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First of all, MLG was fucking awesome.
Now that we got that out of the way, let's continue. I arrived at the Raleigh convention center at 3pm Friday. Most everyone else was already there. MLG Raleigh is the first real convention that I've been to, and needless to say the first gaming convention. Holy shit there were a lot of computers, and a lot of people. The Halo section looked particularly crowded, though it seemed almost as though there were more players than spectators... but playing is always the best part!
Round 1 I get to play Suggy. Fuck my PvP is bad. Like really bad. I prayed to the Starcraft gods for a terran or a zerg, but I was denied for my infidelity  It didn't go well. :/
Curiously, as we finish up and gather our equipment, I notice that Silver, who is next to me, has a somewhat worried looking face. Suggy asks him what's up, and holy shit Silver is at 1-1 in round 1 wtf? Oh look, it's my roommate playing him. Fuck yea PvT! By now most of you have probably seen that game (ElParamedico vs Silver). Too bad he got kind of nervous and failed on mechanics as a result (1300 minerals, lack of probe production, etc) . If only his mechanics were up to par, even to his normal par, he definitely would have won game 3 and the series. Knocking out Silver round 1? Totally win wouldn't you agree? He realized after the game that he went the wrong tech, but damn, nerves unconsciously creep into your game if you haven't played at LANs like MLG before. More on that later.
Luckily I didn't get streamed playing my shitastic PvP matchup. However, my other roommate was not so lucky. Oresama is his name! Also known as the zerg who got stomped into the ground by SeleCT. I think I will spare him any description of the 700 minerals before 20 supply rofl reapers and "I am Select and I got screwed by the person before me using grid and causing me to build a reactor instead of tech lab but oh well I will roll this zerg anyways". Hmm.... oops guess I described it -_-;;.
Oh, about nerves. Goddamit I fucked up so hard against TT1. Got supplied at 18 like a retard and in the midst of microing probes at one point never put them back on minerals in our first game. FUUUUUU. And then I forgot to check on the rocks in time in the second game, probe getting there just as rocks went down. Should've put a pylon there earlier... fml. Sigh. Oh, and I rallied my nexus to his main somehow and sent 3 extra probes over there early game. FUUUU nerves. I totally caught TT1's first 3 zealots and 1 stalker with their pants down though :D :D. I played so terribly it was just sad But TT1 is a cool guy, and so is Suggy. I won't fuck up so bad at D.C. though! Promise!
Did I ever mention that Hotpockets/Dr pepper is unexpectedly good? I munched away at free hot pockets and dr pepper all night 
I should mention some things about the other, more well known players there. Gretorp is hilarious and certainly bipolar, with mid-game being the super serious mode and not-ingame being the clown mode. He also has some funny tendencies, wherein he nods his head every time he scans someone. I suppose he is thinking "oh yea you're doing exactly what I thought, get ready for this terran POLE." Occasionally, the POLE gets reversed. For example, at one point in his game vs everytime, Gretorp rallied his command center to his opponent's main, wherein an audible "What the fuck is this shit" emanated from Malaysian Terran #1.
Also, PainUser going on tilt from getting 9rax marauder'd -> cut all scv production and then helion dropped was kind of amusing, though it was sad too because PainUser was in pained mode.
Then there was the sick game between TT1 and Lastshadow were Lastshadow managed to snipe TT1's last pylon despite having a vastly inferior army. Poor TT1 I actually have that replay, but you out of the loop people will just have to wait for MLG to upload the VOD! Can't be denying them ad revenue 
Speaking of ad revenue, I just starting drinking Dr Pepper. Somehow it tastes better than before after MLG weekend... I have been rewired!
I'm not sure if Day[9] was drunk towards the end of the dinner after MLG or not. It seemed like he was kind of tipsy, though I didn't recall seeing any alcohol near him. Maybe he just gets tipsy while extolling the virtues of colossus rush PvP. I don't know if the Kiwikaki 4 warpgate challenge was taken up though, as I wasn't there on Sunday. That showmatch should definitely happen though!
ThisIsJimmy is pretty cool too, apparently he works as a coder for medical stuff. Apparently he'd played just about everyone at MLG before on the ladder multiple times, though I think it was SeleCT that he'd only played once. Too bad he can only play after he gets off work, so keeping up might be hard :/
Last random story. One of my friends (StarN on TL) randomly noticed HuK in a corner or something and thought he looked sad. At this point he didn't know that guy was HuK. So, he offered to take him out to lunch, which they did. Along the way he found out it was HuK, and also that they were lost. So HuK wondered if Kiwikaki had paid StarN to get him lost and DQ'd lol. Ahh, fun weekend.
You guys better go to MLG D.C. !
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If you were drinking Dr Pepper with real sugar (as opposed to their normal corn syrup) then it probably actually does taste better. It's so much smoother/lighter but still perfect flavor. Corn syrup just makes it more syrupy. All the regular Dr Pepper at MLG had real sugar and probably most of it in stores right now also has real sugar since Dr Pepper is doing their anniversary celebration or whatever.
Soda in general is better with real sugar. Americans are stuck with corn syrup sodas though =[
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On August 31 2010 06:47 Liquid`Tyler wrote:
If you were drinking Dr Pepper with real sugar (as opposed to their normal corn syrup) then it probably actually does taste better. It's so much smoother/lighter but still perfect flavor. Corn syrup just makes it more syrupy. All the regular Dr Pepper at MLG had real sugar and probably most of it in stores right now also has real sugar since Dr Pepper is doing their anniversary celebration or whatever.
