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Bay Area Starcraft consists of a couple people that have decided to put together a bay area (SF and surrounding region) lan party to play Starcraft: Brood War and Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty. We have had 1 (since this post [2 June 2010]) lan party to date and are planning to have many more in the future. Hope to see you there!
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Upcoming: 4 September 2010
Previous: 22 May 2010
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Total: 500
Breakdown:
1st 250
2nd 120
3rd 80
4th 60
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Hey guys,
We had a great turnout yesterday, even though battle.net took a shit on us.
It was really fun regardless i believe. Meeting people with the same interests is always awesome. I want to give a shoutout to alex, hdstarcraft, and taylor, painuser, for being fun and helpful as well as a shoutout to noel; noelhomes, mark; plaguuuu; and anthony; gotosleep, for helping me organize the event and especially anthony for providing that awesome copper/silver commentated match. it pretty much made my day.
like i said guys, im sorry it kind of went to shit, but i hope you guys understand i couldn't have realy done anything, except maybe if you guys pooled for a plane ticket to irvine i could've punched some of those blizz guys.
I will definitely try to get another event goin, possibly with some help this time, haha. anyways, thanks again to all that showed up, it's you guys that make these events fun and worthwhile.
THANK YOU!
This event is now over!
hey guys! Thanks to all those that came out yesterday!
Thanks to battle.net too for not going down. I will be posting pictures later today but for now the winners!
1st place 250$ - PainUser
2nd place 125$ - SuperiorWolf aka Suppy
3rd place 75$ - HDStarcraft aka HDGamer
4th place 50$ - Axslav
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CONGRATS!
Look forward to new events by Bay Area Starcraft as well s the online tournament!
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Gonna win this shit again thx ~
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oo you can try earlier like when beta comes back before release, around late june / early july I bet. just can't wait that long ! haha although then we're prone to have another down b.net during beta D:
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maybe we can do an online event... maybe just a friendly tournament or something
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As much fun as I had at the last LAN, I'd have to pass on a BYOC LAN unless it was really long (like overnight). My setup is pretty non-portable, and really it wouldn't be worth unhooking just to play SC2 for a few hours (not to mention the drive to SF is much worse than the drive to Sunnyvale).
That aside, I'd love to do it at Euphnet again, or just about any LAN center. I just don't really want to drag my big ass tower & monitor around.
As for Kino's comments about doing it sooner, I feel you on the "that was fun let's do it again soon!" thought, but I think Moony's absolutely right putting it off until release. We don't even know when beta will start again (and even if we did, plans could change). Setting it up for post-release let's us plan on a date that we know it'll be up and working, not to mention avoid the catastrophe that was Bnet2 last week.
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@ Z-roe it won't be overnight. If you can't come you can't come but we can't accomodate that number of people at euphnet. it would be way too crowded not to mention not enough computers.
but we will be doing events at euphnet from time to time so you can come to those
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estimated time during the day ? and where in SF ? We can set up hella early and then just carry it on til late afternoon / nighttime. Besides, there are plenty of SF nightlife to enjoy wink wink
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@kino well this next one is going to be at euph and we're not too sure about the venue atm..
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On May 28 2010 07:40 Moony wrote:
maybe we can do an online event... maybe just a friendly tournament or something
+1 !!!!
You already know Im down for that
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Depending on interest, we *could* do overnight for the SF BYOC - previous LANs have done it before, so it is possible though it would raise the price. Really just all depends on interest... hence the poll.
(I'm helping Moony coordinate the possible SF BYOC)
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I live in the bay area, I love Starcraft, but I don't know how many more LAN parties I'll be doing out here. I suppose that means I'll remain tentative =]
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On May 28 2010 07:21 De4ngus wrote:
Gonna win this shit again thx ~
Nobody can beat blizzard 
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On May 28 2010 10:32 TheComeback wrote:Show nested quote +On May 28 2010 07:40 Moony wrote:
maybe we can do an online event... maybe just a friendly tournament or something +1 !!!! You already know Im down for that
Dude... go to arizona and don't come back!
