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Sakazaki Dojo => Offline Matchmaking => Topic started by: Tone on November 26, 2010, 03:26:13 AM
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guess i'll try this again!
Bay area, or anybody else in Norcal, post up your locations and contact info so perhaps we can get together and play some games! I know you guys are there due to the NCR turnout. Let's get something organized!
currently we do not have a KOFXIII in any locations. However, I'm sure that there are people who are still willing to get down on some KOF98UM, 02UM, XI, Vanillas, and whatever else in the meantime.
Currently in the North Bay, Fairfield (located about 40 minutes between SF and Sac), we hold gatherings every Friday at the RamNation provided nothing gets in the way of doing so. If you need information in regards to location, This thread on SRK (http://shoryuken.com/f23/ramnation-open-9pm-till-blk-brotha-friday-hes-back-189710/) is the thread to check for sure. While most of the gatherings are SFIV primarily, I've got PS2 setups for XI/02/98UM, and a 360 setup for Garou/98UM/02UM/NGBC. I'll be running KOFXIII on PS3 as soon as it releases.
If you're interested, feel free to send me a PM either here or SRK!
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Yeah props!!! can't wait to play you guys again
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Its been a looooong time coming
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Hello! Anyone there?
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I'll have to check RamNation out at some point. I'm pretty busy for this month but I definitely want to get into some nearby matches.
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HEYYYYYYYY NOR CAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I live in Cupertino (Next to San Jose) and would LOVE for some KoF competition!!!!!! Currently some of my friends and I get together for "Monday Night Fight Night" every well, Monday, lol, and we have a tournament for 2002UM. If anyone is interested PM me
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there's a cab at sfsu now. let's get this shit rolling!
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there's a cab at sfsu now. let's get this shit rolling!
Damn so excited for you guys, it's about time NorCal--and welcome to DC, don't forget to introduce yourself (http://dreamcancel.com/forum/index.php?board=9.0).
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HOLY MOTHER FUCKING SHIT HOLY HRNFDBSDKLFJNDSFKJMKLDSJKLFGNDSM:LFAS F<JDSKFMLSDK>J!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THAT'S THE HYPEST SHIT I HAVE EVER HEARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I WILL BE THERE TOMORROW, REAL TALK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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HOLY MOTHER FUCKING SHIT HOLY HRNFDBSDKLFJNDSFKJMKLDSJKLFGNDSM:LFAS F<JDSKFMLSDK>J!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THAT'S THE HYPEST SHIT I HAVE EVER HEARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I WILL BE THERE TOMORROW, REAL TALK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was wondering when you were going to respond Paul ;)
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Let's do this!
I'm actually motivated to drive my lazy ass up to SFSU.
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the fuck, hella random
i'm motivated to make it down to sfsu to try and help get this ball rolling.
btw, any details on the cab? what kinda cab? sticks/buttons? how much?
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*tone has entered the fray* looks like i'll have a place to play XIII when i move back to norcal in 4 months.
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*tone has entered the fray* looks like i'll have a place to play XIII when i move back to norcal in 4 months.
Represent us good Fatacon, bring your expertise back north!
Let's do this!
I'm actually motivated to drive my lazy ass up to SFSU.
...and just like that, everyone's popping out of the woodworks. Welcome to DC! Don't forget to introduce yourself (http://dreamcancel.com/forum/index.php?board=9.0).
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Represent us good Fatacon, bring your expertise back north!
don't worry. no one has to know i came from AI lol
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the fuck, hella random
i'm motivated to make it down to sfsu to try and help get this ball rolling.
btw, any details on the cab? what kinda cab? sticks/buttons? how much?
it replaced bbcs (good fucking riddance), so i'd imagine it's on a vewlix L.
as for the layout, i initially heard it was tekken style. but then i guess they installed extra buttons for neo-geo style as well? only way to know for sure is to see for ourselves!
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Represent us good Fatacon, bring your expertise back north!
don't worry. no one has to know i came from AI lol
Unfortunally for you once people see your skills they will atuomatically know that you are from AI. It's a curse we all carry lol.
Have fun and represent!!!!
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We should try to carpool to SFSU at least 1-2 times a month. I wanna play that 13.
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i'm relatively close, so i'm just gonna caltrain + bart it.
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It's exciting to see a scene just materialize like that; If you all work on getting 1-2 people interested in the next few weeks that'll be amazing!
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It's exciting to see a scene just materialize like that; If you all work on getting 1-2 people interested in the next few weeks that'll be amazing!
Right now, including me, we have about 5 or 6 people who play every day. A lot of the SSF4:AE crowd will hop on once or twice a day so they're not hardcore about it but they are definitely playing this game. It's been a good two weeks at SFSU because we got AE and KoF 13 within a week of each other. People are coming out of the woodworks and slowly gathering here.
Edit: We also got confirmation that SJSU will be getting a KoF 13 cab eventually! It's about an hour away from SFSU.
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It's exciting to see a scene just materialize like that; If you all work on getting 1-2 people interested in the next few weeks that'll be amazing!
Right now, including me, we have about 5 or 6 people who play every day. A lot of the SSF4:AE crowd will hop on once or twice a day so they're not hardcore about it but they are definitely playing this game. It's been a good two weeks at SFSU because we got AE and KoF 13 within a week of each other. People are coming out of the woodworks and slowly gathering here.
Edit: We also got confirmation that SJSU will be getting a KoF 13 cab eventually! It's about an hour away from SFSU.
Wow that'll make six in Cali. Where was this momentum 7 months ago? j/k It's a start!
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HOLY SHIT!!!!!! SJSU SOON!?!?!? IF THAT HAPPENS THEN I WILL BE AN ARCADE RAT, THAT'S LIKE BIKING DISTANCE FROM MY HOUSE!!!!!!
Dude, Kane, big ups for everything you do, man. I'm glad you care about your neighbors up north!! ;)
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I'll be staying around Union Square 17th - 20th, so if I have time I'll stop by SFSU. If I do, I'll post what time/day I'll be there.
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So lame that I'm out of town during those EXACT days. I really wanted to test my chops against a true AI master.
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I'll be staying around Union Square 17th - 20th, so if I have time I'll stop by SFSU. If I do, I'll post what time/day I'll be there.
If you can, come on the 18th or 19th. Let me know when. Just bring yourself and we'll bring the hype.
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I'll try to come one of those 2 days, depends on the gf. What time of day are people usually there?
Also what's the button layout?
I play
BCD
A
I can't really play square layout, but will have to try if I have no other choice.
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as for the layout, i initially heard it was tekken style. but then i guess they installed extra buttons for neo-geo style as well? only way to know for sure is to see for ourselves!
also, square isn't as hard to adjust to as you might think. i can play both just fine.
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as for the layout, i initially heard it was tekken style. but then i guess they installed extra buttons for neo-geo style as well? only way to know for sure is to see for ourselves!
also, square isn't as hard to adjust to as you might think. i can play both just fine.
Quash, so do you know if they have both options available or only square?
I've played square configuration before. It takes me 1-2 days to re-adjust to do the combos I normally do. For short combos it'll be fine, but when I'm doing HD combos, there's a high chance of dropping the combo. Also I play Ash and Shen, so doing ABCD and CABC by reaction such as anti-air sucks for me with square configuration.
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The 18th people usually come and go from about 11-4/5. Sat we usually show up around 11 and leave at 2-3. No worries though we'll be willing to come at a time convenient for you since I'm sure we all want to play someone who knows what they're doing haha. Both layouts are available so no worries there. I posted details in the SoCal KoF thread.
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That is awesome you have both configs! Not confirmed but I'll try to arrive between 12-2pm on Friday. If this changes I will update here the evening before.
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Alright, I posted in our thread on SRK. I'll see how many people can make it that time. I just remembered I have something to do after class so I'll only be there from 1-2.
Edit: okay I just remembered, I don't have to go to English on Fri so I'll be there from 11-12 and 1-2 and 3+. Just an FYI, not a lot of people follow the ratio system so expect a lot of Shen, Kula, K'.
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Don't worry, we don't follow the ratio system either, it was just for that tournament we had. By the way, what time does that place close?
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Just an FYI, not a lot of people follow the ratio system so expect a lot of Shen, Kula, K'.
I keep hearing this misconception everywhere: the ratio system is arcade specific, and only used for specific pre-agreed tournaments, definitely not in casuals or some way of life/honor code.
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Yeah, the way I saw it was that it was to reduce popular character usage at a specific arcade. If it was used here, Shen Kula and K would be 4s on a 6 point system. Literally everyone else is used by at least one person.
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Yeah, the way I saw it was that it was to reduce popular character usage at a specific arcade. If it was used here, Shen Kula and K would be 4s on a 6 point system. Literally everyone else is used by at least one person.
Wow. I can't wait to see some Chins and DLs pop up.
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There's one person who uses Chin and a lot of people aka 3 or 4 that use DL a bit. Me being one of them.
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i probably won't be able to make it until the end of the month. but, i'll be sure to let you guys know when i do.
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I just arrive in SF today. I'm confirming I'll be at Rack and Cue (tomorrow - Kane317) about from 11 - 3pm
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Whoa, was this today? I left RnC at around 12 and didn't see anyone playing KoF. If it's for tomorrow, I'll be there for sure.
Edit: Didn't even really read your post and just posted haha. I get it.
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Fixed his post.
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Hahaha I only got one match with Ash, was the dude with dreadlocks...also, sorry if I give crappy directions, being in that arcade too long always makes me forget where stuff is.
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Hey Ash, ggs. Glad I stopped getting ocv'd after I came back from class haha. I was the one running DL, Shen Raiden. You gotta teach me some Shen stuff sometime.
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Good games everyone! Wish I had more time to play with you guys. I see that you all have a lot of potential since you've only had the game for a couple of weeks. Next time we meet I expect to lose at least half the games. Keep up the good work and remember EPIC FINISH!
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Keep up the good work and remember EPIC FINISH!
What does that even mean?
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Keep up the good work and remember EPIC FINISH!
What does that even mean?
You need your mod rights revoked hahah
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Kane317: If you're suggesting foul play then explain why it doesn't say edited by Kane317
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Kane317: If you're suggesting foul play then explain why it doesn't say edited by Kane317
:) Back on topic, I'm glad you guys had a blast and we can't wait to see how much you guys improve in the coming weeks!
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Yeah I like to believe I did okay considering I've only played KoF for about 2 weeks. Don't know how much I'm gonna be grinding at this game cause there's a MvC3 tourny on Sat that I may be going to so I want to prepare for that.
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^^Where at, homie??
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Will be down tomorrow morning probably, had to get to work early today.
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this friday is looking good. i plan on being there all day if i do end up going.
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this friday is looking good. i plan on being there all day if i do end up going.
Finally! I'll see you there in the morning probly.
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i'll be there tomorrow (wednesday)
I MEAN IT THIS TIME
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the marquee at sf state is pitiful. is there any way we can get it changed? i made a draft (http://i.imgur.com/V1Tqk.png) in a few minutes, and it already looks a million times better than what they currently have on the cab.
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How are the people coming along in San Fran? Is it worth the six hour drive? How much does it cost to play? I kinda wished that this would show up in central so I wouldn't have to do a three hour drive to and another three hour drive home, but god the wait is killing me. Just came back from Stockton too. They had a KOF XII machine. I felt like I was being trolled.
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from what i experienced, most players are still playing day 1 xiii. myself included, lol.
there was that one guy, i think he was chinese, who was pretty good though.
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Hey Quash who are you? I haven't been down there playing KoF for the past week or two so I don't think we've played yet. I usually use Duo, Shen, Raiden and am a tiny asian kid.
The dude you're talking about is a complete mystery to us lmao. when we had BB:CS we just called him Pro Bang, now he's Pro Asian.
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i'm a tall white guy, and i always have vice on my team.
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WHY DO I TRY TO JUMP OVER DROPKICK?!?!? XD
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Let me correct you, you jump and then you eat a drop kick. If you can react to drop kick you are a god Chris. lmao
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I've only done it twice in my lifetime, to RnC Chris and once to Renzo Jeff...but yeah trying to clear it with a jump is too risky, but it's fun to do, it's like trying to dodge a rhino.
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Alright, I won't be playing until Easter. I expect to never take a game off anyone again.
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Alright, I won't be playing until Easter. I expect to never take a game off anyone again.
O.o why not til easter?
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i'll be having a small gathering at my place this friday + saturday (18th and 19th). if you wanna come and play motw/98/02um (or whatever else, even), feel more than free to do so. if you're interested, pm me for my address.
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April 23rd, SFSU KoF 13 tourny. Get hype guys! I'm not 100% if it's the 23rd but I know it's going down in April.
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April 23rd, SFSU KoF 13 tourny. Get hype guys! I'm not 100% if it's the 23rd but I know it's going down in April.
Wow, nice for you guys to have a tournament up there! =)
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Sounds fun!!!
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Sounds fun!!!
Slowly but surely, XIII is gaining steam despite all odds. Good job guys!
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It's nothing special, my school usually has one tourny a semester with all the arcade games and we happen to have 13 so of course it's included. I'll see if we can come up with anyway to record matches because it'd be nice to have some video of us playing so you SoCal guys can give us tips (:
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i have a flip. there wouldn't be more than two hours of matches, would there?
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THAT IS AWESOME!! I will hopefully be attending!!
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Do Eric's cabs have direct output feeds?
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I have no idea about the cabs but GGs today. I played horribly haha but after you left I got a reverse ocv so I didn't lose every match I played today.
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It's alright, Isaiah was on his game with Maxima today. I'll be in tomorrow, working on Joe primarily. Is it me, or does he lack big combo finishes? Not that it's a bad thing, but his EX screw upper having forward projection kinda sucks =\
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I'll be down too. Do you play Marvel 3 or anything? Every Sat/Sun there's a meet up at State for other games. Sometimes we have KoF 11 there but it's not often. You should check it out if you're not doing anything else.
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if they play 11 I'm in, also FFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU forgot it was Spring Break =(
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Yeah man I got lied to! I asked Chris if they'd be open today and he said they were.
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Okay I had to take the initiative with posting the tourney thread on SRK, so I'll do the same here. http://shoryuken.com/f23/sfsu-bi-annual-tourney-first-round-april-23rd-ssf4ae-t6br-kofxiii-270297/
Entry fee: $5 a game
Start Time: 1 p.m.
Payout 70/20/10
The Flyer said the start time was 1 p.m. so I'll assume the sign ups are running from 11 - 1?
Location:
Rack n Cue at SFSU Student Union
1650 Holloway Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94132
Games with less than 8 entries may be cancelled.
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Games Played (according to the flyer)
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Super Street Fighter 4 AE
Tekken 6 Bloodline Rebellion
The King Of Fighters XIII
I know we have 3rd strike and CvS2 but the flyer doesn't mention them. Don't know if it's strictly the games mentioned or if there's a chance for those to be on the lineup if there's enough interest.
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Thanks for posting. I'll definitely try to make it out to this.
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i'll be there for sure. i'll probably get some practice in next weekend, at least. when is nobody at the arcade so i can grind training mode?
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Can SoCal peeps join =)?
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Yeah if you happen to be here at the time! I wouldn't make the treck here though cause there's gonna be like 10 people AT MOST.
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Yeah if you happen to be here at the time! I wouldn't make the treck here though cause there's gonna be like 10 people AT MOST.
Normally, I would take that as Jedi mind tricks haha but thanks for the heads up. :)
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Yeah our numbers have dwindled to around 5 people who play consistently. No idea what we can do to get more players again.
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Invite people to play I'd imagine. I'm hoping the tourney at least sparks some new interest.
Oh and yes I encourage socal people to come, I'm not sure how big this is gonna be, but with AE on the roster I'm expecting at least a modest turnout and it would be good to give KOF the love :D
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I thought about that. Usually SF4 brings like 20+ people with some of them being F Champ, Ricky Ortiz, John Choi and the likes. However how many of them would actually play in the KoF tourny?
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i know that buktooth likes snk games, and ricky will sometimes randomly play games like tekken and blazblue.
also, i'll probably join the ranks of "regular" starting this month. strictly on weekends for now, though.
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Quash, you are everywhere. I started playing VF5 and I saw you on vf.com haha. When are you ghere on the weekends? I'm usually there from like 12 to 2 on Sat.
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Yeah our numbers have dwindled to around 5 people who play consistently. No idea what we can do to get more players again.
That's a healthy number, just encourage each other to play and don't whoop on newcomers. =)
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Yeah, a couple of friends and I went several times when it first dropped but A) It's a 1+ hour drive and B) We were quite literally the ONLY people playing KoF every time. I can't freaking wait until SJSU gets it, any news on that??
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I think we have a very healthy attitude towards newcomers haha. None of us straight whoop on newcomers. The only people I play seriously against are mashers who move the whole CP. Like when someone new comes to play I'll ask if it's okay if I play, pick chars I don't usually play, and offer advice to them afterwards.
@jts If you have to make an hour drive to get here let me know when you come. I'm sure the few of us who play will make an effort to be there if you are gonna travel that far.
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I might be there tomorrow Demon Ninja. I'm going to San Fransisco and my first stop is the campus to play some KOF XIII. First time to finally play it after hearing about it. I should take pictures of it for Dreamcancel LOL.
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Ah tomorrow's not a good day for me haha. I have class from 9-1 and 2-3 so I'll only be down there from 1-2. Got stuffs to do after too but I'm sure you'll find some people to play against.
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1-2? That's around the time I'll be getting there so that would work out I think.
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I'll be there tomorrow, pretty much 10-1
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Quash, you are everywhere. I started playing VF5 and I saw you on vf.com haha.
why are you playing vf now? you're like, three years late to the party. the only people that will even play in this half of the state are me and renzo.
When are you ghere on the weekends? I'm usually there from like 12 to 2 on Sat.
next weekend (15th/16th) i plan to be there most of friday afternoon/evening and all day saturday.
oh, and if there's a spot in the cafeteria with a power outlet, i'll bring my laptop so people can watch a-cho vids and stuff, since i have them all on my hard drive.
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Haha just playing VF with friends. It's all good since none of us plan to be any good. Okay we can get some games in cause I'm at school pretty late on Fridays and I usually show up on Sat to get my training room on. There's been this one dude trying to get into KoF and I usually help him out a bit on Sat.
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I got like seven matches in. Fun games. Didn't know who I played, but it was fun. Too bad the drive over there is like two or three hours to and back. So driving 4-6 hours is impractical.
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I'm in Sacramento, attending Sac State living at the dorms.
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@jts If you have to make an hour drive to get here let me know when you come. I'm sure the few of us who play will make an effort to be there if you are gonna travel that far.
Sweet, man, thank you very much for that!! Will definitely let you know next time!!
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So is anyone from SoCal actually thinking about showing up for the tourny? It's not gonna be that big I think because there's gonna be another one going down that same a few hours away. I think that one is going to be bigger cause it has that Marvel.
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LoL they actually picked a contested day? Damn the new poolboss is blowing it big time. Fuck it, it's a KOFXIII tournament, anyone interested show up. I'm not gonna say fuck Marvel, or that KOF is better, but if you have an interest do yourself a favor.
Yeah judging by the lukewarm response on SRK I'm not expecting a lot of people even with AE...it kinda seems like everyone's soured on it...but what do I know I don't play AE.
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So is anyone from SoCal actually thinking about showing up for the tourny? It's not gonna be that big I think because there's gonna be another one going down that same a few hours away. I think that one is going to be bigger cause it has that Marvel.
Probably not
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So is anyone from SoCal actually thinking about showing up for the tourny? It's not gonna be that big I think because there's gonna be another one going down that same a few hours away. I think that one is going to be bigger cause it has that Marvel.
Probably not
SURPRISE!
Or is it...?
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Well to be fair this date was picked first and the place in Davis announced their tourney. I'm gonna be at this one for sure. AE is definitely getting more love since it was officially announced for consoles.
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The XIII cab was on fiiiiire today, good matches! No one saw my Kim HD though =(
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hey everyone, NorCal player here. I'm mostly in San Jose for the week, sometimes going back up to Stockton during the weekends. Currently attending Mission College in Santa Clara. Just wanted to report in so maybe some meetups could be arranged between others near me in the future. I still need to check out SFSU!
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You should just quit your job, so much hype happens after you leave. Close matches, dropped combos everywhere.
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But then I gotta go back to jacking quarters from my girlfriend =\
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But then I gotta go back to jacking quarters from my girlfriend =\
Hahah that reminds me of when I was in school. Barely any money to play games because I had no job. Now I have a job and too old to play =P
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Hey so my friend is going to start hosting weekly tourneys at his house in Cupertino starting soon. It might be every Wednesday but we'll see how the first one goes (4/20). It's going to have KoF2002UM among other things (MvC3, MK9, and BlazBlue I believe)
If anyone here is from San Jose, Cupertino, Sunnyvale, etc, it's DEFINITELY something you should check out. PM me for details
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see you guys in a bit. i'll be there tomorrow, as well.
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See you tomorrow then, gotta shake some of the rust off.
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Sounds like we have at least 4 people confirmed for tomorrow haha.
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getting trolled by kim means i have to play more :(
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GGs today! I was the asian kid using Athena. She was looking kinda scary when I was playing her you know.
Edit: Quash you should have went to the Dojo like I said too. We had KoF 11 and GGxAC going on.
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hope to see some of you guys today in Cupertino.
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I can't get out to Cupertino but I'm still interested. Was there a decent turnout?
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if anything went down, I missed it.
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Get Hype For Tomorrow!!!!
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Looking forward to meeting you guys tommorow!
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i unfortunately won't be able to come. have fun without me!
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Dammit Quash, I wanted to run it back cause I was losing to you that one Sat you were there.
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Whoa, BADASS!! I didn't think people would actually be interested in my friend's fight night!! It went pretty well, only a few people showed up so we really just played MK9 since it was really fresh. This week, however, I hope to see some DCers and play some 2002UM!! Again, PM me for my friend's address and I'll be better about getting back to you.
BTW, HAVE A KICK-ASS TIME AT THE TOURNAMENT!! I UNFORTUNATELY CANNOT MAKE IT TODAY BUT I WISH YOU ALL GOOD LUCK!!
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^ Wish I could make it, but I have night class on wednesday.
I'm so bad lol. Couldn't win a single match. :(
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I have classes going into the night as well but I will def try to make it Wednesday. I'm just getting into it as well but I think I learn a lot better playing locally, so I'm looking forward to it.
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Aw, man, Ash Riot!! By any chance is your class at De Anza?? Because if it is then this is going down literally 100 feet from it!! I think it is going to be 9-11 for any mini-tournaments and then if you wanna stay later you can.
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Nah, I go to Skyline. My class usually ends 9-9:30, and it would probably take around 40 mins for me to get there. If your friend doesn't mind I show up that late, I wouldn't mind making the drive, even if I'm only able to play for a little while.
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Wow, that's dedication!! He doesn't mind people being there until really late so it's all good!! We would bust out 2K2UM again for you even if the tournament has already passed. I'll PM you and MezzoForte his address tomorrow
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Oh yeah, just so people know. Norcal will supposedly be getting another XIII setup in SF, this Saturday. Apparently they have 98UM there as well. Check this link for more info: http://shoryuken.com/f23/southtown-arcade-san-francisco-ca-official-thread-get-money-get-paid-272025/ (http://shoryuken.com/f23/southtown-arcade-san-francisco-ca-official-thread-get-money-get-paid-272025/)
Located next to a pretty large parking garage, as well as a BART station that's a 10 min walk away. Sounds dope; I will probably check it out this weekend.
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dope, might do the same.
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So any updates from the XIII tourney last weekend, did anyone record it?
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No recordings. But we did have a tournament of 6 people! Not bad considering AE only had 16 people, so it wasn't a tourney that brought a lot of people.
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My bad I never got back to it. The person who was supposed to record ended up not making it.
1st. "Pro Asian" Elisabeth, Shen, K', Hwa, Kula
that's what we call the guy cause we don't know his real name haha.
2nd. Faze Andy, Raiden, Kula
Neither of them go to this forum.
If you want videos we can record casuals or something because we play way better during casuals than we did during the tourney. Me and another friend went 1-5 and like 2-4 during the round robin but both of us got to like a 10+ streak during casuals.
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My bad I never got back to it. The person who was supposed to record ended up not making it.
1st. "Pro Asian" that's what we call the guy cause we don't know his real name haha.
2nd. Faze
Neither of them go to this forum.
If you want videos we can record casuals or something because we play way better during casuals than we did during the tourney. Me and another friend went 1-5 and like 2-4 during the round robin but both of us got to like a 10+ streak during casuals.
Why don't you refer them to this forum, please do so we exchange ideas and tactics.
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I can talk to Pro Asian but the other guy doesn't go to any forums. He learned everything from me and is now beating me with stuff I taught him ):
Edit: In my other post I also put in the chars they used.
Edit 2: Ash Riot, are you uh Lawrence?
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Hey, NorCal. I figured I may as well start introducing myself now. I'm originally from NorCal, but currently in SoCal. I'll be moving back up in a little over a month and I'm looking forward to playing XIII with you guys. You may know me if you've participated in NorCal Installs (NCI's) for MB/AH3. I'll play practically any fighter, so sessions for mainstream/poverty are never a problem with me. To be honest, I didn't even think KOF fans existed in NorCal outside of me, Tone, and quash.
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Fatacon, I've seen your name around other forums but never been to an NCI to meet you. It'll be great to meet more people who play these games.
Edit 2: Ash Riot, are you uh Lawrence?
Yeah that's me, the scrub that showed up and doesn't know any legit combos lol.
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fata, i started nci and i don't know who you are, lol. then again, i don't play mb or ah.
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fata, i started nci and i don't know who you are, lol. then again, i don't play mb or ah.
But, weren't you the guy playing NGBC or 98UM at Sarsapari's sessions?
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now i feel dumb, because i probably HAVE met you, just never caught your name.
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So yeah,,,what's going on?
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now i feel dumb, because i probably HAVE met you, just never caught your name.
I am Bionic Man 1.0
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sounds good, see you guys there!
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AWESOME, MAN!! LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING YOU!!
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Cool, I'll see you guys later then.
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WHATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT?! http://shoryuken.com/f23/southtown-arcade-san-francisco-ca-official-thread-get-money-get-paid-272025/ (http://shoryuken.com/f23/southtown-arcade-san-francisco-ca-official-thread-get-money-get-paid-272025/)
So NorCal has 2 XIII cabs now? Crazy. Too bad both are in SF lol...
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Yeah..man this is like...wow..both XIII Locations are in walking distance of the places I spend my the entirety of my week at.
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Hey Chris, what time do you get off work/when are your breaks? We're heading over there tomorrow, should be there around 5.
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I'll probably see you then, my break's at 5
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GGs to MezzoForte and JTSNOW6 last night.
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ggs Lawrence and Paul! That was hella fun, for the little time we had. We should try getting games in for XI, 98UM, and NGBC in the future. Trip to Southtown Arcade in order? I really do have a good feeling about these get togethers and I'll try to get other heads in on this for the next one most def.
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GGs FOR SURE, GUYS, THANKS AGAIN FOR COMING!! A TRIP TO SOUTH TOWN IS DEFINITELY IN ORDER!! WE'LL COMPARE SCHEDULES SOON TO ARRANGE IT!!
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Hey guys, I got confirmation that Southtown arcade got KOF 13 YESTERDAY!
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Hey guys, I got confirmation that Southtown arcade got KOF 13 YESTERDAY!
Post it in the cabinet location section with the complete address and all! =)
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is anyone from up here considering going to Fanime? It's about a month off and I was just wondering if I might catch some of you guys in the gaming hall. Last year I actually met quash and Tone there. I doubt if anyone here is in the know about a XIII cab being present, but there's a lot of space for BYOC so if anyone wants to get some games in any PS2 titles or something it can easily be arranged.
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Fanime usually gets their cabs from SJSU or something like that so I doubt there's going to be KOF 13. There's gonna be AE for sure though (: I'm not going this year but maybe next year!
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I'm going, mainly because FLOW will be doing another concert, and I missed that one last time.
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Also, can anyone comment about how godlike the cabs at Southtown are? I won't be heading down there until a while from now.
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Fanime usually gets their cabs from SJSU or something like that so I doubt there's going to be KOF 13. There's gonna be AE for sure though (: I'm not going this year but maybe next year!
Yeah..Eric already told me he was taking SFSU's cab to Fanime despite my whining. He's probably even going to make me move it for him T_T. So yeah I'll be at Fanime probly.
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Ah whatever, we'll be out of school by then so I have time to go to Southtown and play there. Ask Eric for SJ's ST board when the cabs come back (:
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Just so everyone knows, the reason why I haven't given any news as to the next fight night, it is because my parents tripped out a little that people that I hadn't personally known had come over. Reggie and Lawrence, you two are welcome back for sure but everyone else I have to personally know first (their house their rules bleh). This said, I look forward to meeting everyone at South Town Arcade one of these times and then being able to have you all over!!
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Cool, keep us updated on what you have in mind. I have finals a couple of weeks from now, so I'll have plenty of time to play whenever I'm done with that.
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yeah, I'm out of school basically at the end of the month, though I will be taking a summer course starting on the 20th of June or so (M-TH in the evening, ugh). Still down for anything that gets scheduled!
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Southtown bound today from 6 to 7, anyone goin?
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Any of you guys coming to ReveLAtions?
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They better come to ReveLAtions. They saw how awesomely hairy I am, I doubt they'll want to get raped by hair for not coming.
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Good point.
Come on guys, school should be over for everyone by then. I'm down for a road trip for this. :)
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Ash Riot, haven't seen your name in a while. The SoCal guys car pooled up there for NCR last Nov, you guys should do the same. It will be fun.
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I talked to Fatacon today and he was planning on driving down anyways hehe...right Ivan?
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Hax can you confirm if they have AE and how much it is?
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Come on guys, school should be over for everyone by then. I'm down for a road trip for this. :)
Let's do it, NorCal. I can drive 6 other people max. Just gotta figure out accommodations and people gotta be willing to split costs. I'm not made of money.
I talked to Fatacon today and he was planning on driving down anyways hehe...right Ivan?
Only if we get to have another random ethnic dinner and I'm allowed to tell stories again.
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attending this would be a serious step up, and I'm taking my vacation right around that time as well.
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attending this would be a serious step up, and I'm taking my vacation right around that time as well.
That's how it all began, I remember how only 2-3 years ago I would never attend tourneys...but you gotta start somewhere and although I still suck I'm improving slowly (since I never really play competitively, mainly to just have fun).
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So uhh... I just realized that my mother's birthday is June 11th. To put it in perspective, my brother and I forgot her birthday once and she didn't speak to us for over a year. That said, I probably won't make it out there, especially since I'll have only been back in NorCal for a week. Sorry guys. Really though, Norcal, you guys should go.
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So uhh... I just realized that my mother's birthday is June 11th. To put it in perspective, my brother and I forgot her birthday once and she didn't speak to us for over a year. That said, I probably won't make it out there, especially since I'll have only been back in NorCal for a week. Sorry guys. Really though, Norcal, you guys should go.
Can't you celebrate it early? Tell her she's (most likely) born in a different time zone anyways, so her real birthday is a whole day early anyways =)
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Ash Riot, haven't seen your name in a while. The SoCal guys car pooled up there for NCR last Nov, you guys should do the same. It will be fun.
Yeah, lots of things have happened. I miss those days as a kid, when I had all this time to play games, and randomly post on S-C.com all day. I read that you guys came up to NCR. Unfortunately I missed you guys that day. I had no idea KOF XIII was going to be there, until I showed up to see the tournament end.
But yeah, I'm seriously considering going. Paul, are you reading this? We must go! Didn't you have a friend that lived around there?
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Ash Riot, haven't seen your name in a while. The SoCal guys car pooled up there for NCR last Nov, you guys should do the same. It will be fun.
Yeah, lots of things have happened. I miss those days as a kid, when I had all this time to play games, and randomly post on S-C.com all day. I read that you guys came up to NCR. Unfortunately I missed you guys that day. I had no idea KOF XIII was going to be there, until I showed up to see the tournament end.
But yeah, I'm seriously considering going. Paul, are you reading this? We must go! Didn't you have a friend that lived around there?
For what it's worth, we're not kids either, we just make the time. 2/3 of us that came up last year are over 30. The question NorCal should be asking yourselves, is how bad do you want to grow the scene? SoCal has always been known for it's fighting game scene, NorCal has a strong Capcom scene, but... =)
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I'd go but I'm celebrating my birthday that weekend >.< I won't put you guys through that lol.
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Oh yeah about Revelations ): I'm not up to travelling this year. No monies! Next year I'll make an effort to make it out to Evo and maybe SCR so I can meet you guys if you're there as well/
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REVALATIONS WOULD BE SICK!! I have to check my schedule for sure. And Lawrence, my friend down there might be up here when we go lol. I don't know, however, since he IS taking summer school.
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REVALATIONS WOULD BE SICK!! I have to check my schedule for sure. And Lawrence, my friend down there might be up here when we go lol. I don't know, however, since he IS taking summer school.
Paul! I know you're busy pushing the local event at your buddy's place but how's the XIII frontier doing? I remember when you were down here for that week you said you can't wait till it's up in your area--we're counting on you to push that scene forward!
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I was talking to quash the other day, apparently a XIII cab will be present at Fanime. Basically, OH SHIT.
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Paul! I know you're busy pushing the local event at your buddy's place but how's the XIII frontier doing? I remember when you were down here for that week you said you can't wait till it's up in your area--we're counting on you to push that scene forward!
I'm planning on going to Southtown Arcade sometime in the upcoming weekends to see what's up. The general consensus is that people are waiting to see how the console version turns out. Until that happens, players are pretty much only looking at the mainstream games. It also doesn't help that AE will be out next month, and most people going to the arcades are there to play AE. I would like to be proven wrong, but somehow I doubt the KOF population increased any with this new arcade.
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I was talking to quash the other day, apparently a XIII cab will be present at Fanime. Basically, OH SHIT.
The XIII cab will be the from from SFSU.
Paul! I know you're busy pushing the local event at your buddy's place but how's the XIII frontier doing? I remember when you were down here for that week you said you can't wait till it's up in your area--we're counting on you to push that scene forward!
I'm planning on going to Southtown Arcade sometime in the upcoming weekends to see what's up. The general consensus is that people are waiting to see how the console version turns out. Until that happens, players are pretty much only looking at the mainstream games. It also doesn't help that AE will be out next month, and most people going to the arcades are there to play AE. I would like to be proven wrong, but somehow I doubt the KOF population increased any with this new arcade.
I've talked to my friend who's a regular there. There's some new blood there and the way he talks it seems like they don't even want to get better. I'll be there on Friday and I'll update then. Many of my friends are waiting for console and I've been pushing for them to come to the arcade so I can show em some stuff but they're not down with it yet.
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I was talking to quash the other day, apparently a XIII cab will be present at Fanime. Basically, OH SHIT.
The XIII cab will be the from from SFSU.
Paul! I know you're busy pushing the local event at your buddy's place but how's the XIII frontier doing? I remember when you were down here for that week you said you can't wait till it's up in your area--we're counting on you to push that scene forward!
I'm planning on going to Southtown Arcade sometime in the upcoming weekends to see what's up. The general consensus is that people are waiting to see how the console version turns out. Until that happens, players are pretty much only looking at the mainstream games. It also doesn't help that AE will be out next month, and most people going to the arcades are there to play AE. I would like to be proven wrong, but somehow I doubt the KOF population increased any with this new arcade.
I've talked to my friend who's a regular there. There's some new blood there and the way he talks it seems like they don't even want to get better. I'll be there on Friday and I'll update then. Many of my friends are waiting for console and I've been pushing for them to come to the arcade so I can show em some stuff but they're not down with it yet.
Yeah it's an uphill battle building a scene but it really just starts with finding one extra person who wants to learn the game and just spending time helping them. If anyone just found one extra person in the next few months the scene will grow exponentially. =)
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wish there was a cab in the south bay. :( if there was only a way to replace bb at any of the south bay golflands...
i guess fanime will have to do though. i'll probably be there saturday and that's it. you can find me in front of the xiii cab and maybe the bathroom.
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Don't worry, NorCal. I'm bringing 3 new people to Southtown in June.
I'd rather you guys come to SFSU instead of Southtown (:
I'll go wherever the scene is bigger.
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4K for a XIII kit through CoinOp Express. Let's buy one and hole it up at Edgie's.
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I'd rather you guys come to SFSU instead of Southtown (:
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lol @ Edgie's. Hella asian. Would love to see a South Bay cab though. I'd be there as often as I could. To be honest, if I was employed, I would pitch in to buy a cab even knowing that I wouldn't own it.
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not even joking about Edgie's haha, open 'till 4AM Fridays. I was trying to see if I could get '98 and '02 carts installed in their Neo as a donation but they're renting it so they can't mess with it. I'll ask the owner next time.
ditto re: pitching in. I don't care, I'd put down as much as 500 if not more. I'm getting a raise soon B).
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Last Friday the XIII cab got some serious love, a lot of SFSU regulars showed up plus some new faces. We're making some good headway in terms of hyping the game up but I think right now it entirely depends on the handful of us who're willing to go to Southtown and/or SFSU and strut our stuff for the lookie-loos. Hopefully when console comes out people will be more willing to step up but right now the skill curve is going to be pretty steep between new players and the rest of us.
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Don't worry man, I'm pulling out the big combos every time I get the chance. Console is gonna hype up the game for sure and it'll drop the price to 25 cents for the few of us who play right now.
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So I got sometime to check out Southtown. There's two or three mexican dudes who play down there and everyone else is a regular at SFSU as well. I don't think that's all the new players that came with the new arcade. That grew the kof community a bit!
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REVALATIONS WOULD BE SICK!! I have to check my schedule for sure. And Lawrence, my friend down there might be up here when we go lol. I don't know, however, since he IS taking summer school.
Paul! I know you're busy pushing the local event at your buddy's place but how's the XIII frontier doing? I remember when you were down here for that week you said you can't wait till it's up in your area--we're counting on you to push that scene forward!
KANE!!!!!! Dude, it's just unfortunate that XIII is an hour away and I don't have a license. At first I would go with some homies but they lost interest due to NOBODY being at the cabinet but us (and they are n00bs as of now). If/when it comes to SJSU I will be playing it ALLLLLL DAY!!!! For now I am working on getting that license so when that happens I'll definitely try to go bi-weekly or so.
P.S. When's the next South Town Arcade trip?? Definitely let me know next time you go, Reggie, so we can carpool!!
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You guys that are interested in going to ReveLAtions, please let me know within the next few days, so I can book the hotel. Keep in mind, you'll be paying about $70 for the trip, if enough people go. If none of you decide to go, I might as well fly there than drive. So please make your decision as soon as possible.
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good stuff on trying to make it out here. this event is gonna be super nice!!!
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Ya know what?? I just made a snap decision that I WILL go to RevaLAtions!! I will ask for the days off of work tomorrow. COUNT ME IN!!!!!!
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GOOD! I'm PM'ing you my number so we can better arrange the trip.
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Chipotle for our travels? THIS SHIT JUST GOT REAL.
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^^HAHAHA!!!!!! MOST DEF!! I'll hook it up fo sho!!
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Fanimeeeeeeeee
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Have fun there with my XIII cab ): Now I have to go all the way to Southtown to play XIII.
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thanks for the donation lol. Can't wait! Lawrence you can expect a call from me in the afternoon.
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Have fun there with my XIII cab ): Now I have to go all the way to Southtown to play XIII.
:o They go Garou today too! I'm gonna bug them to switch the button setup, but AAAAAH SICK!
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GGs to the black dude from SFSU who came down. Should have brought more quarters.
edit: this was at Fanime, first time with XIII and it was sick.
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GGs to the black dude from SFSU who came down. Should have brought more quarters.
edit: this was at Fanime, first time with XIII and it was sick.
Post your impressions!
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I heard this game was good. I just started playing emulated 2k2 to practice for arcade XIII. How applicable is the ('98) Beginner's Guide yt vids for the current KoF?
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Fundamentals still apply in any KOF you play, so the Beginner's Guide still does help you learn how KOF is played. Training mode only gets you so far though, and my suggestion is that you play a KOF, ANY KOF, with real people. KOF is less about character matchups, and more about player matchups. Where do you live anyway?
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I'm SF city. Demoninja's been telling me how good KoF is, but I never hopped on the wagon. We have two arcades with XIII here, so I'm definitely very lucky, but I don't want to be dropping 50 cents and getting crushed not knowing what I'm doing. I'm probably going to hit up GGPO for a bit of practice in basics. I have an all shotoesque team with K'/Kyo/Iori. Hoping those chars are similar enough to their XIII iterations. I was just wondering if playing all shotos would hold me back from learning the game fully. I heard grapplers are very strong and I know Iori has a command grab. At the very least I need to learn what makes KoF distinct. I like hops because they encourage rushdown. I'm kind of guilty of playing other games (BB) like they're SF. I dunno how far that'll get me in KoF.
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You're eventually going to have to take the risk of dumping money, only to lose, if you want to pick up XIII. XIII has a really different feel when you first play it, which is why I think it doesn't matter too much which KOF you should play to prepare for XIII. I play quite a bit of 98 on GGPO and 2002UM, and I still haven't completely adjusted to XIII, but that's mainly because I haven't played the game enough.
You can't go wrong starting with those three characters, though Iori has changed noticeably going into XIII; he's still a very good character, regardless. K' pretty much plays the same and Kyo plays like his '95/Kusanagi version. All three of those characters are good, and if you REALLY can't get away from uppercutting and fireballing...I guess you'd be fine sticking with those characters. Personally, I don't think the learning curve is so high that it'd be difficult to learn more than three characters, because I'd find it really boring to play only one to three characters ever in any fighting game.
Like in SF, spacing is very important part of the game. KOF offers more movement options though, with hops, rolls, and backdash cancels. That also makes a KOF match much more high paced, and rush down-based. I think the thing that seperates KOF from SF is that most characters have tools to deal with many situations, allowing you more offensive and defensive options.
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I'm SF city. Demoninja's been telling me how good KoF is, but I never hopped on the wagon. We have two arcades with XIII here, so I'm definitely very lucky, but I don't want to be dropping 50 cents and getting crushed not knowing what I'm doing. I'm probably going to hit up GGPO for a bit of practice in basics. I have an all shotoesque team with K'/Kyo/Iori. Hoping those chars are similar enough to their XIII iterations. I was just wondering if playing all shotos would hold me back from learning the game fully. I heard grapplers are very strong and I know Iori has a command grab. At the very least I need to learn what makes KoF distinct. I like hops because they encourage rushdown. I'm kind of guilty of playing other games (BB) like they're SF. I dunno how far that'll get me in KoF.
Welcome to Dreamcancel, I'm glad you took Demonninja's advice and registed here. Don't forget to introduce yourself here (http://dreamcancel.com/forum/index.php?board=9.0) when you can.
Learning any game can be expensive, '98 and '02 can only get you so far with prepping, but plunking in the tokens/quarters is really the only way. I'm afraid there's not much you can do except share characters in a team which we found helpful (we used to have 10+ challenger lines, 30min waits), that way you get more consistent game time in.
Your characters are pretty good to begin with, Iori might not be the easiest to use especially with his current moveset. You should also try out Andy and Elizabeth as they are relatively easy to use. As for grapplers, they have always been strong in the KOF series and this year it's about the same as well, particularly the 1-framer grapplers like Shen, Clark, Vice all are great punishers.
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Aha I finally got one of you bastards to play. If you don't want to go into the game blind, show up to the SFSU Dojo early one of these days and I'll help you out at RnC. I know a little about K' and Kyo but I really dislike Iori so you're on your own there haha. If you throw Liz or Andy on the squad I can help you out with your whole team. Training mode at RnC is about 7 minutes for 50 cents while Southtown is 5 minutes for 50 cents.
Tasty is my witness, I have been ranting and raving about KOF for the past two months.
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It was either this or BB:CS2. I spent A LOT of quarters at RnC before it was replaced by XIII, in the end I don't think that was a very fun game. Hope KoF is hype.
Looking at Iori's movelist, it's significantly different. All I know from 2k2 is abuse crossup ;bk+ ;b and hit confirm ;c into rekkas, with occasional command grab mixups. I might try Vice or Mature as I messed around with Team Iori in '98.
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Isaiah plays a sick Vice so he can help you out a bit with that. I don't think anyone who has a brain jumps against his Vice in fear of eating a sick combo haha. The only thing I dislike about that char is visual.
I'll be at RnC on Thursday I think so if you want to get some training in.
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i have finally, FINALLY gotten to actually play XIII and I love the fuck out of this game
gonna start hitting up southtown arcade a lot more.
apparently we might be getting a cab up here in fairfield as well too :D
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Finally. lol
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Last time i was here this thread was 1 page....now its 15 pages deep!?
IM IN HERE! WHATS UP NORCAL
I got down on some 13 today at south town and im hooked.
I'll be checking back here often from now on
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I'm glad we got some movement in NorCal =)
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Whoa haha I never realized that man. I was part of this since page 2! Old school bro! Once again, I look forward to meeting you guys at Southtown or Ramnation if I ever go out there. Glad some more NorCal dudes are on DC.
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I'm glad to see a definite interest in the game in Nor Cal, that mean plenty of comp to up my game.
If any one is in the Solano County area, I got word that we might be getting a cab at our local scandia in Cordelia sometime soon. If we do, you'll be sure to see me up there wreckin shop
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i think in kof the normal fb/dp characters are generally easier to learn. theres also characters that you have to specialize in to even be able to use them effectivelly (chin) but most of those characters are gone in 13 (yamazaki, oswald, anhel, gai etc).
i think to be good in kof you just have to learn how to play the game, not the character. unlike sf in kof the game system is even more important, know when to roll, when to guard cancel, how to use hops and hyper hos and superjumps, adjust yourself to the pace and increase your reactions. the reason kof players excell a sf and sf players cant excell at kof is basics, in kof your only as good as your basics. in sf you can learn a character and have him win against match ups that have a hard time to get into that certain character or whatever. in kof theres more ways to get in, and faster, so learn the game system is my best tip for any player.
also i dont know how different the game play is compared to xii, but i think attacks changed in xiii as well. in older kofs after a jump in you could press the ground attack button as soon as you wantred to and it would always connect, the game just that fast. in xii you actually had to wait a lil and time the attack after the jump in. i hope its different in xiii, at least hoping you can attack faster than in xii. in the end you can get accutomed to the timing anyways, i just found it took WAY too long before you could attack after a jump in imo, i was used to older kofs and they where WAY faster. xiii looks faster but i dont know how attacks come out after a jump in since i havent played the shit yet.
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jump ins in this game are really strange, along with link timing. its not bad at all, but it definitely feels wonky in comparison to say 98, but you're still not so loose as to just do whatever the fuck you want like in XI.
Now if only I could stop being a scrub at this game and HD combo stuff :(
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Hit up Dat YOUTUBE
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Yeah HD combos aren't as easy as they look. I'll definitely keep playing this when I can, even if a console version never comes out before the world ends. This is how I felt like when I first played. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jv4MEmh9C4&feature=related
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Hello, Norcal. I'm coming over this week, and sometime during my 2 week stay in Hayward, I'll head over to South-Town Arcades to get blown up in KOF XIII.
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Sup, if you'll be here for two weeks, hopefully I can play you next week. Going down to SoCal this weekend.
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Please post up when you're going to be there! I'd love to meet people and play some KOF.
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http://atlus.com/kofxiii/
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Maybe I'll throw a launch party at my house for you guys. :)
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Please post up when you're going to be there! I'd love to meet people and play some KOF.
