Skyblade
makes posts you should read while listening to the Jurassic Park theme

Ghaaa........ why can't you just compete for the heck of it, just for fun?

It's your decision, but I gotta admit I'm a bit disappointed you lose your will to participate this easily. Even though this tournament is already far from finished, I hope we will have more in the future. And I hope you'll manage to get over your fear of losing by then so we can see you participate again, and not quit before we've barely started.

Oh well. You might not have enjoyed our game, but I did. And I don't mean it was fun because I won. When your Talonflame set up that Swords Dance, I actually got really nervous, and knew I had to find a way to play around it quickly. I managed to deal with Volcarona only thanks to a very blunt prediction, and that thing could have destroyed me had I given it an opportunity to set up. I really didn't feel like I had that game at all until I managed to get your Volcarona down.

Also, I'm not participating for the prize either. It's a nice bonus, but I'm in for the actual battles in a fun and original tournament format.

And most other people here are just doing whatever.

You waiting and coming back can help you get some distance from all this. You really don't need to win. No one needs to win. Let's just give it our all!

I can't anymore today because I really need to finish up a chapter of my thesis.

Skyblade, you don't suck. Ulty's a pro battler and Shaibana got the best team you could ask for. There really is no shame in losing. Hell, I've lost half the matches I've had so far. It's really okay to lose and in a big tournament like this, a couple of losses really don't amount to much.

You're a great battler who knows a hell of a lot about Pokemon and uses some really fierce strategies. You still stand a chance!

Also, even if you withdraw from battles, I still consider you part of the tourney staff. Just so you know.

"Mostly because I always lose". You've only lost one game out of many. I've lost one game as well, against an opponent that you managed to beat. Didn't you play a big part in arranging this tournament too? I can kinda symphatize with you to a degree, but this is a fun EoFF competition, not some extremely prestigious showdown tournament or whatever. Honestly, I think you're one of the strongest participants here, so man up and play the rest of your matches as well. =P

We can have a friendly rematch anytime, but a complete rematch will probably have to wait for the top cut if we both make it there. I'm confident you'll be able to. Sorry, but I think it's important to not just give away a free 'retry ticket' too. Even if you get the rematch, win, and we both make it to the top cut, that could mean I basically took away someone else's spot in the top cut, potentially. But I don't know. Fight the rest of your opponents and focus on that, then we'll see afterwards. But I don't want to promise a complete rematch.

Sky, I'm not gonna erase you from the tournament yet, just so you know.

Give it a day or two, let it go, and come back again then. If you still want to leave then, I'll count you as withdrawn. But still try to think it through.

Awww, c'mon man! D=

Show some fighting spirit! You can still win the tournament! =O

C'mon, Sky. Take it easy. You wrecked my ass. Ulty is in a league of his own, and I just had extreme luck in beating him.

I had 4 mons left though I think...... so I guess I should count that 4-0 then? D=

(For the potential tie-breakers etc)

Ah, alrighty. Thanks for letting me know.

Awww. Wanted to finish the game though...... D=

Do you know if it was an error on your end? To me, I can see everyone else online, but... something similar happened against Del too, so I'm starting to wonder if it's actually my connection... D=