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Hello there. I'm working e gameing. me and my co workers may end up bored after thurdays stuff so is it kool if some us meet up too? Maybe able to have SMALL shindig at one of our rooms.   

Made some minor changes. No more sandbox. looks like we will be able to have 4 on 4 tourny 2 per tv and xbox. Looks like it will be a blast. Special Thanks to  TC_X0_Lt_0X for feedback! come by and say whats up!

We'll have sign up sheets starting Friday morning.  :)
Please remember to sign up early for all tournies you want to enter. ^_^

Indeed!  8)

This is going to be very interesting...
*needs to get back on Rock Band before the con starts*

You've seen the past freestyles we had sac at anime right?

Fair enough.  I think if there aren't enough Fanime departments, then I say we should have up to 2 separate bands per department.

yeah sounds good

I just know that our honorable Fanime Chair is excited to participate in the staff event, plus we might have Extravaganzas, and if there are any other staff departments that want to represent, they are more than welcome to join in the fun.

We have all the Foo Fighters songs, and we can acquire those Jimmy Eat World songs as well.

Have we already started a sign up list of bands/names/song preferences for these events?

I was going to wait to take sign ups at con. So everyone has a fair chance since our cap is 10

Well i was curious as to what divisions will be participating. i know so far its stage zero and e gaming. And to tell you the truth we don't know what song yet. probably something from the foo fighters. Oh wendel sir could you get the jimmy eat world songs for me?

Oh, so then will the staff event be judged as well? O:

why yes you should come by and watch us rock. And also come to watch e gaming smash stage zero on there own stage  ^_^

Oh good job on rules n such (lol bump)

What's Thursday's "Staff only" mean?
So then, there are only 10 bands playing on each day, or in total?

And do I put the band info stuffs here? O:

The staff only on Thursday will be a staff only event. The staff will face off in a freestyle tournament for the fans, to give them idea of what freestyle is all about.

The 10 band only limit is only set for the freestyle tournament on Saturday. 

We will take sign ups at the con to give everyone an equal chance to get in.   

[ROCK BAND FREESTYLE BATTLE OF THE BANDS]

ROCK BAND FREESTYLE BATTLE OF THE BANDS
Presented by Stage Zero And E-Gaming


Thursday:8:00pm (Staff Only)

Saturday 12:00pm

Game will be played on ps3.

Players will be judged on how well they perform  rather then who has the highest score.

The judges will take into account tricks that the band does, (I.e behind head playing of guitars, jumps or spins while playing, around the worlds)  How well the singer (if there is one) knows the words to the song, and just how entertained they were by the performance.

There will be 3 judges who will give there opinions after each performance, grading them using the "tier grading system"

Metal bass pedal will be used!!!

Bands will sign up with the following info:

Number of members

What instruments will be used (guitar, mic, drums, or bass)

And band name
_______________

RULES

*All songs will be unlocked*

*Bands must consist of at the least 3 - 4 members.

*Handle instruments with respect and care

*Players can play on any difficulty

*Songs will be first come first serve. If one band plays a song you cannot play the same song when your turn is up.

* Game will be set to no fail mode
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(TIPS)

Try and keep moving the entire time your performing. Don't stand there and look like a zombie while playing

Bounce or head bang to the beat

Get familiar with the song your band has chosen

Some guitar and drum charts although harder maybe be better suited for freestyle. An example of this would be that some of bass charts on hard or expert are just continuous strumming of certain notes, so it makes it look better if your moving around head banging while your shreadin on the guitar.

Don't just look at the screen try and look away at times and  look at the judges or the crowd.

The singer doesn't necessarily have to be the only one singing the whole band can join in.

If u have a singer then a lot of the attention will be on him/her.

If you are the singer try and get the crowd into it. (It helps)

If u can cos play it will be a plus

Overall be creative and have fun!!
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List of DLC that we have currently available. (Includes Rockband 1 Songs!)

