[Dec 16, 2016] Northeast Championships XVII (NEC 17) (King of Prussia, Pennsylvania)

[SeasonsOfSonas]

Big E Gaming Presents:
Northeast Championship 17 (Powered by Twitch)
“One Floor, One Family”

WHEN:
December 16-18, 2016

WHERE:
Valley Forge Casino Resort
1160 1st Ave,
King of Prussia, PA 19406

REGISTRATION INFO:
Pre-registration will open soon at http://bigegaming.com/

Early Bird Pre-Registration Special for NEC17 will go up on August 29th for 3 weeks at the rate of $25.

TOURNAMENT DETAILS:
-54,000 sq ft Convention Center Floor
-30+ Casual Game System Section
-Artist Alley (vendors will be announced closer to the event)
-2 Arcade Sections
-Additional Info Coming Soon...

MAIN TOURNAMENT GAMES ($10 entry fee per game, unless otherwise specified below):
Street Fighter V (PS4)
Gears of War 4 (Xbox One)
Dead or Alive 5 Last Round (PS4) - Circuit Finals- $6000 Pot Bonus
Mortal Kombat XL (PS4)
Skullgirls 2nd Encore (PS4)
King of Fighters 14 – Pot Bonus Info Coming Soon
Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator (PS4) – Pot Bonus Info Coming Soon
Blazblue Chronophantasma (PS3)
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax (PS3)
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (PS3)
Under Night In-Birth: EXE (PS3)
Soul Calibur V (PS3)
King of Fighters 13 (PS3)
Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 (Xbox 360) – For every 100 players that pre-register, Big E will add $250 to pot bonus.
Marvel vs Capcom 2 – FREE Entry - $500 Pot Bonus
Ultra Street Fighter IV (Xbox 360)
Super Smash Bros 4 (Wii U) – For every 100 players that pre-register, Big E will add $250 to the pot bonus.
Pokken Tournament (Wii U)
Killer Instinct (Xbox One)
Capcom v SNK 2
Pokemon

SPECIAL TEAM TOURNAMENTS:
3rd Strike - 3v3 Pokemon Style, Double Elimination, Winner Takes All. $300 Pot Bonus
Street Fighter II- 2v2 Waseda Format, Double Elimination, Top 3 Payout. $400 Pot Bonus.
Vampire Savior - 3v3 Pokemon Style, Double Elimination, Top 3 Payout. $400 Pot Bonus.


IMPORTANT RULES REGARDING CONTROLLERS:
- All converters, except for the XCM Crossfire 3.0 and Brook super converters, are banned on PS4. You must use an USB extension cable with your Brook converter to prevent damage to our consoles' controller ports.
- Legacy PS3 controllers are banned for Street Fighter V.

OFFICIAL RULES:
Rules for all games and tournaments can be found at www.bigegaming.com

EVENT AND STREAM SCHEDULE:
To Be Announced…

POOL ASSIGNMENTS & BRACKETS:
To Be Announced…

STREAMS:
http://bigegaming.com/live-stream/

CONTACT:
Eric "Big E" Small
267-231-8996
eric2necphilly@yahoo.com

BIG E GAMING ADDITIONAL LINKS:
http://twitter.com/BigEGaming
https://www.facebook.com/BigEGaming
http://bigegaming.com/
http://bigegaming.challonge.com/

 

[Cadenza]

aight guys. who is ACTUALLY going to this?

 

[keninblack]

I'm going to try to go but i'm going for 3s mostly.

Still on the fence, i'll see once I get closer to it I guess.

If people show enough interest for NEC i'll run the bracket again.

 

[mcpeanuts]

aight guys. who is ACTUALLY going to this?

afk

 

[Cadenza]

just saw king of prussia is where its held at....Fuck no.

 

[Pickles]

just saw king of prussia is where its held at....Fuck no.

wtf didn't everyone complain about the venue before why is it there again

 

[SeasonsOfSonas]

wtf didn't everyone complain about the venue before why is it there again

The problem last time was due to another event being held the same weekend, causing us not to get the space we were promised.
This is not happening this year, and we are getting a MUCH larger space

 

[Cadenza]

King of Prussia STILL succccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccks

 

[Pickles]

main issue for me with last years venue was no food within walking distance unless u got venue food (overpriced as hell for convenience of course), I hadn't been to any previous NECs but if they were at last year's summer jam venue then that place was good, 2 diners across the street

 

[keninblack]

The ghost hallway is the new venue.

Still not a good venue, space wasn't the issue. Oh well

 

[cloudKing211]

Ill be down, as long as people are there

 

[ShadeMoneh]

I'll go if people are going maybe

 

[SeasonsOfSonas]

If everyone who says they'll go if people are going people will be going

 

[GrunkleBarlowe]

Prussia again lol...

