g-regulate
Smash Hero
sounds like a challenge that id be more than happy to take up
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the SoVA Department of Sanitation: a SoVA Brawl crew son! You bet dad!
- Thread starter OMG H4X
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lol matt
well here i am with another "i dont have a computer/internet right now" message. heck i dont even have a steady place to live this summer... anyways, slash and i have been talking about having a tourney real soon. hopefully well be able to meet up tomorrow and try to work some things out.
also, is anyone tryin to fest it up soon? i dont have a place to host things out of right now, ive been talking to gn4r about using his garage. he seems down. anyone else got somewhere we could all hang and smash at?
well here i am with another "i dont have a computer/internet right now" message. heck i dont even have a steady place to live this summer... anyways, slash and i have been talking about having a tourney real soon. hopefully well be able to meet up tomorrow and try to work some things out.
also, is anyone tryin to fest it up soon? i dont have a place to host things out of right now, ive been talking to gn4r about using his garage. he seems down. anyone else got somewhere we could all hang and smash at?
Rubberbandman
Smash Champion
SlashTalon
Smash Ace
I MAY have found a place, I'm still looking just in case though.
We all need to fest it up ASAP
We all need to fest it up ASAP
went to a tourney last night with cocm and slash and ron. dd and ghad were there too.
it was at highscore in chesapeake right off the battlefield blv exit. they were way cool, and let us bring in tvs. im def gunna look into hosting some events there. i wonder howd they feel about biweeklies??
results havent been posted, but i believe the results were something like this.
1 omgh4x
2 dd
3 pspn
4 slash
5 ghad ??? i think, not sure though
i think there was like 22 entrants or something like that
it was at highscore in chesapeake right off the battlefield blv exit. they were way cool, and let us bring in tvs. im def gunna look into hosting some events there. i wonder howd they feel about biweeklies??
results havent been posted, but i believe the results were something like this.
1 omgh4x
2 dd
3 pspn
4 slash
5 ghad ??? i think, not sure though
i think there was like 22 entrants or something like that
Pitzer
The Young Lion
Thanks for informing Famous, Rbm, and I...
Famous
Smash Champion
Lol, ikr....NO CLUE!!
Though I was able to go to one in Newport News...WITH A SMALLER TURNOUT Q.Q
Though I was able to go to one in Newport News...WITH A SMALLER TURNOUT Q.Q
Rubberbandman
Smash Champion
2 things from me.
The first was I wouldn't have been able to go to the tourney anyways because I'm doing a paper, but still, no notice. <_<
Second is I'm out of classes on Fri, so now I'll be free, to sit around and do nothing. Hopefully we can get something worked out around here, its so boring. -.-
Famous
Smash Champion
22 Entrants Short notice? -_-; ....Well IF it originally a smashfest then we could at least gotten some idea of wen it was being held...
Sigh...Come on guys...99% of you guys have my number Q.Q
Sigh...Come on guys...99% of you guys have my number Q.Q
SlashTalon
Smash Ace
Yeah with 2 of us from smashboards...
When I come back i'll gladly play until I can no longer make top 3 or if certain people show up 
. I went to a tourney this weekend and came 7th of 39 and Kadaj came 3rd.
Until then pull together and let me know whats happening too... I know a few people who may be interested but don't post.
. I went to a tourney this weekend and came 7th of 39 and Kadaj came 3rd.Until then pull together and let me know whats happening too... I know a few people who may be interested but don't post.
short notice for me, i got a text on thursday. i didnt set this up, so i only knew for a day. we were talking to the high score guys about hosting events. im on facebook right now seeing if we can get to do biweeklies. the place let us bring tvs, and the venue fee was only $5
oh and heres the real results
1: OMGH4X ($77.00)
2: DubAllDee ($22.00)
3: PNPC ($11.00)
4: Ghad
5: GFOXX
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?p...all&subj=127329240633160&aid=-1&id=1564050042
duballdee and ghad are really interested in the crew, sk used to play with them when he lived here. we need to find a place to have some fests. im homeless right now, so if anyone can open their home for some, itd be much appreciated.
