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North America gets Go4SC2 Series - Page 3
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Jantix
United States48 Posts
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JinjoBust
Korea (North)130 Posts
Every NA tournament is Huk doing some crap 1-2 base collosi rush and beating people because they suck more than he does. | ||
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sleepingdog
Austria6145 Posts
On October 21 2010 19:35 Carmac wrote: I do not understand the complaining. National ESL i providing a platform for all gamers to enjoy and compete in on a regular basis. Not everything dobe by ESL, WCG, MLG and other organisations should be geared towards the people that want to make a full time job out of playing StarCraft II. although I agree, you still seem to miss that Go4Sc2 Europe STILL attracts LOTS of good players....well, at least on Sunday just some players from last Sunday (tournament #47): - Goody (winner) - Morrow - dimaga - Tarson - Adelscott - Strelok - Cloud - LaLush - Socke (lost early though) - Nightend I mean...seriously, that's basicly 50% of the top-players in Europe | ||
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Spoh
United States57 Posts
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druui
United States12 Posts
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Arafel
United States10 Posts
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ESL_John
United States7 Posts
National ESL is very new and all of us admins do this for free. We do it for the same reason that many of you play in the cups.. for the passion of it. I wish they offered me $50 to run the events, but they do not at this point. I am looking forward... and for Esports to be Reborn and then sustain growth in the US and even in Europe, we need to all work together. Currently, National ESL does not have any sponsors for the Go4SC2 series of cups. Europe does and this affords them the opportunity to offer up bigger a prize pool. We hope to do the exact same if not bigger here in the states! Please, be patient and lets all work together to get Esports and SC2 to the next level in the Americas! Thanks for those who are participating! ESL John | ||
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Trentelshark
Canada385 Posts
 . Thanks again to Midway for posting this and ESL for bringing it live in NA! If nothing else this should be excellent practice and something to look forward to participating in. | ||
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Meatnose
United States141 Posts
Sorry if this is a ridiculous question. | ||
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Trentelshark
Canada385 Posts
3) For skill restricted cups, enter your StarCraft II Web ID I get #2 (my nickname is unique but get name#charcode) but #3 I'm drawing a blank... EDIT: Might have found a thread on it: http://www.esl.eu/eu/sc2/forum/1275/9433/823144/ | ||
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Kyhol
Canada2574 Posts
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ESL_John
United States7 Posts
I will post any casting information that I get as I get it! Thank you guys! John | ||
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Trentelshark
Canada385 Posts
When I follow the setup guide there is no option for #3 to setup sc2_bnet_webid_us which the hyperlink references. The link will bring up the default option of BFBC2_xxxx and there is nothing Starcraft 2 in the dropdown to enter this ID. It may not be required at this point but thought I would point this out in case it's a bug, etc. | ||
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ESL_John
United States7 Posts
Just so you all know.. I run tournaments and I love doing it. A lot of times, I do not play the games that I run events for, but I always make it a point to understand the game and especially the community of players that the game embodies. While at the IEM event, I had the chance to meet a few of the SC2 players and eventually I met all of them. I was very impressed. In as many years that I have been doing this, I do not think I met an entire group of gamers as nice as those guys. They were all very respectful and had few complaints and even when they did, they handled it with respect. The reason that I bring this up is because it reminds me of a lot of my experiences in Esports and some of the reasons that I see games and organizations fail. The community of players is so vital to the success of a game as a viable Esport competition. Each game community has it's own 'quirks' about them and each has its fair share of 'douche bags'.. but I was very impressed with the SC2 players and it made me think.... SC2 could be huge in the Americas, but it will take a community of players like the one's that I met to make it happen. Money was never the driving factor for why these guys play the game or why they competed in the ESL events.... its because ultimately, they love playing the game and they are competitors. I think that even if I had a million dollars to spend only on Esports, I would use very little of it for prize money. I say this because there is so much left to be done in Esports to make it a sustainable entity. If we do not all work together for the love of the game and the love of competition, then we will never create something that will grow and last. National ESL is about to announce (leak..sorry  ) a full LEAGUE for SC2 Players. The league will NOT have huge prize attached to it, but what it will have is stability and weekly competitions that allow the players to continue their enjoyment of the game. The League could be huge, but it will take the community to make it a success.. which can lead to bigger and better things. If we all want more 'money', then we have to show investors/sponsors that we can create a sustainable and stable product. I have big ideas for the League and how to make it a huge success..... and maybe my ideas are too grand, but I want to think that if we do things right, those ideas can become reality. This week, I asked my head SC2 Admin (Kevin), if he could round up about 20 of the more active and skilled SC2 players. I wanted to just sit and talk with them (on skype of course) and pick their brains for their ideas on how to make the community better. I wanted to express a lot of what I have just spilled here now. I really have a good feeling about this game and about the players that play it. Trust me.. I have ran many 'console' game tournaments.... these guys were saints compared to them. If anyone has ideas.. please share them with me.. anything.. lets build this game into something we all want out of it! OK.. sorry for the rant/blog.. I get a bit long-winded and just carry on.. but I hope you see a lot of what I see in this opportunity and do what you can to help make it a reality! Thanks, ESL John | ||
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ESL_John
United States7 Posts
On October 22 2010 04:24 Trentelshark wrote: Just an FYI for ESL_John: When I follow the setup guide there is no option for #3 to setup sc2_bnet_webid_us which the hyperlink references. The link will bring up the default option of BFBC2_xxxx and there is nothing Starcraft 2 in the dropdown to enter this ID. It may not be required at this point but thought I would point this out in case it's a bug, etc. Trentelshark, I will look into this and get back with you as soon as I can. I will make it a public post here so that others that might be having the same issue can see the resolution. Thank you for making light of it and I will keep you posted! ESL John | ||
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csn_beef
United States132 Posts
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Meatnose
United States141 Posts
On October 22 2010 04:18 ESL_John wrote: We are working on making sure every weekly cup will be casted. Obviously the focus will be to make sure that every Sunday Cash Cup is casted for sure. I will post any casting information that I get as I get it! Thank you guys! John Thanks for the response. I like watching live games but am usually working or unable to watch the korean time zone games. The times for this are perfect for me. | ||
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Trentelshark
Canada385 Posts
On October 22 2010 05:50 esl-beef wrote: Trentelshark: You should be able to ignore this step as it is not required. Thank you to both you and John. | ||
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DrakanSilva
Chile932 Posts
Thanks for bringing more & more cups to US! I hope someday we get some into LA also. | ||
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FliedLice
Germany7494 Posts
On October 21 2010 12:01 JWD wrote: My little sister organized a soccer game with her friends at the park. koolaid1990 drove by and yelled "this is why soccer will never be a sensation as it is in Europe, frekin Wembley Stadium to cones for goals.." (Tweeted.) ROFL @topic: better late than never i guess still i can't understand how people get mad over the price being "only" 50$... | ||
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