Damn, I wish they had 2 CVS2 machines there so the tourneys would go a little faster. If we were to do a tourney on the Oct 1st, which I dont’ have a problem with, It’s going to have to start early around 3-4 for MVC2 and 3S. So Anthony, you can start those two tourneys earlier. I’ll get you the brackets if you need it, just let me know 2-3 days ahead.
I won’t be able to get there until 630-700, which I will run the cvs2, sf2: CE tourney. We have 8 people so far for SF2: CE. I’m not sure and haven’t talked to anyone about cvs2, but it should be a good amount. If it’s more than 16 peep for cvs2, then it’s going to have to single elim or it’s going to take forever.
So far, if you’re in agreement with what I said above, we’ll have tournament on
that sounds like a plan. i guess new questions arise now. since we have about a month time to prepare for everything, is there any way that we can borrow a cvs2 cabinet from SVGL/MGL? or is that going to be too much of a hassle because of arrangement at SJGL or other problematic circumstances? If there is a way to borrow a 2nd cabinet, that would be totally awesome, and hopefully we can arrange that to run an efficient tourney with double elimination if possible. get back at me. Thanks again.
ahem… sorry for the late response. and sorry bhushan i never put an away message up and i always get your messages late >_<
to answer anthonys question, the sunnyvale manager is jason kenney. im sure that many of you know him. he is not only the manager of svgl but he is the “arcade manager” for ALL of the golflands. that is to say, that whatever he says about the arcades goes. so… if you want something done, talk to him about it.
there are a few things i know. 1) golfland doesnt like going out of their way to help players too often. they make money on waterslides and parties and stuff like that. they dont need fighting games. 2) golfland DOES go out of their way for companies and people who make it seem worth their while.
every single tekken regional in sunnyvale is supported by golfland and golfland grabs all of the machines in the area and takes them to svgl. sooooo…
conclusion: if you make jason kenney think that it is worth while (like regionals or something) im sure that something can be arranged.
hmm… in other words, this has to be a big tourney then. troy, what exactly is ‘worth while’? how is regionals worth while for the company? or do you know bhushan? hey troy, can we talk about some of this on tuesday night?
Korngo: If you can help arrange this tourney with me, that would be super awesome. However, it would be extremely nice to be able to get the rest of the salinas/svgl players to come so that we can invite the sac-town players. I’ve heard that they’d be willing to come down if we have enough people. umm… 6 - 7, hmm… it’s just a lil difficult cuz cvs2 always has hella players joining in each tourney, and as you know, the area in which the fighting games are located is a highly compact area. but maybe something can be arranged around somehow. So gimme a reply.
The only reason to start earlier (doesn’t have to be 3-4, you can start around 5 or 6) is because there are lots of people entering for cvs2 and if all 4 tourneys ran all at once, it’s going to be too crowded and tons of people that play all 4 games are going to have to jump from machine to machine like at svgl without a break. I’m sure that’s not a problem for many individuals but I just think it’s better having 2 tourneys at a time to keep space.
If you think it’s better off running it at the same time, 7pm, I have no problem with it.
I spoke with one of the employees at SVGL and he said whenever machines need to be moved, Jason has to do that himself. Which seem inconvenient for him, imo since he has his own GL to run on one of the busier nights. I don’t mind helping out but it has to be on Friday (day before the tourney) since I won’t be able to get off work until 630 on Sat. Perhaps, you can have a word with your manager that couple of people are willing to help out with the arrangments of the machines. And since one of the employees from SVGL most likely will be coming to the tourney, he can be one of the people who can help with the machine as well.
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The only reason to start earlier (doesn’t have to be 3-4, you can start around 5 or 6) is because there are lots of people entering for cvs2 and if all 4 tourneys ran all at once, it’s going to be too crowded and tons of people that play all 4 games are going to have to jump from machine to machine like at svgl without a break. I’m sure that’s not a problem for many individuals but I just think it’s better having 2 tourneys at a time to keep space.
