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Konqrr

MK11 Kabal = MK9 Kitana
What happened to the 1v1 32-player bracket that was supposed to follow ladder play? No announcments, nothing. I assume it never happened or is not going to happen because there is no mention of it anywhere on mlg or gamebattles where the ladder play took place.

Aren't they supposed to pick the top 8 from the online 32-bracket (which pays out $2000 to the winner) to have a guaranteed spot in the Raleigh tourney?

Also, where in the hell is info on the mlgpro website for Raleigh about MK9?

This is very poorly organized.
 

Odoyle

Drops combos
What happened to the 1v1 32-player bracket that was supposed to follow ladder play? No announcments, nothing. I assume it never happened or is not going to happen because there is no mention of it anywhere on mlg or gamebattles where the ladder play took place.

Aren't they supposed to pick the top 8 from the online 32-bracket (which pays out $2000 to the winner) to have a guaranteed spot in the Raleigh tourney?

Also, where in the hell is info on the mlgpro website for Raleigh about MK9?

This is very poorly organized.
It already happened man. You were matched up it JT Circus and I would've been your 2nd round opponent. I honestly think I would've won my first round but like you said, there was no announcment and when I checked I was a day late and they gave the other guy the free win. Kinda sucks but I hadn't really played too much in it other then around the time when you and I had played weeks back. Oh well
 

Krayzie

Co-founder
Administrator
Founder
I lost one match and I was done... Why? Because I was put into losers for not knowing about it... This was horribly organized.
 

ADR Napalm

Apprentice
Really really sucks that this has to be the same weekend as Summerjam, vVv will be here repping many games.
 

CitizenSnips

A seldom used crab named Lucky. AKA Citizen Snips.
Wait so is anyone allowed to enter the MLG tournament? I was planning on going to Summer Jam since it's only 2 hours away from me, but I will consider going to MLG too.
 

PANDEMlC

El Psy Congroo
Wait so is anyone allowed to enter the MLG tournament? I was planning on going to Summer Jam since it's only 2 hours away from me, but I will consider going to MLG too.
Anyone can enter but those who placed top 8 in the online qualifier are guaranteed a spot in the actual bracket. 8 others will be competiting for the longest win streak to place you in that bracket.

Obviously if MK is officially added to the circuit this retarded way of playing will be nonexistent and a typical entry and bracket system would be implemented.

From the MLG page:

"If you were one of the Top 8 Players from the Online Qualifier:

You can skip all of the Friday and Saturday play
You go straight into the single elimination, 1v1 Championship Bracket tournament, along with the eight players with the longest winning streaks on Friday and Saturday
The Championship Bracket begins at 12PM on Sunday, on the MLG Booth stage"


What happened to the 1v1 32-player bracket that was supposed to follow ladder play? No announcments, nothing. I assume it never happened or is not going to happen because there is no mention of it anywhere on mlg or gamebattles where the ladder play took place.

Aren't they supposed to pick the top 8 from the online 32-bracket (which pays out $2000 to the winner) to have a guaranteed spot in the Raleigh tourney?

Also, where in the hell is info on the mlgpro website for Raleigh about MK9?

This is very poorly organized.
Follow this link for the official article from MLG on MK at Raleigh - http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/news/compete-in-the-mortal-kombat-tournament-live-at-mlg-raleigh



Here are the rules with some important things in bold.

Official Rules:
Please note: If a player from the OQ Top 8 does not show up, that spot will be filled by a player from the walkup competition, based on winning streaks.
A. All Matches will consist of 1 Game (This is in regards to qualifying for the win streak)
B. Players will line up to the competition stations on a first come first serve basis.
C. The winner of the Match will remain seated.
D. Players will be competing to reach the highest Win Streak by defeating as many consecutive opponents as possible. Once a Player loses a Match or leaves the competition station, the Player’s Win Streak is ended.
E. Referees will keep track of the Players with the highest Win Streak throughout Friday and Saturday.
F. A minimum of 8 Players and maximum of 16 Players with the highest Match Win Streak will advance to the Bracket Competition. Number of Players will be based on the attendance of the Raleigh Online Qualifier Ladder Players.
G. If there is a tie for entry to the Bracket, the tied Players will compete prior to the start of the Bracket on Sunday to determine who advances. All tied Players will play each other once in one Game. The Player(s) with the most wins will advance to the bracket. This process will continue until all ties are broken.
Bracket Competition Format
A. 16 Player Bracket
B. Single Elimination.
C. The top 8 Players from the Raleigh Online Qualifier Ladder will be seeded into the Bracket based on their Ladder placing. 1-8 seeds will be reserved for the Online Qualifier Players.
D. The Players with the highest Match win streak from the open competition will be seeded into the Bracket behind the Online Qualifier Players based on their Win Streak.
E. All Matches, except for the Finals Match, will consist of a Best of 3 Games (first to 2 wins) series.
F. The Finals Match will consist of a Best of 5 (first to 3 wins) series.

