Atlantic North [Nov 8, 2014] SypherPhoenix's Boosted Biweeklies! - Northern VA (Fairfax, VA, USA)

[SypherPhoenix]

God apex 2012 was the worst tournament I've ever been to

Reason number 87 why I haven't registered

^^^^^


also a 128 man bracket is ridiculous. it would take longer than pools, WB players would be waiting forever, worse players would play less matches, and it would provide inaccurate results heavily influenced by seeding. i thought alex strife had a team working with him. is this really being considered?

EDIT: just read about bracket pools. wat

 

[EPsilon933]

just read about bracket pools. wat

Link pl0x?

 

[Nintendude]

The format is fine imo.

 

[CTL17]

I am not registered for Apex singles.

 

[TheCrimsonBlur]

1) Melee is at 160 registrants with 18 days left. That's fantastic. History shows that attendance doubles in the last week of registration. I don't think we'll get that here since there were multiple price increases, but nevertheless I expect historic numbers. There will be ~4 new registrants a day for the next two weeks, totalling to ~216 by the final 4 days. Then numbers will boom and we'll see 300+ easy. Maybe even 350+.

It's going to be one of the biggest Melee tournaments of all time. There is no doubt about that.

2) Let's assume round robin pools of 8. If there are 360 people, there'd be 45 pools. For a pool of 8 to run efficiently, it needs 4 setups. So 180 setups in total. With 2 waves, you'd need 92 setups. And with 4 waves, you'd need 48. Now, there will be more than 48 setups (I'd expect ~70?), but what about the three-quarters of the room who's pool isn't currently going on? They'll want friendly setups. And if you use 48 for tournament, ~270 people will be fighting over whatever setups are left.

Compare that with bracket pools, which reduces to a couple setups per pool very quickly.

It's a logistics issue, and though you may not agree, there are reasons behind it. I'm not even sure if I like it, but I understand it at least.

 

[Smash G 0 D]

So....
this Saturday?
Maybe I'll see yall there?

 

[KORNNNNN~]

There is no point to enter singles at Apex... LOL

Good luck, Lvdr

 

[SypherPhoenix]

Link pl0x?

search strife's posts

it seems like it's gonna be a 16-man bracket with top 4 advance

suuuuuper biased towards seeding and it's hella inefficient

 

[Lvdr]

I state that goal with less than complete seriousness, and luck will be my primary asset.

I do want to improve as a player though.

 

[oukd]

luck will be my primary asset

in this case, i suggest looking into luigi/peach/g&w

 

[Mahone]

128 man bracket just sounds like a nightmare to me in every way

im probably gonna go as a spectator again cuz that was fun

 

[Lvdr]

I'll go peach and pull 25 bombs in a row :D

 

[EPsilon933]

I'll go peach and pull 25 bombs in a row :D

I did that 1 time in a money match and still lost. You're going to need like 50 :D

 

[SypherPhoenix]

There's a fest tomorrow, for everyone's information.

 

[EPsilon933]

K, will be there

 

[SypherPhoenix]

Not going to Xanadu?

 

[EPsilon933]

Not going to Xanadu?

Something ******** happened. I bought a ticket for Thursday thinking it was for Friday. My parents offered to pick me up so I should be returning home by like 5pm tomorrow. Too late to join Xanadu

 

[Mahone]

who's going to the fest tomorrow?

i was planning on returning to nova on like wednesday but if a lot of people are gonna be there tomorrow ill head up tomorrow morning

 

[Wenbobular]

I'll go if you go <_< haha

 

[boss8]

i might go....not 100% yet....

mom still needs help with some things...and her injury =/

 

[Mahone]

Smashfest today(thursday)?

 

[boss8]

might as well...since the world is gonna end right?

 

[SypherPhoenix]

Smashfest today(thursday)?

yes, there is smash today at my place.

 

[AGLET]

edit: never mind

 

[Mahone]

Smash today?

Anyone????

 

[boss8]

yea mahone...we gonna be playing at syphers today.....

see yall there later....O__o

 

[Ether]

Wish I didn't have to leave. I want to play you guys more.

 

[Bones0]

You're a cool dude, Ether. Hope to see you again sometime. I am pretty salty about getting Ken comboed like 5 times in such few games. lol

 

[hot$]

Ether you kinda look like tiger woods. Ever heard that before?

 

[Wenbobular]

hot$: "All black dudes look the same to me"

 

[Bones0]

All the best Marth players are 6 foot tall black men. Ether, Taj, PewPewU, and Mew2King.

 

[hot$]

A. Tiger woods is half Asian (or to some degree Asian) B. his face seriously resembles tigers. C. That's not racist at all. I'm simply saying he looks like another person. Another example. Vist kinda looks like a Channing tatum/mark walberg mix. Strikingly similar

 

[Bones0]

This is why I hate blacks and Asians. They make hot$ out to be the bad guy when he's being racist even if he's not discriminating. The oppression us white males have to deal with these days is ridiculous. YOU WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND OUR STRUGGLE.

 

[hot$]

I love you bones. /favorite

But seriously...he's right. I didn't mean any harm by my comment. Perhaps wenbo was trolling. /shrug

 

[Bones0]

Just stop caring what minorities think. Their kind will consider us racist no matter how we act. ****ing muggles.



wait, wut?

 

[EPsilon933]

Don't worry. I hear whites are gonna be like a minority in 2 or 3 decades

 

[Bones0]

Don't worry. I hear whites are gonna be like a minority in 2 or 3 decades

We'll all seem even more racist for being pure bloods in a society filled with mud bloods.

 

[Wenbobular]

I thought I was clearly not being serious
I guess you don't know how I've mistaken every black actor for Samuel L Jackson

 

[Redd]

Lololol pretty sure Ether was under 6feet.

#swag

 

[hot$]

@wenbo.. ooops, well figured id defend my self just incase.. and haha thats funny.