Team Australia - Lain/Oats/Havok/Hall Fan Club (July 2 - July 26)

[CAOTIC]

EVO rules have kept in Pokemon Stadium (Melee). That stage is so ***

 

[tedeth]

Yay. We'll be in Las Vegas THE WEEKEND BEFORE MY 21st BIRTHDAY!!! RAGE!!!

 

[CAOTIC]

Genesis($80USD) + EVO($57.50USD) = $189 AUD

*Nosebleed*

There is also no such this as housing in Las Vegas. All the Vegas region Smashers I know will be staying at the Rio or on the Strip. Bye bye monies... oh well I was gonna gamble u anyways <3

 

[Shaya]

There's gonna be no sleep in Vegas. JUST SMASH.

We'll take turns guarding eachother from vegas strip prostitutes wanting to marry us and drug lords wanting to take our money for sleeping near said prostitutes.

 

[tedeth]

We'll take turns guarding eachother from vegas strip prostitutes wanting to marry us and drug lords wanting to take our money for sleeping near said prostitutes.

What are you, gay?

 

[M]

OH GOD, the pain. I cant stop laughing. Ted, you genious.

 

[tedeth]

Yeah I thought it was necessary.

On another note, won't accommodation in Las Vegas be like ultra expensive? I need a clipping from Meteor's money tree...

 

[l3oOkeR]

lol sif im sleeping in vegas im only there for 1 and a half days then i have a 17.5 hour flight back here so ill sleep then

 

[CAOTIC]

Generally speaking, VEGAS HOTELS ARE CHEAP

You can book a room in the Rio via EVO's site for a reduced rate and have people cram up in there. I think it's something around $120 a night for a standard suite, which is a decent rate.

https://www.signup4.net/Public/ap.aspx?EID=MLGM18E

You can find much cheaper alternatives on the strip if you need to. Low end casinos have always has dirt cheap rooms for about $50 a night.

It sounds like JV and AZ are also orangising a Rio Smash Suite for Smashers as well to chill out and play each other

But yeah you could practically not sleep in Vegas and not realise it lol

Hmm Rio Rates suck compared to what I just found.

http://www.trumplasvegashotel.com/

Basically pay $20 more and upgrade to the Trump - I THINK I KNOW WHAT IM GOING TO DO RAWR

 

[Sieg]

No one sleeps in Toky...Vegas.

 

[xXArrowXx]

too busy drifting in skylines

shadow moses is lol play it =D .. and big blue :<

 

[CAOTIC]

Norcal housing confirmed!

We can stay with Sheridan (HyugaRicidau) in Marin County, he's largely responsible for activity in the Norcal Smash Scene and took care of me when I used to visit. However, he cannot guarantee us a ride from his place to Antioch, so we either rent a bomb, or look for other options. I'm sure he'd be more than happy to drive the bomb if we supply it.

So... I think it's appropriate to take the housing (it's scarce) and rent a bomb. He's awesome

 

[luke_atyeo]

is the bomb a holy orb of antioch?

 

[Shaya]

**** ****ing yeah CAO!

WOOT WOOT WOOOOOOOOOOOT.

This is going to be such an amazing trip until we see the results for genesis.

1. Meta Knight
2. Meta Knight
...
593. Meta Knight
594. Meta Knight
595. Shaya (Marth)
596. tcranter (Pokemon Trainer)
597. Luke (Snake)
598. Meteor (Ness)
599. Tedeth (Wolf)
600. Vyse (Diddy)
601. |30ok3r (ICs)
602. LOL WE CAME LAST.

 

[l3oOkeR]

Sigh im so last its not funny =p

So CAO whats the Address at this place alison is all liek OMG OMG WE NEED ADDRESS GET IT LIEK NOW KTHX!

So to keep me from being killed by her could you grab us the address, liek PM me it or something =D

 

[S.D]

**** ****ing yeah CAO!

WOOT WOOT WOOOOOOOOOOOT.

This is going to be such an amazing trip until we see the results for genesis.

1. Meta Knight
2. Meta Knight
...
593. Meta Knight
594. Meta Knight
595. Shaya (Marth)
596. tcranter (Pokemon Trainer)
597. Luke (Snake)
598. Meteor (Ness)
599. Tedeth (Wolf)
600. Vyse (Diddy)
601. |30ok3r (ICs)
602. LOL WE CAME LAST.

Obviously it will be an amazing trip regardless of results.

