Hope you are all ready for this kickass event, it will all happen on Sunday November 20th, Doors will open at 11:00 A.M this time for more action !
We have been reading every single comment made from the previous event, and here is how it'll work:
Rooms: Due to the large amount of people that we're all expecting for this BarCraft, all three rooms will be open instead of one, to hold up to 1500 people.
Seatings. The blue room will contain a massive amount of seatings for those that will want to sit. We will have an HD projector in that room as well.
Vuugo.com Main Hall. Finally, where world's sickest ambiance lives, the Vuugo.com Main Hall, will have many standing bars, but very few seatings in order to maximize the capacity and keep the same unique ambiance we had previously. Our BarCraft was that crazy because of the good games, but mostly because of our vibe and ambiance. That room will be quite awesome, we've rented a Giant full HD 1080p projector for the screening (see picture[s] below for example). We've also rented CO2 canons to make this event the most epic as possible (See picture below). The 2 screens we had for the last time will still be there, with the walls covered, there won't be any issues with the bricks this time. The Vuugo.com Main Hall will be spectacular.
Evil Geniuses GrandMaster Lair: We are very excited to announce the making of the "GrandMaster Room", that room will have a buffet with fruits & bites, 3 Big HD TVs, Media coverage from a few TV networks, contact with press members & sponsors crew. Tickets for that room will be at 30$, including a free drink. We will have a good amount of seatings in the EG GM Lair. With this ticket you will have access to all 3 rooms. Food will be available in a good quantity, but maybe not enough to fill you up for the entire day. Again, it'll be Fruits, dips, bites & all kinds. Tickets for the Evil Geniuses GrandMaster Lair are SOLD OUT
Attendies. We are expecting 1000 people+ for this event. On November 20th, we're taking BarCraft & eSports to another entire level.
Food. Food/BBQ will still be available with Hot-Dogs, chips & donuts. We will also have coleslaw, ketchup, mustard & relish. We won't be out of stock this time, really didn't know what to expect last time ! You guys were hungry !
Pictures & Video. Professional photos & video will be done, I've rented a crane as well so the camera goes over people's head in the Main Room. Also got a better webcam so our shout out live on MLG streams look a bit more sexy.
SC2 Drinks. StarCraft Drinks Menu will be re-done, send me all suggestions, what you liked or not, Also, if you do not want ice in your drink, simply request it !
TVs. Will also have a few amount of TVs around the venue in the corridors so you know what's going on in the venue, budget will have an effect on the quantity of those.
Hotels: We have a guy driving down from Chicago, he needed an hotel close to the club, I've a corporate deal at Novotel Hotel, it's 15 seconds away of walk from the club, and I've a price at 125$ for a 2 bed room instead of 175$ in case any '' foreigners '' need a room, email me.
We would like to thank Vuugo.com for sponsoring this whole event! Without them, these improvements would not have been possible: support them by visitng their site and considering them as your retailer for all your computer and electronic goods!
In addition, they will also be giving away a lot of great computer gear! Ranging from video cards to small electronics or accessories being passed out to the crowd in a draw or raffle!
Vuugo.com, supporting E-Sports and its audience here at BarCraft Montreal!
We are also very thankful to the Team Evil Geniuses for making the " Evil Geniuses Grand Master Lair " possible, they are once again proving that they are taking a leap forward in bolstering the E-Sports phenomenon.
Please show your tremendous amount of appreciation as the world's biggest BarCraft here in Montreal will be fully supportive of the team and behind each and every one of their players throughout the event!
On October 28 2011 05:14 Xxio wrote: This is so awesome! (especially because I live in Montreal hohoho) The first one was so good
Dude, I could have sworn you were on IRC during Orlando finals, banning people left and right in #teamliquid.. Or was that someone using your nick or something?
Anyway, this looks absolutely SICK! The pictures from the event :o - Looks like a friggin concert! Love it, keep on being awesome you guys
On October 28 2011 05:32 Torte de Lini wrote: Very happy to help and organize this with Marco, really outstanding guy and StarCraft player :3
Cheers!
Wait, how do you have time to help organize this AND post ~150 times a day here? You canadians must have some kind of Timestop-ability, Hermionie Granger-style, because you are all over the place :o
On October 28 2011 05:32 Torte de Lini wrote: Very happy to help and organize this with Marco, really outstanding guy and StarCraft player :3
Cheers!
Wait, how do you have time to help organize this AND post ~150 times a day here? You canadians must have some kind of Timestop-ability, Hermionie Granger-style, because you are all over the place :o
On October 28 2011 05:14 Xxio wrote: This is so awesome! (especially because I live in Montreal hohoho) The first one was so good
Dude, I could have sworn you were on IRC during Orlando finals, banning people left and right in #teamliquid.. Or was that someone using your nick or something?
Anyway, this looks absolutely SICK! The pictures from the event :o - Looks like a friggin concert! Love it, keep on being awesome you guys
I got there for the quarterfinals. Like orange juice, I can't start my day without a ban.
I'm going to Providence to watch in person yet I am oddly jealous of the people who are going to Club 1234. Could it be because the last MTL Barcraft was so awesome?!
On October 28 2011 06:15 Garfunko wrote: whats the gm pass about?
3. I am very excited to announce the making of the '' GrandMaster Room '', that room will have a buffet with fruits & bites, 3 Big HD TVs, Medias from a few TV networks, contact with press members & sponsors crew. Tickets for that room will be at 30$, including a free Drink. We will have a good amount of seating in that room. With this ticket you will have access to all 3 rooms.
On October 28 2011 09:54 magnaflow wrote: Canada the next Korea of e-sports?
And as a fellow canadian I have to put in a quick jab here.
Watching starcraft has got to be way better then watching the habs lose, GO JETS GO!!
lol.
The cool thing is that there will be even more players from Quebec to cheer for since iSTaurent will be there and teamless AlexCMoi too.
Will definitely be there again. The only complaint i had from the last one was that there was way too much ice in the drinks. Guess i'll stick to beer if it doesn't change.
Really looking forward to this and hope we can reach 1000 people.
Spread the word to all your friends. For E-sports!
I posted some suggestions in the thread of the old event and I'm glad you listened!!! I will definitely attend this again.
I have 3 questions for this event:
1) Will we have a special price for beer? I felt that 5.50$/beer + tip was a bit high for a Sunday afternoon.
2) I am considering to get the GM ticket and I was wondering if we can get more details on the food this will include. Is there enough food in the GM room, or will we have to go to the BBQ also to eat more? Also, I would be with someone who is vegetarian, will there be things for vegetarian people?
3) Since there will be 4 streams at Providence, is it possible to have the other streams on mute presented somewhere? Also, for the last 3 games...the 2 extra streams will be presented POV of the players (clicks and everything), so it would be nice to have that somewhere for the big final show!!!
My mind is blown. All I can think about is Lafleur's hotdogs... The fact that providence is the biggest MLG of the year is gonna make this a lot more interesting.
Gogo power rang-Montreal! Specifically, our dedicated Barcraft hosts at 1234 :D Maybe throw in another Poll I can click yes on? ^^ PEace
You know what.. if i had to choose, i'll go to this Barcraft instead of attending the MLG in person lol.
And that's not a dig against mlg live events by any means. In fact it's credit to MLG's awesome streams ( quad view,red blue black white, always have something going on, etc)
It's just like the dilemma that real sports are having right now. More people prefer to watch sports from home. Yeah you have to be in person to experience it live. But once you do it, more and more people prefer to stay home at the comfort of their HDTV,sofa,finger food and snacks. Barcraft combines the comfort with the atmosphere. That's even better!
That video is so amazing. The excitement, the passion, the celebration that people would normally assume to come at the conclusion of a major sporting event. More than anything else, I feel like I can show this to friends and family and its something that immediately translates.
What you guys are doing is incredible, I hope your Providence event is a major success.
Oh my god this is amazing!!! I really hope this goes well! If you are near by, go to this! And make sure you spend a decent amount of cash to make it worth it for them. I hope it goes well. Please post an update after the event if at all possible.
On October 28 2011 06:15 Garfunko wrote: whats the gm pass about?
Hey, just added some more information. Trying to get you guys a T-Shirt for this as well, looking for a decent t-shirt making company at the moment.
On October 28 2011 11:28 SynosiK wrote: I posted some suggestions in the thread of the old event and I'm glad you listened!!! I will definitely attend this again.
I have 3 questions for this event:
1) Will we have a special price for beer? I felt that 5.50$/beer + tip was a bit high for a Sunday afternoon.
2) I am considering to get the GM ticket and I was wondering if we can get more details on the food this will include. Is there enough food in the GM room, or will we have to go to the BBQ also to eat more? Also, I would be with someone who is vegetarian, will there be things for vegetarian people?
3) Since there will be 4 streams at Providence, is it possible to have the other streams on mute presented somewhere? Also, for the last 3 games...the 2 extra streams will be presented POV of the players (clicks and everything), so it would be nice to have that somewhere for the big final show!!!
Cheers and sick stuff!!!!
Thank you ! Here are a few answers to your questions: 1) So far no.. Will try to have you guys some specials up, will keep you posted. Sorry for the prices, but it's the biggest club in the city at the moment, rent is pretty crazy in our area -_- 2) I just added some additional information at the '' 3. '' Hope it answers all of your questions. Hope you're Vegeterian friend will be happy with what we've got, sad truth is, what do vegeterian people eat ? 3) As we'll have manyyyy more Screens & TVs, this will all be possible, and we will be doing it. Will be freacking awesome.
On October 28 2011 11:35 Puph wrote: My mind is blown. All I can think about is Lafleur's hotdogs... The fact that providence is the biggest MLG of the year is gonna make this a lot more interesting.
Gogo power rang-Montreal! Specifically, our dedicated Barcraft hosts at 1234 :D Maybe throw in another Poll I can click yes on? ^^ PEace
I'm even taking the Hot-Dogs to '' another '' level this time hahaha :D
On October 28 2011 12:04 Tusk wrote: Hopefully the black and white streams will be available at the event!
They will
On October 28 2011 12:12 XRaDiiX wrote: Good thing they aren't streaming Blizzcon Tournament otherwise they'd have idle no streams; for 90% of the Day!
