Videos from Dubuque Weekly 12/27/11

Winners Finals

Losers Finals

Grand Finals

Stuck in a Rut

My outlook towards my development in all fighting games has turned south over the past few days. I feel like I am at a place in my skill at which I cannot improve without constant quality practice. This is not your average halt in development where one is unable to diagnose problems and holes in their gameplay. I have always been able to do that, and I feel like I know of a lot of things I can do to become better gameplay wise across all games. However, for someone like me who constantly needs repetition in order to really learn something as advanced and complex like proper footsies and game sense- my current practice and training are not adequate.

Long story short, I need to seek out better competition. However, this is a universal problem affecting me and everyone else in this state and in the midwest for that matter. Due to our smaller pool of players, we cannot expect to have as much exceptional competition as many other regions. I can definitely feel the burden now unlike ever before.  There's not much point for me to continue on when I feel like I can become better yet lack the means to do so. If the greatest potential cannot be reached, why torture myself by looking up at what could be. As such, I have seriously considered giving up competition altogether. I do plan on going to events in the immediate future. My performance and attitude at these said events will shape my future in fighting games.

Full Results- Pixels' Child's Play Tournament, Ames, IA, 12/3/11

All venue fees went to support Child's Play.

UMvC3


1. Joker (Vergil/Task/Wesker) (Wesker/Task/Trish)
2. MURPHAGATOR! (Spencer/Sentinel/Wesker)
3. Bo Lo (Captain America/Spencer/Arthur)
4. BlankM
5. Klaige
5. Kevin Wang
7. Kuares
7. Cory
9. Tony
9. Darra Beng
9. NGamer3k
9. Justin Hines
13. Tristan Hines
13. Souvanny Sisouvan
13. Connor Gerdes
17. Hayden Gey
17. SomKith P
17. Soran
17. Kay
17. Figgy
17. Kamig
17. Kevin Lovan
17. Nealand R
25. AKE
25. Vinnie

KOFXIII


1. MURPHAGATOR! (Raiden/?/Ryo)
2. Grog (Female Ryu- Athena/Remi- Ash/Male Ryus- Kyo or Ryo)
3. pbj_mixxa (Athena/Elisabeth/Kula)
4. BlankM
5. NGamer3k
5. Kevin Lovan
7. Souvanny Sisouvan
7. Figgy
9. Darra Beng
9. AKE
9. Justin Hines
9. Nealand R
13. Tristan Hines

3s


1. MURPHAGATOR! (Oro)
2. Brian Baccam (Urien, Ken)
3. NGamer3k (Ken, Chun)
4. Connor Gerdes
5. Souvanny Sisouvan
5. Figgy
7. Justin Hines
7. Grog
9. Darra
9. AKE
9. Bo Lo
9. Nealand R
13. Kevin Lovan

HDR


1. Grog (Sim, Claw, Honda)
2. Klaige (Claw, Chun, Dee Jay)
3. MURPHAGATOR! (Boxer)
4. NGamer3k
5. Figgy
5. Connor Gerdes
7. AKE
7. Kevin Lovan
9. Kamig

Mystery (Killer Instinct Gold - N64)


1. AKE
2. Justin
3. SomKith P
4. Grog
5. Vinnie
5. Kevin
7. Bo Lo
7. Souvanny Sisouvan
9. NGamer3k
9. Kamig
9. Soran
9. Nealand R
13. Figgy
13. Darra
13. Cory

Results- Marvelous Street Kombat - Omaha, NE, 12/2/11

SSF4 AE

1. Jamarr (Blanka)
2. NGamer3k (Sakura)
3. Chris H (Cody, Ryu)
4. GoodSpeed
5. Simon
5. Datrick
7. BlankM
7. Ken
9. WP
9. Dub
9. Uli
9. Travis

UMvC3

1. Joe (Vergil/Zero/Sentinel) (Zero/Wolvie/Sentinel)
2. Joker (Vergil/Task/Wesker)
3. Jamarr (Ghost Rider/Dorm/Doom)
4. Simon
5. NGamer3k
5. Uli
7. JBM
7. Chris H
9. Dekline
9. BlankM
9. Kevin Wang
13. Soran

KOFXIII

1. Chris H
2. Datrick
3. Jamarr
4. Ken
5. GoodSpeed
5. Dub
7. BlankM
7. NGamer3k
9. Austin
9. Ty

Back from Skyrim Land (temporarily) with an update

I did it. I actually completely forgot about this blog due to the bomb that dropped that was Skyrim. Yes, I've even neglected fighting games during this time. I did purchase Ultimate Marvel and KOFXIII and have been practicing off and on, but nothing like I did before-- until today. I had crack down, hardcore training session in all current games to prepare for two tournaments coming up.

If you are wondering what happened at F4, let me say that the tournament was a slight disappointment. It had a very low turnout overall, letting an amazing venue go to waste. Nevertheless a tournament did happen, and if someone requests the full results- I'll track them down and post them, but for now, I'll report my placings.

SSF4 AE had an abysmal 4 entrants. I easily took it. 3s had seven with Alex "Raging Keela" taking first. I placed a surprising 2nd-- one round away from winning. In Marvel "MysticBill" took it using team Viscant against the "Floe Killa" aka Sean "Murphagator" Murphy. Let's not discuss my performance. MysticBill in a slight upset took Tekken 6 as well. Good stuff to him as he took down the biggest two tournaments at the event.

Now tomorrow I set off for another tournament weekend. Friday, I'll be Omaha once again for their monthly. The next day, Ames, for a charity tournament with Iowa's Des Moines crew. I'll (try to) report back with the results and more in the following week.