SmokeMaxX

Posting this on here so DFW doesn't see it: TSS Strategy and stuff- http://shoryuken.com/f215/twinkle-star-sprites-matches-155134/ Also, we should all play the banned characters.

Arkansas, here is your BlazBlue leader now.

Yeah starting next Sunday we'll be doing weekly tournies on Sunday. $5 buy in, $3 goes into the daily pot, $2 goes into the season pot. The pots are split 70/20/10 and the season lasts 6 weeks long. Kinda a lot of info, but this is how it breaks down: If we have 10 people next Sunday, that's $50 total ($5 * 10 people). $3 from each person ($30 total) goes into the daily pot which will be split 70/20/10 (so first place gets $21 , 2nd places gets $6, and third place gets $3). The other $20 goes into the season pot. After 6 weeks, let's assume there's 10 people each week, that makes $120 into the season pot (6 * $20). The people with the most points at the end of the season (basically the guys who gets the highest average place each week) will split the pot 70/20/10 so 1st gets $84, 2nd gets $24, and third gets $12. Hope that makes sense. EDIT: Also, you don't have to do the tournament if you go; you're certainly welcome just to do casuals for free.

Bloodwolf says he plays GG I believe. Also, I got two more people willing to go to the BB ranbats: VTS and Seif from Smashboards.

I forget. Don't you play with Yusuke often?

Looks like we're gonna be able to get a good turnout to these BB ranbats.

I think I'm the best Arakune main in the state?

Weekly Arkansas Ranbats are going on in Little Rock starting in a few weeks. If people are interested, let me know!

Results page is up for ARK II! http://shoryuken.com/f6/r-k-ii-results-shoutouts-246117/

Results page is up! http://shoryuken.com/f6/r-k-ii-results-shoutouts-246117/

Dude I'm gonna be AR best Arakune. And by that I mean I actually picked him as a character.

You know, that state where you can legally fornicate with your cousin. Nah, but seriously- let's get some meetups going on for GG/BB!

Last call for our ARK II tournament being held in Conway, AR on July 31st. We already have a lot players coming in for Street Fighter and Tekken and we'd love to have more come in for BlazBlue or anything else. If you're interested, the official thread is here: http://www.dustloop.com/forums/showthread.php?9291-A.R.K.-II-Arkansas-Regional-Knockouts-II!-Conway-AR-7-31-10-BB-SSF4-T6-More! We hope to see you there!

Last call for our ARK II tournament being held in Conway, AR on July 31st. We already have 5-10 TN players coming in for Street Fighter and Tekken and we'd love to have more come in for BlazBlue or anything else. If you're interested, the official thread is here: http://www.dustloop.com/forums/showthread.php?9291-A.R.K.-II-Arkansas-Regional-Knockouts-II!-Conway-AR-7-31-10-BB-SSF4-T6-More! We hope to see you there!

Thanks for the reply Misfit. Please come to our meetups. We're hoping to have a strong BlazBlue community in the near future!

OP Updated. Shin Blade is accepting money matches in GG if anyone wants to challenge him.

Please refer to the post below (from the guy who likes cat girls) for all things Arkansas BlazBlue/Guilty Gear related. Enjoy your stay!

Hey guys, central Arkansas is hosting our second ARK (Arkansas Regional Knockouts) tournament which includes games such as BB:CS, T6, SSF4, Melee, and Brawl as well as games that people vote in (which may include HDR, TvC, SC4, GGAC, or even Melty Blood). Our last tournament had over 70 players from five different states (unfortunately not Louisiana =[ ) with total pot money being over $1000. We'd definitely like to grow on that and make our tournament bigger and better than last time! If you're interested in going, please let me know by posting here or on the official thread at http://www.dustloop.com/forums/showt...865#post683865 Thank you guys so much for your support!

Hey guys, central Arkansas is hosting our second ARK (Arkansas Regional Knockouts) tournament which includes games such as BB:CS, T6, SSF4, Melee, and Brawl as well as games that people vote in (which may include HDR, TvC, SC4, GGAC, or even Melty Blood). Our last tournament had over 70 players from five different states (including Tennessee!) with total pot money being over $1000. We'd definitely like to grow on that and make our tournament bigger and better than last time! In fact, FlyMike and Lil Majin showed up (among others) and took home a lot of our fight money IIRC. If you're interested in going, please let me know by posting here or on the official thread at http://www.dustloop.com/forums/showthread.php?9291-A.R.K.-II-Arkansas-Regional-Knockouts-II!-Conway-AR-7-31-10-BB-SSF4-T6-More!&p=683865#post683865 Thank you guys so much for your support!

