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Toronto Event: GSL/Blizzcon October Date: October 21st (Friday), October 22nd (Saturday) Where: 3030 Don Mills Road, North York, Ontario, M2J 3C1 Seneca Pub & Infiniti Internet Cafe Further details: Original Thread, post here to show support
Hey Guys,
So i'm back from the long hiatus. Blah Blah Blah long story short newsletters are also back...semi regularly at the very least.
This week in Toronto there was mad competition stirring up as three simultaneous events took place, one in Markham, one Downtown, and one somewhere in Oakville or something. I attended the Victory Cafe as I always do due to helping out Chromate and the crew whenever I can and was very happy to hear that these guys have organized and to form E-Sports Canada (not the podcast) and will be continuing to provide events for the bigger tournaments as well as their own flavor of tourneys whenever time permitting.
Victory Cafe was RAMMED. End of story the place was packed, if you were smart enough to come down and stick around you my friend did not miss one of the largest viewings to date. The atmosphere was superb and the O'Canada cheer that went up when the winner was crowned as King of MLG was...chilling... but I gotta say in a good way.
I heard good things about St.Louis event but I think the biggest draw back was that MLG took place during a leafs game or something and the poor bar owner was forced to turn down the volume to that hockey can be heard? Sounds like bullshit, these hockey fans need to settle in and watch a real game where the point of the game is not to beat your opponents brain out with a hockey stick.
This week, Seneca Pub. If you've never been to Seneca Pub (and chances are you haven't because it's brand spanking new) it is a pretty sweet bar with TVs all over the place and a SICKLY huge projector screen. Pool tables, dart boards and fooz ball if I remember correctly means that during downtime you can either play standard games or run over to play a few sick matches of sc2. This is gonna be HUGE. I highly recommend.
That's it for this week. Stay tuned and enjoy the influx of Starcraft tournaments happening this month.
That sounds awesome! I hope they work on new things soon, the last thing they did was the Toronto lan right? Unfortunately I had a test to prepare for o.O!
On March 21 2011 07:20 divito wrote: I imagine there are plenty of GTA players on here (I'm currently in Guelph). What events or things we put together are of course, up to us.
Spazzer has his site, and is looking to produce some events in Ontario as well.
Matt Divito from cs?
Yeah I'm in toronto, i'd rather just use whats here on TL though.
I think it's all good, GTA or within an hour or so is definitely "near by" lol as funny as that may sound! Speaking from an events point of you, would just outside of Toronto be easier to get people together for drinks and such or Downtown? I'm thinking of looking into bars and such where we can grab beers/eat and watch future tourneys...thoughts?
I live in north york and work 9-5 in the downtown core. I'd be down for some drinking/tourney watching/LANing as long as it's not 3am like the GSL get togethers.
Is anyone from the GTA interested in tournament play? I have been thinking of organizing a tourny for a while now and didn't know how to go about gauging interest. Let me know if you'd be interested and if yes, what would you like to see (i.e. min prize pool of $250 for first or $10 bucks for all day casuals, etc).
On March 22 2011 04:12 supaskites wrote: Is anyone from the GTA interested in tournament play? I have been thinking of organizing a tourny for a while now and didn't know how to go about gauging interest. Let me know if you'd be interested and if yes, what would you like to see (i.e. min prize pool of $250 for first or $10 bucks for all day casuals, etc).
Im intrested too! and i know i can speak for many others when i say please do it! There was one not too long ago, and it had a great turn out. I know a few guys drove down from ottawa and montreal. The bigger the prize pool the more people appear from the far outskirts.
Regardless of how big it is, do it anyways! the more lans the better as far as i can tell.
I am definitely in for any LANs in the GTA. It would be nice to find a larger venue as from what I heard, the last LAN was in a small internet cafe and capacity wasn't very large.
Yeah man i'd definitely be down! I'd be willing to do a pitch based system too like everyone who is playing throws in 5 bucks and winner takes takes all but second place, third gets money back or something.
I've been to like 8 lans in toronto, a lot of em go on at infiniti and turbo. UofT has a player list of like 60 people, occasionally me and the other master players get together at a lan, we went this saturday actually.
I had a forum up but it died pretty fast. Maybe I should restart it
Can you guys e-mail me your contact info, i'll keep up to date with this page and make sure to e-mail everyone as soon as we get stuff organized? Unless someone else would like to do that i'm cool with that. Regardless i'll keep broadcasts up on whats new!
Definently need some more things in the area. It's nice that all these huge tourneys go on, but they all feel so distant. It would be nice if a big tourney was a little close to home.
Hey guys, Ruskie (dude, don't even ask me to try and spell that pycckuu without looking at one of your posts) and I were talking, we're going to have an impromptu Round Robin this evening at eleven (I'm going to assume you're all in the area thus the times aren't all screwy)
We figured 16 players was a good start. Join the chat channel 'Toronto', obviously if we have a significant amount of players we'll add more. But hey! it's all for fun right?
Wasn't 100% sure on the details, if we wanted it to be totally serious I think we'd do a best of 3, but perhaps we'll stick with a best of 1 simply in the eyes that everyone should sort of play. I'll post more as I come to it just because I tend to write and not think!
