This thread is for thsoe who wish to discuss about the past tournament and give advice on improvements or suggestions.
Feel free to put your 2 cents here but do try to stay on topic.
Only thing I can think of is having 1 or 2 casual setups available throughout the whole day, apart from that everything was wicked. :D
a casual set up wouldve been ace. we kinda got that once the majority of the tournament was through though.
Yeah we wanted to have a couple of casual setups but I didn't have any time to get any set up, and they would have been off to the side somewhere anyway. Will try harder next time though!
Maybe start the even earlier? 11am?
Wouldn't it be better to use the would be causal setups to run more matches? That way we could get bigger and better finals. + the previously discussed single console format or sticks only
Quote from: Smoofikith on August 18, 2009, 12:21:45 PM
Wouldn't it be better to use the would be causal setups to run more matches? That way we could get bigger and better finals. + the previously discussed single console format or sticks only
That's right. Casual setups will draw attention away from interesting matches, everyone will spread out and the hype will be reduced.
It would be nice if we have casual matches after tournament also.
Quote from: Gino on August 18, 2009, 12:19:20 PM
Maybe start the even earlier? 11am?
Maybe 12. I think we need time to setup the consoles and wait for players to come also.
What's about holding the event at Giga instead of RVB ?? Since giga opens 24/7, we don't have to rush to finish the tournament before 6pm/7pm
Does anyone thought of starting at like 6pm? and finish. Whatever time its take.
It will be crazy and it is the first time we are all staying till late.
Like last time after the tourny. Most of us went there and stay until like 2 or 3.
Quote from: ABC_SMN on August 18, 2009, 01:58:16 PM
Does anyone thought of starting at like 6pm? and finish. Whatever time its take.
It will be crazy and it is the first time we are all staying till late.
Like last time after the tourny. Most of us went there and stay until like 2 or 3.
1: because they will charge you 2x-4x the amount of retal for the venue
2: because people will be half dead after 10 pm as most people are not up till that late and also people tend to get tired and can not perform their best.
3: After tourny everyone will go home since they are dead by then :) where as if we start earlier we can still fit dinner afterwards and gaming time as well so people can actualyl catch up during this time where they couldn't during the tourny.
Yeah but how many setups/people can giga realistically take? Would be AWESOME to not have the time constraints though!!!
Quote from: fluxcore on August 18, 2009, 02:13:07 PM
Yeah but how many setups/people can giga realistically take? Would be AWESOME to not have the time constraints though!!!
we can try to talk to giga and see. At the moment, we can have 3 consoles. I'm sure people are keen to bring their consoles & sticks if we need more. Not sure about TV & space though.
Quote from: ABC_SMN on August 18, 2009, 01:58:16 PM
Does anyone thought of starting at like 6pm? and finish. Whatever time its take.
It will be crazy and it is the first time we are all staying till late.
Like last time after the tourny. Most of us went there and stay until like 2 or 3.
I'm happy that this guy is not running a tournament. Lucky that we have Alan and Lenny to handle them.
Quote from: Cr8zyK1LL3r on August 18, 2009, 02:17:21 PM
Quote from: ABC_SMN on August 18, 2009, 01:58:16 PM
Does anyone thought of starting at like 6pm? and finish. Whatever time its take.
It will be crazy and it is the first time we are all staying till late.
Like last time after the tourny. Most of us went there and stay until like 2 or 3.
I'm happy that this guy is not running a tournament. Lucky that we have Alan and Lenny to handle them.
Haha. I can picture what a simon-run tournament would be like. There would only be one rule.
Rule #1: Simon Wins
If there is going to be a major tourney at Giga, I am more than happy to bring my 32inch LCD along to make another setup. Provided everyone helps look after it.
I can not agree more lol.
I beleive Giga is more than happy to run 4 setups which includes teh big projector if there is no lag, else we can bring our own LCD if need be?
But remember these tournament won't be as big as previous ones so 3 setup should be by far enought. Also I am sure they won't put a time constrant like RVB but it would be good if we can try and finish on time and if not advise them in advance so they can sort their stuff out if they have any plans. At most they will just say an entra $10 bucks per hour per pod which we can easily compensate for the 3 setups :)
I'll have to check witht eh boss for some good deals, if they can not provide us close or better deals than we currently have with RvB then just leave it with RvB.
Be realistic.
