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On October 14 2011 00:25 Dillinger88 wrote: I should be able to come with a friend of mine. Maybe more but I doubt it.
I'm more worried about how the stream is going to work. Have they got a decent enough internet connection etc?
Hi, already tested it the other day. It's wireless and held up to streaming at least 720 stream with no issues. If there are any issues they've offering us to connect directly to modem but it isn't preferable as will probably be some health & safety stuff =p Anyways looking forward to meeting you ^^
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I'll be there as well) I'm so excited ;D
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Amm... is the barcraft taking place only for the finals (tomorrolw)
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On October 15 2011 20:53 goshoxxx wrote:Amm... is the barcraft taking place only for the finals (tomorrolw)
Yes
please see op for details
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Original post. First one in the thread.
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Lost Fool,
Turns out I may not be able to get there until later this evening now as some stuff has come up.
It'd be great to see this thread updated with photos, numbers etc in the mean time though :D.
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Hello guys! I am going to be arriving around 5 o clock I think. Enjoy the first few hours and I will see you all soon. I'm coming with my girlfriend (who hates SC2!) so come say hello if you see us sat watching some games later on
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Hope as many people go as possible - bit of a long commute from Bristol for me though.
Have fun!
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I'll be gettin on a train shortly can't wait for this, Unfortunately it doesn't interest any of my friends so i shall be coming alone!!
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Not able to make it how many people have turned up so far?
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What is the interest for a Barcraft in Derby for SC2 players in Birmingham, Stoke-on-Trent, Nottingham and Leicster? If so PM me aswell for the MLG providence tournament in a month's time.
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Stayed until nearly midnight and did my bit to keep the bar open. Really nice atmosphere, friendly people and excellent chips. Kudos to those who took the chilli challenge and kept a straight face...
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Hey thanks so much to everyone that made it, everyone was so damn classy http://imgur.com/a/UDDpp There's some pictures from last night. Sorry that we couldn't make the finals but the bar has said they will apply for a late night license next time provided that we give them a heads up. I also want to look into improving picture quality, we had some quality loss due to having to convert digital to analogue but like I say will look into this. Will post some more when I get time but have to get back to work :o Again a big thanks to everyone, was a big success and hope to see you soon! BTW please pop into 'leeds' channel on bnet and hopefully that will bring it back into use!
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Fantastic night a big thank you to Lostfool for making this possible!!
I think it's safe to say the greatest barcraft Britain has ever had
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Ahhh, excellent - the general impression is that the venue was happy to have us there (and hopefully again) have they said as much?
awesome job everyone (even though I was in the minority by wanting Bomber to beat Idra - ha)
TMD
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Was an awesome night, good and noisy at the end! Congrats to those who set it up - I would definitely come to the next one. I had a great time (I think) too many baneling bombs for me :S
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Quoting Lost Fool on this thread http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=277062
Hey everyone, I just wanted to say thanks again to everyone that showed up on Sunday! When I was originally considering a Barcraft my target was to have 15-20 people show up for a few hours. I figured it would be tough to find that many people near enough Leeds that like Starcraft, I’ve been playing Brood War for years and the only people I’d met that were interested in it were ones that I had converted. When interest started to pick-up on the TL thread, Reddit & Facebook I allowed myself to get a bit more excited and broadened the target to getting 25-30 people. However the turnout we did get was mind-blowing.
We consistently had around 40-50 people throughout the day and even until 1am many of those stayed (on a Sunday night!). The venue eventually ran out of Baneling Bombs (I think they sold around 70) and I noticed a few beer taps starting to run dry! Things were going well (despite my heart freezing every time the stream lagged) but as we approached the finals I realised that we wouldn’t have enough time to show them and I felt like I was letting people down (especially you guys who travelled so far). When it did come to closing time though people seemed very considerate and kept thanking and congratulating me and asking me about the next event. This reaffirmed to me that this was a test run and only the beginning of things.
We’re already planning on doing a follow-up Barcraft for MLG providence (20th November). The bar was very happy to host us and are very keen to host another Barcraft, I spoke to the deputy manager Kevin (you may have seen him running around the place helping meet my constant demands!) who commented on how impressed he was not only with the turnout but with how polite you all were and the passionate response to the games. He reckons that the crowd response was stronger than most football matches they show. You guys are a class act and I just want to say thank you for all the well-wishes and on how amazingly positive you were. The bar gets 10 times in the year where they can apply for a late night license (this runs until 4am), so long as we provide them enough notice they’re happy to apply for licenses for future Barcrafts. This means that for Providence we’re going the full hog =) We’re also planning on setting up a league (thanks to all those who signed up), putting on more events and of course planning more Starcraft-themed drinks!
You guys have made Barcraft a tremendous success but this is only the beginning… Shoutouts-
Huge thanks to my friend/co-organiser Rory because without his sagely advice and friendly proddings the Barcraft wouldn’t have happened in the first place.
Also please pop into channel ‘Leeds’ from time to time and I might catch you there.
Also if you’re attending Leeds Uni you might want to check out the EU Collegiate Starleague-http://www.cstarleague.com/news/1095/csleu
I sent this out as an email to people who signed up with us, if I missed someone please let me know!
EDIT - Pictures http://imgur.com/a/UDDpp If any body else has any more please post
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I'll be keeping an eye on this possible event for the 20th of November. Got a couple of mates interested in Leeds and I'll pop up with my brother from Blackpool.
PM me if anything is set in stone <3
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nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo I missed this please do another one for providence
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