gnr61's FFR Invitational

[gnr61]

Been planning this for some time now, and I thought I'd start this before the Official Tournament took over everything. So here it is:

GNR61's FFR Invitational Event
Welcome to the gnr's invitation-only FFR Master's tournament. I will be sending out PM invitations to those on a list of select, highly skilled players of this game to participate in this tournament. By making this a masters-only tournament, I won't have to worry about lower divisions, wide prize-payout distributions, or qualifying based on level stats. Those invited are determined at my discretion, based on my knowledge of the players' skill level. Note that those invited will be those whom I know are still at least somewhat active (or may come out of inactivity) AND who have reached a certain level of accomplishment FFR. This is not based on Tier Points or Level Ranks, but rather moreso on individual scores.

Current Standings

gameboy
Hecto
Laggy
behanjc
Hammy
Fantasticone
omgitznpv
Destiny
HighAndr0id
Izzy
samtorx
Loot You
Big Boss
Phynx

[color="blue"]How it's goin' down
Scoring for this tournament will be based off of PRE-TOTAL score, meaning the score you receive before combo factors in. As you know this takes into account the weight of misses on your score without rendering it void because you lost your combo. To post a score, simply post a screenshot in this thread and I will record it. I know all of you, and most of your scores, so of course I will know if you try to post an old score or cheat in some way...I don't expect any kind of problems with that, but if it happens for some reason, you will of course be disqualified.

The number of rounds and eliminations per round will vary depending on the number of participants that respond, but I'll be aiming for 5 or 6 rounds of about 3 days in length. This is all subject to change based on popular demand or scheduling issues on my part.

I'm aiming to start Round 1 by the end of next week, but I will of course wait until I've heard from almost everyone.

Song difficulty for this tournament will go like this (based on 6 rounds):

Low For Masters Only
High For Masters Only
High For Masters Only
Low For Gurus Only
Mid For Gurus Only
High For Gurus Only (hmmmmmm lol)

The difficulty of the songs, although I mostly agree with the difficulty listings thread, will be determined by MYSELF based on difficulty of getting a PRE-TOTAL score for the song. This may affect, for example, something like Crowdpleaser which is difficult to combo, but not to PA.

So post in this thread if you're up for it, and I'll blue your name on the list. :)

And guys, the original plan was to sell spots to the public in return for donations but apparently that's against the rules =_=;
But if you still feel like you should have been invited, please do let me know.

Current Prize Pot:
gnr61: 50,000
Loot: 127,000
total: 177,000

1st: pending
2nd: pending
3rd: pending
lol math

ROUND 2 HAS BEGUN
This Round:
Play Piano Etude [Gymnastics] AND Piano Etude [Demon Fire]

Round 2 will end Wednesday May 34th at 8:00 PM EST
Post screenshots for BOTH songs and your pre-total scores will be added up to make your final score. Not all rounds will have 2 songs, but may have other additions to keep the flow of eliminations.

[Tasselfoot]

This was run by me.... and my feeling on the subject is that IN RARITY, a tournament that is not open to everyone is acceptable. If all of a sudden 3 other people decide they want to run private tournaments.... they'll have to do it privately; aka, outside of the FFR Forums.

This is a once every 4-6 month type of thing... I don't want it being the norm. In addition, we'll see how this goes and then proceed from there.

[lxDestinyxl]

I feel special.

Also Tass, I was actually thinking of making a tournament similar to this because I'm not good with placing people into different divisions. As well as being time consuming, it is not very accurate. That's why I devised a way (such as this one) and wanted to run something like this.

But it looks like you aren't a fan of private tournaments...

Also got mega-ninja'd by gnr and this tournament.

[Izzy]

To many ffr songs that I'm horrible at. But w/e ill try and have fun if you want me to play.

[bmah]

If this tournament was held last year, I probably would've had the enthusiasm to do it.

[blindreper1179]

you tell me your going to do a tourny, and you go and do this. so much for waiting for it. :(

[lxDestinyxl]

you tell me your going to do a tourny, and you go and do this. so much for waiting for it. :(

There already is this: http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/vbz/showthread.php?t=92928

Except, sign-ups are already over.