Quote from: Lennysaurus Rex on August 18, 2009, 02:51:37 PM
If there is going to be a major tourney at Giga, I am more than happy to bring my 32inch LCD along to make another setup. Provided everyone helps look after it.
I quite like giga as well.
But how close is the nearest bar?
None that are Gino tier. You'll be like OMG SO EXPENSIVE
Although I am anti-AUT, there is Vesbar which is pretty close. It's way smaller than Auckland Uni's bar Shadows, but at least drinks are cheap.
just bring a hipflask bro
and not your keyring sized one either
Quote from: fluxcore on August 18, 2009, 03:36:52 PM
just bring a hipflask bro
and not your keyring sized one either
hahah yeah LOL.
Shadows is ok, vesbar is a bit small and not as popular...
Smoofbar.
Quote from: Smoofikith on August 18, 2009, 04:32:32 PM
Smoofbar.
ilu Smoof, I'm so sorry. You are truly the damager
Quote from: Lennysaurus Rex on August 18, 2009, 04:40:22 PM
Quote from: Smoofikith on August 18, 2009, 04:32:32 PM
Smoofbar.
Yeah its called "Family" up on K road.
(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/uncyclopedia/images/thumb/9/95/Joker_clap.gif/120px-Joker_clap.gif)
burn!
Why is everyone like... someone picking on me all the time >.<"
>:(
This is..... S ... .U .....X.....
anyways....
Quote from: ABC_SMN on August 18, 2009, 10:10:29 PM
Why is everyone like... someone picking on me all the time >.<"
>:(
This is..... S ... .U .....X.....
anyways....
Not everyone. Just me. :P
Quote from: ILL_BILL on August 18, 2009, 11:01:15 PM
Quote from: ABC_SMN on August 18, 2009, 10:10:29 PM
Why is everyone like... someone picking on me all the time >.<"
>:(
This is..... S ... .U .....X.....
anyways....
Not everyone. Just me. :P
lol...i dont even got chance to play Workoholic :'( :'( :'(
Quote from: Cr8zyK1LL3r on August 18, 2009, 02:17:21 PM
Quote from: ABC_SMN on August 18, 2009, 01:58:16 PM
Does anyone thought of starting at like 6pm? and finish. Whatever time its take.
It will be crazy and it is the first time we are all staying till late.
Like last time after the tourny. Most of us went there and stay until like 2 or 3.
I'm happy that this guy is not running a tournament. Lucky that we have Alan and Lenny to handle them.
Im glad ..u Guys Rock evethough i didnt join (T__T)
Holly shit Hue your sleeping habbits are fucked just like just mine.
Stay up all night. But i sleep all day. What do you do, just go school without any sleep, fuck that shit.
5:06 am.
edit:5:30am
Quote from: weazzyefff on August 19, 2009, 05:09:45 AM
Holly shit Hue your sleeping habbits are fucked just like just mine.
Stay up all night. But i sleep all day. What do you do, just go school without any sleep, fuck that shit.
5:06 am.
5:20 AM
edit : 5:25 AM, Been busy with tests and assignments. I've finally finished the test. Only 1 more assignment to complete this week. Then I have another 3 assignments + 1 test next week.
5:38. I'm going to sleep now. got class at 10. 4 hours sleeping lol. You should get some sleep too lol. Have a Nightmare !!
6:10 OMG, What's happening to me ?!!??
Quote from: Cr8zyK1LL3r on August 19, 2009, 05:27:38 AM
Quote from: weazzyefff on August 19, 2009, 05:09:45 AM
Holly shit Hue your sleeping habbits are fucked just like just mine.
Stay up all night. But i sleep all day. What do you do, just go school without any sleep, fuck that shit.
5:06 am.
5:20 AM
edit : 5:25 AM, Been busy with tests and assignments. I've finally finished the test. Only 1 more assignment to complete this week. Then I have another 3 assignments + 1 test next week.
5:38. I'm going to sleep now. got class at 10. 4 hours sleeping lol. You should get some sleep too lol. Have a Nightmare !!
6:10 OMG, What's happening to me ?!!??
LOL, WEAKLING!!!! sleep is for girls
6:38
What needs improving?
Directfeed capturing all the big-screen footage. The dude with hookups was a no show. Now I have to edit shakey cam styles. :D
Yeah I know. There were supposed to be a couple of other options that also fell through.
Lucky Stu was there!
I'll remeber to not rely on thsoe just talk people!~!! :(
we will organize one of our own people to capture the footages...
