The Great Resolutions of Our City
After a month of waiting, Niles is going to get back into action at The Resolutions of Our Great City! Are you ready Niles? Because with the new year, it is most definetly survival of the fittest.

Read these rules before doing anything: http://worldbeyblade.org/universalrules.pdf

Time: Registration starts at 12:00, tournament starts at 1. PM ME IF YOU ARE COMING LATE!

Date: January 25th, 2014, Saturday

Location:6676 W. Howard Street Niles, IL We will be in an indoor shelter there because it will be very chilly.

Fee: You have a mandatory fee of 5$ at this tournament, or you can get a Blader Passport and participate in tournaments for free for 10$ a year. More information here: http://worldbeyblade.org/subscribe.php

Prizes: Many Hasbro goodness!

Format(s): Zero-G Format and Limited Format

But What's Limited Format?!
Limited Format is a new format made by the WBO that bans some beyblade parts. Here is the First Ban List

(Dec. 03, 2013  4:30 AM)Limited Ban List Wrote:

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:: Current Ban List ::
v1.0, 12/4/13

Limited Ban List v1.0, 12/4/13 Wrote:CHANGE LIST

• This is the first ban list, meaning all banned parts are new.

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WHEELS

• All Synchroms (NOTE: Non-Synchromed Zero-G wheels are legal!)
  
• All 4D/Hyperblade Metal Wheels
  
• Basalt
  
• Hell

TRACKS

• BD145
  
• SA165
  
• E230
  
• SP230

BOTTOMS

• RS
  
• RB
  
• RDF

This is the first ban list, meaning all banned parts are new.[/list]
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[*]All 4D/Hyperblade Metal Wheels

Explanation (Click to View)

While not as bad as Synchroms, most 4D wheels are far heavier than this format's ideal weight, and as such these metal wheels are banned. Note that this only includes the metal wheels from Takara Tomy/Sonokong's "4D" series and Hasbro's "Hyperblade" series; Hasbro's "Metal Fury" metal wheels ARE legal, as they weigh substatially less. Also note that other parts of 4D beyblades, such as their tracks, tips, clear wheels, etc. ARE legal; only the metal wheels are banned!

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[*]Basalt

Explanation (Click to View)

Compared to the rest of our meta, Basalt is extremely heavy. When it was first released it dominated the metagame, and some argue it should have been banned prior to the release of the 4D series (a series whose weight creep is likely mostly due to Basalt's presence, in fact). If it were legal in this format it would almost certainly dominate, and as such it is banned.

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[*]Hell

Explanation (Click to View)

This might seem like an odd choice, but Hell is very heavy compared to the rest of the Limited meta and is better at just about everything than other Limited wheels. As such, at risk of it becoming a dominant wheel, it finds a spot on the ban list.

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TRACKS

• BD145
  
  Explanation (Click to View)

  Ever since BD145's release, tracks with huge plastic disks tended to dominate the metagame. They are not only extremely heavy; they also provide nigh-impenetrable defense against low attackers, and generally shut out any attacker using a wheel that falls within the ideal Limited weight range. Because they would make defense far too dominate in the Limited meta, all of the tracks based on large plastic disks are banned, which obviously includes BD145.
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• SA165
  
  Explanation (Click to View)

  This is banned simply because it is based on a large plastic disk, which makes it both too heavy and too powerful for the Limited meta. See BD145's explanation for detailed reasons why this is banned.
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• E230
  
  Explanation (Click to View)

  This is banned simply because it is based on a large plastic disk, which makes it both too heavy and too powerful for the Limited meta. See BD145's explanation for detailed reasons why this is banned.
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• SP230
  
  Explanation (Click to View)

  This is banned simply because it is based on a large plastic disk, which makes it both too heavy and too powerful for the Limited meta. See BD145's explanation for detailed reasons why this is banned.
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BOTTOMS

• RS
  
  Explanation (Click to View)

  This bottom is banned because it is far too powerful for defense, such that it can completely stonewall every Limited attacker that tries to KO it. For the sake of balancing the four main types of Beyblade against each other, this bottom is banned from Limited play.
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• RB
  
  Explanation (Click to View)

  This bottom is banned for the same reasons RS is banned: it is far too powerful for defense, such that it can completely stonewall every Limited attacker that tries to KO it. For the sake of balancing the four main types of Beyblade against each other, this bottom is banned from Limited play.
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• RDF
  
  Explanation (Click to View)

  This bottom has the same ability to stonewall Limited attackers as RS and RB, and it comes with the added bonus of hosing opposite-spin as well. As such, it is far too powerful, and is thus banned from Limited play.
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Confirmed Participants
Shining God MS
Round Shell MS
Pegasus20
thedaddude(if needed)
three unregistered friends
Ultramarine
l-dragodestroy9

Possible Attendees
Imperial
scout25
Oddity