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revalence123
Profile Blog Joined April 2014
United States102 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-09-27 16:35:14
September 27 2014 13:18 GMT
#1
Well, in my searches of the internet, I found the HS Star League and I thought this was a pretty cool thing. So, I told my animation teacher in highschool and he thought it was cool as well. But, he hosts the video game club at hour school... and he thought I was proposing this idea for the club and not just sharing something interesting. So, I had to present the idea in front of the attendees of the officer's meeting. I went ahead with it because most of these people seemed fairly casual and most of the people in the club didn't play pc games. So, I figured there wouldn't be a whole lot of interest, but I thought this would be a cool opportunity to share esports... and it was extremely well recieved.
Now I have to showcase this again on Tuesday to everyone else with a team sign up list for Dota 2, LoL, Hearthstone, and Starcraft... then have two months to get everyone tournament ready so they can make it at least through the first couple games. The only game I know that much about is starcraft and I'm only silver league... and I have a bronze 2 Australian coaching me on weekends about league, but the rest I am basically fucked. So yeah what do you think about this epic mess, and do you think it could be pulled even with a miracle.

Edit: Thanks for the comments. I am taking this a bit to seriously, I'll just train my teams as much as I can and hope for the best, and if it doesn't work out we can still just play for fun or train and they can try again next if they want.

**
farvacola
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States18869 Posts
September 27 2014 13:22 GMT
#2
Don't stress out and try to have fun as you do your part in explaining and learning more about those games. Just don't pretend to be an expert on something you're not and you should be set.
"when the Dead Kennedys found out they had skinhead fans, they literally wrote a song titled 'Nazi Punks Fuck Off'"
Salivanth
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Australia1071 Posts
September 27 2014 13:29 GMT
#3
Let me ask you this: If you start up this club, and it gets people into these games and having fun, and then you go into a tournament and get absolutely slammed, will you consider it worth your time?

If you turn out to be the best player in the club, nobody there should really care about doing well in tournaments anyway. If I were you I'd de-emphasise the tournament aspect and just focus on having fun and getting better. I don't think it's possible for you to get a group of new players into these games to a tournament capacity in two months. But the real question you should be asking is: Is it necessary to do so?
<@Wikt> so you are one of those nega-fans <@Wikt> that hates the company that makes a game and everything they stand for <@Wikt> but still plays the game <@Wikt> (like roughly 30% of blizzard's player base, maybe much more...)
itsjustatank
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Hong Kong9179 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-09-27 14:38:36
September 27 2014 14:38 GMT
#4
failing to see how giving yourself a challenge in this way can qualify as being stupid
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Liquid`Drone
Profile Joined September 2002
Norway28895 Posts
September 27 2014 14:39 GMT
#5
farvecola is right! don't stress out, this sounds like something that should just be fun! be honest and you won't be digging yourself any holes.
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lichter
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
September 27 2014 14:43 GMT
#6
sounds awesome

you've already done more for esports than 80% of this forum
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Djzapz
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada10681 Posts
September 27 2014 14:47 GMT
#7
On September 27 2014 23:43 lichter wrote:
80% of this forum

Shoutout to myself!
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Deleuze
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United Kingdom2102 Posts
September 27 2014 15:55 GMT
#8
Yes, sounds like it will be great - to have fun, look forward to hearing how it goes!
“An image of thought called philosophy has been formed historically and it effectively stops people from thinking.” ― Gilles Deleuze, Dialogues II
revalence123
Profile Blog Joined April 2014
United States102 Posts
September 27 2014 16:29 GMT
#9
Yeah, thanks you all are right I should just relax and have fun.
The_Templar
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
your Country52798 Posts
September 27 2014 17:42 GMT
#10
On September 27 2014 23:43 lichter wrote:
sounds awesome

you've already done more for esports than 80% of this forum

Only 80%? This forum is really good for ESPORTS.
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ninazerg
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States7291 Posts
September 27 2014 18:01 GMT
#11
On September 27 2014 22:18 revalence123 wrote:
Now I have to showcase this again on Tuesday to everyone else with a team sign up list for Dota 2, LoL, Hearthstone, and Starcraft...


You should also put StarCraft 2 on the list of games they can sign up for.
"If two pregnant women get into a fist fight, it's like a mecha-battle between two unborn babies." - Fyodor Dostoevsky
revalence123
Profile Blog Joined April 2014
United States102 Posts
September 27 2014 21:42 GMT
#12
On September 28 2014 03:01 ninazerg wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 27 2014 22:18 revalence123 wrote:
Now I have to showcase this again on Tuesday to everyone else with a team sign up list for Dota 2, LoL, Hearthstone, and Starcraft...


You should also put StarCraft 2 on the list of games they can sign up for.


That is actually on the list, I just don't think people want to fork over $40 bucks. Trust me if I thought I could do it that would do it <3SC2
L_Master
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States8017 Posts
September 28 2014 03:11 GMT
#13
On September 28 2014 06:42 revalence123 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 28 2014 03:01 ninazerg wrote:
On September 27 2014 22:18 revalence123 wrote:
Now I have to showcase this again on Tuesday to everyone else with a team sign up list for Dota 2, LoL, Hearthstone, and Starcraft...


You should also put StarCraft 2 on the list of games they can sign up for.


That is actually on the list, I just don't think people want to fork over $40 bucks. Trust me if I thought I could do it that would do it <3SC2


Wait if you're hosting BW stuff that's super cool
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Dingodile
Profile Joined December 2011
4139 Posts
September 28 2014 10:04 GMT
#14
Yes I have this attitude too, a nightmare in university. I wrote many exams ezpz and suddenly shocked I didnt pass. I wrote many exams pretty meh, I had many many sleepless nights abou it and pass rather unexpected, some of them very close to optimum.
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