*Eirtakon 2015: 13th - 15th Nov, Croke Park Convention Centre*

Konata

Hey guys! It's almost time for Eirtakon again, yay \o/

As always, RandomSelect/AsOne Productions will be assisting with our Games area so you know it's gonna be in good hands! Our final timetable will be going live next week but here's a sneak preview of the fighting games so y'all can mark the date in your calendars!

Sat 14th
10.30am UMvC3
12pm USF4
2pm SSB Melee
4pm Mortal Kombat X

Sun 15th
11am Smash WiiU
1pm Project M

Aaaaand of course there's loads of other tournaments incl. Mario Kart, Pokemon, Halo, CoD, Rocket League, Catherine etc. plus we have a PC section this year for anyone interested in that, with LoL, Heathstone and CS:GO. I'll post up the finalised timetable next week.

I believe there might even be an extra special panel presented by some members of the FGC taking place on Saturday at 2pm...

Eirtakon is the biggest anime/manga/gaming con in Ireland at the moment with over 3000 attendees in 2014, and takes place in the Croke Park Convention Centre. The FGC have been coming for many years and it's always a good shout so hopefully see y'all there! Tickets are 35e for a weekend (Fri, Sat and Sun) and can be purchased online in advance, day tickets are €25 on Saturday and €20 on Sunday and can be bought on the door. Any questions, let me know!

chopperbyrne

Halo 2 on Master Chief Collection?

Rob2D

chopperbyrne wrote: »

Halo 2 on Master Chief Collection?

Fergus_

I'm there !

spriral

I'll try my best to make it this year.

kevin6877

I'll be going. Hey, any chance of a TTT2 tournament? Also, do you know if USFIV is on 360 or PS3 or both? Ideally I'd play on PS3 because I'm used to the frame delay and I also only have a PS3 fightstick. Cheers.

Nutrient

kevin6877 wrote: »

I'll be going. Hey, any chance of a TTT2 tournament? Also, do you know if USFIV is on 360 or PS3 or both? Ideally I'd play on PS3 because I'm used to the frame delay and I also only have a PS3 fightstick. Cheers.

TTT2 isn't there to my knowledge

USF4 is always played on 360

kevin6877

Nutrient wrote: »

TTT2 isn't there to my knowledge

USF4 is always played on 360

Damn, cheers, Nutrient.

The Hound

kevin6877 wrote: »

I'll be going. Hey, any chance of a TTT2 tournament? Also, do you know if USFIV is on 360 or PS3 or both? Ideally I'd play on PS3 because I'm used to the frame delay and I also only have a PS3 fightstick. Cheers.

Its actually xbox that has the frame delay afaik. You barely notice it anyway. Unless you have to play El fuerte or Abel. Then you might drop your S**T!

ayjayirl

Hey guys. No Tekken unfortunately

The timetable is different to op. The tournies will be more during the day. I'll post up the time table when it's finalised. A case of lost in translation with the guys at eirtakon - took me too long to get back to them. Trying to have all Nintendo ones on the Sunday and the others sat. There will also be casual setups on the sat for smash et al.

Doctor DooM

kevin6877 wrote: »

I'll be going. Hey, any chance of a TTT2 tournament? Also, do you know if USFIV is on 360 or PS3 or both? Ideally I'd play on PS3 because I'm used to the frame delay and I also only have a PS3 fightstick. Cheers.

I wouldn't say the one frame difference will make too much difference, most people aren't that good at the game tbh

Also I'll give you a loaner of my stick when I'm not playing. Long as you're not mashing the crap out of it!

Konata

ayjayirl wrote: »

Hey guys. No Tekken unfortunately

The timetable is different to op. The tournies will be more during the day. I'll post up the time table when it's finalised. A case of lost in translation with the guys at eirtakon - took me too long to get back to them. Trying to have all Nintendo ones on the Sunday and the others sat. There will also be casual setups on the sat for smash et al.

I edited the OP to take out the times anyway till ye get them confirmed

kevin6877

Doctor DooM wrote: »

I wouldn't say the one frame difference will make too much difference, most people aren't that good at the game tbh

Also I'll give you a loaner of my stick when I'm not playing. Long as you're not mashing the crap out of it!

