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UPDATES: 8-31-11 - A.R.K. IV is NOW Sponsored by Rebel Son Management and Entertainment (Refreshments), Inebro’s Amazing Adventures (Bonus pot), The Traveling Circus (Apparel), Funimation (Swag), Shadaloo.EU (Swag), Verizon (Swag), Monster Energy (Swag), Game On Apparel, Borderland Games, and Game Zone Alpha. We would like to thank these companies for their continued support! - We are pleased to announce that Marn and EG. Justin Wong have confirmed attendance at ARK IV! There are several other high level players that are confirmed (or nearly confirmed) including Toan, Jan, RanmaSama, Jakob002, Toi504, Raekw0n, etc. You don't want to miss this tournament! - ARK SmokeMaxX, ARK XI, and ARK The Amazing are sponsoring the bonus pot of $500 ($250 for MvC3; $250 for SSF4:AE). - Official ARK IV shirts are on sale for $10 each! They will look very similar to this. Limited supply so reserve yours today! - Half of the proceeds from the Mystery Game Tournament will go towards the Child’s Play Charity! - 3rd Strike Online will be played on 360.

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Updates: 8-26-11 - A.R.K. IV is NOW Sponsored by The Traveling Circus, Funimation, Shadaloo.EU, Game On Apparel, Borderland Games, Verizon, Game Zone Alpha, and Monster Energy. We would like to thank these companies for their continued support. - We are pleased to announce that Marn has confirmed attendance at ARK IV! Other well known players that have committed to coming include Toan, RanmaSama, Jakob002, Raekw0n, and several more! - We are also pleased to announce that we will be debuting the ComboVid.com SSf4:ae Combo Exhibition v.one video featuring Snoooootch, Maj, Doopliss, Error1, Smileymike101, Pokey86, and lukeness monster on Sunday between Marvel and AE Grand Finals. Visit these guys at ComboVid.com! - After-party details have been added as well as a listing of money matches currently scheduled for the after-party. Several players are currently accepting money matches as well so check it out! For those who can't attend due to age (or just want to), AR_ACE from the Arkansas thread has offered his place to do friendlies and crew battles afterwards. - We will be having a raffle at ARK IV for prizes from our sponsor which includes Anime-related items from Funimation, shirts from The Traveling Circus and Shadaloo.EU, and a stick (T.E.? VLX?) from Verizon! - Local modder DaRabidDuckie will be on site to do stick mods (360 <–> PS3 Dual mods or RJ45 mods). Here is his contact information.

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Hey guys, A.R.K. IV is coming up September 17th-18th in Jacksonville, AR! We are expecting ~200 people with games such as SSF4:AE, SF 3S:OE, Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, Mortal Kombat 9, Melee, Brawl, BB:CS II, and more! Competitors are coming in from at least 6-7 several states to compete! Note that our tournament is working on securing sponsorships from well known companies which will each be providing additional prizes and bonus pots for our tournaments. The Traveling Circus has expressed interest as of this time. Also, well-known regional modder DaRabidDuckie will be on hand to provide dual mods (PS3 <-> 360) for fight sticks. If you have ANY questions, please PM me or post on the official tournament thread here: http://www.dustloop.com/forums/showthread.php?12280-ARK-IV-BB-CSII-MvC3-SSF4-MK9-Melee-Brawl-More!&p=1106804#post1106804 I'd normally respond to replies on this thread, but I'm so busy with Med School that I don't have time (though I may check in once in a while if there's interest). Please try to make it and show your support not only for us, but for the regional BlazBlue community as a whole. Thanks guys!

Hey guys, A.R.K. IV is coming up September 17th-18th in Jacksonville, AR! We are expecting ~200 people with games such as SSF4:AE, SF 3S:OE, Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, Mortal Kombat 9, Melee, Brawl, BB:CS II, and more! Competitors are coming in from at least 6-7 several states to compete! Note that our tournament is working on securing sponsorships from well known companies which will each be providing additional prizes and bonus pots for our tournaments. The Traveling Circus has expressed interest as of this time. Also, well-known regional modder DaRabidDuckie will be on hand to provide dual mods (PS3 <-> 360) for fight sticks. If you have ANY questions, please PM me or post on the official tournament thread here: http://www.dustloop.com/forums/showthread.php?12280-ARK-IV-BB-CSII-MvC3-SSF4-MK9-Melee-Brawl-More!&p=1106804#post1106804 I'd normally respond to replies on this thread, but I'm so busy with Med School that I don't have time (though I may check in once in a while if there's interest). Please try to make it and show your support not only for us, but for the regional BlazBlue community as a whole. Thanks guys!

