There is a Stream now that i finally have the client to watch the next match I do go to http://www.twitch.tv/dudemonke61 there may be another streamer, but I will stream until he is available. The next match is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Actually go to this for the stream http://www.twitch.tv/1beastxxfire

I just noticed a huge flaw in the brackets and group stage. There are a total of 18 teams atm, and 16 of them make it to the bracket/final stage. Notice the flaw? Yeah only ONE team gets knocked out per group, and there are only 2 groups. So atm, I could just throw and still qualify. You should adjust this.

Seedings and potential byes will be considered by looking at how well each team does in the group stage (according to a previous post by yui) so you still want to do well in each match despite already qualifying for the bracket stage.

First of all, sorry for my english..
i would join this tournament but i dont have team.. Its my first tournament and i dont know really good how does it works..
Pls if u want to play the tournament with me or just add me and help me about the tournament do it

Wow i noticed right now the tournament started... sorry

Team Name: Jump Out

Player & Rank:
Fox_Nakamura(64k)
MannyPardo(63k)

Fox_Nakamura wrote:

Team Name: Jump Out

Player & Rank:
Fox_Nakamura(64k)
MannyPardo(63k)

Tournament already started...

Could I be helping out.

Just so everyone knows. Once Group B stage ends or the last time it is streamed. (Probably the second one) There will be a map pool showcase streamed live for everyone to see. The map pool for the bracket stage is completely finished and there will be 6 No Mod, 3 DT, 3 HD, 3 Free Mod, and of course the tiebreaker. The map pool this time around is overall harder, but in relatively the same skill range, so expect some similarities in the map set with a few curve balls thrown here and there. I hope everyone is enjoying the tournament so far and good luck to Group B this weekend. If you have any questions especially about your ranking and placements in group A and the times in B, which will be up tomorrow. (Sorry my internship went over the time I expected it to) Please do so quickly, so I can make the changes faster. The faster you respond to me the more likely it will be done. Also looking for officials this weekend and a lot of them. If you can pm to help out and I will get things set up, so you know what to do.

You are all awesome so far,
[ Yui ]

[ Yui ] wrote:

Just so everyone knows. Once Group B stage ends or the last time it is streamed. (Probably the second one) There will be a map pool showcase streamed live for everyone to see. The map pool for the bracket stage is completely finished and there will be 6 No Mod, 3 DT, 3 HD, 3 Free Mod, and of course the tiebreaker. The map pool this time around is overall harder, but in relatively the same skill range, so expect some similarities in the map set with a few curve balls thrown here and there. I hope everyone is enjoying the tournament so far and good luck to Group B this weekend. If you have any questions especially about your ranking and placements in group A and the times in B, which will be up tomorrow. (Sorry my internship went over the time I expected it to) Please do so quickly, so I can make the changes faster. The faster you respond to me the more likely it will be done. Also looking for officials this weekend and a lot of them. If you can pm to help out and I will get things set up, so you know what to do.

You are all awesome so far,
[ Yui ]

Not even one HR map?

AlexDark69 wrote:

:lol:

[ Yui ] wrote:

Just so everyone knows. Once Group B stage ends or the last time it is streamed. (Probably the second one) There will be a map pool showcase streamed live for everyone to see. The map pool for the bracket stage is completely finished and there will be 6 No Mod, 3 DT, 3 HD, 3 Free Mod, and of course the tiebreaker. The map pool this time around is overall harder, but in relatively the same skill range, so expect some similarities in the map set with a few curve balls thrown here and there. I hope everyone is enjoying the tournament so far and good luck to Group B this weekend. If you have any questions especially about your ranking and placements in group A and the times in B, which will be up tomorrow. (Sorry my internship went over the time I expected it to) Please do so quickly, so I can make the changes faster. The faster you respond to me the more likely it will be done. Also looking for officials this weekend and a lot of them. If you can pm to help out and I will get things set up, so you know what to do.

You are all awesome so far,
[ Yui ]

Not even one HR map?

The Reason why I don't have hr is because it is very rare to see someone play hr at our ranks, and I am terrible at reading high ar so I can not confidently say what is a good hr pick and what isn't. That is why there is no hr in the map pool.

