IdleMind
BANNED FOREVER
I've flip-flopped on this one for a LONG time... but I've made up my mind. SC4 isn't going out like this in the Northeast on my watch. With that, I proudly present Full Speed Aerial Kicks. This event is my way of saying thank you to the SC community I've loved so dearly. Without further ado, here are the details.
Where?
Game Underground
1251 Worcester Road
Framingham, MA 01701-5235
(508) 283-1503
When?
September 10th-12th
The actual tournaments will be held on Sept 11th (Saturday) and Sept 12th (Sunday),
However GU will be open for casuals on it's friday fight-night on Sept 10th, so if you play other games besides SC4, show up on friday and get some games in!
How Much?
20$ Entry, Payouts to Top 5.
There WILL be a 5$ Venue Fee, because I cannot avoid it as the size of this event gets larger. However, I will be offering some incentives to avoid the venue fee if possible, because GU is fairly sure they can make some $ in sales of drinks/snacks and games during the event, and have always got my back. I gotta get theirs.
Usually in the past I would keep the entry fee cheap and provide a pot bonus, but the money I would otherwise spend on pot bonus is going to other causes (i.e. renting hotel rooms for far travellers, and other things).
In any case, there might end up being a pot bonus anyways, some specific community members who shall remain nameless have expressed a potential interest in doing so.
What is "Iron Man" Format?
Iron Man format means this entire tournament runs on a Round Robin format.
Every person in the tournament will play EVERY other person in the tournament in a 3 game set.
All 3 games are played out for purposes of tie-breaking.
Unlike other Round Robin formats, this one does NOT enforce a character lock. I highly suggest that you take advantage of blind selection if you need to.
This means in order to be the best, you have to beat the majority of your opponents. This test of matchup experience and skill will ensure one thing- the winner of this tournament is clearly the best overall player.
Concerned about time? Don't be. I will have at LEAST 12 stations set up for use. In addition to that, I will have assistants who aren't participating in the tournament calling and taking the results of matches. There will be scheduled breaks in this long string of matches as well. 2/3 of your matches will take place on Saturday, and the remaining 1/3 on Sunday.
Tournament Rules
Playstation 3, Version 1.03
Stage Select Random initially, losing player of a game can opt to keep stage or random select another stage.
Winner must keep same character, loser may opt to change characters.
Button Re-Maps legal but MUST be done before the match, on the character select screen.
Pausing during a match will result in a forfeiture of that round (not match).
FINALIZED RULES
SC4 "Standard" Rules
Algol/Hilde/Bonus Characters/CaS banned.
Schedule
Friday September 10th
6PM - 2AM is Fight Night at GU. No change to this.
Come down and play SSF4, BlazBlue, Melty Blood, Smash, 3rd Strike, Tekken and other non- SC fighters that evening!
Saturday September 11th
IRON MAN SC4 TOURNAMENT
11:00AM Start Time
12:30-1:30PM Lunch Break
5:30-7:00PM Dinner Break
By this point, you should have played AT LEAST 1/2 to 2/3 your matches.
IF THE TOURNAMENT RUNS TO 10:30PM, WE WILL STOP AND PICKUP THE NEXT MORNING AT 11AM SHARP.
I DO NOT PREDICT THIS AS BEING NECESSARY; HOWEVER A BACKUP IS IN PLACE.
Sunday September 12th
11:00AM - 12:30PM SC4 Iron Man Tournament: Finishing Up.
12:30 - 1:30PM SC2 Tournament (LIMIT 16 PEOPLE; SIGN UP USING LINK BELOW)
1:30 - 2:30PM SC3 Tournament (LIMIT 16 PEOPLE; SIGN UP USING LINK BELOW)
2:30 - 5:00PM SC4 Low-Tier Leftovers Tournament
5:00PM - Whenever Just Impact Derby! (aka the Warble Tournament)
Those of you who have come to my tournaments before; you already know I am super efficient about time. With a larger crowd and a long running tournament; I will be even more of a stickler about time. Consider yourself warned. I WILL start on time and hand out DQ's as necessary to keep the tournament running smoothly.
