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Blackmoor wrote:I know you guys think that Chattanooga is a big city, but it really isn’t.

I don't think anyone has said that. I live here and I have no delusions about that at all; not sure where you're getting that.

There is a direct flight to Chattanooga from Washington DC and there are plenty of flights to and from DC if anyone is upset about driving.

Also, for the record, there will be no major aiport in Cleveland; if there is one it will be a shipping/private airport for Amazon/Fedex/etc.

Cleveland - or Chattanooga for that matter - is far froma Metropolis - which is good and bad.

It's a little harder to get to and a little more expensive. You'll either pay more to fly into Chattanooga - or less and rent a car from ATL. Sorry - but that's a fact.

But - the rooms will cost less, the food less, you won't pay for parking, it's a small town and easy to get around in (relatively), there is a lot to do siteseeing wise in the area for those not into gaming, and the guys that run it do a STELLER job of putting it on.

So...it's a matter of personal choice I guess.

Personally, this tournament had more overall experienced and top shelf players at it than pretty much any I've seen before, the format is a lot of fun, and the comaraderie that the team format brings is a blast.

Give it a shot!

hyv3mynd wrote:

Shinkaze wrote:I had a ton of fun last year. It was easily my favorite tournament ever AND there was a ton of problems with that venue. This year will be way better with this new location. I wouldn't miss this for the world. If I had to choose to go to 10 GTs or just the ATC the choice would be easy. This event and Wargamescon are musts for me but Feast of Blades is looking pretty good as well.

You get so much value out of this event. Trying to scrape out just a measly 5 pts of 30 for your teammates is a blast. No game ever feels like it is meaningless because you are competing with your opponent but also you want to kick ass for your team. I would say that their are less rules issues and sportsmanship is greater in this multi-game team format.

+1 to all that. I can only travel to one major event and this is my first choice. Let's see if we can double the number of teams in attendance this year. I'd love to see some west coast teams attend.

Where are you located/traveling from?


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Blackmoor wrote:I know you guys think that Chattanooga is a big city, but it really isn’t.

Flight on the ATC weekend from:
Phoenix to Chattanooga $464, 1 stop and 6 Hours 53 minute coming, 8 Hours 50 Minutes going
Phoenix to Atlanta $349 Non-stop 3 Hours, 35 Minutes
I would say that is a bit of a difference.

And renting a car and driving for 2 hours is not a good answer and adds a lot of time and $$$




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THE SIEGE wrote:Cleveland is getting a new airport next year due to 2 major Amazon warehouses opening. It will be a major airport making flights easier. The plan is to move it to Nashville in the future. I checked today and there are direct flights to Chattanooga from every airport in CA. There will be a 5 star hotel that will be finished by event date that is only 3-5 mins away as well.

There are no direct flights from Los Angeles with the largest airport in the country.

Flight on the ATC weekend from:
LAX to Chattanooga $533, 1 stop and 8 Hours 42 minutes coming, 7 Hours 0 Minutes going
LAX to Atlanta $352 Non-stop 4 Hours, 45 Minutes

Try living in Maine and finding a direct flight.... then you can talk

This will probably be one of the best events of the year. Lots of teams... Should be both hard core gaming and a really great time for all.

As we grow we will update to a larger city to make it more convenient, thank you to all 33 teams now officially registered for your support!


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We have removed the limitations on Special Characters. You are now free to use them as your Codex allows!

How many spots are left for this event? I may have a full team that would be interested in registering.

34 teams now. We are now on a first-paid first reserved basis. there are 6 unpaid teams as of today. If you pay, you play.

I sure hope you have lots of terrain - it is going to be a lot of tables. I'm looking forward to this event.

I do not believe terrain is an issue. There are 2 stores who are going in together on this one to provide the best experience possible.

Now that special characters are allowed, let's say Bjorn is run, and he dies...

To what area (Cap control or Seize Ground) does his objective apply to?

He will count as a Seize Ground Objective.

UPDATED TEAM LISTING 4/2/2012

WE MAY TAKE ON MORE TEAMS BUT WE ARE OFFICIALLY SOLD OUT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Team Name Paid
1 Team last Square yes
2 lCl A G E yes
3 Rusty Scabbard yes
4 Original CAGE yes
5 Team general staff yes
6 Vanguard Gaming yes
7 Fixed Dice #1 yes
8 Fixed Dice #2 yes
9 Knights of Tallahassee yes
10 Dolls House of Ill Repute yes
11 Chicago Kamikazes yes
12 Five 4 Fighting yes
13 Fantastic Four Plus One yes
14 40k School of Driving yes
15 Martial Law yes
16 Wrecking Crew East yes
17 JAC Games Team Alpha yes
18 Chicagos Jack Booted Thugs yes
19 Wrecking BOLS yes
20 Codex Toledo yes
21 Blade N Bolter yes
22 Borderlands Gaming yes
23 Team Zero Comp no
24 Flashy Gits no
25 Chug A Lug yes
26 Knife and Bolt Pistol boyz yes
27 Team Unbroken yes
28 Broken Dice no
29 Karmic Justice yes
30 JAC Games Team Omega yes
31 Inner Circle yes
32 The Foundry yes
33 Boots Of speed yes
34 Quality Control yes
35 Counter Attack no
36 Emerald Coast Warriors yes

It is not a surprised it is sold out!! This is truly a great event. If I did not have plans on that weekend I would be going back this year.

