ShinBlanka Report post Posted August 3, 2012 Location: Hilton Atlanta Airport 1031 Virginia Avenue Atlanta, GA 30354 $93 for the double bed room under the Final Round discounted group rate. Yes we are happy to return to the Hilton near the airport for FRXVI. Players that fly to FRXVI will be a 3 minute shuttle ride from the venue. There's a FREE 24 hour shuttle from the Airport to the tournament venue so no expensive cab rides from the airport this year. This location also has plenty of places to eat inside the venue and around the venue and it is PET FRIENDLY for you guys that bring your pets to the tournament. This year we'll be using the EVO/UFGT pool system (16 man brackets per pool, double elim) for all tournaments at FRXVI to stream line the tournament in a timely manner. At this moment the 4 games that are confirmed for now as Official events for FRXVI are the following: Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Street Fighter 4 AE v.2012 Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3 King Of Fighters 13 Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code SoulCaliburV Persona 4 Arena Of course other games in the FGC will be added to FRXVI , so please stay tuned to www.finalround.org to get the updates to the tournament roster. Also keep an eye out for promotional trailers and early bird registration coming soon! If you can't attend FINAL ROUND XVI then please watch our live stream on the following stream channels: Team Spooky-- http://www.twitch.tv/teamsp00ky Finalroundbats-- http://www.twitch.tv/finalroundbats/ Online Early Bird Special for registration will start in October. There will be more info coming soon so get hype for the longest running event on the east coast! I talked with Jeff and just like last year there will be an Side tournament for GG at FRXVI with the latest version! Of course all side tournaments must be done on Friday march 29, 2013 due to the size of FR these days. Stay tuned for more announcements in the near future! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casshern Report post Posted August 3, 2012 Yo damn, already!? ShinBlanka, you're on top of your game! Add one more Road to EVO tourney to my list of "Attending." Last year was hype! Let's up the intensity this year! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amadeous Report post Posted August 3, 2012 Last year the only reason I got to go to this was because I was out on training for IBM, but they've since moved their training HQ to Boulder, CO... ...that said, it was pretty freaking awesome, so I'll try and figure out if I can take a trip to Georgia on my own :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DC Report post Posted August 8, 2012 I like how this is gonna be stickied for like 3/4 of a year. Definitely gonna make it out this year, maybe if we're lucky, BB:CP will be out by then. Get hype! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShinBlanka Report post Posted August 17, 2012 I like how this is gonna be stickied for like 3/4 of a year. Definitely gonna make it out this year, maybe if we're lucky, BB:CP will be out by then. Get hype! Well the Arcade release is for the end of the year so I doubt they release the home version within 3 months of the arcade release, but who knows. I would like to announce that Persona 4 Arena will be an OFFICIAL tournament game at FINAL ROUND XVI. Tune in for more announcements throughout the up coming months. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShinBlanka Report post Posted October 13, 2012 FINAL ROUNDBATS JAPAN are streaming right now! Goto: http://www.twitch.tv/finalroundbats/ for the main stream. Check out the 2nd stream for FRbats on http://www.twitch.tv/gostunvet Yes FRbats has 2 streams now so you get to see more matches #FRB Right now p4A is on both streams. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eric Report post Posted October 13, 2012 Man I can't wait. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShinBlanka Report post Posted October 15, 2012 Early Bird Online Registration for FINAL ROUND 16 is now Live at http://www.finalround.org/ Don't miss out on the HYPE that is #FR16 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tecta1Eastside Report post Posted October 21, 2012 Early Bird Online Registration for FINAL ROUND 16 is now Live at http://www.finalround.org/ Don't miss out on the HYPE that is #FR16 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShinBlanka Report post Posted November 6, 2012 would you know anyone who lives or passes by Columbus, Georgia or Locust grove, Georgia that i could carpool with? Locust grove is an hour south of Atlanta if you dont know and ppl pass through Columbus if they come from Alabama. If not then i'll watch like i do every year. dude you need to catch a ride 1 hour away from your home town to attend FR. Would someone miss evo if they stayed in carlson city instead of vegas? I hope you can make it out to FR16. Don't just be a stream monster. Attend and play against players from around theworld in your favorite games. Book your hotels rooms right now for FR16 at the following link. https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_gi_new&groupID=11331151 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShinBlanka Report post Posted November 6, 2012 Early Bird Online Registration for FINAL ROUND 16 is now Live at http://www.finalround.org/register.cfm Don't miss out on the discounted price and get properly regional seeding in your favorite tournament game/s. You can pay for badges right now and pay for your games at a later date. So goto the site and handle that business before it's too late. