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Thank you for everything, NASL! AND WHAT A FINALS!

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henreiman
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States407 Posts
July 10 2011 23:57 GMT
#1
Let me list a few of your accomplishments:

1) brought hundreds of hours of entertainment to hundreds of thousands of nerds in NA and abroad at REASONABLE times for us

2) planned and executed a huge live tournament to near perfection (even with some small technical difficulties which can be forgiven as, once more, this was a first time for everything)

3) got a ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR TOURNAMENT to rival the BIGGEST foreign tournies off the ground. does anyone even get what a big accomplishment that is in the first place? to attract so many sponsors and pros to the IDEA that MAYBE we could have a big NA league?

And, of course, many many smaller (and perhaps larger) ones.

Not gonna lie, that finals helped make up for anything I might have cried over in the past. WOW what a series!

Poll: Best series ever?

EXCELLENT! (182)
 
81%

Yes (29)
 
13%

No (13)
 
6%

224 total votes

Your vote: Best series ever?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No
(Vote): EXCELLENT!



Can't wait til next season!

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Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-11 00:02:04
July 11 2011 00:01 GMT
#2
To be honest, through all shenanigans, issues and problems. Even though a lot of people made a fuss about nothing, everything, something or anything. That the beginning was rocky, the ending was rocky, the middle had okay games and amazing matches, series and turn of events.

I am really glad the NASL is here. Loved the commentators, the guest casters, spectators, players and the game: StarCraft II

see you next season :3 (in August).
https://twitter.com/#!/TorteDeLini (@TorteDeLini)
ThatGuy89
Profile Joined February 2011
United Kingdom1968 Posts
July 11 2011 00:02 GMT
#3
was good for the most
production was shabby at times
champion didnt deserve it
shit happens sometimes
hopefully they'll sort out the obvious technical issues, sort the map pools (wtf backwater gulch seriously?) and the stupid single elimination
Darkkal
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States60 Posts
July 11 2011 00:03 GMT
#4
i bet you OSL and MSL weren't perfect their first time
mizU
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States12125 Posts
July 11 2011 00:05 GMT
#5
Amazing finals.
if happy ever afters did exist <3 @watamizu_
Arterial
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Australia1039 Posts
July 11 2011 00:08 GMT
#6
loved it.
savior & jaedong
Inkarnate
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada840 Posts
July 11 2011 00:09 GMT
#7
Amazing finals! So lucky to get good games in their first season! GSL has been going for so long and still can't get a good finals matchup!
henreiman
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States407 Posts
July 11 2011 00:12 GMT
#8
On July 11 2011 09:02 ThatGuy89 wrote:
was good for the most
production was shabby at times
champion didnt deserve it
shit happens sometimes
hopefully they'll sort out the obvious technical issues, sort the map pools (wtf backwater gulch seriously?) and the stupid single elimination


In any sort of live (or even taped) programming you're going to have lots of small technical issues. Even in movies or tv shows there are countless mistakes such as obviously faked crowds (repeated people etc), mic/booms in the picture, etc. But I really feel that over the first season, they ironed most of these mistakes out...and next season it will be even better.

Match pools will indeed be sorted out. Remember this was just one season, they could have had the pools planned for a while now, and more balanced maps will be coming out in the future. Same with a different elimination procedure (GOM's been changing up their own as well).

As for champion didn't deserve it...sure he didn't come up through the leagues, but PuMa was the best player there. Every tourney has an open bracket that I can think of (even GOM has seeding from MLG), so unless we start seeing Code S/Code A type things just get used to the idea that not everyone can get into the leagues so an open bracket is only fair.

Grettin
Profile Joined April 2010
42417 Posts
July 11 2011 00:14 GMT
#9
Amazing finals and Day3, horrible Day1-2. No bullshit, but thats the truth. Hopefully they'll learn from mistakes.
"If I had force-fields in Brood War, I'd never lose." -Bisu
HornyHerring
Profile Joined March 2011
Papua New Guinea1059 Posts
July 11 2011 00:27 GMT
#10
If there's 'good' 'bad' and 'excellent', there should be 'terrible' as well. Call the poll biased.
+ Show Spoiler +
j/k


Anyway, NASL has huge bumps all the season long. Longass intros, terrible sound issues and good games(in most part). I hope they learn from the experience tho and next season will eat us alive.

But to be completely honest if my internet could handle HD and I'd consider buying an HD pass for any torunament, that would be the one.
oh, hai
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