Looks like it's time to break the silence. Yes, me and longshot have been talking about getting everyone together to get back on the calibur train.
Players in NC are located mostly in Raleigh and down here in Wilmington now. Most of the old Winston-Salem players moved to either Raleigh/Durham or out-of-state (Art moved to Atlanta). So I figure that Raleigh will be SC5 central for NC (much like it was in SC2).
Hopefully, we can all get together soon. I'm going to put up a list of NC calibur players that we know of since SC2 where they are now as well as what game they began w/ on the competitive scene (hopefully this will help any new players know who to go to/talk to when they need help). With this list, we can try to also notify those people to let them know we are trying to get some sessions in before SC5 drops in 2012.
This is what we know so far (I will update as players post)
Handle - Location - Characters known for & Experience
longshot - Raleigh - Sophie (SC2-current)
Ceron - Wilmington - Talim (SC2-SC3), Xianghua (SC2-current)
Raiden - Durham - Asta (SC2-SC3)
Basic - Winston-Salem - Talim (SC2), Cassie (SC3)
Ando - Jacksonville - Voldo (SC4-current)
Smeesh - Wilmington - Asta (SC2-SC3), Ivy (SC2), Liz (SC4)
Xiomar (Q) - Wilmington - Taki (SC3-current), Tira (SC3-current)
Purifywierdsoul - Raleigh - Raph (SC4-current) ?
Titanium Beast - Raleigh - Maxi (SC2-SC3)
Kyodachi - Raleigh - Mi-na (SC2-current)
Villainous - Raleigh - Mitsu (SC2-SC3), Yoshi (SC4)
7thFonon - Eastern/Central NC - Talim (?), Xianghua (?)
I know I've forgotten a couple people that should be on this list. And while this isn't a guarantee that these players will be jumping on SC5 to play w/ us, this gives you a general idea of what kind of community we can have granted the next installment is good. Also, I will update this list as new information comes about.
If we all want to get together and meet before SC5 comes out I feel like the best locations will be in Raleigh or here in Wilmington when Alex and Q host CFG weeklies. They do it every Monday, hosting SSF4AE, MK9, MvC3. Maybe we can add SC4 refreshment sessions onto that (unfortunately, it's not going to get a tournament spot I can promise that).