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New England Starcraft 2 LANapalooza
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http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/NE_LANapalooza
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If anyone needs to contact me on the day of the tourney for directions, last minute dropout, going to be late, etc. feel free to call my cell at 207-409-2164.
If you have any questions in the meantime, it'd be faster for your to PM me here, as I can't use my phone often during work days
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Where?: Kittery, Maine (Roughly 1 hour north of Boston)
When?: September 25th, 12 Noon
Prize Pool:
1st: $215
2nd: $80
3rd: $25
If the Tournament does not fill, whatever is in the prize pool will be split 70/20/10, rounded to the nearest $5.
Format?: 32 Participants maximum, Double Elimination brackets. Finals will be best of 3. Map pool is listed below, and selection will be done by elimination (Player 1 discards a map, player 2 discards a map, and so on until one is left).
Rules: $15 entry fee. $5 covers venue, $10 to the prize pool.
Bring your own keyboard/mouse, play will be done on provided computers.
Game will be played on "Medium" detail settings at native monitor resolution. Custom keys configured within game are allowed, but no 3rd party mouse/keyboard macros.
15 minutes late for your match will count as an auto loss.
Race switching will be allowed until 09/20. After that point, whichever race you have registered with must be played in the tournament. Please PM me if you'd like to change which race you're registered as.
Tournament registration will continue until 09/23.
Maps:
+ Show Spoiler +
Blistering Sands
Scrap Station
Steppes of War
Xel'Naga Caverns
Lost Temple
Metalopolis
Details: The tournament will be held at the Play On Fun/LAN center in Kittery, Maine. Kittery is roughly 1hr north of Boston. The LAN center has plenty of PCs, Xboxes, a restaurant/bar and plenty of other entertainment, so you won't be bored if you are knocked out early.
Live Bracket:
32/32 Registered
Click Link Below for live bracket-
http://challonge.com/nelan
Two matches will be played at a time, and will be projected for spectators. RyanRushia will be doing casting on games as well, so many thanks to him.
Entry fee will be due on arrival.
Keep your eye on this thread for updates and brackets!
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Don't you think the time/date of the tournament is a bit inconvenient? I mean, noon on a wednesday... Most people will be either working or in school, right?
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On August 13 2010 11:56 TaK- wrote:
Don't you think the time/date of the tournament is a bit inconvenient? I mean, noon on a wednesday... Most people will be either working or in school, right?
sep 25th is a saturday
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Oh, this sounds pretty sweet, I'm definitely interested.
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On August 13 2010 13:18 muzzy wrote:Show nested quote +On August 13 2010 11:56 TaK- wrote:
Don't you think the time/date of the tournament is a bit inconvenient? I mean, noon on a wednesday... Most people will be either working or in school, right? sep 25th is a saturday
Whoops, I was looking at the wrong month of my calender >_<
With that being the case, I'm definitely interested in coming.
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I'll be putting up some brackets and organizing this a bit more over the weekend. Been busy working late over the last couple days.
Should be a lot of fun!
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Definitely interested.
~Ecco
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OMGorsh ill be there!....
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Hm... is there a train I could take to Kittery from Hartford?
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On August 14 2010 01:49 Nairul wrote:
Hm... is there a train I could take to Kittery from Hartford?
Hmm unfortunately, I don't think so.
The Amtrak Downeaster has stop in Wells, ME which is about 15 mins from Kittery, though.
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On August 14 2010 01:49 Nairul wrote:
Hm... is there a train I could take to Kittery from Hartford?
If you have a place to stay in Boston Friday night, I might be able to give you a lift on my way from NYC.
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This is going to be awesome! Thanks muzzy for getting it going =]
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Changed the rules a bit and added some venue info to the thread. I clarified the map pool and changed the detail level from "High" to "Medium", to better serve as a middle ground, as many players prefer low detail settings.
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Got a bunch of clarification questions. Sorry if its a lot.
Is this a guaranteed run regardless of show or is there even a 'required' number of players needed to show to cover the venue?
Is there a required finish time that the venue closes? What happens if the matches are not finished by that time? What happens if a match is running at closing time?
Will spectators be allowed at the venue without any intent to play? Will they need to pay any entrance fees?
How will the rules be enforced? You say 'No Macros' but will someone be watching at all times that nothing is set up or are Mice and Keyboards with extra buttons just not allowed?
What about internet connection? Can we run 2+ games[4+ connections] at once without issues? I understand its a 'Lan Center', but are you going to be the only people there?
How much time will players have to set up equipment? Will players that need to use CDs to install Mice/Keyboard/Headphone drivers be allowed to do-so? Will SC2 be pre-installed?
You made no mention of headphones, is there a reason behind that?
What level of availability of USB/PS2/Audio connections will players have? Don't want to show up with PS2 keyboard/mouse only to find you can't get behind the towers or not have enough USB slots to to use your Mouse, Keyboard and Headphones.
Will the monitors all be the same? Do you know the resolution? Will the towers all be the same?
Will anyone be casting/shoutcasting the matches via a stream or just inhouse projection? Will someone be shoutcasting those games? Is the projection room far enough away/sound proofed in some way that players wont be able to hear anything? Will the spectating room be viewed in Medium quality as well or High/Ultra?
Will replays be available to players directly after/during or hosted somewhere later?
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On August 16 2010 08:39 Hasire wrote:
Got a bunch of clarification questions. Sorry if its a lot.
No problem!
Is this a guaranteed run regardless of show or is there even a 'required' number of players needed to show to cover the venue?
Yep, sure is. I'd run it with as few as 8 people, but looking at the interest generated already, I highly doubt we'll have trouble filling the tournament by the time registration ends.
Is there a required finish time that the venue closes? What happens if the matches are not finished by that time? What happens if a match is running at closing time?
The venue is pretty lax about this kind of stuff. They host tournaments all the time for other games and teams routinely play into the very late (early?) AM hours.
Will spectators be allowed at the venue without any intent to play? Will they need to pay any entrance fees?
Yes, spectators would be allowed, no entrance fee as far as I know. Again, this place is pretty casual.
How will the rules be enforced? You say 'No Macros' but will someone be watching at all times that nothing is set up or are Mice and Keyboards with extra buttons just not allowed?
I will be watching over all matches, and will have help from some friends, so it would be pretty damn hard to sneak in macros without being noticed.
What about internet connection? Can we run 2+ games[4+ connections] at once without issues? I understand its a 'Lan Center', but are you going to be the only people there?
Again, shouldn't be a problem. I don't know the exact specs of their internet connection, but they have 16+ PCs and a handful of gaming consoles, and they haven't had trouble as far as I know.
How much time will players have to set up equipment? Will players that need to use CDs to install Mice/Keyboard/Headphone drivers be allowed to do-so? Will SC2 be pre-installed?
We won't be rushing anyone as long as they are ontime for their match. It's understood that it takes people a few minutes to setup their equipment the way they like. Also, you'll be able to adjust SC2 preferences, such as build grid, health bars, etc.
As long as you're not taking an excessive amount of time trying to tweak every minor detail and get your mouse DPI absolutely perfect, you won't be hassled.
If you need drivers installed, it shouldn't be a problem, but I'll get clarification on that and get back to you.
You made no mention of headphones, is there a reason behind that?
What level of availability of USB/PS2/Audio connections will players have? Don't want to show up with PS2 keyboard/mouse only to find you can't get behind the towers or not have enough USB slots to to use your Mouse, Keyboard and Headphones.
Headphones are available onsite, but bring your own if you'd like. I'm honestly not sure about the PS2 compatibility, but really, everyone should be using USB these days and expecting support for legacy devices is unreasonable. USB ports for keyboard/mouse will be available.
Will the monitors all be the same? Do you know the resolution? Will the towers all be the same?
There are a couple different monitor sizes in the center, I believe both 17" and 19", I am not sure of the resolution. We will make sure competitors are playing on the same size monitor/resolution.
Will anyone be casting/shoutcasting the matches via a stream or just inhouse projection? Will someone be shoutcasting those games? Is the projection room far enough away/sound proofed in some way that players wont be able to hear anything? Will the spectating room be viewed in Medium quality as well or High/Ultra?
There is no casting/shoutcasting planned. The projected game will be far enough from the matches that players will not be able to hear or observe anything, and of course we will be asking everyone (and monitoring) not to shout or give any input of any kind to the players.
I suppose we could observe the game at any detail level, as long as the PC can handle it. The idea behind keeping the settings at "Medium" for the players is just a matter of balance.
Still working on final details, but we may be able to have the matches played in a separate, isolated room from the rest of the center. I'll update the thread as I get more details.
Will replays be available to players directly after/during or hosted somewhere later?
I plan on saving replays after each game and will be posting them to the tournament bracket afterwards.
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anyone in the providence/boston area mind if i hitch a ride? i live halfway in between and will take the T to you
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I'm definitely attending. I may be bringing some friends to play or just spectate.
Bitters - P
On August 16 2010 12:54 vinautomatic wrote:
anyone in the providence/boston area mind if i hitch a ride? i live halfway in between and will take the T to you
I might be able to give you a ride. As this gets closer we can figure it out. I'm sure one way or the other someone can help you out.
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its best of 1 until finals? bummer
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On August 16 2010 22:27 RyanRushia wrote:
its best of 1 until finals? bummer
Yup. This is the first SC2 tournament I've hosted and I don't want time to be too big of an issue. If things go smoothly, I'd consider a BO3 for future tournaments.
There are other stations available though, so anyone is free to stay and play casual matches together. The venue fee only covers the tournament, though, so if you stay and wish to play the hourly rate would apply (Which is $6/hr IIRC).
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On August 16 2010 16:17 LazyMacro wrote:
I'm definitely attending. I may be bringing some friends to play or just spectate.
Bitters - P
Excellent, I've added you to the list. The more the merrier.
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I don't see the signups, but 3 of us from MA will be attending if there are still openings
nickwtf (824) - T
bone (416) - T
mddoggy (777) - P
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Can't miss this, i will be there most likely.
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On August 17 2010 00:49 BreakEnter wrote:
Can't miss this, i will be there most likely.
lol, can't help but notice your location is "Bulgaria". Long drive, no? 
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On August 17 2010 00:24 nickwtf wrote:
I don't see the signups, but 3 of us from MA will be attending if there are still openings
nickwtf (824) - T
bone (416) - T
mddoggy (777) - P
Great, I've got you guys on the list.
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ZrgRepellant.525
Tentative for now. Need to confirm with the family.
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On August 17 2010 01:41 Catreina wrote:
ZrgRepellant.525
Tentative for now. Need to confirm with the family.
Alright, shoot me a PM when you want to confirm.
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this is awesome im so pumped
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On August 17 2010 01:54 RyanRushia wrote:
this is awesome im so pumped
and there is the winner
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On August 17 2010 01:52 muzzy wrote:Show nested quote +On August 17 2010 01:41 Catreina wrote:
ZrgRepellant.525
Tentative for now. Need to confirm with the family.
Alright, shoot me a PM when you want to confirm.
Confirming
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On August 17 2010 05:30 Catreina wrote:Show nested quote +On August 17 2010 01:52 muzzy wrote:On August 17 2010 01:41 Catreina wrote:
ZrgRepellant.525
Tentative for now. Need to confirm with the family.
