Gyrian said:
So, whats this?
Over the past week, endless battles haven a backseat at PSN GAF.
Weve been having a blast with SSFIVs tournament mode, which provides a flow that better accommodates more than 4 players.
With more people than we could fit in a session, some of us started to wonder if we could gather up at a pre-set time, run something slightly bigger, and hell, maybe even come up with a little prize to have a tangible reward.
Format
Lets try something small and simple first, see how it flows.
It will be a 16 player tourney, run as two standard SSFIV tournament modes where the winners of each will face off for a final game.
The player distribution in these pools will likely be randomized (ha, who are we kidding, I'll be fighting floyd in my qualifiers).
Rules
Again, nothing too complex. GAF SSFIV norms apply as usual.
No trolling, please. Staying with one character through the tourney would be best, I feel, but Im open to your thoughts on this.
Show up late, and you will likely be disqualified. Another GAFer may take your place if we have the numbers. Get up for a bathroom break during your turn, and your round(s) will be forfeited in the form of your opponent destroying you for free.
Fights will be 3 round, 99 sec.
We may want to switch to 5 round since we blast through tourneys pretty quickly, and it will give players a chance to better react to their opponents.
What's at stake?
Weve got a few ideas for the Grand Prize.
gibration has kindly offered to purchase a $20 PSN card for it.
Ive got a couple of little things to add as well; I will post an update once its settled.
Second prize is salt. Lots of it.
Where and when?
This coming Sunday, the 18th, at 7PM CST.
The usual suspects already hang out at the chat, but for anyone else that isnt there yet and would like to, let us know and well throw an invite your way.
Help Wanted
One thing that I cant provide myself which would be great to have is footage of the matches.
If anyone would like to volunteer their capture card and process / post them, it would be fantastic.
Ill worry about saving the replay theater files of the tourney as it plays out.
Signing Up
Easy, post here, or let me know via PM / PSN PM.
Depending on the response this generates, Ill either be playing or simply hosting.
Everyone on GAF chat when I was in last night gets a reservation by default, just let me know if that can make it.
Final roster will be posted here once we have it.
Please do not sign up for this unless youre sure confident you will make the time to be there.
Claiming a spot just to get first dibs is unfair to other players who would otherwise turn up, but not without having a seat.
Hopefully, we can turn this into a bi-monthly (or weekly even?) event. :]
Your feedback on any of this is more than welcome, help me make this the best that we can while keeping it simple, quick, and fun.
Massive thank yous to gibration, floyd, panda, saini, seph, edge, PSN GAF, and everyone else thats given ideas, support, and consistently great online fights.
I <3 you, and you continue to make this game insanely fun to play.
sounds awesome Gyrian