APEX 2015 | Fighting Game Tournament | Jan 30-Feb 1

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the logistics...
 
at least 4 is still on (it seems), gl to them setting up the new venue
Pokemon and traditional fighting games still seem to be set too.

I don't think anything has to worry too much, aside from possibly doubles. I could see Brawl getting cut, since most also entered other games. But that seems like about it. Oh, and both Salty Suites are probably in danger.
 
Pokemon and traditional fighting games still seem to be set too.

I don't think anything has to worry too much, aside from possibly doubles. I could see Brawl getting cut, since most also entered other games. But that seems like about it. Oh, and both Salty Suites are probably in danger.

I hope not.
 
Isn't 4 the second most entered tournament? With like over 700 entrants? And Nintendo's support? I don't think Smash 4 is going to experience any compromises.
 
So officially canceled for anything on Friday but will continue as planned Saturday. What games are getting cut?
 
Me too. X_X

I think they'll make it work. The best time for it would be TONIGHT though, and we haven't gotten an announcement yet...

100% sure it's not happening tonight. I think it's the least of Apex Staff priority now. I could see it happening tommorow evening in the hotel rooms though if it's not happening at the venue. I wouldn't actually worry.

I can see doubles being totally cancelled though. Brawl maybe.
 
100% sure it's not happening tonight. I think it's the least of Apex Staff priority now. I could see it happening tommorow evening in the hotel rooms though if it's not happening at the venue. I wouldn't actually worry.

I can see doubles being totally cancelled though. Brawl maybe.

I would think an entire game would be the last thing to get cut, as that would potentially omit the reason a lot of people showed up, even if Brawl is by far the least popular of the games there.
 
nothing yet. but teams/doubles will probably not happen.
That's a bummer if true. I was really looking forward to that. Still hyped though but this whole thing is nuts. I was worried I woke up too late and missed the start and then saw all this. Good thing no one was hurt.
 
100% sure it's not happening tonight. I think it's the least of Apex Staff priority now. I could see it happening tommorow evening in the hotel rooms though if it's not happening at the venue. I wouldn't actually worry.

I can see doubles being totally cancelled though. Brawl maybe.
My thinking was just that a) SS doesn't need Apex staff to run, just GIMR, a few players, and commentators (though some of the latter groups do fall under Apex staff I guess), and b) tomorrow is gonna be rush rush rush all day, so pulling high level players away from brackets to do salty matches could impact things. But either way, below makes things sound unchanged. ^.^
Prog is saying in stream chat that Melee's salty suite is still tomorrow. Smash 4 is tonight
Yessssss
Yeah, I'm pretty hyped for Salty Suite. em said "both" Salty Suite's, there are 2? I thought it was just Saturday at 9pm
Melee SS was scheduled for Saturday, but there was also a Smash 4 SS planned I think originally for tonight. Sounds like they're staying put, apparently.
I would think an entire game would be the last thing to get cut, as that would potentially omit the reason a lot of people showed up, even if Brawl is by far the least popular of the games there.
I agree. The only reason I threw Brawl in there along with doubles, is that I think I saw someone here mention that there was a very small number of Brawl players that didn't also enter Smash 4 (like 20-30 maybe?).
 
This event will probably go down as one of the most incredible video game events in history. The turnaround, the community outreach, and the corporate reaction is just amazing.
 
If this year does pan out, this whole disaster might be for the best, as they will have found a solid host for future tournaments.

eh, maybe. twitch did come in with that amazon money in the clutch to pay for all of this. not sure we can just get a venue like this every year, lol.
 
So is anything going to get streamed tonight? I'm excited to see what competitive smash 4 is like

The Smash 4 Salty Suite at least will get streamed, I believe. That's not slated until later tonight, though (check the OP for it). That will have high level play for sure.
 

One of the tourney attendees accidentally (or maybe even for kicks) set off a fire alarm at the Apex venue.
The Fire Marshalls were summoned to investigate but eventually found out that the entire structure of the venue was unstable after the storm leveled the venue's ceiling earlier in the week, despite the Apex staff being guaranteed full optimal security.
The room for SSB64 and SSB4 had to be sealed off for the weekend and Melee's was put into questionable state. The Fire Marshalls had to have the event cancelled in the end for the sake of everyone's safety. Several hotel personnel were supposedly arrested on account of lack of proper management and safety protocol. Supposedly a lot of shady shit surrounding it's management and legal stuff is about to go down.
Apex staff recouped for emergency meeting, Twitch swooped right in and managed to secure another venue in town. Everyone's currently relocating there right now and though schedule is tight and several events might have to be cut, it might be possible to salvage this thing.

Tl;dr fuck the Clarion Hotel.
Thank you.
 
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