• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EDT 08:15
CEST 14:15
KST 21:15
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
[ASL22] Ro16 Preview: Rough Waters8[ASL22] Ro24 Preview: Siren's Call8[ASL22] Ro24 Preview: Summer's End9Serral wins HomeStory Cup 2915Serral wins Maestros of the Game 244
Community News
Weekly Cups (Aug 30-Sep 7): herO thrives amid growing schism0Official StarCraft website teases new content ahead of BlizzCon?111Stellar Fest TWO the Moon (Dec 16-20)9Weekly Cups (August 24-30): Patches' balance mod takes over3New 3v3 BGH Ladder (and more) on ShieldBattery!46
StarCraft 2
General
Weekly Cups (Aug 30-Sep 7): herO thrives amid growing schism Nexon wins bid to develop StarCraft IP content, distribute Overwatch mobile game Balance hotfix patch 5.0.16b (July 16) SC4ALL: II Winner Will Earn a Spot at HSC 30! Weekly Cups (August 24-30): Patches' balance mod takes over
Tourneys
Sea Duckling Open (Global, Bronze-Diamond) 2026 GSTL Announcement Sparkling Tuna Cup - Weekly Open Tournament Stellar Fest TWO the Moon (Dec 16-20) IntoTheTV X SOOP SC2 League : Weekly & Monthly
Strategy
[G] Having the right mentality to improve
Custom Maps
Nexus Wars 2021 GUIDE [M] (2) Industrial Park
External Content
Mutation # 542 The Ascended Mutation # 541 Binary Choice The PondCast: SC2 News & Results Mutation # 540 Dodge This
Brood War
General
Pros React To: Calm's Big Brain Play Vs Mini Official StarCraft website teases new content ahead of BlizzCon? New 3v3 BGH Ladder (and more) on ShieldBattery! ASL22 General Discussion BGH Auto Balance -> http://bghmmr.eu/
Tourneys
[ASL22] Ro16 Group B [ASL22] Ro16 Group A [ASL22] Ro24 Group F [Megathread] Daily Proleagues
Strategy
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Odyssey Mineral Stack Saturation Replay Review Process - What do you do? Game Theory for Starcraft
Other Games
General Games
EVE Corporation Nintendo Switch Thread Diablo IV [Maplestory Hardcore] Let's Play~!! General RTS Discussion Thread
Dota 2
Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion
League of Legends
[TL LoL EUW IHs] Teemo shall perish TSM pausing esports and CLG Dead
Heroes of the Storm
Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug
TL Mafia
TL Mafia Power Rank TL Mafia Community Thread NeO.D_StephenKing vs This Guy From 1 Million Dance
Community
General
US Politics Mega-thread Things Aren’t Peaceful in Palestine UK Politics Mega-thread Russo-Ukrainian War Thread Artificial Intelligence Thread
Fan Clubs
MarineLorD Fan Club The Creator Fan Club The ShoWTimE Fan Club
Media & Entertainment
Movie Discussion! Anime Discussion Thread
Sports
Football (Soccer) Thread TeamLiquid Health and Fitness Initiative For 2023 MLB/Baseball 2023
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
Computer Build, Upgrade & Buying Resource Thread
TL Community
The Automated Ban List Northern Ireland Global Starcraft
Blogs
F* the Children and Get Off …
TrAiDoS
Dreaming of BW patches (mod…
c3rberUs
Regacy Esports: The Bh…
regacyesports
LOCKPICKING NOOB
LUCKY_NOOB
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 7165 users

NASL Grand Finals Day 1 - Page 1057

Forum Index > StarCraft 2 Tournaments
Post a Reply
Prev 1 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1088 Next
Please refrain from posting and quoting image macros and memes.
SuperFanBoy
Profile Joined June 2011
New Zealand1068 Posts
July 09 2011 06:15 GMT
#21121
I think the biggest problem was the fact that the games were taking so long to setup and the constant hour+ long breaks, i mean 12hours for 8 series of games.. its a bit too much no? It seemed like the crowd started to get fustrated because of it.
Ighox
Profile Joined July 2009
Norway580 Posts
July 09 2011 06:15 GMT
#21122
Seems sort of fitting though, the ending of NASL is just as terrible as the showmatch/announcement-show for NASL. (Clash of the titans showmatch.)

