Get Your Game On Q&A, Discussion, etc.

[Draec Khin]

Feel free to discuss "Get Your Game On" tournament and ask questions.

[ChaosMuramasa]

Any chance of getting Empyreal Paradox changed to Sky Fortress Bahamut out of the selectable stages for striking, assuming people vote for it?

Many of the EU tourneys thus far have proved how ridiculous things get with that giant crystal that you can't quick-move on for some reason. SFB seems like a much smarter choice since it's a more balanced stage.

If not SFB, then World of Darkness would be just as good.

[Draec Khin]

The reasons for using these maps were outlined during the time when Phoenix was discussed and here they are:


In short, the stages were chosen in such a way to provide a different environment in each and to provide a fighting chance to all types of characters. Two cramped, two open (vertical and horizontal), and one in the middle.

Prima Vista: Small but open. Its height not as low as PT's, and its width not as limiting as EoM's diameter. It sports two levels to not leave an opponent completely at the mercy of a cqc fighter that has chosen that stage. Generally sports to ground, close-ranged and wallrushing characters. Depending on the character, some aerial combat can still take place.

Pandaemonium: Cramped map. Plenty of pockets of cramped spaces to hide behind, but also holds central area with little ground and a generous breathing space for a small map when compared to others of its size. Also includes a floor warp. Generally supports ground, close-ranged and wallrushing characters, but also provides an area for some aerial combat and gives room for long range attacks that spawn where the enemy is, while providing cover for the caster.

Lunar Subterrane: Open, horizontal map. The ceiling isn't high enough to completely force a ground character into the air. Aerial characters will have no problems ceiling rushing, but ground characters won't have trouble finding ground to do the same against the floor. Generally sports to aerial, long-range, and chasing styles. However due to its limited height, wallrushing and some ground characters can still function.

Old Chaos Shrine: Open, vertical map. Unlike the Lunar Subterrane, it offers a floor that allows some characters to use as a shield and as a spacing mechanism. The niches at the bottom of the map also allows for hiding and floor/wall rushing--an element LS doesn't house. Mostly provides for aerial, long-range fighters. However, ground and wallrushing characters can still try taking the fight to the bottom of the stage.

Empyreal Paradox: Medium sized map. Ideally, the thought that chose this over a few other maps that could fit the bill was that it had a little bit of everything. A high ceiling for aerial characters, and a smaller radius than normal for ground characters. The crystal in the middle doesn't allow for the same type of aerial assault from the ceiling that open maps allow for. A map that can provide an environment for all styles--ground and aerial, wallrushing, close-range and long range.

The answer to your specific question is in the "Empyreal Paradox" section.
Also the set of these three tournaments is not a one off, but is used to prepare and allow people to practice for a Major Tournament that will be appearing sometime this summer. So I would like to keep the ruleset as close as possible to something that would be used for the Majors. This is a chance for new players to come in to have a taste of what a Major would be like in terms of a rule-set and competition. It also allows old timers to get their rust off. Also this set may add valuable material on match-ups since this will be a competitive environment and you are welcomed to try out and put your theories to the test.

[LonelyGaruga]

Would further discussion regarding Empyreal Paradox's inclusion in the stage striking system be of any use, or is this something that will not be changed under any circumstances? I would like to contest the legitimacy of the current stance on Empyreal Paradox's reasons for inclusion, but not if it serves as either a waste of time and energy or to be considered unproductive in the first place.

[Draec Khin]

Sure go ahead provide your reasoning and it would be up for consideration. As it stands now the benefits outweigh the arguments provided by ChaosMuramasa.

The reason I am sticking with these stages because there have been no problems or major complaints and a lot of time went into thinking about those choices.

[Veysey]

I'll just say I've always been a fan of SFB as an initial stage strike pick since it's a very decent neutral stage with various elements that a lot of the cast can use.

The ceilings are not too low, but not overly high. The walls have good space but still usable in combos with proper spacing. There is a very solid ground area. There are fluxuations in ground level (up and downward travel). There are banish traps and open spaces where grounded combat can be semi-avoided. There are quick move areas. There are high perches. There are low areas. There are places to find cover. The stage also gives players room to breath if they need to play that style, but CQC characters can also use certain elements to their advantage. Horizontal spacing is always an option but it does take more finesse (not a bad thing) than in larger stages. Vertical spacing is much the same.

