I think im done with my local FGC community for a minute...and here's why.

Now i bet your wondering why i am making this post lol  Whelp sit back and have a drink because i am going to do my best to explain why i think i am done with my community...so where should i start?

I think it was way back in 2009...street fighter IV just dropped..i knew NOTHING about the FGC...but whats so funny about this Ive probably played against and got my ass handed to all the top players at our arcades that we have/had here in Michigan...i can honesty say that the only two arcades Ive only been to once is wizards and Rosco's...all the other places my step dad always took me and my brother to go play...but any who...

I never knew such a world exist outside my normal life at the time...So when i heard that game stop was having a tournament i was deciding if i was gonna go or not...i thought about it at the last minute to go because i was unsure as to how good i was gonna do...welp to my surprise i ended up getting 2nd blah blah blah...Met a couple players and just like that they told me about tournaments and such and such...

Playing in tournaments is a whole new beast...at least for me...it was all this shit that i honesty never knew about in fighting games...footsies, i heard of turtling lol,  proper spacing, FRAME DATA, shortcuts...all that shit...at that point i knew i was way behind...the only thing that i just could not catch on was learning frames lol...i legit would just look at a move that my opponent threw out and if it was a delay i just knew i could punish it ::shrugs:: THAT IT...that's all i knew...i didn't know the whole meta game of how to make reads and bait my opponent so i ended up having to learn the hard way lol

The scene i was in at the time was VERY competitive at the time.  Everybody was hungry..no matter which game people were willing to learn the game, break it down and learn the match ups and grind ed shit out.  too be honest i thought at one point Michigan was really the best in the Midwest but that's an argument i will save for some other time lol.

Fast forward about two- three years ago...i cant pin point it but i will honestly say i knew the scene was headed in a fucked up direction...every time i spoke up about it...it came off as hating and that "we need to move the community forward" as some of the things that people would say....There was a certain someone in our community that literally hijacked our annual tournament and made it into his own circus show..something that i was somewhat apart of when it first started..our scene pretty much went from a competitive scene to a PG-13 E-sports show with no money involved.  pretty much people cant voice their opinions with feeling insulted , we have to somehow coddle these people so their feelings don't get hurt...but when they leave and go to a out of town tournament the shit talking and loud yelling gets to them and they get they shit pushed in and then wanna place blame on the community for not helping them prepare for shit like that....

So now that you have some of the history lets fast forward to this year bullshit that has caused a big ass divide within our community...Sooooooooooooo this bullshit all started with a tweet from someone in our community..they pretty accused him of being sexist because of what he said in the tweet...but if you really know the guy he's actually a cool trolling guy...when i saw who the tweet was from i just knew it was gonna blow up because of what he said...this ain't the first time he said some wild shit like this before so ehh whatever...but what he didn't realize is he started something so damn epic that it was the start of the divide of our community.  Because of that tweet people with the alphabet group felt uneasy and didn't feel safe because of that tweet...again the tweet that pretty much said a GIRL was gonna go 0-2 made people get in their feelings.

That tweet also costed us a venue as well..and it also caused drama between each other as well...So now that we didn't have a venue again, people don't feel safe,  we pretty much had to start all over.  So what one of the community leaders did was he took it upon himself (and me in the background) to go back to where we were playing at before we went all esports...lucky for us we left on a good note and they welcomed us back with open arms (not really lol) but we were there...So what we did was he started charging people five bucks to come play and that's it...he gathered over $500 dollars playing and we legit didn't know what we wanted to do with the money...the options were:

1. Buy equipment
2. donate the money to a good cause
3. add it to the pot bonus for the next event that we run

NOBODY couldn't make a choice..it was a group effort...people couldn't make up their minds as to what they wanted to do with the money..honestly we shouldn't of gave them a input and just picked one and just lived with it...because what ima about to tell you what happened after this was fucked up.

Now this lil fucker (yes fuck this guy for life) he is another person that caused the divide in our community and already had intentions of doing this (he admitted to it in a private chat he didn't know i had access too ) ...he messaged me asking me what were we doing with the money because he left the group and he didn't know what was going on so he wanted a update.  So he pretty much told me he wanted his money back...ehhh say what?  yea...dude legit said he wanted his five bucks back....nah man this ain't how it works...if its one thing when i know shit ain't right i knew shit wasn't right...the way he was talking to me was as he was pasting the same messages to the other person which was my boy...i called him up and yep he confirmed that he was sending the same messages to both of us...so we told him this (well my boy did lol)  that we will let him in the group....and let him ask the community can he get his five bucks back...if they said yea then aye we would've sent that shit paypal, cashapp to whatever the fuck email he gave us...but ehh it didn't go too well for buddy..he pretty much got ROASTED for that shit..real bad....too the point i had to delete the post...that how bad it was...but what i didn't realize what he did was this...

