Anomic_Punk
Smash Champion
(Artwork by Tommy "TBag" Bagwell)
Greetings, Smash-faithful! It's been a long time coming, and I know many of you have been eagerly waiting for this announcement... So here it is! TIPPED OFF 10! (Also sometimes referred to as Project Toxic)
Hype video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oz27t31SAM
Facebook event thingie:
https://www.facebook.com/events/690...reate&ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming&source=49
First thing's first, money info and such.
Venue Fee: 25$
SSBM Singles: 15$
SSBM Doubles: 10$ per teammate (20$ per team)
Project M Singles: 10$
Here's the pre-reg link:
tinyurl.com/tippedoff10
Pre-Registration ends September 14th at 11:59 PM EST! You can register at the door for an increased venue fee of $30 but we cannot guarantee optimal seeding for you unless you register online. Anyone who brings a full Melee setup (CRT + GC/Wii + copy of Melee + Memory Card) will be awarded $5 at the door but you must commit your setup for the whole duration of the tournament. This will obviously be capped when we reach a sufficient number of setups to run the event. First-come first served!
Payout Format:
SSBM Singles- (Will be 1 round of round robin pools split into 2 waves leading to a double elimination bracket)
1st- 45%
2nd- 20%3rd- 15%4th- 10%5th- 5% each
SSBM Doubles- (Will be bracket pools)
1st- 50%2nd- 25%3rd- 15%4th- 10%
Project M Singles- (Will be 1 round of round robin pools split into 2 waves leading to a double elimination bracket)
(If the number of entrants exceeds 80 people, the payout format will be the same as SSBM Singles)
1st- 60%2nd- 30%3rd- 10%
There WILL be PM doubles, registration will be at the door.
Of note: If you enter SSBM singles and Project M singles, you will be in alternate waves for each event.
Example: Player X is in Wave 1 for SSBM, and Wave 2 for Project M
Player Y is in Wave 2 for SSBM, and Wave 1 for Project M
I'm very proud to be partnered with Smash Studios again this year!
Here's the link to their channel
http://www.twitch.tv/smashstudios
So let's start the news rolling!
Tipped Off 10 will be a Final Round Qualifier this year! Final Round is one of the biggest Fighting Game tournaments in the United States hosted every year in Atlanta, Georgia by Larry "Shin Blanka" Dixon. The top 2 placers in SSBM Singles will be given free entry into Final Round and seeding points in SSBM at Final Round! Final Round will also have a Super Smash Bros. for 3DS/Wii U tournament.
We will also be an Apex 2015 Qualifier! Info to be updated as it is released by Alex Strife.
We are happy to announce that Versus Gaming Center will be streaming Project M at Tipped Off 10 to Top 4! Please give them a follow on twitch and like/follow/subscribe to them on social media. Versus is based out of South Florida. They run weekly SSBM/PM tournaments and sponsorship events to huge tournaments such as MLG and EVO! In addition, they run a very high quality stream. We are excited to have them on board!
Versus will also be bringing along a couple of Japanese Smash 4 3DS's to play Smash 4 on!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VersusGamingCenter
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/vsgamingcenter
Twitter: https://twitter.com/VSGamingCenter
Stream: http://www.twitch.tv/vsgc
I'm very proud to announce Video Game Trader as one of our sponsors!
They're located off of Buford Drive, very close to the Mall of GA, and they run a great shop!
Video Game Trader LLC is a 15 year old family owned and operated independent retro and modern video game retailer.
Website: http://videogametrader.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/J2Gamescom/193998669650
We are also being sponsored by Flashback Games!
Here's their FB page
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Flashback-Games/427771420602526
And their official site!
http://www.flashbackgames.org/
They run a REALLY nice place, and have let us run several tournaments there before. We're super-proud and excited to have them onboard for Tipped Off 10!
I have 2 more possible sponsors, but haven't struck the final deal with them yet, so that remains TBA.
But that's not all... for any of you who've attended Final Round in the past, you may recognize this venue...
Comfort Inn & Conference Center2001 Clearview Ave, Doraville, GA 30340
(770) 455-3700
To reserve a room at the venue for a discounted rate of $69.99 a night, please call the above number and ask for the Tipped Off 10 group rate.
I've included some photos to walk you into the venue if you're unfamiliar with it, however.
Let's get down to the knitty-gritty. The ruleset will be the same as the Apex 2014 rules, (after all I did help make them lol).
