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: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade/GameCenter Arcade in SF and SM
: Reiki.Kito April 28, 2011, 09:33:00 PM
Hello everyone,

I am not really sure if this is the right place, but if it is not, I apologize in advance. I'm a longtime fan of Melty Blood and have come here to learn combos and such for playing this epic game. I come here now to get a good idea on what you guys think about a possible location for the latest iteration of the game in San Francisco in a new arcade called Southtown Arcade. It's located downtown and the staff are quite open to the idea of getting the game if they see a great following. Living in the Bay Area in Norcal, I can't find any place to play the game or have had as much progress with talking to the owner of an arcade as I have with this one. It's small, but it's a start and could be a great place in Norcal to get this game.

I really need a show of hands and vocal support of people down to go to this arcade to play this game if they get it. I'll link the thread to their main website, South Town Arcade (http://www.southtownarcade.com), and they'll catch the feedback. This is a great opportunity and the place itself is close to public transit (I.E. BART). Let me know what you think. You should also contact GameCenter Arcade (http://www.gamecenterarcade.com/), a great place for people outside the city or live in San Mateo. We've been holding sessions there, the space is accommodating as well as the staff. Don't hesitate, send them your "We Want Melty!" at their website

For convenience, here is the address for Southtown Arcade and GameCenter as well as the best means of getting there:

Southtown Arcade
Location: 447 Stockton Street, San Francisco CA.
Hours of service: 3-9 MWF, 12-9 Sat, 12-7 Sun
Best means of public transportation: BART. Get off on Powell St. Station and walk to Stockton St. Walk up Stockton St. towards Chinatown. Will run into it before the Stockton Tunnel.

Game Center'
Location: 47 South B Street, San Mateo
Hours of service: WED-SUN 3PM to 12AM
Most optimal means of public transit: Caltrain, 3 blocks walking distance

EDIT: In order to show we're a worthwhile community, we're starting gatherings/tutorial in the area at Southtown Arcade (sometime in July) and at Game Center in San Mateo. Please be sure to let me know if you'll attend. To play, we ask that you contribute $5, but new players will be able to learn for free. Any continued use of the PS2 after their first few games needs contribution. Remember, invite as many people as you know, even if they don't know about Melty Blood, and be as friendly and nice as possible! For convenience, the arcades address and directions will be listed.

=========================CURRENT SESSIONS===============================

Session 12 - Game Center: September 9th, 2011 ENDED
Time: Thursday 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM (subject to change)
Location: 47 South B Street, San Mateo
Buy in: $5 per person
Most optimal means of public transit: Caltrain, 3 blocks walking distance

Attendees: 2 *= Waiting for confirmation
Tenouraku
Reiki


Session 13 - Southtown Arcade September 17th, 2011
Time: Sunday 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM (subject to change)
Location: 447 Stockton Street, San Francisco
Buy in: $5 per person
Best means of public transportation: BART. Get off on Powell St. Station and walk to Stockton St. Walk up Stockton St. towards Chinatown. Will run into it before the Stockton Tunnel.

Attendees: 0 *= Waiting for confirmation



=====================================================================

===========================Sessions Ended================================
Session 1 - Game Center ENDED: June 16th, 2011
Time: 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM (subject to change) - Extended to 1 AM
Location: 47 S. B Street, San Mateo
Buy in: $5 per person
Most optimal means of public transit: Caltrain, 3 blocks walking distance

Attendees: ~14 *= Waiting for confirmation
Reiki +7 guests*
Tenouraku +4 guests
Riotblade
Nandeyanen
= 11 people

Feedback on session 1: First off, I'd like to thank everyone for coming out and enjoying the space! So our first session had 11 people show up.  The 4 guests that Tenouraku brought did not play and 5 of my 7 guests did not come. So in total, 9 people who we expected did not show up/play. We had 2 late newcomers. They did come later, but that was at 11 PM. We raised $55 dollars for the arcade. Some issues were organization with equipment like PS2s and lack of component cables that would lower the lag. We managed to run two set ups for most of the night.

For session 2, I will purchase a component cable and make sure that we get everything started on time if not earlier. I also will invest in getting flyers to put up in the arcades so we can get people we have no contact with interested in it. I am taking suggestions for days, but we'll likely do this every two weeks. Footage of station 1 will be up soon courtesy of Nyawu. I'd also appreciate any new feedback you guys have. I do know that we managed to encourage 3 more new people to consider coming back again.

Session 2 - Game Center CANCELLED June 30th
Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (subject to change)
Location: 47 South B Street, San Mateo
Buy in: $5 per person
Most optimal means of public transit: Caltrain, 1 block walking distance from the station

Attendees: 4  *= Waiting for confirmation
Reiki +3 Guest
Tenouraku
Riotblade

Session 3 - Southtown Arcade ENDED July 3rd
Ended - Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (subject to change)
Location: 447 Stockton Stret, San Francisco
Buy in: $5 per person
Best means of public transportation: BART. Get off on Powell St. Station and walk to Stockton St. Walk up Stockton St. towards Chinatown. Will run into it before the Stockton Tunnel.

Attendees: 5 *= Waiting for confirmation
Reiki + 2 guests*
lok

Session 6 - Game Center: July 28th, 2011
Time: Thursday 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM (subject to change)
Location: 47 South B Street, San Mateo
Buy in: $5 per person
Most optimal means of public transit: Caltrain, 3 blocks walking distance

Attendees: 5 *= Waiting for confirmation
Tsubasa
eviloctopi
Tenouraku
Reiki
dakanya




Session 7 - Southtown Arcade July 31st
Time: Sunday 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM (subject to change)
Location: 447 Stockton Stret, San Francisco
Buy in: $5 per person (Free that day)
Best means of public transportation: BART. Get off on Powell St. Station and walk to Stockton St. Walk up Stockton St. towards Chinatown. Will run into it before the Stockton Tunnel.

Attendees: 6 *= Waiting for confirmation
Reiki
lok
John
+3

Session 8 - Game Center: August 11th, 2011 ENDED
Time: Thursday 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM (subject to change)
Location: 47 South B Street, San Mateo
Buy in: $5 per person
Most optimal means of public transit: Caltrain, 3 blocks walking distance

Attendees: 2 *= Waiting for confirmation
Tenouraku
Reiki


Session 9 - Southtown Arcade August 14th ENDED
Time: Sunday 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM (subject to change)
Location: 447 Stockton Street, San Francisco
Buy in: $5 per person
Best means of public transportation: BART. Get off on Powell St. Station and walk to Stockton St. Walk up Stockton St. towards Chinatown. Will run into it before the Stockton Tunnel.

Attendees: 12 *= Waiting for confirmation
Reiki
lok
Tone*
dakanya*
hobbes*
riotblade*
+6

Session 10 - Game Center: August 26th, 2011
Time: Thursday 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM (subject to change)
Location: 47 South B Street, San Mateo
Buy in: $5 per person
Most optimal means of public transit: Caltrain, 3 blocks walking distance

Attendees: 2 *= Waiting for confirmation
Tenouraku
Reiki


Session 11 - Southtown Arcade August 28th, 2011
Time: Sunday 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM (subject to change)
Location: 447 Stockton Street, San Francisco
Buy in: $5 per person
Best means of public transportation: BART. Get off on Powell St. Station and walk to Stockton St. Walk up Stockton St. towards Chinatown. Will run into it before the Stockton Tunnel.

Attendees: 6 *= Waiting for confirmation
Tone
Reiki
Hobbes
Sahgren
Mir
TastyLumpia
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: mir April 28, 2011, 10:23:32 PM
I'd probably go to said arcade if they have melty on a decent cab (as in not happ parts). Not like I have anything better to do on weekdays anyways =)
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito May 22, 2011, 05:52:57 PM
Been a bit, but I'll answer your question. Southtown Arcade's equipment is all japanese style using candy cabs. They're small and in incredibly good condition so those looking to play Melty Blood there will have a great experience.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: FataCon May 22, 2011, 08:13:40 PM
NorCal will play MBAACC. They've been having monthly MBAA Tournaments at SJSU for over a year now. hype only died down cause there wasn't a way to play CC. i'm sure it would get played if it was around though.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: mizuki May 24, 2011, 12:49:12 AM
Been a bit, but I'll answer your question. Southtown Arcade's equipment is all japanese style using candy cabs. They're small and in incredibly good condition so those looking to play Melty Blood there will have a great experience.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE REIKI (its mizuki on s5source)
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito May 24, 2011, 03:02:26 AM
Well, I'm a big fan of the Melty Blood series and I'm trying to get my local arcade to get Current Code. What they've said is they'll get the upgrade if they get the game so I'm really, really hoping they get the game. I need Bay Area people to contact them either on their facebook, twitter, or just their website to tell them they'd come to play Melty Blood.

Anyway, again, the name of the arcade is Southtown Arcade on 447 Stockton Street  in San Francisco. They're considering getting MB:AA:CC and it'll likely be 75 cents. Stop by or contact them at http://www.southtownarcade.com about getting Melty Blood there.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 03, 2011, 08:16:27 PM
Sorry to double-post, but it's coming up to the do-or-die time. The arcade might reconsider with such little turn-out. I started a month or two ago with this push and nobody has sent them anything. All I am asking is that if you're a norcal player who wants Melty Blood at this arcade, all you have to do is the following:

1. Go to http://www.southtownarcade.com
2. Click the Contact Us page
3. Write "I am a serious Melty Blood player and I would like to see MB:AA:CC v. 1.05 at your arcade"

It's easy and that's all I really need! If you could do that, we'd all profit.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya June 03, 2011, 09:04:06 PM
... you know 1.07 is coming out in July right?
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 04, 2011, 08:15:01 AM
No, I did not and that's an even greater reason to show your support. I can understand that people are pessimistic, but a local arcade having a dedicated MB cabinet means we'll get those future updates and there will be a place for tournaments, ranking battles, and the like. Again, these people have expressed interest, but all that needs to be done is writing a sentence to them on their website. You've got nothing to lose and Melty to gain.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya June 04, 2011, 09:38:47 AM
We aren't being pessimistic but rather realistic. Southtown is a business and buying a new game means taking a risk. Out of the arcade's best interests, we think Melty Blood wouldn't do well and have already advised Southtown a couple times that we don't think Norcal deserves it. Of course you can argue that this is the chance that Norcal deserves and that having a cabinet would be more exposure for the game and it is true that we have nothing to lose. However, we don't want to be held responsible for a business loss either.

We have been running monthly ranbats for Melty Blood in the South Bay and East Bay for over a year now. Unfortunately, the steam we had back from MBAC did not transfer over to MBAA. Most of our MBAC regulars have moved on and aren't going to come back. We used to have more than 16 people all the time and now we only get 8 at best. Sometimes we get less than 8 and we do a round robin.

I have never even seen you at a local tournament and I've probably been to every single local Melty Blood tournament for the past four years. Is it because you're in SF and the South Bay and East Bay are too far? If so, that's understandable. In fact, most of the what few players we have anyways do not have the time or money to consistently come show their support for Southtown. The most we could probably promise is making it out to a monthly ranbat which is unfortunately asking for another one of my weekends every month on top of NCI.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 04, 2011, 01:01:53 PM
I'm not afraid to hang a lantern on the problem. I know it's a niche game. Everyone does. I'm not saying it will outpace KoF XIII, SSFIV: AE in popularity, but it's a game we all play and enough enthusiasm could bring new players to play it. It's not a hard game to pick up for new players and frustrating at higher levels of gameplay like other games are. It's not a market loss if people are willing to play it. If you're not willing to play it; that's fine. You don't have to do it. I'm just asking people who want to play to take this opportunity to put a MBAACC cabinet in San Francisco.  I don't play in local tournaments because there are no local tournaments. The closest thing we had to a melty blood community in San Francisco was a friend's house and a club we started at SFSU. That's it. We managed to get 3-4 new people to join, but can't just play at home.