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShinBlanka Report post Posted November 13, 2012 Here's the new teaser trailer for FINAL ROUND 16 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnlhE1U30Gw&feature=plcp Early bird online registration is now open, but will be closing soon. Early Bird Online Registration for FINAL ROUND 16 is Live at http://www.finalround.org/register.cfm Don't miss out on the discounted badge price and get properly regional seeding in your favorite tournament game/s. Stay tuned for more info on the longest running FGC event on the EC. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShinBlanka Report post Posted November 15, 2012 Once again, we will be bringing back the Final Round Midwest Qualifier! This time, we have partnered with KCSRK and the KO (KansasCity Onslaught) Tournament Series to co-host the event! The date is January 12, 2013, and more information can be found here: http://jspot1n0nly.wix.com/kcsrk#!home/mainPage Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShinBlanka Report post Posted December 1, 2012 REMEMBER that Early Bird registration for FINAL ROUND 16 ends after NEC13 this weekend! Please goto http://www.finalround.org/register.cfm to register today! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
r0b0t Report post Posted December 5, 2012 REMEMBER that Early Bird registration for FINAL ROUND 16 ends after NEC13 this weekend! Please goto http://www.finalround.org/register.cfm to register today! It may be stupid for me to ask, but what would it take to get a major tournament like yours to consider making GGXX a featured title? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShinBlanka Report post Posted December 6, 2012 It may be stupid for me to ask, but what would it take to get a major tournament like yours to consider making GGXX a featured title? it would take a good rebirth in the community. With games like sf4, ttt2, umvc3 having atleast 300 -- 400 players per tournament the resources we have must go towards those events to get them completed. Just because something is called a so-called side event doesn't have to be if run correctly and promoted properly. Everyone knows I respect this community of players and I even put the top 8 on my stream last year. I've never said NO we can't run any anime game at fr as long as that scene supports FINAL ROUND I will support them. I wouldn't worry about the title per say more than worrying about keeping your genre of gaming strong for years to come. logistic wise it just makes it easier to put focus on the bigger games because they take the longest to run. It's nothing against you guys. You can count on FR to be a home for GG as long as your community still supports the game. I would like to thank everyone that used the early bird special online registration. You helped our event with signing up early so we can properly start to make the pools in advance! MORE NEWS TO COME! FR16 will be the biggest and hypest FR to date! STAY TUNED SHAWTY! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ludwig van Report post Posted December 6, 2012 Once again, we will be bringing back the Final Round Midwest Qualifier! This time, we have partnered with KCSRK and the KO (KansasCity Onslaught) Tournament Series to co-host the event! The date is January 12, 2013, and more information can be found here: http://jspot1n0nly.wix.com/kcsrk#!home/mainPage Here's a thread w/ even more details: http://www.dustloop.com/forums/showthread.php?15467-KO-KansasCity-Onslaught-FINAL-ROUND-16-QUALIFIER-01-12-2013 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShinBlanka Report post Posted December 9, 2012 SOUND THE HORN! The call for Volunteer's for FINAL ROUND 16 is being made and you can be apart of the TRADITION that is called FINAL ROUND. Please fill out the info in the link below. Thank you for supporting FINAL ROUND 16. http://www.finalround.org/volunteer.cfm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZomB Report post Posted December 13, 2012 Just wanted to point out that if you miss this tournament, you're fucking up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
