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UPDATE: Second Fight Night VODs can be found on UStream -- they were too big for YouTube.
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/7003432 - Part 1
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/7005372 - Part 2
Fight Night Ep. 1
+ Show Spoiler +Our first Fight Night has been VOD'ed on YouTube and is embedded below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCTNrI3yXH4
Welcome to the Official Fight Night thread. This thread will be used for all discussion, information / updates, and VODs of a new weekly live show brought to you by Major League Gaming. Graphic will be added here in a bit to pretty up this post.
Every Friday beginning at 02:00 GMT (+00:00) we will be going live with a new show featuring top players from all divisions currently in the SC2 beta. The premise of the show is to get players -- I'll try to do several tiers throughout the night; some Plat, some Gold, some Silver, etc; the main goal of the cast is to provide entertainment) who haven't had the chance to be in the spotlight their 15 minutes of fame. That being said, we will be completely open to any "pro" players who want to come in for a match.
I plan to run the matches in a very 'open' manner. There will rarely be a series as I want to cram as many one-round matches into our two hour broadcast. We might have some 2v2 matches, I might even play against another commentator and cast at the same time -- the options are endless! The general goal is for people participating to have fun, and people watching to have fun. This won't be a super serious competitive tournament environment at all. Surprise guests are bound to happen!
That being said, I am completely open to any criticism, ideas, or comments about this in the thread. If something sounds fun then chances are I will probably throw it into the show! Also, I know that there are currently a ton of shows every week. I tried to plan this as best as possible but if I coincide with any current cast going on, please let me know in the comments. I don't want to rob anyone's time slot.
If you are interested in playing tomorrow night send me a PM on TL.net with your Battle.Net ID OR send a Real ID request in Starcraft 2 to fightnight.mlg@gmail.com OR simply add FightNight.mlg to your friend list. Tomorrow night throughout the show I will be picking users at random who PM me when its time to get some new opponents.
Thanks everyone! See you tomorrow night at 02:00 GMT (+00:00)! Remember to check out the State of the Game SC2 Podcast and the MLG Showcase Series threads here on TL.net
>>>The stream will be available HERE<<<
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Sounds awesome! I can't wait 
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Also when is MLG PC Circuit gonna start getting main website attention. I have attended four MLG events to play Halo 3 4v4 and several to play Halo 2 FFA, and while I never played on the PC Circuit I feel like it's still kind of in the shadows still.. WOW had it's own separate area and was pretty secluded. I go to MLG.com frequently, and I didn't even know that MLG had starcraft videos until I finally got my SCII beta key and came over to team liquid again(haven't been on here in awhile). These videos and exhibition matches are good, but MLG needs to make some announcements concerning their plans for the future of the PC Circuit, especially now that we have a release date on SCII.
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On May 07 2010 07:52 BraveGhost wrote:
Your post kind of contradicts itself.. If you would like to clear this part up...
"the premise of the show is to get players who haven't had the chance to be in the spotlight their 15 minutes of fame."
"If there are any "pro" players who want to attend tomorrow night you guys will get priority over a lesser known player."
... this sounds interesting, and I am going to watch, I have enjoyed all the MLG-Starcraft II videos so far.
Truth! Deleted the second part.
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Alright, well thanks for clearing it up so quick, I'll be tuning in =)
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do you have to be a certain rank to be eligible for this. it just says top players... or do you have the top players play against the random ones?
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On May 07 2010 08:27 duck.fit wrote:
do you have to be a certain rank to be eligible for this. it just says top players... or do you have the top players play against the random ones?
Good point! Another edit to be made to the OP: I'll try to do several tiers throughout the night. Some Plat, some Gold, some Silver, etc. The main goal of the cast is to provide entertainment.
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so plat vs silver?
should be intense
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On May 07 2010 08:59 iG.CatZ wrote:
so plat vs silver?
should be intense
well maybe it will be silver vs silver, and plat vs plat.