We have just opened up room for 5 more teams - First paid, first served, Spread the word!


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Clauss wrote:How many spots are left for this event? I may have a full team that would be interested in registering.

We just opened up 5 more spaces.
Let me know ASAP.

To answer the question anyone might have about top tier armies this is what the top 4 teams brought last year in order of placement:

GK, BA, IG, SW, BT
CD, IG, EL, DE, SW
EL, GK, we didn't play them so I don't know but I know the Da Boyz were intentionally bringing unusual list to prove a point

and out team in 4th had Sisters, BA, CSM, Orks and SW

Many of these lists were unusual creations that could have a much better chance to do well for the team than they would have to win a major event on their own



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I could see where someone would say well look at the armies that were fielded by the team that won. I would reply that team arguably had the best mix of players but only closely followed by teams 2 and 3 and just a little less closely by the team I was on in 4th place who doesn't play very often these days.

Shinkaze wrote:To answer the question anyone might have about top tier armies this is what the top 4 teams brought last year in order of placement:

GK, BA, IG, SW, BT
CD, IG, EL, DE, SW
EL, GK, we didn't play them so I don't know but I know the Da Boyz were intentionally bringing unusual list to prove a point

and out team in 4th had Sisters, BA, CSM, Orks and SW

DaBoyz (3rd overall) brought: Orks (captain), eldar (took best general), GK, nids (me), and salamanders.

Aaron you going to be there again this year? Hope to see ur Dark Eldar!

-Jonathan W.

Nay.

The core of the team had to choose between wargamescon and ATC and they chose WGC. I did get an offer to fill a spot on another team, but I've got a little ankle biter now and the timing wasn't good.

Maybe next year! Come out to DaBoyz GT if you wanna see the DE

@Shane...You still got spots open??

@ the field....If not, I am interested in trying to pick up on a team...If anyone needs an extra...PM me for my armies and etc...thanks..

What...

No DaBoyz team at ATC....

Say it ain't so.....Jay, Shaun,Chris.....what are you thinking!!!!

2 spots left.

Aldonis wrote:What...

No DaBoyz team at ATC....

Say it ain't so.....Jay, Shaun,Chris.....what are you thinking!!!!

yea I can't come to do a bunch of personal commitments. I really wanted to go. It is funny since we were the first one's to pay last year and this year we can't go.

Come on Jay there are still two spots left !! Just say f**k it let's roll some dice !!

Can Jay come out and play?

B-rad wrote:I am so excited for this event this year I had a blast last year.

I already have two tips for the future of this event but I see many things have already been changed for the better. So I am happy already.

First- Venues near Airports are smart. If there really isn't a decent airport within 1 hour drive thats rough for a lot of out of towners.

Second- And most important. The reason the ETC is so cool is because when you have 8 players on a team you get to see some people playing with unique armies and lists...this makes the whole thing more fun and I belive more competitive and more of a test to see who is the better teams out there.

When the maority of teams comes with:
1) Gray Knights
2) Spcae Wolfs
3) Imperial Guard
4) Blood Angels
5) Death Wing

It can get borring. There might be ways to ensure we see a good spread of army types and still remain at the 5 player level teams? Then again that is if anyone agrees with my points.

One way to get a spread of army types while at the same time keeping the teams at 5 people would be to group exsisting army books into 5 catagories. Each team picks an army from each catagory. You can spread armies around the catagories to get a more varied distribution of armies present at the event.

Catagory 1 (pick one army from this list)
Blood Angels
Dark Angels
Black Templars

Catagory 2
Grey Knights
Space Wolves
Imperial Guard

Catagory 3
Tyranids
Orks
Eldar
Daemons

Catagory 4
Dark Eldar
Tau
CSM

Catagory 5
Sisters
Space marines
Necrons



Now don't kill me because of the catagories. I just did this off the top of my head and didn't give to much thought to the armies in each list. Though GK, SW and IG all together was what got me to think of this. I don't think a complaint of "but my team only plays GK, IG and SW" will hold much water. Most guys have more than one army and if they don't, then this event filled up anyway so it can stand to lose a few teams and not get hurt numbers wise.

Jst a way to promote army diversity while keeping everyone in the same boat.

I think restrictions are bad in general. Tournaments are tending to move away from that (thankfully).

Is beer allowed at the venue?

It's an interesting idea but I don't put as much into tiers as other people. In BP you want to win big and I find it difficult to do so with even the supposedly god like GK. KPs are a son of a gun when you want to go 30-0 with a high # of KP in your list.

@Eidolon Brilliant question! We will have a cooler if so.

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@Eidolon Brilliant question! We will have a cooler if so.

Same. If it is I plan on bringing some plastic cups and drinking with my opponents during games.

What was the decision on number of games - 5 or 6?