Hey everyone! As you guys can all tell, this is my first post in the CEA forums. The main reason I signed up was to be able to register for the Tournament that begins in a few days. However, after reading the CEA Starter Guide, it doesn't look like that will be possible since I am not in a dorm yet, nor can I PM any of the officials. I'm new to the website, so I'm not exactly sure if there is any way to get into the tournament considering that registration ends in a day or two. Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Hey there, welcome to CEA. Every new member is put automatically in the slifer dorm. This is so the testers have time to make their deck for YCC and practice.

You can PM when you've posted twice.

Thanks a bunch NickV. So if I'm content with being in the Slifer Dorm for a little while, I don't have to take a dorm test anytime soon? Perfect! Another quick question about the YCC tournament. I have played on DEV Pro for the longest time now, and just downloaded YGO Pro Percy to practice for the tournament and stuff. Are the two programs the same thing, or are they on different servers? The only reason I ask is because I'm not exactly sure how to specifically host a duel for a specific opponent in YGO Pro once the tournament begins. I want to get caught up on the CEA website and YGO Pro before I accidentally cause trouble or confusion on the website.

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Thanks a bunch NickV. So if I'm content with being in the Slifer Dorm for a little while, I don't have to take a dorm test anytime soon? Perfect! Another quick question about the YCC tournament. I have played on DEV Pro for the longest time now, and just downloaded YGO Pro Percy to practice for the tournament and stuff. Are the two programs the same thing, or are they on different servers? The only reason I ask is because I'm not exactly sure how to specifically host a duel for a specific opponent in YGO Pro once the tournament begins. I want to get caught up on the CEA website and YGO Pro before I accidentally cause trouble or confusion on the website.

As a matter of fact, we don't test members untill after the YCC.

YGOpro and Devpro are not the same, they have their own updates and own servers.

I hope this answers everything you need to know (you should even be able to PM now)!

Ok, thanks again, this really helped me out! I guess I'll experiment with YGO Pro and try to figure out how to host a match that other people can see. I only know how to join a random match without knowing who my opponent is. I know you can post a note when you host a duel, but I don't know how that would be visible to someone else since its different from DEV Pro in the sense that there is no screen that shows a page of all the avaliable matches

Be sure that you post here http://www.chaosera.org/t5611p96-ycc-registration-open to enter the tournament, as well as PM'ing your deck to one of the assigned judges before the times runs out.

Good luck!

Hey and welcome to CEA

Most of your questions have already been answered, but as for hosting and finding hosted duels on YGOPro I'll explain.

To host a duel, from the main game window select 'Multiplayer'. At the top you can select the server you want to play on. Linux is the automatic match up ranking server. The other 2 allow for custom games and individual hosting. You can pick either Europe or USA, doesn't really matter which, then click the 'Host' button to the right. From here you can put all your settings, all you really need to do is set it to match duel, and put your opponent's name in the 'Host Name' area.

For finding hosted duels... again just go to Multiplayer and chose the server your opponent is hosting on, or any if you're just looking to duel with anyone. Then click 'Refresh'. This will show all the hosted duels on that server along with the host name or any notes.

Hope this helps and you enjoy your stay with us. And good luck in the tournament

Thanks a bunch Sabbaticus. I'm sure you have to deal with noobs like me on a daily bases, so I really appreciate your descriptive response. That really helped me out and now I know how to use YGO Pro correctly. Thanks again!

Welcome to CEA.