I think Jacko makes a good point that the tournament could be run faster if we didn't stream every match, but considering there is only one tournament running (as opposed to multiple games at big events running simultaneously) I actually really liked that every match got streamed/on the big screen. I know that I'm glad we can all go back and review our matches rather than just the top players. I know there are times in the past when I hear about a match that happened off stream and wish I could have seen it for example.

I say this as someone outside the organiser's circle, so if the tournament went longer than expected, I understand if you want to cut it down next year.

I thought that having the 'on deck' rule being enforced so well meant that the tournament flowed quick with near zero down time.

As for Casuals being exhibited on the friday, I kind of liked that too, but maybe some more organised 'FT10/FT3' exhibitions should be arranged rather than just whoever wants to play at the time. Again, it feels like it's just a casual day, so streaming anything at all is a bonus for those at home I guess.

aight.

I think i'll give a more thorough rundown of my thoughts later. Maybe. But for now i'll just make quick comments.

First, thank you @cruzlink2 and all of those responsible for NYGX, this year. I came through, after being angry from missing out on last year, and its by far the most fun I've had. I really needed it too, since I'm honestly going through some real life issues right now, it was a great distraction from the norm, so thank you all for that. I definitely DEFINITELY understand all the time, effort, money and hardwork that goes into something like that, and I can only wish I could do what you guys did this year.

Second, I want to apologize to @Chefboy_OB for being a childish ass on Saturday. The pressure got to me and i simply cracked. Chefboy will know what I'm talking about. We were cool after he had to leave on Saturday (unfortunately, wish you coulda stayed longer), so I'm sure its not a big deal, but I still feel i had to let you know, man.

Third, my only two pet peeves with the tournaments, were that the tournaments did not start on time. I understand maybe 15 or 20 min late, but we would start like 1-2 hours late. This is definitely not unusual in the FGC, but honestly I felt there wasnt much excuse for it, and its pretty inconvenient for us players. I understand all the particulars and issues that come up with running tournaments, so even if i had a right to be, its not like i'm angry at you guys or anything, just being bluntly honest with my feelings.

Also, I think the dual setups for stream were a GREAT idea and was well done in practice. No problem with those at all. Now if you wanted the tournaments to go faster, you guys should remember you had like TEN SETUPS that weren't being used. That would run through a huge chunk of the bracket in about 10 minutes or so alone. I understand you guys were trying to stream every match, which is something else i really liked, so I know. This is simply just for future reference.

My second pet peeve was COMMENTARYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY. As disclaimer, I'm pretty sure my commentary wasn't all that great (and as a self-critique, i felt i have a few genuine areas where i need to improve in retrospect). I also think that people like @MadeManG74 and @_Denkai_ did a really good job, personally. I even liked @fortninety 's commentary alot, though I also think he was the epitome of the commentary problem (not his fault tho, since he's new to the game), which is:

WHEN THERE IS A MATCH......

.....TALK
ABOUT
THE
MATCH!!!!!!!!!!

You wanna know why @Shidosha and @L_A 's so good at commentary? Is it witty personality? The lovably recognizable voice? Is it, dare i say, the shirts tied on top of Shidosha's head??!?

NO!!!

It's because they are great at dissecting what's happening on screen (which is really fast paced) and describing it in a simple-enough way to where even people who don't play VF will understand and appreciate it just as much as us "maniacs".

There were way too many times, including grand finals, where the conversations would veer way off of the actual match. This makes it look like to the average viewer, that YOU ARENT INTERESTED IN THE MATCH. C'mon, guys. That's the entire point of commentary, to show why the actual match is interesting....otherwise, why even have a mic????

Color commentary is fine, but keep those for BETWEEN MATCHES!!! Or at least keep it at short as possible during a match!!!

And honestly, other than streamer/cruz, noone other than two people should have a mic at a time. One play-by-play commentator, and one color commentator to back up the play-by-play. Both commentators can switch roles at anytime. But there should NOT be like 6 people commentating at once, then you'll get people talking over each other and devolving into chaos, or you will get people who won't say anything and are just watching the match with headphones on, while others jabber on.

Aight, I'm done sounding all smug. I will try and be on VFDC in a bigger capacity later, but only after this RL storm finally passes over. And once again, thank you all you guys at NYC!!! I'll be back next year for sure

OK, so those weren't quick comments at all......oh well *shrug*

Thank you all to the people I met in person!

@og23 , fellow Melty Blood fiend! We SHALL meet again! Thank you for all of your lessons in Melty blood and for helping me finally understand the Vanessa matchup!
@MadeManG74 , the classiest fellow! Hope to see you again!
@J6Commander , such an awesome guy! thank you for the meat bun!
@SDS_Overfiend1 , I finally got to meet you in person!!!
@Shag , YEEEEEEEEAAAAAH!!! LOL, you're the best!
@Rodnutz , thank you for showing me my place when you countered my wakeup kick!
@Myke , I'm sorry we couldnt get games, but watching your Kage in the team tournament was mad inspiring!
@oneida , watching your jump in skill as you took on players like rodney and other vets made me feel like i should be doing more to get better! Thank you for being such a cool guy!
@Tricky , congrats man, you earned your win!
@Mold_Monkey93 , you had the hypest match of the weekend with Hayato!
@VFhayato , meeting you in person was awesome! Give this man another beer!
TechMonkey, I can't say anything, other than you're the best, man, the stream looked great!
@tonyfamilia , I'm glad to hang out with you in person, you're a really cool dude! My matches with you were the most tense (at least to me), and I hope we get to play more often, now that my online is better.
@Jacko , you are just as cool offline as you are online! Hanging out with you guys at the venue and the diner was really fun.
@Harpooneer , thank you for all your thankless hardwork with dealing with the brackets the whole weekend, you kept it smooth for all of us!
@KADAJ757 , talking with you was really fun, man, I'm really glad you came through.
@Terracrush @AkiraZero @kungfusmurf , you guys are really fun to talk to, i wish i could hang out with you guys more, lol
@_Denkai_ thank you for giving me yet another beat down and the pointers to help me out afterward, plus I love your commentary!
@fortninety , thank you for braving the four hours or so on commentary without any real knowledge of the game, I understand how daunting that can be
@-BG- @cobratron I'm glad to have gotten some games with you guys, but i really hope we can play more often!
EDIT: oh yeah, I can't forget mah dude @BBountyHuntyr !!! GG man, but I shall get revenge!!! It was good to finally meet you in person!

OK, I'm sure I'm forgetting some people, and if I did, i'm sorry! But like i said, this was easily the most fun i had all year, I will definitely be back next year.