I know you're trying to be realistic. However, if all they want to know is that we're alive and want to play Melty and they're saying they'll commit to a space for the game, why not? They don't seem afraid of the risk so why not?
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya June 04, 2011, 02:48:37 PM
I do think it would be neat if Southtown got MBAACC but the most we can vouch for is how much we love the game, not how well it would actually be able to do. Speaking for a couple of players in the South Bay and reiterating my point, I am simply stating that the support we could offer if Southtown were to purchase MBAACC could be minimal at best. We simply don't want to create a false impression and lead Southtown to believe that we will be able to fully support them.

No local tournaments? San Jose might not be local to you but it was honestly the hotspot for Melty Blood back in its heyday. On multiple occasions we had players coming from San Francisco and Sacramento. We also had regulars coming from Berkeley, Fairfield, and Stockton. We even had a big tournament in Berkeley once where players also traveled from Pacific Northwest and SoCal.

If you want to garner some real support, your best bet is probably to hit up everyone that was truly local. However it seems that some of the SF guys have moved on as well. I think if you guys could get more locals interested, it wouldn't be at a loss. Maybe you should put up a flyer in the arcade and see if anyone else is interested. I'll try talking to a couple of people I know and gauge some more interest.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 05, 2011, 11:57:39 AM
I'm doing as much as I can in San Francisco. I got to forums, I tap old friends for support, and I'm making some headway. So far, 18 people have contacted Southtown about Melty Blood. It's a good thing! We're making progress. If this is the extent of who we have as support, the most I can do is pull in new people and help organizing those that are interested. I appreciate you talking to anyone you can; it means a lot to me and I feel it's really going to help with your support.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: FataCon June 05, 2011, 12:34:39 PM
After talking and thinking it over, I agree with dakanya. How much time does NorCal actually have in order for Southtown's investment to be worth it? Obviously, the decision is up to the owners, but, knowing the risk involved, you have to understand the state of the community. As much as we would all enjoy playing it, the scene may not be able to get behind it as much as we would like to. Commute + money + monthlies + lack of IRL time = uncertainty. Most probably wouldn't go more than bi-weekly or once a month. Coupled with the fact that the cost to play will most likely be .50+, you're going to have a hard time drawing the crowd from your spiffy new AE and XIII cabs. It's pretty much the same situation at FFA.The people who play CC there are the ones who wanted to play it in the first place. There isn't really overlap. Something to think about. This is coming from me, who would drive almost an hour in SoCal to play on an XIII cab. I did, in fact contact Southtown about MBAACC prior, but these are my most recent thoughts on the matter.

TL;DR Cool if it is. Cool if it isn't. Just don't have expectations.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 05, 2011, 01:11:56 PM
There's little anyone can do about anything concerning Melty Blood when there's no game. With a game, there's options for motivation like ranking battles, monthly tournaments, etc. It's hard to gauge a  something that doesn't exist, like participation for events that don't exist or participation for a game that's not there. With a machine and updates on the horizon, that means longevity and progress. I may be aggressively positive, but there's nothing to gain by staying silent.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: FataCon June 05, 2011, 01:28:23 PM
I applaud your enthusiasm, but there is a game (console MBAA) and there are events/monthlies for it (NCI). Like I said, most likely, no one here, is against having a CC cab at Southtown. Just putting out perspective, that's all. Plus, you said you were already able to get some kind of response from your end, so run with that for now. I already did my part, so I'm not sure what else you're expecting.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 05, 2011, 01:48:23 PM
Forgive me if I'm a bit confused, but MBAA has some differences between MBAACC that might warrant it to be different from its console counterpart. Also, more personally, I'm in San Francisco and can't drive to other cities to make these greetings. As far as I know, San Jose is the closest city that has gatherings, but I'm fairly certain they do not have the latest version of this game. That solves a lot of problems I had in continuing my experience with Melty Blood which this fixes.

What do I expect? I expect that getting people motivated will motivate them to motivate other people. Simply put, I don't know many people (maybe by face, but not by name) from my gatherings in the past. I can only talk to them and ask them to talk to other people they know. In the mean time, I go to forums like SRK, Dustloop, and of course Melty Bread, to further spread the word and encourage people to get the game.

I am not asking you to do anything beyond saying you want the game. If you don't want the game, can't get to the game, or don't particularly care either way, I'm not going to be upset. That's your opinion and I'll respect that. If you would like to, of your own free will, do more to make this happen, just spread the word and get people who want the game, can/will get to the game, and care about building something for us at this arcade so that becomes a reality. That's all really.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: FataCon June 05, 2011, 07:07:42 PM
AA and CC are different.

Just like you can't get out to SJ for meets, it's not exactly easy for other people to get out to SF. It's all perspective. That's the point I was making. Like I said. if you want to push for the game, then do that. No one is telling you not to. I already said that in the previous post. I even said i already talked to them about the game.

Whatever you think, and however much you want it, MB is a niche game in America. You're going at it like it's SF or BB, in terms of scene. As much as most of us here would like it to be that way, it's not. Regardless, good luck.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 05, 2011, 08:47:27 PM
I understand and sincerely appreciate you doing that. I know it's far away in your perspective, I realize that, and I'm sorry if I made myself to look like I am unaware or uncaring of the issue. That's not the case.

: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: F9|Chibi June 05, 2011, 09:13:46 PM
Come move to NYC and we'll happily make love to the machine.

<3
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: FataCon June 05, 2011, 10:13:35 PM
Come move to NYC and we'll happily make love to the machine.

<3

but EC already has a Snapple machine :V
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: F9|Chibi June 05, 2011, 11:18:30 PM
Actually those aren't there anymore.

:P
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: FataCon June 06, 2011, 12:15:44 AM
Actually those aren't there anymore.

:P

:gonk:
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 06, 2011, 09:22:43 AM
Actually those aren't there anymore.

:P

:gonk:


That face is classic. The arcade we're talking about is a start-up, just opened recently. If they get bigger, I'm sure they'll expand. Sorry to hear about the Chinatown arcade in NYC. Did you go there?
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Tone June 06, 2011, 03:38:07 PM
Personally, I think the potential of an updated version in an accessable location is kinda being slept on, here, especially when potential players tend to ask me if the ps2 AA port is up to date. But that's just my two cents.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya June 06, 2011, 05:43:21 PM
Well AA is a very playable game and is much more interesting than MBAC. But anyways, it seems that Southtown is aware of the risk they are taking and are waiting to see if more people will pledge their support first.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 07, 2011, 09:42:18 AM
Even a niche game is interesting enough to get a fanbase going. AA is still a playable game, you're right. I think if AA is used to garner interest, we could get some New Blood flowing in the game. It's a steep curve, but it's still fun nonetheless and not as frustrating as say KoF or Marvel vs. Capcom 3.

I'll talk to the arcade team and see if they would be willing to use a PS2 version of AA using a projector on off days. If it comes with a cost, I'll pay it. That way, people will see what we're doing and ask about the game.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya June 07, 2011, 08:48:42 PM
Sorry to double-post, but it's coming up to the do-or-die time. The arcade might reconsider with such little turn-out. I started a month or two ago with this push and nobody has sent them anything. All I am asking is that if you're a norcal player who wants Melty Blood at this arcade, all you have to do is the following:

1. Go to http://www.southtownarcade.com
2. Click the Contact Us page
3. Write "I am a serious Melty Blood player and I would like to see MB:AA:CC v. 1.05 at your arcade"

It's easy and that's all I really need! If you could do that, we'd all profit.
quoted again since any support that has been gathered won't be noticed unless everyone contacts southtown directly
you can also reach them via twitter @southtownarcade or on facebook
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 07, 2011, 11:28:16 PM
Progress is being made. However, I feel it's necessary to get new people interested in the game. Anybody that has the time or is in the area, we should brainstorm a way to get Melty Blood some face time even without a cabinet. It's not just the game being niche; it's that Melty Blood community in the eyes of others is flaky and not dependable. We've got a bad rep. Even southtown owners say it's likely if we get 30, only 15 would show for events or weekend plays. This is the PERFECT opportunity to show them all we're not full of BS.

Soooo, anyone in for the brainstorm or down to just be there?
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: FataCon June 08, 2011, 12:28:15 AM
I'll talk to the arcade team and see if they would be willing to use a PS2 version of AA using a projector on off days. If it comes with a cost, I'll pay it. That way, people will see what we're doing and ask about the game.

^ Why don't you just do this?

Let people have some free play on the game on weekends or something. Give people who play the main games like AE or whatever play it on their downtime while waiting for their turn. Although, you would have to talk to the owner, considering you're taking away customers from spending money in other cabs. At the least, you'll probably have to rent out space, unless you're really cool with the owner.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 08, 2011, 05:11:26 AM
I intend to try it; I just want a back-up plan or three to try. Any other ideas are more than welcome.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya June 08, 2011, 12:07:38 PM
I talked to Southtown last night and it seems like they've only gotten a total of 12 supporters so far. Maybe with the ones that haven't talked to Southtown yet we might be at like 15 or 16. However this is a rather underwhelming number as I was kind of expecting more. We've also got a negative reputation against us (see Southtown Facebook page) which may honestly deter what potential players you could have gotten. It seems like you hella wanna get the game but the odds are rather stacked against you.

Anyways if we want to have like a Melty session at Southtown or something, the only weekend I might be free would be this weekend and I don't know if I can keep my June 25th weekend open. Don't count on me to help out in the flesh I guess but we'll see.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 08, 2011, 01:06:57 PM
It's not the game that the people speaking against us dislike, it's the people who support the game, us. Changing the perception of us is the #1 priority if we want to get people to take us seriously. I'll get things organized in the next two or so days. It'd be great to exchange contact information so we can get this working.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: FataCon June 08, 2011, 01:23:28 PM
I intend to try it; I just want a back-up plan or three to try. Any other ideas are more than welcome.

You could hold a local ranbat for console MBAA somewhere other than the arcade, and ask the arcade owners to help you advertise by allowing you to put up some kind of flyer. You don't have to limit yourself to grabbing the attention of only the people who go to SouthTown.

Anyway, I'll probably head to ST sometime in the next 2 weeks for XIII, so we could probably talk then or something.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya June 08, 2011, 01:31:56 PM
Personally I think we should have it at Southtown if we want to get more exposure. Also I just realized that I'm already busy for the weekend of June 25 and I have a lot of homework to get done in advance this weekend because I'm going out of town next weekend and I have a major paper due the day I get back :|
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 08, 2011, 02:52:51 PM
Well, what we'd need is a JP PS2, a copy of MBAA, and a projector/visual aide to do this. I've been discussing it with a few of my friends and we feel if we do do a public session, we need to make it attractive for the arcade. Offering a fee per person to use the PS2 so we can use the space would be an ideal incentive for us advertising it.

Specifically for recruiting purposes, I feel we need to eat humble pie. We need to be the most contrite group of people they ever did see and help out newbies in the game. Friendly and casual (for now) is the order of the day. Anything we can get going to get more New Blood is great.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya June 08, 2011, 07:47:29 PM
Why a projector? Would a projector lag by the way? Also not charging anyone new who wants to jump in and try the game would be more attractive so we should probably figure something out there.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 08, 2011, 07:58:36 PM
Well, we can offer a group fee to them and we all pay. 5 to 7 dollars a person would be good so Southtown doesn't feel like we're dragging people away from games they could be playing. I like 5 because it's affordable. If we get a group of 6, that's a 30 dollar profit at the least for them. I'm thinking off days like Sunday would be good because it's a slow (and short) day for the arcade. Aside from ranking battles, we could do it earlier or later in the day depending.

