Yooooo, It's just about that time, folks. Time for another bum-fest on the streets of Chinatown NYC so get your empty coffee cups and recycled newspaper blankets ready for dat Columbus Park camp-out.
Over the last couple of weeks there have been TWO ECMB events
(East Toast 1 & C3) and if you attended at least one of them, there's no excuse for not having your A-game present at BBG III. Now if you didn't attend at least one of the afforementioned events you need to go on a fast cus you're obviously not hungry enough for dat melty hype
. (Don't be surprised if you get your shit bodied for slacking too :moar
: ).
Assuming Mr. Weather cooperates with us for the weekend (I'll go more into detail on this in a bit), this BBG will pretty much follow the same procedure as the last two BBG's: CF Stick-only casuals, $1 Single Elim Tourney, followed by BYOC Casuals. This time around, "seats" will be available for the princesses that can't bear to have their gowns tarnished and I am currently searching for a (humorous) "trophy" to hand to the victor of BBG III. Similar to a Boxing division or circuit, the top ranked contender will be issued with a title and belt ("trophy" in this case) and must defend this title in future events. Should the current title holder be bested, they must forfeit their title to the new champion! Now I didn't think past "what if the current champ doesn't show to the next BBG?" yet but I'll probably do something along the lines of having the former champ just forfeit the title by default or have the two title holders battle it out next time around (which could probably get messy if multiple title holders don't regularly show to BBG events :< ) - I really haven't decided yet.
Ok, back to the random douchebaggery that is Mr. Weather. Now according to Weather.com, the forecast for Saturday, June 7th shows a peak temp of 86 and....dum dum DUMMM..."Isolated
T-Storms". With BBG's main attraction (1, one and gtfo tourney) being outdoors this will obviously be a problem so I have decided to place the fate of the next BBG in the community's hands by having you all choose between one of the following options should the sun not smile upon us that day:
A) Bump the Single Elim tournament time slot up to 4pm. since we won't be able to run MB off the laptops after 6pm, this will mean less Stick-only Casuals in the beginning (starts at 1pm) and less or possibly no casual play after the Single Elim tourney. *edit* or we can just make stick-only casuals, byoc casuals
instead.
or
B) Push BBG III back to next week (Saturday, June 14th)Please post up and tell me what you guys think.
Contributions to future Battle by THE GAZEBO eventsBBG is a desparate, last-ditch effort to try and keep the non-netplay ECMB community together and for NYC locals/neighboring counties & states, to get down on some lag free comp as well as being give players the opportunity to meet their enemies and heroes face-to-face. But let's face it: this shit is poor and shady as fuck. I mean, we have to run shit out of an arcade on laptops on the low then when it's time for us to peace out, we head to a park to play next to a bathroom lol. Much love to everyone who has endured this so far but if we all work together things can be a bit more commodious for you and your fellow MB'ers. Here are some basic items that you can supply to help things run a bit more smoothly:
ChairsNot everyone is capable of playing on the mean, cold, rough, concrete streets of NYC and you may just be one of those people. If you are, you should probably try bringing a small stool or chair with you to play in a manner that makes you most comfortable and relaxed. Now I know that if you're coming from quite a ways to attend BBG events you probably don't want to lug extra shit for and 1 1/2+ trip so I will ask from the
NYC locals: If it wouldn't be too much trouble, could you please bring a folding chair or stool of some sort to share with others when they are up for their matches. You can also donate a chair and either Sp00ky or I will hold on to them and bring to other events. I will personally be bringing two "chairs" for BBG III but feel free to bring your own just in case.
Power StripsThe more the merrier, especially if people are bringing their own laptops for the casual sessions. We need to juice as much of New York's energy as possible! Bring your own if you can or donate =D. Don't forget that you're responsible for your own shit so keep your eyes open.
Extension CordsYou know, I would like to see how far we could get with
Operation Bathroom Siphon one day lol. If people are willing to give this a try, post up and let me know who's bringing a cord. Oh, and be sure you have a good lawyer too.
Not so "simple" itemsTripodWell, we have a functioning (real) camcorder to work with now to record Top4 footage but we need to step up the quality with the non-shaky-cam productions. The tripod I had was seized by family members unbeknownst to me so my plan is to invest in a new one probably by the end of the mth. I'm open to (small) $$ donations if anyone would like to contribute. If you have I tripod of your own and would like to share it for the day, please post infos. Here's to the future of quality ECMB footage.
Megaphone/BullhornI just can't say no to this. I'm so damn hype for hyping up the players during matches (oh yeah, and making important announcements) that I just must have one. Or maybe I just like being loud -
AAAHHHHGG, ECMB, GET HYPE!!! Anyway, expect to see one of these in about 2 BBG's or so. Again, open to small $$ donations, just come see me if you're down.
Travel tipsOut-of-towners, please provided and travel tips. They can be useful for others not familiar with the area or may not have solid directions to go by. Bus, car, train, whatever travel tips are welcome. They will be added to the travel tip's section in the first post.
So anyone down for those Simon MM's?
Also I'll try to make it down before the casuals end, so my first time playing of the day isnt a tourney match. :lawlz:
Moar hungry, less sleep, MS
.
And for anyone that doesn't know wtf Fox is talking about with the Simon MMs --->
http://www.meltybread.com/forums/index.php?topic=1508.0@PhaeI know u iz comin' to dis, rait?
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ECMB needz to make some noiz wit dat ridic speakerbag u got der. Don't let us down laik dah last tyme, g. Wun luv.
@everyone elseTo those who can make it: I hope you enjoy yourselves and remember:
MAYK SUM NOIZ! STEP IT UP! STAY HUNGRY! GET HYPE! (RANDOM ALL-CAPS EXCLAMATORY)! CUWICU
