Its finally here, the long awaited sequel to the hugely popular Street Fighter IV series and this can only mean one thing!
Season 3 of Ranking Battles is upon us, with 10 new additions to the roster and along with a whole new bunch of ultras, gameplay tweaks and stages, this season promises to be even bigger, better, harder, faster stronger!
Every 2 weeks we will be holding a Ranking Battle, for a total of 6 stages.
Visit the Street Fighter IV board and have your say on how you want this season to run, got a suggestion on how you want things to go this time round?
We have enough time to implement changes to this season, so join in the discussion before the season kicks off!
Standings Tables will follow
Casuals+Warm Up: 12:00PM
League Start Time: 2:00PM
League Dates:
6th June 2010
20th June 2010
4th July 2010
18th July 2010
1st August 2010
15th August 2010
Platform:
XBOX 360
Format:
Best of 3 Matches
Best of 5 Rounds
Time: 99 seconds
Setup
The tournament will be run in a Round Robin format: players will be split into pools of equal numbers with a maximum of 10 players per pool.
POINTS SYSTEM WILL DECIDED AFTER A PUBLIC VOTE.
On the final league weekend, a double elimination bracket of the top 8 players will follow the final round robin to finalise the league standings of the top players.
Rulings:
In event of a player pressing the pause button while their match is live, the player must forfeit that round (not match)
If a players controller disconnects then this will also result in a round forfeit. The round should not be continued even if both parties agree.
An exception this this ruling, is if the pause button has been pressed only after an ultra connects, play should be resumed as normal.
No programmable controllers, and no use of turbo buttons will be allowed in this tournament.
Before matches start, please ensure that your button binds have been set up, once the buttons have been configured; exit back to the character screen and begin your match once both parties are ready.
Fairplay:
Friendly smack talk will be permitted however please respect other participants in this league. Esc provides a fun environment in which we can all enjoy games.
First Warning:
if we feel that you are too far with the smak talk, you will receive one warning. Please tone it down and try to enjoy the rest of the game.
Second Warning:
This will result in you being disqualified with no refund. Physical threats will grant you an instant disqualification. You will be asked to leave the premise and will be banned from the league & Esc Games.
1st place: £100 + £50 G-Force Vouchers
2nd place: £50 + £25 G-Force Vouchers
3rd place:
Q: How much is it to enter the league?
A: League entry will cost £5 per league date.
Q. I don’t think I’m good enough yet, can I practise with the entrants before the league matches start?
A. Yes you can however it costs £4 for casuals during the warm-ups. The best way to learn is to enter the league and learn as you play!
Q: What time does the league start?
A: Entrants are welcome to come in at 1:00PM for casuals & warm-ups, entrants should be signed in and registered before the league will kick off at 3:00PM
Q: Can I use different characters per match?
A: Yes you can, you can counter pick if you like
Q: Any banned characters?
A: Nope, no characters are banned for this league.
Q: Can i bring my own controller?
A: We will supply controllers however these are public sticks and we can not guarantee that these will work 100% accurately. You are welcome to bring your own controllers but ensure that you bring your own adaptors if required. Programmable controllers will not be allowed in this league.
Q: Do I need to attend all the league dates?
A: No but it will help with your overall points total at the end of the league.
Q: I know i cant beat player XXX can i kill him and remove him from the tournament so i can win ?
A: No, its a game.
Please visit our forums if you have any further questions.
Street Fighter Ranking Battles Board
Comments
Scotland God
on April 26, 2010, 12:39 am
I wanna join! I live in Edinburgh and Im a huge SF fan, Im always playing it on ma PS3, Im SCOTLAND_GOD on the PSN. Ive never been to a tournament before. Keep me updated cheers. ps, Im only going to come if I can play with my PS3 normal control pad, hate xbox and hate sticks lol.
Scotland God
on April 26, 2010, 12:42 am
Sorry, accidentally gave the wrong website info for twitter, just amended it.
Scotland_God
on April 26, 2010, 12:44 am
Also I recommend that you update your info and events stuff on twitter cos Im following you and your kinda empty at the moment..
Kenneth Chung
on May 12, 2010, 6:52 pm
thanks for the input Scotland_God, i’ll try my best to integrate social networks onto this site to make things alot easier for people that use facebook and twiiter
jhendrix
on May 21, 2010, 5:14 pm
hey scotland _god u will be very good in these tournements ur a good player.
SCOTLAND_GOD
on May 24, 2010, 8:25 pm
I dont know if I will come because I can only play with a PS3 control pad. I dont know how to do that mod thing. Really want to come though, I dont know why PS3 players are neglected.
Kenneth Chung
on May 24, 2010, 9:30 pm
we aren’t neglecting ps3 users on purpose, unfortunately we don’t have a license to use a ps3.
DrCauliflower
on May 29, 2010, 9:03 am
I’ll be there from the utset this time round, gonna bring Guy and if he shows signs of flagging then im bringing Boxer out of retirement.
The Ps3 Stranger
on June 4, 2010, 12:54 pm
Do Xbox controllers get loaned out for the duration of this tournament? and if so Are you allowed to conifgure the button inputs on it?
Nothing too big its just I normally play this on ps3 so I wanna see if I can get used to it during warm ups.
Heres my PSN if somebody wants it
Hyonp
See you there! (Hopefully)
The Ps3 Stranger
on June 4, 2010, 1:19 pm
How much in total will it cost me to rent a controller enter ther tournament & play casually till 2pm?
An answer would be aprecciated :D
Kenneth Chung
on June 4, 2010, 5:41 pm
Hi mate, yes controllers are rentable and buttons are configurable.
I’ve posted an updated version of this post here with this seasons updated rules.
http://www.esc-games.com/events/ranbat/season-3-ranking-battles-1-week-to-go/
The cost for casuals up till 2pm costs £2 + £1 for controller hire.
Hope to see you on Sunday!
The Ps3 Stranger
on June 4, 2010, 6:35 pm
Thanks man I’ll surely make it on Sunday the 2 hour delay should be enough to get me used to the control scheme ^^