Just wondering... This week is Group B Group stage then next week is the bracket stage right?

Si1entKiTTeh wrote:

Just wondering... This week is Group B Group stage then next week is the bracket stage right?

Yup

I completed the time schedule for the Group B stage and if you have any questions please contact me. There where times that I couldn't compensate for, so if you find a time you can't do contact the captain of the other team then contact me otherwise I will not change the time.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Gql ... sp=sharing

Thanks,
[ Yui ]

[ Yui ] wrote:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Gql ... sp=sharing
Sparkle Snorterz v. Team Sliderbreak - 10:00 a.m.
Team Choke v. Sparkle Snorterz - 10:00 a.m.
[ Yui ]

Erm, on Sunday Sparkle Snorterz have two games booked for the same time. :/

OoTrillionoO wrote:

[ Yui ] wrote:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Gql ... sp=sharing
Sparkle Snorterz v. Team Sliderbreak - 10:00 a.m.
Team Choke v. Sparkle Snorterz - 10:00 a.m.
[ Yui ]

Erm, on Sunday Sparkle Snorterz have two games booked for the same time. :/

I am good at my job and I will reschedule it right away

I am in need of officials badly this weekend. If you are able to help please pm times that you can do based on the google doc. I will entrust that you make it there for those times, so sign up knowing you are able to help. If you flake out this turns bad really quickly.

Damnit, really wish I had some friends to compete with :C If anyone needs a spare member message me!!!!!!!

Tbh wrote:

Damnit, really wish I had some friends to compete with :C If anyone needs a spare member message me!!!!!!!

Registration is closed, you're too late.

Ascended wrote:

Tbh wrote:

Damnit, really wish I had some friends to compete with :C If anyone needs a spare member message me!!!!!!!

Registration is closed, you're too late.

He can still join if a team is willing to take him.

how many total to a team? i forget lol is it 4, or can there be more?

The Map pool showcase will be at around 6:00 p.m. MST at http://www.twitch.tv/dudemonke61
I think I have the people needed for the showcase, so no one is really needed currently, but on the stream I may ask for some people to join.

Hope to see you there,
[ Yui ]

There will be a second map showcase here in a few hours at http://www.twitch.tv/1beastxxfire
This is so we get a higher quality for showing and this is where you would look for the pasts broadcasts.

[ Yui ] wrote:

There will be a second map showcase here in a few hours at http://www.twitch.tv/1beastxxfire
This is so we get a higher quality for showing and this is where you would look for the pasts broadcasts.

can we get a list of the beatmaps pls?

Kwaachi wrote:

[ Yui ] wrote:

There will be a second map showcase here in a few hours at http://www.twitch.tv/1beastxxfire
This is so we get a higher quality for showing and this is where you would look for the pasts broadcasts.

can we get a list of the beatmaps pls?

Sorry was doing school work, which takes priority for me I will have it up as soon as I can. Sorry about the delay.

Just added the Bracket stage to the initial post in the forum. I am currently working on the times for the matches and will have them up soon (maybe). Sorry it took so long, but I had stuff to do

I hope this mappool is only for the round of 16... Please... I got fucked...

Si1entKiTTeh wrote:

I hope this mappool is only for the round of 16... Please... I got fucked...

Well I hope it was gentle at least

The times for the matches are up and they should be fine for the most part. If there are any conflicts please tell me and I can try to reschedule, but sometimes there is nothing I can do, but I want to get the winners bracket streamed at least as my goal. I will try to get the losers bracket streamed, but that may not be possible because of timing, so hopefully this works out for the best.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Gql ... npv3o/edit

[ Yui ] wrote:

He can still join if a team is willing to take him.

Yeah, lucky me I found a team to join looking forward to this!

what are the current rank restrictions for players to still be able to compete?

The current rank restriction is you cannot bring anyone under 40k in and if you drop below 30k then you will be asked to leave the tournament.

[ Yui ] wrote:

Si1entKiTTeh wrote:

I hope this mappool is only for the round of 16... Please... I got fucked...

Well I hope it was gentle at least

My hands are dead now thanks bb.