Hey guys, A.R.K. IV is coming up September 17th-18th in Jacksonville, AR! We are expecting ~200 people with games such as SSF4:AE, SF 3S:OE, Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, Mortal Kombat 9, Melee, Brawl, BB:CS II, and more! Competitors are coming in from at least 6-7 several states to compete! Note that our tournament is working on securing sponsorships from well known companies which will each be providing additional prizes and bonus pots for our tournaments. The Traveling Circus has expressed interest as of this time. Also, well-known regional modder DaRabidDuckie will be on hand to provide dual mods (PS3 <-> 360) for fight sticks. If you have ANY questions, please PM me or post on the official tournament thread here: http://www.dustloop.com/forums/showthread.php?12280-ARK-IV-BB-CSII-MvC3-SSF4-MK9-Melee-Brawl-More!&p=1106804#post1106804 I'd normally respond to replies on this thread, but I'm so busy with Med School that I don't have time (though I may check in once in a while if there's interest). Please try to make it and show your support not only for us, but for the regional BlazBlue community as a whole. Thanks guys!

Hey guys, A.R.K. IV is coming up September 17th-18th in Jacksonville, AR! We are expecting ~200 people with games such as SSF4:AE, SF 3S:OE, Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, Mortal Kombat 9, Melee, Brawl, BB:CS II, and more! Competitors are coming in from at least 6-7 several states to compete! Note that our tournament is working on securing sponsorships from well known companies which will each be providing additional prizes and bonus pots for our tournaments. The Traveling Circus has expressed interest as of this time. Also, well-known regional modder DaRabidDuckie will be on hand to provide dual mods (PS3 <-> 360) for fight sticks. If you have ANY questions, please PM me or post on the official tournament thread here: http://www.dustloop.com/forums/showthread.php?12280-ARK-IV-BB-CSII-MvC3-SSF4-MK9-Melee-Brawl-More!&p=1106804#post1106804 I'd normally respond to replies on this thread, but I'm so busy with Med School that I don't have time (though I may check in once in a while if there's interest). Please try to make it and show your support not only for us, but for the regional BlazBlue community as a whole. Thanks guys!

Hey guys, A.R.K. IV is coming up September 17th-18th in Jacksonville, AR! We are expecting ~200 people with games such as SSF4:AE, SF 3S:OE, Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, Mortal Kombat 9, Melee, Brawl, BB:CS II, and more! Competitors are coming in from at least 6-7 several states to compete! Note that our tournament is working on securing sponsorships from well known companies which will each be providing additional prizes and bonus pots for our tournaments. The Traveling Circus has expressed interest as of this time. Also, well-known regional modder DaRabidDuckie will be on hand to provide dual mods (PS3 <-> 360) for fight sticks. If you have ANY questions, please PM me or post on the official tournament thread here: http://www.dustloop.com/forums/showthread.php?12280-ARK-IV-BB-CSII-MvC3-SSF4-MK9-Melee-Brawl-More!&p=1106804#post1106804 I'd normally respond to replies on this thread, but I'm so busy with Med School that I don't have time (though I may check in once in a while if there's interest). Please try to make it and show your support not only for us, but for the regional BlazBlue community as a whole. Thanks guys!

Hey guys, A.R.K. IV is coming up September 17th-18th in Jacksonville, AR! We are expecting ~200 people with games such as SSF4:AE, SF 3S:OE, Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, Mortal Kombat 9, Melee, Brawl, BB:CS II, and more! Competitors are coming in from at least 6-7 several states to compete! Note that our tournament is working on securing sponsorships from well known companies which will each be providing additional prizes and bonus pots for our tournaments. The Traveling Circus has expressed interest as of this time. Also, well-known regional modder DaRabidDuckie will be on hand to provide dual mods (PS3 <-> 360) for fight sticks. If you have ANY questions, please PM me or post on the official tournament thread here: http://www.dustloop.com/forums/showthread.php?12280-ARK-IV-BB-CSII-MvC3-SSF4-MK9-Melee-Brawl-More!&p=1106804#post1106804 I'd normally respond to replies on this thread, but I'm so busy with Med School that I don't have time (though I may check in once in a while if there's interest). Please try to make it and show your support not only for us, but for the regional BlazBlue community as a whole. Thanks guys!