Hey guys, central Arkansas is hosting our second ARK (Arkansas Regional Knockouts) tournament which includes games such as BB:CS, T6, SSF4, Melee, and Brawl as well as games that people vote in (which may include HDR, TvC, SC4, GGAC, or even Melty Blood). Our last tournament had over 70 players from five different states (including Missouri!) with total pot money being over $1000. We'd definitely like to grow on that and make our tournament bigger and better than last time! If you're interested in going, please let me know by posting here or on the official thread at http://www.dustloop.com/forums/showthread.php?9291-A.R.K.-II-Arkansas-Regional-Knockouts-II!-Conway-AR-7-31-10-BB-SSF4-T6-More!&p=683865#post683865 Thank you guys so much for your support!

*As posted on SRK, Smashboards, TekkenZaibatsu, etc. Also, if you're interested in coming, feel free to vote in GG:AC if you are willing to play that.* UPDATES 7-27-10 -New Instructions on Venue (please read!) -Most Tournaments Listed -Tournament Schedule Fixed -Tournament will now be STREAMED. Details coming soon. -Mystery Game Tournament Details incoming. -If you have my new number (972 area code), then feel free to call me if you have any problems/concerns. Otherwise, contact me at 512 522 8563 which will forward calls to my phone. Introduction: Come join us again as we duke it out with the region's finest at the second iteration of A.R.K. (Arkansas Regional Knockouts)! 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! Our last event was quite successful as we had over 70 gamers from 5 states compete. However, we are hoping to get an even larger turnout this time! Please, Please, PLEASE Preregister (by posting below) if you plan on going. If you are bringing multiple people, can you give us a head-count so we can better organize this tournament? Also, PLEASE bring equipment, if at all possible (especially you Arkansans!). We will take anything and everything and return it all to you as it was given to us. To contact me, please post here, PM me, or email me at arktourney@gmail.com . Date: 07/31/10 (Schedule below) Location: If you try to Google Maps Conway Gaming Center itself, it'll lead you to some random location NOT in Conway so use one of the below links to find the location. Conway Gaming Center 2455 Washington Ave Suite 104 & 105 Conway, AR USA 72032 2455 South Washington Avenue, Conway, AR 72032-5404 - Google Maps Audio Express is literally next door to Conway Gaming Center (they share a parking lot): 2455 Washington Avenue, Conway, AR 72032-2732 (Audio Express) http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=0,0,6922139382241805939&fb=1&hq=%28Audio+Express%29&hnear=2455+Washington+Ave,+Conway,+AR+72032&gl=us&daddr=2455+Washington+Avenue,+Conway,+AR+72032-2732&geocode=10492332284966882765,35.110916,-92.447257&ei=CGpITOpSgvqXB4ng3d4M&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=directions-to&resnum=1&ved=0CBQQngIwAA Games Played: Super Street Fighter 4 (Singles and 3v3 Teams) Tekken 6 BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Super Smash Bros. Brawl Super Smash Bros. Melee Mystery Game Tourney HDR TvC Plus MORE based on YOUR votes. Cost: $10 Entrance Fee. Included in the entrance fee are free pizza and drinks. Thus, it cannot be waived for spectators. Each participant will be marked during their payment of the entrance fee to avoid multiple charges. $5 Per Minor Tournament Fee (Mystery Game Tourney, HDR, TvC, plus Vote-Ins). $10 Per Major Tournament Fee (SSF4, T6, BB:CS, Smash Bros Brawl, Smash Bros Melee). The 3v3 SF4 tournament will be $5 per person ($15/team). Prizes: All pots are split 70/20/10. Preliminary Schedule: Set-up: 10AM-Noon Registration for Set 1**: Noon-2PM Tournament Set 1: 2:30PM - End Registration for Set 2: Noon-3PM Tournament Set 2: 3:30PM - End Registration for Set 3: Noon-4PM Tournament Set 3: 4:30PM - End Food Served: ~5-6 PM SF4 3v3: Immediately following SF4 Singles. ** - The games are divided into "Sets" which will be played at different times to run the tournament as efficiently as possible. Set 1: BlazBlue: CS, Tekken 6, HDR Set 2: Super Smash Brothers Melee, Mystery Game Tournament, TvC Set 3: Super Street Fighter IV, Super Smash Brothers Brawl, Vote-Ins 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 and the Smashboards. Universal Rules: - All brackets are double elimination except for SF4 3v3 Teams. - Double-Blind Select can always be chosen to begin a match. - The winner of a game must stick with the same character used to win for the following game, 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, however due to time constraints, matches