Hey Muzzy, I've got 2 1440 : 900 res [19 inch] monitors I would gladly bring for use in the tourny.

Both have HDMI and RGB inputs, but one is HP and the other is ASUS so they are not clones.

1440 : 900 is a really common sized monitor, so if we could get a few more people to bring tech, we should be able to fix this issue.

Edit: 1440 : 900 did some emoticon nonsense

MyLife

179 Posts

August 29 2010 09:43 GMT

#122

Yea i mean arent widescreens the most common nowadayzz anyway? There shouldnt really be any reason why everyone cant chip in and each bring a wide screen monitor for playing on. I guess i understand your fairness issue but thats still a stupid reason to force everyone to play on ancient monitors. Btw ive got a 19" 1440 : 900 Monitor as well so thats 3. All we would need is one more.

Drogith

United States1350 Posts

August 29 2010 11:46 GMT

#123

I'm kind of curious how ryan and myself are going to be doing commentary for matches if you can't bring your own equip? Do they already have a comp/big screen/mic setup to do so?

Hasire

United States125 Posts

August 29 2010 12:07 GMT

#124

On August 29 2010 20:46 Drogith wrote:
I'm kind of curious how ryan and myself are going to be doing commentary for matches if you can't bring your own equip? Do they already have a comp/big screen/mic setup to do so?

From what I've seen on the center's site, its not going to be pretty.

There seems to one room with all the PCs in it and several smaller rooms that MIGHT have a projector in them. I would REALLY hope we could get permission to have someone bring a half-decent tower so spectated games can be in Ultra.

The room with computers, the projector here will be useless for casting:
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The closest I could find to a room that would allow casting:
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Unless the center has stuff they aren't showing, spectating is going to be a real pain.

RyanRushia

United States2748 Posts

August 29 2010 12:46 GMT

#125

commentating isnt the highest of priorities here imo, it was an idea i tossed out to muzzy but if it doesnt work out then it's not the biggest of concerns for me

Hasire

United States125 Posts

August 29 2010 12:59 GMT

#126

Well yeah, but if you're doing ~64 matches in a day, 2 at a time, spectating needs to be a priority.

Especially with the number of TvTs we have, you could potentially go 2 hours without a game.

RyanRushia

United States2748 Posts

August 29 2010 13:06 GMT

#127

i mean the spectating he said will occur via a projected room so that is definitly going on.. but the whole commentating part isnt as necessary imo, but ill still gladly do it if its requested

Drogith

United States1350 Posts

August 29 2010 13:53 GMT

#128

Hmmm. From the looks of it, they have a laptop hooked up to that monitor. If SC2 can run on it, could at least run 1 spectator through it onto the big screen, but yeah, with how tight everyone is (think I saw 8 PCs in that little area), doing any commentary would be a real pain more so that people may hear the commentator. That being said I think just speccing that in another room would work. That bar does look enticing though.

muzzy

United States640 Posts

August 29 2010 15:20 GMT

#129

Those pictures don't really give you an idea how we're going to have the tournament setup.

We are going to have two separate rooms setup with 2 PCs in each, so opponents will not be in the same room as one another. We are not using the standard setup they have for walk-in LAN players. This way there is no possible issue of cross talk between folks watching and spoiling the game.

For casting, you are more than welcome to bring your own computer, so casting can be in whatever detail your machine can handle. There are several projectors and large areas with couches/seating. I'm not concerned at all about space and play area.

We're paying $5 a head for as much time as we need. That's an extremely generous offer.
Also, think about what you're going for- A day of StarCraft with Team Liquid members. It's supposed to be fun.

If you're going into this for the prize and thinking this is some sort of Intel sponsored event with a shiny stage, you're going to be disappointed.

I'll PM you about the screens, Hasire. I have a friend that might be able to furnish a screen as well. My only concern, as I mentioned, is that I want everyone playing at the same resolution.

RyanRushia

United States2748 Posts

August 29 2010 23:19 GMT

#130

come on TL! if 2-ish people drop out need to fill those spots :D

hpTheGreat

United States173 Posts

August 30 2010 00:50 GMT

#131

make it a 64 player tournament! I want to play!

RyanRushia

United States2748 Posts

August 30 2010 00:53 GMT

#132

hpthegreat it was filled at 32 but at least 1 and possibly 2 dropped out so you should post your info anyway!

hpTheGreat

United States173 Posts

August 30 2010 00:57 GMT

#133

oh, what kind of info?

hpthegreat.134
zerg
diamond (~900)

That enough?

muzzy

United States640 Posts

August 30 2010 02:09 GMT

#134

On August 30 2010 09:57 hpTheGreat wrote:
oh, what kind of info?

hpthegreat.134
zerg
diamond (~900)

That enough?

I put you on the reserve list, hp. We had one spot open up, but another player was already on the list waiting to get in. I'm sure a spot will open up though, I'll add you if it does.

Dukat

United States235 Posts

August 30 2010 02:22 GMT

#135

You know, I think if I have the time off and the cash I might pop down to hang out. Not really interested in playing the tourney, but at least to hang out.

muzzy

United States640 Posts

August 30 2010 05:00 GMT

#136

On August 30 2010 11:22 Dukat wrote:
You know, I think if I have the time off and the cash I might pop down to hang out. Not really interested in playing the tourney, but at least to hang out.

No charge if you're just there as a spectator. Just buy a drink or something to help support the place

Hasire

United States125 Posts

August 30 2010 08:08 GMT

#137

Er Muzzy, wasn't it a bit quick to remove Catreina since the reason he dropped didn't turn out to be true? You lead him to believe no effort was going to be made to fix the issue and he got taunted into making a post saying he was leaving earlier than he actually needed to.

I would imagine with the new monitor situation he would still want to be a part of this.

muzzy

United States640 Posts

August 30 2010 13:48 GMT

#138

On August 30 2010 17:08 Hasire wrote:
Er Muzzy, wasn't it a bit quick to remove Catreina since the reason he dropped didn't turn out to be true? You lead him to believe no effort was going to be made to fix the issue and he got taunted into making a post saying he was leaving earlier than he actually needed to.

I would imagine with the new monitor situation he would still want to be a part of this.

We don't have confirmation of widescreen monitors yet. . You're volunteering to bring two of the same res, but I still need to work out the other two. While I would hope that we can get two more at 1440x990, I want to make sure before committing to that promise.

Nobody forced Catreina to leave... he said if he could not bring his own PC he would leave. Well, we certainly are not having a BYOC event, no matter how the monitor situation ends up.

DamnCats

United States1472 Posts

August 30 2010 14:20 GMT

#139

Make MyLife play on a Nintendo DS screen. Damn guy.

Ddraig

United States16 Posts

August 30 2010 15:24 GMT

#140

Wow, what happened to the good vibe this thread had going? We've got a solid page and a half of pure negativity here. Cmon guys, the event is what it is and it's gonna be a hell of a lot of fun. I play on a little laptop screen at the lowest res and I still love the damn game and stay halfway competitive. If you're looking for a sponsored tourney with a big stage and ultra res then you're going to be hopping on a plane for it, paying $100 worth of entry fees, and you're gonna be facing all #1 diamond players.

If we've got widescreen monitors and high res, sweet. If we've got 13 inch CRTs, just as well. Let's just have some fun