Alright, shoot me a PM when you want to confirm. Confirming
Playing Terran I assume?
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imba.305, from MA
i can attend, playing as zerg
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On August 17 2010 06:02 iMBA wrote:
imba.305, from MA
i can attend, playing as zerg
Cool, got you on the list.
We're almost half way filled already, awesome!
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yea well this is pretty much the first lan for new englanders so its great to be geting us local players some lana ction as well! ps im from south-eastern NH if anyone needs a ride or wahtever
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greenranger.993
please put me and possibly two spots as tentative 
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On August 16 2010 12:05 muzzy wrote:Show nested quote +On August 16 2010 08:39 Hasire wrote:
Got a bunch of clarification questions. Sorry if its a lot.
No problem!
Is this a guaranteed run regardless of show or is there even a 'required' number of players needed to show to cover the venue?
Yep, sure is. I'd run it with as few as 8 people, but looking at the interest generated already, I highly doubt we'll have trouble filling the tournament by the time registration ends.
Is there a required finish time that the venue closes? What happens if the matches are not finished by that time? What happens if a match is running at closing time?
The venue is pretty lax about this kind of stuff. They host tournaments all the time for other games and teams routinely play into the very late (early?) AM hours.
Will spectators be allowed at the venue without any intent to play? Will they need to pay any entrance fees?
Yes, spectators would be allowed, no entrance fee as far as I know. Again, this place is pretty casual.
How will the rules be enforced? You say 'No Macros' but will someone be watching at all times that nothing is set up or are Mice and Keyboards with extra buttons just not allowed?
I will be watching over all matches, and will have help from some friends, so it would be pretty damn hard to sneak in macros without being noticed.
What about internet connection? Can we run 2+ games[4+ connections] at once without issues? I understand its a 'Lan Center', but are you going to be the only people there?
Again, shouldn't be a problem. I don't know the exact specs of their internet connection, but they have 16+ PCs and a handful of gaming consoles, and they haven't had trouble as far as I know.
How much time will players have to set up equipment? Will players that need to use CDs to install Mice/Keyboard/Headphone drivers be allowed to do-so? Will SC2 be pre-installed?
We won't be rushing anyone as long as they are ontime for their match. It's understood that it takes people a few minutes to setup their equipment the way they like. Also, you'll be able to adjust SC2 preferences, such as build grid, health bars, etc.
As long as you're not taking an excessive amount of time trying to tweak every minor detail and get your mouse DPI absolutely perfect, you won't be hassled.
If you need drivers installed, it shouldn't be a problem, but I'll get clarification on that and get back to you.
You made no mention of headphones, is there a reason behind that?
What level of availability of USB/PS2/Audio connections will players have? Don't want to show up with PS2 keyboard/mouse only to find you can't get behind the towers or not have enough USB slots to to use your Mouse, Keyboard and Headphones.
Headphones are available onsite, but bring your own if you'd like. I'm honestly not sure about the PS2 compatibility, but really, everyone should be using USB these days and expecting support for legacy devices is unreasonable. USB ports for keyboard/mouse will be available.
Will the monitors all be the same? Do you know the resolution? Will the towers all be the same?
There are a couple different monitor sizes in the center, I believe both 17" and 19", I am not sure of the resolution. We will make sure competitors are playing on the same size monitor/resolution.
Will anyone be casting/shoutcasting the matches via a stream or just inhouse projection? Will someone be shoutcasting those games? Is the projection room far enough away/sound proofed in some way that players wont be able to hear anything? Will the spectating room be viewed in Medium quality as well or High/Ultra?
There is no casting/shoutcasting planned. The projected game will be far enough from the matches that players will not be able to hear or observe anything, and of course we will be asking everyone (and monitoring) not to shout or give any input of any kind to the players.
I suppose we could observe the game at any detail level, as long as the PC can handle it. The idea behind keeping the settings at "Medium" for the players is just a matter of balance.
Still working on final details, but we may be able to have the matches played in a separate, isolated room from the rest of the center. I'll update the thread as I get more details.
Will replays be available to players directly after/during or hosted somewhere later?
I plan on saving replays after each game and will be posting them to the tournament bracket afterwards.
Fantastic, thanks a bunch.
Put me in if you would, race is undecided, but T will be fine for now.
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I'd like to sign up. My Bnet name is Ddraig and I'll play Terran. Be my first game tournament, really looking forward to it
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On August 17 2010 06:30 alphafuzard wrote:greenranger.993 please put me and possibly two spots as tentative
I got you down, but what race will you be playing? Let me know if the other two slots confirm.
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On August 17 2010 06:48 Hasire wrote:
Fantastic, thanks a bunch.
Put me in if you would, race is undecided, but T will be fine for now.
On August 17 2010 07:25 Ddraig wrote:I'd like to sign up. My Bnet name is Ddraig and I'll play Terran. Be my first game tournament, really looking forward to it
Confirmed and confirmed!
I'll announce a date when race picks must be finalized, most likely within the last week of registration. For now, just let me know via PM if you're switching races.
Also, I'm sure everyone knows this, but even if you're not a stellar player- Don't hesitate to sign up!
I'm a platinum player on a good day, and I know there are others entering that are not top of the diamond league. I just enjoy watching and playing SC2, and nothing quite compares to LAN gaming, so I'm more than willing to throw down $15 for a day of entertainment and a chance to promote StarCraft 2 in the area.
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Sounds awesome, too bad im at the opposite end of new england in connecticut or i'd love to go XD
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Sign me up, please!.
Novice
Zerg
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On August 17 2010 10:50 JTWStephens wrote:
Sign me up, please!.
Novice
Zerg
You're on the list!
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You trying to poach my players?
Nah just kidding, looks fun. The tourneys are a month a part, so they shouldn't overlap or cause any conflicts
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On August 17 2010 08:58 muzzy wrote:Show nested quote +On August 17 2010 06:30 alphafuzard wrote:greenranger.993 please put me and possibly two spots as tentative I got you down, but what race will you be playing? Let me know if the other two slots confirm.
sorry im a terran
ill let you know asap
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If I had the money to drive there (from near Toronto in Canada) I sooooo would. Maybe next time!
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On August 17 2010 17:10 alphafuzard wrote:Show nested quote +On August 17 2010 08:58 muzzy wrote:On August 17 2010 06:30 alphafuzard wrote:greenranger.993 please put me and possibly two spots as tentative I got you down, but what race will you be playing? Let me know if the other two slots confirm. sorry im a terran ill let you know asap
Damn, another Terran! 
C'mon Toss/Zerg players, let's represent.
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Oh and one thing I'd like to clarify incase anyone is wondering - I'm not picking and choosing who plays who. The system (challonge.com) automatically seeds based on the order in which players were added to the bracket.
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lol! If I was rigging it I'd be kicking out all these Terrans. My worst match up, ugh! I better start practicing.
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Early beta everyone seemed to be going protoss zerg. I wanted to be different, of course, so I focused on Terran. Now they're all the rage lol
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10 Slots left! If you want in, sign up now.
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On August 19 2010 05:28 LazyMacro wrote:
Please add Mico - P.
Added
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Just to check, if someone wants to come but doesn't want to play, Is it free for them to come?
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On August 19 2010 05:50 LazyMacro wrote:
Just to check, if someone wants to come but doesn't want to play, us it free for them to come?
Yup, absolutely.
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On August 19 2010 05:52 muzzy wrote:Show nested quote +On August 19 2010 05:50 LazyMacro wrote:
Just to check, if someone wants to come but doesn't want to play, us it free for them to come? Yup, absolutely.
Awesome. It sounds like this LAN center is really nice.
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On August 19 2010 05:59 LazyMacro wrote:Show nested quote +On August 19 2010 05:52 muzzy wrote:On August 19 2010 05:50 LazyMacro wrote:
Just to check, if someone wants to come but doesn't want to play, us it free for them to come? Yup, absolutely. Awesome. It sounds like this LAN center is really nice.
It's a pretty cool place, not a ton of machines, which is part of the reason I only want to do two matches at a time. But definitely a good atmosphere and accommodating.
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is there anychacne we can get a link to the actual place that the LAN is being held at?
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How are the restaurant and bar?
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Ok, this is the link to the Play on Fun center. Some of the setup's have changed since these pictures but for the most part, everything is still the same. The restaurant is pretty damn good. The bar is what shines with 2.00 drafts and what not. There is a like 15 pool tables upstairs, batting cages outside, mini golf course outside, and a bunch of console's (ps3, xbox360, wii) setup on various projectors throughout the building. Hope to see you all there!
http://www.playonfuncenter.com/
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looks great! cant wait man
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Is there a contingency plan if we somehow run past midnight? It seems like if we get a full 32 players, we could go over 12 hours.
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We can play as late into the night as necessary. I don't anticipate it taking that long though, seeing as it's BO1 until the finals.
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Check your inbox please
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My buddy wants to sign up too. His name is paranoidSCV and his race is going to be Zerg
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On August 20 2010 07:04 Ddraig wrote:
My buddy wants to sign up too. His name is paranoidSCV and his race is going to be Zerg
Ok, I'll get him on the list. Also, I replied to your PM.
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On August 17 2010 06:00 muzzy wrote:Show nested quote +On August 17 2010 05:30 Catreina wrote:On August 17 2010 01:52 muzzy wrote:On August 17 2010 01:41 Catreina wrote:
ZrgRepellant.525
Tentative for now. Need to confirm with the family.
Alright, shoot me a PM when you want to confirm. Confirming Playing Terran I assume?
LOL
riiight - me, playing terran.
I guess you want me to lose in round 1 quicker than I would otherwise =)
Protoss.
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On August 20 2010 08:41 Catreina wrote:Show nested quote +On August 17 2010 06:00 muzzy wrote:On August 17 2010 05:30 Catreina wrote:On August 17 2010 01:52 muzzy wrote:On August 17 2010 01:41 Catreina wrote:
ZrgRepellant.525
Tentative for now. Need to confirm with the family.
Alright, shoot me a PM when you want to confirm. Confirming Playing Terran I assume? LOL riiight - me, playing terran. I guess you want me to lose in round 1 quicker than I would otherwise =) Protoss.
Haha, alright, I'll put you down as 'toss. I was guessing, based on a name like ZrgRepellant and the SCV icon
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I'd also like to let everyone know that thanks to RyanRushia (and possibly some other assistance) we'll be getting some live commentating/casting of the games. How professional!
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I'm debating on doing this, I'm in manchester, so its prob. about 45 min to 1 hour, to destroy all these nubs
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Yeah, I just need to clear the day by my wife (the boss) and I'll be onboard to help commentate.
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bring it xyos... im going from Exeter, we need more people to go!
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Are you gonna play too Drogith, or just wanted to commentate?
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Change my race to Zerg, if you don't mind, I don't think I could survive a 12 hour day of TvT.
Also if you need any more casting/casting help/ect, I'll be glad to lend a hand where I can.
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On August 21 2010 05:16 Hasire wrote:
Change my race to Zerg, if you don't mind, I don't think I could survive a 12 hour day of TvT.
Also if you need any more casting/casting help/ect, I'll be glad to lend a hand where I can.
