deckmaster
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I would love for Worlds to go back to Hawaii--the sooner the better!
Worlds 2012 Hawaii
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smacktack15
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I want Worlds in New York City, I love that place XD. It is also a sick spot for fun stuff.
Living in Hawaii, I can totally understand people's concerns over the impact another worlds in Hawaii can have on their wallets. However, and I've stated this before, there are a few things that people should consider:
1) Worlds in general is meant to be an exclusive event. To my recollection, Pokemon is the ONLY game that has an LCQ for Worlds. I'm not saying that that's a bad thing, but I think a smaller event is better for TPCi since they have to pay for a smaller staff and have fewer volunteers. I'm not sure, but I think this year they were in pretty urgent need of volunteers too. Its kind of funny too because 2010 was bigger than 2007 in attendance and venue.
2) I actually offered to connect with people I know in Hilo (on the same island) to do possible Costco runs and such if people wanted simple items. I knew and many others here knew from 2007 that the resort isn't cheap nor are the places in/around the resort. The only exception I can think of is Subway with their $5 footlong! I was surprised by that because most Subways in Hawaii have $6 - $7 footlongs lol...
3) Do research on the location ahead of time. Find out where the eating places, transportation, etc are. I posted about the shuttle service to/from the Hilton in one of the transportation threads. The shuttles could carry up to ~10 people and the price was ~$50 for 1 to 5ish people and ~$10 more per person after that. People again didn't take advantage of it as I could've gotten a "local" discount and only had 2 other people with me.
A trip OUT of Hawaii isn't cheap for me, and I plan to attend Nationals and possibly Worlds each year. Those are the only two real events I can participate in as I organize and run all local events. I'm thankful that worlds was in Hawaii this year, though I still had to dish out ~$500 to ~$700 on items/transportation/hotel. Consider yourselves lucky to be able to attend various events across the country with general ease.
But yeah, when it comes to the World Championships for anything, I don't expect low cost and convenience. It pays to know a few locals, and to be prepared! Hope to see all of you in SD 2011!
1) Worlds in general is meant to be an exclusive event. To my recollection, Pokemon is the ONLY game that has an LCQ for Worlds. I'm not saying that that's a bad thing, but I think a smaller event is better for TPCi since they have to pay for a smaller staff and have fewer volunteers. I'm not sure, but I think this year they were in pretty urgent need of volunteers too. Its kind of funny too because 2010 was bigger than 2007 in attendance and venue.
2) I actually offered to connect with people I know in Hilo (on the same island) to do possible Costco runs and such if people wanted simple items. I knew and many others here knew from 2007 that the resort isn't cheap nor are the places in/around the resort. The only exception I can think of is Subway with their $5 footlong! I was surprised by that because most Subways in Hawaii have $6 - $7 footlongs lol...
3) Do research on the location ahead of time. Find out where the eating places, transportation, etc are. I posted about the shuttle service to/from the Hilton in one of the transportation threads. The shuttles could carry up to ~10 people and the price was ~$50 for 1 to 5ish people and ~$10 more per person after that. People again didn't take advantage of it as I could've gotten a "local" discount and only had 2 other people with me.
A trip OUT of Hawaii isn't cheap for me, and I plan to attend Nationals and possibly Worlds each year. Those are the only two real events I can participate in as I organize and run all local events. I'm thankful that worlds was in Hawaii this year, though I still had to dish out ~$500 to ~$700 on items/transportation/hotel. Consider yourselves lucky to be able to attend various events across the country with general ease.
But yeah, when it comes to the World Championships for anything, I don't expect low cost and convenience. It pays to know a few locals, and to be prepared! Hope to see all of you in SD 2011!