While he was in the group...fuck boy legit went through every post about the funds gathered screenshots, and pretty much accused me and my homeboy for stealing the community money.  now if its one thing i know the FGC as a whole hates thieves and mos def hate when community leaders steal money as well...its one thing if he posted this shit on his Face book i could easily contain the situation at bare min but aye MY FUCKING REP IS ON THE LINE HERE. but the fuck boy blasted that shit on twitter....and it somewhat spreaded like wildfire.  when i was informed of this i was pissed.  because here i am trying to do something good for the community and this fuckboy is trying to bring us down. i was so upset i said some things i shouldn't of said lol because where i am from you dont accuse someone of stealing and not have proof..that's how you get shot,  that's how you get beat up and "pistol whipped" lol

So someone screenshots my comment and next thing you know this happened

This move right here was a PR move...a move that could've got us banned from other events across the country...they purposely did that because i think other tournament orgs follow them...and if they saw it (which i am pretty sure) then it could push for more bans.  all because i was trying to protect my rep..I already knew what kinda move it was and pretty much decided to not say anything til now...but the people that are on this "list" except for one (he competes) were somewhat of community leaders, Two out of the 4 had some type of influence on the community in a way.  but this move they did kinda backfired on them.  no other tournaments banned us, and the whole Detroit scene and others has stated that if they banned they will not attend this event.  moving along.

So with this year being all about rebuild me and my boy tried to get something going and it had alil steam but because it was located in Detroit people wasn't really fucking with it.  it got to the point that every Friday i was taking time out of my busy ass life to come to Detroit (because i was coming from novi and now belleville) to open up my dad spot, so people could come play...some weeks it was good...some weeks we was dead as hell...and it started to bother me alil...so i thought either it was the location or because people dont really fuck with me like that (because of all that shit that went down...so what did was i did a test...one week i decided to switch the casuals to the location that the Monday sessions were on...and only the same people only showed up...not gonna lie..it kinda hurted... knew it was coming and i knew that it was gonna happen..no love lost to them i wish them the best. i just hope they have everything in order.  

Another yearly event is coming up (youmacon) and too be honesty i don't think i will go...because the same people that fucked our scene up is running the tournament and i cant be around people like that...its gotten to the point now that i don't even wanna show up on Monday's to play..as much as i would love too i just don't want to anymore...i see why krone and at the time el chakotay didn't show up because they didn't wanna deal with the bullshit.  After a whole year of dealing with that bullshit i am just burned out and just felt like i was NEVER given a fair shake.  and too some people they would just agree with shit just so they can put their people in the right place by kissing ass (you know who you are if you read this)

So i am done with the Mifgc for now...I'll only show up to casuals at people house that i fuck with to get better and that's it.  y'all will just see me at majors or my Face book if y'all still have me as friends after reading all this shit.  I've tried to let this shit go  but its just somethings i just cant and this is the way i am dealing with it.  So if i fuck with you invite me to your house casuals but outside of that i will not show up to any Michigan ran tournaments for awhile.  I'll just be at home trying to be a family man that y'all always clowned me on.  peace

Oh and PS if you feel some type of way about this shit feel free to hit me up..I'm not deleting this shit so that's out the question..its ALOT of shit i left out because  i would've been here all night typing this shit. 

I seriously hate the shoe game now a days.

Before i start let me start by saying this .  I've literally been buying shoes since the early 2000's...Every shoe I have in my collection I've bought for myself...not to resell... me standing in line waiting for those doors to open up...Rain sleet snow HAIL you name it i legit been in it when i wanted a shoe...every release i was there if i had the money..



Awhile back when kanye west was with Nike getting his shoes were hard as fuck to get.  Stores were back dooring shoes and they were charging hiked up prices to even get in the line to be able to purchase the shoes...the resell market for those shoes were crazy as hell.  I've never though a gym shoe made by Nike would be worth 1-2k at that time...This is when i knew the shoe game was getting really fucked up because by then every shoe that came out had an extra hype on it.  If a celeb wore it chances of you getting that shoe was very slim...DUNKS were even harder to get back in the day as well. at this point i knew the shoe game was getting out of hand with all the hypebeasting going on...

I took a big ass break when i went though my divorce because funds were alil tight and i had kids. So i just bought shoes here and there...or what not but ive always kept my ear around seeing what shoe dropped.  while i working one day kanye out of nowhere released his second signature show Air Yeezy 2 but this time it was in a Red October colorway.  Footlocker.com was impossible to get to and i wanted the shoe but i didn't get paid for another three days so i had to sit back and watch the shit show...i later wanted a pair so when i had "enough" money to see what the resell was going for thats when it fucked me up...these re-sellers wanted 5 fucking k for that shoe....FIVE FUCKING KAY for a shoe that JUST released....i lost my shit and know that the old ways of buying shoes was pretty much over.  shoes dont just sit in stores anymore if you aint the first 30 in line you might just take your L and go home.

Enough of the history lesson ima just explain to you why i really hate the shoe game now.  Its too much going on...more stores but now this era is about the limited releases...companies are now going the "limited" route. create hype so the shoes sell out..but the only problem is the resellers.  The resellers are fucking the game up and i bet your sitting here (if you a reseller)

WhAtEvEr NiGgA sToP hAtInG

But issue i have with resellers is the crazy ass uphike in the shoes...a shoe would cost 180 in the store and yall will legit sit here and sell them for 60 bucks more or some of you resellers will double or triple the price.  Back then in the niketalk days (just showed my age lol) shoes would over the time would be worth two to three times the amount now a days yall trying to get that money upfront...shit is nuts...resellers fuck the game up for people who actually want and wear the shoes...i just literally dislike it...reselling is dumb as shit when your reselling it for an extra 4- 50 bucks...IMO thats a waste of time...Lets go over some different types of reseller.

