What is The Novocaine No Pain, All Gain Challenge?

The Novocaine No Pain, All Gain Challenge is a 2-week tournament in Street Fighter 6, running in the U.S., where players can compete for epic prizes, including Gaming Laptops and Steam Gift Cards!

The challenge will start on March 5, 2025 6:00 am PST and will end on March 16, 2025 6:00 am PST.

Check out the event’s Terms and Conditions , and Buff’s general Terms and Conditions .

Supported games:

  • Street Fighter 6

The rewards will be given as follows:

  • The top 1 player (rank 1) on the weekly leaderboards wins an Alienware m18 R2 Gaming Laptop.
  • Every week the top 140 players (rank 1-140) on the weekly leaderboards win $20 Steam Gift Cards.

The competition will be based on a points system, in which different actions will grant users varying amounts of points, as follows:

Street Fighter 6:

  • Play a Match – 1 point
  • Round Finished – 1 point
  • Match Won – 3 points

Game Modes:

  • Fighting Ground
  • Battle Hub

During the game, notifications will appear indicating that you are participating in  The Novocaine No Pain, All Gain Challenge.
Once you have completed a match, you will see a summary screen displaying the total amount of points that will be added to your score on the leaderboard.

How to participate in the challenge:

  1. Download Buff and sign in.
  2. Click on Novocaine The No Pain, All Gain Challenge icon in the Buff menu.
  3. Follow the onboarding process.
  4. Launch Street Fighter 6 and Play.

In the ‘Leaderboard’ tab, you will be able to see your rank in relation to other players.

In the ‘My Rewards’ page, you will see the rewards you have received in the challenge. Gift cards will be claimed by pressing the ‘Claim’ button, and the grand prize winners will be contacted via email.

Winners are required to respond to verification emails within one week of the initial notification. Failure to respond will result in two follow-up emails sent to the winner’s provided email address. If no response is received within this timeframe, the prize will be automatically awarded to the next eligible participant in line, and so forth, until a responsive winner is confirmed. Participants are responsible for regularly checking their email, including spam folders, for prize verification communication.

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* This event is not affiliated with or sponsored by Capcom