G. A tiebreaker Match to decide 3rd and 4th Place will take place prior to the Finals.
General Rules
A. Controllers will be provided. Players may use a wired FightStick if approved by the Tournament Admin.
B. In the case of a PS3/TV malfunction, the Game will be restarted from the beginning.
C. Any sign of cheating may result in a Forfeit of the Game, disqualification from the Event, and ejection from the venue.
D. Players may not use any Kombat codes. Breaking this Rule will result in a Forfeit of the Game.
E. The winning Player in Open Competition or the higher seeded Player in the Bracket may choose whether to play as Player 1 or Player 2. If a winning Player in Open Competition does not exist and both Players are unable to agree, a coin flip will be used.
F. In the Open Competition, the challenging Player must select their Character first. If a winning Player does not exist, a coin flip will be used.
G. In the Bracket Competition, Players may request a Blind Pick of Characters for the Game 1 of a Match. The winner of the previous Game must select their Character for the upcoming Game, first. The loser of the Game must then choose their Character for the upcoming Game.
 
Thank God for visiting family in North Carolina. I'll be headed to this, I'm just outside of Durham NC right now. Goodluck to everyone who's going.

"Registration is first-come, first-served, and is free and open to anyone with a spectator, player, or coach pass for Raleigh"

The quoted part, not sure what that means. I've never actually been to a big tournament. Does this mean I can't enter without one of these passes? I assume I get one when I register as I get there, correct? Or do I have to buy a 3 month pass for one tournament? :\
 

Hypnotic

Noob
Buy a pass online so you wont have to wait in a long line that literally takes hours to get in.(CAN ONLY PURCHASE A PASS
ON FRIDAY AT THE EVENT)
No you do not need a 3 month pass to buy a spectator pass only if you want a discount.
Also if you purchase a pass online make sure to show proof of purchase at the event they do not mail you a pass.
One more thing. Make sure to ask which line your in, there is like 5 different lines for different passes
here is an example to show anyone how long the lines really are : skip to 20 seconds
 
If I have friends who simply want to spectate, would it be cheaper for them to buy a pass there or to buy online still?

Apologies for the newb question, just want to make sure I get all this right before the day comes. I'd hate to show up only to be turned down and not able to play or even spectate.
 

Hypnotic

Noob
the online price is the same as the price at the door.
Also spectator passes are limited at the door.

http://store.majorleaguegaming.com/products/mlg-raleigh-spectator-pass

I really recommend buying a pass online to save you the trouble

Another thing, the passes will be wrist bands(DO NOT BREAK WRIST BAND I'M NOT SURE IF THEY WILL GIVE YOU ANOTHER ONE)
the wrist bands are very sturdy, you can even shower with it and it will not come off. So if you get your pass Friday, and you lose it on Sunday I'm pretty sure there not giving you another one, even if you bought one online.

Oh and I forgot to mention it will be kinda of chili in the venue, bring an extra shirt, sweater, hoodie, etc. If you get cold easily

If you have any more questions I'll be glad to answer them as best as I can
 

LionHeart V1

You will feel deaths cold embrace
I will be at MLG Raleigh. 2 hour drive from my house. Got 1 class at 11 in the morning for 50 min but i think i can make it there for registration.
 

Tom Brady

Champion
im working on getting the rules changed and updated to be double elim and also getting pro players auto qualified.
 
im working on getting the rules changed and updated to be double elim and also getting pro players auto qualified.
That seems extremely unfair. Just because someone is a 'pro player' doesn't mean they shouldn't have to go through the same preliminaries as everyone else. If they really are a pro then they should have no worries about knocking out the rest of the competition. That simply sounds like a way to make people like myself, who are going to their first big tourney, less likely to come out on top. If I can somehow knock out a top competitor before the actual tournament even begins why do I not get that chance?
 

Sao87

@thedigitaldojo
I think its fair to amateur players, so they won't have to play pro players 1st round or something like that
Of course you're ok with this since you've already qualified the poorly run online half of this tournament. Pro players should have no issues running a streak on other tournament entries, I see no reason for them to get preferential treatment.

It really sucks that people like Konqrr were outed due to how poorly the online bracket was run. At least I see JT Circus qualified, he should have no problem with any of the online warriors that qualified =p
 

Konqrr

MK11 Kabal = MK9 Kitana
Why wasn't I given ANY sort of notification. E-mail, PM on GameBattles, ANYTHING? There was literally nothing to point me to the bracket or that it was happening... and I looked for a long time when i got home from EVO.

I am just supposed to know to click the "Playoff Bracket" tab, fucking stupid.

I'm just a little salty about this.
 

Loot

the special effects
This post wasn't necessary. This isn't an MLG bashing thread just for the sake of it. - Juggs