I may be hosting a Lan soon in Toronto. Still need some advice from people like, what are the principal steps to do it?, since I m kind of new to this things of organizing events. Hopefully if i get some help i will be trying to make it every 2 months. HOPEFULLY NOTHING SURE YET :p
Go to Ryerson, live in Markham (oh the dreadful commute).
Also... damnit,... I was supposed to start studying for two midterms that I have yet to really open a book for this semester... and now this round robin thing comes up... lol Hmmm, decisions decisions.
So just as a follow-up to this Round Robin sort of idea, just send me a PM about you wanting to be in it. We'll see the ranking of the people joining up and I'll see what I can do about getting everyone sorta even.
I think we have like a couple of for sure diamonds, and me being a silver. It would be nice if it was a little more balanced until the higher rounds.
Anyways, thats it for me for the moment. I'll be laddering, so just join the 'Toronto' Chat channel in SC2 and I'll see what I can do
So just an update, seems like Blizz was having a fun time with patch day. Which is really just short form for the update has bugs. Blizz closed up battle.net I can't imagine it taking very long.
*crosses fingers*
Anyways for me, this round robin is still on. If Blizz doesn't get bnet up then we can simply reschedule.
On March 23 2011 06:55 Dojobear wrote: Go to Ryerson, live in Markham (oh the dreadful commute).
Also... damnit,... I was supposed to start studying for two midterms that I have yet to really open a book for this semester... and now this round robin thing comes up... lol Hmmm, decisions decisions.
On March 23 2011 06:55 Dojobear wrote: Go to Ryerson, live in Markham (oh the dreadful commute).
Also... damnit,... I was supposed to start studying for two midterms that I have yet to really open a book for this semester... and now this round robin thing comes up... lol Hmmm, decisions decisions.
Dude I go to Ryerson too, but if you think your commute is bad, think again. I commute from Whitby. I should be writing a paper right now, but TL is certainly more interesting.
On March 23 2011 06:55 Dojobear wrote: Go to Ryerson, live in Markham (oh the dreadful commute).
Also... damnit,... I was supposed to start studying for two midterms that I have yet to really open a book for this semester... and now this round robin thing comes up... lol Hmmm, decisions decisions.
Dude I go to Ryerson too, but if you think your commute is bad, think again. I commute from Whitby. I should be writing a paper right now, but TL is certainly more interesting.
feeling alittle paranoid about the roundrobin. seems like Blizz is taking their sweet time in getting it back up.
Could also be the fact that I'm consistently checking
For a LAN tourney/event where is a reasonable area that people wouldn't mind commuting to to do an event. Is downtown a consensus or would people prefer something else?
I would say downtown would work, as long parking isn't an huge issue. If anyone has some connections inside UofT I know we can rent/use conference rooms there and use them as a LAN room.
On March 23 2011 10:10 LoveCrashes wrote: For a LAN tourney/event where is a reasonable area that people wouldn't mind commuting to to do an event. Is downtown a consensus or would people prefer something else?
I'd have people list their specific locations. It can then be simply plotted on a map and we can decipher some plausible locations that don't put anyone out too much in the way of travel.
I think we're dispersed enough throughout the GTA that downtown probably will be okay, but it might be too much for those of us on the fringes (well, I'm way off but I'll travel wherever) of the area.
But ya, start with plotting first, then something will make sense.
On March 23 2011 10:10 LoveCrashes wrote: For a LAN tourney/event where is a reasonable area that people wouldn't mind commuting to to do an event. Is downtown a consensus or would people prefer something else?
I'd have people list their specific locations. It can then be simply plotted on a map and we can decipher some plausible locations that don't put anyone out too much in the way of travel.
I think we're dispersed enough throughout the GTA that downtown probably will be okay, but it might be too much for those of us on the fringes (well, I'm way off but I'll travel wherever) of the area.
But ya, start with plotting first, then something will make sense.
this sounds like an awesome idea, as a geography major, I could create these easily with just the postal codes of the participants =D.
Since my video card is fried, I wont be on SC2 for the next few days but Id be glad to send my email out if the above idea is accepted
Hey guys, ya there is a actually a very strong toronto sc2 community - aside from the obvious gsl party that I help host (mad props to Chormate for making it happen) and the frequent lans, there are some rumblings of other rather cool things happening we'll see -- you may also know that spazcraft, who hosts those Destiny Showmatchs is in/from the toronto area.
There is a strong strong player base here.
Lets get this happening, if you're from toronto then get and keep your ass in toronto chat channel and we'll make some noise.
It seems like there is definitely some interest for a good size tourny. I've e-mailed/messaged some of the bigger casters just to get some more info (because I've never been to the big tournies but would like the organization to be on point). I've got a couple of ideas for venues and am looking into getting a proper sized venue to host. More details to come.
supaskites 175 . I'm not a very good sc2 player, but you don't have to be a good player to organize a good tourny :D . I will be in the "Toronto" channel whenever i go on sc2. Feel free to message me on sc2 or PM me if you have any ideas/things you would like to see/ prizes/etc.
