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Attending 1st MLG!

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Sweepstakes
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States92 Posts
November 17 2011 00:18 GMT
#1
I will be making the trip down to Providence on Saturday for my 1st MLG event. I was just wondering what the events are like when you actually attend in person.

For example, how early do you have to be there to get a seat? Is it better to just sit in front of the main stage all day or should I walk around scope out the rest of the event?

Just curious what there is to do and how fierce the competition is for seating. Is there anything a 1st time MLG spectator must do?

That strategy was made of balls. - Tasteless
Juliette
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States6003 Posts
November 17 2011 00:21 GMT
#2
there's a stage behind the player's area labelled A/B that has good games always, 4 players but you only see 2 at a time (from 2 games). at anaheim the games there were better, and there's usually a crowd.
you MUST see dr pepper girls, watch halo, scream "PISTOLA" when instinct is playing.

There's a lot of downtime between main stage games so if you reallly want to wait, keep your seat.

OKAY FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE I SEE WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
Atticus.axl
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States456 Posts
November 17 2011 00:35 GMT
#3
Walk around and meet as many people as you can. Grab a seat early for the finals, and make sure you drink something other than Dr. Pepper all weekend.
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OmniEulogy
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Canada6600 Posts
November 17 2011 00:37 GMT
#4
On November 17 2011 09:21 Juliette wrote:
there's a stage behind the player's area labelled A/B that has good games always, 4 players but you only see 2 at a time (from 2 games). at anaheim the games there were better, and there's usually a crowd.
you MUST see dr pepper girls, watch halo, scream "PISTOLA" when instinct is playing.

There's a lot of downtime between main stage games so if you reallly want to wait, keep your seat.



lol Jules =/

Have Fun OP!!! I'm jealous I got an offer to have a flight paid for to go and still can't make the trip >.< You lucky S.O.B! lol
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Itsmedudeman
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States19229 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-17 01:29:12
November 17 2011 01:27 GMT
#5
Be prepared for a lot of standing. People will literally camp seats (even though they're technically not supposed to) for like the entire day. I preferred just going around even if it meant I wouldn't get a seat. It's more fun being able to see everything rather than just the main stage which you could have watched at home, but watching from the player's perspective is part of the experience.
Sweepstakes
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States92 Posts
November 17 2011 01:45 GMT
#6
Thanks for the advice so far.

I wanna try and do both, but I since I plan on getting to the event around 8:00-8:30 that I should try to get a main stage seat for the 1st few hours then spend the rest of the day walking around.

Some more dumb questions:
Is it packed at 8:00am on the Saturdays?
Can I bring my own food/drink?
I'm assuming the tickets allow re-entry?
That strategy was made of balls. - Tasteless
LuckyFool
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States9015 Posts
November 17 2011 04:40 GMT
#7
awesome dude seeya there!

8am on saturday is never packed. Theres always player warmups at that time but nobody gets up for it lol.
Xeris
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
Iran17695 Posts
November 17 2011 04:43 GMT
#8
On November 17 2011 10:45 Sweepstakes wrote:
Thanks for the advice so far.

I wanna try and do both, but I since I plan on getting to the event around 8:00-8:30 that I should try to get a main stage seat for the 1st few hours then spend the rest of the day walking around.

Some more dumb questions:
Is it packed at 8:00am on the Saturdays?
Can I bring my own food/drink?
I'm assuming the tickets allow re-entry?


You can't bring ANYTHING (food/drink) in... they're super strict about it. You'll have to sneak it in if you want to do that...

It won't be packed at 8am. If you have a ticket, there is re-entry
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Dalguno
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States2446 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-17 04:45:30
November 17 2011 04:44 GMT
#9
My advice: Friday, get there either early or late. Lines are ridiculously long to get in. Be early to get a good spot, or be late enough that everyone has gotten in.

As far as seats go: Once they fill up, they stay full (as far as I could tell at Anaheim). I enjoyed walking around everywhere, watching the blue stream, getting autographs, etc. I would have died staying in my seat all day, but that would definitely guarantee that you keep one.


On November 17 2011 13:43 Xeris wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 17 2011 10:45 Sweepstakes wrote:
Thanks for the advice so far.

I wanna try and do both, but I since I plan on getting to the event around 8:00-8:30 that I should try to get a main stage seat for the 1st few hours then spend the rest of the day walking around.

Some more dumb questions:
Is it packed at 8:00am on the Saturdays?
Can I bring my own food/drink?
I'm assuming the tickets allow re-entry?


You can't bring ANYTHING (food/drink) in... they're super strict about it. You'll have to sneak it in if you want to do that...

It won't be packed at 8am. If you have a ticket, there is re-entry


I brought food in =/ Didn't have any troubles getting it in. It was just snacks though, apricots, trail mix, etc. I ate in the open without problems, but better safe than sorry definitely.
"I'm gonna keep making drones cause I'm a baller, and ballers make drones." -Snute
free_cat
Profile Joined September 2013
3 Posts
September 18 2013 11:04 GMT
#10
Hi, I'm in Seoul until the 22nd. I wanted to attend a live game. I checked on Gomtv website and there are no live games until the 23rd.
Is there any other live games not organized by Gom tv? Any game I can attend live before the 22? thanks.
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