Comments on: A Guide To Becoming A Competitive Gamer

By: RayBladeX

RayBladeX — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:25:44 +0000

Burbie -- I can do a review of some sort, but it’ll take some time =)

By: Terra_Cide

Terra_Cide — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:32:23 +0000

That is a very good addition to this story, and one of the (many) reasons why my ex is my ex.

Thank you for contributing, Ray.

By: RayBladeX

RayBladeX — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 23:05:16 +0000

This isn’t in the article but needs to be said:

When you get heavily into a hobby, you may lose track of things around you, such as:

1: Your family
2: Your friends
3: Your significant other
4: Your education
5: Your job/career
6: Your personal health (mental/physical)

Unless this hobby can pay all your bills, it’s very important to keep these above things in check and have a healthy balance.

Thanks for reading!

By: RayBladeX

RayBladeX — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:27:56 +0000

Sony does do some large scale tourneys, but they’re usually only “one shot” deals like Socom/Mag and other games.

EVO is something that’s been going on for more than 10 years and only grows bigger each year.

I’m in the planning stages for a Home related event at EVO 2012, so we’ll see if we can merge the Home and EVO community somehow)

By: Burbie52

Burbie52 — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:14:01 +0000

Congrats on your first, but I hope not last, published HSM article Ray! Great job for a first outing, I hope to see you contribute more to our little band of writers soon. Maybe a game review of a few of the fighting games you have played?

By: cthulu93

cthulu93 — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:15:01 +0000

Yeah I know about the user created tourneys in Home,have even set-up a couple myself,but I was thinking about large-scale Sony backed tourneys,sorry should have made that clear.

By: RayBladeX

RayBladeX — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 07:50:38 +0000

Evolution indeed has some fees, they are:

$50-$70 for Registration/Venue Fees.

$10 per game you wish to compete in.

Airfare/Hotel/Food/etc.

Local tournaments closer to you should be much cheaper.

Many people within Home have done all sorts of tourneys with prizes such as a psn card being given away. The problem with online tourneys includes:

1: Lag issues.
2: Location/Time Zone
3: Scheduling conflicts.

A tournament doesn’t have to be only fighters, the guide written above can be used for many other genres.

The number of setups required and a few rules will need to be adjusted so the event doesn’t take too long to finish.

Many organizations such as the World Cyber Games and Major League Gaming have a similar rule set with what EVO and the fighting game community does.

By: cthulu93

cthulu93 — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 07:41:38 +0000

A bar with PS3 games,sounds like heaven.Good advice Ray,I myself often ask others for tips(and freely give them) even if the other person doesn’t have as high a score as I.I don’t believe that you can ever learn too much and what someone else is doing or knows might be just the piece of info. you needed to take your game to the next level.My biggest questions are these,are there any fees to enter the EVO tourney,and other big tourneys?If so what price range?Also do you think tournaments would work on Home?And if so which games in your opinion would work best for that format?