Or even like Gold/Silver vs Gold/Silver 2v2
I'm not really sure how accurately the bungie ladder ranking system is to your real skill level as I was a gold 2v2 random, and I am extremely bad at the game as far as micro/apm etc are concerned. But I think that's cause I had no competition in the placement rounds.. for example i am a very low silver Terran in 1v1 which I play the most..., but I think the ladder system is there just for fun, and to give you some idea of how good you are not exactly how good you are.
As long as the matches aren't complete blow outs, it should be fun
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Damn JP, your a busy bee aren't u ^_^
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Awesome initiative JP. The more events for SC2 the better~
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On May 07 2010 08:59 iG.CatZ wrote:
so plat vs silver?
should be intense
I'm not going to setup a blowout like that. I can view profiles, etc.
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Good to see MLG capitalizing on a great opportunity. I made several posts and PM's about getting SC1 into MLG, but it never went through. Happy to see that they are making an effort for SC2.
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great idea jp!
im very interested!!
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Not as much community response as I was hoping for. I guess everyone is talking about the patch notes.
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cool stuff jp! u da man! n_n
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Thanks for the effort JP!
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ALLEYCAT BLUES50121 Posts
only until silver?No stuff for bronze?
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Nothing too important but could you use the [date] tag please? Would help me know when i can watch the stream without converting. 
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On May 07 2010 21:21 Squallcloud wrote:Nothing too important but could you use the [date] tag please? Would help me know when i can watch the stream without converting.
I am unfamiliar with this tag. What does it do?
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On May 07 2010 21:04 BLinD-RawR wrote:
only until silver?No stuff for bronze?
If two Bronze level players show up we can have them play against each other sure! As long as its entertaining / competitive.
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On May 08 2010 02:54 itmeJP wrote:Show nested quote +On May 07 2010 21:21 Squallcloud wrote:Nothing too important but could you use the [date] tag please? Would help me know when i can watch the stream without converting. I am unfamiliar with this tag. What does it do?
R1CH made this new function Introducing [time] and [date] .
Would be nice to keep up with all these event from all over the world. Would be shame not use it
Pachi had a great idea for adding time / date tags. They will take a time or date in one format and display it in your local timezone. You will first need to edit your profile to select your time zone for this to work.
The input is very flexible, allowing you to input in either numbers or some textual methods.
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I'll be tuning in for sure. Love what you do for the SC2 community itmeJP.
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It sounds fun
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On May 08 2010 04:17 HDstarcraft wrote:It sounds fun
Wanna come on and cast perhaps? Can chat about the HDH Invitational -- Send me a PM with with your AIM / MSN we'll work it out
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Is it only for US-servers?
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On May 08 2010 07:03 Sl4ktarN wrote:
Is it only for US-servers?
Yes US only servers. I apologize for not saying this earlier.
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No problem, I gotta find a US-account in other words ^^
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Is it at 10 or 11? The calendar says 10PM EST but 12:00PM KST is 11PM right?
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Sounds interesting to say the least... can't wait to see a cast of bronze league haha. Maybe you can get Day[9] to cast if it isn't already in store . He is good at making those games interesting.
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On May 08 2010 08:23 eNtitY~ wrote:
Is it at 10 or 11? The calendar says 10PM EST but 12:00PM KST is 11PM right?
It is at 10 EST. I did not setup the calendar stuff.
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Hurray, SC2 ALL DAY LONG. It alleviates the pain of waiting for TLI for 18 more hours!
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Yeah, thanks for all the hard work JP.
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On May 07 2010 07:52 BraveGhost wrote:
Also when is MLG PC Circuit gonna start getting main website attention. I have attended four MLG events to play Halo 3 4v4 and several to play Halo 2 FFA, and while I never played on the PC Circuit I feel like it's still kind of in the shadows still.. WOW had it's own separate area and was pretty secluded. I go to MLG.com frequently, and I didn't even know that MLG had starcraft videos until I finally got my SCII beta key and came over to team liquid again(haven't been on here in awhile). These videos and exhibition matches are good, but MLG needs to make some announcements concerning their plans for the future of the PC Circuit, especially now that we have a release date on SCII.
