Level|Up presents: Socal Regionals 2014! Feb 28-Mar 2. Irvine, California

[TheCrimsonBlur]

SoCal Regionals 2014

SoCal Regionals, Southern Caifornia's premier fighting game tournament, is back at the University of California Irvine on Feb 28 - Mar 2 2014!

Mark your calendars because it's countdown time for 3 full days of fighting game action!

Visit socalregionals.com for official updates/rules/games (Coming Soon)

Follow us on Twitter @levelupseries for instant updates.

Fighting Gamers @ UCI
“FightingGamers@UCI (FG@UCI) is a student organization on the campus of the University of California, Irvine (UCI) for people who have an interest in fighting games. What began as a small club for UCI students, FG@UCI is now a community comprised of Southern California’s most passionate fighting gamers.
Our mission is to host gatherings where fighting gamers can befriend, play, and learn with others. We accomplish this by providing a positive and enriching environment through our weekly sessions and occasional special events, which are all held at UCI and open to the general public. We strive to provide our members with resources necessary to enable their passion for fighting games.” - Fighting Gamers @ UCI

Gaming Stations provided by Epic Gamer Productions for Mortal Kombat / Injustice Gods Among Us
Our good friends at EGP will be providing many set ups to accommodate the onslaught of tournament games we're featuring at SCR2014!

Website: www.EpicGamerProductions.com
Twitter: @EGP_Compton
Facebook: www.facebook.com/EpicGamerProductions

Why should you go to SCR?

Fighting Game Community
Over 1,200 fighting game fans have come together to showcase their skills and support of the games they love at SCR2014. With the ongoing camaraderie since the '90s, your next opponent could be
your rival/friend for the next 15+ years.

Competition
Southern California has hosted some of the memorable competitive gaming events since the release of the Street Fighter series with legends such as Tomo Ohira, Mike Watson, Jeff Schaeffer, and Alex Valle. Today, the demand of competition at SCR has spread through many more games and more regions which has featured Daigo Umehara, Justin Wong, Ricky Ortiz, Filipino Champ, Gamerbee, Sako, Infiltration, and many more hungry for the title.

Prize Distribution
SCR has successfully provided over $20,000 worth of cash and prizes to 100+ competitors and spectators participating in dozens of gaming events. SCR2014 will continue to provide support for the dedicated players and fans in the fighting games we love. Announcements on SCR2014 prizes will be revealed soon!

Broadcasting
State of the art presentation will be provided in house by the Level Up team. Gaming, entertainment, and innovation is our motto and we're making sure the fighting game community has a memorable showcase. Smile for the camera, you may be the next player/fan to be featured in front of a worldwide audience!

Merchandise
SCR2014 will have community driven merchandise on sale such as apparel, peripheral, toys, and more! There will be on site discounts on many products for all your fighting game needs available at SCR!

Feature Game Lineup
Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition - Xbox360
Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 - Xbox360
Super Smash Bro. Melee - Gamecube
The King of Fighters XIII - PS3
Street Fighter x Tekken - Xbox360
Soul Calibur V - PS3
Soul Calibur II HD - PS3
Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate - PS3
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 - PS3
Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown - PS3
Divekick - PS3
Skull Girls - PS3
Blazblue: Chrono Phantasma - PS3
Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Full Boost - PS3
Guilty Gear Accent Core+R - PS3
Persona 4 Arena - PS3
Mortal Kombat - PS3
Injustice Gods Among Us - Xbox360
Killer Instinct - Xbox One
Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo - Arcade CPS2


Exhibitions
Coming Soon!

Sponsors
TBA

Prize Distribution:
TBA
SoCal Regionals Official Site: (Under Construction)
http://www.socalregionals.com/
Online Registration:
Coming Soon!

Date:
Feb 28 - Mar 2 2014
Venue:
University of California, Irvine
Student Center
Ballroom C&D
Irvine, CA 92687
Web Site: www.studentcenter.uci.edu
Policies: http://www.policies.uci.edu/adm/tableofcontents.html
Campus Map:

Parking Structure on Pereira Dr -
All day parking $10
(In and out access is available as long as you keep your parking ticket)
Food and Beverage:
University Town Center – across campus
Food Court – Wendy’s, Wahoo’s, Panda Express, and Subway with limited hours above ballroom

Recommended Airport:
John Wayne Airport
18601 Airport Way, #41
Santa Ana, CA
(949) 252-5200 ·

Recommended Hotel:
Atrium Hotel
18700 MacArthur Blvd., Irvine, CA 92612
(949) 833-2770, Fax: (949) 757-0330
UCI Rate: $95

