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Yep, should be fun.

I'll do my best. What nationality is that guy?

Good stuff Dave, promise I won't rock up late and default to losers at nationals haha..

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Hahaha that's an awesome idea.

Yeah haha, it really is.

Haha, Tauranga feeling more lonely than ever right now!
Team tournaments are awesome though, more hype for some reason even though they are slower through the brackets.

I wholeheartedly agree with Ill Bill, that dudes got Money match experience and clearly knows his hype situations considering everything he just said about FT10's being unhype if either player has a sandbag excuse ready to go lol.

Furthermore I like both Mason and Ryuuk so I am unbiased and really doubt I'll sidebet on that one! haha.

Happy to MM in SFIV personally.

Fantastic event, cheers admins. And apologies for my poor time management skills and rocking up hours late for SFIV haha.. it was still a blast despite being straight to losers!

Fuerte almost sent Chun packing and I was feeling all kinds of nostalgic towards the money match days.. till Makoto came and made her mark haha. Good times.

Then she went up against Kevin, and it wasn't to be
But I'm glad I picked Makoto versus Kevins T.Hawk at first, he is obviously even more of a legend for playing Hawk in this game so the least I can do is try keep shit hype!

And yay for filling up the Marvel and SFxT brackets! Always good for a laugh.
Well done to the Hyper Fighting crew for their professional setups in those HP Small form factor computer cases... so boss like.

Like everyone else said it was a really well run event and great to catch up with so many of the OG's and see so much new blood at our second first blood event ;]

Chur all. Looking forward to Nationals and SS2K12.

Here's what I think.

I think I like Street Fighter IV MORE than I like other classics in the franchise such as III: Third Strike and II:ST \ Hyper Fighting.

I think this is because it's my opinion, and different people like different things.
I also think netplay had a big part to do with this, because it has increased the number of players available to any given player tenfold, even if you had no arcades or fighting game players in your area.

I also don't think SFxTekken is a very good fighting game, it seems to have far far too many insiginificant mechanics and like others say just feels like it lacks "something" vital...
The timeout thing Andy mentioned is also very true, this game does seem to be alot more fun to both play and watch if two people who like to rush down are paired against each other.

Yo bro's, some of you might of heard of Exis a really strong Blanka player from the Australian FGC.. he clutched me out on stream once in a 5v5 in Melbourne haha..

But yeah he's a really top bloke and also incredibly skilled at mixing trance music.
He's recently been short listed for a pretty pristigeous competition which rewards the winners with the chance to play some really well known venues I believe.. the quote I was given was "It's like a golden ticket for trance musicians"

The process to vote and help the FGC out is as follows, you need 1 minute and a facebook account.

- Like the following facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/totemtrance?sk=app_404261502924094
- Allow it access to create one post on your wall when you vote for a mix.
- Click on the vote now button on that page.
- Click on Vote on Exis's mix
W&W Ft. Bree - Nowhere To Go (Exis Remix)
- You can listen to the mix, and the rest of the competitors audio files on that page.
- Sleep well knowing that on this day, you have done your daily good deed and helped at least one brother out.

Cheers lads.

Confirmed uman mason and and me are all on the same flight to melb

Nice bro sounds mean i'll give her a look when I get a copy or two sussed.

Bill, Ben and Dave got me hooked last night im buying this game and getting involved! I'm thinking maybe Elizabeth, Takuma, Mai?

Damn andy that's huge rock, sorry to hear that bro hope it all works out OK.

by the way does serious face require platinum playing in your ear? My phone went missing so I would have to load it onto this droid....
I know how much better you play when I do it, I'll never forget it saved your ass in Tekken at wellylan...

Need Andy sent to the losers bracket of a double elim tournament? I'm your guy ;] hahaha

Lmfao, your lack of pride in your hobbies disturbs me dude Sure... it's a loli themed stick but come on man, who out of the general public gives two shits what art is on a dudes arcade stick man honestly lol.

I'll do my best to be there by 8 and bring an xbox stick..

Sweet as bro thanks heaps, lock it in I'll be arriving at yours after work on thursday \ 5pm-7pm, unless we have ranbats thursday then I'll prob go Giga first and follow you out west after or something.
Keen to watch your guitar hero stuff on Friday night too (Y)

Sounds like so far the votes are in favour of Thursday, post your preferences if you have them lads but no Andy it doesn't sound like it will be happening on Friday at all.

Will be in aucks this weekend for sure, 100% chance I can get there thursday, 75% in time for entry, 40% chance I can make saturday afternoon.
So thursday has got my money.

Mason crashing at yours thursday\ firday night, chur? or you got easter commitments?

bro jetstar is exactly who dropped the ball on us all last year lmfao, I'm so worried about booking this same flight as you but ffs I'm doing it lol.

I'm only a few days into SFxT but hell, at this stage I'm totally open to the idea of boycotting it and picking up Mai! haha.

Nah but I agree with Simon it's such a niche game in New Zealand unfortunately due to there not being many \ any arcades with it, and it having pretty much no advertising anywhere. It probably is the best new fighting game out but it probably won't be a title that the majority of new players we pick up in our scene this year will flock to or be discovered on.
So I think both games have their place, but it's up to our existing hardcore members to learn and get good at KOF if we want to be able to put on any kind of show.. how is netcode in that game btw? Playable ?

Nice write up, Xiao is insane.
And yeah Mago really is a very deep thinker. Always known he is a tactical god who sometimes just gets unlucky but could easily win any major he attends.