A friend of mine also asked why we need a projector when a laptop works fine. My issue is this. We want people to see what we're doing. All we'd be is a bunch of men huddled around a screen like hermits worshiping an idol. We want it to be open for everyone to see. So a display that is visible to everyone is very important. That's what will be the most attractive.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya June 08, 2011, 08:42:51 PM
My question of whether or not a projector lags still stands lol. I was thinking maybe a TV/monitor on some sort of stand... did you just say laptop????
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 08, 2011, 09:12:21 PM
That was someone else's suggestion (@laptop). The problem is lugging a TV or monitor and where to put it. It's not exactly the easiest place to maneuver in. Pretty sure the display is the same as a TV so lag's not that huge a deal. A friend of mine uses a projector instead of a TV, works just fine.

Anyway, I'm open to suggestions and if push comes to shove, a TV would be good. What we really need to do in the mean time is shore up that 12. I honestly thought he said 15 initially and three more sent in requests to get that 18. Either way it goes, we need to make some progress in getting players interested and showing we're not flaky.

That comes to my next idea. I'm organizing everyone I know to just go there at the same time to make a public action out of it. We'll visually show them we're "All Hands on Deck".
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya June 08, 2011, 09:14:58 PM
I don't think the all hands on deck is a great or at least, necessary idea. You made this point earlier and it is how I feel about most players in the community. Can't get everyone to be serious enough about it.

Even southtown owners say it's likely if we get 30, only 15 would show for events or weekend plays. This is the PERFECT opportunity to show them all we're not full of BS.

Soooo, anyone in for the brainstorm or down to just be there?

Some flat screen monitors are really playable but you need the necessary resources. I want to get a Dell UltraSharp 1707fp myself for my ps2
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Tsubasa☆ June 09, 2011, 08:18:36 AM
I'll try to make it out if this exhibition session happens.  Schedule permitting.

I have my doubts about projectors, but I guess it's not that much to lug around, so it's possible to give it a shot.  Flat screen monitors are probably the best bet cause a big CRT would be too hard to do.  I have a 24" which works great for SD games.  Seems lagless to me.  Unfortunately, all SD video looks terrible on it.  In MBAA, the pixels are hella pronounced.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 09, 2011, 11:41:25 PM
Well, we're not in the hole with a visual display.  Southtown has said they will get a projector in the future, but they are willing to lend us a TV for ourur gatherings.. This means all the necessary bits to this plan are done aside from picking the day and getting a list going.

I also was discussing amongst some friends and they expressed some dissent on giving newbies unlimited free games.. That's hard to keep track of who is new and some may abuse it. For five dollars, you get unlimited use of the PS2 all day, that shouldn't be too hard.

Speaking of which, we're also considering doing the same kind of thing at Game Center, a new arcade that opened in San Mateo. They have TVs set-up that are like karaoke, pay per hour for their use and bring whatever you want to play on it. What I want to do now is get some ideas on days (many are saying Sunday), but we can't figure out what to do for the Southtown Melty Blood gathering until we know what days we can have the space without obstructing any events (Like ranking battles). That's in two weeks, enough time to get more hype and brain storm.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya June 10, 2011, 12:15:33 AM
Sunday is kind of bad for most people but I'm out of school soon I guess. If they're only like a first-time newbie, I would give them a couple of free games. If they want to keep learning then they should pay.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Tsubasa☆ June 10, 2011, 06:44:38 AM
I would prefer not Sunday, but I can probably do it with enough notice.

I also was discussing amongst some friends and they expressed some dissent on giving newbies unlimited free games.. That's hard to keep track of who is new and some may abuse it.

I think it's pretty obvious who's new and who's not.  Just gauge by how they play & how much they know.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 10, 2011, 12:39:56 PM
I'll continue to talk to Southtown Arcade about possible days and others. It has to be a weekend for a majority of the San Francisco Melty Blood crew; I'd assume you all have work on weekdays too. That leaves saturday and we're looking at SSFIV Ranking Battles on that day. That'll probably be a huge turn out; I don't know about saturday.

Anyway, I'll keep plugging away at it. In the mean time, we now have the Game Center in San Mateo. With a crew already in the San Mateo county that we can count on, we have the opportunity to run gatherings there. The owner has also expressed interest. There's no ranking battles, all we have to do is reserve the T.V. and that's seven dollars an hour. San Jose people might find that a little more convenient than driving all the way to San Francisco, but if you can make it, come to the Southtown Tutorial too.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya June 10, 2011, 02:09:31 PM
A crew? like you already have a crew of players in San Mateo? wat
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 11, 2011, 06:30:48 AM
Yea, there's a set of players that play Melty Blood already, headed up by a friend of mine. I've been really busy. Anyway, just need to know what day is good and who is going to actually make it to show some support.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya June 11, 2011, 11:47:59 AM
all these players everywhere yet we only have so few requests for Melty at Southtown...

well unfortunately I'm pretty busy until June 21st. I will be busy the next two following weekends as well.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 11, 2011, 01:55:48 PM
Well, in all honesty, I've had to hound the people I know to send requests. When I mean hound, I mean literally call them every day and see if they did it. There are a few I don't know personally so I can't just up and ask them. The first and foremost thing we should do is get people active everywhere. With the group in San Mateo, the group I'm starting here, we've got enough people to atleast run these gatherings and tutorial sessions while also looking formidable as a customer base.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya June 11, 2011, 02:20:23 PM
alright well when you figure out some dates, post 'em and i'll try to come to those
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 11, 2011, 10:10:52 PM
Session 1 - Game Center
Date: Thursday,  June 16th 2011
Location: Game Center, 47 S. B Street, San Mateo, CA
Time: 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM PST (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
Buy-in: 5 dollars per person

House rules:
1. New players get priority
2. New players who want to continue to play must contribute.
3. Be as friendly as humanly possible. (Not a suggestion; a rule)

Southtown bouts TBA
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya June 11, 2011, 10:24:03 PM
Not that I'm going to be able to make it but here are a bunch of questions anyways...

I read on Dustloop that you are gonna play on a LCD. Is it going to lag with the PS2?

How many setups will you have? Also is there wifi at Game Center EX?

By contribute, you mean pay for the buy-in right?

And how many people are you expecting to attend so far?
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: breadbread June 11, 2011, 10:56:34 PM
Session 1 - Game Center
Date: Thursday,  June 16th 2011
Location: Game Center, 47 S. B Street, San Mateo, CA
Time: 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM PST (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
Buy-in: 5 dollars per person

House rules:
1. New players get priority
2. New players who want to continue to play must contribute.
3. Be as friendly as humanly possible. (Not a suggestion; a rule)

Southtown bouts TBA

I'll try to make it if nothing comes up.  I would prefer the time to be a little earlier though, but 7 to 10 is doable as well.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 11, 2011, 11:40:20 PM
Fairly certain it won't lag. I own a LCD screen and my PS2 doesn't lag on it.

I don't know if they have wi-fi.

Basically, we want to build up a tab there as they already have a system of payment per hour for their setups. Building a tab means we could lower the cost later or contribute to their arcade as pure profit. Either way, we want to make a lasting impression with them, that's why we want to keep the 5 dollar standard.

I'm inviting, at max, 15 people and expecting about 8 of them to show up. Could be more or less, but I am shooting for more. Also, we only have 1 PS2. If we had more, that'd be 14 dollars an hour; which needs a turn out to warrant that kind of commitment.

@Riotblade: Again, the time is subject to change. Since the place is open till 1 AM, it's negligible to change the time unless the PS2 provider can't make it.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya June 12, 2011, 02:25:04 AM
8 people. 1 setup? :|
well if you only have 1 PS2 what can you do I guess

btw not all LCDs are created equal...

So it's $7/hr? And buy-in per person is $5?
If you're expecting 8 that's $40 which is close to enough for six hours... building up a tab eh...

negligible to change the time... english please...
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 12, 2011, 08:58:09 AM
What I mean by negligible is that it doesn't matter. It won't hurt much to change the time to earlier or later considering closing for them is  1 in the morning. I'd like to keep pricing the same. Atleast in this case, we can use extra money as a group to do something like paying with less people so newbies can be free, run a ranking tournament and use the tab as prizes, or just have more days and use the extra money to pay for those extra days.

Since there's a system already set-up, there's a lot we can do with the extra money. If a tab system doesn't work, we can just donate it to the arcade. The key thing we want to do is show the Melty Blood community is friendly and dedicated.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: djenkov June 12, 2011, 09:16:11 AM
Why don't you rent a second ps2 from someone.You will be charged around 5$ per day or so.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 12, 2011, 09:31:02 AM
I understand there's a bit of discomfort in that, but lets break this down a bit.

Guaranteed people is ~ 8.
Revenue: $40
Rental: $5 for PS2, $7 per tv per hour = $14 per hour
Expense: $14 x 3 +5 = $47
Balance: $-7

We'd need enough buy-in to warrant that. Doing it at someone's house has advantages and disadvantages, one being it's free. However, we're trying to make people more acquainted with the game, meaning we have to step outside and spend a little money. Even with two PS2s, we'd still be in the red by 2 dollars.

Edit: Cleaned up the math
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya June 12, 2011, 02:03:30 PM
you know what would be great? if you all came out to an nci lol. eta sometime in july

also streaming/recording and getting some critique/commentary on your play might be something you guys should consider
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Nandeyanen June 12, 2011, 11:46:23 PM
Might show up if I can bum a ride off of Riotblade.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Tone June 13, 2011, 12:34:14 PM
cant do it...

needs to be sat/sun for me  :gonk:
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 13, 2011, 02:37:52 PM
We're trying to get things started while we have the momentum. Don't worry, Tone, we haven't forgot about the weekenders. As soon as Southtown Arcade has an idea of which day would be good or when Ranking Battles will end, sometime in July, we'll start up at Southtown and that'll be the weekends.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Nandeyanen June 13, 2011, 07:59:46 PM
You guys should probably start a new thread in the Regional Community section, and post updates there.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 13, 2011, 08:33:16 PM
Will probably do that for the sessions, but this thread has been useful in gathering ideas, support, and brainstorming. We still want to encourage Southtown to get MBAACC v.1.05, and I don't think we'll get that far without this thread anymore.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: mizuki June 13, 2011, 08:39:38 PM
If possible, I'd honestly wait until the newest version comes out, we don't know if it's gunna be a free update or not.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 13, 2011, 09:13:50 PM
Here's hoping it's free. When am I gonna see you, Mizuki? You gonna come play with us at Game Center?
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Sahgren June 14, 2011, 08:39:27 AM
In the front page post that introduced UNIB, they mentioned that "Arcades currently running Current Code will get upgraded free of charge.". Does that apply to the updates or something else?

Does anyone know if there're any bus systems that end at least within walking distance of the arcade? It could help improve attendance in general if that was listed to show people without a car (like me) a way to get there without bumming a ride off of someone else.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya June 14, 2011, 12:55:53 PM
Southtown and Game Center EX are both very accessible by public transit, just google maps that shit

: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 14, 2011, 01:30:43 PM
The front page has been edited with directions and the best means of getting to the destination by public transit. If you're in SF, I'm going with a group.

So far, we've got 13 people signed up to come out. If you can't come, I can understand, but throw the event around. Get some hype going so we can show the arcades who we are.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya June 14, 2011, 01:58:09 PM
13 people 1 setup...? You should probably think how you're going to do a rotation. I'm starting to think you guys need some board games or something too lol
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 14, 2011, 02:15:24 PM
Number is climbing; I've been really busy inviting everyone I can think of. It's probably going to be an Iplaywinner sort of thing where people just cycle through. I'll use a list of names and cycle through them as a new player is allowed in. Things are manageable with proper moderation. I'd like more for people to play with another set-up, but that's not going to happen that easy.

