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One More Burst! New Age Fighter Tournaments


General Info

Date: August 11, 2012

Venue Opens and Casuals start at 1:00 pm
Registration starts at 1:00pm
Registration ends at 3:00 pm (Don't be late for registration!)

Stream

http://www.twitch.tv/arcadeufo
Stream starts at 2pm.


Location

Arcade UFO
3101 Speedway
Austin, Texas 78705

The Games!

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend (Arcade)
Persona 4 Arena (PS3 Arcade Console Setup)

Fees, Times, and Prizes

Venue fee will be $5
Pot will be split 70% / 20% / 10% for all games

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend
Entry fee $5
Start time 3:00 pm
Additional Prize 1st place winner: A free dual mod for the arcade stick of your choice!

Persona 4 Arena
Entry fee $5
Start time 4:00 pm
Additional Prize 1st place winner: A free dual mod for the arcade stick of your choice!

The Rules

General:

All tournaments will be Double Elimination.
If you are more than 5 minutes late for your match you will be sent to losers if you are in winners.
If you are more that 5 minutes late for you match you will be disqualified if you are in losers.
Non game breaking glitches are allowed for all games.

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend:

2/3 Matches 2/3 Rounds
3/5 matches Grand Finals
Loser of a match can change there character.
Winner of a match can't change there character.

Persona 4 Arena:

2/3 Matches 2/3 Rounds
3/5 matches Grand Finals
Loser of a match can change there character.
Winner of a match can't change there character.

Staying at the House

If you are coming from out of town and you need to stay over night let me know in ADVACE with the quickness(pm me). I can provide room and board for free for people at my place.

The Rules for the house:

1. You can stay only a max of 2 nights. The day before tournament and the day of tournament. I will kicking everyone out at 11am the day after the tournament.
2. You are only allowed 1 piece of luggage and 1 small bag or 1 stick bag.
3. If you bring luggage or bags in the house, unless I know you, there will be a bag/luggage search and cataloging at the beginning of your stay (so I can see what you brought) and end of your stay(so I can see if you stole something).
4. I don't mind if you eat my food, but not all the food is mine. Let me know what you plan on chowing down on before you do.
5. No fighting!(shit talk is OK)
6. Respect the property in the house. Don't break things!
7. No using the computer in my room.(It contains sensitive information related to my work). I can provide a laptop if you need it.
8. If you encounter one of my roommates. Be respectful to them.
9. If you break a rule expect to be kicked out.

Thanks everyone! Hope to see you there!

For more info see the thread here: http://www.dustloop.com/forums/showthread.php?14513

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Evolution 2012 Side Tourney Results

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Evolution 2012 has come to a close. The side tournaments this year were plenty of fun and plenty of hype. Congratulations to everyone who placed and thank you to everyone who showed up. Also major props to the TOs of these events. All of the tournament footage can be watched at http://www.twitch.tv/xiei/videos

Blazblue Singles Top 8:

1st. Huey253 (Bang)
2nd. Xie (Platinum)
3rd. Brkrdve (Arakune)
4th. Spark (Hakumen)
5th. FKU Delta (Noel)
5th. Dacidbro (Bang)
7th. The Biter (Valkenhayn)
7th. Apologyman (Hakumen)

Congrats to Huey253 for winning BB singles! Also congrats to Huey253 and Apologyman for beating Chou in tournament!

Blazblue Teams Top 3:

1st. Let's Send Spark First- Spark (Hakumen). Huey and Xie were also on the team.
2nd. Twinkie- Stayfree (Bang), Brkrdve (Arakune), and FKUDelta (Noel)
3rd. God Damn it Tae- w0ki (Jin), Tae Seong Kim (Tager), Bohemian Polka (Rachel)

Congratulations to Spark for OCVing the entire tourney!

Guilty Gear Singles Top 5:

1st. Kazunoko aka Inoue (Order Sol)
2nd. Chou (Testament)
3rd. Tae Seong Kim (Potemkin)
4th. Jo (Johnny/Sol)
5th. Tenkai (Johnny)


Gundam EXVS Top 3:

1st. Our Swords Combine (Tenkai, Brett) (Master/Susanoo, Master/Forbidden)
2nd. Merc-a-lot (Peter, Brian) (Qant/God, Freedom/God, Freedom/Turn-X)
3rd. Manz (Tim, Calvin) (Tallgeese/Infinite Justice, Sazabi/RX-78)

Skullgirls Top 8:

