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Hi TL! I'm a relatively new member who is now a huge fan of pro sc. My friends and I keep thinking how great it would be if you could go to a bar and watch live sc  instead of football  . So I am investigating putting together a party / event for anyone who wants to watch starleague finals with a crowd instead of on their computer at home. This could be anything from a projector at a hotel conference room, to using a nice flatscreen at an amenable restaurant or pub, or possibly renting a theatre for the stadium seating and epic feel. Of course there would be pro team swag to be raffled off and other side events and such, for in between games. This is what I need to know:
1. First of all, how can I find out when the OSL and MSL finals are scheduled? Do they not even schedule them this far in advance? If you know specifically with a link, that'd be great. Otherwise camping fomos for info. (Thanks nevergg.)
2. Is this something you are interested in? Do you want to come meet other players and fans, and cheer for your hero? Would you rather have a casual or formal (put-on) event setting--tables with food? LAN in the background? Seats in front of a big screen?
3. Would you be willing to pay an admission price in order to facilitate a badass venue and other amenities like food and drinks? Would you go for raffle tickets for gaming gear or pro team swag?
If you are in the San Francisco bay area and you're into this idea, speak up! If you feel like you could help organize something awesome and memorable, PM me. I want to make this happen on as big a scale as can be supported, and I think we can shoot for epic. What do YOU think?
Updates:
-FastEddieV's interest survey from page 3. If you live here please vote. And please don't if not, obviously : )~
Poll: Would you attend a Bay Area meetup?
(Vote): I'm there!
(Vote): No way!
-If someone is willing to host at their place for reasonable numbers, you can PM me or post it. I think house is good for 20 or less, and I think we'll surpass that. Also, organizing into someone else's house is awkward. Currently I am pursuing meeting spaces for large group awesomeness.
Clarifications:
-This won't be at a bar or other age exclusive venue, and there won't be alcohol. This is definitely meant to be for anyone and everyone.
-If it's at a theatre or such, it will be an open event I guess, but it's not being advertised anywhere but here on TL so don't worry about exposing your nerdiness in public; you will be among comrades. ; )
-Much later on there will be a new thread with event info. Until then, all suggestions, support and needs are wanted and welcome!
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I am definitely interested in something like this, I think that it would be a lot of fun to get a theater for the full effect, any idea how much that would cost? Has anything like this been tried before? I'd be more than willing to help put this together if you let me know what you've done so far.
I would be willing to pay an admission price, but probably nothing over $20.
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I'm down as long as it's not a ZvZ.
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Damn. I'll be in SD for the finals, but I'm moving up to San Jose in the summer '10.
Renting out a bar or something is ok but I prefer the more intimate environment when someone hosts it at their house. But that's mostly because I feel really uncomfortable about being in public and probably wouldn't attend at a public location. I wouldn't pay over 10 dollars. It's best to do a place that isn't 21 and up also since a lot of TL are around 16-19.
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@ Orbifold: Yeah I worry about these things. : )
@ Dr.Helvetica: That's a good point. It will definitely not be age restricted. I agree that house party is comfortable. But I am excited by the idea of esports out in the world, an emerging part of culture. Hopefully we can strike a balance. Do you know exactly when the finals are btw?
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I don't know. Sometime in January probably.
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That's what I've heard but I can't find specifics anywhere. Kespa website has only a few weeks out.
edit- re: location: It's not determined yet but for ease of transportation it probably won't be IN the city but nearby, considering UCB is a center of TL activity in the area.
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Is there a theater in berkeley that is known for doing either local events or is available to be rented out for a reasonable price? We probably also have to deal with the time of the event. OSL finals last season were at 2 am PST right?
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Theaters are not open that late....mercado 20 in santa clara sometimes past midnight. Maybe some random hole in the wall theater. I think most people rather have it at someones house...or a rented hotel hall/room or something like that anyways...so its only TL people and everyone is more comfortable.
idk be down as long as its under $25 or so. im in santa clara/san jose btw.
edit: hopefully there are some other 20 somethings that show up lol. I dont want to be the only non 16 year old.
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I vote for San Jose area! 
I'm down too, but yeah.. for me it really depends on the matchup and the date of the finals.
I think I'll be able to pay maybe $10 for this event.
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On December 08 2009 08:19 Orbifold wrote:
I'm down as long as it's not a ZvZ.
ZvZs are fun to watch come on now, they may be short but they're full of action 
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Can i get a ride down to SF i live in Seattle :O
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Hey, I'd be down. I live in the bay and go to school in Santa Cruz and me and by bro are always doing something ourselves anyway.
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Fuck yea, I'm down. I'll be able to drive by then. I live at San Jose so about an hour drive to SF, except not a bar. It'll rather be hard to get live stream of sl finals in a bar.
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In San Diego, Semioldguy basically rented out a pizza parlor to watch the OSL Finals (Fantasy vs. Jaedong). There were like 40-50 people there. Day 9 even commentated game 1 live. It's doable if you have enough interest.
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I am in the south bay area, definitely down for any SC community events.
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@ falcon913: It's Berkeley, there's gotta be places like that, right? And the timing is a good point. I bet a friendly owner would extend hours for a special event.
@ TOP: That's great to hear. I'm thinking along those lines, or something mimicking the actual event, with a stage/audience dynamic. And if any ladies attend I promise there won't be any roving cameras to watch out for.
@ the San Jose contingent: If we don't hear from Berkeley / Davis / Sacramento people I will strongly consider a more southerly location. Santa Cruzians are nice to have too! ;D
If this starts at 2am as usual, will people be okay driving home? Is this a concern for anyone? Personally, I will have too much adrenaline to sleep anyway.
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Definitely would come to this kind of an event if this goes down! There are a lot of TL members and SC fans in the area, so if this gets publicized we'll need a pretty large venue. I know a lot of people who would be willing to attend an event like this.
A house would be nice but I don't know if anyone would be willing to lend their house especially if a lot of people want to attend. I have a projector that we might be able to use if we don't find anything else (it's not great but it works).
I'm not sure when the finals are but they're probably on the TL calendar. Prefer Berkeley / SF area. I will pay a small admission price if it is required, but anything too high ( >$10) would prefer deter many people. Raffle tickets would be fun and exciting Hope this happens, and if you have some questions about TL in the Bay Area you can ask me or a lot of other TL members, there's quite a few LANs in Berkeley every year.
A TSL finals would be fun too haha
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If only if we have something like this in NYC area... T_T.....
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