All in all I find it a very solid stage with something to offer to most of the cast. I honestly don't see a reason not to have it in outside of some very specific characters (and even then, it's not a bad stage for them - just not ideal).

One thing that I hate about EP is quick moves... I detest that a "default" stage is would limit a potentially very important tactic (match up dependent). Also, the ceiling is one of the highest in the game which I think kind of offsets its intent as a good "neutral" stage.

[ChaosMuramasa]

Vey's post pretty much sums up exactly how I feel. Navigating near the top of that crystal with no way to actually move on is hardly something neutral. Characters like Kefka and Ultimecia can just stay at the top all day and you've have no way to get to them aside from dashing thanks to the lack of quick-moving.

[Draec Khin]

Thanks for the input guys. After thinking it over, I have decided to use Sky Fortress Bahamut instead of Empyreal Paradox.

[Djqubi]

About the daylight saving time..... some countries wont use them and will it effect the sign-up time?

[Narolf]

No, it remains 2PM and 11:59 PDT.

[Zodiark]

Stupid Question..
What time should I be in the IRC before the Tourney? I'm (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)btw. >.<
Really need an exact time. I'm getting confused D:

[Narolf]

Show up on IRC 30 MINUTES before the tournament stats or you will forfeit your spot.

[Zodiark]

Show up on IRC 30 MINUTES before the tournament stats or you will forfeit your spot.

All deadlines will be using the PDT Timezone (- 7 GMT). then there's FEPs starts on 2012-04-07 2PM PDT and

[Narolf]

And you have to show up in the IRC at 4:30 PM your time.

http://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/

[Cclavier]

-Sadly, I'm going to have to droup out of the tourney, the first one anyway. I have to work from 4-8 my time, and it make participation impossible. If only I lived in a timezone closer to this one, shit would have been cash. I apologize for any inconvieninces this causes.

[Cherub]

I am sorry but it seems that I have to drop out.
I got problems with my NA copy last night and now I can't play it anymore
Also I can't redownload the NA copy cause PSN is bitching around. I can't login.

[Zodiark]

Don't know if the tournament is still going on, but I have to drop out :\
....5th tournament I've dropped out so far...

[ChaosMuramasa]

FEPs is now live. We're setting up at the moment to get you as many matches as possible.

http://www.twitch.tv/chaosmuramasa

[Spyder]

The custom tournament has wrapped for the night with the Grand Finals between Dart and Ultimaweapon continuing tomorrow at 9 pm EDT (-4 GMT).

For all those who have attended, thanks for participating in this custom. It was one hell of a watch. Huge thanks to the commentators and Chaos for streaming the entire event live. It was an eight hour stream. Thanks guys for not bailing out! Here's to the Grand Finals in being just as enjoyable.

Don't forget to send in your replays if you have participated in this event. We'll be uploading them to the official channel. Send them to thedissidiaforums@gmail.com

Brackets thus far:
http://images.challonge.com/FEPs.png (http://images.challonge.com/FEPs.png)

[Draec Khin]

Thanks Spyder and Narolf for helping host this tournament. Thanks to the streaming team and commentators (ChaosMuramasa, Khell, Aether, Shuru) as you have done an awesome job and endured for 8 hours long. Thanks Chaos for taking charge at times to steer the tournament on track with blind pick assistance and pacing. I appreciate the contribution and I hope you have enjoyed it as much as others and I have enjoyed watching. I also have to say I am very satisfied how this tournament went so far in terms of smoothness and how the participants were able to keep track of their matches and quickly executed them. Thanks to all the participants for making this happen and awesome games.

[ChaosMuramasa]

Had a blast streaming this. The matches were insane (Dart-Prishe VS. Hollowed-Gab on Lunar / Ultima-Cloud VS. Hollowed-Cecil on Top Floor being the very definitions of hype) and the action was intense. The crowd was hyped, the commentators were great, and many laughs were had. Not to mention the after-hours show was just about as silly as Dissidia can get, and I loved every minute of it.

