On the 17th of June, the Time Out on Manners Street (NOT the one in Manners Mall, but further down, opposite the park) is holding a 3s Tournament.
Only 20 entries, $5 entry. Prizes are:
1st = 50 Tokens
2nd = 25 Tokens
3rd = 10 Tokens
Starts at 5pm, got to sign up before then, and as said before, limited to only 20 places!
As far as other details go, not sure. Will find out the system, character changing info etc. I'm suspecting it's single elimination (bleh), stay the same character etc.
Good shit all the same!
Is this a store-run thing, or do you think there's another person behind it? I don't really believe that time zone would randomly decide to throw a 3s tourney... anyway, please pimp the hell out of this site when you're there! :D
--flux
It's a store run thing, but one of the employee's is hosting it.
He said because of the amount of people he has seen playing etc.
Unfortunatly, only 7 people have signed up so far. If it doesen't reach 20, it won't go ahead. I'm pretty sure there is a lot of people who just haven't signed up yet, for various reasons, but are intending on entering.
It IS single elimination, you CAN change characters, and it's best of 3 matches, each match first to 4 rounds.
Quote from: Fate on June 06, 2007, 12:38:06 AM
It's a store run thing, but one of the employee's is hosting it.
He said because of the amount of people he has seen playing etc.
Unfortunatly, only 7 people have signed up so far. If it doesen't reach 20, it won't go ahead. I'm pretty sure there is a lot of people who just haven't signed up yet, for various reasons, but are intending on entering.
It IS single elimination, you CAN change characters, and it's best of 3 matches, each match first to 4 rounds.
Wow, um... that's a lot of matches... I'm sure if they want to spend that much time on it that they could have had fewer rounds but made it double elim... and can WINNERS change chars as well? Not that it really matters for 3s I guess... no one is gonna switch from YUN/CHUN/KEN of their choice... *yawn*
As for people, my tekkend dr tourney had *3* people signed up until 15 minutes before the tourney, whereupon I got a whole 5 others and then myself and the manager decided to pitch in to fill up the bracket a bit - so I wouldn't be TOO disheartened yet. I don't know why the number 20 was picked anyway - maybe it's because single elim is sucks and doesn't make many matches for few people? 20 isn't even a valid full bracket... oh well.
--flux
Yeah. Well. I've found out that the final is first to 4 rounds, best of 3 matches, the rest is just 1 match, first to 4 rounds. The guy running it only has like, 5 or so hours to get it done. I agree double elim would be nice though.
I suppose winner won't be able to change character, unless there's an option on the arcade board that can allow that in freeplay. Not to mention that it's only 1 match now anyway, except the final.
It's up to 10 now, by the way.
Well I gotta say, if it's only the one tournament (ie he's not running two others on the side) he's going to be hard pressed to drag it out to 5 hours! Mine took about 1 1/4 in total (for double elim, best of 5 rounds, 1 game until finals, then best of 3 games for winners, losers, and grand finals - 11 people). I know 3s LOOKS like it takes years, but I would be very surprised if it would take 2 hours. First to 4 is kind of ugly though... :\
The local arcade manager was actually very impressed with double elimination when he saw it in action, and said he'd want to do it for further tournaments...
Anyway, it's still great that it's happening at all!
--flux
Indeed. As of Sunday I will have my silde tool, and can finally play 3s at home. We have 2 sticks too. I'm also thinking about applying for a job, and pushing for any kind of weekly ranbat or anything I can get going for the 8 or so players that are competitive and those who wish to enter. Means I could run stuff on the machine and bring my PS2 in for use on the screen etc, which I'm assuming is also legal because my 3s is Japanese, not a copy.
But I agree with you, the guy running it, who I provided with a link to here, is doing it in his work hours while the Arcade is still Open and he is dealing to that, afaik. So big shout out even to put the idea in motion.
Also, it's not that it is going to last 5 hours, but thats all the time he has.
If I was in the country I would love to come down for the tourney. Even though I would get my ass handed to me because I fail miserably at 3S.
Its a shame I couldn't get down to your Tekken tourney either Alan, my boss made me work :(
I just love the idea of travelling to show my support for the scene :D
Anyway, not long till I get home, and use my superior linguistic skills I'm picking up from my dad while I'm here to convince Yifan's to do something MAJOR. :D:D
Yep, you're right on the money - NZ is nice and small, so travelling is actually reasonable (especially between Hamiltown and Auckland). I'm actually quite ashamed I haven't been up to Auckland since starting this site, and now that my car failed the warrant (poor old rusty 23yr old thing), it's going to be hard to strike out on my own without the boss AKA missus, and she doesn't care for arcades much. :(
--flux
man if my car was working, I'd so be down there.......hmmm, gotta try and hustle yifans to let us have something....some how.....
are you all living in Wellington?
Fate is the only person I know from here that's in wellington, pretty much everyone is from Auckland...
Couple of Hamiltownians though (including myself).
--flux
2 and a half hours until the tournament. While It's not like I'm leaving now to travel there (the arcade is across the road, and my flatmate and I are playing 3s at home now), I thought I would mention it.
