New eSports Bar in downtown Austin, Texas (In development)

Floopyyy·10/25/2015, 6:32:12 PM·2 votes·1,437 views

Hello Summoners, my girlfriend and I are trying to start up an eSports bar in downtown Austin. We are both very passionate gamers and want to bring the love of eSports into the bar scene. I'm coming here today to get some suggestions of what you guys would want to see in such a bar. We are open to any ideas you all might have and would love to hear all your comments. If you would like to read more about our story here is the link to our gofundme (our website is still in the works) https://www.gofundme.com/Checkpointbar

9 Comments

Teslablade10/25/2015, 6:46:39 PM2 votes

A 1v1 station with two computers that you pay to use.

Sery10/25/2015, 7:58:05 PM2 votes

jokes aside, post this on the LoL reddit, Memes and Games, or Gameplay and Balance. Those are the only boards anyone sees, emphasis on memes and games.....UGH

Floopyyy10/25/2015, 11:37:33 PM1 votes

Bump

PoisonedTea10/26/2015, 1:16:07 AM1 votes

I support the idea as I plan on something similar at some point.

I tell you what I think as from knowing a past failure place.

First you need computers for people play as was said up above. Now their is a clear reason for this gamers don't want to just watch games be played when they see a game be played to want to play it.

Of course as it is sports bad you are creating you want TV around. Now if possible it be cool if you could give the customers control of what is being streamed if not as like give allow a suggestion area(With big events of course this would not apply).

Being in a big city you customer base could be large, I do believe adult gamers are looking for places to find other gamers. But I think the type of place you need to create is a place where people want to come back again and again. A homey kinda feel, not the type of bars that get new/different customers every day. So what this means is need to make the place a comfortable place to hangout and talk.(sorry if this is not so much a clear meaning). But what it comes down to is that the esports customer base is growing it is nothing compared to a sports customer base so you need regulars.

umm I think that is good. All I can think of if it just an esports bar and nothing more.

I hope it help.

TBakes10/26/2015, 4:41:38 PM1 votes

You need to have contests all the time! Anything to attract gamers in, and if it is a place they enjoy then they will just keep coming back. Customer Service is going to be a very important aspects. A basic menu should be fine, realistically, nothing fancy. Make the focus on the gaming and the restaurant/bar aspect secondary. You should try to attract as many people as possible just to come and hang out, and the food and beverages will sell themselves. Kind of like a golf course, I guess. The people come to golf, but end up eating and drinking there anyway.

Floopyyy10/25/2015, 9:18:23 PM1 votes

Bump

Floopyyy10/25/2015, 7:28:56 PM1 votes

Ask away guys!