Indiana Thread - Page 12

Arkaaito · 10-25-2006, 11:20 PM

<shakes the Original Poster>

Makojin, explain yourself, dammit!

Oh well, I'll go scout around sometime. Then once I find the machine, I'll add it to the Bemanistyle machine location list BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE EVER DOES!

Sorry, I'm better now.

Amp Divorax · 10-26-2006, 04:26 AM

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<shakes the Original Poster>

Makojin, explain yourself, dammit!

Oh well, I'll go scout around sometime. Then once I find the machine, I'll add it to the Bemanistyle machine location list BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE EVER DOES!

Sorry, I'm better now.

LOL! Well, I can understand how frustrating that is.

Arkaaito · 10-26-2006, 12:14 PM

LOL. Are you another Bemanistyle machine location zealot, like me? Then WHY ARE THERE PRACTICALLY NO MACHINES LISTED FOR MUNCIE, hmm, hmm?!

Amp Divorax · 10-26-2006, 08:36 PM

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LOL. Are you another Bemanistyle machine location zealot, like me? Then WHY ARE THERE PRACTICALLY NO MACHINES LISTED FOR MUNCIE, hmm, hmm?!

Good question. The reality is that we don't have any machines. We have nothing and it sucks!

Arkaaito · 10-26-2006, 11:06 PM

Ah. My condolences.

That's it! The perfect site for some CS tourneys.

Amp Divorax · 10-27-2006, 05:56 AM

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Ah. My condolences.

That's it! The perfect site for some CS tourneys.

Well, we do have DA Pop'N and IIDX controllers along with 2 CFs with the arcade mod so we can easily pull off a decent tournament! The issue is getting enough people to make it work.

Arkaaito · 10-27-2006, 10:45 AM

Nice going on the CFs. I have a Ransai and all three SuperSession controllers, but I don't have any DDR/ITG/PIU equipment at the present time.

Muncie isn't that far from Indianapolis, is it? I'm sure we could get most of the Indy crowd out there. >)

We might also be able to pull some people in from BGSU, which as I understand it has a pretty strong Bemani community.

I'll volunteer your house for this hypothetical event.

Amp Divorax · 10-27-2006, 07:13 PM

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Nice going on the CFs. I have a Ransai and all three SuperSession controllers, but I don't have any DDR/ITG/PIU equipment at the present time.

Muncie isn't that far from Indianapolis, is it? I'm sure we could get most of the Indy crowd out there. >)

We might also be able to pull some people in from BGSU, which as I understand it has a pretty strong Bemani community.

I'll volunteer your house for this hypothetical event.

Damn, you don't have any DDR gear? That sucks bigtime. Muncie is about an hour away from Indy so we could get people there. BGSU? What the hell is that, do you mean Ball State (BSU)?

As for my house, I don't think it's large enough to do a tournament.

Arkaaito · 10-28-2006, 01:32 AM

No, I mean Bowling Green State University over in Ohio. It would be a hefty drive, but... eh.

Anyway, the reason I don't have any DDR gear is because I really didn't get into Bemani until recently, and by the time I had gotten into Bemani, I didn't feel it was a good idea for me to play dancing games. I had an illness around the beginning of this calendar year that culminated in a complete loss of equilibrioperception (read: sense of balance went away). Even though I'm back to walking and so forth, I've only tried going back to DDR/PIU a few times since then, usually with bad results. Likewise, I haven't gotten into the water since then, because I'm terrified about the idea of slipping underwater and not being able to surface because I can't tell which way is up...

I really need to make myself do it, though, because I think it'll help me with other balance tasks as well. And I can't afford to let this affect my life any longer than it already has - if nothing else, the bureaucrats around here are making noises about how ugly and loud and annoying my walking stick is and how if something's so wrong with me that I need it, why am I here in the first place?

But this isn't a rant thread, so I'll leave that there.

Too bad about your house... but I'm sure you'll find a way!

Amp Divorax · 10-28-2006, 02:57 AM

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No, I mean Bowling Green State University over in Ohio. It would be a hefty drive, but... eh.

Anyway, the reason I don't have any DDR gear is because I really didn't get into Bemani until recently, and by the time I had gotten into Bemani, I didn't feel it was a good idea for me to play dancing games. I had an illness around the beginning of this calendar year that culminated in a complete loss of equilibrioperception (read: sense of balance went away). Even though I'm back to walking and so forth, I've only tried going back to DDR/PIU a few times since then, usually with bad results. Likewise, I haven't gotten into the water since then, because I'm terrified about the idea of slipping underwater and not being able to surface because I can't tell which way is up...

