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Dark Void
Profile Joined June 2010
United States39 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-05 23:03:11
July 05 2010 23:02 GMT
#1
Ok, I really am not well informed on the Team Liquid scene. I want to get some questions cleared up. First, what is the ICCUP? When is it held (I know it just went on) and how do you get in?

Now I've heard a lot about some kind of grades. I couldn't recall his name but I remember hearing someone from TL going for a D to a B in a year. I would assume it's how well you play SC2, but how do you get said grade, and let alone move up?

Also, this http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=134022 anyone mind explaining this to me all together?

If there is anything else you guys think I should know please tell me

Please and thank you.
"Cold is the void"
Thegilaboy
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States2018 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-05 23:05:38
July 05 2010 23:04 GMT
#2
ICCUP is an alternative server that people use to play SC1

http://www.iccup.com/

The grades are a way of determining your skill level, based on performance on ICCUP.

Oh and that link is a weekly overview of what went on in the Korean Proleague for SC1
Chesner
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Iceland817 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-05 23:05:47
July 05 2010 23:05 GMT
#3
Regarding iCCup just check out their website http://www.iccup.com/

And the article is just about the korean scene in bw :p

Edit. Damn, got beat to it!!
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Hier
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
2391 Posts
July 05 2010 23:06 GMT
#4
The article is a weekly update on the Proleague in Korea.
"But on a more serious note..." -everyone on this forum at some point.
green.at
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Austria1459 Posts
July 05 2010 23:06 GMT
#5
if you've had read the 10 commandmends, you could've found all that out yourself
and there are searchengines that help too :D
ten commandmends
ICCUP

the rest is reading + understanding, good luck
and welcome to TL
Inputting special characters into chat should no longer cause the game to crash.
seRapH
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States9799 Posts
July 05 2010 23:08 GMT
#6
the grades are ranks used to determine your skill level in sc1.

the thread is a news post about the current korean sc1 team league, known as proleague
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Diuqil
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States307 Posts
July 05 2010 23:12 GMT
#7
The grades are used to determine skill.
So it seems like you mainly play sc2 so you probably don't have nothing to worry about ^^
Dark Void
Profile Joined June 2010
United States39 Posts
July 05 2010 23:16 GMT
#8
I would quote you all but well that would be a long post. Thanks guys for putting up with my newbiness And thanks for the welcome ^^
"Cold is the void"
synapse
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
China13814 Posts
July 05 2010 23:25 GMT
#9
New poster is so cute :3

Hopefully we can get something similar to ICCup for SCII...
:)
Dark Void
Profile Joined June 2010
United States39 Posts
July 05 2010 23:43 GMT
#10
On July 06 2010 08:25 synapse wrote:
New poster is so cute :3

Hopefully we can get something similar to ICCup for SCII...


Aw, shucks

I was reading that ICCUP link, I guess if they did do ICCup in SC2 Blizzard would sue. Hmmm....
"Cold is the void"
shinosai
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States1577 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-06 00:11:33
July 06 2010 00:10 GMT
#11
It's really unlikely to have ICCup in sc2, at least until Blizzard drops support for the game. I think the main reason we needed something like ICCup to begin with is that in sc1, the "official" ladder was completely unmoderated. Every season, the top spots were always full of hackers with ratings of 9999.

With the introduction of the AMM and a ladder system that cannot easily be cheated, ICCup is not necessary. Hopefully, it never will be. But I could see it happening someday, if the game stopped being supported and cheaters ran around freely.
Be versatile, know when to retreat, and carry a big gun.
Chaoz
Profile Joined March 2010
United States507 Posts
July 06 2010 01:35 GMT
#12
Are all the players on there amateurs? Could the A rank players turn pro if they want to?
Rkie
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States1278 Posts
July 06 2010 01:38 GMT
#13
A rank might be able, A+ and Olympic definitely have a chance. But, i am mid/high D, so i dont think that i can
Issor
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States870 Posts
July 06 2010 01:53 GMT
#14
the high a/a+ players are sometimes pro players who use iccup for practice, and otherwise are high-level amateurs.
SweeTLemonS[TPR]
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
11739 Posts
July 06 2010 03:03 GMT
#15
Am I the only one that thought this was going to ask why there were horses?
I'm never gonna know you now \ But I'm gonna love you anyhow.
Subversion
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
South Africa3627 Posts
July 06 2010 03:05 GMT
#16
On July 06 2010 12:03 SweeTLemonS[TPR] wrote:
Am I the only one that thought this was going to ask why there were horses?


if im honest, i dont know the answer to that

so, WHY are there horses?
Pokebunny
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States10654 Posts
July 06 2010 03:07 GMT
#17
On July 06 2010 12:05 Subversion wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 06 2010 12:03 SweeTLemonS[TPR] wrote:
Am I the only one that thought this was going to ask why there were horses?


if im honest, i dont know the answer to that

so, WHY are there horses?


Just a nice aesthetic banner done by some artist, I believe.
Semipro Terran player | Pokebunny#1710 | twitter.com/Pokebunny | twitch.tv/Pokebunny | facebook.com/PokebunnySC
Chesner
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Iceland817 Posts
July 13 2010 16:07 GMT
#18
On July 06 2010 12:07 Pokebunny wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 06 2010 12:05 Subversion wrote:
On July 06 2010 12:03 SweeTLemonS[TPR] wrote:
Am I the only one that thought this was going to ask why there were horses?


if im honest, i dont know the answer to that

so, WHY are there horses?


Just a nice aesthetic banner done by some artist, I believe.


Wasn't it something to do with the nine in lord of the rings?
PENGUINS
SoMuchBetter
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
Australia10606 Posts
July 13 2010 16:16 GMT
#19
On July 14 2010 01:07 Chesner wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 06 2010 12:07 Pokebunny wrote:
On July 06 2010 12:05 Subversion wrote:
On July 06 2010 12:03 SweeTLemonS[TPR] wrote:
Am I the only one that thought this was going to ask why there were horses?


if im honest, i dont know the answer to that

so, WHY are there horses?


Just a nice aesthetic banner done by some artist, I believe.


Wasn't it something to do with the nine in lord of the rings?

no its just an image of horses running down a mountain. the artist is jim warren, whose website can be found amongst the copyright information at the bottom of your page
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AdamBanks
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Canada996 Posts
July 13 2010 16:20 GMT
#20
On July 06 2010 10:35 Chaoz wrote:
Are all the players on there amateurs? Could the A rank players turn pro if they want to?



http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=129055

Some are Pro...see thread.
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