Month: November 2017

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How can tournaments improve the experience for low/mid-level players? Armada gives his thoughts

Making a tournament fun for players of all skill levels is becoming a vital talking point within the world of Super Smash Bros. Melee. For those who go 0-2 and find there is nothing else to do at an event besides playing friendlies and watching matches, there is very little incentive to come back next time round — especially when Melee has netplay and there is always a stream or other tournament to watch.

Having also noticed this trend and seeing the negative impact it could have on Melee, Armada has dedicated his latest vlog to advising TOs on what they can do to keep low/mid-level players engaged after they get knocked out. Amateur brackets are a start, but I think tournaments need to follow the lead of events like Combo Breaker and CEO, in offering side activities where attendees can just focus on having fun.

Source: Armada

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Paradise Arcade Shop opens pre-orders for the Magenta joystick, intends to ship on January 15th

After Evo, we wrote a preview piece on the Magenta, Paradise Arcade Shop’s optical joystick. While their intent was to release in September, several issues along the supply chain caused them to push back the release until they were able to fix those issues.

At long last, the team has announced that pre-orders for what can be described as the Cadillac of arcade levers has opened. Going at the price tag of $99.99, the stick will come with all the bells and whistles described in our preview article alongside five replaceable springs of different weights so you can emulate whatever style stick you want.

Further, if you pre-order, you receive an entry into a raffle for a free prototype version of the Magenta–which functions just as the real thing but with a 3D printed casing for the board. There will be three raffles, and if you order now, you will receive entry in all three raffles. Ordering later will obviously only net you entries into the raffles still to be drawn.

Source: Paradise Arcade Shop

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– EVGA GTX 1070 Ti FTW2: Overclocking for the Masses

Now that we have tested the Nvidia 1070 Ti Founder’s Edition it’s time to see what the Nvidia partners can do. Promising easy “one-click” overclocking for a boost in performance, we pit the EVGA 1070 Ti FTW2 against the Founder’s Edition to see how big the difference is when it comes to performance.