oh and heres the real results
1: OMGH4X ($77.00)
2: DubAllDee ($22.00)
3: PNPC ($11.00)
4: Ghad
5: GFOXX
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?p...all&subj=127329240633160&aid=-1&id=1564050042
duballdee and ghad are really interested in the crew, sk used to play with them when he lived here. we need to find a place to have some fests. im homeless right now, so if anyone can open their home for some, itd be much appreciated.
ok double postin cuz its my thread lol
BUT HEY GOOD NEWS!!!
i sent a long *** message to one of the owners of hi score about hosting biweeklys and shes very interested. heres what she wrote me back
"It sounds like a great idea! I'd love to get together and talk about the logistics. My name is Susan and my business partner Linda is out of town until Thursday but maybe we can set up a time that the three of us can come up with a game plan?"
so we can pretty much pull this off! all we gotta do now is step up the attendance. this is exactly what weve been looking for! lets not **** this up! SoVA baby!
BUT HEY GOOD NEWS!!!
i sent a long *** message to one of the owners of hi score about hosting biweeklys and shes very interested. heres what she wrote me back
"It sounds like a great idea! I'd love to get together and talk about the logistics. My name is Susan and my business partner Linda is out of town until Thursday but maybe we can set up a time that the three of us can come up with a game plan?"
so we can pretty much pull this off! all we gotta do now is step up the attendance. this is exactly what weve been looking for! lets not **** this up! SoVA baby!
_Kadaj_
Smash Hero
Toasty has done this before with Highscore Gaming
Yeah i watching you namesearch
Yeah i watching you namesearch
_Kadaj_
Smash Hero
Never said I wasn't, I was just stating that they've had experience with us running Smash tournaments there so they know what to expect
Rubberbandman
Smash Champion
I am pleased.
Also, about to go into hyperbolic time chamber. Tell me if anything is going to go down anytime soon.
Also, about to go into hyperbolic time chamber. Tell me if anything is going to go down anytime soon.
Pitzer
The Young Lion
Yeah last time I went there it was like 3-2 years ago. Where I nearly upset kadaj on lylat. They do have new owners if i remembered correctly the original ones were a male and a young lady. But, It's good we are starting this whole thing again. I'll be glad to be taking your guys money from these events
Rubberbandman
Smash Champion
Don't worry, I'll be making you sweat for that $5.Yeah last time I went there it was like 3-2 years ago. Where I nearly upset kadaj on lylat. They do have new owners if i remembered correctly the original ones were a male and a young lady. But, It's good we are starting this whole thing again. I'll be glad to be taking your guys money from these events
....No homo.
Famous
Smash Champion
Lol, you can't take money from a savings bond...but you can add to it...
lol
so ya slash and i should be going to have a meeting with the owners some time this week. this should all work out. i wanna make a list of everyone who would be interested in biweeklies. just let me know if anyone you know would be interested so i can make a fat list.
so ya slash and i should be going to have a meeting with the owners some time this week. this should all work out. i wanna make a list of everyone who would be interested in biweeklies. just let me know if anyone you know would be interested so i can make a fat list.
i would be. also my friend found a venue. they(store) want to have biweeklies and want an estimated head count of the first tourney. if things go smoothly the first them then biweeklies will be definite. hit me up if anyone is interested. he's looking to have a minimum of 15. if this happens then biweeklies. =]. i just started playing again. oh and it can only happen on sundays. bleh.
toasty
Smash Hero
Susan and Linda were the owners that I worked with 2 years ago.
Hopefully they've learned a good deal from the 6 months I ran tourneys there...because they sure as hell didn't know anything when we first got there (no legit ruleset, didn't even have all chars/stages unlocked).
A couple quick notes:
- It's expensive. They generally ask for $10 venue fees. I once talked them down to $8, but only out of consideration for the fact that we didn't start until the afternoon (because they had a birthday party that morning...which is much higher priority, btw)
- They only have a handful of CRT/SDTVs last time I checked.
- I ran everything without their help (Registration/Brackets), though other SoVa people have stepped up to help [*pound* @ D0N / Slash / others]
On the note of it being expensive, I strongly suggest that these NOT be biweeklies!