I'd also like to thank everyone who watched, seeing as how the stream's high point of 41 viewers around five to six hours in (right when the best part started) was a marvelous achievement. That amount beats my regular viewer count (15~20) but a margin so high that it's crazy. I'm glad that this many people were so into the event. It made it all a lot more lively and it made it that much fun.

The greatest part of it all is that we're still not done. I'll catch all you cool cats tomorrow night at 9PM EST for the undoubtedly exciting conclusion. It'll be something else, I'm sure. Can't wait. As for now, I think I'll go get a well-deserved rest after streaming for 11 and a half hours total (including After-Hours stuff).

EDIT: A note to Spyder and Draec: when you get around to uploading this tournament, let me know which matches you don't have. I recall some of the really high-velocity and critical matches being too long to save. I can rip them from my stream and you can edit them in with the other converted fights. The quality is going to take a pretty serious hit, but having the fight is better than nothing. You'll also have the commentation over it, which is a nice bonus.

[TKG09]

I think we should keep the stream version for every match for the amazing commentary.

Or use the replays then mute them then put the corresponding sound from the stream.

[Khell]

We can't guarantee that the quality for audio will be any good from the stream, or we would likely just rip the entire thing from the stream ourselves.

Chaos says we had a blast, and that's not even the right set of words for it. I look forward to escaping this family related prison and watching the grand finals tonight. :P On a similar note, I'm glad you guys enjoyed our commentary... We're trying to appear "professional" while still being funny, and it seems to be working. But you could feel the fatigue once we hit the last few sets XD

[Shuruka]

yes, the problem with the stream rips is that it suffers a huge quality loss. on a side note: the fatigue, omg. a combined feeling of only having one meal all day, and commentating for 8 hours straight (then another 4) was killing me, but it was really fun, and I hope you all enjoyed it, hit me up if you want me to commentate any events, or if you have any matches (serious ones) that you would like A-ther and I to host on our channel ReplayRollCall.

Wonderful work all of you participants, I was very impressed, and the hype, omg the hype? the hype, omg, the hype. these matches were intense, I loved every minute of it from start to finish, Hollowed my bro, dat gabranth is top tier. Dart, still rockin your characters, and doing it right. ultima, as always, you never disappoint. Dante, you're rockin that squall, you need some work but I'm quite impressed, keep it up bro, i see great things for you. everyone did great and I can't wait for tonight to watch and commentate these grand finals matches between ultima and dart. I expect great things.

[Hulft]

I think the audio was fine, at least i could understand what you guys was saying, nice work everyone... And actually, i am watching the rest of the stream now... because 8 hours straight... just you guys xD

And keeping using rainbow Squall!!!!!

[ChaosMuramasa]

So, I've started uploading last night stream's to Youtube. It's divided into six parts, and to my shocking surprise, the quality is actually surprisingly sharp for a stream rip. The sounds a bit low, but that's easily resolved by pumping your speakers up as opposed to quality which isn't resolvable, so I'm satisfied.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gLsDuBcXYo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evTImkmDP_8&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-Gvg98aeYU&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvlfttbjMfU&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v8hXq5BWfI&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXOBPLWQvrs&feature=channel

There's the entirety of Day One of FEPs, all streamed tournament matches and After-Hours hilarity included. If you weren't able to catch the stream or had to leave early, I highly suggest you check it out and see what you missed. The entire thing was a thing of beauty.

---------- Post added at 06:16 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:26 PM ----------

And a quick update to let everyone know that it's finished uploading. Check the previous post.

[Khell]

http://www.twitch.tv/chaosmuramasa

We're putting on a pre-game show of casuals, and we'll move into the main event at 9pm. Join us early if you want to see some casuals and catch some early commentary... With guest star NEROMD.

[ChaosMuramasa]

Grand Finals are starting! Don't miss the main event, shit's gonna be sweet.

http://www.twitch.tv/chaosmuramasa#

[Draec Khin]

The FEPs tournament is now over. Results will be posted soon and proper posts updated. Thanks to all respective teams in performing their part. Thanks to all participants for a great turnout. Below is a brief summery of the results:


Supreme Champion (1st): Ultimaweapon2000
Worthy Adversary (2nd): Dart
Maybe Next Time (3rd): Hollowed

4th place: iCame|Dante

5th place tie: Kuroraikiri, Narolf

7th place tie: Zelphyr, Tsuken

9th place tie: Djqubi, LonelyGaruga, Furius, ShinryuVerus_

Congratz to Ultimaweapon2000 for taking the 1st place and showing us that awesome Ultimecia.