K, will do. I'll let you know if we need any help, thanks
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On August 21 2010 04:09 muzzy wrote:
Are you gonna play too Drogith, or just wanted to commentate?
I think it will just be commentate for this one. The overnighter happening this month is taking my LAN funding for these 2 months. If a replacement is needed (or I get OT to pay for it) I'll gladly step in.
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I've decided to make a slight change- The bracket you see now is just a listing of players.
To avoid any potential complaints of unfairness, or people waiting to register until a certain time to try and get a match up they favor, I will be using the random seed function on the Challonge.com website.
Come September 23rd, when registration is closed, the random seed will be applied and the final bracket will be posted here in this thread.
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I live north of boston so if vinautomatic u still need a ride I can give you one, just how do i reg for this :-p
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bummer  i liked having mylife and catreina on other side of bracket xD
and to reg you just have to post your bnet name here NoMoreHero!
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may i humbly suggest we remove some of the more imbalanced maps (for example blistering sands and steppes of war) and add some new and more interesting maps (for example crossfire and destination)
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On August 23 2010 04:47 LazyMacro wrote:
Please add Trucker - T.
Got it.
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On August 23 2010 05:28 alphafuzard wrote:
may i humbly suggest we remove some of the more imbalanced maps (for example blistering sands and steppes of war) and add some new and more interesting maps (for example crossfire and destination)
Well, I want the maps to come from the official Blizzard pool. Having said that, I'd be willing to adjust things a bit. I'll setup a poll here later today to vote... the top 6 will make it in.
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On August 23 2010 01:41 NoMoreHero wrote:
I live north of boston so if vinautomatic u still need a ride I can give you one, just how do i reg for this :-p
Just let me know your Battle.net name and which race you'll be playing.
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Omg i live in York, I may be there to spectate
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I am game and can help with rides if needed from boston area
NoMoreHero.436
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On August 23 2010 10:16 NoMoreHero wrote:
I am game and can help with rides if needed from boston area
NoMoreHero.436
which race?
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how many more slots are there?
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On August 23 2010 10:29 Catreina wrote:
how many more slots are there?
6 left open right now, out of 32.
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Ok folks, since I can't find a decent poll website that includes multiple answer ability and isn't easily gamed (the one I checked could be re-voted by simply clearing a cookie...), I'm going to run the poll in a different way-
If you have a certain preference for maps, please PM me the 6 maps you'd prefer. The maps must be from the official 1v1 pool, which includes the following maps-
Blistering Sands
Desert Oasis
Scrap Station
Steppes of War
Xel'Naga Caverns
Kulas Ravine
Lost Temple
Delta Quadrant
Metalopolis
I will pick the top 6 maps based on votes. Again, if you don't care, you don't have to vote. Voting will close on the same day as registration, September 23rd.
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On August 23 2010 10:34 muzzy wrote:6 left open right now, out of 32.
You have me in the brackets as T just fyi - I am P
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On August 23 2010 10:38 Catreina wrote:Show nested quote +On August 23 2010 10:34 muzzy wrote:On August 23 2010 10:29 Catreina wrote:
how many more slots are there? 6 left open right now, out of 32. You have me in the brackets as T just fyi - I am P
Sorry, I'll correct that now.
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On August 23 2010 10:38 Catreina wrote:Show nested quote +On August 23 2010 10:34 muzzy wrote:On August 23 2010 10:29 Catreina wrote:
how many more slots are there? 6 left open right now, out of 32. You have me in the brackets as T just fyi - I am P
Actually, I looked- You are listed as P, I updated that quite awhile back.
Make sure you are looking at the current bracket image... sometimes your browser will not load it properly unless you force a refresh. To force a refresh, hold "Shift" while clicking the reload button.
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I never visited the screenshot until just now - I think its because the Liquipedia page has an old copy (where it has myself and MyLife as T)
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On August 23 2010 10:46 Catreina wrote:
I never visited the screenshot until just now - I think its because the Liquipedia page has an old copy (where it has myself and MyLife as T)
Oh I see, you're right. The liquipedia page tends to lag behind this thread, I only update it every now and then. I'll work on it again tomorrow.
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So glad I found this before it filled up. Put me down. My b.net name is CollinsAx. I like to play random, but if that's not allowed for the tournament I'll go with Terran. Also a friend of mine is interested in playing as well. I'll let you know shortly if he is in for sure.
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On August 25 2010 00:47 CollinsAx wrote:
So glad I found this before it filled up. Put me down. My b.net name is CollinsAx. I like to play random, but if that's not allowed for the tournament I'll go with Terran. Also a friend of mine is interested in playing as well. I'll let you know shortly if he is in for sure.
You can play as Random as long as you stick with it for the whole tournament, just like you would with any other race. I'll add you to the list!
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You can play as Random as long as you stick with it for the whole tournament, just like you would with any other race. I'll add you to the list!
Great thanks, but me down as Random then. Also put down Shanedanger as Protoss. We'll both be there. Can't wait.
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On August 25 2010 01:34 CollinsAx wrote:Show nested quote +You can play as Random as long as you stick with it for the whole tournament, just like you would with any other race. I'll add you to the list! Great thanks, but me down as Random then. Also put down Shanedanger as Protoss. We'll both be there. Can't wait.
Awesome, got him on the list. Only 3 spots left! I'm amazed at how fast this tournament has filled. Great to see so much interest in this area.
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Oh scratch that, 4 spots left. I had already added shanedanger to the list, he sent me a PM
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Sorry I'll be running as Zerg :-)
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On August 26 2010 10:08 NoMoreHero wrote:
Sorry I'll be running as Zerg :-)
Alright, got you down.
Only 2 slots open! If anyone has friends that want in, have them message me ASAP.
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Muzzy I sent you a PM, not sure if you got it.
I want to be on the list
Control - Zerg
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add me nerzyman.199 zerg i wanna join the tourney
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On August 27 2010 08:54 NeRzyMan wrote:
add me nerzyman.199 zerg i wanna join the tourney
Alright, I got you in. That was the last open spot
Tournament is now filled.
If anyone would still like to enter, please post or PM and I'll add you to the reserve list. It's likely that a few folks will end up having to drop out over the coming weeks, so the sooner you put your name on the reserve, the more likely the chance you'll get in.
Also, on that note- If you can't make it, please let me know. It's a real shame when someone can't show for a tournament and nobody knows. Not only does it disrupt the tournament, but it denies the chance for someone else to enter.
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all 32! this is so awesome
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On August 28 2010 10:51 RyanRushia wrote:
all 32! this is so awesome
Yep, quite exciting
Just a reminder- If anyone has a preference for which maps will be played, please PM me the 2 two you'd like to "thumbs down" out of the 8 official 1v1 maps from the Blizzard pool. See the first post in this thread for the list.
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On August 28 2010 10:52 muzzy wrote:Yep, quite exciting Just a reminder- If anyone has a preference for which maps will be played, please PM me the 2 two you'd like to "thumbs down" out of the 8 official 1v1 maps from the Blizzard pool. See the first post in this thread for the list.
Wait, didn't you originally say to send you the 6 you wanted?
Edit: Did you ever get the resolutions the games were going to be played at? I don't want to practice on widescreen for a month only to have my screen cut in half.
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On August 28 2010 18:55 Hasire wrote:Show nested quote +On August 28 2010 10:52 muzzy wrote:On August 28 2010 10:51 RyanRushia wrote:
all 32! this is so awesome Yep, quite exciting Just a reminder- If anyone has a preference for which maps will be played, please PM me the 2 two you'd like to "thumbs down" out of the 8 official 1v1 maps from the Blizzard pool. See the first post in this thread for the list. Wait, didn't you originally say to send you the 6 you wanted? Edit: Did you ever get the resolutions the games were going to be played at? I don't want to practice on widescreen for a month only to have my screen cut in half.
There are 8 maps. Sending me the two you don't want is the equivalent of sending me the six you do. Same end result, one way is less burdensome
Didn't get the exact resolution, but the monitors are 4:3 aspect ratio.
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who plays on a 4:3 aspect ratio..anymore
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On August 28 2010 23:08 Tigersmith wrote:
who plays on a 4:3 aspect ratio..anymore
Sorry dude, that's the monitors that are available and that's what we'll be playing with.
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And honestly, I'd like to add that if you lose a tournament due to aspect ratio, you probably weren't going to win anyway.
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On August 29 2010 01:52 muzzy wrote:
And honestly, I'd like to add that if you lose a tournament due to aspect ratio, you probably weren't going to win anyway.
This is pretty much not true at all. I went to the all nighter NE lan the other night... got half way through 1 game on one of their computers and surrendered and went to my car and got my own. Playing one way for months especially at a high level and then it changing on you all of a sudden completely throws off your game. Just cuz you dont think something is a factor doesnt mean that it isnt.
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On August 27 2010 08:54 NeRzyMan wrote:
add me nerzyman.199 zerg i wanna join the tourney
I know you, from another game. You can probably guess which, but you wont know who i am. I hate you with a passion btw... Online anyway... cant wait to see you IRL and you have no clue who i am
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On August 29 2010 10:21 MyLife wrote:Show nested quote +On August 29 2010 01:52 muzzy wrote:
And honestly, I'd like to add that if you lose a tournament due to aspect ratio, you probably weren't going to win anyway. This is pretty much not true at all. I went to the all nighter NE lan the other night... got half way through 1 game on one of their computers and surrendered and went to my car and got my own. Playing one way for months especially at a high level and then it changing on you all of a sudden completely throws off your game. Just cuz you dont think something is a factor doesnt mean that it isnt.
I have to agree here - playing on 16:10 for years (yes, years, all games not just SC2) and then going back to a shitty 4:3 isnt going to help.
I will be dropping out of the tourney if the LAN center doesnt allow me to bring my own PC. I could have dealt with playing on medium (I play with everything on ultra), but losing the aspect ratio? Sorry, no can do.
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On August 29 2010 11:02 Catreina wrote:Show nested quote +On August 29 2010 10:21 MyLife wrote:On August 29 2010 01:52 muzzy wrote:
And honestly, I'd like to add that if you lose a tournament due to aspect ratio, you probably weren't going to win anyway. This is pretty much not true at all. I went to the all nighter NE lan the other night... got half way through 1 game on one of their computers and surrendered and went to my car and got my own. Playing one way for months especially at a high level and then it changing on you all of a sudden completely throws off your game. Just cuz you dont think something is a factor doesnt mean that it isnt. I have to agree here - playing on 16:10 for years (yes, years, all games not just SC2) and then going back to a shitty 4:3 isnt going to help. I will be dropping out of the tourney if the LAN center doesnt allow me to bring my own PC. I could have dealt with playing on medium (I play with everything on ultra), but losing the aspect ratio? Sorry, no can do.
Prolly gunna agree with this. Tbh dont even need my PC just my monitor/keyboard/mouse But i refuse to play on 4:3 in bo1 single elimination tournament. The odds are stacked against the best player actually winning just by having a format of random seeds/single elim/bo1 But you are making it worse by not allowing a simple 30 second monitor swap.
If its a lan center im sure they wouldnt rly care if things were swapped out real fast... someone is just being stubborn (im guessing you muzzy) I have a strange feeling if you posted a "poll" for this most people would agree and you seem to be all about polls big guy.
