Charleston SC, Prepare Yourself!

Sex_Instructor · March 31, 2009, 12:13am

WTF! top 65!? yay!!

Street Fighter 4
Brackets: BobSmack, Icege, RoninChaos, TenguSox, shinblanka
Players: 241 (finished on Sunday)

Justin Wong (Rufus) - NY
Gootecks (Boxer) - CA
I<3UJoe (Sagat) - NY
Marn (Boxer, Rufus) - NY
Mike Ross (Honda) - CA
Eric Valencia “EXIST” - VA (Rufus, Honda)
citiofbrass (Honda) - NY
Kensou (Viper) - TX
Damdai
Demon Hyo
Jan Del Rio
Steve Harrison
Raph Bendy
Hold Dat
DS
Cajunstrike
Dnyc3
Druseph
Frank the Tank
Rafael (CA)
Iceman (VA)
Liston (NY)
Shaun Cosby
Javitz
Eduardo Perez
Kiyoki
Genius (TX)
Perfect Sin
Surf N Destroy
Noel Brown
Havoc
P-Soul
Winchester
Torrin Fields
Colin Caldwell
shinblanka
NamyNam
Clint Lamar
Rashid Reddy
The Muffin Man
Techniqality
Kevin Michael
Knuckledust
Commonsense
Jason Locklear
DevilJin
June Ro
Jason Kim
TitaniumBeast
Gl1tch
ABStyles
Richard Warren
Kevin Turner
Jibbo
SK
David Richardson
Jamarvelous
Omnislash
Red Zo
Earwig
Bishop Mays
Jeron
Peter Gonzales
Andre Collins
ShadowAce
Grego
Bmore Chun
Marcus Taylor
AsianDemon
Rick F’n Stalvey
Cory Carson
Unclebuck
James Polk
Jaguar
Pimpjuice
Derrell Taylor
Nick Garcia
FlashMetroid
Marvin “Kyoku”
Nix (GA)
Chachi
Hitman II
Alex Ennis
Stanley Calloway
Matt Mccoy
65) John H. - Charleston
Nicholas “yourmaster”
GrimyGrizzly
Justin Speed
Leland
David Hall
Kevin Ao
Larry Anderson
Lil Majin (TN)
Vince Yang (ATL)
The Branton
Adam Warlock
IggyWhite
d2k
TurkEasy
Ben Lester
David Graham (NC)
John Layton (NC)
MVA
JDash
Keith Daniels
Chris Nguyen
Ron Yip
ERIC KIM / KIRK LI (DQ’d)
Quinton Gray
Epsilon
Chris Daniels
Jordan C.
Zac (GA)
Demitrius (ATL)
Brent Taylor (NC)
Gates (ATL)
Drew Maffel (ATL)
FattyTabs
JetPhi
Victor Yang
Derek Legend
Esjihn
Victor Le
BNG
John Potts
Andrew McWhorter
Mario M.
Devin South
Good Enough
Joe Sylvester (GA)
Ace_Uno
Deadly Rave Neo
Niko
Ryan Hamilton
Me RED ATL
Steven Nunez
Walker Mobley “Aenima” - Augusta, GA
Donald Kai
James Alderman (NC)
Ric Taylor (FL)
Jaxx (AZ)
Tyler Smith
Lady Machine
Yousef “Canto” (SC)
Antonio W.
Keith Garcia
Isaac Graham
Brandon Dorr
Andre Jackson
Icedragon
Jose Hernandez
Big Paulll
Thomas Towry
Ian Moore
Bumnut
CoosCoos
Clay Ellison
Metalmike
Return of Shiki
Fatherbrain
Liquited (Left early)
Julian Gray
Paul Garza
Nic Paolone
Matthew Maffa
Unistrike
Ron Ogonor
Demitri Jones
Trevor K
Adrian Young
Edwin Chen
Line “Boomshigi”
Lester G.
Will Nguyen
Dominic Heffin
Thomas Norfleet
Ron Kimberly
David McDarby
Isaac Nicholson “raekwon187”
Tirian
JohnnyQuest
Algorithm
Rosh Ellison
Awardtour
Isaac Greene
Colin Patterson
kenmastersx
Eric McKenna
Ironhead82
Lil Kong
Alex Campos
Josh Ohana
Madara Itachi
Choco
Alex0916
fallback
Bryan Ford
J.C. Hernandez
Dustin L.
Dez (ATL)
Alex Smith
Collin
Rico
Heidern98
Fat Tony
Eric Jeffries
Jerome V.
Alex McCormick
beasttaker
Gene Fayne
SuperFX (STL)
Brandon Simmons
Brandon Swett
Asakusa
Ian Schappell
ExcitedBeast!
Dark Geese
Chase Lewis
Simon Yoo
Nigel Hodges
Charles Washington
Michael Rias
macdadd
David Toler
Tony Moore
Stranger
Firefox
Makubex
BBHood01
Dave Wagoner
Spacebar
Vaughn Mitchell
Ali
Rex (NY)
Bertell Oliver
Nic Rode
James Adams
Green Mario
Gandido
Kajoq
(names and locations will be updated in the near future)

shinobixtc · March 31, 2009, 12:55am

Represent!