MLG's pretty good with keeping the games coming; especially now with the Quad Streams
Canada in E-Sports is Growing? This is good. hopefully E-Sports becomes much larger and accepted as a spectator sport in Main-Stream.
Lets get Starcraft 2 on TV!
What we're doing on the 20th my friends will open the eyes of many people, all accross North America.. Starts like this, and I wouldn't be suprise to have an eSports channel shortly. Press Press Press.
On October 28 2011 13:06 DoubleZee wrote: Why can't there be something this epic in Toronto... glhf
Bah bah bah, we're only 6 hours away :D
On October 28 2011 12:22 iiGreetings wrote: May have to get some buddies to drive from ottawa, sounds fucking unreal and i love how you wanna make esports huge
Awesome, I think I'll setup a contest for whoever comes from the most far away
hey you talked about media what were you referring to exactly? You think it could get coverage on a major news network? You should try radio-canada or cbc they are usually more open to this kind of stuff
This may sound like a stupid question but what is it like to be an English speaker in montreal? I'm debating going up there but I want to be prepared, and not act like a stupid American.
On October 28 2011 20:19 deadjawa wrote: This may sound like a stupid question but what is it like to be an English speaker in montreal? I'm debating going up there but I want to be prepared, and not act like a stupid American.
Montreal is the most bilingual city in Canada. Nothing to worry about.
This is so amazing. I wish they had something like this close where I live. Atleast im going to go to dreamhack live, but still, that is so friggin awesome.
On October 28 2011 20:19 deadjawa wrote: This may sound like a stupid question but what is it like to be an English speaker in montreal? I'm debating going up there but I want to be prepared, and not act like a stupid American.
There's absolutely no difference lol. Montreal is ULTRA multi-ethnic and bilingual. There are people from all over the world
On October 28 2011 20:19 deadjawa wrote: This may sound like a stupid question but what is it like to be an English speaker in montreal? I'm debating going up there but I want to be prepared, and not act like a stupid American.
There's absolutely no difference lol. Montreal is ULTRA multi-ethnic and bilingual. There are people from all over the world
I'd learn some french before I came to Quebec, or even montreal for that matter. MTL is known for being bilingual, but its still against the law to demand to be spoken to in english as opposed to french, effectively throwing our bilingual nature in the garbage. Thats not to say you won't get around with only english, but the fact of the matter is when you go to a shop chances are someone is gonna greet you with "Salut" (Hello, Greetings). In all due fairness, my 768 year old grand mother learned french recently. She's pretty fluent when it comes to speaking it too.
On October 28 2011 20:19 deadjawa wrote: This may sound like a stupid question but what is it like to be an English speaker in montreal? I'm debating going up there but I want to be prepared, and not act like a stupid American.
There's absolutely no difference lol. Montreal is ULTRA multi-ethnic and bilingual. There are people from all over the world
I'd learn some french before I came to Quebec, or even montreal for that matter. MTL is known for being bilingual, but its still against the law to demand to be spoken to in english as opposed to french, effectively throwing our bilingual nature in the garbage. Thats not to say you won't get around with only english, but the fact of the matter is when you go to a shop chances are someone is gonna greet you with "Salut" (Hello, Greetings). In all due fairness, my 768 year old grand mother learned french recently. She's pretty fluent when it comes to speaking it too.
Come on, it’s not illegal to speak english or demand to be spoke english. It is illegal to have signs for a shop/restaurant/bar only in English, and usually employees working with the public are required to be bilingual. But there is many people that live in Montreal that don’t ever speak a single word in French.
I'd learn some french before I came to Quebec, or even montreal for that matter. MTL is known for being bilingual, but its still against the law to demand to be spoken to in english as opposed to french, effectively throwing our bilingual nature in the garbage. Thats not to say you won't get around with only english, but the fact of the matter is when you go to a shop chances are someone is gonna greet you with "Salut" (Hello, Greetings). In all due fairness, my 768 year old grand mother learned french recently. She's pretty fluent when it comes to speaking it too.
On October 28 2011 20:19 deadjawa wrote: This may sound like a stupid question but what is it like to be an English speaker in montreal? I'm debating going up there but I want to be prepared, and not act like a stupid American.
There's absolutely no difference lol. Montreal is ULTRA multi-ethnic and bilingual. There are people from all over the world
but its still against the law to demand to be spoken to in english
No it's not.. You can get service in english pretty much everywhere.
On October 28 2011 20:19 deadjawa wrote: This may sound like a stupid question but what is it like to be an English speaker in montreal? I'm debating going up there but I want to be prepared, and not act like a stupid American.
There's absolutely no difference lol. Montreal is ULTRA multi-ethnic and bilingual. There are people from all over the world
but its still against the law to demand to be spoken to in english
No it's not.. You can get service in english pretty much everywhere.
Any shop worth a damn will be glad to serve you in english. I've never had any issues.
hehe I mean look, I know some Quebecois that would refuse to serve you in english, and they are backed by law. I'm sure you can understand what I meant by it being illegal to "demand" english but this is ALL besides the point!
Barcraft is soon at hand folks. Forget languages, come to twelve thirty four:D
The first one was great, but the club ambience made me want to party more than watch sc2 games! (On s'est retrouvé aux Amazones à la fin de la soirée :s) Anyways, best of luck, I really felt like being a part of something bigger to come, gg azox!
Edit: Me and my friends were actually in the photos sent to MLG (My friend didn't actually went up and gave you the idea of speaking with them?). Do you know if we can have access to those on the MLG VODS?
I'm really psyched for this so I tried to get some media coverage on the subject. Here's the message I sent to canoe.ca (sorry, in French and I'm too lazy to translate, you'll have to use google translate if you're curious)
Bonjour,
En feuilletant votre section techno j'ai remarqué l'intérêt porté par celle-ci, non sans raison, pour les médias sociaux ainsi que les jeux vidéo. Un événement prochain qui normalement n'est pas couvert par les médias aura lieu à Montréal et cela, d'une ampleur jamais vu auparavant en Amérique du nord.
Une compétition de jeux vidéo, spécifiquement Starcraft 2, à lieux le dimanche 20 novembre à Providence et l'évènement sera diffuser par le web à Montréal au Club 1234. Maintenant ce qui rends la diffusion au Club 1234 intéressante à couvrir est la grandeur de l'événement. En résumé :
1. Ils attendent 1000+ personnes
2. Le club ou le tout à lieu est en se moment est l’un des clubs "hot" en plein cœur du centre ville
3. La communauté pour ces compétitions virtuelles (nommées "eSports" dans le milieu) est de plus en plus grandissante en Amérique du nord et Montréal est d'avant garde pour l'ampleur de la chose. Le terme utilisé par la communauté pour la diffusion de compétition Starcraft 2 dans les bars est "Barcrafting"
Maintenant si le tout vous semble assez intéressant pour faire partie de votre section techno sur le site canoe.ca vous pourrez trouver de plus amples information sur leur page Facebook :
On October 29 2011 00:16 Puph wrote: hehe I mean look, I know some Quebecois that would refuse to serve you in english, and they are backed by law. I'm sure you can understand what I meant by it being illegal to "demand" english but this is ALL besides the point!
Barcraft is soon at hand folks. Forget languages, come to twelve thirty four:D
I'd imagine you'd mean against the law then.
Which service in english isnt against the law...
Don't say facepalming statements about language and then say 'forget languages'.
To the dude who asked, you might have some problems with people on the street if you only know english, but you have no trouble in most big stores and whatnot.
Also, you got sponsored and are selling more expensive tickets, but now it's only a drink for presale tickets?
I know its quite epic to be there and you naturally want the best production value for your event, but please realise that to me, drinks and actual tangible effects on the day of are more important than paying for overhead cameras and such.
Aw man! I missed the last one, and I said I'd absolutely come to this one, but I have my hockey playoffs on Sunday! Nonetheless, I hope you guys make it even more successful this year! It felt amazing to see the Video of everyone going crazy, and it makes me proud to be from Montreal.
Marko keep up the great work! You're making a huge difference for StarCraft & eSPORTS!
Also for the English/French stuff, its really not that bad guys, especially downtown Montreal. If you're not from around here people will still be glad to help you out.. English or French! So get your butts to Montreal and enjoy what will surely be the best BarCraft to date!
On October 29 2011 00:46 AndyGB4 wrote: Aw man! I missed the last one, and I said I'd absolutely come to this one, but I have my hockey playoffs on Sunday! Nonetheless, I hope you guys make it even more successful this year! It felt amazing to see the Video of everyone going crazy, and it makes me proud to be from Montreal.
Marko keep up the great work! You're making a huge difference for StarCraft & eSPORTS!
Also for the English/French stuff, its really not that bad guys, especially downtown Montreal. If you're not from around here people will still be glad to help you out.. English or French! So get your butts to Montreal and enjoy what will surely be the best BarCraft to date!
Agreed, anyone saying that it's "illegal to speak in English" or some other crap seriously lacks comprehension of the law. The only time the law intervenes is in the fact that an establishment has to offer service in French if the customer requires it.
That's it.
You go to a store to buy something? You don't have to speak French at all as far as anyone's concerned because the owner wants your money so if for some absolutely freak reason the clerk doesn't speak English in Montreal (not sure how could this happen but this is an hypothetical scenario) then they'll find someone who can speak English.
Please stop the French/English debate crap. Our politicians are already doing a pretty good job without our help, no?
As far as barcraft goes- not sure if I can abide by a $30 ticket for an added melon platter... Maybe if you could get a proper T-shirt out there I would think about it. Crossing fingers for stronger drinks this time :p
Wow! The last event was already huge, i can't wait for this one!
About the Grandmaster room, I know they're limited, but how many do you plan to sell? Do you want the fill the room with people, or just enough so people there have alot of space to relax, etc.?
Nice! Totally going once again. Don't know about the GM tickets though, any know if it's really worth it? Pretty expensive, but at the same time I want to support this kind of event.
On October 29 2011 08:09 Steel wrote: Nice! Totally going once again. Don't know about the GM tickets though, any know if it's really worth it? Pretty expensive, but at the same time I want to support this kind of event.
If you are going to be there all day, it's going to be soooo worth it.
On October 28 2011 20:19 deadjawa wrote: This may sound like a stupid question but what is it like to be an English speaker in montreal? I'm debating going up there but I want to be prepared, and not act like a stupid American.
