Hi Teppelin/John,
I'm really glad to see that the criticism from your last effort didn't get you down, and you're giving it another shot. Good shit. Reading the details above, it looks like things are going to be done right, and it could turn out to be a really sick tourney. I really like the free drink for a 5-win streak. That's fucking GENIUS.
I should let you know (as someone inevitably would at some point) that there is a new version of BlazBlue out in arcades only (called "BlazBlue: Continuum Shift" (or just "CS"), released in November 2009) that has already made it's way to a few areas of the US, including SoCal. There's already a pretty strong scene forming around it, but the vast majority of the US only has access to the previous version.
Inevitably, there will be some contention over which version should be used at Warzone. I'm just one guy, but I think it would be pretty fucking hype if you were able to somehow have the new version at Warzone II.
Unfortunately, there hasn't been any announcement of a console release for the new version, and considering that the US publisher didn't announce anything about the last version ("Calamity Trigger", or just "CT") until March for a late June release, it seems pretty unlikely that Continuum Shift will hit consoles in the US before the date of Warzone II.
To be honest, I think a BB tourney thrown for the previous version would be only marginally successful, considering its character balance issues. It's a sticky situation, since the logistics of throwing a Continuum Shift tourney could be a nightmare. The only way would be to procure the arcade version for the tourney, and doing so could prove difficult. And even if you DID - let's be generous and say you managed to get two setups going - that would significantly influence the time it takes to run the tourney.
That said, I still think it could be done. Pretty sure the community is willing to step up and help you make things go smoothly (though having it dumped on us like it was at ActiveGamers' "Triple Threat" is certainly not the best way to do things.
Either way, I would leave the floor open about it for a little bit before you run out and buy a bunch of PS3s for BlazBlue. I mean, if you will need them for something anyway, then great. Just thought I'd give you a heads up.