And with that the next event will be in the same spirit in about a month. Check here for details. (http://dissidiaforums.com/showthread.php?12682-Get-Your-Game-On)

[Shuruka]

I would like to be first (on) and off the stream to congratulate all the players on their well played matches, way to go ultima, and dart you'll get them next time! everyone played good, everyone start swingin and get your game on! come back fists flyin and with fire in your eyes for the next one!

[TKG09]

that shit was staged

[Shuruka]

stream jokes /=\ tournament plan. kthnx.

[Dart]

http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/3554/kainmcmahon.png

[Draec Khin]

EXP+ sign-ups thread is posted so go ahead and sign up before space runs out. I have collaborated with Spyder and seeing how stages were discussed decided to run a new set of stages for striking.

The Stages are:

Old Chaos Shrine, World of Darkness, Sky Fortress Bahamut, Pandaemonium, Prima Vista

See the updated rules as well. I hope to see a good turn out.

Prediction: I bet we will see so many WoD stages.

[Narolf]

The cap has already been reached. If everyone who signed up so far do participate, I'll be giving my spot to an American, as I would like those tourneys to be as restricted to North America as possible. That would be Ultimate in the current scheme of things.

[Draec Khin]

This is a reminder that the tournament starts this Saturday (2012-05-05 2PM PDT). Good luck everyone, and see you when the tournament starts. We are meeting in DFTournaments (http://webchat.irchighway.net/?channels=DFTournaments). Also you may want to read the rules before hand if you have not already.

[ChaosMuramasa]

EXP+'s live stream has now started. We're still early and setting up, but be sure to tune in to catch the matches.

http://www.justin.tv/chaosmuramasa

[Spyder]

LB Finals and Grand Finals are continuing Sunday, May 6th, 5 PM EDT (2 PM PDT). To all those who participated, be sure to send your replays to thedissidiaforums@gmail.com and thank you all for joining the tournament.

To those who have streamed and commentated; thanks for sticking around to the end; the matches that got streamed were extraordinary.

[ChaosMuramasa]

Day 2 Stream is starting with an hour's worth of Pre-Game Casuals before the big show. Don't forget to tune in!

http://www.justin.tv/chaosmuramasa

[Stevie]

very good torunment really enjoyed watching it last night and tonight :D

[Spyder]

The tournament has come to a close. Once again, thank you to all who has taken the time to participate, stream, or commentate on the tournament. To those who haven't, do not forget to send in your replays to thedissidiaforums@gmail.com. We will be uploading them.

The next tournament in the Get Your Game On series, will be starting this June 2nd! We hope to see you there.


Final Brackets (EXP+)
http://images.challonge.com/EXPplus.png (http://images.challonge.com/EXPplus.png)

Final Results (EXP+)
1. Ultimaweapon2000
2. Dart
3. Hollowed
4. Clavier
5. RDFMASTER
5. Kuroraikiri
7. Furius
7. Khellendros
9. Narolf
9. Shinryu
9. Sys-XN
9. Sparki
13. Zelphyr
13. Shuruka
13. Raiko
13. Zephyer

[Draec Khin]

very good torunment really enjoyed watching it last night and tonight :D

Glad you enjoyed it.

---

Now that the tournament has come to end, I would like to thank all the respective parties in their parts in making this tournament happen as well as the stream and the commentaries.

Congrats to the top 3 and thanks to all who partook in this event.

[ChaosMuramasa]

Good show. Very exciting matches throughout both days. I'm glad I could help provide a quality stream to our community of another exciting event.

I'll see you guys in about a month for Level Up.

[Dart]

Had a blast with all my matches, but once again came up short. Thank you Spyder and Draec, great job running this one as well as the last. I'm sure the June 2nd event will be a blast. The Exdeath mirror match may have been the most fun I've had on this game in awhile.

[Khell]

I enjoyed myself as a participant this time, and exceeded my own expectations performance wise... Expect a better showing from me during the next Tournament. :D

As always, enjoyed myself as a viewer and commentator as well. I'm glad people enjoy this stuff as much as we do.