 

[RurouniLoneWolf]

I'm not particularly fond of the venue either because of the limited food options and how pricy it is to go from and to the airport compared to the old venue but it's one of the biggest anime tournaments so I'm going (at least this year for BBCF). And if I'm already going, I'm definitely entering Skullgirls so I'll see whoever's going there! ^,^

 

[cloudKing211]

The venue was ok, we just need to plan where people meet up for food, hanging out, etc and WHEN which is a big issue.

When you have a giant venue and every action takes time, you need to plan ahead

 

[GrunkleBarlowe]

Also find out who has a car that is going

 

[acfan]

If I go I'm not driving so not me

 

[cloudKing211]

I would have a car

 

[ShadeMoneh]

Just realized the date for this is pretty bad for me. I have finals the week right after. RIP.

 

[BlueFeena]

I'd like to go to this and I'll put in for the time off request. This shouldn't be too expensive even if I crash at a hotel for a just a single night since this is pretty local for me. If I get the time off request, I'll sign up.

 

[SeasonsOfSonas]

E is considering dropping a few games, will keep the thread updated.
If we have to do our own side tournament, so be it.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=341203506267878

EDIT: Skullgirls is not on the pre-registration list, but its still listed on the "Main Tournament Game" list, will keep people updated

EDIT 2:

Seems as though we are an "At the door" game

 

[Snerd]

I'm definitely down to go.

 

[Snerd]

I'm also bringing BandoNamcai and Llama jesus.

 

[SeasonsOfSonas]

Group hotel rates going up on Tuesday!

 

[missingno]

So has Big E said yet whether SG is in or not? Don't want to sign up for just a maybe here, I gotta know what's going on.

 

[Pickles]

i didn't get anything straight from big E but i heard from kenin that after summer jam big e said he was removing sg from all future events because of "uneven attendance" and we are no longer on the main game list so i think it's safe to say any sg at nec will be unofficial side tournament (if anyone decides to run one)

 

[SeasonsOfSonas]

i didn't get anything straight from big E but i heard from kenin that after summer jam big e said he was removing sg from all future events because of "uneven attendance" and we are no longer on the main game list so i think it's safe to say any sg at nec will be unofficial side tournament (if anyone decides to run one)

Funny thing is, we're still on the main game list on facebook.
We're just at "register at the door" status

 

[Pickles]

this is from the NEC site (http://bigegaming.com/nec-17/)

MAIN TOURNAMENT GAMES ($10 entry fee per game, unless otherwise specified below):
Street Fighter V (PS4)
Gears of War 4 (Xbox One) (Entry fee is TBA for this tournament.)
Dead or Alive 5 Last Round (PS4) – Circuit Finals- $6000 Pot Bonus
Mortal Kombat XL (PS4)
King of Fighters 14 – Pot Bonus Info Coming Soon
Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator (PS4) – Pot Bonus Info Coming Soon
Blazblue Chronophantasma (PS3)
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax (PS3)
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (PS3)
Under Night In-Birth: EXE (PS3)
Soul Calibur V (PS3)
King of Fighters 13 (PS3)
Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 (Xbox 360) – For every 100 players that pre-register, Big E will add $250 to pot bonus.
Marvel vs Capcom 2 – FREE Entry – $500 Pot Bonus
Ultra Street Fighter IV (Xbox 360)
Super Smash Bros 4 (Wii U) – For every 100 players that pre-register, Big E will add $250 to the pot bonus.
Pokken Tournament (Wii U)
Killer Instinct (Xbox One)
Capcom v SNK 2
Pokemon

assuming facebook list hasn't been updated or something

 

[Cadenza]

Basically dont go at all lmfao

 

[Arcana]

I will try to go to this, I hope I have enough money saved up!

 

[missingno]

So is this just the end of Philly SG, or is there anything else I could possibly look forward to?

tfw no 3s singles either

 

[SeasonsOfSonas]

Either way, I'm going to run a PC Beta side tournament.
-shrug-

 

[Arcana]

Group hotel rates going up on Tuesday!

do you know where i can find the rates? it says it nowhere on the site

 

[SeasonsOfSonas]

Sadly, they didn't go up.
E is negotiating a lower price.

 

[SeasonsOfSonas]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=373469213041307

 

[Crypt Kiddie]

Skullgirls is cool and all but you're not going to want to miss the Windjammers tourney on Saturday night!

 

[Cadenza]

this thing is still alive?!

 

[Kasumi]

Do I show up for casuals armed only with a spectator badge as is tradition? I dunno.

 

[cloudKing211]

Anyone know the price of spectator pass?