Lol this is arlock right? If not sorry haha
EDIT: Yeah go to Arizona!!
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@ excalibur hey i understand what you're saying but can't really have a tentative sorry. there are venue fees to think about
@HD lol
@arlock yeah seriously why aren't you there already? lol
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I will of course be there again :D
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EDIT double post, delete me.
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that one week after the release, theres going to be tons of bugs and patches.I have a bad feeling, that history will once again repeat itself.
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you guys should make it at euphnet again, I actually have some time remaining from a few years ago haha
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Yeah there's usually a patch RIGHT when you get the game to fix a bunch of non-balance related technical stuff. And because this is going to be such a huge release, I wouldn't be surprise if something craps out within the first week on Blizzard's end. Also give people enough time to beat the campaign before getting too devoted into becoming competitive in multiplayer =D.
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@blabber - the 31st LAN party Moony is talking about would be at euphnet again.
We're looking at having a larger BYOC to support more people a couple months after release. Sorry for the confusion.
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depending on what happens we MIGHT post pone the next lan party by a week just to make sure there aren't any hiccups in the battle.net system. because it's so great right? amirite? lol
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woot ill be back from college
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you should come then jiYan!
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changed the date of the lan party to 1 week later because of inevitable battle.net 2.0 failures
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nvm read post.if we byoc does that mean we dont have to pay for the internetz?
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Is it possible to attend just to hang out and be a spectator? I'm not really that great at SC2 and my computer really isn't good enough to be competitive but I still enjoy the game and watching it. Maybe an entrance fee or something would be fine as well.
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@ waffles the next lan party is not byoc
@ mallard yeah you can spectate
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everyones gunna be rusty!
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Blizzcon tickets goes on sale tomorrow ! Grab yours, I know I am :} Also, if you're only half sure about going, just buy it anyways, because they are really really easy to sell later on. See you guys soon !
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hopefully i can go 
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oh wait so... it's in Sunnyvale? Did they move from downtown San Jose?
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someone likes sky blue, anyways BLIZZCON INC
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@blabber, no it was never in downtown san jose
@kino did you get tickets? i was 340000 in the queue
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yeah i did, i bought 2 tickets
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luck you
cmon people vote on the polls!!!
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can the tournament be double elimination? that way if people get knocked out at the beginning of the LAN people can have a little more playtime fun?
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I'm down again. Mr Comeback better....come, back.
lol I made a funny.
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I'd be down to do this, I work in downtown SF two days a week from Sac. Is this taking place in the San Jose area or SF area?
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@ epsilon this will be in the sunnyvale area which is close to san jose.
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bugs and patches? Psssh this is Blizzard c'mon!
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2 weeks before I go back to the bay from DC lol
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UPDATE!!
ALIENWARE has been confirmed as our sponsor!! Visit out site www.bayareastarcraft.com for updates. i will however be updating this thread as well.
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so the OP "What" says there will be BW. Will there also be a BW tourney+prizes?
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Alienware is only supporting our SC2 Tournament so no.
However, if the people playing in the BW tourney want to pool money together to create a prize pool that would be okay
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update.
monster is supporting as well.
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Euphnet for sure. Everyone who went the first time is familiar with the venue and what to expect. I really don't see any added benefit of making it BYOC or changing the venue. As for the maps.... Using only the BW remakes shouldn't even be a poll question, they are completely un-tested in competitive play and from what I have seen are extremely imbalanced. That said I don't see any issue with use the better Blizzard maps and throwing a few of the BW remakes into the earlier rounds of the tournament.
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Wish I could attend. Looking for a ride down from the stockton area. Pm me if anyone going through
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Is it possible to BYOC to Euphnet ? I noticed some of the computers on the right side perform much better than the ones in the room / to the left.
