I sincerely would like to thank everyone for the props and I will let Vincent continue to silently fade away into the land of has beens.
There were quite a few players(SU, KDZ, Hacker Mike and me) using Hilde at this tournament.
And I've seen all of these players lose with her at this tournament.
On top of that, Thuggish beat me so bad with Hilde, that I picked Algol out of desperation.
And then he beat me even worse with Algol. lol
Coming from losers, I was even down 3-1 to SU in the finals.
Rekki steamed rolled every Hilde and took me to the last round with Astaroth.
To tell you the truth, the only thing that saved my black ass was the cowgirl customization, RTD mode and the Gold's bond baby powder.
Other than that, Hilde was toast son. The truth is in the live stream.
okkie dokkie props. if i missed you, then you must have been pretty lame because i even put some random street fighter dude in my shout outs.
Random Street Fighter dude what's up man
IDLEMIND When you said that you'd have my cowgirl Hilde waiting for me when I got there, I knew that I had to make this tournament.
That's why I was confident enough to put up the extra $50 for anyone who eliminates me because I never lost to anyone in a tournament with that cowgirl costume.
That was the bait to get me out there. I can't thank you enough for doing that.
Aside from that, you ran an extremely organized tournament inviting the best U.S. players with prizes for the top 6 placers with a ~ $900 payout to first place.
I may have the SC4 title for now, but you easily have the best tournament organizing title forever.
Something-Unique My man Omar. We slugged it out for the crowd and gave them a show until the tournament was over. I know that it's mentally challenging to fight a character who forces you to play a perfect game because i play Tekken.
When you had me down 3-1 in the finals. I knew I had to try something different, so I whipped out the Gold's bond baby powder.
I looked around and something still didn't feel right, so i got Thuggish to sooth the powder on my hands.
That's how I found my strength to endure.
but aside from Gold's bond, we got revenge on the people who beat us and we won us some money. I don't know what more you could ask for. Where do we go from here? i guess we'll see as all great players always cross paths.
Thuggy i knew that Amy was dirty ever since somebody in California told me that you played with her in SC4. i pictured you with that Sc3 X and i was like omg. Thuggish and Amy are just slimiest, filthiest image i could imagine. And when you steamed rolled me the first time we played in the tournament, it was just an epitome of what i already expected. You don't let any get off the ground or anything. that just isn't right man. and then you ring out too because i knew that you had a pocket HIlde lurking in the works when i seen you switch to the pad at Evo.
That's what i like about you. It's the slyness in your eyes and the way you throw out moves like you don't give a shit.
rekki We've played many years ago at Anuedee's place and here we are playing again in the tournament. From your performance at this tournament, you will never be the under-rated player that silently destroys people under the radar again!
I've played many Astaroth's in tournaments and your Astaroth was by far the most competitive. I knew that I had to go at you with everything because Anuedee plays a mean Astaroth and solid OmegaXCN is part of your SNJ crew.
what made you play so good? did you need the money? were you hungry? what was your motive?
Serge It was good to see a fellow ATL-ian in the house. Your game on and off the court has evolved and it's always a pleasure kicking it with you.
I still find it strange though how you had faith in me even after I lost. I'm not sure how it happened, but your pep talk about how I played chess with your roommate reinvigorated my spirit.
The Champagne was classic too. I really enjoyed it. Thannnnk yyyoouu!
Woahhzz hey Woahhzz. how are you? i'm glad that i finally got a chance to play you offline. although when i saw you, i wasn't surprised that you were Asian from your solid unique playing style. i love your Algol too. that shit made me laugh so hard when i saw you doing his shoryuken with no bubble strategy at all. Surprisingly enough, that strategy was very effective.
and you know I'm sorry that i made you miss so many school busses with our online matches.
actually, i thought it was kind of funny. but you have to admit, it made both of us better ;)
KDZaster Clearly not the same person I played at EVO. But then I again, I wasn't either. Hopefully one day, we will both be able to play each other at our full potential. Now I know that your cheering against me wasn't personal because you helped me in SF4. You just want a little hype and you want to see the underdog prevail. it's always good to give the crowd what they want, even if you have to throw shades at them. we need more hype like that in this community.
MTFighter hey Jeff! you are officially known as the online champ. everyone knows that. our online circle of trust with Whoahhzz always gets my blood going.
And offline, you are a force too. you play just about the entire cast. do you ever wonder how you would've done with anyone else? Maxi maybe?? i should be getting my playstation fixed soon and I'll hop back online to play you guys ASAP!
Ramon yo!!! it was nice to finally play you. you gotta play Paul in Tekken because you Death Fist with Sophie like it's nobody's business. your Algol looks mean too. you seem to enjoy a challenge because you had fun when we played. i did too. so tell me, what did you learn my friend?
Rigel Good to see you again yo! the hair is where it's at. i'd love to play you again some time. i know you hate online but it's all we got :)
Sporko It was a pleasure. Good to see you!
g0ofus your faithfulness in Voldo is amazing. congrats on qualifying in the pools btw! I knew that you'd make it out and that we'd end up playing again. It always ends up that way. I'm pretty sure you'll find a way to take me out next time ;) if you don't want to wait until the tournament to practice some anti-hilde- my psn is rtd_atl
Justkill and Jian Nice seeing both of you
Shadowfox Awesome job commentating. It was funny.
Hates Like me, you've been able to attend most of the SC4 majors for the summer. You're always one person that I never look forward to playing because i know that you have some good anti strats for me and that you are comfortable with my character. let me know your next stop so that we can meet up again. see ya!
Jaxel Thank you for everything including but not limited to 8wayrun, the streaming and the promotion of the Soul Calibur community. Your technicality and devotion is well welcomed around here.
kikaleek i love to fight that Yoshi because you are one of the few players that play him well. also check out lolo. he is sick with Yoshi too. check him out online. you may have played him already.
Bibulus hey good to see you again! Just like Serge, you are always down for a good time. you had a some good ideas for the podcast and i'll be glad to help any way that i can. i'll be around for the interview anytime. See you are around.
OmegaXCN yo dude. you coming from work was pretty hard-core. it was good to see you again. look for me online. i want to help you re-fine that anti-Algol strat! and you gotta tell me... who's it gonna be. who are you going with? Voldo or Lizzy?
HackerMike good to meet another fellow Hilde player. don't forget to mash the instant win button that people believe that Hilde has sometimes ok? maybe we'll get to play someday.
HervE it's good to see you again. too bad we didn't get to play long but it's all good. people can only take so many ring outs before they go crazy anyway.
Mikosu were you there? although we've played a few times online, i can't put a face with your name :(
Thanks to everyone. Everyone should go to IdleMind's tournaments. It was so much fun!
I took a few pictures. I'll post them soon.