Hey guys, A.R.K. IV is coming up September 17th-18th in Jacksonville, AR! We are expecting ~200 people with games such as SSF4:AE, SF 3S:OE, Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, Mortal Kombat 9, Melee, Brawl, BB:CS II, and more! Competitors are coming in from at least 6-7 several states to compete! Note that our tournament is working on securing sponsorships from well known companies which will each be providing additional prizes and bonus pots for our tournaments. The Traveling Circus has expressed interest as of this time. Also, well-known regional modder DaRabidDuckie will be on hand to provide dual mods (PS3 <-> 360) for fight sticks. If you have ANY questions, please PM me or post on the official tournament thread here: http://www.dustloop.com/forums/showthread.php?12280-ARK-IV-BB-CSII-MvC3-SSF4-MK9-Melee-Brawl-More!&p=1106804#post1106804 I'd normally respond to replies on this thread, but I'm so busy with Med School that I don't have time (though I may check in once in a while if there's interest). Please try to make it and show your support not only for us, but for the regional BB community as a whole. Thanks guys!

Hey guys, A.R.K. IV is coming up September 17th-18th in Jacksonville, AR! I know we're not exactly super close, but some areas of your state are at a reasonable distance from our venue. We have some people driving 8-12 hours to get here, so I hope at least some of you guys are willing to drive less than that to come out! We are expecting ~200 people with games such as BB:CS II, SSF4:AE, SF 3S:OE, Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, Mortal Kombat 9, Melee, Brawl, and more! Competitors are coming in from at least 6-7 several states to compete! Note that our tournament is working on securing sponsorships from well known companies which will each be providing additional prizes and bonus pots for our tournaments. The Traveling Circus has expressed interest as of this time. Also, well-known regional modder DaRabidDuckie will be on hand to provide dual mods (PS3 <-> 360) for fight sticks. If you have ANY questions, please PM me or post on the official tournament thread here: http://www.dustloop.com/forums/showthread.php?12280-ARK-IV-BB-CSII-MvC3-SSF4-MK9-Melee-Brawl-More!&p=1106804#post1106804 I'd normally respond to replies on this thread, but I'm so busy with Med School that I don't have time (though I may check in once in a while if there's interest). Please try to make it and show your support not only for us, but for the regional BlazBlue community as a whole. Thanks guys!

Hey guys, A.R.K. IV is coming up September 17th-18th in Jacksonville, AR! I know we're not exactly super close, but some areas of your state are at a reasonable distance from our venue. We have some people driving 8-12 hours to get here, so I hope at least some of you guys are willing to drive less than that to come out! We are expecting ~200 people with games such as BB:CSII, SSF4:AE, SF 3S:OE, Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, Mortal Kombat 9, Melee, Brawl, and more! Competitors are coming in from at least 6-7 several states to compete! Note that our tournament is working on securing sponsorships from well known companies which will each be providing additional prizes and bonus pots for our tournaments. The Traveling Circus has expressed interest as of this time. Also, well-known regional modder DaRabidDuckie will be on hand to provide dual mods (PS3 <-> 360) for fight sticks. If you have ANY questions, please PM me or post on the official tournament thread here: http://www.dustloop.com/forums/showthread.php?12280-ARK-IV-BB-CSII-MvC3-SSF4-MK9-Melee-Brawl-More!&p=1106804#post1106804 I'd normally respond to replies on this thread, but I'm so busy with Med School that I don't have time (though I may check in once in a while if there's interest). Please try to make it and show your support not only for us, but for the regional BlazBlue community as a whole. Thanks guys!