1. Duckator
2. Rylander
3. jmcrofts
4. Trumpet
5. Severin
6. Grinta
7. Negus Eyoel
8. Trace

Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code Top 4:

1st. Kusanagi (Aoko)
2nd. pfhor (Maids)
3rd. Lain (Warachia)
4th. Xie (Mecha Hisui)

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Evolution 2012 VSAV Results

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1st) Haitani (Sasquatch) [Won a Madcatz Fightstick V.S., and $175 prize]
2nd) Sako (Bulleta) [$50 prize]
3rd) B-izm (Bulleta) [$25 prize]
4th) Diar (Morrigan)
5th) Rotanibor (Zabel)
5th) Mighty Mar (Anakaris)
7th) Dyne (Jedah)
7th) Tenkai (Jedah)
9th) Saru (Zabel)
9th) Ihira (Bishamon)
9th) Jason D. (Morrigan)
9th) ShinATproof (Felicia)
12th) Afrocole (Anakaris)
12th) Fayk (Victor, Bishamon)
12th) Rikir (Q-bee)
12th) Shag (Sasquatch)
16th) Freddy M (?????)
16th) knobbonk (Victor)
16th) Frankie G. (Jedah)
16th) Eddie (Gallon)
16th) JT (Sasquatch)
16th) Kyra (Morrigan)
16th) Bertell (?????)
16th) Alex P (?????)
16th) Rove760 (?????)


Top 3^

Top 8:
Diar vs Tenkai
B-IzM vs Dyne
Sako vs MightMar
Haitani vs Rotanibor

Here's the Youtube playlist:

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEB2792229E3202BF

Huge props to B-Izm for organizing, running & winning VSAV. He's the highest placing player next to the 2D VSAV Gods Sakonoko & Haitani

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P4A Region Locked

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Recently a Atlus USA forum mod made a brief statement that all versions of Persona 4 Arena will be region locked to their specific regions. The forum post did not sit quietly with fans around the world worried about the truth of the matter. Finally after a few days of wait they have released a official statement on the matter. Sadly the results are not pretty.



Source: http://www.siliconera.com/2012/07/06/atlus-persona-4-arena-region-locking-not-a-slippery-slope/

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[Author's note : I originally posted this on my local Facebook group for some of our scene's newer players, but I figured I haven't seen any instructional articles on the front page of DL lately, so I decided to share it.]

A major problem I see with most tutorials for fighting games is that they're TOO beginner focused. "This is the button layout!" or "Here's how to use such-and-such system mechanic!" seem commonplace. Where are the tutorials for players in between novice and pro? Personally, I believe it's an issue that should be addressed, and hopefully something we'll see more of. With that said, I'm going to offer my technique for combo selection for intermediate players. The specifics of this guide apply to Guilty Gear, but its principles can apply to virtually any fighting game.
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In a combo heavy game like GG, combo selection is extremely important. Ideally, you want to do the optimal combo for the situation, but with GG being such a complex game, there are often many, many options available. Which is best? To determine this, you should look at every positive a combo can have, then try to pick ones that cover the broadest range of them. For Guilty Gear, I break it down into the following criteria:

- Total damage
- Total meter spent (or meter gained)
- Favorable positioning/oki setup afterwards
- Corner/midscreen combos
- Reliability (general ease of combo, practicality)
- Combos with CH starter
- Flashing guard gauge combos
- Weight class/character specificity (generally light, medium, and heavy; for more info visit Dustloop's wiki here. You may also need to learn some combo variants for your character to compensate for some characters having funky hitboxes)
- Other character specific factors (A.B.A.: can I end this with double keygrab? Zappa: how many Orbs will this net me? Johnny: how many coins does this cost and what level of Mist Finer is required? Etc.)
- "Does the opponent have burst? And if so, do I have a burst safe option in this situation?" (Forgot to list this one, thanks Nehle!)

The first thing you should look at when deciding combos is your character's primary starters. You'll want to substitute your character's for this guide obviously, but I'll use my character, A.B.A. for demonstrative purposes. In her main fighting mode, Moroha, this would be f.S, 5H, 2H, 2K, Throw, Kashitsu (backflip kick), fuzzy guard j.S, anti-air 5P/6P, CH 2S, CH j.H, Dust, and Danzai/FB Danzai. The idea is that if you can learn combos for your character's common starters, you'll not only be able to increase your ability to convert those hits into damage, but off similar moves as well. For example, if I start with a c.S, I can follow up with f.s and continue into a 2H combo, or if I started a combo with 2P, I could do the 2K combo with the 2P substituting the 2K.

