Due to work, I’m only available during the weekends usually. Dear lord, your avatar is going to give me nightmares tonight.
Too bad I’m gonna miss out on the tourney. sad panda Make lots of noise for me too! Also, I’m hosting casuals as always this Saturday fellas. Same place and more than likely same time.
Jason could you (potentially) help me look over some stuff for the two weeks I won’t be here? Just in case…
That should be fine… when are you going? I’m moving early next week.
Just landed here and getting settled into new place. Once I’m into the flow of work and stuff I can start coming out to arcades/sessions. 
Monday, I can come by Sun where you moving to? Its like ten books, not much but I’m already taking a lot of stuff this time…
That’s fine, I’m moving to another apartment in the same neighborhood, so no worries.
I’ve been in Beijing (studying Chinese at Beida) for a week now and will be here for another 5 weeks, and I want to start going to arcades every now and then. I just went to Xidan today (Joy City shopping center I think) but I didn’t see an arcade there. Guilty Gear is my main game, and I dabble in a bit of BlazBlue too, how good are the people here in those games (not that I’m very good myself) and where would be the best arcade for that? I can play SF games for fun too (though I’m pretty bad at all of them since I’ve never practiced, particularly 3S). And I’ve always wanted to learn how to play KOF but never got around to it, is a game like that feasible to learn quickly at the arcade?
If you’re just learning, the arcade in 77th street at xidan is the best place to start. The level of comp there is lower. You ought to come by for casuals sometime!
Also, tourney at a gamestore this weekend (the 17th). I’ll post info soon.
Rod, when the hell are you getting back?
do play in beijing play anyone but sagat? other then the one rufus player.
I think you went on a bad day. There is usually a good representation of most of the cast, even low tier.
Welcome! I was at Bei da this past two semesters Are you on campus?
BB, go to Xi dan 77th street (77? ??), the arcade is on B1. The new BB is there, it replaced the VF 
Seems to be a good number of players.
GG, I think its pretty dead here…
KOF… well, you’re in the best place to learn KOF is definetly not easy to pick up, but players here are really skilled (most players have been playing for over ten years now, I disagree with Starcade here, the KOF level is probably higher at Xi dan then most places I’ve been too) and very friendly, just ask for tips and people will be happy to run you through the basics. I barely played KOF but everytime I played I ended up meeting new friends and stepping my game up a lot. If theres any tips, let me know and I’ll try my best to help you. There isn’t rearlly a KOF “community” per se, but there is a ton of info, since you know Chinese, just look up KOF (??) on bai du, you’ll find tons of info on the ?? forums (much more then on any English site I ever saw.)
SF, well just talk to these guys about that.
Also Jason, I dropped off the books at a friends, thanks again for the offer though.
I’m pretty sure Rod got arrested and won’t ever come back
He shall be severely punished if that is the case.
I’ll be going back to Greece on Thursday, gents. Sadly, I got no time for some quick casuals due to work and quality time with the misses. I’ll be back next Friday. Make lot’s of noise at the tourney! I’ll be checking in for news on that.
Cheers
Aww, I knew you cared Jason I’m touched really
lol, sorry for the radio silence gents, its been a bit hectic here; a bunch of suspiciously timed birthdays and the surprise return of my brother have delayed my return somewhat…I’m plotting to be back ~ the 22nd +/- a few days. I’l definitely give you guys a headsup when I hammer out the date completely - I’m not gonna miss you am I Carmen? When’re you leaving?
He’s alive! Glad to hear you’re doing good, bro. I guess you’ll probably be back around the time I come back from Greece.
If you mean 22 July then yea we still have time 
The xizhimen crew is supposedly throwing a small farewell tournament for me (which I guess means seeing who can actually lose to me 
) so you be on that man. Also if they ever stop being lazy and post those videos, you can see how “well” David and I did at the big tourney.
Also I quit LEI :arazz:
Weekends are cool. During the week I’m gonna be studying in the morning and mill about my surroundings during the day, and not get in trouble during the night.
Anyone else down to kick it on the weekends? Hopefully I can trow down a little in KOF XIII since we should be getting it this week in Seattle.
Have a nice trip Yannis! I’ll see you when you get back probably
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I’m pretty sure most of us are down WasFemto. (if that is your real name!) We usually do casuals somewhere or another.
Remember guys, tourney tomorrow at a game shop. I’m texting everyone the addy. If you didn’t get notified, text/call me.
It starts at 2:00, but they want us there a half hour early. We can meet up early to do lunch or something.
I think a few of us may be going to shaung jing tonight (2nd to last stop on ten, exit B, top floor)
So for those of you out of town/couldn’t make it today, they’re doing two more qualifying rounds for a finals tourney on the 7th of August.
I’m also happy to report I advanced to the finals.