EPTEver since last year (December 07), when Quesadilla and I started (re-started) hosting the SoCal LAN's, they have been progressively more successful. Now, it will be the one year anniversary of the first SoCal LAN, and I want to see the biggest and best LAN yet!
Here's a brief history (in picture form) of the SoCal LAN's!
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It all started in 2005... when Syntax (aka Izack.. or the other way around), planned out the first one, which led into a second one (pic), and we all met again for the WCG qualifiers that year as well. Good times, back when we were all little newbies, watching Day[9], CypressMan, and Froz destroy everyone. Well actually, it seems like nothing has changed since then. But the LAN's were nice, friendly, and tons of fun. Although there was a hiatus for several years - no more fun LAN's.
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Then in about December 2007, Quesadilla said "hey some SoCal people should get together and play BW!" and of course I jumped right on board with that idea. We organized the first SoCal LAN, which was really low key, only 7 players actually played, but it was a blast. Xeris, Sonic, and Machine were able to take 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, respectively. After that, we decided to host another one!
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In February of 2008 we hosted SoCal LAN 2, this one was at a better venue, there were more players, and there was a prize pool as well as a raffle. The games were really intense, although Day[9] dominated it... but Machine flexed his muscles, and JoeKim cheesed his way up to the 3rd spot!
We knew that another SoCal LAN was pretty much a certainty....
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August 23rd 2008 was the date of the third SoCal LAN. This one featured an even better venue (Howies), the largest number of participants (17), and the largest prize pool. We also received a free case of Monster energy drinks at the end. The skill level at this one was also better than it has ever been. CypressMan returned to dominate after failing to come to SoCal LAN 1 and 2 (but he owned the 2005 ones), with Day[9] taking 2nd place, and Deuce the unknown gosu taking 3rd place.
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This brings me to SoCal LAN 4... which will be held sometime in December 2008 to commemorate the one year anniversary of hosting these LAN's. We have finally found a great location, with a good price and play package, and a good staff (Howies), and have developed a good base of players that attend regularly... Now we're looking to have even more players, higher skill, more fun, and a better prize pool!
LAN Date
January 10th, 2009
Who's Coming
1. Xeris
2. Quesadilla
3. GHOSTCLAW
4. randomko_orean
5. CowGoMoo
6. Machine
7. Ogenki
8. IoN(OD)
9. AJ
10. Alice
11. Iceberg (maybe)
12. JoeKim
13. semioldguy
In order to make the most successful event possible, I'd like to get started on this early, so here goes:
1) 2v2 Side Tournament??
We're going to be having an all day pass (until 2AM) - so we will have a lot of time to possibly have a side tournament or something for even more fun.
a) Yes, interested
b) No, not interested
If enough people are interested, maybe we can have a little side thread where people can start organizing and find partners and stuff. If we do a 2v2 tournament, I'd like to have at least 4-8 teams.
2) Entrance Fee
$20
3) Main Tournament Format
For SoCal LAN 2, we just did a straight up double elimination bracket, and for SoCal LAN 3 we did a Group Stage -> Double Elim Bracket with the top 8 from the groups. I'm thinking we can stick with that format. Anybody significantly disagree?
**NOTE: It will be at Howies again, and I'm going to talk to their manager and see if we can get the technical issues (wide screen / restrictive comps) worked out.**
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Anyways, please give me your feedback because I'd like the date to be set in a few weeks time so I can start sponsor search (for better prizes) and other shit. If you have any questions that weren't answered here, PM me.