[Sys-XN]

Blarrrrgh. I came up short again. Oh well. I'm just still not good enough. Just have to practice more.
I did have a good time though. Did my best and put all my effort into every match, and had no regrets.

Tis' a good tournament you ran, Draec. Can't wait for the next tournement. :D

[Draec Khin]

Level UP! sign-ups are now open which start next week. Click here for details. (http://dissidiaforums.com/showthread.php?13129-Level-UP!-%28Get-Your-Game-On%29-Sign-Ups-LIMIT-16-PLAYERS&p=376228#post376228)

There is a 16 player sign up limit. You can keep signing up even after the limit is reached to reserve a replacement spot in case reserved players do not show up. Please remember to read the rules and ask any questions in this thread. I hope to see a good turn out.

Also please remember that this is a 2 day tournament meaning that WB Finals, LB Finals, WB Grand Finals are played on the second day.

[END]

Also, question,
Would Thunder Crest >Thunder Crest > Yuna Assist> Thunder Crest > Flare be DQable? If not, then would Thunder Crest >Thunder Crest > Bombard> Yuna Assist> Thunder Crest > Thunder Crest> Flare be DQable?

Just asking for the sake of knowing.

[Spyder]

Yes. Please carefully read through the rules. Everything is covered there.

http://dissidiaforums.com/showthread.php?11799-Infinites

A move or a set of moves cannot be repeated more than once if the opponent has no opportunity to escape.

[END]

I read it, I just wanted to make sure where that stands. Alrighty, so what if I say don't do dash out for a second thunder crest, but do thunder Crest> Bombard> Yuna Assist> Thunder Crest> Flare?

I think that something like that is no different than most other combos as long as I don't do the whole dashing thing to add on another thunder crest. Though I may be mistaken on my viewpoint of this rule. :X

[Spyder]

Thunder Crest> Bombard> Assist > follow up is safe. So long as you don't repeat the same string of attacks or the same attack without an assist, it's a legal combo. The idea is not to make a combo out of the same attack or string of attacks that lead to an infinite.

String A > Assist > String A is safe.

String A > String A > Assist > String A is not.

[Draec Khin]

Also the stages for this tournament are different.

Stages for 1st round striking are:

Crystal World, Empyreal Paradox, Sky Fortress Bahamut, Pandaemonium (original), Prima Vista.

[Draec Khin]

Woah. So many people joined. All right here is the deal if I get 26 or more members joined for LEVEL UP! I'll Expand it to 32 members instead of 16. There will be a prize for 2nd place as well if that happens.

Keep on joining. (http://dissidiaforums.com/showthread.php?13129-Level-UP!-(Get-Your-Game-On)-Sign-Ups-LIMIT-32-PLAYERS)

[ChaosMuramasa]

You heard the man.

Let's bring it.

[Cclavier]

Saturday tournaments <3333333333. Their resplendence is magnetic.

[Wicked1one11!!]

I had a quick question-

Are new players allowed in the tournament? I don't mean entirely new, like "I just got the game last week lol", but more along the lines of never participating in a tournament before.

[Khell]

There's nothing against it, as long as you have the NA game and NA ad hoc party, as well as the ability to be on the #DFTournaments IRC channel as specified in the first post of the signup thread.

[Kurayami]

...what the hell, might as well sing up, possible factors may affect...way low lvl, and my daughter....

Name: Self_Possessed
PSN: Uholly_Spirit
Timezone: GMT -4

You should download a complete save file if you want to compete...



Wait, does the region one download AdHoc party and game affect? like It will be some issue if Adhoc party that some people have form US/EUR/JAP? as well as the game region?

You'll need an NA copy of the game and NA AHP.

[Stevie]

...what the hell, might as well sing up, possible factors may affect...way low lvl, and my daughter....

Name: Self_Possessed
PSN: Uholly_Spirit
Timezone: GMT -4



Wait, does the region one download AdHoc party and game affect? like It will be some issue if Adhoc party that some people have form US/EUR/JAP? as well as the game region?

