Fighter Z Mixer
- Charlotte
- Mar 4, 2018
- 2 min read
Several weeks ago, I had a chance to attend a Dragonball Fighter Z tournament. The event was held in the Mixer Studio of the Microsoft Store located on 677 5th Ave, Manhattan. I was rushing from work, so I arrived a little late. When I got to the studio, it was a miniaturized version of a TV set.
All the high production equipment out on display.
Behind the staging area were several rows of seating for the studio audience. Most of the audience consisted of the players. There was a large screen displaying the matches for the audience to see. There were several rows of hard chairs, but my friend Solkuro secured us some cushiony chairs in the back. Solkuro was entering the 16 player tournament for the 3rd week straight. If I recall correctly, in the first tournament he placed 8th. The second tournament, he placed 5th.
Behind the cushiony seats, was a glass wall that showed the editing team at work. This was quite insightful. I've never thought about the work it takes to put on a show that included replays, camera transitions, etc. I wonder how it is sitting on the other side of the glass. Are they constantly coordinating where to switch the camera? Whatever, it is cool to me. And very insightful. I'm taking mental notes for when I stream.
The commentator's desk. The amount of fingerprints is disturbing :)
Here's Solkuro sitting beside the trophy. Unfortunately, he didn't win the tournament. In his first match, he was facing a CJ. A new player to the FGC. He was a representative from Canadia! The Motherland! I'm not Canadian, but I love the people. All the people I connect with online are from Canada. I love Canadians. I love moose, maple syrup, hockey, mounties, free health insurance - I'm sorry, I went on a tangent.
The match between Solkuro and CJ was projected. But there was a slight error on the stream. They mistakenly swapped the players' names. So initially, I thought Solkuro was crushing CJ. From the many times that I've seen Solkuro practice, he always seemed to dominate. But that's the nature of fighting games: if you land your string, you look great, but if you're on the receiving end, you look like anybody else. What I mean by that is in these long combo-centric games, everything is nearly a touch of death and your "turn" can have intervals of 10 - 15 seconds. If you get repeatedly opened up, it makes for a really one-sided spectacle.
CJ knocked Solkuro to the loser's bracket. In loser's he demolished everyone - securing himself a spot at 5th place. CJ continued to win the tournament.
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