I might show up Friday at 3-4. So, ST has the machines to exchange cash for coins or do i have to make change somewhere else?
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Both Southtown and SFSU have a change machine.
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Hey, NorCal. I'll probably head to SouthTown sometime in the next 2 weeks. Looking forward to meeting some of you guys and getting some matches in.
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GUYS!! We all need to pre-order ONE Game Stop because if they get 100 pre-orders then there will be a midnight release party!! I will be making a facebook group about this as well. I think the best, centralized, Game Stop is the one in Saratoga.
5205 Prospect Road #130, San Jose, CA 95129 .
MAKE IT HAPPEN, PEOPLE!! I'M GOOD FOR TWO JUST 98 MORE TO GO!! HOW HYPE WOULD A MIDNIGHT RELEASE PARTY BE!?!?!?
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If I remember correctly, I played against Omegaryuji today at Southtown.
I just wanted to say hello and welcome to the arcade! I hope to see you more often and it was great playing against you. It'd be great to work together to improve in the game; let me know when you drop by! That goes for everyone in the area or who would like to come in. Make it a nice group gathering and we'll all get a lot out of it.
EDIT: Whoops! Wasn't him, but omito from Maryland.
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GUYS!! We all need to pre-order ONE Game Stop because if they get 100 pre-orders then there will be a midnight release party!! I will be making a facebook group about this as well. I think the best, centralized, Game Stop is the one in Saratoga.
5205 Prospect Road #130, San Jose, CA 95129 .
MAKE IT HAPPEN, PEOPLE!! I'M GOOD FOR TWO JUST 98 MORE TO GO!! HOW HYPE WOULD A MIDNIGHT RELEASE PARTY BE!?!?!?
oh fuck yeah.
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Hey everyone,
Just letting you know, to all KoF NORCAL fighters. KoF XIII will be having ranking battles soon at Southtown Arcade in San Francisco. The date is not out, but it has been confirmed. Please support the game, support the arcade, and support the spirit of competition by stopping by and proving your skills in King of Fighters XIII!
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If I remember correctly, I played against Omegaryuji today at Southtown. I just wanted to say hello and welcome to the arcade! I hope to see you more often and it was great playing against you. It'd be great to work together to improve in the game; let me know when you drop by! That goes for everyone in the area or who would like to come in. Make it a nice group gathering and we'll all get a lot out of it. EDIT: Whoops! Wasn't him, but omito from Maryland.
hey, reiki. I'm the guy you played at south town. I like the omito name. Lol. Anyway, south town is a great place. I like it alot. Just watch how coins are put into the kof xiii machine. The game crashed when i try to get a game in during a black screen.
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Ah, sorry! I must be hard of hearing! I could have sworn you said Omito, but it sounds similar anyway. It was great playing you; I am glad you had a great time there too. Be sure to stop by before you head back home.
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Hey, I'm sorry about not being there. My friend who goes to UCLA showed up so I hung out with them all day since they were only gonna be in town for like two days. I'll have to catch you next time.
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Anyone attending NCR this weekend? Wondered if anyone staying at the embassy wanted to play casuals in the tourny off-time.
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I'm probably going but I'm not staying at any hotel.
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probaby wont be going to NCR but i'll try and get out to South town this weekend
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I'm probably going but I'm not staying at any hotel.
It was finally great to meet you Lawrence and of course good to see you again Paul! I can't wait for the NorCal scene to grow and we get a chance to play again.
I don't think any of us is planning to show up this weekend so have a blast guys!
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Great to meet you too, Yuhang. Are you going to Evo?
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Great to meet you too, Yuhang. Are you going to Evo?
Absolutely, you can count on all of the SoCal crew being there!
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ALWAYS A PLEASURE, KANE!!!!!! BTW, saw the stream and LOVED your comment "Save the best for last" haha!!
Dude, Lawrence, seriously, man. AMAZING ASS WEEKEND!!!!!! Thanks so much for all the driving again. Fortunately for you a friend who is practically my neighbor is driving me to NCR so you can take a more direct route. I look forward to seeing you there!! Should I bring my 360 for some 2002UM??
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Alright fellas NCR time. one of the bosses over at Southtown (and a friend of mine) says even anyone has a supergun they'd like to let them use he can bring KOFXIII to NCR. I told him to get in touch with NCR staff but if anyone else has any leads on this lemme know and I'll get it to them before..well Friday shit lol.
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Unfortunately, I don't have one. :(
Guess I'll be stopping by Southtown this weekend.
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Alright so ranbats comin up guys, hope you been practicing.
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More info on that has been posted in the upcoming tournament section. Southtown Arcade will have ranking battles on fridays from 5 to 9 or 10 depending. Entry is 5 dollars. Don't miss out, first round will be on the 8th of July!
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Heheh, I'll actually have to play during work hours, this will get interesting!
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A few edits have been made:
The tournament will be double-elimination and prizes will be handed out at the end of the season. I would like to run this every week, but we'll see from the first day if attendance permits it.
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I do wish it could be on a weekend, but I dunno how the guys feels about running multiple tournaments on Saturday/Sunday.
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If they can get AE and Marvel on the same day, that'd be great. I'm hoping we'll see more people come out. Our Norcal thread isn't getting much mention! I've already posted around to a couple sights so here's hoping our first ranking battle tournament goes off without a hitch.
Speaking of 13, I'm pretty psyched to see Billy in the mix, but I'm hoping for even more characters to be revealed or some more moves to be added.
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Sorry for double-post, but really urgent.
@Kof peeps: If you guys are cool with it, there's space on Sundays to run the ranbats. It might be possible to get the stream on iPlayWinner just like AE and MvC3. If you're not okay with Sunday, please let me know otherwise I will change it to Sunday.
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NorCal!! Which one of you guys are going to show up at Evo this year? We hope to see a lot of you :D
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I can't make it, but I'm going to try to organize some pot money for the KoF tournament. That or just donate myself.
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I'm very cool with this being on Sunday, in fact I am campaigning for this to get on the stream and for all Norcal players to come out this Sunday to mix it up live. They're practically handing us this to us guys, if you've been MIA Southtown but have at least been practicing, come out and reveal your true powers to the world! Moves need to be made and you know I don't bullshit around (at least on the important stuff) so take my word for it, IPW is very excited about this happening and all we need to do is sign up and show why this game is so good.
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I know the Starbase crew fucking LOVES KOFXIII. They will most likely make that a priority if there's any streams going down. I'll be showing up at this and Southtown for the rest of the week. I don't care how ass I am, I gotta make an appearance.
@James, thanks for specifically pming me haha. I knew about the ranbats but I was on the fence about it seeing how I haven't played at all but now that I've actually looked. The support behind this is amazing and it would be plain wrong for me to not show up and support.
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I'd have called you, but I couldn't get in touch with you. I'm facilitating and we're shooting for atleast 8 people. I'm hoping more show up, but so far, that's how many I expect to come. Already, that's you, me, and HaxMurderer as confirmed. I've talked to Tone and CJ, Fairfield players, to see if they wanted to do it. I've talked to just about everyone in my group and hopefully Southtown will make a public announcement about KoF tonight.
Here's hoping we get this going.
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White Chris is down to but he can't make Friday. Is it confirmed for Sun? I'll text him the info in a bit.
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It's confirmed and Haunts is going to play too.
So it's Me, you, Chris, White Chris, and Haunts. 5 already! Lets keep up the confirmations and we might have a nice shaping tournament!
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I don't think white Chris can make it dude. He works until 5 on Sundays and I think it's at a place that's Inner Sunset.
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I don't think white Chris can make it dude. He works until 5 on Sundays and I think it's at a place that's Inner Sunset.
Bleh he has 2 jobs? Damn I gotta get me a second job, nevertheless, disappointing =(
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I'll be there this Sunday.
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I'll be there this Sunday.
If it was Saturday I was seriously considering heading up there, but there's no way we can go on Sunday, especially if it starts at 5pm. Ivan, represent Socal well! =)
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Just a quick update, registration is now 12 PM and starting time is 1PM. No need to prereg so it's still 5 dollars if you show up then. I don't know if this changes anything seeing how it's still a 12 hour drive both ways.
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I'll be there this Sunday.
If it was Saturday I was seriously considering heading up there, but there's no way we can go on Sunday, especially if it starts at 5pm. Ivan, represent Socal well! =)
SHHHHH! I haven't played for like... 3 months? lol
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Looking forward to seeing you there!
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Good representing DC well Fatacon, Demoninja and Reiki, we've been watching you guys live.
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HaxMurderer was there too as hotpockets and Tone who started this thread was there too! We had a lot of old and new faces showed up. Sorry the commentary was very wacky, but we had a lot of random people drop in and get on the mic. It was crazy! However, we ran it pretty well and hope you all enjoyed it!
I did terrible though.
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Nice show guys. My ears nearly died at times from the commentators screaming, but it was fun to watch.
Haunts is going to be tops at XIII!!!!
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I did better during casuals ): All jokes aside I think I did decent considering I haven't played in like 2-3 months. Next week I'll be back after hitting the lab for a bit! It was a pretty good showing with a full 16 person bracket.
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I think I played pretty poorly. I'll try to get rest next time so I'm not sleeping inbetween matches. I am, however, motivated to pick up DuoLon again. I forgot all his setups and whatnot, but he's still pretty fun. I kinda wanted to commentate. I felt like for a stream trying to showcase the game to a largely new audience, the stream topics weren't focused enough (too much small talk about things aside from the game; reminded me of Marvel commentary :/).
Anyway, overall I think the event turned out well, with a decent showing and minimal downtime. But, geez, I hate waiting between sets. I feel sluggish as the day goes on lol GG's to all who I played. After a long hiatus, it feels good to be playing XIII again. Makes me miss the AI days :(
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Fata, next time just speak up if you want to get on the mic. I thought the commentators besides the black folk were pretty bad because they didn't know much about the game and they weren't very entertaining either. Then again I didn't hear everything they were saying so I might be wrong.
Yeah the wait time was kinda bad man. Only one set up for a double elim tournament. That thing took about 7 hours total for a 16 man bracket.
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Yeah the wait time was kinda bad man. Only one set up for a double elim tournament. That thing took about 7 hours total for a 16 man bracket.
Just imagine EVO lol
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good shit to all you norcal dudes! fatacon, i was rooting for you in the stream chat! my team is vice/king/leona, i really enjoyed watching your matches.
black dudes were hella funny on commentary, especially hotpockets, it was totally hype hahaha hope iplaywinner does this on the regular!!!
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Evo is going to be crazy. I won't be attending this year but I have some plans for next year already! Fata I look forward to playing you again at the next Ranbat. I won't go out like that next time!
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good shit to all you norcal dudes! fatacon, i was rooting for you in the stream chat! my team is vice/king/leona, i really enjoyed watching your matches.
black dudes were hella funny on commentary, especially hotpockets, it was totally hype hahaha hope iplaywinner does this on the regular!!!
Kane told me you guys gave me shoutouts in stream chat, but I missed it! :(
I was really surprised with the in-house reactions: people were seriously hyped. Since there wasn't going to be a Marvel stream, people were watching and cheering. I even heard people saying, "This game is hype!". It's a good sign. Especially since most of you thought the gameplay today was subpar anyway, imagine when the high-level stuff gets noticed.
Just thought I'd throw this out there, but it's easy to talk about others when you might not have played the game yourself. A few guys played it for the first time and some have hardly played it. I talked to Giovanni and he said he comes everyday, so it's not really a surprise that he took it. Anyway, but the guys some slack. That's most likely what the game will look like when it's first released for consoles, so get used to it. The important thing is that the game was showcased to more people with a relatively positive influence, so I'm thankful for that.
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The only problem with what you said is Marvel was running at the same time yet everyone was going crazy over KOF (: Yeah most of the players have played only 3-4 times with Haunts winning the title of learning the moves on his char during a tournament match. After today's performance I'm going to head over there maybe every other day since it's a bit of a bus ride for me.
With the success of today I'm pretty much 100% convinced that Haunts is going to keep streaming the KOF ranbats. All we need is someone who knows a lot about the game *cough cough* to commentate and maybe the other person for the color commentary and it'd be golden. The only other thing is we the players have to focus on leveling up. I think it'll go a bit slowly until the game comes out on console. That's when most people are planning to go in hard with KOF.
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While the console bit is true, we have to take responsibility as a community to continue to keep the hype alive until the release happens. Whether it's ranbats, or videos, or streams, there are a very select few around the world who have legit means to the game. Gotta try to keep people interested now before we even think about relegating interest to the impending console version, no matter how soon it may be. Scheduling and finances will probably put a hamper on the time I can personally allot to XIII, but I'll do my best to make it when I can.
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Well you know I'mma be there!
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Yeah with a bit more practice I'll start breaking out more characters I kind of know how to use just to keep some variety in it. Other than that and hyping the crap out of the stream what other things did you have in mind that we can do. I already talk about KOF every opportunity I get at my sessions for other games. I always try to convince them to come out and play but it certainly hasn't been going well. I'll keep at it until the console version drops.
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yo how do i play this game :<
[no really, ive had a little bit of training mode grind but putting things together is still beyond me at this point, i wish i could play more often]
i had fun guys :)
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Tourney was sick. I was playing in the Marvel tourney and falling asleep lol, the PHOENIX shouts were keeping me awake. Props to Haunts and IPW for helping the EXPOSURE for our local scene. Seeing salty Isaiah was hilarious. KoF is really hype, I swear I'll learn it properly after EVO.
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This weekends ranbats were fuckin hype. Skill level was not that bad within the top 8. No major issues on the stream. Commentary was hilarious, can someone tell me who was the guy who said "If you drop the soap twice, You Get Shanked!" that was funny as hell. I was laghing so hard to that, but there were moments where it was suddenly all quiet, other then that mad props!
Props to Giovanni for winning this weekend and gaining major fanbase withing the stream chat. But how cant he? He does it for the people after all...
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Good shit NorCal! I really enjoyed the stream, the quality was superb and the skill level not bad. I really hope I can go to NorCal one of this days and play with you guys.
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I am honestly very surprised at how much the Norcal scene for KOF has grown with XIII being accessible. Full brackets now, a year or so ago, I could barely find a handful of people in the whole bay area to play with!
Really wish we had a cab in the North though, no consistent access to the game is putting me far behind. :(
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You can always get in that practice on weekends. Save up to get prepped for the 24th! I'm just glad a lot of people saw the tournament and a lot of people enjoyed it. Wasn't expecting it to be this long as I estimated 3 1/2 hours, but with double the people, that's still a fair estimate.
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Haha that was a perfect estimate James. You expected 8 people so if you double it to 16 and double your guess then it fits perfectly.
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Wasn't easy. I factored in the possibility at max. So, 99 seconds per round in a match. Multiplied that by 5 (max is 5 rounds), multiplied that by 3 (max is 3 matches in a set), and multiplied that by the amount of matches that would have been in the brackets which was 15. I gave 30 minutes for go-between times and seating.
All and all, we clocked 6 hours since we began at 2 PM and ended at 8 PM. We had 31 fights too! It's not ReLAvation, but I think we did good. If you ever want to practice together, DNinja, let me know.
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hey just curious, i noticed you guys had the clock set to 99 secs per round. is that the way you normally play up there?
as far as i'm aware, 60 seconds is standard, isn't it?
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ah who's from Socal that went to Norcal?
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It's set to 99 seconds to avoid time out victories. So far, nobody has ever won from time out after it was changed and nobody seems to complain, casuals or otherwise.
Though, provided a good argument, I don't see why changes couldn't be made.
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Yeah I was wondering about that too. I'd prefer it to be 60 seconds as that seems to be the standard but Isaiah said Japanese tournaments have switched over to 99 second tournament matches. I haven't watched any videos in a while so I don't know whether or not it's true. Howeber switching just to avoid time outs is a bad reason. Time outs no matter how "lame" they are are a part of the game. Some time outs I've seen have been incredibly intense and hype.
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We've also seen hype and amazing fights that didn't end in time out. At 60 seconds, it's not enough time to play a match. It's enough to attempt to, but it gives some characters chances to turtle and win/lose for ridiculous reasons. Fine example is Raiden. For 16 seconds, he's turtling to charge dropkick. That's a little over 1/4th of an entire match done turtling.
If he screws up or whiffs it, there's no chance to come back from it as you'd have to waste one half the match in total turtling to get dropkick again. Athena does not have a lot of tools to be combo intensive, but she's an excellent turtle. Leona, Goro, Clark, Maxima, Vice, Mature, and a good portion of the cast benefit from being 99 seconds. In the same breath, nobody loses anything. Athena and Leona do not lose their turtle game and neither does Raiden. Not only that, but many fighting games, even MvC3 (being a game of resets, juggles, and the Phoenix) is set to 99 seconds. You can go down the list and you'll find most choose the maximum allotted time for play because it allows them to actually play the match. It just makes sense.
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We've also seen hype and amazing fights that didn't end in time out. At 60 seconds, it's not enough time to play a match. It's enough to attempt to, but it gives some characters chances to turtle and win/lose for ridiculous reasons. Fine example is Raiden. For 16 seconds, he's turtling to charge dropkick. That's a little over 1/4th of an entire match done turtling.
60 seconds is definitely enough time seeing how it hasn't changed in years. I rarely see time outs when I watch videos as is. There have only been a handful of timeouts I can remember even at our "lower and slower" level of play. Winning by turtling and losing because you couldn't get in on someone who's turtling is not ridiculous at all. There's an obvious reason why you did/didn't win.
If he screws up or whiffs it, there's no chance to come back from it as you'd have to waste one half the match in total turtling to get dropkick again. Athena does not have a lot of tools to be combo intensive, but she's an excellent turtle. Leona, Goro, Clark, Maxima, Vice, Mature, and a good portion of the cast benefit from being 99 seconds. In the same breath, nobody loses anything. Athena and Leona do not lose their turtle game and neither does Raiden. Not only that, but many fighting games, even MvC3 (being a game of resets, juggles, and the Phoenix) is set to 99 seconds. You can go down the list and you'll find most choose the maximum allotted time for play because it allows them to actually play the match. It just makes sense.
If Raiden fucks up his drop kick then that's on him, there shouldn't be any messing with the standard settings to try and give people another go at their strategy. Also if I want to turtle for a full 60 seconds every time I play why shouldn't I be able to? Turtling is just as important as rushing down. Changing things from the standard to try and influence play style is not a good mentality at all. in MvC1 the timer was set to 99. In MvC2 the timer is 99. In MvC3 the timer is 99. In KOF 94 it was 60. in KOF 95 it was 60. In KOF 97 it was 60. Do you see where I'm going with this? Deviating from the standard almost never makes sense when you're trying to run a tournament.
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KoF 94, 95, 2002UM, are faster than KoF XIII and have completely different systems. That just seems to be an issue with deviating from tradition rather than actual gameplay mechanics being lost. If matches are finished in less than 60 seconds in high level play as you stated, then there should not be a problem whether the limit is higher than 60 seconds if a majority of matches in higher level play finish quickly anyway. You're also right, by the way, that recent tournaments still have the game on default.
I agree that it's a valid argument. Not many people set the timer to 99 because the games usually didn't last that long to begin with. It's what the game's default is. If I remember correctly, MvC3 is not defaulted to 99 seconds and neither is Tekken, CvS2, SFIV, etc. They're usually north of 60, like 75. However, for tournament play, nobody benefits from the timer being 60 seconds except maybe people who prefer rushdown or juggling characters. Everybody benefits from the timer as there's more time to play in general. It's also not that timeouts are impossible, but they're just not as likely or frequent.
So as far as I can tell, it stands that:
Pros:
Allows for longer matches to be done.
Follows every other game's standard
Cons:
Breaks tradition
Makes timeouts unlikely
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I think everybody has the right to to play the game however they want, skewing the time to cater towards a certain style, whether for entertainment or not, is wrong for a tournament setting in my in my opinion.
Also when the majority of the people learn high damage combo's there won't be as many timeouts either, there were a lot of dropped combo's, and relatively weak combo's. as the general skill level rises you will see less and less timeouts.
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None of our AI our AA tournaments have change the clock settings if that makes a difference; it's always set at 60. A 99 second Raiden is a REAL scary thing.
Also, 6-7 hours for a 16man double elimination tourney with 1 setup is the same amount of time it's taken us for all the tourney's we've run for XIII.
I think everybody has the right to to play the game however they want, skewing the time to cater towards a certain style, whether for entertainment or not, is wrong for a tournament setting in my in my opinion.
Also when the majority of the people learn high damage combo's there won't be as many timeouts either, there were a lot of dropped combo's, and relatively weak combo's. as the general skill level rises you will see less and less timeouts.
Lol, at the rate we play at most rounds end in about 30 seconds give or take (for rounds 2-5 at least).
Atlas, your tourney, so your call.
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Will consider it, but please understand that it's not that I want to deny a mechanic of the game from being used. I'd rather that it not dictate whether someone is the rightful winner where money and standing are involved.
I will definitely consider it and bring it to the arcade's attention.
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KoF 94, 95, 2002UM, are faster than KoF XIII and have completely different systems. That just seems to be an issue with deviating from tradition rather than actual gameplay mechanics being lost. If matches are finished in less than 60 seconds in high level play as you stated, then there should not be a problem whether the limit is higher than 60 seconds if a majority of matches in higher level play finish quickly anyway. You're also right, by the way, that recent tournaments still have the game on default.
Marvel 2/3 have vastly different systems but still has the same timer. And since I'm saying matches are usually finished within 60 seconds anyway then have it stay at 60 should not be a problem either. Both these arguments go both way so I'm going to toss them. Tradition is very important for me. I'm try to seriously learn the game and travel to play when I have the funds.
I agree that it's a valid argument. Not many people set the timer to 99 because the games usually didn't last that long to begin with. It's what the game's default is. If I remember correctly, MvC3 is not defaulted to 99 seconds and neither is Tekken, CvS2, SFIV, etc. They're usually north of 60, like 75.
I just looked through my copy of MvC3 and there doesn't appear to be an option to change the timer. CvS2 and SFIV default is 99 seconds. Also Tekken is defaulted at 60 seconds.
However, for tournament play, nobody benefits from the timer being 60 seconds except maybe people who prefer rushdown or juggling characters. Everybody benefits from the timer as there's more time to play in general. It's also not that timeouts are impossible, but they're just not as likely or frequent.
You just said that nobody benefits and then said some people do in the same sentence. Yeah time outs aren't impossible in a 99 second situation but they're already rare in a 60 second one.
So as far as I can tell, it stands that:
Pros:
Allows for longer matches to be done.
Follows every other game's standard
Cons:
Breaks tradition
Makes timeouts unlikely
I don't see how either of those are pro. If a longer match is going down and goes past the standard amount of allotted time that means the players haven't been managing the time they know they had to work with. Other game's standards are for other games. KOF standards are for KOF.
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If we're going to get into the grammar I used, using an exception and adding maybe is giving off the possibility. Whether it's 60 or not, you've already stated that a majority of high level play never gets that far to begin with so it's a non-issue whether the timer is 60 or not.
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Just more time keep dropkicks on standby :D
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one point that i'd like to bring up regarding time outs is that the amount of life the winner gets back is dependent on how much time is left on the clock at the end of the round. correct me if i'm wrong, but if someone wins by time out, they receive no life back the next round, right?
if this is the case then winning by time out punishes the winner for turtling to win by not letting him regain any life. i think this is a very important aspect that affects the flow of the game. how life regaining is affected by 99 secs vs. 60 secs, i have no clue, so i guess it should be tested before i can draw some kind of conclusion. but i feel that this should be kept in mind, and actually changes the way the game is played
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Oh wow I didn't know that at all David. That's pretty interesting actually.
@James: Just to be clear, if it seems like I'm personally attacking you I'm not. I just always get heated when it comes to arguing about something.
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one point that i'd like to bring up regarding time outs is that the amount of life the winner gets back is dependent on how much time is left on the clock at the end of the round. correct me if i'm wrong, but if someone wins by time out, they receive no life back the next round, right?
if this is the case then winning by time out punishes the winner for turtling to win by not letting him regain any life. i think this is a very important aspect that affects the flow of the game. how life regaining is affected by 99 secs vs. 60 secs, i have no clue, so i guess it should be tested before i can draw some kind of conclusion. but i feel that this should be kept in mind, and actually changes the way the game is played
This is my concern, I once played XII with a friend and he had it set to 99 second rounds. I win first round with about half of my health left and about 40 seconds on the clock. I started the next round at about 90% of my health. The extra 39 seconds really changes the game.
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That is quite serious...I had no idea that was the case. If what you're saying is right, that gives a large handicap for players who finish games quickly despite any damage they receive. Thank you very much for letting me know that this is the case.
I will test this all out immediately and let the arcade owners know. Although I do not feel timeouts represent a valid decider for tournament play, especially when money is involved, I would not want to give an unfair advantage.
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That is quite serious...I had no idea that was the case. If what you're saying is right, that gives a large handicap for players who finish games quickly despite any damage they receive. Thank you very much for letting me know that this is the case.
I will test this all out immediately and let the arcade owners know. Although I do not feel timeouts represent a valid decider for tournament play, especially when money is involved, I would not want to give an unfair advantage.
As time progresses, the time out situation will become less and less frequent. If money is involved, they should definitely work harder to secure the win than camp it out, just my two cents.
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So from me rewatching videos, the life gain can be generalized as 1% every 2 seconds left on the clock however there's some unique cases when the clock is almost zero. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYqSKREd7m8 This was one of the ones I watched. In the first round Robert vs Kyo, Pepe won with around 3-4 seconds left on the clock yet he got 10% back. However right after that with the Raiden vs Kyo part Mr. KOF won with about 50 seconds left and he got back about 25% which fits in with my theory. I also watched random matches from the tournament as well and it seemed to fit.
What I used to come to this conclusion was looking at how much time was left and using the lines on the hp bar as my measuring stick.
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Just more time keep dropkicks on standby :D
Btw HaxMurderer, you've got a solid Joe there. I haven't gotten around reviewing the entire stream (although I did watch 70% live) so I'm sure there are other players worth mentioning as well. How many of you folks are going to Evo?
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So from me rewatching videos, the life gain can be generalized as 1% every 2 seconds left on the clock however there's some unique cases when the clock is almost zero. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYqSKREd7m8 This was one of the ones I watched. In the first round Robert vs Kyo, Pepe won with around 3-4 seconds left on the clock yet he got 10% back. However right after that with the Raiden vs Kyo part Mr. KOF won with about 50 seconds left and he got back about 25% which fits in with my theory. I also watched random matches from the tournament as well and it seemed to fit.
What I used to come to this conclusion was looking at how much time was left and using the lines on the hp bar as my measuring stick.
That sounds about right, I remember it gives you back less as the time runs out. EDIT: Woa, those are some old ass videos. It's so weird to watch us play back then.
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Went ahead and tested it as well as cross-referenced some videos today. It is surprising how big a difference in life gain the timer causes. I did not know it was so intricately connected. I'm sorry for putting up such a fuss about it. This is proof enough to change it back to 60.
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Will you guys have streaming again this weekend? Me and two others from socal are considering going if there is.
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Will you guys have streaming again this weekend? Me and two others from socal are considering going if there is.
I don't think they are. I remember Reiki saying something along the lines of having XIII every other week. That said, I'm not sure how often Haunts is willing to come and setup stream.
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Ok keep us updating, because we'll be interested in attending some of the time.
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The next date is the 24th of July. Day after my birthday! Hope you come out and enjoy the tournament! I've put all the dates in the tournament section of this forum so if you need to see when the next ranbat is, it's all good.
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Hey Ash, I asked Haunts for you and he said that he will be there to stream every KOF ranbat.
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Sweet, if the next date is the 24th we will be there. Saturday is a better day for us though, but if Sunday is better for you guys we will accommodate that.
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I believe it's the 24th. From what I've heard, Sunday is a better day for Haunts to come out and stream.
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Made some revisions to it to reflect recent changes. I'm trying to make all the versions I've been editing all the same so there's no discrepancies.
Thread is in the tournament section. We're confirmed for the 24th. Only thing happening this weekend on Sunday is my Melty Blood gathering >.> I'd invite you to that, but I don't know if you guys like the game enough to come all the way here to play it.
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We're planning to be there the 24th, possibly 23rd as well.
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Hey Ash, if you guys make the 23rd let me know. You can come to the session I go to and we'll be sure to have a PS2 with 2k2 UM/11/w/e you want. The sessions also at SFSU where we have a KOF 13 cab. I think they close early though, at like 1pm on Sat.
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We're planning to be there the 24th, possibly 23rd as well.
Looking forward to seeing you guys!
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We're planning to be there the 24th, possibly 23rd as well.
I thought you guys were going this weekend (07/16), in that case I'll see if I can head up there with you guys :).
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We're planning to be there the 24th, possibly 23rd as well.
I thought you guys were going this weekend (07/16), in that case I'll see if I can head up there with you guys :).
If you decide to come, could you bring that "NO RAIDEN" sign please? :)
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@The Asnwer: There's no KOF ranbat this weekend.
@Fatacon: That sign is uncalled for.
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@Fatacon: That sign is uncalled for.
loool
EDIT: It's ok. I don't mind playing against Raidens, since it just teaches you how to deal with it (although it does feel you're playing a different game against Raiden). Just an inside joke with the Answer + the SoCal softban on him. But, that's ok, the Answer uses Liz anyway ;) lol
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Iplaywinner did a podcast talking about last weeks ranbat, and a bunch of other stuff http://iplaywinner.com/news/2011/7/14/cant-patch-this-podcast-episode-4.html
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We're planning to be there the 24th, possibly 23rd as well.
I thought you guys were going this weekend (07/16), in that case I'll see if I can head up there with you guys :).
If you decide to come, could you bring that "NO RAIDEN" sign please? :)
You guys think playing Raiden is bad? Try having some of my Turtle Soup Ash!
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I have a large problem with turtle characters like Athena, but I hate playing against Ash. He just does so much for just standing in the same spot. I'm looking forward to seeing SoCal players at the tournament in two weeks. It'd be great!
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lol, advice to anyone in norcal who finds themselves playing against mr. kof's ash, bring a soda or some other beverage, so you have something to drink while you're waiting for him to finish his combo hahahah IT NEVER ENDS
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Duly noted. Isaiah plays Ash, but not main so you don't get a lot of complicated tactics. I just imagine it will be really informative to watch you guys play!
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Isaiah's been practicing Sans Culottes combos. He nearly had them down around two months ago.
@James do you know how long training mode is at Southtown? State's was reduced to 5 minutes as well.
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We're planning to be there the 24th, possibly 23rd as well.
I thought you guys were going this weekend (07/16), in that case I'll see if I can head up there with you guys :).
If you decide to come, could you bring that "NO RAIDEN" sign please? :)
You guys think playing Raiden is bad? Try having some of my Turtle Soup Ash!
Oh I remember this well lol
Word of warning, NorCal: it's not just combos that makes Mr. KOF's Ash good.
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Southtown's training mode is also 5 minutes.
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Ah that sucks. Oh well.
Ash, so you and your friends are confirmed? Anyone else from SoCal interested in showing up as well?
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It'll be great to see the SoCal guys again. I need all the prep I need for Evo. lol
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Oh just a random question, does anyone who happened to see me play vs CharRex during the ranbat remember any comments stream monsters made? I would enjoy hearing what they said about stupid Raiden players :)
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State's was reduced to 5 minutes as well.
Southtown's training mode is also 5 minutes.
Someone get on that Sherman/Clayton Antitrust act please.
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xD Yea, I figured that was kind of funny that the new standard is 5 minutes. I'm not complaining though, it's not that bad.
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nooooo, need more training mode time for my monies! gotta descrub myself as quickly and cheaply as possible. :[
getting ready to BART it down to SF, see you guys later on today. :)
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See ya' later, Tone!
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Hey Reiki, are you going to Otakon this year?
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Nah, not this year. I don't have the bonus I got last time to travel or I would! Maybe next time though.
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Ah that sucks. Oh well.
Ash, so you and your friends are confirmed? Anyone else from SoCal interested in showing up as well?
I have 3 confirmed (Me, 4leaf, Kane317), and 1 more pending (The Answer).
We expect to arrive at Southtown Arcade at 8pm Saturday and 12pm Sunday.
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I'd go with you guys if I had the money. I may not be as good as you guys, but my hair would distract the opposition :D
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Awesome! That'd be great to see you guys there. I'll let them know you'll stop by saturday to practice/test out the machine.
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I'd go with you guys if I had the money. I may not be as good as you guys, but my hair would distract the opposition :D
If anyone cancels, would you be willing to go? It doesn't cost very much split 4 ways.
Awesome! That'd be great to see you guys there. I'll let them know you'll stop by saturday to practice/test out the machine.
Great! We'll see you in a few days.
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I'd go with you guys if I had the money. I may not be as good as you guys, but my hair would distract the opposition :D
The Hair, in itself, is a NeoMax. Strongest of its kind.
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Cool I look forward to being fray. I've been tilting so hard lately I'm getting ocv'd by almost everyone.
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I'd go with you guys if I had the money. I may not be as good as you guys, but my hair would distract the opposition :D
The Hair, in itself, is a NeoMax. Strongest of its kind.
I may have to get a haircut for this. All that hair is OP.
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Is Southtown Arcade hard to find? I'm looking at google maps street view and it's probably outdated. I remember someone mentioning having to walk through a massage place haha.
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Not really. There's a big parking garage across the street, from the arcade, before you hit the tunnel.
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Is Southtown Arcade hard to find? I'm looking at google maps street view and it's probably outdated. I remember someone mentioning having to walk through a massage place haha.
The massage parlor is like a store or two next to it haha. I'll be there tomorrow so if you're worried I can pm you my cell # or something. It's right in front of the Stockton Tunnel about two blocks away from Union Square. There should be a giant parking garage in across the street and a Starbucks down the block. It is downtown San Francisco though so there's a Starbucks every half a block or so I think.
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If you feel a little confused about where to look, you can google maps it and they give you a visual image of the address. You'll see what the arcade looks like. There's a giant green awning right above it too.
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Is Southtown Arcade hard to find? I'm looking at google maps street view and it's probably outdated. I remember someone mentioning having to walk through a massage place haha.
The massage parlor is like a store or two next to it haha. I'll be there tomorrow so if you're worried I can pm you my cell # or something. It's right in front of the Stockton Tunnel about two blocks away from Union Square. There should be a giant parking garage in across the street and a Starbucks down the block. It is downtown San Francisco though so there's a Starbucks every half a block or so I think.
We should be able to find it but PM your number anyways and we'll text you guys as we get closer etc. We're confirmed to have three of us total, The Answer unfortunately can't make it.
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This is the outside view of ST:
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h114/Amedo310/100_3632.jpg?t=1311372988 (http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h114/Amedo310/100_3632.jpg?t=1311372988)
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h114/Amedo310/100_3696.jpg?t=1311372949 (http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h114/Amedo310/100_3696.jpg?t=1311372949)
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Hahah nice, one of the things on the door says "Don't be a D*ck"
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Too bad not everyone follows the mantra ):
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I'm not sure if I can make it Saturday...but I'll seriously try to make it Sunday.
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I'm not sure if I can make it Saturday...but I'll seriously try to make it Sunday.
Try your best Lawrence, we're driving all the way up! ;)
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I'm not sure if I can make it Saturday...but I'll seriously try to make it Sunday.
Try your best Lawrence, we're driving all the way up! ;)
Drive safe guys! Don't forget to check the trunk for stow aways ;) KOF 13 is that good!
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Does southtown arcade really close at 9? We're on our way up but we may not make it til 8 or 9 tonight.
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They're going to stay open as long as they want. Just stop by, we're waiting for ya'!
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Cool. We'll see you guys there.
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Iplaywinner is even hyping up you guys coming by! Check it out on their website, its gonna be awesome. Don't forget to buy some hotdogs at our stand tomorrow, they're pretty good!
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We're here. Be there in 5.
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Good luck to our KOF missioners, have fun and be safe.
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It was really fun playing and meeting you all! I hope you all enjoyed Southtown Arcade and weren't too bored with my rambling on and on. I also hope you have a great time at the tournament tomorrow and do very well! I learned a lot from you guys, and all the people on the stream will get a chance to see how SoCal plays.
Again, thanks so much for coming down and participating!
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Shoutout to 4leaf for selecting that old school Arashi no Saxophone theme.
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Shoutout to 4leaf for selecting that old school Arashi no Saxophone theme.
Where are you man?! We wanted to play you!
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Great games today and have a safe trip home! Thank you very much for playing!
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Where are you man?! We wanted to play you!
Sorry, I blame my stupid ass for not finishing a paper early.
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Today's ranbat was a ridiculous amount of fun. For those of you who watched the stream, I hope the commentary wasn't too off-base. Was trying to cater a bit more to people who aren't very familiar to KOF. Overall, I'm glad IPW is really showing the game the support it deserves with this Southtown Summer Ranbat series, and I hope bigger things are in store for the community at EVO and beyond.
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way to go moderator
ggs btw
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way to go moderator
ggs btw
I didn't even know you had an account here, Manabe lol
Also, ACCIDENTAL TAUNT IS ACCIDENTAL :(
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I like how everyone thought you did that on purpose to be a dick too. That didn't seem like you at all.
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Ooooh man that was too much, we definitely have to do that again!
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Good games everyone! I will do my best to make it out to the next SoCal tournament to return the favor!
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Does anyone knows the full result of this tournament? I couldn't find it???
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You can find it on the tournament thread that's in the Upcoming Tournaments/Events section.
In it on one of the posts is the results. The hyperlink is the date of the match and it's right over the top 8. I'll provide a link to it in just a minute.
EDIT:
Tournament thread: http://dreamcancel.com/forum/index.php?topic=941.0 (http://dreamcancel.com/forum/index.php?topic=941.0)
Full Bracket: http://challonge.com/ssrkof102 (http://challonge.com/ssrkof102)
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Man we cannot stop taking about how much fun we had this weekend; we talked about it non-stop until Duc and 4leaf passed out lol! The entire trip was so much fun it's hard to really compose it all in one post--we unaimously agreed that it was the most fun we've had playing XIII in a long time.
Thank you for showing us around and making us feel so welcome.
Tell Jeff I meant no disrespect in not playing the requested run back but due to the long drive home and work tomorrow (three days of twelve hour shifts then I head to Evo)-- I need my rest :)
I'll have longer write up tomorrow.
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You're a welcome part of the Southtown community now! You win and lose, that's how we say hello! I didn't mind showing you around; you guys are super nice and easy to get along with so I was very happy to make you as comfortable as possible.
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You can find it on the tournament thread that's in the Upcoming Tournaments/Events section.
In it on one of the posts is the results. The hyperlink is the date of the match and it's right over the top 8. I'll provide a link to it in just a minute.
EDIT:
Tournament thread: http://dreamcancel.com/forum/index.php?topic=941.0 (http://dreamcancel.com/forum/index.php?topic=941.0)
Full Bracket: http://challonge.com/ssrkof102 (http://challonge.com/ssrkof102)
ah ok I see
Well thank you =D
Good stuff to everyone there! Can't wait for the videos to come out
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ah ok I see
Well thank you =D
Good stuff to everyone there! Can't wait for the videos to come out
Match videos are already available on twitch.tv/iplaywinner
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It was fun watching the matches on stream. HOPE to see everyone at EVO!
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It was great to finally meet you guys. We had a great time. The crowd was awesome especially during intense matches. Thanks for letting us feel like we're part of the NorCal KOF community even if it was just a short amount of time. Looking forward to seeing those who make it to EVO. As for everyone else, we may see you again in the near future.
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I hate doing these coz I know I'll miss someone so I apologize in advance.
Reiki.Kito: First and foremost, thank you so much for you hard work to organize and run the tourney. Every tourney has it's bumps and bruises but it's what you do with it that shows character. I think you did a kickass job and I know that I personally saw you request to SouthTown arcade to make it a 32 man tourney + byes but it didn't work out. You're hospitable, easy to talk to, and you're developing a mean game. Please help me make sure these posts get read by the respective players =)
Isaiah: First thing you said to me was, "I just want you to know that I'm not normally salty." Haha. Don't worry, we never even for a second thought you were that way and we know it was just for Geo. You're a very strong player and I'm expecting you to destroy us the next time we meet, we know you just had an off day and you should have easily been top 3. Thanks for the tips on Vice and we're counting on you to develop the scene in Norcal as long as you're not busy playing Mr. Driller!
Demoninja: It's great to finally meet you in person, I'm sure we all can agree that you put on a stellar performance and CMD.Duc kept mentioning how your game was constantly improving throughout the tournament; he also said you win the most improved award since he saw you in February. Keep up the hard work and you'll also be a force to be reckoned with (just trying learning more characters as well).
HaxMurderer: You bring so much energy to the scene it was so much fun being there. It was because of your commentary (fer reals) that *made* 4leaf, Duc and myself want to come up to visit you guys. I'm sure we'll be working together a lot in the future on commentaries but I'm sure Haunts will want you to cut down on the cussing on national streams a little hehe. You also have a sick team with one of the strongest Joes I've seen in the west coast. Keep working on that Terry and you'll be placing much higher in no time.
Renzo: Like I said before, we had an eye on you last NCR (Nov '10) right from the get go. At the time I remember you using Shen already. I know you guys all have your own favorite variation but there are some more damaging combos for Shen you try out like the ones we do: j.C, s.C, f.B, Ex qcf+K, qcf D, (slight pause), qcb A.qcf+A, [DC] qcf D, qcf+A, qcf x2+P DM (roughly 575 for 1 drive, 1 stock). You're a very calm and methodical player and if you played a bit more I'm sure you'll give us an even harder time.
Faze: Sucks to how the scheduling of the tourney went down but GGs and you're another calm player where are very difficult to play against, I imagine you to level up real soon as well.
N4us:GGs, I forgot what your username was on here, but shame we didn't get to play as much during casuals. I know that 4leaf wanted to talk to you and give some tips about Leona.
Fixel:GGs as well, your Ryo made a sick comeback and you nearly took out Renzo! Your Ryo also likes NeoMaxing my Chin as well :/ Your Shen also shows huge potential and I was most concerned about him when playing you.
Haunts: If you're reading this than you're the true People's Champion--we were all rooting for you. It's crazy how much you've improved in two weeks man. Thanks so much to you and iPlaywinner of course and we'll see you in EVO!
Ash Riot: It's such a shame you didn't make it into the tournament due to the miscommunication, but it was definitely good seeing a familiar face and I'll see you in Evo alright!
Fatacon: Last but certainly not least, you're kinda part of the SoCal group to me, so it's kinda different leaving you a comment. Keep growing that scene and we're counting on you to keep that group going man. We gotta level up both our DLs haha. Thanks for jumping in on the commentary as well (I haven't watched it yet but I know it's always going to be informative and entertaining with you). For the record, we don't give crap about pushing the taunt button against friends (hey, it's there for a reason right?) and we definitely like to pus their taunt button in crucial moments haha.
Sorry if I missed anyone and once again we had a blast and if it was closer, we would make it up every month (we just have to figure out a cheaper living arrangement). I sincerely believe, that you guys have so much more potential to grow a larger and even more competitive scene than what we have in SoCal. You guys also use a relatively diverse roster and that helps draw in newcomers. Overall we felt that it was truly rewarding to see the scene grow just as we expected when Duc, Metaphysics and I came up for NCR Nov '10 (and in Duc's case, Feb' 11) and it's going to be scary what's going to happen in the next 6 to 12 months.
Last of all, NorCal work your asses off to get to Evo, I know it's only in 3 days but it's never too late to scramble something together guys--it would be a HUGE oversight to miss Evo with Atlus coming, preview of the console version, and a chance to play some of the best in the world including our international friends.
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man I wish I could've been there I was watching at home wanting so badly to compete against you guys. hopefully some of you guys come out for Evo, overall I was impressed how everybody improved since the last tourney, keep grinding cuz I can see you guys reaching a very high level.
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@Kane317: Thanks a bunch! I posted your message to them on facebook and on the southtown Shoryuken thread. Thanks a bunch!
@Metaphysics: I'm still terrible, but I'll get better, you'll see!
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Thanks a lot for the kind words Kane! I promise we'll all work hard to level up. I already have some big plans for myself and I'll hopefully be ready to show you all within the next few ranbats!
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One last suggestion since, and I believe his name is Simon (the manager/owner?) said he would anyways, is to replaces both springs in the cab to make it tauter. Your moves should get more precise once you get used to it and you'll thank me later.
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If you suggested it to Simon he'll get it done soon. Simon's one of the owners and Art is the other one. I just finished reviewing my matches and I got some stuff to try out. Probably gonna drop Raiden for a bit because my play with him has not been where I want it to be. Taking a small break from him should help me out. Also, shout outs to getting ocv'd or reverse ocv'd almost once every match.
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It was great seeing all you guys again. :)
For those of you who wish to go to Evo, I already reserved a room. If you can make the travel to Vegas, let me know. I'll be in Southtown on Wednesday, so hope to see everyone there again.
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It was great seeing all you guys again. :)
For those of you who wish to go to Evo, I already reserved a room. If you can make the travel to Vegas, let me know. I'll be in Southtown on Wednesday, so hope to see everyone there again.
Truly one last thing: If you're watching my matches, and you see me dropping combos...they're urm...advanced resets -.-
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Yep! advance resets, I'm really good at that.. not gonna lie :)
btw I decided to show up after lurking in the forum for quite a while,
it was nice meeting you guys (Kane, Ash, Leaf) during the ranbat...
and Kane.. it was fun playing with you and your crazy Chin,
I promise the next time won't be that easy, you guys really motivated me to train harder
See you guys next time! ;)
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Yep! advance resets, I'm really good at that.. not gonna lie :)
btw I decided to show up after lurking in the forum for quite a while,
it was nice meeting you guys (Kane, Ash, Leaf) during the ranbat...
and Kane.. it was fun playing with you and your crazy Chin,
I promise the next time won't be that easy, you guys really motivated me to train harder
See you guys next time! ;)
Hey what's up Felix! Glad you decided to finally register yourself here, don't forget to briefly introduce yourself here. (http://dreamcancel.com/forum/index.php?board=9.0)
I was watching our matches, and even our casuals, it wasn't as easy as a match as you made it out to be. Your Ryo was confusing me so much I didn't know what to do haha.
Dropping combos Doing advance resets since '94...
It was great seeing all you guys again. :)
For those of you who wish to go to Evo, I already reserved a room. If you can make the travel to Vegas, let me know. I'll be in Southtown on Wednesday, so hope to see everyone there again.
Lawrence, PM me your number so we can hook up at Evo.
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By the way, I'm heading to EVO too this weekend.. hope to see you guys there.
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I rewatched the whole stream yesterday. Man that was a lot more fun being there than watching. I just wished I could see what they were saying on chat hahah. We wish we could go more often but, sadly it's a bit too far. I think next time we head up might be norcal regionals.
Lastly, I'd like to thank everyone we met up there. Wasn't sure what to expect, but everyone was friendly and felt like a 2nd home(arcade)!
Lawrence, PM me your number so we can hook up at Evo.
For????
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Lawrence, PM me your number so we can hook up at Evo.
For????
Do you have to ask? We all know why they want to hook up
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Would like to take a poll, could a moderator help me out? The options would be Southtown KOF XIII Tournament pay model?
Option 1: Keep the traditional model (Pay per play, reset every round)
Option 2: Free play with increased entry fee
I want to see, in all honesty, who would like free play with increased entry fee or likes the system we have now of paying per game?