Get a Complete save file here http://dissidiaforums.com/showthread.php?10930-Dissidia-012-s-100-complete-save

also we all use NA Ad hoc party and NA Dissidia, you might need JP Ad hoc if your being streamed :)

[Self_Possessed]

Get a Complete save file here http://dissidiaforums.com/showthread.php?10930-Dissidia-012-s-100-complete-save

also we all use NA Ad hoc party and NA Dissidia, you might need JP Ad hoc if your being streamed :)
Damn....so no AdHoc for me :(, I got the JP AdHoc :(, as for dissidia, I don't remember wich version I got.....


You should download a complete save file if you want to compete...



You'll need an NA copy of the game and NA AHP.
:(

thanks...well im out then......the only way to have AdHoc NA is to had it D/L when it first came right?

[Stevie]

Damn....so no AdHoc for me :(, I got the JP AdHoc :(, as for dissidia, I don't remember wich version I got.....


:(

thanks...well im out then......the only way to have AdHoc NA is to had it D/L when it first came right?

no, all you need to do is create a na psn account and then download it ;) it will work on your jp psn after as I used the eu ad hoc party first, and then made a NA Account and downloaded the NA Ad hoc party :) sooo just make a NA PSN Account and Download it :)

[Draec Khin]

Making brackets.

All participants please join http://webchat.irchighway.net/?channels=DFTournaments asap.

[Blaze]

Unfortunately i can't make it so I'll have to drop out -_- sorry draec

[ChaosMuramasa]

Level UP! stream is now live.

http://www.twitch.tv/chaosmuramasa#

[Draec Khin]

no problem.

---------- Post added at 05:31 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:07 PM ----------

Anyone who doesn't show up in 10 minutes will be dq'd for round 1.

[Spyder]

This wraps up the tournament for this evening. It will resume tomorrow at 5pm EDT (-4 GMT). Here are the updated brackets:

http://images.challonge.com/LevelUP_.png (http://images.challonge.com/LevelUP_.png)

Here's hoping to the second half to run as smoothly! Good luck to all remaining participants.

[ChaosMuramasa]

http://www.twitch.tv/chaosmuramasa

Day Two Livestream is now on. Schedule:

Winner's Semi-Finals: ChaosMuramasa VS. SolidSok
Winner's Semi-Finals: Hollowed VS. Ultimaweapon2000
As much of Loser's Brackets as we can get
Grand Finals

[ChaosMuramasa]

Grand Finals

Match 1: LXD92 (Zidane) vs. UW2K (Zidane) - SFB - UW2K
Match 2: LXD92 (Zidane) vs. UW2K (Zidane) - SFB - LXD92
Match 3: LXD92 (Zidane) vs. UW2K (Zidane) - Orders Sanctuary - UW2K
Match 4: LXD92 (Zidane) vs. UW2K (Onion Knight) - Pandemonium - UW2K

Winner ~ UW2K vs LXD92 3-1

>LXD92 has broken his Forever Third curse

http://www.reactionface.info/sites/default/files/images/1310571199396.jpg

[Spyder]

Lots of surprises this tournament; it was truly an experience witnissing such awesome play. Alot of new names have popped up in the top 10 among the old veterans, which is pleasant to see. Here are the updated brackets and final placings:

http://images.challonge.com/LevelUP_.png (http://images.challonge.com/LevelUP_.png)

1.Ultimaweapon2000
2.LXD92
3.SolidSok
4.Clavier
5.ChaosMuramasa
5.Hollowed
7.Dante
7.Dart
9.Baderlionheart
9.LonelyGaruga
9.Tabithia
9.Vyse
13.Xeltos
13.Khell
13.Shinryu Verus
13.Shuruka
17.Sys-XN-Geist
17.Cherub
17.RDFMASTER
17.Narolf
17.Sparki
17.Botissmex
17.Crash1-2
17.Kit
25.Wicked1one11
25.Self_Possessed
25.DanneD
25.Stevie

Thanks to all the participants, and congratulations to the prize winners. This concludes the Get Your Game On mini-series tournaments. Stay tuned for the major's announcement that will be hosted this July! A huge thanks to the stream team: Chaos, Shuruka, and the guest commentator Shin; your time is appreciated guys, so thanks for providing quality streams. Also a thanks to Khell and Narolf for aiding with TOing, it helped getting all the matches get rolling quickly.

