q2 duel cup

[Barton]

Was fun. Wasting way a whole day to wait for matches to happen wasn't. I don't like the format of quick cups.

[[BTF] Reflex]

Sorry I didnt stick around after 5pm for the lower bracket.  might be able to hop on tomorrow if they are still being done.

NVM - see they barreled right on thru     Was expected.  Tough luck on getting adrenaline. 

[Whirlingdervish]

all told tho, a bunch of good matches were cast.

it came together better than expected the first day, lets hope it goes smoothly on sunday.
my favorite moments of the day were adren v focus on aero, and the last few minutes of focus v purri on rage.

if we have matches of that caliber being played the whole thing is a success in my book.

[l0ckp1ck]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93Af4zxwrvM&feature=related

[haunted]

all told tho, a bunch of good matches were cast.

it came together better than expected the first day, lets hope it goes smoothly on sunday.
my favorite moments of the day were adren v focus on aero, and the last few minutes of focus v purri on rage.

if we have matches of that caliber being played the whole thing is a success in my book.

yeah for sure. Saw bits and pieces of both of those matches and saw some good stuff.. Right before I started my match with ni-ux an admin told me focus beat purri and I seriously thought they were pulling my leg, lol.

...just fyi to whomever, purri wasn't the only person who pinged high in this tournament. I read a bunch of stuff about purri's lag and I don't think some realize that a lot of people played with bad pings for this thing. I actually played with a ping just shy of purri's(-10ms) for all of my matches except one(me v. ni-ux that was broadcasted live) in which both ni-ux and I pinged higher than purri. We weren't the only ones either I'm sure.

edit: can you replay the tastycast stream? I'd like to look back and see how much i sucked

[Sgt. Dick]

Are they going to post the scores somewhere ?

[[BTF]Jehar]

Fully looking forward to the conclusion today, as yesterday went surprisingly well, and I've got an extra fan in here to prevent overheating of the like we saw yesterday (10 secs before focus/purri finished, NOOOOO).
But yeah, waiting for matches, as I see it, revolved around two things: people not showing up, which is par for the course for this kind of setup (it's one of the tradeoffs that gets made for a quick event), and the fact that there were ~3-4 referees trying to oversee and facilitate a 32-person (sans a few no-shows) bracket. Considering how understaffed they were, they didn't buckle under pressure, and I noticed I could refresh the bracket at any time and see that several matches got played out.

Also, I'm probably going to look back at some of the things I said yesterday and facepalm. I was *damn* exhausted by the third/fourth round. That has less to do with the broadcasting itself, and more to do with a harried work week.
So with all that in mind, GAME ON!

[haunted]

@IOU-

I'm sure. Everyone is supposed to e-mail their screenshots and demos to sg so I bet they'll post 'em eventually.

Focus beat purri 13-2 on dm1, or something close to that. Purri overwhelmed him big time on aero, then in the last few moments focus came back on rage when purri had a 5-3 lead 28 seconds prior.

Adrenaline and focus was extremely close. Dm1 he beat adren by an alright margin, Aero adrenaline won something like.. 28-7??, then focus beat adrenaline on chasity 6-3.

I'm not sure what happened with slugs v. naym, but i think it's safe to say that most of the scores were pretty lopsided aside from that.

Me v. ni-ux was a close one. He forfeited aero to me and I decided to forfeit dm3 to him so we could just get on with it and decide it on rage. Most likely it would have come to this map anyway, and I beat him 8-6.

@jehar- yeah I bet. and i'm sorry about bashing your commentating in irc. I didn't quite know which voice was yours and later learned that it was gnnr saying a bunch of things I disagreed with <3

[Barton]

I think Purri said something like he didn't have bright skins the on dm1.

[Barton]

@jehar- yeah I bet. and i'm sorry about bashing your commentating in irc. I didn't quite know which voice was yours and later learned that it was gnnr saying a bunch of things I disagreed with <3

Yeah, I don't think he's played this game much. When the Purri/f0cus match when to The Rage, he think he said something like the map allows for lopsided play compared to dm1. 