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just be glad they sponsoring the event instead of whining about conditions, its a local LAN not some super event
i do agree with the "bo1 until finals" scheme though, should be bo3...
@catreina and mylife... and if your gonna threaten to dropout then please just do so someone else can play
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I'm not up for drama in a tournament setting. If you don't like the specified rules and/or equipment, you are welcome to drop out.
The reason we can't have people bringing their monitors is due to fairness- We need everyone playing at the same aspect ratio/resolution. It would be unfair if someone who brings their 24" widescreen gets to play on that, while the other player gets a 19" 4:3.
Trust me, I'd prefer a 16:10 setting too, that's what I play at. It's just not available currently. If conditions change and we are able to get in enough monitors of equal size/resolution at 16:10, I'd happily do so.
BO1 until finals is necessary for time constraints. There is a losers bracket, so you aren't disqualified for your first loss... this is standard tournament format.
When we have 4 PCs alloted for tournament play and 32 players... once you factor in setup time for each person, it's going to be a long day.
There is very little out there in the way of SC2 LAN tournaments to base things on. We don't really know how long it will take 32 people to play their matches. If it turns out to be faster, then in the future we can think about BO3.
Again to sum up- This is *not* a bring your own computer event and you *will* be bound to the settings dictated by the rules. If you can't or don't wish to comply, please let me know ASAP if you'll be dropping out as I have a reserve list of folks who want in.
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On August 29 2010 12:28 RyanRushia wrote:
just be glad they sponsoring the event instead of whining about conditions, its a local LAN not some super event
i do agree with the "bo1 until finals" scheme though, should be bo3...
@catreina and mylife... and if your gonna threaten to dropout then please just do so someone else can play
Wasn't a threat, that would be rude. It was a statement of fact, and with muzzy's confirmation, I am indeed dropping.
Sorry, but playing on 4:3 monitors when flat-panels are < $150 each nowadays is just bad.
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Hey Muzzy, I've got 2 1440 : 900 res [19 inch] monitors I would gladly bring for use in the tourny.
Both have HDMI and RGB inputs, but one is HP and the other is ASUS so they are not clones.
1440 : 900 is a really common sized monitor, so if we could get a few more people to bring tech, we should be able to fix this issue.
Edit: 1440 : 900 did some emoticon nonsense
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Yea i mean arent widescreens the most common nowadayzz anyway? There shouldnt really be any reason why everyone cant chip in and each bring a wide screen monitor for playing on. I guess i understand your fairness issue but thats still a stupid reason to force everyone to play on ancient monitors. Btw ive got a 19" 1440 : 900 Monitor as well so thats 3. All we would need is one more.
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I'm kind of curious how ryan and myself are going to be doing commentary for matches if you can't bring your own equip? Do they already have a comp/big screen/mic setup to do so?
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On August 29 2010 20:46 Drogith wrote:
I'm kind of curious how ryan and myself are going to be doing commentary for matches if you can't bring your own equip? Do they already have a comp/big screen/mic setup to do so?
From what I've seen on the center's site, its not going to be pretty.
There seems to one room with all the PCs in it and several smaller rooms that MIGHT have a projector in them. I would REALLY hope we could get permission to have someone bring a half-decent tower so spectated games can be in Ultra.
The room with computers, the projector here will be useless for casting:
![[image loading]](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y56/hasire/38049237.jpg)
The closest I could find to a room that would allow casting:
![[image loading]](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y56/hasire/38044832.jpg)
Unless the center has stuff they aren't showing, spectating is going to be a real pain.
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commentating isnt the highest of priorities here imo, it was an idea i tossed out to muzzy but if it doesnt work out then it's not the biggest of concerns for me
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Well yeah, but if you're doing ~64 matches in a day, 2 at a time, spectating needs to be a priority.
Especially with the number of TvTs we have, you could potentially go 2 hours without a game.
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i mean the spectating he said will occur via a projected room so that is definitly going on.. but the whole commentating part isnt as necessary imo, but ill still gladly do it if its requested
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Hmmm. From the looks of it, they have a laptop hooked up to that monitor. If SC2 can run on it, could at least run 1 spectator through it onto the big screen, but yeah, with how tight everyone is (think I saw 8 PCs in that little area), doing any commentary would be a real pain more so that people may hear the commentator. That being said I think just speccing that in another room would work. That bar does look enticing though.
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Those pictures don't really give you an idea how we're going to have the tournament setup.
We are going to have two separate rooms setup with 2 PCs in each, so opponents will not be in the same room as one another. We are not using the standard setup they have for walk-in LAN players. This way there is no possible issue of cross talk between folks watching and spoiling the game.
For casting, you are more than welcome to bring your own computer, so casting can be in whatever detail your machine can handle. There are several projectors and large areas with couches/seating. I'm not concerned at all about space and play area.
We're paying $5 a head for as much time as we need. That's an extremely generous offer.
Also, think about what you're going for- A day of StarCraft with Team Liquid members. It's supposed to be fun.
If you're going into this for the prize and thinking this is some sort of Intel sponsored event with a shiny stage, you're going to be disappointed.
I'll PM you about the screens, Hasire. I have a friend that might be able to furnish a screen as well. My only concern, as I mentioned, is that I want everyone playing at the same resolution.
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come on TL! if 2-ish people drop out need to fill those spots :D
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make it a 64 player tournament! I want to play!
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hpthegreat it was filled at 32 but at least 1 and possibly 2 dropped out so you should post your info anyway!
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oh, what kind of info?
hpthegreat.134
zerg
diamond (~900)
That enough?
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On August 30 2010 09:57 hpTheGreat wrote:
oh, what kind of info?
hpthegreat.134
zerg
diamond (~900)
That enough?
I put you on the reserve list, hp. We had one spot open up, but another player was already on the list waiting to get in. I'm sure a spot will open up though, I'll add you if it does.
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You know, I think if I have the time off and the cash I might pop down to hang out. Not really interested in playing the tourney, but at least to hang out.
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On August 30 2010 11:22 Dukat wrote:
You know, I think if I have the time off and the cash I might pop down to hang out. Not really interested in playing the tourney, but at least to hang out.
No charge if you're just there as a spectator. Just buy a drink or something to help support the place
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Er Muzzy, wasn't it a bit quick to remove Catreina since the reason he dropped didn't turn out to be true? You lead him to believe no effort was going to be made to fix the issue and he got taunted into making a post saying he was leaving earlier than he actually needed to.
I would imagine with the new monitor situation he would still want to be a part of this.
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On August 30 2010 17:08 Hasire wrote:
Er Muzzy, wasn't it a bit quick to remove Catreina since the reason he dropped didn't turn out to be true? You lead him to believe no effort was going to be made to fix the issue and he got taunted into making a post saying he was leaving earlier than he actually needed to.
I would imagine with the new monitor situation he would still want to be a part of this.
We don't have confirmation of widescreen monitors yet. . You're volunteering to bring two of the same res, but I still need to work out the other two. While I would hope that we can get two more at 1440x990, I want to make sure before committing to that promise.
Nobody forced Catreina to leave... he said if he could not bring his own PC he would leave. Well, we certainly are not having a BYOC event, no matter how the monitor situation ends up.
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Make MyLife play on a Nintendo DS screen. Damn guy.
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Wow, what happened to the good vibe this thread had going? We've got a solid page and a half of pure negativity here. Cmon guys, the event is what it is and it's gonna be a hell of a lot of fun. I play on a little laptop screen at the lowest res and I still love the damn game and stay halfway competitive. If you're looking for a sponsored tourney with a big stage and ultra res then you're going to be hopping on a plane for it, paying $100 worth of entry fees, and you're gonna be facing all #1 diamond players.
If we've got widescreen monitors and high res, sweet. If we've got 13 inch CRTs, just as well. Let's just have some fun
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On August 30 2010 23:20 DamnCats wrote:
Make MyLife play on a Nintendo DS screen. Damn guy.
Cats mad cuz he lost to bitters and didnt get no monies?!?!?
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Well, After reading these last 2 pages im kind of shocked. The pictures on the website, are VERY out of date. The LAN center is not set up like this and will be changed to make this tourney convenient as possible.
Monitor Issue...The problem with this is, if someone brings their monitor, and they get knocked out of a tourney. Are they going to want to sit around and wait for it to finish so they can get their equipment back? Most likely not.
BYOC - This is not even remotely an option for many reasons. Computer nerds have infected computers first off. Its a fact, and we don't need peoples computers infecting others. Second! Cheat's, macro's, anything that would not be legit. It would take so very much time to go through every persons computer to make sure none of this is present. At that rate, the tourney would last 2 days. If this has a good turnout and seems like something that we would like to do again in the future, then I will definitely speak to my boy who runs the place and have a BYOC weekend tourney event.
What im getting at is we cant have people playing mind games and threatening to leave the brackets cause they are not kosher with the equipment or the setup. I dont want to waste spots on the bracket for people who are willing to come and play no matter the setup. Since I will be there until the event is completely over, I would not mind bringing my 22` LG from home, not a problem. If we can turn up 3 others as well, then we will swap the monitors out.
Shoutcasting - You guys are more then welcome to bring your own computer's to do shoutcasting as your PC's would have no effect on the game play of the tourney. We have many projectors aimed at the walls that you can use.
ANY other questions, feel free to ask.
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If we've got widescreen monitors and high res, sweet. If we've got 13 inch CRTs, just as well. Let's just have some fun
Amen to that, great attitude.
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On August 31 2010 01:03 dreadl0000rd wrote:
Monitor Issue...The problem with this is, if someone brings their monitor, and they get knocked out of a tourney. Are they going to want to sit around and wait for it to finish so they can get their equipment back? Most likely not.
I've already offered to bring my 2 monitors and I WILL be staying for the whole event.
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On August 31 2010 01:03 dreadl0000rd wrote:
Shoutcasting - You guys are more then welcome to bring your own computer's to do shoutcasting as your PC's would have no effect on the game play of the tourney. We have many projectors aimed at the walls that you can use.
I sent an e-mail to the LAN asking about a/v hookups in case I need to grab adapters for the casting. I'll post up the info here for Ryan, unless you already have the info, then I'd need it from you XD
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when i originally talked to muzzy about casting we agreed it owuld be easiest to just use a microphone or something already at the LAN as opposed to internet streaming, therefore I wasn't planning on bringing my entire PC as it's not needed!
4 weeks to go im so excited!
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On August 31 2010 02:13 RyanRushia wrote:
when i originally talked to muzzy about casting we agreed it owuld be easiest to just use a microphone or something already at the LAN as opposed to internet streaming, therefore I wasn't planning on bringing my entire PC as it's not needed!
4 weeks to go im so excited!
The point of the PC is for projection quality, not internet access, at least as far as I could tell.
Would rather have the games cast in the highest detail we can get since they will be blown up.
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^ This
Best I can do is high. Even w/o any recording software running my vid card just can't handle super duper sexy.
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Yeah like I said im sure you guys want the stream to have the best possible quality. So feel free to bring your whole PC setup, and Ill make sure you and who ever else has a nice separate table for you guys. I believe the projectors are all networked through the entire building so that shouldn't be an issue. If there is anything else I can do, let me know. As of right now, we have 3 22' LCD monitors. If we can get one more, then I will be down for swapping them out
Monitor Swaps:
dreadl0000rd - 1 LG 22' LCD
Hasire - 2 22' LCD's
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The stream is up to you guys, I do not know a whole lot about streaming matches online. This would be very cool. I dont know if we would have alot of viewers and if it would be worth your hassle.