I'm going to ask all the regular participants, but I'd like to get your opinion as well as your own estimates of a good price. Why am I asking this? Last tournament, a number of people put the game in training mode and I specifically said not to. The reason is because aside from the 2 dollars that you pay the arcade for entering the tournament, they make no revenue from running the tournament on freeplay. One of the participants anonymously contacted me about this, saying the average amount spent was four dollars per person during the tournament and that it was a great deal slower because of the resets. Either way it goes, we can't put it in training mode. That's not an option and I will not allow it.
I want to be frank, had I not been keeping track of the characters people used when they won, that would have been a problem. I would have to check with the opponent, and if I they or some other person could not prove it, it'd be an even bigger problem. It's good thing I do! In the future, I will provide only one warning before I will DQ people for breaking the rules.
That being said, I do not feel I HAVE to do this. We're all adults, well most of us, and we should be able to work this out. So whatever works best, let me know. SoCal friends, throw the .02 in as well! Thank you very much!
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Lawrence, PM me your number so we can hook up at Evo.
For????
Do you have to ask? We all know why they want to hook up
What happens in Vegas...
By the way, I'm heading to EVO too this weekend.. hope to see you guys there.
Nice! Add your name in the Evo thread (http://dreamcancel.com/forum/index.php?topic=1071.msg21737#msg21737). Who else is going from Norcal? Ash Riot, FataCon, Fixel...
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Lawrence, PM me your number so we can hook up at Evo.
For????
Do you have to ask? We all know why they want to hook up
. You forgot to ask for his room number lol
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Lawrence, PM me your number so we can hook up at Evo.
For????
Do you have to ask? We all know why they want to hook up
What happens in Vegas...
By the way, I'm heading to EVO too this weekend.. hope to see you guys there.
Nice! Add your name in the Evo thread (http://dreamcancel.com/forum/index.php?topic=1071.msg21737#msg21737). Who else is going from Norcal? Ash Riot, FataCon, Fixel...
I do believe Soulstar, the commentator for our first tournament, is going to EVO.
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My two cents is option number 2 as well.
However, I'm am curious why you will not permit training mode. If you're concerned about people switching up teams--it doesn't happen often, and the opponent will always keep an eye on it since he can potentially DQ someone. If it's for some other entire different reason then please enlighten me.
Training mode allows swapping players in much much faster.
At AI and AA, we used to do Rally mode, but what happened was eventually it'll say Game Over and you waste like another 60 seconds waiting for it to restart, if the challenger doesn't push start (or I can't remember what was the conditions). Free play + Training mode ensure that once the match was over the next to can sit down immediately and choose the next characters.
On a related note, personally I think there's nothing wrong with choosing different characters even if you win. I understand the reasoning behind why people want to be able to counter pick, but to me, it's a tournament. You have to beat your opponent no matter who they choose--but I'm cool with not changing characters.
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Reiki - I suggest option 2. A venue fee of $3 per entrant and whatever prize money added on. The venue fee is more than enough to cover the income lost during the tournament.
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Reiki: Training mode really is not as big of a deal as you think it is. The exact situation you keep saying is a big problem is not at all. I believe Bala did that exact same thing during Revelations and they just told him oh hey that's not allowed and the problem was solved. You can just do the same thing in the unlikely event that someone tries to switch teams even though they won the previous match.
About resets. As long as they do not use event mode they are going to have to reset after every match unless EVERYONE starts to use training mode.
4leaf: as it is right now I believe they are getting a 2 dollar venue fee in addition to however many quarters we use to play. They get a minimum of 1.50 a match with the potential for it to be 2.00 a match for a 2-1 match.
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So 10 dollars is your suggestion, 4leaf? Okay? I like 10-11, that's still cheap enough for a tournament with an impressive buy in. And just a note, at a 16+ bracket, you can always expect to stay longer. The math works out in double elimination to be 30 matches or higher. 15 minutes at max per set between two players. That's 450 minutes or 7 1/2 hours.
@DemoNinja: It's not just the probability of cheating, but that we have to reset the machine before people put their money in or 50 cents is always lost. It's a likely hood that happened at the tournament. Someone put the game in training mode and the match after them did not pay. That was not good. It's not just me, the organizer, who dislikes that idea but the people running the business. I was lax about it before, but I can't afford to be lax again. You have to understand that's just not going to fly with them.
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Reiki: yeah I know that happened more than once but I do know that Art and Simon let it fly. More than once I was sitting there waiting for them to reset even though someone put it in training mode and Art just told me to play and forfget about the 50 cents. If they truly are worried about profits I would jack up the entry fee to something like 10. 5 to the pot and 5 to them for putting the machine on freeplay. I still advocate the use of training mode no matter what payment is chosen.
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Reiki: yeah I know that happened more than once but I do know that Art and Simon let it fly. More than once I was sitting there waiting for them to reset even though someone put it in training mode and Art just told me to play and forfget about the 50 cents. If they truly are worried about profits I would jack up the entry fee to something like 10. 5 to the pot and 5 to them for putting the machine on freeplay. I still advocate the use of training mode no matter what payment is chosen.
They let it happen because they were already playing and I had just mentioned it to them. From then on, they reset the machine. Remember Simon didn't sleep that night and Art had even less sleep than him. I'm telling you what they've told me and that it's not tolerable.
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So 10 dollars is your suggestion, 4leaf? Okay? I like 10-11, that's still cheap enough for a tournament with an impressive buy in. And just a note, at a 16+ bracket, you can always expect to stay longer. The math works out in double elimination to be 30 matches or higher. 15 minutes at max per set between two players. That's 450 minutes or 7 1/2 hours.
@DemoNinja: It's not just the probability of cheating, but that we have to reset the machine before people put their money in or 50 cents is always lost. It's a likely hood that happened at the tournament. Someone put the game in training mode and the match after them did not pay. That was not good. It's not just me, the organizer, who dislikes that idea but the people running the business. I was lax about it before, but I can't afford to be lax again. You have to understand that's just not going to fly with them.
Well that's why Free mode + Training mode + increased entry cost will solve. The increased entry to $10-$11 just means you're collecting the money in advance and it saves time. That's how we ran it at ReveLAtions.
They get their money in advance, no need to reset the game all the time--everything works smoother and faster. The only drawback is to keep an eye on winners changing teams which really doesn't happen often at all, and if it does, it's on accident usually.
Nobody wants to short-change SouthTown as that's not cool at all.
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Okay yeah I don't know what we're arguing about to be honest. I think $10+freeplay+training mode is the fastest. And whenthe situation I mentioned happened to me we were not playing. We were waiting for them to reset it and Art told me to just play and forget about it. That's why I thought they were a bit whatever about it.
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Okay yeah I don't know what we're arguing about to be honest. I think $10+freeplay+training mode is the fastest. And whenthe situation I mentioned happened to me we were not playing. We were waiting for them to reset it and Art told me to just play and forget about it. That's why I thought they were a bit whatever about it.
Yeah I was kinda confused too. Reiki, we appreciate you looking out for Art and Simon as they're cool as hell!
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Thank you, Kane. I'm not trying to be abrasive. I don't want to argue or make anyone's lives difficult. The instance I'm talking about is when another player, not you, put the game in training mode and the next fight got on and just played.
In closing, I just want to run a simple and successful tournament. Successful in that everyone has fun and the people hosting it want to keep hosting it. If I write it down as a rule, it's to make things run smoother under the rules I'm held by, not to be a dick. Honest ;)
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Thank you, Kane. I'm not trying to be abrasive. I don't want to argue or make anyone's lives difficult. The instance I'm talking about is when another player, not you, put the game in training mode and the next fight got on and just played.
In closing, I just want to run a simple and successful tournament. Successful in that everyone has fun and the people hosting it want to keep hosting it. If I write it down as a rule, it's to make things run smoother under the rules I'm held by, not to be a dick. Honest ;)
Yup yup, don't worry about it. I can't help laughing that as CMD.Duc was playing Geo, Art wrote on the chat "Shoutouts to NorCal for making us free in XIII!" or something like that, ahhah so funny.
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I honestly thought he'd do MUCH better than that. I was convinced even Isaiah's rundown of his play style wasn't sufficient information to stop Geovanni's play style, atleast not that bad. Then he gets OCVed and I'm just utterly floored. Either you guys just went easy on us or something or we all just got 10x better.
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Hey guys I just started a thread in Social Club about the interviews I'll be doing at Southtown Ranbats (and maybe a few other events ). http://dreamcancel.com/forum/index.php?topic=1111.0 (http://dreamcancel.com/forum/index.php?topic=1111.0)
Because I'm looking to make this a regular thing, I'm debating starting a blog or something of the sorts.
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Best thing on commentary on the stream was Haunts mentioning Diamond Plaza where AI is and hot asian women and drinking boba hahah
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I honestly thought he'd do MUCH better than that. I was convinced even Isaiah's rundown of his play style wasn't sufficient information to stop Geovanni's play style, atleast not that bad. Then he gets OCVed and I'm just utterly floored. Either you guys just went easy on us or something or we all just got 10x better.
I don't know how to say this humbly, but I was not surprised at the results of Geo vs CMD.Duc at all. Granted Duc was on a trip to NorCal whereas Geo was on a trip to somewhere else (maybe he needs alcohol as well like Chin haha), but I think the results were about right when he straighted him.
Best thing on commentary on the stream was Haunts mentioning Diamond Plaza where AI is and hot asian women and drinking boba hahah
I think Haunts has a little Yellow Fever in him =)
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I expected a beatdown but that was harsh man. Neomaxing? I think a 3 on 3 might have given you guys at least a little trouble haha
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I expected a beatdown but that was harsh man. Neomaxing? I think a 3 on 3 might have given you guys at least a little trouble haha
Well that's coz he whiffed a strong DP... Risking wake up DPs at that "level" is very uncommon...those are usually reserved for ppl new to the game, if my memory serves correctly he did a few of those but I could be wrong.
3 on 3? =) I would have loved to put Chin first knowing that 4leaf and CMD.Duc could cover my slack, all in good fun though =)
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That would have been hilarious a 3on3 with each person playing one of the characters. We need to run our team tournaments like that from now on!
Edit I thought a bit more about pricing and I think it should be 8 to enter like 4leaf said. At most you are going to get 6 or 7 dollars out of someone assuming they go 2-1 all the way through and then 3-2 at gf. It doesn't seen fair to take 10 from everyone when. There's going to be 4 people who go 2 and out and stuff like that.
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That would have been hilarious a 3on3 with each person playing one of the characters. We need to run our team tournaments like that from now on!
OH! That's what I thought they meant the whole time. Nevermind, a 3 on 3 separate style would be more challenging for us. I thought you meant we all shared a character each.
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The results were not surprising. NorCal is nowhere near on the level of SoCal in terms of this game, Geo bodying ST regulars with his "limited knowledge of XIII" shows what's up. From what I've seen, you either have OG players banking on fundamentals and tournament exp from previous FGs who don't really practice XIII seriously, or newer players who still have nerves under competitive situations. Doesn't mean ya'll are bad players, just that our group needs a lot more practice.
I won't be surprised if more of the SoCal crew comes down when they realize how free they can get their gas money back ;).
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The results were not surprising. NorCal is nowhere near on the level of SoCal in terms of this game, Geo bodying ST regulars with his "limited knowledge of XIII" shows what's up. From what I've seen, you either have OG players banking on fundamentals and tournament exp from previous FGs who don't really practice XIII seriously, or newer players who still have nerves under competitive situations. Doesn't mean ya'll are bad players, just that our group needs a lot more practice.
I won't be surprised if more of the SoCal crew comes down when they realize how free they can get their gas money back ;).
SoCal definitely doesn't look down on the level of skill that NorCal has shown. If anything, they're more than excited that people are learning and growing and taking an earnest interest in the game. If anything, they're probably just really glad to see new blood. After playing with them for almost a year, I can't tell you how much they hoped other areas with access to the game would grow. Even though SoCal had another machine at FFA, it didn't quite grow a scene anywhere near AI/AA. Lucky, the CaliMexicans over in Little Tokyo have upped their game quite a bit as well.
That said, I haven't personally done anything to promote the scene up here like I said I would, but props to the NorCalians for assembling a good-sized player base of people genuinely interested in learning XIII. I hope everyone sticks with it and doesn't give up! GGs to everyone I play and meet, and I'm looking forward to get to know everyone better whenever I make it out to future events.
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The results were not surprising. NorCal is nowhere near on the level of SoCal in terms of this game, Geo bodying ST regulars with his "limited knowledge of XIII" shows what's up. From what I've seen, you either have OG players banking on fundamentals and tournament exp from previous FGs who don't really practice XIII seriously, or newer players who still have nerves under competitive situations. Doesn't mean ya'll are bad players, just that our group needs a lot more practice.
I won't be surprised if more of the SoCal crew comes down when they realize how free they can get their gas money back ;).
SoCal definitely doesn't look down on the level of skill that NorCal has shown. If anything, they're more than excited that people are learning and growing and taking an earnest interest in the game. If anything, they're probably just really glad to see new blood. After playing with them for almost a year, I can't tell you how much they hoped other areas with access to the game would grow. Even though SoCal had another machine at FFA, it didn't quite grow a scene anywhere near AI/AA. Lucky, the CaliMexicans over in Little Tokyo have upped their game quite a bit as well.
That said, I haven't personally done anything to promote the scene up here like I said I would, but props to the NorCalians for assembling a good-sized player base of people genuinely interested in learning XIII. I hope everyone sticks with it and doesn't give up! GGs to everyone I play and meet, and I'm looking forward to get to know everyone better whenever I make it out to future events.
Yes, Fatacon sums it up just right. We care mostly about people being interested in the game and the improvement of players up there (or anywhere else). We're really glad you guys picked it up and still playing and getting better =)
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For sure. It's always a positive thing when our scenes get together like last Sunday. My post was not entirely serious and written in a tone that may get a rise out of certain people because I know salt can be the driving force to kick start improvement.
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Yo, got an interview up with Reiki in the Social Club: http://dreamcancel.com/forum/index.php?topic=1111.0 (http://dreamcancel.com/forum/index.php?topic=1111.0)
As for SoClassy ripping us apart, I think of it as a great learning experience. Playing 4Leaf's Mature makes me respect what was otherwise a non-entity here in NorCal. Not that we needed the inspiration but their performance Sunday was inspiring nonetheless, if you didn't wanna play KOF after the first ranbat I'd say you were a filthy lying scumbag if you didn't after watching this one. :D
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Hey, any Norcal people carpooling from Evo have space? I had some last minute change of plans, have means of transportation to LV but not sure about the way back. Willing to contribute however much needed for gas/toll.
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So, how 'bout them changes? I'm pleased, both of my characters aren't ridiculously nerfed except maybe Maxima.
EDIT: I also know this is a bit sudden, but could a moderator please remove the poll for the thread? I apologize in advance.
MEGA EDIT: All games, including KoF XIII are 25 cents all day this sunday at Southtown. If you're here, get in on that action to practice!
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norcal sucks, but we try dammit.
i haven't been able to play in months, but i hope to change that soon.
haunts is godlike.
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Don't forget! Ranking battles for KoF are this weekend. We get started at 1 PM, it's 7 dollars for entry, and you should expect to be about for around 7 hours assuming we have 16 people or more join. Get the practice in at Southtown arcade and be this week's King (or Queen) of Fighters!
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Is there a stream going on this weekend? Anyhow, I'm here in NorCal temporary for most of ankle exercise with my sister.
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Is there a stream going on this weekend? Anyhow, I'm here in NorCal temporary for most of ankle exercise with my sister.
There should be a stream on Sunday around 1PM; the SouthTown Arcade summer ranbat for XIII.
Also, ggs at EVO, Gamerboy.
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Is there a stream going on this weekend? Anyhow, I'm here in NorCal temporary for most of ankle exercise with my sister.
There should be a stream on Sunday around 1PM; the SouthTown Arcade summer ranbat for XIII.
Also, ggs at EVO, Gamerboy.
Thanks FataCon, glad I got to play and meet you and everyone else at the competition.
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Hey, everyone!!
I'm seriously considering opening up an arcade in Cupertino. It'd be a pay for the hour type thing with XBOX 360s and HDTVs. I'd have all the current FGs and streaming there. Eventually in a year or more when KoF XIV comes out I will buy the cabinet day one. Is this sounding good to anyone?? I just wanna see overall interest.
Thanks!!
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Sounds pretty interesting, but I don't know what the scene is like in Cupertino. Lot of kids there though. You do want quarter-based games though. It's just easier to manage and insures you'll have as many machines open at any given time. Oh, and we need more rhythm game places, but that's not important.
Good luck!
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Thank you, man!! Quarter-based games would be amazing but the overhead is just ASTOUNDING!! If I could find cabs that are around $600 or less then I might consider some. As it is each setup will cost around $700 (21-23" Acer HDTV, $200 4GB XBOX 360, and two fightsticks). I already have two consoles and fightsticks so I'd only have to add six TVs and four systems. Oh, and there'd be a standard definition TV with SSBM!! It really is a touchy thing, do I have a Raiden II and Ms. Pacman in the corner generating some business but taking up fighting game space or do I go balls to the wall with FGs?? The two scenes could coexist I'm sure, but with just 625 sq feet to work with, I just don't know!!
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Hey guys! Looks like I won't be able to make it out there tomorrow for the ranbat. Been sick the past couple of days and I don't think I'd be able to tough it out for 7+ hours. Best of luck to you all and I'm looking forward to some hype commentary. I'll be watching the stream, so I hope you all trained hard and put on a good show!
P.S. Someone remind HotPockets to ease up a bit on the stream profanity lol
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Seems like it'll be light competition this week. I expect maybe 10-12 this week. That's fine, just hope you get well soon! It'd be great to see and play a few games with you once you're feeling better, Fatacon. I also need to remember to say your name without thinking it starts phonetically with "Fah" instead of a "Fey". Otherwise, you'll keep saying I'm calling you fat >.>
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Hey, everyone!!
I'm seriously considering opening up an arcade in Cupertino. It'd be a pay for the hour type thing with XBOX 360s and HDTVs. I'd have all the current FGs and streaming there. Eventually in a year or more when KoF XIV comes out I will buy the cabinet day one. Is this sounding good to anyone?? I just wanna see overall interest.
Thanks!!
cupertino probably has a good number of closet players, but it's also close enough to both sj and the peninsula to attract people that live there.
i'd try to get it as close to de anza as possible.
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So I was hoping to get more matches against Geo so you guys can offer me some advice but I literally got in 1 round. After he pulled that shit I was too salty to play him anymore. That one round is pretty typical since I usually lose to this kind of play style from him. I am accepting all free tips and comments. Please rip me and my playstyle apart. Thank you in advance SoCal.
http://www.twitch.tv/iplaywinner/b/292055646 (http://www.twitch.tv/iplaywinner/b/292055646) It's around like 14:30.
My own notes about what I need to do:
Block better, especially cross ups. <- I don't expect to just magically be able to block everything but I'm trying hard to focus more on blocking.
Be more patient.
Learn how to get out of the corner. <- this is what I'm having trouble with. What he does is really deep jump ins so if I try to dp with Andy or Kula I'll move forward and he jumps into the corner and gets a free punish. I should probably try to GCCD or GCAB to get out. Any suggestions for maybe a move I should try? Maybe an ex tatsu from Kula can help me bully my way out but that's punishable by command grabs I believe. With Andy I have no idea. I think I can try his ex hcf+k move.
With Raiden his ex dp works out and I can get away with that since it has a big vertical hitbox which can catch him I think.
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Darn it, I missed the stream yesterday due to the fact that I was out with my folks. What did I miss?
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I like your Andy and your Kula has potential. Raiden doesn't seem to work well for you.
I think most players, myself included, need to work on defense and patience. Getting out of the corner in KOF is harder than it seems. If he goes for a deep jump in, I'd try to roll under it rather than use the meter to GCAB. GCCd may work.
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I like your Andy and your Kula has potential. Raiden doesn't seem to work well for you.
I think most players, myself included, need to work on defense and patience. Getting out of the corner in KOF is harder than it seems. If he goes for a deep jump in, I'd try to roll under it rather than use the meter to GCAB. GCCd may work.
Okay thanks a lot! I'll have to remember trying for a normal roll. Yeah Raiden is bleh ): I used to be really patient when I first started playing him and literally only throwing drop kicks when I knew it would work but I reverted to guessing for some reason. I need to work on that for sure. Lately I've been playing him without his DKs and he's a whole new char for me to work with. I still like him without DKs though so I may stick with him or I'll put Shen back on my team.
Since I'm really new I'll have to work on defense for sure. It's a lot harder than SF4 which is the only other game I played at a decent level before this. I'm playing a bit of MvC2 as well so that should definitely help tighten up my defense. Things like cross ups feel so weird to me still in KOF.
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I like your Andy and your Kula has potential. Raiden doesn't seem to work well for you.
I think most players, myself included, need to work on defense and patience. Getting out of the corner in KOF is harder than it seems. If he goes for a deep jump in, I'd try to roll under it rather than use the meter to GCAB. GCCd may work.
Okay thanks a lot! I'll have to remember trying for a normal roll. Yeah Raiden is bleh ): I used to be really patient when I first started playing him and literally only throwing drop kicks when I knew it would work but I reverted to guessing for some reason. I need to work on that for sure. Lately I've been playing him without his DKs and he's a whole new char for me to work with. I still like him without DKs though so I may stick with him or I'll put Shen back on my team.
Since I'm really new I'll have to work on defense for sure. It's a lot harder than SF4 which is the only other game I played at a decent level before this. I'm playing a bit of MvC2 as well so that should definitely help tighten up my defense. Things like cross ups feel so weird to me still in KOF.
I was going to PM you about your characters anyways, but I'll re-watch your matches and I'll give you and suggestions if I see any.
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I need to remember to use drive cancels with Andy. I kept getting accidental drive cancels into nothing lol.
Edit: So I'm watching the stream and just thinking about my play. I seriously don't know about playing Andy that much. I do very well with him for sure but I'm not playing him because I like him. I just play Andy because he's easy to play and a super solid character in general. I definitely want to use Shen again so maybe I can play some crazy stuff like Raiden on point with no/only 1 drop kick, Shen, Kula.
Maybe I'll try actually playing Terry and Kyo as well. I'm starting to warm up to trying new characters. I'm starting to learn a bit of Takuma since no one is using him in NorCal, same with Beni as well.
Edit 2: I need to get my Raiden shit cleaned up wow. When did I level down with him so much. I need to write down notes or some shit.
1 Drop kick, dp after
2 drop kicks, do ex shoulder
Learn to use cr.C instead of st.A
Learn to st.C(2) drop kick
With Kula remember to dp+C after ex tatsu mid screen. LEARN TO DP ON PLAYER 2 SIDE HOLY CRAP.
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I was going to PM you about your characters anyways, but I'll re-watch your matches and I'll give you and suggestions if I see any.
I just watched your match with Charex. First of all, Charex is a strong player (which is one of the reasons I disappointed we couldn't play that one weekend as he was on my to-do-list); it seems like You were unfamiliar with his characters Clark and particularly Iori rather than making gross mistakes yourself.
On your first match, Iori kept keeping you out with his specials. Learn which ones are punishable and which ones are not. One way of checking in training mode is select two Ioris, set the computer to "guard jump". Then do his qcb+B and hold up immediately. You can tell who has the frame advantage and roughly how much by when they jump. Then repeat it with other specials. The reason for choosing the same two characters is the jump height as everyone is different. You could technically choose it for Andy and Iori if you wanted to as well but it's a little harder to discern the difference but doable.
I was only recently introduced to this method by Kunio at Evo, before that it was a lot of painstaking trial and error.
I'll keep updating as I watch more of your matches.
EDIT: Second match against Clark, you're not poking enough against Clark. As a Clark user, it's hard to get into a Shen player who knows how to zone well with his normals. Once again, the Clark wake up games that got you, the general rule is hop vertically against 1-framer grapplers like Shen, Vice, Goro, Maxima and Clark (I might be missing others but you get my point). Clark's main anti air is his Gatling Attack (c.b~f+P) which works decent against hoppers but horrible against jumpers; keep that in mind. I also noticed he likes doing d.C into his SABB command throw which is interesting; I'll have to try that myself (I like using s.B, s.D, SAAB).
The second Iori match you did much better and zoning him out, be mindful of his command grab since it's technically 5+ frames (the Ex one is 5 frames, and the normal one isn't list but we all know the Ex one is faster). Raiden tips, I'm no expert and to be honest, you guys in Norcal has much more Raiden matchup experience than we do as we don't use him at all in the arcades, none of us do, and only 2 ppl use them for tourneys. Having said that, you're only relying on strong pokes, use his light pokes as well so you can dash in to command throw them (if you're only charging one dropkick). If you're charging both, the do a dash normal throw.
Lastly, just watch your shallow jump ins, especially against Clark since he has a command throw that will punish you. Overall, there can be improvements but Charex is a strong opponent and once again he was one of the 3 ppl on our to-do-list when we came up so don't be so hard on yourself.
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Anyone want to come over for one of my mini-sessions? Will host KOF2002UM, KOF98UM, Garou, KOFXI, and Real Bout 2.
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Yeah I definitely don't know when I can punish Iori's specials so I'll put some work into that. I'll figure some stuff out tomorrow since I plan to head to the arcade.
For Clark I definitely should hit more buttons. My Raiden faired a lot better since I was forcing him to block a lot of st/d C's. I'll try more poking with st.D and st.C when I'm using Shen. More careful poking can't really hurt me either. I also need to remember to start doing qcf+C cancels after a blocked target combo.
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For Clark I definitely should hit more buttons. My Raiden faired a lot better since I was forcing him to block a lot of st/d C's. I'll try more poking with st.D and st.C when I'm using Shen. More careful poking can't really hurt me either. I also need to remember to start doing qcf+C cancels after a blocked target combo.
Been trying to do that on blocked combos with Terry. My mind just does not process it fast enough yet to do it when I'm supposed to. You did really good this week and soon you'll be hitting top 3 all the time!
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Yeah for sure. I made sure not to underestimate anyone and to play my seriously lame style against everyone regardless of whether or not i know i could beat them. I gotta work on that Iori and Clark match. Clark is more specific to reading the high low pattern that Charles likes to do though. I'll just get Charles to spam Iori's moves and see what I can punish with next time we're both there.
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I just watched your match with Charex. First of all, Charex is a strong player
I don't know man, I think you're overestimating my skills. If you watch my match against Geo, he made me look like a joke.
I'll just get Charles to spam Iori's moves and see what I can punish with next time we're both there.
I'll be at SF State this Saturday to take a test. We can practice there if you want but I don't know if the arcade is open since it was close last (whole) Saturday.
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I just watched your match with Charex. First of all, Charex is a strong player
I don't know man, I think you're overestimating my skills. If you watch my match against Geo, he made me look like a joke.
I think you're underestimating your abilities. I know I've ever seen anyone play like Geovanni. You're learning how to beat someone you've probably never had experience with. You do very well with analyzing and exploiting weaknesses, but it's not easy to stop Geo when he's playing.
Once you can do the same thing you do with other players, analyze and exploit his weaknesses, you'll do much better against him. I sat patiently and watched the entire tournament, I wrote down the results. You were developing your own way of exploiting his weaknesses by jumping a lot. It's not like he can combo you if you're in the air. Humility is good, but he's not a terrible player and neither are you. I really feel the greatest problem in fighting Geovanni is getting in for the damage. Trading with his hops with jabs is cool and all, blocking his combos are also nice, but it's punishing him for it and getting those important strings in. You might even consider changing your order and picking up a serious HD combo, Rex. If you can capitalize on the openings he has and do an HD combo, you'll get rid of the character no problem. You want to just make every combo you get in hurt or every counter worthwhile.
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Hey, everyone!!
I'm seriously considering opening up an arcade in Cupertino. It'd be a pay for the hour type thing with XBOX 360s and HDTVs. I'd have all the current FGs and streaming there. Eventually in a year or more when KoF XIV comes out I will buy the cabinet day one. Is this sounding good to anyone?? I just wanna see overall interest.
Thanks!!
cupertino probably has a good number of closet players, but it's also close enough to both sj and the peninsula to attract people that live there.
i'd try to get it as close to de anza as possible.
THANKS, MAN!! Yeah, I want it to be in the Cupertino Marketplace (across from Vallco mall) so it'd be a hop, skip, and a jump away from De Anza!!
EDIT: There is now a Facebook group about it!! http://www.facebook.com/groups/257792427573245/ (http://www.facebook.com/groups/257792427573245/)
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Hi guys. A few of you know me. I was at the second XIII ranbat at Southtown. I'll probably go to more, but in the meantime, something piqued my interest.
I'm seriously considering opening up an arcade in Cupertino. It'd be a pay for the hour type thing with XBOX 360s and HDTVs. I'd have all the current FGs and streaming there. Eventually in a year or more when KoF XIV comes out I will buy the cabinet day one. Is this sounding good to anyone?? I just wanna see overall interest.
I'm interested in this. If you can get this off the ground, I would definitely head out there. I live in SJ, so it'd be nice to have a place to go that's not all the way up the peninsula.
Would you be cool with hosting a few tourneys there for games that are not the hottest current FGs? I am involved in the NorCal Melty Blood/Guilty Gear/Arcana Heart/Blazblue communities and it is possible that we might need a venue for some tourneys in the future.
As it is each setup will cost around $700 (21-23" Acer HDTV, $200 4GB XBOX 360, and two fightsticks). I already have two consoles and fightsticks so I'd only have to add six TVs and four systems.
I know 360s are way cheaper, but I think you should probably consider picking up a PS3 or two while you're at it. There are some games that people prefer to play on PS3 for one reason or another. The two biggest ones I can think of are T6 and BB. It also just makes your setups more accessible to everyone. I know people who only have PS3 sticks.
Oh, and we need more rhythm game places, but that's not important.
I'm gonna recommend not going the music game route. SVGL has that on lock in NorCal and they're literally 10 mins away from the proposed location.
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DUDE!!!!!! OF COURSE I'D BE DOWN TO HOST TOURNEYS OF SMALLER FIGHTING GAMES!!!!!! I FRICKEN LOVE BLAZBLUE, AM DOWN TO GET INTO ARCANA, AND WHEN I PLAYED MELTY BLOOD I FRICKEN LOVED USING NERO (don't know how to spell it correctly since it's like Njszxfr lol) CHAOS!!!!!!
Thanks for the advice about the PS3s btw, I have one that would be there and I'd definitely spring for another one or MAAAYBE two to accommodate people's preferences (and also have multiple NeoGeo station setups perhaps :) )
I'll definitely be keeping you posted on the journey of getting this started!! As of now the people of Cupertino Marketplace have given me a floor plan and I have let them know that I am interested in starting an arcade there. If you could help out and join the Facebook group and vote / bump my post on SRK's Pacific North regional matchmaking, that'd be swell too!! This way I can get someone to invest in this.
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i dunno who i was playing today, ggs though i wish i could get to southtown easier
arcade in Cupertino sounds hella good i go to school there, ill look @ that facebook thing
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At least I'm here for sometime, but yeah I wanna know which arcade location in Cupertino has KOFXIII cabinet.
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SWEET, KAORI, THANKS!!!!!!
And Gamerboy, there isn't an arcade with KoF XIII YET, but there will be!! ;)
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Lot of good games today at Southtown Arcade. Haunts and RogerDodger came in today and did really good. What took the cake is Fixel's gameplay. Everyone is getting better really fast.
I definitely need to do so too.
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urgh I'm a hermit from real life this week so I'll be in Wednesday up until the ranbat.
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Hiya,
Little question for you.
I am visiting SF for 10 days and was wondering when is the best time to pop in the arcade and play some KoF XIII players?
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Thanks
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Hi MichelS,
Glad you finally registered here! Wish we could make it up there as the NorCal scene is blowing up! When you have a minute, introduce yourself here (http://dreamcancel.com/forum/index.php?board=9.0).
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Hi MichelS,
Glad you finally registered here! Wish we could make it up there as the NorCal scene is blowing up! When you have a minute, introduce yourself here (http://dreamcancel.com/forum/index.php?board=9.0).
I will write a little something later tonight.
I am supposed to be working now haha ;-)
I think (but not sure) that there is a ranking battle this weekend so I would love to go there.
I am very disappointed I've missed the SVB in London ... :(
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Hi MichelS,
Glad you finally registered here! Wish we could make it up there as the NorCal scene is blowing up! When you have a minute, introduce yourself here (http://dreamcancel.com/forum/index.php?board=9.0).
I will write a little something later tonight.
I am supposed to be working now haha ;-)
I think (but not sure) that there is a ranking battle this weekend so I would love to go there.
I am very disappointed I've missed the SVB in London ... :(
MichelS fail! Gunny will be very disappointment haha. Make it up by putting on a good show in the ranking battle, I don't know the exact schedule but you want to contact Reiki as he's the organizer.
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Howdy!
KoF XIII ranbat is at Southtown Arcade at 447 Stockton Street, right in front of the Stockton Tunnel at 13:00 (1:00 PM) this Sunday (August 21st)
Southtown Arcade is open Wednesday to Friday from 3PM to 9PM, Saturday from 12PM to 9PM, and Sunday from 12PM to 7PM. Most players will be available on Saturday to play, but many are around during the weekdays from 5PM onward. Please stop by and enjoy yourself at the arcade!
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GGs yesterday everyone. I think you guys really should start being more casual as far as talking about the game. Most times I'll sit at the cab and when people lose they just walk away. No one asks questions or even talks. Isaiah is pretty much the only one who gives advice on what people could or should be doing. A lot of people are learning KoF for the first time, so those of us who have a grasp on the game should give tips when we can. I'll try to start doing it more as well. I'll try to make it out a little more often since my summer will be ending soon.
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I usually do that away from the machine or later on if I noticed something. I know that when someone talks about my faults like that, it kind of feels embarrassing in front of other competitors. Yesterday was a rough day for me, but you're right, I'll try to be more out there. Wouldn't be good if they saw players weren't friendly.
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I talk during matches :D
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yeah, talking to people really helps! you don't even necessarily have to point out faults or anything, you could just like, explain how you hit them with a particular setup, or tell them how to punish something that you're doing. just giving random info like that gives other players useful insight into whats going on
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Howdy!
KoF XIII ranbat is at Southtown Arcade at 447 Stockton Street, right in front of the Stockton Tunnel at 13:00 (1:00 PM) this Sunday (August 21st)
Southtown Arcade is open Wednesday to Friday from 3PM to 9PM, Saturday from 12PM to 9PM, and Sunday from 12PM to 7PM. Most players will be available on Saturday to play, but many are around during the weekdays from 5PM onward. Please stop by and enjoy yourself at the arcade!
I will try to pop in for the ranbat but the date might not work out for me :-(
I am trying to push things around ...
If I can't make it I'll try to have a go weekdays.
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Just finished editing frame data that the community at Southtown managed to get done. Congrats all around, more stuff to consider!
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frame data? where can we read this frame data?
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http://dreamcancel.com/forum/index.php?topic=1194.0 (http://dreamcancel.com/forum/index.php?topic=1194.0)
There you go, this is frame data we got from Arcadia Magazine's 2010 issue and translated it.
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Hum a bit disappointed that I was 15min late from the start and couldn't participate to the ranking battle :-(
I will try to come weekday and challenge few players if any are there.
I really like the setting with the live comments and also the TV at the entrance showing the matches.
That was great.
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I'm sorry...I really am. I was hoping you'd have gotten about earlier. I hope you do get some time to play too before you go back.
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GGs today all. I don't know what it is, but I really need to get more sleep before ranbats/tourneys. I tend to get sleepy down the line and I noticed I even start talking less during commentary. I'll try to be well rested for the next one, and since it'll be the final summer ranbat of the series, let's make it hype!
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Still two more left. We're on 4, we have 5 and 6 to go.
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2 more? O.o 5 and 6? Are people even gonna be able to show up, with school and all?
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Have to find out, but I'll be there.
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How was the winner yesterday?
And who is the current winner based on the 4 ranbat?
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Still two more left. We're on 4, we have 5 and 6 to go.
Ahh, looks like I'm going to miss ranbat 6.
How was the winner yesterday?
And who is the current winner based on the 4 ranbat?
Giovanni ended up with the win in Grand Finals. You can watch the archived ranbat here, in case you missed any particular match: http://www.twitch.tv/iplaywinner/b/293164809 (http://www.twitch.tv/iplaywinner/b/293164809)
I also believe Gio is the leader in current standings.
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Updated the standings and posted the top 8 for this week (http://dreamcancel.com/forum/index.php?topic=941.msg18354#msg18354).
Linked the thread for you -Kane317
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This was the saltiest ranbat so far by a large margin haha. The losers were salty, people who were winning were salty. Everyone was popping off.
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Getting close to mastering the "Biki Knucklesandwich" HD Combo for Terry. Just need more practice time! It's a bit sad that nobody really plays XIII at State, but more practice time for me till someone who wants to play does so.
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there was a few people there when we were playing, it'll pick up.
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I'm going to be at State this Wed.
We're so spoiled in the SF Bay Area, now that we have 3 arcades with XIII cabs, lol.
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There are 3 arcades with XIII in the area?
I thought the southtown arcade was the only one.
I will come in the arcade (southtown) this afternoon (will try to be there after 5).
If some good players were around it would be a good challenge I think.
Keep in touch
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bleh can't make it to southtown today, too much work going on here, would only be able to show up for 20 min :(
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I will come in the arcade (southtown) this afternoon (will try to be there after 5).
If some good players were around it would be a good challenge I think.
Hum maybe someone can help me out ;-)
I went to Southtown arcade yesterday and played against few people.
Especially one pretty good player using K', Iori and Terry.
I was curious if this rings any bell and if someone would know his name.
:-)
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I will come in the arcade (southtown) this afternoon (will try to be there after 5).
If some good players were around it would be a good challenge I think.
Hum maybe someone can help me out ;-)
I went to Southtown arcade yesterday and played against few people.
Especially one pretty good player using K', Iori and Terry.
I was curious if this rings any bell and if someone would know his name.
:-)
It might be CharRex...but I'm not sure. I remember him being one of the few Iori players.
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I will come in the arcade (southtown) this afternoon (will try to be there after 5).
If some good players were around it would be a good challenge I think.
Hum maybe someone can help me out ;-)
I went to Southtown arcade yesterday and played against few people.
Especially one pretty good player using K', Iori and Terry.
I was curious if this rings any bell and if someone would know his name.
:-)
It might be CharRex...but I'm not sure. I remember him being one of the few Iori players.
I was thinking it might be Geo.YUC because he also played a bit with Robert and Shen.
Huuum ... next time I will take time to ask for his name hehe ;-)
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I was thinking it might be Geo.YUC because he also played a bit with Robert and Shen.
Huuum ... next time I will take time to ask for his name hehe ;-)
That wasn't me, I think you fought Geo's friend. He's the Mexican guy with a slickback haircut right?
Gonna be MIA for awhile until Reiki makes top 3.
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I will come in the arcade (southtown) this afternoon (will try to be there after 5).
If some good players were around it would be a good challenge I think.
Hum maybe someone can help me out ;-)
I went to Southtown arcade yesterday and played against few people.
Especially one pretty good player using K', Iori and Terry.
I was curious if this rings any bell and if someone would know his name.
:-)
It might be CharRex...but I'm not sure. I remember him being one of the few Iori players.
I was thinking it might be Geo.YUC because he also played a bit with Robert and Shen.
Huuum ... next time I will take time to ask for his name hehe ;-)
Geo's Hispanic and CharRex is Asian if that helps.
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Lol so it could be Geo ;-)
I have never had anyone doing so many throws in one match! lol
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Yea, that sounds like Geovanny. You'll see that happen a lot if you play him; it's not a traditional fighting style. He fights on full aggressive energy, doing as much damage in one combo as he can fit.
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I believe he fought Jose, the other mexican player in southtown. Because Geo rarely picks Shen, unless he's randoming.
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From Reiki description I think it could be Geo.
With Iori he was focusing on high damage combo with EX DM.
I will try to drop by again this afternoon around 6/7.
Hopefully I will see few of you there.
I am leaving SF on sunday morning.
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lol I have an interview I conducted with Jose at Dragon Lounge Mondays, I'll put it up later.
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Yea, that sounds like Geovanny. You'll see that happen a lot if you play him; it's not a traditional fighting style. He fights on full aggressive energy, doing as much damage in one combo as he can fit.
I guess we all have a different definition of high damaging combos, Geo's combos in general, are not the strongest combos at all. He tends to "waste" his HD meter a lot canceling very early into NeoMax. Also, NM combos are not necessarily the most damaging combos. Try playing Mr KOF and company and you'll see. I would actually rather get hit by Geo's combos lol =)
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It's most likely the mexican guy with slick backed hair and not Geo. I believe fixel said his name was Jose and I know he likes to use Shen and Iori who I barely ever see Geo use.
I guess we all have a different definition of high damaging combos, Geo's combos in general, are not the strongest combos at all. He tends to "waste" his HD meter a lot canceling very early into NeoMax. Also, NM combos are not necessarily the most damaging combos. Try playing Mr KOF and company and you'll see. I would actually rather get hit by Geo's combos lol =)
I've said that for a while and no one really listens to me. I'd rather get hit by him than anyone else at Southtown really. The problem is I keep getting hit after the first few ):
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It's most likely the mexican guy with slick backed hair and not Geo. I believe fixel said his name was Jose and I know he likes to use Shen and Iori who I barely ever see Geo use.
I guess we all have a different definition of high damaging combos, Geo's combos in general, are not the strongest combos at all. He tends to "waste" his HD meter a lot canceling very early into NeoMax. Also, NM combos are not necessarily the most damaging combos. Try playing Mr KOF and company and you'll see. I would actually rather get hit by Geo's combos lol =)
I've said that for a while and no one really listens to me. I'd rather get hit by him than anyone else at Southtown really. The problem is I keep getting hit after the first few ):
You guys were at the same stage we were at when we first started. You'll eventually wean off HD+NM combos, most likely moving to HD+Ex DM+extra juggles and if you character permits it, stun combos which is of course most ideal.
Liz doing 511dmg, mid screen, no drives at all or Takuma doing a 100% combo with no meter 2 drives (http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/ThhcGQtJ5Mc/)
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Robert using 3 meters + full drive, doing 60-70%.
That's why SNKP revamped the system slightly making it more sense to use NM for the console release.
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No one in NorCal thinks doing a NeoMax is a good idea for damage besides Geo though even when we first started.
A few of us are leveling up our execution. I know I can do Takuma's stun combo but it's definitely not consistent yet which is why I haven't used him in an actual match yet. The few times I did play him I knew I would most likely drop it which is why I haven't even been attempting it.
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No one in NorCal thinks doing a NeoMax is a good idea for damage besides Geo though even when we first started.
Must be all the chanting of "Neomax" that gave me that impression, j/k ;)
A few of us are leveling up our execution. I know I can do Takuma's stun combo but it's definitely not consistent yet which is why I haven't used him in an actual match yet. The few times I did play him I knew I would most likely drop it which is why I haven't even been attempting it.
Nice. We were just talking last night how we feel between a) having three relatively close arcades in Norcal, b) the dense population in general (accessibility to new players), and c) the overall number of hungry new (and young) players makes us know without a shadow of doubt that within a year you guys will have a far larger scene than socal does.
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Nice. We were just talking last night how we feel between a) having three relatively close arcades in Norcal, b) the dense population in general (accessibility to new players), and c) the overall number of hungry new (and young) players makes us know without a shadow of doubt that within a year you guys will have a far larger scene than socal does.
I actually wonder about that a bit. I've played at all 3 arcades and it's really mostly the same people. At most there's like 2-3 people who play at one arcade and not the others and everyone else just migrates back and forth depending on which arcade has something going on that day. I definitely hope what you predict will come true but we'll see after console comes out and see how the arcades handle it.
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I went back to Southtown this afternoon.
Unfortunately there was only one player: "Jose"
And FYI he is the one I've played against last time. (so didn't play against GEO :-()
Unfortunately it seems I won't be able to play against other players in the area just yet.
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I went back to Southtown this afternoon.
Unfortunately there was only one player: "Jose"
And FYI he is the one I've played against last time. (so didn't play against GEO :-()
Unfortunately it seems I won't be able to play against other players in the area just yet.
Will be there tomorrow. Was at gamecenter working on a few things with K' and running the Melty Blood gathering.
Yea, that sounds like Geovanny. You'll see that happen a lot if you play him; it's not a traditional fighting style. He fights on full aggressive energy, doing as much damage in one combo as he can fit.
I guess we all have a different definition of high damaging combos, Geo's combos in general, are not the strongest combos at all. He tends to "waste" his HD meter a lot canceling very early into NeoMax. Also, NM combos are not necessarily the most damaging combos. Try playing Mr KOF and company and you'll see. I would actually rather get hit by Geo's combos lol =)
I've said that for a while and no one really listens to me. I'd rather get hit by him than anyone else at Southtown really. The problem is I keep getting hit after the first few ):
I don't feel it's a matter of not listening to you as it is that's not the overall problem playing Geo. It's just he could Super, Ex Super, Neomax; it doesn't matter. He still beats us.
Let me clarify what I wrote. I said that he fights aggressively to fit as much damage in one combo as he can fit. Whether that does a 100% combo or 60-70% is not what I meant. I only meant he will cram as much damage in one big burst with just about any character like a nuke. When questioned about his choices of attacks, his reasons fringe on the "entertainment" factor. This was why he stated he switched characters when he won or taunted people in game. He does it to make the tournament interesting, for viewers or himself. Don't think a majority of us can make him play seriously.
As Isaiah mentioned earlier, he states he rarely gets a "flashy" combo done on him because Geo spends most of his meter getting out of the pressure being applied to him or missing EX opportunities. Either way it goes, I feel that what's being done is dumbing down a threat. Sitting in the tournament and watching people play Geo, even in casuals, he rarely gets pushed to his second character. That's a problem that needs solving. He could be as good as Mr.KoF or waste his whole bar on whiffing, but if he rarely is challenged, there shouldn't be discussion about his meter usage. He's hitting people and capitalizing on every opportunity while not being challenged enough by our gameplay. That's the problem. When or if we even hit him, I'm watching competent players get 15-20% on his first character in a sitting. The only time we're getting meter is when we're being hit by him. Getting hit once is okay, but it's too much when it's a constant barrage.
This is honesty. Up here in NorCal, we're not going to get anywhere unless we can all beat Geo or atleast make him try to play. We're getting there, yes, but talking smack about him blowing meter doesn't mean anything when we still lose.
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I went back to Southtown this afternoon.
Unfortunately there was only one player: "Jose"
And FYI he is the one I've played against last time. (so didn't play against GEO :-()
Unfortunately it seems I won't be able to play against other players in the area just yet.
Will be there tomorrow. Was at gamecenter working on a few things with K' and running the Melty Blood gathering.
Yea, that sounds like Geovanny. You'll see that happen a lot if you play him; it's not a traditional fighting style. He fights on full aggressive energy, doing as much damage in one combo as he can fit.
I guess we all have a different definition of high damaging combos, Geo's combos in general, are not the strongest combos at all. He tends to "waste" his HD meter a lot canceling very early into NeoMax. Also, NM combos are not necessarily the most damaging combos. Try playing Mr KOF and company and you'll see. I would actually rather get hit by Geo's combos lol =)
I've said that for a while and no one really listens to me. I'd rather get hit by him than anyone else at Southtown really. The problem is I keep getting hit after the first few ):
I don't feel it's a matter of not listening to you as it is that's not the overall problem playing Geo. It's just he could Super, Ex Super, Neomax; it doesn't matter. He still beats us.