[Sgt. Dick]

@IOU-

I'm sure. Everyone is supposed to e-mail their screenshots and demos to sg so I bet they'll post 'em eventually.

Focus beat purri 13-2 on dm1, or something close to that. Purri overwhelmed him big time on aero, then in the last few moments focus came back on rage when purri had a 5-3 lead 28 seconds prior.

Adrenaline and focus was extremely close. Dm1 he beat adren by an alright margin, Aero adrenaline won something like.. 28-7??, then focus beat adrenaline on chasity 6-3.

I'm not sure what happened with slugs v. naym, but i think it's safe to say that most of the scores were pretty lopsided aside from that.

Me v. ni-ux was a close one. He forfeited aero to me and I decided to forfeit dm3 to him so we could just get on with it and decide it on rage. Most likely it would have come to this map anyway, and I beat him 8-6.

Thanks for the updates, I will look forward to seeing the scores on SG

[RailWolf]

Wow hey look im not trying to start anything. Saying 'fuck railwolf' well thats just silly, but oh well right?  

Mistakes happen and drama always follows...    I didnt read the sign up process so I dont know what was going on at that time. My implication was that if you cant make it on time (regardless of when the information was given) then a "I'm sorry i cant make it" seems reasonable.  I'm sorry if I conveyed an opinion that was taken as "it's the players fault."  

I try to be as unbiased and understanding as possible. Jumping off and going 'fuck you' is a bit extreme for a stupid comment. Not to mention it was HAUNTED I was being a smart ass to not anyone else :0 We put together events for you guys.. for you guys...   If anyone knows of a utopia where quake2 tournaments fall from heaven and play out flawlessly and every single person involved is happy then I want in on it. Until then all we can do is try and say    


 

[haunted]

It's fine railwolf. I personally didn't see any way to take that comment but the 'wrong way' because it really didn't make you look too great imo. After all when you first addressed my concern you were just in the dark as I was(you thought it would be fine to not follow the times so strictly, like I assumed). It also went right with the way shun was treating me.. so I don't know about anyone else, but that's how I saw your comment.

but , I'm sure everyone appreciates the efforts just as much as I do. The tourney has been great, although i think the commentary should treat everything a little more situational/circumstantial when they're discussing something happening in the top level of play..

[VaeVictis]

It's fine railwolf. I personally didn't see any way to take that comment but the 'wrong way' because it really didn't make you look too great imo. After all when you first addressed my concern you were just in the dark as I was(you thought it would be fine to not follow the times so strictly, like I assumed). It also went right with the way shun was treating me.. so I don't know about anyone else, but that's how I saw your comment.

but , I'm sure everyone appreciates the efforts just as much as I do. The tourney has been great, although i think the commentary should treat everything a little more situational/circumstantial when they're discussing something happening in the top level of play..

any coverage is good coverage jehar isnt a top notch dueler, neither are many of the people he has helping him cast... but hes trying and he learns a lot while casting so the more he casts it seems he does better each time, although i would like to see him try to think more about player strategy and stuff rather than trying to simplify the match SOO much with such high tier players... i noticed purri vs focus on rage at the beginning purri was controlling rail until he lost it which gave him the early lead, and jehar didnt say a single word about that :/ perfect timing and great strategy by purri went completely unnoticed... (sorry if im mistaken on which match that actually happened im going off memory of a match i was barely paying attention to )

jehar could afford to learn a bit deeper concepts in dueling but i think hes doing a good job covering everything he does, just have to remember any coverage is good coverage

[haunted]

well it's not the how in-depth it is. I guess instead of judging something as wise or unwise, I'd like to hear a measurement of risk / reward... how a certain maneuver may have profited dependent on their opponent, instead of terms of good/bad(opposed to: if it works then it was good, if it doesn't than it was bad)