I know someone said something about letting me borrow their PS2. If it climbs past 15-20, I'd really appreciate anyone who can bring one!
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: mizuki June 14, 2011, 02:16:13 PM
Here's hoping it's free. When am I gonna see you, Mizuki? You gonna come play with us at Game Center?

Probably not. I have stuff to prepare for a tournament stream I'm doing at NorCal Regionals this Saturday. Maybe next meet.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya June 14, 2011, 02:26:16 PM
I don't really watch iplaywinner so I don't know... maybe you should make it a round robin lol
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 14, 2011, 02:41:21 PM
I actually meant the phrase "I play winner", as the person who wins stays on and the next person on the list of people gets put up.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya June 14, 2011, 02:47:10 PM
ohhhh ok. that is more incentive for me to show up then =)
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: breadbread June 14, 2011, 03:30:06 PM
Might show up if I can bum a ride off of Riotblade.

Get on AIM you bum.  I'm planning to go there earlier and play around until Melty.

10 cents SFA3? Fuck yeah.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 14, 2011, 04:33:40 PM
Okay, I edited the main page. If you know anybody who is even remotely interested in learning a new fighting game, get'em to come. We want this to be big and welcoming; nothing is more welcoming than having more friends.

Well, pretty sure we've hit 15 people now, but just keep'em coming. If it gets past 20, I'm taking pictures as proof.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya June 14, 2011, 04:53:38 PM
posting on SRK might be a good idea if you want even more people but you should really get more setups... i know for a fact that riotblade and nandeyanen have ps2s although idk if they have legit copies of melty blood
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: abitofBaileys June 14, 2011, 05:29:19 PM
So playing MBAA to warm up for MBAACC?

Or is the title just confusing?
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 14, 2011, 06:40:02 PM
To summarize the situation, at first we wanted to get support from people in Melty Bread to get the latest Melty Blood version in the arcade. However, negative perceptions of the community, negative feedback from multiple people about Melty Blood, and more has slowed that effort down. Southtown sees this as a great effort, but needs more people to sign-up. I talked to atleast 15 people and only 12-15 people are confirmed to have asked for Melty Blood. That's when we decided to step up our commitment.

In order to prove that Melty Blood players are not introverts, non-participatory, and unfriendly folks, we're starting these tutorial gatherings. We want to encourage anyone who ever wanted to play Melty Blood, anyone who has never played the game, to try it out and play a bit. This is a meet-and-greet too, allowing people who did play Melty Blood for some time to meet new people. It's also a joint effort to show arcades we're not cheapskates with the 5 dollar buy-in, we're willing to go to events/tournaments and contribute. We need compelling proof that we need the game here and this is the best way how.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: breadbread June 16, 2011, 12:12:51 PM
So is it still set at 7?
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 16, 2011, 01:43:17 PM
Yea, I'll be there at six so we can get started as soon as we get enough people there. The arcade is providing sticks and if you bring another copy of the game, we can get another set-up going.

EDIT: Leaving now, see ya' all there!

EDIT 2: Modified the front page. Thanks for everyone that came! We'll start Southtown Arcade sessions in July and need a PS2 and a copy of the game. A CRT TV is not provided so if you want to bring one too, that'd be great! It will likely be the 3rd of July, but that might change.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 19, 2011, 12:55:45 PM
Updating the front page. Next session will be the 30th of June at GameCenter and the 3rd of July at Southtown. Make either one if you can! >< And again, sorry for the double-post!
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: FataCon June 19, 2011, 06:21:14 PM
Well, let me know how things go at the next session. Sad to say, it's not really worth it to drive about an hour away with the turnout that happened on Thursday. (Although it was nice to see Sarsapari alive and well :toot:). Not being condescending or anything, but without a job, it's not very cost effective for me to be running back and forth at that distance when I have more than competent competition like 15 minutes away, once a week/month. I'll probably be at SouthTown though, for other things, if not Melty.

That said, good luck. Making a Melty movement happen at this point is going to be quite a task, that many, long before you, have attempted (pre-EVO, of course).
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 19, 2011, 06:37:51 PM
I understand the disappointment. I was thoroughly upset that there were people that didn't bother to show up, and those that did did not bother to play. I know the first time was not up to snuff. However, I'll say this. We managed to get 11 people to show up and we video-taped the whole thing. When we were only expecting 8 out of 15 people show up, 11/19 people showed up. 19 people said they would go. If we increase the consistency of the participants, give notice, and use fliers, we'll get a higher turnout just from the people who are at the arcade.

We did great for just using word of mouth and there's plenty to work on. In terms of play ability, I am sorry there weren't more people who played that were at a high level. I haven't touched the game since Oscar's meetings ended, but I am practicing every day to improve. That's not the point though. We want to not scare people and we want to encourage them to play with us. That's the point of promoting like this. I can almost guarantee a majority of the people who will come to future gatherings will know a little or have no knowledge of how to play Melty Blood. We're trying to teach them and encourage them to play. I do appreciate you coming the first time; hope you will find the time to do it again.

That being said, if you have some ideas where I can improve, just let me know and I'll do it.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: F9|Chibi June 19, 2011, 06:46:09 PM
Please fucking move to the East Coast, your devotion and determination would fit right in here.

I'm halfway upset reading this thread, but fuck it keep doing your thing and don't let a fucking soul stop you.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: FataCon June 19, 2011, 06:58:36 PM
Of course, pulling new people in, you obviously expect newcomers (thought it seemed like, for the most part, the people who were there and some semblance of knowledge about gameplay mechanics). One thing, I should point out (and remember, this is not meant to be insulting), is that you should be a bit more approachable. I came up to you purposely not introducing myself to see how you would react. I actually talked a bit more than you did (granted, I talk more than most people lol). You didn't ask who I was, nor did you introduce yourself. The bad part about that is, how does that look to a newcomer? It makes them feel less comfortable, less invited. I walked in as if you expected me to know what was going on. Near the end of the night, when randoms came to see what was going on, I felt like they had to ask you "Oh hey, what's going on over here?" before you acknowledged them. Not like they played or participated or anything, but it would have been more encouraging if you said something like "Hey guys, we've got some setups for a fighting game called Melty Blood. You're welcome to join in and ask questions if you'd like." I mean, if you want to have the role of promoting the scene, you have to be willing to play the part. It's possible that you were just down from the disappointment of the showing (which you expressed), but you gotta keep up that enthusiasm if you really want to carry this thing. You can be in touch with as many people as you want, but you have to keep people hype if it's your scene. Scenes don't last if people don't care.

It was, however, the first session, so it can always be improved on. Just move on and make the best of the next one.

EDIT:

Please fucking move to the East Coast, your devotion and determination would fit right in here.

I'm halfway upset reading this thread, but fuck it keep doing your thing and don't let a fucking soul stop you.

What in this thread makes you mad, Chibi? I think it's just people being realistic. Even James knows that the NorCal scene has seen ups and downs to near nonexistence. Even so, people are giving him their thoughts on the matter instead of leaving him out to dry. I came late to his session and still paid to support both the arcade and his endeavor. There are people in NorCal, even just WC in general who do love Melty. We just understand the state that things are in and are letting him know what he's up against. I personally hope he succeeds, but a "You-can-do-it" attitude just doesn't cut it in a Capcom infested world. Better to give him feedback he can use for future planning than not say anything (at least that's my goal in posting in this thread). If I didn't think it was worth my time, I wouldn't have posted to begin with.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: F9|Chibi June 19, 2011, 07:19:20 PM
Well I wouldn't have told him not to really bother, but then that's always been my attitude. If we ever followed that line of thinking Melty would have died 7 years ago and we wouldn't have a scene on the EC period. At all. Congrats on being 'realistic' but you say that like you're an outsider and not part of the community. I mean I understand why you're saying it but again I do things way differently.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 19, 2011, 07:32:42 PM
I agree, you're right. I need to be more approachable. I was thrown off tilt and I can't let that happen. I also have to be all around asking everyone who stops by if they want to play. I'm sorry I wasn't perky that day, but I will do my best to do better in that department.

F9 Chibi, thank you. You made me 100 times happier knowing you're behind me on my effort.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: FataCon June 19, 2011, 07:42:15 PM
That's understandable. We just have differing opinions of the matter. Well, Reiki kinda separated himself to begin with. It seemed as if he didn't acknowledge the players NorCal already has. There are monthly tournaments going on for MBAA (and have been for quite some time now). I understand his aim is to get a CC cab, which is great, but his initial statements were basically "Oh, you guys play over there, I want something here." Instead of integrating with an already existing community of players who have been proven to travel to various places for MB, it sounded like he wanted to do his own thing. That's fine, and I'm not knocking him for that, I just treated it as such.

Plus, you can't really use the train of thought "It wouldn't have happened if we thought like that back then." Back then, there wasn't a scene to begin with. No one to tell you how things worked in the past or what could be done. It's great that you guys have built it to what it is today in America and I respect that, but that was a different time, a different game (AC?). At this stage, you've had the EC movement, the WC movement, the EVO movement, (can you even say that Canada had a movement? lol). We've seen it evolve over time. Some areas still have scenes, some no longer do. All I'm saying is games have lifespans, and so do their scenes. How is the steam in the MB community? You'd have to be ignorant or blind to say that it's still at EVO/pre-EVO levels. There's no harm in analyzing where it's at now.

I'll even requote one of my initial posts in the thread:

"Like I said. if you want to push for the game, then do that. No one is telling you not to."
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 19, 2011, 08:41:00 PM
It's not that I don't think integration with an existing community is bad, but that's not going to make an arcade get MBAACC if we just go to people's houses and play in tournaments run by the host. I am not excluding you or anyone, but I'm not trying to run gatherings to just enjoy the game and play with friends. I'm doing so to encourage a business to get the game. Integration is good if I just want to play the game; it's not going to move the agenda forward though.

Also, is there anyone in SJ who is considering getting 1.05/.06/ or .07? That opportunity is here and the way I figure is if we continue to do this, the revenue generated from it would atleast be a down payment for the board. 10 sessions of the same calibur is 500 dollars and the board is 1.5k Even if we're a small community, that kind of profit is hard to ignore.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Tone June 19, 2011, 11:36:01 PM
are you ever going to do one of these on a friday or saturday so i can show up  :'(

weekday gatherings are what killed everything for me to begin with when people were still hosting melty sessions in norcal
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 20, 2011, 04:58:29 AM
I figured Sunday would be a good day for you, Tone! I can try to do Saturdays, but it's hard to see how that pans out with the ranking battles at Southtown. I'll see though. Do you think sunday is okay though?
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Tsubasa☆ June 20, 2011, 06:28:57 AM
I'll definitely make it out to a gathering sometime.  My schedule gets kinda busy though, so no guarantees on when.

It's not that I don't think integration with an existing community is bad, but that's not going to make an arcade get MBAACC if we just go to people's houses and play in tournaments run by the host. I am not excluding you or anyone, but I'm not trying to run gatherings to just enjoy the game and play with friends. I'm doing so to encourage a business to get the game. Integration is good if I just want to play the game; it's not going to move the agenda forward though.

