm not retarded I'm Canadian it's different Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 6,129 Canada eh	This is pretty phenomenal, way to go everyone, especially Kinneas! __________________

Jan 23rd, 2012, 1:31:49 AM	#12
ala charizard, i... Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 4,001	wow that's unreal, awesome work guys!

Jan 23rd, 2012, 1:34:57 AM	#13
Max212 Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 245 California	This is pretty awesome! Keep up the good work guys!

Jan 23rd, 2012, 1:37:54 AM	#14
LizardMan Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2,597	Great work guys. It was an excellent read. It was awesome to have insight from other SPL battlers with the interviews.

Jan 23rd, 2012, 1:39:46 AM	#15
KnightoftheWind Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2,102 Way past cool	Amazing stuff here, good job! __________________ To live a life of power, you must have faith that what you believe is right, even if others tell you you're wrong. The first thing you must do to live a life of power is to find courage. You must be ready to reach beyond the boundaries of Time itself. And to do that, all you need is the will to take that first step....

Jan 23rd, 2012, 1:40:33 AM	#16
evan I did my best -- I have no regrets Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,261	yeah this is the best more of this please

Jan 23rd, 2012, 1:44:31 AM	#17
The_Chaser Grant Holt <3 Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 849 Brisbane	excellent job, a great read!

Jan 23rd, 2012, 1:45:51 AM	#18
Fabbles Reborn The Monster Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 962 Graveyard	To be honest I am a bit disappointed in how this first issue turned out (yes I understand the time constraints) but I am looking forward to how it progresses. Edit: Just to be clear I've talked with Atticus a lot about Competitor and I am really looking forward to what's to come. Good work to Kinneas and the rest of the staff on getting Competitor going. Last edited by Fabbles; Jan 23rd, 2012 at 4:58:55 AM.

Jan 23rd, 2012, 2:16:12 AM	#19
Pkrs Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 507	is very awesome, good job

Jan 23rd, 2012, 3:01:38 AM	#20
ChaoticaMortis Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 519 Texas	Great read, definitely looking forward to more of this in the future.

Jan 23rd, 2012, 4:29:48 AM	#21
panamaxis Allons-y! Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,716	awesome __________________ <am> shes p. hot not gonna lie <am> kinda reminds me of my mum fsr ------------------------------------- <am> if its for money its not gay

Jan 23rd, 2012, 4:53:19 AM	#22
Taylor stardust infinite Moderator Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,000 play?	like the idea and its a great start for the first issue.

Jan 23rd, 2012, 5:03:23 AM	#23
Hipmonlee Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 7,299	Man, this is just awesome.. [edit] - fucking asterisks.......

Jan 23rd, 2012, 5:40:31 AM	#24
Coronis Keeping the dream alive~ Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,398 The North Wind	Wow great magazine guys, I love the format. Well written, and I loved the player interviews. Looking forward to the next issue.

Jan 23rd, 2012, 5:51:01 AM	#25
gec i've been crawling through the falling Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,326 London, England.	back in my day we had the npa news and it was 100000x better but this works too. outstanding stuff here guys, really <3