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(For All skill-levels, but Newbies and F/E/D/C ranks especially)
Hi! We're hoping to create an Active Looking-For-Game channel for F/E/D rank players, so that Newbies and F/E/D players can have fun playing Brood War without the pitfalls of Ladder!
Complete Newbies are welcome, and all skill-levels are welcome!
"No-Worries League" (NWL)
There will also be a tournament/league with Similar-Skill Match-Making! The tournament will start in about 1.5 weeks (Thursday July 14th), so, sign up any time before then.
Tournament Format:
Round 1: 4 weeks to play ~6 opponents (BO3s), play as many of your matches as you can.
Round 2: 4 weeks to play ~5 opponents (BO3s), play as many of your matches as you can.
Maximum skill cut-off for the first season will be Mid-A-Rank, tentatively, though it may be raised if there's enough demand.
Let's create an awesome community where players of all skill-levels can find similar-skilled opponents to play!
Everything is organized via our Discord server, here:
https://discord.gg/UpppcUMBk7
If you're familiar with RSL (Rookie Star League), this will sorta be the De-Facto "New RSL", at least for now. RSL was always a fun lower-level event, so, if you were planning on joining RSL, then this is definitely the league you should join!
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Sounds like fun, would the games be broadcasted?
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Hey! Casting is the one thing that hasn't been ironed out yet, but the plan so far is:
There are a couple replay channels where players can drop their cast-worthy replays if they want (or ALL their replays if they want), and then various casters can pick up those replays and cast them.
As for who will be casting - we're still sorting that out, and it will probably evolve as the tourney progresses! But it will be kind of like "The more casters, the merrier!" since there will be a lot of replays to cast. Some of the players in the league are also casters, who have done casting & streaming for CPL and stuff (Coach Pupil League).
I should also ask some of the B/A rank casters I know, to see if they'll be up for casting some of the higher-level games too  And for people who are NEW casters wanting to give casting a try, I think they should be able to cast games that are at-or-below their playing level!
But the tourney is designed to give players A LOT of games, so, it might end up being too many games to cast them all. But thanks for the reminder actually, I should actually go and recruit some more casters this week! I wonder if we could also have like Caster+Observer teams, where one guy has Streaming/Observing capabilities and another guy provides the Casting/Voice. (That could allow casters to cast even if they don't have streaming capabilities!)
Yo, any casters reading this: Feel free to join the discord as well 
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Just thought I'd bump this up - Round 1 starts in 1.5 days, so make sure to sign up before then! (Sign-up deadline: Thursday July 14, 16:00 PDT)
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I'm excited to play some bo3s vs people of similar rank. I am just a little worried because my ladder rank fluctuates so much I can be C one week then E the next. I hope the games are close and challenging for all!
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The lack of images in the post is worrisome. 150 ppl in already in the middle of summer! I like it.
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On July 14 2022 06:44 Mutaller wrote:
I'm excited to play some bo3s vs people of similar rank. I am just a little worried because my ladder rank fluctuates so much I can be C one week then E the next. I hope the games are close and challenging for all!
Once C always C... At least that's what I tell ppl who ask my rank.. ^_._^
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Update: Anyone is welcome to join in for Round 2, which is starting in a week! Sign up before Monday August 15, 16:00 PDT. Maximum skill cut-off is mid-A-rank. You'll get ~5 BO3s with similar-skilled opponents, 4 weeks to complete as many of them as you can.
And of course feel free to join just for the Looking-For-Game channel, Newbies and F/E/D ranks especially! Hopefully it can be a channel that's active between seasons as well
And more casters are welcome to join as well
https://discord.gg/UpppcUMBk7
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Some statistics from Round 1!
53 players with 1 or more series played - (64 players total in round 1, 11 with no series played)
90 series played (in round 1)
Players who played -1- series: 7
Players who played -2- series: 10
Players who played -3- series: 11
Players who played -4- series: 11
Players who played -5- series: 9
Players who played -6- series: 4
Players who played -7- series: 1
Rank distribution of players with games played in round 1:
B-rank: 7
C-rank: 11
D-rank: 13
E-rank: 14
F-rank: 8
Round 2 is just finishing up, so, round 2 statistics will be coming "Soon"(tm)
It was a great first season!
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Round 2 statistics:
55 players with 1 or more series played - (64 players total in round 2, 9 with no series played)
75 series played (in round 2)
Round 1 & 2 totals:
66 players who played this season (in at least one round)
Round 1: 90 series played
Round 2: 75 series played
90 + 75 = 165 series played in this season!
42 players who played in both rounds
11 round-1-only players
13 newcomers for round 2
Once again it was a great first season! There will now be an off-season period while other leagues are underway, including BWCL Little League. I hope to host a Season 2 at some point in the future, as a "between CPL seasons" league.
In the meantime, the NWL discord and the Looking-For-Game channel will still be active between seasons, so it's always a fine time to still join NWL discord, and/or CPL discord
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