7th Official Tournament

[FFR4EVA_00]

Originally Posted by Mike Weedmark

What matters isn't the gap, but how easy it is to bridge the gap. In the span of a competition you can get good enough to top D1 even starting from nothing

personal experience tells me this is not true

[Guest15937]

I have been in two officials (4 and 6) and both times got pwned in round 3. I plan to break that tradition this time (and not by getting pwned in rounds 1 or 2).

[igotrhythm]

I'm going to rehash my random thought from when Sambista stabbed my heart with a carving knife.

Every time there's been a tourney this big, the winners of each lower division end up getting scores in the later rounds that make players that were initially put higher than them go "what the hell." If YoshL going full furry fury on Kirby Music with an SDG FC to take home D4's ultimate prize is any indication, the winners are always those with the best combination of skillboosts, empty schedules and sheer good fortune.

It's not about where you start. It's about hitting your stride at the right time. Part of this involves being a borderline case and getting bumped down, another part is having charts that play to your strengths and target your rivals' weaknesses, and there's certainly a fluke-run element present as always. The winners aren't the best players, but the ones that have the best tournament.

That being said, quit your bitching and try rising to the challenge for once. You just might surprise yourself.

[TheSaxRunner05]

Everyone wants to win, but the chances of winning without a mid-tourny skill boost AND a upper-divisional placement are very low. In the lower divisions, people may be placed lower because they have never really tried that hard before, so it never showed in the ranks. I could give examples, but I wont. Occasionally you hear this sentiment around -

Originally Posted by igotrhythm

That being said, quit your bitching and try rising to the challenge for once. You just might surprise yourself.

The truth is, some people play the song HUNDREDS of times and still don't make it near the top of the pack. Should they complain? I don't believe so. It would be stupid and pathetic to think that the division lines should favor yourself above the rest of the field. It's just the way the cookie crumbles. Your best effort doesn't always make the cut. Deal with it, that's life.

On a more enthusiastic note, good luck in the tourny everyone!

[Avery63]

D1 For the winnn

[RuGuru]

I'd be D5 this year, but I'm not going to participate. I wish everyone good luck who will be entering in this year.

[dAnceguy117]

Originally Posted by igotrhythm

The winners aren't the best players, but the ones that have the best tournament.

that absolutely should be the case. otherwise, we might as well compare levelranks and forgo the tournament altogether.

[FFRGreen]

Going to be last place in D3

[squeesfan]

I enjoyed the last one but this one will be a huge disappointment. My computer is still scrambled so the only place to play in the tourney is my old laptop at work, which gives random misses during jacks and generally lags a bit to give me not the greatest of PA. Basically, if any round comes down to needing a perfect score then I'm out

[Reshiram]

How long can you sdg nigs wat

[Coolboyrulez0]

In other news D5 is gonna feel my wrath this year.
Choofers, if participating AND not D6, is going to be dethroned.

[stavie33]

D5 try hard time

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Originally Posted by igotrhythm

If YoshL going full furry fury on Kirby Music with an SDG FC to take home D4's ultimate prize is any indication, the winners are always those with the best combination of skillboosts, empty schedules and sheer good fortune.

Well either YoshL was misplaced in D4, sandbagged, or cheated (which he didn't). Because no one gets a skill boost that goes from high D4 to upper D6. That score on Kirby is absurd and more than just luck and a high skill boost.

[MikeShinoda12345]

^cammy had quite a skillboost. not from d4 to d6, but don't underestimate.

[YoshL]

Originally Posted by MikeShinoda12345

^cammy had quite a skillboost. not from d4 to d6, but don't underestimate.

look at yo man right now lol. Even like, Mr Preggers who was like, D2 iirc last official raped me in the live MP tournament, and is like, D5 at this point (although live playing skill + lag =/= whoring skill)

don't underestimate anyone, including yourself. definitely can't put as much time into this tourney as last one, so i'll probably not see the light of day (hoping for another tourney jinx and fluke win lmao)

[dragonmegaXX]

Hey I forgot, was the Romance in the Club round for D5 last time an AAA or die round?

[Arbliterator]

Originally Posted by dragonmegaXX

Hey I forgot, was the Romance in the Club round for D5 last time an AAA or die round?

I think it was 0 (piano version).

[subin]

I haven't been on FFR in a while, but I signed up. Watch out D6.

[YoshL]

Originally Posted by subin

i haven't been on ffr in a while, but i signed up. Watch out d6.

suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuubin <3

[Coolboyrulez0]

Originally Posted by dragonmegaXX

Hey I forgot, was the Romance in the Club round for D5 last time an AAA or die round?

Not at all. Think I got by with 4 goods or so.
0 (pianerz) was in fact an AAA-or-die round though.

[dragonmegaXX]

Oh ok good