A friend of mine asked me how I personally determine my selections. First, I visited Dustloop's A.B.A. forum and browsed through her combo and tutorial threads to hunt for some combos that looked appealing. Keeping the above criteria in mind, I noted how well a given combo fared in each, estimating when something wasn't explicitly listed. I also paid attention to tough spots in the combos posters had trouble with (e.g., "Hey, I'm having trouble doing ______ part!" "Oh, just delay the timing on the ______" etc).

Any time I see a combo I want to try, I copy+paste it into a text file and print it (I usually double-space the combos for readability). After skimming through the forums for a bit, it's easy to have a huge list of potential combos, but don't worry--you're going to trim it down. The best way to do this is simply experimentation. Here's what I do:

1. Go into training mode

2. Pick a "medium" weight opponent

3. Set training options as required by the combo

4. Practice, practice, practice. Repeat the combo over and over, paying attention to the criteria above and how it works under different variables. Does the starter landing as a CH mess up the combo? Will it only work if the move connects a certain way, like from different distances/angles/trajectories? Is it better to normal jump, dash jump, IAD, or super jump? Be sure to test the combos on some "light" and "heavy" characters as well.

5. After several repetitions of the combo, consider the criteria mentioned and decide if it's a keeper. Note that there is no "attempt" in combo selection--keep trying until you get it at least a few times. There are some combos that can feel like, "Man, this combo isn't practical at all, it always drops when I ______!" However, the truth is usually common sense: it's an execution error on your part (excluding combos forum posters outright mention as intentionally flashy/impractical/just for fun, but you shouldn't have put combos like that on your list to begin with). Some anecdotal evidence: When I first picked up A.B.A., I couldn't do proper Orb Loops to save my life, not even once. At first I was salty, thinking that the combo just wasn't worth it, until a few minutes later I re-checked DL and it turns out you typically have to do the j.H > Orbs as low to the ground as possible. If you don't, the combo doesn't drop right then, but you won't be able to land the combo ender (double keygrab). I went back to training mode and successfully completed it on my third or fourth attempt.

6. For combos I want to incorporate into my game, I'll take a pen or Sharpie and put a dot next to it. If it's one I'm unsure about, I'll put a question mark and research/test it more later. Often I'll even jot down notes about each combo (which characters it works on, noting which type of jumps to use at specific parts, etc.).

7. Each time you go into training mode from now on, practice the combos with a dot. Start by trying to do each one three times in a row on the 1P side--if you mess up, start that combo over at 0/3 reps completed. When you get it 3/3, be sure to do the same on the 2P side, then move on to the next one. When you start getting them down better, bump it up to five reps or ten reps or however many to want to ensure your execution will be top notch--that you won't drop that combo in a clutch tourney moment. I've heard rumors say top players (JWong, etc) practice their combos at ONE HUNDRED reps, starting over if they mess up once. Are you a bad enough dude to train like Justin Wong? Me neither, but I figured I'd mention it, lol.

In conclusion: don't skimp on your combos. Combos are extremely important in Guilty Gear and every other fighting game, and choosing combos that are optimal is just as important as being able to hit them when you need to. Pick the best ones, get them down, and convert off every hit. Next time you're at a tournament, instead of giving an opponent the win by dropping a key combo, your execution and conversion will make it clear that you're giving him nothing; that the only way he's getting that W is by taking it, prying it from your hands, and before he can do that, there's a pretty tough roadblock he has to get through first: you.

~Fin

Edit: Fixed a few typos, added stuff on Burst safeness and practicing the combo on both sides, and revised a few things.

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EVO 2012 Tentative Stream Schedule

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Greetings all, we've got the equipment purchased and ready to go for our stream on http://twitch.tv/xiei. So here's the TENTATIVE AS FUCK stream schedule for EVO 2012 side stream that is totally subject to change if something goes wrong:

Friday (7/6/12)
P4A Casuals: 8AM-12PM
BB Singles: 12PM-8PM
GG Singles: 8PM-10PM
P4A Casuals: 10PM-END

Saturday (7/7/12)
BB Singles Finals: 10AM-12PM
BB Teams: 12PM-2PM
Skullgirls Finals: 2PM-4PM
BB Teams Finals: 4PM-6PM
Melty Blood Finals: 6PM-8PM
P4A Casuals: 8PM-END

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Thats right, we've been given permission to put P4A on stream each day to fill up the gaps in time. Of course, that is also subject to change based on how their equipment interacts with ours, but we've definitely planned for it and we've also gotten the green light in terms of permission.

