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Osaka27172 Posts
Iccup is starting its TENTH season. This is rarefied air people, as PGT also ran for ten seasons before its demise. However, iCCup is still going strong, and has added a bunch of new features to the site. It looks like they are going for more of the social networking angle.
I just wanted to make a thread that said THANK YOU to iCCup. I don't always agree with how they do things, and I am not sure which city will be banned off the earth next, but one thing is for certain: without a competitive place like iCCup to play, StarCraft would be on life support. I can't imagine the ridiculous and tedious work it must take to run that place, so on behalf of all of us who went through withdrawal the last couple days,  to those who make it possible.
I talked to Yellow-Ant on msn today quickly, as he was in the middle of troubleshooting some bugs in the new features. Nothing revolutionary in our chat, but I thought I would share.
Manifesto7: Hi, this is Manifesto7 from TL.net. Do you have time to do a quick chat about the new season and about the new features on the site?
Yello-Ant: Hello, my english isnt best, but since I'm on the developer team, and many features were concepted by me, so it seems im the right person
Manifesto7: No problem about the English, do you have time now, or can I contact you at a better time?
Yello-Ant: lets try it now ^^
Manifesto7: Sure sounds good. Im curious what the goal of iccup is for season 10.
Yello-Ant: As always, keep our users gaming expirience on top ^^
Manifesto7: The new additions on the site are more social. The ones I see are blogs, picture galleries, spells, etc. Which is your favorite new addition?
Yello-Ant: Sure i like them all, they parts of one chain, but i personaly love our galleries.
Manifesto7: As a developer, what is your biggest challenge with iccup right now.
Yello-Ant: There are so many ideas, and plans, the biggest challenge is to find time and resources to make it true.
Manifesto7: At the end of season 10, what will you consider a "successful season" and what is the future goals for iccup for the next year or so?
Yello-Ant]: The season will be successful when we not only keep the competetive ladder alive and running, but also some how will make it better. And for this year, i think bring on another level our ICCup. TV witch only starts now and of course get the site out from beta.
Manifesto7: Can you tell me more about the iccup tv?
Yello-Ant: We want make some sort of gamers tv, right now this section leaded by one of the best commentators this days Kenny, and we getting more people on board . Since there no free gaming television out there this days, we seems have to make one ^^
Manifesto7: What kind of games do you want to broadcast? clan matches / nation wars / koreans / everything? Also, will you be using the livestream site, or different streaming technology?
Yello-Ant: Mostly we want bring to users everything interesting what is going on around, in easy to access form. For now we have partnership with Justin TV, they support our idea in many ways.
Manifesto7: Ok, that is cool. I remember the first tournament on justin tv at the beginning of august. Is there anything else people should know about the site as it starts season 10? Also, anyone you want to say a special thanks to?
Yello-Ant: There are more ways to express to users themself, not only by playing games, also communicate with friends, create content, share of gaming expiriense in blogs, and get awards.
Special thanks of course goes to Unk our main developer, Python_Max who create and support our Anti-Hack launcher, InGhost who update StarCraft, WarCraft server, x64 who working on DotA section very hard, also iCCup.Tesla, Mai-K, JustRp, Esc4ton, and thanks to all peoples who help iCCup. <3
Manifesto7: kk, thanks. this is a short interview, but I know you are busy. Thanks a lot for your time.
Yello-Ant: Thanks for you time as well
Manifesto7: Good luck with the season.
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Agreed, anti-hack, lan latency on every game. A+ for effort ICCUP!
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Croatia9530 Posts
Thank you, and I hope you don't stop with BW even when SC2 comes out.
bw4ever!
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I used to play on US east, but ever since i started on iccup, i've never been back. i look forward to what iccup has installed for next season!
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His English sounds fine to me, though not of perfect grammar, but decent enough.
Glad to hear that ICCUP is still improving itself. I'm not a regular player, but I do enjoy playing Starcraft (actually it's more like getting my ass whooped) once in a while on ICCUP. Hope you guys keep up all the good work.
Long live ICCUP 
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Thank you iCCup. It's you who kept the community alive . It takes a lot more effort than everyone could imagine to run a successful ladder like that and that's something we should all appreciate.
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Their work is appreciated.
Thanks to the ICCUP staff!
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Just don't ban anymore cities please ok?
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On September 05 2009 20:13 Red_Storm wrote:
Agreed, anti-hack, lan latency on every game. Olympic for effort ICCUP!