I'm going to be looking for some sponsors and was thinking of donating some of the profits to the victims of Japan (the rest being used in the prize pool). If you guys know of any sponsors who would be interested let me know. Also, if you'd rather just give the entire profits to the winner, I'm not gonna hate.
This is my first SC2 tourny (I've run some local MVC3 and SSFIV tournies) so bear with me and we'll make it an epic tournament!!!
Would you guys want to see any pro players/ semi-pro players at the tournament? If so let me know who are your favorites and I will do my best to solicit (players like Idra/Jinro/MVP probably won't come, but if you have some other pros with less credentials (who would be willing to play for a smaller prize pool) that you like let me know.
On March 25 2011 01:47 Pycckuu wrote: An idea would be "Toronto's Fight for Relief," as a name of the tourney. Also I live in Vaughan, add me to the map!
I guess no nukes would be allowed in that tournament...
On March 22 2011 04:12 supaskites wrote: Is anyone from the GTA interested in tournament play? I have been thinking of organizing a tourny for a while now and didn't know how to go about gauging interest. Let me know if you'd be interested and if yes, what would you like to see (i.e. min prize pool of $250 for first or $10 bucks for all day casuals, etc).
I'm interested, I live in Ajax. I'm looking for a lan to go to for my first time so I hope you can organize one that would be awesome.
Yet another Ryerson Student (2nd Year Aero Eng.), live in Oakville :p Ill try to drop by the channel at some point. Also id be interested in the tourni, just depends on when it is
On March 24 2011 23:49 supaskites wrote: Aight Guys,
It seems like there is definitely some interest for a good size tourny. I've e-mailed/messaged some of the bigger casters just to get some more info (because I've never been to the big tournies but would like the organization to be on point). I've got a couple of ideas for venues and am looking into getting a proper sized venue to host. More details to come.
supaskites 175 . I'm not a very good sc2 player, but you don't have to be a good player to organize a good tourny :D . I will be in the "Toronto" channel whenever i go on sc2. Feel free to message me on sc2 or PM me if you have any ideas/things you would like to see/ prizes/etc.
I'm going to be looking for some sponsors and was thinking of donating some of the profits to the victims of Japan (the rest being used in the prize pool). If you guys know of any sponsors who would be interested let me know. Also, if you'd rather just give the entire profits to the winner, I'm not gonna hate.
This is my first SC2 tourny (I've run some local MVC3 and SSFIV tournies) so bear with me and we'll make it an epic tournament!!!
I figured I would drop in this thread and say afew things I am Spazzer who runs SpazCraft and there are big and upcoming plans for Toronto and Ontario area.
I will keep everyone posted I will be at MLG if anyone is heading there.
Does anyone happen to have a vent server that we can use? Or if you guys have Skype would be real cool to chat and organize games, again i'm creating a mailing list so if you can e-mail me your info or send me a PM and i'll add you guys..Unfortunately i can only add a limited number of people on SC2 friends and broadcasts only effect the people who have me added
SpazCraft is currently in process of getting a Life Time Ventrilo up and running (Thanks NationVoice) for Canadian Scene along with helping Canadian Dominion (canadiandominion.ca) with up coming shenanigans.
I keep forgetting about the GSL party, hopefully ill remember for the next one! (is there a good way to make sure I dont miss em?) Id be totally down for a tourney or some customs too.
On March 25 2011 01:47 Pycckuu wrote: An idea would be "Toronto's Fight for Relief," as a name of the tourney. Also I live in Vaughan, add me to the map!
hey everyone, if you have any Toronto related SC info or news, please submit it to this Tumblr site for the Toronto SC scene http://torontostarcraft.tumblr.com/ I just saw a Vancouver SC twitter account so I thought it would be a good idea to have a Toronto SC site/twitter etc. as well
There's a few Toronto/Ontario unis still left in the CSL, so make sure you catch their streams and games (this is the only Toronto specific SC news I could find/think of for the time being)
Thanks , I just got into MLG Dallas,Texas bored until either bar opens or MLG starts. Also check out my live blog I am going to keep up during the event.
<3 Canada - Also flew in with LiquidHuk, nice guy.
On March 22 2011 04:12 supaskites wrote: Is anyone from the GTA interested in tournament play? I have been thinking of organizing a tourny for a while now and didn't know how to go about gauging interest. Let me know if you'd be interested and if yes, what would you like to see (i.e. min prize pool of $250 for first or $10 bucks for all day casuals, etc).
So our second KOTH experienced MLG style problems! I apologize deeply for the choppy stream and then later for the horrendous sound problems, I spent all week testing the stream on my laptop where i found a funny noise which was very persistent. I then did a last minute switch to my other PC where everything seemed to work well. However with the addition of more players the stream started lagging and I had especially not performed any sound tests for Skype.
I had also anticipated more players of all levels to show up and apologize to the lower ranked players for showing up and not getting a match to play =( All in all I will continue to work on the issues which we have experienced today and hopefully we can get all kinks ironed out for next time!
