From: Final Atomic Buster
To: CAOTIC
Posted: 11:01 Wed 07 Dec 2005
Subject: About Smash Quote message
Dude, great post! O_o Its really good to see the Smash scene here is that big. Very Happy
I'd like to bring to your attention this thread. Its our next OHN. I'm not sure how familiar you are with these, but they're our biggest event of the year. And for the last few, they've been the main excuse for SFers around the country to get together in one place.
I'm very interested to see a Smash tourny at our next OHN. However, I'm not in a position to request one Wink. But if someone where to put forward a proposal that has pretty much the same content as that post you put up (I'm aware that you didn't write it) [Ed: I Wrote it], plus add in the other details we're after, then I'm sure it would be accepted.
My skill of Smash is pretty casual at best. But I do understand most of the top level play, as I do with most other fighters. More to the point though, is that I'm very keen to see some top level play. Although there is a chance that the Rev + Smash Rev will be out by the time we run OHN5, I'm sure there will still be enough interest in Melee to warrant running it.
Ok, so what is the incentive for you guys then? Well, all the venue stuff is completely provided by us. We've got a really good relationship with EGG who are able to get us large areas of the UTS in Sydney. The entry fee would be small (less than $6 per person. The more people we expect, the less the fee is); this of course is seperate to tourny entry. We've also got at least 7 TVs for you to use (if we are expecting more people, then we'll buy more TVs; this might add to the entry fee cost a little). Of course, people are welcome to bring their TVs if they wish (see thread). I can provide a cube+smash+data, and I'm sure there are more at OH who can provide the same too. The only thing we can't guarantee is the numbers... but that's where you guys would come in Wink.
From the looks of the turn out of the SEAT tourny, I'm sure there will be plenty of numbers. Also, at the last OHN, I had quite a few people express interest in seeing top level Smash play. I hinted that it would be a possibility next year if the right people were involved. This would be a great chance to show other fighting game fanatics how deep and fun Smash really is.
I was going to post up a link to our OHN5 thread on Smashboards. But seeing as you've shown interest here, I thought I'd give you a head start.
What do you think?
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CAOTIC thinks someone here should stand up for Smash. This would fire up NSW Smash and finally place a national Smash focus on the Hub of Australian cities, Sydney.
If you guys want a Sydney Smash Tourney, this would be by far the BEST WAY TO GO.