Of course, this is all made possible by you guys, so thank you to everyone!

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Markofthegear has uploaded a highlights reel from NicoNico of the practice rounds and concepts implemented by top players from this last weekend. Check it out here for how players are implementing these new AC+R concepts in theory.




Secondly, Novriltataki has cropped all the match footage from the versus round of the Location Test. Check it out here for how players are implementing these new AC+R concepts in practice.



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http://www.sendspace.com/file/ou4y7d

Torrent with 2nd loketest videos, courtesy of DSS_Verdgilion. 12 hours of video!
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1 - Meet Again
HOS, Justice, Robo, A.B.A, Millia

2 - Warm relationship
Justice, Robo, Testament, Dizzy, A.B.A, Sol, Slayer

3 - Zapken edition
Zappa, Baiken, Sol, Chipp, Eddie, A.B.A

4 - Vampire vs. Japanese... AND Robots!
Slayer, Robo, Anji, Baiken, Johnny

5 - Hello Ky
HOS, Robo, Venom, Faust, Baiken, Anji, Dizzy, Zappa

6 - Ball #8
Robo, Zappa, Venom, Baiken, Anji, Johnny

7 - Freddie, Coins, Two Katanas
Sol, Johnny, Baiken, Faust, Eddie, Zappa

8 - Do you believe in ghosts?
Zappa, Robo, Eddie, Baiken, May

9 - May has left the building
Millia, May, Bridget, Venom, Slayer, Anji, HOS

10 - Freddie's Epic Comeback
May, Sol, Anji, Justice, Venom, I-no, Robo

11 - Robo-War
Robo, I-no, Venom, Justice, Zappa

12 - Holy Orders
Robo, I-no, Testament, HOS, Ky, Zappa, Eddie, Millia

13 - Pick-up lessons by Anji
Baiken, Eddie, Anji, Johnny, May, Ky, I-no, Slayer

14 - Sherlock Holmes vs Dr Moriarty and co
Faust, Slayer, Axl, Sol, I-no, Baiken, Anji, Faust

15 - Old Man vs Bald Man
Sol, Faust, Venom, Robo, Sol, Kliff

16 - Oni can be killed with fire
I-no, Baiken, Venom, May, Robo, Millia, Sol

17 - "I'm are you but from another parallel universe"
Anji, Sol, Eddie, HOS, A.B.A, Potemkin, Kliff

18 - Go, grandpa
Kliff, Slayer, May, Anji, Faust, Dizzy, Ky, HOS

19 - Hairpin of Death
Testament, Ky, Venom, Anji, Robo, Millia, Chipp, A.B.A

20 - Evil Robo Twin is HARDER BETTER FASTER STRONGER
Millia, Ky, Dizzy, HOS, Axl, Robo, I-no

21 - Solken
Кто здесь: Robo, Sol, Eddie, Teatament, Baiken, A.B.A, Dizzy

23 - President Chipp
Testament, Dizzy, Chipp, Venom, Bridget

24 - President Chipp part 2
Chipp, Dizzy, HOS, I-no, Venom, Testament

25 - NEED. MORE. BALLS.
Dizzy, Venom, A.B.A, Kliff, Baiken

26 - Now 100% more curses!
Baiken, Testament, Bridget, Venom, Johnny, Sol

27 - two eyes, two arms, four legs - what is it
Robo, Sol, Testament, Baiken, Kliff

28 - BITE BITE BITE BITE
I-no, Robo, Baiken, Axl, Testament, Slayer, Venom

29 - SUDDENLY - Jam
Baiken, Slayer, Robo, Venom, I-no, Anji, Jam, Johnny

30 - Mila Yarova special
Millia, Jam, I-no

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Unfortunately, the 4G device we rented malfunctioned. I decided to just bite the bullet and drop $400 on a new Verizon hotspot. Unfortunately, it cost me $400, but with the current contributions, the hit on me personally isn't so bad. The most important thing is that we can get the stream going, which we'll be able to do. However, this will mean that I'll have to redact the refund I previously, now that our cost has also risen... For being such a faggot, I apologize.