 

[luke_atyeo]

well those of you who've been around me lately already know I've shotgunned second last place.
any better then that is a bonus

 

[l3oOkeR]

oh BTW are we still all going to the Rose Bowl? coz im really looking forward to that? Also talking to antho and Alison and we are thinking about doing the whole Disney land/Universal studios and **** while cao is out doing his own thing. is anyone else interested and up for it? Oh and you think we will have a chance of seeing a lakers game? Also the day we arrive we are going to the Anime Expo right!!!

 

[Toby.]

Housing? Sweet. Good work Cao.

 

[M]

psh, According to my recent trend of results I'm a shoe in for 7th place.

 

[Shaya]

And due to my famousness, I'm a definite for either 1st, 2nd or 5th.

Maybe better if Meta Knight is banned lolololol.

 

[Toby.]

I'm cool with 596.

Ricky should defs be at 7th though.

 

[luke_atyeo]

either way it wont matter too much when toby and ricky roll the competition and come first in doubles

 

[CAOTIC]

I really wish we could see a lakers game. but it's summer and NBA is finished. =<

Rose bowl is on the same day as the Anime Expo... so...

 

[l3oOkeR]

isnt rose bowl the 4th? and anime expo the 3/4/5th?

 

[CAOTIC]

Yeah. AX peaks on July 4 tho. That's when everyone goes.

So anyhow, I tried to search for the NCAA tickets but I don't see them for sale anywhere. I also checked the UCLA Bruins and USC Trojans sites and they have no current scheduling of play during July. =S So the Rose Bowl July 4 event is a giant celebration with no football?! (Is confused)

I also checked ESPN for LA Sports in July: NBA is off-season, NFL is off-season, NHL is off-season - the only thing on season is Baseball (Angels/Dodgers) and a UFC fight in Vegas that's during Genesis and $600 a seat.

Housing update - Scored another house in Socal, in case the group needs it - through Samuelson in Los Alamitos (Long Beach area). He says Junk's plans for a vacation home in Santa Barbara may not pull through, so that's up in the air. Trying to get a contact to the Cerritos midwest house through Mike Haze, the people that live there is PA and Infy.

As for Norcal, we can either stay for free with Sheridan and Rent-a-Wreck, pretty cheap rates. Having car is super good if Sheridan is able to drive it for us. But cars only take 5 people and this group will be 10 people. Looked at van hire and it seems much more expensive.

https://www.rentawreck.com/cgi-bin/...TINQ+WLOCPAG+RAP+FUNCPARMS+RAWFRN(S0060):7020

Someone give me ideas, I've done enough. Could just stay at a nearby hotel and split. Genesis hotel rates aren't bad either.

Ramada Inn
2436 Mohogany Way, Antioch CA 94509
Phone: (925) 754-6600
Fax: (925) 754-6828


We basically... have the whole hotel to us.. IF you get the reservations in early and book the rooms. As far as how many to a room.. the manager told us "just dont let us know how many you have in the room and we'll be fine." SO... basically she told us to lie to them.. so you wont get charged more per person.

Rooms:

*
* Single: $52.00 USD (One Queen sized bed)
* Double: $62.00 USD (Two Queen sized beds)
* Executive: $62.00 USD (One queen sized bed and a pull out couch)
* Suite: $78.00 USD (One King sized bed, cough, bar/kitchen, lots of floor space

Maybe we can split into 2 groups - 1 group stay at hotel with other smashers and another group chill with Sheridan cus he's awesome

Addresses I'll supply soon.

 

[l3oOkeR]

Alison and i would be happy to stay at hotel. as long as we get a room with a locked door i think we will be happy.

Oh and Blargh to Baseball i mean im a Dodgers fan and all but baseball is so boring, =( and that sucks i want to go to the Rose bowl or something Football orientated ****. Oh well i guess anime goes pwn pretty hard

 

[l3oOkeR]

Double post OMFG!

But Cao do you know anything about if we need to get special needles to travel to America?

 

[CAOTIC]

No. But fyi:

"Health Issues

We strongly recommend that you take out comprehensive travel insurance that will cover any overseas medical costs, including medical evacuation, before you depart. Confirm that your insurance covers you for the whole time you'll be away and check what circumstances and activities are not included in your policy. The Australian Embassy and Consulates-General cannot assist with medical expenses. Remember, regardless of how healthy and fit you are, if you can't afford travel insurance, you can't afford to travel. The Australian Government will not pay for a traveller's medical expenses overseas or medical evacuation costs.