Fixed
Great interview Mani, man season 10 is better and badder than ever :D
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Here here
Some of the admins have questionable logic and reasoning skills to put it kindly, but all and all iccup does an amazing job. Appreciate everything they do for competitive broodwar.
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Baltimore, USA22259 Posts
I barely play anymore, but I can't imagine the huge workload and dedication this guys have, so kudos!!
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thedeadhaji
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Thanks for Icc, never appreciated enough till the maintenance between seasons. Icc is the best thing that happened to foreign BW and you guys know it. Thank you icc.
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Thanks iCCup ppl, we love you. Keep going!
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Yeah, thank you iCCup! We appreciate all your work :D.
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Without you iCCup, I would have to find somewhere else to waste my time.
Thank you.
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Osaka27172 Posts
On September 05 2009 21:01 EvilTeletubby wrote:I barely play anymore, but I can't imagine the huge workload and dedication this guys have, so kudos!!
You can play agan when you join the [dad] clan
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I love ICCUP, but the admins, not so much 
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Thanks ICCUP
btw Anti-hack for Mac pleeeeease
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On September 05 2009 21:57 Amber[LighT] wrote:I love ICCUP, but the admins, not so much
Ouch 
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Hong Kong20321 Posts
thank u iccup even though i dont really play much!
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Thank you Iccup! LAN latency is gods gift to zerg!
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ICCUP FOREVER!!!! RAHHHHH
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thank you, and thanks Mani for the interview.
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Dominican Republic825 Posts
thanks iccup. but dont ban cities plz
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On September 05 2009 21:52 Manifesto7 wrote:Show nested quote +On September 05 2009 21:01 EvilTeletubby wrote:I barely play anymore, but I can't imagine the huge workload and dedication this guys have, so kudos!! You can play agan when you join the [dad] clan
Can I join?
brb 9 months
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Just analyze the life of brood war these days without iccup..BW was dead. there is no reason to open bw if there isn't a competitive ladder.
Ty iccup
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Without you iccup, sc would not be fun or alive.
With great power comes great responsibility!
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Additionally, I want to thank MasterOfChaos for LanLatency and ChaosPlugin, XeNotRoN for W-Mode and Keres for supporting W3 loader. 
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I seriously can't image foreign starcraft without Iccup. Even if I'm not a particulary active player anymore I just love Iccup.
Thanks!
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Thank you Iccup only reason im still playing sc is you!
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Finland1714 Posts
Thanks Iccup, Savior of foreign SC ;>
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thanks for the countless hours wasted and all-nighters
no, seriously
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Is Kenny the GameOutLoud guy or is there other "Kenny"?
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Trinidad/Tobago1177 Posts
I want to say a special thanks to iccup for including my flag !
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United States11393 Posts
ICCup is crack.
Thanks. <3
Aww, that dota on iccup rumor was true?
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Might not agree with every decision iccup admins make, but without them foreign broodwar would be dead, so a big thank you to iccup and its admins <3
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Thanks iccup!!!
i love you!
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Way to show up my humble season 10 news post 
Anyway, at least people can appreciate what I have to go through in editting YelloAnt's news posts for grammar and spelling Bit cut at not getting thanks However I probably deserved it because I've been lazy posting news lately, and mostly posting it late.
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Thank you iCCup! Not being able to get on iCCup due to the season being over is one of the worst feelings ever :p
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On September 05 2009 23:33 ZhenMiChan wrote:
Thanks iccup!!!
i love you!
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On September 05 2009 22:02 Kenny wrote:Show nested quote +On September 05 2009 21:57 Amber[LighT] wrote:I love ICCUP, but the admins, not so much Ouch
I know right
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thx iCCup! all of these independent efforts are what makes the BW community so great <3
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+1 For the big thanks to ICC!
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Lol i logged on yesterday because i had no practice and people were going iccup is back! and i was just wondering when it was down.
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Thank you Iccup
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Thanks ICCUP! It's impossible to find games without the ladder.
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ICCup is fantastic. Huge props to everyone that makes it possible. Special props go out to MoC for making lan latency and to python_max for slowing the relentless assault of hackers.
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thank yo! keep up the good work, we are with you
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And people laughed when I suggested to support ICCup (Abyss at that time) instead of making new ladders (TL ladder and Carrier).
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On September 06 2009 06:17 niteReloaded wrote:
And people laughed when I suggested to support ICCup (Abyss at that time) instead of making new ladders (TL ladder and Carrier).
me too!!
i played Abyss when it was at its baby stage.
