Day Of Champions! (July 30th)

Voa

So, the date and price is pretty much established; We'll be running it from 1pm till 7pm in the Exchange. Entry price will be as follows; 5 euro to go towards the exchange, with one double elim tournament entry costing 7 quid, entry to all double elim tournaments costing 10 on top of the 5. Single elim tournaments will be free entry to those who paid the 10, with no prize money. Prizes will be paid out with ratio to the total number of entrants based off the total prize pot (ie; if one game has 60% of all total entries, it will have 60% of the total pot). This means that for smaller tournaments, possibly only second and first or even just first will be paid out.
Double elim tournaments will consist of;
SSF4AE Teams
MvC3
BBCS2
MK9
Tekken 6
ST (will be replaced by 3SOE if it is released prior to the tournament)
Single Elim tournaments will be what ever game turns up on the day, but hopefully;
AH3
Garou
3S (emulated on a laptop)

We might try to record some of the single elim tourney stuff, but priority lies with the double elims. Since we'll be allowed to setup from 1 on, the first tournament will be run from 1.30 onwards(hopefully. We might be delayed in setting up, getting the people in before us out, that kind of thing). Tournaments can be signed up for until immediately before they begin. The running order will be; BBCS2, MK9, MvC3, ST, Tekken 6, with each one starting on the hour (so BBCS2 will be at 1.30, MK9 will begin at 2.30 and so on). SSF4AE teams will run on a single setup during the entire day. We will attempt to have some of the matches recorded for it, during downtime on the recording screen. Single elim tourneys will be run starting from 3 (once everything else is set up and running, and we know all the games we have to run)
All normal rules for tournaments apply. I could go dig them up, or just link to them

And now the part where you come in; set-ups. We will have 4 screens at the exchange, but no machines. If people would be willing to bring in xboxs/ps3s with the DLC on them for the various games that would be amazing, and those wishing to be even more awesome could bring spare monitors to play on too

Voa

To answer Kneecaps question; yeah, if people decide to be jerks and only enter 1 game for 12 quid, then it'll be annoying. The price is planned out so that people will be more ready to put down 3 quid more to play in as many games as they like, rather than being limited to a single tournament.

UberPrinny_Baal

15 quid for all those tournaments?

I'm in!

K.O.Kiki

I'll enter:
AE Teams (need a teammate)
Tekken 6
ST
AH3
Garou
3rd Strike (PS3/PC please)

*edit*

Also I'll bring my 22" monitor.
Maybe my laptop if needs be.

Nutrient

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

I'll enter:
AE Teams (need a teammate)
Tekken 6
ST
AH3
Garou
3rd Strike (PS3/PC please)

I'll be your teammate, if you'll let me:/

I'll enter that, mvc3, and learn off BBCS cause I'm awesome like that and MK9 cause dominating arcade cons MK tourney wasn't enoughXD

I may bring in a Xbox with DLC as long as a VGA set up is good

Scavenger XIII

Moving house around that time but I shouldn't have problems getting down for it.

chopperbyrne

If you're using PS3s with our monitors you'll need a VGA solution. You might also need independently powered usb hubs for the speakers if you're using the slim consoles as they have no usb port on the back.

K.O.Kiki

chopperbyrne wrote: »

If you're using PS3s with our monitors you'll need a VGA solution. You might also need independently powered usb hubs for the speakers if you're using the slim consoles as they have no usb port on the back.

My monitor does sound over HDMI

Owwmykneecap

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

3rd Strike (PS3/PC please)

Get to ****.

Linoud

Count me in for laughs. I have one question. What is a single double elimination tournament? I'm all up for paying the extra 3 euro to play in the others anyway, just you have me a little confused as to what that actually is.

Voa

"Single double elim" in the context of cost means that if you register for just 1 tournament, it costs 7 quid and you can't get into the single elim tournaments.

Liquidswords

Think i'll head to this. Teams sounds like fun but would like to put a wee bit of effort into Tekken or ST and enter that too. Take it ST will be Anniversary Edition and not HDR?

K.O.Kiki

Nah, AE is emulated; we should use HDR with ST characters & sprites IMO.

Any chance of a soft-ban on the Garou bosses (Grant & Kain)?

Nutrient

Sounds tight, I'll make a vid to advertise the event:D

Dreddybajs

The word softban is meaningless in a tournament context Kiki.

HDR on classic is better than AE, though imo jap ST on a laptop would be best.

Yreval

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

Any chance of a soft-ban on the Garou bosses (Grant & Kain)?

Seeing as neither of them are top tier, I am guessing the answer is no.

Doctor DooM

Dreddybajs wrote: »

The word softban is meaningless in a tournament context Kiki.

HDR on classic is better than AE, though imo jap ST on a laptop would be best.

Would be very difficult to record though.

chopperbyrne

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

Any chance of a soft-ban on the Garou bosses (Grant & Kain)?

Shall we also ban Kevin, Gato and B. Jenet who are better than both bosses?

Stop talking out of your hoop.

Doctor DooM

Every character except Butt and Dong should be banned, obviously.

Doctor DooM

Hm, an MK player from the North has contacted me about coming to this, he seems to have done some serious damage in online tournaments but he's not emerged here yet.


Kobelkog, anyone?

UberPrinny_Baal

Doctor DooM wrote: »

Kobelkog, anyone?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo0bYDUsTis

(Picture unrelated)

Liquidswords

Dreddybajs wrote: »

HDR on classic is better than AE, though imo jap ST on a laptop would be best.

If you're going with HDR it should probably just be HDR it looks and feels daft playing in classic with the old sprites, they should have put in the old stage backgrounds and menus to make it more complete.

