I think a few spanish smashers are interested, but I can't tell if any will go or not.
Also I don't think M2K could take alone the best european smashers. But that's offtopic, so I better STFU
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Epita Smash Arena 3 - April 11&12, 2009 - Paris, France - Melee !
- Thread starter Slhoka
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Also I don't think M2K could take alone the best european smashers. But that's offtopic, so I better STFU
Surrealista
Smash Apprentice
April 12th about what hour u think the tourney will finish?
Ryuukossei
Smash Cadet
Considering I'm from America, I aprove this idea.
Aniolas
Smash Ace
Me and my brother (Armada) are booked and ready.
We'll enter both melee and brawl.
Hey Aniolas do you know of any other European players, possibly form France, Netherlands, or Spain that will be going to Genesis. We want this **** to be huge, especially melee. Close to 300 peeps have already signed up for it , so if we can get melee more international attention, it could reach to 500 players by July. This is not including any of the top American players who have yet to pre-register, save for a few greats. ie. Isai, D.B.R., etc.
I agree, we peeps in America want a sneek preview of what to expect from the best of the best Europe has to offer. Please do a live stream. If you've read my previous post you'll know why I am excited to see you guys play melee. Go Amsah FTW! The dreadlocks rules the day.
peyudosmith
Smash Journeyman
well we are 100% confirmed now since we got our planes already
hype in crescendo
hype in crescendo
Slhoka
Smash Lord
Registrations are up : like last year, you have to register on Cycom's website : http://www.cycom.org/en/
If you already did last year, the login and password are unchanged.
Once you're registered, log in and click on the "register" link in the Smash Arena menu.
Then, for those who'd want to pay, you can do it with paypal by clicking on "confirm registration".
Please note that the entry fee is 30€ this year, and that it doesn't includes food.
If you already did last year, the login and password are unchanged.
Once you're registered, log in and click on the "register" link in the Smash Arena menu.
Then, for those who'd want to pay, you can do it with paypal by clicking on "confirm registration".
Please note that the entry fee is 30€ this year, and that it doesn't includes food.
peyudosmith
Smash Journeyman
are we forced to pay the entry fee in advance?
Blad01
Smash Lord
This thread needs a bump 
peyudosmith
Smash Journeyman
hell yeah this thread is not half as cool as last year's one D:
porc
Smash Journeyman
not enough hype indeed.
let's try to do like in the smack tournament thread :
i wanna plan 5 money matchs :
1€, best of 3, esa rules, anyone !
let's see if it works
edit : oh and, are other canadians/americans planning to come? besides from cashmooney , turtlecake and raynex? (btw are you guys sure to come ?)
let's try to do like in the smack tournament thread
:i wanna plan 5 money matchs :
1€, best of 3, esa rules, anyone !
let's see if it works
edit : oh and, are other canadians/americans planning to come? besides from cashmooney , turtlecake and raynex? (btw are you guys sure to come ?)
Blad01
Smash Lord
I want to 1€ BO3 and 3-5€ BO5 at Brawl 
(When Brawl is available on freeplay of course ^^).
(When Brawl is available on freeplay of course ^^).
porc
Smash Journeyman
by curiousity, i'll accept a 1€BO3 brawl :o
peyudosmith
Smash Journeyman
hey porc you rule
i'll take that MM, 2€ bo3 its ok? tourney ruleset
pd: that turtlecake guy isnt coming, believe me
i'll take that MM, 2€ bo3 its ok? tourney ruleset
pd: that turtlecake guy isnt coming, believe me
porc
Smash Journeyman
peyudosmith : 1€ please, i only bring 5€ for money matches, and i want to do at least 5.
but yeah, i'll be glad
tero : sure dude ! usually i dont MM either, but this time i wanna do lots of serious matches, and... well this is a way to do it (besides getting far in the bracket, lol).
but yeah, i'll be glad
tero : sure dude ! usually i dont MM either, but this time i wanna do lots of serious matches, and... well this is a way to do it (besides getting far in the bracket, lol).
peyudosmith
Smash Journeyman
it's Caotique, and we do not care at all. this is de ESA thread -___-
however, what about pools? slhoka show some sign of life in here D:
Aniolas
Smash Ace
Three weeks untill the tourney, just wanna know about housing.
Me and Armada will arrive in Paris on friday 10 april, 16:25 (CDG) and our flight will depart monday 13 april 15:00 (CDG).
Can someone house us?
Me and Armada will arrive in Paris on friday 10 april, 16:25 (CDG) and our flight will depart monday 13 april 15:00 (CDG).
Can someone house us?
Slhoka
Smash Lord
So... I guess I can't wait any longer to post some news. I apologize for this long abstinence absence.
First, let me explain what is going on with this tournament and why I hardly posted any updates.
