CLASH X COUNTER 3 // SSF4AE - 3SOE - BBCS2 // (Saturday 29th October 2011)

Vyze

Venue fee // £3
Tournament fee // £5
The venue fee pays for costs for running the tournament (equipment, etc.), all money from the tournament fees goes towards the final prizes for that game. Prize money for top 3 in each game are split 60/30/10.

SSF4AE and 3SOE will be running on Xbox 360, BBCS2 will be on PS3.

Times
SSF4AE // 1:30pm
3SOE & BBCS2 // 2pm
We will also be open from 1pm (likely sooner) for casual play before the tournaments. Please ensure you arrive early to give yourself time for registration.

Rules
All tournaments will be run as groups into double-elimination. All matches (except for grand finals) are best 2 out of 3 games and all games are best 2 out of 3 rounds. Handicaps, round times etc will be set to normal standards (i.e. no Unlimited characters in BlazBlue, 99 seconds per round in all games, etc.).
Grand final sets are best 3 out of 5, with the player from the upper bracket needing to win one set, whereas the player from the lower bracket needs to win two sets (one to equalise, one to win)

Double-blind picks can be requested.

You may change character between matches, however if you beat your opponent in a game you must stick with that character until either you lose a game or you move on to your next match. Ultras and Super Arts may be changed at any time, but the winner of the previous game must pick first.

Buttons-checks should be performed before your match. It is down to each player to confirm that their buttons are set up properly.
Pauses for any reason (accidental, fixing buttons mid-match, etc.) will be down to the discretion of the non-offending player. They may choose to either take or continue the round. Any events that disrupt a game that are neither player’s fault will be decided on a case-by-case basis.

Button binding (i.e. One button to press all three punches at once in Street Fighter) are allowed, but turbo buttons are not.

If players cannot agree on a stage, it will be chosen by random select. If both players agree that a stage is unsuitable (e.g. Training stage in BlazBlue), they can restart on a new stage.

CXC3 cannot provide arcade sticks for players, so it is recommended that you bring your own. We may have a supply of Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 default pads.
If using a wireless controller, you must ensure to de-sync your controller when leaving a setup.

If any of these rules need to change (e.g. time constraints) we will do our best to ensure that all affected players are notified as soon as possible.

Etc.
Staff are allowed to enter tournaments. However, they must contribute to the tournament entry fee just like all regular attendees.

We will be taking photos and videos at this event for promotional purposes. By attending, you accept that any photos or videos taken may be used for CXC promotion.

If you wanna help promote CXC3, here's the flyer: http://i.imgur.com/iAsel.jpg
A higher resolution one in PNG format is available if you want.

Vyze

Did I say Clash X Counter?

I must've meant CASH X COUNTER

It seems like we can give cash prizes this time around!

Owwmykneecap

QR codes for the win.

Sairus

I doubt I shall be up for this. Would love to go, but cash be a bit tight for the moment and DoC has my travel funds all booked up.

Vyze

Sairus wrote: »

I doubt I shall be up for this. Would love to go, but cash be a bit tight for the moment and DoC has my travel funds all booked up.

Win Tournaments

Get Money

**** Bitches

Blinn

Vyze wrote: »

Win Tournaments

Get Money

Befriend Bitches

My 3 main goals in life

Scavenger XIII

Will we be seeing more 3S at DS now I wonder?

Yreval

Scavenger XIII wrote: »

Will we be seeing more 3S at DS now I wonder?

Well, I think that particular question was answered tonight.

Also, I can't completely confirm this just yet but expect a KOF XIII side-tourney.

Orim

Yreval wrote: »

Well, I think that particular question was answered tonight.

Also, I can't completely confirm this just yet but expect a KOF XIII side-tourney.

Would that be a cab tourney? That'd be well cool.

Should be up for this. Beyond that I got nothing so Get Hype?

Yreval

Orim wrote: »

Would that be a cab tourney? That'd be well cool.

Nope, the console version comes out the day before.

Orim

Ah, I should keep up with release dates better

Oh well, day 1 Raiden less go!

Linoud

I can't make it unfortunately, going to be in London that weekend at the Expo since it's 2 days after the Zelda 25th Anniversary Concert. Hope it goes well though.

1man3letters

Yreval wrote: »

Also, I can't completely confirm this just yet but expect a KOF XIII side-tourney.

but no mk.....:(

Vyze

1man3letters wrote: »

but no mk.....:(

Attendees are welcome to run side-tournaments if there's a free setup. If there's a system free you should totally get people together for an MK tournament alongside all the main events much like Yreval is doing for KOF13!