Broke reseller - This guy right here is the one you actually wanna be cool with:

1. this guy will literally come in clutch for you because he think he's big shit but in the end he taking L's wasting his time...
2. this guy will seriously wait in line buy the shoe, resell the shoe that day for an 60 buck profit. 
3. if nobody bites on his price he will legit sell the shoe for retail taking a L on his time wasted.  

These the type of re-sellers i see in my local Facebook groups on every shoe release lol

Smart reseller:

This the guy your gonna hate. he knows when every shoe is coming out. 

1. He knows which stores is getting which shoe and how many pairs they are getting
2. Cool with most of the managers or someone close that knows the information, and will backdoor every hyped shoe that comes out 
3. Will pay people 30-50 bucks to stand in line for him so he can get the shoes.
4. Will have stores fuck up the raffles so all his pairs win.
5. resells shoes for double or triple the amount
6. Will buy the broke reseller pairs for the LOWBALL and resell at three times the rate or the going rate for the shoes.

Thats just some of the resellers that i know of.  but if you dont wanna go that route of buying shoes you can buy and sell shoes on stock x.  now dont get wrong stock x and goat has ALOT of options of shoes to choose from...some of the resell is high as shit and some you can catch for the love.  at the end of the day i am very careful because now a days fake shoes has gotten better and i would hate to pay 300+ for a shoe and get it in hand and later found out that they are fakes.  i would be pissed off! id be better off buying from the "smart" reseller if thats the case.

Limited she releases:

This year I've taken nothing but L's on EVERY YEEZY THAT HAS DROPPED.  my friend is still holding a pair for me for retail (which i still need to buy lol) but its just crazy that i am unable get a pair...Every shoe now is either a drawing from footlocker,  and if it is a first come first serve you still gotta worry about the back dooring.  the only way i feel i have a fighting chance is the nike app lol Ive taken multiple L's on BOTH travis scott's 1 highs and lows and the resell on those shoes is between 500-1000  ....the shit is wack...when i buy a shoe i actually want the shoe...AGAIN...WHEN I BUY I SHOE I ACTUALLY WANT THE SHOE!!! i cant get with this buying a shoe and reselling it...i feel like i am wasting my time trying to "get these shoes off"  the shit is pointless...for example.:

Travis Scott 6's

This shoe came out this past weekend...and it was either two or three ways you were gonna get this shoe...foot action at selected areas..., travis scott website (dont even bother lol)  or the snkrs draw.  I entered the drawing ready to take my L...on Friday i legit was on my motorcycle on my way to get a lineup and pulled over to enter the drawing and went about my business knowing i was gonna lose.  after an hour later i checked my email and noticed this.

MAAAAAAN I LOST MY SHIT...I WAS HAPPY AS HELL...i legit jumped up and down like i just hit the game winner over craig ehlo

Called one of my friends and told him the good news and the first thing he said was :

"you gonna flip them bitches?"

NO!

and here's my reason why and i will break it down to you as to why i will not sell my pair.  For starters right now the only people that really has their pairs in hand are the people who did next day shipping and the people who got their from foot action...so right now the demand is pretty high because people like me dont even have their pair in hand yet...So right now in my size that shoe is going for at good ole 700 bucks.dont believe me go look..matter of fact here's a screen shot of em right now

YOUR ACTUALLY LOSING PROFIT ON SELLING THIS SHOE! Lets also break it down alil more as to why you are actually taking a small profit...your not really gonna make 700 off that shoe after fee's and such...again lets break it down how much stock x would be taking if i were to sell that shoe for 700

you really getting 621.25 for that shoe...not really fam...you paid 265 for this shoe (yes i am including shipping)..you actually made a whopping 300 bucks off that shoe when you really think about it.  and i bet your sitting here like 

YoU cAnT sElL sHoEs On StOcK x FoR fReE tHeY gOtTa MaKe ThEy MoNeY tOo

Yes i get that.  but the old school sneaker head in me would just rather sell them myself. you can sell them on shoe sites and get your money through paypal invoices. or you can goto a sneaker event and barter a good ass trade for em. or sell em hand to hand (which i would not do in today's world) there are other ways to get rid of these shoes if i wanted too...but i wont....i finally got something thats considered limited in todays world...i still have my OG cool greys XI's and they were considered limited back in my day (old man laugh)

In no way i am dissng stock X ...i actually use their site to see whats the going market for shoes if i wanted to buy something from someone i just think as far as selling on there is not the way to go for me .

at the end of the day this whole new way of buying sneakers sucks and needs to change.  make more shoes and stop this limited shit.  peace.

Let's try this again.p

I haven't posted here I'm a long ass time but that's gonna change. This will be another form of an outlet for me to clear my mind. Certain things I may mention and certain things I will not.