hmm so people who are good at the game arent encouraged to come? lol or really the sticks are that intimidating? i think it will ignite more interest in people seeing all kinds of sticks(especially custom ones)...

plus, people can have awesome sticks but suck at the game (me) LMAO

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Added on July 24, 2009, 10:59 pmdamn... i havent tried my madcatz TE yet but the MK button (circle) tends to stuck.. wtf.. should i just replace it with the L1/R1 button? is it hard to do so its as easy as hrap3?

This post has been edited by brastel: Jul 24 2009, 10:59 PM

rawfish

Awesome looking stick and sketching ability man.

Was that post you quoted of yours directed to the Mines tournament? I felt that I had such short notice to register and prepare for it, so I decided to pass.

Location was the other factor of course but that's easier to prepare for with more time.

And no sticks is kind of a bummer.

i am going anyway, aiman if you wanna tag along, call me before 9am in the morning.
i am going with Mac and another friend, 1 more space in car. besides, sharing the traveling expenses really cut down the cost.

I honestly think this "Pad vs Stick" discussion will be never ending. To put things simpler, everyone has their prefered choice of controlers for a fighting game. Plus, its the passion that drives us in this genre of gaming. I for one grew up with sticks on fighting games so if I were to use pads, I'll feel a bit weird. Although initially, I was comfortable using pads on the early days but I had more fun playing using a stick.

Take leongteng as example, his a pad warrior but he has a good amount of experience using Zangief. I'm sure he'll be able to play well still even when his using a stick. Or I may be wrong

Haha, now you tell me.

I'm booked to go Putrajaya already. Some other time then.

.............who's Mac? >.>

michael, the abel/sagat one.

Woa rawfish, that's a pretty cool mod u have there.
I'm still working on mine.
A HRAP3 and a TE. The problem is, i did not do much research when ordering ur bulk so i'm stuck on using the TE original red bezel.
Pretty tough to work out an art that goes well with the colour scheme... damn...
Pretty busy this past few weeks... will definitely post up some pics once mod is done...

Thank you. It's actually a Mad Catz Tournament Edition FightStick, bought from a local game store last March. Should cost around RM690 locally now, if you can still find it. But overall cost a little bit higher, due to the switch of buttons, stick and plexi glass frame on top. Artwork costs RM6.90 (RM0 for laser print, and the rest for the art block paper).

Nahhh, I wanted it to appear as if those cool dudes from outside Central Market sketched it for me for RM100

It's not the stick, it's the skills and experience that counts. A Sanwa/Seimitsu-grade stick helps with the moves execution for most (not all) people, and if you're comfortable enough with your own, nothing can stop you. Please continue to play the game on how you like to play it as long as you have no problems with the existing stick itself, and don't feel 'forced' to switch to something else that seems higher-end. What works for others may not work on you. Inferior? In tournaments and casual events, I don't see anyone looking at anyone else that way.

You are so right about the organizers making this more 'open' and friendly! I agree on the organizers' end (for The Mines one), and am grateful to Sony in general for making things happen - but if this keeps up, there is really no excuse to making it seem like they're preventing the competitive spirit of the tournament from evolving to a higher level. Higher level equates to MORE interest in the game, GIVING a more interesting show, ATTRACTS a bigger crowd and most importantly KEEPS the game from dying. At the Mid Valley Marathon Tournament, once stick players setup their gear on the tables, the crowd INSTANTLY gathered round, and that's just for the casuals. The SF4 area was the most happening one.

Let's hope for the best.

The full work log's here:
http://forums.shoryuken.com/showthread.php...883#post7143883

So you should doubt about my sketching skills in a short while after reading that haha

You can always venture to spray the bezel. I read other people did it with multiple coatings sufficiently left dry over a few days.

Just came back from the competition and boy did I meet really good players! Quist Chan from Penang here by the way! It was really fun meeting new players! All of you were so friendly! Thanks again for extending your hospitality to me!

hahaha hi Quist. nice to meet you too.
it's always nice to see ladies turn up for events like these.

honestly speaking, many of us are thankful for these kind of tournaments, but personally i did feel that the organizers today did not have a full idea of what they were doing. interrupting players IN THE MIDDLE of their matches, banning sticks, and 2 round games all the way up to semi finals, 60 second rounds, and infinite round time for semifinal onwards...

i hope they get someone who actually knows the game to draft up the rules, the next time they attempt these things.
it could have been so much better.

and honestly, i think it's reasonable whoever wants to use pads can use pads, but banning sticks is... i mean yeah, if you think it's unfair that we have sticks, pls feel free to borrow one of our dear sticks, we'd love to share it. we feel unfair too when we are forced to use pads.

Champion goes to Leong Teng Fai, a dominating performance in the finals
runner up is a Ken
Mr.Lim was first runner up.

photos and videos will up uploaded shortly.
maybe tonight or latest tmrw night.

This post has been edited by MasterAlvin: Jul 25 2009, 09:18 PM

Damn!!! I cannot SF4 for the next 3 months. Hopefully I won't lose my skillz. Papua New Guinea here I come.

Oh! Haha! Thank you! I have been attending so many SF4 events lately that I am so tired from traveling. But all in all, its really worth it!

I would like to note that the tournament setting for both the Penang and KL market is totally different! I find that the KL people are slightly more efficient than in Penang. Even though there are still some places which still needs improvement, overall it was an enjoyable event!

I totally agree with you about that stupid organizer who walks around and interrupts players all the time! I mean, I totally lost concentration and my "steadiness" everytime I got interrupted! People playing halfway and he goes like, "Ei, you no 013 ah? You win or lose ah? So now you win lar?" I was literary glaring at him and the crowd was cursing him for interrupting the matches. He deserved it, in my opinion!

The rules are quite fair but like you said, I think its also fair that we are allowed to bring our own controllers or arcade stick. I mean, its just a controller/ arcade stick! Its not like you can input some special button where you press to "focus punch" immediately. I hope that future tournaments would take this into consideration as I believe its important to allow players to feel comfortable in their own environment. Personally, I found that some controllers were rather "faulty" in the sense that the button sensitivity was off. My friends and several other contestants complained about this as well. I would also like to comment on the time limit. I think that all tournaments should follow the standard time of 99 seconds instead of 60. It was pretty shocking for us when sometimes, we just realized that its 60 seconds instead of 99. Haha!

All in all, I really enjoy gatherings like these! I will input my feedback to the Penang organizers so they would do a better job in organizing the other tournaments to come!

outstation for your company?

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Added on July 25, 2009, 9:15 pmi can tell you that this tournament is actually slightly below par IMHO.

right now Tournaments organised by Alan are still the best around the area.
if you think this is good, i think you should attend the next gathering which is next week.

This post has been edited by MasterAlvin: Jul 25 2009, 09:15 PM

ya lah...what to do...have to work, carik makan...whilst my sf4 skills fading away...

haha dun worry man, when you are back, we will all fight you to help you regain the skills.

Keen, yr ryu kinda crazy shite.....i have a hard time to deal with yr ryu....

GG, btw....sorry for the ken and guile, coz i was thinking to chose which character for my competition~~~~

hopefully penang competition as hot as KL there~~~~
anyone still want to train with me, can add me...
im seeking different type of opponent to train more~~~

This post has been edited by maxwongsauwei: Jul 25 2009, 10:12 PM

Your sagat is good enough. All the best in ur competition ya!!

photos from today's tournament are uploaded.
here's the link to the album to my facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=9443...73644260&ref=nf

nice stufffffffff

wish i was there.. i love tourneys!

bringing that abel technology to the massesssss

hahaha only 2 abels though.
michael and the other crappy one.