According to some of the higher ups at the organization, Gotfrag is the primary source for anything MLG PC related. I wish it'd be on the main page as well :/
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On May 08 2010 08:28 itmeJP wrote:Show nested quote +On May 08 2010 08:23 eNtitY~ wrote:
Is it at 10 or 11? The calendar says 10PM EST but 12:00PM KST is 11PM right? It is at 10 EST. I did not setup the calendar stuff.
your opening post says 20:00 PDT which is 8:00 PDT, which is 11 EST
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On May 08 2010 09:06 Zelniq wrote:Show nested quote +On May 08 2010 08:28 itmeJP wrote:On May 08 2010 08:23 eNtitY~ wrote:
Is it at 10 or 11? The calendar says 10PM EST but 12:00PM KST is 11PM right? It is at 10 EST. I did not setup the calendar stuff. your opening post says 20:00 PDT which is 8:00 PDT, which is 11 EST
It appears that CST and CDT are two different timezones. It's working now.
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hey how can we get to play in this?...im at the top of my gold division with about 100 games since the last reset.
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On May 08 2010 10:04 ajbarr wrote:
hey how can we get to play in this?...im at the top of my gold division with about 100 games since the last reset.
Did you read the OP? haha -- tune into the show / add me on b.net as fightnight.mlg@gmail.com / etc, i will match up people as much as possible
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This is entertaining as hell. I can't wait to see more.
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tehbbmisc vs. RJBJ = worst game ever
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On May 08 2010 11:31 pash1k wrote:
tehbbmisc vs. RJBJ = worst game ever
you should be more supportive
wasn't high level but still entertaining for some to watch?
i love what MLG is doing, and i love the attention SC2 is getting
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This is pretty high level stuff... Moman vs Fayth right now
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Are these matches going to be posted on Youtube or is it going to be a live stream only thing?
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United States4126 Posts
Too many of the players are listening to the stream while playing x_x
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On May 08 2010 12:12 Kinky wrote:
Too many of the players are listening to the stream while playing x_x
The Zerg player in the 2v2 obviously was. It's unfortunate that people feel the need to do this. Great event going so far JP. Keep up the awesomeness. I couldn't get on SC2 to try and get in a match, but I can tune in and have a nice night. Thank you.
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Thanks to everyone who came out and watched our first ever cast. I will have the VOD up at our Ustream account relatively soon -- and yes, its a shame for those players who were stream watching.
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what the hell is the point of stream watching on an event with no prize... future ladder maphackers inc =/
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nice cast guys, epic scans by qxc and many banelings, im guessing that phrase is going to catch on!
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Great work guys, very entertaining. I'm REALLY surprised more people didn't tune in, you had some awesome matchups and really fun to watch.
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On May 08 2010 13:26 Rice wrote:
what the hell is the point of stream watching on an event with no prize... future ladder maphackers inc =/
Entertainment? Some of us enjoy watching streamed matches even if there is no prize at stake.
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On May 08 2010 13:33 Alou wrote:Show nested quote +On May 08 2010 13:26 Rice wrote:
what the hell is the point of stream watching on an event with no prize... future ladder maphackers inc =/ Entertainment? Some of us enjoy watching streamed matches even if there is no prize at stake.
i think he meant some of the players were using the stream to cheat while playing
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Yeah. It was pretty lame of those guys to stream watch. There's nothing we can really do about it though.
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I was surprised how entertaining the games were and there were a lot of high level games. qxc vs Zelniq was epic. I can't belive only ~500 were watching.
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On May 08 2010 13:53 guitarizt wrote:
I was surprised how entertaining the games were and there were a lot of high level games. qxc vs Zelniq was epic. I can't belive only ~500 were watching.
I'm OK with that just starting out. Just gives us more time to perfect the stream and for me to practice casting some more as I still need a lot of work ^^
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Are YT Replays available?
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United States7166 Posts
thanks a lot JP for hosting yet another awesome show, that was a lot of fun. cant wait to do it again
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On May 08 2010 14:13 magixx wrote:
Are YT Replays available?
It is being replayed right now on the UStream.TV, but I'm pretty sure a VOD will be up soon.