And I can't believe how many hours NASL ran today without even fixing the "80% sound on right speaker, 20% on left issue", adjusting the balance should be the easiest thing in the world to do.

Thanks to Gunrun for at least making it semi-watchable, otherwise we might have had to watch smartcam all night. :D
Olinim
Profile Joined March 2011
4044 Posts
July 09 2011 06:15 GMT
#21123
Puma is the only one who is really a threat to MC, and its entirely possible MC could just roll over him, gogo MC ezry win !
MechKing
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States3004 Posts
July 09 2011 06:16 GMT
#21124
I can live with the sound problems, and with the observer. But the one thing that really ruins it for me is having no loser's bracket. You can only see the players once, even if they didn't play their best so that's quite unfair. You also don't get the built in drama of players going through the loser's bracket on the path to the grand finals, so it really messes up a lot of stuff. I feel bad for the players that had to pay to fly in and only get to play one bo3 where they might not have played very well.
Sylverin
Profile Joined February 2011
United States480 Posts
July 09 2011 06:16 GMT
#21125
On July 09 2011 15:11 Cramsy wrote:
Glad I didn't get up at 4am to watch this judging by the consensus on twitter, reddit and this thread :/

isn't darkforce Australian? he was sooooo awesome i highly recommend those games
Liquid hero <3////Brotoss Protoss!
aNDRoM
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States637 Posts
July 09 2011 06:16 GMT
#21126
I was rooting for BoxeR, but I couldn't resist making this:

[image loading]
Hi. My name is Werner Brandes. My voice is my passport. Verify me.
AndAgain
Profile Joined November 2010
United States2621 Posts
July 09 2011 06:17 GMT
#21127
On July 09 2011 15:11 johnnyspazz wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 09 2011 15:11 Dingobloo wrote:
Is it a Bo5 semi?

its bo3 tomorrow


That's so lame. They can't even get simple decisions correctly.
All your teeth should fall out and hair should grow in their place!
Olinim
Profile Joined March 2011
4044 Posts
July 09 2011 06:17 GMT
#21128
On July 09 2011 15:16 aNDRoM wrote:
I was rooting for BoxeR, but I couldn't resist making this:

[image loading]

rofl sick
Golgotha
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Korea (South)8418 Posts
July 09 2011 06:17 GMT
#21129
On July 09 2011 15:16 aNDRoM wrote:
I was rooting for BoxeR, but I couldn't resist making this:
+ Show Spoiler +

[image loading]



lol well done
Morta
Profile Joined February 2011
Germany557 Posts
July 09 2011 06:17 GMT
#21130
On July 09 2011 15:16 Sylverin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 09 2011 15:11 Cramsy wrote:
Glad I didn't get up at 4am to watch this judging by the consensus on twitter, reddit and this thread :/

isn't darkforce Australian? he was sooooo awesome i highly recommend those games



He's german!

Germany Fighting!
if i'am sad i stop being sad and play starcraft 2 instead.True Story.
aDd3z
Profile Joined March 2011
Germany885 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-09 06:18:40
July 09 2011 06:17 GMT
#21131
On July 09 2011 15:16 Sylverin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 09 2011 15:11 Cramsy wrote:
Glad I didn't get up at 4am to watch this judging by the consensus on twitter, reddit and this thread :/

isn't darkforce Australian? he was sooooo awesome i highly recommend those games

he is german
Edit: im always too late
Cj Entus | Effort | Prime | MarineKing | mouz | HasuObs
TortoiseCa
Profile Joined June 2011
Canada104 Posts
July 09 2011 06:17 GMT
#21132
It was nice that they did this tournament . I've enjoyed it in spurts. Aside from the relentless technical issues, it's been an entire day's worth of free entertainment. And you've got to give credit for these guys casting/playing/interviewing in front of an auditorium full of spectators - half of which are blizzard employees. Not including being streamed live to 40k viewers. I don't think I'd have the nerve to do it.