AC/DC
        Hells Bells (Live)
        Fire Your Guns (Live)
        Thunderstruck (Live)
        You Shook Me All Night Long (Live)
        Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (Live)
        Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be (Live)
        Highway to Hell (Live)
        High Voltage (Live)
        Jailbreak (Live)
        Shoot to Thrill (Live)
        T.N.T. (Live)
        Moneytalks (Live)
        Heatseaker (Live)
        For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) (Live)
        Whole Lotta Rosie (Live)
        The Jack (Live)
        Back In Black (Live)
        Let There Be Rock (Live)

Aerosmith
        Train Kept A-Rollin'

Anarchy Club
        Blood Doll

Authority Zero
        No Regrets

Average White Band
        Pick Up the Pieces

Bang Camaro
        Pleasure (Pleasure)

Beastie Boys
        Sabotage

Between the Buried and Me
        Prequel to the Sequel

Black Sabbath
        War Pigs

Blink-182
        All the Small Things

Blondie
        Call Me

Blue Öyster Cult
        (Don't Fear) The Reaper

Bon Jovi
        Wanted Dead or Alive

Boston
        More Than a Feeling
        Foreplay/Long Time

Coheed and Cambria
        Welcome Home

Crooked X
        Nightmare

David Bowie
        Suffragette City

Dealership
        Database Corrupted

Death of the Cool
        Can't Let Go

Deep Purple
        Space Truckin'
        Highway Star

Disturbed
        Perfect Insanity
        Inside the Fire
        Indestructible

Dream Theater
        Constant Motion

Duran Duran
        Girls on Film
        Rio

Earth Wind & Fire
        Shining Star

Endeverafter
        I Wanna Be Your Man

Faith No More
        Epic

Fall Out Boy
        Dead on Arrival
        I Don't Care
        This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race

Flyleaf
        I'm So Sick

Foo Fighters
        Walking After You
        DOA
        Up in Arms
        Doll
        Enough Space
        My Poor Brain
        New Way Home
        Times Like These
        My Hero
        Monkey Wrench
        February Stars
        Wind Up
        Learn to Fly
        This is a Call
        See You
        Hey, Johnny Park!

Free
        All Right Now

Freezepop
        Brainpower

Garbage
        I Think I'm Paranoid

George Thorogood & the Destroyers
        Bad to the Bone

Ghost Hounds
        Ashes to Fire

GLaDOS
        Still Alive

Hole
        Celebrity Skin

Hollywood Undead
        Young

Honest Bob and the Factory-to-Dealer Incentives
        I Get By
        Entangled

In This Moment
        Forever

James Brown
        Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine - Pt 1

James Gang
        Funk #49

Jet
        Are You Gonna Be My Girl

Jethro Tull
        Hymn 43

Journey
        Don't Stop Believing

Judas Priest
        The Hellion/Electric Eye

Kiss
        Detroit Rock City

Kutless
        The Feeling

Lacuna Coil
        Closer
        Swamped

Lenny Kravitz
        Let Love Rule
        Are You Gonna Go My Way
        Mr. Cab Driver
        Freedom Train

Lesley Roy
        I'm Gone, I'm Going

Lynyrd Skynyrd
        Simple Man

Megasus
        Megasus

Metallica
        ...And Justice for All
        Ride the Lightning
        Blackened

Miranda Cosgrove
        Headphones On

Molly Hatchet
        Flirtin' with Disaster

Mountain
        Mississippi Queen

Muse
        Hysteria

Mötley Crüe
        Kickstart My Heart
        Dr. Feelgood

Nine Inch Nails
        The Hand That Feeds

Nirvana
        In Bloom

No Doubt
        New
        Running
        Bathwater
        Don't Speak
        Underneath It All
        It's My Life
        Spiderwebs
        Sunday Morning
        Ex-Girlfriend
        Excuse Me Mr.
        Hey Baby
        Simple Kind of Life
        Hella Good
        Just a Girl