Do you remember this sentence in the tournament's announcement ?
At the beginning, it wasn't that much of a problem since Poilon was telling me what was going on. But then he wasn't told much either, and my emails remained unanswered.
It means I'm unaware about many things regarding this tournament's preparation.
For those of you who wonder why Cycom is hosting this tournament : Epita (the school) allows us to have the venue for free is the tournament is run by a student association from Epita, and Cycom is the association specialized in LANs and gaming events. It means we need them to have the venue.
The problem is that they are in charge of pretty much everything, and that our possibilities for taking decisions are almost inexistant.
Okay, I'm done with the bad aspects (well, not exactly, but I explained most of it). Now, why isn't this tournament doomed ?
I can garantee about 20-25 TVs, and Cycom will buy some, so we should have at least 32 TVs, hopefully more. And this time none of them will lag.
The venue is still as great as last year, and since we'll be less attendants, we'll have more space. Don't ask me if TVs will be placed in a better way than they were last year, because I have no idea, but I'll make my best to make sure they will.
I'm still in charge of the pools and brackets, and if the pools are run smoothly, I'm considering playing a full best of 5 64-man brackets for singles (and a full best of 5 32-team brackets, but only if the tournament is run faster than my schedule).
This time we should have a working projector. And if it were to fail, I'll bring a big poster with a pre-printed brackets, so it will be easier for everyone to follow how the tournament is advancing.
Money issues :
The entry fee is 30€, and doesn't include food.
Among these 30€, 15€ will be used for the cash prize (I don't know how many for singles and how many for doubles).
The other 15€ will be used to buy TVs (at least 10, I think), and the rest will go to Cycom.
Food : Cycom didn't want to include food in the entry fee, so you're on you own about that. They will have a stand where you'll be able to buy food and drinks. I don't know what there will be, or how much it will cost, but anyway, nothing forbids you to buy something outside of the venue or prepare something before you come. *hint hint*
Schedule : I'll post a tentative schedule in few days. It's done but I want some people to tell me what they think about it.
Housing :
To all those who need housing : send me a PM saying who's travelling with you, when you'll arrive and when you'll leave.
Please remember that on Friday, the venue is open so you don't need housing.
Aniolas, Armada, Tero's group, peyudosmith's group, hectortugo's group, you don't need to send me a PM, I already know about you, and I should tell you where to go soon.
Dahean, I think I know for you too, I'll see with you on msn.
Last important thing :
Register on Cycom's website.
First, you need to register on the website (if you did for ESA2, your login and password are unchanged), then click on "register" in the Epita Smash Arena menu.
Registration on this website is mandatory, if you don't do it we won't let you enter the tournament.
Well that's it for now.
The guys from Cycom told Poilon they wanted to make a meeting with me in order to prepare the tournament, so hopefully, I'll be able to update things soon. I've been asking for this meeting for the last 2 monthes, and it was supposed to be last week, but I still have hope.
I'll update the first post anytime soon.
First, let me explain what is going on with this tournament and why I hardly posted any updates.
Do you remember this sentence in the tournament's announcement ?
Well, the problem is, things didn't really turned that way, as I haven't heard about Cycom in the last... 11 monthes ?Slhoka said:
At the beginning, it wasn't that much of a problem since Poilon was telling me what was going on. But then he wasn't told much either, and my emails remained unanswered.
It means I'm unaware about many things regarding this tournament's preparation.
For those of you who wonder why Cycom is hosting this tournament : Epita (the school) allows us to have the venue for free is the tournament is run by a student association from Epita, and Cycom is the association specialized in LANs and gaming events. It means we need them to have the venue.
The problem is that they are in charge of pretty much everything, and that our possibilities for taking decisions are almost inexistant.
Okay, I'm done with the bad aspects (well, not exactly, but I explained most of it). Now, why isn't this tournament doomed ?
I can garantee about 20-25 TVs, and Cycom will buy some, so we should have at least 32 TVs, hopefully more. And this time none of them will lag.
The venue is still as great as last year, and since we'll be less attendants, we'll have more space. Don't ask me if TVs will be placed in a better way than they were last year, because I have no idea, but I'll make my best to make sure they will.
I'm still in charge of the pools and brackets, and if the pools are run smoothly, I'm considering playing a full best of 5 64-man brackets for singles (and a full best of 5 32-team brackets, but only if the tournament is run faster than my schedule).
This time we should have a working projector. And if it were to fail, I'll bring a big poster with a pre-printed brackets, so it will be easier for everyone to follow how the tournament is advancing.
Money issues :
The entry fee is 30€, and doesn't include food.
Among these 30€, 15€ will be used for the cash prize (I don't know how many for singles and how many for doubles).
