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Post by m4tt3r0x on Jan 30, 2015 13:26:25 GMT -5
Has anybody who applied to be a tester been contacted yet by the "challenge producer"? I contacted that girl Claire from ANW and she asked for my information, and then said she would give it to him and he'd let me know if/when testers are needed.
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Post by RiderLeangle on Jan 30, 2015 14:56:56 GMT -5
Chill man, we're still a month and a half away from the first regional... They're still planning a ton of stuff and testing is very low on that list and will be brought up closer to time
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Post by blah123 on Jan 30, 2015 15:13:03 GMT -5
I heard the Pittsburgh venue is going to be one of the bridges. That would be epic. I would have thought they would do it on the open, grassy Point, but shutting down traffic both ways on a city monument for a week would be just as convenient. |
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Post by Amber on Jan 30, 2015 17:05:04 GMT -5
I heard the Pittsburgh venue is going to be one of the bridges. That would be epic. I would have thought they would do it on the open, grassy Point, but shutting down traffic both ways on a city monument for a week would be just as convenient. Seems interesting. I'd love to see it come true. |
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Post by RiderLeangle on Jan 31, 2015 0:00:13 GMT -5
And your source on that bridge thing is what exactly?
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Post by blah123 on Feb 2, 2015 9:42:23 GMT -5
And your source on that bridge thing is what exactly? Someone who lives in Pittsburgh that I met at the Alternate Routes event last weekend. Not sure where they got it though, maybe casting, idk. |
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Post by RobbyMac on Feb 10, 2015 15:51:16 GMT -5
Not sure where they can put it in Orlando unless it's indoors, in the back of a hotel, or in a city just outside of Orlando. Haven't lived here very long but not many spots for a big course and a crew and an audience.
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Post by penguincatfish on Feb 13, 2015 18:59:49 GMT -5
My guess for Orlando would be in or around Universal Studios Orlando because NBC Universal, although the map doesn't show much space besides a dirt lot to the south directly across Universal's Cabana Bay Beach Resort.
Another guess while browsing is the ~700ft long grass area at Loch Haven Park between Orlando Science Center and Orlando Museum of Art.
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Post by Oti on Feb 13, 2015 21:03:52 GMT -5
I know the producers make it look larger than life, but the actual ANW setup isn't really that big. The Miami course for ANW4 was crammed between buildings on a college campus, for example.
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Post by Badalight on Feb 13, 2015 21:11:10 GMT -5
Last year in St. Louis they couldn't even get a straight course. It was an L shape.
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Post by Amber on Feb 13, 2015 21:15:46 GMT -5
Last year in St. Louis they couldn't even get a straight course. It was an L shape. I agree. It annoys me when the course isn't a straight line. |
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Post by Oti on Feb 13, 2015 23:00:32 GMT -5
I disliked when Sasuke's first stage became a marathon, but I liked the winding stage design. It makes it look less boring. I guess it's just personal preference, though.
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Post by arsenette on Feb 13, 2015 23:06:35 GMT -5
Could it be possibly because it's a pain watching a competitor start and finish the course when it's technically on another street? LOL At least in Sasuke it was an open field so regardless of how much it wound around it still was within view. I can see both points of view though.
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Post by RiderLeangle on Feb 13, 2015 23:49:21 GMT -5
Baltimore turned a corner as well (Not sure why, the space they had the space to make it straight) but I agree with Oti about preferring a course that isn't a straight line. That may sound weird for someone with OCD but it brings that sense of intricacy to the course. I prefer the turns on the course rather than the straight line, I'm actually kind of glad we had that 18-Present Sasuke kind of path on the Baltimore course, was glad they told the testers that they wanted us they wanted us to start from the back of that path instead of just walking on up to the Prism Tilt
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Post by peytonblitz on Feb 18, 2015 23:27:00 GMT -5
I think this post belongs in this thread, but if it shouldn't sorry. On topic do you guys know when they will make the tickets available? I might go to the Venice tryouts, them being right after my birthday, and I wanted to know. Thank you in advance.  |
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Post by thatoneuser on Feb 19, 2015 14:02:59 GMT -5
I heard the Pittsburgh venue is going to be one of the bridges. That would be epic. I would have thought they would do it on the open, grassy Point, but shutting down traffic both ways on a city monument for a week would be just as convenient. There are no bridges wide enough to fit the obstacles and the crowd. Also we have to consider if someone really screws something up and tips over the bridge which could be deadly. Point Park isn't long enough and they usually put the obstacles on pavement for stability reasons. Also, I contacted casting around the time the aforementioned person from Pittsburgh did and they said they weren't allowed to reveal the spot yet for legal reasons but that it would be publicly announced as soon as they could. Sorry I'm so late to getting this. Source: I live in Pittsburgh |
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Post by RiderLeangle on Feb 19, 2015 14:05:17 GMT -5
St Louis they literally just stuck it in the middle of the road, just saying.  |
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Post by mesa3for4 on Feb 19, 2015 23:17:20 GMT -5
twitter.com/ADeignCoLocations for kc and pittsburgh announced Kansas City, MO Union Station 30 West Pershing Road Kansas City, MO 64108 Pittsburgh, PA Carrie Furnace Swissvale, PA 15218
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Post by thatoneuser on Feb 20, 2015 0:00:52 GMT -5
Carrie Furnace is passing at the 1 yard line dumb. Random field of grass in the middle of nowhere. I guess NBC wants Pittsburgh to look bad? No clue how they're going to set up 9 obstacles on that.
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Post by Badalight on Feb 20, 2015 1:14:47 GMT -5
Union City is basically perfect for Kansas City. Only a few other venues on that same level. They could've done crown center, maybe one of the football/baseball stadiums, or perhaps in front of one of our museums, but Union City might be the best choice of those.
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