Hey guys, A.R.K. IV is coming up September 17th-18th in Jacksonville, AR! I know there's already one carpool coming from Austin. I'd like to see if we can get more . We are expecting ~200 people with games such as BB:CSII, SSF4:AE, SF 3S:OE, Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, Mortal Kombat 9, Melee, Brawl, and more! Competitors are coming in from at least 6-7 several states to compete! Note that our tournament is working on securing sponsorships from well known companies which will each be providing additional prizes and bonus pots for our tournaments. The Traveling Circus has expressed interest as of this time. Also, well-known regional modder DaRabidDuckie will be on hand to provide dual mods (PS3 <-> 360) for fight sticks. If you have ANY questions, please PM me or post on the official tournament thread here: http://www.dustloop.com/forums/showthread.php?12280-ARK-IV-BB-CSII-MvC3-SSF4-MK9-Melee-Brawl-More!&p=1106804#post1106804 I'd normally respond to replies on this thread, but I'm so busy with Med School that I don't have time (though I may check in once in a while if there's interest). Please try to make it and show your support not only for us, but for the regional BlazBlue community as a whole. Thanks guys!

Facebook RSVPs: ~98 Attending ~74 Maybe Attending Rules/Formats: We try to adhere to major tournament standards with as little modifications as possible. Thus, the rules we go by are the same rules encouraged by places such as Evo, Smashboards and MLG. Universal Rules: - Double elimination brackets - Double-Blind Select can always be chosen to begin a match. - Winner keeps same character, except in the case of Smash Bros. Loser can always change characters. - Player's Choice: All rules are subject to be ignored if agreed upon by both parties. - Please Bring Your Own Controller: While there will probably be many players willing to lend you a controller/stick, there is NO guarantee. You WILL be disqualified if you cannot start the match within the allotted time. - Button mapping and converters ARE allowed while turbo is NOT. - All players are required to notify staffers of the results of their match. This will speed up the process greatly and help us run a smooth tournament. - Wireless sticks/pads/remotes will be allowed. However, we require that you pull out your battery when you are not playing to avoid disrupting tournament matches. - In addition, pausing or restarting the game/match for any reason, except with the consent of the opponent will result in a forfeit of that particular game/round (whichever is smaller). This includes battery/controller problems. - Every person is responsible for the functionality of their controller. A "button check" may (and should) be asked for prior to every match. A player cannot request a button check once damage has been taken and must finish the game (but may ask for another button check at the beginning of the next game). If a controller is non-functional or is functioning incorrectly, the player must receive consent from his or her opponent before pausing the match. SSBMelee: - 4 stock, 8 minute time limit - 2/3 games, 3/5 games Loser's/Winner's/Grand Finals - Items off - Games decided first by lives, then %. Sudden death is used to break ties. - Stage Knock Out: Stage Striking will be in effect for the first match of the set. The player with the lower port will get to choose the first strike. Loser chooses ban before next match. - Modified DSR: You cannot go back to the last stage you won in a set, unless agreed upon by the other player. - Advanced Slob Picks: Loser may choose the next stage or select to go random. The winner may then change their character, followed by the loser. - Controller Mods, Glitches (IC Freeze Glitch, Mewtwo Soul Stunner, etc), Wobbling, and tactics used to stall a match (wall-bombing, rising pound), are banned. Neutrals: FD Yoshis Dreamland Battlefield Fountain of Dreams Counters: Kongo Jungle Brinstar Rainbow Cruise Pokemon Stadium SSBBrawl: Unity Ruleset v1.4 - 2/3 games, 3/5 games Loser's/Winner's/Grand Finals - 3 Stock, 8 minute timer; Items set to "Off" and "None" - Infinites are legal until 300%. - Banned: Metaknight's Infinite Cape and Extended Cape Glitches, as well as anything that may hinder the game from continuing (such as freezing, disappearing characters, game reset) or stalling (examples include becoming invisible, continuing infinites past 300%, and reaching a position that your opponent can never reach you). - There is a Ledge Grab Limit of 35 for Meta Knight and 50 for all other characters. If a game goes to time and one player goes over the Ledge Grab Limit for their character, they will automatically lose the