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The PAX 2008 Rock Band Tournament!
Kethenn
Registered User staff
Registered User staff
This comes late, but It. Has. Come.
Ladies and gentlemen, announcing...
The PAX 2008 Rock Band Tournament!
There are a lot of different rules sets and combinations of rules sets we could have chosen from, but we went with the most objective rules possible. So here's how it's going down:
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
There will be prizes (worthwhile! but secret to you...) for the first and second place bands. Additionally, there will be a prize for the "Best of Show" band - stage presence, outfits, etc. The award will be judged by CFP staff throughout the tournament.
"Green Grass & High Tides" may not be played except in the final round, for reasons of length, time limit, and sheer, ridiculous point value. Currently, all other songs are fair game (subject to change).
There you have it. For those about to rock, we salute you.
Ladies and gentlemen, announcing...
The PAX 2008 Rock Band Tournament!
There are a lot of different rules sets and combinations of rules sets we could have chosen from, but we went with the most objective rules possible. So here's how it's going down:
Friday:
- Form your own bands. If you need help finding members, you can make use of our LFG (Looking For Group) area to find other drifters.
- Once you've formed a band, you can attempt to Qualify. At any time before 2 AM on Saturday (sort of the same day as Friday...), make your way to a Rock Band station. Qualifying means passing any song on any difficulty. Once you have a score you're happy with, nab a nearby Console Freeplay Enforcer to have your score registered (don't leave the score screen!). YOU MAY ONLY DO THIS ONCE. Only the top 32 qualifying scores will make it into the tournament.
Saturday:
- Bands will be seeded and bracketed based on their qualifying score. Initial matches will be announced Saturday morning at 10 AM at the Console Freeplay checkout desk (Room 202). The first rounds will begin at 11 AM, and will be staggered throughout the day, since we have limited Rock Band sets.
- A match will consist of the following:
- The lower seeded team will have first choice of song. Both teams will play the song, at whatever difficulty they each prefer. Highest score wins.
- The higher seeded team then gets to pick a song, same deal.
- Ties will be broken by playing a song randomly chosen from a subset of songs by Console Freeplay staff.
- Winners will proceed to the next round. Failure to show up to a scheduled match will result in a loss.
- All scheduling will be announced Saturday morning. Matches will be held on Saturday until four bands are left.
Sunday:
- The final four bands will battle it out, same style. After the final match, a victor will be declared. Glories will be handed down, laurels offered as crowns.
There will be prizes (worthwhile! but secret to you...) for the first and second place bands. Additionally, there will be a prize for the "Best of Show" band - stage presence, outfits, etc. The award will be judged by CFP staff throughout the tournament.
"Green Grass & High Tides" may not be played except in the final round, for reasons of length, time limit, and sheer, ridiculous point value. Currently, all other songs are fair game (subject to change).
There you have it. For those about to rock, we salute you.
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Oh wait!
No!
I'm working for you!
NOooooooooo!
I wish I could say what the prize was, so awesome...
EDIT: 100% on Tom Sawyer on expert after I had a threesome in a hot tub. <true story. Yes, I'm that awesome.
If not... and it's score based... won't everyone try to qualify with GG&HT?
Also, will there be DLC available to play or no? Might be good to know.
WOO ROCK BAND. Fun joy.
What are we looking at for setups and instruments? Who is supplying them? Is HMX in on this or is this purely fan-run?
Should I bring my own guitar? Could I even bring my own guitar?
If I grabbed my HD that has 100% of the DLC, would that be handy for you guys?
You probably should come up with a few fair options for qualifying songs.
If over 32 bands are going to be qualifying on GG&HT, you won't have time to run the actual tournament.
Will the rock band qualifying will be in Raven? Is there a start time?
(Probably just another match, playing a song chosen by CFP staff.)
Sorry - I've consulted with others in the Tribunal, and we've decided that because of how long/epic GGAHT is, we're saving it until the final round. Read: YOU MAY NOT PLAY GGAHT UNTIL YOU MAKE IT TO THE FINAL ROUND.
We don't know the DLC fantastically well, and since we may end up with DLC, I'm open to suggestions for other songs that fall into the "Too Much Epic" category.
Yes they are. But they are DLC, so you may or may not get them. GGAHT is hella long. None of the other ones I have downloaded seem to be crazy long.
Question though. For qualifying songs there are definitely different scores possible on different songs. You say we can qualify on any song, but a song that is 30 seconds longer with a drum solo is going to rank higher than Learn to Fly or something, just due to the number of points available.
Do you suggest we go out and research the highest possible scoring song on expert and everyone play that? Or do we pick from a smaller pool for the qualifying rounds?
PunkJr
Pirate, Stormtrooper, Decepticon
Yes, my middle name really is MEGATRON
Former Ravenclaw Death Eaters Head of House
Awww, why do you have to add the "shitty"?
Why can't you just say, "I prefer the pretentious GH guitar to the awesome Strat."
PunkJr
Pirate, Stormtrooper, Decepticon
Yes, my middle name really is MEGATRON
Former Ravenclaw Death Eaters Head of House
edit: http://rockband.scorehero.com/top_scores.php?platform=3&size=4&team=0&group=15&diff=4
I third this idea. It makes the playing field more even, since in the current plan, those who have time to research max scores will have a huge advantage over those who dont. Considering the very short time frame we all have to prepare for this, I think it would be best to eliminate any such artificial advantages if possible. A short, pre-determined song list will shift the advantage from those who happen to know more about max scores, to those who are really good at certain songs. Personally, I'd much prefer the latter.
Agreed. Drama usually stems from people exploiting loose rulesets. Or hackers, which are probably less of a problem in this setting...
I actually prefer the strat while playing guitar parts.
Most people who are familiar enough with this game to get into the final 32 will obviously see the advantage that GG&HT provides for the qualifier.
I doubt more than two of us present are experts in full band scoring and overdrive pathing.
But hey, the more the merrier.
Those familiar enough with reading before they post might have seen this post just a few before yours from the guy running the tournament:
There was discussion about how GG&HT would be unfair because it offers a much higher potential score. My argument was that anyone who was committed or knew enough about the game to make the top teams would already recognize this, so it would provide the same "unfair advantage" to all of the qualifying teams anyway.
Upon further review, the "will" in that post would have been better replaced with "would", but FYI I had already read the post you tried to "nail me" on, and agreed with it. Since it was my playing Devil's Advocate that helped address that 'sploit, I thought I would continue the conversation to address the fact that if the qualifying songs are released ahead of time, people like myself who are veterans at full band overdrive pathing and score maximization would still have an unfair advantage. You know, bringing attention to the loose rulesets that you bitched about people exploiting a few posts up on this page?
-Shelley, Xenosaga Episode I