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On August 31 2010 04:22 dreadl0000rd wrote:
Yeah like I said im sure you guys want the stream to have the best possible quality. So feel free to bring your whole PC setup, and Ill make sure you and who ever else has a nice separate table for you guys. I believe the projectors are all networked through the entire building so that shouldn't be an issue. If there is anything else I can do, let me know. As of right now, we have 3 22' LCD monitors. If we can get one more, then I will be down for swapping them out
Monitor Swaps:
dreadl0000rd - 1 LG 22' LCD
Hasire - 2 22' LCD's
Ok great, so one more widescreen and we're all set...
Actually, I just realized- I could probably grab an old 22" I gave to my sister, 'cause she is out of the country until November...
It displays at 1680x1050 native, though. I think Hasire said his does 1440x990. Do you know what resolution your 22" does Dread?
It's not a big deal if 2 machines do 1440x990 and two do 1680x1050, as long as the opponents are playing at the same res.
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On August 31 2010 00:24 Ddraig wrote:If we've got widescreen monitors and high res, sweet. If we've got 13 inch CRTs, just as well. Let's just have some fun
Amen to that! It's about fun, guys.
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I'm on 19", but as you said if its 2 and 2, we should be fine.
Edit: Most people aren't going to have an issue with 19 v 22 as long as they are both showing in 16 or close to it. The only issue anyone ever had was using 4:3 since SC2 is too generous with monitor fitting.
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I would have liked to join this. Wish I had seen the thread sooner. I might just come up to hang out.
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I think muzzy has a waiting list. Either way, come and hang out. This is going to be a great event.
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On August 31 2010 05:25 Hasire wrote:I'm on 19", but as you said if its 2 and 2, we should be fine. Edit: Most people aren't going to have an issue with 19 v 22 as long as they are both showing in 16 or close to it. The only issue anyone ever had was using 4:3 since SC2 is too generous with monitor fitting.
Yea Hasire said his were 19" not 22" guys. I also said i have a 19" 1440 : 900 So if we could get one more 1440 : 900 then everyone would be playing on the same monitors. I believe 19" 1440 : 900 are the monitors that all major companies are shipping with standard machines for the last year or so (like dell/hp etc) So im guessing someone out of the 30+ people going has one.
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My 22` LG can do any resolution 1600+ no problem.
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On August 31 2010 05:25 Scorcher2k wrote:
I would have liked to join this. Wish I had seen the thread sooner. I might just come up to hang out.
Yup, just PM me your Battle.net name and race you play if you want to go on the reserve list.
Either way, feel free to come check out the event. We'll try to make things as interesting as possible for spectators, with RyanRushia/Drogith helping out with casting.
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Hey muzzy, just curious, do you want this listed under events over on the top right of the boards in the calendar section?
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I've got a 22" with a native res of 1920x1080 I could bring if need be.
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On August 31 2010 22:52 Drogith wrote:
Hey muzzy, just curious, do you want this listed under events over on the top right of the boards in the calendar section?
Sure, how do we go about putting it up there? I already have it in the Tournament Tracker.
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On August 31 2010 23:27 Drogith wrote:I started a thread asking how to and one of the admins replied: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=148951If there is any tech stuff that goes back and forth between you guys, could you PM it to me so I know what to do for the next event in Dover or wherever it is.
I sent him a PM, I'll let you know what comes of it.
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So, I was told that *if* we are going to have an internet stream, we can be listed on the calendar. So, Drogith or Ryan, let me know if either of you intend on streaming matches. How much bandwidth would you need? I assume something around 1Mbps up is enough?
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I plan on streaming and tbh we only need about 500kpbs each. In the Total Biscuit tutorial he says that is fine for good streaming.
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On September 01 2010 09:43 Drogith wrote:
I plan on streaming and tbh we only need about 500kpbs each. In the Total Biscuit tutorial he says that is fine for good streaming.
Alright, excellent! I sent the info off, so hopefully we'll get listed on the calendar soon. Thanks for handling the commentating/streaming, guys!
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Be prepared in case you end up streaming a game of mine. "Ok he's... he's.... what the heck is he doing? Did he just medivac drop a viking army?"
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On September 01 2010 21:37 Ddraig wrote:
Be prepared in case you end up streaming a game of mine. "Ok he's... he's.... what the heck is he doing? Did he just medivac drop a viking army?"
Aww... don't ruin it for me. Maybe someone will have fun and do some proxy MS for me. I need asome more matches like that since I... forgot to save the replays from the fun ones last tourn. They are still stored on my stream, but man... those things live were great.
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Just want to say I am way stoked for the tournament. I'm looking back on the last few pages of comments and it sounds like you guys are doing a lot to help accommodate things and make this a better experience. Just want to say I appreciate it. I'm excited to play and I'll have fun, regardless of what it's on or how the setup goes and even if I lose my first two matches. I'm sure it will still be a fun experience.
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I was just kidding, I'm not gonna medivac my vikings
Maybe a mass scv drop though.... hmmm
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On September 01 2010 22:44 CollinsAx wrote:
Just want to say I am way stoked for the tournament. I'm looking back on the last few pages of comments and it sounds like you guys are doing a lot to help accommodate things and make this a better experience. Just want to say I appreciate it. I'm excited to play and I'll have fun, regardless of what it's on or how the setup goes and even if I lose my first two matches. I'm sure it will still be a fun experience.
couldn't agree with you more i'm just counting downt he days until we get ot do thsi!
its gonna be fun meeting local sc2 players regardless of how the tournament goes!
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On August 30 2010 22:48 muzzy wrote:Show nested quote +On August 30 2010 17:08 Hasire wrote:
Er Muzzy, wasn't it a bit quick to remove Catreina since the reason he dropped didn't turn out to be true? You lead him to believe no effort was going to be made to fix the issue and he got taunted into making a post saying he was leaving earlier than he actually needed to.
I would imagine with the new monitor situation he would still want to be a part of this. We don't have confirmation of widescreen monitors yet. . You're volunteering to bring two of the same res, but I still need to work out the other two. While I would hope that we can get two more at 1440x990, I want to make sure before committing to that promise. Nobody forced Catreina to leave... he said if he could not bring his own PC he would leave. Well, we certainly are not having a BYOC event, no matter how the monitor situation ends up.
1) *She
2) I never said anything about bringing my computer being a deciding factor. It is the lack of widescreen for those of us who have done everything widescreen for many years. Going back to a 4:3 res is like asking me to play Brood War when I havent touched it in 8 years. There will be loss of skill.
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On September 02 2010 11:30 Catreina wrote:Show nested quote +On August 30 2010 22:48 muzzy wrote:On August 30 2010 17:08 Hasire wrote:
Er Muzzy, wasn't it a bit quick to remove Catreina since the reason he dropped didn't turn out to be true? You lead him to believe no effort was going to be made to fix the issue and he got taunted into making a post saying he was leaving earlier than he actually needed to.
I would imagine with the new monitor situation he would still want to be a part of this. We don't have confirmation of widescreen monitors yet. . You're volunteering to bring two of the same res, but I still need to work out the other two. While I would hope that we can get two more at 1440x990, I want to make sure before committing to that promise. Nobody forced Catreina to leave... he said if he could not bring his own PC he would leave. Well, we certainly are not having a BYOC event, no matter how the monitor situation ends up. 1) *She 2) I never said anything about bringing my computer being a deciding factor. It is the lack of widescreen for those of us who have done everything widescreen for many years. Going back to a 4:3 res is like asking me to play Brood War when I havent touched it in 8 years. There will be loss of skill.
My apologies, one tends to assume everyone on a SC forum is male
Anyhow, to quote you word for word-
On August 29 2010 11:02 Catreina wrote:
I will be dropping out of the tourney if the LAN center doesnt allow me to bring my own PC. I could have dealt with playing on medium (I play with everything on ultra), but losing the aspect ratio? Sorry, no can do.
Perhaps you made a mistake in your wording and meant to say "Monitor" and not PC?
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I think she clearly states that she is angry about losing the aspect ratio... Im pretty sure just kicking her out of the tournament without asking her first was kind of a dick move. But im guessing you already replaced her and now will have to let someone else down so... They can both hate you? idunno. lol. What you get for not asking before hand.
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just open to a 64 person bracket? most likely wont get filled but then anyone who wants to can still play, and would re-admit catreina in now that the monitor issues are getting figured out
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On September 02 2010 23:22 RyanRushia wrote:
just open to a 64 person bracket? most likely wont get filled but then anyone who wants to can still play, and would re-admit catreina in now that the monitor issues are getting figured out
I've thought about it, but in all likely hood we'll only end up with somewhere around 40 people, which means there will be a lot of first round buys/free wins.
MyLife, drop the attitude or you're out.
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Don't kick MyLife out then how will I get my sweet sweet revenge. And by revenge I mean of course ass handed to me again.
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On September 02 2010 23:49 DamnCats wrote:
Don't kick MyLife out then how will I get my sweet sweet revenge. And by revenge I mean of course ass handed to me again.
Lol DamnCats dont worry bro ill be playing on nintendo DS screen remember? U get win ez np
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On September 02 2010 22:33 muzzy wrote:Show nested quote +On September 02 2010 11:30 Catreina wrote:On August 30 2010 22:48 muzzy wrote:On August 30 2010 17:08 Hasire wrote:
Er Muzzy, wasn't it a bit quick to remove Catreina since the reason he dropped didn't turn out to be true? You lead him to believe no effort was going to be made to fix the issue and he got taunted into making a post saying he was leaving earlier than he actually needed to.
I would imagine with the new monitor situation he would still want to be a part of this. We don't have confirmation of widescreen monitors yet. . You're volunteering to bring two of the same res, but I still need to work out the other two. While I would hope that we can get two more at 1440x990, I want to make sure before committing to that promise. Nobody forced Catreina to leave... he said if he could not bring his own PC he would leave. Well, we certainly are not having a BYOC event, no matter how the monitor situation ends up. 1) *She 2) I never said anything about bringing my computer being a deciding factor. It is the lack of widescreen for those of us who have done everything widescreen for many years. Going back to a 4:3 res is like asking me to play Brood War when I havent touched it in 8 years. There will be loss of skill. My apologies, one tends to assume everyone on a SC forum is male Anyhow, to quote you word for word- Show nested quote +On August 29 2010 11:02 Catreina wrote:
I will be dropping out of the tourney if the LAN center doesnt allow me to bring my own PC. I could have dealt with playing on medium (I play with everything on ultra), but losing the aspect ratio? Sorry, no can do. Perhaps you made a mistake in your wording and meant to say "Monitor" and not PC?
The actual intent of that post you quoted was because of the lack of widescreen support - I figure if a lan center doesnt have widescreen monitors, then their computers are likely garbage (read: over 2 years old) as well. I can deal with playing on lower quality settings. I cannot deal with playing on a shit 4:3 monitor.
In short, it was meant as a "If there are no decent monitors, then I wont play unless it is on my own pc" post.