EDIT: Sorry, I don't really know how good you are so...

[blindreper1179]

uuughhh. i'm stuck in the middle. D:

[HammyMcSquirrel]

Hmm...I'll think about this. Haha, I really only see myself having a chance up against four to five people on that list. The rest would just dominate me.

Edit: I've made up my mind. I'm not going to be participating. Sorry. ):

[Netjet!]

Sounds cool. I'm gonna love to watch.

[~Zero~]

gnr u never tell me anything on aim do u :P

[Frozen Beat]

To many ffr songs that I'm horrible at. But w/e ill try and have fun if you want me to play.

Lemme guess. Mental blocks?

[omgitznpv]

lol puppet I'll get wrecked but whatever I'll do it for fun and so I can make my MA worse by playing ffr hehe

im guessing the last song is death piano lol

[EnR]

ill donate like 20k later

[gnr61]

haha enr u rule :)
npv and hammy, you guys probably don't have to worry too much, it's safe to say most of the truer stepmania pros up there won't be playing, and tbh when i think of ffr pros you two are some of the first i think of XD

and thanks tass 8)

oh ps bmah you are invited if you want to participate, i completely forgot about you just because your name hasn't been showing up lately XD
brb pm's

edit: ok pm's sent

[behanjc]

I'll play :)

[Sk8IT]

Im Not On The List:sad:

[Sprite-]

Thanks man, I'm in :)

[[HectoGtzMX]]

Aw </3 , kbye ;_;

[Fantasticone]

Sexy. Ill join.

[behanjc]

Xx{Midday}xX and [HectoGtzMX] are pretty good. Check them out.

[gnr61]

Hecto man you were REALLY on the fence for this haha.
some of your aaa's are really good and whatnot, but most of the songs for this tournament will be really hard songs lol.

still i'll put your name up there of course, we'll see how ya do :D

midday's an idiot and i hate him so no invite :discriminatory:
same for i love you =.=;

and cool guys keep signin up :)

[[HectoGtzMX]]

Yay!! =D , I'll do my best!! Thanks!

[gnr61]

:)

[Netjet!]

Im Not On The List:sad:

Of course not. It's a masters tournament for one, which means that you need to be like really good (AAA-High FC) masters, etc, which both of us haven't done. Second, it's an invitational. If he thought you were good enough, or me, he'd invite us. Keep practicing, and then you will be in these.

me too. :)

[omgitznpv]

how is midday an idiot O_O

[Netjet!]

o.O


O.o


<(o.o<)

(>o.o)>

PARTY

[Sk8IT]

Of course not. It's a masters tournament for one, which means that you need to be like really good (AAA-High FC) masters, etc, which both of us haven't done. Second, it's an invitational. If he thought you were good enough, or me, he'd invite us. Keep practicing, and then you will be in these.

me too. :)

i was joking

[Netjet!]

meh still

[gnr61]

although midday has improved his attitude lately, when he first started posting he was pretty much a joke.

when he first started playing, he claimed that he AAA'd Seven as his first ever song, never having played a rhythm game before in his life. his story was that he boo'd out of his first song (some standard song) then AAA'd Seven. whats funnier is that some people believed it rofl.

for a long time, every single one of his posts was a threadjacking or a blatant brag while claiming to be modest and bad at the game.

i could probably find a lot of these examples as well as my arguments with him in some threads but i think most people probably remember -_-

as for i love you, he's probably bs anyway in addition to being dumb hehe

[omgitznpv]

I'll agree that i love you is a complete moron on so many levels lol

I didn't really pay attention to/see any of Midday's old posts, so yeah. I've only really seen what he's done to contribute lol, though I've noticed a couple of threadjacking instances (but not as a brag lol)

[HighAndr0id]

im gonna get wrecked but ok i will join

[EDEdDNEdDYFaN]

highbaddroid more like it tbh

[blve23]

sure

[Xx{Midday}xX]

Neat idea. Although I wasn't invited.

[Fantasticone]

This thread got 2 stars lol. Who did that?

