Some stuff came up and I was on later than expected. I missed Gen Eric Gui buy 15 minutes and CWal37 by seconds. I'll be on tomorrow around 7 pm and will hand around as late as I can. I hope to catch up with you guys then. Tomorrow is the last day to play for Week 2. So far, 8 players have completed this week's games. Last week, 11 players completed their games. We need to at least match that. If you see me on at any time tomorrow, message me. I'm dying to play more KoF.

Week 3 updates
The schedule in week 3 will be a bit different. I won't be on for the early session on Sunday and I doubt I'll be on Friday night. Zombieland calls. I will be on during all of the other times and will probably be on Wednesday as well.

Week 2 is winding down. Senisan made a strong statement this week. He's out to take #1 from Kirbilot and he won't let me stand in his way. Kirbilot, for his part, is staying strong and playing the dirtiest of dirtiness. It's brutal. 6 players still have to play their matches in the 2 days remaining in Week 2. Remember, those who complete all 15 games will receive a PDF certificate of participation, suitable for framing and displaying with pride. Remember: You only lose if you don't try.

Ranbats
Everyone seems to be enjoying this contest. I'm thinking that we should have a Destructoid ranking battle in a few weeks. Standard, Evo-style double elimination rules would apply. No prizes other than the pride of knowing you're better than others and seeing how far you can take your game. Anyone interested?

Here are a few good matches from Week 2. These feature Senisan and decoyb. Decoyb is showing some serious growth as a player. Y0jimb0 had 3 wins this week and displayed an incredible ability to play well in extremely laggy matches. The lag corrupted the replays. I had some epic matches with TheCleaningGuy tonight including a great match that ended with a critical combo off of his Terry's super. Unfortunately, I screwed up and didn't save the replay. I hate myself sometimes.

Senisan
I consider this the first contender for most exciting match of the week.
nilcam (Kyo/Kim/Joe) vs Senisan (Joe/Terry/Robert)


decoyb
nilcam (Kyo/Kim/Joe) vs decoyb (Robert/Andy/Benimaru)


nilcam (Kyo/Kim/Joe) vs decoyb (Iori/Robert/Andy)

It's been a week since the contest started. 11 players completed their games. This has been a great experience thus far. I'm expecting it to get even better. The talent in this competition is amazing and constantly getting better. Now, without further ado...

The Rankings
1. Kirbilot - 5 wins, 0 losses
2. (tie) Zoel and Senisan - 2 wins, 3 losses
3. (tie) TheCleaningGuy and BulletTrain - 1 win, 4 losses

Most Improved Player of the Week
The first time I player CWal37, it was not pretty. It was a one-sided battle, honestly. In the week before the contest, he hit the training hard. He did not score a win, but the matches were closer than before and I expect to see him improve further. Good job, CWal37.

Worst Beatdowns I Received
2 players handed me hardcore beatdowns this week - Senisan and Kirbilot.

Kirbilot not only beat me technically, he defeated my composure. He's playing Benimaru/Andy/Terry.


Senisan's beatdown was clearly a shot across my bow. He's out to let me know that shit ain't like that.


Other Exciting Matches
One of my favorite matches this week was vs. Senisan. I'm player 1 (Kyo/Kim/Joe).


The other great match was with casualweaponry. He was out to prove something to senisan using me as the messenger.


Week 2 Begins Now
I'll be on for all of the scheduled times. Find me. Face me. Defeat me. Surpass me, surpass the other players and, more importantly, surpass your skills and transcend. Let the games begin.

I didn't expect to be on tonight but I will be. I'll be on around 9:45 pm CST and I'll be hang around for a bit. If you're one of the 4 who still need to get in their week one games, this is your last chance. Week 1 rankings will be posted tomorrow morning.

Week 2 begins tomorrow.

Last night was damned good. I put in some practice with both Kirbilot and Zoel; both players are really good. I played official matches with casualweaponry and bullettrain. Casualweaponry gets better every time I play him. Soon, he'll be kicking my ass like he did in SF HD Remix. He really pushed me to win the matches and he never gives up. Bullettrain tried his damnedest to OCV me. He scored 1 win and 4 great fights.

For a game that most people were hating on, I'm impressed with the level of skill and soul I see in these matches.

Update
There are 5 players wo haven't played their week one games yet. Several have stated that they'll be online tonight. I plan to get on a bit early, probably 6:30 CST and I'll stay on a bit late if I can. As usual, I'm open for practice games if you see me online but contest entries get preferential treatment.

I hope everyone playing is having as much fun as I am. I'm seriously thinking about doing monthly tournaments as part of a Destructoid ranbat system. There would be no prizes, other than the ability to state factually that you're better than someone. And that's worth a lot.

I'll post week one standings either tonight or tomorrow along with some really good games I've captured video of.