Rules:
Entry Fee: $8 ($5 Pot, $3 Venue) <-- (Bring your Wii + Brawl game and get in FREE if we use it… WE NEED WIIS!)
Controllers: Wireless Controllers at your own risk (you forfeit a game if your controller runs out of batteries or malfunctions, for example.) Accidental Pausing is on a case-by-case basis but will usually default to Loss of Stock.
Preliminary Rounds: Best 2 of 3
Final Rounds: Best 3 of 5
Stock: 3
Timer: 7:00
Prizes: 70/20/10 if under 64 players (Tournament Standard). 60/25/10/5 (1st-4th) Split if at least 64 players.
Items: None <— NEW
Neutral Stages:
Battlefield
Final Destination
Lylat Cruise
Pokemon Stadium 1
Smashville
Yoshi’s Island
Haha yeah I know, I’ve been following this Brawl ruleset debate pretty closely; personally I want some items (more than 3) and almost all stages. Just comes down to whether you want Brawl to have the kind of strategy you can’t get in Street Fighter or whether you want Brawl to have the same kind of strategy as in Street Fighter but not as well done.
Items for Brawl tournaments starting in May (aka when I get home)!
So, is there anybody else from socal coming to this who uses Classic Controller? I know I’m definitely in the minority, but I’ve spent my entire brawl time playing on the CC, seeing as it’s most comfortable. I know that batteries dying could be an issue, but no more than wavebirds really, and people should be able to take responsibility for their own controllers or face disqualification.
Theres nothing unbeatable in the game, and very little in terms of item that are truly gamebreaking. It just takes a bigger skillset to learn to deal with items. And in a game that is so slow and defensively heavy, is more offensive items really a bad thing?
I’m not able to post on Smashboards right now since the site is down, but since I haven’t heard anything from SRK/Evo about Brawl rulesets:
Until I hear word for the final verdict for Evolution 2008’s Brawl ruleset, April 20th will be the last Items tourney that we’ll be running. We’ll run no-items tournaments afterwards until then.
Due to popular demand, items have now been turned off- reasons explained on the Smashboards thread. The thread, and the tournament beforehand, should have enough documentation firsthand as to the probably consequences to Evolution running Brawl with items.