Im getting fucking tired of u certain.

[Destroyer]

sup Allen? let's be pals

[Allen Knight]

Originally Posted by Destroyer

sup Allen? let's be pals

Never thought we weren't

[Destroyer]

good

[Split]

Originally Posted by Allen Knight

Drinking fireball

RIP

[Witty]

I'm so happy people are being friends.
@Bags don't worry, i will try not to crush you.

[Ghost1]

Im at a wedding reception. My hate still flows strong for all u faggots tho. Die soon.

[Allen Knight]

I hope u get raped wit ur voldka bottle by a buncha wedding crashers

Why would you be on your phone at a wedding reception? Your addiction is worse then I originally thought.

[Allen Knight]

Originally Posted by Masaii

Why would you be on your phone at a wedding reception? Your addiction is worse then I originally thought.

Flatlined

[Strikta]

Originally Posted by Bags

Stupid swerve

lold

[Lars]

Originally Posted by Pancake

Battling is the key to the site thriving because it transfers into a livelier Discussion board. I really enjoy that the topical side is getting it's time in the sun as I much prefer to write than battle. But overall we (topical writers) have a very different dynamic than the battlers do. Outside of the random beef, it's much more cordial and community focused. One look at the AOWL and Winter Topical discussion topics proves that. Whereas when battling is thriving it's a lot of shit talking and in turn more entertainment. It's less subdued. The main problem isn't just the running/administering of the battling events it's that the headliners don't battle anymore. Beyond/Hush/GoW/Cashius/Knux and countless other top tier battlers just don't battle anymore, some don't even visit the site at all. So when these tourneys/leagues start it's usually a bunch of mid to low-tier battlers or no names. The vets who ARE here see that and aren't interested; there's no prestige to winning and no vendettas to go after. It's a vicious cycle. Sharp's doing a great job with running the NBL but the key is the participants. You have to get the heavy hitters back. The topical side is stacked and motivated. That's the only important difference.

nail and head have been hit

I actually like writing and battling, but there has to be some motivation for me to get involved, not even claiming to be a top tier battler but I'm just saying... its largely the reason I no longer take part in tourneys here

[Chyeahhh!!!]

Originally Posted by Destroyer

but most of the reg battlers can also destroy topicals. we are better than you Shakespeare reading poem writing gazing at a picture of a waterfall faggots

I think this calls for a tourney of sorts, top heads vs reg heads. Ya'll didn't take my idea for OM vs BA but then again, you guys don't listen anyways lol. Don't let this opportunity get away from you. I'd say it be tight as hell.

[Chyeahhh!!!]

and lmao @Destroyer having a weeping man as his avatar.

[God Of War]

My opinion is that once you achieve a certain thing then there is really no further to go. and topical is not harder to do then to battle, in a battle a lot of the styles may be the same but the concepts are not while topicals are hard to write you have ALOT more freedom in your writing.

Also there is alot more battlers who can topical then there is topicals who can battle

but dudes like cake,pent up and etc can actually battle

bags won a story telling topical tourney which had alot of big topical heads in it


and if you want battling to be serious and rise up again then stop making it out to be a joke and clowning people for wanting to do it..

[Certain]

Originally Posted by God Of War

My opinion is that once you achieve a certain thing then there is really no further to go. and topical is not harder to do then to battle, in a battle a lot of the styles may be the same but the concepts are not while topicals are hard to write you have ALOT more freedom in your writing.

Also there is alot more battlers who can topical then there is topicals who can battle

but dudes like cake,pent up and etc can actually battle

bags won a story telling topical tourney which had alot of big topical heads in it


and if you want battling to be serious and rise up again then stop making it out to be a joke and clowning people for wanting to do it..

I agree on all points of this.

[Witty]

God of War plz stay for a while.

[oats]

whoever said that vets need to battle is spot on. when I first stared battling, there were enough mid to top-tier vets battling that you had a chance to work your way up and challenge someone good and respectable. I had a couple of losses early on that got me more attention than any of my wins, because a close loss to a legit vet is better than any dominant win over a nobody. Right now, no vets are out, and if they do get challenged, they hissy fit themselves into turning the tide of the battle, or out of competition altogether. When I first started beating vets, they complained for a bit, then let it go. I don't know what happened to that attitude - instead of wanting a rematch, people just expect to never lose and flip out if they do.

in short, as cake said, the only meaningful difference in the topical vs. battle scene now is that topical has it's main events around, whereas the battlers are hibernating in discussion forums and deny anyone a chance to take the torch from them. If more vets battled, newbs could see what makes a good verse and learn for themselves (no training program), and it would be motivation because you could beat the Hush's, GOW's, Bags'/etc.

Text = nerd rap

Topicals = man poems

[Certain]

Originally Posted by Masaii

Text = nerd rap

Topicals = man poems

You choose to interact with nerd rap man poets even though you don't write. That says more about you than us.