cannot be extended longer than their allotted time (i.e. cannot play best 3 out of 5 when supposed to play 2 out of 3, or cannot change timer limits to infinity) - 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. - Players have six minutes to report to and begin their matches and will be disqualified if unable to do so. - It is the player's responsibility to notify a staffer over a dispute on rules. - Staffers will be identifiable through the use of name badges. - Button mapping and converters ARE allowed while turbo is NOT. - Winners 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), and tactics used to stall a match (wall-bombing, rising pound), are banned. - Wobbling Banned Neutrals: FD Yoshis Dreamland Battlefield Fountain of Dreams Counterpicks 1v1: Kongo Jungle Brinstar Rainbow Cruise Pokemon Stadium SSBBrawl: SBR Certified - 3 Stock, 8 minute timer - Items are set to "off" and "none" - 2/3 games, 3/5 games Loser's/Winner's/Grand Finals - 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 until one stage is left. - 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. - In the event of a dispute, controller ports will be selected by Rock-Paper-Scissors - Port slob picks: On a player's counterpick, that player may opt to redo the port selection process with that player picking his or her port first. - No player may choose a stage they have already won on in that set unless agreed upon by both players. - Games decided first by stock and then by percentage. If percents are the same or both players die simultaneously, there will be a 1 stock overtime. Bowser's suicide klaw is exempt from this rule. - If a game ends with Bowser doing his suicide klaw and it ends in sudden death, the sudden death will be ignored and that game will count as a win for Bowser. - Metaknight's Infinite Cape glitch is banned. - Stalling is banned. Stalling: The act of deliberately avoiding any and all conflict so that one may make the game unplayable. Running away from an opponent to reach a better position is not stalling, while doing an infinite grab endlessly against a wall is. Any infinite chain grabs must end quickly after 300% has been reached so as to prevent excessive stalling. Stage Lists Starter Battlefield Final Destination Smashville Yoshi's Island Pokemon Stadium 1 Counter Castle Siege Halberd Lylat Cruise Brinstar Delfino Frigate Orpheon Jungle Japes Pictochat Pirate Ship Pokemon Stadium 2 Rainbow Cruise Luigi's Mansion Norfair SSF4: Default Settings. 2/3 rounds, 2/3 games, (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. Only bans are infinite combos. Ties result in replays. 3v3 Teams: Same rules as above except as follows. Single Elimination "Everybody Plays" Elimination style (Waseda Style). Basically, not Pokemon style (i.e. winner of game 1 does not stay until he/she is knocked out). Tekken 6: Default Settings 3/5 rounds, 2/3 games, 60 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. No customizing colors, names or items at any time before or during a tournament match. BlazBlue:CS Round Time 99 Seconds 2/3 games until Loser's/Winner's/Grand Finals which is 3/5 games. Easy Specials: OFF (Easy Specials involve the use of the right analog stick to perform instant specials with zero effort). Unlimited Characters in BlazBlue BANNED. TvC: Default Settings 2/3 games until Loser's/Winner's/Grand Finals which is 3/5 games. Banned: Any glitch that freezes the game or prevents the match from being played. Instigating such tactics results in a loss of the game. Player's must agree on a stage within 15 seconds or match will be RANDOM stage select. Burning Ruins is banned unless agreed upon by both players. SSF2T: HDR: Speed 3, Remixed Mode. 2/3 games until Loser's/Winner's/Grand Finals which is 3/5 games. Banned: Akuma 4:3 Aspect Ratio 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 request that all equipment be "checked-in" 30 minutes before tournaments begin to run the smoothest possible tournament. 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. Unfortunately, we cannot stream matches for this tournament due to inexperience and lack of manpower. 