I really need to make myself do it, though, because I think it'll help me with other balance tasks as well. And I can't afford to let this affect my life any longer than it already has - if nothing else, the bureaucrats around here are making noises about how ugly and loud and annoying my walking stick is and how if something's so wrong with me that I need it, why am I here in the first place?

But this isn't a rant thread, so I'll leave that there.

Too bad about your house... but I'm sure you'll find a way!

Ouch! That's a hell of a tough break. Well, you can still play most of the other Bemani Games. I don't even know where BGSU is unfortunately. While we do have a college in town not much of any people really play any Bemani outside of DDR. (Hopefully that will change.)

Arkaaito · 10-28-2006, 01:17 PM

Yeah, DDR/PIU withdrawal is actually what prompted me to get into other Bemani in the first place, so it's not all bad.

But still, I'm determined that I'll get back to playing dancing games, too, it's just that it seems to be taking a heck of a long time. I really don't know what the hold-up is - some days I'll be good and capable of playing simple songs, and other days walking around seems to be enough of a challenge. I've never been the most coordinated or attentive person, and I'm sure that doesn't help matters. Maybe I should post an advice thread over in the DDR forums... then again, that may be a can of worms better left closed.

BGSU is in Bowling Green, Ohio! Yeah, I hadn't heard of it either. But it's a 3-4 hour drive from Muncie, IIRC.

Amp Divorax · 10-28-2006, 08:49 PM

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Yeah, DDR/PIU withdrawal is actually what prompted me to get into other Bemani in the first place, so it's not all bad.

But still, I'm determined that I'll get back to playing dancing games, too, it's just that it seems to be taking a heck of a long time. I really don't know what the hold-up is - some days I'll be good and capable of playing simple songs, and other days walking around seems to be enough of a challenge. I've never been the most coordinated or attentive person, and I'm sure that doesn't help matters. Maybe I should post an advice thread over in the DDR forums... then again, that may be a can of worms better left closed.

BGSU is in Bowling Green, Ohio! Yeah, I hadn't heard of it either. But it's a 3-4 hour drive from Muncie, IIRC.

Yea, most people wouldn't really understand the issue much since such a condition is very rare. The best advice I can give is to take small steps as I had a hard time getting back into DDR again when I got back from Iraq and sustaining knee injuries during deployment didn't help me either.

As for BGSU, there are numerous college in the state that are closer that would probably work better as a result.

Arkaaito · 10-28-2006, 10:12 PM

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Yea, most people wouldn't really understand the issue much since such a condition is very rare. The best advice I can give is to take small steps as I had a hard time getting back into DDR again when I got back from Iraq and sustaining knee injuries during deployment didn't help me either.

Ouch. Sounds like non-fun. That's one thing I have going for me - despite the discomfort of the situation overall, I'm not in any physical pain and I don't have to worry about activity making it worse (unless I take a fall and knock my head on something, I guess).

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As for BGSU, there are numerous college in the state that are closer that would probably work better as a result.

NONSENSE!

More seriously, I was just saying that people *might* come down from there - not that it was very likely. I imagine that if a tournament were held in Muncie most of the draw would be from Indy, with some people from Ball State and a few from Bloomington (plus maybe a negligible number from Terre Haute and Kokomo - I don't think the Purdue guys would bother, since they have a more self-sufficient Bemani community anyway).

Amp Divorax · 10-29-2006, 12:52 AM

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NONSENSE!

More seriously, I was just saying that people *might* come down from there - not that it was very likely. I imagine that if a tournament were held in Muncie most of the draw would be from Indy, with some people from Ball State and a few from Bloomington (plus maybe a negligible number from Terre Haute and Kokomo - I don't think the Purdue guys would bother, since they have a more self-sufficient Bemani community anyway).

True, but they are pretty far away and I figure since they are from a college area they would have a community of their own probably. In terms of a tournament I will be honest and state that the last time somebody attempted one most of the regular players in the area during that time didn't even participate which really sucked. Before I even consider trying to run a tournament though we need to re-establish a Bemani based community in this area for Bemani players that are of age.

Arkaaito · 10-29-2006, 12:57 AM

Elaborate on that. How? There are certainly some Indiana players who are of age; they're among the more dedicated I know (Brian, MonMotha, malictus, etc.) Or do you mean an of-age-Bemani-player community in Muncie specifically?

I don't think IU:B really has much non-dancing game Bemani activity, but they do have a lot of DDR/ITG/PIU players (who I view as potentially Bemani-interested).

I know that neither Terre Haute nor Kokomo has any official Bemani organizations.

Indy does, but then Indy isn't that far away.