game. If both players exceed their Ledge Grab Limit, then this rule is ignored. In the event of a tie, a Ledge Grab Limit of 13 is used for Meta Knight, and 18 for all other characters. - Games are decided by 1) Ledge Grab Limit, 2) Stock and then 3) by Percentage. In the event that both players die at the same time or if both players have an equal percentage at the end of time, a one stock, three minutes overtime will be played on the same stage. - Players are allowed to ban ONE Starter/Counter stage prior to a match. - At the beginning of the first game, players alternate "slashing" starter stages (at a 1:2:1 ratio) until one stage is left. - In the event of a dispute, controller ports or stage striking initiation will be selected via Rock-Paper-Scissors or a coin flip. - Whoever gets first stage strike does not get controller port selection and vice versa. - Slob Picks: Loser may choose the next stage or select to go random. Loser also may opt to redo the port selection process with that player picking his or her port first. The winner may then change their character, followed by the loser. - No player may choose a stage they have already won on in that set unless agreed upon by both players. Neutrals: Battlefield Castle Siege Final Destination Smashville Yoshi's Island (Brawl) Lylat Cruise Pokemon Stadium 1 Counters: Battleship Halberd Brinstar Delfino Plaza Frigate Orpheon Pokemon Stadium 2 Rainbow Cruise 2v2 Teams: - Team Attack On and Life Stealing allowed - If time limit is reached, check Ledge Grab Limit. If this does not apply, then lowest combined percentage wins. - If a team has Sonic, Lucario, or Pokemon Trainer then either team may request a color change to distinguish teams. - Port selection goes 1-2-2-1 SSF4: Default Settings. 2/3 rounds, 2/3 games, 99 seconds (Loser's/Winner's/Grand Finals are 3/5 games). Player's must agree on a stage within 15 seconds or match will be RANDOM stage select. Ties result in replays. MvC3: Default Settings. 2/3 games (Loser's/Winner's/Grand Finals are 3/5 games). Simple Mode: OFF DLC Characters: ALLOWED Tentative ruling on all game-breaking glitches which make it impossible for at least one player to continue fighting (such as the Zero glitch): - If the instigator of the glitch is winning before he performs the glitch, the game is to be replayed as if it never happened. If he/she is losing, the game counts as a loss. Other glitches (i.e. TAC canceling and damage scaling reset glitches) are ALLOWED. MK9: Default Settings. 2/3 rounds, 2/3 games, 99 seconds (Loser's/Winner's/Grand Finals are 3/5 games). All non-exclusive DLC characters ALLOWED No game-altering Kombat Kodes (leads to restart of game) Banned: Kratos, Kratos' Stage, Alternate Costumes, The Street, Freddy BlazBlue:CS II: Round Time 99 Seconds 2/3 games until Loser's/Winner's/Grand Finals which is 3/5 games. Beginner Mode: OFF (Beginner Mode involves the use of the right analog stick to perform instant specials with zero effort). Unlimited Characters in BlazBlue BANNED. DLC Characters ALLOWED Additional Details: We encourage everybody to bring any and all equipment if possible. This will speed up tournaments and help everything run more smoothly. We require all incoming equipment be labeled at Check-In to avoid theft and accusations thereof. Even so, we encourage all people to keep their sticks/controllers/battery packs on-hand at all times as we are not responsible for missing equipment. Photography of the event and recording of matches is allowed and even encouraged. However, flash photography is not allowed during matches, due to obvious concerns of distraction. If you record videos or take pictures, please contact me and I will upload the videos to my Youtube account and pictures to my Photobucket account, accessible to everybody on the results page (credit given to you, of course). The official ARK IV stream will be hosted by Arkansas' own Rawkus. All tournaments will either be on CRTs or community-tested "lagless" monitors (most likely the ASUS VH236H). We appreciate everybody that travels and we know that players are just looking for competition. If you inform us of your party, we will do our best to ensure that you do not play each other in the opening round of the bracket (location-based seeding). Attendees are encouraged to participate in multiple tournaments. The brackets will skip you if you are currently in a match. Any game with sufficient interest (via vote-in) will be run as a minor tournament. We reserve the right to cancel tournaments at any time if there is no "real" interest. Results will be posted within 48 hours following the event. Pictures, brackets, standings, and pay-out will all be posted accordingly.