[gnr61]

maybe midday O_O

[XXXsmittyXXX]

Guess whos in, me, send me a private message when it starts, profile comments = disabled
(fags) <3

[gnr61]

:) will do

[Xx{Midday}xX]

This thread got 2 stars lol. Who did that?


What? You can rate threads? I didn't notice this until now.

Haha, first 5 star.

EDIT: Oh, I see. You thought I rated this thread with 2 stars.

-_- to above post. Sorry.

[gnr61]

lol it was a joke because i dont like you but ok

[infinity.]

highbaddroid more like it tbh

bad kids shouldn't talk.

[omgitznpv]

hey can i submit stepmania scores to this !!!!!!!!!

[samtorx]

lmao ffr what? this is hilarious count me in

[Phynx]

Wow... I'm considered in the top masters of this game??? o.O awesome, I feel special. Still suck at SM though, but sure, I'll definitely join the festivities. :) Glad to be a part gnr!

Guess whos in, me, send me a private message when it starts, profile comments = disabled
(fags) <3

YAY!!! SMITTY'S A PART OF THE FUN! WOOT!

[lumphoboextreme]

aww i would be able to do this if i was a little bit better and had xp. =(

[i love you]

Wow, i would love to see this.

And how am i a moron? =(

[cetaka]

I've been invited!

seriously though i'm not doing this bye

[gnr61]

:)

[EAGAMES]

I can't wait to see this epic tournament.

[Dynam0]

FFR's not for me anymore...shorry!

[Izzy]

Its stupid because people have already whored all these songs and they will just do it again to get the same scores they already can. You can already determine who will win by checking their scores.

[omgitznpv]

FFR's not for me anymore...shorry!

your fuccen dynamoe

[windsurfer-sp]

The final songs to be played wont have been AAA'd and so people will whore to beat their PB's. People will have a reason to play the song. This is why its interesting.

[EDEdDNEdDYFaN]

bad kids shouldn't talk.

better thanu son

[gnr61]

DynAmOE

[-Laggy-]

Sounds fun, I'm in.

[omgitznpv]

ok laggy's in we're all ruined bye

[blve23]

donated some credits to this tournament that will probably just die out halfway through like every other tournament in history

[gnr61]

whoa so you did o.o
good shiz mang

[flipsta_lombax]

Rofl, this will be interesting.

[Sprite-]

Thumbs up for this thread!

[windsurfer-sp]

What about Skeleton-Gotw? He was owning FFR at some stage, AAA'd some FMO's with AV-misses from memory.

[HammyMcSquirrel]

Don't forget about XPYRYMYNT.

Anyways, my goal or whatever:
To not get in last. :D

[gnr61]

i suppose if hecto is in xpyr should be as well. hes amazing at eclipse and has those stream fmo aaa's but still idk about the hard songs >_>

inviting anyway
skele hasn't been active for ages lmao, everyone invited is atleast semi-active. i'll send him a pm but i -really- doubt he checks this site -.-

[roundbox]

jerk olympics

[gnr61]

roundbox games

[roundbox]

Something smells like a synonym

cassettes

[gnr61]

:cassettes:

[lightshark]

stepma- oh wait

Anyways, as you guys already know, I'm on vacation until mid-July, so you can probably count me out. Sorry...8(

[behanjc]

So when is this starting? I'm rapidly losing skill due to lack of playing...

[gnr61]

ieat--yeah i knew you'd be gone :(
wanted to wait for you to post before i put ya name in red though hehe.

updating the first post with official start date and time, as i have come in contact with everyone now save 2-3 people. i've also got all the songs planned out and a couple of interesting twists o___o

[gnr61]

ROUND 1 HAS BEGUN
time warner cable is having problems in my area, and my internet will be down until Wednesday -___-;
i'll update as frequently as i can at friends' houses etc., but that's why this round is so long lol. get to it!

[omgitznpv]

my lord you picked two terrible songs to start it off T_______________T

i don't want to play these two more than once unless i'm in risk of elimination, which i highly doubt for this round lol. also i need to re-adjust to FFR lol

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff2/omgitznpv/LawnWakeIV2-1-1-1.jpg
http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff2/omgitznpv/LawnWakeI3-0-0-1.jpg

[Sir_Thomas]

I think an AWESOME thing to do in this tournament would be to release a few new FGO or FMO songs.

