Super Smash Con 2017 is officially all wrapped up! Smash Con has a special place in our hearts as it’s one of the earliest conventions we ever brought Rivals to. This being our 3rd year in a row meant a lot when we were able to come back in a big way and see so many returning fans.
This tournament was also our largest live event yet with a 160 player bracket for singles and 42 teams participating in doubles, in addition to a character reveal panel. If you missed the action last weekend this recap should bring you up to speed.
Character Reveal Panel
We revealed our newest Rival – Ranno, the poisonous pacifist on Friday morning.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdq740fS6jo
Along with this reveal trailer we also did a panel that delved deeper into some of Ranno’s lore, moveset, and design with a Q&A at the end. This was broadcast by VGBootCamp and you can watch the entire panel on their channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCfombnVYL0
Xbox One and Ori DLC Launch Date
We’ve finished our Xbox One version of Rivals and Xbox players will be able to get the full version of the game on August 23rd. Players who’ve already purchased the game on Game Preview will be automatically updated to the launch version of the game for free.
Rivals Singles Tournament
This year’s singles event was the largest Rivals of Aether tournament to date, with a 160 player bracket that we capped off with our top 8 Saturday morning on VGBootCamp. Congratulations to Edax | FullStream for his first place finish and dominating performance that netted him the lion’s share of the $2,000 pot bonus.
This was the second live event we’ve seen FullStream mix it up with characters other than Wrastor, with him playing Zetterburn for the majority of the tournament and even a suprise Etalus pick to reverse 3-0 Fable | MSB.
You can watch the VoDs from the event on VGBootCamp’s VoD channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhXIxGSwoFE&list=PLcMdMmtHkPpRKrQTF4PnN3Y-sAeNX2y3V
If you’re interested in just the highlights, youtuber Jarek4 Gaming also put together a great highlight reel here from the event:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39pSpGZyxok
Full Standings: https://smash.gg/tournament/rivals-super-smash-con/events/rivals-of-aether-singles/standings
Rivals Doubles Tournament
This doubles tournament had a bit of a twist as both Ori and Sein along with Ranno were legal. Many teams tried out the new characters to varying success and at the end of it all Edax | FullStream and Edax | Turtlebox were crowned the champions. Congratulations to the double Edax Pro squad for securing first place and maintaining their undefeated record at RCS events in doubles.
Full Standings: https://smash.gg/tournament/rivals-super-smash-con/events/rivals-of-aether-doubles/standings
Event Photos
Edax | Zam took some great photos at the event and kindly uploaded an album for everyone to enjoy. Browse through for a look into Super Smash Con 2017, the Rivals community, or to find some pictures of yourself if you attended.
http://imgur.com/a/wYAub
Later This Week
The official Rivals twitch channel will be doing some match analysis from the top 32 this week since those games weren’t able to be streamed at the event. If you were a player in the top 32 who would be interested in having your game looked at, leave a comment below!
Renzo was also hard at work during the event making sure we got all of the replays from the top 32. He’s planning to upload them to his YouTube channel so people can see some of the great matches from pools.
Upcoming Events
Thanks again to everyone in the community (as well as the new players) who came out for Super Smash Con. The event was a blast and we can’t wait for the next one. We’ll see you all at Shine on August 25th! We’ll also be at these events later this year:
Shine (8/25 - 8/27)
Balcy's Palace (9/8 - 9/10)
Heat Wave (9/23)
GameTyrant Expo 2017 (9/29 - 10/1)
PAX West (10/1 - 10/4)