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not to compete against fc or anything but I will like to post what southern cali has to offer for oc3 this time around. Of course in the end it is the persons decision whether they want to attend either tournament:
southern cali has to offer for all you tourist planning to attend oc3:
Nice weather - when july comes through it will be summer so it will be nice and cool, sunny
Beaches - hungtington beach - nice beach with nice views, not to mention the beaches in san diego and much more. The girls here well go to the beaches and see for yourself. Or ask someone to take you around laguna beach or orange county.
Disneyland, Six flags, tons of water parks. We also have california adventure meaning its only a themepark in california heh. So if your passionate about theme parks this is a must go. Tons of shows, rides, and games.
hollywood and los angeles area - tons of shopping centers, food places etc
Irvine spectrum - has one of the largest 3d Imax screens in cali good to watch movies if you planning to go and its located in an area with open markets, food places etc
food. we dont have steak and shakes, but we do have sushi restaurants where you can get an entire meal for 10 bucks. That includes sushi, steak or chicken, rice, soup, salad, tempura. Additional rolls are 4 bucks. Tons of restaurants all located nearby each other such as olive garden, pollo loca, claim jumpers, and much more. If you dont want to spend too much on food just get IN and Out the best burgers around or fat burger.
Not to mention if you're a smasher who just loves to smash evo west will be the following week, so both oc3 and evo are back to back.
So how I see it, come for oc3, rent a hotel or make friends at oc3 so they can house you for the week after oc3 or before oc3, tour with them and enjoy what so cali has to offer, then attend evo west and leave. Pricey? Yes very pricey! but well worth every penny if your a tourist.
Or if you dont want to do all this just come for oc3 atleast you will get to meet japanese players like bombsoldier or masashi if they go. And dont forget to buy an oc3 t shirt =).