User Info: CapnMuffin CapnMuffin 6 years ago #1



First of all, let's get the proof out of the way.



http://i.imgur.com/TfiGC6O.png



I threw this together in less than an hour. At first I was just making a fancy new personal roster to share (with 2 locked spots for characters I haven't decided on yet). But I liked how the locks turned out so much that I began to wonder what would happen if I snapped some pictures of it and tossed it out onto the internet.



Now when creating this supposed leak I had a few reasons, least of which was just "for the lulz".



1) First of all, I wanted everyone to have a fun experience. By locking a majority of the characters and spacing them in such a way I didn't just create a leak... I created an interactive one. My leak didn't just say, "Look, this character is in." It said, "There's probably this many characters... who do you think they are?" I believe an element of mystery and guess work makes the best leak. This lead to a big change in how people approached their rosters. I think the best thing is how a lot of people liked the new ones too and personally I enjoyed seeing how people got creative with it. Even though this is fake, I still encourage you to think out of the box when it comes to Smash's roster. With that said it was really cool to see the community come together in a (mostly) positive way and pass some time while we wait for E3.



2) I wanted to show how quick and easy it can be to create a leak. That everyone should approach leaks with a veil of skepticism but open mindedness too. I saw some interesting things happen in this regard. Some people were hyper-believers... they latched on and ran with it. Others were hyper-skeptics... they immediately lashed out at it in a negative way. And then still others fell into various spots in the spectrum... whether it was hopeful yet critical analyzing down to the pixels, or (like me) just watching things unfold and having fun. What surprised me most though was how deep the debate got. Sure, I planted some clues in my pictures... but people were finding things I never thought of (props to this user on Smash Boards who figured out the fonts used). And just when I thought people were convinced it was fake a hyper-believer would find a way to refute the debunk attempt that I never would have thought possible (Example: The capital WII FIT being countered with capital MR GAME & WATCH... that blew my mind).



3) Along with #2, I wanted to see how increasing levels of specific and strange information would affect the leak and the skeptics/believers. Enter strangeness level 1... "Y". Followed by strangeness level 2..."Creepy Ridley". I admit the whole "Y" thing was mostly for giggles, but I honestly wanted to see how this would change peoples' perspectives once "new information" was added to an otherwise "old information" leak. I kept an air of mystery by leaving room for an Anthony option. At first there was not much change. Skeptics immediately took the stance of "ill intent from the photo taker" which quickly changed to "ill intent by an image editor" once discrepancies in pixels were found. An intriguing back story to the leak seemed to unfold here, that I in no way predicted. Suddenly there were multiple people involved. One apparently leaked two pictures while others were copy-catting or editing in their own "leaks". I assure you, I am behind every picture except, as far as I know, the one with Pac-Man... that was a copy-cat. Another weird thing I noticed is how some people came forward and admitted to this leak. I'm not sure what your motives are, so if you want to explain I'm listening...



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X-Box Gamer Tag >> Capn Muffin I know the whole CSS thing is pretty old news by now and pretty much debunked, but I wanted to come clean to give everyone closure.First of all, let's get the proof out of the way.I threw this together in less than an hour. At first I was just making a fancy new personal roster to share (with 2 locked spots for characters I haven't decided on yet). But I liked how the locks turned out so much that I began to wonder what would happen if I snapped some pictures of it and tossed it out onto the internet.Now when creating this supposed leak I had a few reasons, least of which was just "for the lulz".1) First of all, I wanted everyone to have a fun experience. By locking a majority of the characters and spacing them in such a way I didn't just create a leak... I created an interactive one. My leak didn't just say, "Look, this character is in." It said, "There's probably this many characters... who do you think they are?" I believe an element of mystery and guess work makes the best leak. This lead to a big change in how people approached their rosters. I think the best thing is how a lot of people liked the new ones too and personally I enjoyed seeing how people got creative with it. Even though this is fake, I still encourage you to think out of the box when it comes to Smash's roster. With that said it was really cool to see the community come together in a (mostly) positive way and pass some time while we wait for E3.2) I wanted to show how quick and easy it can be to create a leak. That everyone should approach leaks with a veil of skepticism but open mindedness too. I saw some interesting things happen in this regard. Some people were hyper-believers... they latched on and ran with it. Others were hyper-skeptics... they immediately lashed out at it in a negative way. And then still others fell into various spots in the spectrum... whether it was hopeful yet critical analyzing down to the pixels, or (like me) just watching things unfold and having fun. What surprised me most though was how deep the debate got. Sure, I planted some clues in my pictures... but people were finding things I never thought of (props to this user on Smash Boards who figured out the fonts used). And just when I thought people were convinced it was fake a hyper-believer would find a way to refute the debunk attempt that I never would have thought possible (Example: The capital WII FIT being countered with capital MR GAME & WATCH... that blew my mind).3) Along with #2, I wanted to see how increasing levels of specific and strange information would affect the leak and the skeptics/believers. Enter strangeness level 1... "Y". Followed by strangeness level 2..."Creepy Ridley". I admit the whole "Y" thing was mostly for giggles, but I honestly wanted to see how this would change peoples' perspectives once "new information" was added to an otherwise "old information" leak. I kept an air of mystery by leaving room for an Anthony option. At first there was not much change. Skeptics immediately took the stance of "ill intent from the photo taker" which quickly changed to "ill intent by an image editor" once discrepancies in pixels were found. An intriguing back story to the leak seemed to unfold here, that I in no way predicted. Suddenly there were multiple people involved. One apparently leaked two pictures while others were copy-catting or editing in their own "leaks". I assure you, I am behind every picture except, as far as I know, the one with Pac-Man... that was a copy-cat. Another weird thing I noticed is how some people came forward and admitted to this leak. I'm not sure what your motives are, so if you want to explain I'm listening...