Voldo and Hilde ftw. Voldo is like a pseudo Blanka. He rolls and growls and has electric bits. =D
For now (especially for you special newbie whose name I still don't know lol) i'll just post this:
Q: Who the Hell are you guys?
A: I'm Vermy, the other bloke who does like 80% of the work is Condog. We're here to f*ck sh*t up. Cajun style.
Q: Why do you host? And where does my money go?
A: We love the game, we love the Smash Community in general. We fund it ourselves, and the charges on the day go straight towards things like venue hire costs, the pot (cash prizes for those who place top 3 in singles and for the top 2 teams). In the future we may set aside some cash for a "Smash Bank", but when that happens we'll let you know.
Q: How old is the average Smasher?
A: Our Smashers are aged between 12 and 25, but of course those over and under those ages are more than welcome.....but if you are a sexual predator, I must warn you. There's mostly dudes and I'm a bit of a crazy person so if you try anything I'll rip out your jugular and come at you like a spider monkey. And my good friend Ugly will stand and look formidable. Grr.
Q: Anything I need to bring?
A: Since our tournaments are self supported, we need as many TV and Wii setups with Brawl as possible. But if you can't do that, bring a controller, $15 for the entry fees (and maybe a little extra for some munchies) and a big ol' smile on yer face. =D
Q: Loser says what?
A: What? .....oh. OHHHHH. I see. I've been tricked to seem like quite the fool for self admission to ridicule. Jolly good.
Q: Do you guys play Super Smash Bros Brawl exclusively at these tourneys?
A: Not entirely. I bring along my entire home PC setup, which has various games already on it (Street Fighter 3rd Strike, Street Fighter 4, Melty Blood: Actress Again, Marvel VS Capcom 2 etc), and a few Smashers bring along Nintendo DS' with games like Mario Party DS, Pokemon and Jump Ultimate Stars. You're free to play them, so long as they don't interfere with the Brawl tourney. Although if you bring a TV with another console (other than wii), we won't take too kindly to it, since we need as many TVs as possible for Brawl to run smoothly. We may run casual side tourney's like Stree Fighter 4 or Soul Calibur 4 in the future.
Q: It's my first tournament what should I expect?
A: Friendly faces, (except mine. Kiddies don't like my face) fierce competition and a veritable human tapestry of Smash encyclopedia at your disposal. I.E. We know our sh*t, ask around about your character and you'll find someone to chat to. We're all a little different, and come from all different walks of life, but come up and say hi, we'll all get along just fine. EVERYBODY LOVE EVERYBODY!
Q: What is "pools" and "seeding"?
A: Pools is where we split up all of the players for singles into sub-groups. Each group will have the top players distributed evenly as possible, along with intermediate and novice players. Within each group every player has 2 matches against everyone else within their pool. Wins count for points to make it into the main Singles bracket. Each match won equals 1 point next to your name. So for example (in a 5 man pool where top 3 go through):
Vermy: 3 points
Condog: 4 points
Ugly: 1 point (lol!)
Tibs: 6 points
Earl: 6 points
Tibs and Earl have what is called "Grade A seeds". Because they both came first in their pool, they must play one match as a tie breaker. The winner gets the Grade A seed, and the loser will get the Grade B seed, and of course the 3rd highest scoring player takes the Grade C seed. From here, we set it up so that the double elimination bracket is as "fair" as possible. so a Grade A player will fight a grade C player, and two Grade B players will play each other. In loser's bracket, then the losing B grader and the loser of the A vs C (most likelt to be the C grade) will have their match. This ensures a fair bracket. You fight for your place, and if you're a high level player, won't fight someone of equal skill level until you're deeper into the bracket.
Confusing? Sh*t yeah. You'll get it eventually. =]
Q: I don't like that _____ stage/rule is allowed/banned. Who do I talk to about that?
A: Myself and Condog. We make the final decisions. You can ask away on the forums, or personally at a tourney or over msn/phone, but generally we have a very good understanding of the competitive Brawl scene, so we do know what's best. But we are always open for discussion. =)