However, (This is where I complain) I really wish they would let tastotis/day9 cast the games. I really hate saying it because of the aforementioned but when the final match kicked in and gretorp/incontrol were casting again I actually shut down the stream - even though I had been waiting all day for that matchup to watch just because they are so bad at casting it ruined the experience for me. I mean, tastosis were entertaining the heck out of me and then they come back and it just accentuated the point.
SuperFanBoy
Profile Joined June 2011
New Zealand1068 Posts
July 09 2011 06:18 GMT
#21133
its bo3 for the ro8 also? are you shitting me?
RockshellGW
Profile Joined November 2010
93 Posts
July 09 2011 06:18 GMT
#21134
On July 09 2011 15:10 VietLegacy wrote:
Flying in all the way from Korea to play a BO3 at a grand stage and losing sucks. The Grand Finals should have been a BO5 IMO, or at least have a loser bracket like MLG so the viewers can get more games, and the players better opportunities.


They had to sacrifice /so/ much production value so they could have the large prize pool that they needed because any less and the players would not even have shown up to such a horribly unforgiving format. The maps don't help much either.

Solution -> better format, MLG style loser's bracket, cut down on intro-vids and streamline the matches to easily have twice as many games. Cut the prize pool down and use that to increase the production value.

Unfortunately they have nothing to gain by increasing production value as their sponsor has already signed on for two more seasons, they don't need to impress anyone, just do everything they can to convince the players to show up.
RaiKageRyu
Profile Joined August 2009
Canada4773 Posts
July 09 2011 06:18 GMT
#21135
On July 09 2011 15:13 RaiKageRyu wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 09 2011 15:11 johnnyspazz wrote:
On July 09 2011 15:11 Dingobloo wrote:
Is it a Bo5 semi?

its bo3 tomorrow


Actually I'm pretty sure it's Bo5 in the upcoming Ro8 and then Bo7 from the semis onward.

You can tell by the way they gave 1.5 hours for Ro8 and 2 hours per match from semis and finals.

Someone call down the Thunder?
StaplerPhone
Profile Joined March 2011
United States813 Posts
July 09 2011 06:18 GMT
#21136
On July 09 2011 15:15 Cryhavoc wrote:
1Get a pro sound engineer
2First introduce players than give highlights
3Cut highlights to 5min
4Get tripod
5Dont be late
get the 5star


I'm reiterating this so maybe the people working the NASL can see this.
NaDa | MC | HerO | DeMusliM | TaeJa | viOLet
darkest44
Profile Joined December 2010
United States1009 Posts
July 09 2011 06:18 GMT
#21137
On July 09 2011 15:08 TYJ.Aoy wrote:
I think that after all it was a decent event and I had a good time, just very sad that Boxer lost but you can't always get what you want.


Glad theres some reasonable people left on this forum.
Olinim
Profile Joined March 2011
4044 Posts
July 09 2011 06:19 GMT
#21138
On July 09 2011 15:18 StaplerPhone wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 09 2011 15:15 Cryhavoc wrote:
1Get a pro sound engineer
2First introduce players than give highlights
3Cut highlights to 5min
4Get tripod
5Dont be late
get the 5star


I'm reiterating this so maybe the people working the NASL can see this.

also turn up brightness please
illsick
Profile Joined March 2011
United States1770 Posts
July 09 2011 06:19 GMT
#21139
On July 09 2011 15:16 MechKing wrote:
I can live with the sound problems, and with the observer. But the one thing that really ruins it for me is having no loser's bracket. You can only see the players once, even if they didn't play their best so that's quite unfair. You also don't get the built in drama of players going through the loser's bracket on the path to the grand finals, so it really messes up a lot of stuff. I feel bad for the players that had to pay to fly in and only get to play one bo3 where they might not have played very well.


