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GVN Winter Brawl(WB) in Philly Feb 26th & 27th 2011,UMK3,MK2,MKDC

Dark_Rob

Dark_Rob

Champion
dookiebrain said:
im ready mofos!!! im booking rooms tonight and i got the PROJECTOR, works like a charm!!!

this shit is gonna be killer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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btbb99 said:
looking forward to the action man! mk2 is definitely gonna to be in the building!
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Are you guys going to be coming down Friday night or Saturday morning? If its Saturday can you be there early? We want to have MK2 set up first thing on Saturday around 11am. The plan is to start the MK2 tourney by 3pm. So that would be 4 hours of casuals beforehand.
Its a tight schedule on Saturday becauase we are running 5 games that day, so the sooner we can get MK2 set up the more time for warmups and casuals there will be.

MK2 and MKDC are the priorities on Saturday but we have people already picked out to run MKDC.

Even if you guys are coming later though I suppose we could run it on a TV until you get there with the projector, but it would be easier to only have to set it up once.
Are you guys bringing speakers to? Summoning has a nice set but they arent super super loud.
 
B

btbb99

Apprentice
Dark_Rob said:
Are you guys going to be coming down Friday night or Saturday morning? If its Saturday can you be there early? We want to have MK2 set up first thing on Saturday around 11am. The plan is to start the MK2 tourney by 3pm. So that would be 4 hours of casuals beforehand.
Its a tight schedule on Saturday becauase we are running 5 games that day, so the sooner we can get MK2 set up the more time for warmups and casuals there will be.

MK2 and MKDC are the priorities on Saturday but we have people already picked out to run MKDC.

Even if you guys are coming later though I suppose we could run it on a TV until you get there with the projector, but it would be easier to only have to set it up once.
Are you guys bringing speakers to? Summoning has a nice set but they arent super super loud.
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sup dark rob? i can speak for dookie and tell you he will be there friday night and i live right around the corner so obviously i'll be there too. and yes i'm bring my surround sound, i haven't used it in over a year but i tested it last night and it's working perfect and ready to go. and yes it is LOUD AS FUCK!!!!!
 
MKB

MKB

Forum General Emeritus
Not sure if I will be there Friday night or Saturday morning since I don't have a room confirmed for Friday night. Might be bunking with Dookie that night, we shall see.
 
dookiebrain

dookiebrain

Kombatant
i just booked a room for 2 nights, good thing because they said they have less then 6 rooms available. all good, let the madness begin!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
dookiebrain

dookiebrain

Kombatant
im heading to pick up GEM soon, i will be getting to the hotel around 11 tonight, kinda blows but hey whatcha gonna do,lol.

im bringing an old school mk player with me, good in both mk2 and umk3. really cool dude too. im setting up the projector in the room until tomorrow. come fuckin party mofos!!!

* i got dubbage if there are any smokers going who wants to partake, just let me know:)
 
dookiebrain

dookiebrain

Kombatant
DCIguy said:
Just got to the hotel. Ill see everyone tonight!
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dude i may call the hotel and have them give you a keycard. this way you can get in the room and not be screwed until i get there. they said they could do it so....

ill text you in a couple hours to give you progress info on our eta.
GoldenOreos said:
good to know when i get a chance to go to a tourny!
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fuck yeah man, imma be baked off my ass!!!!
 
MKB

MKB

Forum General Emeritus
dookiebrain said:
dude i may call the hotel and have them give you a keycard. this way you can get in the room and not be screwed until i get there. they said they could do it so....

ill text you in a couple hours to give you progress info on our eta.
fuck yeah man, imma be baked off my ass!!!!
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Sounds good. I'm sure btbb and I will find stuff to do in the interim. Ill be wearing a black leather jacket and blue jeans.

Btw, don't get any ideas about smoking in the room. I don't think you want any part of a $200 fine, lol.
 
MKB

MKB

Forum General Emeritus
I imagine things will get recorded. If not, I brought my camera and tripod.
 
MKB

MKB

Forum General Emeritus
I recorded the final two matchups of the mk2 tournament (myself vs btbb and btbb vs david gem. Great fights and great fun all around. I will upload when I get home tonight.

I learned a lot this weekend. I learned my AA game needs a lot of work, I perform well under pressure, and I'm better with some of the other characters than I thought I was. I also completely changed my philosophy for non-random tourneys. I turned into a cut-throat, counterpicker and didnt feel bad about it at all, lol. Like you guys have said all along, do what you have to do to win! All things considered I'm more than pleased with how I did.