There's absolutely no difference lol. Montreal is ULTRA multi-ethnic and bilingual. There are people from all over the world
I'd learn some french before I came to Quebec, or even montreal for that matter. MTL is known for being bilingual, but its still against the law to demand to be spoken to in english as opposed to french, effectively throwing our bilingual nature in the garbage. Thats not to say you won't get around with only english, but the fact of the matter is when you go to a shop chances are someone is gonna greet you with "Salut" (Hello, Greetings). In all due fairness, my 768 year old grand mother learned french recently. She's pretty fluent when it comes to speaking it too.
Come on, it’s not illegal to speak english or demand to be spoke english. It is illegal to have signs for a shop/restaurant/bar only in English, and usually employees working with the public are required to be bilingual. But there is many people that live in Montreal that don’t ever speak a single word in French.
I still recommend learning bonjour and merci.
Hey I just want to correct both of you. No its not illegal to ask to be spoken in english LoL. And no its not illegal to put signs in english, you just have to put it in french aswell next to it. But honestly the laws arent applied, its like the laws against spitting on the sidewalk that most cities have and no one ever gets a fine for that lol.
But to answer your question, dont be scared 99,99% of ppl below 40YO are either bilingual or native english, rly nothing to worry about!
On October 29 2011 00:40 Tusk wrote: Also, you got sponsored and are selling more expensive tickets, but now it's only a drink for presale tickets?
I know its quite epic to be there and you naturally want the best production value for your event, but please realise that to me, drinks and actual tangible effects on the day of are more important than paying for overhead cameras and such.
I agree with what this guy is saying. I know this event is costing money to produce and what not, but 15$/20$ (door) to get in with a single drink is almost what we pay when we go see a "famous" dj at a club. And just like this event, it includes all the show details: lights, smoke, music, special effects, etc.
I think that the same price for 1 drink only is not good value and people will be thrown off by this. Last time, i paid: 20$ ticket, 2x 5.50$ + tax for 2 extra beers, 4$ of food outside...this is around 36$. Now, it will only be more expensive if I want the same...
I'd set the price to 15$ + 2 drinks again as it makes it much more appealing for people. I am telling you this, because I talked to many people who are a bit more casual fans, but wanted to come. And when I told them the price...they were not sure they were interested anymore. Especially for the people that don't know if they are available at the time and need to buy a ticket at the door.
Don't get me wrong, I'll still go, but to fill the place with 1000 people+, its our job to talk to friends and invite other players that are not aware of this event...simply, the price makes it more difficult to convince these more casual fans :/
On October 29 2011 01:54 Lexpar wrote: Please stop the French/English debate crap. Our politicians are already doing a pretty good job without our help, no?
On October 29 2011 01:54 Lexpar wrote: Please stop the French/English debate crap. Our politicians are already doing a pretty good job without our help, no?
I'd say no!
With all the knowledgable we got here looks like they might as well ask for it
I for one am perfectly happy with one drink when purchasing a pre-sale ticket at 15! For twenty, on the other hand...it shows the benefits of calling one of those fancy numbers down there instead of going to the door.
edit: But I really agree that all measures must be taken to make this one better than the last, whatever they may be. Not because the last one was bad, but by reason of showing what this is really all about. What with the media and all.
On October 29 2011 01:54 Lexpar wrote: Please stop the French/English debate crap. Our politicians are already doing a pretty good job without our help, no?
I'd say no!
With all the knowledgable we got here looks like they might as well ask for it
I for one am perfectly happy with one drink when purchasing a pre-sale ticket at 15! For twenty, on the other hand...it shows the benefits of calling one of those fancy numbers down there instead of going to the door.
edit: But I really agree that all measures must be taken to make this one better than the last, whatever they may be. Not because the last one was bad, but by reason of showing what this is really all about. What with the media and all.
Its more so a step backwards for the people at the event itself. It makes sense for their business, give away less free stuff, invest that money into better flashy things for their product. I get that. But we're a small community giving this club a huge amount of business at a time when they otherwise would not be open, so I think there should be a bit of give and take toward attendees.
On October 29 2011 01:54 Lexpar wrote: Please stop the French/English debate crap. Our politicians are already doing a pretty good job without our help, no?
I'd say no!
With all the knowledgable we got here looks like they might as well ask for it
I for one am perfectly happy with one drink when purchasing a pre-sale ticket at 15! For twenty, on the other hand...it shows the benefits of calling one of those fancy numbers down there instead of going to the door.
edit: But I really agree that all measures must be taken to make this one better than the last, whatever they may be. Not because the last one was bad, but by reason of showing what this is really all about. What with the media and all.
Its more so a step backwards for the people at the event itself. It makes sense for their business, give away less free stuff, invest that money into better flashy things for their product. I get that. But we're a small community giving this club a huge amount of business at a time when they otherwise would not be open, so I think there should be a bit of give and take toward attendees.
Ok, I think that I've to answer the '' why 1 instead of 2 '' a few asked. On a regular base, drinks are usually 7,50$ at the club, times 2 that makes 15$, so tickets were '' free '' last time if I can say that, it was simply to get a garantee at the bar to cover our fees to go even. Last time the tickets were at 15$, there was no '' room '' to replay play with in order to get a top state of the art production. This club is gigantic and has a tons of stuff to pay for when opening the doors, weither it's a sunday afternoon, or friday night. I did this in order to have a little more room to have.
Every single penny invested in those tickets will go in the event production. Pre-Sale tickets are 15$ instead of 20$ in order to have a garantee, and to avoid having people to cancel/not show up last minute.
That's all, hope you all understand This will be a kickass event, and add-ups such CO2 cost a lotttt of money, but I want to make this epic, and change the face of eSports, starting here on the 20th.
On October 29 2011 01:54 Lexpar wrote: Please stop the French/English debate crap. Our politicians are already doing a pretty good job without our help, no?
As far as barcraft goes- not sure if I can abide by a $30 ticket for an added melon platter... Maybe if you could get a proper T-shirt out there I would think about it. Crossing fingers for stronger drinks this time :p
No need to buy the 30$ ticket if you don't feel confortable with this, I'm working on T-Shirts at the moment to give away, need to find a proper god damn company that does em ! If anyone knows someone good in MTL pm me asap.
On October 29 2011 03:06 TheFearedBeing wrote: Wow! The last event was already huge, i can't wait for this one!
About the Grandmaster room, I know they're limited, but how many do you plan to sell? Do you want the fill the room with people, or just enough so people there have alot of space to relax, etc.?
The GrandMaster Room fits 300 people, we'll only sell around 150 max to keep it confortable and easy going
On October 29 2011 08:09 Steel wrote: Nice! Totally going once again. Don't know about the GM tickets though, any know if it's really worth it? Pretty expensive, but at the same time I want to support this kind of event.
On October 29 2011 00:40 Tusk wrote: Also, you got sponsored and are selling more expensive tickets, but now it's only a drink for presale tickets?
I know its quite epic to be there and you naturally want the best production value for your event, but please realise that to me, drinks and actual tangible effects on the day of are more important than paying for overhead cameras and such.
I agree with what this guy is saying. I know this event is costing money to produce and what not, but 15$/20$ (door) to get in with a single drink is almost what we pay when we go see a "famous" dj at a club. And just like this event, it includes all the show details: lights, smoke, music, special effects, etc.
I think that the same price for 1 drink only is not good value and people will be thrown off by this. Last time, i paid: 20$ ticket, 2x 5.50$ + tax for 2 extra beers, 4$ of food outside...this is around 36$. Now, it will only be more expensive if I want the same...
I'd set the price to 15$ + 2 drinks again as it makes it much more appealing for people. I am telling you this, because I talked to many people who are a bit more casual fans, but wanted to come. And when I told them the price...they were not sure they were interested anymore. Especially for the people that don't know if they are available at the time and need to buy a ticket at the door.
Don't get me wrong, I'll still go, but to fill the place with 1000 people+, its our job to talk to friends and invite other players that are not aware of this event...simply, the price makes it more difficult to convince these more casual fans :/
just my 2 cents.
As said up here, the ticket was practically '' free '' last time, prices won't change and won't be more expensive, working on having some specials and better deals then last time, the only difference is one less drinks, that's all, for a lot more screens, one giant 1080p screens, TVs all over, 3 rooms, seatings, suprises, etc etc... It won't be '' more '' expensive then last time, simply one less free drink then last time to attend world's most crazy barcraft. BTW taxes are included in all the products we sell at the bar.
We have a guy driving down from Chicago, he needed an hotel close to the club, I've a corporate deal at Novotel Hotel, it's 15 seconds away of walk from the club, and I've a price at 125$ for a 2 bed room instead of 175$ in case any '' foreigners '' need a room, email me at marko@1234montreal.com
But I also get your expenses for an MLG sunday like last time, are much lower than say a friday night, simply due to less staff needed to work it.
And making any money at all, is better than what you would have coming in on a Sunday afternoon without MLG, which is nothing.
My thoughts are just that since even making a 10$ profit on a sunday afternoon, as well as the tremendous amount of advertisement your club gets from MLG, coupled with the fact that we're a small but supportive community, we'd have a lot of slack cut, be it through 2 free drinks, or cheaper prices in general, you get the point.
Hey everybody in Montreal I have a question: do you guys know a cafe internet anywhere in Montreal where SC2 is really popular and where I can come to play? Thanks.
On October 30 2011 11:50 sorrowptoss wrote: Hey everybody in Montreal I have a question: do you guys know a cafe internet anywhere in Montreal where SC2 is really popular and where I can come to play? Thanks.
But I also get your expenses for an MLG sunday like last time, are much lower than say a friday night, simply due to less staff needed to work it.
And making any money at all, is better than what you would have coming in on a Sunday afternoon without MLG, which is nothing.
My thoughts are just that since even making a 10$ profit on a sunday afternoon, as well as the tremendous amount of advertisement your club gets from MLG, coupled with the fact that we're a small but supportive community, we'd have a lot of slack cut, be it through 2 free drinks, or cheaper prices in general, you get the point.
I consider myself as a part of this community, I'm a huge fan & player of SC2, and I'm doing the right moves in order to take eSports to another level, and for the growth of BarCrafts all around the world, read the comments from people in other countries, they would give anything to be here.
