Was finally able to check this out today and it was a good show. If it turns out I've got time to follow this even a little bit I think a pass would be well spent money, and that's when looking at it from a purely selfish perspective.

epik151

312 Posts

April 14 2011 12:24 GMT

#107

Ok so I didn't see any info on front page. Any VoDs for non subscribing audiences?

dani`

Netherlands2402 Posts

April 14 2011 12:29 GMT

#108

On April 14 2011 20:09 bluQ wrote:
Erm do i get this right? I cant watch ANY video on demand if i dont pay?
And u CANT pay via paypal?
Thats ... ridicouls cO

Appears to be the case. The lack of Paypal is indeed ridiculous, they don't realize credit cards aren't very widespread in Europe for people under 50

bluQ

Germany1724 Posts

April 14 2011 12:31 GMT

#109

On April 14 2011 21:24 epik151 wrote:
Ok so I didn't see any info on front page. Any VoDs for non subscribing audiences?

No, no vods only interviews!

And that they really dont offer paypal makes me really sick ...

GuYuTe-

United States550 Posts

April 29 2011 08:41 GMT

#110

On April 14 2011 19:59 JAJAJAGuy wrote:
How is the production value/commentary/value of the $25 season vods compared to gsl?

Pretty bad. Biggest gripe so far is the lack of different quality streams and bad casters.

Shinta)

United States1716 Posts

April 29 2011 08:58 GMT

#111

Will season 2 hold qualifiers?

Broodlings

United States157 Posts

May 01 2011 17:52 GMT

#112

Does every player get to play everyone in their division? Also how many from each group advance? Just the top two in each group or the top three?

Finrod1

Germany3997 Posts

May 01 2011 20:46 GMT

#113

Really appreciate this thread. Thanks for the work!

Darion

Canada265 Posts

May 01 2011 23:00 GMT

#114

Shinta - Yes, there will be qualifers. Two of them, actually - a 1024 man open bracket where the top 8 qualify for S2 and the overall winner also earns a spot in the S1 finals bracket. We don't know much about the second qualifer except that it will be for 8 open spots and will potientally include the worst 16 players from the current season, who must requalify if they want to stay in the league.

Broodlings - Yes, everyone plays each other player in their division. Top 2 from each division (10 players total) advance directly to the 16 man finals bracket, while the next best 20 across all divisions have a playoff for 5 finals spots. Places #31-34th do not advance, but do qualify for next season. The bottom 16 players must re-qualify.

It's all a bit confusing until you are able to wrap your head around it. If you can only take one thing away from all the info, it's this - the way everything is set up currently, we are GUARANTEED at least 8 new faces in NASL season 2.

Darion

Canada265 Posts

May 01 2011 23:11 GMT

#115

Here, I tried to make everything as concise and easy to understand as possible.

There are 5 divisions of 10 players, a total of 50 players.

There are 16 spots available in the S1 finals.

The top 2 from each division - 10 players total - advance to the finals. This leaves 40 players and 6 spots.

The remaining 40 players are then ranked, and their rank determines their fate:

#11-30(20 players) - Compete in a playoff in which 5 of the remaining 6 finals spots are up for grabs. The 15 people who miss out automatically qualify for next season.
#31-34th - Those 4 players do not get a chance to compete for a finals spot, but they do qualify for next season.
#35-50 - Those 16 players are knocked out of NASL, and must requalify.

At this point, there is 1 spot out of 16 up for grabs in the finals bracket, and 16 spots out of 50 available for next season's roster.

1024 man single elimination bracket - Open to anyone. The 8 players who reach the quarterfinals win spots in NASL for next season. The one person who wins the entire tournament also grabs the last spot in the finals bracket for this season. I am assuming here that current NASL competitors are not allowed to enter.

S2 Qualifer - This is the one thing we know little about. We know this qualifer will be for the last 8 spots on the NASL roster, and that the 16 players who got relegated from S1 will be eligible to enter. Beyond that we know nothing.

