On March 16 2012 21:13 Zihua wrote:
You have all these players in one spot, why not just run a proper tournament instead of this awkward... thing?

These red bull lans have been going on for awhile. The point of it isn't a tournament, it's to get a bunch of pros together to train and focus on an upcoming tournament.

Sounds pretty neat imo, something different than tournament x dominated by koreans.

figq

12519 Posts

March 16 2012 12:22 GMT

#486

^ Plus, it has been cited by the participating players for months afterwards, as a defining experience in their preparation.

It's actually priceless for us viewers to learn from, my only complaint is that it's not being held often enough.

Frostfire

United States419 Posts

March 16 2012 12:47 GMT

#487

This sucks, I live 2 hours away (jacksonville) and my dad wont take me D:

MajorityofOne

Canada2506 Posts

March 16 2012 12:48 GMT

#488

Come for the Monobattles, stay for the elite preparation

Blurio

Germany288 Posts

March 16 2012 12:51 GMT

#489

On March 16 2012 21:47 Frostfire wrote:
This sucks, I live 2 hours away (jacksonville) and my dad wont take me D:

Is there no public transportation in 'merica?

Marcus420

Canada1923 Posts

March 16 2012 13:03 GMT

#490

Did MKP confirm he was going?

Whiplash

United States2929 Posts

March 16 2012 13:08 GMT

#491

On March 16 2012 21:51 Blurio wrote:

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Is there no public transportation in 'merica?

Its nothing like other countries, most people own a car and that is considered your primary transportation, in big cities there is generally some local transportation but hes better off finding someone to give him a ride.

ROOTheognis

United States4482 Posts

March 16 2012 13:12 GMT

#492

On March 16 2012 21:51 Blurio wrote:

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Is there no public transportation in 'merica?

You can probably just take a bus there for 20$ if ur a really dedicated nerd.

ROOTheognis

United States4482 Posts

March 16 2012 13:12 GMT

#493

On March 16 2012 22:03 Marcus420 wrote:
Did MKP confirm he was going?

No, apparently he declined. I'm not sure of the reason though.

NeWeNiyaLord

Norway2474 Posts

March 16 2012 13:34 GMT

#494

So I have to ask because I suck at understanding this !

Is this also a tournament? Is it prize money involved?

figq

12519 Posts

March 16 2012 13:49 GMT

#495

On March 16 2012 22:34 NeWeNiyaLord wrote:
So I have to ask because I suck at understanding this !

Is this also a tournament? Is it prize money involved?

~~No, there's no competition.~~ (oh, there's competition on the last day, I stand corrected) It's a training camp. Pairs of progamers play games, Day[9] commentates and writes to them in chat, telling each one what to improve on the go; after they finish, they play again. WhiteRa was known for playing many games in a row with anyone he faced, wanting to improve further and further. He and Bomber were a really interesting pair, because both didn't get tired.

If you ever wondered how training looks like in a serious progaming house, that would be the closest we get to see from inside, with proper analysis and observing.

If you only care about winners and losers, ~~this~~ the first days might be a bore for you; if you care about understanding SC2 it should be tons of interesting and to remember for a long time.

P.S. edited, after seeing this part:
"The final day will culminate in a mini-tournament to crown the best of the Red Bull LAN: Orlando."
which I missed; but my point mostly stands that the main aspect of this event isn't competition, just training. Don't know if that sounds fun - probably not - but trust me, it actually is more fun than a tournament, not to miss in any case.