Dashner described it to me as "GXL before everything was setup!"

Hunter & Lucas would be great, if I could get in touch directly with someone. Benn/the guy who posted saying he knew some guys there is currently out of town.

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So that looks like the breakdown, anyone volunteer to call in for us or should I?

We have over 20 people interested. I'm assuming it would be possible to buy that plan twice?

i could go during the summer :)

Before you rush in and book computers, it's important to remember you need a system of guaranteeing people will show up. Miggy and I discussed this a while ago.

For the last FLan, Miggy mandated online pre-payment via Paypal in order to make sure people were almost certainly going to show up. I wouldn't want anyone to be short lots of cash because people didn't show up to pay their due, so I'd be heavily in favour of setting up a PayPal for this.

Instead of just calling in, I'd be in favour of meeting with someone at or nearby the venue and booking in-person.

Since you posted, Obi, would you be interested?

Would love to go

Thing is I usually work a bit late so I just go home on weekdays :/

I'm hopin the ambassador bridge from Detroit to Canada to chill w/ my boy Dirty Mort if my schedule lets me!!!

Hey guys, I'm at Hunter & Lucas as I write this! They are favourable to helping this event of the ground, however we are going to need to set a date. The earliest we can get for a weekend would be August 29th, a Sunday. Part of this is because I will be away for two weeks after the 7th. A weekday would allow a sooner date, but possibly lower turnout.

any weekend before September is good prolly

When is i55? Dashner would be a very big help if could be around. Also I wouldn't want matches distracting from our tournament.

I would prefer having it on Saturday instead of Sunday but if Sunday is more favorable for everyone, I'm down :) And are what format will it be?

i55 is Friday August 28th - Sunday August 30th

Pick a date, any date: http://strawpoll.me/5115054

(Keep in mind the late August dates, we will lose participants like Dashner. What if I screw up the servers?)

Having it on the i55 weekend would be cool because we could play and watch the stream together, but we will be missing dashner rip.

I want a dashner :(

If it's a thursday or friday you might lose people driving in from a few hours away (like me).

How about a Friday Saturday?

If you and Rogue aren't working, and are interested in coming, you're both welcome to crash on my couches. (There are many!)

I would rather not extend this over two days. Cost is one issue, and time is another. I was hoping we could play, then go somewhere either around there (Unlikely since the venue is in the middle of nowhere), or go out somewhere downtown (I live there, challenge me to find something).

Depends on the time that we're there, it could just be you watching recorded VODs!

EDIT: I wrote something on the UGC thread that contained more information than what I've been posting here:

Well Friday would be the gaming, stay in a hotel for those travelling/ partying, morning = regret and despair of previous nights actions, then brunch, then I send you all home.

I thought that was how ESEA LANs worked.

We could tear up Mr Tonkatsu. September 5th is during Fan Expo I thought, which I might be attending depending on work, I might also be getting on a plane to Florida that day. I don't know yet.

With the dates you gave you are either doing it during i55 or during the labour day weekend, which a lot of people could be away for. Can't make either of them personally.

I don't have a lot of choice, unfortunately. Any later, then it becomes close to GXL, not that it affects a huge amount of us.

I can't do the 30th since I'm going to the Jays game. Thursday's ideal but any other date is good.

Thursday and Friday are winning, I think we should go with the option that nets us the most people, its a real bummer that we might not be able to get Dashner there, but if we pull it off and its mildly successful, then I'm sure the H&L guys would be more than willing to help out a second time, we could turn this into a recurring LAN and attempt to grow it each year, potentially other games or something.

Just something to think about.

Future events, the Pizzagon WILL be providing pizza's.

My main issue with Thursday and Friday is that I have classes then, which is why I'd prefer a weekend. That being said if the majority of people prefer Thursday or Friday then you should probably do that.

Given the way voting is looking. I'm really tempted to go with September 5th. School for most of us doesn't start until the Tuesday after. I know it's Labour Day weekend, but it also gives me a week from when I get back to plan stuff.

I might be interested but a weekend date would be nice

Weekend does sound better. If it's in September I can do Sundays. Saturdays would be ideals though.