EPTps round 2 deadline is 4/11, get coordinating
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Crunchums
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ps round 2 deadline is 4/11, get coordinating | ||
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hacklebeast
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Murderotica
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Casters can contact me about replays. | ||
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Crunchums
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vectorix108
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On March 28 2011 13:44 Murderotica wrote: RU vs. CEM, Sunday 9 PM EST Casters can contact me about replays. why is your quote upside down? o.O | ||
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QuickStriker
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On March 29 2011 14:47 Crunchums wrote: I am not getting lineups from very many teams - is this because people just don't care very much about that and are just figuring out who's playing on the spot or is it because nobody is setting up their matches and omg disaster I've been reading and thinking this thread. Maybe we need more hype and excitement and life into this to gain popularity among ourselves, the SC BW players, and/or people outside who are observers or need something to be entertained. Casting and streaming is a good step forward, maybe live reports with fancy graphics and banners, perhaps even write ups or summaries of the most excitement matches with pictures. In any film or stories to be exciting, there has to be a plot, some sort of drama with characters. I'm not really seeing that here, just a bunch of teams having friendly competition but no character in them. There has to be a built-in drama that we can all refer to, make fun of, etc or else it'll all be another "oh, it's one of those" typical boring competition!!!!! | ||
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Crunchums
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if someone wants to try and make that happen that would be sweet but it is not something that i want to spend time on, at least right now | ||
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QuickStriker
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On March 29 2011 14:59 Crunchums wrote: when i started this i wasn't even thinking about it from a spectator's point of view, it was all just to provide opportunities to play some games, and at the end of the day it is up to the players to make sure that those games actually happen if someone wants to try and make that happen that would be sweet but it is not something that i want to spend time on, at least right now Well that's the thing, even if it isn't from the spectator's POV and provide opportunities to play some games, in order to attract even BW players, there has to be some sort of an external hype to create an internal attraction to continue. Motivation basically and sometimes that can be just as simple as prizes, prestige, and honor/glory. But once again, something that lures people in..... like how news programs or any TV show will lure you in to sit down for their entire cast or at least half way to stay and watch their program. | ||
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Archaeo
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Crunchums
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one other thing i have mused upon is say i end up running this for another 2 seasons or something - the player base is small enough that stuff like plot / drama could build up naturally, like suppose georgia tech and rutgers meet in the finals again this season? it is possible that creating hype would lead to growth but to me there's nothing wrong with just having a small league where some people who enjoy BW play some games and maybe some matches don't get played for whatever reason and that's ok | ||
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Crunchums
United States11144 Posts
On March 29 2011 15:13 Kororo wrote: I think the casts are pretty funny and exciting. Everyone that commentated last cast did a really good job. However, one thing I would like is that we don't know which team has won until ZNF casts the match up. Then the results can be posted. that is a good idea i wonder whether i should ask people to PM me results rather than posting them in the thread or whether they should just post results in spoiler tags or whether i should try and coordinate more directly with casters? hmm | ||
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Archaeo
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QuickStriker
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On March 29 2011 15:15 Crunchums wrote: if you need external motivation to play BW this probably isn't the league for you one other thing i have mused upon is say i end up running this for another 2 seasons or something - the player base is small enough that stuff like plot / drama could build up naturally, like suppose georgia tech and rutgers meet in the finals again this season? it is possible that creating hype would lead to growth but to me there's nothing wrong with just having a small league where some people who enjoy BW play some games and maybe some matches don't get played for whatever reason and that's ok Hmmm... ok, if that feels the best for you and this league. Just trying to give as much helpful suggestion as I can. I can't make any promises but if I have time in my hand, I would like to help out doing something that brings out hype or maybe even as simple as another commentator/caster. But that is in all aside if I have time and no promises but in my heart and soul I would so do that... | ||
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Crunchums
United States11144 Posts
i do not know what the best thing to do is; all i am saying is that moving towards something [larger / more serious / more spectator oriented / whatever] is not something that automatically makes sense - i don't have a goal in mind, i am just trying to run the best thing possible | ||
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hacklebeast
United States5090 Posts
On March 29 2011 15:15 Crunchums wrote: if you need external motivation to play BW this probably isn't the league for you one other thing i have mused upon is say i end up running this for another 2 seasons or something - the player base is small enough that stuff like plot / drama could build up naturally, like suppose georgia tech and rutgers meet in the finals again this season? it is possible that creating hype would lead to growth but to me there's nothing wrong with just having a small league where some people who enjoy BW play some games and maybe some matches don't get played for whatever reason and that's ok I totally agree. Everything surrounding the games is nice, but if the games aren't played there is no point to any of it. Your focus is in the right place (and I love your use of smileys that I've never seen before). As to generating back story: Its something, as caster, that we want to do, but its hard. We even had CMU's coordinator on and he didn't know about his own players. That's not a slight in any way of him, it's just the nature of the beast. We haven't figured out a good way to implement it, but there are things that we can do that will somewhat satisfy that role. 1. As we progress later in the season, we will start to get familiar with the players and we can say "protoss X from YZU has DT rushed in three of his games now" and we can comment on play style before the match starts. 2. Something that I'm excited about is that we are going to continue having winners interviews. I wasn't planing on talking much about them personally but it is a cool opportunity to watch a A- player win a game and then explain his thought process going through the game, and will put a human As a caster, I really appreciate any feedback. and I mean ANY feedback. If its things you like, then it tells us that those are things we should maintain/expand on (and makes us feel good, I know I still get a smile when people tell me I'm dong something right). If it is negative, then it helps us alter the cast and better reflect what the audience wants. even if it is a plain as "I watched your cast, and feel neutral towards it" it reminds me that I'm not just sitting alone in the attic yelling at my computer. My goal is, in its simplest form, to entertain 100-200 once a week (or more frequently if we can get more replays/permission to cast live  ) by talking about the game I love. If those 100-200 people tell us what is and isn't entertaining, we have an easier time achieving that goal, and it is a better experience for all. | ||
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Crunchums
United States11144 Posts
On March 29 2011 16:01 hacklebeast wrote: and I love your use of smileys that I've never seen before I have always found TL's smilies to be a bit lacking, but maybe that's because the ones I am used to are so good ps I think it is great that you guys are casting things | ||
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dRaW
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Murderotica
Vatican City State2594 Posts
On March 29 2011 14:47 Crunchums wrote: I am not getting lineups from very many teams - is this because people just don't care very much about that and are just figuring out who's playing on the spot or is it because nobody is setting up their matches and omg disaster Please PM sharkified, he has been MIA for far too long. | ||
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Murderotica
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Because I'm a fucking baller | ||
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