HASLFest 4 (Melee/PM/WiiU) - 01/17/2015 - Huntsville, AL

[moogle]

Tournament Threads:
http://smashboards.com/threads/377664/
http://facebook.com/events/593639074115850/

Number of Entrants:
Melee - 50
PM - 56
Wii U - 53

Challonge Brackets:
Melee - http://challonge.com/haslmelee17jan15
PM - http://challonge.com/haslpm17jan15
Wii U - http://challonge.com/haslsm4sh17jan15

YouTube Playlists:
Melee - http://bit.ly/haslfest4-melee
PM - http://bit.ly/haslfest4-pm
Wii U - http://bit.ly/haslfest4-wiiu

HASLFest 4 (Melee)

Rank

Player

Characters

Points

Earnings

User

1st

Ninkendo64

100

$150.00

NinKenDo64

2nd

Zylo

88

$75.00

Zylo

3rd

Zoma

75

$25.00

Zoma

4th

RAM

63

RAM

5th

Spade

50

Keys1281

5th

Bob

50

C cheeseguy

7th

Reckoner

36

7th

Kirito

36

9th

Smoof

24

Smoof

9th

Alex Hayden

24

popsofctown

HASLFest 4 (Project M)

Rank

Player

Characters

Points

Earnings

User

1st

Reflex

112

$168.00

TheReflexWonder

2nd

NinKenDo64

98

$84.00

NinKenDo64

3rd

Spade

84

$28.00

Keys1281

4th

ubik

70

ubik

5th

RAM

56

RAM

5th

Jake the Preacher

56

Jake The Preacher

7th

Giga Chicken

40

7th

power

40

powergamer

9th

snugz

27

Snugz

9th

Kazuya

27

HASLFest 4 (Smash Wii U)

Rank

Player

Characters

Points

Earnings

User

1st

Reflex

106

$159.00

TheReflexWonder

2nd

Spade

93

$79.50

Keys1281

3rd

DanGR

80

$26.50

DanGR

4th

PSGeorgeTHPS

66

GeorgeTHPS

5th

Mahgnittoc

53

Mahgnittoc

5th

Paul

53

7th

Myk da Beast

38

M Myk da Beast

7th

Will_

38

Will_

9th

Pudd

25

Pudding009

9th

TPSaki

25

Saki-

 

[Zylo]

Great tournament, I had a blast HASL is definitely the best tournament experience I've seen in AL.

Where are all my other fox mains? ;(

 

[DanGR]

Fantastic tournament. They just keep getting better and better!

Now as for my performance, I'll have to step it up for the next tournament and reclaim my title. I'm coming after you @ Keys1281 & @ TheReflexWonder . I will make you switch to Wario next time.

 

[Saki-]

Really happy with the turnout of this event, could have only been better with more time, more people, and pools tbh. Maybe free drinks

Shoutouts to
- @ Mahgnittoc for getting banned from stream, figuratively, for bringing the Bama special. Also for prioritizing a game Balloon over actual money.
- @ Keys1281 (Spade) for bringing in the work on all 3 games. Keep wanting to sleep on you as a player since I haven't personally seen results from you outside of the Auburn Brawl tournament years ago. But with how fast you're bringing in the experience and how far you progress in every bracket you're there to stay for...I have no doubt in my mind you're one of the states best players (from the higher half of the pool).
- @ Zylo For bringing the Tuscaloosa crew and taking names in Melee. Too bad Joot and Moogle weren't there though, sure you would have loved the experience and had more to prove about your placement on the PR.
- @ NinKenDo64 Nice seeing ya, I was pretty salt during the set and not really playing all too great because I was pretty hung up about losing my 3rd Consecutive tournament set to a Rosalina. Had no answers, or no progress and it was eating me up a lot. But GGs man, hope you get more time to try and enjoy Smash 4 a bit. You're clearly a great contender in the other games and feel you'd do great in S4. I'm sure I'll see ya around if you're done wrecking GA and wanting to stay in state for a few tournaments in the next few months.
- @ TheReflexWonder Thanks for stopping by over the Con, really wanted to see how you'd do against the Huntsville gang. Not gonna lie I was hoping the scores would be a bit closer but it still seems that at the moment you're still a good leap ahead of us. Anything you'd recommend? I mean playing the game more is a big one, but is that all we have to do to make that gap shorter?
- @ GeorgeTHPS and the PS crew, Next HASL if you guys all come down again. Huntsville vs PS crew battle needs to happen. Didn't know you guys rolled that deep and looking forward to playing you guys at the PS event.
- @ Will_ K so of course I've got a lot of feels for this one. GREAT playing with you again always nice seeing you and Paul do work at events despite really having time to practice. I'm sure I've had my fair share of events where I ultimately meet my demise since the states Brawl Phase. But letting you know now I've went 1-2 with big bad kong and crazy doctor for the last event of this year. Doing the homework, gonna blow him up so don't feel too bad about next months results. And this will all be done in a scrubs gear. Be ready

Lemmy, wherever you are shoutouts to you for being the new dream man. Challenging top players to MMs, studying guides and gameplay from others who also use your characters. You're doing what most players should be, and your results are getting better and better. Make sure no one sleeps on you during these events man, and I'm looking forward to the day you reach top 9 in results consecutively. Keep it up dood

 

[ubik]

Really well-run tournament! This was my first HASL, but it'll definitely not be the last. I had a great time playing PM with new people. Shoutouts to @ NinKenDo64 and @ RAM to knocking me out with their respective mario bros. lol. Can't wait until next time!

