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  1. This should also be relevant to this thread. Skullgirls $1k pot means I'm confirmed to go. http://www.socalregionals.com/?p=263
  2. TaoFTW

    California Love: The SoCali Thread

    Anyone in Socal looking for a roomie after new years? If so, then PM me.
  3. Nothing much. Let's play some 3s and ST next time we meet at GC.
  4. tl;dr TCI: TrollCal Install :3 Edit: So who's going to GC, got an unexpected day off. Edit2: Fred likely to come tonight for GG.
  5. 12 hour shift are best shifts. gl
  6. Damn, I just agreed to work today lol.
  7. Cabs play fine. iirc Myung is working on the cabs so you can plug in your own sticks/pads.
  8. Whether you like it or not you need people to start handling HR and administrative duties; this includes making accounts receivable, 1099 self-employed contractors, and people who will listen and solve conflict resolution. If you really say that you're a non-profit organization, then I would like to see some cash flow statements and/or someone doing accounts receivable. The very fact that nobody knows where 'NCI funds' are being spent/invested is troubling and shady.
  9. Shoutouts to chugging three monsters and not being able to sleep at night. Shoutouts to Espgaluda for being a hard game. Shoutouts to insomnia. Shoutouts to Qwerty for being poor and not playing Gundam with me. :p Shoutouts to Danny for not being able to play SF4AE. Shoutouts to Old Town Sushi. Shoutouts to Copperdabbit for buying me the best philly cheese steak dinner ever. Shoutouts to Myung for opening up an arcade. Shoutouts to Tushar for bringing Skullgirls and being an overall cool guy. Shoutouts to OrionXElite for trying to convince me to troll myself. Shoutouts to all you sadlives for coming to NCI.
  10. Casuals = VSAV & Coin-ops. Oh and Skullgirls. :p
  11. Clarification: SF4, MvC3 and T6 are on console only viewlix cabs; AH3 and BB will replace them. KOF, Gundam, D&D, Metal Slug, and Espgaluda are on coin-ops; play them whenever for casuals. tl;dr - play [VSAV].
  12. same company. same troll. let's watch captain america. Edit: fyi sf4, mvc3, and t6 setups are on the viewlix cabs. They will more than likely be unavailable throughout the tournament (or until brackets go to top 8). The only casual stations are the coin-ops.
  13. Let's get trolled by playing gigawing, mushihime, gundam, virtual cop, d&d, puzzle fighter, sf4, 3s and metal slug. There's also a century theaters a block down B st.; I don't mind seeing a movie. tl;dr - There are casuals apart from sadlife games. It's an arcade.
  14. Click on the lol. I thought it was pretty funny. Scroll down moderately slow and be sure to raise your volume to maximize the fun.
  15. If you don't want to walk, then I suggest you come here on Friday and find a hotel near Gamecenter. St. Matthew's Hotel a block away from Gamecenter AND Caltrain. http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g33031-d1640428-Reviews-St_Matthew_Hotel-San_Mateo_California.html Pretty easy imo.
  16. Take the Santa Cruz transit route 17; it should be $7-$10. Afterwards, take caltrain all the way up to San Mateo. Gamecenter is right next to the caltrain station.
  17. Suggestion: suggest pools in case you get more than 32 entrants; managing smaller brackets > doing one big bracket. GC: you can stay at GC until Myung tells you to leave, but there is a pub right across the street...
  18. TaoFTW

    California Love: The SoCali Thread

    Question: Anyone in the socal area in/near OC looking for a roommate? If so, then send me a message.
  19. If you do push back the dates, then you must be ready to deal with the consequences. The Reality: Students are back in school by September 6th. And even if they're not, then many incoming college students are busy trying to shop for their new chapter in life. UCB term starts at August 25th while other UCs let most of their respective on-campus housing students move in starting September 17th. High schools in the FUHSD start their first semester at the third week of August. How did BNCI bring in PNW? It's b/c it was smack dab at the start of their spring break. You have to know your audience and research accordingly. There is a good reason why hosting the minor at August 27th is important to you and your community; you don't conflict with public schools and you give people ample time to recharge from EVO. The majority of the people who attend NCI are students. For students who already started school, they are settled in. For students who are ready to move into school have an extra week to prepare. And if you are salary man, then none of these points matter. tl;dr - changing dates on the notion that it's inconvenient for X number of people can either make or break the turnout; research who are your attendees, the decisions they make, their availability and plan accordingly.
  20. So Gamecenter is no good unless one (a) slims down the roster or (b) migrates to another venue? In virtue of this hotel lounges, business rooms, pubs and even classrooms won't be legit cause of Fire Marshall max capacity. I suggest one shouldn't be quick to dismiss this on the premise that it is a safety hazard, rather, assume a safety hazard will come and account for it before it happens. For example, change the roster times so they don't mesh all the FG communities together or slim the lineup. And even if you are overcapacity, make it so you have nothing but MB setups and rotate the lineup accordingly while giving people a forecast at when their respective tournament will start/end; reduce idle time and maximize efficiency.
  21. Entry: Myung said he would administer payment for the console-only arcade cabs as an entry fee. This also means that you have unlimited access to the console only cabs. For information about Gamecenter's pricing guide and games, http://www.gamecenterarcade.com/ or keep a look out on their FB. Support: Who needs free drinks when there's a pub across the street? :p Sodas are 75 cents per can and arcade cabs are pay-to-play contactless card-readers like SVGL. Myung is more than willing to work with the community so push for card discounts. Except the Cupertino Square parking garage trolls the hell out of you. San Mateo parking garages is actually a brilliant piece of art; you just travel on a one way road and park at one of the empty adjacent angle lots. If the garage is full, then the road will put you straight back into downtown where there are MORE angle parking lots to choose from.
  22. Gamecenter is the ideal solution for everything NCI needs. Fiction: Gamecenter is an arcade, therefore, there can't be any space to host a tournament. Fact: Gamecenter has a VIP casual room, console setup and an arcade floor; it can easily hold AND evenly distribute 80+ people at any given time. In addition to this, Myung can change all 6 of his console-only Viewlix cabs at the arcade floor to Blazblue or Arcana Heart 3. Fiction: Gamecenter is in downtown San Mateo, therefore, parking must be terrible. Fact: Gamecenter is in downtown San Mateo, but on the contrary it is one of the easiest places to park IF you compare it to downtown SF, Berkeley, downtown SJSU and Cupertino Square. There is a parking facility next to GC which you can park your car for a quarter per hour iirc. BUT if you are adamant about parking here, then I suggest you (1) park your car at the Caltrain station in San Jose (2) take Caltrain (3) walk to Gamecenter. For more information on parking, http://www.cityofsanmateo.org/index.aspx?nid=274. Fiction: I hear there is no internet, therefore, we can't have streaming. Fact: Myung is on a DSL line atm, but will get fast internet long before the NCI minor. If you have problems with this or want to know more about it, then I suggest you talk to Myung directly at the arcade. Other Miscellaneous Benefits: Good Food Next Door In the event that you feel like you need to get out of the sausage fest, go to Donut Delight next door and get a cup of coffee or eat at Jeffery's gourmet burger joint across the street. You can get whatever the hell you want at any given time of the day before 10pm. Centralized Flow of Traffic Myung has his business setup where he can monitor both console and arcade setups at the same time; likewise the TO can oversee BOTH the console setup and arcade floor at the same time WHILE managing brackets. And in the arcade floor, there's a large flat screen monitor that can show what matches are taking place on the main setup.
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