The other 15€ will be used to buy TVs (at least 10, I think), and the rest will go to Cycom.
Food : Cycom didn't want to include food in the entry fee, so you're on you own about that. They will have a stand where you'll be able to buy food and drinks. I don't know what there will be, or how much it will cost, but anyway, nothing forbids you to buy something outside of the venue or prepare something before you come. *hint hint*
Schedule : I'll post a tentative schedule in few days. It's done but I want some people to tell me what they think about it.
Housing :
To all those who need housing : send me a PM saying who's travelling with you, when you'll arrive and when you'll leave.
Please remember that on Friday, the venue is open so you don't need housing.
Aniolas, Armada, Tero's group, peyudosmith's group, hectortugo's group, you don't need to send me a PM, I already know about you, and I should tell you where to go soon.
Dahean, I think I know for you too, I'll see with you on msn.
Last important thing :
Register on Cycom's website.
First, you need to register on the website (if you did for ESA2, your login and password are unchanged), then click on "register" in the Epita Smash Arena menu.
Registration on this website is mandatory, if you don't do it we won't let you enter the tournament.
Well that's it for now.
The guys from Cycom told Poilon they wanted to make a meeting with me in order to prepare the tournament, so hopefully, I'll be able to update things soon. I've been asking for this meeting for the last 2 monthes, and it was supposed to be last week, but I still have hope.
I'll update the first post anytime soon.
B stands for random
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It looks a hell of a lot better than Smack does, that's for sure.
peyudosmith
Smash Journeyman
well the thing is we may play moar melee in esa than in smack XDD
come on slhoka you will make this great
ah and one thing, if the venue is open on friday night then we only need housing for sunday's
come on slhoka you will make this great
ah and one thing, if the venue is open on friday night then we only need housing for sunday's
Ryuker
Smash Lord
Right school's finally allowed me to go cause it's easter. I'll be in paris with school from monday to tuesday. So I'll need housing from wednesday to friday and sunday evening. I'm gonna go back on monday. I'd prefer to be housed with faab and co if that's possible ^^.
Should be awesome ^^. Checking train tickets as we speak.
edit: Shouldn't be a problem they go from €75 to €90 or something.
Should be awesome ^^. Checking train tickets as we speak.
edit: Shouldn't be a problem they go from €75 to €90 or something.
Tero.
Smash Champion
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wow ian you get yourself banned faster then i can reply
Slhoka
Smash Lord
That's true, I don't even understand how come they haven't IP banned him or whatever could prevent him to represent 1% of smashboards members
Back on topic : I'm (finally !) gonna have a meeting with Cycom tomorrow. I should be able to have updates on many topics.
Edit :
Oh and, by the way :
I actually disagree =/
Luma
Smash Lord
y, both suck hard at this point =S
Slhoka
Smash Lord
Sad truth =/
Anyway, I forgot something important. I think I didn't stress enough the following paragraphn in my previous post.
You want many TVs at this tournament ? You don't want to wait before you find a TV to play ? You want the tournament to be run quickly, so you have more time to freeplay ?
Then register on Cycom's website.
First, you need to register on the website (if you did for ESA2, your login and password are unchanged), then click on "register" in the Epita Smash Arena menu.
Registration on this website is mandatory, if you don't do it we won't let you enter the tournament.
The number of TVs will have will depend on how many people are registered in the ESA3 attendance list on Cycom's website.
Tell all your friends who are coming to do so as soon as possible. TVs won't be rented/bought one or two days before tournament. So register as early as you can !
****, that post's ugly with red everywhere. It'd better have caught your attention.
peyudosmith
Smash Journeyman
lol can you check if Daisuki and Ksta are registered there? I told them to do so but idk if they really did
Ryuker
Smash Lord
Got my ticket back to holland today so 100% confirmed. See ya guys there ^^
Tero.
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Slhoka
Smash Lord
Poilon and I went to the meeting with Cycom this evening.
To be honest, I was surprised, and in a good way. Cycom seems to have improved a lot their way of hosting LAN and tournaments, and I must say that for the first time since I announced this tournament, I'm pretty confident we can do something good.
I'm way too tired to add updates and everything in this post now, so I'll just post it when I'll wake up tomorrow.
If you don't know what to do while you wait... register on Cycom's website if you didn't. It's absolutely mandatory in order to attend the tournament !
To be honest, I was surprised, and in a good way. Cycom seems to have improved a lot their way of hosting LAN and tournaments, and I must say that for the first time since I announced this tournament, I'm pretty confident we can do something good.
I'm way too tired to add updates and everything in this post now, so I'll just post it when I'll wake up tomorrow.
If you don't know what to do while you wait... register on Cycom's website if you didn't. It's absolutely mandatory in order to attend the tournament !