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ArtyK
Profile Joined June 2011
France3144 Posts
July 25 2016 19:51 GMT
#41
Great event, sick upsets, although innovation kinda killed it in the end :D

You're a mad man TB, keep it up!
Sup dood ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ KiWiKaKi | SLush | uThermal | PtitDrogo | SortOf | Clem ~ "I told my mom she should vote for me in Nation Wars, she said 'I dunno, I kinda want Finland to win'" – Luolis ~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_NScWV9h8k#t=1h01m
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Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55594 Posts
July 25 2016 19:55 GMT
#42
On July 26 2016 04:09 cjb wrote:
You could also have a foreigner vs Korea map win leaderboard ;-) I think it ended up tied at 10-10?

Amazing event.

Polt's not a foreigner so 14-6.
Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes.
ArtyK
Profile Joined June 2011
France3144 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-07-25 20:06:12
July 25 2016 19:59 GMT
#43
On July 26 2016 04:55 Elentos wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 26 2016 04:09 cjb wrote:
You could also have a foreigner vs Korea map win leaderboard ;-) I think it ended up tied at 10-10?

Amazing event.

Polt's not a foreigner so 14-6.


If we don't count innovation it's 4-2 for the foreigners thx to nerchio and stephano :D

Also, 14-6? What? You included kr vs kr

edit : my bad i read it as in matchups instead of maps, it's indeed 14 map wins for korea (7 inno, 4 polt) and 6 for foreigners
Sup dood ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ KiWiKaKi | SLush | uThermal | PtitDrogo | SortOf | Clem ~ "I told my mom she should vote for me in Nation Wars, she said 'I dunno, I kinda want Finland to win'" – Luolis ~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_NScWV9h8k#t=1h01m
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Creager
Profile Joined February 2011
Germany1963 Posts
July 25 2016 20:04 GMT
#44
Hands down, it felt like being back in the glory days of SC2, it was just a ton of fun to watch this and your passion for the game is really something else, so thank you for that.

Ps.: And I finally wanted to apologize for that blog shit that went down earlier this year, kinda was involved in that and really felt guilty because I behaved like a dick - so glad to see you back here, after all.
... einmal mit Profis spielen!
Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France13022 Posts
July 25 2016 20:30 GMT
#45
Thank you!
Having a king all-killing would be so much hype, especially if announcing it before the event :D.
WriterMaru
jalstar
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
United States8198 Posts
July 25 2016 20:44 GMT
#46
Kings was inspired by a desire to change that and in order to do that, we had to radically change the format to something that lended itself to creating all of the things listed above, in a way that was easy to understand. SC2 still has casual viewers, lots of them actually, they're just not tuning in to every event. Of course they aren't, they're casual after all. To attract casual viewers, the story needs to be accessible right off the bat and the action called in a way that's easy to understand. Traditional tournament formats have a lot going on at once. They are intimidating in that regard, difficult to track. Sometimes you might not even get to watch your favourite player because there were 8+ games going on at once and that one didn't get streamed. The experience of connecting to a player and following them can be a frustrating one. I've always liked small events and went out of my way to create them. One match at a time, simple stories that can be understood and followed. Kings really felt like we were going back to our roots of the "1-day invitational", where the action starts and finishes in one, easily digestible day, with a story that carries on logically to the next event with whomever remains King at the end.


I still think the MLG 2011 format was the best thing an organizer has done yet to attract casual viewers. The idea of having GSL "invaders" in a group of local players was brilliant, as were the winning streaks generated by their "championship sunday" format. (even if almost no one liked the extended series part, it still had the excitement of a player going through a gauntlet, much like a KotH)
Jockmcplop
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United Kingdom10006 Posts
July 25 2016 20:51 GMT
#47
I hadn't watched Starcraft in about 6 months prior to this but I like your stuff anyway and when I saw all the viewers I wondered what was going on. Tuned in Just at the end of Polt and watched for the whole rest of the day, it reminded me why I love this game so much :D
Thanks TB you got this spot on.
RIP Meatloaf <3
YokoKano
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
United States612 Posts
July 25 2016 21:13 GMT
#48
i enjoyed this event too although i didn't get to watch the extent of innovation. look forward to the future rounds. pretty exciting to see starcraft once more at quasicentennial viewership
IQ 155.905638752
avilo
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States4100 Posts
July 25 2016 21:15 GMT
#49
Glad to see someone else realizes how baller a KOTH format can be for SC2 tournaments.
Sup
Asunanas
Profile Joined April 2011
53 Posts
July 25 2016 21:20 GMT
#50
It was amazing TB, thank you so much for everything you do.
ClanWars
Profile Blog Joined February 2014
United States330 Posts
July 25 2016 22:04 GMT
#51
SHOUTcraft Kings - Official account.
looknohands119
Profile Joined March 2010
United States815 Posts
July 26 2016 00:26 GMT
#52
Definitely one of my favorite events this year John; keep up the good work! Can't wait for next month's! :D
"The kingdom of the heavens is buried treasure. Would you sell yourself to buy the one you've found?" - Jon Foreman ('Your Love Is Strong' - Spring EP)
djwaters22
Profile Joined August 2014
112 Posts
July 26 2016 00:39 GMT
#53
On July 26 2016 01:46 MarinePrince wrote:
Also, thank you so much to TB and everyone else who made this event (and the future rounds) possible. This is what StarCraft 2 needs right now, and it's incredibly refreshing.


10/10 LOVED IT. I think bo1 is way more exciting!
Weird
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States832 Posts
July 26 2016 00:48 GMT
#54
These games gave me wood.

Where do we go from here?
Adept
Profile Joined December 2009
United States472 Posts
July 26 2016 00:57 GMT
#55
Tons of fun to watch what I was able to catch, can't wait for the VoDs and more!! :D
"HSC casting is essentially an LR thread read aloud." -ThomasjServo
EatThePath
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
United States3943 Posts
July 26 2016 01:24 GMT
#56
'twas epically good TB, thank you to everyone who helped put it on. Some of the most fun I've had watching sc2 in recent history!
Comprehensive strategic intention: DNE
lestye
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States4243 Posts
July 26 2016 08:30 GMT
#57
Awesome job, TB. I don't think I think I ever enjoyed an online event as much I did this event.
"You guys are just edgelords. Embrace your inner weeb desu" -Zergneedsfood
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Isualin
Profile Joined March 2011
Germany1903 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-07-26 09:43:02
July 26 2016 09:39 GMT
#58
This is already my favorite online tournament I hope you can get the BEST KT on board for upcoming months.

Thanks so much TB, Blizzard and everyone else involved
| INnoVation | The literal god TY | ByuNjwa | LRSL when? |
Noonius
Profile Joined April 2012
Estonia17413 Posts
July 26 2016 09:56 GMT
#59
On July 26 2016 01:30 stuchiu wrote:
Oh if you're taking suggestions you might want to consider a very simple leader board for the breaks.

Biggest Streak:
Innovation - 6

Biggest Terran Streak:
Innovation - 6

Biggest Zerg Streak:
Stephano - 3

Biggest Protoss Streak:
Dear - 3

Gives it a race kind of a feel.


this feels suspiciously like some sort of a list
Terran forever | Maru hater forever
D-light
Profile Joined April 2012
Finland7364 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-07-26 12:27:49
July 26 2016 12:22 GMT
#60
Pretty entertaining overall, especially for games with foreigners in them, even though it got pretty boring in the end.
why even
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