As some of you in DOA Community may or may not know, we have our own organized divisions of "clans" on xbox live. There are a total of nine clans. Each clan makes up a team of players, who compete online and offline, and usually two to four clan leaders. The clans are not meant to divide the DOA community but they do define the meaning of strength being better in numbers. The clans help the members of the community come together and get to know each other. It also helps when members share technology to help each other get better. I won't name all the members of each clan but I will give the names and founder.
All in all the clans are:
Mashy Cheap Kingz (MCK) Leader - ElectrifiedMann
Twisted Killers (TK) Leader - TK Cloud IV
Organization X (OX) Leader - OX Caius 211
Waking The Fallen (WTF) Leader - Kaliko Katt
Frozen Chaos (FC) Leader - BlackberryChaos
Klouded Kalamity (xKK) Leader - Lady Kohaku
Krahn'c Payne (KP) Leader - KP Epic Payne
Silent Assassins (xSA) Leader - xSA Hades
Basic A** [Ninjas] (BAN) Leader - NoWorries
Those are the main clans of the DOA5 Community. Clans have been around since DOA Ultimate but died out in DOA4. They finally are making a strong comeback and everyone seems to be having a lot of fun with the idea. Each clan is almost like a family. They form close bonds and relationships with each other, and sometimes have disagreements, but they always root for each other.
Every month there is an online tournament between the clans. Brackets are made and the wins are tallied by a score system. Naturally, the clan with the most amount of points wins. Things get pretty heated around this time because everyone is in the competitive spirit. Still, they all have a good time in the end. This helps everyone to strive to improve their gameplay so whether they compete online or offline, the outcome always shows improvement.
P.s. Whenever the clans have matches, I will post the link to the stream on Twitter! So if anyone has twitter follow @MissMaiaxo and @PERFECTCOMBOX for stream updates! I promise, the matches between everyone are ALWAYS entertaining.
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
The Bum Fund
Now I know this topic isn't directly on DOA but the trend is spreading in the FGC like wildfire. I'm not sure who came up with the idea of starting their own Donation Drive; but whoever you are, I completely disagree with this.
Before I get chewed out about this, let me explain. I do think that helping people out to go to tournaments is a generous thing to do. There's nothing wrong with lending a helping hand. Starting your own donation campaign is on a totally different level. You are not homeless or a cancer patient. If you are able to work and flat out do not have a job, going to a tournament should not even be in the top 5 of your priority list. If you do have a job and still aren't able to afford to attend a tournament, that means you obviously have some responsibilities you need to take care of in your personal life.
I'm all for showing up to events to support the offline community but if I can't make it to an event because of financial issues, I simply bite the bullet. Now if I tell people that I'm not able to afford the trip and they offer to help, I might take them up on the offer. I think it's kinda obnoxious to just ask everyone to donate money to you so you can have a good time. You can justify it by saying you really want to compete but who doesn't party it up at these events?
I remember it being brought to my attention the situation about SweetRevenge going to France. That situation is a little different in my opinion. I actually think that idea is cool. Traveling outside the country is pretty expensive but the whole concept - to me - isn't all about the money. I think it's a great opportunity to get to compete with other players outside of our country. Everyone agrees that different countries have different styles of technique. It's also awesome to get to connect with people from abroad who have the same love we do. So I agree with helping out players who want to go international. You don't really know anyone in a different country so how could they help you with plane tickets, food, or finding a place to stay?
I'll repeat myself: I think helping out is great. But if your bank account is looking like you can't even download the costume packs in whatever game you play and can't feed yourself for the week, stay home. There's always the next event or next year. Stay home.
Before I get chewed out about this, let me explain. I do think that helping people out to go to tournaments is a generous thing to do. There's nothing wrong with lending a helping hand. Starting your own donation campaign is on a totally different level. You are not homeless or a cancer patient. If you are able to work and flat out do not have a job, going to a tournament should not even be in the top 5 of your priority list. If you do have a job and still aren't able to afford to attend a tournament, that means you obviously have some responsibilities you need to take care of in your personal life.
I'm all for showing up to events to support the offline community but if I can't make it to an event because of financial issues, I simply bite the bullet. Now if I tell people that I'm not able to afford the trip and they offer to help, I might take them up on the offer. I think it's kinda obnoxious to just ask everyone to donate money to you so you can have a good time. You can justify it by saying you really want to compete but who doesn't party it up at these events?
I remember it being brought to my attention the situation about SweetRevenge going to France. That situation is a little different in my opinion. I actually think that idea is cool. Traveling outside the country is pretty expensive but the whole concept - to me - isn't all about the money. I think it's a great opportunity to get to compete with other players outside of our country. Everyone agrees that different countries have different styles of technique. It's also awesome to get to connect with people from abroad who have the same love we do. So I agree with helping out players who want to go international. You don't really know anyone in a different country so how could they help you with plane tickets, food, or finding a place to stay?
I'll repeat myself: I think helping out is great. But if your bank account is looking like you can't even download the costume packs in whatever game you play and can't feed yourself for the week, stay home. There's always the next event or next year. Stay home.
Monday, July 7, 2014
Welcome to the Pink Page!
First Post!
So this is the first post of Miss Maia's blog. As you can probably guess, everything will be pink! This blog is going to be mostly focused on Dead Or Alive 5 Ultimate. I'll be talking about the updates, ways to improve gameplay, and tournaments. I will also post videos and interviews with other players from the DOA community. I'm sure I'll come up with more ideas as time goes on but if anyone has any ideas feel free to shoot them my way!
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