Side Tournaments
Side Events
SIDE EVENTS THREAD HERE
To facilitate as many side events as possible, I will be putting a cap of 16 people on the following 2 side events. There will be threads for EACH of the following. First come, First Serve.
SC3 "Standard Rules" Tourney (Running with the standard rules that were run at the end of SC3's run).
5$ Entry Fee, 70/20/10
SC2 "Standard Rules" Tourney.
5$ Entry Fee 70/20/10
OTHER Side Events:
SC4 "Low-Tier Leftovers" Tournament.
Character legality discussion HERE
5$ 70/20/10
Just Impact Home-Run Derby (by popular request).
This works as follows: I set up 5 TV's with recorded UB's. As a player, you unpause, and have 3 attempts to JI the particular UB. If you succeed, you move on to the next round. Entry Fee 2$; WINNER TAKE ALL.
The list of UB's will be posted 2 weeks prior to the event!
IF THERE IS 8 PEOPLE WILLING TO JOIN I WILL RUN THE ALL ROCK TOURNAMENT. 1$ Entry Fee, WINNER TAKE ALL, Double Elim.
FOR TRAVEL/HOTEL INFO IN DEPTH CLICK HERE!!!!
Airport Info
There are 2 airports you can fly into to get here: BOS in Boston (Logan Airport) or for a longshot; Bradley International in Hartford CT. Transportation can be arranged from the airport to the hotel with one of our local community member (i.e., probably me) no problem. From Logan Airport you can take the train all the way out to Framingham with very little difficulty and be picked up there if you so choose.
HIT ME UP WITH QUESTIONS IF YOU NEED INFO.
MORE TO COME IN FUTURE DAYS, HOTEL INFO, INFO FOR FAR TRAVELLERS AS WELL AS POTENTIAL POT BONUSES AND OTHER STUFF! STAY TUNED!!
ONLINE ONLY PLAYERS, THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE IN THE TOURNAMENT LIFE OF THE GAME TO PROVE YOU ARE MORE THAN JUST LAG-TRASH AT SC4. I WILL CONSIDER YOUR ABSENCE PROOF OF THEORY. SHOW UP HOWEVER, AND I MIGHT JUST BUY YOU A BEER. SCRUBS.
Where?
Game Underground
1251 Worcester Road
Framingham, MA 01701-5235
(508) 283-1503
When?
September 10th-12th
The actual tournaments will be held on Sept 11th (Saturday) and Sept 12th (Sunday),
However GU will be open for casuals on it's friday fight-night on Sept 10th, so if you play other games besides SC4, show up on friday and get some games in!
How Much?
20$ Entry, Payouts to Top 5.
There WILL be a 5$ Venue Fee, because I cannot avoid it as the size of this event gets larger. However, I will be offering some incentives to avoid the venue fee if possible, because GU is fairly sure they can make some $ in sales of drinks/snacks and games during the event, and have always got my back. I gotta get theirs.
Usually in the past I would keep the entry fee cheap and provide a pot bonus, but the money I would otherwise spend on pot bonus is going to other causes (i.e. renting hotel rooms for far travellers, and other things).
In any case, there might end up being a pot bonus anyways, some specific community members who shall remain nameless have expressed a potential interest in doing so.
What is "Iron Man" Format?
Iron Man format means this entire tournament runs on a Round Robin format.
Every person in the tournament will play EVERY other person in the tournament in a 3 game set.
All 3 games are played out for purposes of tie-breaking.
Unlike other Round Robin formats, this one does NOT enforce a character lock. I highly suggest that you take advantage of blind selection if you need to.
This means in order to be the best, you have to beat the majority of your opponents. This test of matchup experience and skill will ensure one thing- the winner of this tournament is clearly the best overall player.
Concerned about time? Don't be. I will have at LEAST 12 stations set up for use. In addition to that, I will have assistants who aren't participating in the tournament calling and taking the results of matches. There will be scheduled breaks in this long string of matches as well. 2/3 of your matches will take place on Saturday, and the remaining 1/3 on Sunday.
Tournament Rules
Playstation 3, Version 1.03
Stage Select Random initially, losing player of a game can opt to keep stage or random select another stage.