Your doctor or travel clinic is the best source of information about preventive measures, immunisations (including booster doses of childhood vaccinations) and disease outbreaks overseas. The World Health Organization (WHO) provides information for travellers and our 'Travelling Well' brochure also provides useful tips for staying healthy and travelling with medicines while overseas.

The standard of medical facilities and care throughout the United States compares favourably with that available in Australia. Medical costs in the United States are, however, extremely high. A visit to a doctor in the United States for even minor complaints can cost several hundred dollars, excluding laboratory tests or medication costs. In the absence of accepted health insurance (or proof of ability to pay), payment would generally be required up front.

Mosquito-borne disease, particularly West Nile virus, is prevalent during summer and continues into autumn months. We recommend you take precautions to avoid mosquito bites, including using repellent at all times, particularly in rural areas. For further information, see the US Government's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website.

The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has confirmed cases of avian influenza in birds in a number of countries throughout the world. For a list of these countries, visit the OIE website. For information on our advice to Australians on how to reduce the risk of infection and on Australian Government precautions see our travel bulletin on avian influenza. "

 

[Vyse]

Thanks for that Cao. Actually I wouldn't mind staying at the hotel with other smashers lol.

Also, once I get my Passport sorted I'll be pretty much set. Once I've sorted that I'm gonna go into organisation overdrive along with you Cao. Just give me some time.

Edit:

aaallllllllllllllright.


time to put some speculations, rumors, hopes and everything else you guys want to know to rest.

ill do my best to answer your questions in this post.. as there are many more to come so if you dont get your answers they will be answered in the near future.

The so called "genesis" ball is rolling down hill and gaining speed as we speak, and things are beginning to become more hectic everyday.

first off..

I is first and foremost our priority, duty, and responsibility to finish this tournament ON TIME.
We will have to make cuts, changes, and alter the tournament and tweak it back and forth for the sake of the tournament finishing on time, at whatever cost it may be... WHAT that cost is.. all depends on how many people show up.

Housing:

So a few months back, we had announced some hotel deals and were very close to posting up some prices and the hotel we were going to use as the "official" genesis hotel. After negotiating prices, and waiting for the OK from them to put up the info for everyone to book their rooms, the management basically fell off the map, and we couldnt get in contact with them about the hotel deals and what not.

We had gone around some more hotels around the area, and finally got a price deal with another hotel closer to the venue. We are in talks with a few more around the same area as well as the first initial hotel we had talked to. Booking info for those hotels should be up within the week.

Ramada Inn
2436 Mohogany Way, Antioch CA 94509
Phone: (925) 754-6600
Fax: (925) 754-6828


We basically... have the whole hotel to us.. IF you get the reservations in early and book the rooms. As far as how many to a room.. the manager told us "just dont let us know how many you have in the room and we'll be fine." SO... basically she told us to lie to them.. so you wont get charged more per person.

Rooms:

• 
  [*]Single: $52.00 USD (One Queen sized bed)
  [*]Double: $62.00 USD (Two Queen sized beds)
  [*]Executive: $62.00 USD (One queen sized bed and a pull out couch)
  [*]Suite: $78.00 USD (One King sized bed, cough, bar/kitchen, lots of floor space)

Must be 18 or older to reserve a room over the phone.

If you do not have a credit card, it is a $200.00 USD deposit to reserve a room, that you will get back, after they check the room prior to checking out.

If someone else is paying for your hotel room, and is NOT showing up with you at the hotel, you MUST have them fax a copy of their ID card, and their credit card.

FOR THE SPECIAL RATES, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU SAY YOU ARE FROM GENESIS, OR ELSE YOU WILL NOT GET THE QUOTED PRICES ABOVE.



Pools and brackets:

Ive gone through and read some of the worries you all have about how many make it out, how many pools, how many per pool, how many in the bracket.

This is ALL relative to how many people are actually showing up. We have many different scenarios that we have run through in order to be most efficient, effective, and fair.

We are not here to jip you from your tournament experience.. but PLEASE keep in mind the number of people who are expected to show up to this event. It is very hard to keep everyone pleased, and to keep everyone on the same page about everything that is going on.

So obviously, when you see almost 750 people registered for this tournament, and you're still expecting 3 rounds of pools, with top 4 advanced in each to a 128 man bracket for 4 events.. you either must be smoking something, or on some sort of prescripted drug.

What we want to do.. what were aiming to, what we think is the most efficient and time saving as possible, and most reasonable, is this:

64 initial 1st round pools
2 rounds of pools MAX
6-7 in each
top 2-3 advance in each
32-64 man bracket

now i know non of that really adds up.. but thats the general game plan. Things will vary from it one way or another, depending on how many people show up, and actually attend.


Prices and Payment:


We have also decided that payment for the events will be separated into its own payment options. People have been complaining that the prices are too high, and that we should lower them. Well, we are sorry but the prices will remain what they are, and honestly, we think its very fair, and very standardized.

We have set up a payment account through Patelco Credit Union for receiving payments. Payment for the tournament will be available May 1st. We will be using PayPal for the online payment. Further details on how to pay will come very shortly.

ONLINE PAYMENT FOR GENESIS WILL BE MANDATORY

Why? Not only does it make it more convenient but.. it will also save time and add more time for the tournament to finish on time, security (we dont want that much money on site available for some psycho to hold us up at gun point), we can schedule events better, since we get an exact number of people showing up to the tournament, which in turn again saves more time and lets us manage the events a lot better, it also lets us seed the pools as best as it possibly can, since we dont have to hope people are showing up in certain pools, so you wont have one pool with 3 people, and another with 8 or so, then we'd have to redo some pools on site, which would in turn slow down the tournament.

IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS PAYING ONLINE, PLEASE CONTACT US THROUGH THE FOLLOWING EMAIL.


genesis@norcalsmash.com

Prices:

• Venue Fee: $20.00 USD - MANDATORY (discounts for bringing equipment will be addressed at a later date)
• Spectator Fee: $5.00 USD per person that is NOT entering the tournament, but wants to be allowed inside.

Melee:

• Singles: $20.00 USD
• Doubles: $15.00 USD (per person)

Brawl:

• Singles: $20.00 USD
• Doubles: $15.00 USD (per person)

We may have to be forced to cap this tournament due to how many people and the amount of interest we have received from everyone. If we do end up capping the tournament to a set number, first priority will go out to people who are coming in from out of country, then to others who have already booked their flights. This is only fair due to the fact that a lot of people have already scheduled Genesis as their reason to go on vacation and explore some of northern california, and to go to San Francisco, and the other surrounding cities near by.
We will update you with further info as soon as we see how many people will be paying online, since a lot of people have stated they might not be coming to genesis but still registered anyways.


I just want to stress how important it is for everyone.. and i mean EVERYONE... to fully understand the sheer scale of this event. We will need everyone to cooperate 150% with us in order for this tournament to finish on time, and for it to be a success. We have been to plenty of tournaments, and we fully know what to except as far as people not cooperating.. since we have all been guilty of it atleast once. (staying on tvs when youre not supposed to, attending your pools matches and not postponing them, not showing up on time, holding up pools cause youre busy eating, hoping onto a free tv to get a few friendlies in before someone needs it again) we all know what they are, just.. please cooperate with us, and make this the best smash experience ever.

More info will be posted in the following days. also the first post will be updated asap, once i get a hold of the king, so disregard any of the old prices and what not from the first page.


and i promise you......

this......

will........

be........

****ING..

EPIC.......

 

[CAOTIC]

Thanks for that. I've read it already, but I'm sure most of Team Australia (lol should we call it that now?) haven't.

I'm still keen on renting a car at the very least, even if we staty at the hotel, simply because this is America and you're usually ****ed unless you have a car or get driven

 

[l3oOkeR]

im all for the car hire... but wont we need a van for all of us? i know you said its more expensive and stuff but wont it be worth it?

 

[Vyse]

Oh shi- I didn't realise your previous Quote Cao, lol.

 

[Paff]

Psh. Silly Genesis people, changing the registration rules and prices and stuff. I guess I'll go ahead and pay for all four events next month then.

 

[l3oOkeR]

So whats happening with the Hotel?

Got a link to it at all?

 

[EverAlert]

Has anyone not booked their flights yet?

Also what are we doing about doubles partners?

 

[l3oOkeR]

Alison and I FTW when it comes to doubles

 

[Vyse]

I want to team with somebody from America for Brawl.
Failing that...SHAYA, TEAM WITH ME

 

[CAOTIC]

Teaming with SuperBoom for Genesis Melee. Teaming with Xsyven for Evo Brawl. Not entering Genesis Brawl unless Socal elite 4 turn up and if they do I'll team with them.

Also, Team Australia confirmed so far:
- CAOTIC
- Vyse
- Shaya
- Meteor
- tedeth
- tcranter
- luke_ateyo
- Billy
- Allison
- DJ Cat

 

[l3oOkeR]

All you guys better be cheering me on when i take down Justin Wong and Daigo in anything Street Fighter Related