Oasis
        Live Forever
        Wonderwall
        Don't Look Back in Anger

OK Go
        Here It Goes Again

Opiate for the Masses
        Burn You Down

Papa Roach
        Lifeline
        Time Is Running Out
        Last Resort

Paramore
        Crushcrushcrush

Pat Benatar
        Heartbreaker
        Hit Me With Your Best Shot

Pearl Jam
        Release
        Jeremy
        Garden
        Why Go
        Master/Slave
        Oceans
        Once
        Deep
        Black
        Porch
        Even Flow
         
Psychedelic Furs
        Pretty in Pink

Queens of the Stone Age
        Go with the Flow

R.E.M.
        Losing My Religion
        Orange Crush

Radiohead
        Creep

Red Hot Chili Peppers
        The Greeting Song
        The Righteous & The Wicked
        Breaking the Girl
        They're Red Hot
        Snow ((Hey Oh))
        Naked in the Rain
        I Could Have Lied
        The Power of Equality
        My Lovely Man
        Blood Sugar Sex Magik
        Funky Monks
        Tell Me Baby
        Apache Rose Peacock
        Mellowship Slinky in B Major
        If You Have to Ask
        Sir Psycho Sexy
        Dani California
        Under the Bridge
        Suck My Kiss

REO Speedwagon
        Riding the Storm Out
        Roll with the Changes
        Take It on the Run

Rolling Stones
        Gimme Shelter

Rush
        Red Barchetta
        The Camera Eye
        Limelight
        YYZ
        Witch Hunt
        Tom Sawyer (Original Version)
        Limelight (Original Version)
        Tom Sawyer
        Vital Signs

Semi-Precious Weapons
        Magnetic Baby

Shaimus
        Like a Fool

Smashing Pumpkins
        Zero
        Cherub Rock

Soundgarden
        Black Hole Sun

SpongeBob SquarePants
        The Best Day Ever
        Where's Gary?
        I Can't Keep My Eyes Off of You

Stephen and the Colberts
        Charlene (I'm Right Behind You)

Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
        Testify
        Love Struck Baby
        I'm Cryin'
        Tell Me
        Mary Had a Little Lamb
        Pride and Joy
        Lenny
        Rude Mood
        Dirty Pool
        Texas Flood

Stone Temple Pilots
        Interstate Love Song
        Sex Type Thing
        Vasoline

Styx
        Renegade
        Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)
        Too Much Time On My Hands

Styx / REO Speedwagon
        Can't Stop Rockin'

Sweet
        Ballroom Blitz

System of a Down
        B.Y.O.B.
        Toxicity

The 88
        Sons and Daughters

The Acro-Brats
        Day Late, Dollar Short

The All-American Rejects
        Real World
        Dirty Little Secret
        Move Along

The B-52's
        Roam

The Cab
        Bounce

The Chevelles
        Get It On

The Clash
        Should I Stay or Should I Go

The Cocktail Slippers
        Give It to Me

The Cult
        She Sells Sanctuary

The Hives
        Main Offender
        Die, All Right!

The Killers
        Mr. Brightside
        Smile Like You Mean It
        When You Were Young
        Spaceman

The Knack
        My Sharona

The Konks
        29 Fingers

The Len Price 3
        If I Ain't Got You

The Material
        Moving to Seattle

The Mother Hips
        Time We Had

The Myriad
        A Clean Shot

The New Pornographers
        Electric Version

The Offspring
        Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)
        All I Want
        Self Esteem
        Gone Away
        The Kids Aren't Alright

The Outlaws
        Green Grass and High Tides

The Pixies
        Wave of Mutilation

The Police
        Roxanne
        Message in a Bottle
        Next to You
        Can't Stand Losing You
        Synchronicity II

The Ramones
        Blitzkrieg Bop

The Strokes
        Reptilia

The Who
        Won't Get Fooled Again

Them Terribles
        Bullets & Guns

thenewno2
        Crazy Tuesday

Tickle Me Pink
        The Time Is Wrong

Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld
        Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld

Tokio Hotel
        Monsoon
        Ready, Set, Go

Tribe
        Outside

Underoath
        Desperate Times, Desperate Measures

Vagiant
        Seven

Vesuvius
        Promised Land

Von Bondies
        C'mon C'mon

Weezer
        Buddy Holly
        Say It Ain't So

X Japan
        I.V.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs
        Maps

Yngwie Malmsteen
        Damnation Game
        Caprici Di Diablo
        Red Devil

At this moment we would like to ask you the fans what songs would u like us to download for the freestyle. If you would like to request songs for download please make all requests here!!! 

