DoC 5 - November 19th

Voa

We're getting the whole thing from 12.00 till 21.00. This is a one time thing (I think?), and future events will not be booked for this long. That said, we're only booking it for this long, we won't run the event the whole way there (I hope). After this, we'll likely be dropping a game from the roster, unless if we can down on time or get this length of booking from the exchange in the future.
The body of the plan is to do pretty much what we did last time, but start a little earlier, have more setups (hopefully) and run the tournaments in the order of
SSF Team -> MvC3 -> SF3 -> BB/MK9. We might be running MK9 a little earlier if we only have only a single setup (perhaps midway through MvC3).
For time, we'll be starting SSF Teams...not sure about WHEN, but we have a relative guide as to how long the various tournaments should take this time. For a quick idea, here's the running (start-end) times for DoC4
SF 1.40 - 3.55
MvC 3-5.15
SF3 5 - 8
BB 4.45-7.40
MK 5.50-9
(note, MK and SF3 took 3 hours each 'cause they were run on limited setups. BB held up a lot of things and just took ages to run anyway, which is why it's getting pushed back)
Also, if you can spare a console/monitor PM ME so I can have a base to work from...I'll PM those who gave their machines/monitors for DoC4, and they'll have preferential treatment. For those who wanted casual machines, if we get more than 8 machines for DoC, we should be able to put up a casual setup, but this is all dependent on the number of those who volunteer their machines. If your machine is used for casuals, you WILL be eligible for the full discount. Remember though, we only have 4 monitors as a base to work from, any more rely on people being able to bring them.
Also also, we'll be changing the SF teams ordering (thanks to a snap poll :P) to AvA, BvB, winners from winner-stays-on.
We'll see what we can do about getting a couple large sheets of paper together for a wall-o'-brackets, but no promises...Also, if you have a data plan on your smart phone, the Exchange DOES have wireless. It slipped my mind to mention this until it was pointed out to me that I had not said it.

If you have any other queries for me, this is the place to bring them up, and I'll answer them as best I can.

UberPrinny_Baal

Good stuff Voa.

I appreciate the advanced notice, it makes it easy to plan around.

1man3letters

awesome!

looking forward to it

ps,ill make a post on tym about it

Nutrient

idk what the situation is on positioning recording equipment and etc but, is it possible to have a clear, unobstructed seating arrangement for commentating matches? e.g table behind players maybe?

Just seemed awkward with people getting to the seats last DOC, however, It's just a minor concern but, I do believe keeping everything organized and easy to get to is key for convenience and comfort

Also, if you need a Volunteer/'s to help run tournaments don't hesitate to ask, can never have too much help

Looking forward to see what changes come to this event:pac:

STORMS_TYM

We will be promoting this on TYM in the very near future. Thanks to 1man3letters for the tip.


btw, what does DOC 5 stand for? Thanks!

chopperbyrne

Day of Champions 5

Scavenger XIII

Hopefully can haul my ass down for this one, been missing everything lately.

the 1st hardter

http://testyourmight.com/forum/content.php?1910-Ireland-s-Next-Tournament-Day-of-Champions-5-November-19th

Nice one, Whoever did this

1man3letters

the 1st hardter wrote: »

http://testyourmight.com/forum/content.php?1910-Ireland-s-Next-Tournament-Day-of-Champions-5-November-19th

Nice one, Whoever did this

your welcome

big thanks to storms_tym to for puttin it on the front page

Voa

Just thought I'd give this a little bump

Still need a few more to guarantee monitors/consoles at this point...

Doyler01

MvC or UMvC?

Sairus

This has the same price point as DoC4 I assume?

Also, I'd totally be down with some day one UMvC3 madness!

Voa

If UMvC is released prior to DoC, we'll run it. If it's not, well, I don't own a time machine.

And the pricing is still the same as before. 15 total for all entries, 12 for 1 tournament, 5 off with console, 8 off with monitor, free in to all tournaments for both.

Nutrient

Doyler01 wrote: »

MvC or UMvC?

Sounds hype

Cap might even be bumped up mid tier from the buffs

Doctor DooM

It's being released on the 18th in Europe.

We'll have 1 night to practice.

Best. Tournament. EVER.

Orim

Kind of reminds me of someone being on the stage at a major tournament with one night of practise.

K.O.Kiki

Doctor DooM wrote: »

It's being released on the 18th in Europe.

We'll have 1 night to practice.

Best. Tournament. EVER.

Northern crew will win it then, they have an actual cab to practice on.

chopperbyrne

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

Northern crew will win it then, they have an actual cab to practice on.

UMVC3?

Yreval

Nope - the cab is KOF XIII, which is coming out the week after, and will hopefully also have a day-2 tourney.

K.O.Kiki

Ah, got confused so.

Carry on!

the 1st hardter

Day 2 KKK team. . . . . . .I got to rename that team fast.

Scavenger XIII

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

Northern crew will win it then, they have an actual cab to practice on.

Yeah, too bad nobody plays it.