So yeah, I'll update with how it went afterwards. Results are pointless as AFAIK I'm the only person signed up from here, but I'll say how I did, highlights etc. Also I will try and spread the word, though I'm a bit shy. Also interested in learning how to record matches.. Flux or anyone, anhy suggestions on getting started?
In an arcade, or at home? For arcade there's pretty much only hand-held camcorders... most of the capping I've done for console was actually onto VCR and then capped onto computer with a capture card... which are only ~70 bucks or so these days. It would probably also be possible to do it direct onto comp... but then you'd need some bypass setup to get video to the tv as well.
I guess it's too late for the NZism tshirt... a transfer to put onto a hoodie is another good idea though! :DDD
Best of luck with the tourney!
--flux
Oh yeah, just remembered - gino and I tried a dvd recorder hooked up to pc, and then to tv - there was tons of slowdown, so the only way we could do it was recording off the tv monitor outputs. This is how we recorded the UMK3 matches. However, GGXX#R through ps2 messed up all the colours - and mvc2 through dreamcast didn't even register as input on the damned thing.
So yeah, dvd recorders have mixed results.
--flux
I see. Well I was knocked out first round, sigh. Beaten by a good Hugo player, props to him, he placed 3rd. Also props to Mike "The Painter", hahaha, made that name up then, that placed second.
Used Ken, Makoto v. Hugo intimidates me.
Gay-ass single elim
--flux
Quote from: fluxcore on June 17, 2007, 07:09:02 PM
Oh yeah, just remembered - gino and I tried a dvd recorder hooked up to pc, and then to tv - there was tons of slowdown, so the only way we could do it was recording off the tv monitor outputs. This is how we recorded the UMK3 matches. However, GGXX#R through ps2 messed up all the colours - and mvc2 through dreamcast didn't even register as input on the damned thing.
So yeah, dvd recorders have mixed results.
--flux
I'll find out what model we used so we never use it again. I think it was philips.
As a follow up to that tournament, Casey(?) the employee who organised it, is setting up RANBATS(HELL FUCKING YEAH). These will run over a 6 month period, and the player leading the points at the end gets a prize. He's open to suggestions for how it will work now, I reccomended double elim tournaments once every 2 weeks or so, to grade the placings properly for points, but it's all still in the works.
This is going to create a major improvement in the Wellington scene overall, and is very exciting. You northerner's are welcome to attend, and I will post a new thread announcing these properly when I have the info.
Also, OHN6 has been announced, anyone planning on attending, or considering the possiblity of doing so? or attending next year?
Fuckin' awesome!
How many entrants were there, out of interest? I was intending on doing monthly ranbats for T5DR, but from the turnout I don't know that I can be bothered - plus I don't really care for the game. Haven't heard anything from the arcade guy since, either.
Any ranbat season not using double elim would be a ranranbat - random ranking battle!
I'm just annoyed that I can't think of any way of getting this site involved with the series - short of donating a prize... wonder if he'd consider that? Have you mentioned NZism at all?
As for attending... uhh, 7 hr drive doesn't sit too well with me... I find it hard enough to get up to Auckland! Although, my girlfriend wants to go down to welly some time...
And if anyone IS interested in going to OHN6, I'd consider tagging along... holiday in Oz sounds pretty good!
--flux
Actually, I'd *really* like to try and get something going between NZism and this ranbat season, even if it's only something like hosting vids & current rankings, etc - can you possibly get this Casey fellow to send me an e-mail? I'd like to have a chat with him about what I can do to help out.
Cheers,
--flux
I have linked him before, but I will pass on that message and give him your e-mail. I'm not saying attend all of them :P
But make an appearance at one, even if your finding 3s dull.
In response to OHN6, there is a possibility I will attend this year, but it will mostly come down to luck/circumstance (atleast the outlook for now), so I don't want to plan something only to let others down.
I would REALLY like if we can work out ways to get NZism involved in this, hosting vid's and current rankings would be awesome. I really do try to spread the word heh, but the shyness disease attacks me. A t-shirt, for example would be perfect. Codd and I are coming up with a team name etc for ourselves (for kicks, mainly), but putting an NZism tag on that with link etc is a must do.
Ranbats? Awesome!
I wonder if they will do them continuously, as in 6 month season, then prize at the end, then get straight back into it with about 6 month season. Which would be pro.
I definitely think you need to drown that snake of shyness, Charlie (Its hard, I know, I'm exactly the same) and just speak to Casey about this site.
The thing is, its not like NZism and Time Out are in competition with each other. If he's starting Ranbats and tournaments, then Casey is obviously interested in the scene and seeing it flourish, and obviously by starting this site, and that tourney in Hamilton, Flux is also interested in seeing the scene flourish. And I know I am as well, and so are you, Fate :P
But yeah, NZism and Time Out (and Yifan's, when they eventually start to hold tournaments, and any other arcades) can basically advertise each other - kinda like Evolution and Shoryuken. Advertising at arcades, tournaments in particular would bring people here. Who then in turn would give more business to the arcades, because they're meeting people through this site and organising matches; it will also bring more people to any tournaments because its a central place for people to find out about whats going on around the country.
You can basically use that to sell the idea to Casey, to get in touch with Flux, and then really rock the NZ Fighting Game Community.