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Ah dang. This one is gonna be so much bigger than the last. Too bad I won't be able to make it D:
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parents were planning a vacation to sf im so gonna be there to compete.
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PainUser sums up my thoughts on both the venue & BW maps perfectly. Nothing to add there.
Great to hear about the two sponsors, that's fantastic.
If you need any non-art help with the website, I'd be glad to do any thing I can (pretty much any thing with PHP/MySQL/layout/etc).
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@dean lol that sucks.
@silent12ill sounds cool. just make sure to sign up!
@z-r0e hey if you wanna help out with the website just shoot me an email
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The only issue with Euphnet is the size (and # of computers present) limits the size of a tournaments/LANs we can hold in the future. With a BYOC we can theoretically support many, many, more people which means bigger sponsors, bigger prize pool, etc.
The next LAN is still being held at Euphnet, we're just exploring options for the future.
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pretty much chausara said in response to painuser. he's helping me with all future lan parties.
as for the maps. might do what you suggested taylor.
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update:
sign ups are now open check the news/updates
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oh wow shits legit. great job moony. signed up
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On July 01 2010 11:47 Moony wrote:
update:
sign ups are now open check the news/updates
The link isn't working.
But ya I have a group of 3 who wants to participate very much :O
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oh it's not working? lemme check that out
it's working dunno what you're talking about
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On July 02 2010 08:12 Moony wrote:
oh it's not working? lemme check that out
it's working dunno what you're talking about
It wasn't working for a few hours there, but the alienarena is working fine now,
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Hey Moony, should we pay the 20$ to alien arena or bring cash to the lan?
and personally i think we should just use famaliar sc2 maps, i never played much sc1 (more wc3 than anything) but if we do use BW maps I can manage if everyone else wants to use them
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i feel like if this is going to be a big event it should be double elimination.. its going to have so much hype then to get knocked out in the first rounds going to suck for whoever has to play vs me.
(jk but seriously whoever loses rnd1 will be T_T but at least double elimination you cant QQ so bad about facing a good opponent)
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signed up. do we have to pay on the site or can we pay in person? if we do have to pay on the site, whats the deadline for that?
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So, anyone driving down from SF? I'll chip in for gas and whatnot obviously, hit me up if you can give me a lift. Otherwise I can't go haha.
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do we get anything besides a tournament entry with the $20? Like a t-shirt or food or something?
Yeah agreed, a tournament without any type of seeding needs double elimination imo
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I just realized that this is on the same weekend as the Green Forest Cafe LAN, we're gonna be missing a few faces
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@jiyan no there will not be double elim just like i said awhile ago when you asked he first time.
@blabbe there may be some swag. we're just not sure yet of what the sponsors will send as of yet.
@azul you pay on the alienware website
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cool thanks azul!
cmon people spread the word!!
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I'd like to go, but ehh. Maybe next year when I'll be in college xD
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On July 06 2010 14:24 Moony wrote:
cool thanks azul!
cmon people spread the word!!
Ya thanks for setting this up, I'm just to get my friends to go but they are so lazy, clicking on a link is apparently not worth having a great time.
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So will there be sc1 stuff?
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there may be sc1 stuff not too sure. but it won't be sponsored.
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can i pay at the event? i registered on the site but id rather pay in person when i get there. also whens the earliest we can get there, im trying to get my moneys worth
p.s. oh and can i bring my own lappy im just comfortable on it or do i gotta use theirs.
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@jiyan sorry you can't pay at the event. it's alienware's rule not mine. they just want it so that it's more organized. you can get there as early as you want. i'll probably be there early as well.
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do you have a time that itll be okay to go? and how will the euphnet know if we paid or not jw
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I'll be able to pay at the end of July when I have some more money o_O
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just wanna congrat moony for making this lan so sucessful!!
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@scyper haha thanks man
@blabber for sure that works too
@jiyan the payment goes directly to euphnet. that's their paypal address you're paying to
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Being able to be eliminated with one loss in a tournament isn't much of a tournament.