We have been trying for YEARS to hold biweeklies in SoVa and they NEVER hold up. Unless there's been a surge of new and interested players in SoVa, then I predict that it will not work well.
Think about it:
If venue fee is $10...what are you gonna do...charge $10 for entry to a biweekly? $20 for a biweekly Smash tourney when it most likely won't exceed 20 people often?
Okay so let's say you make entry $5...but wait, you're paying more for venue than you are for the tourney?
Mad whack, either way.
I've experimented with this so much and trust me it's just not worth it. (Smashers are poor when it comes to spending money on Smash =/)
Sadly, biweeklies at venues that aren't commercial establishments are also hard to maintain in SoVa. Why? Because they generally require 2 things that SoVa, unfortunately, lacks:
- a dedicated venue with sufficient space available every two weeks
- a dedicated TO with access to said venue who will be able to run these tourneys every two weeks
That being said, I'll bring back my suggestion from back in the day:
If you guys want tourneys every two weeks, do it like this:
@Smaller/non-commercial venue (Read: someone's house or a college conference room or SOMETHING that doesn't come with an inherent cost)
$2 venue fee
$3 entry fee
(seriously guys...one of the best things about SoVa's early days was these small/fun tournaments that put pressure but not so much that losing discourages you from returning simply because it costs so much "just to lose"...that's how the scene grew in the first place! Small/cheap tourneys...fests with side-events for a dollar...competition and rivalry exploded from there...but then quickly dissipated when we became too ambitious too quickly [by raising entry/venue fees]. We can't be delusional; we're not a good enough region to warrant $20 every two weeks to compete against each other...or to inspire others to travel here to compete against us.)
Two weeks later: call it the "Monthly" @ Hi-Score
$10 venue
$10 entry
That way, it's a separate/special event that has more weight to its results and can generate more hype.
Two weeks later: low-cost tourney again.
etc.
The other benefit to this is we only have to guarantee that non-commercial venue once every 4 weeks.
Pretty sure that design could encourage higher attendance and more competition in SoVa.
Thoughts?
Hopefully they've learned a good deal from the 6 months I ran tourneys there...because they sure as hell didn't know anything when we first got there (no legit ruleset, didn't even have all chars/stages unlocked).
A couple quick notes:
- It's expensive. They generally ask for $10 venue fees. I once talked them down to $8, but only out of consideration for the fact that we didn't start until the afternoon (because they had a birthday party that morning...which is much higher priority, btw)
- They only have a handful of CRT/SDTVs last time I checked.
- I ran everything without their help (Registration/Brackets), though other SoVa people have stepped up to help [*pound* @ D0N / Slash / others]
On the note of it being expensive, I strongly suggest that these NOT be biweeklies!
We have been trying for YEARS to hold biweeklies in SoVa and they NEVER hold up. Unless there's been a surge of new and interested players in SoVa, then I predict that it will not work well.
Think about it:
If venue fee is $10...what are you gonna do...charge $10 for entry to a biweekly? $20 for a biweekly Smash tourney when it most likely won't exceed 20 people often?
Okay so let's say you make entry $5...but wait, you're paying more for venue than you are for the tourney?
Mad whack, either way.
I've experimented with this so much and trust me it's just not worth it. (Smashers are poor when it comes to spending money on Smash =/)
Sadly, biweeklies at venues that aren't commercial establishments are also hard to maintain in SoVa. Why? Because they generally require 2 things that SoVa, unfortunately, lacks:
- a dedicated venue with sufficient space available every two weeks
- a dedicated TO with access to said venue who will be able to run these tourneys every two weeks
That being said, I'll bring back my suggestion from back in the day:
If you guys want tourneys every two weeks, do it like this:
@Smaller/non-commercial venue (Read: someone's house or a college conference room or SOMETHING that doesn't come with an inherent cost)
$2 venue fee
$3 entry fee
(seriously guys...one of the best things about SoVa's early days was these small/fun tournaments that put pressure but not so much that losing discourages you from returning simply because it costs so much "just to lose"...that's how the scene grew in the first place! Small/cheap tourneys...fests with side-events for a dollar...competition and rivalry exploded from there...but then quickly dissipated when we became too ambitious too quickly [by raising entry/venue fees]. We can't be delusional; we're not a good enough region to warrant $20 every two weeks to compete against each other...or to inspire others to travel here to compete against us.)