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On May 08 2010 11:32 Koltz wrote:
you should be more supportive
wasn't high level but still entertaining for some to watch?
i love what MLG is doing, and i love the attention SC2 is getting
You misunderstand me. It's not the fact that the players were bad alone, but rather that they were supposed to be "top 10 plat" players. I want to be in their division - in their division players don't attack their opponent with a void ray if the opponent has no anti-air, they make carriers, and nydus tunnel to their opponents base for absolutely no reason. I'll be #1 plat in about 5 minutes.
If those players were honest and said "hey, I'm copper" or "hey, it's my first time playing the game" (tehbbmisc) then fine, no problem. But to claim that they're plat? In all seriousness I've met more skilled copper players.
Other than that, great event JP and MLG. Some people on ustream were saying how much better JP is at commentating after having so much practice with day[9], and I must agree ^^. Keep up the good work.
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On May 08 2010 13:48 skuj wrote:Show nested quote +On May 08 2010 13:33 Alou wrote:On May 08 2010 13:26 Rice wrote:
what the hell is the point of stream watching on an event with no prize... future ladder maphackers inc =/ Entertainment? Some of us enjoy watching streamed matches even if there is no prize at stake. i think he meant some of the players were using the stream to cheat while playing
Yea, it makes so much sense reading it a second time lol. I had a Durrr moment.
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On May 08 2010 14:03 itmeJP wrote:Show nested quote +On May 08 2010 13:53 guitarizt wrote:
I was surprised how entertaining the games were and there were a lot of high level games. qxc vs Zelniq was epic. I can't belive only ~500 were watching. I'm OK with that just starting out. Just gives us more time to perfect the stream and for me to practice casting some more as I still need a lot of work ^^
You did fine. You're one of my new fav casters, <3.
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<3 this thanks for it. I might try and join in the game fun next time :S
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On May 08 2010 14:21 pash1k wrote:Show nested quote +On May 08 2010 11:32 Koltz wrote:
you should be more supportive
wasn't high level but still entertaining for some to watch?
i love what MLG is doing, and i love the attention SC2 is getting You misunderstand me. It's not the fact that the players were bad alone, but rather that they were supposed to be "top 10 plat" players. I want to be in their division - in their division players don't attack their opponent with a void ray if the opponent has no anti-air, they make carriers, and nydus tunnel to their opponents base for absolutely no reason. I'll be #1 plat in about 5 minutes. If those players were honest and said "hey, I'm copper" or "hey, it's my first time playing the game" (tehbbmisc) then fine, no problem. But to claim that they're plat? In all seriousness I've met more skilled copper players. Other than that, great event JP and MLG. Some people on ustream were saying how much better JP is at commentating after having so much practice with day[9], and I must agree ^^. Keep up the good work.
im tehbbmisc.tehbbmisc
US server add my ID to friends and check my profile... i am top 10 plat .... if u think i suck we can play a few for fun tmrw lol and ill post the replays
i was foolng around with the guy i could tell he was like a silver level player. i decided to mass carriers to make it exciting
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Are sure you pressed record :D they usually come up instantly lol
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VODs are up on YouTube and in the detailed info frame you can find timestamps for the different matches.
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thanks for this itmeJP, glad MLG is getting somewhat involved in Starcraft 2 =). I enjoyed watching
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On May 09 2010 12:02 itmeJP wrote:
VODs are up on YouTube and in the detailed info frame you can find timestamps for the different matches.
Sunday morning, laundry in the machine with timer set, breakfast finished and my kitchen is clean.
Time to watch some youtubed Fight night =D
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I'm really loving this. It's great to see MLG embracing SC2
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woah... didn't noticed that the VOD from the event was up on the OP, 2 hours? Kick Ass <3
btw: i know others have been asking, but yeah: Why is it that when you go to MLG site there is no coverage of the awesome KotBH(and now this)? would really get alot of viewers and attention, if someone made sure that all the so far matches where up on the pages, and news came when the next ones where comming up
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Watching the VOD right now the 2nd match was funny nice to see some carriers ^^
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Have you decided how you wanted to set it up for this Friday?
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On May 14 2010 06:43 Draconicfire wrote:
Have you decided how you wanted to set it up for this Friday?
