Wow... too many people to mention from the
biggest Calibur tourney of all time ~ I'm gonna do what I can here:
Emo: Gigantic thanks for giving me and Logik a place to sleep, despite night two - But sleep's overrated, right? lol - I owe ya, big time.
Idlemind: Great appreciation for being willing to host, record and later submit all the matches we had in your room. Some of the times there were truly epic, can't wait for the 100 gigs to go online. Too awesome meeting you guys.
KDZ: Damnit Phil, I can't understand how you landed those JFs after drinking so much.. congrats on being the hero for evo taking both Hilde's out, as much as I wanted Cedric to win as well -- Can't wait for more matches at nats =)
Rigel: That last night's exchange of trash talk was too good.. good times in Emo's room and throughout, great to meet you after all the shenanigans in coffee chat.
Thuggish: My god is your Amy solid ~ by far the best I've played, you read me like an open book during out MMs. Grats on getting into the top 8, see ya at nats.
Belial: I've played *many* Mitsu players and thought I've seen it all... I was quickly humbled by your style and stance mastery, I wish we could have played more.
Cha: Thanks for running our pool, getting the commentary on par during finals -- and for being the absolute highlight of evo itself outside Idle's room.. YouTube awaits :D Was cool finally meeting ya.
HeartNana/XTCU: Nice seeing ya after 5 years, big grats on winning that BlazBlue tourney, many only wonder what'd happen if all your talent were all put into calibur :p
Vicious: You keep taking me out of tournies.. but it was badass of you to let us session in your room all those times, the pictures you got were priceless :D
TooCool: Nice meeting ya, wish we could have got more matches, and don't feel bad as Voldo's simple stupid-good in this game.. was definitely fun matches tho.
HumanTyphoon: Your Setsuka did dozens of things I never thought possible, so much JF madness :) Was fun hanging out during those matches.
Semi & Utsuse: Good seeing ya again, sorry the timing of flu season always strikes before these trips, hope you guys had fun down in Vegas. KrN BBQ sometime? =)
IcecoldEdge: Was sweet chilling with you at the bar with Hates, Logik and Utsuse. Your Sieg is intimidating as all hell, nice to meet ya finally.
OffBeatNinja: Holy damn, I remember thinking at Socal Regionals how your Sieg was nothing to worry about.. Damn did you improve since then (or at least it seems like) So damn solid now ~ It was a pleasure seeing you and Mystic again.
NoFaceKiller: This is what I get for showing you all my shenanigans online :p But it was cool seeing ya again, damn that 214B still working on me :p
MatictheOof/Offmatic: Finally get a chance to meet you and see you in action with that pokemon selection of characters.. Looking forward to more awesomeness in Colorado.
NeoRussel: You crack me up, wish I could've played your Yoshi tho -- awesome meeting ya again since 2k4.
DrDogg: You got Neorusseled by *gasp* NEORUSSEL! roflroflrofl :p But seriously, good seeing ya again ~ Tell Lobo he sucks for not coming :p
Goofus: Finally got a chance to play against one of the original Voldos.. much respect, all I gotta say is "Eeeeeeeeeehhhhhh!!" :D
Esom: Another old school Voldo, I wish we could've got some matches in.. maybe there'll be a next time. Really sucks about your neck too, hope you get a speedy recovery.
Dreamkiller: Considering the Cuervo you were drinking earlier that night, your Amy was crazy solid - I think you're responsible for some of the most hilarious chatter on matches from Vicious' room.. After hearing so much about you from SC3, wasn't too surprised to see you in the top 8 -- grats =)
MJ: Sucks that you and Brian had that first match at the beginning.. Rigged brackets I tell ya! but cool to finally meet ya, wish we could've played tho.
B
It was YOU! lol -- Hope RTD gets that BanHilde shirt as well, too badass of you to let Cedric have it. Awesome seeing you as always.
MoTempest: Watched your match on the big screen, your Taki was seriously tearing things up ~ glad you could make it to Vegas =)
MysticBill: Can't wait to play your Lizzy again at Nats, good times in Idle's room =)
Naomi: You drew quite the crowd (and noise :) when you almost knocked Malek down into losers. Really wish we could've played =(
SPMan: Cool to see ya again, but seriously, ya shoulda entered! There needed to be more repping with that awesome Cervy of yours.
Kayane: I finally play the 2003 legend herself ~ Really hope you learned some anti-Voldo strats in RTD's room, your X is as amazing as I've heard. See you in Denver! :)
RTD: Always generous and unbeatable in genuine hospitality -- Thanks greatly for letting us use your room for matches, looking forward to more awesomeness at nats.
Malek: Congrats on winning evo and showing to everyone that Ivy is no joke in the right hands. Mighty impressive, also be seeing in you Denver.
Kura: Getting a CF against top players using Talim... holy damn. I respect anyone who's dedicated to a character like you are -- Was an honor playing you.
Seung: Your Yun had many top players wondering what the heck to do after they'd lost -- You tapping your arcade stick so loud makes for some serious intimidation. Mad respect, you're some of the nicest guys ever.
Shenrii: Had some good talks throughout, really awesome meeting ya after the endless time on coffeechat. Don't give up on that vicious Nightmare!
Saitoh: We *have* to play eachother at nats ~
Hayate: Same comment as Saitoh's, hope you're going :p
Ivyfanboy: I'm so glad you got serious exposure to the scene aside from lag tactics.. was a pleasure chatting with ya throughout, thanks for letting me jack your phone for a bit :p
Bibilus: That first to 20 was ... priceless, as were the stories you told throughout.. madness is a beautiful thing :p
WhiteRob: We always go against eachother and have close matches in tournies.. by far the most dangerous Starkiller, I hate that JF RO he has :p Good stuff.
Serge: LOL.. from the stories I heard I don't think anyone had remotely close to as much craziness as you did while in Vegas. Epic from all levels, nice meeting you.
I know I missed *several* of you, it's because I either hate your guts and want you dead.. or I'm just damn exhuasted from the madness in Vegas I just wanna sleep right now ~ I don't know if Denver will come close to topping the fun I had at Evo. Was a great honor meeting the lot of you =)
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