Let me clarify what I wrote. I said that he fights aggressively to fit as much damage in one combo as he can fit. Whether that does a 100% combo or 60-70% is not what I meant. I only meant he will cram as much damage in one big burst with just about any character like a nuke. When questioned about his choices of attacks, his reasons fringe on the "entertainment" factor. This was why he stated he switched characters when he won or taunted people in game. He does it to make the tournament interesting, for viewers or himself. Don't think a majority of us can make him play seriously.
As Isaiah mentioned earlier, he states he rarely gets a "flashy" combo done on him because Geo spends most of his meter getting out of the pressure being applied to him or missing EX opportunities. Either way it goes, I feel that what's being done is dumbing down a threat. Sitting in the tournament and watching people play Geo, even in casuals, he rarely gets pushed to his second character. That's a problem that needs solving. He could be as good as Mr.KoF or waste his whole bar on whiffing, but if he rarely is challenged, there shouldn't be discussion about his meter usage. He's hitting people and capitalizing on every opportunity while not being challenged enough by our gameplay. That's the problem. When or if we even hit him, I'm watching competent players get 15-20% on his first character in a sitting. The only time we're getting meter is when we're being hit by him. Getting hit once is okay, but it's too much when it's a constant barrage.
This is honesty. Up here in NorCal, we're not going to get anywhere unless we can all beat Geo or atleast make him try to play. We're getting there, yes, but talking smack about him blowing meter doesn't mean anything when we still lose.
So my question is ... where was Geo when I was at Southtown arcade haha ;-)
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In all honesty, I don't know. If he's not working, he's drinking or smoking. It's hard to tell when or if he'll come around like the last couple of times.
Again, I'll be there today. I don't know if I'll give you a challenge, but I'll do my best!
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In all honesty, I don't know. If he's not working, he's drinking or smoking. It's hard to tell when or if he'll come around like the last couple of times.
Again, I'll be there today. I don't know if I'll give you a challenge, but I'll do my best!
Unfortunately I don't think I can drop by.
I will send you a sms 1h before if I can make it.
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Reiki: I agree that the challenge you guys face isn't the damage output he's doing, it's his overall gameplay and his pressure in general.
Come to think of it, Mr. KOF is also known to do flashy combos instead...however he also knows the long Sans Culotte and stun combo ones as well which gets old very fast after you get hit by it a few times. Just wait till Geo actually does high damaging combos and do the same type of pressure, he will be a very strong opponent then.
Consider you guys lucky that you have a 10win limit, we don't down here and Mr. KOF usually gets 20+ win streaks back in the days...gets old very fast.
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I've said that for a while and no one really listens to me. I'd rather get hit by him than anyone else at Southtown really. The problem is I keep getting hit after the first few ):
If we're gonna quote and bold then let's look at the second half of the quote. I did acknowledge that the problem we have is playing vs him in general and the problems isn't just how damaging or not his combos are.
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My point is that we shouldn't even be talking about it because he could use a character that blow kisses for 3 meter and still win. It just seems like we're hating the player for what he does rather than spending time analyzing and dissecting his weaknesses.
I did not mean to "go to war" on anyone's comments; I am very frustrated by losing so much and feeling helpless. Very, very frustrated. I want to win, but I can't even push him to play seriously.
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So in summary, NorCal has 3 XIII arcades that are all free, Geo trolls, Kane encourages our scene, James makes a community-related point, Eric chimes in with his strongly worded "opinion", and Mexicans are still top tier, at least in KoF and soda formulations. What else is new?
@CharRex you wanna help me stop mashing DP so much. Why you gotta retire? Bible Black take that much time?
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Geo's was also the top player in his country before coming here. He'd better troll.
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@CharRex you wanna help me stop mashing DP so much. Why you gotta retire? Bible Black take that much time?
[spoiler]
(http://i55.tinypic.com/10nxfo8.jpg)[/spoiler]
Well, your DP mashing was working 99% of the time, so you don't really need help.
And what the fuck? Bible Black? I haven't watched any Hentai since... middle school.
PS: I'll un-retire when James makes top 3.
And please James, believe in yourself.
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Geo's was also the top player in his country before coming here. He'd better troll.
Where did you hear this? Chris be gettin' his info from a Cracker Jack box :(
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Geo's was also the top player in his country before coming here. He'd better troll.
Where did you hear this? Chris be gettin' his info from a Cracker Jack box :(
Crack Jack Boxes can't lie!
Dammit Fatacon blowin me up, I'm so free!!!!
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I played a bit of KOF today. It was kinda fun.
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I managed to practice saturday at Gamecenter and Southtown. I am starting to break in with K' because of his new extended combo. With a dc from his dp+A into qcf+B can net near 39 percent. It is mad easy, I really like the setup and damage. My big problem is just Maxima and his normal command grab super cancel. It is 50 percent right there, but the timing is so funky
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I played a bit of KOF today. It was kinda fun.
;fd ;dn ;df ;a xN
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I only do C uppercuts. All or nothing man.
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[chiming in my two cents. a day or two late, but hey, nobody else is going on about much~]
anyway, regarding what people were saying before.. i played geo a while back, he likes fierce/roundhouse a lot, yeah he can deal ok damage when he gets a hit, but he leaves himself open a lot too. grind punish combos, maybe?
i wish i got the chance to play more. juggling too many games around, and i feel kinda spoiled from console after evo :[
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The average level of play now is someone can whiff a DP right in front of you and there's only 50% you'll actually punish properly.
Where people gonna be at this Friday. SFSU or ST? I like the ST cab better, State sticks feel grimey.
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Likely Southtown.
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SouthTown Arcade streaming ranbats today at 1pm PST?
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Yes, 1PM today. Look forward to it!
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Couldn't make it today but I'll be at SFSU/ST this week. I knew it, in this game HK/Mexico > America
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Couldn't make it today but I'll be at SFSU/ST this week. I knew it, in this game HK/Mexico > America
Lol, I think BBZ is from China so technically not HK. I'm excited for you guys, shame there's always someone missing from the tourney like Renzo, Charex and Isaiah.
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lol, renzo is MIA. I heard Charex has quit the game (until Reiki placed top 3), and Isaiah said he has no money to play, oh well... but it's great to see new faces this week, those guys are pretty good.
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My god..I just...even with the cold I have that was just...ugh.../sob!!!!!
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Least it shows the KoF competitive scene is growing bit by bit.
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I think today it showed that the scene just got serious and it's a make-it-or-break-it moment as the competition is only going to get me fierce from now on; only the real fans will stick around... Good stuff guys.
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Quality Ranbat today guys, easily the best ranbat and grand finals we've seen. Noticeable improvement to Haunts and surprisingly RodgerDodger (I remember only a short few weeks ago he was only commentating, not even playing). Reiki you're playing a lot more calmer so keep up the training! BBZ and Jose stir up the pot where Geo is conveniently missing (I kid, I know he had work)l, Fatacon for repping Duo Lon and holding his own, Hotpockets/Hax/NN getting possesed by Haregoro for a split second was fun to watch too. Respect to Demoninja for dropping Raiden and sticking with Kyo despite playing a strong challenger like Jose. Fixel: I like your Shen setups and keep working on that Takuma man, I think it's safe to say we'll see you in the grand finals real soon!GG and very entertaining as usual.
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I'll try to make it out to the next one. Stuff was going on this weekend for me so I couldn't go last night.
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Current results this week for Southtown Arcade Ranking battles Summer Season.
September 4th Ranking Battles (http://challonge.com/ssrkof105):
1. BBZ (Elizabeth, Shen, K'): 10
2. Jose (Iori, Robert, Terry): 7
3. Fixel (Ryo, Shen, Ralf): 5
4. Fatacon (Duolon, King, Leona, Andy): 3
5. DemoNinja (Kyo, Andy, Kula): 2
5. Christian (Yuri, Kula, Athena): 2
7. Haunts (K', Kyo, Kim): 1
7. RogerDodger (Shen, Mai, Kim): 1
Current Standings:
1. Geo.YUC = 30
2. CharREX = 14
2. Isaiah = 14
4. Fixel= 13
5. Fatacon = 11
6. CMD.DUC = 10
6. BBZ = 10
6. DemoNinja = 10
9. Renzo = 8
10. Kane317 = 7
11. Reiki = 4
12. Hotpockets = 3
12. Haunts = 3
14. Paul = 2
14. Christian = 2
14. 4leaf = 2
14. N4US = 2
18. D' = 1
18. TastyLumpia = 1
18. RogerDodger = 1
Next week is the last ranking battle of the season. After that, Fall season begins.
I'll post a new thread in the tournament section next week. The pot will decrease, but so will the entry fee to $5.
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Dear Laban:
You are a fucking beast at KOF'98, losing to you 50 games straight was crazy. I hope you show up next week at SouthTown so I can meet you in person. /no homo
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Dear Laban:
You are a fucking beast at KOF'98, losing to you 50 games straight was crazy. I hope you show up next week at SouthTown so I can meet you in person. /no homo
Don't go, it's a trap.
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Fixel: I like your Shen setups and keep working on that Takuma man, I think it's safe to say we'll see you in the grand finals real soon!GG and very entertaining as usual.
Thanks man, I've been trying out the proper Shen mid-screen combo you mentioned, but still not comfortable enough to use it in the tourney yet because I kept missing the qcf+D, pause, qcb+A juggle, I really need to work on the timing, any tips?
But yea, it's great to see these guys are progressing quickly. I hope we can catch up with you guys in a few months to come. GGs to everyone who played this week!
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Fixel: I like your Shen setups and keep working on that Takuma man, I think it's safe to say we'll see you in the grand finals real soon!GG and very entertaining as usual.
Thanks man, I've been trying out the proper Shen mid-screen combo you mentioned, but still not comfortable enough to use it in the tourney yet because I kept missing the qcf+D, pause, qcb+A juggle, I really need to work on the timing, any tips?
But yea, it's great to see these guys are progressing quickly. I hope we can catch up with you guys in a few months to come. GGs to everyone who played this week!
Isaiah does it in the first post stream/tourney video that n4us posted IIRC. There's no real trick to it but practice: I cancel the qcf D fast as possible, then I pause for half a sec then go for the hammer...
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Current results this week for Southtown Arcade Ranking battles Summer Season.
September 4th Ranking Battles (http://challonge.com/ssrkof105):
1. BBZ (Elizabeth, Shen, K'): 10
2. Jose (Iori, Robert, Terry): 7
3. Fixel (Ryo, Shen, Ralf): 5
4. Fatacon (Duolon, King, Leona, Andy): 3
5. DemoNinja (Kyo, Andy, Kula): 2
5. Christian (Yuri, Kula, Athena): 2
7. Haunts (K', Kyo, Kim): 1
7. RogerDodger (Shen, Mai, Kim): 1
Current Standings:
1. Geo.YUC = 30
2. CharREX = 14
2. Isaiah = 14
4. Fixel= 13
5. Fatacon = 11
6. CMD.DUC = 10
6. BBZ = 10
6. DemoNinja = 10
9. Renzo = 8
10. Kane317 = 7
11. Reiki = 4
12. Hotpockets = 3
12. Haunts = 3
14. Paul = 2
14. Christian = 2
14. 4leaf = 2
14. N4US = 2
18. D' = 1
18. TastyLumpia = 1
18. RogerDodger = 1
Next week is the last ranking battle of the season. After that, Fall season begins.
I'll post a new thread in the tournament section next week. The pot will decrease, but so will the entry fee to $5.
The RanBat seemed very interesting!
I was especially following Jose as he is the player I did few games during my trip in SF.
When is the fall season starting by the way?
I just hope I won't miss too many sessions before I am in the area...
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We have a double week. One this sunday and the sunday after that which starts a new season
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We have a double week. One this sunday and the sunday after that which starts a new season
You are killing me.
I gonna miss half the season lol.
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Hey, thanks for the compliment Kane! I definitely feel like Raiden is starting to actually hold me back considering I have not played him during casuals at all. I'm also not as patient as I need to be to play him. That's partially why I stuck with the team I used through out the tournament. I don't see me going back to using Raiden anytime soon considering how many characters I want to try out.
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Well, hello again, Norcal. Due to some epic BS in my life atm, I'm coming back to California to fix somethings. During my time there, I'm going back to STA, to get my mind off somethings. I'll show up Thursday which is the day I hope to arrive in Cali. If not, I hit the place Friday and Saturday at some time.
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We have a double week. One this sunday and the sunday after that which starts a new season
You are killing me.
I gonna miss half the season lol.
No no, that's not what I meant. What I am trying to say is that the summer season is ending next week. We're going to start a NEW koF season the week after. You're most likely going to miss 2-3 sessions, but it's a constant stream of tournaments. We're likely to have tournaments going on as long as there are participants and interest :-)
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Looks like I won't be able to attend any future events. Life has inconveniently decided that for me. I'll continue to support from the stream chat though, so keep putting on a good show!
I'd like to commend NorCal for their XIII scene. To be honest, before moving back up here, I was very hesitant and even doubtful that people would show up. However, on a continual basis, people have been showing up to ranbats and even at the latest tournaments, we continue to see new faces. Whatever people say about your skill level, it's to be expected. You guys haven't had the game that long, and those who haven't played it are just yelling from the sidelines. It doesn't mean you guys haven't been improving. Looking forward to seeing continual improvement, console release and beyond. Overall, you guys are a friendly community and thanks for allowing me to be involved with commentary and participating. Hope to see some of you in the future.
Shoutouts to SouthTown Arcade, IPW, Haunts, and RogerDodger for helping us put the game out there and giving NorCal KOF a proverbial home. Keep rockin' it guys.
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FataCon Rules!!!!!!
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Looks like I won't be able to attend any future events. Life has inconveniently decided that for me. I'll continue to support from the stream chat though, so keep putting on a good show!
I'd like to commend NorCal for their XIII scene. To be honest, before moving back up here, I was very hesitant and even doubtful that people would show up. However, on a continual basis, people have been showing up to ranbats and even at the latest tournaments, we continue to see new faces. Whatever people say about your skill level, it's to be expected. You guys haven't had the game that long, and those who haven't played it are just yelling from the sidelines. It doesn't mean you guys haven't been improving. Looking forward to seeing continual improvement, console release and beyond. Overall, you guys are a friendly community and thanks for allowing me to be involved with commentary and participating. Hope to see some of you in the future.
Shoutouts to SouthTown Arcade, IPW, Haunts, and RogerDodger for helping us put the game out there and giving NorCal KOF a proverbial home. Keep rockin' it guys.
Dude.... :( for real? Who's gonna bust my balls now?!
Kidding aside, you were one of the best co-commentators I've ever had and while my career in the field is still pretty new it's just not gonna be the same without you. Hopefully you run across our path sometime in the future man.
Sidenote: GGs to Fixel Jose and Gio today.
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I hope Chris been winning or he might drown himself in alcohol. Good luck to whatever you're doing FC.
I maybe will go this Sunday. I have family stuff over the weekend, but I'm looking forward to doing fraudulent real drive combos.
EDIT: '98 Iori and Saiki look sick. Glad that Saiki isn't charge like Ash. I hope one of them is broken so I can replace Raiden.
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Looks like I won't be able to attend any future events. Life has inconveniently decided that for me. I'll continue to support from the stream chat though, so keep putting on a good show!
I'd like to commend NorCal for their XIII scene. To be honest, before moving back up here, I was very hesitant and even doubtful that people would show up. However, on a continual basis, people have been showing up to ranbats and even at the latest tournaments, we continue to see new faces. Whatever people say about your skill level, it's to be expected. You guys haven't had the game that long, and those who haven't played it are just yelling from the sidelines. It doesn't mean you guys haven't been improving. Looking forward to seeing continual improvement, console release and beyond. Overall, you guys are a friendly community and thanks for allowing me to be involved with commentary and participating. Hope to see some of you in the future.
Shoutouts to SouthTown Arcade, IPW, Haunts, and RogerDodger for helping us put the game out there and giving NorCal KOF a proverbial home. Keep rockin' it guys.
Awww really? that sucks, I didn't even get the chance to fight you last week, anyway good luck in everything you do man! and Good job on commentating for the last few weeks.
Sidenote: HotPockets is not free today. he did a great job beating Geo and Jose this afternoon, too bad I didn't record those matches.
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Too bad I am ;-;
I've also found out something pretty funny. Off of a counter hit in the air, Maxima can do some really silly stuff. For example, if I hit someone on counterhit, I can do his DP+k air grab (M19 Blitz Cannon). That's about 20-25% from just an anti-air. Even a counterhit standing A I can do it. If I counterhit blowback in the air, I can still do it.
It's pretty dumb what he can do with this move.
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Sidenote: HotPockets is not free today. he did a great job beating Geo and Jose this afternoon, too bad I didn't record those matches.
Should've recorded, it's like a bigfoot sighting.
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Sidenote: HotPockets is not free today. he did a great job beating Geo and Jose this afternoon, too bad I didn't record those matches.
Should've recorded, it's like a bigfoot sighting.
DATS RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACIST!
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FataCon Rules!!!!!!
SCIENCE!!! *I'm pretty sure no one is going to get that reference*
Awww really? that sucks, I didn't even get the chance to fight you last week, anyway good luck in everything you do man! and Good job on commentating for the last few weeks.
Sidenote: HotPockets is not free today. he did a great job beating Geo and Jose this afternoon, too bad I didn't record those matches.
Thanks fixel! I hope you keep playing at the ranbats and not give up like Charles did lol. Hopefully I see you sometime again in the future.
Also, HaxMurderer AKA HotPockets AKA NegroNinja AKA I'mLateSoIResetTheBrackets AKA Chris levelling up is thanks to $2 hotdogs and being on time.
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Too bad I am ;-;
I've also found out something pretty funny. Off of a counter hit in the air, Maxima can do some really silly stuff. For example, if I hit someone on counterhit, I can do his DP+k air grab (M19 Blitz Cannon). That's about 20-25% from just an anti-air. Even a counterhit standing A I can do it. If I counterhit blowback in the air, I can still do it.
It's pretty dumb what he can do with this move.
You can always follow up a counter hit with any character, if you wanted you can even do Maxima's NeoMax.
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I am not so happy with the DLC characters. Nobody new or worth learning IMO, but the hype keeps moving!
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Im ok w/ shin Kyo (rekkas!) but Shin Mr. Karate is kinda dumb considering the backlog of characters SNK could've thought to use.
Whatever, old Iori is back and that's cool :)
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Shin Mr Karate needs to be Marco Rodriguez with the tengu-mask.
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Good stuff to everyone at the ranbat. I can see that everyone's leveled up.
Anyone want to help me with K' DC combos? I been doing the Dp+A(2) DC qcf+B Dp+C but I saw Demoninja post about Dp+A DC into into trigger C to relaunch which should do more damage, but apparently the timing is tight. I just want to get to the point so that I know the optimal combos for each EX meter/drive bar level.
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You could do that, but I don't think I've ever seen anyone do that in an actual match. It's just too technical.
See, the only way to do it overlaps with a shortcut that causes you to do a super. The only way it's possible is to use ANOTHER shortcut to do it. Basically, you have to do hcb, f+A for your DP+A motion and then do qcf+C for Ein Trigger. Even then, the timing for it is dumb and you could drop it. I can help you with doing it, but I'm just saying it's better do something easy and does a lot of damage than something hard and you drop it.
Take me for example. I can't do df+c into DP+K for Maxima on a wire. I try really hard, but I just can't do it yet and that costs me the match a lot of the time.
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If I can do Dante BC combos I can do anything ;). Most likely I'll stick to the blackout DC combo, but I found learning harder combos seems to make doing the simpler combos a lot easier.
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If I can do Dante BC combos I can do anything ;). Most likely I'll stick to the blackout DC combo, but I found learning harder combos seems to make doing the simpler combos a lot easier.
I'm far from a K' expert, but I believe his dp A [1hit], [HDC] qcb K, qcb K (whiff) loops do more than the blackout ones.
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K' players puts me in rage with that BS Eins Trigger.
PS: That Nadesico avatar makes me laugh for some random reason.
PSS: The Black Sarena he pilots is the shit.
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K' players puts me in rage with that BS Eins Trigger.
PS: That Nadesico avatar makes me laugh for some random reason.
PSS: The Black Sarena he pilots is the shit.
PS: It's PPS
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September 11th Ranking Battles (http://challonge.com/ssrkof106):
1. BBZ (Elizabeth, Shen, K', Kula): 10
2. CharRex (Iori, Clark, Kyo): 7
3. Fixel (Ryo, Shen, Ralf): 5
4. RogerDoger (Mai, Shen, Kim): 3
5. Haunts (Kyo, K', Kim): 2
5. Christian (Yuri, Kula, Athena): 2
7. Reiki (K', Terry, Maxima): 1
7. Alex M. (Leona, Maxima, Kula): 1
Current Standings:
1. Geo.YUC = 30
2. CharREX = 21
3. BBZ = 20
4. Fixel= 18
5. Isaiah = 14
6. Fatacon = 11
7. CMD.DUC = 10
7. DemoNinja = 10
9. Renzo = 8
10. Kane317 = 7
10. Jose = 7
12. Reiki = 5
12. Haunts = 5
14. RogerDodger = 4
14. Christian = 4
16. Hotpockets = 3
17. Paul = 2
17. 4leaf = 2
17. N4US = 2
20. D' = 1
20. TastyLumpia = 1
20. Alex M. = 1
The Summer Tournament is now done. The Fall Tournament will begin next week. The top 8 players, based on attendance and ranking, will be seeded. The new tournament thread is up (http://dreamcancel.com/forum/index.php?topic=1268.msg26992#msg26992) in the tournament section.
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so uh...
whats the deal with fall? wouldnt it be better to start the actual ranbats after console release drops [end of ocober, which is like halfway], and just hold regular non ranking tournaments in the meantime?
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PS: It's PPS
You should change your tag to GrammarPolice and play Viper.
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You'd think that, but it's the same deal with uMvC3. When that drops, they'll have to do something different. I don't think the game is going to be DRASTICALLY different as a few combos might not work (though some still do), and some damage has been scaled down or up.
I think it'll be an easy transition.
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PS: It's PPS
You should change your tag to GrammarPolice and play Viper.
on9
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So apparently something huge is happening at the first session of the KoF XIII ranbats.
I have no idea what that is, but they're constantly saying it's going to be huge. So I'm letting you all know that you should definitely stop by this Sunday at Southtown because whatever it is has the lot of them giggling like school boys with a dirty secret. That usually is a good thing so yea, SHOW UP!
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So apparently something huge is happening at the first session of the KoF XIII ranbats.
I have no idea what that is, but they're constantly saying it's going to be huge. So I'm letting you all know that you should definitely stop by this Sunday at Southtown because whatever it is has the lot of them giggling like school boys with a dirty secret. That usually is a good thing so yea, SHOW UP!
I vote: Geo's going to hack Google some more Bing while fixing iPhones at the same time, Demoninja is going to spam more d.Bs on RogerDodger and yell "Yo, why you so FREE?!?", Isaiah and HotPockets is going to show up early for once, Renzo is going to get "food poisoning" and come out of hiding and Haunts is going to curbstomp RogerDodger Am.His.-X style! Fight! Fight! Fight!
Damn I miss playing with you guys, thanks for putting on a good show week after week and it definitely looks like we have some new contenders to look out for like BBZ, who's super solid. NCR and SCR can't come any sooner!
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Haunts was on Frame Trap today and he mentioned this Sunday, again, like a giggling schoolboy with a dirty secret. So this is really starting to get me curious. It could be a visitor from another country, it could be a visit from Atlus, it could be anything that Haunts/Simon/Art think are hype enough to be hype.
But Kane, you make a really good point, it could be a demo, but why would they make THAT a surprise? Wouldn't it be contradictory to what they want, which is more people playing it?
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I'm far from a K' expert, but I believe his dp A [1hit], [HDC] qcb K, qcb K (whiff) loops do more than the blackout ones.
I tested it in training mode. For the drive meter equivalent, dp A(1) DC qcb K x2 will do slightly more damage given you end in dp C, however I tend to miss it while DC blackout gives a lot more time to hit a C dp. If you do DC qcb K x2 dp A it will do slightly less (like 10 dmg) than dp A(2) DC blackout dp C.
As for this Sunday, I'm ready to reclaim my Marvel crown and get my shirt prize from last season.
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Damn I miss playing with you guys, thanks for putting on a good show week after week and it definitely looks like we have some new contenders to look out for like BBZ, who's super solid. NCR and SCR can't come any sooner!
BBZ has been to pdog at SFSU for a while. We're definitely slowly catching up though. IIRC Isaiah goes even with BBZ and Faze does pretty well against him. Me and Christian are able to take games off him as well.
Haunts was on Frame Trap today and he mentioned this Sunday, again, like a giggling schoolboy with a dirty secret. So this is really starting to get me curious. It could be a visitor from another country, it could be a visit from Atlus, it could be anything that Haunts/Simon/Art think are hype enough to be hype.
Art and Simon think Guntank is hype. What does that tell you about their standards?
I tested it in training mode. For the drive meter equivalent, dp A(1) DC qcb K x2 will do slightly more damage given you end in dp C, however I tend to miss it while DC blackout gives a lot more time to hit a C dp. If you do DC qcb K x2 dp A it will do slightly less (like 10 dmg) than dp A(2) DC blackout dp C.
As for this Sunday, I'm ready to reclaim my Marvel crown and get my shirt prize from last season.
I'd stick with dp+A(1) (DC) qcf+K dp+C if you're not gonna try to learn the dp+A(1) DC qcf+C combo. qcb+D, qcb+D, dp+C is not going to work in console version I believe so there's no reason to learn that.
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Yea, but they keep mentioning it and referencing KoF especially. Haunts even mentioned it in the closing comments of Frame Trap tonight so its got to be something.
My theory is something happened at PAX.
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World Premiere of KOFXIII on Game Gear. We will all huddle in a circle during the ranbat and the cameras will zoom in on our tiny screens as we choose from Kyo or Purple Kyo.
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Stop being dopey >< I'm serious, we should really try to figure out what's going on. It's hard to hype people to come in if we don't have a clue what could happen. My guess really is that Haunts met somebody at PAX or earlier, showed them IPW, and something might happen because of it. It makes SENSE, but I don't want to assume anything.
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I might or might not be able to make it this week, so i'm curious about it as well.. $%#@!
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Really? If you can't participate, just show up, that's better than nothing!
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of course I will participate if I show up. I just wanna know what is it about. It better be good if I have to cancel my plans for this week. anyway, we got a few days to find out.
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haunts and Rogerdodger announce their domestic partnership and have the wedding ceremony right in ST.
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Damn Tasty it is like that eh?
That will happen when you don't go 0-2 in a KOF tournament. So that will pretty much be never to see that wish come true. <3
As for the surprise . . . . It is (*#$s4o2304wdfw08c7a8l0fdf(*^F9-YSdfuihsapdf7(*^(&*^
Have fun trying to crack that code!
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As for the surprise . . . . It is (*#$s4o2304wdfw08c7a8l0fdf(*^F9-YSdfuihsapdf7(*^(&*^
Have fun trying to crack that code!
What a tease.
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Damn Tasty it is like that eh?
That will happen when you don't go 0-2 in a KOF tournament.
I will stop studying and just grind KOF this week. Should I wear a suit to the ceremony this Sunday?
What a tease.
High level footsies: http://youtu.be/xaZDcbMh75Y?t=31m10s (http://youtu.be/xaZDcbMh75Y?t=31m9s)
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High level footsies: http://youtu.be/xaZDcbMh75Y?t=31m10s (http://youtu.be/xaZDcbMh75Y?t=31m9s)
Uh-oh look out! Don't get all the AE players jealous coz they can't hang with our footsies!
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Well, the best thing to do is to just wait until they say something worth noticing. What I would like to talk about is what we will do to expand the scene. As players, we have a limited set of options to introduce the game and expand our player base. That could be parties at the house or tournaments.
I feel like we really need to step up that sort of welcoming because we are still small. What would you guys say to some sort of info think tank, like a weekly question we try to solve through analyzing game footage. For example, we could introduce segments to deal with hop pressure or segments that talk about ways of applying throws to your mixup game and what throw you should use. This would be helpful for players who don't quite understand the mechanics and neutral game of KoF.
What do you guys think?
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Pretty good matches at Southtown today with Jose and Blk Brotha by way of SoCal?! Hope he shows up Sunday.
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Well, the best thing to do is to just wait until they say something worth noticing. What I would like to talk about is what we will do to expand the scene. As players, we have a limited set of options to introduce the game and expand our player base. That could be parties at the house or tournaments.
I feel like we really need to step up that sort of welcoming because we are still small. What would you guys say to some sort of info think tank, like a weekly question we try to solve through analyzing game footage. For example, we could introduce segments to deal with hop pressure or segments that talk about ways of applying throws to your mixup game and what throw you should use. This would be helpful for players who don't quite understand the mechanics and neutral game of KoF.
What do you guys think?
You def have good intentions about this but you also gotta remember it is still in the arcade. The best time to learn and go over situations and such is when your waiting in line to play. Being at the arcade is the best time to learn and talk about everything about the game or even at tournaments.
As for expanding the NorCal scene you can only do so much, as it is a arcade only game right now.
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You def have good intentions about this but you also gotta remember it is still in the arcade. The best time to learn and go over situations and such is when your waiting in line to play. Being at the arcade is the best time to learn and talk about everything about the game or even at tournaments.
As for expanding the NorCal scene you can only do so much, as it is a arcade only game right now.
Even if it's in the arcade, analyzing footage or talking about it on mic isn't all that segregated from the experience. All it really does is slow down the game to talk about things that could be confusing. I can speak for myself when I say that fighting in the tournament or at the arcade has helped me as much as someone breaking it down with me and giving me options to try. Putting the knowledge out there could help people overcome some of the roadblocks they have with the game.
What I'm saying is that the community, arcade or not, should be newbie friendly. For people who never touch the game, there's no carrot to try and they're waiting for the opportunity to get in on the basics, something to get their foot in the door. I feel like we understand the game enough to publish things like that. My argument is simple; there's plenty we haven't done yet to take the game and culture around it to a whole new level.
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I want us to expand too, but at the end of the day, it's about getting dudes to drop quarters in the cab. How people arrive at the decision to do so doesn't matter. It's not like information isn't already out there for them to take advantage of, they just haven't, and if they have and still aren't showing up, they're probably waiting for console or are just plain too busy...or they's a bitch :o
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Actually, what I'm suggesting is not actually out there, atleast not in video form. You can read about it in some technical section of the site, but nothing in detail.
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I've been telling everyone I know that XIII is a great game, many of them have expressed interest when console drops. Not everyone is hardcore enough to be grinding at the arcade on the regular and learning the hard way like me getting exposed on stream D=.
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Actually, what I'm suggesting is not actually out there, atleast not in video form. You can read about it in some technical section of the site, but nothing in detail.
I dunno if this (http://www.elive.pro/en/watch/Hq97YA1QGEN3) is exactly quite the same thing, but it's Metaphysics and myself breaking down some matches (but not really commentating per se coz we pause a lot). Check it out.
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That's pretty much it yeah, I'm glad you guys did it, I'd have only been analyzing the the Terry Kim and Joe Players :o
And goddammit...I can't wait for Sunday...
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And goddammit...I can't wait for Sunday...
Damn Never herd of anyone getting excited to be exposed!
Back to the response to Reiki
All you gotta do is ask man, always willing to help you out. If we learn together we all get better and better. That is what can make a scene so powerfull. Yes we do talk about it on the mic and such but that is only when we stream, like i said before just ask or bring up a situation for a convo and I will be more than willing to discuss it.
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GGs Fixel and Roger. Kinda angry I kept missing qcf/hcb inputs, need to get used to the ST cab. Also the damn Shen matchup, lots of peeps play him, my Raiden feels crippled without that roll escape.
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And goddammit...I can't wait for Sunday...
Damn Never herd of anyone getting excited to be exposed!
I'm hype to expose my hidden weapon to the entire world on stream.
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Chris gonna expose his lumpia on stream O__o
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I has new Joe gimmicks I need to work on.
And if you wanna learn how to play Joe, just watch this video, wake-up D Tiger Kick all day
Joe Higashi Battle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBftNtX-Xno#ws)
Dat horizontal invincibility.
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Let's hope we didn't all get trolled this past week.
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5 socal players are up here for the surprise tomorrow.
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5 socal players are up here for the surprise tomorrow.
Wait what? The surprise is 5 SoCal players coming up or just here to check out the surprise?
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5 socal players are up here for the surprise tomorrow.
Wait what? The surprise is 5 SoCal players coming up or just here to check out the surprise?
5 surprised SoCal players are surprising us with their presence, for the surprise. Surprised?
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Why U gotta Ruin the fun, We need to see their face like when we we walked in with them today =/
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Why U gotta Ruin the fun, We need to see their face like when we we walked in with them today =/
What do you mean? I just said they're here for the surprise.
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Why U gotta Ruin the fun, We need to see their face like when we we walked in with them today =/
What do you mean? I just said they're here for the surprise.
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*Shakes head*
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Hope you SoCal guys had fun coming up to NorCal. I have tests on monday and tuesday so I couldn't make it. I think I finally found the characters I want to play after all this time lol.
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(http://i.imgur.com/8BBmw.png)
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Watched some of the stream. Sounded like you all had fun which is a great thing. I'll try my best to come up with the SoCal crew the next trip up just for the hot dog cart that's stationed in front. If they don't have dirty dogs (wrapped in bacon) = no show :(
Also can we set the win cap to 99??? I only have 50 cents ;)
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Hey thanks to everyone for showing up and really bringing it to the table yesterday. SoCal leaves with our dojo sign once again but maybe we'll get it back in December!
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Watched some of the stream. Sounded like you all had fun which is a great thing. I'll try my best to come up with the SoCal crew the next trip up just for the hot dog cart that's stationed in front. If they don't have dirty dogs (wrapped in bacon) = no show :(
Also can we set the win cap to 99??? I only have 50 cents ;)
>.> Nuuuu~ But I'm sure you could shark a couple of people into money matches if you don't say who you are. >_> But yea, don't worry, we'll likely pay for you to play just to learn a little :-)
Hey thanks to everyone for showing up and really bringing it to the table yesterday. SoCal leaves with our dojo sign once again but maybe we'll get it back in December!
If they come once a month, that'd be neat. I can see a stark improvement on our side though. It makes me happy that we all have something to look forward to and we're all pretty chill enough to have friendly rivalry with people in "Baja" California.
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I'd feel bad making them come up so much, but we do always get our best matches when they're in town it seems, at least for now. Speaking of which, guess we're pretty much honor bound to go to SCR now. Who's drivin? Don't say me, I plan on taking shots in someone's back seat! ROAD TRIP BANZAI!!!!!!
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I'd feel bad making them come up so much, but we do always get our best matches when they're in town it seems, at least for now. Speaking of which, guess we're pretty much honor bound to go to SCR now. Who's drivin? Don't say me, I plan on taking shots in someone's back seat! ROAD TRIP BANZAI!!!!!!
>.> I don't know how to drive. I'm putting that on the backburner of responsibilities though I'd love to go. I just don't see myself traveling that far on my income.
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I'd feel bad making them come up so much, but we do always get our best matches when they're in town it seems, at least for now. Speaking of which, guess we're pretty much honor bound to go to SCR now. Who's drivin? Don't say me, I plan on taking shots in someone's back seat! ROAD TRIP BANZAI!!!!!!
>.> I don't know how to drive. I'm putting the backburner of responsibilities though I'd love to go. I just don't see myself traveling that far on my income.
I'm quoting this, because these will the last words of a man before he got too hungry to lose ranbats and began a dominate winning streak leading into December 2011 where he'll have won enough tournaments to afford a road trip to LA! BANZAAAAIIIIIIII!!!!
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Shoutouts to SoCal for coming up to make this the best STA KOFXIII ranbat yet!
Shoutouts to Reiki for being the unsung hero of the KOFXIII scene in NorCal. We all recognize your work and dedication even if you blew the surprise early on. ;)
Shoutouts ot Hellpockets for getting his revenge on me in the ranbat, but I'll be back! Great commentary too..
and shoutotus to shoutouts!
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Hey! Nobody could tell if what I meant was the surprise or not, it was supposed to be ambiguous! Plus, they told me to!
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Well you ruined it. Good job. I will be retiring from the ranbats for a while. I gotta go and do some soul searching regarding kof but I imagine I'll be back soon. You can still catch me at SFSU though.
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Well you ruined it. Good job. I will be retiring from the ranbats for a while. I gotta go and do some soul searching regarding kof but I imagine I'll be back soon. You can still catch me at SFSU though.
He says that when he loses at SFSU and comes back with $5 worth of quarters to play again.
EDIT:
Related
Southtown Arcade (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9VmIdbF3R0#)
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Shoutouts to abusing Raiden and commentary with the "I may need to learn the game properly" ;) KoF XIII Arcade 1.1: welcome to dropkick.
Lol at Eric and Charles being "retired" then playing me like 5+ games today. Anyway them two + James basically taught me how to play, sooo thx for helping me not be completely fraudulent this time around. Also Fixel and Roger for the practice.
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A Shocking Conclusion (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wieQMfp2Yj8#ws)
His Excellency Lord Haunts at his moment of epicness.
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It was nice seeing some of you guys again and meeting some new faces. I expected to go 0-2 or 1-2 at best, but I told myself I couldn't lose in the 5v5. I don't really play the game since I don't have access to it like the other guys, but I'll beef up a bit when the console version comes out, I just need a system.
Haunts v Duc was the highlight of the tournament. The entire room went nuts, even the people on the Street Fighter side who had no idea what was going on, it was awesome.
Don't forget, all of you guys have to come to SCR!
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Now that was one bad ass tournament, that was as raw as it gets. People just playing their hearts out just to win and represent, nothing else. Good shit Nor Cal
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Glad You guys had fun kicking our asses. Enjoy it while you can cause SoCal Regionals is right around the corner!
I would love to go down to SoCal for a good weekend sesh or something before console.
As for Driving situations for driving down to socal for the tournament I prefer to fly over drive due to time = /
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Awesome tournament this week!! nice try NorCal, we'll get 'em next time. :)
by the way, I uploaded some pictures from the tournament last sunday... check it out.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67717505@N02/sets/72157627711871456/show/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67717505@N02/sets/72157627711871456/show/)
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Awesome, we got the pizza box picture too :-P I really liked it, good pictures, Fixel.
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yo that stream was awesome, props to norcal! haunt's match with duc was hype as fuck. all of socal will see all of you guys at SCR, so get ready to fuckin throw down!! and i know that you guys have gio and jose, and they're both pretty good, but wait till you play against OUR mexicans lol
shoutouts to metaphysics, kane, duc, 4leaf and giby, you guys are GDLK as always! i really like your commentary abe! good shit
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Just saw the replay and went over my matches, great tourney.
@Char: you look hella on9 whiffing those command grabs.
@Reiki: good match you were definitely opening me up when your K' went in. Like Roger said I think you play a little too defensively waiting for mistakes, sometimes you have to force the opponent to make mistakes.
@Fixel: GGs rushed me down QQ. I need to figure out what moves are punishable or not.
@SoCal: it was good to get exposed to that higher level play firsthand. Especially Duc, he plays all the chars I like and his K' is sick, going to use that footage for hints to improve.
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I understand what you mean. I'm not a very aggressive person or player so that probably comes out in my gameplay. I'll consider the "Make people make mistakes" advice.
Also, during our last match, I was aware of the time. I just gave up the match. Nothing I could do in that situation.
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I understand what you mean. I'm not a very aggressive person or player so that probably comes out in my gameplay. I'll consider the "Make people make mistakes" advice.
Also, during our last match, I was aware of the time. I just gave up the match. Nothing I could do in that situation.
NEVER GIVE UP!!!! There's always something you can do, or something your opponent may not think to do, or may think to do and you expect them to do it and bait it out for the punish.
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Awesome tournament this week!! nice try NorCal, we'll get 'em next time. :)
by the way, I uploaded some pictures from the tournament last sunday... check it out.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67717505@N02/sets/72157627711871456/show/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67717505@N02/sets/72157627711871456/show/)
Thanks, nice pics! Next time try to take ones of me that aren't that nerdy hahah
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Respect to the socal dudes who rolled up north. I'm still new to fighting games, but KoF and these ranbats are mad fun and im going to keep learning. Thanks for calling me out bout wasting all my meter in the worst ways haha; i need to work on that.
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Awesome tournament this week!! nice try NorCal, we'll get 'em next time. :)
by the way, I uploaded some pictures from the tournament last sunday... check it out.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67717505@N02/sets/72157627711871456/show/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67717505@N02/sets/72157627711871456/show/)
Thanks, nice pics! Next time try to take ones of me that aren't that nerdy hahah
Yea, really nice pics. It seemed like you took more than that. I know every time I looked at you you put your camera down, trying to be a ninja with the camera? :)
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Respect to the socal dudes who rolled up north. I'm still new to fighting games, but KoF and these ranbats are mad fun and im going to keep learning. Thanks for calling me out bout wasting all my meter in the worst ways haha; i need to work on that.
Hey Freedumb! Give yourself a proper introduction (http://dreamcancel.com/forum/index.php?board=9.0)when you get a chance.
I'm finally caught up with work and can do some posting. Needless to say, last weekend was amazing and so much fun we really wish we could stay longer. You guys have leveled up and I've already mentioned it multiple times.
Fixel, nice pictures and check your PM.
STA Ranbats are so so much fun, see you guys at SCR (have integrity hehe and honor the bet)!
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Awesome tournament this week!! nice try NorCal, we'll get 'em next time. :)
by the way, I uploaded some pictures from the tournament last sunday... check it out.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67717505@N02/sets/72157627711871456/show/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67717505@N02/sets/72157627711871456/show/)
Thanks, nice pics! Next time try to take ones of me that aren't that nerdy hahah
Yea, really nice pics. It seemed like you took more than that. I know every time I looked at you you put your camera down, trying to be a ninja with the camera? :)
hahaha thanks man, I did took a lot more than that, but some turned out bad because I tried to be ninja like you said.. lol. And the rest are pictures of Jose doing something stupid because he's mad drunk. Maybe I should upload an album just for his pictures :P
Ash: what's wrong with being nerdy dude?! :P
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Another memorable match (http://youtu.be/mLLr0r9M3VU?t=34m41s) from last weeks Ranbats.
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That match was intense, but Christian's ability to learn is scary. 4leaf's Athena tactics he picked up in a matter of days. He's got a handle on teleporting and command grabbing. A week or so and he'll be switching at will between a zoning Athena to an aggro Athena.
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awesome pictures fixel!
I am coming to SCR 110% sure!
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I'll try to convince "retired" Emoninja and Charizard to attend as well.
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I'll try to convince "retired" Emoninja and Charizard to attend as well.
LoL Emoninja. Dammit I can't talk shit, he totally scraped me up last weekend.
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I'll try to convince "retired" Emoninja and Charizard to attend as well.
Tell Eric to stop being a fraud and come to SCR already. =) You guys really have to witness some really strong players down here, Mr KOF, Reynald (who'll take us all to school and he's played less than all of you guys right now), The Answer, Team Chaos (6-7 of them), and of course Bala the beast.
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Sorry school>fighting games. I was already in the process of making plans to head down for SCR when I found out I couldn't because of finals. I'm just retired from the ranbats for now but when I come back you guys are gonna be in for quite a few treats I think. I'm still working hard at KOF, don't worry.
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Sorry school>fighting games. I was already in the process of making plans to head down for SCR when I found out I couldn't because of finals. I'm just retired from the ranbats for now but when I come back you guys are gonna be in for quite a few treats I think. I'm still working hard at KOF, don't worry.
Bomb scare > finals....ahh the good ole UCI days where there was always a bomb scare on campus during finals week lol. It's all good Demoninja, I know how it is with school.
You better not return all crappy and rusty ;)
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At least for me I know in the past when there were big things coming up which I had accommodate for by studying well in advance, I did better academically than usual. If you have your priorities and time management, and your finals schedule doesn't conflict, things should work out.
People are impressive with the short amount of time they've played it, I know SFSU got their cab around spring and ST opened in the summer. It's that arcade atmosphere. I just started playing after Evo, but I think I logged in more time this week in arcade than most people in a month o__O. Eric had been bugging everyone about how good XIII was way back in April, but I only took him seriously after I got burned out with Marvel. I only realized Liz had a usable command dash a few days ago -__-. So I'll try not be so free in KOF, since I'm coming down to SCR for UMvC3/college anyway.
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Yeah but there's no way I can do a Friday final, Sat/Sun SCR then back to school for another final on Monday.
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Waddup folks. I dropped by Southtown yesterday. And I think I might start making it a point to show up on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I still need a lot of practice. But i got a bunch of good matches in. Shout outs to Rodger, Reiki, and Fixel for throwing down with me.
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The place is closed on Tuesdays, but it's open Thursdays. Also, if your sundays are free, you should participate in the ranking battles! You'll improve a bunch through fighting some of the best we've got.
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Slow, agonizing wait for console release :( I want to play more.
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Organizing tournaments once the console comes out will be interesting to say the least. Been approached a few times about helping with a tournament, but I don't know if I even have the time between STA ranbats and my personal life. Ah well.
My main thing is that my team hasn't changed all that much. K' has had some substantial changes to his gameplay, but all and all, his combos are just a little more situational and dumb loopholes are closed. Maxima's pretty unchanged and Terry got a buff. All and all, I can play similarly!
What about everyone else? Do you guys have a vague idea of who you want to play or if you might make a whole new team? It'd be nice to get a good idea of what you guys are shooting for and something to pass the time.
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Wanna give Saiki a shot.
Benimaru with paralyzing EX Lightning sounds nasty.
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You mean Air Raijinken? Yea, it's lookin' pretty boss for Benimaru really. He seems even more solid.
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Tasty, have you considered not tier whoring in every game you play?
Does anyone want to play some 2k2 UM sometime? I can't travel far though lol, no car.
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Tasty, have you considered not tier whoring in every game you play?
Does anyone want to play some 2k2 UM sometime? I can't travel far though lol, no car.
Sanford Kelly | "Pick a top-tier" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGh4ZU4H5Hk#)
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That obviously doesn't work for you it seems.
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That obviously doesn't work for you it seems.
If I remember correctly the only reason you won the last time we played XIII was that broken ass EX tatsu. What are you going to mash when they take it out?
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That obviously doesn't work for you it seems.
If I remember correctly the only reason you won the last time we played XIII was that broken ass EX tatsu. What are you going to mash when they take it out?
If I remember correctly your only decent character is Raiden j.CD. Also, Kula doesn't have EX tatsu in 2k2 um does she?
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Raiden jCD and K' 236A.
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What about Liz super?
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My Liz is fraudulent QQ.
[092211]TNT MvC3 - Tasty Lumpia vs AsianxCore (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRegQsjqFoA#ws)
Why does stuff like this always happen on stream? :(
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I just realize XIII Iori doesn't have this win pose??
The Yagami Iori laugh.flv (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_q3fip9U0I#)
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Ash vs Gary part 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVWBpoPx0f0#)
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I just realize XIII Iori doesn't have this win pose??
The Yagami Iori laugh.flv (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_q3fip9U0I#)
His flames got taken away, he has nothing to be sadistic, cruel, and insane over anymore.