Voa

Okay, just a quick round up;
We currently have the following for the tournament;
1 PS3 capable monitor
2 Xbox only monitor (non-exchange)(maybe only 1 if Prinny's lag test shows it to be poor)
4 Exchange xbox only monitors
2 PS3s
5 Xboxs

I pm'd all the people who were kind enough to bring machines and monitors to the Exchange last time, and, if rudimentary math doesn't elude me, we have space for a PS3 capable monitor and another xbox (maybe), if people choose to bring them. I can't exactly force anyone to bring anything, but it'd be lovely if people could find it in their hearts to supply the machines on the day :P

Along with this, I'm also accepting PMs for people who would be willing to help run tournaments, to help out poor Goody2Shoes from going blind again. There won't be any rewards for helping out, other than seeing the tournament run smoother, and feeling like a baws when you tell people they need to do what you're telling them to do. We'll also try to do a map of A4 pages with the current matches/bracket on the white wall behind the Team Doomy set up.
When you PM me, make sure the subject line is DoC 5 - (Tournaments you want to help with).

If more people want to volunteer more setups, I have said before, that if we reach more then 8-9 setups, we can start setting up casual setups. Remember that you'll need 3S, BBCS2, and SFAE DLC stuff (or AE disc) to volunteer an Xbox, and MK9 patches to volunteer a PS3, but most likely no MvC3 DLC, since we'll most likely be doing an inaugural UMvC3 tournament.

Doctor DooM

Perhaps rather than saying "don't bring a system if it doesn't have ANY of this stuff" it'd be an idea for people to write a little page with what they have on the machine and leave it stuck to their respective xboxes.

Voa

Doctor DooM wrote: »

Perhaps rather than saying "don't bring a system if it doesn't have ANY of this stuff" it'd be an idea for people to write a little page with what they have on the machine and leave it stuck to their respective xboxes.

Along with their names. Identification of xboxes is good.

UberPrinny_Baal

Voa wrote: »

Along with their names. Identification of xboxes is good.

Mine should be fine

Sending you a PM now Voa.

Sairus

Doctor DooM wrote: »

Perhaps rather than saying "don't bring a system if it doesn't have ANY of this stuff" it'd be an idea for people to write a little page with what they have on the machine and leave it stuck to their respective xboxes.

Why didn't I think of that for Nom-Con earlier in the year? Good man!

1man3letters

just a heads up to who ever had/has the ps3 for mk9,
there was a new patch released about a week ago,
balance changes,move changes,new dashing,"new" wake-up system and the fact freddy is legit to use now

Doctor DooM

Sairus wrote: »

Why didn't I think of that for Nom-Con earlier in the year? Good man!

Because I am an ideas man, Sairus.

Voa

With a little less than 2 weeks to go, I've yet to hear anything else about another PS3 compatible TV being available, and one of the MK chaps has volunteered his PS3 for the tournament with all the DLC. If I get no words from any other PS3 compatible TVs (or tested and working connectors) withiin the week, I think his might be the only one we wind up using on the day, and we'll run the MK9 tournament from opening/early on, as he has to leave early.

Also, I'm nearly finished a promo vid for DoC 5 (Better delayed than never).

Konata

Voa wrote: »

With a little less than 2 weeks to go.

It's 3 and a half weeks till DoC no? >_>

Voa

...college make no brain good.

Shokashi

will SSF4AE be teams only or is there a single event also?

Dreddybajs

Shokashi wrote: »

will SSF4AE be teams only or is there a single event also?

No SF4 singles, that's what Inferno is for.

Shokashi

Dreddybajs wrote: »

No SF4 singles, that's what Inferno is for.

no worries, ill still attend

OriginalRazer

Voa wrote: »

With a little less than 2 weeks to go, I've yet to hear anything else about another PS3 compatible TV being available, and one of the MK chaps has volunteered his PS3 for the tournament with all the DLC. If I get no words from any other PS3 compatible TVs (or tested and working connectors) withiin the week, I think his might be the only one we wind up using on the day, and we'll run the MK9 tournament from opening/early on, as he has to leave early.

Also, I'm nearly finished a promo vid for DoC 5 (Better delayed than never).

Hey man. I didn't say I had to leave early.
I will be staying all day and leaving Dublin VERY late.
Im making a day out of this.

So please don't run MK9 really early..... I want some kasuals to warm up before hand... you understand this will be the first time that I kan play some players I know in person.

I'll be bringing my PS3 for the MK9 Tournament but SSF4:AE it kannot support as I don't have it. I have Vanilla and Super with all the respective Costume DLC for both but thats no good.

I do however have 3rd Strike, I don't mind my PS3 being used for that as I'll probably enter it too..... BUT we NEED another PS3 Monitor for kasuals as me and a bunch of other players are travelling to meet up and play before the actual Tournament.

Im gonna try to get a friend to supply the kasual MK9 PS3.

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME.

There MUST be someone in the whole of Dublin that kan hook us all up for DoC5.

I know you guys kan do it, im bringing 2 PS3s, please get another PS3 monitor available. Slight lag for the kasuals isn't the end of the world.

Use the lag-less one for the Tourney.