MyLife - I can handle my own, and I willingly dropped because of the lack of widescreen monitors. Now, mind you, I -could- bring two 1440x900 resolution gateway monitors for use, but that would require that I stay the entire time, whether I was in or out.
I dunno, if resolutions on the video cards support widescreen (they are old computers I presume), then maybe I will ask to be re-listed. That would not likely be fair to the people who were waiting however.
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I just read some of the posts about casting - how fast is the internet upload speed there? How many people are casting? How many computers will be used other than for the tournament?
Many people know my cast on Justin.TV - I can help with casting (actually casting or helping others) if I end up going/being readmitted. All depends on what is going on / up to Ryan/muzzy
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The PCs aren't super high end, you are correct. The monitors are older than the PCs there, though.
I played some test games at mediums settings when I was last there and was watching the framerate counter the whole time... I'm really picky about good frames. On medium settings I never saw them dropping below 40FPS, even in large battles, which I consider to be acceptable. Usually the frame rate was much higher.
I don't mean to be hasty in dropping you, but like I said, I've got people eager to get in, so if someone tells me they want to leave I want to be fair to the people waiting.
From what I can gather, we almost certainly will be able to get wide screens in. We've got at least 4 confirmed now, so unless someone bringing them drops out, shouldn't be a problem. If you'd like Catreina I can put you back on the top of the reserve list so as soon as something opens you would be in.
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On September 03 2010 00:08 Catreina wrote:
I just read some of the posts about casting - how fast is the internet upload speed there? How many people are casting? How many computers will be used other than for the tournament?
Many people know my cast on Justin.TV - I can help with casting (actually casting or helping others) if I end up going/being readmitted. All depends on what is going on / up to Ryan/muzzy
Upload speed should be plenty, they have a business class broadband connection... it has to be at *least* 1Mbps, though I'd say we wouldn't want more than two streams at once, right?
So far Ryan/Drogith are doing casting, and I think Drogith is going to be setting up an internet stream.
For casting it's recommended you bring your own PC, but certainly if you're interested, send a PM to RyanRushia. Maybe you guys can share a PC for casting. I'm pretty much leaving all that up to him, as I don't know anything about that stuff.
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On September 03 2010 00:26 muzzy wrote:
The PCs aren't super high end, you are correct. The monitors are older than the PCs there, though.
I played some test games at mediums settings when I was last there and was watching the framerate counter the whole time... I'm really picky about good frames. On medium settings I never saw them dropping below 40FPS, even in large battles, which I consider to be acceptable. Usually the frame rate was much higher.
I don't mean to be hasty in dropping you, but like I said, I've got people eager to get in, so if someone tells me they want to leave I want to be fair to the people waiting.
From what I can gather, we almost certainly will be able to get wide screens in. We've got at least 4 confirmed now, so unless someone bringing them drops out, shouldn't be a problem. If you'd like Catreina I can put you back on the top of the reserve list so as soon as something opens you would be in.
40 fps for me would be icky, having been in CAL back in the day and noticing little things like going from 40fps to 45fps and 90ms to 120ms pings
Go ahead and put me back on the reserve list, but not at the top. I am still kind of skeptical about playing but if there is room I will go.
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On September 03 2010 01:34 Catreina wrote:Show nested quote +On September 03 2010 00:26 muzzy wrote:
The PCs aren't super high end, you are correct. The monitors are older than the PCs there, though.
I played some test games at mediums settings when I was last there and was watching the framerate counter the whole time... I'm really picky about good frames. On medium settings I never saw them dropping below 40FPS, even in large battles, which I consider to be acceptable. Usually the frame rate was much higher.
I don't mean to be hasty in dropping you, but like I said, I've got people eager to get in, so if someone tells me they want to leave I want to be fair to the people waiting.
From what I can gather, we almost certainly will be able to get wide screens in. We've got at least 4 confirmed now, so unless someone bringing them drops out, shouldn't be a problem. If you'd like Catreina I can put you back on the top of the reserve list so as soon as something opens you would be in.
40 fps for me would be icky, having been in CAL back in the day and noticing little things like going from 40fps to 45fps and 90ms to 120ms pings Go ahead and put me back on the reserve list, but not at the top. I am still kind of skeptical about playing but if there is room I will go.
I should note that those 40fps moment I saw were in 2v2 and 3v3 games, which obviously are more taxing.
Anyhow, I'll go ahead and add you to the reserve list.
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Oh come on, we could be playing this game on an abacus, everyone is in the same boat. If skill level is tied to your computer equipment then the gamer with the best budget would always win. Huk is rated as #1 or #2 on the american servers and I've been on his stream when he's talked about his computer setup. It's older than my LAST system, and he does just fine, clearly.
Muzzy, you shouldn't be hosting this tournament with less than the best. Doesn't Maine have some octo-core SLIed 52'' plasma screened systems somewhere? I really can't play without one, I'll just lose. It better glow blue and be water cooled too.
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On September 03 2010 02:03 Ddraig wrote:
Muzzy, you shouldn't be hosting this tournament with less than the best. Doesn't Maine have some octo-core SLIed 52'' plasma screened systems somewhere? I really can't play without one, I'll just lose. It better glow blue and be water cooled too.
lol, sorry dude, no can do. I know, it's shameful. I will commit hara-kiri now.
Goodbye, cruel world.
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Edit: Removed stuff about Cat
Towards the 40 FPS on medium: We should just play on low. There is no reason to risk a big match stutter that screws someone up. The games will be cast on Ultra anyways, so it really wont effect watching.
You're trying to set up a first-time LAN here, don't try and force everything to work out a certain way, it will just lead to people getting frustrated with the whole thing and a terrible time being had by all, which is terrible.
Also, threatening to kick people really quickly after just disagreeing with over something fairly small is a bit of an over reaction. Remember this is supposed to be fun!
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On September 03 2010 02:23 Hasire wrote:
Edit: Removed stuff about Cat
Towards the 40 FPS on medium: We should just play on low. There is no reason to risk a big match stutter that screws someone up. The games will be cast on Ultra anyways, so it really wont effect watching.
You're trying to set up a first-time LAN here, don't try and force everything to work out a certain way, it will just lead to people getting frustrated with the whole thing and a terrible time being had by all, which is terrible.
Also, threatening to kick people really quickly after just disagreeing with over something fairly small is a bit of an over reaction. Remember this is supposed to be fun!
What I've come to realize is that you'll never please everyone.
If I went ahead and said "Ya, we're playing at low", you'd see complaints about how Low is unfair (see the epic thread right here on TL about the whole high/low debate).
If I say "Let's play at medium" we get complaints that the framerate isn't high enough.
We'll play on medium and if it turns out to be a problem, we'll change it. I
I'd also like to go ahead and counter your point that anyone organizing this tournament is trying to "force" things in place. In fact, I feel quite the opposite. We're trying to accommodate as many requests as possible.
As far as kicking someone out- A StarCraft tournament isn't some sort of basic human right (I wish it were...), it's a personal event hosted in a private business. If I feel like someone is not cooperating, not following rules and/or causing trouble than I certainly can kick them out.
I don't mind constructive feedback, but I don't care for straight up complaining with no offered help or solutions to the perceived problem.
This is something myself, and others, are putting a lot of time and effort into organizing. We shouldn't have to deal with negative attitudes souring the experience.
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Ultra? I wish. I did upgrade my comp, but the vid card is good enough to watch on high. I may try to ramp it up to ultra tonight and see what kind of frames I get, but no guarantee.
Yes, I am setting up the stream I have through livestream and tl.net. For me, anyway, it seems to give a cleaner video output than justin or ustream.
Since monitors are being brought, you think I can borrow one of the LANs for casting. I run a 19" CRT from the stoneage and its a pain to lug around. I just want to let you guys know I am very excited about the potential matchups of some of these games. I see names of past winners in close brackets and it's very exciting.
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On September 03 2010 02:03 Ddraig wrote:
Oh come on, we could be playing this game on an abacus, everyone is in the same boat. If skill level is tied to your computer equipment then the gamer with the best budget would always win. Huk is rated as #1 or #2 on the american servers and I've been on his stream when he's talked about his computer setup. It's older than my LAST system, and he does just fine, clearly.
Muzzy, you shouldn't be hosting this tournament with less than the best. Doesn't Maine have some octo-core SLIed 52'' plasma screened systems somewhere? I really can't play without one, I'll just lose. It better glow blue and be water cooled too.
It isnt about what the computers are "capable" of, it is about what you are "used to" using every day, every game, every match, every win and every loss.
I guarantee that if HuK went from lowest settings at 20 fps on a 4:3 to highest settings at 60fps on a 16:10 there would be skill issues. This isnt about the capabilites, it is about the change.
Like I said, the biggest issue for me would be the 4:3 aspect. I have been using widescreen monitors and 16:10 resolution since friggin 2004 at least. With the widescreen issues history (we have plenty of people offering to bring their own monitors to help out), the only issues would be quality/fps, which are guaranteed to make the people crying about them a target - myself included.
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I did some tests last night and played a 2v2 on ultra settings. So casting as such should be no problem. Good news for all.
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Aww... We aren't on the calendar just yet
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On September 03 2010 07:24 Drogith wrote:
Ultra? I wish. I did upgrade my comp, but the vid card is good enough to watch on high. I may try to ramp it up to ultra tonight and see what kind of frames I get, but no guarantee.
Yes, I am setting up the stream I have through livestream and tl.net. For me, anyway, it seems to give a cleaner video output than justin or ustream.
Since monitors are being brought, you think I can borrow one of the LANs for casting. I run a 19" CRT from the stoneage and its a pain to lug around. I just want to let you guys know I am very excited about the potential matchups of some of these games. I see names of past winners in close brackets and it's very exciting.
Ya, you can certainly use one from the LAN center. We may end up with extra wide screens too, we'll see.
Thanks for your assistance, Drogith.
If I don't see us on the calendar within the next week, I'll follow up with Manifesto.
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On September 05 2010 04:00 Hasire wrote:
bump
I feel guilty doing that
To make this a somewhat valuable post...
Due to uncertainty about the whole wide screen thing, I'd like to request that anyone who doesn't mind bringing their wide screen monitor, please do so.
Even if you don't plan on staying all day, and even if we don't end up needing it, I'd rather have a surplus than not. Can't hurt to have extra monitors... worse thing that happens is you wasted a few minutes unhooking it and loading it up in your car.
From what I see so far, we'll have plenty, but again... I just want to be certain. Also, this way if anyone has a preference for playing on their own monitor, they can do so.
As always... if anyone has any concerns/questions/suggestions for the tournament, let me know!
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Hey Muzzy I think it's awesome that you're putting this together I live on Cape Cod but I'll be busy on that day I'm pretty sure. If you would like to put me on reserve I will get back to you but mainly this post is to say props for putting together a LAN because obviously sc2 is amazing. So, props!
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So I've been doing some tweaking of settings for streaming and what not and we will be doing pretty good for the online stream. Good news about the projectors as well, I'll bring my speakers along so we can have sound but we'll have to do some A/V testing with the equipment once I get there. Again, settings on ultra are a GO and if my stream cuts out we can simply drop it to High which is plenty good for watching live quality.
