he’s serving time he’ll never find out what I get up to while he’s away
damn right!
I wish there was some type of preview option for store items other than those tiny pictures.
Went ahead and copped the stage. Bought it with real money too since I really like it.
the colors tab in the shop needs a preview button or something.
Not trynna buy these new colors without seeing they look first. Already got suckered into buying Bipson default 11 (its ugly as fuck thought it wouldnt be).
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuckkk time to start grinding some fight money. Time to start playing daily again.
I just bought the cpt 2017 dlc pack
come at me you fucks
Correct. I still feel odd about events that serve as ‘income’ for organisers or seek to turn a profit. Obviously not all tournaments are geared this way, though I’m of the view they should essentially be volunteer-esque in their nature, period. And as I mentioned above (and you have touched on this also) tournaments and fighting game events are very simple - they are gatherings where people want to meet up, hang out with their fighting game playing mates, talk some shit and above all - play some games.
This is not hard to fuck up. It takes a lot of work and commitment to run and run successfully so everybody has a good time, but its is not rocket science. An understanding of the community, venue hire and general efficient equipment layout, the games played and basic arithmetic are all one needs to run a successful event. And time.
The points you make re: parking, accessibility, food and so on were also on our checklist of things that were a must. One way I managed to keep a finger on the pulse of what players wanted was I felt it was important to remain a player myself. Some TOs step away from this, and while that is perfectly reasonable, it is important they keep up with the general directional trends among the community and players in general.
For example, one key turning point was perhaps around 2010~2012 when streaming started to seriously become an expectation. This was a game changer for TOs and added a whole new dimension to how many things had to be organised and a shift in venue prerequisites. It was a difficult (and sometimes expensive) challenge and still is. I won’t go into all the details, but I will say this: please do not take streaming of live tournaments for granted. It truly is a massive undertaking for everybody who makes it possible and it has fast become an expectation by the viewing public. I love how streaming has made waves in bringing home to those who cannot attend tournies a little taste of what things are like when you are there, but I really can’t say enough about how much streamers at events need to be thanked.
If you ever attend an event locally, be sure to buy the streaming team a beer, lunch, whatever they may need. Maybe even just reach over and shake their hand. Those guys are fucking legends and are 100% deserving of any support that can be extended to them. This also applies to those of us who watch streams from our chairs at home in our underpants.
Another example was when Super SFIV dropped, I noticed a bit of a sea-change in how serious top 8 competitors were taking things, especially when you learned of many using their performances to gauge whether it was worth making the trek to EVO. This becomes especially note worthy when you’re talking about events here in Australia and New Zealand. As such, I started running little back-stage warm-up setups (identical to the tournament station) for the top 8 so folks could mash out their links and quite simply warm-up. This wasn’t possible at all tournaments but I can recall a few where we did this and it was appreciated by the players, plus I knew as a player myself that having this made accessible in the lead-up to a top 8 match would be valuable, even if it just functioned as a nerve easer.
Lastly, in 2012 (I believe that was the year) during one of our organisation meetings long before the tournament I tossed out the idea of charging an extra $5 to the entry fee so we could hire the venue out for an EXTRA half day on the Friday night preceding the actual tournament that would follow the next two days. Why? So it could be a social thing - no pressure, no high stakes pools matches, no nerves, no jitter. Just the venue opened up with the setups available for casual play arranged so everybody could just plain hang out, play games and talk some shit before the event to come. This was really successful and well received. It allowed people to relax and meet even more people. It allowed dudes to develop a familiarity of the venue. It allowed some dudes to do a little bit of spy-work and ‘casual’ sandbagging and it even allowed (Marvel players dude) a bunch of money matches to go ahead and keep everybody entertained. Above all, it just plain added more fun to the event and those that followed. Made it far more social. I remember thinking as a player it would be kinda cool, but had no idea how people would respond as I was always mindful of keeping entry fees as lean as humanly possible (my target entry fee always factored in broke-ass students as I once was one). I remember opening the doors on the Friday afternoon, and a huge crowd had already started gathering in support of it. It was really cool.
All that, and more? An extra $5. Money well spent in my opinion and hell, had we NOT had that, perhaps people would have gone out and blown a lot more on drinks, scattered casual matches in various hotel rooms in little pockets groups and so on anyway.
Anyways, my point of all this? Events need not fail, nor should they cost astronomical prices or incur obscene losses. Events can be run on lean budgets and never go into the red provided you keep things simple and remain mindful of the aspects that attract players and what players want. Deliver on these very simple aspects, and price your entry fees on covering venue hire costs predicated on a venue size decided on by conservative pre-reg and general ‘interest’ numbers and you’re golden. To spice things up a little bit, maybe bolt a couple extra bucks onto those entry fees to ramp up prize pots. This CEO thing mentioned above is a shame and shouldn’t be happening in my opinion.
Shit, this run a bit long. I tend to get a bit verbose when it comes to subjects about running events.
cpt pack color ex 3 update
Akuma, Ryu, Juri, and Dhalsim all look super sharp in those colours. Everyone else ehhhhh
Went ahead and showed my Capcuck prowess, bought it hours ago. B)
Notice me, Capcom!
I love Gief’s color btw. I’m a sucker for white and blue, and he gets tanned as fuck in that EX color. Looks badass as shit! The majority of the costumes look amazing with this color combo.
I like all of them except maybe… Bison’s?
How’s Veger question mark.
You’re making Boon angry, Canadian. Don’t turn on us. THAT WAS HIS MONEY!
The Gouki one looks so good.
But I don’t wanna buy it just for that
We need a $ shill tier chart. I’m bottom tier easy. Evil Canadian and twinblades are viable probably A+. LoneDragon sits on top at S.
Actually Ves might be below me. Yorkey is not allowed in the chart. Mike used to be high B tier but the Ryu grind has got to him and is now plummeting faster than Daemos at an M Bison themed orgy.
Bought both Ryu alts despite dropping him. That bancho outfit is fucking legit
Boon money already put aside, lord boon got his cut a long while ago and he’s got more coming to him too 
blue shirt, black sash, white pants, blue socks. Still Blonde 
Screenshot you sack-like proto-human.
ok this is the first google result for blue vega
This Thailand stage and its theme is exquisite.
Fighting Bison on this stage is a must. It’s perfect.
yeah ive dumped into this fucken thing, cpt pass 1 and now 2, season pass 1, season pass 2, a paid costume for about half the characters even fuckers I never play like fang.
Maybe capcom can use this money to make sf5 into a better game 
edit
Oh and bought the christmas pack too
I’ve bought Cammy’s Battle Costume (the pre-order one), the Season 1 pass, and the Thailand stage. Only purchase I regret is the Cammy alt, since even when I did play her I rarely used it.