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Classic Iori has the laugh winpose in console ver :o
Whys everyone want to play 2k2um, people should play 98+98UM with me :(
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This is a great opportunity in Norcal this friday! At gamecenter, they are going to be having KoF on freeplay! $5 dollars nets you access to the game. They are head to head cabs and has 10 minute training mode! That is insane! This will be biweekly so get in some practice on fridays!This is a great opportunity in Norcal this friday! At gamecenter, they are going to be having KoF on freeplay! $5 dollars nets you access to the game. They are head to head cabs and has 10 minute training mode! That is insane! This will be biweekly so get in some practice on fridays! From six to closing at GC so don't miss out!
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James, you just ruined my academic schedule this semester.
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I also probably cemented your ability to go back to MvC3 consistently, but maybe that's a good...thing? Anyway, trying to shore up KoF there so if we get 5-6 people to go, that'd be great. If we get more, that'd be even better!
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bad day :(
would go but NCI is the next day
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Come ooooon! It's just 5 dollars! It's a good scoop!
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Just a quick reminder (Sorry for the double-post!) Fixed double post -Kane317
KoF XIII is 5 dollars for the whole six hour period at GameCenter.
Ranbats at Southtown Arcade are this Sunday so don't miss out! Show up before one because they've been starting earlier!
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What time does GC close?
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It closes at midnight. We just got back and it was a really good session. Brought in some new peeps!
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Hey Reiki, good stuff from the Ranbats as usual.
With a smaller tourney turnout, have you considered other tournament styles which are equally appealing if not more so in small numbers? Round-Robin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round-robin_tournament); a Swiss style tourney (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_system_tournament); or even a FIFA world cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup) style (like seen recently in Take All Comers), where people play 4-5 people in their pool and then the top 8 play a single elimination (this ensures everyone gets to play 4 games each and the pool system helps accommodate late comers *cough* HaxMurderer *cough*).
We're currently discussing it ourselves which one we want to use for SCR. Naturally, if the entry number is too high (which it most likely is going to be), we're going to have to use double elimination for time sake. I really like the World Cup style due to it's flexibility and we everyone gets to play more matches.
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Mhh, it's not exactly fair to participants who aren't aware of what they're getting into. It would mean a longer tournament and more fighting which isn't bad, but if we change the system mid-season, they might feel they're being given extra work to get where they're going. Not only that, I have no idea how the arcade would accept it.
I could see Swiss working out into single elimination as that's what I'm used to running, but it just seems really...tough on the players. I'd have to think it over or possibly try that somewhere else if that's the case. With Friday nights at GameCenter gaining some traction, it might be a good opportunity to bring some competition that way. Maybe.
Thank you for the ideas!
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Mhh, it's not exactly fair to participants who aren't aware of what they're getting into.
As long as you let them know before it begins, it should be fine. Besides, it's roughly the same amount of matches the Finalist would have to play, all it does is really give more matches/experience to the people who would eliminated 0-2.
If anything, the way you have it run right now where you have to play matches before getting into the tourney is more of a concern to some (versus making it a 16 man tourney plus buys or a 32 man tourney + buys how it's been ran in all of the double elimination tourneys I've seen).
It would mean a longer tournament and more fighting which isn't bad, but if we change the system mid-season, they might feel they're being given extra work to get where they're going.
Just set it so the pool matches are only single elimination or something, there's always a work around the time thing.
Not only that, I have no idea how the arcade would accept it.
It wouldn't be a detriment to the STA since you're still pay per match as far as I know right? It'll only cut into their business if you set this on free play, which as far as I know, it isn't.
I could see Swiss working out into single elimination as that's what I'm used to running, but it just seems really...tough on the players. I'd have to think it over or possibly try that somewhere else if that's the case. With Friday nights at GameCenter gaining some traction, it might be a good opportunity to bring some competition that way. Maybe.
Thank you for the ideas!
Yup, just some food for thought. If anything, just talk to Art and Simon about it and more importantly, talk to the players and see how they feel about it. I can see it only helping people get more tourney experience and it's not really going to affect the people that "would have" won anyways.
EDIT: I overlooked something incredibly important--the pool system works well when everyone can play their pools at once, meaning several setups, several consoles. Oops.
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I heard there were some questions regarding my whereabouts. I've been doing a lot of grinding and soul searching and I think I've finally come up with one of the lamest teams ever. I will debut this team either in two weeks or a month. Depends on how much I want to practice beforehand.
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I heard there were some questions regarding my whereabouts. I've been doing a lot of grinding and soul searching and I think I've finally come up with one of the lamest teams ever. I will debut this team either in two weeks or a month. Depends on how much I want to practice beforehand.
The team you beat me with last ranbat wasn't lame enough?!
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Probably not. Hopefully, we'll see over the next weeks if more people show up and get the fight instilled back into them. Either way, good work, Hotpockets. All eyes are on you right now.
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Nope. This new team of mine is incredibly lame, stupid, and overpowered. There's one surprise I think you guys will be pleased to see someone playing.
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Couple things here . . . .
Good stuff to everyone this weekend. Hellpockets hold that win cause it won't happen next time!
As for doing stuff at gamecenter . . . Why would you put effort there when you already got something goin at southtown arcade. We can do a get together no problem at STA (Prob Easier for everyone anyways)
As for changing the tournament style for the ranbats . . . Well unless it is a special event or a big tourny like SCR, there is no reason in my mind to change it. IF you wanna do something at the get togetheron friday, like a doller tourny swiss style I be down for that. NO reason to change something that good and everyone is used to doing it.
But as far as trying to get something going at gamecenter . . . well lets say that SouthTown Arcade has been there supporting us all this time, So lets support them since they have been supporting us.
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Round Robin would be interesting. Swiss looks like it takes too long though.
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As for doing stuff at gamecenter . . . Why would you put effort there when you already got something goin at southtown arcade. We can do a get together no problem at STA (Prob Easier for everyone anyways)
Why not? There's nothing wrong with GameCenter. Not only that, people are there that want to play the game that don't come to STA. Getting them on the level we play at or atleast getting people hype about the game isn't bad. It means they'll want to play in tournaments which means they won't feel intimidated to come down to STA. I'm not saying "Show's over folks, moving on to other things!". I'm saying there's another machine out there and other players that don't know the game, but want to, and have access to it and don't use it. This encourages them to use it.
As for changing the tournament style for the ranbats . . . Well unless it is a special event or a big tourny like SCR, there is no reason in my mind to change it. IF you wanna do something at the get togetheron friday, like a doller tourny swiss style I be down for that. NO reason to change something that good and everyone is used to doing it.
Wouldn't mind doing that. That sounds like a pretty good way to get matches in while holding the tournament setting.
But as far as trying to get something going at gamecenter . . . well lets say that SouthTown Arcade has been there supporting us all this time, So lets support them since they have been supporting us.
Again, this is what I do not understand. KOF has exposure from only one source, Iplaywinner. Iplaywinner only streams KoF at Southtown Arcade at competitive events. Why? It's the ONLY KoF competitive event in the Bay Area. If there are more events, that means more exposure and gives access to the game. Are we saying not to play at other places or teach other people how to play this game? I don't see the sense in an embargo of information and organization, especially when someone asks me for help to do it. It is a WASTE when the machine does not get the play it deserves, when the game does not get the exposure it deserves. For me, I am thankful Southtown Arcade exists and allows me to organize the tournament for KoF. I want nothing more than to see the business grow. I do not see how getting something going at GameCenter impedes that success, but I will be more than happy if someone explains that to me.
Until then, with clarity, KoF is going to grow everywhere in the Bay Area and I'll make sure that happens.
Round Robin would be interesting. Swiss looks like it takes too long though.
Round Robin can take a while too. Swiss is actually pretty easy if you lower the amount of pods. However, for Swiss, to be efficient, you need multiple machines and that's not going to work well.
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Why not? There's nothing wrong with GameCenter. Not only that, people are there that want to play the game that don't come to STA. Getting them on the level we play at or atleast getting people hype about the game isn't bad. It means they'll want to play in tournaments which means they won't feel intimidated to come down to STA. I'm not saying "Show's over folks, moving on to other things!". I'm saying there's another machine out there and other players that don't know the game, but want to, and have access to it and don't use it. This encourages them to use it.
Ok cool there is another machine out there, Same with at state? So if you wanna get another place poppin might as well get something there also. There are plenty of people on campus that I am sure you can lure into there and get to play KOF.
Basically people will come to the arcade and play what they want, it is just how it is. As for people feeling intimidated for coming to southtown, I say fuck yea to that. Southtown is the home for the best of the best for KOF for NorCal. If you think you are good enough to come around and play us and put your quarter on the line, be my guest and attempt to blow me up. It is just how it is. People don't just change their minds. If you wanna start a friday night thing at gamecenter be my guest, blow up the scrubs there. If you wanna get better and learn from asking question to people who know the game more, Southtown is the place to be.
Real talk, most of the people will play a couple matches and claim they wanna learn . . but we all know they are waiting for console. For those who still wanna learn and everything will play arcade.
Wouldn't mind doing that. That sounds like a pretty good way to get matches in while holding the tournament setting.
You can play casuals 13 days out of 14 days. No reason to change it. Period. I don't care about getting more matches in and such. I want to have my 2 chances in a tournament to be #1. Of course there are a couple people in there that would love to get more in but that is how a tournament goes. No reason to change it. If you would like more matches come any other day that they are open and lets get some casuals in.
I was seeing people like tasty and freedom come in and get some casuals in, I made sure to help them out because they are at southtown learning and getting better. I want them to get better to help me get better. You are only as good as the people you play!
Again, this is what I do not understand. KOF has exposure from only one source, Iplaywinner. Iplaywinner only streams KoF at Southtown Arcade at competitive events. Why? It's the ONLY KoF competitive event in the Bay Area. If there are more events, that means more exposure and gives access to the game. Are we saying not to play at other places or teach other people how to play this game? I don't see the sense in an embargo of information and organization, especially when someone asks me for help to do it. It is a WASTE when the machine does not get the play it deserves, when the game does not get the exposure it deserves. For me, I am thankful Southtown Arcade exists and allows me to organize the tournament for KoF. I want nothing more than to see the business grow. I do not see how getting something going at GameCenter impedes that success, but I will be more than happy if someone explains that to me.
Until then, with clarity, KoF is going to grow everywhere in the Bay Area and I'll make sure that happens.
People watch streams for tournaments. Have you watched a stream for just casual play? Cause I have done it before and it is booooorrrring. If you like to do it rock on. There is a certain unspoken dedication that people get when playing at a arcade for months. Ask any of the socal crew on what arcade they would rep, Most of them would say arcade infinity (I think) They would be a ride or die for it. It is just how it is.
I know you wanna do good for the scene and everything(witch is awesome) but sometimes you gotta look where you are making a difference. Are you really getting that many more players playing KOF at gamecenter or you just beating up some people who play it once or twice and wait for console? Of course we all wish EVERYONE played KOF, but not everyone does. That goes for every game that is out on the market. There is a reason why IPW is working soo hard to expose the game out to the public.
Don't get the wrong msg from this about me not wanting other players to play the game. Of course I would love KOF13 to be numero uno fighting game out there. Just since Southtown has been soo fucking amazingly awesome to us and the NorCal scene, why try to bring other buisness to another place when home has always been there. Why not try to get something goin on friday at southtown? Have you tried? You don't need to put the machine on free play to get people to come to a spot, just gotta spread the word and people will come.
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look dont get me wrong its fine people can play wherever they want. GC has a good scene i hear for sf4, starbase is great for marvel, STA is good for kof. each place is doing its thing and people can play what they want at every arcade. its a good "problem" to have tbh. norcal is pretty blessed to have all these spots esp when jsut a few months ago it was hard to even find a session.
but reiki both you and I need to step our game up big time. we want you there to practice with us, and when you say you are going somewhere else ofc we are going to give you shit for not coming and taking some Ls like the rest of us. LOL.
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@RD: I've paid for games, I've given people my training mode, and thensome at SFSU. Wherever I am, if anyone is interested in the game, I've always been forthcoming in helping. I understand how you feel in numerous ways, but I'm going to do what I've felt is what I want to do. There's nothing wrong with helping people in something you're passionate about. STA doesn't need me to be successful, but it's always my joint.
@Haunts: I'm also a player. I practice the game like everyone else. I might not learn as quickly, but I put in the hard work. I don't feel I'm the best player, but I know what I'm talking about when it comes to KoF. I know enough to teach people how to play and what to practice. I feel like more KoF is good and that's why I'm doing this. Doesn't mean I'm not at STA or hanging out with friends there. Doesn't mean I'm going to stop coming so don't make it into a thing. It's not.
Lets just not make this a thing.
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Mmmn~ after reading all of this, I'm kind of on the fence, on one hand I believe a scene needs to build itself. If the interest isn't already there and not enough to encourage players to learn a game, then there isn't much you can do about it.
On the other hand, I feel Reiki on the thought that KOFXIII going unplayed at GC is a travesty. I'd like to see them build up like we are, but they've got to have that drive already. We had it, starting from SFSU with just 5 or 6 people. That's pretty much how these things begin anyway.
As for showing love to STA, I agree we should support them for doing everything they can for us, but we should also support growth in other areas. That may be as simple as showing up on Fridays 9-12 am to get in on the freeplay which I think is the best idea for the GC scene, if they can't make something out of that alone then they're just not feeling it or they're waiting for console.
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Yo NorCal Bro's!! well this is an interesting topic, to be honest Reiki one of the best things that can be done for your scene right now is for the STA's scene skill level to get better
when console comes out people are going to want to test themselves, and where are they gonna go? STA!!! where do I see how I stack up against the best? STA!! Your level of play will convince players to come out learn and represent, The way I see it visiting another arcade should be you showing your level of skill so people will go to where you are to learn, like Rodger Dodger said you're only as good as the people you play.
besides man arcade has always been hardcore, maybe when console releases it'll be easier for you to get players right now It'll take a lot of work
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I don't mind work. This is just something I feel is good for KoF Norcal. There's nothing I have to do to increase the skill level of the players we have at STA; they do that without me prompting. Even people that were my juniors have improved a lot in a matter of weeks. I can't fathom what I can do to make that process go faster. Now, I know that new players mingling with tournament players makes the process go faster for junior players. Alex and D are good examples. They constantly have access to people who are fighting at higher levels so they can learn a lot. Same at SFSU.
This is something I know I can do so that's what I'm doing. But don't worry, Meta, I'm sure you'll see plenty of improvement from us come December.
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It's ok Fatacon, you're always a SoCal bro to us! Haha
I can no longer post in this thread.
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i look at sta, i look at gc, i look at sfsu, i sigh
north bay needs a cab, needs somewhere to play out here seriously
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I'm new but I want to say:
Southtown is amazing and I will continue to support them as much as I can.
Freeplay is not as motivating as having to pay for your loses.
Fuck bringing your arcade stick from home; use the cab (regarding Marvel, and KoF in the future).
I'll be at Southtown tomorrow practicing. Thanks to everyone for their efforts in building the community.
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Amen to that!
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I'll support STA as they are great and have been there since the beginning. I don't think there's anything wrong with what Reiki's doing helping spread KOF, wherever it's available.
As for playing on cabs, I think players should use what they're comfortable with. The Marvel setups had been notorious for having issues, people elbow bumping, mashing on start button right next to HP, unresponsive joysticks, etc. I want to play people at their best, with no excuses like "the joystick was messed up/uncomfortable".
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Yeah but you know people who aren't already playing something probably aren't gonna start because we came through. If they did...I dunno I kinda feel like they'd just end up being free anyway lol.
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sup
whos going to southtown friday/saturday
i dont get to go often im going.
i have a hellokitty hat
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You might see me Friday or Saturday. It's not a tournament for KoF this weekend so it might be a bit skimpy in terms of competition, but we'll try to give you a good fight!
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yoooo manabe, I might show up sat. What time does sta even open then though?
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STA opens up at 3pm on sat/sun now.
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Except on tournament days, it opens at noon on Sundays in that regard.
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ok sat sounds cool then
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@Tone The starbase crew was saying that there is a KOF13 in the northbay, Not to sure where it is. Hit them up and they would know.
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ill be at southtown tomorrow and on and off through out the weekend. I have some free time over the following days so going to practice up.
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Might be rohnert park scandia... and if that's the case, id rather just go to southtown, since the distance is pretty much the same.
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So, since we were talking about improving, I feel we should be trying new things out. If we man a machine and another person from our group wants to play, we should spend atleast a game seeing if some of the theoretical stuff we've been working on actually works. Learning new combos is a part of that, but I mean learning different ways to approach the game. Like for example, some Terry players are developing a guard crush tactic to make use of his crackshoot frame trap. That's not new, but it's something to consider instead of fishing for combos or throwing fireballs for neutral game.
For me, I have some ideas and develop them, but I usually stick to my patterns I know works until I see it work in some instance. Then I develop confidence in that option. There's plenty we haven't tried yet with our characters that could be useful to branch out into that if given an option to try out against another human, we could do it.
With SCR coming up, the competition we're going to face is well and beyond where we're at right now. I think this is the time to break out of the norm and try new things so we're not as susceptible to higher level players.
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Yeah, old patterns that work are a good stand-by but you should always be trying new things. I hijacked some strategies from Duc footage and my K' was actually holding its own against Jose and Geo. Now if I could only find some good high level Liz footage. -__-'
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Poke Isaiah or Christian. She has a lot of tricks and dumb things. Like for example her hop B works like K', it crosses you up at every given opportunity. In general, you can super off of any air-to-air so just work on doing it like it's the business.
New stuff with Elizabeth? You could try using her command grab. The normal one is pretty standard, but the EX one is pretty wonky. Check it out.
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GGs today to D', his friend (forgot his name) and Fixel. Didn't mean to leave on Fixel after only three matches but I had to jet.
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Yeah, old patterns that work are a good stand-by but you should always be trying new things. I hijacked some strategies from Duc footage and my K' was actually holding its own against Jose and Geo. Now if I could only find some good high level Liz footage. -__-'
Any of the KCE or a-cho videos are a good start. There's probably close to a hundred hours of footage in the video thread alone.
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gonna take it back to old school and print out a bunch of combo sheets for practice today, lol
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I'll be sure to give you some space to practice.
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sigh seems like im gonna have no luck getting there today
anyone i know from the southbay isnt interested in going either :<
ill try again around in 2 weeks if i cant get there today
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sigh seems like im gonna have no luck getting there today
anyone i know from the southbay isnt interested in going either :<
ill try again around in 2 weeks if i cant get there today
That sucks...I'm sorry to hear that. You can't take Caltrain? It's a very good service and comes all the way down to San Jose. It's pretty cheap too. If you can't, I can understand. You should try next week though most definitely. We're having a tournament for XIII.
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whats up guys!
I talked to hotpockets and he is down to come down to RAMnation in Fairfield Ca when XIII comes out so I'm just posting to let you guys know that ALL of you are more then welcome to come through and play with a bunch of us and help each other level up!
I believe I met a bunch of you at southtown at the last ranbat for XIII. well ill be in the next one for sure!
glad to finally join the thread and see you guys at southtown real soon!
People that play kof at ramntion usually are
Soulstar
Tone!
myself
there are a bunch of others who play as well but they dont post on forums or anything like that but they are good.
-RAM
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whats up guys!
I talked to hotpockets and he is down to come down to RAMnation in Fairfield Ca when XIII comes out so I'm just posting to let you guys know that ALL of you are more then welcome to come through and play with a bunch of us and help each other level up!
I believe I met a bunch of you at southtown at the last ranbat for XIII. well ill be in the next one for sure!
glad to finally join the thread and see you guys at southtown real soon!
People that play kof at ramntion usually are
Soulstar
Tone!
myself
there are a bunch of others who play as well but they dont post on forums or anything like that but they are good.
-RAM
Welcome to the forums Tyram, I believe I heard you on the stream last ranbats. I always wonder what RAMnation was, are you the owner or something? Anyways, make sure you introduce yourself properly at the Meet and Greet section (http://dreamcancel.com/forum/index.php?board=9.0). See you at SCR! ;)
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Welcome aboard Ram! I know Thrust has been goin in on some KOF too so I'll try to drag him out there too.
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Ramnation goes down in Tyram's garage or something I believe. I haven't been there personally but I'm looking to make the trek one of these days, maybe when Chris goes.
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I've always wanted to go to ramnation too lol. Do they play 2k2um there or something?
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thnx guys for the welcome! I'm glad to be here!
RAmnation is held at my house in my garage EVERY friday night in Fairfield CA! we start around 9 pm and end at around 3 am. sometimes we have a live stream via FinestKO but recently we haven't had a stream but whatever.
RAMnation
2428 Sunrise dr.
Fairfield CA 94533
we play kof 2k2UM and kofxi if people bring it! we have held 2 kof2k2um tourneys in the past and if more people come i would be down to run another one again!
I hope some of you come and check us out. I have plenty of CRT's so just bring a set up if you want to.
Everyone is welcome to come no worries!!!!!!!!!!!
-RAM
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RAMMMMM ;)
Been planning to make it out to the 'nation for Marvel, maybe I can come for console release with Biki/Hotpockets.
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So, it's a new week and a new ranking battle for King of Fighters XIII! So here's what I'm dropping on you all: I want everyone to show up if they can. The last ranbat was way too low. 5 participants weren't even there! I'm telling you that it's disappointing to see so many people missing for no good reason. I know some of us are in school, some of us have midterms, but it's important to support the event.
This is our way of keeping the scene hyped up for the release. We're doing work for this game! If we're not in full force in whatever event we're in, how can we call ourselves competitive fighters? This is a challenge to everyone. Step it up this weekend and get it in gear for the Southtown Ranking Battles. Don't miss out and be there!
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Decent turnout this week it's looking like, judging by what I'm hearing the guys say. Will my 2nd place performance be a fluke, or am I the real deal? TICK TOCK!
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Yea, I'm hoping there's a big showing. I'm getting some practice in, but haven't been doing much at SFSU. I'm getting there, so I want to make sure I'm on the ball this ranbat. Will probably get some practice this Thursday and Friday so I'm ready for the tournament.
I also am trying to push this video initiative out of Norcal a little further. It would require capturing some footage, but I want to do a basic commentary tutorial on each character so people can get more than just combos out of videos but detailed neutral game gameplay.
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I would liked to participate in your ranbats but i live in Portugal and its a bit far. :(
Good luck with the next ranbats.
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Wow! You're watching the stream all the way from Portugal? I have to admit that's some dedication. I would like it if you could play in the tournament as well, but watching the stream and spreading the word about the game is just as good. You're part of the movement by being there to support it and watching us play!
I hope you'll tune in this weekend!
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Yes i have been watching your ranbats,and i hope you guys continue with KOF XIII console version. ;)
I also post the links of the Southtown ranbats videos on PTFIGHTERS (Portugese fighting comunity) so more people could see.
Keep the scene going KOF XIII needs the suport,i hope to see the game in the next Evolution tournament.
I will be watching the next stream live or recorded i dont know yet.
The KOF scene is dead here in Portugal there are 5 KOF players from the past,i hope that KOF XIII brings more players to the scene here in Portugal.
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Yea, I'm hoping there's a big showing. I'm getting some practice in, but haven't been doing much at SFSU. I'm getting there, so I want to make sure I'm on the ball this ranbat. Will probably get some practice this Thursday and Friday so I'm ready for the tournament.
I also am trying to push this video initiative out of Norcal a little further. It would require capturing some footage, but I want to do a basic commentary tutorial on each character so people can get more than just combos out of videos but detailed neutral game gameplay.
I would love to see Isaiah in on that, and have him rage out everytime he gets into what's stupid about a character lol.
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Yea, I'm hoping there's a big showing. I'm getting some practice in, but haven't been doing much at SFSU. I'm getting there, so I want to make sure I'm on the ball this ranbat. Will probably get some practice this Thursday and Friday so I'm ready for the tournament.
I also am trying to push this video initiative out of Norcal a little further. It would require capturing some footage, but I want to do a basic commentary tutorial on each character so people can get more than just combos out of videos but detailed neutral game gameplay.
I would love to see Isaiah in on that, and have him rage out everytime he gets into what's stupid about a character lol
I'll have to ask if he's interested. It would require the ability to capture footage and a bit of patience on everyone's part, but I think these types of character specific analysis is real good for everyone.
Also: The following picture is likely BBZ at SFSU today.
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/306353_2507354207239_1354580990_32865619_982085494_n.jpg)
Gonna be a crazy ranbat....
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i think thats from last NCI at gamecenter, actually. Regardless, BBZ is a beast, lol.
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oh I thought that was at State lol, I should have known there'd be no way KOF would get 37 consecutive games at SFSU.
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Hmm, maybe we should plan our next trip off a Friday instead :).
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I want to see Mr. KOF 99 win streak gogogo! :D
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Would be nice to see you guys back here again!
Good games at Southtown, though it was just Fixel, CJ, Hotpockets, Freedumb, and myself today, I think I see a lot of improvement going on. Hopefully the turn out will be great this Sunday. I'm expecting everyone who can come out to be here in force! Don't slouch!
I'm likely going to be late to GameCenter this Friday since I've got a new job! I'm also going to be at Southtown most of the day Saturday after work as well. I'm hoping to make huge gains in improvement by the weekend. Hope to see more of you guys over there!
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yo i just wanted to let you guys know that upon release of kofXIII I personally will be running ranbats EVERY friday night at RAMnation and tourneys will be thrown weekly as well.
For our first tourney though with kofXIII i have a treat for all of you!
I will be throwing in a $50 BONUS ON TOP of the 1st place pot money!
I hope all of you will show up in the future to help support our kof scene in the 707. once again you are all welcome to come and no worries about asking me just come on over. we are all chill and good peoples.
later guys
-RAM
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Every friday? I don't think every Friday would be easy for me, but I'll try to come through. Keep coming to the ranbats though, maybe even get in on the action, Tyram!
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Awesome Tyram! I'll try and make it over there sometime. I saw you guys playing 02UM on stream once, so it's cool you have people that play it.
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Good work to everyone today. There were still plenty of people that weren't here, but hopefully next time, we get more peeps to show. Lets build back up the competition numbers at XIII in SF, guys! Also, there's a qualifiers tournament for the 5 on 5 Norcal vs. SoCal for SCR being planned out before we go. This will determine who will definitely be on the team based on the ranking in the tournament. Even if you're not going, it'd be good for you to compete because it will help the people that will go to get the experience they need to send your best intentions their way.
If you can't go, but the other guy can, you better make sure the guy who is is at your level or better than you. The people we will be fighting are as good or better than any SoCal player we've played. Instead of being embarrassing, we have to win. Means improvement by everyone across the board.
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Who won the KOF XIII tournament this weekend?
I started to watch the stream in the begining but i watched only a bit ,i will watch the recorded stream later.
I was on the chat my name was: Raidenbomber
Keep up the good work guys.
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BBZ won the tournament with Jose coming in second and Christian coming in third.
We even remembered to give a shout out to Portugal for you! :-)
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Yes i heard you guys i was on the stream chat,thanks for the shout out. :)
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...and just like that ppl already have already
privately requested to do a FT5 with Isaiah for this coming event (http://dreamcancel.com/forum/index.php?topic=88.msg29825#msg29825). His reputation proceeds him.
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It's going to be interesting, hopefully it will get recorded.
The brackets are updated. STA did all the work for me! Check it out, there's still plenty of chances to shake it up!
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AAAAAH HYPE GOIN INTO OVERLOAD! (http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/320524_10150339575927515_513532514_7963688_1872767488_n.jpg)
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Yessss...
So, anybody else have a car? Whether I make it into the 5v5 team or not, I'd like to catch a ride down there. I really don't want to drive lol.
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Two jobs and I'm still broke :-(
Making my way there slowly for SoCal Regionals mullah.
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I was talking about bringing a second ride, but I realized that I live a bit south compared to most of you (Moss Beach). We'll have to see though.
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N4US and I were discussing the riding situation. I have a car too but it's kind of a piece of shit cake. If enough people faded in we could rent a car and grab a room, or go with N4US, but his car only holds 4.
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N4US and I were discussing the riding situation. I have a car too but it's kind of a piece of shit cake. If enough people faded in we could rent a car and grab a room, or go with N4US, but his car only holds 4.
I'm sure we'll make it all work out. What I feel we should focus on is the qualifiers at Southtown coming up soon. As far as I know, the tournament will be a lot different than what we're used to playing, but it insures that the people who are the best in our scene and who participate are the best and earn it. The prize is also special.
Won't spoil the surprise, but do get ready for it. Even if you're not going, you should show some bloody support and get the people who ARE going prepared! I want that nice shiny trophy somewhere in Norcal!
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I haven't played KOF in weeks, Marvel and school have taken up m time :(. But that pot bonus sounds real promising, time to invest in some lab time...
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I DON'T WANNA HEAR THAT FROM YOU!!! >=F
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Why you no go to Drom's? It was pretty hype.
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Why you no go to Drom's? It was pretty hype.
As much as I love Catherine, I'm kinda pissed they chose to promote it over KOF XIII.
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Why you no go to Drom's? It was pretty hype.
As much as I love Catherine, I'm kinda pissed they chose to promote it over KOF XIII.
It's all Dacidbro and Coopa, they're the one's who organized everything. I'm sure KOF will get hype once console drops, IPW loves the game.
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Oh wait, when I said 'they' I meant Atlus. But whatever you're right, console can't come fast enough.
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We'll just have to do all the showboating Stateside once it comes out. I don't think that's much of a problem. Alex Arcade in SoCal will likely get the game working and roll out some serious competition. We're still rolling with STA and GC as well as Ramnation on Fridays for maximum coverage.
All that's left is to improve and meet opponents from other parts of the world.
EDIT:
I also noticed something interesting. If you do df, ub, you get qcb+ [input] motion. I'm pretty sure I never saw that in the input shortcuts before, but I've got it to work today a couple of times. Figured I'd just mention it. It works the other way with qcf too.
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I DON'T WANNA HEAR THAT FROM YOU!!! >=F
Are you sure you want me to come back? I thought you hated Iori players.
Why you no go to Drom's? It was pretty hype.
Yo, teach me how to play Marvel. Modok/Ryu/Dormammu
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Atlus pretty much gave a flat out "NO" when Jenkins tried to get them to have KOF setups, pretty lame. :(
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Yo, teach me how to play Marvel. Modok/Ryu/Dormammu
My Marvel 3v3 team was lol. My 1st teammate won Tekken and my 2nd teammate got 3rd in AE. But we all free in Marvel. Southeast Asians :(.
I wanna learn Iori. Gonna grind GPPO 2k2 probably.
Also, get in on that IRC chat. It's lol.
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YO guys
RAMnation this Friday night! We are having a KOF2k2UM tourney and it WILL all be streamed by coopa and FinestKO
Sign ups start at 9 pm and will end at 11pm!
$5 to enter
Double elimination
best 2/3 games
best 3/5 winners/losers/grand finals
for those of you who don't know where RAMnation is located here you go.
2428 Sunrise Dr.
Fairfield CA 94533
doors open at 9 pm
Hotpockets already is confirmed to be in the building this friday night! I also will be playing as well as Soulstar and a bunch of other RAMnation players!
come join us for a night of fun games and a great set of other games as well.
-RAM
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kof2k2 UM will be played on 360's just FYI guys!
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Ah damn it. Gamecenter is having freeplay XIII on Friday. :( Maybe I'll bounce a little earlier to get to RAMnation, depending on who shows up to GC. Hmmmmm......
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If I can figure a way to get out there and back I might show up.
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Ah damn it. Gamecenter is having freeplay XIII on Friday. :( Maybe I'll bounce a little earlier to get to RAMnation, depending on who shows up to GC. Hmmmmm......
Just to reiterate, GameCenter is doing freeplay for the KoF training day this Friday from 6 to 12. GameCenter offers you $5 (7 for a full wristband) to play the game all night. It's gonna be a good chance for poverty gamers (read as: All of us) so get in on it! Can't go this week >< Already made plans.
Also for Thursday: KoF XIII at Southtown till late. We should all drop down there if we got the time. I'll be there from 9:00 to whenever they kick me out so show up if you can!
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I'll probably just be at GC on Friday since I'm in that area anyways with a few errands beforehand and I really want to practice on my new tech.
Playing 02 at RAM sometime would be awesome though even if I'm supreme ass at it.
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Is there going to be anyone at Gamecenter tonight? I know the TNT is going down, but I'm trying to learn more of XIII. Perhaps someone more experienced with the game can help me a long?
@Tyram
I haven't been by in a while, but I'll try to return tomorrow for the KOF tournament. It's pretty close to me anyway.
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Welcome to DC LuckyAura! HaxMurderer and Reiki would be able to help you out if they have time. Don't forget to introduce yourself (http://dreamcancel.com/forum/index.php?board=9.0) properly and don't forget to read over the DC rules (http://dreamcancel.com/forum/index.php?topic=1189.0). =)
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one of these days I'll make it out to GC, but as of now I'm heading RAMnation tomorrow night for the 2k2um tourney..the only KOF I HAVE been practicing..
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The 5v5 qualifiers info will be posted up soon. I'm so mad I'm not in the range I want to be in time for it.
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5v5 Qualifiers on Dec 10th
http://www.southtownarcade.com/archives/387 (http://www.southtownarcade.com/archives/387)
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The 5v5 qualifiers info will be posted up soon. I'm so mad I'm not in the range I want to be in time for it.
But it's in December. Unless you're saying that you'll be out of town around that time. In that case, that's just bad timing, unfotunately :/
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The 5v5 qualifiers info will be posted up soon. I'm so mad I'm not in the range I want to be in time for it.
But it's in December. Unless you're saying that you'll be out of town around that time. In that case, that's just bad timing, unfotunately :/
I meant "range" as in my playing ability.
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You'd be surprised how far you can get if you keep on applying yourself, don't give up!
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You'd be surprised how far you can get if you keep on applying yourself, don't give up!
I agree. December is a long ways away still, and everyone's seen how you've improved during the STA ranbats. Keep at it, Reiki.
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Hyperbolic time chamber that ish. It may cost some money and a lot of time, but if you improve it'll be worth it. Just don't quit before you start!
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Stayed at Southtown watching RAMnation tonight. I liked the gameplay, but I think the stream was laggy. And the guy talking didn't seem too interested in KoF till Tone or CJ got on. Art mentioned it could be because it was streamed in 760pp, but it doesn't have to be.
Also, SpanishSexy is SpanishFraud now 'cause he ragequit before the super ended!
On that note, practiced plenty today and gonna practice more! Hopefully today we get to see EX Kyo too.
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Im pretty bad at 02um :( never put in much time to grind it out.
And the ragequits are a running gag here, lol.
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Yeah, we rage quit for sport around here. Another Ramnation staple. Sorry I wasn't as enthusiastic as usual on the mic. I was super tired and kind of out of it all night.
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you can also watch the whole kof tourney on justine.tv/finestko but here are the results from last night!
KOF2K2UM
1. soulstar
2. Tyram
3. Spanish Sexy
4. Tone!
5. thrust07
5.Ryan
7. coopa
7. marlon
9. Ike
thank you to all who came out and supported the game and also thank you to all the stream monsters for tuning in to watch RAMnation and support us!
I hope when 13 comes out we will see more of you guys here to get in some games with all of us. we are a pretty chill and very hype bunch of guys!
-RAM
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Couldn't make it out Friday, but I'll make sure to come out next Friday. See you guys then!
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Are you guys gonna have the tournament today?
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I don't think so. I think they're only doing 3S/ST/CvS2 today.
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The KoFXIII tournament continues next week due to a small intermission from the Old People Games' Tournament.
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Oh, ok.
I don´t watch arcade videos anymore, but the Southtown ranbats are the exception.
I will check the stream next Sunday then.
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Thanks, we sincerely appreciate it! We're all practicing to get better and, atleast I hope, encourage more people to watch.
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buh I've been slacking off due to real life responsibilities, to hell with them!
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Yea, get in that practice, Biki!
Think I did okay today. I really need to realize a bit faster when someone's going for a cross-up. Otherwise I'm just a practice dummy for Cristian. Phaze doesn't take me seriously yet based on the last couple of play times at SFSU and our matches together, but I think if I can get a few things down , I can get some serious practice out of him.
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Yea, get in that practice, Biki!
Think I did okay today. I really need to realize a bit faster when someone's going for a cross-up. Otherwise I'm just a practice dummy for Cristian. Phaze doesn't take me seriously yet based on the last couple of play times at SFSU and our matches together, but I think if I can get a few things down , I can get some serious practice out of him.
Just pick Raiden and Fray-ze will take you seriously.
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the friday at RAMnation!!!!!!!!!
Raikanami of FKO will be in the house to stream for us this week aond since NCI is this Saturday I am going to finally allow BlB to be streamed AS WELL as TOP 4 for KOF2K2UM which I will be running.
If mackey wants to try and do a BB tourney go aheaTod dude or you can just play casuals of BB.
We will be streaming off of your set up set up Tone!.
so this week we are going to have
KOF2K2 UM $2 winner takes all tourney
matches 2/3 in every match including winners, losers, and grand finals
double elimination
All characters playable
console: 360
BYOS
MVC3 $5 entry
2/3 games 3/5 winners/losers/grand finals
double elimination
All characters playable
console: TBA
BYOS
doors open at 9 sign ups start at 9 for both games and sign ups end at 11 pm sharp.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE BRING CONSOLES GUYS! LAST WEEK WE DIDNT HAVE ENOUGH SET UPS AND PEOPLE WERE A LITTLE UPSET ABOUT THAT. PLEASE TRY TO HELP AND BRING A CONSOLE. THANK YOU ALL!
p.s someone please volunteer to run MVC3 for me as I'm already doing the KO'F tourney.
-RAM
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Gonna try to make it to that this week. I have a 360 with 02UM as well if you need that.
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KoF XIII Session at Southtown Arcade Tomorrow night. Show up if you can!
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I wish I had 2k2UM. I've literally touched that game once in my life :(
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Just pick Raiden and Fray-ze will take you seriously.
He says you spelled it wrong, it's FrAyZE. And he thinks a money match is in order o.o
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I wish I had 2k2UM. I've literally touched that game once in my life :(
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Just pick Raiden and Fray-ze will take you seriously.
He says you spelled it wrong, it's FrAyZE. And he thinks a money match is in order o.o
TastyLumpia is great with money matches! Except when he gets on stream, his alter ego, TastyFraud, comes out and he forgets how to play gaems. All jokes aside, I bet it'd make him play more which is great!
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Lol I saw Chris randomly near Irving.
I haven't played KOF in a while. Will practice when console comes out.
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We'll take good care of Isaiah this weekend muhahah =)
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We'll take good care of Isaiah this weekend muhahah =)
Record it!
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We'll take good care of Isaiah this weekend muhahah =)
Record it!
Sadly, our plans for direct feed recordings never panned out. CMD used to use his setup but even at the last mini-tourney we had before EVO, he spent 2 hours (plus 2 formattings) to try to get it to work but it failed.
I'll use my trusty tripod which feels archaic in this day and age of direct streaming but it's better than nothing.
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Gonna try to make it to that this week. I have a 360 with 02UM as well if you need that.
Do you have the EX characters unlocked? I don't think it's a big deal if you don't, but some people like to play them.
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Do you have the EX characters unlocked? I don't think it's a big deal if you don't, but some people like to play them.
I should have all the EX characters unlocked, just not all the bosses.
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Do you have the EX characters unlocked? I don't think it's a big deal if you don't, but some people like to play them.
I should have all the EX characters unlocked, just not all the bosses.
but I wanted to play Krizalid :(
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GGs @ late night Southtown XIII and Puyo Puyo today. I'm looking forward to this sunday's ranbat; I've finally got the day off from work and I actually know some combos now hah. I wish people would show up earlier in the day though; if I roll through round 3-6 its usually just training mode.
I'm definitely going to check out the Ramnation XIII tournys when work permits.
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GGs @ late night Southtown XIII and Puyo Puyo today. I'm looking forward to this sunday's ranbat; I've finally got the day off from work and I actually know some combos now hah. I wish people would show up earlier in the day though; if I roll through round 3-6 its usually just training mode.
I'm definitely going to check out the Ramnation XIII tournys when work permits.
Good games, you're getting up there. I was surprised to see you pull that off. I need more stick practice, but I can plainly see your ability with Kim improving a lot. Just need to stick it with Robert and maybe work on some Kyo stuffs? He's a nice solid character like Terry but his attacks just have a lot of safety. For one, did you know that your attack grab (hcb+k) is -2 on block? Short of another command grab and godly reaction, most people aren't gonna punish you for it. Coupled with the fact that if you know someone is going to TRY to punish you, you can simply DP or EX DP for good measure.
We'll spend a bit more time practicing, but playing more competitively would also be great. Definitely REP Southtown at Ramnation, bruh!
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I'm finally starting to catch on. I was wondering when my 2k2 skills would start to transfer over but it's starting to get there.
Baiting and punishing Fixels EX command grab TWICE! Priceless............asking Reiki how to do Kula's NEOMAX then hitting him with it seconds later......Gold.
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We'll spend a bit more time practicing, but playing more competitively would also be great. Definitely REP Southtown at Ramnation, BURR!
Fixed.
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We'll take good care of Isaiah this weekend muhahah =)
Record it!
Sadly, our plans for direct feed recordings never panned out. CMD used to use his setup but even at the last mini-tourney we had before EVO, he spent 2 hours (plus 2 formattings) to try to get it to work but it failed.
I'll use my trusty tripod which feels archaic in this day and age of direct streaming but it's better than nothing.
Nah dats O.G. status. Grassroots community!
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I probably won't be able to make it out to Ramnation tonight. I'm really busy with stuff at the moment.
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anyone local have a custom PCB that handles PC, PS3, and X360 they're looking to sell? Or can help me repair my Xbox 360 Hori's PCB? I REALLY want to be ready for KOF13.
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I dunno about that, but what exactly are you trying to do? Maybe you could collab with someone to get that done.
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He's basically trying to replace/repair the board in his joystick. AM2, that name sounds familiar. Are you on MBread? If so, do you know Tsubasa? He usually goes to NorCal Install's. In the past, he would help people out with stick repairs and whatnot. Not sure if he still does them, but it's worth a shot. I'd help you out if I could, but I don't have any replacement PCBs at the moment. Btw, is it an EX2 or an HRAP?
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Damn i just closed down RAMnation and mothers are still outside my house laughing and talking lol. what a fucking night guys! thats what im talking about. good folks, good people, good times all around. Thank you so much to everyone who came over tonight and played. You all as players is what makes us as a community stay strong and close as a kind of second family kind of thing. Thanks to hotpockets and n4us for coming out from SouthTown to play with us. can't wait to see you guys back here for the ranbats. good shit to FKO for coming out and showing us love like always. and thanks to the other davis players for coming out and kicking it with us. and of course all of the 707 for doing what we do best! KEEP IT HYPE HYPE HYPE HYPE!
here are the tourney results!
BBCS2 16 man entry!
1. pane
2. coopa
3. Moogle
KOF2k2UM 13 man entry!
1. Soulstar
2. Spanish Sexy
3. Tone!
4. Tyram
5. Ryan
5. Coopa
7. thrust707
7. hotpockets
9. speedo
9. N4us
9. Cactus Factory
9. SaikoSlash
13. BeatThose
SSF4AE 8 man entry!
1. Coopa
2. Jeff
3. Tone
4.spanish sexy
5. bobby
5. Tyram
7. Kyle
7. SaikoSlash
Once again thank you all for coming and ill see you all again at the next RAMnation.
-RAM
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He's basically trying to replace/repair the board in his joystick. AM2, that name sounds familiar. Are you on MBread? If so, do you know Tsubasa? He usually goes to NorCal Install's. In the past, he would help people out with stick repairs and whatnot. Not sure if he still does them, but it's worth a shot. I'd help you out if I could, but I don't have any replacement PCBs at the moment. Btw, is it an EX2 or an HRAP?
yeah, I'm the same dude. It's a Hori Hrap EX. I'd like for the PCB to be repaired at least.
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Is RodgerDoger gonna be there today?
Last time he wasn´t and I love his commentaries. Him and Hotpockets are the best at commentating.
Plus, I think last time he was in the Ranbats he went to the finals or something, ha ha. Noone could believe it.
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Pretty sure everyone except Isaiah should be there. Hope you enjoy it!
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Soulstar said he probably won't make it either
no runback :(
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Pretty sure everyone except Isaiah should be there. Hope you enjoy it!
I will.
One of the things I like about the Ranbats is that eventhou you are playing the arcade edition, there is nice variety of characters.
Anyway, be watching the stream live in a couple of hours.
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Hope you enjoyed it!
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Last time, I was cheering for Jose, he lost in the finals againts BBZ if I am not mistaken.
This time, he got his revenge!!!
Congrats to him, I like his playstyle, although he didn´t use Robert so much.
Also, Hotpockets MUST be the official commentator (is that the right word?) for KOF. He should go to EVO to do so.
AS I mentioned earlier, I don´t watch arcade videos anymore, but Southtown is something else. Ha ha, I watched live the full stream.
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Thanks! I'm sure Hotpockets would be happy to hear it when he reads this.
It also comes to mind that we should all start organizing how we're gonna make it down to LA for SCR. The transportation, for me at least, is the most important. So here's something to consider:
Who needs a ride and who can give rides (for how many people)?
I think this sort of information gathering will make sure the maximum amount of people will make it to SCR.
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I hope this game doesn't go in the way of MK9 where after the big tourneys the scene kind of just dies.
XIII is probably the most solid recent 2D fighter gameplay wise. I hope everyone keeps playing it.
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I hope this game doesn't go in the way of MK9 where after the big tourneys the scene kind of just dies.
XIII is probably the most solid recent 2D fighter gameplay wise. I hope everyone keeps playing it.
Thanks for coming out and playing again, Tasty. Really missed seeing you at tournaments and stuff. If we keep plugging away at it and be open for new players to try out the game, I don't think it'll be a problem.
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Last time, I was cheering for Jose, he lost in the finals againts BBZ if I am not mistaken.
This time, he got his revenge!!!
Congrats to him, I like his playstyle, although he didn´t use Robert so much.
Also, Hotpockets MUST be the official commentator (is that the right word?) for KOF. He should go to EVO to do so.
AS I mentioned earlier, I don´t watch arcade videos anymore, but Southtown is something else. Ha ha, I watched live the full stream.
Yeah I'd love to call EVO KOF matches, but I'd be competing too and I dunno how they feel about that.
Also I've been getting hit up from people as to what the transportation/room situation is, we need to either dedicate a thread, or another facebook page or something. I know CJ and Ram need a room, I need a ride and a room. I'm willing to drive but my car's a big question mark on reliability, so unless a bunch of us rent a car then I probably won't be driving.
Anyway, like I said, we need something that clearly states, who's driving, how much room they have in their car. It also needs to state who has a room, and how many people they're willing to share with.
So far from what I've heard:
Driving: N4US, Tone(maybe)
Has a room: N4US
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http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=198261836915716&pending&context=create (http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=198261836915716&pending&context=create)
Done and done. And I really have to work on my Far C with Maxima.
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I hope this game doesn't go in the way of MK9 where after the big tourneys the scene kind of just dies.
XIII is probably the most solid recent 2D fighter gameplay wise. I hope everyone keeps playing it.
MK9's problem was the stupid updates they kept pushing. As long as people don't complain about brokenass characters and demand changes (before the game gets fleshed out), KOF should be fine.
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ill keep streaming and help running tournaments as long as you guys keep playing. Im not quitting unless Hellpockets does and we know that wont happen!
As far as SCR goes we should def start working that out. I know I am going for sure and so is RogerDodger.