Soda in general is better with real sugar. Americans are stuck with corn syrup sodas though =[
There is an Uncle Giuseppe's by me that sells soda with real sugar. It is cheap as balls and taste amazing. I still buy coke for social events or whatever because people are big pussies about trying new things, but I definitely buy Sugar coke for myself. A+
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On August 31 2010 06:47 Liquid`Tyler wrote:
Soda in general is better with real sugar. Americans are stuck with corn syrup sodas though =[
This is why I buy the imported Mexican Coca Cola from the foreign foods section at the local supermarket. They still use cane sugar. the difference is like night and day.
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Wait, did we meet? I was that Indian guy that played Tyler/Nony round 1. I tried to meet as many sc people as possible and I'm just curious if I met you.
Sounds like you had a blast lol and the way you described your experience in this blog is hilarious.
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On August 31 2010 08:08 Jettster wrote:
Wait, did we meet? I was that Indian guy that played Tyler/Nony round 1. I tried to meet as many sc people as possible and I'm just curious if I met you.
Sounds like you had a blast lol and the way you described your experience in this blog is hilarious.
Oh yea Jetty. I was the chinese guy in the red shirt, Oom, though the name i was registered under was UNC.Qiufeng.
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Oh, you were the guy who played TT1! :D
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damn I wish I went. Can't believe LS, gretorp, drewbie and tt1 went, missed out on a smashfest.
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On August 31 2010 09:04 Xeris wrote:
Oh, you were the guy who played TT1! :D
And took a 4 gate up the ass
Edit: And was sitting next to you at that Saturday dinner lol.
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I would like steal all the Dr. Pepper they had at MLG if I could. But the heritage Dr. Pepper that's being sold is freaking delicious.
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Not a soda fan, but the Cherry Dr. Pepper was tasty past the fizz.
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Yeh, MLG was awesome.
The Dr. Pepper did taste different for some reason...
Being my first LAN experience, I was nervous as hell. Being day[9]casted against Silver and not getting completely rofl-stomped was also a dream come true! That game taught me that I need to have better decision making and logical-thought throughout my games. In addition, I think it will help me not be so nervous in any possible future LAN games so my mechanics don't suffer horribly.
Seriously considering going to D.C. MLG, I better click really fast to get a ticket this time around too LOL.
Also I'm excited about CSL!
Edit: OreSama is my roommate so when they called him to play "Xeris" I was like... oh OreSama, you actually have a chance with this one - it's Xeris, who I beat on the ladder once! Too bad it turns out Xeris registered for TT1 who roflstomped him ><
What a trickster
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hahahaha i'm not really bipolar, I just know when to be serious and when not to... When i'm serious I get ANGRY GRRRRR :-D When it's not an intense moment, there's no reason to not love life to the fullest :-)
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On September 01 2010 12:45 Gretorp wrote:
hahahaha i'm not really bipolar, I just know when to be serious and when not to... When i'm serious I get ANGRY GRRRRR :-D When it's not an intense moment, there's no reason to not love life to the fullest :-)
But that's the literal (nonmedical?) definition of bipolar! :D
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god damn it
I knew you guys would go home and talk about MLG without introducing yourselves at MLG... all these names I recognize were around me without saying hi wtf
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lol Inc, you would have met way more TLers had you gone to the bar with us afterwards.
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On September 01 2010 15:11 {88}iNcontroL wrote:god damn it I knew you guys would go home and talk about MLG without introducing yourselves at MLG... all these names I recognize were around me without saying hi wtf
Ok I'll find you at D.C. lol
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On September 01 2010 15:13 Hot_Bid wrote:
lol Inc, you would have met way more TLers had you gone to the bar with us afterwards.
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I was the giant white dude !! ! !
damn shy TL netters
yeah, in D.C I'ma find you all. bar or dinner or w/e.. I'm coming lol
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I wanted a hug from you InC. but I was afraid you would of snapped me in half. It was nice meeting everyone, but I'm shy by nature so I just kinda looked on from afar and barely talked to anyone.
Also, ED, I placed a bet on you with my friends saying you would win and lost $20.
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I really regret missing Saturday, was planning on being there for everything but I got the schedule mixed up and by the time I was ready to head out my roommate was already watching the finals on stream so I didn't think it was worth driving downtown again :/ Might end up going to DC, so hopefully I'll get to see everyone there.
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yea i showed up just in time after going out to lunch with andrew and then security guard was like "no food bitch"
and i was like "but this is for mlg lee man i gotta get down there asap were alrdy late"
ez pass, play games, chow down food while doing interview
overall was pretty cool event!
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LOL, just call upon a different mlg exec's name each time?
Delivery for Mr. Digiovanni?
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On September 01 2010 16:31 hordeau wrote:
I wanted a hug from you InC. but I was afraid you would of snapped me in half. It was nice meeting everyone, but I'm shy by nature so I just kinda looked on from afar and barely talked to anyone.
Also, ED, I placed a bet on you with my friends saying you would win and lost $20.
I are sorryz I played terribly lol. Oh all the random misrallies and shit >_<
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