I totally agree with you

Just hate the feeling of the possibility of maybe the best and second best may be matched up first round by the luck of the draw. I don't know how long NASL season was but it felt very long and just sucks for someone to get knocked out first round after going through such a long season :/
you live and you learn
Stanlot
Profile Joined December 2010
United States5742 Posts
July 09 2011 06:19 GMT
#21140
Did Morrow racepick against July or did he play a ZvZ?
MC: "Sentry Forcefield Forcefield Marauder... cage Marauder die die"
Prev 1 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1088 Next
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
GSL
11:00
2026 GSTL: Main Stage Day 5
IntoTheiNu 758
CranKy Ducklings SOOP151
Rex35
LiquipediaDiscussion
Afreeca Starleague
10:00
Ro16, Group B
Leta vs ggaemo
Jaedong vs Queen
Afreeca ASL 13248
StarCastTV_EN336
Liquipedia
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
Lowko519
SHIN 71
ByuN (SOOP) 68
Rex 35
Zoun (SOOP) 1
StarCraft: Brood War
Britney 52190
Calm 14983
Bisu 5985
BeSt 1292
EffOrt 1256
Hyun 601
Light 374
Zeus 257
Stork 186
Rush 175
[ Show more ]
hero 169
Mind 125
Barracks 80
ToSsGirL 73
Larva 65
soO 52
HiyA 39
Terrorterran 34
Hm[arnc] 27
Sharp 26
Shine 24
Icarus 20
sSak 18
SilentControl 15
Noble 12
JulyZerg 9
Dota 2
Dendi1563
qojqva999
420jenkins268
Counter-Strike
dupreeh337
edward53
markeloff49
Other Games
B2W.Neo1180
crisheroes316
XaKoH 282
Hui .149
Liquid`LucifroN132
KnowMe99
hiko93
Organizations
StarCraft: Brood War
UltimateBattle 218
Other Games
BasetradeTV10
Algost 5
[ Show 10 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• StrangeGG 15
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• intothetv
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
• Migwel
StarCraft: Brood War
• BSLYoutube
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
League of Legends
• Jankos1995
Upcoming Events
PiGosaur Cup
11h 46m
Kung Fu Cup
22h 46m
Replay Cast
1d 11h
The PondCast
1d 21h
KCM Race Survival
1d 21h
Escore
2 days
IntoTheTV X SOOP
2 days
CranKy Ducklings
3 days
Sparkling Tuna Cup
4 days
Shopify Rebellion Sundays
5 days
Spirit vs Mixu
Clem vs TBD
[ Show More ]
RSL Revival
5 days
Replay Cast
5 days
Afreeca Starleague
5 days
WardiTV Weekly
5 days
Afreeca Starleague
6 days
GSL
6 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

Proleague 2026-09-02
PiG Sty Festival 8.0
Big Dog Cup 2026 Div 1

Ongoing

KCM Race Survival 2026 Season 3
K-JUNGMAN
ASL Season 22
Super Anchor Qualifying S3
CSL 2026 AUTUMN (S22)
Acropolis #5
Acropolis #5 - TRS
RSL Revival: Season 6
Calamity Invitational
FISSURE Playground #3
BLAST Open Fall 2026
Esports World Cup 2026
BLAST Bounty Summer 2026
BLAST Bounty Summer Qual
Stake Ranked Episode 3
XSE Pro League 2026

Upcoming

Escore Tournament S3: King of Kings
Acropolis #5 - GSA
Blizzard Classic Cup 2026
Acropolis #5 - GSB
Acropolis #5 - GSC
SC4ALL II: Brood War
HSC XXX
Stellar Fest 2: Lunar Cup
SC4ALL II: StarCraft II
Kung Fu Cup 2026 Grand Finals
RSL Offline Finals
Stake Ranked Episode 6
BLAST Rivals Fall 2026
IEM Beijing 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 5
PGL Masters Bucharest 2026
1win Private Club #2
Thunderpick World Champ. '26
ESL Pro League Season 24
Stake Ranked Episode 4
1win Private Club #1
Logitech G Play Connect 2026
SL StarSeries Fall 2026
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2026 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.