Two weeks later: call it the "Monthly" @ Hi-Score
$10 venue
$10 entry
That way, it's a separate/special event that has more weight to its results and can generate more hype.
Two weeks later: low-cost tourney again.
etc.
The other benefit to this is we only have to guarantee that non-commercial venue once every 4 weeks.
Pretty sure that design could encourage higher attendance and more competition in SoVa.
Thoughts?
toasty
Smash Hero
sheeeit Riku helped too, my b
ya i feel ya toasty, the venue fee was $5 at the last one i went to. the southeast smash guys talked them down to it. 5 isnt too bad though. we were also able to bring in our own tv, something ive had trouble with in the past with places like game on
lemme know what you can do mashi, i know we can get at least 15 for sure
also, that tourney i went to had 22 entrants with only 2 posters at it, which is pretty good as far as new kids.
and i like the monthly idea
lemme know what you can do mashi, i know we can get at least 15 for sure
also, that tourney i went to had 22 entrants with only 2 posters at it, which is pretty good as far as new kids.
and i like the monthly idea
i'll keep you posted. i'm actually talking to my friend later today about it. then we'll set it up. all that has to happen is people actually showing up aha. i'll letchu know asap. if yall ever get hiscore running right then lemme know and i'll attend. =P
toasty
Smash Hero
good ****...oh you mean it was just a night-time tourney? ahh yeah then $5 would be what they'd normally charge...but I used to ask to book for the whole day since you know how Smash can get >_>
But hey if you can work out better details than what I suggested, go for it.
Honestly though I really encourage you to try that low-cost tournament...for the betterment of the region, anyway...and because it's just more fun with enough stress/pressure to keep the competitive spirit.
CpE_Wahoo
Smash Rookie
First post, whoo!
My brother dominated a singles Halo tournament there a couple years back, and since then Susan has been talking to him trying to get him to run tournaments there for them. He finally agreed to do the Smash tournament for them, and it was really our first tournament we've ever done. Thankfully a couple of SouthEast Smash guys helped run things, so it went pretty smoothly. He also did it for free.
toasty pretty much hit everything on the head with Hi Score. We're coordinating a tournament with them for July 17th right now for the whole day. We're looking at a $10 venue fee for the whole day for each person. Other than that, the biggest hurdle is setups. The Wiis they have should have all the characters and stages unlocked now, though we ran into one system where Wolf was unlocked during the tournament. We tested out their TVs the night before, and they are all off-brand LCDs that lag like crazy. Me and my bro have a total of 3 tube TVs that we will be bringing, and we're keeping a lookout on Craigslist for some free tubes people give away. Slash and H4X were awesome in bringing their own setups at that last tournament. We want to run Melee at this next tournament, but I'm not sure how we will be able to secure the discs and memory cards. Using MLG ruleset for Brawl, and MBR ruleset for Melee if it happens.
My brother dominated a singles Halo tournament there a couple years back, and since then Susan has been talking to him trying to get him to run tournaments there for them. He finally agreed to do the Smash tournament for them, and it was really our first tournament we've ever done. Thankfully a couple of SouthEast Smash guys helped run things, so it went pretty smoothly. He also did it for free.
toasty pretty much hit everything on the head with Hi Score. We're coordinating a tournament with them for July 17th right now for the whole day. We're looking at a $10 venue fee for the whole day for each person. Other than that, the biggest hurdle is setups. The Wiis they have should have all the characters and stages unlocked now, though we ran into one system where Wolf was unlocked during the tournament. We tested out their TVs the night before, and they are all off-brand LCDs that lag like crazy. Me and my bro have a total of 3 tube TVs that we will be bringing, and we're keeping a lookout on Craigslist for some free tubes people give away. Slash and H4X were awesome in bringing their own setups at that last tournament. We want to run Melee at this next tournament, but I'm not sure how we will be able to secure the discs and memory cards. Using MLG ruleset for Brawl, and MBR ruleset for Melee if it happens.
toasty
Smash Hero
Slash - Dean has my old TVs at his apartment at ODU since I couldn't bring them with me to Georgia.