(Song list)
http://en.wikipedia.org.wiki/List_of_songs_in_Rock_Band 

I'm guessing the maps you chose are the maps your good at?

Well I wouldnt say i'm not good at them.
Except Construct =P
I put them down mainly because those are by far the most played and enjoyed maps online, and the best designed by far.
Except Construct =P
How anyone thinks its good is beyond me.

lol i see. Bungie has a problem with making good maps and adding something to it to make it stupid. I.E ghost to isolation and 1gen snowbound shotgun. i'll be in contact soon through pm to talk a bit more about this. Thanks again! ^_^

My Tournament Fixes

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Halo 3
2v2

Time Limit
8 min

Score Limit
20

Primary Weapon
Battle Rifle
Secondary Weapon
Assault Rifle

Maps

Construct
Guardian
The Pit


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Halo 3
4v4

Time Limit
10 min

Score Limit
50

Primary Weapon
Battle Rifle
Secondary Weapon
Assault Rifle

Maps

Construct
Guardian
Narrows
The Pit


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Halo 3
1v1

Time Limit
5 min

Score Limit
10

Primary Weapon
Battle Rifle

Maps

Construct
Guardian
The Pit


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Other Stuff

Rockets 1 clip
Replace Shotgun/Sword/Hammer with maulers, keeping maximum 3 (less preferred) on map and spread apart
Maulers 1 Clip
Remove Power Ups
Remove Devices
Remove Big Weapons (Flamethrower, Turret, etc)

I know I have missed something, but this should balance things out and make a tournament work.

Well i will keep this in mind. The time and weapons layout rules you have I like and will consider making a change. The maps i don't think we will change. The pit guardian and construct are very good maps but i wanna have maps the people would see in matchmaking. I'm guessing the maps you chose are the maps your good at? lol  :D Thanks for the suggestion.

[Halo 3 2v2]

Halo 3 2v2

Single Or Double Elimination (Depending on number of entrants)
Simifinals and onward will be best 2 out 3 matches

Time Limit: 8 minutes I Guess

Score Limit: 15 I Guess

Starting Weapon: Battle Rifle Yes
Secondary Weapon: Assualt Rifle What

MAPS
Maps will be edited for balance using forge(All changes listed below). All rockets on the map will have only 1 clip in them and respawn will be longer)

Construct I Guess
Guardian(Matchmaking version) I Guess
High Ground(No ghosts) No
Isolation (No Ghost) No
Narrows (Matchmaking version) I Guess
Boundless(Shotgun with 1 clip) No
The Pit (Pit Stop) I Guess

:From Heroic Map Pack:

Standoff (No Warthogs. Rockets will be in the middle) No
Foundry(Rockets way on top of middle) No

:From Legendary Map Pack:

BlackOut (No sword shotgun 1 clip) No
Ghost Town No

:Bungie Day DLC:

Cold Storage No

:Mythic Map Pack: No as many people have not played them and it will be a while until such
(**Maps Are currently in testing so list is subject to change)

*Assembly*
*Sandbox* (No Vehicles)

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Halo 3 4v4
Single Or Double Elimination (Depending on number of entrants)
Semifinals and onward will be best 2 out 3 matches