Scavenger XIII

Indeed, when he says side tournament he literally means one man with a copy of the game and a sheet of file paper!

...and some hype.

Linoud

Should be able to make this after all now, not attending the London Expo that weekend, so if I can manage to, I'll come up for some games. :]

the 1st hardter

Anyone from Dublin willing to travel up with me. I'm afraid of leaving the country alone :0

Sairus

the 1st hardter wrote: »

Anyone from Dublin willing to travel up with me. I'm afraid of leaving the country alone :0

Don't worry about it man XD It's a bus ride, nothing special

They just talk funny when you get up there.

Vyze

Sairus wrote: »

Don't worry about it man XD It's a bus ride, nothing special

They just talk funny when you get up there.

No, we stop talking funny when you get up here!

Linoud

the 1st hardter wrote: »

Anyone from Dublin willing to travel up with me. I'm afraid of leaving the country alone :0

Well seeing as I live 10 minutes from you at most, I'll let you know if I'm going up or not, and travel with you, closer to the date that is.

the 1st hardter

Sairus wrote: »

the 1st hardter wrote: »

Anyone from Dublin willing to travel up with me. I'm afraid of leaving the country alone :0

Don't worry about it man XD It's a bus ride, nothing special

They just talk funny when you get up there.

Last 2 times I crossed a border on train/bus I got searched for drugs. And one was a strip search!!!!!!!

Vyze

the 1st hardter wrote: »

Last 2 times I crossed a border on train/bus I got searched for drugs. And one was a strip search!!!!!!!

Sexy female with a latex glove?

Doctor DooM

Don't know how you managed that really, there's no actual border if you're on a bus or train...

the 1st hardter

Vyze wrote: »

the 1st hardter wrote: »

Last 2 times I crossed a border on train/bus I got searched for drugs. And one was a strip search!!!!!!!

Sexy female with a latex glove?

Nope, Italian man with porn star mustache...... It was when I was inter-railing 2 years ago

chueytoo

I'll most likely be going Karl.

also get hype for kof 13, fck the rest of the games :P

the 1st hardter

chueytoo wrote: »

I'll most likely be going Karl.

also get hype for kof 13, fck the rest of the games :P

HELL YEAH. Day one kkk team......... Well day 1 on the console patch anyway

Scavenger XIII

the 1st hardter wrote: »

HELL YEAH. Day one kkk team.........

KOF has a white supremacy team?

Konata

Border checks between N.Ireland and the Republic stopped at the end of 1992. Nowadays (and for the past 19ish years) the train/bus just drives straight through. So yea, I think you'll be fine... should really keep up with the aul current events there! :P

Doctor DooM

*Doom gets into taxi with giant silver box*

Taxi driver: Where you going?

Doom: Connolly Station please. Heading up to Belfast.

Taxi Driver: Mind my asking what's in that box?

Doom: It's my sniper rifle.

Taxi Driver:... you probably shouldn't make that joke once you get there.

Vyze

I've told a few people about this in IRC or online, but we'll be having an official side-tournament for Arcana Heart 3! Side tournament entry is free (still gotta pay your venue costs, mind) and there'll be prizes!

Scavenger XIII

Vyze wrote: »

I've told a few people about this in IRC or online, but we'll be having an official side-tournament for Arcana Heart 3! Side tournament entry is free (still gotta pay your venue costs, mind) and there'll be prizes!

Calling Eko mirror match timeout of 2C clash spamming for grand finals. :pac:

Vyze

I don't know who or what that is but I'll assume it's a bad thing?

Yreval

Vyze wrote: »

and there'll be a Mei-Fang boobie mousepad which the winner won't receive until CXC4!

fix'd :pac:

EDIT: Guess I'd better explain the Eko 2C thing:

2C
A sliding drill that hits low. Your hitbox becomes about as low as it looks. Slow start up but it moves forward quite a bit and is multiple hit (up to 7 hits). This has clash frames in its start up.

http://arcana.mizuumi.net/wiki/Eko

There was an Eko mirror at this Tuesday's Dragonslayers where both players mashed 2C and clashed with each other for about 30 seconds.

Vyze

Yreval wrote: »

fix'd :pac:

Oh man we got better stuff than mere mousemats coming!

Vyze

What's this? I have a parcel? I wonder what's inside!


