Hey guys. I'm a pretty casual player that loves fighting games but am really bad at them; I understand the games and everything but I don't play competitively and don't really have time to practice consistently. That being said, I am really interested in going to East Coast Throwdown in June. I've never attended a tournament before, and honestly I don't want to enter for the competition. My question is, can I enter the venue without entering any of the tournaments just to play casuals with people? I know this is a noob question but I have no idea how these things work. I don't have a local scene to play with so I really just want to play some games with actual people for once, learn some things, get better, and enjoy the experience. If anyone can answer my question and give me some guidance, I would really appreciate it