Now that these tournies have concluded, I would also like all of your opinions on the map selections used for stage striking. Which set did you guys liked the best out of all the three used?

FEPs
M.S. Prima Vista, Pandaemonium, Sky Fortress Bahamut, Lunar Subterrane and Old Chaos Shrine.

EXP+
Old Chaos Shrine, World of Darkness, Sky Fortress Bahamut, Pandaemonium, Prima Vista

Level UP!
Crystal World, Empyreal Paradox, Sky Fortress Bahamut, Pandaemonium (original), Prima Vista

Would you also like to see more of these monthly tournaments after the major? Let us know your opinions and thanks again to everyone participating and helping in these events.

[Draec Khin]

Attention Players and Spectators – Huge thanks for making Level UP! a possibility. Without you, this will not be happening. Thank you. You made this tournament a blast and extended it to a 32 man bracket. The tournament was epic.

Congratulations to the top 3 and Ultima for taking the first place.

There are prizes for first and second place. So don't forget to claim them LXD and Ultima. LXD I am gonna see what I can do about your request.

I would like to thank Spyder taking half the load in hosting this tournament. I would also like to thank Khell, Narolf, and RDF for assisting in this tournament and that flip Khell script. Also thanks goes to ChaosMuramasa for providing an awesome stream; thanks to the commentators: Shuru and Shin. I may not know who you are Shin, but I did enjoy your contribution. I hope to see more in the future. You have good synergy with the rest of the commentating cast.

I hope that you all enjoyed this tournament. Stay tuned for more events like this and I hope to see a good turnout in the future.

Please feel free to offer feedback, suggestions, and comments.

Level UP! concludes "Get Your Game On" series a.k.a. (Get Your Disconnection On).

Stay Frosty,
Draec, Spyder


http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/6743/classyirc.png

your hosts.




P.S. On the final note, my intelligence sources have informed me on Dante's situation and acquired the footage below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaMnBT4jDi8

@Dante I hope you can join next time. Can't wait to see how far you can make it.


P.S.S. Prizes:

$20 US PSN card for ultima. (in the next 24-48 hours)
Special Signature for LXD92. (2 week wait)

Prizes coming soon.

[Vamper62]

>LXD92 has broken his Forever Third curse

http://www.reactionface.info/sites/default/files/images/1310571199396.jpg

I guess you could say he "Leveled Up" to 2nd! :p

[Khell]

I like how my script was special enough for a mention. I'm honored. XD

Grats specifically to LXD and Sok... Very nice work getting your names recognized here (finally!)

[Dart]

FEPs gets my vote.

As far as what maps I believe should always be used for stage striking: Prima Vista, Sky Fortress Bahamut, Old Chaos Shrine

These three stages are all around great for having balance in striking and the not so obvious strike they give as well. For team wars, running these three stages along with two more, which can be discussed hopefully sooner than later, would be a good idea. I feel Kefka's Tower and Dream's End have been put off for testing long enough. Maybe we can start with these five.

[Khell]

I definitely agree with Prima Vista and Sky Fortress Bahamut as two of the better stages to strike with. After that, it's a little more hazy since it's hard to tell whether people are striking because of comfort or striking because they actually want an advantage... Stages like Empyreal Paradox and Order's Sanctuary are advantageous to certain characters because of the massive height and the massive sea of floor beneath the characters. I think that for striking, starting with the basic Prima/SFB/X trio (X being another very balanced stage, perhaps offering something that the other two don't) would be wonderful, then you can provide an obvious ground/wall rush oriented stage (like Pandaemonium) and an obvious air/chase oriented stage (like Crystal World or Dream's End).

If I had to put a vote forth for a set of stages to try out for balance, it would likely be the following:

Pandaemonium (original), Dream's End, Prima Vista, Sky Fortress Bahamut, Lunar Subterrane.

I know many people don't like Lunar Subterrane's uneven floor, but it's probably (in my opinion) one of the most balanced stages remaining to the game after taking out Prima and Sky Fortress.

[Dart]

Lunar Subterrane remains a very balanced stage but is somewhat similar to SFB. Both low ceilings and long horizontally. Although I do like the idea of combining the two, which would make striking more strategical and less predictable. This is where Old Chaos Shrine comes in.