As of now, a lot of these players have already whored these songs and have them down by now.. Release a few FMO/FGO's so it takes more dedicate/skill... seeing they would have to whore new and difficult songs within a shorter time period.

:D

[-Laggy-]

I'm going to be away from home for most of the oncoming week, had to get these out of the way asap

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s253/Laggyphoto/FFR/Tourney/lw1.jpg
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s253/Laggyphoto/FFR/Tourney/lw4.jpg

[gnr61]

hehe npv ya bad
@thomas: i'm hoping there will be some hard songs coming out during this haha, i cant do much about it though D:

[omgitznpv]

i can probably easily AAA them now if i care; i just hate both files like hell because they're boring and require some effort at the same time oh my god. in addition, as you know, i've been playing a lot of :StEpMaNiA: so i keep hitting the late perfect and good frame in ffr lol

[HammyMcSquirrel]

Boo hiss.
http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/6640/gnrlw1qv3.gif
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/6888/gnrlw4gi7.gif

[gameboy42690]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v259/gameboy42690/GRN%20Invitational/invitational_LW1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v259/gameboy42690/GRN%20Invitational/invitational_LW4.jpg

I don't feel like AAA-ing LW1 right now.

[Fantasticone]

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q209/masianos/Tournament/LW1.jpg
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q209/masianos/Tournament/LW4.jpg
hate these POS files.

[samtorx]

ill start after i finish watchin se7en

[samtorx]

I think an AWESOME thing to do in this tournament would be to release a few new FGO or FMO songs.

As of now, a lot of these players have already whored these songs and have them down by now.. Release a few FMO/FGO's so it takes more dedicate/skill... seeing they would have to whore new and difficult songs within a shorter time period.

:D

imo it doesnt really matter about "dedication", not for ffr anyway. chances are that someone good will be able to do well on it in not too long anyway

[behanjc]

Meh, good enough hopefully.
http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/3863/lwivaaazw8.png (http://imageshack.us)
First try thank god.
http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/5246/lwi2gfl8.png (http://imageshack.us)

[[HectoGtzMX]]

First try for lw4, lucky run for lw1 ;]

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/888/lw4ei5.png

http://img397.imageshack.us/img397/4619/lw1tg4.png

[gameboy42690]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v259/gameboy42690/GRN%20Invitational/invitational_LW1AAA.jpg

That's more like it. :)

[omgitznpv]

u guys r insane...wooooow

I doubt I'm getting eliminated this round anyways

[-Laggy-]

ps why are you guys including the clock on your screenshots, it's not like you can't edit the time with a single push of a button so it hardly proves anything =/.

Don't take this the wrong way though, not calling bs or anything, just saying

[EnR]

obviously laggy is calling bs on all you guys :D

[gnr61]

woooohoooo got my internet back lol
doing updates and aim harassment now :D

ps why cant you guys aaa LWI.............-.-

[omgitznpv]

Laggy, it shows that the screenshot wasn't taken at a previous time, and at the time the tournament is taking place. It's not like they took the screenshot forever ago and predicted that the day that they needed to post it >_>

[gnr61]

considering i know pretty much every good score everyone in this tournament has, in addition to only inviting legit players (hehe), i dont expect any cheating lol
dont worry about the time thing

[Izzy]

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/7963/lawnwake4pf7.png

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/4349/lawnwake1cg5.png

fuk this song and that damn 32nd burst of 4 notes near the end. Good on it every time for no reason. I wish i had 2.5x >=[

file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Owner/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.jpgfile:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Owner/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-2.jpgfile:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Owner/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg

[Sprite-]

lol w.e

[gnr61]

round 1 is extended to tomorrow at 8pm est for obvious reasons lol.
i was only able to send out pm's just yesterday and haven't seen almost anyone on aim today. so tomorrow it is xD

[samtorx]

considering i know pretty much every good score everyone in this tournament has, in addition to only inviting legit players (hehe), i dont expect any cheating lol
dont worry about the time thing

lmao whoops i was gona post old ss's but i couldnt find any http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/samtorx/bullhit.gif

[gnr61]

lol i'll end round 1 when i get back from the arcade tonight and post round 2. thatll be between 10 and 11 so cya then.