But I also get your expenses for an MLG sunday like last time, are much lower than say a friday night, simply due to less staff needed to work it.
And making any money at all, is better than what you would have coming in on a Sunday afternoon without MLG, which is nothing.
My thoughts are just that since even making a 10$ profit on a sunday afternoon, as well as the tremendous amount of advertisement your club gets from MLG, coupled with the fact that we're a small but supportive community, we'd have a lot of slack cut, be it through 2 free drinks, or cheaper prices in general, you get the point.
I understand you want more value for your attendance, but I think what aZoX is saying is that he's doing all he can to make this event as large and accommodating as possible. Obviously those two things do not go hand in hand, so we're gonna find a balance so he can set the stage for future Barcrafts. As it stands, one drink's difference does not necessarily diminish the value of the experience, especially given that much more is planned than a silly drink you know? Regardless, we are still only at #2 here and there is much time for improvement. If everybody wants two drinks.. then I'm sure it can be possible with a budget cut elsewhere heh
I'm personally working behind the scene with aZoX on this and i must say guys that the cut in 1 drink is really a little bad for a greater good.
Think of it this way. When you will buy that beer instead of getting it free, tell yourself that you are directly helping eSports and help toward legitimising this type of events for barkeepers out there.
Obvously this is #2, we have to make adjustments. As aZoX mentionned earlier, the production value will be through the roof!
And from what i hear, prices will be better anyway
On October 31 2011 03:22 Siliticx wrote: I'm personally working behind the scene with aZoX on this and i must say guys that the cut in 1 drink is really a little bad for a greater good.
Think of it this way. When you will buy that beer instead of getting it free, tell yourself that you are directly helping eSports and help toward legitimising this type of events for barkeepers out there.
Obvously this is #2, we have to make adjustments. As aZoX mentionned earlier, the production value will be through the roof!
And from what i hear, prices will be better anyway
I disagree with the paying instead of free is helping esports but yes, I understand. I'm just being "that guy" so people involved realise that if it comes down to an overhead camera and C02 cannons or an extra free drink for everyone supporting the event, and quad streams, pick the stuff that has a direct effect on the actual customers paying to attend the event, rather than the stuff that makes it look cool to people that are not there.
On October 31 2011 03:22 Siliticx wrote: I'm personally working behind the scene with aZoX on this and i must say guys that the cut in 1 drink is really a little bad for a greater good.
Think of it this way. When you will buy that beer instead of getting it free, tell yourself that you are directly helping eSports and help toward legitimising this type of events for barkeepers out there.
Obvously this is #2, we have to make adjustments. As aZoX mentionned earlier, the production value will be through the roof!
And from what i hear, prices will be better anyway
I disagree with the paying instead of free is helping esports but yes, I understand. I'm just being "that guy" so people involved realise that if it comes down to an overhead camera and C02 cannons or an extra free drink for everyone supporting the event, and quad streams, pick the stuff that has a direct effect on the actual customers paying to attend the event, rather than the stuff that makes it look cool to people that are not there.
That's a fair point, we will consider this for next time. We're expecting bigger and better this time so naturally we wanted to up the ambiance, we upped the number of rooms (renovated!), seatings and quality. That, alone, is an addition to how much is financially being poured into this.
Overall, though, you don't need drinks or anything more than just the killer sound and killer quality of streams and the multiple views. Club1234 is located very close to a lot of fast-food chains and where drinks could be cheaper, without the alcohol (Jean-Coutu is about a block and a 1/2 where you can get a drink).
But in conclusion, I think you make a fair point that we should perhaps orient ourselves to impressing and satisfying those who come more than those who didn't come. But we also want to attract those who didn't come and those looking in so we can get sponsored and have more funds.
It's a tug-of-war that both sides need to consider, but right now, it's a lot of trial and effect. Will these things enhance the experience? Will this turn people off? Be over the top?
It's a balance we have to make. After Providence, there's a bit before the next MLG: let us know what you'd want scrapped, what you thought would be cool and overall feedback. Like last time.
Hope this settles the kettle :3
P.s: Other barcrafts are often in bars or small places, so the restaurants' accommodations aren't beyond their rims or outlines. They can usually handle the people who come to their restaurants.
Since we're about 400 to potentially more, it's very hard to afford the proper staff, screening and everything in addition. With more people comes more expectations as well and so we would like to blow those people away and not simply make it "an outing where we saw some games with friends".
Id totally get the GM ticket but some of my friends arnt as hardcore fans as I am so i dont expect them to pay 30$ if they can pay 15$ and then id be alone in the gm room so i think ill stick to the 15$ ... but might still get the Gm for the extra esports dollas
On October 31 2011 13:14 mark05 wrote: Id totally get the GM ticket but some of my friends arnt as hardcore fans as I am so i dont expect them to pay 30$ if they can pay 15$ and then id be alone in the gm room so i think ill stick to the 15$ ... but might still get the Gm for the extra esports dollas
On October 31 2011 13:14 mark05 wrote: Id totally get the GM ticket but some of my friends arnt as hardcore fans as I am so i dont expect them to pay 30$ if they can pay 15$ and then id be alone in the gm room so i think ill stick to the 15$ ... but might still get the Gm for the extra esports dollas
Just spend 15 on drinks, we'll forgive you :3
lol last tiem i spent way more than that and my friend also are heavy drinkers so dont worry about that
It's cool and all... it's a great thing that a barcraft in MTL is getting so much attention. Really nice for e-sports. But...
20$...? Seriously? It's the price for a spectator pass for the actual MLG... And for the same price, you get 3 days, you get to see the players and drinks are less expensive... how is that not a scam?
On November 02 2011 01:24 Xalorian wrote: It's cool and all... it's a great thing that a barcraft in MTL is getting so much attention. Really nice for e-sports. But...
20$...? Seriously? It's the price for a spectator pass for the actual MLG... And for the same price, you get 3 days, you get to see the players and drinks are less expensive... how is that not a scam?
Is there an MLG near your house?
If you live in Montreal this is the best live sc2 experience you will have.
On November 02 2011 01:24 Xalorian wrote: It's cool and all... it's a great thing that a barcraft in MTL is getting so much attention. Really nice for e-sports. But...
20$...? Seriously? It's the price for a spectator pass for the actual MLG... And for the same price, you get 3 days, you get to see the players and drinks are less expensive... how is that not a scam?
You obviously have no clue of what you're talking about, look at the video and how kickass the event it is, Pre-Sale is 15$ between that includes a free drink worth 7,50$, plus you get a sick event, giant HD 1080p screens, kickass crowd, 500 000 watts sound system that's worth 500 000$, and all of that happening at the biggest club in town, what more could you ask for ? People from all around the world are begging to attend the event. It's called eSports. Not everybody can drive down to Providence, and you should respect that instead of calling out '' scams '', you've no clue on how expensive is first to open a place like 1234, and then to bring a huge production.
On November 02 2011 01:24 Xalorian wrote: It's cool and all... it's a great thing that a barcraft in MTL is getting so much attention. Really nice for e-sports. But...
20$...? Seriously? It's the price for a spectator pass for the actual MLG... And for the same price, you get 3 days, you get to see the players and drinks are less expensive... how is that not a scam?
Is there an MLG near your house?
If you live in Montreal this is the best live sc2 experience you will have.
Sure it is... and like I said, it's great and I would probably go if I could...20$ would not kill me. I just can't help but wonder how that could cost the same than an actual MLG, that's it.
On November 02 2011 02:22 aZoX wrote: You obviously have no clue of what you're talking about, look at the video and how kickass the event it is, Pre-Sale is 15$ between that includes a free drink worth 7,50$, plus you get a sick event, giant HD 1080p screens, kickass crowd, 500 000 watts sound system that's worth 500 000$, and all of that happening at the biggest club in town, what more could you ask for ? People from all around the world are begging to attend the event. It's called eSports. Not everybody can drive down to Providence, and you should respect that instead of calling out '' scams '', you've no clue on how expensive is first to open a place like 1234, and then to bring a huge production.
How actually asked "how is that not a scam?"... it's called a question, wich mean I wanted some explanation of why is it that expensive for only the entry fee.
Yes it does look like a great event, and that's cool. But why are you charging an entry fee when, basically, it's not different from any event, except for the screen? I'm sure that, with a thousand of people attending, the event would be beneficial for the club just with the food and drinks.
On November 02 2011 01:24 Xalorian wrote: It's cool and all... it's a great thing that a barcraft in MTL is getting so much attention. Really nice for e-sports. But...
20$...? Seriously? It's the price for a spectator pass for the actual MLG... And for the same price, you get 3 days, you get to see the players and drinks are less expensive... how is that not a scam?
Is there an MLG near your house?
If you live in Montreal this is the best live sc2 experience you will have.
Sure it is... and like I said, it's great and I would probably go if I could...20$ would not kill me. I just can't help but wonder how that could cost the same than an actual MLG, that's it.
read the thread this has been explained exhaustively numerous times
On November 02 2011 01:24 Xalorian wrote: It's cool and all... it's a great thing that a barcraft in MTL is getting so much attention. Really nice for e-sports. But...
20$...? Seriously? It's the price for a spectator pass for the actual MLG... And for the same price, you get 3 days, you get to see the players and drinks are less expensive... how is that not a scam?
There's a production value around it... its not some crappy bar with a monitor. If they can make good money out of it, its a good thing for eSports. It will entice others to do the same and then, with more competition and different offers, we will have a better scale of prices. I won't be attending Mtl Barcraft, because it is too expensive for my student budget, but its in no way a scam.
Has far as I know if people are ready to go at 20$ (which is barely an hour worth of work anyway)... why not?? If 20$ is too expensive for you, just don't go or better yet organize something and make it less expensive. But really, I dont see how calling it a scam will ever do any good for the community.
Good luck at the MTL Barcraft people and makes has much money as you can... and do it over and over again... amen! Viva la revolutione
On November 02 2011 01:24 Xalorian wrote: It's cool and all... it's a great thing that a barcraft in MTL is getting so much attention. Really nice for e-sports. But...
20$...? Seriously? It's the price for a spectator pass for the actual MLG... And for the same price, you get 3 days, you get to see the players and drinks are less expensive... how is that not a scam?
