What Was It Like Participating in EVO During a Pandemic?
So I know you all don't know this about me, but I'm really into fighting games. I got really into them in 2009 after Street Fighter IV came out and I learned about the tournament scene. I participated in my first Tekken 6 tournament, though it wasn't really a real tournament as no one else showed up so I won by default. I spent a few years playing in local sessions and getting third place at my first tournament in 2012. I participated in another one prior, but was eliminated quickly after being told that my button layout was illegal. So when I had my first tournament since then fully aware of the rules and used the default button layout. I got third place which surprised the hell out of me because the only practice I got was against the CPU and my little brother. I ended up losing to a Steve player that threw a lot and that was the end of my tournament plays until 2021. So at the start of 2020 I had big plans to venture out. I would join the competitive scene again, att...