WCG Team US 2009!

Hey, I have a question.
I register already but what's different between these online qualifiers? They mention some date range such as 4/13~4/19,4/27~5/3 etc. Do I need to pick one randomly?

 

If he's the same guy, IKESARAH is on XBL ranking all the time.

 

It cost Sega a lot more money to make and distribute VF5r than it would to release a patch for PS3 VF5. In addition, it's not like Sega was unaware of ver C when they were developing the PS3 version. It would've been even less costly to have the patch ready to go during the game's initial development.

And yes, I'm sure there are people in Japan with 360 VF5. But they're in the severe minority. A lot more people have PS3 VF5 in Japan than Xbox VF5, which was my point.

I've done my research. First of all, I wasn't counting T6 Vanilla. Counting Canada, there are 12 T6 BR machines in the US/Canada covering 7 states. There are 11 T6 Vanilla machines covering 8 states with some cross over between BR and Vanilla.

Compare that to the number of Tekken 5 machines and there's really no comparison to be made. A vast majority of people in the US and Canada will be 1-2 years behind the rest of the world when T6 BR hits consoles.

SF4 was also not released in the US. Arcade owners had to import it for an extremely high cost just like they had to do for T6. But perhaps you should do your research because there are 26 SF4 machines (compared to 23 for T6 and BR combined), covering 10 states.

There aren't "plenty of US players" playing T6, especially when compared to the number of players on T5 back when it was in arcades. Again... no comparison.

VF5r is in the same position as T6 and SF4. All three games never received a US arcade release. Arcade owners can still import VF5r but most don't think it'll turn a profit given the fact that the few who picked up previous VF arcade machines didn't see much activity on the machines compared to other fighters.

 

PS3 version of VF5 cannot be patched. Sega did not add that feature when they coded it.
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Arcade owners cannot import VF5R.

VF5R is leased by Sega to arcade owners in Japan. Also each machine has to be connected to VF.net for it to operate which is only available in Japan.

 

You will receive info on the bracket a few days before the start date.

You play your first match then report it. If you win you will play your next match the following day until the final four are determined.

The final four double-elim is usually scheduled on Sunday.

 

I chose the first section 4/13~4/19. Does that mean I'm going to play my first match on that week?? What about if no one pick that week besides me?? I don't know how it works and I hope I can have a good connection with my opponents~

 

One more question, can we know the player's tag before the session begin? I think it will be better if we can test the connection and to see what's going on.

 

I wasn't comparing it to T5, it's obvious all newer arcade games aren't going to have the same amount of numbers.

I mainly just said something cause you said you could count it on one hand. Since arcades with games are so few and far inbetween, when you said counting it on one hand it just seemed far too small when there are actually quite a few T6 and T6BR machines available.

Again, my response was not based on a comparison of the amount of T5 cabs, because there was also 5.1 and DR etc. for that too, which wouldve also been smaller in number compared to vanilla T5.

And about VF5R, I thought that getting that outside of Japan wasn't possible?

 

Shag can you please talk to someone about the button set-ups for pad players?
the whole face button rule is killing me, Please?

 

It isn't even if arcade operators wanted to purchase it they cant

 

Shag... Thanks for the info. Sega is killing things more than I had originally imagined. That's such a shame. Did they say why they didn't allow the PS3 version to be patched or why they handled VF5r the way they did? I understand a Japanese only release, but VF isn't the only arcade game with online features, and you can import most of the others.

Slide... Why is it obvious that newer arcade games won't have the same amount of numbers. The arcade scene hasn't declined much since the release of Tekken 5.0. It was already pretty bad at that point. Tekken 5.1 wasn't really officially released in the US, but DR is all over the place and replaced a vast majority of the 5.0 machines.

The main reason why T6 isn't as widely available as 5.0 or DR is because T6 never got a US release, which is why the US will be 1-2 years behind the rest of the world.

And only 7 states have T6 BR... while I can't count them on one hand, that's a very, very small amount compared to just about any arcade game released in the US in recent history.

 

I think the problem some people have is the way you phrase that " US is years behind" when in fact its not. Most of the top players have been playing T6 here in the states. What should be said is that most of the US is behind for those not willing to seek out the cabinets.

 

You're already stating one of the reasons(non U.S. releases).

It's been on a steady decline for years, the amount of arcades available right now, aren't the same amount that was available when 5.0 was out for sure. The amount probably isn't the same in Japan for example either.

And then, what about the current economy? Especially when the gas prices were through the roof.

People are playing T6 and T6BR in the U.S. though, it's that simple.

 

I just received an email from WCG, and the schedule is provided too.

I'm put in the coming week from Monday to Thu, but how about if I can't be online for some specific time?? Is that possible to postpone it?? Something just came up and I might need to go back to SF this week......

 

If you can't go online at a certain time, you have to talk to your opponent and schedule time that's best for both of you.

I believe that it has to be that day though, otherwise you forfeit the match. I had a similar problem last year. I was able to participate the first two weeks of the qualifiers but I got busy afterwards and had to forfeit the rest of the tournament.

This is why online qualifiers is a pain to me. Not only do I have to deal with lag, I have to set aside schedule everyday for the tournament until I qualify.

 

I registered for the West by accident so anyone that have to face me do not

 

I noticed that some WC players registered for EC and vice versa. What is the rule for this?

 

one thing that bugged me about wcg last year was that they insisted on having one representative from each country.

does the guy from kazakhstan really need to come again this year? really?

 

I'll see what I can do....
maybe I need to ask my roommate to play if I can't make it...
wrong time I picked....

 

Personally I wish people would stick to there own region. It's bad enough you will have to deal with minor lag with opponents on your coast, but coast to coast matches should be avoided by all who reside here. When I first noticed Denkai's name on the West list I was like " NO WAY! I need to tell him to drop out, because that's just not right. " , but it was cool to see he already felt the same way and is going to forfeit.

Also last year we had a few people win some of the online events, but then never showed up for the offline tournament. Please people... show up for these events if you want VF to keep getting it's well deserved exposure. If you are not going to go all the way then simply don't enter.