Xie Report post Posted January 15, 2012 BlazBlue Revolution US Finals The BlazBlue Revolution US Finals will take place on February 25, 2012, in Walnut, California at the well known Super Arcade game center. BlazBlue Revolution is your chance for an all-expenses paid trip to Japan to compete against the most powerful player is the world. Don't miss it! Pre-Event Details On Friday, 2/24, there will be a pre-event gathering at Super Arcade. For a mere $5 venue fee, you can pretty much bring whatever you want and play whatever you want, but we'll be there playing BlazBlue until we decided to go home. Venue Super Arcade 1211 N Grand Ave Walnut, CA 91789 Free Parking within plaza. Venue Fee: $0 Entrance Fee: $0 per player Due to space and size constraints, the tournament will be run on Playstation 3 hardware and run on Asus VH236H monitors. This makes this a BYOController event, but a fight stick will be provided in the event that a player or team does not have one available for use in the tournament. As with accordance with the tournament rules, usage of pad or alternative controllers is strictly prohibited. Single player entry or incomplete entries are not allowed, but if you are in either situation, please make sure to show up! There will be plenty of other players in the same situation, so if you are wiling to participate, we will find you a team. As for spectators, they are all welcome! Super Arcade has a spectator area just outside the front area, so even if it gets too antsy inside, there's plenty of space outside for spectators. Time 1:00 BlazBlue Venue Opens/Sign-Ups Begin 5:00 Tournament Begins Rules Tournament Format Match Rules Tournament Rules Stream Powered by Level|Up. http://twitch.tv/leveluplive Prize The winning team will receive a tournament spot in the BlazBlue Revolution World Finals on March 24th, 2012. The team will receive all expenses paid airfare from their own home town to the tournament site in Japan to compete. The winners will also be accommodated with full hotel as well. The full itinerary will have you traveling from Wednesday 3/21 to Monday 3/26 out of your home town. There may be an emergency change of plans, but we will inform players of such issues immediately. Each player on the qualifying team will receive $500 in spending money for the duration of the trip. The North American team is also eligible to win $2,500 per player, if they are able to take first place in the Japanese Finals! Bonus Tournament Events King of the Hill Start Time: As soon as the stream is live, until the qualifier starts Rule Set: Single Match, Winner Stays, when the final match is called, the remaining player is the winner Pad IS allowed Prize: Choice of Xbox 360 or PS3 BlazBlue Continuum Shift Extend fight stick Let's Get Ready For Japan Start Time: After Teams Rule Set: Single Match, Single Elimination Tournament, Character Lock Pad IS allowed Prize: Choice of Xbox 360 or PS3 BlazBlue Continuum Shift Extend fight stick Prize Support Hori will be providing us with two Xbox 360 BlazBlue Continuum Shift Extend and two Playstation 3 Continuum Shift Extend fight sticks, which will be given away at the event and ALL attendees are eligible to receive one! To find out how you can win one of these fight sticks, stay tuned! Web (US): http://www.horiusa.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/HORIUSAINC Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/HORIUSAINC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CopperDabbit Report post Posted January 15, 2012 So, we have to bring our own consoles, and they have to be ps3, and any kind of pad is banned? Isn't that really limiting your audience? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
huey253 Report post Posted January 15, 2012 pad is most likely banned because the japanese tournament will be on arcade Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brice Report post Posted January 15, 2012 i think Xie meant a bring your own controller more than bring your consoles... :P also this might be a somewhat deciding factor in me considering seriously attending this tournament instead of Evo I'm from Montreal, QC, Canada and on the official bbr site it says that it's open to all of north american teams to compete and prove they're the best and at the same time it says BBR US finals. if by any chance a team from outside the US (namely Canada) would win the prize, can ''the ticket plane from their hometown'' be outside of the US? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CopperDabbit Report post Posted January 15, 2012 @Brice, that makes a hell of a lot more sense. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Xie Report post Posted January 15, 2012 Regarding the term BYOC, it does mean "Bring your own controller". I apologize for the confusion in not fully clarification which C it was. Pad is indeed banned as the finals in Japan will be run on an arcade cabinet. Thus, for various reasons, it would not be conductive to our own qualifier if pad were allowed. Furthermore, it does mean full airfare from wherever you are. So if you are a Canadian player, we will fly you to LA first, then fly everyone to Japan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PozerWolf Report post Posted January 15, 2012 I see, so pads are banned. Any other games that will be involved in this event? Guessing this will be BlazBlue only, but just wondering if any games on the side will be hosted. Also, what of Qualifiers? Any updates on that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yuushiro Report post Posted January 15, 2012 I guess, this means there's no qualifier... