I'm probably going to be there as I missed the top 16 in Seattle by a couple of battles!
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US Last Chance Qualifier - Indianapolis, IN - June 25th, 2010 - WON BY GODUDETTE
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Orly? I thought that they would just fill up all the spots of the missing players... aka 5-16th place that didn't show up.
OK, I'll be arriving on Thursday evening and will be staying at a hotel about 15 minutes away from the tournament location. I think I am going to show up early, but probably not too early, as I do enjoy my sleep. I am looking forward to seeing everyone there! =)
According to the rules posted on the FAQ page on the pokemonvgc website, yes. Maybe if enough people email asking about this, it might change. I will email just because I believe its worth a shot. Or maybe I should wait till after regionals to see if I have a spot. Less people would make it easier. Though I would rather do well by actually doing well then by getting byes. I will email now.
Wait, so what's going on? I'm confused. Is something changing about the LCQ or something?
I guess I'll try to make it to this qualifier if my schedule allows. I'm still having trouble getting very excited about this terrible tournament format, though.
I thought that before I started making my team but it's actually a lot of fun. A lot of things that seem like gimmicks in singles can be viable in doubles with the clauses we usually use off.
No, he is saying that the rules specifically say that only 16 spots will be given out at the LCQ. There will not be additional spots given out in the case of players who received invites from the regionals not showing up.
Hey, man, you don't need to tell me that different strategies can be viable in doubles. I love doubles. It's pretty much all I ever play. I even wrote a guide about doubles.
It's the terrible ruleset that I'm lamenting. They're letting people use Ubers in order to cater to the kids that want to use their powerful legendary pogeymons, and the only reason Sleep Clause is off is because they couldn't be bothered to code it into the game itself and it would be too much work to referee manually. Dark Void Smeargle is not an interesting strategy. It's just annoying.
Also, single-elimination tournaments have got to be the very worst tournament style for a game like Pokémon where luck is such a factor. But again, it's more convenient to do it that way.
I will be showing up as well. Representing my loss from the JAA in Chicago. I will not lose again ;)
By the way, if anyone needs/wants to carpool, I live in Lafayette, IN. About an hour away from Indy, so speak up, I am sure we can figure something out. I also have plenty of places to crash in my apartment if you live far away. PM me.
By the way, if anyone needs/wants to carpool, I live in Lafayette, IN. About an hour away from Indy, so speak up, I am sure we can figure something out. I also have plenty of places to crash in my apartment if you live far away. PM me.
well if i dont place in top 16 atleast in phoenix and i still decide to come to indi and you are by the airport or not to far then i will take u up on the car-pool thing. and if i dont end up booking a hotel [ i am guessing all smogon players will decide to book the same hontel for awsome over-night fun/tournies] then sure on the apartment too. its not like i hate saving money especially in these times, but thats alot of IF's lol and u know i will be gratefull it if it comes down to all those IF's comming true
sigh. well, i can't make it to phoenix so i guess im going here. anyone know how tough the competition is here compared to the other regionals?
Shaping up to be the toughest regional by the looks of things.
gulp. give me an honest approximation of my chances of making it to the top 16(or whatever it is that makes it to world). HONEST. ill play you on pokemon-online firestorm, but i think we already have.
o i get it. for some people this is a chill tournament their just going to for fun and bragging rights. while others, like myself, are actually going to make it to nats. so in the end, it's flat out even and doesn't matter where you go.
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