New England Starcraft 2 LANapalooza - Page 2

On August 17 2010 01:41 Catreina wrote:
ZrgRepellant.525

Tentative for now. Need to confirm with the family.

On August 17 2010 01:52 muzzy wrote:

Alright, shoot me a PM when you want to confirm.

On August 16 2010 08:39 Hasire wrote:
Got a bunch of clarification questions. Sorry if its a lot.

No problem!

Is this a guaranteed run regardless of show or is there even a 'required' number of players needed to show to cover the venue?

Yep, sure is. I'd run it with as few as 8 people, but looking at the interest generated already, I highly doubt we'll have trouble filling the tournament by the time registration ends.

Is there a required finish time that the venue closes? What happens if the matches are not finished by that time? What happens if a match is running at closing time?

The venue is pretty lax about this kind of stuff. They host tournaments all the time for other games and teams routinely play into the very late (early?) AM hours.

Will spectators be allowed at the venue without any intent to play? Will they need to pay any entrance fees?

Yes, spectators would be allowed, no entrance fee as far as I know. Again, this place is pretty casual.


How will the rules be enforced? You say 'No Macros' but will someone be watching at all times that nothing is set up or are Mice and Keyboards with extra buttons just not allowed?

I will be watching over all matches, and will have help from some friends, so it would be pretty damn hard to sneak in macros without being noticed.

What about internet connection? Can we run 2+ games[4+ connections] at once without issues? I understand its a 'Lan Center', but are you going to be the only people there?

Again, shouldn't be a problem. I don't know the exact specs of their internet connection, but they have 16+ PCs and a handful of gaming consoles, and they haven't had trouble as far as I know.


How much time will players have to set up equipment? Will players that need to use CDs to install Mice/Keyboard/Headphone drivers be allowed to do-so? Will SC2 be pre-installed?

We won't be rushing anyone as long as they are ontime for their match. It's understood that it takes people a few minutes to setup their equipment the way they like. Also, you'll be able to adjust SC2 preferences, such as build grid, health bars, etc.
As long as you're not taking an excessive amount of time trying to tweak every minor detail and get your mouse DPI absolutely perfect, you won't be hassled.
If you need drivers installed, it shouldn't be a problem, but I'll get clarification on that and get back to you.




You made no mention of headphones, is there a reason behind that?

What level of availability of USB/PS2/Audio connections will players have? Don't want to show up with PS2 keyboard/mouse only to find you can't get behind the towers or not have enough USB slots to to use your Mouse, Keyboard and Headphones.

Headphones are available onsite, but bring your own if you'd like. I'm honestly not sure about the PS2 compatibility, but really, everyone should be using USB these days and expecting support for legacy devices is unreasonable. USB ports for keyboard/mouse will be available.

Will the monitors all be the same? Do you know the resolution? Will the towers all be the same?

There are a couple different monitor sizes in the center, I believe both 17" and 19", I am not sure of the resolution. We will make sure competitors are playing on the same size monitor/resolution.

Will anyone be casting/shoutcasting the matches via a stream or just inhouse projection? Will someone be shoutcasting those games? Is the projection room far enough away/sound proofed in some way that players wont be able to hear anything? Will the spectating room be viewed in Medium quality as well or High/Ultra?

There is no casting/shoutcasting planned. The projected game will be far enough from the matches that players will not be able to hear or observe anything, and of course we will be asking everyone (and monitoring) not to shout or give any input of any kind to the players.
I suppose we could observe the game at any detail level, as long as the PC can handle it. The idea behind keeping the settings at "Medium" for the players is just a matter of balance.
Still working on final details, but we may be able to have the matches played in a separate, isolated room from the rest of the center. I'll update the thread as I get more details.


Will replays be available to players directly after/during or hosted somewhere later?

I plan on saving replays after each game and will be posting them to the tournament bracket afterwards.