Icege · March 31, 2009, 1:58am

Alright guys, I just got off the phone with Critty and I’m excited to let y’all know:

THE RETURN OF THE DRAMA
THE RETURN OF THE HYPE
THE RETURN OF THE CHARLESTON RANBATS!!!

West Ashley Play N’ Trade is continuing to support the fighting game community by allowing us to run what will be either monthly or twice a month Ranking Battles at their store. Everything is still being worked out, but expect bigger and better RanBats for Street Fighter IV. If things turn out well, expect Tekken 6 to join in on the fun when it’s released.

As of right now, the only thing official is that these will be happening. Like I said, we’re still working everything out but as of right now, this is what we have on the table:

$10 entry fee
Prizes:
-Ranking Points dependent on placement
-70/20/10 split on store credit that is in direct correlation with the entrants (ie: 10 people = $100 store credit = $70 credit to 1st, $20 to 2nd, $10 to 3rd)

At the end of the SF4 series (which will either be in 4 or 6 months), the top 8 (or 16, still undecided) with the most points will be put into a play-off with the winner getting a prize. The prize is undecided, but expect it to be more than just store credit.

As far as the points system goes, we’re still trying to iron it out. Right now we could either do it the old way (12 people show, 12 to 1st, 11 to 2nd, 10 to 3rd, 9 to 4th, 7 to both 5th, etc). There’s also the option of giving either the top 4 (or top 8) a split on the points based off of entrants and the remaining people getting 1. Maybe something along the lines of 10pts per person with 65%, 15%, 10%, 5%, 2.5% of the points going to 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and both 5th places with the rest getting 1. That part is still up in the air.

Here are definite rules though:
PS3
BYOC
2/3 matches
3/5 winners/losers/grand finals
Double Elimination
Default (99) time
No button macros with the exception of 3P & 3K
Buttons must be set before a match starts, not during the start of the match
Winners keeps the same character, loser can change

Top 8 in points will be seeded at each RanBat. As of right now, we might use the results from the last tournament to seed the first RanBat.

Round count will either be 2/3 or 3/5. Undecided thus far.

April 18th looks like it might be the first day we do this and there will be a Call of Duty 4 tournament running at the same time. We’re currently speaking with the College of Charleston to host a tournament in their Game Room before finals come up. If that busts, it will be at the store in West Ashley.

FighterX · March 31, 2009, 4:31pm

I have PS3 and 360. I’m going to pick up SF4 for PS3 this weekend.

PSN: ceej313

thehurricane · April 1, 2009, 12:15am

psn number 1 bp player quitting

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Sex_Instructor · April 1, 2009, 12:48am

Daaamn Cammy was breaking the seal!! dude had to run to the restroom to get some wipes, LoL!

oh yea, get some Shigurui: Death Frenzy in your diets, the violence is epic!!!

Stranger · April 1, 2009, 6:26am

Hey John-alism, where do you buy your quick disconnects for Sanwa buttons and Sanwa / Seimitsu sticks ?

I’m reading slagcoin here and they’re saying the 187? (3/16?) female quick disconnects fit the Sanwa buttons’, but it’s not preferred because they are usually a bit large for them. Let me know where you buy the wires too.

stridoom · April 1, 2009, 10:55am

Damn…I miss the good old days of having the option of buying an external cheat device (Pro Action Replay, Game Genie, Gameshark, etc) for your system. It would be so awesome right now in RE5, if I could just have infinite bullets w/o having to beat the whole game first. So, I could just run around and kill everybody.

I wonder why one hasn’t come out yet for 360/PS3?! Couldn’t they just have it auto disable it during online play.

Sex_Instructor · April 1, 2009, 11:32am

You need .110’s (22-18 AWG) and a crimp tool.
http://shop.willyselectronics.com/browse.cfm/2,546.html

I usually order form Willy’s Electronics, you can get everything from them pretty cheap. They have a $10 order minimum tho. you can get the wire from them as well,
http://shop.willyselectronics.com/browse.cfm/2,1010.html
^^yes, you want 22awg-26awg or smaller. it’s easier to work with. Don’t bother going to radioshack they don’t carry shit. You could try Wholesale Industrial Electric downtown on East Bay street. Sometimes they have QD’s and Wire.

oh yeah look what I found…
http://www.pactecenclosures.com/Plastic-Enclosures/PT-10.html
it’s like 4am and my brain is cooking up all kinds of ideas for that shit

Stranger · April 1, 2009, 3:23pm

lol

Thanks brah. I will call that wholesale place today to see if they carry some QDs.