In other news Slained is inviting us to Turbo Internet Cafe this Saturday April 9th from 12-1pm, (location of which can be found http://www.happyturbo.com/3.html) again I want to invite everyone to come down! If you're a lower league player we can play some FFAs or team matches, after we'll go to the nearest pub and shoot back some brewskies (or have lunch w/e you fancy). Hope to see you all there!
On April 06 2011 16:12 Pycckuu wrote: So our second KOTH experienced MLG style problems! I apologize deeply for the choppy stream and then later for the horrendous sound problems, I spent all week testing the stream on my laptop where i found a funny noise which was very persistent. I then did a last minute switch to my other PC where everything seemed to work well. However with the addition of more players the stream started lagging and I had especially not performed any sound tests for Skype.
I had also anticipated more players of all levels to show up and apologize to the lower ranked players for showing up and not getting a match to play =( All in all I will continue to work on the issues which we have experienced today and hopefully we can get all kinks ironed out for next time!
In other news Slained is inviting us to Turbo Internet Cafe this Saturday April 9th from 12-1pm, (location of which can be found http://www.happyturbo.com/3.html) again I want to invite everyone to come down! If you're a lower league player we can play some FFAs or team matches, after we'll go to the nearest pub and shoot back some brewskies (or have lunch w/e you fancy). Hope to see you all there!
awesome im down! will be my 1st time meeting some players around the area
Just curious with this weekend's LAN is it BYOC or will there be SC2 installed on the computers at the cafe. I'm sorry if this is sort of a Noob question, I've just never done this before and want to be prepared
They have sc2 installed. If you're gonna play, I suggest you bring your mouse & keyboard as well as a headset as turbo has speakers. I bring my mouse at least every time.
Just curious for this Lan, do we want to do something competitive on side of a casual play. So like if someone wants to put together a round robin we can have that side, and then we have a casual side. I figure if there is enough interest we can get both sides going well
For all you guys at ryerson; Some guy created a FB page to get in touch with other players at Rye. just search Ryerson Starcraft Community and you should find it? ( http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_154187237978056&ap=1 ) (I hope that link doesnt go to my FB page, and goes to the group page :p)
wish i can go to this lan but sadly am working on this day. bookmarked the page to check on any future events. glad someones taking the lead to get a toronto community going
Sup guys... im currently at work right now so i don t have much time to check the tread for the lan date if someone can update me please will post info about myself after work thanks
ETA? I am here with LoveCrashes who had to leave at 1. I live close by so I will grab lunch and watch this thread for updates. Looking forward to meeting you all.
I've noticed that there was interest in a lan tourney but there were no updates. Maybe instead of trying to create one blindly, lets try to build one up slowly. I was planning to make a league for Toronto but I don't know how many people here are actually interested. Maybe make a online tourney with no cost to it, but if u make it to, let's say, round of 16, we have a lan tourney with the money going into the prize pool.
I think thats a great idea. But can i suggest doing it at the beginning of May because university students are starting exams now till the end of april.
Hey guys, I FINALLY got around to finishing up that map, however there were only about 15-20 people who responded so thats all the info I had to work with. Players are represented by red dots, as you may have guessed.
Here is the better version of the map for download.
On April 13 2011 06:15 Ahreum wrote: Hmmm, maybe I should do the warm-up at April 22, then start it April 29. I heard from my friend from York U say exam finishes around the 18th.
Ryerson Finishes on the 29th (maybe on the 30th? my last one is the 29th at least). We started a week late, so we end a week later
But feel free to start it when ever, especially if most people are done before hand haha.
Wish I found this thread earlier, I'm in Scarborough. Sorry I couldn't make the LAN, I will certainly try for the next one. Also, I would very much like to help with the next event. PM me and we'll talk.
does anyone plan on going to MLG Columbus in June? it's relatively close to the border, and even with the technical hiccups of Dallas, I think it would be an amazing event to go to
On April 13 2011 11:11 sol.invictus wrote: Wish I found this thread earlier, I'm in Scarborough. Sorry I couldn't make the LAN, I will certainly try for the next one. Also, I would very much like to help with the next event. PM me and we'll talk.
On April 13 2011 11:11 sol.invictus wrote: Wish I found this thread earlier, I'm in Scarborough. Sorry I couldn't make the LAN, I will certainly try for the next one. Also, I would very much like to help with the next event. PM me and we'll talk.
On April 13 2011 14:26 pasdefromage wrote: does anyone plan on going to MLG Columbus in June? it's relatively close to the border, and even with the technical hiccups of Dallas, I think it would be an amazing event to go to
o.o i would be very interested.... if we could get a bus organized or something, that would be fuckin amazing
On April 13 2011 14:26 pasdefromage wrote: does anyone plan on going to MLG Columbus in June? it's relatively close to the border, and even with the technical hiccups of Dallas, I think it would be an amazing event to go to
o.o i would be very interested.... if we could get a bus organized or something, that would be fuckin amazing
Prices and travel times needed, id be up for a bus down, lol...
I don't know how to procure a bus, but MLG is June 3-5. Spectator passes are only $20.
If you get at least 1 or 2 more people to road trip with you, plus hotel, spending, etc. you're probably looking at something like $300+ for the weekend? Depending on how you spend, if you're renting a car, what kind of hotel you stay in etc.