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On September 06 2010 22:17 Drogith wrote:
So I've been doing some tweaking of settings for streaming and what not and we will be doing pretty good for the online stream. Good news about the projectors as well, I'll bring my speakers along so we can have sound but we'll have to do some A/V testing with the equipment once I get there. Again, settings on ultra are a GO and if my stream cuts out we can simply drop it to High which is plenty good for watching live quality.
Excellent.
Make sure to allow yourself some extra time to setup and test everything beforehand... I'll be on site at least 2 hours before the tournament starts.
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On September 06 2010 21:26 TheWiZARD wrote:
Hey Muzzy I think it's awesome that you're putting this together I live on Cape Cod but I'll be busy on that day I'm pretty sure. If you would like to put me on reserve I will get back to you but mainly this post is to say props for putting together a LAN because obviously sc2 is amazing. So, props!
Thanks for the support. Hopefully this is just the start of an active SC2 scene in New England.
I'll put you on the reserve and let you know ASAP if something opens up.
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Lucky bastards... I wish Sweden was as interested in SC2 as you are. I've got no one to play with. Sadface
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On September 08 2010 00:16 FoggyFishburne wrote:
Lucky bastards... I wish Sweden was as interested in SC2 as you are. I've got no one to play with. Sadface
Haha, I think we feel the same way about you From my perspective, it seems like Sweden has a ton of interest in SC2... just looking at the midnight release photos, it totally shamed what we had here.
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That and isn't your country part of the weekly Norse cup?
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would love to be put on the reserve list.
ikon.874
let me know wuts up
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On September 09 2010 03:01 soullogik wrote:
would love to be put on the reserve list.
ikon.874
let me know wuts up
Cool, I've got you on the list. I'll let you know ASAP if a spot opens up.
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Wouldn't mind getting on the waitlist xD
Death.722 Protoss
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On September 12 2010 03:58 Horstmann wrote:
Wouldn't mind getting on the waitlist xD
Death.722 Protoss
Will do, I'll let you know if a spot opens.
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Wow this sounds great... I wish i had saw this sooner, i would love to have a spot if one opens up, i only live about 2 hours away...
Bababuey.567
Thanks
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"Well butter my biscuit."
Who's ready for this? Let's just have the tourny right now
/shameless bump
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On September 13 2010 10:51 quicksilva87j wrote:
Wow this sounds great... I wish i had saw this sooner, i would love to have a spot if one opens up, i only live about 2 hours away...
Bababuey.567
Thanks
I've put your name on the list.
We'll definitely be having more tournaments, hopefully in the near future, so don't be too discouraged if you don't make this one. I will say that our reserve list is getting quite full now, so it's unlikely folks near the bottom will be getting in this one.
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On September 13 2010 23:41 muzzy wrote:Show nested quote +On September 13 2010 10:51 quicksilva87j wrote:
Wow this sounds great... I wish i had saw this sooner, i would love to have a spot if one opens up, i only live about 2 hours away...
Bababuey.567
Thanks I've put your name on the list. We'll definitely be having more tournaments, hopefully in the near future, so don't be too discouraged if you don't make this one. I will say that our reserve list is getting quite full now, so it's unlikely folks near the bottom will be getting in this one.
Ahh. Well at least my name is on. I'm going to be going up anyway, my friend is already on the list so hopefully a few people wont show up so I can claim a seat hahaha
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On September 14 2010 07:59 quicksilva87j wrote:Show nested quote +On September 13 2010 23:41 muzzy wrote:On September 13 2010 10:51 quicksilva87j wrote:
Wow this sounds great... I wish i had saw this sooner, i would love to have a spot if one opens up, i only live about 2 hours away...
Bababuey.567
Thanks I've put your name on the list. We'll definitely be having more tournaments, hopefully in the near future, so don't be too discouraged if you don't make this one. I will say that our reserve list is getting quite full now, so it's unlikely folks near the bottom will be getting in this one. Ahh. Well at least my name is on. I'm going to be going up anyway, my friend is already on the list so hopefully a few people wont show up so I can claim a seat hahaha
Definitely... always seem to be a few folks who end up no shows. See you then
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On September 13 2010 23:41 muzzy wrote:
We'll definitely be having more tournaments, hopefully in the near future, so don't be too discouraged if you don't make this one. I will say that our reserve list is getting quite full now, so it's unlikely folks near the bottom will be getting in this one.
Will definitely be having more tournaments In New England. Either in Maine or the place in New Hampshire is also available.
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We're getting close... No detail on the calendar yet though
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Aw man, patch is right before the tourny.
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does there happen to be a waitlist that i could sign up for if players drop?
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On September 18 2010 10:01 Hasire wrote:
Aw man, patch is right before the tourny.
thats def a good thing
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On September 18 2010 10:01 Hasire wrote:
Aw man, patch is right before the tourny.
Good for us Zerg
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On September 18 2010 13:42 Curzon wrote:
does there happen to be a waitlist that i could sign up for if players drop?
Sure thing, I'll put you on the list and let you know if something opens up.
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I sent out a PM to all the registrants, asking for them to let me know if they can't make it.
If you're on the list and you didn't get my message, let me know. There are a few people who were signed up by friends, so I don't have their contact info.
If you did sign up a friend, please remind them of the tourney and let me know if they can't make it.
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I'm in CT, i'll see if i can get up there.
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So apparently some Michigan State LAN got added for the 25th, we're still not up there.
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muzzy sent the admin another message with my livestream and thread link. We still have the rest of the weak to go.
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ive been one the list for a little while... never recieved a PM.... Bababuey.567
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On September 19 2010 22:12 Drogith wrote:
muzzy sent the admin another message with my livestream and thread link. We still have the rest of the weak to go.
Yup, still no reply :\
Maybe they just have a personal vendetta. If it's not up within the next day or so I'll nag them again.
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Please remove Mico. He can't make it.
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On September 21 2010 05:06 LazyMacro wrote:
Please remove Mico. He can't make it.
Will do. Thanks for letting me know.
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How are the map changes from the patch going to be handled? Are we going to use the pre-1.1 maplost with the 1.1 maps [like the Oasis change], the 1.1 maplist, or the 1.0 maplist?
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On September 20 2010 22:25 muzzy wrote:Show nested quote +On September 19 2010 22:12 Drogith wrote:
muzzy sent the admin another message with my livestream and thread link. We still have the rest of the weak to go. Yup, still no reply :\ Maybe they just have a personal vendetta. If it's not up within the next day or so I'll nag them again.
I would suggest mass PMing the admin, but I don't wanna get banned XD
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I've looked for hotel rooms around Kittery and all seem pretty pricey ($150+). Anyone know of any hotels that would be cheaper but are still ok to stay in that are close? I have a friend in Boston I'm planning on staying with if I can't find a place, but I'd rather not have to drive the hour.
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Hotels are definitely not 150 bucks. How far away do you live to need a hotel for the night? Look in Portsmouth/Dover/Somersworth all 3 are short drives from kittery and have hotels right off the highway, should be able to find one for under 100 bucks pretty easily.
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On September 21 2010 13:06 Hasire wrote:
How are the map changes from the patch going to be handled? Are we going to use the pre-1.1 maplost with the 1.1 maps [like the Oasis change], the 1.1 maplist, or the 1.0 maplist?
We'll stick with the top 1.0 maps. I'll be releasing the list of 6 on the 23rd. If anyone still hasn't voted on which maps they want to "Thumbs Down", let me know.
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On September 22 2010 00:04 MyLife wrote:
Hotels are definitely not 150 bucks. How far away do you live to need a hotel for the night? Look in Portsmouth/Dover/Somersworth all 3 are short drives from kittery and have hotels right off the highway, should be able to find one for under 100 bucks pretty easily.
I'm coming up from Connecticut, it's about a 3 hour drive. So it's not too bad but depending how late the tournament goes and if we want to do anything else in the area. Thanks for the advice, I'll take a look in those areas and see what's available.
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Can anybody swing by Attleboro/Boston to pick me up? Attleboro is southern mass on border to RI. Boston is obvious. PM me!
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I understand you guys are just looking for a back up plan but honestly. I wouldn't expect this tourney to run longer than one day. Id say it will be done by 10pm as long as we are able to get everything situated and the tourney actually starts at noon.
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The concern is more for people don't want to wake up at 8 to have to drive home at midnight+ for 2hours.
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-DONE-
By that I mean we are on the calendar now. You can all graciously thank Manifesto7 now. It shows us on the 26th, but that is because of TL.net time. If you go to the actual calendar listing, it show local time for Saturday.
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definitly check out Portsmouth/Seabrook NH for hotels... i know therse some marriott's and holiday inn that arent too expensive and within 30m inutes of kittery
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On September 23 2010 05:56 Drogith wrote:
-DONE-
By that I mean we are on the calendar now. You can all graciously thank Manifesto7 now. It shows us on the 26th, but that is because of TL.net time. If you go to the actual calendar listing, it show local time for Saturday.
Awesome! Thanks for your help with that Drogith.
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'sigh'
i wont be coming to the Lan. Too much school work and other stuff just can't afford the time to go there.
Hf
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On September 23 2010 11:50 BreakEnter wrote:
'sigh'
i wont be coming to the Lan. Too much school work and other stuff just can't afford the time to go there.
Hf
Sorry to hear that! Maybe next time, eh?
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Folks, if you're still interested in signing up, don't hesitate to add your name to the reserve list. I've got a few unclaimed spots, waiting on replies from our reservists, but more may open and other reservists may not reply, etc.
Can't hurt to put your name on the list!
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Do you have an idea when maplist and brackets will be up?
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On September 23 2010 11:50 BreakEnter wrote:
'sigh'
i wont be coming to the Lan. Too much school work and other stuff just can't afford the time to go there.
Hf
This makes me sad I enjoyed casting your games and complaining about you changing colors between matches.
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On September 23 2010 13:54 Hasire wrote:
Do you have an idea when maplist and brackets will be up?
Will be later this afternoon/evening. Either when I get home from work, or if it gets slow enough in here for me to do some on-company-time tourney organizing
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Waht is the exact address/name of this place?
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506 US Route 1 Kittery, ME 03904
is the address
and its caleld Play On Fun Center (if you google it thats first thing that will come up)
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Well what time does the tournament start fo'sho?
I dunno when exactly I can get up there if I'm driving up on my own.
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Im bummed I missed sign ups! Set one up for october or november plzz!!!
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On September 24 2010 00:19 trevf wrote:
Im bummed I missed sign ups! Set one up for october or november plzz!!!
I can put you on reserve list if you'd like. Still a chance something will open. If you want to, just PM me your bnet username and race you play.
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On September 24 2010 00:19 Sharpiez wrote:
Well what time does the tournament start fo'sho?
I dunno when exactly I can get up there if I'm driving up on my own.
We'll be starting at noon. If you think you'll be a bit late, let me know, and we can put your match towards the end of round 1.
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I've posted the final map selection and the bracket.
See the first post of the thread.
There are a couple spots on the bracket listed as "Reservist". I'm just waiting on our reserve list folks to reply to me so I can add them... if I don't hear back by the end of today, I'll open registration to fill the last two spots.
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woo woo 2 days until the event! sooooooo pumped to meet everyone
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Pretty exciting folks. Fingers crossed I don't lose in the first round! :D
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Psyched for Saturday!