Now for some shout-outs:

@ David, I know you are "banned" from this site, but in the off chance you can actually read this, congrats again on the tournament win. The final match between you and reo was the single greatest match many of us have ever seen. It was great to finally meet you in person after all this time. Shame we never got paired up in the tournament - I know that would have been YouTube caliber shit. Hopefully our paths will cross again.

@ Brian, as always a pleasure to interact with you. Thanks for introducing me to crabfries this weekend! Kicked my ass in the first set, but I made a respectable showing in the rematch. I can't help but feel I let that one slip through my fingers, but you won it fair and square. Next time, you'll be the one in my crosshairs ;)

@ Dookie, wow, again nice to meet another longtime online friend. Glad we got a chance to play in the tournament for sure. You have the sickest Kitana in the game when it comes to corner combos, online or offline. Nice comeback win from danger with the air fan counter on the teleport kick. Second greatest moment of the day aside from gem/reo.

@ Summoning, I think we have garnered mutual respect for each other this weekend. You're a great person in the game and in the community. I'd be lying though if I told you I wasn't itching for the rematch for six long months, lol. Despite the disagreements you have with I and the other online players, you proved a point about offline vs online play. I plan on adapting some of your aa combos into my game to make it better for the inevitable rubber match next time. ;)

@ AC1984, I met you briefly at Summer Jam last year but never really got to talk to you. I never knew you came from overseas, very cool. Wish I could have been there to see you win your first UMK3 tournament. You def deserve it.

@ Nodoubt, also nice to meet you in person. Very friendly, knowledgeable kombatant. Nice strong showing for second place in UMK3. Kicking myself for not staying to watch that stuff!

@ Phil, nice to meet you as well! You do a great job organizing these tournaments and you aren't a half bad player to boot! Just make sure I get my $5 back for the UMK3 tourney when possible. I would have loved to stay, but I had a longass drive back to Pittsburgh today.

@ Shock, well obviously some of the stuff I learned from you can't be shared publicly (yet,) but it just goes to show how respected a player you are in UMK3. I was hoping I would get a chance to play you in UMK3 to get a few lessons, lmao! I'll catch you next time.

@ Rob, another great guy to meet for the first time in person! Like the other staffers, a great credit to the community as a player and a tournament organizer. I'll cya around on the forums.
 
AC1984

AC1984

Kaballin!
Damn…where do I start…

What a weekend….I had tons of fun playing and hanging out with the all the MK dudes. If it wasn’t for you guys none of that would’ve happened. Don’t wanna go cheesy and corny so here are the props:

NoDoubtArion – Congratulations on the great UMK3 performance. Very very good stuff man, I was literally blown away from your style…You got 1000 better than NEC and I hope that we will play some games offline soon. Even tho you started playing the game long after me, I feel like I have so much stuff to learn from you. Respect dude!!!

David_GEM – Dude, congratulations man, very good performance in MK2. I played you before and you totally deserved to win. Keep up the good work. Respect!!!!!

Shock – True giant in this game.Oh man…that Sonya blew my mind. At some point I didn’t even know what to do. Thank you so much man for doing all that you do for all of us. Without you and your endless desire and effort to keep MK alive, I wouldn’t even been playing the game. All of my accomplishments I owe to you the most. Thank you Matt….seriously…thank you!!!!!!!

REO – dude, congratulations on winning MK vs DC, unfortunately I came late on Saturday because of work and I couldn’t participate in DC but you my friend rule!!!! Your UMK3 skills are so sick, I almost got a heart attack after the match was over. Every time I play you I get totally blown away from your style, technical skill and sick mind game. Keep up the good work man!!!!!! Mad respect!!!!!!!!!

9.95 – Phil, thank you so much for everything you did this weekend. Also, thank you very much for the beautiful trophy. Your contribution to the community is invaluable. Without you this tournament wouldn’t have happened. With all the stress you got on your had, you my friend kept this event under control. Huge respect!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DCI Guy- Congratulations on the good placement in MK2, truly you are a beast at that game and I think it is only a matter of time for you to dominate. Respect!!!!!!!!!!!

Btbb99 – Very good performance, incredible skills and sick mind game at MK2. Congratulations on the good placement man. It was a huge pleasure to hang you with you this weekend and I hope to see you soon again. Also since we both live in Philly, we can get together and play MK2 offline. Respect dude!!!!!!!!

Dookiebrain – Tons of fun being around you man. Good stuff at MK2 and thank you for coming again to support and play the game. Respect!!!!!!