Time Limit: 12 minutes

Score Limit: 50

Starting Weapon: Battle Rifle
Secondary Weapon: Assualt Rifle

Maps

*Assembly*
Blackout
Cold Storage
Construct
Epilogue
Foundry
Ghost Town
Guardian
High Ground(No Ghosts)
Isolation(No Ghost)
Last Resort To large
Narrows(Matchmaking)
*Orbital* As other Mythics
Rats Nest (No Warthog Or Ghosts) To large
*Sand Box* (No Vehicles)
Snowbound(Boundless) No
Standoff (No Warthogs) No
The Pit (Pit stop)
Valhalla (No Banshees) To large

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(Depending On The size of screens we have and number of xbox's with all DLC we may have to switch the 4v4 tournament into 1v1. So just in case here is the Rule set for 1v1)


Slayer 1v1

Time limit: 8 minutes to 5 minutes (depending on number of entrants)

Kill limit: 10

(Except semi finals and on will be best 2 of 3 rounds)

Weapon set: Default except there will be no rockets on Epitaph at all. All maps with rockets and shotgun will only have 1 clip and will not respawn for balance.
There will also be no ghost on any map.

Starting weapon: Battle Rifle

Secondary Weapon: Assault Rifle

MAPS:

Guardian
Isolation
The Pit (Pit Stop)
Standoff(No Warthogs 1 rocket in middle)
Foundry
Black Out
Ghost Town
Cold Storage
Boundless
Epilogue
*Assembly*
*Sand Box*


Feedback is welcome. I'm willing to make changes.

Thanks for feedback first of all.  :D Here's what i was thinking with some of the changes. In 2v2 matches i feel that the ghost can be way overpowered, as in some of the maps don't provide very many options to counter. When it comes down to vehicles it doesn't take as much skill compared to say for instance using the br effectively, controlling a map with sniper, being good with grenades.  When i made the choices with blackout I wanted to take sword out and gimp the shot gun so the match comes down to map control and br battles. Which it mostly turns out to be. My decision about having last resort Boundless(hate it!) and standoff(hate it) is I wanted the maps to reflect what people see in matchmaking so they are somewhat familiar with it.

If you'd like since u have experience with the current competive community maybe we can have a chat about the rules and work stuff out. Maybe I'm unaware of a few things. 

FANIME CON 2009

Starts Friday 7pm ( Time change from tournament post )
Sign ups start 5pm

SINGLES Elimination  or DOUBLES depending on how many people are in.
BEST 3 OUT 5 ROUNDS
BEST 2 OUT 3 MATCHES
ANY CHARACTER OF YOUR CHOOSE. WINNER STAYS THE SAME AND LOSER CAN CHANGE.
GILL IS BANNED.

PRIZES: TBD


Bring your own arcade stick if you desire.

Fix your post.

- It's FanimeCon, not FANIME CON.
- 3 out of 5 rounds with 2 out of 3 matches will make this tournament extremely long. Do you have time for this?
- Also, stop shouting in your post (caps).
- I think that the tournaments can be condensed into one post.

Wow you need a life dude...

[Halo 3 2v2]

Tournament will be single or double elimination depending on number of entrants

Semifinals and finals will be best 2 out 3 rounds

(Code of conduct)
No trash talking
No Camping or running of the clock
No Glitches of any kind

Players will be given time before match to change control setup
Maps will be chosen at random
Players will be able to veto map once

Halo 3 2v2

Time Limit: 8 minutes

Score Limit: 20

Starting Weapon: Battle Rifle
Secondary Weapon: Assualt Rifle

MAPS
Maps will be edited for balance using forge(All changes listed below). All rockets on the map will have only 1 clip in them and will not respawn)
Swords/shotguns/hammer will be replaced with 1 clip maulers (At the most on any map 3 and will be spread apart for balance)
No turrets

Construct
Guardian(Matchmaking version)
High Ground(No ghosts)
Isolation (No Ghost)
Narrows (Matchmaking version)
Boundless (No shotgun)
The Pit (Pit Stop)

:From Heroic Map Pack:

Standoff (No Warthogs. Rockets will be in the middle)
Foundry(Rockets way on top of middle)

:From Legendary Map Pack:

Black Out
Ghost Town

:Bungie Day DLC:

Cold Storage

:Mythic Map Pack:
Assembly

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Halo 3 4v4

Maps will be default except there will be no vehicles. And rockets will not respawn.