Would love to see our pro star Toronto players enter into the open bracket!
On April 16 2011 04:45 pasdefromage wrote: I don't know how to procure a bus, but MLG is June 3-5. Spectator passes are only $20.
If you get at least 1 or 2 more people to road trip with you, plus hotel, spending, etc. you're probably looking at something like $300+ for the weekend? Depending on how you spend, if you're renting a car, what kind of hotel you stay in etc.
Would love to see our pro star Toronto players enter into the open bracket!
might be several ontarians interested in this - myself, infinity, and gerbil at the very least ^^
Honestly driving would be cheaper, but if you don't want the hassle and just chat for like 10 hours to get to know people thats not a bad idea. Also from what I've seen the hotels there are not that expensive, 150 bucks per night is not bad at all, if you go with priceline you can prob get a place for like 80 bucks per night...if you're not homophobic i'm sure you can get 4 people in one room with 2 queen sized beds(even 5 maybe if sleeping bags), or if you are then 3 people with a sleeping bag. Split that across 3 nights and you're golden!
If anyone is willing to drive down hit me up, i'll definitely consider it, if you don't have my e-mail you're failing! But, i'm not willing to blow 140 on bus just to get there and back, i'd much rather pitch on gas and splurge more on broads and booze.
EDIT: Just checked Priceline, for like 150 you can get a 2 night stay at a 4 star hotel in downtown Columbus...lets say after any possible additional Canadian taxes and exchange rate that they may throw in thats 180(tops)? thats like 45 bucks for 4 people or 60 for 3.
I'm at Mississauga and will be attending some tournys when I get better in the mean time I'm gona train But if there is an option to just come view the tournament I'd be down.
On April 21 2011 23:21 infinity21 wrote: Let's drive there victor!
shotgun. but yea seriously i can't miss more than 1 day of work, so i'll have to miss friday - we'll have to go thursday night and get there like friday morning - also 10 hours of driving is like 6 hours if we drive the manly way. and we'll have to drive thru the night on sunday on the way back ^^
On April 21 2011 23:21 infinity21 wrote: Let's drive there victor!
shotgun. but yea seriously i can't miss more than 1 day of work, so i'll have to miss friday - we'll have to go thursday night and get there like friday morning - also 10 hours of driving is like 6 hours if we drive the manly way. and we'll have to drive thru the night on sunday on the way back ^^
Yeah we'll be pretty tight on time. I think if we can get some spectators to come, they can drive in the last stretch. Otherwise bus is probably the best idea.
On April 22 2011 00:41 BaekHo wrote: infinity can you dry me too? :o
On April 21 2011 23:21 infinity21 wrote: Let's drive there victor!
shotgun. but yea seriously i can't miss more than 1 day of work, so i'll have to miss friday - we'll have to go thursday night and get there like friday morning - also 10 hours of driving is like 6 hours if we drive the manly way. and we'll have to drive thru the night on sunday on the way back ^^
Yeah we'll be pretty tight on time. I think if we can get some spectators to come, they can drive in the last stretch. Otherwise bus is probably the best idea.
I'm going to have to miss Friday cause I won't be able to leave the city until the afternoon but I'll let you guys know if there is any extra room with the group I'm going with. TL Toronto Meetup @ MLG for sure!
in all my excitement I forgot how much of a bitch the drive back on Sunday night will be. I sense a sick day for Monday is in the cards
Molly Bloom's Bar Downtown May 15th to watch TSL3 finals! If you haven't e-mailed me at ruskiesc2@gmail.com to be part of Toronto mailing list you're failing...Also keep in mind Chromate is looking into booking a theater instead, so the bar meet might be rescheduled!
On April 22 2011 05:25 Angelo Corsino wrote: Anyone know whos casting the event? if day9 is, ill drive fly or bus with the group, lol
I dunno, but I heard that at the last MLG, the live audience couldn't hear the casters at all, only game sounds. I think it was so the players couldn't also hear the casters.
So that is one thing that really discourages me from going at all. A game that isn't casted isn't nearly as exciting.
I would love to attend any events and would like to hosting some Tourneys in the near future. I would like to start planning one (legit) and if your interested and live near the T.dot. Make sure you add me so we can get this off the ground. I'd love to hook up with some peeps to watch the GSL, TSL MLG or NASL etc.
Add me on Skype at: GohGamX Add me on SC2 at: GohGamX.206
On April 21 2011 23:21 infinity21 wrote: Let's drive there victor!
shotgun. but yea seriously i can't miss more than 1 day of work, so i'll have to miss friday - we'll have to go thursday night and get there like friday morning - also 10 hours of driving is like 6 hours if we drive the manly way. and we'll have to drive thru the night on sunday on the way back ^^
Yeah we'll be pretty tight on time. I think if we can get some spectators to come, they can drive in the last stretch. Otherwise bus is probably the best idea.
On April 22 2011 00:41 BaekHo wrote: infinity can you dry me too? :o
Why are you wet? It's not raining outside :p
LOL meant drive me.