All the best,
Razer

Sairus

What can the PS3 output to? I assume it not doing VGA is the issue here?

OriginalRazer wrote: »

SNIP

I can't be the only one here that finds those K's really annoying. I get that you like MK, but come on like :pac:

Doctor DooM

PS3's can output in component, composite, or HDMI. No VGA.

OriginalRazer

Sairus wrote: »

What can the PS3 output to? I assume it not doing VGA is the issue here?


I can't be the only one here that finds those K's really annoying. I get that you like MK, but come on like :pac:

LMAO! Sorry man kan't help it.

I didn't spell Costume with a K when I mentioned SF lol

Dr Doom man ANYBODY you know kan help us out with a kasual PS3 monitor? (Regardless of lag) Im seriously trying here im bringing people down to the Tourney and bringing gear you gotta know someone.

All the best,
Razer

Orim

OriginalRazer wrote: »

LMAO! Sorry man kan't help it.

I didn't spell Kostume with a K when I mentioned SF lol

Dr Doom man ANYBODY you know kan help us out with a kasual PS3 monitor? (Regardless of lag) Im seriously trying here im bringing people down to the Tourney and bringing gear you gotta know someone.

All the best,
Razer

FYP

Doctor DooM

Dude you can't seriously expect to have an exclusive all day long monitor for casuals in one game at a tournament that's catering for 5 or 6. It's just unreasonable. Tournaments come first, casuals second if the machines are not needed.

I know plenty of people who have component tvs, I just can't make anyone bring them along and I am already carting a rake of equipment.

OriginalRazer

Orim wrote: »

FYP

FYI I was talking about SF there too man not MK

All the best,
Razer

Sairus

Doctor DooM wrote: »

Dude you can't seriously expect people to bring equipment in general. It's just unreasonable.

FYP :pac:

Jun_DP101

Sairus wrote: »

What can the PS3 output to? I assume it not doing VGA is the issue here?


I can't be the only one here that finds those K's really annoying. I get that you like MK, but come on like :pac:

Kstop Kbeing Kso Knegative

OriginalRazer

Sairus wrote: »

FYP :pac:

If I kan bring 2 PS3s, 1 for kasuals and 1 for multiple Tournament gameplay then others kan bring monitors.

I see nothing unreasonable about that.

Give a little, take a little.

Again monitors with a bit of lag wouldn't be bad for kasuals.
Doesn't have to be perfect if its all we kan get apart from the Tourney monitor.

All the best,
Razer

Naphiel

OriginalRazer wrote: »

If I kan bring 2 PS3s, 1 for kasuals and 1 for multiple Tournament gameplay then others kan bring monitors.

I see nothing unreasonable about that.

Give a little, take a little.

Again monitors with a bit of lag wouldn't be bad for kasuals.
Doesn't have to be perfect if its all we kan get apart from the Tourney monitor.

All the best,
Razer

The Exchange is usually packed as it is and the last tournament just finished before time was up. It'd be nice to have a set up or two for casuals but there isn't the space or the time, we need all the monitors we can get for set ups for the tournaments.

Doctor DooM

OriginalRazer wrote: »

If I kan bring 2 PS3s, 1 for kasuals and 1 for multiple Tournament gameplay then others kan bring monitors.

I see nothing unreasonable about that.

Give a little, take a little.

Again monitors with a bit of lag wouldn't be bad for kasuals.
Doesn't have to be perfect if its all we kan get apart from the Tourney monitor.

All the best,
Razer

I genuinely do not wish to be discouraging but you have not even attended a tournament. It is actually very unreasonable to use up resources which may be desperately needed to ensure tournaments run on time. You do not really know of what you speak.

While it's ideal that there's casual machines for play, it is simply not feasible to say "this machine here- not only just for casuals, but only for casuals for this one game, at the cost of all others".

Dreddybajs

Yes We Kan

chopperbyrne

Surely one of the friends you're bringing can bring a tv or monitor?

Voa

Pretty much what everyone else said. I cannot give away a full setup for causals for a single game. We're generally pushed for time as it is, and PS3 capable monitors are few and far between. We're probably only gonna get a single one, and running MK early is to stop it running super late and having to have its games cut to first to 3, one game, instead of best of 3, best of 3.


Sorry I misread your post, thought you were gonna be leaving earlier in the day.:p

OriginalRazer

Naphiel wrote: »

The Exchange is usually packed as it is and the last tournament just finished before time was up. It'd be nice to have a set up or two for casuals but there isn't the space or the time, we need all the monitors we can get for set ups for the tournaments.

But The Exchange was booked out for a longer period of time than DoC 4 was this time was it not?

If there is absolutely no way at all of a kasual set up for MK being made possible then the actual MK9 Tournament should be run best of 3, then best of 5 for the finals. The first to 3 rounds format used at DoC4 was terrible.
I kompletely disagree with that format. MK9 grants the player to score the first hit an extra bar of meter, thats a breaker straight away, to me the 1 match format feels handicapped for the 2nd player as they do not have the chance to comeback the next match.

Best of 3 matches it should be.

All the best,
Razer