r0b0t Report post Posted December 13, 2012 it would take a good rebirth in the community. With games like sf4, ttt2, umvc3 having atleast 300 -- 400 players per tournament the resources we have must go towards those ....... Last question, Since guilty Gear would be a side event does it have to finish within the time frame given? I.E has to be completed on Friday top 8 and all? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShinBlanka Report post Posted December 15, 2012 Last question, Since guilty Gear would be a side event does it have to finish within the time frame given? I.E has to be completed on Friday top 8 and all? yes sir, all side events must be completed on friday. I'll have 3 crt's for you guys to play on, but you have to bring the ps2's. Or are you guys going to use the new release? If you haven't reserved your hotel room under the FINAL ROUND group please goto the following link to secure your room during FR 16 at: https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_ei_new&eventID=9735526 The Hilton @ Atlanta Airport has a inside heated pool, a nice resturant, a full Sports bar, coffee spot, and a barbershop in the hotel for FR16. So if players want to get a nice hair cut before they step on to the top 8 stage they can get it done in the hotel! What event can you get a hair cut at inside the venue?!?!?!?!? None that i've heard of, but that's one of the things you can enjoy while being at the venue for FR16 besides the event itself. Don't wait too late to get your rooms because they are starting to go quickly. You don't want to have to search for a hotel last minute and have to get up earlier just to walk or ride a cab to the tournament venue because all the rooms are sold out? Of course you don't, so get your rooms today! See you guys in 104 days! HYPE! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShinBlanka Report post Posted December 19, 2012 Hey Shinblanka, Utah crew will be up here for third year straight. Always a lovely time. Is this the same ballroom as 2011 or did you get a bigger one? After least year, you guys are gonna need a lot of space. This is one of the best tourneys to go to folks. . .can't wait to see who comes from Japan for Tekken, Marvel, and SF4. See ya soon. had Yes this is the same venue we had in 2011, but we'll have 2 other ballrooms in that same area to equal 12,000 sqft in total tournament area space. It's always good to have Utahs best come to the EC and compete in FR16. There's some more news to come for FR16 in the up coming weeks so stay tuned! With last year event having 400+ in ssf4 and umvc3 we are planning for 512 in each of those games and at least 300 players in TTT2. That's why we have to goto the keits/Evo 16 man pool system for FR16 to control the crowds and run things on time. Our goal is to complete everything on time this year, so people will have more time to enjoy the event and the city. Online registration is the key to getting everything done in a timely manner. We urge everyone register online for their badges and games asap, so we can properly make the pools in advance and post them 3-7 days prior to the event date. If you do the emergency registration at the door you'll only have a 4 hour window on thursday evening (7pm-11pm) and friday morning (8am-12noon) to register for tournaments during the event and you WILL NOT BE SEEDED IN ANYWAY! You'll be placed in the 1st available spot in the pools and no effort will be used to seed you by skill level or by city/state. Door registration is one of the main reasons why any event start late IMO. I was going to eliminate at the door registration at this event, but I do understand that it's hard out there these days and sometimes people don't have the money to attend until the last minute. IF that happens and your only option is to sign up at the event at least you have a chance to compete, but we will not remake/reseed the brackets/pools for anyone that signs up late. The pools will start on time. We can't hold up the pools to reseed them for those that didn't register online. So we at FINAL ROUND are asking everyone that seriously plan to attend FR16 to use the online registration to help us run a smooth event. It not only helps us make the pools well in advance, but it's also cheaper to sign up online than at the door. (online reg = $40 and at the door emergency reg = $50) We hope to see everyone that came last year at FR16. Thank you guys for your continued support and i'll see you in March! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShinBlanka Report post Posted December 25, 2012 94 days until FR16! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShinBlanka Report post Posted January 11, 2013 We would like to Thank ATLUS GAMES for being an continued supporter/sponsor of FINAL ROUND! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amadeous Report post Posted January 16, 2013 Already pre-reg'd for this, wondering if anyone'll be splitting a hotel room? I'm willing to pay my share, I'll probably be there Friday and would be fine leaving Sunday or Monday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites