On Sunday August 26th we will once again mark history, in Montreal. Let's show the world how it's done
We always welcome all positive feedback as we believe it makes the event better. See bellow a list of useful information:
Seatings
We will have a lot of seating available in the Main Room + EG Lair to keep your nerd legs fresh. We will have a giant 1080P HD screen in the Main Room + EG Lair.
MicroBytes Main Hall
What can I say about the Main Room. Pure epicness & nerdgasms ? How can we describe the vibe of that room when a baneling mine blows up a pack of Marines ! We have many surprises for you guys in store.
Evil Geniuses GrandMaster Lair
We are proud to have Team Evil Geniuses on board once again for the Evil Geniuses GrandMaster Lair in the upstairs room. We will have Pizza for all + One EG related T-Shirt per person + gifts from our partners SteelSeries, Kingston and more! We will optimize the features of that room to spice things up ! Tickets for this have Sold Out a week prior the event last time, don't wait until last minute! Tickets for this have Sold Out a week prior the event last time, don't wait until last minute!
Attendies
We are expecting 1000 people+ for this event. This is the biggest BarCraft worldwide. Korea can wait
Food
Food/BBQ will still be available with Hot-Dogs, Chips & Donuts. We will also have coleslaw, ketchup, mustard & relish. We're ready to feed the mouths of our fellow hungry nerds.
Pictures & Video
We will have a professional photographer on site + our crew for a video of the event.
SC2 Drinks
StarCraft Drinks Menu will be re-done, send me all suggestions, what you liked or not from the previous event. Also, if you do not want ice in your drink, simply request it. I'm also working on having a full Nerd bar staff. If your a nerd, and you work in a bar, please email me at marko@1234montreal.com
TVs
Will also have a few amount of TVs around the venue in the corridors so you know what's going on at all times, thanks for MicroBytes for their great help.
Hotels
We have a pretty good deal with Novotel Montreal, 5 seconds away from the club, at 125$, nice rooms with 2 beds.
Online Ticketing for the Regular Pre-Sale Tickets & GrandMaster Lair: http://www.clubzone.com/events/538283/montreal/1234/barcraft-montreal Physical Pre-Sale Tickets: Via Marko at: TXT only; 514-774-7827 Torte De Lini: Contact via e-mail mcohenp@gmail.com or via private message on Team Liquid.
Most Important Of All
Main Sponsor, MicroBytes
We would like to thank MicroBytes for sponsoring this whole event! Without them, these improvements would not have been possible: support them by visitng their boutiques, website and considering them as your retailer for all your computer and electronic goods!
In addition, they will also be giving away a ton of great computer gear! Ranging from video cards to small electronics or accessories being passed out to the crowd in a draw or raffle!
MicroBytes, supporting E-Sports and its audience here at BarCraft Montreal!
We are also very thankful to the Team Evil Geniuses for making the " Evil Geniuses Grand Master Lair " possible, they are once again proving that they are taking a leap forward in bolstering the E-Sports phenomenon.
Please show your tremendous amount of appreciation as the world's biggest BarCraft here in Montreal will be fully supportive of the team and behind each and every one of their players throughout the event!
gm ticket bought !huzzah!,didint missed a single barcraft montreal and even went to eat with you guys after and it was soo goood need to actually go again ,for the old timers do you all rememebr the first barcraft it was so epic all in main room and being like wtf this place is packed !! haha good times
Currently looking in an even more underground korean restaurant. Although the shady '' backstore '' the previous time was kinda mysterious hahahahahhaha
On July 21 2012 10:59 sorrowptoss wrote: I am so totally going to this Barcraft! HELL, it's about time I join in the fun MTL esports mood! Can't wait!!!~
It's been too long, w/ the amount of emails I've got for this nerds are ready to take over and get their dose of nerdchills.
Can't wait for HOTS & switch with BW pros shit is gonna be crazy.
This is going to be an awesome BCMTL! Tons of sponsors! Incredible tournaments! Everything is lining up to make this the biggest BarCraft Montreal ever!
Tequila Sauza Sin will be a partner of BarCraft Montreal, they will have 4 baneling girls arround giving out free shooters to make sure you to not leave the place walking straight
So I just heard I can't go and I already bought two GM tickets so if anyone wants them, I'll get rid of them at 25$ each (down from 30) and I'll help you with getting them activated at the door. Just email me @ 15607@live.com
On August 19 2012 01:29 Anathema1337 wrote: Too bad I'm still in the Gaspe Shore area for two weeks, I'm going to have to miss this one!! Any chance we get another event sometimes during fall?
Can't say we're not looking into it. Depends on turnout i guess!
... I said in the this thread that I was going to go and that I was really looking forward to it and stuff, but plans changed at the last minute and I learned that I wasn't in town during the week of the 26th. Really makes me sad that I couldn't come for the second time. I hope there will be another time where I can go for sure, because canadian esports (montreal esports) is just freaking awesome.
On August 27 2012 05:48 Sherlock-Canada wrote: we got turned away because "it's done" when the tournament was very much in full swing. i don't understand why?
Wow that sucks, it looked like they were having a second venue that was starting in the evening and the people who came in later for the barcraft were coming in through a different door, not sure why you got turned around instead so I hope you'll get a refund/credit if that's really the case.
Other than that, the event was great as per usual! I didn't spend much time in the main room but I noticed they had A LOT more seats than the last time I went. The EG lair was very very chill and super comfy. Thanks to all the organizers for all the hard work and the sponsors for making it possible! Hopefully EG will send their t-shirts next time and we will get served SC2 drinks till the end, I had to choose between tequila and beer for my complimentary drink.
Hope you enjoyed your day, thanks to MicroBytes and EG for the great prizes.
Although, I wish to inform all that this was the last BarCraft at 1234, I've come to a point with the owners where it's not possible to keep on going in these conditions. They don't really understand all the great people coming to simply have a good time. The drinks are too pricey and I feel you all deserve something even better.
I will myself work my ass off with the crew at CyberActiv and will not leave you down. I still believe we have the best fans in the world, and it will be great to visit a new venue where we'll be more then welcome.
To be honest with you guys many have been threated poorly and this is unacceptable to me. I am extremly pissed off at many things that have happen today against my will.
As mentioned to a few who had expected to receive more with the GM ticket I will not forget you, please send me an email at marko@1234montreal.com with the mention '' BarCraft Giveaways '' and I will do my best with the to make it back to you in a near future at the next events. It doesn't always workout like we wish to in this frisky eSports business that is growing, last BarCraft we've had more then 12 boxes of stuff to giveaway and for this time it was reduced to 1 for the GM Lair.
BarCraft Montreal is moving in the interest of the people and for our community. Wherever we'll be, fun we will have. I all deeply love you.
Hey Marko, thanks a lot for everything man. It was a blast organizing with you and setting up at BarCraft (I made so many friends with your bouncers :D!) for the past 4 times (Orlando, Providence, Columbus and Raleigh). Almost did this for a year now and sadly it has to come to an end at your club.
Hope I'm still invited from time-to-time! Nonetheless, thanks a lot for your help and you were a true hero. It was awesome and a good run, gotta sit down with Roch, Charles and everyone and really kickstart Montreal's BarCraft again.
Hope you enjoyed your day, thanks to MicroBytes and EG for the great prizes.
Although, I wish to inform all that this was the last BarCraft at 1234, I've come to a point with the owners where it's not possible to keep on going in these conditions. They don't really understand all the great people coming to simply have a good time. The drinks are too pricey and I feel you all deserve something even better.
I will myself work my ass off with the crew at CyberActiv and will not leave you down. I still believe we have the best fans in the world, and it will be great to visit a new venue where we'll be more then welcome.
To be honest with you guys many have been threated poorly and this is unacceptable to me. I am extremly pissed off at many things that have happen today against my will.
As mentioned to a few who had expected to receive a t-shirt with the GM ticket I will not forget you, please send me an email at marko@1234montreal.com with the mention '' BarCraft T-Shirt '' and I will do my best with the to make it back to you in a near future. It doesn't always workout like we wish to in this frisky eSports business that is growing, last BarCraft we've had more then 12 boxes of stuff to giveaway and for this time it was reduced to 1 for the GM Lair.
BarCraft Montreal is moving in the interest of the people and for our community. Wherever we'll be, fun we will have. I all deeply love you.
Fighting, eSports ~
.....What a fuckin trooper. thanks for all the hours you put in this man i'd be glad to help in anyway but not sure how i can lol
i'd like to say that all the previous barcraft were top notch and and im gonna miss 1234.maybe we can stay there for winter and spring when *queue de cheval* is not open but if you want to move you must have other and better reasons.Altough this dosent mean this barcraft was bad ! i mean had had quite a lot fo fun!! ,yhea there was a few sketchy things like the do not go out part and feel like the fifth wheel of the luggage a bit there lol but meh things dot always go as planned .Has for drinks being pricey maybe its the no SC drinks that made that show more,maybe im wrong but i think my double rhum were same price ... must admit the 2 uppercut for 21 $ was a bit surprising haha (even teh barmaid was shocked haha ).but for some reason i just didint had that* what a great night that was* feeling i ahd in previous barcraft mtl.Anyway if your willing to move to another venue that you dont actally run and probably put a lot omre issue that's just showing such class, anyway just want to tell you marko that i and a lot of people appreciate what you do for us, so much dedication ,anyway keep it up man we're with you and you ahve my blind trust !lol. c ya for fall championship nerds !!
edit -btw i was in the gm lair once again and dont bother sending me t shirts i got plenty of t shirts already and keep the energy for another barcraft
Hot damn, props to you Marko. Im bummed i couldn't be there for the two past ones and haven't done much to help. But thanks to you for promoting esports and giving us the best barcraft there is in the world. Hope we'll see you soon enough making stuff and event happen for the fans. Thanks for caring about sc2 and esports and mostly us the fans.
Looking forward to see what Cyberactiv will do next for #barcraftmontreal.
Oh and thanks to torte too. I know he did a lot. Thanks to Roch and Charles also.
I don't want to retire from the scene so I will be around for the future BarCrafts that will take place in Montreal. I know many nightclubs, bars and pub owners, many will be extremely excited.
And guess what I guess it's good news, smaller venues means more BarCrafts. We'll be able to open for GSL Finales, IPLs, NASLs, MLGs, BLIZZCON in October, and more.
We've to keep up with this great community we have the chance to have in MTL.
As said earlier at the Barcraft, you can count on us to make this event survive 1234 & goes on with the succes it's already facing. A more friendly development area will help the event to become even more knowed, more sucessfull & everybody will be able to enjoy the event as it should be.
Looking foward for the next event, will still do everything we can to make those Barcraft awsome, just make sure there's enought Vodka bottles for us Would be a shame not going with the series ( 1 at barcraft 3, 2 at barcraft 4, 3 at barcraft 5? )
Hope you enjoyed your day, thanks to MicroBytes and EG for the great prizes.
Although, I wish to inform all that this was the last BarCraft at 1234, I've come to a point with the owners where it's not possible to keep on going in these conditions. They don't really understand all the great people coming to simply have a good time. The drinks are too pricey and I feel you all deserve something even better.
I will myself work my ass off with the crew at CyberActiv and will not leave you down. I still believe we have the best fans in the world, and it will be great to visit a new venue where we'll be more then welcome.
To be honest with you guys many have been threated poorly and this is unacceptable to me. I am extremly pissed off at many things that have happen today against my will.
As mentioned to a few who had expected to receive a t-shirt with the GM ticket I will not forget you, please send me an email at marko@1234montreal.com with the mention '' BarCraft T-Shirt '' and I will do my best with the to make it back to you in a near future. It doesn't always workout like we wish to in this frisky eSports business that is growing, last BarCraft we've had more then 12 boxes of stuff to giveaway and for this time it was reduced to 1 for the GM Lair.
BarCraft Montreal is moving in the interest of the people and for our community. Wherever we'll be, fun we will have. I all deeply love you.
Fighting, eSports ~
Even though it was not perfect it was a great experience, i can't wait to so see what comes in the future. You guys are amazing, you put a lot of work into in and it shows.
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Hello everyone! As far as the news of last BarCraft at 1234, we, CyberActiv, will be releasing an official statement soon.
As far as your feedback guys, we wanna hear from you! Be it negative or positive or wholefully negative, it doesnt matter. Please take 2 minutes of your time and answer this survey to help us better assess the needs for the next events!
haha , and now im thinking this can be even a better barcraft that could serve food too but i still want a kind of stand up room where you shout i dont even knwo what i want now haha... whoa you guys got huge decisions to make or a lot of idea to put together and hats off lol i can foresee some brain melting in the coming weeks /months
And now a statement from the President of CyberActiv, Roch Turgeon :
To all eSports fans: "We have heard you!"
My name is Roch Turgeon, I am the CEO of CyberActiv Productions Inc. the people who handle sponsorship and technical production of BarCraft Montreal. We are not managing the event nor are we selling tickets to that event.