 

[DjTieske]

This was the best HASL yet! Had a blast, and loved the way commentary was setup this time. Shame I wasn't able to stick around to see smash 4.

 

[powergamer]

yo Nick Hanson was a great TO and HASL was really great, people from the AU crew will probably be back again in a month or two

@ Zylo i got you

 

[Host Change]

The tournament was really hype and I can't wait for the next one! I enjoyed getting to commentate Smash 4 on the stream and playing friendlies with everyone.

 

[NinKenDo64]

My boi Lemmy's gonna do work in the future. The new prodigy is real! Also thanks for an awesome time as always. HASL was a blast. Plus it's always good to be home.

 

[HsvASL]

Thank you to everyone who attended! The HASL staff had a great time hosting the event and we all hope you enjoyed the tournament. VODs are currently being clipped and will be available on our Twitch and YouTube.

We're already planning our next TWO tournaments. We'll have our next monthly on February 21st! Then in March we'll be partnering with ChargerCon and hosting our March monthly there! ChargerCon will also have SEVERAL other gaming events so it's going to be big!

February will feature 3 tournaments for three separate smash games. We'll be announcing which games and what formats very soon on our Facebook, Twitter, TourneyLocator and of course SmashBoards!

Also! The HASL ChargerCon event will be a 1.5 day event! We can't give too many details - but we will be doing stuff that Friday night and ALL DAY Saturday! So be on the look out for information on that as well.

Seriously - thanks again for your support! We really appreciate everything. We're going to be working as hard as we can to make our next event even better! Wait until you see the exclusive button for the next event!

 

[TheReflexWonder]

- @ TheReflexWonder Thanks for stopping by over the Con, really wanted to see how you'd do against the Huntsville gang. Not gonna lie I was hoping the scores would be a bit closer but it still seems that at the moment you're still a good leap ahead of us. Anything you'd recommend? I mean playing the game more is a big one, but is that all we have to do to make that gap shorter?

I feel like people need to lab it up to minimize risk and maximize reward. Opponents were getting back to the stage pretty reliably; some characters need to ledgeguard rather than go offstage. Finding tools with enough active frames to cover multiple ledge options helps a lot. Stuff like that. Missed opportunities left and right.

It sounds simple on paper, but people should be doing more for this: The game is about dealing damage and not taking damage. Finding ways to make those two happen together reliably can vary greatly from character to character, but it is key to figure that out so that you don't lose to a lack of damage output even if you're outplaying them in neutral.

 

[Saki-]

Appreciate the info, I tried utilizing the ledge trap over off stage yesterday but had 0 luck whatsoever. I'm sure I need to learn how to trump as well but this is going to take a lot of work on my end.

 

[TheReflexWonder]

Appreciate the info, I tried utilizing the ledge trap over off stage yesterday but had 0 luck whatsoever. I'm sure I need to learn how to trump as well but this is going to take a lot of work on my end.

Here's an example--

http://pastebin.com/PzTjdtx8

Most ledge options are buffered so as to avoid trumping (it is impossible to trump someone who buffers a Ledge Jump/Attack/Roll), so you can generally get used to certain timings. Ledge Jump is usually vulnerable at about Frame 12 (right when the opponent's hands leave the edge), Ledge Attack is usually vulnerable at about Frame 22 (right before the attack comes out, period), and Ledge Climb is usually vulnerable at about Frame 32.

Marth's N-Air hits on Frame 5-6, then 15-21. Since there is a 9-frame gap between swings, you could probably use this to cover Jump/Attack or Attack/Climb, and in the event that you don't, you land and defend or punish a Ledge Roll.

It's little things like that that help you get reliable damage and ledge pressure.

 

[j00t]

50 entrants for melee. Sweet jesus. WHY WASNT I HERE

 

[TheReflexWonder]

50 entrants for melee. Sweet jesus. WHY WASNT I HERE

I couldn't tell you, but, you were missed.

 

[Saki-]

Here's an example--

http://pastebin.com/PzTjdtx8

Most ledge options are buffered so as to avoid trumping (it is impossible to trump someone who buffers a Ledge Jump/Attack/Roll), so you can generally get used to certain timings. Ledge Jump is usually vulnerable at about Frame 12 (right when the opponent's hands leave the edge), Ledge Attack is usually vulnerable at about Frame 22 (right before the attack comes out, period), and Ledge Climb is usually vulnerable at about Frame 32.

Marth's N-Air hits on Frame 5-6, then 15-21. Since there is a 9-frame gap between swings, you could probably use this to cover Jump/Attack or Attack/Climb, and in the event that you don't, you land and defend or punish a Ledge Roll.

It's little things like that that help you get reliable damage and ledge pressure.

Once again, thank you. Adding it to my gameplay, will hope to show SOME results by the next time we meet.

Russ needs to not be bad and start attending, and I'd like to fight Moogle in Smash 4 to get some more Sheik practice in. Character is dumb but feel can be beatable.

 

[Airboysteel]

4v4 squad battle: PS crew VS HASL?

 

[moogle]

Melee videos are up! Project M and Smash 4 should be up on Sunday.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAmLug-YyfK--ST_sRhqKeYYkYojTObQl

4v4 squad battle: PS crew VS HASL?

Hey, it could happen!

 

[moogle]

All videos from HASLfest 4 are up now!

Here are the YouTube playlists:
Melee - http://bit.ly/haslfest4-melee
PM - http://bit.ly/haslfest4-pm
Wii U - http://bit.ly/haslfest4-wiiu