Presented by Game Zone Alpha and the Arkansas Fighting Game Network Visit us at www.arfgn.com! Thanks to GBS Giovanni for the official ARK IV Trailer UPDATES: 8-31-11 - A.R.K. IV is NOW Sponsored by Rebel Son Management and Entertainment (Refreshments), Inebro’s Amazing Adventures (Bonus pot), The Traveling Circus (Apparel), Funimation (Swag), Shadaloo.EU (Swag), Verizon (Swag), Monster Energy (Swag), Game On Apparel, Borderland Games, and Game Zone Alpha. We would like to thank these companies for their continued support! - We are pleased to announce that Marn and EG. Justin Wong have confirmed attendance at ARK IV! There are several other high level players that are confirmed (or nearly confirmed) including Toan, Jan, RanmaSama, Jakob002, Toi504, Raekw0n, etc. You don't want to miss this tournament! - ARK SmokeMaxX, ARK XI, and ARK The Amazing are sponsoring the bonus pot of $500 ($250 for MvC3; $250 for SSF4:AE). - Official ARK IV shirts are on sale for $10 each! They will look very similar to this. Limited supply so reserve yours today! - Half of the proceeds from the Mystery Game Tournament will go towards the Child’s Play Charity! - 3rd Strike Online will be played on 360. *Arkansas Residents: Please remember to visit our state thread here in the regional forums and post! We value your contributions!* Introduction: A.R.K. (Arkansas Regional Knockouts) III had over 150 people, over $1000 in bonus pots, and special guest EG Justin Wong! You can bet A.R.K. IV will be even bigger than that! Players from everywhere are invited to come hang-out and throw-down with gamers from all across the region. We really want to build a scene down here and what better way than to gather everyone together and see how we all stand? Please join us, have a good time, and hopefully win some big money! We are expecting approximately 200 people to be here! If you have any problems/concerns, feel free to contact me. To do so, please post here, PM me, email me at email@arfgn.com, or call me at 512 522 8563, which will forward calls to my phone. Date: September 17-18, 2011 (Schedule below) Location: Game Zone Alpha 620 West Main Street Jacksonville, AR 72076 Game Zone Alpha - 620 West Main St. in Jacksonville, AR Games Played: - Super Street Fighter 4 (360) (Singles and 3v3 Teams)* - Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 (360) (Singles and 3v3 Teams)* - Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Singles and 2v2 Teams) - Super Smash Bros. Melee (Singles and 2v2 Teams) - In memory of Forest "Solidus" Sharp - BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II (PS3) - Mortal Kombat 9 (PS3) - 3rd Strike Online (360) - Mystery Game Tourney (???) - Half (50%) of the proceeds that go into this tournament will be donated to Child's Play. The remaining 50% will go to the 1st place winner. - Plus MORE based on YOUR votes. *Playstation Pad Users: We encourage people to bring their own pads and converters for the 360 games. However, if you are unable to do so, we will have PS2 -> 360 converters (they also do PS2 -> PS3 and 360 -> PS3) available to buy at $10 or rent at $3 ($10 collateral required). These converters have not been thoroughly tested, so they are not guaranteed to be lagless. However, initial tests as well as anecdotes from Tech Talk and Youtube seem to suggest that they have no/low lag. Remember, bring your own PS2 controllers! Cost: $15 Entrance Fee. This covers the entire weekend. Included in the entrance fee are free pizza and drinks as well as unlimited casuals, thus it cannot be waived for spectators. $5 Per Minor Tournament Pot Fee (3SO, BB:CS II, Mystery Game Tournament). $10 Per Major Tournament Pot Fee (SSF4:AE, MvC3, Brawl, Melee, MK9). $5 Per Person for each Team Tournament ($10 total per team for Smash; $15 for Marvel/AE). $5 After-Party Entrance* $1 Per Raffle Ticket - See Raffle Ticket section below *There will be an after-party on Saturday night for those 21 and older. Admission will be $5 but we will bring the beer! Money matches, grudge matches, and team battles will be taking place all night and most/all of it will be streamed so don't get blown up! Prizes: All pots (except Smash) are split 70/20/10. Smash pots will be distributed at a 60/30/10 ratio. Schedule Of Events: NOTE: Registration for each game will end PROMPTLY one hour before that game's tournament begins. If you are late, you will be charged a fee to be added to your respective tournament(s) (provided there is room). Please add my phone number (512 522 8563) so that you may call/text me BEFORE REGISTRATION CLOSES to reserve a spot for you if you happen to be late for any reason. We are working very hard to make sure tournaments are ran ON TIME for ARK IV. Preliminary Schedule (Subject to