There's a production value around it... its not some crappy bar with a monitor. If they can make good money out of it, its a good thing for eSports. It will entice others to do the same and then, with more competition and different offers, we will have a better scale of prices. I won't be attending Mtl Barcraft, because it is too expensive for my student budget, but its in no way a scam.
Has far as I know if people are ready to go at 20$ (which is barely an hour worth of work anyway)... why not?? If 20$ is too expensive for you, just don't go or better yet organize something and make it less expensive. But really, I dont see how calling it a scam will ever do any good for the community.
Good luck at the MTL Barcraft people and makes has much money as you can... and do it over and over again... amen! Viva la revolutione
If it's 20$ because it costs a lot to run (i'm seriously sceptical, that's it.) then it's all fine. But if it is to make a lot of money at the expense of the actual MLG... i'm not so sure. Well... if barcraft become a way to make easy money for some guys that run a place, i don't see how it is good for e-sports. 25 000 peoples watching MLG at barcraft is 24 999 less view for MLG stream... Wich mean less money for MLG, therefore less money for e-sports.
I'm not saying that it is indeed the case for sure, i'm just saying that it does look a bit like that.
On November 02 2011 03:50 mark05 wrote: also take into accoutn that a cinema ticket is 13$ and to eat u alrdy bust de 20%, no ambiances and only for about 2 hours
That's true.
But cinema have to buy the movies, and THAT is expensive. Club 1234 don't have to pay MLG to have the right to stream the event and make money out of it. And Cinema do not charge 7,50 for a single drink.
I'm not screaming "SCAM!", i'm just wondering if it's normal to charge that much...
On November 02 2011 04:13 HypernovA wrote: Why are people whining about the price of tickets? If you find it is too expensive, you don't need to go.
It's called principle.
Becore Club 1234 barcraft were actually there just to have fun and was free except for drinks.
Now if bar holders start to use that to make a shitload of easy money, MLG, Blizzard, GSL, NASL, etc will start to charge events for rights. And if that happen, that will hurt more that it will help e-sports, since most barcraft throught out the world can't afford that.
If the 20$ is really justified then that's fine, like I said...
On November 02 2011 04:13 HypernovA wrote: Why are people whining about the price of tickets? If you find it is too expensive, you don't need to go.
It's called principle.
Becore Club 1234 barcraft were actually there just to have fun and was free except for drinks.
Now if bar holders start to use that to make a shitload of easy money, MLG, Blizzard, GSL, NASL, etc will start to charge events for rights. And if that happen, that will hurt more that it will help e-sports, since most barcraft throught out the world can't afford that.
If the 20$ is really justified then that's fine, like I said...
You obviously don't know what you are talking about. The last Barcraft was not free and it was 20$ as well and no one was crying about it. Now that Marko had better production value and a better atmosphere, the same price he charged is now outrageously expensive? Last I checked, 1234 is a business and the main goal of a business is to make money.
On November 02 2011 04:13 HypernovA wrote: Why are people whining about the price of tickets? If you find it is too expensive, you don't need to go.
It's called principle.
Becore Club 1234 barcraft were actually there just to have fun and was free except for drinks.
Now if bar holders start to use that to make a shitload of easy money, MLG, Blizzard, GSL, NASL, etc will start to charge events for rights. And if that happen, that will hurt more that it will help e-sports, since most barcraft throught out the world can't afford that.
If the 20$ is really justified then that's fine, like I said...
You obviously don't know what you are talking about. The last Barcraft was not free and it was 20$ as well and no one was crying about it. Now that Marko had better production value and a better atmosphere, the same price he charged is now outrageously expensive? Last I checked, 1234 is a business and the main goal of a business is to make money.
I didn't meant that before this event Club 1234 was free to entry, but that club 1234 was actually the first barcraft to have that sort of entry fee, and that most barcraft around the world are not charging a dime, but are still making money out of drinks.
If Club start to see barcraft as a way to make a lot of money, it's no good for e-sport. MLG will just start to charge barcraft around the world.
And again, i'm not crying, I was asking for explanation.
You obviously don't know what you are talking about. The last Barcraft was not free and it was 20$ as well and no one was crying about it. Now that Marko had better production value and a better atmosphere, the same price he charged is now outrageously expensive? Last I checked, 1234 is a business and the main goal of a business is to make money. [/QUOTE
I didn't meant that before this event Club 1234 was free to entry, but that club 1234 was actually the first barcraft to have that sort of entry fee, and that other barcraft around the world are not charging a dime.
Hi, I'll chime in and hopefully have you see it our way.
The reason there is an entry fee for Barcraft in this club is because of two things; 1. Because you're asking for it to be in business when it typically is not, this has a cost or a renting charge of using the space for an event. Marko is the manager, not the owner, so he doesn't have totally reign or control of the establishment (he might as well though). It starts at 12 and ends til 9 about. That's just before it cuts in into the club scene.dance/whatever. I don't even know if he remains open after for the party-goers (do they go on Sunday?)
That being said, the reason it costs more is because it accommodates to more people. For regular Barcrafts, they do it in a bar, the establishment doesn't have to do anything extra: just have StarCraft on television and in exchange, everyone there must order a drink or meal or something (ranging from 3 to 9 dollars is my estimate). HD is paid by the Barcraft goers and nothing more is offered.
This is a club, not a bar, and it's happening during off-hours, which means the Club needs to do more for the same thing, even if it lowers it's prospects. Just service alone and a proper screening has a cost more than the Bar who does nothing more but allow a television hooked up a large plasma screen. They get more business with almost no cost.
For the club, they get more business, but it also gets more demand for proper service: drinks are customary for a barcraft and for a club as well. Our surround system is monstrous, but that has a cost too. Nice projectors: it costs too. Setting up starts at 9. So you're paying people for a 12-hour shift after they did a pretty long shift til 3 in the morning (some of them).
Everything costs money, including all the people they're hiring who, probably have worked late last night the night before.
In conclusion, there is no real reason why you have to go to this barcraft and if you dislike the price, you are free to organize your own at a bar or at a school. We're going to organize this Barcraft but keep it fair and maintain the club afloat. For the record, I checked out getting my school's auditorium for a barcraft: seats about 600 people; it's a three figure cost to rent it out.
Hope this helps.
If Club start to see barcraft as a way to make a lot of money, it's no good for e-sport.
The system works like this: Go in debt by upping the value of the event with sparkly stuff, better projectors, sound system, etc. -> Get a return based on a number of goers -> subject money made by money spent -> use rest of the money to up the value for next time + profit.
All businesses look for profit. MLG is a business before it's an event. You're missing the concept that people can make money and host a killer event. You can have two motivations and two intents on an event. If you do everything in your power to make the event the best it can be, a profit is expected by rationale of: "you get what you put in".
Well, it does sound way better that way. Thanks for this in depth explanation.
I just hope that people are not using MLG as a publicity to make a lot of money, because that do not help e-sport growth nor MLG at all. But if all what you said is true, then it's all fine.
Well, it does sound way better that way. Thanks for this in depth explanation.
I just hope that people are not using MLG as a publicity to make a lot of money, because that do not help e-sport growth nor MLG at all. But if all what you said is true, then it's all fine.
You have to realize that MLG is a vehicle to promoting events, hence all their sponsors. They're not necessarily doing it for competitive gaming's growth, but believe there is an audience or target consumer with the event/business.
This isn't some robbing of kids' allowances. Barcrafts aren't taking advantage of MLG or their viewerbase to turn a petty profit. They're providing a service, an event of its own and it has its cost and price. But a business is a business, you can't deny it, but if the service is good, you're satisfied and you feel the price was deserving to what you experienced; regardless if the club was directly involved, then the pricetag shouldn't be an issue in the overall grand scheme of things.
No?
And if not, we took all the feedback that was suggested and tried to revise for the next barcraft. Which do you think is more important? How much someone made in one event, or the return of the city's people, a good reputation and better namesake for future events?
Torte, does Marko pay you to say this? Cause you're good lol. But all in all, whatever torte de lini is saying is all true and i can say that the manager of the club and the one organizing this event (aZoX aka Marko) is doing it for E-sports and not for the profit. And he has huge ambitions so it's just better for us in the end.
He should pay me in my opinion. I'm only doing it for the heaps of bags of money he stuffs in his basement-dwelling disc-changing from the ceiling office anyways.
I've played 4s with Marko on Stream and watched GSL at the Club. Hope that gives a bit more credibility.
I'd like to chime in a bit. last time we had a good time, amiright? Well Marko being the awesome businessman he is took a risk. A risk that is now known as BarCraft Montreal, a legend amongst this new trend of BarCrafts and things are just starting. Marko saw an opportunity after the first edition to literrally up barcrafts to another level.
And when I say whole new level it is not just a figure of speech! Were literally taking the production value THROUGH THE ROOF! There will be so many new screens, new machines, new cameras and there is also us in the background that will ensure that the event runs smoothly for all of you and provide you with great entertainment! You should see Marko in meetings. The guy is passionate and he will make this as awesome as he can without raising the ticket price.
You gotta also remember what Torte said, this is off-hours. They open the club specificly for us. That is why the staff last time was a bit off, they usually dont open during those hours. Couple the staff with insurance costs and exploitation fees + a mega production + so many new screens, projectors on a day that is normally closed and youre looking at a pretty darn expensive bill! I'm pretty sure that this edition will actually be an investment, those screens wont pay for themselves!
Honestly guys, 15$ aint asking much for such an event literally the most epic nerd event of your life!
The way I see it, a club (or even a bar for that matter) is not gonna hold a special event to sell food and drink if you can view it from that perspective.
From a club owner's view point, an event has to bring in a solid revenue in order for you to want to do it again. Considering this is event number two and the club has Clearly upped the productive budget, I'm glad the ticket price didn't get higher. Of course, that's because this one is gonna be That much more of a success If I did not convince you, then I failed at what I set out to do. Edit: I see I have been ninja'd. Economics aside...
I think you should come with some friends if at all possible ^^ See fer yourself!
Time goes by so slowly o.O I think I'm gonna get an extra gin and tonic. and drink a nice brooskii or two during breaks ! Quite excited, yes. Starcraft hits the spot
Ok, I don't know how to explain this, Torte made it pretty clear here with clean explanations, but it's really hard to explain until you see all the expenses behind it... People think everything has no cost, and just opening the doors and everything would roll and everything would be fine.. For 1234 it's not the reality, and this event is with no profit intentions, if there are fine, if not, we're fine with that. this event is made for eSports. Let me explain.