Just hurry up and organise it. XD
keep posting are not taking into the another step up.
but yeah. I reckon we should try to get Redbull as a sponsor also.
Since everyone will buy one in the tourny.
Why dont they give us one.... lol
So magical way to see up comming matches
woulda been cool to be able to see the bracket the whole day, maybe on the projector?
Then you might not have to yell out for next fighters so much, as everyone would know when their next fight is, and on what station.
I'm actually not sure that I could accomplish that using the software, it doesn't have draggable windows so I couldn't just show the bracket on another monitor easily. I do actually have a couple of things to ask the writer of that software, so maybe I'll throw that one in as well.
Another issue is that people have to be able to actually follow the dbl elim bracket, it's not that obvious from it whether you have a match coming up soon. Also, I was hand picking which stations matches got played on as they came up, I can't see any other way of doing that tbh, what with pad players and ppl wanting to use specific consoles.
If you looked at the screen I was staring at the whole 7 hours, it wasn't a bracket at all, just a list of matches due to be played in the near future. This way I could actually tell people if they had a match coming up soon.
Quote from: fluxcore on August 19, 2009, 04:38:53 PM
I'm actually not sure that I could accomplish that using the software, it doesn't have draggable windows so I couldn't just show the bracket on another monitor easily. I do actually have a couple of things to ask the writer of that software, so maybe I'll throw that one in as well.
Another issue is that people have to be able to actually follow the dbl elim bracket, it's not that obvious from it whether you have a match coming up soon. Also, I was hand picking which stations matches got played on as they came up, I can't see any other way of doing that tbh, what with pad players and ppl wanting to use specific consoles.
If you looked at the screen I was staring at the whole 7 hours, it wasn't a bracket at all, just a list of matches due to be played in the near future. This way I could actually tell people if they had a match coming up soon.
we could of just show the matches that were coming up on teh screen, pad or console issues can be sorted once its their match, I had a 32 inch screen near teh counter that i ask if u wanted to use. maybe next time we can do better^^
Hrmm, making it single platform and forcing people to register online before the day of the event would enable us to sort this shit out. Dunno how this would affect numbers though =/
Quote from: budafist on August 19, 2009, 04:28:10 PM
woulda been cool to be able to see the bracket the whole day, maybe on the projector?
Then you might not have to yell out for next fighters so much, as everyone would know when their next fight is, and on what station.
Only problem with having the brackets visible is the potential for abuse by people throwing matches etc, because of who they have/will face in the tourney.
it will only show the next 7-8 match so people can prepare for them, not the whole bracket.
Quote from: Smoofikith on August 19, 2009, 05:32:06 PM
Hrmm, making it single platform and forcing people to register online before the day of the event would enable us to sort this shit out. Dunno how this would affect numbers though =/
DA SMOOF SPITTIN KNOWLEDGE
Quote from: Sober-Dave on August 20, 2009, 09:50:30 AM
Quote from: Smoofikith on August 19, 2009, 05:32:06 PM
Hrmm, making it single platform and forcing people to register online before the day of the event would enable us to sort this shit out. Dunno how this would affect numbers though =/
DA SMOOF SPITTIN KNOWLEDGE
Nah its not knowledge, its weazzys pubes.
Thats all good on paper, but a good portion of our entrants werent actually members of the site. I personally think it would make it a hell of a lot easier as well. Probably best to encourage pre-reg AND pre-paying (because if youve payed, then odds are youre gonna turn up. Pre-paying would essentially be a 100% confirmation that youre gonna be there.) for next time, just to save a bit of time on the day.
And no refunds bitches.
Maybe we could test this on our team tournaments and sheet? Pre-register and prepay essential? Or maybe just charge extra for sign ups on the day? It's not like we haven't printed/handed/yelled enough shit for them not to know about this site
good point, we could try for this coming 2v2 :)
Quote from: Smoofikith on August 20, 2009, 01:04:29 PM
Maybe we could test this on our team tournaments and sheet? Pre-register and prepay essential? Or maybe just charge extra for sign ups on the day? It's not like we haven't printed/handed/yelled enough shit for them not to know about this site
CHARGE THEM $10 EXTRA !!! And use the extra money to buy drink for players on NZism.
Or pay those of us that currently work for free ;)
Don't worry Andy I'm joking, I don't mind working for you guys for free :-*.
I said we'd give you recompense, and I told whoever ended up with the tournament-paying-off-people-money that you should get some.