I live in London and would love to attend if i can. Would i be able to catch ride with you guys if i can get greyhound to toronto? if you could email me the info would be great! kurtchiang970@msn.com
On April 26 2011 04:36 Pycckuu wrote: Molly Bloom's Bar Downtown May 15th to watch TSL3 finals! If you haven't e-mailed me at ruskiesc2@gmail.com to be part of Toronto mailing list you're failing...Also keep in mind Chromate is looking into booking a theater instead, so the bar meet might be rescheduled!
my buddy worked in the kitchen at molly blooms last summer! lol small world. funny enough we did a release shindig for my bands first music video release a while back, although were djs now hahaha. seems they really support at molly blooms! kudos!
Confirming that Molly Bloom's will be the venue for the TSL3 Finals Party( May 15th, 2011. 1:30pm), if you're under age that's cool too, we spoke with the manager he said they will just enforce ID checks anyways so don't feel like if you're not going to drink you shouldn't join us. Chromate and I inspected the place earlier today and confirmed that TVs are operational! Chromate will also be looking into procuring a projector or two and additional laptops for "oh shit son something went wrong" scenarios! So if you would like to give your aid please please please contact Chromate, I feel like he has a better understanding of what could possibly be needed through experience!
this msg is sort of useless now but the 20% discount on Columbus spectator passes ended today ... which is a good reminder that you do need to buy a pass if you plan on going
Hey guys, I know it's been awhile. We have all been working hard on our laddering and watching all the crazy tournaments!
So I was wondering if we wanted to do another KoTH. Everyone is moving towards Master league and GrandMaster league, I think it would be nice to get out and play with lots of different players and see what other peoples opinions on how can we improve our play.
Anyways, toss around what day works well for you in the next few weeks and we can see what works well. If we have a problem with trying to agree with just one day, we can always spread it over two different days.
The matches today were exciting, and a whole crapload of people there! Glad to see those who made it! Also CHILL GET OUT (highlight of the evening jk Chill)
Id be interested in join the KoTH, although im plat. (i should be Diamond any game now...dont know why its taking so long since im already rank 1 in my ladder, and have been beating mostly diamond players for the past week :S )
** I apologise in advance if this post seems, in any way, ignorant! **
Anyway, just a quick background: I'm an Irish citizen who has been brought up "in the good times". Well, in 2 weeks I finish exams and I simply won't be able to get a job.... can't even get a job as a cashier or on minimum wage or anything. I really don't want to get social welfare benefits because I'm an extremely hard-working individual. As a result, I applied for a Canadian Working Permit (accepted!) and I'll be flying over to Toronto on June 8th in search of work.
I just got a few questions for the Toronto community here.
1.
You guys have the strangest addresses () and all I know about the place I'm going to is that "The closest subway stop to the apartment is Dundas West (and then a quick ride down the 504 streetcar to Roncesvalles Avenue)." (According to the Landlord). I'm just wondering how "close" is this to downtown Toronto and the biggest gaming cafés?
2.
I know you guys have a pretty massive SC2 scene (because of University of Waterloo I'm guessing?) and as an ex-professional ("professional") WC3 player I'm just wondering are there events regularly; LANs, meetups, etc?
3.
What's the internet quality like in Toronto? I'm not bringing my desktop over, so I intend to invest in a PC eventually once I'm making some money (because my laptop is on its last legs). What's a fairly decent price, etc. Any recommendations on where to look at obtaining a PC (I'm literally only looking for something that will play SC2 on lowest settings without FPS drops)
4.
If there's any local "teams" or competitive clans or even just a more casual/social teams (outside of the Universities, I guess) I'd love to hear from you. I won't go into details too much now but in terms of commitment and previous experience I'm right up there. Of course, I also have an EU account and will be investing in a NA account when I get over there Have had relatively decent success, thus far, in the UK/IE Scene considering I've been preparing for finals!
5.
Is there anything else that I could know, about SC2, that might be of benifit?
6.
Any advice for someone who's extremely work-oriented in search of work in the Toronto area?
Thanks in advance to anyone who has some help, information or advice and I apologize if this is the wrong thread, inappropriate topic or seemed totally ignorant.
Your post is a) not ignorant b) not inappropriate. As a community we are supposed to help each other out and the Toronto SC2 community, I'll bet, is one of the most open and friendly ones in the world.
1. If you're gonna be living on Roncesvalles, that's close enough to downtown to get there easily. Taking the subway into Koreatown or the 506 College streetcar to the U of T campus will get you pretty close to where most of the downtown action is (the stuff happening up near Finch subway will take you a long ride to get to).
2. There are LANs damn near every week in the aforementioned North York area; less often downtown.
3. You can get internet as fast as you like here; the infrastructure is solid. If you want to build a gaming PC I'd reccommend one of the many computer stores near the intersection of College and Spadina (which, coincidentally, is the same area where a lot of the U of T LANs happen).
4. Someone else will be able to help you with that; I'm not involved as much as I want to be.
5. Not that I can think of, but again I'm not very involved.
6. Find a specialized staffing agency for your particular field. General staffing agencies are not very useful, but if you have extensive experience in a particular job there's most likely a boutique staffing agency in Toronto that is looking for people with your particular skill set.
