EPTManila Major - Dates Announced - Page 5
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Ayaz2810
United States2763 Posts
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psyq
Philippines152 Posts
I'll call them later to confirm if that's the case. | ||
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icystorage
Jollibee19346 Posts
On March 09 2016 05:41 Nymzee wrote: i did book 7 days (as opposed to 5) for that but i imagine the 6th/13th will be "recovering" and "waiting for flights"  could potentially book 10~ days but then hotels become super expensive. 1 more question, are hotel booking costs per room or per person? per room. book somewhere near the event though, you dont want to experience manila traffic | ||
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Nymzee
3929 Posts
On March 09 2016 07:06 icystorage wrote: per room. book somewhere near the event though, you dont want to experience manila traffic indeed, I was looking at Solaire and Sofitel Hotels, 1 is a 41 min walk and the other a 16 min walk from the venue, both around £700-800. Good to know it's a cost per room though, saves a lot of money. Also looked at the Heritage Hotel which is slightly cheaper (£600-700) and only a 26-30~ minute walk. How humid/warm/hot is the Philippines in June? Obviously living in Britain my "stable temperature" I can cope with is sub 20c XD | ||
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psyq
Philippines152 Posts
Just a warning, don't ever consider walking from the hotel if you plan on staying in Heritage and if you're alone. If in a group, it's somewhat safe. | ||
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yookstah
Australia655 Posts
On March 09 2016 05:57 Ayaz2810 wrote: Their currency us pesos? That's weird. Can't wait for the event. Hope it runs better than shanghai Philippines was a Spanish colony | ||
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rebdomine
6040 Posts
On March 09 2016 07:31 Nymzee wrote: indeed, I was looking at Solaire and Sofitel Hotels, 1 is a 41 min walk and the other a 16 min walk from the venue, both around £700-800. Good to know it's a cost per room though, saves a lot of money. Also looked at the Heritage Hotel which is slightly cheaper (£600-700) and only a 26-30~ minute walk. How humid/warm/hot is the Philippines in June? Obviously living in Britain my "stable temperature" I can cope with is sub 20c XD Expect mid-20s sometimes touching 30. The humidity also makes it feel really bad. | ||
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icystorage
Jollibee19346 Posts
On March 09 2016 07:31 Nymzee wrote: indeed, I was looking at Solaire and Sofitel Hotels, 1 is a 41 min walk and the other a 16 min walk from the venue, both around £700-800. Good to know it's a cost per room though, saves a lot of money. Also looked at the Heritage Hotel which is slightly cheaper (£600-700) and only a 26-30~ minute walk. How humid/warm/hot is the Philippines in June? Obviously living in Britain my "stable temperature" I can cope with is sub 20c XD also, please research a lot about Metro Manila. It it s a pretty sleazy place for foreigners. You'd get random bullets in your bags in the airport (airport officials will extort you money), taxi's will overcharge you a lot (so please use grabcar/uber), pimps offer you girls (minors, college girls, etc) and you might even get robbed by them. | ||
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SilverStar
Sweden18511 Posts
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icystorage
Jollibee19346 Posts
but a TL guide sure, i'll try to put one up | ||
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nayumi
Australia6499 Posts
On March 09 2016 09:16 icystorage wrote: https://www.reddit.com/r/DotA2/comments/49it3s/just_a_reminder_to_people_going_manila_major/ but a TL guide sure, i'll try to put one up Before going in/getting out of Manila through the airport, make sure you wrap your bags in cling wrap or tape and lock them. there are cases of airport personnel putting bullets in the bags of some passengers. wth... but why? | ||
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icystorage
Jollibee19346 Posts
You'd get random bullets in your bags in the airport (airport officials will extort you for money) it doesnt always happen though, but it does | ||
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sweatbomb
Sweden469 Posts
On March 09 2016 07:46 psyq wrote: Oh it's way more than 20c, in Manila, it's probably about 26-30c, with some days peaking at 32-34c, especially noon. Just a warning, don't ever consider walking from the hotel if you plan on staying in Heritage and if you're alone. If in a group, it's somewhat safe. Uhm lol thats not such a bad neighborhood. Sleazy sure with the EDSA complex just next door but hardly dangerous if you keep your wits about you. There are much worse places in Manila. | ||
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MaCRo.gg
Korea (South)860 Posts
On March 09 2016 12:34 sweatbomb wrote: Uhm lol thats not such a bad neighborhood. Sleazy sure with the EDSA complex just next door but hardly dangerous if you keep your wits about you. There are much worse places in Manila. I can't imagine having to travel in groups in Seoul/Busan. Busan Major 2017! | ||
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shad2810
Malaysia2682 Posts
Still deciding though, to get this one as well. :X | ||
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Acritter
Syria7637 Posts
I'm sympathetic with Valve on this, though. The two gigantic almost-overlapping holiday seasons make the majors an utter nightmare to coordinate. | ||
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hfglgg
Germany5372 Posts
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MaCRo.gg
Korea (South)860 Posts
On March 11 2016 03:51 Acritter wrote: What concerns me about this is that it leaves extraordinarily little time for The International, as evidenced by the 4-5 month roster lock. I think this mostly comes down to poor planning so far as the interaction between Frankfurt, Shanghai, and the Chinese New Year is concerned. You obviously can't run an event at the same time as CNY and expect CN teams in attendance (and don't even think about running one IN China at that time), so you need one to be either before or after. If it's after, it has to be a long time after in order to get meaningful results from Chinese teams, which ends up setting it to late February/early March. If it's before, it needs to basically be in early/mid January to avoid conflict with Christmas. But that would only leave around two months between that and Frankfurt, which kinda leads into the main problem: Frankfurt should have been closer to the middle or end of October. I'm sympathetic with Valve on this, though. The two gigantic almost-overlapping holiday seasons make the majors an utter nightmare to coordinate. At a certain point regional holidays don't matter. I've been on the Chinese side of the "too close to CNY" thing for a while, it certainly has its merits and makes sense that they would not be at their best. BUT, while under performance by the teams is expected, SHIT production from Perfect World is unacceptable. Chinese tournaments across genre has been criminally bad for the viewers as well. CHINA SHOULD NOT GET ANOTHER MAJOR NEXT YEAR!!! China has proved time and time again that it is unable to hold a quality event across genre. Perfect World has more of the share of the blame than Valve or ANYOTHER organization, their performance is truly UNACCEPTABLE and truly shows how much better Korea is at EVERY aspect of event production. THERE IS NOTHING THAT CHINA CAN PROVIDE THAT KOREA CAN'T DO MILLION TIMES BETTER in term of production and.... Korea is truly the mecca of eSports and despite China's historic infatuation with WC3 and dota, it is truly SECOND RATE to Korea. China can't beat Korea in any aspect of eSports, why keep under Chinese yoke when Korea is clearly superior in every aspect other than population? | ||
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unsaeglich
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FiWiFaKi
Canada9858 Posts
How can anyone from a first world country want to visit this place. Kind of disappointed, curious how it'll be having a tournament of this scale there. | ||
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