Please someone, explain me this. First of all, whoever has '' doubts '' about who I am, I'm a nerd, I love SC2, I love the scene, I love eSports. I do this for the community, I could sit down home on the 20th and make the same paycheck.
I'm probably the only club manager in the entire world to know, love StarCraft as much as I do, and I took massive risks with the first one, MASSIVE risks.
People think it's off business, that it's suppose to have '' less '' fees to run the place. Well guess what, it's actually more expensive. The staff you saw there, you think they're there for free as volunteers for eSports ? No they aren't, and I didn't reclaim the owner a salary for all of this, this is pure fun for me.
We could have set this up in a damn Pub, like everybody else does all around the world. That's ok, but not cool. We're Cool, the genius that came in this world, those Steve Jobs, came with new design, and new thinking, new ideas, and that's what revolutionize the world we live in, people like him. He could have designed a black mac with plastic case, he came with a stainless steel case silver. Took a step ahead, and people followed.
I know about everyone that loves this game, it's a passion, I live it myself, and guess what, I might not be the only one, the GM tickets are selling twice faster then the regulars. Any profit & regular business minded person would have raised the cost after the first barcraft and cut the drinks to 0, seeing the demand that there is, and I'm sure we would still have the same amount, if not more people with that.
It's not me, but I simply can't have a free entrance in order to have all of this running, it's not the reality we live in, and let's be honest here, we weren't close sales wise at the bar to what we are on a regular night, for more hours of business, and I'm really, really fine with that, main goal of this even is to put a smile on everyones face.
Thank god Vuugo came to give a huge kick to the production of this event, it will be awesome, but let's imagine in a perfect world that a few more business like Vuugo would exist and throw, guess what, the ticket would turn to 0$, as it would pay for all. Not there yet, soon we'll be, the 20th will open the eyes of the entire world.
I'm born to do things big, and saw the opportunity here, to make this thing a monster, a fucking gozilla BarCraft.
Let's all have a good time on the 20th, drinks on me.
You heard the man, buy more drinks! ^^ And buy more regular tickets :O Come one wheres the under-privileged support We must make this one more successful! I saw a measly barcraft on what was it, IPL or something? who knows. 3 rooms of carnage les boys!!
aZoX is the hardest BarCraft organizer out there. Putting together even a regular BarCraft is a shit-ton of work, but Marko/aZoX raised what a BarCraft can be to a whole other level. I doubt anyone who been to a BarCraft, especially BarCraft Montreal, will ever want to go back to watching StarCraft at home again.
I just want to thank Marko for organising this fucking awesome event. First one ruled, but this looks like it'll blow what's been done last time out of the water.
For those not sure about the entry cost... trust me, it's worth every penny. This is no regular barcraft, it's the king of them all - The next best thing to being right there at MLG.
On November 03 2011 22:29 Eti307 wrote: Any of you guys going to this doing the movember? I do and I will have a glorious and manly stache at this event
He is the only translator that will transform the otherwise fairly remarkable ending of a tournament into a brofest of love and tears. His speeches are second to none.
On November 03 2011 22:29 Eti307 wrote: Any of you guys going to this doing the movember? I do and I will have a glorious and manly stache at this event
On November 03 2011 22:29 Eti307 wrote: Any of you guys going to this doing the movember? I do and I will have a glorious and manly stache at this event
Annoucement coming within a few, we have a PROGAMING team that will join the forces to support BarCraft Montreal.
The best BarCraft to be associated with world's most powerful team.
who can it be ?!?... i put my money on reign.... but you said most powerfull team never would be fxo im or slayers would be too unreal.Wait maybe EG or even ...TL ? i know tyler support us a lot
Annoucement coming within a few, we have a PROGAMING team that will join the forces to support BarCraft Montreal.
The best BarCraft to be associated with world's most powerful team.
who can it be ?!?... i put my money on reign.... but you said most powerfull team never would be fxo im or slayers would be too unreal.Wait maybe EG or even ...TL ? i know tyler support us a lot
well most teams are gonna be at Providence so it's kinda hard to say.
Guys guys guys , the proffesional QuebeC team what are they called? OBVS them :D I believe they have a stream pn Team Liquid once in a while called QC starcraft, french commentation. Amirite?
On November 05 2011 10:29 aZoX wrote: Allright guys,
Annoucement coming within a few, we have a PROGAMING team that will join the forces to support BarCraft Montreal.
The best BarCraft to be associated with world's most powerful team.
After 5 good answers I'll announce who's in !
God, hope it's Liquid man..
EG would be okay.. But I'm just tired of them buying off everything I like :<
If EG was going to support Montreal in that way, don't you think they'd deserve to be loved?
It's a smart move regardless, the first team to openly announce their support of the Canadian scene is going to be insta-loved by those 1200+ ppl attending on November 20th. Can't wait to see who's making the smart decision. :D
On November 06 2011 03:22 Puph wrote: Guys guys guys , the proffesional QuebeC team what are they called? OBVS them :D I believe they have a stream pn Team Liquid once in a while called QC starcraft, french commentation. Amirite?
i know were 2 week prior ... but im curious what the tickets sale looks like whitout having too much details...like are all150 gm tickets gone ? im anxious want this to go oh so well c mon peeps join up !
On November 07 2011 12:41 StaplerPhone wrote: When it's finalized I hope you post the drinks menu up, I'd love to see what SC2 drinks you guys come up with
if you weren't there for the first one or didn't try it, you got to try the vaspene gas.....so good!
On November 07 2011 12:24 mark05 wrote: seriously ? I'm dying to know this isnt cool lol
Tomorrow
On November 07 2011 12:41 StaplerPhone wrote: When it's finalized I hope you post the drinks menu up, I'd love to see what SC2 drinks you guys come up with
Very shortly about to finalise it !
On November 07 2011 13:16 Skrillex wrote: So proud to be from montreal ;') Question, for parking, we have to found somewhere around or pay 15$ in the parking lot?
Hey, there's a parking in front at 15$, parking in the street with meters on sundays on Ste-Cathe is FREE, and there's an inside parking at 7$ corner ste-catherine and drummond !
On November 07 2011 05:34 Diminisherqc wrote: i know were 2 week prior ... but im curious what the tickets sale looks like whitout having too much details...like are all150 gm tickets gone ? im anxious want this to go oh so well c mon peeps join up !
We already sold more online tickets then the last event and we're 2 weeks away ! It's CRAZY.
For Grand Masters tickets there's only about 30 remaining so hurry up ! They should be sold out by Wednesday IMO.
On November 07 2011 13:16 Skrillex wrote: So proud to be from montreal ;') Question, for parking, we have to found somewhere around or pay 15$ in the parking lot?
If you don't mind searching a bit and then walking for 10 minutes afterwards, you can always find parking in the area. Good spots would be next to the Lucien-L'Allier metro in the small roads there or a but further south near Notre-Dame (you should be able to find these areas on Google Map)
If you're lazy then pay the 15 bucks for the parking, I guess it'll depend how you'll feel then.
On November 07 2011 13:16 Skrillex wrote: So proud to be from montreal ;') Question, for parking, we have to found somewhere around or pay 15$ in the parking lot?
If you don't mind searching a bit and then walking for 10 minutes afterwards, you can always find parking in the area. Good spots would be next to the Lucien-L'Allier metro in the small roads there or a but further south near Notre-Dame (you should be able to find these areas on Google Map)
If you're lazy then pay the 15 bucks for the parking, I guess it'll depend how you'll feel then.
On November 08 2011 02:48 monx wrote: need stronger drinks imo. Vespene gas was full of ice and even tough was good, not enough strong imo. (too much ice probably)
Hey, as mentionned previously you can request to NOT have ice in your drinks.. like you can request at McDonalds to take off the pickels ! You can also request Doubles ! Vespene gaz is a sweet drink, if you want to get drunk/smashed go for stronger stuff such as cognac, scotch, whisky, that should do it
On November 08 2011 03:03 mark05 wrote: Can we have a hint for the pro-team sponsorship ? :D
By tonight late or tomorrow morning
On November 08 2011 03:08 Masamune wrote: okay okay, Toronto can have hockey and Montreal can have barcrafts GL with everything!
I'm fine with that Sick season for Leafs.. So far !
On November 08 2011 03:15 Panthae wrote: <3 aZoX, I'll be txting you later to stop by to get 5 or 6 pre-sale tickets.
TXT 514-774-7827 Will be at the club tomorrow from 12:00 to 5:00pm ! Many are already coming to pickup some
On November 08 2011 11:49 Torte de Lini wrote: I'm selling tickets too ): QQ Everyone who said they'd buy tickets from me just bought them online haha~
they must be drawn to the e-signature you have to do for the GM ticket, lol
On November 08 2011 11:42 mark05 wrote: This may probably already be answered but the ticket we bought online, we can pick them up the day of the event at the door right?
edit: also, ill wait for the hint... tonight !
Exactly it's a pickup at the door the day of the event only for those that buy it online. All you need is the first and last name used for the transaction + quantity bought.
Just want to give tort props for being very respectful and courteous in responding to people who had questions(that were quite valid) about the price/event.
It's nice to see that people involved in events like this arent the ones who were telling Xalorian to shut up, stop whining and "not go".
I'm not sure if I have the time to be there, but it sounds so fucking sick either way. So glad our community is building up steadily. Cheers to Club 1234!
On November 08 2011 18:25 Tusk wrote: Just want to give tort props for being very respectful and courteous in responding to people who had questions(that were quite valid) about the price/event.
It's nice to see that people involved in events like this arent the ones who were telling Xalorian to shut up, stop whining and "not go".
Thank Jah for that one!
Thank you. It takes equal effort to tell someone off than to just explain it to them :B
Sorry guys I'm laddering I'll tell you later... O.O Haha joke joke, everything is confirmed at 100%, simply waiting for something I need to receive from the team & from someone on my side in order to announce it accordingly :D
Hahaha!!! That's such awesome news! EG Sponsoring a Canadian Barcraft, how can they not be considered the smartest most kickass team now... We gave so much love to Idra and HuK during the tournament, this Barcraft is going to be EPIC!