Winner must keep same character, loser may opt to change characters.
Button Re-Maps legal but MUST be done before the match, on the character select screen.
Pausing during a match will result in a forfeiture of that round (not match).
FINALIZED RULES
SC4 "Standard" Rules
Algol/Hilde/Bonus Characters/CaS banned.
Schedule
Friday September 10th
6PM - 2AM is Fight Night at GU. No change to this.
Come down and play SSF4, BlazBlue, Melty Blood, Smash, 3rd Strike, Tekken and other non- SC fighters that evening!
Saturday September 11th
IRON MAN SC4 TOURNAMENT
11:00AM Start Time
12:30-1:30PM Lunch Break
5:30-7:00PM Dinner Break
By this point, you should have played AT LEAST 1/2 to 2/3 your matches.
IF THE TOURNAMENT RUNS TO 10:30PM, WE WILL STOP AND PICKUP THE NEXT MORNING AT 11AM SHARP.
I DO NOT PREDICT THIS AS BEING NECESSARY; HOWEVER A BACKUP IS IN PLACE.
Sunday September 12th
11:00AM - 12:30PM SC4 Iron Man Tournament: Finishing Up.
12:30 - 1:30PM SC2 Tournament (LIMIT 16 PEOPLE; SIGN UP USING LINK BELOW)
1:30 - 2:30PM SC3 Tournament (LIMIT 16 PEOPLE; SIGN UP USING LINK BELOW)
2:30 - 5:00PM SC4 Low-Tier Leftovers Tournament
5:00PM - Whenever Just Impact Derby! (aka the Warble Tournament)
Those of you who have come to my tournaments before; you already know I am super efficient about time. With a larger crowd and a long running tournament; I will be even more of a stickler about time. Consider yourself warned. I WILL start on time and hand out DQ's as necessary to keep the tournament running smoothly.
Side Tournaments
Side Events
SIDE EVENTS THREAD HERE
To facilitate as many side events as possible, I will be putting a cap of 16 people on the following 2 side events. There will be threads for EACH of the following. First come, First Serve.
SC3 "Standard Rules" Tourney (Running with the standard rules that were run at the end of SC3's run).
5$ Entry Fee, 70/20/10
SC2 "Standard Rules" Tourney.
5$ Entry Fee 70/20/10
OTHER Side Events:
SC4 "Low-Tier Leftovers" Tournament.
Character legality discussion HERE
5$ 70/20/10
Just Impact Home-Run Derby (by popular request).
This works as follows: I set up 5 TV's with recorded UB's. As a player, you unpause, and have 3 attempts to JI the particular UB. If you succeed, you move on to the next round. Entry Fee 2$; WINNER TAKE ALL.
The list of UB's will be posted 2 weeks prior to the event!
IF THERE IS 8 PEOPLE WILLING TO JOIN I WILL RUN THE ALL ROCK TOURNAMENT. 1$ Entry Fee, WINNER TAKE ALL, Double Elim.
FOR TRAVEL/HOTEL INFO IN DEPTH CLICK HERE!!!!
Airport Info
There are 2 airports you can fly into to get here: BOS in Boston (Logan Airport) or for a longshot; Bradley International in Hartford CT. Transportation can be arranged from the airport to the hotel with one of our local community member (i.e., probably me) no problem. From Logan Airport you can take the train all the way out to Framingham with very little difficulty and be picked up there if you so choose.
HIT ME UP WITH QUESTIONS IF YOU NEED INFO.
MORE TO COME IN FUTURE DAYS, HOTEL INFO, INFO FOR FAR TRAVELLERS AS WELL AS POTENTIAL POT BONUSES AND OTHER STUFF! STAY TUNED!!
ONLINE ONLY PLAYERS, THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE IN THE TOURNAMENT LIFE OF THE GAME TO PROVE YOU ARE MORE THAN JUST LAG-TRASH AT SC4. I WILL CONSIDER YOUR ABSENCE PROOF OF THEORY. SHOW UP HOWEVER, AND I MIGHT JUST BUY YOU A BEER. SCRUBS.