Singles Stage List
Starters/Neutrals:
Starters/Neutrals:
Starters/Neutrals:
- Yoshi’s Story
- Fountain of Dreams
- Battlefield
- Final Destination
- Dream Land
- Pokemon Stadium
Starters/Neutrals:
- Yoshi’s Story
- Pokemon Stadium
- Battlefield
- Final Destination
- Dream Land
- DK 64
- Items are set to off
- Stock and time are set to 4 stock and 8 minutes, respectively
- Wobbling is legal. Wobbling past 250% will be considered stalling and is not allowed.
- Double Blind: If elected
- Contest Port Priority: If elected
- Neutral Start: If elected
- DSR: You cannot counter pick to any stage you have won on ever.
- Gentleman’s Clause: Any stage may be played on if both players agree to it. This rule takes priority over DSR. Players may NOT agree to change the number of matches to be played.
- Forced Character Selection: Off
- Matches that time out will be determined by the remaining number of lives, then percentage of the current stock. In the event of a percentage tie, the match should be replayed in full. Sudden Death is not to be played, and will not count. A player/team may not counterpick to the stage they last won on. This includes the first match won via stage striking.
- Pausing the game shall only be legal while either player remains upon their OWN respawn platform, and only for the purpose of summoning a tournament official or in the case of a controller malfunction. All other pauses will incur a stock loss to the player who pauses the game.
- Any coaching that happens during the match (but not in between matches) is restricted. Players who violate this rule will receive a warning (BOTH the player AND the person coaching the player) on the first attempt. Players who violate this rule after a warning will be disqualified from the event and a possible ejection from the venue.
- Players are to attend their matches at the designated times they are called. If you are late to a match, the following rules will be applied based on the amount of time:
- If you are 5 minutes late: Results in a match loss
- If you are 10 minutes late: Results in a set loss
- These times will be strictly enforced to make sure that each player will enjoy the full event on a timely manner.
- Team Attack: ON
- Life Stealing is allowed
- If the game is paused accidentally while attempting to steal a life, the opposing team may deem that life forfeit. Wait until the announcer has finished saying defeated before pressing start, or turn pause off prior to beginning the match.
- Players select their characters. Either player may elect to Double Blind
- Use Stage Striking to determine the first stage
- The players play the first match of the set
Prior to starting this match, either player may elect to Contest Port Priority or Neutral Start. Note: Only one of these two may be used, as both have a built in Port Selection mechanism using RPS. If there is a situation where a player would like to change which option they elected after playing the game of RPS, it is the opponent’s choice to allow it. The results from the previously played game of RPS will carry over. - Winning player of the preceding match bans a stage/stages (if applicable).
For Best of 3 sets, each player gets 1 stage ban.
For Best of 5 sets, there are no stage bans. - The losing player of the preceding match picks a stage for the next match.
- The winning player of the preceding match may choose to change characters.
- The losing player of the preceding match may choose to change characters.
- The losing player of the preceding match gets first pick of port. Either player may elect for a neutral Start, but RPS will not be played to determine first pick.
- The next match is played.
- Repeat Steps 4 through 9 for all subsequent matches until the set is complete.
- Double Blind: Either player may request that a double blind selection occur. In this situation, a 3rd party should be told, in secret, each of player’s choices for the first round. Both players are to then select their first round character, with the 3rd party validating that the character selected is the same as their word.
- Contest Port Priority: If an agreement cannot be made as to who gets what port, the players may enact a best of 1 game of Rock Paper Scissors. Winner gets their port selection, loser selects any other port.
- Neutral Start: Either player may enact this rule. Once enacted, both players may only use one of the two “Neutral Starting Positions”. A best of one game of Rock Paper Scissors may be used to determine who gets the higher port. If one player elects to Contest Port Priority and the other elects to Neutral Start, Neutral Start takes priority.
- Singles:
StagePort 1Port 2Port 3Port 4
FD**
FoD**
YS**
DL**
BF**
PS**
Doubles:
StagePort 1Port 2Port 3Port 4
FDTeam ATeam BTeam ATeam B
PSTeam ATeam BTeam BTeam A
BFTeam ATeam BTeam BTeam A
YSTeam ATeam BTeam BTeam A
DLTeam ATeam BTeam BTeam A - DSR: A player/team may not pick any stage they previously won on.
- Gentleman’s Clause: Any stage may be played on if both players agree to it. This rule takes priority over DSR. Players may NOT agree to change the number of matches to be played.
- Forced Character Selection: The losing player once had the option to select Random Stage as their counterpick and remove the option to change characters from the winner of the previous round. This is no longer legal. If a player wishes to select Random Stage as their counterpick, the winner of the previous round may choose to change their character.
- Stage Striking: Players eliminate stages from the Starter/Neutral list until there is one stage remaining.
Players strike stages in this order:
StrikePlayer 1Player 2
Strike 1*
Strike 2 *
Strike 3 *
Strike 4*
- Singles:
Project M ruleset:
*4 stock, 8 minutes.