Big props to everyone who came and set the precedent last time and much love to the new people joining us this time, our show of love for the game and e-sports is unprecedented and it only took ONE event for the world to see that. That's just sick, awesome and shows how much Montreal is the place to be for gaming.
Much love to EG also for noticing all this and making sure they're the first to encourage e-Sports in Canada. Not sponsoring a tournament, but a BARCRAFT, is nothing short of amazing on their part. I can't wait for this event and I sincerely hope we get to see the team in a live tournament in Montreal soon, if 1200+ people are massing for a Barcraft, imagine how many would come for a live event! I was a fan of EG in the beginning, now I'm sold for life.
Everyone should thank aZoX, Torte de Lini and everyone at Club 1234 working on this too, hard work made all of this possible and if we do end up with a Canadian MLG it'll be hands down because they pioneered the first kickass Barcraft in Montreal. So thanks Marko and Club 1234 for helping the future of Canadian e-Sports!
Shout out to all the casters and players who hyped Barcraft Montreal: MLG Orlando and are talking about Barcraft Montreal: MLG Providence, they are getting the word out that there's a market here in Quebec and Canada! Notably LiquidTyler, Slasher and JP for talking about it on Twitter, @#*! Slasher and SotG!
Hope to see everyone on November 20th! I'm truly a happy panda right now. I know who I'll be rooting for! :D
well that just makes sense and i am really happy it's EG. With all the kind support we had for HuK this is really cool and it shows how they care about the community. <3 EG
I told my company director about this barcraft and he made it a company event! They'll be 7 - 8 of us from PCmall (we're located right next to bonaventure) coming. Can't wait!
BarCraft's relationship with EG has been a long one. It's easy to forget that it's iNcontroL's shoutout during the NASL Finals that launched the movement in the first place.
On November 10 2011 03:20 Primadog wrote: BarCraft's relationship with EG has been a long one. It's easy to forget that it's iNcontroL's shoutout during the NASL Finals that launched the movement in the first place.
I'm pretty sure it's the first one they're sponsoring though! But indeed, InControl is awesome.
On November 10 2011 02:40 EAGER-beaver wrote: I told my company director about this barcraft and he made it a company event! They'll be 7 - 8 of us from PCmall (we're located right next to bonaventure) coming. Can't wait!
About ordering tickets online, I noticed a C$3.21 service fee per ticket on Clubzone. I do no recall seeing that prior to this week, although my memory might be wrong. Is this new? Considering purchasing online means simply mentioning your name at the door to get in, I don't think the Clubzone Policy about service fees should apply ("This fee covers such expenses as ticket processing, merchant fees, shipping and handling, administrative procedures, etc").
Is there also another way besides Clubzone to get pre-sale tickets without having to head over to downtown Montréal? I live on the north shore of the city and won't be able to head downtown prior to the event.
On November 10 2011 13:51 Scipion wrote: Congrats on getting sponsored by EG!
About ordering tickets online, I noticed a C$3.21 service fee per ticket on Clubzone. I do no recall seeing that prior to this week, although my memory might be wrong. Is this new? Considering purchasing online means simply mentioning your name at the door to get in, I don't think the Clubzone Policy about service fees should apply ("This fee covers such expenses as ticket processing, merchant fees, shipping and handling, administrative procedures, etc").
Is there also another way besides Clubzone to get pre-sale tickets without having to head over to downtown Montréal? I live on the north shore of the city and won't be able to head downtown prior to the event.
Hey !
You can get them through me or Torte as mentionned in the original post, both of our contact info are there...
I'm also available to deliver in Montreal before going to the club Friday around 9:00pm if you want.
I've another annoucement to make by tomorrow, a manufacturer of professional gaming hardware as joined the forces to give you guys more gears & products !
On November 11 2011 10:40 aZoX wrote: Today is another great day !
I've another annoucement to make by tomorrow, a manufacturer of professional gaming hardware as joined the forces to give you guys more gears & products !
Wow didnt see that one coming. Was sure it was Steelseries but i love Razer a lot and got some gear from them so really cool. This is the best barcraft ever yo. Props to Marko!
On November 12 2011 05:30 monx wrote: Wow didnt see that one coming. Was sure it was Steelseries but i love Razer a lot and got some gear from them so really cool. This is the best barcraft ever yo. Props to Marko!
EG is having about all of their partners sending us merchandise as well... When we're speaking of EG, we're also speaking of everybody behind them... Kingston HyperX, In Win, Split Reason, etc..
On November 12 2011 05:56 Lexpar wrote: So for the online preorder, I can just show up and give you my name and number of tickets and all will be okay?
dude i cant wait ! 9 more days !!.serious baller marko . btw jsut a question out fo curiosity did the sponsor were hard to get or they just dropped like school girls before beiber casue of event hype? again thanks for yor effort buddy never though i would see a barcraft...let alone montreal being the baddest and biggest of them all !!!
**edit :forgot to say i wnet the first one enjoed every minute of the 9 hours i was there i wanted this event to work os much as if it was my event so F**** GLAD this has worked keep it up man !!
Hey azox! Would like to know, when you say the GM master tickets are sold oout, do you mean you sold all 300 or did you only sold 150 like you said before so that everyone have some room?
On November 12 2011 06:56 D4ncingCow wrote: Hey azox! Would like to know, when you say the GM master tickets are sold oout, do you mean you sold all 300 or did you only sold 150 like you said before so that everyone have some room?
Thx! only 9 days!!!
Hey ! They are indeed all sold, it's a little more then 150, + medias & press, so there will be around 200 peepz in the room. They'll still be able to go up and down though.
On November 12 2011 08:55 pStar wrote: $30 BarCraft?
I thought BarCraft was supposed to be barcraft, now its turning into a corporate thing....
And I don't like it :O
Please read the original post before posting. We have tickets available in pre-sale at 15$ which include one free drink. The rest of the tickets help to pay a party of the production that's beeing put together for this kickass show. Thanks god Vuugo is there to support and make this happen ! By the way, show your love to Vuugo, as our main sponsors guys they deserve it ! http://twitter.com/vuugo
On November 12 2011 08:55 pStar wrote: $30 BarCraft?
I thought BarCraft was supposed to be barcraft, now its turning into a corporate thing....
And I don't like it :O
Guess the entire eSports industry has nothing to do with the corporative industry.
Look, this has been extensively covered in the last few pages, take a look
I want to chum in on this a bit.
BarCraft is inherently community-driven. If a BarCraft ever "went corporate," it will lose its character and ceased to be a proper BarCraft. However, just because it shouldn't be Corporate doesn't mean BarCraft have to suck! aZoX & Montreal demonstrated that BarCraft can use a little production, and evolve from a good social experience to a great social experience. I doubt Tasteless said "I want to be at Montreal right now" as lip-service.
I talk to a lot of BarCraft organizers, a good majority of them. aZoX is one I communicated with closely, and Montreal model one I watched carefully. I am confident to say that he have the Community interest and expectation first, taking a great career risk in trying BarCraft in Montreal. He is not in BarCraft for the money or to make BarCraft Corporate. I am willing to stake my reputation with the BarCraft community on that belief.
Despite how far the movement have come, BarCraft is still new, barely 4 months old by certain measures. Experimentation like Montreal and Quebec is encouraged and necessary. In the end, none of us know what the fuck we're doing, and we'll never know until we try every worthwhile format out there.
On November 12 2011 08:55 pStar wrote: $30 BarCraft?
I thought BarCraft was supposed to be barcraft, now its turning into a corporate thing....
And I don't like it :O
no other regular bar would charge 30$ the reason they are charging 30$ is so they can open a 2nd room. This place is a giant ass club but if you wanna be ignorant and don't like it sure be my guest :D
On November 14 2011 06:31 JinnAxel wrote: Kanda on St. Catherine has Korean BBQ... but it's Kanda so stuff might not be the best quality. Still, it's all you can eat for about 25 bucks.
I've tried it. The style isn't exactly "korean" as our netizen Korean told us, but it's pretty good. Their quality is as you say not the best. It's decent/ok.
This is amazing and really warms my heart to see how big the community is in Montreal and the effort that everyone is putting in to set the BAR for Barcraft! I hope I do well so you guys can actually watch some of my games!!!
On November 12 2011 08:55 pStar wrote: $30 BarCraft?
I thought BarCraft was supposed to be barcraft, now its turning into a corporate thing....
And I don't like it :O
no other regular bar would charge 30$ the reason they are charging 30$ is so they can open a 2nd room. This place is a giant ass club but if you wanna be ignorant and don't like it sure be my guest :D
I probably didnt inform myself as well as I should have in my previous post and for that I am sorry.
But you Desrow, please dont lecture ANYBODY on ANYTHING.
I want ALL of that! I'll take the rug too 8) I'm really really really impressed with the variety. I hope I snatch something my size :D Mannnn I had almost the same couch when I was a kid.....!! See you'z gui'z sunday
Went to the first BarCraft and was surpised on how EPIC it was. Really enjoyed myself and already got my ticket to the EG lair! Really looking forward to meeting people and watching the games, too bad there's this thing called school blocking me for half the day
On November 16 2011 13:26 mark05 wrote: O M G 0.0, for the amount of post/promotion ive done i request one of these shirts !
edit: with that many giveaway, how are you planning to give out all that stuff? throwing 800+ items doesnt make sense
Hahaha, there's actually a bunch of shirt I haven't receive yet out of the 800, hope some won't be block at the customs, so far from these 3 caisses I've about 250, more to arrive this week !
Better then the previous 5 t-shirts we had to give-out from TwitchTV at the first edition hahaha !
Rest of list of what will be given away:
+ all the amazing gear from Vuugo.com ( Ranging from video cards to small electronics ) + all the amazing gear from TwitchTV ( t-shirts, flasque, openers & more ) + all the amazing gear from Team Evil Geniuses partners such as Kingston ( 8 RAM Memory Kits and 4 SSDs + Split Reason Gears + In Win Gears + EG Shirts + more) + all the amazing gear from Razer ( Banshee Headsets + hats + more )
and it keeps coming ! 2nd shipment out of 4, Kingston HyperX, Goliath Online ! BarCraft is the new Christmas ! We've got t-shirts in those, Kingston HyperX branded massive glowsticks, Memory Sticks Key-chains & more !