Feel free to PM me and I'll help you as best I can (although I'll be out of town the week you fly in, lol)
Hey, guys, I'm in Guelph, and I'm looking for a way to the MLG. I won't have access to a vehicle, but I'd be able to share driving, and would obviously be up for splitting gas/hotel costs if someone is driving and is looking for someone else to come along (and wouldn't mind driving a bit out of the way to pick me up).
We will be hosting a KOTH tournament Nov 24th at 8pm, anyone who is interested please join channel Toronto. This event will be streamed! Come watch Toronto clash!
I know there are a lot of people interested in MLG columbus, i'd just like to say that i'm planning to greyhound from toronto to columbus departing 9:30am on thursday, i'd be up for getting a group together. pm me if you're interested in joining the trek! lonely 11 hour bus rides are not great =(
On May 21 2011 03:57 ShinyGerbil wrote: I know there are a lot of people interested in MLG columbus, i'd just like to say that i'm planning to greyhound from toronto to columbus departing 9:30am on thursday, i'd be up for getting a group together. pm me if you're interested in joining the trek! lonely 11 hour bus rides are not great =(
May possibly take you up on that. $70 dollars for a SC2 ticket, a motel to stay and plus the Greyhound could amount to a $250 trip...I'll see.
On May 29 2011 06:10 obesechicken13 wrote: Hey you got my email at the TSL finals at MollyBlooms.
edit: I didn't talk to anyone at the event. I kinda wish the events were more social for people without starcraft friends.
I don't have any local starcraft friends (and all my barfly friends were busy >.>) but i did get to talk to a ton of ppl, just need to go up and say Hi! Every1 there was happy to talk starcraft =D
Really? I found that most people just kept to themselves, and when I've been social, people haven't talked much back to me. I figure they just want to watch the game and not talk about it.
MLG Columbus is only a few days away! Who's confirmed to be there? We should do a quick TL Toronto meetup if there are enough of us. We can be the assholes who saves seats for each other
I thought the event at Molly Blooms was very social when I went to go take a Wiz Khalifa everyone in the bathroom was talking SC2 probably one of my top 10 taking a wiz moments
IRL_Sinester: we are definitely happy to see you in Toronto and look forward to meet you in person, come out to the next event and/or message if you will need some help or advise!
Hey fellow Canadian here too! I'm a casual player but I can help out with graphics or posters if you guys need for any events. I'm studying in the Sciences but I've done lots of graphic design and marketing work for various clubs at university. I'm also a Waterloo-er but live at Kennedy and Steeles. So if any people want to grab a BBT sometime or something gimme a shout!
so you all probably already know, but MLG this weekend was INCREDIBLE. and to be there in person was just amazing. getting to meet and see the players in person, seeing their APM in front of my eyes. and all the amazing drama/beef/premature GG ... it was so much fun. I posted a few of my photos on my flickr account if any of you want to check it out
On June 08 2011 06:49 pasdefromage wrote: so you all probably already know, but MLG this weekend was INCREDIBLE. and to be there in person was just amazing. getting to meet and see the players in person, seeing their APM in front of my eyes. and all the amazing drama/beef/premature GG ... it was so much fun. I posted a few of my photos on my flickr account if any of you want to check it out
Long time no speak but I've finally arrived in Canada and will be moving into my apartment in a couple of days! Here's a quick question for the guys over here:
My apartment is based in Parkdale and is "relatively" close to downtown via a street car down Queen/King St. West. I haven't been able to buy a gaming laptop yet so I'm going to need to spend some time in an internet cafe for a few weeks to get back into SC2. Can anyone name a good café that's accessible from that area (it's pretty close to Trinity Park) that'll play SC2 well? If you could give a guideline on the rates/hr etc that would be great too. I'm willing to travel a bit extra or pay a bit extra for a good PC/net/location so if it's accessible from that area that would be great.
I'm still not totally used to the city yet, I know King and Queen St. West as well as the Eaton Centre and the Square at Dundas and Yonge (I think?) so some directions may be helpful :D
Unfortunately, I don't move in until Sunday and am currently staying in Kitchener with my GF's family so won't be able to make the event. Sounds awesome though, so have fun. I'm kind of confused with regards to that venue, however, is it only a bar/café/food place or is there an internet/pc facility on the second floor? Sorry for my ignorance Other post still stands!
Finally figured out where I am. My nearest major intersection is Queen and Lansdowne. I have a TTC pass so can anyone suggest a good gaming café and let me know of the rates and specs of the PCs available? Appreciate it
I know this isn't a Starcraft pecific event. But GameNation will be holding an all Starcraft-Tournament in August, here is a link to their upcoming All-Gaming event July 9th.\
Also, I hope this isn't the wrong spot to post this! I meant no offense to any mods or the OP!
Next few events will be Starcraft Specific, but if you enjoy a night out with lots of different games/gamers, ending with some beer and good company..Please attend!