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We can't do a double elim tourney because of the time restraints. however we may be able to starting the round of 16 or so.
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We should start a Bay Area practice partner list!
Add me!
Kronos.796
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if you want theshin we can start one up and do something
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any way to tell how many ppl signed up so far? jw
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what up Moony, really like this thread and this event you've got going on really really great stuff. i'm interested in this event and the SF one as the SF one would be closer to me but i still wanna make the trip to euphnet to check out this event. I also checked out the website nice stuff keep it up
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Damn it, i'm out of town until the 17th of August so if it gets pushed back i'll be there for sure. I live in San Francisco and need to meet some local nerds. I know it's early to tell but when would the next one be?
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Not sure when the next one will be but we may have to push the event back another week just because of conflicting events for some of the participants
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Well since everyone here is bay area residents we should get a super bay area crew going :O, ok maybe not but feel free to add me azulseca.124
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sounds cool azul.
sign up people!
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have a bay area sc2 clan? :DD
btw just my opinion if we're expanding the prize pool, depending on how many people come, 5-8th prizes would be tight.
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Maybe for the clan.
and no.
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haha he probably wouldn't care, but in that choice i'd definitely be going to my own lan o.o
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lol so many lan parties! haha. idk maybe i'll just push it back even more. considering not that many people have signed up yet...
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to the people who already signed up: would changing the date affect you? for me im find until early september when i go back to school
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If we do push it back the most likely date will be the 28th of august
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exactly how many people in socal are willing to drive 6 hours to get up here
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hey moony jw but would it affect the sponsors at all if we change date?
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On July 11 2010 08:02 ShrieK wrote:
Being able to be eliminated with one loss in a tournament isn't much of a tournament.
Hey ShrieK. I can bring Epoch_Lumbist if you like :D
Also I'm in SC and would be down to go
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I'm taking a bike so I can only take sexy gamer girls sorry friends :O
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On July 26 2010 18:26 AzulSeca wrote:
I'm taking a bike so I can only take sexy gamer girls sorry friends :O
i can...dress up as one ? .__.
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hoping it stays the same date, but gogogo all sign up at least :DD
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yeah I was kinda hoping it wouldn't be delayed cause I have been looking forward to this 
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awesome hope to see you there!
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this has been pushed back to the first weekend in september which is the 4th, due to the enormous amount of lan parties in and around the area
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can't make it august 28th ?
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I am totally interested!
Let's get the bay area scene pumped for the Sc2 competitive scene!
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whats wrong with euphnet?
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so the date is absolutely set for September 4th? Do you mind changing all the various dates you have around to sept 4th (like the OP, the basc website, the alienware website) to avoid confusion
also, which other LANs are you talking about that are in the bay area? I would like to see if I can go to them
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Sorry if this was answered, but is there a cover?
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Right now it's $20 for all day + tourney entry
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On August 07 2010 11:19 JiYan wrote:
gogogo more signups
I would sign up if I could find two places that display the same date. T_T
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=131413
http://www.bayareastarcraft.com/
On May 27 2010 23:24 Moony wrote:
Upcoming: 14 August 2010 (may be pushed 2 weeks later depending on timing)
Previous: 22 May 2010
On July 29 2010 11:00 Moony wrote:
this has been pushed back to the first weekend in september which is the 4th, due to the enormous amount of lan parties in and around the area
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pretty sure its sept 4th now, i might not be able to go anymore because its been pushed back so much
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I cant go if its the 14th, random events occurred and i wont be in town then
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Im interested is this a BYOC, and is it still going on on the 14th?
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the lan party is now going to be the 4th. sorry about all the conflicting messages. the alienware sign up site is the correct one.
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ok i can make it then lol
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I'll be tentative, I'll try to go if I can!
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just to double check....to enter this tourny all I had to do was register a new account on the alienware BASC site and thats it right?....and pay the 20 of course... =)
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Yup yup. The 20 dollars is not strictly necessary right now. but it would cement your spot in the tournament. Hope to see you all there!
