KO3 official announcement

[hchien]

In case you haven't seen:

http://www.twingalaxies.com/article/2418/kong-off-3-udates-and-contest-news/

[ChrisP]

Well that was sudden.

Jourdan sent a message to us this morning and said "I'd like to get this up today," then there were a bunch of "OK, go for its," and by the time I got to it, it was up.

I don't know what to tell ya. I've asked questions repeatedly and none of them were answered.

Does anyone understand the Friday format? I certainly don't. The top 12 players can start playing for competitive scores on Friday night? As in, before the event actually starts?? Huh? What about the wildcard qualifiers? Do they have from 11-5 to play, 11 to midnight? When is the cutoff, exactly? People are paying to get into that live qualifier, they ought to know.

I would have liked to get Friday clarified, among other things, but oh well.

[Xermon54]

I would have liked to get Friday clarified, among other things, but oh well.

You won't need to get Friday clarified if you burst your ass and make it to top 12!  . Kidding.

The prize money are pretty cool (1st- 3k 2nd- 1k 3rd- 500$). The Kong Off 3 is going to be pretty good!

[ChrisP]

I'm personally concerned about Friday because, not only do I have zero chance of getting into the top 12, there's a very good chance I won't get one of the 8 wildcard spots in the online tourneys either.

I may have been good in 2011, but I suck by 2013 standards! Friday is my only chance!

But beyond that, I just don't understand what the schedule is for the top 12 players. Because this seems to be saying that the contest actually begins on Friday night. I don't get that.

If the official scoreboard starts at 5 and goes to midnight, that's almost a full day's worth of play. Dean could have 1.1 before the "opening ceremony" has even happened!

[xelnia]

...if you burst your ass...

Gross...

[LMDAVE]

There will be a mandatory stop in play around 5pm to help solicit the machine selection process for the top 12 players. Top 12 players can begin playing on their machines after the machine selections process is complete. Scores from Friday from the top 12 players will be accepted until 12am Saturday November 16th.

If I go to KO3, I wont leave to go until Friday and  arrive in Denver around 3 PM anyway. So, it appears they'll let TOP12's pick their machines at 5 PM, then you can start playing on them....For warm up is what I expected, but I see it says scores from 5PM-midnight Friday WILL be accepted. OK...jsut a little early bird chance. I doubt I will do any serious Friday evening. I'll be playign a little, having some beers and mingling Friday evening to be ready for Sat-Sun.

[danman123456]

Well it sounds like the event formally begins at 5pm on Friday from the announcement. It also looks like they say they have 22 machines. That means 10 wildcard machines?

The wildcard scores from Friday were due to reset on Saturday last I heard so is that the case or is the extra day of gameplay a perk the Top 12 get if they wish to do so? (Which is perfectly cool with me and since the WCR people won't play on Friday i would hope the WC scores on Friday don't carry over).

I'll ping on Cat/Richie as I don't have Jourdan as a friend on Facebook but the "Special" hotel rate is ONLY for the 15th - 17th. Since I'll need to play on Friday most likely I'll have to fly in on Thur and then fly out on Monday (Who will check out on Sunday if your staying for the awards?!?!). I'm hoping this is just an error but its $119 a night and only for the 15th - 17th now. I try any other dates it tells me no rooms available.

I want a Fix It Felix Jr if at all possible
Game on...

[ChrisP]

Actually, this is even weirder than it was on my first read.

Looking at this again, the document says that ALL players can begin playing at 11 AM, before the official machine selection even happens.

So let me get this straight:
- Official play for the top 12 begins at 11 AM Friday
- Play pauses for machine selection at 5 PM (after six hours of play)
- Play continues until midnight
- The next morning at 10, there is a players meeting, introductions, and the first quarter drop at 11:30, last at 8.

In other words, it's not actually two days, it's three, the first day is the longest, machine selection doesn't happen until halfway through Day 1, and the players don't get introduced until Day 2???

[Scoundrl]

Actually, this is even weirder than it was on my first read.

Looking at this again, the document says that ALL players can begin playing at 11 AM, before the official machine selection even happens.

So let me get this straight:
- Official play for the top 12 begins at 11 AM Friday
- Play pauses for machine selection at 5 PM (after six hours of play)
- Play continues until midnight
- The next morning at 10, there is a players meeting, introductions, and the first quarter drop at 11:30, last at 8.

In other words, it's not actually two days, it's three, the first day is the longest, machine selection doesn't happen until halfway through Day 1, and the players don't get introduced until Day 2???

You nailed it, now quit bitching about it. You want a tournament your way put up some cash and see if you can do a better job. Seriously, this cry baby bullshit needs to stop.

[LMDAVE]

"All players - inclusive of the Wildcard players- will have the option to begin gameplay at around 11am" I read that as all of the wildcard players can start at 11 am on Friday, only on the set number of wildcard machines though. THe top 12 machines will always be open for the top 12 to bounce around and see which one they like. After they pick their machine at 5PM, the can start an early-bird special night, but the official kickoff of the kong off with the bells and whistles will be Saturday at 11 AM.

[marinomitch13]

Actually, this is even weirder than it was on my first read.

Looking at this again, the document says that ALL players can begin playing at 11 AM, before the official machine selection even happens.

So let me get this straight:
- Official play for the top 12 begins at 11 AM Friday
- Play pauses for machine selection at 5 PM (after six hours of play)
- Play continues until midnight
- The next morning at 10, there is a players meeting, introductions, and the first quarter drop at 11:30, last at 8.

In other words, it's not actually two days, it's three, the first day is the longest, machine selection doesn't happen until halfway through Day 1, and the players don't get introduced until Day 2???

You nailed it, now quit bitching about it. You want a tournament your way put up some cash and see if you can do a better job. Seriously, this cry baby bullshit needs to stop.

It's not so obvious that Chris is bitching about it. Take a breath and stop assuming the worst.

My personal opinion these days: There's never gonna be a perfectly fair DK tournament in the sense that it takes into consideration 1) the similarities/differences between MAME and arcade, 2) the differences between good players and good live players, and 3) how to accommodate both the established good players as well as allows for the average joe to step up and prove his worth off-the-cuff. Because of this, I'm seeing the Kong Offs as the best 'attempt' at a basically impossible task. And because of this, I'm not gonna get upset really all that much about the logistics of the KOs, so long as they simply continue to happen. Even moreso, the Kong Offs have become for me the one chance in the year to simply hang out with some of my good friends, playing the game we love.

[ChrisP]

I'm not even bitching, I'm just trying to comprehend what the heck the format is.

(In fact, I'm the one who's been saying "whatever, it's their deal" and going along with the program this whole time, whether with Jon and Eric and the wildcard stuff, or the KO itself.)

I don't give a flip what rules or structure get set up, but I do need to understand what they are.

[giv]

Looks like bitching to me too.

I guess it's to the organizer's credit. They've done such a good job making the magic happen that people take it for granted. Because you can't be all critical and finding fault or shortcomings without taking it for granted. And passive aggressive sniping is still sniping.

And Ken you made my day. Agreed, this shit really has to stop.

[giv]

Only on the DKForum would people have a problem with an extra day of Konging-Off. Oh, excuse me, not a problem. Confusion about the extra day of fun.

And I know money is a hot button issue for everyone, me included. But guess what, the guys putting on the show are spending more time and money than you to make it happen. I mean let's get serious here for a second, have a little reality check.

[homerwannabee]

You nailed it

Are you sure he nailed it?  The scores for Friday do seem ambiguous.