Gasp! Another parcel! Isn't this exciting?


A box! With goodies!


Some BlazBlue and Arcana Heart art cards.


T-shirts! And keyrings!


Oh my...

Scavenger XIII

I was thinking of getting a fancy Razer mousemat recently but sure I can just cheap everyone out at AH and get boobies instead.

Yreval

Well whaddya know, Zen United on time with their swag for once.

SirAuronDX

I want that jubei keyring.
no...
i need it

Sairus

God dammit I want one of those Hope shirts. I was going to buy one when they first came out.
I'm sure I can master Carl in a couple of weeks. Easy money.

Vyze

Haven't decided on the exactly distribution of those prizes (i.e. whether to hand them on out non-Zen Utd games), but you can be sure that the winner of BlazBlue will receive one of the t-shirts!

Yreval wrote: »

Well whaddya know, Zen United on time with their swag for once.

Their CXC1 swag was well on time too!

Doyler01

If a few from Dublin are heading up to this I'd like to go for AE.

Any chance of a Marvel side tourney? Or does nobody play?

Doctor DooM

I'm heading up anyways Doyler.

I mentioned Marvel myself but I think they want to rotate the games!

UberPrinny_Baal

I might actually head up for this myself.

I think I met all the Northern Lads I hadn't met before today at Inferno, and they're a sound lot.

chueytoo

I'll be heading up, also does top3 in BB get a keychain? cause i want that

Vyze

If anybody wants to run their own side-tournament for Marvel, we've got a few casual setups that could be used for that sort of thing! We'll be kept busy with our three and a half main games, sadly.

Chuey, I'll probably be deciding next week what the non-cash-prize allocation is, but at the very least the winner will get a keychain! Possibly 2nd place but again I'll still need to work it out.

Actually, with regards to prize allocation, I'd want some input from you guys. Obviously the standard 60/30/10 prize pot is still in place so anything pictured above goes on top of that. As they are BB/AH prizes and were sent by Zen Utd, would you all prefer if they were kept to Zen Utd published games, or spread amongst all of them so SF4 and 3S players get some bonuses too?

Vyze

If anybody wants to run their own side-tournament for Marvel, we've got a few casual setups that could be used for that sort of thing! We'll be kept busy with our three and a half main games, sadly.

Chuey, I'll probably be deciding next week what the non-cash-prize allocation is, but at the very least the winner will get a keychain! Possibly 2nd place but again I'll still need to work it out.

edit: Just for clarity, these prizes are on top of the 60/30/10 prize pot for a main tournament like BlazBlue.

UberPrinny_Baal

Vyze wrote: »

As they are BB/AH prizes and were sent by Zen Utd, would you all prefer if they were kept to Zen Utd published games, or spread amongst all of them so SF4 and 3S players get some bonuses too?

I'd ask Zen to avoid risking damaging relations and future freebies.

If I gave a bunch of lads freebies for my game, I'd be kind of annoyed if they used them as prizes for tournaments of my direct competitors.

They might be cool with it though, they posted pictures of non-BB games on their Facebook because it was Bristol's first BB tourney that same event.

Xinkai

UberPrinny_Baal wrote: »

I'd ask Zen to avoid risking damaging relations and future freebies.

If I gave a bunch of lads freebies for my game, I'd be kind of annoyed if they used them as prizes for tournaments of my direct competitors.

They might be cool with it though, they posted pictures of non-BB games on their Facebook because it was Bristol's first BB tourney that same event.

You're just jealous. =P

Naw jk, when Super came out, the community got free promo copies of the game from Capcom, so each game has gotten something from the respective companies, I think getting prizes from the publishers is a good thing, it spurs people on to buy a game, practice and win if they want a prize =P It's also good motivation for people to improve too.

UberPrinny_Baal

Xinkai wrote: »

You're just jealous. =P

Naw jk, when Super came out, the community got free promo copies of the game from Capcom, so each game has gotten something from the respective companies, I think getting prizes from the publishers is a good thing, it spurs people on to buy a game, practice and win if they want a prize =P It's also good motivation for people to improve too.

Not sure how anything you said there was in any way relevant to the point I was making Xinkai.

Vyze

After asking around a bit it's probably best to hold back BB/AH prizes for the BB/AH tournaments to reward them for having generous publishers! I've edited the original question out of my post.

SirAuronDX

chueytoo wrote: »

I'll be heading up, also does top3 in BB get a keychain? cause i want that

Come at me bro