Before I start, I would like to first give thanks to Paul and Corey of MICROBYTES.COM and to all of their Partners: Intel, Cooler Master, Razer and Kingston Memory. Microbytes has gone beyond the call of duty by providing financial help for equipment rentals and providing incredible prizes for all BarCraft attendees. Thanks must also be given to Yann of Techni-productions.com and of course all of the attendees.
I cannot make any official statements regarding ticket price, free drinks or food since we are not the managers of BarCraft Montreal. I will however express my support to both the event manager, Marko, and the attendees who felt disappointed with the last installment of BarCraft Montreal.
As many of you regular patrons of BCMTL have noticed, Club 1234 has made some changes to the layout of the venue as well as to their business model. The newly opened restaurant "La Queue de Cheval" which caters to the "way up there I am willing to pay $200 for a steak and $500 for a bottle of French wine" clientele. Have changed the playing field quite a bit. Let's just say for the moment that a high energy gaming event crowd does not mix very well with the Lamborghini driving edge fund manager crowd. This change in business model makes Club 1234 a much less suitable place for holding a BarCraft event. Club 1234 is going for the rich and famous crowd, it is probably a good business decision for them and I support it but it also mean that we should be looking for another venue right now.
This Sunday morning we could feel a change in attitude coming from the Club's staff. The restaurant people had priority over everything and we felt somehow like we were unwelcome. Conflicts arose early and Marko did its best to smooth things out between us and "them". Some of you who are aware of the stereotype of the French chef who is always in a bad mood and chases people out of his kitchen wielding a kitchen knife... And you thought that this was fiction... Well apart for the knife thing, all the rest is true. It was very difficult to deal with the restaurant staff, they were inflexible and definitely not willing to compromise.
It was obvious that the restaurant staff and management (who are different from the Club 1234 management) were very unhappy about our presence on the premises. I can understand that they also need to run their business and that they do not see a bunch a gamers as potential customers they should pay attention but... On the other hand we also did rent this place and were shocked at all the restrictions that were suddenly imposed over us... So the bottom line is that the presence of the high end restaurant at Club 1234 has turned the venue into a very bad place to hold a BarCraft.
Concerning the t-shirt issue. I was told that Marko expected to receive the t-shirts from the sponsor of the Grand Master lair and that unfortunately he did not get the expected t-shirts. Who's fault is it? I really don't know the answer to that since CyberActiv in not involved with that particular part of the event.
Concerning the price of drinks: Once again, this was a decision made by the management of Club 1234. We usually enjoy special prices during BarCraft Montreal but it would seem like Club 1234 has decided otherwise. We were not given prior notice in the change in policy of the Club and were equally unhappy about the price of the drinks.
About the free drinks: We have been asked many question by the attendees about that one. Usually, everyone with a drink token only has to walk up to the bar to get a free drink in exchange for their token. This time, for reasons that are unclear, the Club would not honor their own tokens. Miss-communication? Change in policy? We are yet to get a definitive answer from the Club managers.
As weird as it may seem to some of you, CyberActiv volunteers its staff, time, energy and equipment to BarCraft Montreal. We do it in order to help keep costs down while maintaining high standards which have made BarCraft Montreal the largest and most exciting event of its type in the World. Because we do it for free, our reward comes from the satisfaction of our attendees and on this very particular point, we are as disappointed as many of you are and maybe a little more.
Because the event did not turn out as we thought it should; CyberActiv will, from today, work with Marko to become more involved with the management of BarCRaft Montreal and we will help Marko in making sure that the next BarCraft will delight the attendees. We are begining our search for a more suitable venue to hold the next BarCraft. We want to bring BarCraft Montreal back up to the standard we have set for ourselves and we will be working very hard to ensure the success of the next event.
CyberActiv is a company that comes from the gaming community. We have held non-profit LAN parties (31 in my case), some of us had game review blogs, were game casters, worked in game centers or were aspiring pro players... We all play video games (I started with Counter-Strike 1.3) and are very passionate about eSports. Proud members of the gaming community, we want to turn to you, gamers and eSport fans, and ask you for your help and involvement in reshaping what will be know as the "REBIRTH of BarCraft Montreal", an event that the gamers themselves have contributed to build. The slate is clean, all options are open! Give us your input, tell us what your expectations are and help us find a new venue that will offer the services that you are expecting! With your help, the NEW BARCRAFT MONTREAL will rise to new heights!
Thank you for understanding and thank you for supporting our efforts and our desire to bring even more great events to the gaming community!
What a blindside. I've dealt with nightclub owners like that before and that's why I ask as many questions prior to getting the venue including drink prices because the climate is ever changing.