Hey Gamers,
Think you have what it takes to be a champion of the GameNation? Join us for an epic throwdown on a variety of games and systems on July 9th at The Brunswick house to see if you have what it takes. Whether you consider yourself a pro or a n00b, the party will be legendary and a small glimpse into the future of gaming nights. So dust off your controller and join us on July 9th at The Brunswick House for a gamer's paradise, but make sure you bring your competitive edge because we'll have a ton of prizes to give away!
WHAT: Gaming Pub Night / Tourny The Following Games/Systems will be set up:
Smash Brothers, N64 2v2 Tournament
Call of Duty Black ops, XBOX 360 4v4 Tournament - Domination Gamemode
Halo: Reach, XBOX 360 4v4 Tournament - MLG Ruleset
StarCraft II, PC
-A set of showmatches for spectating between two world famous pro’s to be announced. -A “King of the Hill” set up where challengers may meet eachother for the whole bar to see on screens. Winner stays in seat. Challengers take him on. Prizes to those who hold the hill! (Hit up: http://www.gamenation.ca/forum/topics/game-suggestions and let us know of any games you would like to see added!)
WHERE: Brunswick House. Bloor and Spadina (less then 1 block from Bloor/Spadina subway station).
WHEN: Saturday July 9th 2011.
6:30PM: Doors open to GameNation guest list (“Attend” this event to be added to the list!)
6:30PM-10PM: GameNation tourny takes place. Prizes, A wager system to bet on your fav teams (GameNation Dollars, not real ones unfortunately. Good for prizes though!) Also the GameNation girls will be there with their A-Game, and will be accepting challengers!
10:00PM: Doors open to public (And Brunswick House fills up fast!). Gamenation attendees are free to remain the entire night as we will have a private area granted to us until 2:00am. Party the night away!
WHY: Why not?
COST: The cost will be $10 at the door. This is to cover prizes, rental of the hall, and drink deals for the gamers throughout the night. NOTE: Every event attended by a member of GameNation will add to your “GameNation Loyalty” score. When a member reaches a high enough Loyalty Score (Leaderboards will be shown on GameNation.ca) Prizes will include free admission to further events, Free games, Free consoles, and much much more!
So Sign up to attend the beginning in a Revolution in gaming events!
That sounds like fun, if it weren't for my medical problems that keep me from talking for an extended amount of time, id volunteer to commentate some sc2 for you all...
I'll see if I can get some friends to come out with me, maybe the addition of other games will entice them >.>... This is just for fun right? I haven't played smash bro's 64 in years and years and years, but It'd be fun to bust that out again! >.>
I'll try and be there! But TBH your forums confuse me, and even if I were to want to set up a team (or just state that I'm a SC2 player(If I even need to do that?)), I wouldn't really know how to go about that.
Hey guys, I'm looking to find a place to live for the upcoming school year in Toronto. Anyone have any tips or know which areas or good or what to look out for?
I know a lot of players in Toronto go to UofT so I had a kinda crazy idea of a local Toronto SC2 player only gaming house.
Anyone watching GSL Code A tonight? I'm going to try to introduce my friend to competitive StarCraft since it's on at an earlier time. If all goes well, we might be hitting up some internet cafes to play a few games.
Do any of you have any experience playing on the TA/KR server? I have a strong ISP. However, I am fairly sure the lag varies from area to area, it being the least problematic on the coast. Any insight is appreciated.
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=239867 Aug 20 and 21 - Starcraft2North will be hosting there 1st ever tournament. Where - YK internet Cafe @ yonge and finch How - $20 entry fee 1st $600 2nd $350 3rd $200 with plenty of prizes and raffles
anyone attending UofT? I'm going to spend my semester abroad there starting in september (I'm actually from Germany), so it would be really nice if I get to know you all :D
On February 01 2012 05:36 Xenos23 wrote: anyone attending UofT? I'm going to spend my semester abroad there starting in september (I'm actually from Germany), so it would be really nice if I get to know you all :D
I wanted to introduce myself, I am long time lurker first time poster. I work as a consultant for a few of Toronto's Corporation video game initiatives aswell as organizer for the gaming section for some of Toronto's Conventions
Wizardworld Anime North (console only) Fan Expo [LG/zellers]
I am the guy with the mic and the awkward look because I didn't think they were going to take the picture with me in it v.v
I also organize tournaments, mainly console fighting games [SF/Marvel] but I am looking to expand and try my hand at LAN tournaments. I got my start when I owned a Console LAN Center in Hamilton but decided to leave it to work closer with Corporate Canada and get them to invest more in Gaming.
I wanted to get involved with the community and help out where I can and possibly help direct some of the company's prizes and swag that they give me to Barcrafts or College/ University clubs.
I hope that I can do my part in supporting esports in Toronto and be apart of the community, please feel free to give me a pm, I want to get to know people. Also I will stop lurking and post more
I know i just registered, and I know it may be frowned upon just for commenting on an article that is nearly two years old, but I have been following these forums for a short while now and I would just like to say to VoiceSC that I go to Niagara! If you still do, and are still on this board respond please! need more people to play with! :D
Before I go..... ヽ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ﾉ raise your dongers ヽ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ﾉ Jaedong will live again!
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