Yeah, the main thing would be using my own stick. That's very kind of you, DooM, you needn't worry, I'll be gentle with it

Robert ninja

And not a single anime fighter. :pac:

chopperbyrne

Robert ninja wrote: »

And not a single anime fighter. :pac:

Does seem odd for Eirtakon alright.

Konata

chopperbyrne wrote: »

Does seem odd for Eirtakon alright.

Blame ayjay :P

Doctor DooM

If someone wants to give us a console with Guilty gear and the DLC for the weekend I'm sure we could accomodate

chopperbyrne

I'll drop one into you because I'm such a nice guy and not at all because I want to play Transformers: Devastation

Konata

We have the timetable, yay! The entire con timetable will be released tomorrow, I'll link it then.

But for fighting games anyway:

Sat 14th
10.30am UMvC3
12pm USF4
2pm SSB Melee
4pm Mortal Kombat X

Sun 15th
11am Smash WiiU
1pm Project M

So hope to see lots of you there! Again, if anyone has any queries about the con let me know

Konata

Full schedule for the con has been released, for anyone interested!

ayjayirl

Guilty Gear will be on Sat Afternoon.

thanks Kiki!

Chopper - with your consoles there is like all the games right?

Konata

ayjayirl wrote: »

Guilty Gear will be on Sat Afternoon.

thanks Kiki!

Chopper - with your consoles there is like all the games right?

What time? I can get it added into the full timetable.

ayjayirl

Konata wrote: »

What time? I can get it added into the full timetable.

We'll go with 3pm - I updated the google spreadsheet for you if you want to use that

chopperbyrne

ayjayirl wrote: »

Guilty Gear will be on Sat Afternoon.

thanks Kiki!

Chopper - with your consoles there is like all the games right?

I'll have Xrd, Chronophantasma Extend, CVS2, 3S, Garou, Injustice for PS3.

EDIT: Along with USF4, SFxT and SF:EX+A

Fergus_

I can bring a PS3 + Xbox with the necessary games if you want it.

Konata

*Bump*

One week to go!

The Hound

chopperbyrne wrote: »

I'll have Xrd, Chronophantasma Extend, CVS2, 3S, Garou, Injustice for PS3.

EDIT: Along with USF4, SFxT and SF:EX+A

This sounds great great. I'm Interested

kevin6877

Do you need one of those eSports competitor tickets in order to take part in the tournaments? I just ordered the standard weekend pass, since it seemed to just be talking about the LoL and Hearthstone tourneys, so I assumed it was just for all those.

D4RK ONION

Fighting Games are being run by RS.ie. You don't need to purchase anything separate. We're awesome like that Saying that, there might be the standard 1 or 2€ entry fee, which is mainly there to stop people entering and then wandering off. That goes to Eirtakon anyway.

kevin6877

D4RK ONION wrote: »

Fighting Games are being run by RS.ie. You don't need to purchase anything separate. We're awesome like that Saying that, there might be the standard 1 or 2€ entry fee, which is mainly there to stop people entering and then wandering off. That goes to Eirtakon anyway.

Ah, yeah, I've no problem paying the entry fee, I just wanted to check I had bought the right ticket :P You gonna be there yourself, Onion?

D4RK ONION

Of course! Been at them all since 2010 I think!

Konata

kevin6877 wrote: »

Do you need one of those eSports competitor tickets in order to take part in the tournaments? I just ordered the standard weekend pass, since it seemed to just be talking about the LoL and Hearthstone tourneys, so I assumed it was just for all those.

Yea, what D4RK ONION said is correct. The eSports passes are only for those registering for LoL/Hearthstone. Everyone else gets a regular weekend pass There will be a 2e entry fee per tournament that you just pay on the day.

Dreddybajs

esports pass lol

Doctor DooM

Dreddybajs wrote: »

esports pass lol

I know

ladnopoka

Dreddybajs wrote: »

esports pass lol

Wanna get esports pass to play some hearthstone lol?

D4RK ONION

Hey now, leave Hearthstone out of this!

D4RK ONION

Bumpity boop, This is starting tomorrow. Tourneys start Saturday, bright and early. See you all there!

chopperbyrne

Will the free parking be handy enough to get if I'm arriving at about 11:00 on Saturday?