Just wanted to say that we don't run any tourneys in Norcal at people's houses.  NCI has been an ongoing ranbat series for MBAA PS2 that we've been running for over a year at reasonably legit venues like SJSU & DeVry.  I'm sure decent turnout for the most regular MB event in Norcal can help a bit in persuading these arcades in getting MBAACC 1.0x.  Unfortunately, the entrants have been declining and/or stagnating for the last few months.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 20, 2011, 04:36:31 PM
Thanks again for your support. If the offer for an upgraded machine were elsewhere, I'd take it. However, it's here and support here is what I really need. I wouldn't mind supporting NCI, gathering a group to attend once a month once we improve. Could do so as soon as July. Making the trip to San Jose every week I just can't do right now. I can commit to a monthly basis for sure. However, I really need to gather support and ground for Melty Blood or that window is going to disappear. If you can encourage people in your area to say something to them, come out, and just show we're a real community, I'd appreciate that immensely.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Tone June 20, 2011, 07:57:46 PM
the only reason im against sunday is that its still kind of a stricter schedule for me cause i gotta work the next day

something goes on during a friday or saturday idgaf about time and all
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 22, 2011, 04:50:10 PM
http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/GirIsGeneration/Reikiposter1.png

Got some help with the flyer. Feedback is much appreciated.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya June 22, 2011, 04:58:42 PM
I'm not a designer but here's what I think about the poster...

the BLOOD portion specifically the O and the Ds need to be more distinguished frmo each other

Aoko and Akiha aren't the same person but in this poster they could be mistaken as such and the lack of contrast there isn't good and doesn't help

I'd take out Tohno with glasses, possibly take out Aoko or use another picture, other key characters you may want to use would be Ciel, Sion, Warakia, White Len...

"Melty Blood is Back" ?? Really? I don't know I think this message is rather misleading.

the block of text at the bottom is really tl;dr and is a little difficult to read

be short and succinct, more to the point

you may want to tinyurl a thread on meltybread as well

i think a poster could be a good idea but this poster honestly needs a lot of work
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: breadbread June 22, 2011, 06:37:44 PM
The Akiha is horrible upscaled quarity and should really be removed / placed elsewhere for the reason Dakanya mentioned.

The font looks a little odd and is hard to read being put in center over there.  Off topic: That font makes me think of those weird blood pouch energy drinks for some reason.

The text on the bottom could use a background to help contrast it for better reading.  Also, I don't know if it's intentional or not but the sentences are all over the place.  Missing punctuation, bad formatting etc etc

Can probably do without Nanaya too.
 :laffo:
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 22, 2011, 10:04:19 PM
Thanks for all the feedback! I'll make sure to let my friend know what should be changed and get a new draft to you guys soon.

I don't exactly know what you mean by tinyurl link to a meltybread thread, but I can try to shorten the message. It's a group effort though, and if you'd like to try your hand at making the actual message, I'd be honored to use it instead.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Tonberry June 22, 2011, 10:34:22 PM
For Reiki.Kito: http://tinyurl.com/
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 22, 2011, 11:49:39 PM
http://tinyurl.com/sfmelty

I'll put that on the flyer and it'll get redirected here.

2nd draft picture here: http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/264666_10150213386403262_606563261_7087551_4079399_n.jpg
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: breadbread June 23, 2011, 03:31:37 PM
I personally liked the colored version better.  It seems the floating Akiha head is still there and the guy just randomly added a bunch of different character art.  The faces on Roa and Wara are pretty priceless  :laffo:.  The text is much better than the previous one but I still think it should have a background in order for it to be easier on the eyes.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 23, 2011, 07:04:33 PM
Printing it in color would cost a bit of money to make constant copies. Black and white is atleast readible. We tried it the border, but it was difficult to make it look neat on the page and awkward. I can't honestly say I have complete control as I'm asking a good friend to help, but we're continuing to do our best. All feedback is appreciated and we do consider it.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya June 23, 2011, 07:18:28 PM
I think you are trying to cram too much stuff into the poster...  the text is still not pleasant to read

really you have like too many characters in that poster and they are just there randomly

another problem with your poster is that it's not actually announcing a session it's just announcing a movement

which means people will have to contact you or visit meltybread to even find out when anything is actually going to happen

you want to make this as easy as possible for them to randomly show up
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya June 23, 2011, 07:24:40 PM
excuse my double post. here are some example posters we've had for nci.

http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/4489/norcalinstallfinal.jpg
http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/6971/norcalinstall2flier.jpg

they aren't spectacular or anything but notice how the information is compressed and how everything you read is probably something you might find valuable to know

a movement is cool and all but you know that stuff can come later

don't try to force your movement on them or anything right now

all you need to do is tell people you want to play melty blood

exactly when and where is it going to happen

and newbies are welcome
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 23, 2011, 08:16:48 PM
I wanted to make a generic flyer. I deliberately avoided posting up date because the date could change; nothing is certain as I try to figure out the best times and days. I think from how it's written; I'm not cramming commitment down their throat. In two sentences, I stated what we're doing and that we want you to play with us and be a part of that. The cramming of characters was an idea to get people to see more of the cast without looking redundant with alternate egos and the like. I agree I didn't accomplish all that, but it's a work in progress.

I checked out those posters and I really like them. They look really good and natural. If you feel how I've written it is not good, I am more than welcome to accept any direct text you feel I should include. Like a direct quote would be a great deal of help to me so I can fully understand what you feel I should write.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya June 23, 2011, 08:31:39 PM
yeah i can tell what you are trying to do just by looking and admittedly its just actually pretty hard to execute well

your second poster is a lot less wordy so its less of an issue here

i also didnt even know you guys had more sessions planned out cause it wasnt posted in a recent post, just edited into the original post

in terms of character choice, nero and ciel are pretty popular picks so maybe you should think of putting them in.

roa isnt portrayed very well here, warc seems redundant, archetype earth isnt even playable, tohno+nanaya is redundant

the real issue is ITS HARD TO READ

another problem i just thought of is that if you look at this poster and dont even know what melty blood is, you wont know what kind of game it is either
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: F9|Chibi June 23, 2011, 10:18:11 PM
(http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/6577/flyerx.png)

 :toot:

Need to fix a few things but I'll get to it in the morning~
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya June 23, 2011, 10:57:49 PM
chibi saves the day
my eyes feel healed
props for TRUST ME
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Numakie June 24, 2011, 05:43:38 AM
Haha.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 24, 2011, 11:10:25 AM
That looks really good! If you wouldn't mind me using it, I'd be glad to use this too to post around! It looks really great!
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: F9|Chibi June 24, 2011, 01:32:08 PM
props for TRUST ME

<3

That looks really good! If you wouldn't mind me using it, I'd be glad to use this too to post around! It looks really great!

That's what I made it for.

I just have to fix a few things asap.

(http://img860.imageshack.us/img860/5963/mbaaflier.png)

There you is~
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dumba989 June 24, 2011, 02:56:11 PM
props for TRUST ME

<3

That looks really good! If you wouldn't mind me using it, I'd be glad to use this too to post around! It looks really great!

That's what I made it for.

I just have to fix a few things asap.

(http://img860.imageshack.us/img860/5963/mbaaflier.png)

There you is~

Kouma, what have they done to you?!?!?!
But this looks sick man, seriously.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 24, 2011, 03:27:21 PM
I really, really like how they're all trying to stand on top of each other.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: F9|Chibi June 24, 2011, 04:16:23 PM
Here's what the image is a parody of:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyyqEgUffcA

And here's the actual (retardedly fucking huge) image:

http://img864.imageshack.us/img864/9499/void0h.jpg
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: breadbread June 25, 2011, 10:49:00 AM
I lol'ed

That's pretty clever.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Tone June 25, 2011, 06:08:42 PM
Sundays should be a go, given I can get other folks in my area down to go to Southtown.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 26, 2011, 07:09:01 AM
Alright, I'm going to start adding people to the list. Let me know if you're able to go or if you can bring guests with you; I'd really appreciate it!
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: mizuki June 26, 2011, 10:01:44 PM
When is the southtown thing i'll go there if I'm not busy, even though I don't play the game anymore.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: breadbread June 26, 2011, 10:49:33 PM
I'll probably be at game center again this thursday.  Guests pending.

When is the southtown thing i'll go there if I'm not busy, even though I don't play the game anymore.

Is that you Mizuki o_O
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 27, 2011, 05:33:24 AM
Alrighty, do appreciate it!
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Tone June 27, 2011, 12:28:45 PM
I wont be there on the 3rd, but any weekend gathering after that.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 27, 2011, 06:01:49 PM
Thanks for letting me know, Tone. I appreciate it.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: mizuki June 27, 2011, 09:47:31 PM
When is the southtown thing i'll go there if I'm not busy, even though I don't play the game anymore.

Is that you Mizuki o_O
[/quote]

maybe...yeah
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 28, 2011, 09:12:08 PM
Kinda slow. Anymore confirmations for thursday or sunday? I'm inviting a few people, but again, some of them haven't played the game or have never played it seriously. Also, some of them are kinda flaky.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Tsubasa☆ June 28, 2011, 09:38:11 PM
Out of town Thurs-Tues, unfortunately. m(_ _)m
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya June 28, 2011, 09:56:24 PM
also out of town for the same time and reason
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 28, 2011, 10:05:37 PM
AX this week, right?
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya June 29, 2011, 01:18:59 AM
correct
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito June 29, 2011, 09:24:59 AM
Ugh, due to a might bit of complications, we might have to reschedule Thursday. I don't think I can make it as a family emergency has come up. I'm really sorry folks...I can make Sunday, but I need to get things all situated here.

EDIT:

Sunday is still going on! If you're in the city or would like to play, don't miss out! I should be getting a component cable in the mail very soon!
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito July 02, 2011, 03:42:39 PM
Sorry for the double-post!

Tomorrow is Session 2(should be 3), and it's at 6 PM at Southtown Arcade in San Francisco. All the information is posted up front. Show your support so we can show them we need MBAACC!
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: mir July 03, 2011, 10:42:25 PM
ggs and whatnot. Hopefully v-akiha left a favorable impression at the arcade. Will try to be better next time >.>
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya July 07, 2011, 12:54:26 PM
too bad you guys ended up cancelling on thursday. i actually ended up being at gamecenter for a couple hours and headed off to AX after that

i also had a friend at the sunday session at southtown but he left at 7pm and it doesnt seem like you guys started until afterwards
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito July 07, 2011, 11:02:59 PM
We got rolling at around 6:30. I had to do a few things for the arcade before we got things set up. Next week, we'll get things rolling again so look forward to it!
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya July 08, 2011, 12:34:32 AM
i found myself at gamecenter again today

how many did you get last sunday anyways
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito July 08, 2011, 11:38:28 AM
Aside from 1 guest I invited and lok, two other gentleman decided to join. That's five. It's a bit embarassing, but we will to do better in the future.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito July 11, 2011, 01:15:05 PM
New sessions have been posted. Made an official event thread in the event section. Please check it out and let me know what you think.

Also! F9 Chibi! A lot of people really liked your poster. Thank you very much for it!
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: F9|Chibi July 11, 2011, 02:13:43 PM
Haha, my pleasure.

They can hit up http://mmaadd.deviantart.com/ if they wanna see more (too lazy to create an actual site) or are interested in all that other crap~

: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Numakie July 11, 2011, 04:24:34 PM
Haha, my pleasure.

They can hit up http://mmaadd.deviantart.com/ if they wanna see more (too lazy to create an actual site) or are interested in all that other crap~



Since when did you do the arts?
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: F9|Chibi July 11, 2011, 04:28:04 PM
Haha, my pleasure.

They can hit up http://mmaadd.deviantart.com/ if they wanna see more (too lazy to create an actual site) or are interested in all that other crap~



Since when did you do the arts?