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ill keep streaming and help running tournaments as long as you guys keep playing. Im not quitting unless Hellpockets does and we know that wont happen!
As far as SCR goes we should def start working that out. I know I am going for sure and so is RogerDodger.
The link above is a facebook event for people who need a ride or can give rides down to SCR. Same thing with who has a room and needs a room.
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so is fairfield gonna be the norcal spot for local console 13 stuff
;c ;a ;b ;c ssj
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We'll find out soon enough.
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Fuck yeah guy
RAMnation's kof13 RAMbats will begin on the first Friday of 13's release! Details coming soon!
-RAM
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I admire your enthusiasm but avoid double posting please, just edit your post -Kane317
I meant to say fuck yeah guys!
:)
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So, it's Training Day at GameCenter. You know the drill, get there from 6 PM and play KoF XIII all night long. The price: $5. Gentlemen, I can't tell you how good you have it when you only pay 5 dollars for 6 hours of a great game. Once more, you're getting access to all the other free to play games available like SSFIV and MvC3. Don't miss out! Hit up San Mateo and check it out!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=273784729324104&context=create (http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=273784729324104&context=create)
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Some of the Isaiah vs Socal matches are up, check them out over at the SoCal thread (http://dreamcancel.com/forum/index.php?topic=88.msg32145#msg32145).
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I just found out Tekken Hybrid has the same release day as KOFXIII.
Get hype.
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I just found out Tekken Hybrid has the same release day as KOFXIII.
Get hype.
The true reason why XIII was delayed....
[spoiler]
It didn't want to compete with Dragon Ball :/
[/spoiler]
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Heading to Southtown on Sunday to practice. Who else is coming?
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Heading to Southtown on Sunday to practice. Who else is coming?
Yahhhh.
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Every game is 25 cents today at Southtown! Get in on it today!
EDIT:
Ugh, I need to spend more time with these characters. Anyone with a fireball keeps me out all day. That being said, good games and anyone that didn't go today sucks.
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if i go ill just get more hype for console and spend money i don't have
but hell yeah day 1 confirm
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Reminder the steam is tonight.
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When does it end? I won't get home till like 10.
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Fun time never ends.
[spoiler]Since it's a weekday, it's up to Atlus really[/spoiler]
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Reminder the steam is tonight.
Man I wish I could go! SoCal gets all the cool stuff :(
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I know right? :(
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I am trying to find an early copy of the game before Sunday. It seems fruitless, but it'd be great to play at the ranbats this weekend. Its a shame the game comes out 2 days before our next ranbat. There's already some jerk flaunting how he got the game early, why can't we? :(
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I'm assuming you meant 2 days after lol. Yeah that does suck, but a last hurrah for Vanilla is the right thing to do.
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Speaking of last hurrah, the rest of the Isaiah vs SoCal has been uploaded (http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL98B464AC75176BAB&feature=viewall).
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I am confirmed for not being able to make the Ramnation KOF 13 release tournament.
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Heading to Southtown later tonight.
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so for norcal is 98 iori in tournaments or not
just want to know if i should buy him or not
doesn't matter which way to me
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Pretty sure he is allowed, don't worry.
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Y'know, with the last ranbat for King of Fighters XIII v1.1 coming this Sunday and console edition coming a few days after, it's understandable if you want to burn out until the game comes out. Tournament? Why would you? Well, it just so happens that if 12 or more players sign-up for KoF XIII this weekend, we will be adding an additional $100 dollars to the pot. With 12 players minimum, that's $160 dollars in the pot. Good news indeed!
This weekend is not poverty when it comes to KOF. Wear that monacle and top hat with pride; money is on that table!
(http://alltheragefaces.com/img/faces/svg/troll-troll-dad-monocle.svg)
Don't miss out, get in on that pap...I mean competition at Sunday, Southtown Arcade, 1PM PST SHARP!
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Also kind of last minute but Gamecenter is having another $5 freeplay Friday night for XIII.
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Dear Norcal
I might be coming back home (San Jose) sometime after xmas (I'm not too sure yet but I'll let you guys know when)
I would like to get some games with some of norcal finest players
until then
see you guys online
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GGs today guys. Felt good to play again after months of retirement.
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GGs today guys. Felt good to play again after months of retirement.
Thanks, FataCon, I'm glad we got to play. I feel like playing you all today improved my play.
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Somebody tell ChaRex that I have a feeling that Clark's going to cause some major rage quits online haha.
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Thanks, FataCon, I'm glad we got to play. I feel like playing you all today improved my play.
Anytime. I'm glad to see you've reached a good level of consistency, and your Maxima anchor has become a real threat. Looking forward to see how well you do at the last STA ranbat, so do your best!
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yo hello norcal! if anyone up here has the game early, i'd love to have some matches with you guys! please add me, my XBL is ScrubRUD
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Somebody tell ChaRex that I have a feeling that Clark's going to cause some major rage quits online haha.
I see that you're from HK too. *High five*
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Somebody tell ChaRex that I have a feeling that Clark's going to cause some major rage quits online haha.
I see that you're from HK too. *High five*
You're from HK? Do you speak Cantonese?
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You're from HK? Do you speak Cantonese?
Yea and of course.
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So who's coming? Want a real big turn out that's worth the extra 100 dollars to the pot!
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You're from HK? Do you speak Cantonese?
Yea and of course.
Dude. 10 years of my life man, I was born there.
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So why is Haunts saying there's a big announcemnt on stream.
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I dunno. I was trying to find XIII for today though, but no dice. Everyone in Chinatown is going out of business or doesn't sell under the table merchandise. Out of Chinatown, everyone is legit. >.> So yea, nothing for us today.
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I dunno. I was trying to find XIII for today though, but no dice. Everyone in Chinatown is going out of business or doesn't sell under the table merchandise. Out of Chinatown, everyone is legit. >.> So yea, nothing for us today.
You need to bring CharRex with you, they probably think you'd report their ass Bill Cosby!
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Someone remind me how to play kof, quick.
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Man, Horsehead has a really good Clark. :)
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great tournament today! was super duper hype!
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It was a great tournament and gives me a bit to think about in terms of switching my strategy up. Anyway, here are a number of things I'd like to mention/remind everyone of:
Socal Regionals is in 4 weeks. This is not the time to be shrimping or being flaky. If you're going and you need a ride, NCI is organizing things if you're an attendee and so are we. If you're looking for a room, there are people who are having rooms too. Asking and hob-nobbing is important. We do need drivers and more activity about room space! Please post if you can drive or if you need a car. Rental car prices can be split amongst a lot of you (especially if you get like a van). Here is the link to the facebook event. We have 15+ people who want or are planning on going!
There are special events (likely) at GameCenter and Southtown Arcade for the release of Console. If you're in the area of either of those arcades, you should probably stop by. Southtown arcade's event starts at 6 and a great deal of "things" will be planned. Maybe even a stream!
An idea that's been kicked around and is now confirmed: We'll try to do Norcal vs. Socal ranbats using the system at STA. Even though it's more comfortable at someone's house or your own home, this gives us the opportunity to stream all the matches like we usually do. Organization and start date of this online tourny will be on some other date, but I feel this will be a big test of netcode as well as being freckin' fun to try!
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btw are u that black guy ^
i dont remember ppl by their handles
im tying like shit
oh, ggs at the last gamecenter thing
ivan is godlike
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btw are u that black guy ^
i dont remember ppl by their handles
im tying like shit
oh, ggs at the last gamecenter thing
ivan is godlike
Yes, Reiki is "that black guy" in the banana jacket aka James lol. People only think I'm good because they see Duo Lon and are like, "WHO DIS CHARACTER?! HOW I FITE HIM?!" Don't worry though, I might actually be good once I learn 2 more ninjas.
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I was playing with (Hori) Tatsu the other day and he's taking a liking to DL which makes a lot of sense. He'll be pretty beasty if he mastered him.
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btw are u that black guy ^
i dont remember ppl by their handles
im tying like shit
oh, ggs at the last gamecenter thing
ivan is godlike
Yes, Reiki is "that black guy" in the banana jacket aka James lol. People only think I'm good because they see Duo Lon and are like, "WHO DIS CHARACTER?! HOW I FITE HIM?!" Don't worry though, I might actually be good once I learn 2 more ninjas.
Yeah Ivan IS Godlike!!!
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btw are u that black guy ^
i dont remember ppl by their handles
im tying like shit
oh, ggs at the last gamecenter thing
ivan is godlike
Yes, Reiki is "that black guy" in the banana jacket aka James lol. People only think I'm good because they see Duo Lon and are like, "WHO DIS CHARACTER?! HOW I FITE HIM?!" Don't worry though, I might actually be good once I learn 2 more ninjas.
Yeah Ivan IS Godlike!!!
Wait till he plays console DL!
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Yeah Ivan IS Godlike!!!
Y U LION, ABE?!
Wait till he plays console DL!
Yeah, Kane, rub it in my face that I don't have console version yet, why don't you? lol
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Yeah, Kane, rub it in my face that I don't have console version yet, why don't you? lol
Yeah DL is so fricking SICK now isn't he? Oh wait, you haven't played it yet? LMFAO! =)
Isaiah was meant to help hype it up after coming back from SoCal coz we brought him down to Atlus, I told him to teased the crap out of you guys ;)
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Isaiah just called RogerDodger a fraud and played CVS2 the entire time. lmao.
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Isaiah just called RogerDodger a fraud and played CVS2 the entire time. lmao.
QFT ;-;
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THIS FRIDAY IT'S GOING DOWN!!!!
RAMnation $50 bonus on top of pot pay out to 1st place for both UMVC and KOFXIII!
See you all Friday night
Plus the start of the RAMbat KOFXIII season at RAMnation. Info coming tonight!
RAM
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THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIII RAMnation RAMbat League
This league is for the 707 area regulars who play KOFXIII sessions on a regular basis (particularly Ramnation folk). Anyone who wants to participate in this league must enter an additional $2 to any tournament that is considered part of the RAMbat.
The point system is as follows:
1st place: 10 pts.
2nd place: 7 pts.
3rd place: 5 pts.
4th place: 3 pts.
5th place: 2 pts.
Everyone else: 1 pt.
When someone makes it to at least 30 points, the top 3 will be payed out with the ranbat pot 70/20/10. If there are any ties in points within the top 3, we will have them fight 2 out of 3 games (round robin if necessary).
I will distribute points on a weekly basis based off of Ramnation tournament results but will not include anyone that is NOT part of the league. Example: KingKau gets 3rd place at a Ramnation tournament, but will receive 1st place points because the top 2 placers are NOT part of the league, and he has placed highest out of all the league participants such as SoulStar placing 5th, and KBeast 7th.
THIS IS FOR RAMnation friday gathering ONLY but all are welcome to Join.
Anyone who wants to be part of the league is welcome, but keep in mind that you will not receive any points for every Ranbat tournament you choose not to go to (mainly Ramnation Friday's). I will be responsible for holding the pot, and remember it's an additional $2 that you pay to me, separately from the $5 entry fee for the Ramnation tournament. Scores will be kept on this post. Please let me know if you want to join.
i will post every week in this thread the up to date standings for each person in the league and what points they have so far.
GOOD LUCK TO ALL AND LETS HELP LEVEL EACH OTHER UP FOR SCR!!!!!!!!!!!
-RAM
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Online is terrible.
Edit: This is worst than Tekken 6 online.
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Good show gentlemen. Southtown's closed Thursday and Friday, GameCenter is closed all week, but they'll all be open by Saturday. That being said, have a great weekend and holiday break!
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I'll be in Delano, CA this Thursday and Friday, how far is that from this RAMNation?
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I'll be in Delano, CA this Thursday and Friday, how far is that from this RAMNation?
like 4 hours sadly :[
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oh! yeah not gonna happen.
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anyone near the san jose area
going to fairfield is hard man
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I'm in San Jose, but I'm ass at this game. I hope to attend some sessions at Gamecenter in the near future. Are there weekly or monthly gatherings there?
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SouthTownArcade Ranbats, every two weeks at SouthTownArcade (http://www.southtownarcade.com). =) Welcome to DC. Don't forget to introduce yourself here (http://dreamcancel.com/forum/index.php?board=9.0).
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Yeah, I already know about Southtown from watching the IPW streams, but the city is a bit far for me to go to regularly. Although every two weeks could be doable.
Oh, and hi. And thanks. :)
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I'm in San Jose, but I'm ass at this game. I hope to attend some sessions at Gamecenter in the near future. Are there weekly or monthly gatherings there?
There are biweekly training days where you can play the game for $5 till closing, $7 for the whole selection of games.
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There are biweekly training days where you can play the game for $5 till closing, $7 for the whole selection of games.
That sounds good. What day of the week do these training days occur, and around what time do people usually show up?
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At GameCenter, this happens on a Friday and it's usually biweekly. If I had to guess, Myung will hold another at GameCenter on the Friday following this Thanksgiving Friday. It starts at 6PM and most people show up fashionably late at 8PM.
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Awesome, thanks for the info. I'll definitely look into heading up there some time soon.
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Awesome, thanks for the info. I'll definitely look into heading up there some time soon.
Good on ya'. The GC crew would be happy to see you. If you're ever in San Francisco, stop by Southtown too!
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GC has a crew? News to me :3
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GGs everyone at RAM's... played mostly Marvel but got to learn Iori a little bit.
I basically copied Charz and mashed command grab, it kind of worked.
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GGs everyone at RAM's... played mostly Marvel but got to learn Iori a little bit.
I basically copied Charz and mashed command grab, it kind of worked.
Will be checkin' d'em replays.
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GGs everyone at RAM's... played mostly Marvel but got to learn Iori a little bit.
I basically copied Charz and mashed command grab, it kind of worked.
Dude let me go with you next time you go
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King of Fighters XIII
11/25/2011
32-man bracket
1 COOPA :
2 HOTPOCKETS :
3 SOULSTAR :
4 MYNAMEISJEFF
5 HAIBING
5 TONE!
7 KBEAST
7 N4US
9 SPANISHSEXY
9 PANE
9 NATHAN
9 RYAN707
13 THRUST07
13 ZAKU
13 SHWAY
13 LUCKY ORA
17 SCAMP
17 PANIOLO
17 TYRAM
Kof XIII rambat league score: Season 1.1
coopa: 10
Soulstar: 7
Tone!: 5
Pane: 3
Spanish Sexy: 3
Nathan: 3
paniolo: 2
Tyram: 2
Scamp: 2
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@Chris-tan: it was kind of a last minute thing, hitched with Hellpockets' friend, we can try to arrange something again next time so we can fraud it up in Fraudfield with Fraudram ;).
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^ LOL
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King of Fighters XIII
11/25/2011
32-man bracket
1 COOPA :
2 HOTPOCKETS :
Hotpockets, you disappoint me.
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Actually, watching Coopa, I can't say he did much aside from play very patient. He had complete control of the match when it concerned Hotpockets. That's certainly not scrubby, but it does go to show how little experience with some characters can go a long way.
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yo that coopa dude blew me up at EVO, after me literally teaching him some basics on how to the play the game the day before. i'm still hella salty lol
and hotpockets blew me up online yesterday, so i guess... good shit to both of you fuckers hahah
time to hit the lab :(
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I have to be better prepared for next week.
fuck i wish friday was here already.
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King of Fighters XIII
11/25/2011
32-man bracket
1 COOPA :
2 HOTPOCKETS :
Hotpockets, you disappoint me.
Where were you to pad the brackets for me?!
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Anyone interested in organizing a KoF XIII tournament for Thursday Night Throwdown at GameCenter? I would like it to take off there, but I can't get down there at all. Please let me know and I'll help you out any way I can.
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Anyone interested in organizing a KoF XIII tournament for Thursday Night Throwdown at GameCenter? I would like it to take off there, but I can't get down there at all. Please let me know and I'll help you out any way I can.
I usually go down there for the Marvel tourney, I'll talk to Jay about it and see if there's interest enough to warrant a tournament. The issue is that Marvel and AE run at the same time, we may be limited with setups.
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Anyone interested in organizing a KoF XIII tournament for Thursday Night Throwdown at GameCenter? I would like it to take off there, but I can't get down there at all. Please let me know and I'll help you out any way I can.
I usually go down there for the Marvel tourney, I'll talk to Jay about it and see if there's interest enough to warrant a tournament. The issue is that Marvel and AE run at the same time, we may be limited with setups.
I see...Hn, well that is a problem. I'd let you use my PS3, but lugging it to school, getting it back from you, etc. Would just be a problem for both of us since you don't have a car. Hmmm...Gotta be something.
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Well it turns out I probably won't make it to Gamecenter this Friday, as I have to work late. I was wondering, though, is the place set up to allow people to use their own sticks? As I understand it, their console games are installed in arcade cabs, so I was just curious.
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Hey guys. I volunteer at the Sacramento Central Library downtown. Once a month I set up gaming stations that features different games. I try to give it a social arcade feel. I mostly put out SSF4AE, UMvC3, MW3, SSBM for everyone to come in to play. I know it sounds weird that it is in a library, but the rooms I use are not directly in the library. check out the website http://www.librarygalleria.com (http://www.librarygalleria.com)
Starting in January, I am adding KOFXIII to the list. If I was putting an event together this month, I would have it available too. The area is a 1600 sq foot room that can easily fit 60+ people in it.
The library is encouraging me to fill a 5400 sq ft galleria to host tournaments in. I have a lot of plans that I would love to do, but I need more people to come out. All of this stuff is free for me to use, and I want to use all of it!
I usually host this on the last Saturday of each month from 12-5p. It's right off of 7th and I, so it's easy to locate from B-80 or I-5. There is free parking available 2 blocks down from the library.
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Anyone interested in organizing a KoF XIII tournament for Thursday Night Throwdown at GameCenter? I would like it to take off there, but I can't get down there at all. Please let me know and I'll help you out any way I can.
I would totally be down to play in a TNT KOF tourney, although idk how useful I'd be in running it lol. Is the next TNT tomorrow?
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Okay XIII tournament at Gamecenter, tomorrow!
47 S B St, San Mateo
$7 venue/freeplay fee
reg fee: TBD
Will probably start around 8, will be run by someone there, either me or someone there.
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Great! Spread it all over! Be sure to stop by dustloop and post it on FB, dude. Get it real hype!
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Potentially might be running KOFXIII at the next Norcal Install, too. D:
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Potentially might be running KOFXIII at the next Norcal Install, too. D:
Wow, I might actually go then. loool
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Starbase arcade tourney last night!
Kof XIII $2 tourney
1. Tyram
2. kbeast
3. honzo gonzo
4. raikanami
5. makara
5. hi im nasty
7. doug
7.billy
9.Zaku
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I'm glad Starbase is getting there with KOF XIII.
But seriously, what happened at GameCenter? Who was running this thing and what the heck happened? I know it's all impromptu, but this is something we can't repeat. Not just GameCenter KoF on the line, but KoF in Norcal needs exposure and we lost a chance tonight.
Any thoughts or some insight? I'm just real peeved.
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I'm glad Starbase is getting there with KOF XIII.
But seriously, what happened at GameCenter? Who was running this thing and what the heck happened? I know it's all impromptu, but this is something we can't repeat. Not just GameCenter KoF on the line, but KoF in Norcal needs exposure and we lost a chance tonight.
Any thoughts or some insight? I'm just real peeved.
They made me run the tourney... and all I had to work with was one setup. No offense to the new players who showed up (you're godlike for competing this early!), but there were a lot of matches that went to the last game with time outs and stuff. Keep in mind the setup was never empty either; I always kept someone on deck to play since it was dragging out so long. My suggestion: GC needs to hold a KOF only tourney day, instead of having it on TNT.
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Yeah shit was a lot longer than necessary, once people start getting their HD combos down things will go a lot quicker.
Tried to help with the bracket but I had to play in Marvel tourney simultaneously. Kineda kept calling me for tourney match in Marvel while I'm explaining to him that I'm playing a tourney match in KOF -_-.
Results
1.Chris-tana
2.LPN
3.WhiteboyWilly
Will post the rest of results when I find them.
LPN was surprising, he just has really good fundamentals and did well in AE AND Marvel that same night.
Don't drop the Kula combos Christian...
http://www.twitch.tv/finestko (http://www.twitch.tv/finestko)
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Results
1.Chris-tana
2.LPN
3.WhiteboyWilly
http://www.twitch.tv/finestko (http://www.twitch.tv/finestko)
Yo rigged, the one who ran the tournament won't he tournament?
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I'm glad Starbase is getting there with KOF XIII.
But seriously, what happened at GameCenter? Who was running this thing and what the heck happened? I know it's all impromptu, but this is something we can't repeat. Not just GameCenter KoF on the line, but KoF in Norcal needs exposure and we lost a chance tonight.
Any thoughts or some insight? I'm just real peeved.
They made me run the tourney... and all I had to work with was one setup. No offense to the new players who showed up (you're godlike for competing this early!), but there were a lot of matches that went to the last game with time outs and stuff. Keep in mind the setup was never empty either; I always kept someone on deck to play since it was dragging out so long. My suggestion: GC needs to hold a KOF only tourney day, instead of having it on TNT.
change friday to tourney day instead of the training day?
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Recorded LF and GF for yesterday: http://www.twitch.tv/finestko/b/301487160 (http://www.twitch.tv/finestko/b/301487160)
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Hey guys,
It was quite nice to play against some of you tonight.
Hopefully I will settle very soon so I can come more often in the southtown arcade (and eventually discover the other place).
GG for Reiki and Jose.
I definitely need some practice... and maybe I could play against BBZ and Geo soon :p
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Hey guys,
It was quite nice to play against some of you tonight.
Hopefully I will settle very soon so I can come more often in the southtown arcade (and eventually discover the other place).
GG for Reiki and Jose.
I definitely need some practice... and maybe I could play against BBZ and Geo soon :p
Hey MichelS, are you going to participate in the STA Ranbats this Sunday?
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I just spoke to Soulstar today and it looks like he and I both will be at the Ranbat at Southtown this sunday!
yeah the KOF exposure in nor Cal is most def starting to look like it is really growing. A lot of people at starbase are really wanting to pick up the game and learn it. I tried as hard as I could at starbase to show people how good the game really is and it was nice to have a kof tourney when umvc3 didn't even have a tourney that night :) it also looks like we have a good amount of locations to play KOF at in NOR CAL no matter where you are.
Southtown
Gamecenter
RAMnation
FinalBout
just to name a few key spots but i know that there are much more. these are just a few locations.
I hope to be there sunday so i can see all of you there.
-RAM
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Hey guys,
It was quite nice to play against some of you tonight.
Hopefully I will settle very soon so I can come more often in the southtown arcade (and eventually discover the other place).
GG for Reiki and Jose.
I definitely need some practice... and maybe I could play against BBZ and Geo soon :p
Hey MichelS, are you going to participate in the STA Ranbats this Sunday?
Even though I am in the area I don't have an accommodation yet :(
I won't really be able to be active playing KoF until I fix this matter... so I won't be there sunday.
Sorry :(
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All the Freedemonia members love KOF, a lot of them are now picking it up seriously as main game... NorCal gonna have serious competition soon.
Just in case you didn't know, if you're in the San Francisco/Daly City area we have sessions every weekend. We play mostly AE/Marvel + random poverty stuff but will be focusing a lot on XIII now. If you want in on details/location just ask.
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Good ranbat.
Special thanks to Reiki and the SouthTown crew.
I am sorry I have to leave so fast but with one train per hour I didn't have much choice.
The conclusion of this ranbat is hard though... I do need to buy the game and practice more ...
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I hope you didn't take the USA chant too serious :S
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yo guys good shit at SouthTown today! After playing the game hardcore for the past 2 weeks I really have come to enjoy this game better then any fighting game so far after 2009!
thanks to all the people i talked to and helped me out with talking to me about my team and telling me things that could improve my game. ggs to James as well, bro we will run it back saturday at the 5 on 5 qualifiers and I look forward to us playing more.
N4us next time i see you sir we are gonna have to settle this shit! its now 1-1 sir.
see you all saturday for the 5 on 5 quals at Southtown for SCR!
-RAM
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Good shit yesterday everyone. Had a lot of good matches, but I still have a long way to go.
Good shit to Chris.......Our matches are always good my friend. I'll get you next time.
CharRex.................YOUR ASS IS MINE NEXT TIME!
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I'm a fraud, can't win without arcade Raiden x__X.
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http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sac-Central-Arcade/178653265563570 (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sac-Central-Arcade/178653265563570)
Everyone, even if you dont make it out to Sac, please like and share this. This is for the monthly event that I host at the Sac Central Library. I have a few pictures of what the venue looks like, and some pictures of the Galleria. They want me to host a tourney in there and the more support I get, the faster it can happen.
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KOF training session tomorrow (Friday) at my place (in SF). Msg for details. It's going to start sometime around afternoon/night, we can order pizza (live a block from Round Table) for the hungry folks.
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o.o That's pretty cool, but why don't you have it at the arcade like Southtown or GameCenter. They'd stay open if they know a bunch of people will come through.
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^That works too. I dunno how late Myung wants to stay open considering NCI is this Saturday. I'm sure people would be down for an STA meetup.
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oh nci is this sat
probably gonna go then
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I'm planning on heading to Gamecenter tomorrow afternoon, probably after 6. Hope to see some people there so that I can get beat on and hopefully learn some things!
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I'm planning on heading to Gamecenter tomorrow afternoon, probably after 6. Hope to see some people there so that I can get beat on and hopefully learn some things!
Where is gamecenter? next to SanMateo or that's another one?
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Where is gamecenter? next to SanMateo or that's another one?
Yeah, the one in San Mateo next to the Caltrain station. I've never been there before so I'm looking forward to it.
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Tasty, you going to do something at Southtown tonight? I'll be down there and wouldn't mind splitting on the cost for pizza.
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p sure people go there at like 12 soakrates
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Kaori:
12 meaning noon? I have work today until about 4, so the earliest I could get there would be around 6. :/
If today doesn't work out, I might just go to NCI tomorrow. Seems that people might be opting for Southtown today anyway.
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If you want to or are definitely going to SCR, can give a ride, or need a ride, you should not waste any time.
http://www.facebook.com/events/198261836915716/ (http://www.facebook.com/events/198261836915716/)
This is the facebook event for it. Please take it seriously and check it out if you need help or can provide it. Thank you very much!
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RAMnation results from last night! See you all tomorrow at Southtown.
King Of Fighters XIII
12/9/2011
16-man bracket
1 COOPA :
2 SAIKO SLASH :
3 TONE! :
4 TYRAM
5 SOULSTAR
5 SPANISHSEXY
7 PANE
7 DJ
9 KBEAST
9 OLIVER
9 RYAN707
9 SUDDEN BLACKOUT
13 DARK TALON
13 MYNAMEISJEFF
KOFXIII Season 1.2
1. coopa 10 points
2. saikoSlash 7 points
3. Tone! 5 points
4. Tyram 3 points
5. Soulstar 2 points
5. spanish sexy 2 points
sudden black out 1 point
pane 1 point
Current Ranking!
1. coopa 20 points
2. Tone! 10 points
3. Soulstar 9 points
4. SaikoSlash 7 points
5. Spanish sexy 5 points
5. Tyram 5 points
6. Pane 4 points
7. nathan 3 points
8. paniolo 2 points
8. Scamp 2 points
9. Sudden Black out 1 point
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New faces on the top charts.
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Good shit to everyone I played at Gamecenter today. I was the guy with the long hair and glasses playing Kensou/Terry/Kyo and a couple of games with Kim, just in case anyone remembers. Sorry I didn't formally introduce myself. I lost track of time and had to leave the place early to meet up with a friend.
Didn't win any games, but I'm glad to say I only got OCV'd once! :D
Definitely going to head back there again for the weekly sessions.
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So, just a quick reminder:
If you are going to SCR, Southtown Arcade will be hosting the 5v5 qualifier tournament. This is to decide who will be representing our region in the challenge against Southern California players. If you are interested and are going, this is the place to display your talents.
We are looking for serious competitors, which is why the event is a $25 buy-in. 1/5th of the pot goes to each top 5 placer which is also a team member. It's a big boost to those that need the money to go and compete.
The tournament is round robin type and it'll be on the PS3. There are spare arcade sticks and controllers, but bringing your own equipment is the best bet. It starts at 1PM so please show up on time! This is extremely important because the event could take a really long time!
See you all there!
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Can't go today :-(
2012 will be my year... ;-)
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We did okay at SCR, but we REALLY gotta lay it in thick when they come up here for NCR, guys. We've got to show them we're strong! Practice up and good work everyone!
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ok so this Friday RAMnation is back! i have to work this saturday so all tourneys WILL START AT 11PM so if you cant make it on time then im sorry but i can not wait for anyone because I need to go to sleep for work the next day!
All in all fellas Nor Cal as a whole learned so much this weekend and we all are going to work hard together and get ready to run that shit back at NCR with another 5v5 in KOF13.
LET US PREPARE FOR BATTLE!
-RAM
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Went to Dragon Lounge for the first time tonight and played some games with Hotpockets as well as watched Haunts play. I'm really just back in research mode for XIII. I feel there's just a lot to try now that we've got to hone and perfect.
I agree with Tyram, we've got a lot of time and we got to use it to getting much more dangerous.
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hello norcal,
as i mentioned at SCR i'll be in San Jose for the next two weeks, until Jan. 1st. Once DJMirror comes up to norcal we were planning on possibly hitting up a session. unfortunately i don't have a car, so traveling might be limited, but please post here if there is anything going on the next couple of weeks. i'd love to get in some games with people i haven't played yet.
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are you here now? And where in San Jose? A few others and I will be driving up for RAMnation this Friday. We could probably help get you guys there.
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yo damn san jose
i want a ride to tyram too ;______;
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I can probably help bring like three other heads, so maybe.
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i'm in south san jose, but i already have plans on most of friday unfortunately. what time does ramnation start?
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Occupy NorCal! Let's GO!
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:-P But we're not the 1%. We're almost if not as broke as people in SoCal. Anyway, here's the round up for tonight and tomorrow so listen up, everyone!
Today is TnT. If a TO goes to GameCenter tonight, there might be some KoF competition down there. I'd check it out if you have time, or you're in the area. Fight your best!
Freedemonia, the SFSU club/guild/group of fighterfriends, will be holding a session at TastyLumpia's house. Just casual gaming, fairly simple. Get in touch with Tasty if you want a bite out of that action.
Last, but never least, I'm heading to Southtown and I'm going to practice. I might drag SSFIV Dan player, Mr. Tails, with me to play, but I expect to be alone until more of you show up. If you're around and you're up for some competition; I'll give you the best I've got!
So that's it for Thursday, ladies and gents. You all know RAMnation is this friday. RAM's got work on Saturday so I expect he's going to run a tight ship for this session. Show up if you can make it out to the 707.
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i'm in south san jose, but i already have plans on most of friday unfortunately. what time does ramnation start?
Signups are before 11 PM.
TNT is tonight? Damn, can't make it. Will have to wait till next time.
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TNT was moved next week. If there is an interest in KOF, I will help run it.
Come through to my place in the city if you can. Will have food and refreshments for everyone. I wanna try out my new chars.
Otherwise see ya'll when I drop by Southtown.
Freedemonia is cancelled this weekend but Tyram is still running RAMnation Friday night $5 KOF tourney.
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Oh cool, I'll definitely be at the next TNT then.
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thanks for the offer mezzoforte, but it looks like tomorrow won't work for me.
and just curious, if ramnation starts at 11pm, i'd assume it would go hella late. how the hell is tyram gonna sleep at all? lol
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idk i thought it was always super late
yo mezzo imma pm you
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RAMnation is upon us again and now we are back home with another session with both KOFXIII tourney plus that UMVC3 tourney going down.
I NEED 3 SET UPS FOR UMVC3 AND 4 SET UPS FOR KOF13. THIS IS A MUST BECAUSE AS SOON AS BOTH TOURNEYS ARE OVER I HAVE TO SHUT RAMnation DOWN BECAUSE I HAVE TO WORK TOMORROW. PLEASE POST UP IF YOU CAN BRING A SET UP. I WOULD LIKE THEM TO PLEASE ALL BE ON 360. I WILL ACCEPT TONE!'S SET UP FOR KOF JUST BECAUSE HE BRINGS HIS EVERY WEEK AND IT REALLY HELPS OUT.
UMVC3 $5 entry
2/3 games
3/5 winners/losers/grand finals
pay out: 70/20/10
THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIII $5 to enter
2/3 games
3/5 winners/losers/grand finals
pay out: 70/20/10
THE KING OF FIGHTER XIII RAMbat league
$2 entry
set ups so far:
umvc3
1. ???
2. ???
3. ???
KOFXIII
1. tyram XBOX 360
2. TONE! PS3
3. ???
4. ???
see you all tonight! SIGN UPS START AT 9 PM AND WILL END AT 11 PM ON THE DOT. REMEMBER GUYS I HAVE WORK SO PLEASE HELP ME OUT AND SHOW UP ON TIME!
-RAM
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Coopa is tearing up the 707 and other competitions! This is scary, guys. There's got to be something we're not looking at. If we're not even putting up a fight against a solid fighter, we haven't improved at all. Thinking caps on, gentlemen.
How do you beat someone who reacts to your every move? Look at the last RAMnation. He didn't throw out anything unless he saw you do something. Sometimes, you can't just bait it. Maybe his reactions are just that good. His defense is solid, he blocked a majority of crossups he was put in that night.
Lets put our minds to work and rise to the challenge!
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I completely agree. coopa has always been a very smart and patient player in the past with any game he as ever played. I can beat his first 2 characters no prob but Leona omfg. with meter that bitch is a fucking problem. I will start going up to Davis with pane and Tone! on sundays to session with Coopa regularly now so that i can learn how to fight against his tactics.
we all need to level up guys and do well in Jan. we have hadocon 3 going down as well as a January 8th 925 tourney plus Kbeast throwing a big tourney in the end of January in Fairfield. all of these will of course have KOF involved so lets train up and bring it to em fellas!
anyways here are tonights results from RAMnation!
The King Of Fighters XIII
12/23/2011
16-man bracket
1 COOPA :
2 SOULSTAR :
3 TYRAM :
4 TONE!
5 SCAMP
5 DJ
7 PANE
7 SPANISHSEXY
9 STIRLING
9 KBEAST
9 N4US
9 KameriderTAG
13 SUDDEN BLACKOUT
RAMbat results tonight!
1. coopa 10 points
2. tyram 7 points
3. Tone! 5 points
4. pane 3 points
4. spanish sexy 3 points
KOF13 SEASON 1 Final results TOP 3
1. coopa 30 points
2. tone! 15 points
3. tyram 12 points
Congrats to all and we will have another RAMnation next week BUT Season 2 of kof13 RAMnat league will start on the first week of January 2012!
-RAM
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So are there still going to be gatherings at Gamecenter on Fridays, or are those being moved/canceled so as not to clash with RAMnation? I hope to make it to a session after I get back from SoCal, might even head up to Southtown if I can set aside a free day.
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Might head to Dragon Lounge to play later tonight if there's going to be people there. Will there be people there?
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KOF13 is so godlike. Got it on release day pre-ordered, haven't regretted it ever since. Just wanted to say something because I barely post here or on SRK or dustloop anymore.
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I'm a fucking idiot!
3 v 3 is Vallejo vs Fairfield.
Vallejo:
1. Ahrmon
2. Rated R
3. Shelby
Fairfield:
1. Tyram
2. Soulstar
3. Tone!
I'm sorry guys I fail so hard OMG
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good shit, will try to make it out.
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Hey guys, I'm new here on the forums. I live in Chico and I'm new to the KoF series. I was wondering if anyone knew of any kind of scene up here. I have a group of friends that play fighting games, mvc and sf really, but none of them are taking KoF seriously. I'm the only one who bought it so I need to find some people to level up with. My XBL Gamertag is Kibster88, same as my sn, so add me if you are a noob as well and we can train, or if you feel like taking the time to level me up some. It's greatly appreciated! KoF is SICK!
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What's up everyone. The team and I are looking into starting up a constant norcal tourny scene, but need the help of you all. Here's the post to our first tournament which will be running various games, and of course, KOFXIII! Check it out when given the chance! Included in the post is the SRK thread.
http://dreamcancel.com/forum/index.php?topic=1868.0 (http://dreamcancel.com/forum/index.php?topic=1868.0)
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excellent for the NorCal scene. Will try to bring out some heads from the south bay.
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NICE! Sounds awesome man
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one again its Friday and we all know what that means. its time to gather up tonight and throw down in some KOFXIII and some UMVC3!!!!!
I have a feeling that tonight will be one of the craziest RAMnation's of the year! I'm talking hype at its fucking MAX, I'm Talking huge numbers in KOF entries. I talking about one of the most hypest, shit talking, dirtiest mother fucking kof players that has ever played and come from the 707! thats right. BLK_Brotha has RETURNED FROM SO CAL! just for this week and HE WILL be in the house along with Rated R as well as Rated R's brother Shelby tucker! yo with a whole house full of the 707 as well as the usual people from sac, frisco and davis. You already know shit is about to pop off like a motherfucker so i expect EVERYONE TO SHOW UP and bring you A game tonight! and if you can't make it, your ass better be watching the stream tonight because you wont want to miss a minute of this shit son!
DOORS OPEN AT 9PM AND SIGN UP FOR TOURNEYS START AT 9PM
SIGN UPS FOR UMVC3 AND KOFXIII 'END AT 11PM EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
umvc3: entry $5 pay out: 70/20/10 double elimination
KOFXIII entry $5 pay out: 70/20/10 double elimination
LETS PLEASE HAVE THESE TOURNEYS ALL ON 360'S
I NEED CONSOLES GUYS PLEASE!!!!!!!!!
KOFXIII 4 SET UPS
1) Tyram
2)???
3)???
4)???
UMVC3 3 SET UPS
1) ???
2) ???
3) ???
SEE YOU FUCKER'S TONIGHT!
NO WIRELESS CONTROLLERS FOR ANYTHING! -PLEASE ONLY BRING WIRED CONTROLLERS!R THANK YOU!
-RAM
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yo it was chill meeting some more norcal players at TNT this week. fuckin awesome venue and great tournament. props to coopa for organizing.
i know i mentioned this to some of the people i met, but if you want access to the facebook group then please hit up either coopa or myself on facebook (david kong), and we will add you.
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Our tournament Runitback will be up in about 2 weeks! We run regular session out here in antioch/concord area.
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It's Friday again people!
Same tourneys! Umvc3 and KOF13! $5 entry! Pay out 70/20/10!
Doors open and 9 pm and tourney sign ups End at 11 pm.
We will go until 2 am sharp so that we can do good at NCI tomorrow !
I NEED Kof13 SET UPS!!!!!!!!!
PLEASE BRING SOME TO HELP OUT!
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@Hadocon III from kineda: "A reminder that pre-registration for Hadocon III ends tmrw at 5pm. On-site registration is $20, so save $8 by registering online.
Also, we have not met the minimum 16 player requirement to run KOF. I know there's a huge interest in KOF, but the KOF tournament will be cancelled if the pre-reg minimum isn't met. I know most of you are laggers, and wait until the last minute to reg, but keep that in mind. If the tourney is cancelled, anyone that registers for KOF will have their entry refunded. "
This is depressing for KOF XIII when we have a big tournament and we're not even at 16 pre-reg. Come on, folks! How we gonna rep a game like this? Get a move on, please!
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Wassup everyone, tournament tomorrow! If anyone from NorCal can make it out, there will be KOF there. Hope to see some people there. Check out the stream at twitch.tv/titelinkgaming.
http://shoryuken.com/forum/index.php?threads/titelinks-run-it-back-concord-ca-1-21-2012-ae-umvc-kof-blaz-eightarc-sticks-for-winners-free-dlc.151721/ (http://shoryuken.com/forum/index.php?threads/titelinks-run-it-back-concord-ca-1-21-2012-ae-umvc-kof-blaz-eightarc-sticks-for-winners-free-dlc.151721/)
Sorry if violating some sort of rule or something, anyway keep it real NorCal
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No rule broken! Hope to see some epic fights go down tomorrow!
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Hi guys,
It might not be the right place to ask this but where can I get my TE (Xbox) modified to work on PS3 in SF?
Is there a shop or someone who deals with such things?
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So, know this is coming real late, but lets get it out there! Tuesdays in Oakland's MADE (Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment) features some KoF tournament action you don't want to miss. [Gen] D and crew organize the event, featuring games such as KOF XIII, KOF2002UM, KOF 98, Super Smash Bros. Melee, and much more!
Don't miss out on the event if you're in the area. It's from 4PM to 9PM on Tuesdays, bring your own stick, and donations are welcome. They are also working on getting a stream to show off the talent they've got at the venue. Don't miss out!
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@MichelS: Can always ask a few people, but you'd have to go to a big venue to see if someone is running stick maintenance. Could also go down to STA when Simon's around and see if he can mod it and for how much.
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Might be heading to Downtown Beatdown for KOF. Will I see any heads there?
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Its been a PRETTY wild couple of weeks for me, but we'll get everything back on track this next Ranbat. Speaking of which, here's the tournament round-up!
This Thursday is TNT in San Mateo's GameCenter and Milpitas Golfland. I have no idea if they're going to be running KOF XIII, but it's always good to mention them.
This Friday is RAMnation in Fairfield with Tyram and crew. If you're in the area, check it out and get in on some serious action. Starts at 11:30 and ends at 3 I believe. If you're at home, this is perfectly timed to start when the UCI tournament ends so you'll get an entire Friday evening of KOF tourny online.
This Saturday is NCI at GameCenter. Please bolster this tournament up with entries! Get your butts in gear and rip up the competition, ladies and gentlemen. Competitors abound at this tournament. Although this area is new to XIII, they're definitely top of the line competitors and getting better every day. Starts at Noon, get there early!
This Sunday, best for last, is the Southtown Arcade Ranbats 3.3 in San Francisco. This will likely be our first weekend having Soul Calibur V so it'll be packed, but it's an entire day mostly dedicated to XIII. Please come by and play. MichelS stole the first place in 3.2, but he will meet stiff opposition this time. Who'll be there? Who's going to come out as #1 this week? Tune in or get your asses in her at Sunday 1PM!
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When are people usually playing at STA? Whenever I have a session everyone wants to play Marvel, I guess I'll just go to the arcade -__-.
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When are people usually playing at STA? Whenever I have a session everyone wants to play Marvel, I guess I'll just go to the arcade -__-.
I'll be there tonight. No work, no problem.
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Online is terrible, even with that new patch. 4-bar match = 0.5 second delay wtf? Hella hard to block hops.
Even Tekken 6's netcode is better than this.
/angryrant
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Online is terrible, even with that new patch. 4-bar match = 0.5 second delay wtf? Hella hard to block hops.
Even Tekken 6's netcode is better than this.
/angryrant
I'm not having that big a problem though.
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SouthTownRanbats (http://www.twitch.tv/iplaywinner)
Hey, what's the deal with this Giovanni guy?
He sounds like is on crack or something. Is he really good? He keeps saying he is the champ or something, is he really good, have never seen him play?
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Apparently considered the best at STA - very strong at rushdown.
He took 1st today vs good opposition from ON|Michel
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He is good. He's just an ass and he's not afraid to be one on a livestream.
I used to be able to be okay with him, even when he was REALLY bad about it. Now? I dunno. After skipping out at SCR for BS reasons, almost never showing up to tournaments, and just being...impossible, I can't stomach it anymore.
He's really good, don't get me wrong, and has a lot of experience with previous KOF games. He's not unbeatable (Check 5v5 Qualifiers - Isaiah vs. Geovanny). I don't talk ill of anyone, but he needs to work on himself as a person.
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I'm not having that big a problem though.
That Extra Round with you and N4US...
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
And Geo's comment on the video also made me laugh
"this time i dint get pay a lot hahahaha i was thinking would be enougth but naaaa souttown its a fraud today will see what the made have for mee i hope free lunch i love food yesterday i eat weed cookee after 1 month super crazy ladys lovw me"
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Ugh...
I don't even...Guy acts like an ass all day, thinks he deserves respect. Pig's all that comes to mind. Anyway, enough airing that out. The match with N4US was pretty intense, but his solid gameplan with Leona really screwed me up. If I had gotten a better foothold on that first character, I think I might've won.
Just means more practicing.
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"No fuck that give him the fuckin finger!" haha.
Team tourny at Keystone too this Saturday btw, ratio battle, I'm trying to get a team together in time.
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KOF XIII Ranking Battles: February 5th, 2012 (http://challonge.com/stas3kofxiii303)
1. GEO.YUC : 10
2. ON-MichelS: 7
3. BBZ : 5
4. Fixel: 3
5. Haunts: 2
5. Jack Burton:2
7. RogerDodger: 1
7. N4US: 1
Current Standing:
1. BBZ - 20
2. ON-MichelS - 17
3. Fixel - 11
4. Geo.YUC - 10
5. El Gallo Negro - 7
5. Chris-Tan - 7
7. Haunts -4
7. CharREX - 4
9. Tone! -3
10. 1P Coopa - 2
10. JackBurton - 2
12. Hellpockets - 1
12. Fatacon - 1
12. RogerDodger -1
12. N4US -1
Here are the current standings in the STA Ranbats and the results.
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Hello!
I'm relatively new at KOF and would like to know where I should go to play experienced players so I can get feedback and such.
I live in daly city but work in San Francisco :)
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Hello!
I'm relatively new at KOF and would like to know where I should go to play experienced players so I can get feedback and such.
I live in daly city but work in San Francisco :)
Hiya! Welcome to the Northern California thread! My name's Reiki, nice to meet you! You can find plenty of places in the bay area to play King of Fighters XIII, either through gatherings, through actual venues, and also arcades. Lets start off with arcades.
In San Francisco, on 447 Stockton Street near the Stockton Tunnel, is Southtown Arcade. We run biweekly KoF tournaments there and they're streamed on iplaywinner.com! You should definitely come out as we've got plenty of talent that way. Equally as exciting on 47 South B. Street in Downtown San Mateo is GameCenter Arcade. They also have KOF tournaments in their monthly tournament NorCal Install (N.C.I). You can meet plenty of experienced players there in a multitude of games. Although the area is not as consistently competitive in the game as Southtown, you'll find plenty of talented and experienced fighters who wouldn't mind showing you the ropes.
In San Francisco State University, there's the Rac-N-Cue, the school arcade and billards shop. In there is an original KOF XIII arcade machine. Although dated, you can still see some people playing the game. Due to their policy, they don't make console-to-arcade cabs. However, since the release of KOF XIII: Climax, it could be getting an update so keep it in mind.
There are local venues as well! In Dragon Lounge on 1355 Taraval on 24th Ave every Monday, the bar is open to players who bring their setups to play XIII. You can stop by and see Haunts, Hotpockets, and more just getting in casuals.
Tuesday, in the Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment on 610 16th Street in Oakland, there's a station where some competitive players around the bay hang out, play games, and stream their matches. It starts at 2 PM and if you have the time, stop on by!
If you're okay with traveling across the San Mateo bridge, you can spend Friday playing at RAMnation. Home to Tyram, he hosts a weekly KOF XIII tournament that rocks the web from 11:30PM to 3 in the morning. It's full of true and tested fighters, you'll definitely have a blast.
So that's it for the consistent stuff. Again, welcome to NorCal's KOF scene! Hope to see you soon!
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Thank you for the info!
I will have to take some time to go to some of these venues and meet new people!
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If anyone is in the area at 11PM, we'll try to get stuff going at STA with SoCal in KOF. Lemme know if you can make it!