Dark Rob – Dude, every time I play and hang out with you, I get so much positive energy. Your game skills have increased so much since the last time we played. Keep up the good work man. Couple more months and you’ll take over, believe me. Mad respect!!!!!!!!!!

Summoning – dude…what do I say…had the best time ever playing MK1 and MK2 while we were drunk and talking metal!!!! Good performance in MK2 and 3. Always a huge pleasure to be around you and I cannot wait to play you again. Respect!!!!!!!!!!

Storms – Thank you so much man for coming, bringing the cab, do all the media, keep all folks updated…thank god the community has you. Your desire and love for the game makes other people happy. Mad respect man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Krayzie Bone – Man it was a huge pleasure to finally meet you. We didn’t get to hang out much but I still feel happy. Huge respect for coming all the way from CA to play and support MK. Respect man!!!!!!!!

Aure – Oh man, one of the nicest guys I ever met. It was an honor and tons of fun playing and hanging out with you. Respect!!!!

Arez GOW – dude, what do I say….always a pleasure to hang out and play you…I have so much fun man…Stick to the vicious Night Wolf style man…Its sick!!!!!! I cant wait to play you next weekend man. Respect!!!!!!!!


Tom Brady – Great stuff at MKDC man, you are a giant at the game and your contribution for the community is invaluable. Huge respect man!!!!!!!!!!

Dan and THTB – I didn’t get hang out a lot this weekend with you but thank you for coming and supporting the game. Dan – you have a sick Sindel and Dontay – sick Sonya. Keep up the great work folks!!!!!!!

Rissing – Congrats on the great placement man, I didn’t meet you but still respect your skiils…being right after Brady and Reo means a lot. Respect man!!!!!!

Respect for the rest of the players who played MK - LiJoe, Chris G, Chin, The Rouse borthers, Sweet Johny Cage ,Kyle, Steve etc.

MAD PROPS to our viewers and media dudes. Its all about you guys….i bow to you!!!!!

- Tim Static, Scheiss, Juggs, Konqrr, Check, subzerosmokerain and I’m sure there were many many more. Thank you so much guys!!!! Seriously thank you!!!!



In the end I want to thank ded_, Hanzo, DC Hustle and Lex and Ninja Grinder for giving me some tips and ideas on how to improve my game. Without your help guys I wouldn’t come that far. Mad respect!!!!

Thanks BIG e and Hubbs for you support to MK and holding such a great event!

Ill see you all at ECT3!!!!!

P.S. MarkMan , I play traditional mk layout but I gotta give you credit for the panel. It feel awesome. Great job and respect. I’ll get one soon.


If i forgot someone, Ill come back and edit.

See ya.
 
summoning

summoning

Noncompliance to ASTM F 899-12 Standard
was great playing all you guys this weekend , and you mk2 online guys listening to me bitch about online play and beat me anyways!!:)

I got smoked in mk3 cause i played 2 all weekend, i couldnt adjust back

Attn mk2 online players!!! please start coming to the tournaments support mk2!!!!! and beat the offliners then you get the true props!! , most thanks to dci, gem, btb, dookie & lord worm for all the mk2 action this weekend
 
Dark_Rob

Dark_Rob

Champion
Well another east coast tournament in the bag and for me this was one of the funnest ones yet. Winter Brawl 5 marks my 1 year anniversary since I started going to Big E tournaments, my first obviously being Winter Brawl 4. So much happened and I had so many great moments with so many great people that Im gonna have to really take my time writing this so I can remember it all.

First and foremost, Big Eric and Hubbs. Without you none of this could ever happen. You guys bend over backwards every single time to support MK and to have us at your tournaments and you'll never know just how much we appreciate what you guys do and how much the MK community is in your debt for everything you do to support us.

Shock! In a single word, just Shock! Shock is the foundation upon which all of this has been built. He started with nothing and built what we have from the ground up. His love for the MK community is unparalleled and we all love him back for never giving up, even when no one was playing Mortal Kombat at tournaments and for striving to make every tournament better than the last and get MK the respect it so rightfully deserves. Look how far weve come because of Shock.
But heres the thing about Shock, hes not looking for a medal for what hes done. Hes done everything for love of the game and the community. The best way any of us can thank Shock for everything hes done for us is to simply come down and play in a Mortal Kombat tournament, because thats all he ever really wanted in the first place.
Love you bro, your an inspiration to us all.