Sometimes it really sucks being down in Hamilton so I can't sort this stuff out myself.
Quote from: geneterror on August 20, 2009, 04:39:18 PM
Or pay those of us that currently work for free ;)
They didn't earn nothing. They've earned our respects ^_^ Money can't buy honor.
Quote from: ILL_BILL on August 20, 2009, 12:37:08 PM
Nah its not knowledge, its weazzys pubes.
Thats all good on paper, but a good portion of our entrants werent actually members of the site. I personally think it would make it a hell of a lot easier as well. Probably best to encourage pre-reg AND pre-paying (because if youve payed, then odds are youre gonna turn up. Pre-paying would essentially be a 100% confirmation that youre gonna be there.) for next time, just to save a bit of time on the day.
And no refunds bitches.
I actually have so say that a good portion of our entrants WERE from the site. Hence the reason why I was sitting at the rego collecting the money, So I could put the usernames to the faces.
Quote from: geneterror on August 20, 2009, 04:39:18 PM
Don't worry Andy I'm joking, I don't mind working on K'road for a living to pay you my master! Please dont use your ring hand *slap* :-*.
I'm sure I'm reading that wrong...
Quote from: stereomonkey on August 20, 2009, 06:27:07 PM
Quote from: ILL_BILL on August 20, 2009, 12:37:08 PM
Nah its not knowledge, its weazzys pubes.
Thats all good on paper, but a good portion of our entrants werent actually members of the site. I personally think it would make it a hell of a lot easier as well. Probably best to encourage pre-reg AND pre-paying (because if youve payed, then odds are youre gonna turn up. Pre-paying would essentially be a 100% confirmation that youre gonna be there.) for next time, just to save a bit of time on the day.
And no refunds bitches.
I actually have so say that a good portion of our entrants WERE from the site. Hence the reason why I was sitting at the rego collecting the money, So I could put the usernames to the faces.
Yea the majority of the entrants were. Im not discounting that. But there was a NOTABLE CHUNK that were not.
and hopefully they are with the site now, because female blanka says so!
(http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:sS0QbC1_UZjcpM:http://www.gunaxin.com/wp-content/gallery/cross-gender-heroes/female-blanka.jpg)
thats are some hair on those nipples :o
Quote from: fluxcore on August 20, 2009, 04:44:38 PM
I said we'd give you recompense, and I told whoever ended up with the tournament-paying-off-people-money that you should get some.
Sometimes it really sucks being down in Hamilton so I can't sort this stuff out myself.
Don't worry Alan I was just busting Hue's balls, jokes like that don't work so well on the internet I guess.
I told all you guys I/we don't mind working for free :-*
Wait 'til you see the stick artwork, that ish looks fuckin' sick. Will be sending it out to you guys for approval this morning. A LOT of work has gone into this final one and it shows.
Quote from: geneterror on August 20, 2009, 04:39:18 PM
Don't worry Andy I'm joking, I don't mind working on K'road for a living to pay you my master! Please dont use your ring hand *slap* :-*.
WTF is this!!! LOL.
btw, I have my hands up for teh remianing cash from the tourny. Alan if you can send me your bank details plz.
Graeme, also send me yours too and i'll recompense both of you for your efforts!!!
it's not much but its a little something from us.
//==
on other notes, I will update you jack ass for the 2v2 Tournament date/time this weekend once I have sorted it out with Giga.
Honestly I was joking guys, I don't give a fuck about money :P
I'd rather exchange my/our time for help from you guys setting up a custom stick (Lenny I'm lookin at you) and getting my PS2 modded (Andy) so I can play KOF98:UM ;)
Quote from: geneterror on August 21, 2009, 09:09:24 AM
Honestly I was joking guys, I don't give a fuck about money :P
I'd rather exchange my/our time for help from you guys setting up a custom stick (Lenny I'm lookin at you) and getting my PS2 modded (Andy) so I can play KOF98:UM ;)
I dont mind helping you out with that dude. Ill get a pad and hack it for you. Dont hack the Namco sticks pcb though. They no good.
I can solder up the pad no worries. But the whole woodworking and art bit isnt my thing. But im retty sure youll have the art down no worries.
Bevan can make me the case, will hit you up in the coming months. Still gonna crack open the Namco to give it custom artwork when my TE turns up, will prob be my Sakura stick. Then I'll build a custom Bison stick. Gonna graf the fuck outta my TE when it turns up :)
Still gotta do some Gen artwork for ya bro. Been on the hunt for images. I got a couple of mean ideas!