Change): Saturday 12 PM - Registration BEGINS for all games 2 PM - Super Smash Bros: Brawl; Mortal Kombat 9; Super Street Fighter IV: AE Teams 4 PM - Super Smash Bros: Melee; BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II; Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Teams 6 PM - Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition; 3rd Strike Online; Brawl Teams 8 PM - Marvel Vs. Capcom 3; Mystery Game Tourney; Melee Teams Afterparty (~Midnight) There will be an after-party following Saturday's events. Admission is $5, but we will provide the alcohol (21+ only) and entertainment. State-by-state and regional exhibition matches should be going down here. Because alcohol is involved, no minors are allowed into the building during the after-party. We are arranging for alternate plans for those who don't want to or can't attend. For a list of money matches arranged for the after-party, as well as a list of those currently accepting offers please see "Money Matches" below. Sunday 12 PM - Doors Open 1 PM - Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Top 16 4:30 PM - ComboVid.com SSf4:ae Combo Exhibition v.one* 5 PM - Super Street Fighter IV: AE Top 16 Stream Schedule (Also Subject to Change): Saturday 2 PM: SSF4: AE Teams 4 PM: MvC3 Teams 6 PM: SSF4: AE 8 PM: MvC3 Sunday: 1 PM: MvC3 Top 16 4:30 PM - ComboVid.com SSf4:ae Combo Exhibition v.one* 5 PM: SSF4: AE Top 16 *The ARK IV crew is proud to announce that we will be premiering the ComboVid.com SSf4:ae Combo Exhibition v.one video at our event starring Snoooootch, Maj, Doopliss, Error1, Smileymike101, Pokey86, and lukeness monster. A teaser for this video is attached to the end of our trailer here. DaRabidDuckie's Modding Services: Modder DaRabidDuckie is Open for Business at A.R.K. IV! If you are interested in getting a mod, please post here so he'll have adequate parts! He will be doing dual mods (PS3 <-> 360) as well as RJ45 mods on site. If you want Dreamcast or PS2 cables, with your mod, let him know so that he can stock up! If, for some reason, he does not have time to mod your stick at our tournament, he can take it and send it back to you at an additional cost.Here is his information including prices and pictures of his previous works! Support a great local modder! Raffle Tickets: We will be selling raffle tickets for $1 each. Prizes will include (but are not limited to) swag from our sponsors such as Funimation (DVDs, Shirts, Posters, etc.), The Traveling Circus (apparel), Shadaloo.EU (apparel), Verizon (T.E. Stick or a VLX), etc. Money Matches: Planned Money Matches for the after-party: SSF4:AE -Oklahoma vs ARK 5v5 for 100 -ARK SolidxPanda vs Mattikus - FT5 for 20 -ARK SmokeMaxX vs Mattikus - FT5 for 20 -ARK SolidxPanda vs Ruty - FT5 for 20 -ARK SmokeMaxX vs Ruty - FT5 for 20 -ARK XI vs Kyoji24 - FT5 for 20 -ARK SmokeMaxX vs Kyoji24 - FT5 for 20 -ARK XI vs Rex0r - FT5 for 30/FT7 for 50 (pending confirmation) Marvel vs Capcom 3 -ARK SmokeMaxX vs ARK SolidxPanda - FT3 for 10 -ARK SolidxPanda vs Trigger Happy - FT5 for 20 CVS2 -Mr. Sagat vs FindMyFarms - FT5 for 100 Those accepting offers for money matches: -Lan Di - Twinkle Star Sprites/Money Idol Exchanger -Justin Wong - AE, Marvel, A3, CVS2, 3S; $10 FT3; $20 FT5; $50 FT7; $100 FT10 -Mr. Sagat - Alpha 3, CvS2, Arm-Wrestling -Seel/Techn9ne - MK9? -Flacko - MK9 Fliers: Version 3 Feel free to post these at your gaming centers/campuses/etc. Tell your friends. We are trying to build a community and make this big. You can help! Stream Link: Interrupted Gaming! By RawkusX Facebook Group and Event Page: Arkansas Fighting Game Network ARK IV Event Page Twitter: @ARKTourney Local Commodities Nearby Restaurants within 1 mile McDonald's, Wendy's, Papa John's, Subway, Arby's, Hunan, Thai Taste, Cici's, New China, Waffle House, Chili's, Zaxby's, Popeye's, Burger King, Bar-B-Que Shack, and dozens more. Nearby Hotels within 1 mile *Note: Below are hotels close to the venue. You can also get a hotel in Little Rock which is about 20-30 minutes away but will have better quality hotels. This is where most of the Arkansas residents live anyway. Also, Arkansas residents are highly likely to be able to house many of you, so feel free to request housing! Here are approximate prices that we were quoted. If you can't get a better deal than this, talk with us before you book and we'll talk to the hotel about getting the group rate. Comfort Inn - ~$100/night Best Western Inn - ~$65/night Super 8 - ~$63/night Cranberry Inn And Suites- ~$60/night Econo Lodge - ~$55/night Days Inn - ~$50/night Ramada Inn -~$50/night Sponsors: Shadaloo.EU, Funimation, The Traveling Circus, Game On Apparel, Borderland Games, Verizon, Game Zone Alpha, Monster Energy, and MORE Coming Soon!