9.95(Phil). If Shock is the foundation, then Phil is the workhorse. Phil is the one that "makes shit happen" He brings order to chaos and turns dissonance into harmony. Its easy to imagine that if we did not have Phil we would likely go to these tournaments, get drunk and play casuals all day lol. He is absolutely THE most essential person we have in the community when it comes to running tournaments. There seems to be no limit on his ability to juggle multiple tasks at once and get them all accompished as well.
When we have a question, want to know something or get anything done at all, the person we all turn to is Phil. He is a natural leader and indispensible to the MK community, and he once again made sure everything went smoothly at Winter Brawl. Hes also one of my best friends. Thank you Phil and much love bro.

Storms! Bro your becoming old hat at this by now. Its always great to see you and I was glad I was able to mod your stick and give everyone a chance to check out the awesome MadCatz MK T.E. The roundtable discussion was a great idea and I think we all had alot of fun doing it. And as always thank you for lugging that giant UMK3 mega cab to the tournament. The new sticks and buttons felt great and just have to be broken in a bit more and they will be good to go. Also huge thanks for everything you do with regards to media and filming of the tournament itself. Without you we wouldnt have the thorough documentation of everything that goes down at these events.

Aure. Im really glad you came bro. Anytime you want to come to another one Il always be happy to give you a lift. You have a hysterical sense of humor, and your very laid back and intelligent. The drive home just flew by because of the convo we were having and I hope everything we talked about actually happens. Also thanks for all your tips and encouragement. Also thanks for going on all the food runs bro. If it wasnt for you I dont think I would have eaten once all weekend.

Reo. Reo has become my regular travelling buddy, as I think this is about the 4th tournament Ive brought him out to. To me Reo is the definition of what it means to be a high level player. He learns and adapts faster than any other player Ive ever met, and I still dont understand how the hell he does it. Its like magic watchng him do it. Reo does more than just play the game, he plays the player. I cant wait to get on some MK9 with him. Im gonna camp outside his house with a Playstation lol

Krayzie Bone! Man of all the people I had been dying to meet, I had been looking foward to meeting you for the longest time. When I first joined the MK community you were one of the main people I looked up to and respected I learned alot from you and still continue to. You are just as chill and cool in person as I had always hoped. And I had a great time any moment I got to chill,play and just hang out with you. Thank you so much for the supreme dedication and flying all the way from Cali to come to Winter Brawl. It really made my day to have you there and to have you be apart of the roundtable discussion to because youve done so much for all of us over the years.

Tom Brady. Tom has been going to touraments since the time of the dinosaurs. His first tournament win was against a T.Rex I think lol. But seriously Tom is another one of those people who sees so clearly the direction the MK community needs to keep moving. He is also a natural leader and spokesperson. Its always great to see you bro, and I think come MK9 your gonna get to see tournament MK take off like youve always dreamed it could. On some of the forums I think Tom is often misunderstood, but when you meet and talk to him in person it becomes instantly clear how much he loves the community and how much he wants it to succeed.

Gerchap. Man, what a nice guy. In fact I was disarmed at first by how a nice a guy he was.(snappy dresser to ) It was really great that you drove all the way down from Massachussets to support the tournament scene for Mortal Kombat.
Look I know there has been alot of history between TYM and MKU, but of I can go to a tournament and meet Gerchap, shake his hand, hang out with him, have a good time and talk with him and come away from it feeling good and knowing I had met a genuine and cool guy then I believe there is hope for us all. And I hope one day soon that the history between TYM and MKU can be just that, history. And that we can all begin working together for the greater good and prosperity of the MK community. All of us.

Sweet Johnny Cage. Man of all the moments, I will never forget the epic tourament match I had with SJC in UMK3. For me it was hair raising and a real nail biter. John loves MK and has ALWAYS been one of our biggest supporters. And I know he has huge plans for MK9 at ECT3. All around John is one the coolest guys I have ever met.

Li Joe. Joe is a world renouned fighting game player. Hes known all over the world as a great player in Street Fighter. But his roots are in Mortal Kombat and he has never forgotten that. Thank you so much man for being part of the roundtale discussion and givning us your insights on what we have to do to make MK9 succeed and make it the biggest tournament MK yet.

DanCock. It was great to see you again bro. You did a great job running the MKDC tournament and your a diehard supporter of tournament MK. I hope you keep coming out to these and having a great time as well.