Not really. Been busy the past couple of days. I might just remove everyone from that account before we start or something -- there's really no other way to do it that I can think of. Maybe setup / use an IRC channel? Do you guys have any good ideas?
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Great stuff!! Thanks a lot for doing this!
On another note, those Globler and Zero kids were the most BM worthless players i've ever seen
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Where can we find out who's lined up tonight ?
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On May 15 2010 10:22 gogogadgetflow wrote:
Where can we find out who's lined up tonight ?
There's only one game tonight set in stone. Should be fun!
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Heya, itmeJP, if you'd like a co-caster this evening I'd be glad to help out. I am with iCCup usually, but we don't have anything going on tonight so I'm free if you want me. =P
I'll be watching the stream regardless!
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Hey I missed the email adress in the stream - is it still fightnight.mlg@gmail.com?
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On May 15 2010 11:10 Rhodan wrote:
Hey I missed the email adress in the stream - is it still fightnight.mlg@gmail.com?
Yes, state your Ladder ELO, (Platinum/gold/silver/bronze/copper), and if you want to 1v1 or 2v2.
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On May 15 2010 11:19 Baarn wrote:Show nested quote +On May 15 2010 11:10 Rhodan wrote:
Hey I missed the email adress in the stream - is it still fightnight.mlg@gmail.com? Yes, state your Ladder ELO, (Platinum/gold/silver/bronze/copper), and if you want to 1v1 or 2v2.
Yep Did that, just wanted to make sure it was the same - should he automatically accept though? I sent my request a while ago and still not showing in friends bar?
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He said hes only accepting the people if they get to play today.
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Wow your co-caster is doing great. keep em coming
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On May 15 2010 11:53 Draconicfire wrote:
He said hes only accepting the people if they get to play today.
Ah ok, oh well.
Though NonY!, Hell yes :D
InControl is doing pretty well as co-commentator, especially since I dont think he's really done casting before, they make a pretty good combo.
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Got in for a 2v2 with Josh. Was a lot of fun. Well played to the other team
Thank you itmeJP and MLG for doing this. It's always fun
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Sigh, I feel like the biggest idiot.
Have SC2 open and windowed on my second screen hoping for invite while I work on an assignment/watch the stream - got invited to the last game and accidentally hit decline when dragging the SC2 window onto my main screen =/
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On May 15 2010 12:39 Rhodan wrote:
Sigh, I feel like the biggest idiot.
Have SC2 open and windowed on my second screen hoping for invite while I work on an assignment/watch the stream - got invited to the last game and accidentally hit decline when dragging the SC2 window onto my main screen =/
Hey sorry about that man!
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when will the vods be on youtube?
Thanks for letting me play btw :D
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On May 15 2010 13:21 itmeJP wrote:Show nested quote +On May 15 2010 12:39 Rhodan wrote:
Sigh, I feel like the biggest idiot.
Have SC2 open and windowed on my second screen hoping for invite while I work on an assignment/watch the stream - got invited to the last game and accidentally hit decline when dragging the SC2 window onto my main screen =/ Hey sorry about that man!
Heh not your fault, my fault entirely. Was a great cast regardless, good work!. Incontrol was great and the matches were pretty good for the most part 
Ill just try again next week :D
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Thanks for letting us play jp
I look forward to hearing you guys bash us in the cast! Post the vod when its up haha
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Good stuff ^_^
Really enjoy these kinda events, MLG really stepping it up
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One small criticism. It seemed this started last week as a "Get your moment in the spotlight thing" and there wasn't too much of that this week. You had some showmatches and bigger names and while I like watching that, it didn't seem in the spirit of the event or what the event was supposed to be. I'd like to see more unknowns and maybe more showmatches another day or event. :/
Great event regardless, thanks for doing it
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United States7166 Posts
i heard some guy stole my account then played in fight night and embarrassed me..man what a loser! that person is DEFINITELY not me. definitely not
he also said next time he'll actually play sc2
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On May 15 2010 14:43 Zelniq wrote:
i heard some guy stole my account then played in fight night and embarrassed me..man what a loser! that person is DEFINITELY not me. definitely not
he also said next time he'll actually play sc2
SC2 is overrated, 3 hatch Queen Mass is the new 2 Hatch Muta
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On May 15 2010 14:43 Zelniq wrote:
i heard some guy stole my account then played in fight night and embarrassed me..man what a loser! that person is DEFINITELY not me. definitely not
he also said next time he'll actually play sc2
Thats so weird zel, same thing happened to me. Apparently I played against joseki and lost all my vikings like a nub...but that was CLEARLY not me playing o.o;
(thx for letting me play guys, love fight nights!)