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Gonna be at GC tonight for Soul Calibur meet. Saw Isaiah there yesterday, dunno if people are down to play KOF too.
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roll call for NCR? Me and a couple of heads from the south bay will be going without question. Speaking of the south bay, we've been holding sessions in Cupertino and they've been great. There will be maybe two more in the coming Fridays to prepare for NCR. More players would be awesome so anyone who's interested hit me up.
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Sounds cool. Most of the Southtown crew are going and Isaiah again has said he'll decline from participating in a major. Hopefully, he'll change his mind.
Atleast I can vouch for myself in saying I'm going.
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so he goes to SCR, and then skips the hometown major? Man, drag that dude out there.
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so he goes to SCR, and then skips the hometown major? Man, drag that dude out there.
Not to call him out, but he did go to the event, but he did not actually participate in the tournament. He did participate in the 5v5 match though which was really what we went there for.
Okay, here's the roundup. SRK TNT is at GameCenter this Thursday. If someone is running KOF there, let me know! I'm not out of work till 8 PM, but I wanna flood the place. This Friday is Ramnation again and the Friday meetup. Ramnation takes priority: If you CAN go to Ramnation, go to Ramnation.
If you can't, I'll be at the arcade around 7PM. I'm going to be training most of the night in KOF XIII for NCR. Come on through so we can train. That's it for this week, gentlemen. If there are more events for the NorCal region, lemme know!
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What's up everyone, got something to say. What would everyone feel about a more frequent tournament series happening in NorCal? I really want to throw more support to the KOF community, so a tournament series is what I had in mind. My group of gamers known as TiteLink throw tourneys up in concord, so that would be the area. So before I go and make a page and what not, just wanted to get feedback. I just want KOF to be represented on a big level, while not trying to get in the way of the STA ranbats or other tournys or sessions.
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man, bay area is so far to play some kof against actual people. sacramento where you at!
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What's up everyone, got something to say. What would everyone feel about a more frequent tournament series happening in NorCal? I really want to throw more support to the KOF community, so a tournament series is what I had in mind. My group of gamers known as TiteLink throw tourneys up in concord, so that would be the area. So before I go and make a page and what not, just wanted to get feedback. I just want KOF to be represented on a big level, while not trying to get in the way of the STA ranbats or other tournys or sessions.
I think you should go for it by all means. RAMnation is probably the only other tournament scene somewhat in the same part of NorCal that takes care of heads outside the bay area. Concord is actually not a bad distance from me, about an hour coming from San Jose. Whenever a tourney there happens in place of one in SF, I'd for sure check it out. Tournaments and exposure to the game will encourage more people to get involved, and it all starts where the comp starts.
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Keep it up! Don't let some of us take your fire away. Keep pushing and getting people into the game! I'd come down your way to play, but it's hard enough to make the trip to Fairfield let alone Sacramento.
If you can't make it to venues like Ramnation or the STA ranbats, start gatherings, get the word out, use this thread to let us all know you're out there! Hell, I'll play ya' all online if it means you get in that practice.
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Thanks for the input guys. I just want to put KOF up on the front lines with all the Capcom games, ya know? So I was thinking about holding regular tournies/sessions for KOF. Basically just wanted to check if enough people would show. This is definitely something I want to do in the very near future, so be on the look out.
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I hear ya'. Will keep my eyes open for you and spread the word.
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Wow when did we get stickied, I've been off forums for too long. Anyway great ranbat yesterday, holding that 2nd place pretty tight right now, sooo wanted to at least get too more wins before I loss T_T
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That was epic! And I mentioned that a while back, but nobody seems to mind or care. Either way, looking forward to NCR this weekend. Hopefully I can make a nice showing!
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too more wins before I loss
lol, has the hangover yet to pass? Anyways, yeah that ranbat was pretty hype despite the lack of some usual suspects. Me and some of my crew will try to start coming up regularly for season 4.
Hopefully I can make a nice showing!
maybe if you don't take body shots off chicks the night before, you'll take the step of actually showing haha.
hope to get lots of games in with you guys this weekend.
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brackets and schedule posted by kineda:
The King of Fighters XIII
http://ncrx.challonge.com/kofxiii_pool_a (http://ncrx.challonge.com/kofxiii_pool_a)
http://ncrx.challonge.com/kofxiii_pool_b (http://ncrx.challonge.com/kofxiii_pool_b)
http://ncrx.challonge.com/kofxiii_pool_c (http://ncrx.challonge.com/kofxiii_pool_c)
http://ncrx.challonge.com/kofxiii_pool_d (http://ncrx.challonge.com/kofxiii_pool_d)
(http://norcalregionals.com/wp-content/uploads/ncr_sat_schedule.jpg)
(http://norcalregionals.com/wp-content/uploads/ncr_sun_schedule.jpg)
hype levels rising.
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It's going to be a pretty long day on Saturday and Sunday.
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Anyone interested in regular sessions during the week? Impromptu Friday sessions are cool, but I'd like to have more practice outside of biweekly tournaments.
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Anyone interested in regular sessions during the week? Impromptu Friday sessions are cool, but I'd like to have more practice outside of biweekly tournaments.
Well, it's not really impromptu. We've consistently had Friday sessions! This Friday is no different. Bring your sticks because we're going in on some KOF tomorrow night. We've got two stations and possibly netplay with Laban as well from the shop. (Which has like 20MB download and I believe 1.7 MB up which is GREAT!)
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Wasn't sure where to post this, so forgive me, but with the recent trend of KOF13 picking up new fans I thought it would be a good opportunity to reach out into the casual space and let ppl know where they can play KOF if they're interested. :)
Norcal Fighters! Facebook Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/416930834999597/ (https://www.facebook.com/groups/416930834999597/)
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Been seeing a lot of people get added to that group that I know. I'm curious, what is this group about and what exactly would you like us to do? I'm all for promoting KOF, but kinda confused on what the purpose is.
In any case, there's a lot going on this week so I'm going to keep it short and to the point:
For "educational purposes" RogerDodger and Hellpockets will be conducting a first to 50 match streamed from the IPW house in San Francisco. Check it out on top of UCI Fridays to see who wins/survives!
Friday is also Practice Sessions at Southtown Arcade! If you got some free time and want to practice, we'll be there! About 15 people showed up last week. People get there around 6PM, but most of us are there around 7-8PM till they kick us out (Midnight+).
There's been words flying around that there's a ranbat at Southtown arcade this weekend. There's been no official announcement, but keep your eyes and ears open for it!
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If you're doing Ft50 in KOF, you might not be done in time for a possible Sunday ranbat.
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If you're doing Ft50 in KOF, you might not be done in time for a possible Sunday ranbat.
I don't know why it has to be Ft50, but it is and they're doing it so it's whatever.
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Been seeing a lot of people get added to that group that I know. I'm curious, what is this group about and what exactly would you like us to do? I'm all for promoting KOF, but kinda confused on what the purpose is.
hey! here's the current explanation for the group.
Whether you're a pro, noob, old, or in kindergarten, or online warrior, everyone in NorCal is part of the same community. We may have separate groups, venues, and even games, but still like fighting games and we all end up going to the same tournaments and arcades.
SNK, Namco, Capcom, Arc System Works, Smash, Anime games - Whatever you play, share it with everyone!
If there are upcoming fighting events, please post them in the Events section:
http://www.facebook.com/events/create/?gid=416930834999597 (http://www.facebook.com/events/create/?gid=416930834999597)
for everyone to see!
The group is just a place for everyone in norcal fgc. it's not associated with anything, and its meant to try and allow people who dont know anybody who play a certain game to find someone who does. for example: i play with a bunch of marvel folks, but I want to play more KOF. of course my marvel friends dont care and i dont know anybody else who can teach me. for some ppl its hard to find the correct forum to ask where to play kof, but itd be easier on facebook where they can easily ask and then someone representative from the kof community can inform them of ramnation or something. :) basically, it's to allow players to have an easier time find out about the fighting game of interest's scene
best case scenario is that there is a diverse amount of people from each game community in the group. but thats just wishful thinking. if u hate the idea, give me some feedback on why. thanks for reading!XD
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No problem. If you're in the city tonight, we're going to be having a training session at Southtown Arcade. Lemme know if you can stop by!
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Check it out on top of UCI Fridays to see who wins/survives!
I'm pretty sure UCI Ranbats are on hold and instead it's been #TRB (theRunbacks) at SuperDojo now, we just had our second session last night and the hype continues and it was mad fun last night. Competition is stepping up big time, both combofiend and jwong entered...
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Well, that's sad, but understandable considering how big a deal it is to have a tournament in the WNF umbrella. Means Fridays are pretty free except for RAMnation, but that's been postponed for a while too.
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Well, that's sad, but understandable considering how big a deal it is to have a tournament in the WNF umbrella. Means Fridays are pretty free except for RAMnation, but that's been postponed for a while too.
I agree it is really sad because a) the UCI guys are awesome and put in a lot of effort to setup the venue each and everytime (it's not an arcade remember) b) the venue itself is, geography aside, the most ideal with free rent (as long as there's a "club" from UCI), tons of chairs and table and more if you request c) you can be as loud as you want essentially d) pub downstairs for those who need a break e) super fast internet for streamers (20MB up).
However, it really only catered to the Orange County folks and the LA peeps like Team Chaos never made it out. Also, although 7pm start time is pretty standard for a weekday, you just can't beat 9pm in a more central location.
Lastly, the lure of Evo seeding points is kinda hard to turn down.
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Well, that's sad, but understandable considering how big a deal it is to have a tournament in the WNF umbrella. Means Fridays are pretty free except for RAMnation, but that's been postponed for a while too.
I agree it is really sad because a) the UCI guys are awesome and put in a lot of effort to setup the venue each and everytime (it's not an arcade remember) b) the venue itself is, geography aside, the most ideal with free rent (as long as there's a "club" from UCI), tons of chairs and table and more if you request c) you can be as loud as you want essentially d) pub downstairs for those who need a break e) super fast internet for streamers (20MB up).
However, it really only catered to the Orange County folks and the LA peeps like Team Chaos never made it out. Also, although 7pm start time is pretty standard for a weekday, you just can't beat 9pm in a more central location.
Lastly, the lure of Evo seeding points is kinda hard to turn down.
Seems pretty cushy of a setup. Lot of practice, good access to evo points without having to go really far out, and one of the most exposed streams on the net. I think it's worth the sacrifice for the entire community to get that extra exposure without players being run ragged. Although we won't have events like that up here, we'll definitely be bringing up more events all around, hopefully beefing up the number of attendees with some of the ideas being kicked around.
So far, it's just these practice sessions. I feel like it's gotten some pretty good traction and exposes a lot more arcade life despite being a little draining on the funds. Plus, it's something consistent as well as eye opening. Seeing Jack Burton take down Geovanny easy was pretty epic to watch. Not only that, gives me time to sit down and really help others make progress with what I do know.
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KOF has biweeklies at gamecenter starting Friday the 13th (I know, that's ironic). I'm gonna try to make it. Lets hope we can all make it and get some serious practice in!.
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I had a good time :3
Nice meeting you guys!
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Okay, this Friday is the return of RAMnation and our Friday training sessions at Southtown. If you can make it to RAMnation, go to RAMnation! Otherwise, come down to Southtown Arcade on 447 Stockton Street in San Francisco to practice up and watch RAMnation on our big screen TV. We'll start up around 7:30, I'll be there around that time.
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Thoroughly enjoyed STA Ranbat 4.1 last weekend, CharRex man, if you only played this game more you'd be up there with Fixel and BBZ in my opinion. Good stuff!
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Thoroughly enjoyed STA Ranbat 4.1 last weekend, CharRex man, if you only played this game more you'd be up there with Fixel and BBZ in my opinion. Good stuff!
Aww I feel special. *Blush*
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Sup. Are there any usual places/times to play kof? I'm currently in Fremont and want to get back into fighting games.
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Sup. Are there any usual places/times to play kof? I'm currently in Fremont and want to get back into fighting games.
Well, Fremont is pretty far out, but if you are in San Francisco, you can stop by Southtown. If you're interested in crossing the San Mateo bridge, you can head out to GameCenter on 47 South B Street in San Mateo.
Wednesdays are tournaments at Milpitas Golfland for KOF XIII as well as other games. Fridays are RAMnation at Tyram's place in Fairfield. Other casual events are in Daly City with Freedomonia in a cafe as well as other casual sessions, but north of the Bay Bridge, I can't really say.
You can find out a lot about what's going down in the Norcal Fighters Facebook group, located here (https://www.facebook.com/groups/416930834999597/).
Hope to see you soon!
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Whoa thanks! I thought MGL stopped KOF since nobody was going, but I guess I'll check it out next week.
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I actually got excited when I read that as well, but I just checked the SRK MGL thread and apparently nothing happened with XIII this past event (only Skullgirls) or the week before. I'll try heading out there next week on Wednesday though to see what the deal is.
edit: BTW MDK, if you're ever free on random Tuesdays or Fridays, me and a couple heads in Cupertino hold sessions near De Anza. Friday next week we're trying to have like 20-ish heads for a little tourney, and we're actually bringing Laban and Walkman from Modesto out here. If interested, feel free to PM or get to me through AIM.
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Hey, just an FYI, KOFXIII:Climax is at Southtown Arcade!
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Cool that Climax is there. Any notable changes from console that may result in a balance update from SNKP?
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SOUTH BAY WHERE YOU AT???
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hey guys, where do you mostly play at? the only place i saw was southtown. i live in the north outskirts of Auburn. shortest distance to southtown arcade says 131 miles :(
ive been dieing to play this game offline.
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damn, rough to be way out there. Your best bets are probably RAMnation in Fairfield which is still hella far, or trying to scope out the Sac scene.
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Anyone besides me in Sac play KOF?
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im up north just a bit. about 45-60 min to reach Sac.
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Does anyone in the east bay area get together and play
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there are a couple heads in Fremont that lurk this thread. Actually a guy from Fremont joined in for our last couple of sessions, but yeah we're south bay. Honestly if you can't find anything you should come through if you've got time and gas to kill.
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:)
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^founder of 24 Karate Gold Company.
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So, little last minute, but today and tomorrow (Thursday and Friday) are dedicated days at Southtown to practice KOF XIII. Stop by for a free play deal, 5 dollars for the whole day, and get some good practice in before EVO.
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SHO 'NUFF.
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Free play at Southtown Arcade tonight! $5 for a pass!
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Free play at Southtown Arcade tonight! $5 for a pass!
Is this going to be a regular thing?
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please say yes.
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so there is a San Ramon scene, just sayin'.
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Anyone besides me in Sac play KOF?
I might be moving to the sac area from socal for work. I'll link up with you guys as long as you're not serial butt rapist. :)
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http://iplaywinner.com/news/2012/8/6/starbase-lost-in-space-sunday-august-12th-awarding-southtown.html (http://iplaywinner.com/news/2012/8/6/starbase-lost-in-space-sunday-august-12th-awarding-southtown.html)
San Rafael is hosting KOF XIII tournaments. They usually use Xbox 360. If you're in the area and can get to starbase, show up this Sunday. If you usually go to STA, this is also an incentive to go because we share the same ranbat points.
Also, we're gonna try to do this every Friday when there's no ranbats to have freeplay fridays. If you guys are interested, stop by, we'd love to play anyone and everyone.
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hey reiki are fridays the best day to show up then? any other weekly days that are good? im pretty far up north from the bay area, so its gonna cost me. >_< wanna make the most out of my trips, id hate to show up on a bad day.
do you guys think taking bus or train would be better than driving down there? im about 4 hours up north i think.
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hey reiki are fridays the best day to show up then? any other weekly days that are good? im pretty far up north from the bay area, so its gonna cost me. >_< wanna make the most out of my trips, id hate to show up on a bad day.
do you guys think taking bus or train would be better than driving down there? im about 4 hours up north i think.
Uhm...If you carpool, you're more likely to have an easier time. You just don't want to be at the Mercy of the Amtrak or Greyhound station. Though, it takes 2 hours by Amtrak to get to Sacramento. If you're near there, take that. Forget about coming on Friday if it's a big stretch for you. You can always save that money to come to a tournament. There's one at Starbase in San Rafael this Sunday. I'm bringing a PS3 and monitor so there'll likely be a station for casuals. Come through!
If you want to come to STA just for practice, Fridays is your best bet or add me on facebook so I can add you to our arcade FB group.
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Hi, is there any active players in the NorCal region (SoCal is fine too) mind meeting up for some offline matches and adding me in the meantime for some online matches as well. I'm trying to gather more and more people to play with so I can get exposed to the different play styles out there and hopefully improve my game.
It's so sad theres literally only like 1 or 2 rooms ever open whenever I go online and yet this is the only fighting game ever worth playing but so little people play/know about this game. I would really like to see this game grow
P.S. does anyone know if there is a kof scene in SJSU? If not I would more than love to start up a club or even an event of some sort on campus to get people into this game
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Hi, is there any active players in the NorCal region (SoCal is fine too) mind meeting up for some offline
There's a pretty sizable team of SoCal players down here, when do you plan on coming?
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P.S. does anyone know if there is a kof scene in SJSU?
you're in the SJ area? We're always looking for more people to play with! None of us go to SJSU (you should still pursue that idea though, the arcade scene there is alright) but if ever a session happens around here I'll hit you up.
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There's a pretty sizable team of SoCal players down here, when do you plan on coming?
Haha it'd be nice if you could introduce me to the SoCal scene if ever I'm down there
you're in the SJ area? We're always looking for more people to play with! None of us go to SJSU (you should still pursue that idea though, the arcade scene there is alright) but if ever a session happens around here I'll hit you up.
Yes I'm from the South Bay area!! Just getting into the arcade scene too. I've made it a goal to tell at least 5 new people a day about this game whenever I'm down here on campus too! Would it be possible for us to exchange contact info through pm if you guys don't mind?
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For the most part, the realm of KOF play down south is a blur to me. I don't hear as much about it along the grapevine. There's a lot of stuff that happens in San Francisco, 'specifically at Southtown Arcade. You should stop by sometime or during our tournament season (Which is over at the moment).
If you're up for a drive, Starbase Arcade has a KOF tournament called "Lost in Space" tomorrow, October 7th. The arcade's in San Rafael and we'll likely get started around 1PM. Entry is 7 dollars, parking's pretty easy on the street, and they have multiple stations so even if you just want to play casuals, participating will get you that with some pretty powerful competition.
Speaking of which, this is confirmed. On the 12th of October, Southtown Arcade will have atleast 2 stations for KOF set for free play. Entry is $5.00. The arcade is open from 5PM to 1AM so you can grind it out. If more people show up, we can get 3 stations. Please show your support for the game and the arcade by coming out to practice. Some familiar faces like El Gallo Negro and Fixel will be there as well so if you're looking for a challenge, those two will give it to you. I'll be there if you're up for a match or have any questions. I'm interested in packing the place with KOF participants and seeing new faces
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Thanks to everyone that showed up. We had 11 people all together on two setups. We would have had more, but the staff were working on something and couldn't help us in time for the rush. This is a good start. Lets keep it up, especially you east bay folk.
Keep you guys posted if we have another one this coming Friday.
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I think I'm getting a lot better at this game now haha I've been dieing to play this game offline I finally had a chance to!
Sucks I didn't get to play you Reiki, sorry I wish I coulda stayed for the whole night but it usually takes me about 1.5 hours to get back to SJ so had to leave quite early o well hopefully we get a chance to play if I'm down in sf again
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That'd be great! If you ever have a chance, you should hook up with Fatacon who lives down in San Jose.
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Yo DCLam, Not only should you hit up Fatacon but I'm down to play some games when I come back home to San Jose during my Winter Break from school. I live in San Jose as well, I live near on Tully/McLaughing which it's next to a Vietnamese Buddha temple. You should hit up David Kong as well when he gets back to San Jose as well.
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Wow Tully and McLaughing?!?! I only live like 5 min away from there! lolol I think my grandma goes to that temple. It bout time I finally found someone close by tho.
Yah Fatacon told me you guys would be down for some games too once back from Socal. I don’t mind waiting too tho haha I told him I was thinking around end of November would be best for me since I have my hands filled with school right now as well. Well looking forward to putting in some games with you guys soon!
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HEY. I want in.
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I'll be back after Christmas, David Kong lives near EVC if you wanna play with him. So happy that now there's more than 1 person in San Jose that plays KOF.
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So, anyone in South bay intending to go to Southern California for the Atlus Championship tournament? Looking to get some numbers of norcal players up for going and maybe collaborate/train so we make a good impact.
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I have something planned that weekenddd but good luck to everyone that goes! Hope NorCal does well and leaves a lasting impression
As for the training/collaboration part, I'm always up for games (offline and online). I'll be free almost daily from now on so if theres anyone else in the SJ area would like to meet up just give me a heads up on here and I'll shoot you my contact info and availability
In the meantime I'll be streaming STA's Real Honest Sunday stream right here from home hehe really enjoy your guys stuff a lot
Note: My stick is PS3 compatible only! I should've put this out there earlier just incase so won't run into future problems with those that only use Xbox
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you should go to STA whenever you can if possible. It'll benefit you and the STA crew alot, new faces = new styles of play = new stuff to learn = more fun to play with people. Fighting games are meant to be played with 2 or more people haha
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I know it's moot, I don't see you guys often enough to ask. But, I'm begging you. Southtown Arcade is closing on November 25th, 2012. It's this Sunday and we're playing CVS2 and KOFXIII. Please be there. Make the tournament last past midnight, make the day last a little longer, just 1 minute longer.
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last day for South Town lets make it happen 2nite
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So...Whats going to happen to the NorCal scene now? Since SouthTown is dead, and Haunts has yet to announce the new venue for the remaining Ranbats Season....Where is the community going to meetup at?
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NorCal KOF members haven't been the most vocal about meet-ups. If people want to meet up and play, there are places like Starbase or gamecenter, but who is really down to go?
Also, if people are really interested in the game, but just want to watch, that's really their loss. Got to come out and support. That's why the arcade's done. There's plenty of people who use this forum in our area, but very few show up to tournaments (Even once).
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It's hard getting to StarBase without a car, but gamecenter is doable. The only problem is after that is like you said, getting people to come out. Southtown was in a great location but the venue was small...unlike Gamecenter, so I think that was a factor in why a whole lot of people didn't come but I was there along with Bigvador.
Alternatively are there any known gatherings for KOF in the bayarea?
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Nom nom nom nom nom
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If meets happen at Starbase Friday-Sunday I'm down to hit it up. Also in El Cerrito we're trying to get more KOF players to hit up the Freedomnia sessions, if anyone is in East Bay hit up the FDM thread in the Pac North section of SRK.
Also I'm pretty much available for meets during the weeke in SF as long as I can get there on Muni and it's after 1 PM.
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Alternatively are there any known gatherings for KOF in the bayarea?
which part of the bay?
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Dragon Lounge is done at a bar every Monday, 21st Avenue and Taraval in San Francisco.
Starbase has 5 dollar freeplay on Wednesdays in San Rafael.
You've got Takedown Tuesdays looking in the Concord area to do KOF tournaments and MADE Fight Nights in Oakland on the same day.
Hellpockets is looking to do some event at his place, but dunno when he'll do it or when it starts.
I'm up for company after 8PM at my place in SF. So again, there are places to play, but I really don't see people going to the trouble of consistently showing their faces. If we're gonna keep KOF running, we got to show up in force. I know, a lot of the time that's inconvenient or (For most new peeps) they don't like "donating" to top players in tournies. We don't have to run tournies! We could do single character mode Danisen Ranbats, we could do combo challenges, there's lots we can do.
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I'm gonna be in Norcal from Dec 27th to Jan 2nd. let's get some games in
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Hey NorCal, if you guys are down, David Kong is in San Jose til Thursday so he wanna get some games in. So please hit him up!
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Lets make the most out of it since you guys are only here for such a short time! If u guys need another set up i might be able to bring mine
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Hey guys, i know ive said a few times before and havent, but im really tryin to start makin it out there sometime soon. Is wednesday at Starbase the best time to play ($5 8pm-1am? or does that end up as $10?)
What other places are consistent? Reiki mentioned Dragon Lounge, is it 21+ since its at a bar? =x
Someone mentioned gamecenter as well. Is that in Sacramento?
Just meeting up at somebodys place sounds pretty chill too... Im really just trying to show up for casual matches, just have some fun n meet people, train.
I also have a setup too if needed (DLC chars, typical ASUS monitor)
But yeah im pretty sure im the farthest away of all the NorCal players (way up north)... I have a car but its still gonna be pretty rough for me gettin out there n back...
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Nothing's changed at Starbase.
We're working on getting Friday sessions going at GameCenter or someone's place. I'm still up for games any time after 8PM.
Dragon Lounge is a bar and is 21+, but we're looking to do something kind of like DL at a Quickly's or something to make it more free range.
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milk tea and KoF? Sick.
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For extended casual sessions we're trying to get more KOF players at the Freedomonia meets in El Cerrito.
And when I get back from WA and after SCR I'll probably hit up GC as much as I can for KOF. THat place is great and it needs as much support as it can get.
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Could you give me a head count of who you are intending to bring to GC? I want atleast 5 consistent players before I go back to the owner of that arcade and ask for a slot. We have space during GC's Midnight Run with Persona 4 Arena. However, I can't guarantee a suitable amount aside from MAYBE 3 players from SF. If you guys want to do this consistently, just gimme an idea of who and how many.
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Hey NorCal, what's up!
I'm trying to get in touch with anyone in the area interested in getting into the rookie tournament. This is open for all unranked players. What that means is if you've never made top 5 at any local tournament or top 16 at any major, you're eligible.
The prize pot is $100+ and the location is Milpitas Golfland. Looking forward to seeing people show up!
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Hey NorCal, what's up!
I'm trying to get in touch with anyone in the area interested in getting into the rookie tournament. This is open for all unranked players. What that means is if you've never made top 5 at any local tournament or top 16 at any major, you're eligible.
The prize pot is $100+ and the location is Milpitas Golfland. Looking forward to seeing people show up!
Date? Time? Entry fee? More info!
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http://dreamcancel.com/forum/index.php?topic=2753.0 (http://dreamcancel.com/forum/index.php?topic=2753.0)
Event is up in the Upcoming Tournament section, but the above is a link to the thread.
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There's no way I'm missing this tourney especially since I live so close, so be sure to count me in if you haven't already
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Hello,
I am new to KOF XIII and searching for other KOF XIII players. I live in Forest Meadows/Murphys, CA and may be able to travel to Stockton or Sacramento although it would be nice to find other players closer to home. I am looking forward to joining and meeting people from the KOF XIII fighting community.
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Sacramento is pretty far out, close to Davis and maybe even Fairfield. RAMnation's the closest venue of KoF players I know, you'd be best looking at them. In Modesto, which is pretty close to Sacramento, you have Laban, Walkman, and Senor Luiz who are players in that general area.
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I'm in Stockton and have gotten games in with Laban and Walkman, hit us up.
also ATTN: SOUTH BAY, who's free this weekend? Our friend Alex aka quash is coming back from the Navy (should be back today in fact) and we're trying to organize a KoF get-together for him in Cupertino where we used to do all of our sessions. If this interests you please PM so I can run it by the host.
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If you're in the San Francisco area, I'm having KoF casuals at my place tonight. PM me if you want more details
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Someone in the 408 area, please please please play DC Lam and Fatacon, they're fun to play and hang out with.
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I'm in Stockton and have gotten games in with Laban and Walkman, hit us up.
also ATTN: SOUTH BAY, who's free this weekend? Our friend Alex aka quash is coming back from the Navy (should be back today in fact) and we're trying to organize a KoF get-together for him in Cupertino where we used to do all of our sessions. If this interests you please PM so I can run it by the host.
Well got game not going lie game make me feel like never played fighting game before it odd feeling so ya rock do some casuals or sessions would be nice :).
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Hello,
I am new to KOF XIII and searching for other KOF XIII players. I live in Forest Meadows/Murphys, CA and may be able to travel to Stockton or Sacramento although it would be nice to find other players closer to home. I am looking forward to joining and meeting people from the KOF XIII fighting community.
If your looking for someone that started not too long ago as well, feel free to add me online if you have PSN. I'm always looking for new people to play with! I should be on almost daily
Someone in the 408 area, please please please play DC Lam and Fatacon, they're fun to play and hang out with.
Haha DJMirror is right I can't say much more than that! If you're new in the area definitely do come out! Everyone I've played and came across so far in the KOF community, either offline or online, has been so helpful to me one way or another I really don't know how to repay them back. But I can say one thing is that I see so many top players are doing everything they can to help out new players get up to speed with this game and as new players we should return that favor by showing some support for this game and keep on continuing to play it. Even though this game may seem intimidating at first, just don't get discouraged when you lose or give up on the game just yet and maybe one day we will have a nation-wide scene like other games out there.
Sometimes I just wish NorCal players wouldn't be as scattered and come together in one small place to be more accessible like how SoCal is. Maybe someday we'll have a KOF continent made "just" for all KOF players to move to haha.
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Just make a thread showing the community agrees like, every Sunday kof will be at Game Center and every Thursday it'll be at golf land or something. Southtown even. Then if anyone wants to join the fun they know "if I go here on this day, I'll have someone to play with."
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Just make a thread showing the community agrees like, every Sunday kof will be at Game Center and every Thursday it'll be at golf land or something. Southtown even. Then if anyone wants to join the fun they know "if I go here on this day, I'll have someone to play with."
I all so think should be a carpool thread to I drive be happy pick up people if kick in for gas or food lol.I think be helpful to community over all.
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Just make a thread showing the community agrees like, every Sunday kof will be at Game Center and every Thursday it'll be at golf land or something. Southtown even. Then if anyone wants to join the fun they know "if I go here on this day, I'll have someone to play with."
I all so think should be a carpool thread to I drive be happy pick up people if kick in for gas or food lol.I think be helpful to community over all.
Yeah, that would be amazing!
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I think GameCenter would be great since it's in the middle of SF and SJ.
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Just make a thread showing the community agrees like, every Sunday kof will be at Game Center and every Thursday it'll be at golf land or something. Southtown even. Then if anyone wants to join the fun they know "if I go here on this day, I'll have someone to play with."
I all so think should be a carpool thread to I drive be happy pick up people if kick in for gas or food lol.I think be helpful to community over all.
Yeah, that would be amazing!
Well start it thread up so people let get wheels rolling help support kfo in NorCal
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Well start it thread up so people let get wheels rolling help support kfo in NorCal
dog, it's KoF lol.
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Okay, well this is already the NorCal thread. Who's interested? GameCenter is open to running events for KoF on Fridays.
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Everyone in the thread is down. Just clear it with gamecenter making sure they don't already have other events on Fridays. If it is, do something like "January 4th, 2013 is the first dream cancel NorCal event." And everyone who shows up can discuss working on the carpooling thread. Some schedules aren't as flexible not does everyone drive a larger car
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So in the NorCal Carpool thread: There's a tournament at GameCenter this Friday? Can Someone please confirm this?
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It's not a tournament. Mostly casuals till we have consistent numbers. It could be a tournament, but if we don't have people coming through, we won't have anything.
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If we want to avoid the problem of showing up on a dead day, I think the best way would be to make a sign up sheet where each player list the days they are most available/unavailable with. Some players might be more busy on this particular Friday than another Friday compared to others and all we need to do is figure out the Fridays where the majority will make it. If it doesn't meet the quota just cancel it. (We can choose one Friday in a month that works best for everyone). I can't imagine someone living out in the outskirts of NorCal 3-4 hours away comin all the way down here only to find out little to no one is showing up that day.
As for carpool we can always take turns. San Mateo's gamecenter is doable for me but StarBase and RAMnation might be a bit far
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Speaking of, I REALLY need a ride to Milpitas Golfland on Friday. Is anyone from San Francisco or close by going to the Rookie Tournament?
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Well I talk to my wife so and she agree to have people over causal play and if there any high lv player want help with sessions let me known got 2 tv and ps3 xbox 360 and got game for PS3.
Update found out that we can rent the club house where I live. It is of fairly big. I can cover the deposit on club house, so event organizers if you are looking for a place to hold an event contact me. We are located in a gated golfing community, so there is a restaurant/bar down the street from the clubhouse.
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Definitely should be some people in that area that are up to play. For those that are interested, RAMnation in Fairfield is open again this Friday. If you're too far away for the Rookie tournament and want to get in on some play against some of the best in the region, you should stop by Tyram's place.
It starts at 9PM, ends at 3PM
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so hey guys, I tried contacting some of you guys on a really short notice about tonight but for those of you who couldn't make it, this is what's going at the moment haha, again it's just us screwing around because one of our old buddies is back and we're kicking it:
http://www.twitch.tv/southbaycult (http://www.twitch.tv/southbaycult)
definitely in the future we'll give the heads up at least a week in advance. Total shout outs to the south bay.
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Is Gamecenter in Sacramento?
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I wanna throw this out right now that I'm free tonight to play, as for me I need at least a few hours (More than 2 hours tho) ahead of time to know and such
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GameCenter is in San Mateo.
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Back from the tournament!
It was fun, but I felt like South Bay really wasn't represented. Especially South Bay Cult! However, Hayward came out in force. Thank you very much to them for coming to play. I'm hoping to do more tournaments, probably not a restricted tournament like before, but something similar.
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We're Live with some KOF matches at my place!! http://www.twitch.tv/hellpockets (http://www.twitch.tv/hellpockets) Danisens later!!
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That was fun! Lets do it again real soon! 8 hours of streaming!
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yo DJM sorry I didn't hit you up but most of us were trashed the day you said you were free anyways haha. Let us know if you can do anything before you leave and we can plan a big session with more of the south bay DC guys. Also shout outs to D-CLAM hahaha.
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yo Reiki yeah pretty much none of us were free the day of the tournament but I'm glad it turned out to be cool. Maybe next time we can all touch bases to see what works best for everyone.
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Yeah, man, none of us could make it this time but you best believe that SBC will be holdin' it down at the next event!!
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That's good to hear. I'm going to try to do some events next month.
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ATTN: THE BAY, who's gonna be free Feb 16th?
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Everyone. Looks like we're going to gamecenter!
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BOOM. Well that is certainly an option. It's my birthday and I'll probably do something with my typical cats. If my dude Paul doesn't mind hosting then we could probably have a bunch of people over. Again, Game Center doesn't sound too bad of an idea and there's some good shit in San Mateo. Rainbow Pizza, anyone???
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Come on man. It's all about mr pizza man. And just go to Game Center. It's the best central hub. First official dream cancel nor cal gathering. This is for introductions and then we can coordinate tourneys
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If you guys wanna play on the 16th, I'll be there.
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sounds like that's what's going down then. I'll get in contact with my KoF buddies.
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Well if anyone in my area want hang out got 3 crt tv ps3 and 360 one ps3 controller and 3 for xbox hit me if want play sometime
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There's a tournament in Pentaluma on the 18th of February. The premise is mostly Capcom games, but the NorCal KoF community can come to do a tournament. We need atleast 8 committed players to make a tournament. Venue fee is a dollar and we can make the pot any size we like (I'd go for the standard of 4).
I'd like to organize a KoF tournament there, but I want to see who is willing to go. Pentaluma is a few miles from Santa Rosa along the coast and about the same distance away from San Rafael. I can't get out there at all without carpool. If someone can give me a lift on top of being interested in going, lets do this.
If not, no harm done.
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Petaluma is a 3 hour roundtrip (minimum) for me, so that counts me out. Maybe hit up the Fairfield/707 guys?
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damn that's right there with Lagunitas. Go play KoF and pound some brews.
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There's a tournament in Pentaluma on the 18th of February. The premise is mostly Capcom games, but the NorCal KoF community can come to do a tournament. We need atleast 8 committed players to make a tournament. Venue fee is a dollar and we can make the pot any size we like (I'd go for the standard of 4).
I'd like to organize a KoF tournament there, but I want to see who is willing to go. Pentaluma is a few miles from Santa Rosa along the coast and about the same distance away from San Rafael. I can't get out there at all without carpool. If someone can give me a lift on top of being interested in going, lets do this.
If not, no harm done.
Anyone live near Forest Meadows, California looking play KOF can host and if need be can rent space for bigger events latter.If ever need place to play let me known
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Don't forget about Game Center on the 16th. Everyone make sure you request the time off, schedule a ride, do whatever.
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Actually looking for a partner to play with me in a 2v2 competition in KOF XIII this Saturday at GameCenter. Anyone interested in being my running mate?
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Need one more person for a KOF tournament at NCI tomorrow at Gamecenter, anyone wanna join?
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Anyone live near Forest Meadows, California looking play KOF can host and if need be can rent space for bigger events latter.If ever need place to play let me known
Hey Darkguyver thanks for always offering us a place to play tho haha if only you were closer to the bay sigh
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There's Lost In Space 3 this coming Sunday (February 10th) at San Rafael's Starbase Arcade. It's an additional 100 dollar pot.
I'm also going to be running another tournament at Milpitas Golfland, it will likely be in March. The venue will be $ 5 and the pot is $5 dollars per entry. There will also be a $50 dollar pot bonus from me. The tournament has no restrictions; anyone can join this time.
However, I'd like to see if Southbay is a bit more alive. There's an event on Wednesdays that happens at La Victoria's in San Jose, the Coalition of Underrated Players. Been approached about KOF XIII there and wanted to know who is down to get something started down there.
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lol wow I guess that thing actually blew up. Paul (JTSNOW6 on here) apparently co-runs it and I've met Lafayette at Paul's before. He actually still texts me every now and then but I heard from someone else about what's going on at LaVic's these days. My friend said KoF wasn't crackin' when he went. I'm always down for some of that orange sauce, though.
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lol wow I guess that thing actually blew up. Paul (JTSNOW6 on here) apparently co-runs it and I've met Lafayette at Paul's before. He actually still texts me every now and then but I heard from someone else about what's going on at LaVic's these days. My friend said KoF wasn't crackin' when he went. I'm always down for some of that orange sauce, though.
Perfect place to get a "taco?" Nah'm sayin? Ok I'll stop now.
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Only reason nothing ever pops off because people don't show up. More people show up, the more likely it gets off the ground.
So, before I do anything, I really wanna know if the locals are interested in either a tourny at MGL or doing stuff at the C.O.U.P 'cause I'm really wanting some XIII exposure in that area. Also know there are a lot of closet players down there like Southbay Cult that could really make a showing.
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Perfect place to get a "taco?" Nah'm sayin? Ok I'll stop now.
BOOM. Have you ever gone?
Only reason nothing ever pops off because people don't show up. More people show up, the more likely it gets off the ground.
So, before I do anything, I really wanna know if the locals are interested in either a tourny at MGL or doing stuff at the C.O.U.P 'cause I'm really wanting some XIII exposure in that area. Also know there are a lot of closet players down there like Southbay Cult that could really make a showing.
feel ya. Like I said, I didn't hear about this 'til like a few days ago. I'll call Paul and the rest of my dudes about it.
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Perfect place to get a "taco?" Nah'm sayin? Ok I'll stop now.
BOOM. Have you ever gone?
Nah. Let's check it out sometime.
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sho wid dat. Tacos and hammers all night.
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Wait are u guys talking about the LaVics at SJSU? I thought I was the only one at SJSU that played kof lol about time we can finally get a scene going down there I've waited too long! Anyways I'm down for both C.O.U.P. and MGL events
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ORANGE SAUCE CASUALS/ TOURNAMENT
"This is an event being throw by the Coalition Of Underrated Players. All the setups will be provided by members of C.O.U.P. We have xbox 360 and PS3 setups. The causal fee will be 5 dollars and we will have tournaments if enough people signup we need a minimum of 8 entries per tournament. Sign ups for Tournaments will be 5 dollars with a pot split of 70/20/bottle of sauce. Tournament signups begin at 8 pm and end at 9:35 pm. Due to limited time to run the tournaments alll games will be played best out of three and grand finals will be first to three Tournaments can be held for for Mortal Kombat 9 Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3 KOF 13 Street Fighter X Tekken Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition 2012 and Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Streetfighter 3rd Strike. Due to limited space there will be no spectators allowed. NO LIQUOR ALLOWED ZERO TOLERANCE."
link to event page if you have a FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/456421197745937/ (https://www.facebook.com/events/456421197745937/)
Unfortunately, I cant make it out.
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FUCKKKKK THIS SHIT HAS TO HAPPEN WHEN I'M NOT AT HOME. FUCKING SAN JOSE WHY YOU GOTTA DO THIS TO ME?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
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When do the KoF tournies usually end?
3s? In there.
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When do the KoF tournies usually end?
3s? In there.
There haven't been any KOF tourneys since there are never enough entrants showing up. It's been mostly for Marvel and SF4. But, like Reiki said, it's a good opportunity for locals/South Bay to have a regular meetup for KOF. The event itself ends at midnight because I think that's how long they have space reserved.
FUCKKKKK THIS SHIT HAS TO HAPPEN WHEN I'M NOT AT HOME. FUCKING SAN JOSE WHY YOU GOTTA DO THIS TO ME?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
It's a regular thing, so maybe it might still be around whenever you move back up here.
*EDIT* Looks like South Bay Cult is going for KOF, so try to make it out if you can.
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just got off the phone with Paul. We're there on SITE this Wednesday. I'll be bringing my HD cap device.
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Okay thank god it goes till 12, I get off work around 8-9 so I'll be a little late
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HELL YES!!!!!! Y'ALL BETTER BE COMING OUT THIS WEDNESDAY CUZ SHIT IS GONNA BE HYYYYYYYYPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LET'S BEAT SFIV IN ENTRANTS!!!!!! ALSO: It ends at ONE!!!! Not 12!!
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ALSO: It ends at ONE!!!! Not 12!!
I just mentioned midnight because that's what the event page stated, so they should probably have that fixed. But, it's good that it runs later.
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HELL YES!!!!!! Y'ALL BETTER BE COMING OUT THIS WEDNESDAY CUZ SHIT IS GONNA BE HYYYYYYYYPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LET'S BEAT SFIV IN ENTRANTS!!!!!! ALSO: It ends at ONE!!!! Not 12!!
Just found out I might be able to get off work early!! Yah lets get everyone over from other fighting games permanently into KOF. Theres so many SFIV players everytime I pass by SJSU arcade I see so many groups of players crowded around the SF cabinets and I just tell myself if only they were into KOF
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OMOSHIROI OMOSHIROI.
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So, not just Orange Sauce Casuals that you guys have to think about. Milpitas Golfland is looking to do more with KoF XIII. Also, because of the cut in the cost for wristbands, venue fee is now $5 dollars! So, tournaments will be 10 dollars total, a much better price than 13.
It will start next Friday. I know that's really colliding with the event planned at Game Center (I believe they're both on the 16th), but if you can't make it to GC, PLEASE support the tournament going on at Milpitas Golfland. Show your support for the game and for arcades.
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next Friday is a 15th, no? I can probably make it to that. The 16th is just kind of a birthday session for me that turned into a GC gathering. I mean AFAIK, no one's made anything official. I guess if people are going to be free, hey come out and play some KoF with us and kick it in San Mateo.
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I checked the calender again and you're right. I'm gonna make both.
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Don't really like double-posting, but this is also important.
The first season of the Bay Area Fight Night series goes up on the 22nd of February (A Friday and as far as I know, does not overlap with any other tournaments). Winners of the ranbat series get their EVO registration paid for. This is a good opportunity to show KoF is something serious to all of us. Since it's Friday, I can probably make this. If you're coming from South Bay or East Bay, this is an easy trip on the Bart from Fremont or Richmond (It's at the Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment M.A.D.E)
Get in on this while you can and just show support for the community organizers.
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How many people are playing in San Jose now? Beside DC Lam aka D-Clam the STD and NTR|Fatacon
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I don't know what it is but I think historically players from the south bay regardless of the scene like to keep it on the down-low. I could probably put together a list of all the KoF players from around here to put it into perspective.
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gotta say, that was pretty hype and it'll just get better over time. Shout outs to Nick, Kevin, Mike, Paul, and that one Marvel guy who was super down with KoF. Next time we gotta make sure that CvS2 is right next to us. SOUTH BAY COME OUT TO THIS!
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Glad it turned out well. So, just a reminder for everyone the event calender for February in Norcal. We have a LOT of events going on, atleast something every week.
Calender List:
February 10th - Lost in Space - Starbase Arcade, San Rafael
February 13th - Orange Sauce Casuals - La Victoria's, San Jose
February 15th - MGL Versus Fridays - Milpitas Golfland, Milpitas
February 16th - Gathering at Game Center - Gamecenter Arcade, San Mateo
February 20th - Orange Sauce Casuals - La Victoria's, San Jose
February 22nd - Bay Area Fight Night Ranbats - The M.A.D.E, Oakland
February 27th - Orange Sauce Casuals - La Victoria's, San Jose
*Same week as last week of February*
March 1st - MGL Versus Fridays - Milpitas Golfland, Milpitas
March 23rd - Super Norcal Install - GameCenter Arcade, San Mateo
So technically, we have atleast 1 casual event and 1 tournament for the next 3 weeks in February. That's a lot of opportunities to get training and practice, ladies and gentlemen.
EDIT: Okay, so apparently Super NCI is next month and so NCI is not the first saturday of the month, but the 2nd to last saturday.
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Just a reminder, MGL Versus Fridays starts this week with KOF XIII. If you live close to Milpitas or have the means to go, you should show up. It's a biweekly tournament.
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will prolly make it to that. BTW, what are the XIII setups like at Game Center?
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Gamecenter has a lot of console to cab setups. So basically, if you have enough PS3 copies of the game, all 7 of them could be KoF. Only one, as far as I know, has DLC for KoF XIII.
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Only one, as far as I know, has DLC for KoF XIII.
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quit being a gold digger, dawg.
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quit being a gold digger, dawg.
Sabotaging me again to make it a fair fight! Heheheh.
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SHIT JUST GOT REAL HAIRY!
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Gonna be at GC this Saturday, looking forward to seeing some peeps and getting in some XIII. Also bringing my PS2 setup for CVS2 but I also have 98UM so if anyone wants to get some of that in let me know.
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I think they have setups you can rent out, but I'm sure you can bring your own. All you need is the setup really, the back end has 4 tvs so you can use those.
I'm looking forward to seeing everyone this weekend, but please be sure to support tournaments like the Versus Fridays at MGL!
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hype levels rising.
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Remember, KOFXIII is at Versus Fridays tonight at Milpitas Golfland. Please show up and show your support! I'll be there.
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So aside from Dc Lam and Judgemaster, nobody showed up to gamecenter from south bay. Are you guys okay, what happened?
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Saturday kind of was a disaster at least for me. I had to take a trip home to Stockton to take care of some stuff, and my fam kind of boxed me home. Andrew, Kevin, and Mike actually went to Game Center around 9 but they stayed only for a little bit because "no one was there", how ironic lol. There's a possibility we'll roll through today.
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Saturday kind of was a disaster at least for me. I had to take a trip home to Stockton to take care of some stuff, and my fam kind of boxed me home. Andrew, Kevin, and Mike actually went to Game Center around 9 but they stayed only for a little bit because "no one was there", how ironic lol. There's a possibility we'll roll through today.
I was there all day. They must have left when I went to eat something. I was there though, since 4PM.
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so check this, SBC is gonna pop off later in Cupertino and we are gonna stream for sure! Around 9.
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I was there all day. They must have left when I went to eat something. I was there though, since 4PM.
Sorry Reiki :(. Was really looking forward to playing new people.
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twitch.tv/SouthBayCult
Hey, y'all!! Come check out the stream right here!!