* Sets are best of 3. Finals are best of 5.
* Either player may call for a Double Blind character selection for the first match.
* Dave’s Stupid Rule: A player may not counterpick any stage he won on in a set.
* If the match goes to sudden death due to a suicide move (Ganon’s side-B, Kirby/DDD’s swallow, holding someone in a grab on a platform as it moves out of the boundaries, etc.), the one who initiated the move wins.
* Custom controls are allowed, but controllers modified to enhance performance are not. No turbo buttons, etc. However, removing the springs from shoulder buttons or replacing a thumbstick with a different thumbstick are ok.
* Custom music is allowed as long as it’s not too distracting, but any textures or vertex hacks outside of the official team color textures are not.
* If you want to use your own SD card, a TO must overwrite the important game files (not music) in order to make sure there are no modifications. If you are caught cheating with modified game files, you will be immediately DQed without refund and banned from future events.
Stagelist:
For the 1st match, stage strike the starter list in 1-2-1 fashion. After each match, the winner of the previous match bans 2 stages (Players may counterpick a stage that they previously banned in the set, but may not counterpick a stage on which they won). The player who lost the previous match chooses a stage, then the player who won chooses their character, then the player who lost chooses their character.
Starters:
Green Hill Zone
Pokémon Stadium 2
Smashville
Battlefield
Dreamland 64
Counterpicks:
Yoshi's Island (Brawl)
Final Destination
Fountain of Dreams
Yoshi's Story (Singles Only)
Distant Planet (Doubles Only)
* Sets are best of 3. Finals are best of 5.
* Either player may call for a Double Blind character selection for the first match.
* Dave’s Stupid Rule: A player may not counterpick any stage he won on in a set.
* If the match goes to sudden death due to a suicide move (Ganon’s side-B, Kirby/DDD’s swallow, holding someone in a grab on a platform as it moves out of the boundaries, etc.), the one who initiated the move wins.
* Custom controls are allowed, but controllers modified to enhance performance are not. No turbo buttons, etc. However, removing the springs from shoulder buttons or replacing a thumbstick with a different thumbstick are ok.
* Custom music is allowed as long as it’s not too distracting, but any textures or vertex hacks outside of the official team color textures are not.
* If you want to use your own SD card, a TO must overwrite the important game files (not music) in order to make sure there are no modifications. If you are caught cheating with modified game files, you will be immediately DQed without refund and banned from future events.
Stagelist:
For the 1st match, stage strike the starter list in 1-2-1 fashion. After each match, the winner of the previous match bans 2 stages (Players may counterpick a stage that they previously banned in the set, but may not counterpick a stage on which they won). The player who lost the previous match chooses a stage, then the player who won chooses their character, then the player who lost chooses their character.
Starters:
Green Hill Zone
Pokémon Stadium 2
Smashville
Battlefield
Dreamland 64
Counterpicks:
Yoshi's Island (Brawl)
Final Destination
Fountain of Dreams
Yoshi's Story (Singles Only)
Distant Planet (Doubles Only)
General Code of Conduct:
Guys, this really should go without saying, but being under the influence of any substance or alcohol while in the venue is discouraged. If you're rowdy enough, I will throw you out without a refund.
Sexual harassment rule: If anyone, male or female reports to me or my staff that a player has made them feel uncomfortable sexually, we're going to have to sit down and have a talk. Depending on how I interpret the situation, the offender risks expulsion from the tournament, disqualification from the bracket, and possibly future bans from any events I run. TL:DR... keep your hands to yourself and don't be obnoxious.
Tentative Schedule:
Saturday, September 20th
8am- They give me the keys! Time to set up the venue.
9am- Doors open to the public. This is when you can emergency register and check in, then play friendlies!
11am- Emergency registration ends
12pm- SSBM doubles begins and continues to top 8
2pm- Wave 1 of SSBM singles begins, Wave 1 of Project M singles begins
4pm- PM doubles begins and continues to top 4
6pm- Wave 2 of SSBM singles begins, Wave 2 of Project M singles begins
11:30pm- Everyone must GTFO for the night
Sunday, September 21st
9am- Venue opens, you can filter in and play friendlies and stuff if you wanna
11am- All events resume except PM Doubles
1pm- PM doubles top 4 begins
3pm- Charity Mushroom Kingdom 2 event in honor of Shelley Little
10pm- Cleanup time!
11:30pm- Everyone and everything must be out of the venue! They take away the keys T_T
I don't -THINK- I forgot anything... but I'll be sure to update the thread if something's brought to my attention.
I'm looking forward to seeing many of you there! Let's make this GA's biggest event yet!
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