For a little while now, I'm getting back into it again.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito July 12, 2011, 01:05:02 AM
According to Game Center, our coveted Thursday is still good! So we'll be up for the 14th instead of the 15th. That works out great; I like Melty Thursdays, don't you?
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Tone July 12, 2011, 07:22:03 PM
no

cause i cant go anywhere on thursday  :'(
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya July 12, 2011, 07:37:51 PM
the thursday is a lie anyways

i went there two thursdays in a row and there was no melty blood
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito July 12, 2011, 09:34:30 PM
the thursday is a lie anyways

i went there two thursdays in a row and there was no melty blood

Last week we cancelled. I had something come up and my partner went to AX. The events are biweekly. So, no sir, these thursdays are NOT a lie!
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Tone July 16, 2011, 11:26:29 AM
So...Tomorrow?
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito July 16, 2011, 12:44:13 PM
Tomorrow! I'm coordinating with my friend, but we should be ready at 1! Hope to see you there!
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: mir July 17, 2011, 10:26:14 PM
ggs today to the Tone guy, I actually had to work for all those wins!

And reiki, work on them combos, eventually it'll get there =D
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Tone July 18, 2011, 11:13:59 PM
More people seriously need to come out to this. The owner is seriously APPROACHING US about getting the game, but people need to show up, send messages, alert folks, make it known that the interest is there. I realize the community is small, but if everyone comes together, Im sure it can work out.

In any case, GGs yesterday. Rusty as hell after playing every damn game under the sun but melty.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito July 19, 2011, 12:52:44 AM
This is what I've been saying for a long time, but nobody takes me seriously  :-[ I do appreciate you helping out, Tone, and hopefully we can do it big!
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: mizuki July 19, 2011, 11:06:01 PM
I'll try and go next session.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya July 21, 2011, 04:47:50 PM
Crossposted from Dustloop:

Since Super NCI is set for Aug 27, which is kind of far away, I think it'd be cool to have a gathering or two at Southtown to sharpen up and it may also possibly generate interest and raise our #s for Super NCI.

We've never been to Southtown and it's primarily a fighting game arcade so I think it could be some really good exposure for us if we headed up there. How many of you guys would be interested in that? If there's enough interest, we could run a mini NCI there.

I'd like to generate more hype for GG/VSAV and they have the arcade boards for both games so let's show them some love. For the pad warriors, we could have a console setup for GG. For the BB players, they also have a BBCS2 cabinet as well.

We can also have Melty Blood as well if there's enough interest.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito July 22, 2011, 03:31:03 AM
Sounds like an amazing idea! Setups are not hard to do as long as it's not a ranbat day. For example, this weekend would not be good as it's a ranbat weekend, but the next weekend is okay. They set up tables, a television set, and all you need to do is bring your system/setup. So far, we're at 5 regulars and I'm working to get more. It shouldn't be hard to get two or three extra mates to stop by and play, but we'll see.

I'm glad to see you're getting active around Southtown and I bet your efforts will be rewarded as there's a lot of competitive people there.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya July 22, 2011, 05:14:20 AM
I'm not sure but I think we'll be aiming for a Saturday if possible. Is that fine with you guys? It seems like ranbats always happen on Sundays as well.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito July 22, 2011, 11:21:48 AM
On saturdays, they're considering running CvS2, 3rd Strike, and maybe BB ranking battles. That's why I mentioned ranbat weekends. If you talk to them, they should be able to tell you when it'll be okay. If they stream on saturday too, you likely will have no room.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya July 22, 2011, 03:10:03 PM
I'm already been in touch with Southtown for some time now. I'm asking you if your guys are generally free on Saturdays or not.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito July 22, 2011, 05:51:35 PM
I can always ask. My only issue is it conflicting with the Sunday event if we're running them on the same weekend as some of them come from Vallejo and Fairfield.

Other than that, most of them are regulars or locals.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya July 22, 2011, 06:56:18 PM
Well I know Tone comes from Fairfield for the Sunday KOF ranbat but it doesn't seem like they have the next KOF ranbat scheduled yet. I heard they were supposed to become a regular event like a biweekly but there's no dates listed. AFAIK the only event we would be conflicting with is the KOF ranbat but let me know what other events our players might overlap into and feel conflicted about.

Also are you guys going to consider coming to the NCI in late August? It's probably going to be at the Etrium.

: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito July 22, 2011, 11:45:42 PM
The KoF ranking battles are biweekly. They are on the same day as the AE and MvC3 ranbats. MvC3 and KoF ranking battles start at 1 and Ae starts at 5 on Sunday this sunday. On Dreamcancel.com, I have the entire event, rules, and future dates posted. If you run the event biweekly like I do for Gamecenter/Southtown on Saturday, you'll have nobody to contend with. There's one saturday every month that I cannot go anywhere till after noon because I help with a 600 man tournament for a game called S4 League.

 I would not mind traveling if I am working. I cannot confirm I can go because I am not working until the 8th of August. I'll google up the Etrium, but what city is it again?
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya July 23, 2011, 02:22:31 AM
Okay so what do you run on Saturdays...? And which Saturday would you be busy next month?

And yeah I was planning to run it on a Saturday but I figured it'd be better for people if I didn't have it the day before a ranbat.

So KOF is on Jul 24th, Aug 7 and 21 which is on the same day as the AE/Mvc3 ranbats.

The Etrium is in Union City and the date is tentative but it's supposed to be the 27th and will be after the 8th for sure.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito July 23, 2011, 11:54:14 AM
It's usually the first or last saturday of the month. Yea, if you run it biweekly, you won't have to worry about ranbats. However, this weekend (specifically today), GameCenter has a Gundam vs. Gundam tourny and tomorrow is ranbats for Southtown. It's a crazy weekend.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: mizuki July 23, 2011, 02:54:35 PM
Saturday is fine, usually. Dakanya, do you have the etrium's number, can you pm it to me? I need to get a hold of them for ST stuff but they're not answering emails...
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya July 23, 2011, 05:09:27 PM
@Mizuki: I'm not in contact with the Etrium myself so I don't have their phone number.

@Reiki: Well anyways, I'll probably pick a date on Monday. Next Saturday seems open but it's going to be EVO weekend lol... I think everyone will want to stay home and watch it.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Nandeyanen July 24, 2011, 01:46:07 PM
Haven't checked back in a while. Working Mon - Sat now. Are there still weekly gatherings on Sundays?
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: breadbread July 24, 2011, 06:06:56 PM
Sooo what's going on here?  When's the next session if any?
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito July 24, 2011, 08:23:21 PM
This thursday at GameCenter is still on. We start at 6 and end at 10 or 11 depending on the group.

Sunday at Southtown is still going on as well. We start at 1 and end at 7 or whenever depending on the group. 10 at the latest.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya July 25, 2011, 09:12:17 AM
For Gamecenter EX, if I buy a wristband for $7, will I be good for Melty Blood as well?
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito July 25, 2011, 04:11:17 PM
There are two reasons why I charge $5 for the GameCenter session. For one, it's a pretty easy number to manage and is slightly cheaper than the wristband. Also, it's to help pay for the television. It costs 7 dollars per hour per tv. If we have just one set-up and 5-6 people, we'd only be able to pay for 4 hours for one television. Which is the rough estimate. All the left overs are for game center.

I can talk to Myung about a deal, but I can't promise that'll work.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya July 25, 2011, 05:58:22 PM
yeah I already know all of that.... I'll just ask Myung myself
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Tone July 26, 2011, 09:16:07 AM
still willing to show up for whatever happens on any given sat or sun, ranbat or not  :toot:
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito July 26, 2011, 12:38:54 PM
Thanks Tone! :-) Will be doing a gathering for Melty this Sunday at Southtown!

EDIT:

For GameCenter's Melty Mashup this week, we are in need of a few things for a possible second tv set up. If anyone has a PS2, copy of the game, and component cables, that would be awesome if you brought them. If you have all three, I'll pay your 5 dollar kickin for you for contributing.

Bring your sticks if you like, I'll bring a my controller!
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya July 26, 2011, 05:08:33 PM
we got your second setup covered
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito July 28, 2011, 03:38:39 PM
Heading out now, should be there by 6!

EDIT: Good crowd and special thanks to Dakanya and Tsubasa for coming all the way out! Thanks a bunch guys!

Just to let you know it's SUUUUUUPER Sunday at Southtown Arcade and it's going to be great for everyone who comes out! Announcement will come at 8 PM!
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya July 30, 2011, 12:21:01 AM
you should just double post next time. the thread isn't going to get looked at if there isn't a new post.

anyways it seems like nci is going to be pushed back to sept 3. if you guys want to get competent and/or serious about melty, you guys should practice up and come out to play.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito July 30, 2011, 06:35:06 AM
Had to run, but this weekend, Melty Blood will be free at Southtown upon the arcade's request and all the games there will be a quarter!
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya July 30, 2011, 07:27:01 AM
do you know if they are going to be showing the evo stream? sunday is evo grand finals after all. i was thinking of going to play gundam/ae if i finished homework early and they were gonna show grand finals for sf4
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito July 30, 2011, 12:22:54 PM
I'm fairly certain they're going to be putting everything up on the big TV; that's why they are lowering all the machines. They want to have as many people as they can to come through and watch. Anyway, same deal as last time, if anyone can bring a setup if they're coming down, that'd be awesome. We're having issues with our usual setup and my PS2 is an oldie.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito July 30, 2011, 11:19:20 PM
Heya, just a note: Due to a lack of a setup, we're not going to be able to hold a Southtown Session this weekend. I'm really sorry, but last minute complications with the PS2 we use makes it unreliable and incapable of handling a session.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya July 30, 2011, 11:23:52 PM
at this rate i'm not really planning on going. also ivan and tone are at evo. so a session at southtown would probably just be you and mir anyways.

also sorry, i'm not really interested in playing melty unless you guys actually want to get serious and practice because it's honestly just a waste of my time. i am willing to answer any questions you have about the game though.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito July 30, 2011, 11:28:43 PM
I can understand how you feel and although I really like you making the effort to come out and play, I don't mind if you sit out. I can't ask you to come and be bored. I can't ask you to babysit new players as that's what I'm shooting for, new players. The whole point of these sessions is to network with what existing community there is in the game AND get new people interested in playing the game.

I know my gameplay is poor, but I do want to continue pushing the game and gaining traction with Southtown or GameCenter. I can promise I'll work on it, but I'm not going to lose sleep if you don't feel like coming.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya July 30, 2011, 11:35:51 PM
it's cool. as long as you guys want to make an honest and genuine effort to get better, i will try to support. i actually was thinking of starting a blog about fighting games. it would mostly be for my recording my own progress and analysis but i was thinking of starting a series of posts to dissolve some common misconceptions people have about learning fighters and maybe write some posts covering melty fundamentals.

i haven't gone public with the link yet because i havent decided if i really want to use a blogspot but let me know if you'd be interested in reading something like this: http://astral-vision.blogspot.com/
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito July 30, 2011, 11:49:55 PM
Oh? Well, that sounds very productive and I wouldn't mind reading some of your work.

EDIT: Read your article and I really see a lot of things I've missed in training against human opponents. I often fall into the same sort of training "traps" with ambiguous goals. If you continue, please let me know and I'd be happy to continue reading.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya July 30, 2011, 11:56:41 PM
at the moment i feel like you guys should be more focused on learning the game instead of pushing for a cab and new players. if you can impress people and they like what they see, you'd be generating some real hype there and then you'd have an easier time getting new players.

the posts about melty and common misconceptions will be geared towards people like you guys who are relatively new to melty and/or fighting games in general. the aim of those posts will be to inspire people to get stronger and to help people who are struggling to get better.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: mir July 31, 2011, 09:39:20 PM
Needs more good people there. I think me sporting 40+ win streak is a bit intimidating for people to want to try =(

reiki work on these:
-air counterhit followups
-hit confirms off random ground hits (and finishing standard bnb)
-shield bunkers/counters to get out of pressure

You're getting better at blocking, now if you learn where the gaps in the strings are and actually stop trying to dp it'll help you out a lot.