Dreddybajs

Liquidswords wrote: »

If you're going with HDR it should probably just be HDR it looks and feels daft playing in classic with the old sprites, they should have put in the old stage backgrounds and menus to make it more complete.

You don't have to play with the old sprites though? Classic means it has the mechanics and character attributes of ST as opposed to the HDR balance and mechanics changes. Changing the sprites is a separate thing (agreed that they should have put the old backgrounds in though).

UberPrinny_Baal

I like that in HDR you can swap between the old and new sprites, balancing and music on an individual basis.

It's bizarre that stage backgrounds and VS portraits were left out of that though.

Liquidswords

Dreddybajs wrote: »

You don't have to play with the old sprites though? Classic means it has the mechanics and character attributes of ST as opposed to the HDR balance and mechanics changes. Changing the sprites is a separate thing (agreed that they should have put the old backgrounds in though).

Just checked how that looks and it's dead on. If that's how it's being run we should maybe do some online lobbies between now and DOC to get used to it.

Dreddybajs

Yeah I'd be up for that (or ST GGPO as always!).

Azza

The oginal stages where not designed for widescreen, I think they said they didn't have the buget to redo the old stages in widescreen mode. Least thats the excuse they gave.

Liquidswords

Installing GGPO is sadly beyond my level of IT expertise. HDR on classic is going to have to do.

Xinkai

Has Cobelcog had his corn flakes for the tournament?

Watch out, here comes...

(Brace for worst joke ever)

Kellogcog

bush

Wow

Monkeyto

Have been playing HDR a fair bit lately so if you see me in IRC I'm up for a game!

The Domonator

I might enter the Tekken tourney, if theres enough people. I won't bother with the rest of the games as i don't play them.

K.O.Kiki

Actually, now that I think of it:

I'm just gonna enter every game if it's the same price (no point not to!).

Also will (try to) learn some Hotaru for Garou.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_9G1fPqLQo

Kuro Tao

Is there a definite entry fee for the event yet?

Voa

5 euro rental fee (we're paying up to the Exchange, you know, using the place).
A further 7 for entry to a single event, or 10 euro for entry to as many events as you would like.

So 12 or 15 quid.

Azza

Voa wrote:

To answer Kneecaps question; yeah, if people decide to be jerks and only enter 1 game for 12 quid, then it'll be annoying.

Voa

...I'll make sure to have plenty of paper for 3 quid IOUs so.

UberPrinny_Baal

Okay cool, I'm a bit more certain about my schedule Voa so:

(1) I'm definitely attending

(2) I'll bring along my nephew who will be crashing at my place to relax after the leaving cert (He said he is even more likely than me to get knocked out of everything immediately, but agrees €15 is a bargain)

(3) I'll bring a notepad along to make some notes to do a write-up for SF.ie on the tournament afterwards, I'd like everyone to give me the bracket sheets for each tournament after they're finished to facilitate this.

(4) I will bring my 360
If it helps factor into your planning, it has:
SF2HDRemix (for the ST tourney)
MvC3 - Updated with the patch, all unlocked chars, Jill and Shuma
BBCS2 - No Valk, no Plat, I'm afraid
No AE DLC, but I do have the disc

Can I get a partner each for me and my nephew for AE teams? It would be more sociable of us to not just team up together.

Doctor DooM

With the mods permission I just posted in the games forum's MK thread about this.

1man3letters

is it known if mk9 will be played on ps3?
and with the latest patches?(very important i think)
new to all this and dont have a converter for my stick is why ask bout the ps3

Dwydwy

I need an estimated number of how many are going

stev0knev022

Dwydwy wrote: »

I need an estimated number of how many are going

tough one............. i'd say over 9000

Scavenger XIII

stev0knev022 wrote: »

tough one............. i'd say over 9000

WHAT? NINE THOUSAND?

Nutrient

Well I'm bringing my console in with the latest patches for the games[cept BB and Tekken6] and all DLC characters for MK9 and Costumes for people who hate been average or mirrors matches or just have good taste

Hope you have a converter or Dual modded stick tough, its on Xbox 360:D

Yreval

Dwydwy wrote: »

I need an estimated number of how many are going

Just voted in the poll, and it says 14.

I guess it'll be around 9014 then.

Owwmykneecap

The Domonator wrote: »

I might enter the Tekken tourney, if theres enough people. I won't bother with the rest of the games as i don't play them.

It'll be a long aul day, you might as well give the other games a go, you might like them, it'll be different from playing at home or with friends.

Edit: i don't know why there's an angry face above. I must have fat fingers.

Voa

Alright, with a week to go, here's the tournament times, and also the person who'll be running them. I'll be taking all the signups, and making the brackets. Once they're made, they'll be handed off to whoever has volunteered to run the tournament.
1.30: BBCS2, Voa
2.30: MK9, No volunteers as of yet.
3.30: MvC3, Voa
4.30: ST, Owwwmykneecap (well, he wanted the tournament, I'm sure he won't mind running the bracket :pac:)
5.30: Tekken 6 BigStupidGuy, I believe volunteered.

1.30 SF4AE Team; Dreddy

Consoles confirmed thus far; Joe: PS3 + Xbox.
Who else is bringing one (pm me or post here)
Also who's bringing the spare monitor?

Dwydwy

Anyone willing to team up w/ a scrub?

K.O.Kiki

I'm bringing a spare monitor (has speakers built-in)

Nutrient

I'm bringing an Xbox, its got DLC for various fighters

I also don't mind attempting to run the MK9 tourney

UberPrinny_Baal

Voa wrote: »

Consoles confirmed thus far; Joe: PS3 + Xbox.
Who else is bringing one (pm me or post here)
Also who's bringing the spare monitor?

I confirmed myself, my xbox and my software here Voa

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=73426493&postcount=38