One of them, "The Lil B*tch*ss TV," is not suitable for tournament play as it will randomly glitch every now and then...but it's fine for a friendlies setup There should be 3 other functional ones, though I warn you that two of them are a biiiit smaller than the other two I used to bring around ["Master Chief" still works fine, iirc, and should be as crusty and green as always...yum ^_^]
NOTE: when I left last year, I told Dean he could keep them or sell them, if he pleased. I have a feeling he hasn't sold them yet since he hadn't by the last time we talked months ago, BUT that obviously doesn't eliminate the possibility.
So if you wanna buy em from Dean, then do that...if you wanna borrow him then just ask...
One of them, "The Lil B*tch*ss TV," is not suitable for tournament play as it will randomly glitch every now and then...but it's fine for a friendlies setup
There should be 3 other functional ones, though I warn you that two of them are a biiiit smaller than the other two I used to bring around ["Master Chief" still works fine, iirc, and should be as crusty and green as always...yum ^_^]NOTE: when I left last year, I told Dean he could keep them or sell them, if he pleased. I have a feeling he hasn't sold them yet since he hadn't by the last time we talked months ago, BUT that obviously doesn't eliminate the possibility.
So if you wanna buy em from Dean, then do that...if you wanna borrow him then just ask...
yoo ray! im guessing right??
anyways, ya toasty, i was thinking about doing night time tourneys. possible even alternating them, singles one week, doubles the next. they want to meet with me tomorrow, ill see if i could start that low, but i for one wouldnt mind the whole $5/$5 deal. its not super expensive, i just dont see them going for fees that cheap seeing they ask 10 for the whole day. ill prolly just want to have one scheduled to see how it all goes, and book more week by week if it all works out. hopefully ill get the info from mashi soon about his possible bi weekly spot
anyways, ya toasty, i was thinking about doing night time tourneys. possible even alternating them, singles one week, doubles the next. they want to meet with me tomorrow, ill see if i could start that low, but i for one wouldnt mind the whole $5/$5 deal. its not super expensive, i just dont see them going for fees that cheap seeing they ask 10 for the whole day. ill prolly just want to have one scheduled to see how it all goes, and book more week by week if it all works out. hopefully ill get the info from mashi soon about his possible bi weekly spot
CpE_Wahoo
Smash Rookie
Close! That's my brother, I'm Ryan (I went by SRnk in the tournament). Good luck setting things up!
yo hax. so far the information is sundays only. biweeklys is all good if 15 minimum show up to the first tourney (impression on owner). $8 for singles and $8 doubles (each player). alternating weeks for one week singles, and the other is doubles. $3 from that $8 goes to the store and the $5 from each person goes into our own pot. the times would be from 12pm-10pm and again sundays only. the last thing i'm working on right now is how many setups we can bring. so far they have 4 hd's and 2 standards. after that then we'll be set the date but of course we needa set a good first impression!!!
hmm not bad! so 5 for the event and 3 venue. if you wanted to do singles and doubles, im sure that we can do both in 10 hours. good ****! im supposed to go talk to hi score tomorrow, but i doubt they could beat that price
and dang ryan, i was close! good to see you on the boards
and dang ryan, i was close! good to see you on the boards
Famous
Smash Champion
Let me know what happens D:
SlashTalon
Smash Ace
Hax and I still need to go meet with them.
Is it strange that I strongly dislike the "take turns striking neutral stages" rule, and very much prefer the random select, CP, CP method?
If its the fact the wii's don't have all stages unlocked H4x and I both have SD cards that unlock EVERYTHING in an instant; Perfect for non-tourney ready wii's.
Is it strange that I strongly dislike the "take turns striking neutral stages" rule, and very much prefer the random select, CP, CP method?
If its the fact the wii's don't have all stages unlocked H4x and I both have SD cards that unlock EVERYTHING in an instant; Perfect for non-tourney ready wii's.