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is there a deadline we have to pay by after signing up?
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hey is that kalbi korean bbq truck gunna be there again? or maybe mogos? =D
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On August 24 2010 10:53 dOpa wrote:
is there a deadline we have to pay by after signing up?
same question
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there's no deadline. and i think the kroean bbq truck is going to be there again. i think i can get a small discount for everyone.
but otherwise EVERYONE COME! ITS THIS WEEKEND!
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WOOO can't wait! this will be 10x more fun with bnet actually up this time! haha :D
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parking situation will be the same. sorry about that. but check in is pretty early in the morning. so it shouldn't be too bad.
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does anyone know if we can pay the tourney fee at the site or do we have to pay online at the alienware website that euphnet linked?
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Hey, just a few questions:
Anyone want to give me a ride, Danville/Walnut Creek Area?
What time should we show up for the tourney?
So we can pay once we get there?
Thanks!
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is anyone near santa rosa going to this, id like to hitch a ride
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you can pay at the tourney.
check in is at 930/10 am
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On September 02 2010 04:59 Moony wrote:
parking situation will be the same. sorry about that. but check in is pretty early in the morning. so it shouldn't be too bad.
this doesnt realy help because i wasnt there last time. is it free parking like a parking lot or what?
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Euphnet is in a plaza, so there's space for around 20 cars. Around that area are other plaza parking lots too so if you don't mind walking across the street and stuff I think there's places around the area / corner. It's not THAT bad, but I'd get there early ! Too bad this has been pushed back so much now I can no longer make it have fun guys~
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thanks for the info lovedrop, also does anyone know approx when this will end / how long the tournament will last?
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how does the computer equipment work? can we use our own mouse and keyboard?
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Anyone willing to give a ride from Danville area? We can split gas cost! If you're on the way, I can drive to you and park and then we can carpool too.
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On September 03 2010 10:56 blabber wrote:
how does the computer equipment work? can we use our own mouse and keyboard?
Yes you can bring your own mouse/keyboard/headset if you like, however PLEASE keep a close eye on your gear, There was at least one person with sticky fingers at the last event. I strongly recommend marking your gear some where (scratch a name into it or something) because you very well might find many people have brought the same model keyboard/mouse that you have.
On September 03 2010 09:58 JiYan wrote:
thanks for the info lovedrop, also does anyone know approx when this will end / how long the tournament will last?
I believe euphnet is reserved from 10am till around 5/6/7pm, The tournament will likely be running for the entire time.
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On September 04 2010 02:47 No_Roo wrote:
There was at least one person with sticky fingers at the last event.
By the way if we do find out who did that, or if we discover any one else attempting to steal, you will be dragged out into the parking lot and beaten.
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i like how you quoted yourself. ahahahah
anyways. the event is tomorrow. hope to see you guys all there!
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ill be there at 10am, sigh so early
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leaving my house now @ 830 am O_O making sure im there on time
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I get Painuser first round wtf is that nonsense lol
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On September 05 2010 04:57 blabber wrote:
I get Painuser first round wtf is that nonsense lol
How? I thought he was playing in the iem today ><
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Will there be something like this again? Would love to make it but cannot due to work taking me out of state...
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not gonna lie, the bottom half of the winner's bracket is SO STACKED. HD is lucky
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it was fun, wish it could have ended at a realistic time, i was there for almost 10 hours and it still wasnt over
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wish i could've made it will deffinately be interested in going to the next one if there is another :D
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hey guys! Thanks to all those that came out yesterday!
Thanks to battle.net too for not going down. I will be posting pictures later today but for now the winners!
1st place 250$ - PainUser
2nd place 125$ - SuperiorWolf aka Suppy
3rd place 75$ - HDStarcraft aka HDGamer
4th place 50$ - Axslav
CONGRATS!
Look forward to new events by Bay Area Starcraft as well s the online tournament!
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Pictures will be comin up
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