---

And I really hope dakanya isn't telling me to learn to play, cause that would be rather condescending =)
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Nandeyanen July 31, 2011, 11:55:39 PM
I might show up next Sunday. Would've shown up yesterday if it wasn't cancelled =/. What's the usual headcount anyway?
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito August 01, 2011, 12:24:05 AM
We average 5 or 6. We had 4 today, but some of the usual people weren't around today. Said people were at EVO or came after Mir and I called it quits. We actually got it going though which I was happy about. I was worried we'd have to cancel.

Also, I'd rather not have an ego fest go on. The negativity and disrespect is unnecessary; we could ignore it or just make sure it doesn't happen in the first place. Can we please agree to not do that here or just feed it? Thank you very much.

All and all, it was a good day and I hope to see you guys more often! The next session for Melty Blood at GameCenter and Southtown are the 11th and the 14th respectively. On the 14th, it is assumed I will be coming a bit later than usual because I have work Tuesdays and Thursdays.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: mir August 01, 2011, 12:32:45 AM
It'll be like DVC days thomas. yahtzee matches of 6k from random hits each direction

Unless the tone guy is there, then it's 7k cause that bish hurts like hell =D
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: mizuki August 01, 2011, 02:23:29 AM
dakanya only being "mean" to make people want to beat him... If you can't stand basic shit talk I guess you shouldn't be playing fighters... If I ever go to a session I can record matches so you guys can rewatch footage and learn what you can do in what situation I suppose.

I haven't seen anyone new play, but most part jsut watch videos, go in training mode, practice hitconfirms and stuff... there's also other things you'll probably need to learn but that comes over time (zoning/footsies etc)

Also I don't know if I'll really be much of a challenge, I just play st these days and even then not even that much, I kind of just wanna play mk9
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Dipstick August 01, 2011, 06:13:00 PM
Dakanya and mir, you both need to chill out.

As for the discussion about getting a cabinet: you're thinking about it too hard. It's purely a business decision. If it would bring in more money than the status quo (and this includes people paying to have the sessions there on the PS2 version!), then it would happen. Otherwise, it won't. (This is assuming that everyone involved is acting and behaving logically).
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Tone August 01, 2011, 08:16:33 PM
im the tone guy

see you guys next sesh

i need to unearth my ps2

: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: mizuki August 01, 2011, 09:32:24 PM
Rare footage of dippy actually doing something *dodges brick*
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito August 01, 2011, 10:20:52 PM
Dakanya and mir, you both need to chill out.

As for the discussion about getting a cabinet: you're thinking about it too hard. It's purely a business decision. If it would bring in more money than the status quo (and this includes people paying to have the sessions there on the PS2 version!), then it would happen. Otherwise, it won't. (This is assuming that everyone involved is acting and behaving logically).

That's what they're saying. Bring in more people, they'll buy the cab. That's what the sessions aim to do. Bring in more people and pay to use the space/"encourage" them that we're paying customers.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Nandeyanen August 02, 2011, 12:46:20 AM
So, is something happening there this Sunday, or is the next Sunday session on the 14th?
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito August 02, 2011, 09:36:09 AM
14th. Southtown Arcade has ranking battles this weekend so we can't do melty blood sessions.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: breadbread August 03, 2011, 05:22:29 PM
I might show up on the 14th.  I was going to show up last Sunday but something came up with friends, sorry :(
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Abstract Nonsense August 05, 2011, 09:31:52 PM
What is this crap? Who is this guy.

...I can show up on the 14th.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: hobbes August 08, 2011, 10:00:59 AM
I'll plan on attending on the 14th. dakanya invited me :D

Thank you so much for putting this together! A cabinet in norcal? I can hardly contain my excitement!!
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya August 09, 2011, 03:28:26 PM
nci is scheduled to be at gamecenter, san mateo, sept 3rd. be there or be square i guess. also if anyone is willing to accommodate, our boy hobbes is from sonoma and will need a place to crash for the night after nci.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito August 09, 2011, 04:28:42 PM
NCI at GameCenter? On a saturday? I'm there! It's the first saturday of the month so hopefully Versus isn't that day.

I'll be editing the front page to add in the next sessions. The latest one for GameCenter is on Thursday, remember we have two! If you can make it earlier on in the week, please stop by! Thursday, 6 PM to 10 PM (or later if we have a lot of people). The first person to stop-in with a setup will get their contribution paid for by me. A setup includes a copy of the game, a PS2 (modded or just capable of playing the game), and component cables (optional since Myung has a CRT we can use).

Come if you can, we'd be glad to have you come in! Looking forward to Thursday and Sunday!
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya August 10, 2011, 07:40:06 AM
how long are you guys gonna play at southtown and when they do close on sundays?  7 or 9?

i also find it kind of weird that you guys play twice a week every two weeks instead of once every week but thats cool i guess
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito August 10, 2011, 09:13:41 AM
It's mostly a commitment to travel issue. There aren't a lot of regulars coming to GameCenter or Southtown on a consistent basis, and getting to GameCenter is always a challenge. If it's every other week, nobody is going to break the bank to get out to the sessions.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya August 10, 2011, 09:29:46 AM
yeah i meant like i find it weird that you dont alternate weeks ie southtown on one week, gamecenter on the other, etc... also my question about southtown has yet to be answered
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito August 10, 2011, 10:59:27 PM
Doors close at 7. Lok leaves at about 7, but if you want to keep playing after hours, they don't mind. Just gotta tell them.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya August 11, 2011, 01:06:11 AM
nah i was just wondering what time i should get there since i understand they close kind of early. who's lok?
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito August 11, 2011, 01:25:14 AM
Mir, or whatever he goes by. He's been the key contributor for Sunday.

Heading out, will be there around 6!
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Nandeyanen August 13, 2011, 09:50:59 PM
Mir, or whatever he goes by. He's been the key contributor for Sunday.

Heading out, will be there around 6!

I assume that's 6 PM...? So, is anyone going to be there earlier? I will probably be showing up, but I'd like it if we could arrange a time to meet.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya August 13, 2011, 10:07:41 PM
Mir, or whatever he goes by. He's been the key contributor for Sunday.

Heading out, will be there around 6!

I assume that's 6 PM...? So, is anyone going to be there earlier? I will probably be showing up, but I'd like it if we could arrange a time to meet.

that was for thursday dude. i think things are supposed to start at like 1pm on sunday
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Nandeyanen August 13, 2011, 10:36:32 PM
Oh, okay. I guess I'll show up sometime in the afternoon.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya August 13, 2011, 10:57:16 PM
so you guys only play on one setup right? i think we may potentially have like 13 players...
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: Tone August 14, 2011, 07:37:11 AM
im bringing my ps2, but as far as monitors and stuff goes, cant help with that since im not driving
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: Tsubasa☆ August 14, 2011, 08:54:30 AM
And here I'm busy with family, so I can't show up. ; ;
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: Reiki.Kito August 14, 2011, 09:30:39 AM
Thanks, Tone! That makes life easier! Hope to see as many people as possible 'round 1!
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: hobbes August 15, 2011, 01:39:42 PM
good matches. Fun times. Thank you Reiki, people who brought the setups, and everyone who showed up. I had a great time, and enjoyed meeting all of you
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito August 15, 2011, 03:24:03 PM
Thanks for coming, hobbes! I'm glad you had a good time!
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Nandeyanen August 16, 2011, 01:47:59 AM
good matches. Fun times. Thank you Reiki, people who brought the setups, and everyone who showed up. I had a great time, and enjoyed meeting all of you

Were you the Sion player?
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: hobbes August 16, 2011, 05:57:59 AM
No... I think that was someone else. I played primarily v.sion
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya August 16, 2011, 09:03:42 AM
ggs thanks for coming out everyone. hope to see everyone at nci
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya August 17, 2011, 01:37:32 PM
guess i'll be going to gamecenter again tomorrow to hang out with someone i dont see often and to play some guilty gear.

i'll willing to play some melty if you guys show up and some other players should be there too.
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: hobbes August 17, 2011, 01:59:43 PM
I was thinking of coming again on sunday, but i think you guys take a break each week, and it happens every 2 weeks. At least that was my general understanding. But have fun tomorrow dakanaya~
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya August 17, 2011, 02:21:20 PM
i normally dont go to southtown, that was actually my first time there. i might start going more often now if i can get people to come for guilty gear.

i was gonna say you can play there as long as people wanna show up as southtown can provide the game and a monitor to use so maybe you need to bring a ps2...

but i remembered that the issue with having it weekly is that southtown normally has sf4/mvc3/kof13 ranbats every other week so during the off-week they have a melty blood gathering on sundays.
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: Tsubasa☆ August 17, 2011, 03:35:16 PM
Looking like I'll show up at Gamecenter tomorrow too.  Down for some MB/GG/KoFXIII/AE/GvG.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: Reiki.Kito August 18, 2011, 12:08:31 AM
Unfortunately, I can't come tomorrow because of work :-(. If you want to get Melty Blood going, by ALL means, please do! We need that there.

I also have to discuss with you guys other days to do our Melty Mashups. Right now, -I- can't make thursdays. I start work again and I work from 2-7 Tuesdays and Thursdays. Theoretically, I could come, but I wouldn't get there till maybe 9, defeating the purpose of me hosting. Myung, the owner of GameCenter, has given the nod to Fridays. If you're free Friday, I'll change it to Fridays. If not, I'll think of other days that work for all of us.

Also, Southtown Arcade will start ranking battles every Sunday, not just every other Sunday. This means if we are going to have Melty Blood, we have all Saturday to do it there. When that goes into effect is not certain, but I will keep everyone posted. I also talked to them, and after all the good commerce that went down last Sunday, they'd like to make "Niche day" more a thing. Games like GG and Vampire Savior will be rotated in for that one day out of the week as well as free play on the countertop consoles.

@Dakanya: I've been thinking about what you said in regards to alternating the weeks so there's atleast a session once a week instead of twice every two weeks. With the new game coming out, I feel you couldn't be more right. So if you have a suggestion on how I should go about planning it/ what days I should avoid if you're doing any events at a certain day.

EDIT:

Changed the name of the thread a little to reflect that we have homes in GameCenter and Southtown, not just one.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade in SF
: dakanya August 18, 2011, 12:23:15 AM
wellllll i'm only volunteering to play melty blood to help you improve really (which you have been btw)
it's not a game any of us practice anymore and even yuji is out of practice now

as veterans we aren't really interested in playing each other anymore but we are open to helping new players
i'm currently dabbling in vsav/sf4 and just play gg whenever i get the chance to

personally i'm fine with whatever day you pick, maybe we could move gamecenter to sunday instead... gvg happy hour is also rather enticing
maybe you can move southtown to every other saturday and gamecenter every other sunday?
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade/GameCenter Arcade in SF and SM
: Reiki.Kito August 18, 2011, 12:25:44 AM
Sunday is hard because I volunteer to run the brackets at the ranking battles. I'm not taking it off the table; I just have to say it's a difficult day.
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: dakanya August 18, 2011, 12:34:16 AM
oh right i forgot you do that, my bad.

we could just alternate on saturdays then or maybe another day. though you being busy on tues/thurs/sun leaves mon/weds/fri/sat

mon is probably resting period for most people and i know people tend to be busy on weds/fri.

also i'm not sure if i'm going to gamecenter tomorrow anymore but i might be there on saturday
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: Tone August 18, 2011, 06:01:33 AM
im ok with saturday :)
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: hobbes August 18, 2011, 01:35:07 PM
Saturday works for me. Its even better than sundays
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade/GameCenter Arcade in SF and SM
: dakanya August 19, 2011, 08:55:41 PM
probably going to gamecenter tomorrow, be there or be square i guess
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade/GameCenter Arcade in SF and SM
: Reiki.Kito August 22, 2011, 09:33:21 PM
Hey everyone!