*IMPORTANT: Mention that you're a traveler visiting UCI and that you chose the hotel from this listing found on SNAP UCI. They should honor the rate posted on the aforementioned listing site to UCI visitors, which still stands at $95 as of now. Note that the rate is subject to change.
Atrium Complimentary:
Shuttle to and from UCI and John Wayne Airport
Full breakfast buffet
In-room Internet access
Parking

Stream Channels:
http://www.twitch.tv/leveluplive
http://www.twitch.tv/leveluplive2
Others TBA

Level|Up - SoCal Regionals Event Coordinator
"Level Up is committed to providing innovative, unparalleled content creation and distribution as well as brand awareness through inventive, live internet streaming and event consulting services. " - Level Up LLC.

Level|Up President:
Alex Valle
Level|Up Operations Manager:
Jimmy Nguyen
Level|Up Stream Producers:
Frank Reyes
Level|Up Photography/Web Design:
Bryan Gateb

For more information on Level|Up events or interested in community programs and media, visit our sites:
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http://www.levelup-productions.com

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Disclaimer:
*Level|Up or SCR staff is not responsible for lost, stolen, or damaged articles.
*Level|Up or SCR staff can eject any groups/individuals that cause harm or malicious intent from SCR at anytime.
*Level|Up can change/modify tournament rules at any time.

 

[shadrach kabango]

a mediocre OP imo

too much spent on the lore of socal regionals and almost nothing on specifics that will help convince would-be attendees that it's worth showing up

here are questions i have about any tournament:

1. who is organizing it?
2. how much is it?
3. what's the schedule? doubles, singles, pools?
4. how many TVs do you have?
5. what, if any, top players are expected to attend?

personally i am always extremely skeptical of any tournament featuring two or more games. help convince me that melee will have enough TVs, space, and attendants to ensure a high-quality tournament experience.

 

[TaFoKiNtS]

It's probably not going to be as enjoyable of an experience if you don't really enjoy the FGC games. I follow the scene moderately for there to be enough interest in going beyond the realm of Smash.

In terms of quality smash time, I'd say you'd get less than the typical tourney. However, if this is in fact an Evo qualifer (and Melee is part of the line up), then there should be quite a few top players (AZ, Norcal, Washington, and perhaps a handful of the big five?) to come around.

 

[shadrach kabango]

However, if this is in fact an Evo qualifer (and Melee is part of the line up), then there should be quite a few top players (AZ, Norcal, Washington, and perhaps a handful of the big five?) to come around.

^ that would be the key

makes me wonder if arian talks to the top players across the country before making his regional posts. if he doesn't he definitely should.

the first post is key. huge difference in prospective hype if you can say "SOCAL REGIONALS feat. Mango" vs "SoCal Regionals."

 

[smashmachine]

oh yeah, cap numbers for every event:
Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition ver. 2012 – 256
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 -256
Super Smash Bros. Melee – 256
King of Fighters XIII – 128
Street Fighter x Tekken ver. 2013 – 64
Soulcalibur V – 64
Soulcalibur II HD Online – 64
Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate – 64
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 – 64
Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown – 64
Divekick – 64
Skullgirls – 64
BlazBlue: Chronophantasma – 64
Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Full Boost – 32 Teams
Guilty Gear Accent Core Plus R – 64
Persona 4 Arena – 64
Mortal Kombat – 64
Injustice: Gods Among Us – 64
Killer Instinct – 64
Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo – 64

better show up in full force, because Melee's been given the same cap as the two traditional main events
then again this is SoCal, so meh shouldn't be that hard

 

[TheCrimsonBlur]

here are questions i have about any tournament:

1. who is organizing it?
2. how much is it?
3. what's the schedule? doubles, singles, pools?
4. how many TVs do you have?
5. what, if any, top players are expected to attend?

personally i am always extremely skeptical of any tournament featuring two or more games. help convince me that melee will have enough TVs, space, and attendants to ensure a high-quality tournament experience.

1. Level-Up. Team OXY is running the melee side of things.
2. $35 venue, $10 singles if you register online before Feb 16th at www.socalregionals.com
3. You can view the full schedule, for all games, at socalregionals.com

Friday:
10AM – 1PM Pools 1-4
1PM – 4PM Pools 5-8
4PM – 7PM Pools 9-12

Saturday:

10AM – 1PM Pools 13-16
1PM – 3PM Top 32

Sunday:

top 8 finals (time TBD)

We'll be taking on-site registration for doubles after singles ends on Saturday.