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So it was just announced that Phase 1 of the SC2 Beta will be ending on May 31. Due to me having to travel starting next Tuesday and being gone till June 7, this week's Fight Night will most likely be the last (unless I can cast next week from my friends house in California, might be possible). I'll let everyone know by the time we do the cast Friday night.
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Hey JP and co., I just wanted to say that the Fight Night is a fantastic idea and is without a doubt the most entertaining VOD cast I've watched of SC2 (note: I've only seen the one embedded in the OP). With the unfortunate exception of the obvious bad sports during the 2v2 who were clearly listening in, the whole thing was very enjoyable. Having a cast that includes both mediocre players and excellent players is a great opportunity to compare and contrast the two skill levels.
I was entertained enough for two whole hours of watching people play--which is, by the way, very unusual for me, as I prefer to maybe watch one match and then go play myself--that I felt it was worthwhile to create an account and show my gratitude. Keep up the good work, and I'm disappointed that there will only be one more for now.
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the 2nd fight night is up on his ustream channel .
dunno if that was said already but i def was waitin and waitin for it to appear on the OP or youtube till i found it just now :>
you should edit that in the op jp ~
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On May 18 2010 18:55 BeMannerDuPenner wrote:
the 2nd fight night is up on his ustream channel .
dunno if that was said already but i def was waitin and waitin for it to appear on the OP or youtube till i found it just now :>
you should edit that in the op jp ~
Done.
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Hey JP,
Just wondering if theres going to be another Fight Night tomorrow? I know you mentioned you were going away for a couple of weeks on SotG podcast and hadn't seen anything about it yet :D
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On May 21 2010 22:02 Rhodan wrote:
Hey JP,
Just wondering if theres going to be another Fight Night tomorrow? I know you mentioned you were going away for a couple of weeks on SotG podcast and hadn't seen anything about it yet :D
read a few posts up JP says this one will probably be the last unless he can stream it next friday from a friends house.
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On May 21 2010 22:02 Rhodan wrote:
Hey JP,
Just wondering if theres going to be another Fight Night tomorrow? I know you mentioned you were going away for a couple of weeks on SotG podcast and hadn't seen anything about it yet :D
There will be a final Fight Night tonight, I'm just not sure who is going to guest cast it with me yet.
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On May 21 2010 22:19 blade55555 wrote:
read a few posts up JP says this one will probably be the last unless he can stream it next friday from a friends house.
Yeh I had read that, but he had also said details weren't finalized and he would let us know which normally happens a day or two before hand, so thought I would check since we hadn't heard anything.
On May 22 2010 01:59 itmeJP wrote:
There will be a final Fight Night tonight, I'm just not sure who is going to guest cast it with me yet.
Huzzah! Love the fight night idea, keep up the good work.
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This stilll going on tonight? I'm sure no one expected the patch go this long :\
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Server is still down so, this might not happen tonight. We'll see.
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Servers are up, am I gonna get lucky tonight?
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Hope you can get some top Zergs int tonight JP.
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I waited literally 8 hours to see some commentated livestream since I can't logon B.net. So I'm really looking forward to this. I also watched VODs from last week and your other stuff. Keep on JP!!
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On May 22 2010 10:49 Symphony wrote:Servers are up, am I gonna get lucky tonight?
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We cast for about an hour tonight but there was just toooo much lag during the matches so we called it. We'll get VODs up here soon.
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Yeh I got into the 4 v 4 but its just crazy lag, I tried doing the placement matches afterwards but I dced from two, and won one from my opponent dcing.... Bnet is just messed up atm
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