My take on Everybody's Free.
Ladies and gentlemen of the Bell Tree Forums World Championship,
Beware the Blue.
If I could offer you one tip for the competition, beware the blue would be it. The long-term benefits of wariness have been proved by Staff.
Whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than the fortune cookie from last night's dinner.
Scroll past or not, I'm gonna share my thoughts now.
Rival teams, enjoy the power and beauty of your lead, oh, never mind
You will not understand the power and beauty of your lead until it has vanished. But trust me, in 2 weeks, you'll look back at threads of your teams and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how quickly the Blue overcame it.
Blues, don't worry about the point tally.
Or worry, but know that worrying
Is as effective as trying to solve a May Day maze by diving for scallops. The real troubles in the competition are apt to be things that never crossed your worried minds. The kind that blindsides you like Koopa shells in some Tuesday night race.
Do one thing every day that cheers your team on.
Don't be reckless with other people's efforts, and don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.
Post.
Don't waste your time on jealousy
Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind.The race is long and in the end, it's only with yourself. (okay, that one fit too well to change. sue me.)
Remember the fun you have, forget the defeats. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how.
Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you're doing in a battle. The most interesting people I know didn't know, in the first rounds, what they were doing. Some of the most interesting finalists still don't.
Be kind to your wrists; you'll regret it if you aren't.
Maybe you'll win, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll get stuck in pitfalls, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll faint all your Pokémon in the first battle, maybe you'll make it to the top of the podium. Whatever you do, don't gloat. But don't beat yourself up, either. Your teammates will support you, no matter what.
Enjoy the battles. Do your best each time. Don't be afraid of how you look or what other people think of your technique. You're approach is all your own.
Read the directions and please follow them. Do not read rant threads, they will only make you feel discouraged.
Accept certain inalienable truths:
Controllers will drift, teammates will squabble, and you too, will miss a jump.
And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young, controllers never broke, teams were infallible, and high scores were always in reach. Don't be a sore loser.
But trust me on beware the blue.