[ Yui ] wrote:

The current rank restriction is you cannot bring anyone under 40k in and if you drop below 30k then you will be asked to leave the tournament.

so the people who are already in the tournament which are under 40k are allowed to stay then?

Tohka Yatogami wrote:

[ Yui ] wrote:

The current rank restriction is you cannot bring anyone under 40k in and if you drop below 30k then you will be asked to leave the tournament.

so the people who are already in the tournament which are under 40k are allowed to stay then?

Yes, but if you go below 30k then you are pretty much kicked. (example xNate or Nate9000)

Why are the No-Mod pool so difficult? This is way beyond 40k. Aren't tournaments supposed to be fun? Cause I can tell you right now that I've had 0 fun trying to practice these maps. There's no sense of accomplishment in me slugging it out with another team holding 20x combo before dropping every 5 seconds (IMO). I don't feel it represents any meaningful purpose. Sure it's fine if they're only hard to the lower rank limit but when they're so hard that even the average/top runners struggle, I don't feel it's going to be any fun to anyone. For example, it's like making someone at #5000 play Defenders, sure they can pass it, but it's not any fun when you're struggling to hold even a small combo.

Ripperino my hands.

Ascended wrote:

Why are the No-Mod pool so difficult? This is way beyond 40k. Aren't tournaments supposed to be fun? Cause I can tell you right now that I've had 0 fun trying to practice these maps. There's no sense of accomplishment in me slugging it out with another team holding 20x combo before dropping every 5 seconds (IMO). I don't feel it represents any meaningful purpose. Sure it's fine if they're only hard to the lower rank limit but when they're so hard that even the average/top runners struggle, I don't feel it's going to be any fun to anyone. For example, it's like making someone at #5000 play Defenders, sure they can pass it, but it's not any fun when you're struggling to hold even a small combo.

imho the map pool is supposed to be harder compared to the last map pool because it's knockout stages now, which it is, but saying that the songs are WAY above 40k is a bit over exaggerated

Ascended wrote:

Why are the No-Mod pool so difficult? This is way beyond 40k. Aren't tournaments supposed to be fun? Cause I can tell you right now that I've had 0 fun trying to practice these maps. There's no sense of accomplishment in me slugging it out with another team holding 20x combo before dropping every 5 seconds (IMO). I don't feel it represents any meaningful purpose. Sure it's fine if they're only hard to the lower rank limit but when they're so hard that even the average/top runners struggle, I don't feel it's going to be any fun to anyone. For example, it's like making someone at #5000 play Defenders, sure they can pass it, but it's not any fun when you're struggling to hold even a small combo.

I didn't think the map pool was overall difficult. I made the map pool, so that is would challenge people at our rank to play them, but still possible to do. I added some old maps because I thought it would be a good idea to challenge your reading skills on maps. Staying with the norm of everything being AR 9 is not a good idea to progress as a player. Learning to read lower ARs helps out not only reading, but also rhythm placement because it doesn't feel as natural, so you have to go with the beat. My intention was not to make the tournament no fun, but to make it a learning experience as well as a place to compete against others with the fun and enjoyment of oh I could do better here, here, and here as that is what I am weak at and then work on it. People wanted stream maps, so I gave them 3 of the better sub 5 star stream maps out there. People wanted harder maps, so I added Big Money, AR8 hidden and Scatman as a different source than what they are used to to learn from. I made like a 2 page document explaining each map and why I choose them in this pool. I didn't just go in and just say FU to everyone by just picking random maps to troll. I put though into this thing, and for the average rank it is a pretty solid pool. Is it harder than the last pool yeah it is. Is it more finger killing of fluffy people... I guess so, but it is possible. Making combos isn't how I look at the game. Yeah it is cool to FC a map and get that pp, but you only get better by experiencing different things in different environments. Sorry you aren't having fun learning the map pool, but sometimes you just have to hate things to get better at something you do.

TLDR:
I made the map pool to help you progress and not make you feel like you aren't having fun. These maps are something I put time in and I hope everyone does well in the tournament. (TBH Scatman was a full on troll against the 30ks XD)

I Tried
[ Yui ]

I played majority of the mappool since i was 50k already and i think its already alright.

P.S. wtf yui scatman seriously?