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yo norcal! this is pierre aka monzo, just wanted to say hey how's it hang'in and if there's some kof a brew'in i'm most likely down for it.
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it's muscle man!
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dat godlike gaming posture
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Heya Pierre! It was really great to play you guys. This is James, nice to see you and glad you stopped by!
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likewise james, hope to catch you around sometime, you ever go to game center?
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you guys got games in before?
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Played for 7 hours, left at 11 at night. So yeah, played a whole lot. You are doing great, Pierre, I will let you know when I stop by GC. I will be in Oakland @ the made on the 22nd. I will also be at Milpitas Golfland on thr 1st of March.
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@james oh yeah ok i remember you now, so much marvel and kof that day
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@james oh yeah ok i remember you now, so much marvel and kof that day
Yeah, black guy with the yellow jacket. Played K', Mature, Maxima, and Terry. Yeah, you and Kevin had me worried 'cause you guys were pretty good. Wasn't expecting people I didn't know displaying a good amount of skill. Like I said, you guys should come out more, maybe that Milpitas tourny is up your alley.
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yeah i'll try to make it to the next kof mgl event, i wanted to make it out for that rookie tourny they had a while ago but i stuck doing something else.
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Hoping there's going to be plenty of stuff to do down south. I'd really like to see you two make it out to more events if you can. Also, Judgemastar's right in your neighborhood! There's plenty of opportunity for you guys to session it up, get better, and take on local or regional competition.
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Nick, how did you do that at the MGL tournament and the GameCenter one as well
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Each time there weren't enough participants to run a tournament. We mostly did casuals.
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That's a damn shame, who was there? Beside you and Nick
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That's a damn shame, who was there? Beside you and Nick
Thrustin'
Mezzoforte
Ta' K-dash
And 2 other people I didn't catch their names.
So about 7 people.
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there was my buddy Andrew and that one guy Shawn. Really fun night. I'll keep in contact with Pierre and maybe a few others about the next MGL Friday event.
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Gamecenter was hella dope though if u guys never had the chance to go down there before u should. The place is hella well kept and the guys there are hella chill. I really wanted to try out the Gundam game tho but was hooked on playing kof the whole time lol! Dang shoulda came earlier but had to celebrate Chinese New Year with fam in the afternoon. Well I'll be there again for NCI event and also next week's MGL one
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When is the best time to go to the GameCenter at San Mateo?
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You guys can coordinate something. The owner of Gamecenter said Fridays was a good time. He really wants people in there every week. I wouldn't mind, but I'd probably not go considering there's a tournament every Friday. You can see if weekends are good; I'd be down for Saturdays or Sundays.
Anyway, here's the Event Schedule for the next month. This is tentative since it's coming so early, but just want everyone to be prepared.
March 1st - Versus Fridays - Milpitas Golfland, Milpitas
March 1st - Fight Night Rambats - The MADE, Oakland
March 8th - Fight Night Rambats - The MADE, Oakland
March 10th - Tight or Fight 7 - Milpitas Golfland, Oakland
March 15th - Versus Fridays - Milpitas Golfland, Milpitas
March 15th - (Last one) Fight Night Rambats - The MADE, Oakland
March 15th - 1st Day - Good Games Con - Laney College, Oakland
March 16th - 2nd Day - Good Games Con - Laney College, Oakland
March 29th - Versus Fridays - Milpitas Golfland, Milpitas
This is as far as I know where KOF XIII events will be held. If you know an event that is being hosted, please let me know. Also note that the 15th is REALLY convoluted, just go where you can.
Prizes for the The MADE Fight Night Rambats for first place overall (Meaning the entire season) is registration for EVO being paid.
EDIT: Orange Sauce casuals are canceled until further notice.
EDIT: Due to the size of SNCI, KOF XIII is not in the line up.
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Just me being a nitpicky douchebag, but do you know if there's a reason the events at The MADE are called "rambats" instead of "ranbats"? I mean, it made sense at Ramnation, but... y'know... RAMnation.
I'll try to make it out to another MGL event; just been taking care of a lot of other things.
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I have no clue! Just remember that their ranbat season starts THIS friday, 22nd of Feb, okay?
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I don't like being cynical, it's not fun. But there are a lot of venues for KoF. I let everyone know where and when it is. The venue tonight had a buy in of 5 dollars, didn't even ask for venue fee. Its a block from 16th st. Station at Oakland. 2 people showed up (and it wasn't me).
This is sad folks, no T.O. Is going to want to run a game when only 2 people show up. And our community isn't even dead. What are these podcasts for, these streamed majors for, casual events, event calenders, and all this work amounting to if nobody wants to participate.
I am sorry, this just makes me mad and depressed.
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What you should do is first get rid of that negative attitude of your and do what you can do. The first thing I see on that list of tournaments is that 2 tournaments on the same day. It spreading the players apart plus need more sessions imo. Players like DC Lam is putting in work by driving to San Mateo etc. for sessions. To some extent that netplay might be a problem but it's not stopping anyone else. Look at East Coast for example, on the fb groups they're posting up sessions and tournaments.
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Think of it this way: are there even regular sessions? Think of how a tournament looks to a newcomer. It can be pretty intimidating. How are you gonna expect people to show up to tournaments and throw in their own money when they don't even play with people on the regular? Honestly, it ain't happenin'. Gotta focus on sessions first. IMO. That can be difficult since a majority of players in the South Bay, who actually play KOF, don't play KOF as their main game. IIRC (someone correct me if I'm wrong), but even SBC session have more players for Marvel or other games than KOF. If I could hold sessions I would, but I can't. I'm sorry South Bay isn't like SF or North Bay. I knew that last year when we tried having KOF at MGL and only me and 1-2 other people would show up. Dudes I played with in the area, who were actually pretty decent, just dropped the game entirely. Nothing I can do about that. Just do what you can.
James, I'm glad you really made an effort to communicate and help to grow a scene here, but the local players have to step it up themselves.
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What you should do is first get rid of that negative attitude of your and do what you can do. The first thing I see on that list of tournaments is that 2 tournaments on the same day. It spreading the players apart plus need more sessions imo. Players like DC Lam is putting in work by driving to San Mateo etc. for sessions. To some extent that netplay might be a problem but it's not stopping anyone else. Look at East Coast for example, on the fb groups they're posting up sessions and tournaments.
Dude, I'm not going to shut up and smile so back it up. You aren't even referencing the SAME thing I am because this is an event I posted about in late January. There's no other event scheduled anywhere for KoF today other than RAMnation. This is what happened the LAST time events got held outside of San Francisco. Case and point, Milpitas Golfland stopped running KoF in their venues a year ago because no one came to the tournaments.
If nobody goes to tournaments for the games, people stop running the games. When people complain "Oh why are there no KoF events?", this is EXACTLY the reason why. We need to atleast attend events. If there's NOBODY out in that area and it's too far, that's understandable, but MADE is a few blocks away from the 12th St. Bart Station. You don't have to drive to MADE or even Oakland for that matter to get there.
The real problem is publicly supporting the game through any medium available. Again, I'm not often cynical, but I think this is the time for everyone to step back and realize we're fucking up.
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I'm not telling you to shut up and smile. I'm only pointing out to get ride of that attitude since it's not helping at all. I will say it again: You do what you can do. Like Ivan said local players have to step it up themselves. This is probably not the right place to debate things like this because it discourage people even more but if you want to debate with me about this then feel free to fb me or something.
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I think South Bay definitely has the potential to become the new central hub for NorCal KOF and hopefully size up to be as good as the guys in SF and maybe even SoCal in the future. So lets do this guys!!
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Think of it this way: are there even regular sessions? Think of how a tournament looks to a newcomer. It can be pretty intimidating. How are you gonna expect people to show up to tournaments and throw in their own money when they don't even play with people on the regular? Honestly, it ain't happenin'. Gotta focus on sessions first. IMO. That can be difficult since a majority of players in the South Bay, who actually play KOF, don't play KOF as their main game. IIRC (someone correct me if I'm wrong), but even SBC session have more players for Marvel or other games than KOF. If I could hold sessions I would, but I can't. I'm sorry South Bay isn't like SF or North Bay. I knew that last year when we tried having KOF at MGL and only me and 1-2 other people would show up. Dudes I played with in the area, who were actually pretty decent, just dropped the game entirely. Nothing I can do about that. Just do what you can.
I like this post, since most of it rings as "true story!" to me. The facts are that KoF players are small in number, spread out like hell, and the truth is the vast majority of us don't go far out of our way to play for various reasons. Our SBC thing is really just a tight-knit clique of people who play KoF rather casually, which isn't to say we don't benefit or level up from doing our thing but it's kind of low key and we just have fun. I'm not trying to say we're a model for anything, but it is an example of how things can get facilitated on a local level. Sessions breed communities!
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March 8th - Fight Night Rambats - The MADE, Oakland
Hey guys, I will be there personally to take your money. Show up ok? If you're scare, I can understand.
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I don't think they're going to run the game anymore, CharRex.
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If you're in the area, I'm heading to GameCenter tonight and probably tomorrow with N4US to play KoF XIII.
Also, Versus Fridays is again at Milpitas Golfland this Friday. Registration starts at 7PM, will try to get there by 8.
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thanks for letting us know, some of us will be there tomorrow. Time?
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i'll be at game center tomorrow too, see you guys there.
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I get off work at 8PM. On Thursday, it really depends on if my friends will take me over there. Might be around 9 or 10 that I pop in.
If not, meet up with me at Milpitas Golfland on Friday. I'm definitely going to be there.
N4US mentioned the owner was looking to do something this Saturday. I can verify if he's up for it, but I wouldn't mind making it out there to play if there's more people coming by.
EDIT:
Also, Orange Sauce Casuals are canceled into further notice. Making the necessary edits to the calender now.
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MGL tonight let's go. BTW shout outs to Monzo for being cool about my double flake; I owe you two shots.
edit: also wow about OSC being canned so soon.
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Gonna be at Milpitas Golfland around 8-9 with N4US and hopefully Gen D.
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Are you going to be too late for the tournament?
I am still in a meeting, and no idea when it gonna end...
How many were you last time?
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Head to head setups at MGL. We got 8 people, just enough for a bracket! If you are coming through, stop by, we will be here for a while.
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GGs everyone!!
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yeah last night had a killer turnout and there were hype matches all over the place. Hope the gang stays at least 8 deep for the next go around!
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yeah last night had a killer turnout and there were hype matches all over the place. Hope the gang stays at least 8 deep for the next go around!
Me too, but that depends on grabbing as many people as possible in the surrounding area to play. As well as playing more locally to get people interested. There are...atleast 4-5 players that I know that know how to play KoF already that are in the San Jose area. They usually play other games like Melty, GG, BB, and more. They're friends of Fatacon's! They'll play it casually, and I've seen them play it recently, but not very seriously.
You also have Whiteboywilly and LPN once they overcome the inertia necessary to play again.
Without N4US and myself, you literally have your own bracket (Since you had 8), just got to keep publicizing it and getting people interested into playing. So South Bay can run a tournament with some semblance of reliability. I was thinking about putting up a flyer about local sessions in SJSU or one of the neighboring community colleges to get some fighting game fanatics to boost the numbers. If anyone can help with that, I'd really appreciate that.
If not, no biggie, as long as we got people coming who want to play, we can play. Round Robin, Danisen Ranbats, team battle 5v5, anything's possible
I'm going to try to talk to more people up here. MichelS, El Gallo Negro, Gen D, Fixel, and Isaiah are usually free on Fridays, but whether they'll come is up in the air. Either way, will do more digging on my end.
Thanks to everyone that came and I'll see you at Tight or Fight!
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Yeah, a great way to start off March with all the hype last night.
SLAM
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MGL was sick. GG's everyone!!!
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Glad to see the MGL event went well this time. I should be able to make it to the next one.
I've gotten a lot of personal stuff out of the way for now, so I should be able to host sessions again soon. If you're in the San Jose/South Bay area, hit me up for details. I should have enough room for 2 setups (I can provide 1 PS3 setup).
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Ivan I'm coming down to San Jose for NCR, let's hang out
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Joe mentioned this at MGL, but Tight or Fight 7, which is going to be next Sunday, is going to be packed! He also is in dire need of PS3 setups. I don't think I can manage a ride from my place all the way to Milpitas. If I can, awesome, but probably not likely.
He really needs PS3 systems and copies of the game. If you're going and you live in the area (as well as have a convenient way to transport your stuff), please support the event by bringing them. I am pretty sure he has enough monitors, but I will make sure.
I'm gonna see about going to Gamecenter sometime this week to get some more practice in.
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Me too, but that depends on grabbing as many people as possible in the surrounding area to play. As well as playing more locally to get people interested. There are...atleast 4-5 players that I know that know how to play KoF already that are in the San Jose area. They usually play other games like Melty, GG, BB, and more. They're friends of Fatacon's! They'll play it casually, and I've seen them play it recently, but not very seriously.
You also have Whiteboywilly and LPN once they overcome the inertia necessary to play again.
Without N4US and myself, you literally have your own bracket (Since you had 8), just got to keep publicizing it and getting people interested into playing. So South Bay can run a tournament with some semblance of reliability. I was thinking about putting up a flyer about local sessions in SJSU or one of the neighboring community colleges to get some fighting game fanatics to boost the numbers. If anyone can help with that, I'd really appreciate that.
If not, no biggie, as long as we got people coming who want to play, we can play. Round Robin, Danisen Ranbats, team battle 5v5, anything's possible
I'm going to try to talk to more people up here. MichelS, El Gallo Negro, Gen D, Fixel, and Isaiah are usually free on Fridays, but whether they'll come is up in the air. Either way, will do more digging on my end.
Thanks to everyone that came and I'll see you at Tight or Fight!
Haha u did pretty well yourself. Congrats on winning the tournament
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Thank you! My only advantage is that I've played longer. You're all improving at a pretty incredible rate, I see change every time I play you guys. Especially you, Nick. I think you're really starting to feel more comfortable with your characters and got more confidence in yourself.
Although I am happy I won a tournament, it's good to be humble. There are people who are better than me in San Francisco. That I won is simply because they weren't there. I still have much to learn and a long ways to go.
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So, is anyone able to bring some PS3s to the tournament on Sunday? I'm looking to hopefully have room for casuals as well as tournament matches. Let me know so I can see how many monitors CE can provide us!
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Wheres the tournament at? I might be able to make it with a PS3 for KOF though it has no DLC on it.
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Milpitas Golfland. If no one else can hook you up with the DLC, I'll spot you since I can re-download them on at least like two more systems.
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Seems we only need one apparently. Either way it goes, they're worried about space and availability since we're on the Marvel and P4A timeslot.
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I would've brought a setup, but I won't be able to make it. Had an emergency this week so I won't be around for another one or two weeks, unfortunately. I hope those of you who can make it decide to make the trip. Good luck and enjoy.
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It's okay, Fatacon. No rush, we'll be here.
In any case, there are a few people from the STA ranbats coming down to Tight or Fight. Assuming everyone shows up, it's about 8 people including myself. Hopefully more people decide to come, but lets really have a great showing this weekend.
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Well I can't make it to NCR this year but I'm gonna be in NorCal in 2 weeks
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That's too bad. Though, when you come down here, it'll likely be on a Versus week. Hopefully we'll have plenty of people to play.
For today though, Milpitas Golfland is hosting Tight or Fight 7. KOF XIII starts around 6PM (Reg actually starts at noon, but the tournament won't start till like 7PM).
So far, from out of the local area we have the following people attending:
AS|SDR|Hellpockets
BBZ
El Gallo Negro
Fixel
ON|MichelS
N4US
CharRex
me
I'm bringing my PS3. It has all the DLC for the game available. Should be there around 4PM.
Lets come out in full force!
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amazing tournament! I'm glad to have finally met a good number of the north bay heads proper and also shout outs to 707. I hope it isn't too long until we see you guys again.
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The next week coming up is something fairly interesting. Aside from Versus this Friday, there's KoF at a convention called Good Games Con. It's at Laney College in the Oakland area and it's a two day event. It's 30 dollars to get in, but you can enter any tournament as well as any other events held at the convention.
Anyway, thank you very much to everyone that came this week to Tight or Fight 7, it was great and I hope everyone mutually enjoyed playing new people.
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Screw it gonna get back into XIII, cloest thing I can get to playing 98UM again with people and play serious. Might be at Norcal Dogfight this week.
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I'll try to make it out to that or whatever's cracking this Saturday.
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I'm not sure who is going to good games con. I would like to support TOs and events, but I don't want to encourage it unless I'm certain it's possible that 8 people will spend 30 dollars to enter the tournament. If no one shows any interest by Thursday, I might just go to Norcal Dogfights instead.
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what's this month tournament schudule
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March 1st - Versus Fridays - Milpitas Golfland, Milpitas
March 1st - Fight Night Rambats - The MADE, Oakland
March 8th - Fight Night Rambats - The MADE, Oakland
March 10th - Tight or Fight 7 - Milpitas Golfland, Oakland
March 15th - Versus Fridays - Milpitas Golfland, Milpitas
March 15th - (Last one) Fight Night Rambats - The MADE, Oakland
March 15th - 1st Day - Good Games Con - Laney College, Oakland
March 16th - 2nd Day - Good Games Con - Laney College, Oakland
March 29th - Versus Fridays - Milpitas Golfland, Milpitas
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Roll call, who is showing up to Versus tonight?
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me, Nick, and Kevin should be there on site. Pierre will let me know in a little bit if he can make it out.
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Not gonna make it to Dogfight but I'm gonna be at SNCI next week definitley.
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Lesson learned, get back before Midnight or crap happens. Special thanks to DClam for taking me all the way home. You're an amazing guy.
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Haha yah that was a really unlucky night dam oh wellz at least we both made it back!
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ggs last night.
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Dat low key sesh.
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I'm gonna be in San Jose between Monday-Wednesday and will be heading back to SoCal on Sunday so better get at me Nick! Show me something new when I see ya!
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you hang with Nick you hang with SBC, dawg.
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I'm gonna be in San Jose between Monday-Wednesday and will be heading back to SoCal on Sunday so better get at me Nick! Show me something new when I see ya!
Next week?
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I'm gonna be in San Jose between Monday-Wednesday and will be heading back to SoCal on Sunday so better get at me Nick! Show me something new when I see ya!
Haha cool we all will get some games in fosho once your back
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Yeah it's somewhat next week Ivan!
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If anyone is gonna be at SNCI I'm bringing a PS2 setup for 98UM with me.
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I figured since SNCI isn't running KoF, nobody was gonna come by. But that's cool! Represent!
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they're not? WHACK.
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Yeah they usually don't have it in regular rotation anymore.
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Versus is this week and I can't make it out. I'm covering for two people that are already out. I'm sorry guys. :(
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I'll be there this week.
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Sorry Nick and Ivan, I can't make it because of something happen last minute. Hopefully I will play with you guys before and/or after EVO. Remember Nick, you're the future of 408! No pressure! TROLOLOL
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lololol what?! I still have a longs way to go but I can promise you that for as long as this game is alive, I'll be here to support it and spread the love for kof for however long it takes!
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how epic lol. Friday will by Straight Hype.
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Don't worry nick, later you'll be the future of NorCal
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Believe
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yo this isn't NeoGAF, buddy.
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My bad
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yo Elric if you did go down for Versus, sorry if you couldn't get a lot of games in due to our absence. We had a drunken karaoke excursion that night.
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Ahahahah, yeah that's alright. There wasn't really anyone there so I just went to GameCenter for a bit.
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Who is going to Milpitas Golfland Versus this Friday? It'll be the last versus before Norcal Regionals so get some practice in.
ALSO: I'm giving out Dream Cancel stickers to the first five people who show up for King of Fighters XIII. It's $5, I'm getting off early. Lets make it worthwhile!
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we'll be there on site.
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Who is going to Milpitas Golfland Versus this Friday? It'll be the last versus before Norcal Regionals so get some practice in.
ALSO: I'm giving out Dream Cancel stickers to the first five people who show up for King of Fighters XIII. It's $5, I'm getting off early. Lets make it worthwhile!
I don't think I have a ride so it is unlikely.
I also need some practice... I have new tricks to experiment ;-)
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Do what you can to get out there! The more the merrier. Gonna try to get in top form; I've been practicing a lot.
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Old man, tricks are for kids!
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Old man, tricks are for kids!
Then grow up and stop getting hit by this bloody overhead :p
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Good turn out at Versus, almost 11 people for KoF and majority of them first time players.
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Is there anyone from the south bay and San Jose crew going to Lost in Space in San Rafael tomorrow?
I was happily surprised that it is starting in the early afternoon but will probably last for a long time.
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Would be great, but don't know how likely that will be. What say ye, South Bay peeps?
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Would be great, but don't know how likely that will be. What say ye, South Bay peeps?
No peeps :-(
Can't make it tomorrow as I won't be able to come back.
:(
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sorry guys, I'm still recovering from Friday otherwise I would have tried to come out.
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Get some practice in Oakland. The Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment is at it again with pre-NCR practice sessions this Friday. Starts at 5pm, ends at midnight. There's gonna be KoF and I'll be there.
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Get some practice in Oakland. The Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment is at it again with pre-NCR practice sessions this Friday. Starts at 5pm, ends at midnight. There's gonna be KoF and I'll be there.
How did you do at Lost in Space?
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I didn't go.
EDIT: Just to let everyone know, pre-registration for NCR ends this Saturday. Also, we need to boost up the participants for NCR. It's the largest tournament we'll have for KoF in our region; everyone should sign up!
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Make sure all you NorCal players come out to NCR 2013! Giby is tryin to set up exhibition matches at the Arcade Shock Booth! Make sure that you check it or take part of it
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Hey guys. New to the forums and live in the 408 San Jose Area. When I posted in the meet and greet MezzoForte told me that there casuals down at eastridge. How are those?
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haven't been to the Eastridge sessions personally but there have only been a few of them so far anyways, will make it a point to check it out.
j/w Hobo, anyone else from your crew play KoF? Any training buddies?
also, NCR tomorrow get hype.
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j/w Hobo, anyone else from your crew play KoF? Any training buddies?
I have one friend who wants to start playing, but he's kind of new to fighting games.
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Looking for a person who would like to be a NorCal community representative to KoF. You have to be someone that runs events or someone that is expanding the community in KoF. It's for a congregation of T.O.s that will work together for events in NorCal.
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Versus at Milpitas Golfland is tomorrow. If you're up to practice or get in a tournament, I'll be there.
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KoF got streamed for 3 hours, but we only had 4 people! Next Versus lets pump it up!
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PARTY IN THE SOUTH BAY TODAY.
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Versus is tomorrow. We'll have stream capabilities via Capsule Entertainment. Please show up; I won't be able to make it due to Finals.
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Unfortunately I won't be able to make it tonight either. I might be checking out Dogfight tomorrow though for possible casuals.
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Well game room is set up if want place to hit me in Forest Meadows CA pm or what ever latter
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I'm going to Fanime. If anyone wants to play some KOFXIII casuals, I'll see if we can get a room going.
EDIT:
http://www.southtownarcade.com/archives/805 (http://www.southtownarcade.com/archives/805)
Southtown is running a tournament, KOF starts at noon. If you want to get in some tourny experience, you should come by. If you're coming out of the city, take Bart to 24th street and Mission. It's easier.
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So if need ride to event I am will pick people up if put gas in car came out of Forest Meadows CA
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It's Versus again at Milpitas Golfland this Friday. If you're down to get some KoF sessions going, that'd be great. I might actually start running round robins if we get more than 4-5 people, and remember, more people show up means we can get stream time!
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Hey is there any other norcal stuff going on? KOF would be nice but any kinda scene would be nice since the place Sunneyvale golfland was the place i went to the most and its kinda dead now.
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Yeah, if you can get across the bay to Milpitas, we have matches every other Friday. Tonight was pretty good with 8 players. Need more though. I'm also at Gamecenter in San Mateo almost every Wednesday and I'll be up for KoF.
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Awesome I'll try and make it out MGL more often. San Meteo is a bit of a drive but I'd love to check that out, too. I dunno if I'd enter many tournys but I'd love to get some casual sets in and learn more about KOF.
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Gonna get some KoF in at Dragon Lounge in San Francisco tonight, 'round 9.
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Make it to MGL tomorrow if any of you can! Last till EVO!
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Might be late, but yeah, gonna make my way there asap.
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...And unfortunately I have to jump out for tonight, sorry dudes
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I heard that my brother Fixel can't attend to EVO, I fucking hate all of you guys now since he's not going anymore.
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Well as of right I no longer open people came to my house any more due how bad my trip to evo was here video link http://youtu.be/e7uJ8NFSPjY (http://youtu.be/e7uJ8NFSPjY) of how FGC almost got me killed
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I watched your video. I'm sorry that stuff happened to you but you made a lot of newbie mistakes. I posted more as a comment in the video. It's really frank and honest. Peace man.
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point taken and noted
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Haven't done this in a bit, but since EVO is done, we can get back to some regular stuff.
Just a notice of KoF events in NorCal.
Wednesday Vortex - Game Center, San Mateo - Casuals
Cali Burst - 8/3 - Game Center, San Mateo - Side Tournament
Wednesday Vortex - Game Center, San Mateo - Casuals
Versus Fridays - 8/9 - Milpitas Golfland, Milpitas - Casuals
Lost in Space (Last Tournament) - 8/10 - Starbase, San Rafael - Tournament
That's all folks.
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Anyone going to the gamecenter tourney this saturday let me know
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So, DarkTalon is hosting the Side Tournament. I'm going to be playing and so is Elric.
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Just so everyone knows, Gamecenter is closing. Last day of operation is 9/22.
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What's up with all these arcades closin down all the time? sighhh
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it's not a viable business anymore
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CONSOLE FUTURE GET HYPE. Not.
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might be at Versus tomorrow!
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I've got an appointment to do driving practice. Can't go.
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koo session.
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Versus @ MGL is discontinued due to low turnout for SFXT and KOFXIII.
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what? Whose decision was this?
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also where'd you hear it from?
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That's wack we were all there last Friday. The whole SBC crew was
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It's all good haha, I'll probably try to plan something soon. Next we meet though Clam, let's do FT5. SLAM!
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OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
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Slam vs Clam
this shit going to be hyper than evo
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(http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/files/2011/10/The-Chuckster-1011.jpg)
This meeting between you and I is the culmination of thousands of years of b-ball. This is b-ball in all its glory, this is the final game! It's just you and me, Clam. No refs. No whistles. No rules. Just you, me, and Space Jam!
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Fux you didn't tell me it gonna be KOF 98?! Is that why you put a picture of Lucky?
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Fux you didn't tell me it gonna be KOF 98?! Is that why you put a picture of Lucky?
It's Glauberin' time!
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Situation has changed it not just any ordinary FT5 no more, its gonna be a money match now so get ready! haha jk man but yo Takeda if you beat me in this FT5 match I'm takin you out to yard house
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Good luck, to both of you! If you can, get it recorded so I can see :3
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I'd love to play with everyone on Steam if the netcode is legit.
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I'll be on Steam. Regardless of good netcode or not, having a pc version alone is pretty convenient. Maybe we should have a post in here that has all our usernames.
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A dude in the FB group is moving up to NorCal soon (San Jose specifically). He's looking for sessions and stuff. I'll be willing to host sessions again, but due to space I can only have 2 setups, 8 people max. Just gauging interest at the moment.
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<--- :)
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tell him: welcome to South Bay Cult.
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look at the reply # for your post, Mezzo ;)
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SBC ELITE!!!
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Sup guys! I just got in to KOF and would love to get games or go to a session. I live in the San Jose area btw.
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sup dawg. If you're in the the south bay and want games, you got 'em with us basically lol. When did you land in town? Have you ever been to MGL?
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Mezzo, this is a totally different guy. Amir'll probably show up soon though.
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oh alright lol. Either way that makes another player for the scene, good shit.
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Are there any sessions going on in the area? I would love to see how I do in real offline matches.
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like I said, I'm unaware of any sessions that we're not usually involved in. When we play it's usually on Fridays at one of our places. Are you free on most Fridays?
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Anybody in Norcal want to try playing on Steam? I'm in Auburn, about ~140 miles north of San Francisco, ~165 for San Jose, ~120 for Modesto.
I've tried just playing with randoms and it hasn't been a good experience. Nobody really communicates and they all leave after ~2 matches. I've had incredibly smooth matches with 3/4 players and I can't tell if it's the same on their end, or where they are from, or why they are so quick to leave. =[
How do I message other players on Steam? I haven't really used Steam much for online games in many years. Would be nice to ask people how the connection felt for them, where they are from, etc.
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What's your account name? I'll add you.
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Can you add me from Profile link?
http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197984949378 (http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197984949378)
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Hello ladies and gents,
So according to an announcement by Joe, the guy that runs Capsule Entertainment, he's going to be running Versus Fridays again. Now, KoF won't be a featured game, but I did ask if he'd be willing to give us a station. He says if people show up, he'll give us a station to play.
This is huge considering Versus Fridays were originally canceled and now they're back. UMVC3 and SSFIV:AE are the focus, but as long as we have people come through, we have KoF back again.
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i would go to your events fatacon :O
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Hello ladies and gents,
So according to an announcement by Joe, the guy that runs Capsule Entertainment, he's going to be running Versus Fridays again. Now, KoF won't be a featured game, but I did ask if he'd be willing to give us a station. He says if people show up, he'll give us a station to play.
This is huge considering Versus Fridays were originally canceled and now they're back. UMVC3 and SSFIV:AE are the focus, but as long as we have people come through, we have KoF back again.
sick.
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I'm going to try to make it next week and hopefully N4US and Shinobee will come too.
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yes! im so glad kof is going to be back at mgl. Last two times I went there to play KOF nobody was there at all and usually I would see at least one person.
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Gamecenter tomorrow night, Milpitas Golfland on Friday. Need a ride from Fremont to Milpitas if anyone can help me out.
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Was gonna try for a session this month, but it looks like I'll have to push it to next month. I'll be able to start traveling a bit more again soon, so I'll try to show up to other local meets when I can.
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:( Well, guess this is a drag. Without a ride and not being able to get off work early tomorrow, I can't make it to Versus. I'm dying right now. Play hard for me, gents.
When I get my license and the car, I'll be free to travel.
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get that stuff on the double.
as for tonight, I'll be there.
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yes! im so glad kof is going to be back at mgl. Last two times I went there to play KOF nobody was there at all and usually I would see at least one person.
I am disappoint.
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MGS1 Game Over! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O_kg6EqcRA#)
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Next thing that's coming up is this coming saturday is the last day that Gamecenter is open. It's a 24 hour event. Gamecenter will be open from Saturday 3pm to Sunday 3pm
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Mezzo, did no one show up to MGL?
Reiki, I'll be at GC regardless if there's KOF or not. I won't be there for the whole thing though. I'll probably figure out a time, whenever it is I can get the game schedule.
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There were 5 of us there. Joe even hopped in for a few too haha.
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yeah it was a low key session but a good time nonetheless. Joe was definitely having fun lol. He said next time he's gonna stream KoF for sure, so everyone should try to make it out.
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ver sauce two night.
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We got anything in San Francisco or nearby? That a high schooler on a budget can attend? XD
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Wow, haven't been here since I made the account.
Anyone close by Santa Cruz or Monterey? I am willing to travel to San jose if need be.
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There's a session this Friday at Milpitas Golfland.
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How many stations are there at Milpitas Golf?
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Two stations, the organizer manages to set up a head to head setup for people to play.
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I'll be at Versus this week at Milpitas Golfland, who's also coming?
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wish I could go to milpitas :(
what about Saturdays? no KOF?
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Not at Milpitas. Sorry, broski.
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MGL ON SITE.
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Not bad, 'bout 9 people there for KoF. Good hustle, guys!
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(Ce) VERSUS - KOFXIII casuals 10/25/13 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjyMfCO7XbY#)
ggs.
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Wow Joe uploads pretty quick. GGs last night. Gotta get the rust off :(.
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Yeah, he's really on top of it.
I just wanted to mention that Battle of the Best 4 in San Jose on November 23rd will have KoF XIII as one of their games. If we make a good showing, that'd be some nice headway into more events hosting the game if we get people to show. A full bracket of 8 is preferable, but a 16-man bracket would be amazing. I know we have the numbers to do that.
Speaking of getting the rust off, I have an idea. So there's this area called "Mark 2" which is basically the remnants of the Gamecenter arcade turned into an event venue. It's located somewhere in San Carlos (Mums the word) and will open during events only. We could have weekly sessions there and it's a bit closer to San Jose than San Mateo was. Everything we need (arcade cabinets w/ PS3 setups and games) is already available.
What do you guys think? What day would be good?
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(arcade cabinets w/ PS3 setups and games)
Kreygasm.
I suppose any day during the weekend is ideal.
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The day I dont go to versus u guys stream!
Yah sessions and meets on weekends sounds good. No more of that weekday nonsense since I'm working 2 jobs now Friday is cutting it too short for me now. Where is Battle of the Best gonna be at btw?
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It's been years sinced I've been interested in playing a kof game competitively. If anyone is willing to help me get better at the game I am all for meeting players offline. I live in Pittsburg if there is anyone close by to make it possible. I know I met some NorCal Kof players at a mutual friend place who occasionally throw game sessions in San Ramon who was showing me a little things before. So hmu if anyone is interested.
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I know I met some NorCal Kof players at a mutual friend place who occasionally throw game sessions in San Ramon who was showing me a little things before.
You're talking about Paul's sessions? There's a few of us on here that attend those, myself included.
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what's your name/handle? More than likely you're referring to us, which is a funny coincidence.
PAULSTONE KOF STAND UP.
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Yeah my handle is Return of the Shadow. They all call me Shadow for short. And yeah I'm talking about Paul's sessions. I'm mainly a DOA player.
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cool. Like I said we've probably met before, and I'm sure next time Paul has a thing we'll get games (whenever that is lol). Unfortunately we mostly hang in the south bay. If you can manage the drive for the MGL bi-weekly, then you got games for sure. There's XIII Steam Edition if you wanna practice in the meantime.
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Think we're good for Friday. Mark 2 is hosting an Ergheiz event at their place. I don't think they'll use the cabinets so we could get a few setups for King of Fighters XIII. If you guys are interested, I'll be there Friday night.
Mark 2 is in San Carlos. You can get there pretty easy from East Bay by taking the 380 highway or just take 101 and get off at Brittan Ave exit. I want to be all cryptic so PM me if you guys want the address to the place. Without it, it's easy to miss.
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God bless the ring.
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Ergheiz? ARE YOU SERIOUS?
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Yes, seriously. It's also $1, but if you donate more, they'd really appreciate it.
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When does it start?
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The place'll be open around 7:30. It'll be open till they kick people out. You can show up and ask for a setup for King of Fighters, but I'll likely be there around 9 o'clock.
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Sup guys just got KOF steam edition. Add me and lets play!
My steam id is: solidosnake37
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Mark 2 is 300% legit.
;s ;l ;a ;m
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Glad you guys had fun! I'm thinking we can make a regular meeting out of this and really bolster attendance at Mark 2. We had some intense matches; it even encouraged Isaiah to play!
Don't forget: It's alternate week, we're heading to Milpitas Golfland this Friday. Joe has modified his setup so that there's a head-to-head stream camera. Lets show our appreciation for the upgraded stream with our attendance!
We can get a weekend event going every week or we could play on a weekday like Friday (but alternate location between MGL and Mark 2 every Friday).
Anyway, the event calender for Mark 2 isn't complete yet, but I will let you guys know when the space is open.
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Can I be San Jose best player?
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I'm ok at the game
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Mark 2 is open Thursday at 7:30. Anyone up to play there? If not, can see if there's an event we can piggy-back off of on the weekend.
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https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=tkqgi7llfff67qg69cobsej7fo%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America%2FLos_Angeles (https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=tkqgi7llfff67qg69cobsej7fo%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America%2FLos_Angeles)
Here's the Mark 2 office hours, times it will be open for public entry.
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New place opening: Venue 550, a night club that hosts fighting game events.
Opens on the 15th of November. Hellpockets is hoping to coordinate a KOF tournament there. I know we wanted to head to Mark 2 that Friday, but lets show some support for this new venue as well.
EDIT:
Since I seem to be the only person posting in this thread, Mark 2 is open this Thursday and I will be there. Hopefully I see some of you there that day.
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Just looked at the Mark 2 calendar, is it not open for this friday?
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Nope, unless someone makes a last minute change in the schedule.
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oh no.
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straight from Myung:
Office hours updated for tonight. PS4 obtained. No games yet. Would people want to see/play one?
guess we're good?
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Dope. Let's get it.
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good games, good times. MARK 2: STRONK.
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Sorry I couldn't make it out this Friday. Had way too much going on at work that held me up. I didn't feel like driving at all.
There is a fork coming up. There are two KoF events, one is the opening of the club: Venue550 in San Francisco. Iplaywinner is coming out to do some footage of the event.
There's also Versus on Friday in Milpitas. Either one is good and this is plenty of time to plan for the 22nd.
There's also Battle of the Best IV in San Jose the next day.
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So what'd I miss in the 6 months i've been out of the kof community? What's happening soon?
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Battle of the Best IV is this weekend.
It's at 701-799 N. 10th street in San Jose and starts at noon. KoF will be there so I'm heading out there.
This Friday is Versus at MGL. You also have a tournament at Double KO, the opening party for this new club/lounge/arcade place in San francisco called Venue 550 at 550 15th Street in San Francisco.
That's about all for this week.
Glad to see you again!
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Sorry again for the double-post.
Versus @ Milpitas is canceled as Joe is helping set up for Battle of the Best IV that's happening on Saturday, November 23rd (Previously mentioned).
So, other than Mark 2 casuals or going to Venue550, that's it for Friday.
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Bleh. The week I'm free for Versus it gets canceled and I'm too broke to get to SF. Then I'm busy tomorrow, so I can't make it to BotB. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA :(
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I want to go tomorrow but I don't see any tournament posting for KOF. Is there even going to be KOF tomorrow or is it only for other fighting games? How many setups are there going to be?
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I too am too poor to make it to SF but I also have work all weekend so I'm missing out on this one. But if anyone is down to go to Gamecenter or something I'll try and make it this week lol. Anything else going on?
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Mark 2. Get it.
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If I held a local in San francisco in the excelsior distract, how many people would be interested in going?
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Where exactly? I know a lot of the local players, but most of them never read the forums.
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A new boba shop opened up (Bubbles and Boba) near Balboa High School. They have a room in the back that is apparently open for reservations. It has two flat screens and a decent amount of space. It's a possibility, and I wanted to see if there was interest in it.
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A new boba shop opened up (Bubbles and Boba) near Balboa High School. They have a room in the back that is apparently open for reservations. It has two flat screens and a decent amount of space. It's a possibility, and I wanted to see if there was interest in it.
I'll get the information and post up in our STA Facebook group, but sounds fine. Pick a day and time, see if I can get some people to go.
EDIT: So far, I've gotten word back from a bit of people.
BBZ - Yes
N4US - Yes
JD/Jolteon235 - Yes
UizStupid - Yes, if not at nights
El Gallo Negro - Yes, if not on Mondays through Saturdays
Reiki Kito - Yes
Warzard - Yes
I didn't ask a few other people, but I'm sure they're good to go. I would suggest doing it on Sundays and I would also suggest doing it in the afternoon time. Weekends are best.
Hope this was helpful.
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Thanks so much man. I am going to try and make a reservation. Here's a link to the place if anyone's interested, and a few photos of the room.
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http://www.yelp.com/biz/bubbles-and-boba-san-francisco (http://www.yelp.com/biz/bubbles-and-boba-san-francisco)
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Bleh. The week I'm free for Versus it gets canceled and I'm too broke to get to SF. Then I'm busy tomorrow, so I can't make it to BotB. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA :(
I know dat feelinggggggg
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As the plan to play at the Bubbles and Boba included a $50 per hour fee for the room, I'm proposing we use a more public space.
I work at the YMCA. I can open up the room to run events there, mentioned it a few times to some T.O.s. It has one T.V, but I can finangle some more setups in there through extension cords. It's located at 387 Golden Gate Ave.
My only thing is you can't leave a mess. I'm dead if that happens.
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Hey, everyone! I'm a kof player from jersey, and i'm gonna be in San Fran for about a month. I really want to be able to play people in the local scene! Can anyone help me out?
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Hey does anyone wanna play Tasty Lumpia? He's back from the horrible region known as SoCal
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anybody going to versus tonight?
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Maybe...
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Yeah, going to Versus after the new years. These last few days have been ridiculous!
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Heading to Mark 2 tonight with a player from New Jersey looking to play some KoF. Be there around 7.
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Mark 2 is open on New Year's Day. Anyone willing to go? It's open at 3:30PM.
EDIT: Going to do an event calender this month. I think since we have more events to go to now, having an idea of where and what time would be good for locals.
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Probably will be at Mark 2 tomorrow night.
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Not feeling all too well, probably won't make it out there.
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What happened to KOF at versus in MGL? :(
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*cries*
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You guys could head over to Tight or Fight.
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Will be at MK2 tonight and Tight or Fight on Sunday
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KOF at versus tonight?
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Gunna be at Mk2. Gogogo.
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where is mk2 again?
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San Carlos.
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Mostly for Paul cause I saw him yesterday, but my steamid is rockyminoma. So if you wanna play a few rounds, add me!
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Our game selections will expand along with our turnout. The more people we get the more diverse the games will be. So come out and play and help the local scene grow!
These events are open to the public
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Holy snaps that is far. Nice to know there are people so far out that still play kof
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209 stand up.
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Bringing a setup for KOF tomorrow at Dragon Lounge. If you're in SF and want a few matches, lets have a good time!
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wait this scene is still alive? yoooooo
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No.
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BibleThump
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Might come by Gamecenter this week, but that depends since I've got a new roommate.
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Which day?
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Which day?
Most likely Friday or Saturday.
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Going to MGL tonight. If anyone in this area is alive, stop by!
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Just became available, but I'm exhausted. :( Wanna meet up Wednesday?
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G ;a M ;e C ;e N T ;e R this friday.
Why am I posting, no one will come
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sup.
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Whoa:o Looks pretty lonely in here, maybe not a good sign but ill go for it.
Is there any KOF or SFIV players in the monterey area?
I posted here a while a go and was told to try milpitas. But Milpitas is just a bit far for me specially for weekly.(I don't own my own car and that makes it hard for me to travel)
My steam id is pegakorn
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I used to live in watsonville but i think you could find some people in santa cruz, you could head over to shoryuken i'm sure you will find some people there
Sent from my SGH-T679 using Tapatalk 2
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Yeah. I posted on shoryuken as well, but no luck so far. Thanks for taking the time to answer my post.
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Yo, see me at the Yung Center, SF State, online, and maybe some other place! I'm hella down, y'all!
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got your PM WildWolf, I'll add you next time I'm on. Is there still a KoF presence at Game Center? Haven't been there in over a year.
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Well, unfortunately I don't have KOF98. I'll add you wildwolf. I only play KOF13 for the most part. I am pretty bad though.
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got your PM WildWolf, I'll add you next time I'm on. Is there still a KoF presence at Game Center? Haven't been there in over a year.
I mean barely. Only me, Hellpockets sometimes, N4US, and JD play. That's pretty much that.
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I'm in NorCal as well, if anyone wants to play just pm me and I'll send you my Steam. or I'll add you
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So I'm just gonna keep bringing KOF casuals to my local scene and not bother with Tourneys for a while. I'll be at NCD or Caliburst in the mean time, and I'll bring 02UM or XIII. If people want to play, they should be interested, not driven off incentive. Incentive I feel comes later after more people want to play it and they want it to be worth something... so yeah. I think KOF is gonna be my side game and GG will be my next thing going in, because people are playing it more where I'm at. If anybody reads this and is NorCal, follow me on Twitter too for confirmation on a casual setup. We could get some sets going over at Myung Center, but anyway, this has been my quick update.
Good Bye and Good Luck.
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If any Bay Area/San Mateo county people are still looking at this forum, please reply right now within a week. I really want to see who is still active right now so I can compile a list of players. Thank you.
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I don't suppose there are any active KoF players in the actual north end of the state (not Bay Area), are there? I'm talking about Sacramento or above here... (I live a good 3-4 hours away from SF now :p)
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I don't suppose there are any active KoF players in the actual north end of the state (not Bay Area), are there? I'm talking about Sacramento or above here... (I live a good 3-4 hours away from SF now :p)
I don't know man, you might want to hit up Laban on Twitter about a scene near there. That said, I'm not too familiar with that area.
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Jump start this topic again now that KOFXIV is gonna launch soon.
I'm stationed in San Francisco. I play quite a bit, and i have a friend who's learning. Lemme know of any events/gatherings ^^
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Heads up, we're trying to plan an event soon! I'll keep updated on what's gonna happen.
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HEADS UP!
We got a Casual session going on this Saturday at Rockit Swirl in San Francisco this coming Saturday! We're going to be playing from 7-11 at night. Come join us for some sessions and try to bring a setup with XIV with you!
Address: 2810 Diamond St, San Francisco, CA 94131
Be sure to come on by and we'll have a great time playing KOF XIV and getting some casuals in!
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HEADS UP!
We got ANOTHER Casual session going on this Saturday at Rockit Swirl in San Francisco this coming Saturday! We're going to be playing from 7-11 at night. Come join us for some sessions and try to bring a setup with XIV with you!
Address: 2810 Diamond St, San Francisco, CA 94131
Be sure to come on by and we'll have a great time playing KOF XIV and getting some casuals in!
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SPREAD THE WORD! https://twitter.com/EXWildWolf/status/787426845142626305
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SHARKADE CIRCUIT
Free weekly KOFXIV tournament + casuals in San Jose CA.
2 sets of head-to-head cabs, projector, 11 standard stations.
6 dedicated in house KOFXIV stations (including the cabs), lots of room for BYOC.
ADDRESS: 1020 The Alameda, San Jose CA (back door entrance)
PRICE: $7 venue cover, free tournament entry
DATE: Friday nights weekly
TIME: Open 7pm, last call tournament entry 9pm, close 1am
Top 3 ranked players of the circuit season receive free custom engraved trophies.
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REGION RUMBLE
ADDRESS: 1020 The Alameda, San Jose CA (back door entrance)
PRICE: $7 venue cover + $5 cash pot = $12 total
DATE: Friday night monthly (date may vary)
TIME: Open 7pm, last call tournament entry 9pm, close 2am
Monthly cash pot tournaments one Friday night of the month.
Top 3 placers receive laser engraved medals.
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PARKING MAP:
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Yo guys! We have local meetups every now and then on Thursdays @ The San Francisco Foundry! We usually have 2 setups and some people coming out to play! Come out if you're in the area.
The Address is 1425 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA 94103.
Doors open around 6:00 PM! For more info, hit up https://twitter.com/showdowngg
Come on down and play some casuals. This is OUR game.
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Yo guys! We have local meetups every now and then on Thursdays @ The San Francisco Foundry! We usually have 2 setups and some people coming out to play! Come out if you're in the area.
The Address is 1425 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA 94103.
Doors open around 6:00 PM! For more info, hit up https://twitter.com/showdowngg
Come on down and play some casuals. This is OUR game.
Woooooooow, this is gonna be a meme one day.
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Unfortunate double-post,
Sharkade replays are updated to this Friday's tournament. Here you go.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmHvQx_m-br-AhFbRELNudH8bkc-V9fBW (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmHvQx_m-br-AhFbRELNudH8bkc-V9fBW)
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i wanna play snk heroines with norcal ppl when it comes out