I have car space heading up from Boston. If anyone needs a lift, PM me.
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So, I've got one spot open if anyone wants it. I'm still waiting on some reserve list folks to reply, but I can't wait forever. Please PM me if you want in!
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On September 24 2010 00:19 trevf wrote:
Im bummed I missed sign ups! Set one up for october or november plzz!!!
There's a possibility of this. Have to do some talking at the LAN to set something up. You should show up anyway, it's always a blast and someone's car might break down, giving you a seat.
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Oh man, I got swapped from a first round platinum Toss, someone I have a chance against, to a 1600 Zerg.
This is terrible.
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Tomorrow guys! See you then. If you can, before you leave, please check the first post of this thread for any urgent last minute updates. I highly doubt we'll have any, but it's a good idea.
I'd also like to remind everyone that the LAN center has no widescreen monitors, so I'd advise you bring your own if you can. We should have plenty of volunteer monitors, but the more the better, just incase.
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muzzy and/or dread, I'll be trying to arrive about 10 to make sure my comp is hooked up/adjusted right for the connection there.
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On September 25 2010 06:56 Drogith wrote:
muzzy and/or dread, I'll be trying to arrive about 10 to make sure my comp is hooked up/adjusted right for the connection there.
Sounds good. Dread and I will be there around 10 as well, and RyanRushia is going to be showing up around the same time as well. Will give us plenty of time to setup and test the projectors and spectating area.
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I'm the bald guy with the 'stache. I'm coming up from RI with my fiance. There's a 99.9% percent change we will get horribly, horribly lost. Please send help if you don't here from me within a week.
GODSPEED!
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i see the brackets changed up a little.
Are these the final brackets now?
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On September 25 2010 12:01 hpTheGreat wrote:
i see the brackets changed up a little.
Are these the final brackets now?
ya, final now. I had to move collinsax and shanedanger... the seed placed them against each other in round 1, which is silly because they are good friends (driving up together, in fact) and play together all the time.
Kind of a bummer to go to a tourney and play against the same person you play against every day.
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Sorry I can't make it guys I had a family emergency this morning, been at ER since 6am :-/ sorry for any trouble my absence caused, I will be there for next tourney
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Nice use of phoenix there by Ryan to nullify Bitter's collosus.
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It's bababuey.567 according to sc2ranks.com
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On September 26 2010 02:44 NoMoreHero wrote:
Sorry I can't make it guys I had a family emergency this morning, been at ER since 6am :-/ sorry for any trouble my absence caused, I will be there for next tourney
No worries man, hope everything is ok. Hope to see you at the next tourney, it was a blast just meeting all the faces that go with the names. GGS everyone cant wait till the next one! I might see if i can get another one set up at galaxy gaming soon.
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Drogith is a hero caster. 12 hour marathon session, wife's mad at him, he's yawning, the bar's closing, but he's soldiering on. Awesome.
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haha Drogith is a good dude. Got quite a few drinks in him and now the bar closes GGGGGG. Worst part is he still has a hefty 45 min drive home i believe lol
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grats to hpTheGreat. awesome games played by all. Thanks for casting Drogith.
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grats to hpthegreat, and props to Drogith for casting for almost 13 hours straight, though I hope his wife doesn't divorce him.
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Timon here,
GG's everyone.
Props to Drogith for casting, muzzy for organizing everything and making sure it ran smoothly, and everyone else for playing some kickass games.
Please feel free to add me. I'm always looking for practice games.
Timon.294
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Here's the replay of the final game of the tournament, winner went home with $250. ![[image loading]](http://www.gamereplays.org/community/uploads/repimgs/repimg-33-152196.jpg)
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Thanks to all! I'm too tired to write a long post now, but we had a lot of fun despite some little technical glitches. Many thanks to Drogith for his work casting, as well was RyanRushia... you guys are awesome.
Some great players showed up, more skill than I expected. Congrats to the winner, hpTheGreat, well deserved! Glad to see a fellow Zerg take the title :D
Greenranger played extremely well, too, it was certainly a tough game to call.
hpTheGreat took 1st and $180
Greenranger took second and $60
RyanRushia took 3rd and $30
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On September 26 2010 03:58 Dionyseus wrote:
Nice use of phoenix there by Ryan to nullify Bitter's collosus.
Haha, yeah. I've never faced phoenix in PvP before, so I was all like "FFFFFFF" the whole game.
It was a long night but so worth it. I hope another one happens soon.
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this was a BLAST! met a ton of local gamers and we all had fun for the entire duration we were there.... can't wait for the second one!
and congrats to HP and greenranger you guys had some epic games!
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I'm going to see if I can't get a hold of most of the replays and post them soon. I was planning on grabbing them off the computers at the end of the day, but being that it was 1am and the LAN center staff as well as all of us were tired and ready to go, I decided to hold off
I should be able to get them though, I'll let y'all know...
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Thanks everyone for the compliments on casting and supporting me through the marathon. I have to give big props to muzzy for organizing and ryan & mylife for stepping in and casting for a brief while, allowing me to take a break and grab a few pints. I'd also like to thank JTWStephens leading lady for keeping in contact with everyone watching the stream, getting me everyone's name/codes, and in general just keeping me updated with expected matches and bracket development.
Congratulations to HPthegreat for winning the tournament and special thanks to his hype-man, the FlavaFlav of SC2 for keeping me amused throughout the tournament. GreenRanger(aka AlphaFuzzard) and everyone else did an excellent job playing and making this a great experience. I was able to save 21 replays that were cast and will be uploading them as a pack sometime this week. Next time I will be more on top of things with saving these files.
Lastly, the tournament is set to VOD on my stream so if you missed anything, you can check it out there, my wife didn't divorce me, and thank you to anyone that donated to me. You guys are the best.
(We hit over 300 viewers I hear!)
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You know where they are on the hard drive, right? The replays I emailed to myself didn't work so if you get all the replays that would be awesome.
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On September 27 2010 02:53 LazyMacro wrote:
You know where they are on the hard drive, right? The replays I emailed to myself didn't work so if you get all the replays that would be awesome.
Ya, I know where they save. Do you know how long replays stay on the HD? I know that on the actual ingame list, they will be removed after a certain number of elapsed games if you don't specifically save them, but I thought I heard that they stay on the HD pretty much indefinitely. Is that true?
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On September 27 2010 01:42 Drogith wrote:
Thanks everyone for the compliments on casting and supporting me through the marathon. I have to give big props to muzzy for organizing and ryan & mylife for stepping in and casting for a brief while, allowing me to take a break and grab a few pints. I'd also like to thank JTWStephens leading lady for keeping in contact with everyone watching the stream, getting me everyone's name/codes, and in general just keeping me updated with expected matches and bracket development.
Congratulations to HPthegreat for winning the tournament and special thanks to his hype-man, the FlavaFlav of SC2 for keeping me amused throughout the tournament. GreenRanger(aka AlphaFuzzard) and everyone else did an excellent job playing and making this a great experience. I was able to save 21 replays that were cast and will be uploading them as a pack sometime this week. Next time I will be more on top of things with saving these files.
Lastly, the tournament is set to VOD on my stream so if you missed anything, you can check it out there, my wife didn't divorce me, and thank you to anyone that donated to me. You guys are the best.
(We hit over 300 viewers I hear!)
If you can .zip up the replays you have and email them to me I'll attach them to the bracket.
tonyjrose@gmail.com
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Had a great time folks. Met a lot of awesome people. Hope we can make this a regular event!
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On September 27 2010 02:58 muzzy wrote:Show nested quote +On September 27 2010 02:53 LazyMacro wrote:
You know where they are on the hard drive, right? The replays I emailed to myself didn't work so if you get all the replays that would be awesome. Ya, I know where they save. Do you know how long replays stay on the HD? I know that on the actual ingame list, they will be removed after a certain number of elapsed games if you don't specifically save them, but I thought I heard that they stay on the HD pretty much indefinitely. Is that true?
If they are not specifically saved, they will stay on there for 10 games. I do not know if that is affected by other accounts. But they will stay there indefinitely otherwise.
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Had a blast. Many thanks to Muzzy for running the show, Drogith (and Ryan) for casting. Gratz to HP, Green and Ryan, but everyone was baller for showing up and being cool.
Looking forward to the next one (and officially volunteering here to help with day of administration, depending on the date).
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Big thank you to all of you guys. That was a lot of work for a lot of people. Muzzy for leading this thing, Drogith for the marathon casting, all of the great competitors for traveling to make this a great competition. When we do this again Drogith definitely needs a PA, I loved listening and learning from the commentary.
Even though I got decimated in both my matches it was still awesome to get to play and watch so many great diamond players. I'm hoping what I learned there will help me finally break out of Platinum league.
So again, big thank you for all those that worked hard to put this together.
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On September 27 2010 02:58 muzzy wrote:Show nested quote +On September 27 2010 02:53 LazyMacro wrote:
You know where they are on the hard drive, right? The replays I emailed to myself didn't work so if you get all the replays that would be awesome. Ya, I know where they save. Do you know how long replays stay on the HD? I know that on the actual ingame list, they will be removed after a certain number of elapsed games if you don't specifically save them, but I thought I heard that they stay on the HD pretty much indefinitely. Is that true?
From what I know, the last 25 games per account are saved per account on your HDD. The last 10 games are saved in the replay list through the SC2 client. If you manually save the replay it will not be automatically deleted. If someone can get them all and put up a replay pack that would be awesome.
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Is anyone going to be loading up pics form the LAN here? or are we going to find them on the Fun Center website?
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On September 28 2010 05:29 Drogith wrote:
Is anyone going to be loading up pics form the LAN here? or are we going to find them on the Fun Center website?
I forgot my camera
I saw one of the guys who works there taking some photos, so I assume some will get posted. Did anyone else get photos?
Also, if anyone has any replays, send them my way (tonyjrose@gmail.com)! I'll assemble a pack and start posting them to the bracket.
I definitely learned a lot from running this tournament, so hopefully the next will turn out even better
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Speaking of the next tourn, PM for you.
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On September 28 2010 06:34 muzzy wrote:Show nested quote +On September 28 2010 05:29 Drogith wrote:
Is anyone going to be loading up pics form the LAN here? or are we going to find them on the Fun Center website? I forgot my camera I saw one of the guys who works there taking some photos, so I assume some will get posted. Did anyone else get photos? Also, if anyone has any replays, send them my way (tonyjrose@gmail.com)! I'll assemble a pack and start posting them to the bracket. I definitely learned a lot from running this tournament, so hopefully the next will turn out even better
I assumed someone that lives up in Maine was going to get all the replays.
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did anyone happen to see/grab a brown/grey Gap hoodie? i forgot it there
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On September 28 2010 11:39 RyanRushia wrote: did anyone happen to see/grab a brown/grey Gap hoodie? i forgot it there
I didn't, but call the LAN center, maybe someone there turned it in.
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On September 28 2010 11:39 RyanRushia wrote: did anyone happen to see/grab a brown/grey Gap hoodie? i forgot it there
When I left I think it was hanging on one of the high chairs toward one of the back tables.
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Must... see... PICTURES! I task those of you with facebook to acquire them and link them here, GO!
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