If you think it’s better off running it at the same time, 7pm, I have no problem with it.
Depending on which tourney has the biggest turnout, why don’t we move one of the machines into the food area so that the mvc2 and cvs2 crowdss can be separated. It worked pretty good for a svgl tournament ive seen and it also provides seating area for spectators.
The food area in SVGL and SJGL are quite different. SVGL has a separate room, versus SJGL which is still all in one room, along as being an entry way for customers to play golf or waterslides. That is why SJGL would be unable to move the MvC2 cabinet to the food area because the positioning there would be horrible for their primary source of income. But thanks for the suggestion, it would be really great to hear more from you guys. =]
Well, there really is no big turnout for MVC2. But since Korngo will be co-running it with Anthony, it might be since he has a pretty good MVC2 crew. But as it stands, MVC2 has never had a big turnout (meaning less than 10 peep) for the tourneys we tried to run. CVS2 is a different story. 16-20 heads are average so it gets pretty crowded. 3S and SFII: CE are yet to have a tourney at SJGL until Oct 1st so I’m unsure of that turnout. So far I have 9 people for SFII: CE, including myself. And about your suggestion of moving one of the arcades in the breakroom, you’ll have to talk to Troy about that.
im pretty sure that we wont get another machine for tournaments. im also pretty sure that we wont move machines to the snack bar. unless it is raining. if its raining and you guys are the only ones there then … maybe
I’m not gonna ask for another machine for tournaments. But when you say a tournament kind of like regionals… that requires more than a month’s planning to do that. But i’d like to suggest an idea on here:
Tournament to raise funds for the Katrina Hurricane. We could suggest that to Jason Kenney for all the Golflands, kind of like the Pre-Evo Battle’s that we had, except this one is for charity. Tournaments will include CvS2/3S/MvC2/T5. T5 most likely would work since Golfland already supports it, and the rest can worked out somehow. There’s a lot of positives and negatives in mind for doing this kind of thing, but from my perspective, any dollar that we can give is something that we can at least do for the unfortunate event to help those who have lost their families, friends, loved ones, and so forth. I want to get some feedback before I begin starting a debate on why that would be an effective marketing plan for Golfland.
My side of the debate would include 3 major pro points (all of which are breifly summarized on here):
It’s for the sake of the people in New Orleans. That is the most important thing in these tournaments if they were to happen.
Marketing: Golfland would be able to market themselves during this time of need to help others, while at the same time making benefits for themselves. Yes, that sounds cruel, and but unfortunately, it has to sway both ways in order for us to get a large enough tournament and for Golfland to support our backs.
Marketing for players to come: This would help encourage other players to come and play because not only is it for a good cause, but a lot of us will get together and have fun. Now, I do understand that this situation is something not to enjoy, but the fact is here in CA, we still have to continue on with our lives. At the very least, if we’re going to have fun, at least we were there to help others through the tournaments. So in a sense, it’s a win-win situation so that the community doesn’t create a negative image.
The only negative thing is:
Less money in the payout. But seriously folks, 1 or 2 dollars out of a 5 dollar buy-in to help people, that’s not really very much. Let alone people all over the country are donating their money, time, and effort to help those people. So if your argument to why we should not do this tournament is due to this reason, you better have a DAMNED good argument to why this shouldn’t happen.
If anyone is interested in knowing more information about the pro’s/con’s and/or would like to lend a hand somehow, please PM/AIM or leave a msg on here with your contact info.
Bhushan: I hope you feel that this idea is good, but feedback/constructive criticism is always fine with me, just give me your 2 cents and hopefully we can make a decision whether we can do this or not. Thanks.
can you guys spread the word and get some reply’s up in here for me? thanks. I need to know who’s in and out, so that hopefully we can gather as many players from NorCal or any other regions/states.
I would join in a charity tournament. And I say give the victims half of each prizepot & make the tourney $6 per game. That way an even $3 goes to both the prizpot & charity.