Maybe you should make a list of possible prizes on the front page. Cause that looks like a lot of stuff. Is it going to be one prize per person? It's gonna be kinda unfair if 1 person can win multiple "big" things (obviously pens and stuff don't count)
On November 18 2011 08:45 JinnAxel wrote: Maybe you should make a list of possible prizes on the front page. Cause that looks like a lot of stuff. Is it going to be one prize per person? It's gonna be kinda unfair if 1 person can win multiple "big" things (obviously pens and stuff don't count)
Hahaha, there's so many stuff that I don't even know how will you guys hold all of that !
It's eSports man, I'll announce before the giveaways to everyone to make sure everyone gets 1 thing before claiming another prize, there's no pigs in the community
Hey everyone, Friday I will be at our weekly StarCraft Concordia University! Selling tickets of course and I welcome all to be there!
The location is H-Building at Concordia's Downtown campus H-423 (Visual image) Time: Friday, November 18th @ 5:45pm!
There will be a bunch of us guys there just kicking, maybe watching some MLG on Friday (we still until about 8 or so) and then we make a stop to our regular place to eat: Picks!
If you haven't been to Picks, I suggest you try it now! Best burgers around, trumps Buns 10x!
Hey guys, this is Torte de Lini. I was the tired guy always going behind the big screen (brown sweater).
Thanks a lot for attending this event, it was a huge success, great prizes, great crowd, great ambiance and atmosphere. Had the time of my life and to be truly honest: I was ecstatic and happy to see you all have come. Made a lot of new friends (production crew are just awesome, a lot from [LAN] ETS: big hello to them!)!, met up with some old friends (and an even older one from my old high-school, oh shit!) and overall had a blast.
Had a really rushed start (8:00 to 10:00 was just hectic setting up), but the end results was just wild and totally worth it. I'm fucking tired as hell but giggly! Vespene Gas still the best and I can't quite recall the bartender's name, but the one on the right bar-corner made the best version of them all [I tried them all]!
Big thanks to Vuugo.com, if you didn't meet their representatives, you should, they were genuine, great and a pleasure to get acquainted with.
Once again, thanks a lot guys! Interviews and video should be released sometime in the future. Pretty sure Marko has his own thing to say too! Be on the lookout for more Montreal events and stuff (hopefully I can organize or contribute to each of them additionally!)
wow...jsut wow ...word wont make jsutice that the quality of the event.Im kinda speechless btw thx for teh pizza in the gm room marko you rock , nothing to say except maybe when is the next one !!i got my fair share of prize too (RAM BABY ) HELL i deserve it i was vuugo fan of the week last week hahaha... serisouly marko grats on all of this i am with you when you say that the community is to thank for all that and you are right .BUT i still thank you for putting that much effort in each and every ways possible to put a good show on the road.God knows how many porple would have botched this in some way and have minor results.im still lerie i think. THANKs to everyone partner and *us* to make it happen GO esport community you rock !
I don't think I have any critics/suggestions for the next one, everything seemed perfect. The new screen in the main hall was absolutely gorgeous, and the 2nd room with the chairs was also perfect to just sit down and relax. The main hall was thus somewhat less packed but that gave a bit more breathing space and the atmosphere was definitely still there.
Major hats off to everyone involved! ESPORTS QUEBEC FUCK YEA
OMG ! This was so awesome ! Thanks to everyone for being there, thanks to the staff (marko !! <3) for setting up such a great event, thanks to the partners for making it happen and thanks to MLG for making it "protossible".
Barcraft Montréal was obviously the best Barcraft today, and I hope you'll continue organizing amazing stuff like that for upcoming competitions. You're really helping eSports getting as big as it gets !
If Sundance DiGiovanni and all MLG staff don't bring MLG in Montréal next year after they saw us today, I don't understand people anymore... So, see you guys @ next Barcraft Montréal AND @ MLG Montréal 2012 !
I arrived at the event around 3:30pm and stayed until the end. I had a great time! The mood was great, the production was fantastic with a huge screen and multiple rooms full of people. Great event! I left with a Kingston T-Shirt and a fan for my computer and great memory of the crowd reaction to the games. The live shout out to MLG was CRAZY with excitement and the smoke canon were spectacular!
My only complaint is one that is often talked about in Montreal these last few year: The hosts talking on the microphones spoke English 80% of the time. I understand English well enough but being francophone in the greatest city of a francophone province, I felt like a foreign invite. Most people I saw there spoke perfect french and the hosts too for that matter so I feel there is definitely a lack of sensitivity to the french canadian public attending the event.
I believe we alternated between the two. As far as I know, all of us as the crew spoke in french amongst one another, towards the end it was more in english; this is because Vuugo.com giveaway/raffle thing, they're from Ontario and their french isn't too great.
I don't think it was done on purpose, our apologies.
the only complaint i have is abot the CO2 cannon.... way too noisy for the amount of smoke given, and we dont even really need smoke, i thought we were going to die when the noice first started...was a bit awkward
I actually got to really extensively talk to Vuugo.com and get to know them. Really swell guys who are truly passionate about these sort of events and Montreal as a whole.
Consider them when buying your stuff, they're a great company and website :B
I mean, imagine how tormented they were when their table was between both rooms, but couldn't see the screen. They were almost in tears ):
Hey guys, Concordia University's The Link wrote an article about us! Give them some love, pick up their issue! (yeah there are some errors lol, "turn-based" haha)
edit: fuck, can't believe he quoted the "no friends" part hahahaha, boy do I look like a fuck now ha! (long-story short, CEGEP was my first English school, so I was adjusting in a way and hated everyone there)
double-edit: how did they get the number 3,000 of the Vuugo sponsorship? o_____o I don't even know if that's true.
I was working sunday couldn't attend this one... looked amazing.
People keep on asking me about my "brother" (because we have the same last name) and I keep on telling them that we look nothing alike
But we should have at a least a facebook group with whoever has the balls to admit they like starcraft 2 in concordia. I also have FTP space to upload whatever we need.
I was filmed and photographed by so many different people I don't know where I'll end up. But I was straight in front of the biggest screen in the main room.
Omg, I'm on the youtubes. If you look real close by the bar on the right there's a guy in a hwaseung OZ jersery, that's me! I was the bitter hipster nerd who lamented the bygone days of broodwar to all willing to lend an ear or a drink and hear my tragic tales of love and loss.
Ok, so I missed this Barcraft because I went to Providence. The photos and videos look amazing! Wish I was there in person too.
Just want to share a quick story with the Montreal barcraft scene. After the games on Saturday night, my friend and I decided to idle in front of the door as the venue was closing so that we can catch a glimpse of players / casters who might be exiting. I bumped into Sundance, we shook hands and I told him "great job Sundance!" and then added "How about MLG Montreal next year?". He responded "We're working on something up there" and smiled as he walked away.
On November 23 2011 06:24 Swiftvictor wrote: Ok, so I missed this Barcraft because I went to Providence. The photos and videos look amazing! Wish I was there in person too.
Just want to share a quick story with the Montreal barcraft scene. After the games on Saturday night, my friend and I decided to idle in front of the door as the venue was closing so that we can catch a glimpse of players / casters who might be exiting. I bumped into Sundance, we shook hands and I told him "great job Sundance!" and then added "How about MLG Montreal next year?". He responded "We're working on something up there" and smiled as he walked away.
hey guys, some people we're talking about the conditions for mlg to come in Montreal.i've seen some people tell em about the 50 % taxe on the prize so i went and di some research and wrote at Regie des alcool,courses et des jeux .I asked them all the alw regarding a professional event this is theyre answer summed up:
Bonjour,
En réponse à votre question, s'il s'agit un tournoi qui s'adresse aux professionnels alors il ne sera pas considéré comme un concours publicitaire que l'entreprise doit déclarer à la Régie.
so to translate professional event are not under the juridiction of the regie. the go on further on the point i searched the web for law about professional event on any tournament and found jack shit. SO COME HERE MLG !!!!! HAHA
On November 24 2011 08:18 Diminisherqc wrote: hey guys, some people we're talking about the conditions for mlg to come in Montreal.i've seen some people tell em about the 50 % taxe on the prize so i went and di some research and wrote at Regie des alcool,courses et des jeux .I asked them all the alw regarding a professional event this is theyre answer summed up:
Bonjour,
En réponse à votre question, s'il s'agit un tournoi qui s'adresse aux professionnels alors il ne sera pas considéré comme un concours publicitaire que l'entreprise doit déclarer à la Régie.
so to translate professional event are not under the juridiction of the regie. the go on further on the point i searched the web for law about professional event on any tournament and found jack shit. SO COME HERE MLG !!!!! HAHA
On November 24 2011 12:35 Torte de Lini wrote: I'm not in any of the photos unfortunately. He didn't get the production crew either ):
Rekrul lolobsessed o_O
Indeed that is always my only disappointment after these awesome events, to never have the time to capture these epic moments w/ all the prod team ! Ahhhhhhh I guess we'll catch up !
We didn't have to go for a lunch after neither, everyone was kinda dead !
its a site made to organise barcraft itsa liek facebook but better sounds like a godo idea from niuage there a thread about it too think it can help us for next event to keep track of people
On November 23 2011 06:24 Swiftvictor wrote: Ok, so I missed this Barcraft because I went to Providence. The photos and videos look amazing! Wish I was there in person too.
Just want to share a quick story with the Montreal barcraft scene. After the games on Saturday night, my friend and I decided to idle in front of the door as the venue was closing so that we can catch a glimpse of players / casters who might be exiting. I bumped into Sundance, we shook hands and I told him "great job Sundance!" and then added "How about MLG Montreal next year?". He responded "We're working on something up there" and smiled as he walked away.
If you're trolling, you should be banned and crucified @_@
There's something going on I heard too. They've their own prod crew so it stays in the intern, wouldn't suprise me to see it at Palais des Congrès during next season. If you watch all post MLG SD's interviews there are mentions about adding/removing cities from the pro circuit.
hey , just making sure if you were making a video for barcraft providence again 6 would be sweet to see another one . oh and back to mlg montreal topic.Holy cow this is getting closer and closer if there is an mlg montreal ,PLEASE MARKO lemme in for the after party*party when mlg ends *.first tib on that.i'll pay, i'll work for free ,anything.hehe keep fingers crossed guys
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