4. TBD. Our space allocation isn't completely finalized, but we'll only be using 8 for tournament; whatever else we have space for will go toward friendlies.
5. From what I can tell, all of West Coast's finest are planning to come. I can't gauge the OOR interest quite yet.

Its a different type of event. Socal Regionals is about bringing gaming communities together for a massive Fighting Game tournament. There are tradeoffs to this; we won't have round robin, and maybe fewer friendly setups than we're used to, but thats what Super Smash Sundays, Kings of Cali, etc type of events are for. This is its own spectacle, and a great opportunity for the Melee community to show our game off to a wider audience. The spectator experience will be top-notch, and with so many competitors in-house, we'll have top level play, for every game, going on in every corner of the room. I'm sure many of our attendees will stick to the Melee corner, but for those who don't, they'll see the sights and sounds that the venue and production have to offer.

We're getting the same treatment as SF IV and Marvel; we'll have top 8 stream time on the main stage, and constantly be shuffled onto the major streams on Friday and Saturday.

Sorry for the lackluster OP; its pretty much a c&p from the shoryuken thread. With the way smashboards has been up and down, its not been the most reliable service for promoting our events. However, I'll update the thread with more as I get the chance.

 

[shadrach kabango]

thank you. that seems fair.

i have no problem trading off increased cost for increased professionalism/organization, increased hype, decreased friendlies, and increased talent

 

[UchihaDiBs]

soooo is project M going be here too :O?

 

[Wieners]

soooo is project M going be here too :O?

No, why would it?

 

[Mew2King]

ill come if you add teams

 

[Mew2King]

UPDATE - project M will be run if there are enough setups. Talk to Tyrant.

 

[smashmachine]

why isn't this getting more attention?

 

[Mew2King]

I'd like to know that too ._.

here's the facebook page btw https://www.facebook.com/events/1377481132490369/

 

[shadrach kabango]

why isn't this getting more attention?

Not to sound like a trollolol, but why would it?

 

[TheCrimsonBlur]

UPDATE - project M will be run if there are enough setups. Talk to Tyrant.

This is not true.

lol

 

[TheCrimsonBlur]

why isn't this getting more attention?

For the record, Kings of Cali 3 only had 24 responses to its Smashboards thread, and ended with 200+ entrants. West Coast doesn't use smashboards as much as it used to, unfortunately.

Our registration is going smoothly. The facebook event has ~600 confirmed, including a lot of smash names. Tournaments still a ways out, so its difficult to say, but the Melee community has a habit of stepping it up.

 

[Gravitirax]

Melee still isn't capped, right? I plan on registering this week.

 

[TheCrimsonBlur]

No, we have not reached our cap yet.

 

[SUNG475]

Crimson is the man

 

[Gravitirax]

No, we have not reached our cap yet.

Cool, can't wait to play. First tournament :D

 

[smashmachine]

do you have pre-reg numbers for Melee though?
(we better have passed KoF by now, we were behind at one point)

edit: we're behind SFxT now, that means the numbers are bad because that game has a 64 player cap

 

[aznforce817]

Let's see if i still got it

 

[KrIsP!]

do you have pre-reg numbers for Melee though?
(we better have passed KoF by now, we were behind at one point)

edit: we're behind SFxT now, that means the numbers are bad because that game has a 64 player cap

49 is the latest number, I think venue fee goes up tonight although there is door reg. Kinda sad though, I wanted another KoC type of tournament to watch but I'm sure more people will sign up later.

 

[smashmachine]

49 is the latest number, I think venue fee goes up tonight although there is door reg. Kinda sad though, I wanted another KoC type of tournament to watch but I'm sure more people will sign up later.

that's literally <40% of Blazblue's numbers, and they've hit their 2nd cap
geez what's going on

 

[Revven]

So, what's the final count now that pre-registration has closed?

 

[smashmachine]

So, what's the final count now that pre-registration has closed?

76, although there is registration at the door
....but even then, where did everyone go

 

[KrIsP!]

Pools are out, top 8 will be great. Shroomed Westballz, lucky, macD, fly, axe, sfat, s2j. And Dehf has a good shot too, couldn't find fiction though

 

[Cheeri-Oats]

Pools are out, top 8 will be great. Shroomed Westballz, lucky, macD, fly, axe, sfat, s2j. And Dehf has a good shot too, couldn't find fiction though

Here are the pools for anyone that's interested: http://oxy.challonge.com./

 

[smashmachine]

anyone there to check for door registration?

 

[shadrach kabango]

76, although there is registration at the door
....but even then, where did everyone go

Called it