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The Basics
What: RPG Limit Break 2017: A charity speedrun marathon for RPGs of all kinds, benefiting the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
When: May 13-19, 2017
Where: Salt Lake City, Utah
RPGLB 2017 Staff
Lead organizer/point-of-contact: puwexil
Game selection/scheduling: puwexil, eLmaGus, and 3 other games committee members
Venue logistics: MetaSigma, Brossentia, Essentia & Denton
Tech lead: Vulajin
Volunteer Coordinators: AlecK47, StingerPA
Prizes/Incentives: djtifaheart
Social media/promotion: Brossentia, cleartonic
Website Design: Lag.Com
Banner/Stream Layout Design: Vulajin
Twitch chat moderation lead: Brossentia
Quakenet/Discord chat moderation lead: djtifaheart
Commentary Preparation/Coordination: Driscollad
Charity
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) - Provides support, education and research for people and their families living with mental illness through various public education and awareness activities. Donations will be split between the Utah and US National NAMI organizations, and focus on general programs benefiting teens and young adults.
Across both previous RPG Limit Break marathons, response to the cause of mental health awareness/support was quite positive, though desire has been expressed for the donations to go towards more internationally-focused efforts. We brought this up with NAMI, and were told that international outreach is something they are working on growing, as follows:
With this and the great support NAMI has continually provided us with catering meals for attendees and promoting the stream, we’ve decided to partner with them again for RPGLB 2017. Charity selection is something we will always re-evaluate on an annual basis, based on viewer/community feedback.
Venue
The University Guest House in Salt Lake City worked out pretty well for an event the size of RPGLB 2016 and attendee feedback was mostly positive, so we’ve decided to return for at least 1 more year. We did look at alternative venues that offered some conveniences the Guest House lacks (like an airport shuttle and online booking), but did not find anything that was also affordable for an event of our expected size and had the resources to support a 24-hour event/stream. RPGLB staff will be continuing to look at new venue options for future events as we grow.
To accommodate more attendees than last event, for RPGLB 2017 we will be using the Officers Club (http://www.universityguesthouse.com/Officers-Club) just down the street from the main Guest House hotel building (~5 min walk). The entire event will be located at the Officers Club May 13th-19th: stream room, practice/casual rooms, and daily catered lunch - basically everything except sleeping, breakfast, and dinner. Since we need to leave the Officer’s Club on the 19th after the stream ends, we’ve also rented 2 conference rooms in the main hotel building (the same rooms we used for RPGLB 2016) for the 19th-21st, which we’ll be moving our TVs to so there’s a place for people to hang out and play games before heading home.
The attendee cap for RPGLB 2017 will be 175 - we have an initial block of 30 hotel rooms, which can be raised up to 40 if needed.
Hotel Reservation Info
University Guest House & Conference Center
110 South Fort Douglas Blvd.
Salt Lake City, UT 84113
1-888-416-4075 (toll-free) or 801-587-1000
Directions: http://www.universityguesthouse.com/Location-Transportation
TRAX Light Rail Transit Map: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/282213217621639168/312329696131940354/Map_from_Airport_to_Hotel.png
For people flying in to the SLC airport, we recommend taking the TRAX light rail as that's only $2.50 each way (take Green Line from airport to Court House stop, transfer to Red Line, take Red Line to Fort Douglas stop, and walk a few minutes to the hotel from there) – the full trip should take about 1 hour. Trains run every 15 minutes between roughly 6AM-11PM MST, and the full schedule can be found at http://www.rideuta.com/uploads/route703dec2015sch.pdf. For a faster trip, there’s an ExpressShuttle service (estimated cost of $15 each way), other taxi services, or you can make arrangements with a marathon attendee that has a car.
Hotel rooms (before taxes) are $109/night for 1-2 people, $119/night for 3 people, and $129/night for 4 people (so a 4-person room would be approximately $35 per person per night if split evenly). Roommate arrangements can be made via the RPGLB 2017 Attendees Thread and Discord channel, linked above.
Room reservations can be made by phone at 1-888-416-4075, and need to be made by April 13th, 2017 to qualify for our event rate. Only 1 person per room (who needs to be at least 18 years old) needs to call to make the reservation, though the hotel will need the names of all occupants prior to check-in, along with whether or not the bill should be split. A credit card is needed to place the reservation, but will not be authorized until check-in. When calling, please mention that you're attending RPG Limit Break, so you get the event rate.
The hotel also has an online booking system at https://res.universityguesthouse.com/V1WebControls/Custom/TabbedUI.aspx, but this system is separate from our event block/rate (so it will show different prices from the above, and may incorrectly show that no rooms are available during the event dates). If you use the online booking, you will need to notify RPGLB Staff so we can have the hotel change your reservation to our event rate (otherwise you’ll be charged a higher rate, and your room won't be counted toward our contract) – please do so by Discord or SDA Forum PM to Brossentia or MetaSigma with your name and the dates of your reservation. In addition, if you use this system, you will still need to call the hotel (at the above number) and provide a credit card to hold your reservation (which will not be authorized until check-in).
Alcohol is not allowed in the conference rooms or other public spaces at the hotel (by both RPGLB staff and hotel policy, since we don't have a license for serving alcohol at the event), but is fine to have and drink in guest rooms as long as everyone there is of legal drinking age (21 in the US).
All attendees must be at least 18 years old - minors are welcome to attend free of charge, as long as they’re accompanied by a parent/guardian that is registered & paid.
Attendance Costs (Payment due April 1st)
Due to the issues that led to the event date change, we were given a substantial discount on our costs for the event space; and because of this we’ll be lowering the attendance fees from last year’s.
The attendance fee will be $30 USD for the full event - payable via PayPal to RPGLimitBreak~AT~gmail~DOT~com (or alternative arrangements with puwexil if you can't or don't use PayPal). Please use the 'send money to friends or family' option (which avoids PayPal fees), or if you choose to use the 'pay for goods or services' option instead (or if that's the only option available for your country) please add $2 to cover PayPal transaction fees ($32 total for full event).
If you’d like to cancel your attendance and receive a refund, you can do so up through April 29th (2 weeks prior to the event start). After the 29th, no attendance fee refunds will be given.
Signup Forms/Threads
Attendee Signup Form: https://goo.gl/forms/vD462yIWcRNHLcXe2 (deadline passed)
Volunteer Info Thread: https://forum.speeddemosarchive.com/post/rpg_limit_break_2017_volunteer_thread.html
Volunteer Signup Form: https://goo.gl/forms/SVri2s4wocjKuxhx1 (deadline passed)
Commentary Signup/Discussion Thread: https://forum.speeddemosarchive.com/post/rpg_limit_break_2017_commentary_thread.html
Attendees Thread (roommate finding, onsite event planning): https://forum.speeddemosarchive.com/post/rpg_limit_break_2017_attendees_thread.html
Prize Thread: https://forum.speeddemosarchive.com/post/rpg_limit_break_2017__prize_thread.html
Prize Submission Form: https://goo.gl/forms/DkHBIuFCVWpZ31wF3
Attendee Shirt Order Form: http://theyetee.com/rpglimitbreak/detail.php?itemid=RPGLB-Attn2017 (deadline May 4th 1PM ET)
Game Submissions/Schedule
Game submissions are over, and the schedule has been posted here and here. See the games thread for full details.
Banners
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/42009233/RPG-limit-break-horizontal.png (Horizontal RPGLB Logo)
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/42009233/RPG-limit-break-1000.png (Vertical RPGLB Logo)
http://i.imgur.com/WMfq4O8.png (SaGa/StarTropics)
http://i.imgur.com/QiMxvpO.png (Sweet Home)
http://i.imgur.com/fSJz350.png (RPG Critters)
http://i.imgur.com/9TKUlWS.png (Dragon Quest)
http://i.imgur.com/91fRMyx.png (Diablo/Cthulhu)
Feel free to use this thread for any general questions about RPGLB 2017! All updates will be posted to this thread, RPGLB Twitter (https://twitter.com/rpglimitbreak), and RPGLB Discord chat (http://discord.gg/rpglb).
What: RPG Limit Break 2017: A charity speedrun marathon for RPGs of all kinds, benefiting the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
When: May 13-19, 2017
Where: Salt Lake City, Utah
RPGLB 2017 Staff
Lead organizer/point-of-contact: puwexil
Game selection/scheduling: puwexil, eLmaGus, and 3 other games committee members
Venue logistics: MetaSigma, Brossentia, Essentia & Denton
Tech lead: Vulajin
Volunteer Coordinators: AlecK47, StingerPA
Prizes/Incentives: djtifaheart
Social media/promotion: Brossentia, cleartonic
Website Design: Lag.Com
Banner/Stream Layout Design: Vulajin
Twitch chat moderation lead: Brossentia
Quakenet/Discord chat moderation lead: djtifaheart
Commentary Preparation/Coordination: Driscollad
Charity
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) - Provides support, education and research for people and their families living with mental illness through various public education and awareness activities. Donations will be split between the Utah and US National NAMI organizations, and focus on general programs benefiting teens and young adults.
Across both previous RPG Limit Break marathons, response to the cause of mental health awareness/support was quite positive, though desire has been expressed for the donations to go towards more internationally-focused efforts. We brought this up with NAMI, and were told that international outreach is something they are working on growing, as follows:
A strong feature of nami.org is our storytelling platform, which is powerful way to engage people through sharing experiences and offering support. We know that many people living with mental illness feel alone, so we focus on providing a virtual community of hope regardless of where you live. Despite geographic boundaries, there are shared experiences that can benefit people affected by mental illness and their families. Given these stats, we’re looking at ways we can digitally market to folks in the global community.
We also have programs in Italy, Canada and Mexico. One of our state organizations, NAMI Ohio, has staff in Singapore. And recently we’ve working with the Embassy of Mexico, which wants to lead other nations in engaging them in mental health issues.
I know I speak for Jamie when I say how very much we have appreciated the opportunity to partner with and engage the RPG Limit Break community around an issue that touches so many people’s lives. Some of the comments that the community has shared around their own experiences with mental health have been powerful reminders of why NAMI and NAMI UT exist and the need for the work we do locally, nationally and globally.
We also have programs in Italy, Canada and Mexico. One of our state organizations, NAMI Ohio, has staff in Singapore. And recently we’ve working with the Embassy of Mexico, which wants to lead other nations in engaging them in mental health issues.
I know I speak for Jamie when I say how very much we have appreciated the opportunity to partner with and engage the RPG Limit Break community around an issue that touches so many people’s lives. Some of the comments that the community has shared around their own experiences with mental health have been powerful reminders of why NAMI and NAMI UT exist and the need for the work we do locally, nationally and globally.
With this and the great support NAMI has continually provided us with catering meals for attendees and promoting the stream, we’ve decided to partner with them again for RPGLB 2017. Charity selection is something we will always re-evaluate on an annual basis, based on viewer/community feedback.
Venue
The University Guest House in Salt Lake City worked out pretty well for an event the size of RPGLB 2016 and attendee feedback was mostly positive, so we’ve decided to return for at least 1 more year. We did look at alternative venues that offered some conveniences the Guest House lacks (like an airport shuttle and online booking), but did not find anything that was also affordable for an event of our expected size and had the resources to support a 24-hour event/stream. RPGLB staff will be continuing to look at new venue options for future events as we grow.
To accommodate more attendees than last event, for RPGLB 2017 we will be using the Officers Club (http://www.universityguesthouse.com/Officers-Club) just down the street from the main Guest House hotel building (~5 min walk). The entire event will be located at the Officers Club May 13th-19th: stream room, practice/casual rooms, and daily catered lunch - basically everything except sleeping, breakfast, and dinner. Since we need to leave the Officer’s Club on the 19th after the stream ends, we’ve also rented 2 conference rooms in the main hotel building (the same rooms we used for RPGLB 2016) for the 19th-21st, which we’ll be moving our TVs to so there’s a place for people to hang out and play games before heading home.
The attendee cap for RPGLB 2017 will be 175 - we have an initial block of 30 hotel rooms, which can be raised up to 40 if needed.
Hotel Reservation Info
University Guest House & Conference Center
110 South Fort Douglas Blvd.
Salt Lake City, UT 84113
1-888-416-4075 (toll-free) or 801-587-1000
Directions: http://www.universityguesthouse.com/Location-Transportation
TRAX Light Rail Transit Map: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/282213217621639168/312329696131940354/Map_from_Airport_to_Hotel.png
For people flying in to the SLC airport, we recommend taking the TRAX light rail as that's only $2.50 each way (take Green Line from airport to Court House stop, transfer to Red Line, take Red Line to Fort Douglas stop, and walk a few minutes to the hotel from there) – the full trip should take about 1 hour. Trains run every 15 minutes between roughly 6AM-11PM MST, and the full schedule can be found at http://www.rideuta.com/uploads/route703dec2015sch.pdf. For a faster trip, there’s an ExpressShuttle service (estimated cost of $15 each way), other taxi services, or you can make arrangements with a marathon attendee that has a car.
