Episode 4: Genesis vs Evolution

  1. 3x MATCHING DONATIONS all the way up to $1,250 for Melee at Evo!!!
    1. TL;DR – If we can raise $1,250 in community donations during the podcast, the total amount of money that will be added to the pot will be $5,150!
      1. Every $1 you give during the podcast, an additional $3 will be added after the podcast. Your donation will be essentially multiplied by 4.
      2. If only 50 smashers donate $20, we will hit this goal!
      3. Since we had such a generous reception to the match idea, we have $3.3k in funds to give out for matching, so we changed the breakdown from 6x on the first $200 down to 2x on the rest of the $800 to 3x match throughout – we want to get $1,000 in community donations!!!
    1. Donate to the drive during the cast for a 3x match up to $1,250!
      1. Let me know if you can also be a matcher up to a certain limit!!!
      2. We are hoping everyone can donate at least $20 – $20 turns into $80 with 3x match!!!
      3. we’ll be watching the donations in real time!
    2. Match Pledges:
      1. Up to $1,000: Scar and The Crimson Blur
      2. Up to $500: prog?
      3. Up to $200: Mogwai, Violence, HAB, Toph, Juggleguy
      4. Up to $100: Velocity, BizzaroFlame, Zoap, MattDotZeb
      5. Total: $3,900 in matches!
  1. Schedule:
    1. Starting the pre-show at 5:00pm Pacific Time at www.twitch.tv/bobby_scar and www.twitch.tv/vgbootcamp (simulcasting)
    2. At the beginning of the cast, we will record the donation amount at the WePay Donation Site
    3. At the end of the cast (8pm PST) we will record the final donation level and calculate the increase in donations during the cast
    4. We will match the amount of money donated based on % of our goal reached – e.g. if we hit $625 (half of our goal of $1,250), each pledger will donate 50% of the pledged match for a grand total of $2,500
    1. Donation Drive, how we’re doing (shouts to shloub for making it), and 3x MATCHING DONATIONS!!!
    2. Non-NA Donations Received So Far (let scar know if you’re going to bed)
      1. $36 – DragonRage
      2. $50 – Shippo
    3. Skisonic as our special guest to explain the EVO series, history behind it, etc.
      1. Last appearance of SSBM – 2007 with Ken, Hugs, Mango as top 3
      2. Last appearance of a Smash title – 2008 with SSBB, ruleset not the competitive one at the time
  1. Apex 2013
    1. Tournament Recap
      1. The Good
        1. 300+ players
        2. An incredible number of setups
        3. Amazing tournament matches
        4. Incredible spectator conditions
      2. The Bad
        1. Huge brackets and a slow day 1 and 2
        2. So many 2/3 sets
        3. Thieves =(
        4. Bifuteki’s stream going down
        5. the [scientology] invitational not happening (johns johns johns)
      3. The Ugly
        1. Bracket Pools
        2. Scar/SFAT vs Leffen/Ice in teams (promise I won’t talk about this too much and FWIW I think Leffen did the right thing)
        3. MORE DSR issues
        4. Cheering against players and stuff a la swf post
    2. Tourney results recap
    3. SSB and FGC Melting Pot
      1. ultradavid/Yipes/Skisonic/Triforce in attendance
      2. the amount of respect between the communities
      3. BUM showing up to support
  2. Genesis 3
    1. official announcement made during APEX2013
    2. Possibility of Skullgirls making an appearance at the event?

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