Just giving you all a heads up. This Thursday, we will not hold our usual session. It will be moved to Friday. I'm toying with the idea of Saturday, but it will most likely be Friday. Our Southtown session, currently, is unchanged so it will be on Sunday.

Will put up the sessions on the main page. Let me know which you can make and where. If you can't, that's fine, but would be glad to see you. Also, I've been asking Southtown every so often about Melty Blood Actress Again: Current Code 1.07 and if we could get a cabinet for it. They said it's possible with the same board they use for PS3s and stuff, but it'd be a different experience all together. I have not talked to Myung yet, but I intend to do that face to face for better iteration of the idea. This is a big boon for our push to have the game in an arcade!
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: hobbes August 23, 2011, 10:15:35 PM
I will be coming to Southtown on Sunday, and I am bringing Sahgren. Get Hype!
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade/GameCenter Arcade in SF and SM
: dakanya August 24, 2011, 12:42:31 PM
planning on going to gamecenter this saturday... no plans to attend on friday or sunday yet
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade/GameCenter Arcade in SF and SM
: hobbes August 25, 2011, 06:24:57 PM
Just asking anyone this who went to southtown before: know where there is cheapest or free parking? I dont mind walking a ways for it. Last time I biked, but I have a guest. Thanks for the help.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade/GameCenter Arcade in SF and SM
: Reiki.Kito August 26, 2011, 12:09:17 AM
I don't know the actual parking garage breakdown, but there's one directly across the street. You can also park along the street on Sutter I believe. San Francisco is a journey in itself to drive around in.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade/GameCenter Arcade in SF and SM
: Tone August 28, 2011, 08:52:44 AM
Will arrive kinda late, see you guys later.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade/GameCenter Arcade in SF and SM
: Sahgren August 28, 2011, 09:57:27 PM
GGs at the MB casuals. Looks like my F-Arc still has a ways to go.
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: mir August 28, 2011, 09:59:08 PM
ggz today folks, I had fun. Hopefully tone fixes his stick and/or execution issues he was having. Though I have to admit, those dash in EX flashkicks just blew my mind the first time around...
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade/GameCenter Arcade in SF and SM
: Reiki.Kito August 28, 2011, 10:12:06 PM
Glad everyone had fun! It was funny watching Thomas do his blockstrings and nearly guard break everybody. Half the time, I couldn't tell if the string ended or started! Was really glad everyone had a great time and I'll try not to be such a stick in the mud next time!
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: Nandeyanen August 29, 2011, 11:00:55 PM
GGs at the MB casuals. Looks like my F-Arc still has a ways to go.

Gotta hit 'dem combos.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade/GameCenter Arcade in SF and SM
: Nandeyanen September 01, 2011, 04:25:09 AM
So, where's NCI going to be held? It's this weekend, right?
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade/GameCenter Arcade in SF and SM
: Tone September 01, 2011, 05:53:27 AM
this weekend at gamecenter.
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: Nandeyanen September 01, 2011, 08:54:35 PM
Wanna gimmie a ride?
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: Reiki.Kito September 02, 2011, 02:22:35 AM
Gonna go as well. So early ;-; But that's cool since the arcade opens at 10.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade/GameCenter Arcade in SF and SM
: Reiki.Kito September 03, 2011, 10:18:47 PM
Feel like in terms of Melty Blood, that was a very big success. Thanks a bunch for a good time, NCI crew!
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade/GameCenter Arcade in SF and SM
: Sahgren September 04, 2011, 04:08:02 AM
GGs at NCI. I manged to learn quite a bit from the games I played.

In retrospect, I should've taken the opportunity to play more MB, rather than focussing on the BB that I can normally play with others.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade/GameCenter Arcade in SF and SM
: dakanya September 04, 2011, 09:02:21 PM
thanks for coming out, i hope you all were able to get in enough games. i noticed that thomas and ivan were absent but oh well ;x
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: FataCon September 04, 2011, 11:37:40 PM
thanks for coming out, i hope you all were able to get in enough games. i noticed that thomas and ivan were absent but oh well ;x

ffffffffffff... yeah i had some stuff come up :gonk:
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade/GameCenter Arcade in SF and SM
: Reiki.Kito September 05, 2011, 09:47:57 AM
Might have to cancel at Southtown this Sunday due to another ranking battle happening. From then on, I am fairly certain we can swing Saturdays from 3 to 9. I'll also see about GameCenter and figure out what day would be best as Friday's turnout was not very good.
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: hobbes September 06, 2011, 08:07:01 PM
Bump. Please Saturdays~ @ S.Town
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: Reiki.Kito September 06, 2011, 08:27:21 PM
Will talk to them about it. Southtown will open at 3 on Saturdays now so we'll probably stay less or later at night than usual.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade/GameCenter Arcade in SF and SM
: hobbes September 07, 2011, 12:27:34 PM
Also Reiki I was recently reading your posts in the Old NorCal SF/Berkeley Thread. I was wondering if Simon(??) was any closer in his decision to getting the cab

But Ofc Im still wanting to come down to show support, for the SF arcade also
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade/GameCenter Arcade in SF and SM
: Reiki.Kito September 07, 2011, 11:01:40 PM
I feel like we need a bigger turn out each week to do that. 6 people is good, but we need to really pack the place and get people out. Also, unless Melty Blood's developers release 1.07 on a cab, we might as well wait for 1.07 and get a comp-to-cab converter. It'd be cheaper for the arcade (Although paying 110 bucks + S&H for a game and anime you don't want is not exactly cheap)
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade/GameCenter Arcade in SF and SM
: dakanya September 08, 2011, 11:48:04 AM
way cheaper than buying an actual arcade game
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade/GameCenter Arcade in SF and SM
: hobbes September 08, 2011, 12:21:02 PM
they better release it on cab, that would just be lame.. ._.

I don't expect there to be enough people to warrant getting a cab then. The interest is just not there. In the meantime I'll just enjoy coming out to the sessions. I'd like to help out and show support, but I don't really know anyone who plays this game
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade/GameCenter Arcade in SF and SM
: dakanya September 08, 2011, 12:25:40 PM
of course they are releasing it on a cab, that's where their entire playerbase in japan is. it's scheduled for this october iirc
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade/GameCenter Arcade in SF and SM
: Reiki.Kito September 08, 2011, 10:41:13 PM
they better release it on cab, that would just be lame.. ._.

I don't expect there to be enough people to warrant getting a cab then. The interest is just not there. In the meantime I'll just enjoy coming out to the sessions. I'd like to help out and show support, but I don't really know anyone who plays this game

Just inviting people and being consistent does the most. :-D I really appreciate you showing up to events and doing your best every time.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade/GameCenter Arcade in SF and SM
: Sahgren September 09, 2011, 10:20:41 AM
Any confirmation on Saturday (tomorrow) at STown?
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade/GameCenter Arcade in SF and SM
: Reiki.Kito September 10, 2011, 08:53:53 AM
Have to cancel this week, but I'll try to figure out if we can get it rolling next week.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade/GameCenter Arcade in SF and SM
: hobbes September 10, 2011, 10:49:58 AM
Sahgren, if you wanna play come over to my house
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade/GameCenter Arcade in SF and SM
: Sahgren September 10, 2011, 11:13:39 AM
Sahgren, if you wanna play come over to my house

I'm up for that. What time is good for you? I can't come over immediately since I have to check whether or not I have to replace one of my bike's tires.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade/GameCenter Arcade in SF and SM
: Reiki.Kito September 14, 2011, 09:49:38 PM
Southtown Session going up. We've got it cleared for Saturdays folks! It'll be on alternating weeks now so every week will be Melty Blood somewhere. Credit to dakanya for the suggestion.

Time is up on the front page.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade/GameCenter Arcade in SF and SM
: Reiki.Kito September 16, 2011, 10:24:49 PM
Seems we've got a problem. Mir can't make it this weekend and we're short a set-up. Unless someone manages to come with one, I can't run the event. If you can bring one in, that'd be great. All we need is a PS2 that can run JP games/modded.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade/GameCenter Arcade in SF and SM
: Nandeyanen September 17, 2011, 12:10:33 AM
I have work Saturdays =(.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade/GameCenter Arcade in SF and SM
: Reiki.Kito September 22, 2011, 08:33:35 AM
It seems I'm caught flat-footed. I can't make it THIS week to GameCenter. Pretty upsetting, but we're just going to have to figure out how this will all work.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade/GameCenter Arcade in SF and SM
: dakanya September 30, 2011, 10:24:26 AM
i probably should have mentioned it here but i've been busy with school and work and SHIREN lol

if you lurk on dustloop you probably already know but tomorrow is nci
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade/GameCenter Arcade in SF and SM
: Tone October 05, 2011, 10:39:25 PM
are these still happening?

been busy between other events + car being destroyed and all
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade/GameCenter Arcade in SF and SM
: Reiki.Kito October 06, 2011, 01:59:28 PM
Mir is really swamped on Saturdays. I'd need someone to lend a setup to the group in order to do it at Southtown. Otherwise, I'm stuck.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade/GameCenter Arcade in SF and SM
: dakanya October 06, 2011, 02:37:44 PM
just curious but what equipment do you need at southtown to run sessions now

also for those who dont know, nci is usually the first saturday of every month
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade/GameCenter Arcade in SF and SM
: Reiki.Kito October 06, 2011, 11:33:00 PM
The only equipment I need is a PS2 that can play japanese games. Whether it's modded, a JP PS2, either one. I just need someone to bring that when we play. Without Mir, I have no one to rely on to provide that. I don't like to rely on other people, but it is something I don't have so I have to ask others. I'll try to remember that from now on and plan accordingly.
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade/GameCenter Arcade in SF and SM
: mir October 12, 2011, 09:33:04 PM
Hmm Reiki, I can lend you my ps2 if you need it. I haven't used it since last time I was at southtown, and I don't foresee me needing it.  Sadly I have work on Sat so I can't really accommodate coming (even though I want to).
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade/GameCenter Arcade in SF and SM
: Reiki.Kito October 13, 2011, 09:33:54 PM
Thanks so much for the contribution. It's pretty short notice so I'll try to shoot for starting up again at Southtown next weekend. Still got to talk to the owners if it's still okay. Who is still up for Melty in San Francisco?!
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade/GameCenter Arcade in SF and SM
: dakanya November 01, 2011, 04:02:43 PM
hi guys

since this weekend is the first saturday of november

nci is this weekend
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade/GameCenter Arcade in SF and SM
: Reiki.Kito November 02, 2011, 10:35:32 PM
v_v I'm pretty swamped on saturdays because of work...
: Re: Possible MB:AA:CC location? Southtown Arcade/GameCenter Arcade in SF and SM
: dakanya November 03, 2011, 02:58:17 AM
it'll be round robin so if you can swing by around 5~7pm, you may be able to enter but i may need to enter you into the bracket ahead of time. if there are enough entrants (around 11?), i will be running two pools of round robin instead and the best of each pool will move on (top 4 of the tournament) will move on to a double elim bracket