Hotel rooms (before taxes) are $109/night for 1-2 people, $119/night for 3 people, and $129/night for 4 people (so a 4-person room would be approximately $35 per person per night if split evenly). Roommate arrangements can be made via the RPGLB 2017 Attendees Thread and Discord channel, linked above.
Room reservations can be made by phone at 1-888-416-4075, and need to be made by April 13th, 2017 to qualify for our event rate. Only 1 person per room (who needs to be at least 18 years old) needs to call to make the reservation, though the hotel will need the names of all occupants prior to check-in, along with whether or not the bill should be split. A credit card is needed to place the reservation, but will not be authorized until check-in. When calling, please mention that you're attending RPG Limit Break, so you get the event rate.
The hotel also has an online booking system at https://res.universityguesthouse.com/V1WebControls/Custom/TabbedUI.aspx, but this system is separate from our event block/rate (so it will show different prices from the above, and may incorrectly show that no rooms are available during the event dates). If you use the online booking, you will need to notify RPGLB Staff so we can have the hotel change your reservation to our event rate (otherwise you’ll be charged a higher rate, and your room won't be counted toward our contract) – please do so by Discord or SDA Forum PM to Brossentia or MetaSigma with your name and the dates of your reservation. In addition, if you use this system, you will still need to call the hotel (at the above number) and provide a credit card to hold your reservation (which will not be authorized until check-in).
Alcohol is not allowed in the conference rooms or other public spaces at the hotel (by both RPGLB staff and hotel policy, since we don't have a license for serving alcohol at the event), but is fine to have and drink in guest rooms as long as everyone there is of legal drinking age (21 in the US).
All attendees must be at least 18 years old - minors are welcome to attend free of charge, as long as they’re accompanied by a parent/guardian that is registered & paid.
Attendance Costs (Payment due April 1st)
Due to the issues that led to the event date change, we were given a substantial discount on our costs for the event space; and because of this we’ll be lowering the attendance fees from last year’s.
The attendance fee will be $30 USD for the full event - payable via PayPal to RPGLimitBreak~AT~gmail~DOT~com (or alternative arrangements with puwexil if you can't or don't use PayPal). Please use the 'send money to friends or family' option (which avoids PayPal fees), or if you choose to use the 'pay for goods or services' option instead (or if that's the only option available for your country) please add $2 to cover PayPal transaction fees ($32 total for full event).
If you’d like to cancel your attendance and receive a refund, you can do so up through April 29th (2 weeks prior to the event start). After the 29th, no attendance fee refunds will be given.
Signup Forms/Threads
Attendee Signup Form: https://goo.gl/forms/vD462yIWcRNHLcXe2 (deadline passed)
Volunteer Info Thread: https://forum.speeddemosarchive.com/post/rpg_limit_break_2017_volunteer_thread.html
Volunteer Signup Form: https://goo.gl/forms/SVri2s4wocjKuxhx1 (deadline passed)
Commentary Signup/Discussion Thread: https://forum.speeddemosarchive.com/post/rpg_limit_break_2017_commentary_thread.html
Attendees Thread (roommate finding, onsite event planning): https://forum.speeddemosarchive.com/post/rpg_limit_break_2017_attendees_thread.html
Prize Thread: https://forum.speeddemosarchive.com/post/rpg_limit_break_2017__prize_thread.html
Prize Submission Form: https://goo.gl/forms/DkHBIuFCVWpZ31wF3
Attendee Shirt Order Form: http://theyetee.com/rpglimitbreak/detail.php?itemid=RPGLB-Attn2017 (deadline May 4th 1PM ET)
Game Submissions/Schedule
Game submissions are over, and the schedule has been posted here and here. See the games thread for full details.
Banners
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/42009233/RPG-limit-break-horizontal.png (Horizontal RPGLB Logo)
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/42009233/RPG-limit-break-1000.png (Vertical RPGLB Logo)
http://i.imgur.com/WMfq4O8.png (SaGa/StarTropics)
http://i.imgur.com/QiMxvpO.png (Sweet Home)
http://i.imgur.com/fSJz350.png (RPG Critters)
http://i.imgur.com/9TKUlWS.png (Dragon Quest)
http://i.imgur.com/91fRMyx.png (Diablo/Cthulhu)
Feel free to use this thread for any general questions about RPGLB 2017! All updates will be posted to this thread, RPGLB Twitter (https://twitter.com/rpglimitbreak), and RPGLB Discord chat (http://discord.gg/rpglb).
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