Time Limit: 12 minutes

Score Limit: 50

Starting Weapon: Battle Rifle
Secondary Weapon: Assualt Rifle

Maps

*Assembly*
Blackout
Cold Storage
Construct
Epilogue
Foundry
Ghost Town
Guardian
High Ground(No Ghosts)
Isolation(No Ghost)
Last Resort
Narrows(Matchmaking)
*Orbital*
Rats Nest (No Warthog Or Ghosts)
Snowbound(Boundless)
Standoff (No Warthogs)
The Pit (Pit stop)
Valhalla (No Banshees)

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(Depending On The size of screens we have and number of xbox's with all DLC we may have to switch the 4v4 tournament into 1v1. So just in case here is the Rule set for 1v1)

Time limit: 8 minutes to 5 minutes (depending on number of entrants)

Kill limit: 10

Weapon set: No rockets on any map. No equipment.

There will also be no ghost on any map.

Starting weapon: Battle Rifle

Secondary Weapon: Assault Rifle

MAPS:

Guardian
Isolation
The Pit (Pit Stop)
Standoff(No Warthogs 1 rocket in middle)
Foundry
Black Out
Ghost Town
Cold Storage
Boundless
Epilogue
*Assembly*



Feedback is welcome. I'm willing to make changes.

[ar secondary]

I have a question for the Halo 3 tournament, for the one on Sunday do you have to form your own team before or are you assigned to one when you sign up?

For the 4v4 and 2v2 you may sighn up with your own team of friends. But if you don't have anyone to play with then you will be put on a seperate list and be setup with a team.

Also the tournament may have to be split screen due to the number of 360's we will have. Some of the 360s avaiable to us don't have any of the dlc that we will be useing. The most we will have on a screen will be 2 for tournaments. I will be posting the rules soon. :)

What rule-set will we be using?

it will be a version of the rule set we use for sac anime. its will be br start with ar secondary. I will post the full rules once I have everything in order. Its sorta similar to mlg. If you would like to see what the rules will basicly be check out the sac anime forums in the sac anime gaming section.

That sounds horrible.
I do hope you at the very least use good maps.

yeah well ill have the final ruleset up soon. We are debating the ar secondary thing right now. Other ideas was ar start no secondary. The thing about that is the br is where a lot of competive play centers around. I will always always except feedback though 

I have a question for the Halo 3 tournament, for the one on Sunday do you have to form your own team before or are you assigned to one when you sign up?

For the 4v4 and 2v2 you may sighn up with your own team of friends. But if you don't have anyone to play with then you will be put on a seperate list and be setup with a team.

Also the tournament may have to be split screen due to the number of 360's we will have. Some of the 360s avaiable to us don't have any of the dlc that we will be useing. The most we will have on a screen will be 2 for tournaments. I will be posting the rules soon. :)

What rule-set will we be using?

it will be a version of the rule set we use for sac anime. its will be br start with ar secondary. I will post the full rules once I have everything in order. Its sorta similar to mlg. If you would like to see what the rules will basicly be check out the sac anime forums in the sac anime gaming section.

I have a question for the Halo 3 tournament, for the one on Sunday do you have to form your own team before or are you assigned to one when you sign up?

For the 4v4 and 2v2 you may sighn up with your own team of friends. But if you don't have anyone to play with then you will be put on a seperate list and be setup with a team.

Also the tournament may have to be split screen due to the number of 360's we will have. Some of the 360s avaiable to us don't have any of the dlc that we will be useing. The most we will have on a screen will be 2 for tournaments. I will be posting the rules soon. :)

[No.]

There should be a Rock Band 2 freestyle competition, and it should be done on Stage Zero.  ;D

This makes no sense...

Think the good ol times of the DDR Freestyle competition...in Rock Band fashion.  :D

No.

YES!!!!  :o