Yea the only big plus about the location is the near vincintiy to the airport. There would be an additional travel time to actually get to the "heart of Toronto" in which I thought would be downtown, where the MTCC and Direct Energy Center could be potential candidates for downtown locataions.

Btw I'd pay $25 for a 2-day live event.

mrtomjones

Canada4020 Posts

April 26 2012 06:17 GMT

#42

The new joke about the Leafs should be that it is summer time, time for them to go watch SC2!

Sceptre

Canada130 Posts

April 26 2012 06:25 GMT

#43

Anyone in Edmonton/Calgary driving there? I might be interested in joining you for the trip :-D

jazzyjazz

941 Posts

April 26 2012 06:28 GMT

#44

YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

mrtomjones

Canada4020 Posts

April 26 2012 08:41 GMT

#45

On April 26 2012 15:25 Sceptre wrote:
Anyone in Edmonton/Calgary driving there? I might be interested in joining you for the trip :-D

Why not take the bus or fly

Doubt it would be much more expensive if you found a good deal

laoji

United Kingdom382 Posts

April 26 2012 10:20 GMT

#46

oooh...a grand final on my birthday....interesting =D

Jacmert

Canada1709 Posts

April 26 2012 10:36 GMT

#47

Oh, Canada! Too bad it's on the other side of the nation

But I may be able to work in an Ontario visit to see family and friends in mid-July, perhaps? :D

GoSuChicken

Germany1726 Posts

April 26 2012 11:31 GMT

#48

gogo canadians, we need a sick crowd :D

sLBraemar

Canada285 Posts

April 26 2012 11:53 GMT

#49

Yeah! This is awesome!

MDMA_

Canada265 Posts

April 26 2012 13:23 GMT

#50

big fat LOL, to all the people complaining about the location, yes it does suck. But honestly as someone from the area i dont think NASL has the funds to book a large convention center, downtown such as the metro convention center. When they announced this, if you have a shred of common sense you wouldve guessed it would be near the airport, maybe somewhere like doubletree. I can't believe how ungrateful some people are, they finally bring a BIG NAME event to Canada, we already have people in here asking "wtf why we going up there". Sure this really isnt the "heart of the city", but this is already such an amazing event coming to us.

Thanks NASL, def made my summer :D

jacknpoy

Canada4 Posts

April 26 2012 14:03 GMT

#51

hopefully the after party is downtown

MDMA_

Canada265 Posts

April 26 2012 14:14 GMT

#52

the only thing is with the event being held at the international centre which is near the airport a lotta the players wont be able to leave the area and go site seeing, or find something different they wanna eat etc. There are taxis but the rates are really expensive (imo) . From what ive seen from tournament coverage lotta players like to go around, eat see stuff. That might not be as accessible (or interesting) in the area which NASL will be held. But again, downtown toronto convention centers are just too expensive, its hard to really make everyone happy!

Koshi

Belgium38797 Posts

April 26 2012 14:21 GMT

#53

ab00t time we can see the Canadian crowd in action.

JimmyJRaynor

Canada16642 Posts

April 26 2012 14:25 GMT

#54

who would've thought?

a major SC2 eSports event coming to Mississauga!
Another big win for Hazel over big bad Toronto.

"the International Centre has been home to Canada's largest and most popular events over the last 40 years"

i'd say the Metro Convention Centre, the CNE and the Skydome/Rogers Centre are the 3 contenders for this claim in the greater toronto area. I don't know about other parts of Canada though.

"located in the heart of Ontario"
Ontario is pretty big...
its like saying any city in Texas is located in the "heart" of Texas.

i say the "Canadian Championships" will also be held during this event.

mosfet

Canada34 Posts

April 26 2012 15:07 GMT

#55

It's pretty much on the Toronto-Mississauga border. Still, hardly "the heart of Toronto".

Chillton

Canada85 Posts

April 26 2012 15:11 GMT

#56

Right around the corner from me :D

There's not much to do in that area, lots of hotels, the Internation Centre is basically right beside the airport.

They aren't going to release some premium VIP pass or something, are they?? I don't want to buy general if there's a better option

Gooshnads

Canada24 Posts

April 26 2012 15:19 GMT

#57

Yeyeye I cant wait!

Rinrun

Canada3509 Posts

April 26 2012 15:26 GMT

#58

This makes things even better, live closer to that venue. SICK!

DoomsVille

Canada4885 Posts

April 26 2012 17:01 GMT

#59

Venue location is ideal for an event like this. It is not ideal for a sightseeing adventure (which a large LAN event is not).

MTCC is waaaaay too expensive for any esports organization to afford. The direct energy center is probably the only realistic semi-downtown option. And that is a huge hassle to get to from the airport + there aren't as many hotels/motels around there.

Honestly the international center really is the best choice (short of the MTCC).

I wonder where twitch.tv is going to hold the afterparty. I can think of a few awesome places.

MDMA_

Canada265 Posts

April 26 2012 17:46 GMT

#60

On April 27 2012 02:01 DoomsVille wrote:
Venue location is ideal for an event like this. It is not ideal for a sightseeing adventure (which a large LAN event is not).

MTCC is waaaaay too expensive for any esports organization to afford. The direct energy center is probably the only realistic semi-downtown option. And that is a huge hassle to get to from the airport + there aren't as many hotels/motels around there.

Honestly the international center really is the best choice (short of the MTCC).

I wonder where twitch.tv is going to hold the afterparty. I can think of a few awesome places.

pretty much exactly why they can only hold it @ the international. as for the site seeing, really not that important to us fans and what not but a lotta the players seem to like to get around and check out wherever they are.