[Netjet!]

It's weird how sprite has AAA'd lw1, when it came out WAY after lw4, and he hasn't AAA'd 4 yet. Is it the rolls at the beginning?

[blve23]

i can't even play lw4 rofl

[gnr61]

loot get a score on lw1 or face random.org!!!!!

edit: you stay cuz you rule with ya donations lol.
the rest faced random.org!!!!

round 2 is up, im feeling creative can ya tell

[EnR]

you should have let me join since I'd prob have a chance at like 3rd place just fron innactiveness :X

[Izzy]

i got 6 goods on demon fire but im so bad at the other one =(

[behanjc]

Lol round ends May 34th.
I suck terribly at both songs.

[gnr61]

LMAO WOW
im pretty buzzed atm rofl didnt think id do something like that though

ps you cant suck at ur own file its stepmania science!

[Sprite-]

lw4 is just too hard for me. right hand minitrills =/

[gameboy42690]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v259/gameboy42690/GRN%20Invitational/invitational_gymnastics.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v259/gameboy42690/GRN%20Invitational/invitational_demonfire.jpg

Random goods on Demon Fire rofl

[[HectoGtzMX]]

Demon fire could be better, but I have big mental blocks at this files so I'm not trying again -____-;

83935
http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/687/pianovm9.png

62010
http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/8207/piano2yc1.png

[-Laggy-]

There's still some time so I'll try to go improve these a bit more, at least demon fire. But anyway here's what I got so far

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s253/Laggyphoto/FFR/Tourney/gym.jpg
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s253/Laggyphoto/FFR/Tourney/demon.jpg

[omgitznpv]

hopefully i can sit out this round :D




not winning anything in dis anyways tho...im bad

[-Laggy-]

PS did everyone like quit or something. Or are you guys just not posting and pming everything

[HammyMcSquirrel]

I could do better on Demon Fire if I practiced that part with the 12ths right before the end. That always messes me up...On one attempt, I had a blackflag up to around that part and then I got a few misses and goods from it.
I guess I'll try to improve my Gymnastics score, since I know I'm capable.

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/2764/pianoetudedw2.gif
http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/8228/gnrpianogymhe1.gif

[EnR]

PS did everyone like quit or something. Or are you guys just not posting and pming everything

most of the sm players never submit in tourneys >_>

[-Laggy-]

I could do better on Demon Fire if I practiced that part with the 12ths right before the end. That always messes me up...On one attempt, I had a blackflag up to around that part and then I got a few misses and goods from it.
I guess I'll try to improve my Gymnastics score, since I know I'm capable.

If you're going to go improve yours, I'd say do it fast since today's the last day of this round after all. (I guess? May 34th rofl)

But I really hope everyone isn't sitting out, I was really looking forward to seeing this to the end :(

[-Laggy-]

Double post because I'm trying to revive this thing =(

[EnR]

Laggy, this tournament prob wont be going nowhere, sorry gnr. In the official tourney, you'll be getting some competition.

[HammyMcSquirrel]

Laggy, this tournament prob wont be going nowhere, sorry gnr. In the official tourney, you'll be getting some competition.
Given that we get a week per round in the official tournament and a significant amount of time per round in this tournament, it shouldn't be hard for the players to manage with that.

Haha, most people in the Master division just seem to suck at keeping up with tournaments in general despite how much time they are given. A lot of people need to be constantly reminded.

Anyways...Round 3 time? :D

[omgitznpv]

come on gnr it's past may 34th

[Izzy]

Yea i just don't care anymore.

[gnr61]

hey guys i'm grounded for a C in ap spanish (a weighted C!!) which is why i couldn't get on ;_;
nonetheless, i dont think i have much of a choice but to call the tourney off lol :(. just all in all bad timing i suppose. i figured with all the recent talent popping up it would work better but of course the best of the best are usually the most apathetic xD

so donations returned, and maybe a better shot next year ;)