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). For the major tournaments, PS3 is the console of choice used due to compatibility concerns within the community. The 360 may be used for games that are not supported on PS3 (i.e. if Garou gets voted in) or if there is not sufficient equipment. CRTs and lagless LCDs are the televisions of choice for the tournament, but due to using equipment from the community, LCDs with lag may be set up accidentally. A player always has a right to not play on a setup if lag becomes an issue and if lag is discovered, the set up will be removed from competition. We appreciate everybody that travels and 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. The three games with the most votes will be allowed into tournament play. However, if there is sufficient interest for more than three tournaments, we will consider including other games as well. We reserve the right to cancel tournaments at any time if there is no "real" interest. That is, if a game gets 20 votes and only 3 people show up to the event, we will not host a tournament. Please do not vote unless you think you are going to go. Results will be posted within 48 hours following the event. Pictures, brackets, standings, and pay-out will all be posted accordingly. Pre-Registration List: MaxX Fingers - SSF4/TvC/HDR Mike "Puttin' out da Fiyah" Weng - SSF4 DisturbinglyZen - SSF4 DeeZee989 - SSF4/TvC/UMK3/Killer Instinct MexiMelt - SSF4/TvC Lan Di - SSF4/HDR/CvS2/KoF SeiferSythe - BB/Melee/GGAC Seel007 - SSF4/T6/UMK3/MvC2/KI/SS/SC4 Seel's 2 friends iTorres - SSF4/HDR/MvC2 Edison - SSF4/HDR Flacko - SSF4 Afierymisfit - SSF4/BBCS/MBAA/TvC Warpticon - MB:AA/SSF4/BB:CS Allen K. Yusuke - SSF4 / GGAC FindMyFarms - SSF4 Arthur Tony Wu ibme Chuvy Jon Brian VTS Seel's friend - UMK3 Exceed - SSF4 Warden - SSF4/BB/TvC Tha Shogun - Melee/Tekken/SC4 W00tsick + 3 for SSF4 Cha0tix - Smash 64 / DBZ Hyper Dimension/SSF4/Melee ShinBlade - T6 / SSF4 FlyMike - T6 Facebook RSVPs: iJoJo - MvC2/T6 dlimited Rawkus HDR/3rd Strike/GGAC Taylor B. Adrian H. John Booher Whateverfighter Taylor W. Zach J. Jessica P. John B. Blake M. Clay L. Yuri G. Tony B. John E. Shane R. Kirby M. Alex S. Maybe Attending Friend of SeiferSythe? KageGiovanni (not sure if you're for sure coming) Yetti JDH the Auditor MCSR AnimeFreak6969 - SC4 Kyoji24 - SSF4 Kerry Joe Tristen Bracken ODLei - T6 Freak (Tim) - T6 Captain (Nick) - T6 Professor Gene - T6 Rell Bishop - BB Equipment List: (We need EVERYTHING you can bring) SmokeMaxX - 2 13" CRTs, 1 Wii Seel007 - 1-2 PS3s + T6/SSF4/MvC2 iTorres - 2 PS3s + SSF4 + HDR + MvC2 Afierymisfit - CRT + PS3 + HDR + T6 + KOF12 + T5DR + MvC2 + Wii + TvC + Brawl Panda - 2 CRTs + PS3 + SSF4 Whateverfighter - PS3 Zen - 1 CRT, 1 Asus Evo montior, Mystery Game Tourney games VTS - Smash Setups? Lan Di- CRT/PS3/PS2/SSF4 Potential Equipment (If coming) None Yet Vote-in list UMK3 - 3 Killer Instinct - 2 CvS2 - 1 MvC2 - 3 Smash 64 - 1 DBZ Hyper Dimension - 1 SC4 - 3 Samurai Showdown - 1 MBAA - 2 GGAC - 3 KoF - 1 3rd Strike - 2 *Note: If your game is not voted in, please feel free to bring a setup and enjoy casuals. Fliers: http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/6440/ark2flyer.png 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! Acknowledgments: Credit to iTorres for making the beautiful fliers. Credit to deezee989 for thinking of the name of the tournament. Credit to Seifersythe, VTS, Rawkus, and everybody else for promoting the event! Credit to Imperator for allowing us to use the ARFGN Blog. Credit to DisturbinglyZen for creating a Facebook group and event page. Credit to Conway Gaming Center for allowing us to use their facilities. Get Hype Section: Yo Yo Yo- Memphis' Shin Blade is talking that mad shit not only sayin' that he's taking our SSF4 tourney but that his boy Bishop is only comin to get some free money in BlazBlue. He's accepting money matches in SF, Tekken, or Guilty Gear if you're man enough to face him. Currently Arkansas' own JoJo ain't phased and has already challenged him to FT3 T6 and SSF4 for $10 each. We all know the bad blood between Texas and Arkansas with FindMyFarms callin' out AR last time and then taking our fight money. What's even worse is Chuvylicious saying AR is free as hell and claiming he's gonna take us out. Kinda funny comin' from the scrubbiest player in Dallas. He's so free he was scared to play one of his matches at Evo and didn't even show up. For my Dallas peeps- I might pick up Honda or Gen and show y'all why they call me MaxX Fingers.

Tournament's over and results are posted in this Shoryuken thread: http://www.shoryuken.com/showthread.php?t=230838

Final reminder: We're hosting the Arkansas Regional Knockouts tournament THIS Saturday in Little Rock, AR. Please try to make it! Here's the info: http://www.dustloop.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8498

Final reminder: We're hosting the Arkansas Regional Knockouts tournament THIS Saturday in Little Rock, AR. Please try to make it! Here's the info: http://www.dustloop.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8498

Final update done. See you guys Saturday.