If all youre doing is changing the artwork on the namco then all good. But if you are changing the stick and buttons, its a pretty hard mod.
The buttons are wired directly to the pcb making it a bitch. If you want to change out the stock buttons and stick, you have to:
-Rip out the old pcb and hack a new pad for it
-Make the holes slightly larger for the new buttons
-Change the "shaft" of the stick for a smaller one
/me wishes lenny was still selling one of his namco
:'(
Quote from: Lennysaurus Rex on August 21, 2009, 10:13:08 AM
If all youre doing is changing the artwork on the namco then all good.
Namco will be a strictly artwork change 8)
That damn thing will soldier on forever!
Quote from: stereomonkey on August 20, 2009, 06:27:07 PM
I actually have so say that a good portion of our entrants WERE from the site. Hence the reason why I was sitting at the rego collecting the money, So I could put the usernames to the faces.
lenny decided he'd give me a different name at the tournament. shot bro.
Just get a case built for you and buttons/joystick.
The rest = easy pz with PCB and wiring as I beleive you want a ps1/ps2 pad hacked?
Just get teh case ready with teh buttosn and stick and its a piece of cake.
oh and a version A or H for the digital ps1 PAD would be great, easy to mod. Check out Slagcoin.com for the Controller details.
As for your PS2 to be modded, go to mod-cip.com and get a nice chip you like for your PS2 making sure its correspond to your PS2 version which you can check from you schp: xxxxxxx at the back of your PS2. When you order make sure they send you the wiring diagram for the PCB as I think they give you an option to ahve it or not? not sure.
Once you have done so, we can look into getting it modded.
Quote from: zosla on August 21, 2009, 11:25:55 AM
Just get a case built for you and buttons/joystick.
The rest = easy pz with PCB and wiring as I beleive you want a ps1/ps2 pad hacked?
Just get teh case ready with teh buttosn and stick and its a piece of cake.
oh and a version A or H for the digital ps1 PAD would be great, easy to mod. Check out Slagcoin.com for the Controller details.
As for your PS2 to be modded, go to mod-cip.com and get a nice chip you like for your PS2 making sure its correspond to your PS2 version which you can check from you schp: xxxxxxx at the back of your PS2. When you order make sure they send you the wiring diagram for the PCB as I think they give you an option to ahve it or not? not sure.
Once you have done so, we can look into getting it modded.
If you have the old fat PS2 you can soft mod it to run without opnening it up.
you can soft mod pretty much any of them (except ones produced since about christmas) as long as you have a memory card...
Quote from: fluxcore on August 21, 2009, 01:44:29 PM
you can soft mod pretty much any of them (except ones produced since about christmas) as long as you have a memory card...
My memorycard modchip (http://www.ozmodchips.com/memor32-mementoteam-vast-ps2-plug-and-play-modchip-more-p-86.html) died a couple of months ago. Can't be bothered getting a new one since all I played on it was the Metal Gearl Solid the essential collection.
link to teh soft mod? I haven't been moding for awhile so not sure what they are up to these days...
Quote from: stereomonkey on August 21, 2009, 03:00:33 PM
Quote from: fluxcore on August 21, 2009, 01:44:29 PM
you can soft mod pretty much any of them (except ones produced since about christmas) as long as you have a memory card...
My memorycard modchip (http://www.ozmodchips.com/memor32-mementoteam-vast-ps2-plug-and-play-modchip-more-p-86.html) died a couple of months ago. Can't be bothered getting a new one since all I played on it was the Metal Gearl Solid the essential collection.
Holy crap.... is new stuff to me. WHo wants to get one along with me!!! :)
Get one? If you have a NORMAL memory card for ps2, I can mod it. The only caveat is that you have to reburn your isos with a patch (it works by making the game disc into a video disc, and then the memory card hack can play it as a video).
It's called... freeMCboot / ESR or something similar.
Quote from: fluxcore on August 21, 2009, 03:46:42 PM
Get one? If you have a NORMAL memory card for ps2, I can mod it. The only caveat is that you have to reburn your isos with a patch (it works by making the game disc into a video disc, and then the memory card hack can play it as a video).
It's called... freeMCboot / ESR or something similar.
Nice Alan! I was wondering if someone had tried doing that. I've only read about it online.