CptGrackSparrow

United States278 Posts

May 02 2011 20:47 GMT

#116

END OF WEEK 4 OVERALL STANDINGS

Top 10 (2 players from each division) - 3 Terran / 5 Zerg / 2 Protoss

1) (T)

Fenix 7 pts (4-0)
1) (Z)

IdrA 7 pts (4-0)
1) (Z)

Sheth 7 pts (4-0)
1) (T)

SeleCT 7 pts (4-0)
5) (T)

Strelock 4 pts (4-0)
6) (P)

NaNiwa 6 pts (3-1)
7) (P)

Ace 5 pts (3-1)
7) (Z)

Sen 5 pts (3-1)
9) (Z)

July 4 pts (3-1)
10) (Z)

DarKFoRcE 2 pts (3-1)

The Next 20 - 7 Terran / 5 Zerg / 7 Protoss / 1 Undetermined
11) (Z)

Moon 4 pts (3-1)
12) (T)

BoxeR 3 pts (3-1)
12) (Z)

Ret 3 pts (3-1)
12) (P)

Socke 3 pts (3-1)
12) (P)

Squirtle 3 pts (3-1)
16) (P)

HasuObs 2 pts (3-1)
16) (Z)

MorroW 2 pts (3-1)
16) (P)

White-Ra 2 pts (3-1)
19) (T)

BRAT_OK 1 pts (3-1)
19) (P)

iNcontroL 1 pts (3-1)
19) (Z)

SLush 1 pts (3-1)
22) (T)

NaDa 2 pts (2-1)
23) (T)

Ensnare 1 pts (2-2)
23) (P)

KiWiKaKi 1 pts (2-2)
23) (T)

SjoW 1 pts (2-2)
23) (T)

TLO 1 pts (2-2)
23) (Z)

Zenio 1 pts (2-2)
28) (P)

TT1 0 pts (2-2)
29) (T)

ClouD -1 pts (2-2)
30) PULLED FROM LIMBO GROUP

The Limbo Group - 1 Terran / 2 Zerg / 2 Protoss
30) (P)

Axslav -2 pts (1-3)
30) (Z)

CatZ -2 pts (1-3)
30) (T)

dde -2 pts (1-3)
30) (P)

MC -2 pts (1-3)
30) (Z)

MoMaN -2 pts (1-3)

From this "limbo" group of players 1 will move up to the top 20, and 4 will remain in limbo (qualified for season 2).

Bottom 16 - Must Requalify - 7 Terran / 4 Zerg / 5 Protoss
35) (P)

CrunCher -3 pts (1-3)
35) (T)

KawaiiRice -3 pts (1-3)
35) (P)

Tyler -3 pts (1-3)
38) (T)

Drewbie -4 pts (1-3)
38) (Z)

Machine -4 pts (1-3)
38) (P)

MaNa -4 pts (1-3)
38) (Z)

mOOnGLaDe -4 pts (1-3)
38) (T)

RainBOw -4 pts (1-3)
38) (T)

Stalife -4 pts (1-3)
38) (Z)

ViBE -4 pts (1-3)
45) (Z)

HayprO -5 pts (0-3)
46) (T)

GoOdy -6 pts (0-4)
46) (P)

Grubby -6 pts (0-4)
46) (T)

PainUser -6 pts (0-4)
46) (T)

qxc -6 pts (0-4)
50) (P)

Artosis -8 pts (0-4)

desRow

Canada2654 Posts

May 06 2011 18:30 GMT

#117

motbob i love u for doing these threads please let me have ur babies

Daigomi

South Africa4316 Posts

May 14 2011 01:04 GMT

#118

So many games are happening in the NASL, do you have the data on the map statistics available motbob? Would be interesting to see what the map balance has been like so far.

Also, thanks a ton for doing this. You've been doing so many R&S and LR threads, it's awesome!