MarkMan. Dude, great freaking job on the "Ultimate edition combat panel" Thanks for the Madcatz T shirt as well as everything your doing to support MK and to support MK9's future at tournaments. As someone who has actually gotten to play on the new Madcatz MK stick, let me tell you guys exactly what Madcatz has done. Its no secret that the original Madcatz SF4 T.E. stick is the most popular, most used and best selling arcade stick in the history of arcade sticks. You cannot go to a tournament without seeing them everywhere and in nearly everyones hands. Now with the "Ultimate edition combat panel" Madcatz has given every player that already has one and wants to play MK9 and easy way to turn they're T.E. into an MK stick. And it WORKS. It works really well. Take it from me because Ive played on it. No one will be dissapointed and it will work excellent for MK9. Just remember for MK you gotta put a battop and a circle gate on the stick for even more authenticity.

Btbb,Dookiebrain,David Gem and DCI guy. ClassicMK all up in Winter Brawl and handlin buisness in MK2. It was great to again see ClassicMK make its dominance in MK2 felt and a tremendous performance between Btbb and David Gem in the grand finals. Congratulations to David Gem on the win. Great showing guys. We did it right this time. MK2 was up early and then we got it blasting on the projector for all to see.

Summoning. One of my favorite guys. The purest player out there. He plays to have fun, he doesnt care what place he comes in or how well he does in tournaments. He just wants to play and have a good time and thats what hes all about. I can sit and play casuals with Summoning forever whether in MK2 or UMK3 I dont care I just have a great time playing with him. Come MK9 Il be on XBL every night with this dude.

AC1984!!! The champ! Simon showed what he was made of this weekend. He played one of his best tournaments ever and walked off with the championship at the top of a very tough bracket.

No Doubt Arion. Man how good is this guy! A tremendous showing in the UMK3 tournament coming in 2nd. And this all from someone who has still been only playing the game for far less than a year. No doubt is a future champion in the making. A year from now no one will be able to touch him.

Riu 48. I had a good time talking to you when you came to my room for some UMK3 casuals friday night. Great stuff man and its good to see you coming out to tournaments more and more.

Arturo "Sabin" Sanchez. I had a really good talk with you outside the hotel about MK9 and it was really great to see a top Street Fighter player so excited for MK9 I really like your idea about having a get together whn MK9 gets released and streaming it.

Arez GOW. Eric Im so glad we were able to get you down bro. You had a really solid performance in the UMK3 tournament and I was glad to see you do so well. Our H.Smoke vs Ermac matches afterwards were also a high point for me. Alot of fun my man. And your just alot of fun to be around. Much love bro.

Im sure Im forgetting tons of people and If I remember I will add them later. But so much happens it such a short span of time its overwhelming trying to remember everything. So please understand If I forgot you it wasnt intentional or malicious. Its just so much information to process at once.

Last but not least I want to give a shout out to everyone on the stream from TYM,CMK,MKU,UMK that watched the stream and supported us and Mortal Kombat at Winter Brawl. Thank you guys.
 
Gematria

Gematria

Noob
Holy shit thats alot of footage!! But seriously congratulations to my boy David_GEM for beating one of the best (also my boy) btbb99!! Good shit to all u guys.
 
ded

ded

Elder God
congratz to moni for winning this tournament! you deserved it, my friend. i have not watched many matches but No Doubt has neat game, great man. And Shock's Sonya was amazing.
 
Mgo

Mgo

Apprentice
Congrats for the tourney man! I congratulate to you for the chat but I don't know if you saw.
Deserved to win a title for a long time. You play very well and finished in the top positions in various tournaments as I saw on this website..
Wait for the videos man!
 
9.95

9.95

Champion
Still recovering from WB... when I have my head on straight, I will do shoutouts... for now.. full results:


KI
1: Koop
2: DanCock
3: summ0ning
4: Julian
5: 9.95
5: JusDave
7: Dr. Rouse
7: Aure

MK2
1: David Gem
2: btbb99
3: DCIGuy
4: summ0ning
5: Dookiebrain
5: REO
7: DanCock
7: Shock
9: Dsinnie
9: Kazi
9: Steve N
9: AC1984
13: LORDWORM
13: Dark Rob
13: Julian
13: 9.95
17: Riu48
17: Storms
17: Comeback

UMK3
1: AC1984
2: NoDoubt
3: Shock
4: REO
5: Chin
5: LI Joe
7: Chris
7: Prof. Rouse
9: Dr. Rouse
9: Comeback
9: Arez GoW
9: 9.95
13: DanCock
13: DJ Eric Darkside
13: summ0ning
13: Dark Rob
17: KrayzieBone
17: THTB
17: Tom Brady
17: Doc
17: Aure
17: btbb99
17: Steve H
17: SweetJohnnyCage
25: KW
25: Dishon
25: Kazi
25: Hubbs
25: Storms
 
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