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This article will have all the details you need to know about the New England Dissention Circuit!



Circuit Event #1: Dimensions 3 (already occurred; results are on the page)

Circuit Event #2: Mega Mass Madness - May 5th - Framingham, MA - TO: Dazwa

Circuit Event #3: Hall of Gaming #10 - May 19th - Wallingford, CT - TO: Bizkit

Circuit Championship Event: Dissention - June 23rd - Palmer, MA - TO: GTZ


The below lists players who have earned seeding points so far.

Total Seeding Points (3 events): 792
Total Seeding Points Awarded So Far: 0

Point Distribution (Per Circuit Event; Excluding Championship):

1st - 50 Points
2nd - 25 Points
3rd - 10 Points
4th - 6 Points
5th-7th - 1 Points

Notes:
-The events will be seeded by seeding points gained from previous events.

-Max points a player can win is 150. You only need 1 seeding point to make pro bracket automatically for Dissention, so if you want to secure your spot make sure you attend these events!


The qualifier bracket for Dissention will be ran for players who have 0 seeding points. The full details are not yet fully ironed out, but for now this is the projected point distribution for the qualifier bracket:

1st - 75 Points
2nd - 50 Points
3rd - 25 Points
4th - 15 Points
5th - 10 Points
7th - 5 Points
9th - 3 Points
13th - 1 Points

You only need 1 seeding point to make it into pro bracket. Note that if you have any seeding points from the other 3 events, you will automatically be put into pro bracket. No confirmation if any special seeding points will be given out to national winning players (Ally/M2K). I may have a special plan for OOR players who have no 0 seeding points if there are more good OOR players than seeding placings available. More details will be ironed out over the months!



Unfortunately, none of the events at this time are sharing the same ruleset. Here are the rulesets for the remaining events:

MMM: Unity 2.1
HoG10: Unity 2.1
Dissention: Unity + MK Legal

John from Digital Saviors and I have started working on a national tournament in CT (Connecticut) in 2013. It would be hosted here (March 15-17): http://hiltongardeninn.hilton.com/en/gi/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=BDLWHGI.We will of course have sponsors and will have streaming. (Not sure who would stream though, most likely Digital Saviors and Chibo.)

The two main events would be brawl and melee. Side events include, but aren't limited to, UMvC3, SF, Soul Calibur 5, and Brawl/Melee Crews. The ruleset is going to be Apex 2012 rules, but with 1 MK per team and the Japanese scrooge rule. Registration will be set up online, which should happen in a few months, and there will be discounts/reimbursements for players that bring a TV and Wii. (Digital Saviors would be able to provide 20-30 Wiis and TVs.)

What I need to know is the following:
1. Who is interested?
2. Who would like to volunteer?(We'd feed you.)
3. What ruleset would you guys want?

If you wish to volunteer, please PM me with a description of what you want to volunteer your time as.

As far as I know, there are no nationals in 2013. This is a HUUUUUGE opportunity for New England smash and for the rest of the community as a whole. I would also like to have circuit qualifying events for this tournament. More details to come on registration, rule set and much MUCH, MUUUUCH MORE. Please show interest to make this become a reality. Let's survive the apocalypse and make 2013 a great year for smash!