Everybody look at me because I’m sailing on a boat !!

Bigpaulll · April 2, 2009, 3:30am

John what is a stock on a stick?? That was what you asked me for in the text u sent me…

BTW I can game tonight from 9 til whenever… Call or text me if u r down…

Stranger · April 2, 2009, 4:40am

Stock should be the original part from whatever you have. HRAP2’s stock parts are Hori buttons and JLF stick.

John, I tried that place you said and also some other ones and they don’t really have those QDs. Do you have enough to be able to sell 30 to me ? 18 for the buttons and 8 for the stick, and some spare just in case. Let me know.

Sex_Instructor · April 2, 2009, 5:03am

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/5453/286878885795ce64b764b.jpg
original stock^^^

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/2506/wingandaprayerv3f.jpg

Icege · April 2, 2009, 7:00pm

http://igotnextmovie.com/

I’m in the trailer when they show the bracket for SF4

EDIT: I saw Jerome’s back when Gootecks is talking about playing

System_1 · April 2, 2009, 10:44pm

good games the other day deathproof, my internet blows during the day. i’m on shared apartment internet off campus

Icege · April 2, 2009, 11:41pm

FINALIZED RULES FOR THE RANBAT!

Entry: $10
Platform: PS3 & 360 for now. I’m looking towards picking up 360->PS3 converters and wired set-ups so that people can use their 360 controllers on PS3. Once that’s done, exclusively on PS3
Prizes: 70/20/10 store credit pot split. ie: 10 people show up, $100 in store credit to be divided (70 in store credit to 1st, 20 to 2nd, 10 to 3rd) + Ranking Points (see below for details)
Rules: Double elimination, 2/3 rounds, 99 seconds, 2/3 matches, 3/5 matches for winners/losers/grand finals, all characters are allowed, no button macros (3P & 3K are the only exceptions). button configurations must be set BEFORE characters are selected, winner keeps the same character while loser can change, pausing once results in forfeit of the round. The 2nd time forfeits the match. 3rd time forfeits the set. Blind character select is available

Point Distribution: For every person playing, that’s 10pts everyone will get. Ie: 10 people register, everybody gets 100 points. The placers will get bonus points. 1st place gets 100%, 2nd will get 70%, 3rd will get 50%, 4th gets 25%, and both 5th places get 10%. This means in a 10-man tournament, everyone gets 10 points while 1st place gets an additional 10 (20 total), 2nd will get additional 7 (17 total), and so on.

Extra Information:
*The RanBats for SF4 will be ran for the next 6 months. There will at least one per month, potentially 2.
*Points will be totaled after each RanBat and displayed with along with the results and brackets of the most recent RanBat
*Top 4 will be seeded. If there are more than 16 people, the top 8 will be seeded.
*At the end of the series, if there are less than 64 different people with points, the top 8 will be invited to a play-off tournament for a large prize that is to be determined at a later date. If we have more than 64 different individuals, then top 16 will be invited.
*If somebody that is invited to the final tournament cannot make it, the next person in line will take their spot and the spots will move up. This means if you’re 9th (or 17th), it might be in your best interest to show up in case somebody doesn’t make it.
*There will be no floating once a RanBat has reached the top 16

The first RanBat will be Saturday, April 18th. Tournament starts @ noon. There will also be a Call of Duty 4 tournament running at the same time. If you can bring an extra console, game, and/or controls, PLEASE let us know! Same goes for anybody that can bring any recording devices! We’d like to start uploading these matches to YouTube!

cr0wley · April 3, 2009, 12:33am

Is any of the rest of SC getting down on these RanBats?

Would be cool to see some representatives from Myrtle Beach and Upstate.

System_1 · April 3, 2009, 1:02am

Where are these tourneys going to be held? My roommate and I down at CofC play every day, but we haven’t found anyone around campus that plays.

Bigpaulll · April 3, 2009, 1:06am

Play N Trade West Ashley I believe… BTW If I show up I will bring my camera to make some vids…

I am online now if anyone wants to play a couple matches of sf4o…

thehurricane · April 3, 2009, 1:39am

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What do u guys think?

EDIT: Josh I don’t think there is such a thing as xbox 360 to ps3 converters. I know there is a ps2 to 360 converters.