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@Caryslan "How is supporting Smash in tournaments going to hurt the rest of their business"

How is supporting Smash Tournaments going to benefit their business? The game it selling like mad without them needing to run any tournament sponsorship.

@nessisonett Oooh I did wonder how my copy of Melee hadn't evaporated into mist! Thanks! 🤣

@Nico07 Absolutely. I've found buying on eBay to be best anyway as they tend to have a fairly robust process to resolve issues if you're sold a fake.

@Mountain_Man Given than eBay is still a thing and thriving I'm not sure you're right.

US prices are always listed without tax.
UK prices are always listed WITH tax.
This is the main reason for the lack of "true conversion rate".

Add tax to the dollar price converted to GBP and it comes out at around £192.

@Draxa we can all have opinions, I just prefer mine to be informed rather than speculative.

I was once in a job that was causing me great mental health issues. I didn't feel I could leave because, ya know, bills and people that depended on my income. In the end I did, in fact, leave without another job to go to. Fortunately for me it worked out. However, my life circumstances have now changed. If I found myself in that position again I could absolutely not leave that job without another one, we'd lose our family home and have nowhere to go. So I'd get searching for jobs. But there's a funny thing that happens when you're stressed, anxious, depressed etc.. your mind becomes your enemy. Things that seem obvious solutions and paths to take to others seem impossible to you. It no longer becomes as simple as "lol get another job", as that may feel and seem impossible.

You don't know that this person applied for the job knowing they'd be working on MK.

You don't know what his contractual situation with the company is.

You don't know that they weren't desperately looking for a way to exit but felt the couldn't (see my above points).

I get that you think it's ridiculous, but everyone's struggles are different. This person's do not lessen yours, or your wife's. Have a little compassion, especially when it has zero impact on you.

@Draxa I feel your reply only further makes my point. I'm sorry to hear of your wife's struggles, but do know that "real life trauma" can come from many places and the impact will vary greatly from person to person. Have some compassion, have some understanding if you have a loved one suffering PTSD. This guy's problem in no way lessens your wife's. Everyone has their struggles and their problems. Be kind, be open to awareness of others troubles, and where possible positive. People's life choices are often not always fully their own. You say this guy should have made better life choices, but you know nothing of them. I'm sure if someone were to say the same of your wife (which I am not) you'd be furious, and rightly so.

@Draxa Sounds like you've never had experience of a truly toxic workplace. I sincerely hope you never do.

In this thread: people who have no experience of work-place stress and mental health issues who also think jobs in the technical industry can be picked up like the morning's coffee.

Folk grumble when a game's massive, grumble when it's smaller 🤣