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Awh man, PGT...those were the fucking golden days...SUCH AWESOMENESS!
iCCup is alright I guess ;p.
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carrier = best ladder in bw history....< (-.-) < > (-.-) >
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Katowice25012 Posts
iccup rules THANK YOU FOR RUNNING IT
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I wonder what happens to iccup when sc2 comes out.
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Man, I wish I didnt suck at Starcraft.
But going to ICCup for me is like a roundhouse kick to the face 90% of the time.
I'll maybe go on for a few games this season and see if I havent got better on USeast.
No doubt, ICCup brings us the best gaming. GL to everyone getting serious.
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Iccup is a wonderful adventure.
I can't believe they are doing all this great job for free.
Just imagine what starcraft would be if Iccup wasn't here.
Seriously i think it would have died after the last season of WGT... ( outside of Korea ).
This ladder really saved the foreign community. Just look how Iccup killed Europe gateway ( op ToT) moving, all the cw being played on Iccup etc ... ).
Also it allows good foreigners to play a lot vs pro and top Kors amateurs whereas it wasn't as easy to get games before.
Moreover i would like to say that we will miss you guys for Sc2 because i think a ladder is always better when there are competent admins doing their job...
I have never tried war3 but i'm not too confident about auto match making and automatized ladders ...
Thank you guys 
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Seriously Iccup / chaoslauncher really ( Lan latency ) saved this game.
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iCCup > world? Something to consider
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To be honest, i prob wouldnt even play starcraft anymore if it wasnt for iccup, nothing can beat iccup's competitive atmosphere that it provides to all us gamers as well as for a chance to reach the top and play with top gamers. Thank you iccup, iccup admins, and everyone who made iccup possible
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Yes thank you ICCup!
On a side note: Is ICCup illegal?
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Thank you iccup. you are the only reason SCBW is still worth playing for me
Cheers and good luck with all of your projects!
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Cool interview. iCCup is totally awesome.
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Thanks iCCup for the opportunities to remind myself I'll never have the patience to really play this game at all and to appreciate the amazing talents of pros. :D Amazing service they provide.
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iCCup and LAN Latency keeps us playing. Whether it be 1v1 destis or pokemon battle!
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On September 06 2009 08:27 Thats_The_Spirit wrote:
Yes thank you ICCup!
On a side note: Is ICCup illegal?
As far as I know it is, but Blizzard tolerates it because they know it's better than their stuff.
PS - thanks ICCup!
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Germany2762 Posts
iccup fighting!
thanks for all the effort you're putting into this. without you stacraft wouldn't be on the level it is right now.
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iCCUP\ is great, like mani said, even if you dont agree with some admins decisions you cant diss iccup as a whole, the job they are doing is awesome
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my god i think i saw a wemade fox fan in this thead XD
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Tx iCCup. I only noticed how much I missed it when it was offline during seasons, so big tx.
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On September 06 2009 19:54 tnt_titan wrote:
my god i think i saw a wemade fox fan in this thead XD
Haha, after two+ years of being signed up, that was what you wanted your first post to be? lol
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3 Lions
United States3705 Posts
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i dont even play anymore but i still appreciate what the iccup people have given to the community so thanks!!
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A special thanks for the new complaint system introduced last season, it's so convenient.
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On September 06 2009 19:54 tnt_titan wrote:
my god i think i saw a wemade fox fan in this thead XD
You called?
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I was just a nobody, a bum in the suburb, living with my parents. Then I met ICCUP. I am no longer a nobody! I an ICCUP addict! Thanks ICCUP!
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If Iccup was a ugly fat chick, I would still hit it, thats how awesome iCCup is.
THANKS FOR EVERYTHING!!!~@~!@~@~!@~!@~!@
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ye, thank you Iccup, keep up the good work guys
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Thanks alot iccup!
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Thank you ICCUP!!! I <3 you so damn much
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wonder how long it's gonna take b4 hack comes out for iccup
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On September 07 2009 10:12 kakakakakaka wrote:
wonder how long it's gonna take b4 hack comes out for iccup
Already did, a bunch of people got caught, you must be new here..
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On September 06 2009 19:54 tnt_titan wrote:
my god i think i saw a wemade fox fan in this thead XD
Why, hello there.
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This definitely seems like a step in the right direction, however please no more stupid shit like banning cities or other unreasonable things.
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