I don't but I think pretty much everyone else here does. I'll go tell them to put up their PSN tags. My XBL is SmokeMaxX though. Also, if you really want to keep in touch with everyone, I recommend going here: http://shoryuken.com/forum/threads/the-arkansas-thread-rip-tony.96117/page-263 All the Arkansas fighting game (excluding Smash) players post there.

You could be if you were coming to our tournament on Saturday... (Details of the tourney are here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=201194083255417 for any lurkers)

Oh snap, we have another BlazBlue player in Arkansas? I had given up on this thread. Let me sound the alarm! haha. Yo Expo, I'll get you some contact info. We got some BB players in Little Rock as well as other places around the region. Also, to be 100% honest with you, 95% of our fighting game players in Arkansas post on Shoryuken, even those who don't play Capcom fighting games. EDIT: Here's the link: http://shoryuken.com/forum/threads/the-arkansas-thread-home-of-ark-iv-9-17-18-11.96117/page-328

Let's bring this back to life (Evanescence).

Talking to me? If you are, then the guy I'm talking about is snoooootch who makes a lot of videos that get featured on SRK and Eventhubs and whatnot. If you want, I can get you in contact with him.

Can you give me more info about PowerUp? Also, I think we all know that most gamers have short-term memories. Just reminding them so that noone goes "oops I forgot!" Oh, I forgot to mention as well. We just secured $1000 more in bonus pot money.

Why can't you go? That sucks man! Sorry our date sucks haha. Our first date got postponed because one of our TOs decided to forget when our tourney was and put his wedding on that day. Next time though! And a ton of Dallas people are coming in, but I dunno about the Dustloop community. I believe 3-4 cars are coming in for SF though. Yo, do you need a ride? I can probably hook you up. You'll probably have to split gas though if that's cool. I know one guy who has to drive by himself and would rather have another passenger (or preferably ride with someone else as he isn't completely confident in his car). If you can arrange cars for other people, I know some SRK people that probably need a ride. Or if you have people that need a ride, I might know someone who can drive from there. But yeah tell all your friends! This thing is going to be PACKED!

Fubarduck, Jerry2Bad, and Jon Lo are the Austin heads going in. Sinister-X from San Antonio is also coming.

I posted on this thread about a month ago (http://www.dustloop.com/forums/showthread.php?9834-Kentucky-Stomping-Grounds-Mk.-IV&p=957000&viewfull=1#post957000) I had a choice between posting in your thread every week or posting at a one month notice and at a last minute notice. I figured it'd be less annoying for you guys if I chose the latter option. Sorry if you didn't see it the first time. I'll try to post at the four week mark, two week mark, and then one week mark for ARK IV. Thanks for the feedback! EDIT: Actually you were about the fourth post after I posted the first time on here. Maybe you just skipped over it?