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Xie Report post Posted January 15, 2012 No other side games will be hosted. However, as it is an arcade, you are not banned from playing another game or anything like that. Regarding qualifiers, they are still planned, but each venue has not fully specified a date yet, which is why there is not thread or mention just yet. They should be fully finalized early on this week, including one in Texas for Arcade UFO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PozerWolf Report post Posted January 15, 2012 I guess, this means there's no qualifier... Huh...? Where does it say that? EDIT: Regarding qualifiers, they are still planned, but each venue has not fully specified a date yet, which is why there is not thread or mention just yet. They should be fully finalized early on this week, including one in Texas for Arcade UFO. Thanks for the clear up. I'll get in contact with Fubar (owner of UFO) and update him on the status of this event. Last I heard, there was no response. Anyway you can update the people who applied for Qualifiers on what's going on? (but then again, I'm not too sure what's going on myself) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Xie Report post Posted January 15, 2012 I've been in direct contact with each person who has applied as a qualifier. In general, the hold up on info is more or less something hasn't been 1000% confirmed. I don't want people to travel to X event thinking its Y date/time with Z rules and have it be something else. That would be bad. Regarding UFO's event, Fubar said he'd be talking to me today about it. So you can more or less hold off on it, unless you specifically really want to know from him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yuushiro Report post Posted January 15, 2012 so it's still happening kk... good for the scene... pretty abrupt and sudden though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PozerWolf Report post Posted January 15, 2012 Regarding UFO's event, Fubar said he'd be talking to me today about it. So you can more or less hold off on it, unless you specifically really want to know from him. Any info would be nice to hear, that's all I needed to know, thanks for the heads up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CopperDabbit Report post Posted January 15, 2012 Hmmm... Pozer is being polite, well spoken and doesn't appear to be trolling at first glance. He must be up to something... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PozerWolf Report post Posted January 15, 2012 Hmmm... Pozer is being polite, well spoken and doesn't appear to be trolling at first glance. He must be up to something... I'm here to steal any and all of your shoes. I'll be watching you on facebook for any status related to shoes. I know where you live! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
St1ckBuG Report post Posted January 16, 2012 2 teams from Texas are probably going to be going, how many from WC plan on entering? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iw2ma Report post Posted January 16, 2012 Oh man i sure as heck may be heading to Texas soon then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zeth07 Report post Posted January 16, 2012 Out of curiosity since it has been a while since I got passport, I looked into how fast I could go about getting one and came across this site that might help other people interested in going: http://www.onlinepassportservice.com/us-passport-service-guide/ I do not know all the details on whether or not first time applicants can use that or if they need to still do it in person at an agency, so make sure you really read into it and find out what needs to be done. Good luck to whoever plans on going. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eliste Report post Posted January 17, 2012 I can definitely come to watch, but i remember that place being a little small. I'm not really sure what'll happen, but I hope it turns out ok. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PozerWolf Report post Posted January 18, 2012 Any suggestions on what the best/closet hotels would be to stay at for this event? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spidey Report post Posted January 19, 2012 Any suggestions on what the best/closet hotels would be to stay at for this event? There are a number of places near the Super Arcade location: Best reviewed hotels include:The hotels range from 99-129 with most being at 119 (not including tax), some of the lower end ones might stay under 100 (with tax) but not by much. Closer: ~5-10mins from Super Arcade Best Western Plus, West Covina Inn 3275 E Gravey Ave North, West Covina, Ca 91791-1708 1-626-915-1611 (free breakfast) http://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/US/CA/West-Covina-hotels/BEST-WESTERN-PLUS-West-Covina-Inn/Hotel-Overview.do?propertyCode=05473 Hampton Inn 3145 E Gravey Ave North, West Covina, Ca 91791-1701 1-626-967-5800 (free breakfast) http://www.hamptoninn.com/en/hp/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=WCVCAHX Fairfield Inn & Suite, West Covina 3211 E Gravey Ave North, West Covina, Ca 91791 1-626-678-8988 (free net and breakfast) http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/laxfs-fairfield-inn-and-suites-los-angeles-west-covina/ Farther: ~10-15 mins from Super Arcade Ayres Suites, Diamond Bar 21951 Golden Springs Drive, Diamond Bar Ca 91765 1888 592-9737 (free net and breakfast) http://www.ayreshotels.com/los-angeles/hotel-diamond-bar.aspx Shilo Inns Suite Hotel, Pomona Hilltop 3101 West Temple Ave, Pomona Ca 91768 909 598 7666 (free breakfast) http://shiloinns.com/search_results.asp?PI=LPHCA Slightly more poverty or had bad reviews: Radisson Suites Hotel, Covina Kellogg West Conference Center and Hotel Best Western, Diamond Bar Holiday Inn/Quality Inn/Motel 6 a bit farther away As St1ckbug will be an honorary guest for that weekend, I am going to house him at one of the above establishments (I am considering Fairfield Inn atm but St1ckbug will decide the destiny). So post where you plan on staying if you are an out of towner and maybe people can clump at the same or near hotels. Also for food: http://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=restaurants&find_loc=Walnut%2C+CA&ns=1&ls=80143387cd20ce5a#sortby=rating Lots of, mainly Asian places, I am always down for all you can eat sushi or kbbq. Places close a early though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PozerWolf Report post Posted January 20, 2012 Sorry no links...lazy, I might do it later Nah, this is perfect. If you can provide links, then that's a good bonus. Thanks for the info Neal suggested me this a few days back: http://www.qiwalnut.com/ Quality Inn & Suites Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M19Kamikaze Report post Posted January 20, 2012 Wasn't there a requirement for passports (needed before X date) or something? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
St1ckBuG Report post Posted January 20, 2012 You need a passport the day of the US qualifier. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M19Kamikaze Report post Posted January 20, 2012 Ah, 2/25, thanks. I know some guys from AZ are considering it. Hope to see you there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
