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IGN Pro League Season one - Page 2
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SiguR
Canada2039 Posts
I am looking forward to seeing the IPL grow! | ||
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kirbynator
Canada503 Posts
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stOrpse
United States175 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + ^_^ seriously though this is really cool | ||
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thesideshow
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Alex.IGN
United States1050 Posts
Q: Will the games be live or off replays? A: All of the games will be off replays. We want to make this as polished of a presentation as possible for our viewers, and that means eliminating any technical glitches or problems that can occur with a live cast. By playing the games earlier and using replays, we eliminate one of the big issues that many live tournaments face. In addition, it allows us to set up art assets in advance to make the cast as enjoyable as possible. Q: Why call it a Pro League? A: We understand that Pro League means something different in a Korean StarCraft 1 context. However, we felt that that association is not as relevant anymore and as this is a professional player's league, Pro League was a natural fit. Sorry for anyone who was confused by the title, but we are not following the Korean StarCraft 1 naming conventions. | ||
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legaton
France1763 Posts
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kidleader
Korea (South)233 Posts
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Hrrrrm
United States2081 Posts
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Kazeyonoma
United States2912 Posts
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Reptarem
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Alex.IGN
United States1050 Posts
On April 05 2011 07:42 Zechs wrote: I realise it's only a test run or whatever (is that necessary?) but the lineup is... how to put this... not very exciting? Also, TB commentating is a massive, massive turn-off. If it's a rotation system for commentators then i'll probably tune in when he's not on. If he's gonna be on every game then i'm just skipping this altogether i'm afraid. On the plus side, the format looks pretty solid - definitely an improvement on MLG and NASL. As for a question, will this be expanding to non-American players? That would definitely help with the roster. Q: Why include these commentators? A: We understand that different people have different tastes in commentators, and as such, we have included a range of the top commentators. They will be rotating through the match sets, but I recommend you try them all out, even if you've previously not been a fan. We did not take our casting decisions lightly and we feel that everyone can enjoy aspects of all of our casters. Q: What about non-North American expansion in IPL 2 and beyond? A: We want to be as inclusive as possible, and our goal is to reach out to many areas of the world. For right now we're still debating and figuring out the qualifier setup for IPL 2. We will release information as soon as we know for sure! | ||
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azr
Norway144 Posts
On April 05 2011 07:46 kirbynator wrote: no qxc/slush/tyler? I believe QXC lives in Spain. Curious about the other two though. | ||
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setzer
United States3284 Posts
In future seasons will IGN expand to allow player participation from other regions? Will IGN run updates on the main PC pages of its gaming websites? Unless you are a follower of SC it seems a bit difficult for average IGN viewers to be aware of IGN. | ||
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TemplarCo.
Mexico2870 Posts
Good luck KiWi!! | ||
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Hrrrrm
United States2081 Posts
On April 05 2011 07:52 azr wrote: I believe QXC lives in Spain. Curious about the other two though. Someone mentioned in the other thread that Tyler spoke about it in a pre-show to one of the SOTG that he declined the invite. Don't know about Slush though. | ||
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Snorkle
United States1648 Posts
On April 05 2011 07:46 kirbynator wrote: no qxc/slush/tyler? Its already been stated in the other thread that invites for this were sent out awhile ago and because of players not being sure about their ability to compete in it they turned it down. (well all I know for sure is that tyler was invited and turned down the invitaiton) Aw was beat out by a few seconds on that answer. So, to add something new to the discussion: I think this is an awesome league and I also think it would be great if you (IPL) could get some of the people on your team on SotG for a segment at least in the upcoming weeks. | ||
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blackone
Germany1314 Posts
Nevertheless, I am rooting for you to succeed and I like the approach of trying to strengthen specifically the american pro starcraft scene. | ||
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leviathan400
United Kingdom393 Posts
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Alex.IGN
United States1050 Posts
A: Unfortunately with a set of 16 players, we had to make hard choices and decisions about who we extended invites to. Some popular players did have conflicts with the scheduling or did not want to participate, and there was not much we could do that about. We feel like we have a strong range of players that have different play styles and will provide entertaining matches. We hope to see the popular players we weren't able to extend an invitation to excel in the IPL 2 qualifiers and participate next season! | ||
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