I want to give another shoutout to everyone else who has donated. If you would like to be featured on my stream channel in the profile area, just send me an email/PM/tweet on what your name is, and I'll throw you on there.
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In the span of like 5 days, you guys have given me about $270, which is a lot more than what I need. Unfortunately, because I was busy at a work event from Thursday to Monday, so I couldn't check the amount I'd received until it was too late. Anyhow, I want to return the extra money I don't need for the stream, so if you have donated, please read on.

First off, because I have approximately double the amount I needed for the stream, I will consider half of everyone's donations as "Excess". I think this is the only fair way to return/redistribute donation money, instead of trying to determine whose donation I should keep or whose I should return.

From there, I would like to give all donators two choices:

1) I can refund you half the amount you have donated to me, as I do not need it for the stream. Please send me an email or PM with your email address/name, and I will be able to return half of the amount you donated to me.

2) I can use your excess money to pay for a BlazBlue trophy. In actuality, I've already commissioned and paid for this trophy out of my own pocket, but if you are interested, you can support this cost with the excess as well. Here's a quick shot of it: http://pic.twitter.com/9Z6wwWcT

Regardless, huge thanks to everyone who donated. You guys showed BlazBlue and myself a lot of love, so I want to put that energy to work at EVO this year. Cheers!

Frankly, I was planning to pay for it out of my own pocket, but since others have expressed interest in helping out, I thought, what the heck, if you want to contribute to help pay for the streaming costs for BB (and potentially GG, SG, or even P4U) this year, a Donate button exists for you to vent your charitable frustrations. This is a great way to help out if you're not coming blah blah plea for help. Anyhow, regardless of what happens in this donation drive, I fully intend to pay for all costs at the end of the day, so don't feel pressured.

The total costs for the 4G mi-fi hardware + service for the weekend of EVO comes to around $120, give or take a few dollars.

FAQ:
1) Am I going to get anything out of this?
Other than feeling like you did something to contribute, no, you get absolutely nothing. I will read your shoutout message on stream and all that other fancy formal bullshit, but frankly, you will not get anything. Anyone who donates over $10 will be a "Honorary Entrant", if distinctions like that mean anything to you.

2) What if you end up with more than $120?
That's a tough one. I guess I'll keep return it when it comes down to it. My intention is to stop at $120 and make an announcement to turn off the dollar works. Anyone who ends up over the limit will probably just get an email from me saying "Hey, you're a cool dude and all, but do you want your money back?" In the end, we can put the extra money into one of the pots or towards some trophies for BB or GG.

3) P4U?!
To be honest, this is like the most far from guaranteed. I know there is a chance of collaboration dude to my contacts, and Atlus WILL be there, but we can't guarantee that we'll be allowed to take any live footage, even if it's only gameplay. As you may know, game companies in general are very strict about that type of thing, so I wouldn't hold my breath over it. You have been warned.

4) What if X happens and there is no stream after all?
Well, you'd certainly feel cheated wouldn't you? It can't be helped if it comes down to it, regardless of whether or not I have to pay the fully amount of the rental fee, I will return all the money upon request. I'll probably grumble a lot too, but by no means do I mean to waste anyone's good will.

5) When is Y going to be on?
I have no idea. Unless someone gets to me with a schedule I can't exactly do anything about it either. We'll play it by ear the best we can, but for the most part, the only thing guaranteed is BB. If you hate BB, those are some tough nuggets.

Anyhow, TL;DR, WE DON'T REALLY NEED YOUR HELP BUT WE APPRECIATE IT IF YOU DO.

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Team St1ckbug's 6/23/2012 Replays !

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If you missed the stream this Saturday, don't worry everything has been uploaded to my YT channel. The games played were BlazBlue,Guilty Gear,Skull Girls, Melty Blood and the surprise addition of Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown.

BlazBlue Continuum Shift Extend
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaN5s3ue33M&list=PL85AB7377C558C09C&index=1&feature=plpp_video
Playlist
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL85AB7377C558C09C

Skull Girls
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDgVjpFCT7c&list=PLC168F86FD5521C8E&index=1&feature=plpp_video
Playlist
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC168F86FD5521C8E

Guilty Gear
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA1EC0BWhaI&list=PL1C8BA45706ADA90B&index=1&feature=plpp_video
Playlist
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1C8BA45706ADA90B

Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ltea4EzG2lc&list=PL1E0601BCE6749985&index=1&feature=plpp_video
Playlist
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1E0601BCE6749985

Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg0PHvxNdow&list=PL2ED911E793F4B796&index=1&feature=plpp_video
Playlist
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2ED911E793F4B796

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