VOOT Money Match in Chicago? Phantom, Menthol, aniking READ!
Posted: 01 Feb 2011, 23:01
So, a while ago Sixfortyfive posted about a possible VOOT tournament happening at Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 7 in Chicaco the last weekend in May. Thread here: http://www.oratan.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=369
Now, I think it's pretty much impossible to find enough participants to have an actual tournament. But, if we could get a few players, we might be able to do something interesting.
I saw this video, a $15,000 money match in MvC2 at some fighting game tournament recently: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVTdAOb54xI
I'm wondering if the tournament would host a money match between the few VOOT players who could get out there. Now obviously none of us have $15,000 available to wager. But, if someone could afford to fly to Chicago in the first place, maybe a buy-in of $200 isn't unreasonable.
Just as a place to start from, in my ideal situation I think we'd have myself, PhantomPhoton, MentholMoose (we'd have to get him playing again), and THE anikingVOOT in Chicago for a four-person money match. I think we could start off with a round-robin of X rounds, then a playoff between the top two finishers in the round-robin. $200 buy-in = $800 for the winner ($600 net).
None of this is in any way final obviously. I don't even know if anyone I listed could make it, or how much money they'd be willing to wager, or even if the tournament would be okay with it. Still, I think it's a fun idea, and a way to have something interesting at the fighting game tournament without needing a bunch of participants. Aside from the money match, if others from the forum/XBLA could make it, it could be a nice IRL VOOT gathering.
Sixfortyfive probably doesn't come here anymore, so I'll talk to him about it. Post thoughts plz.
Now, I think it's pretty much impossible to find enough participants to have an actual tournament. But, if we could get a few players, we might be able to do something interesting.
I saw this video, a $15,000 money match in MvC2 at some fighting game tournament recently: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVTdAOb54xI
I'm wondering if the tournament would host a money match between the few VOOT players who could get out there. Now obviously none of us have $15,000 available to wager. But, if someone could afford to fly to Chicago in the first place, maybe a buy-in of $200 isn't unreasonable.
Just as a place to start from, in my ideal situation I think we'd have myself, PhantomPhoton, MentholMoose (we'd have to get him playing again), and THE anikingVOOT in Chicago for a four-person money match. I think we could start off with a round-robin of X rounds, then a playoff between the top two finishers in the round-robin. $200 buy-in = $800 for the winner ($600 net).
None of this is in any way final obviously. I don't even know if anyone I listed could make it, or how much money they'd be willing to wager, or even if the tournament would be okay with it. Still, I think it's a fun idea, and a way to have something interesting at the fighting game tournament without needing a bunch of participants. Aside from the money match, if others from the forum/XBLA could make it, it could be a nice IRL VOOT gathering.
Sixfortyfive probably doesn't come here anymore, so I'll talk to him about it. Post thoughts plz.