EPTIt is an honor for me to take a vacation for IPL3.
IPL 3: Origins - Caesar's Palace, Atlantic City - Page 13
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Khi
Germany188 Posts
It is an honor for me to take a vacation for IPL3. | ||
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sksyen
United States359 Posts
Preferred Room Type CLASSIC ROOM - 1 King Bed - Smoking Confirmation Number TZYL4 Deposit Amount $0.00 Arrival Date 10/6/2011 Departure Date 10/9/2011 | ||
Adebisi
Canada1637 Posts
On August 22 2011 09:57 Carras wrote: i dont like the group play part..its just for seeding.. compared to mlg´s all important pool play , wich is key to place well in the tourney , this one sucks.. also,single elim sucks... ! but best of luck,will watch as much as i can that weekend =) , great players for sure. MLGs group play is also just for seeding O_o. I can agree with single elimination sucking but if they want to cast all the games its pretty much what must be done and somewhat of a necessary evil, double elimination is a nice perk in the open bracket to compensate for that, overall this is a good balance imo. | ||
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Vira
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Corrik
United States1416 Posts
That leaves 2 spots for Koreans. Nestea and MC are the obvious choices there... though MVP or Boxer could pull off an invite. | ||
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zeenix1
Sweden89 Posts
On August 22 2011 16:19 Adebisi wrote: MLGs group play is also just for seeding O_o. I can agree with single elimination sucking but if they want to cast all the games its pretty much what must be done and somewhat of a necessary evil, double elimination is a nice perk in the open bracket to compensate for that, overall this is a good balance imo. MLG groupplay has a point to it, at the actual event (ignoring wether the players deserv to be in groupplay) it makes total sense and is not about seed, every better position guarantees you more money and fewer opponents to beat to reach the final.. This IPL-groupplay just sounds like a sorry excuse to get some games of the ppl who are qualified and invited and will end up losing their first game. I dont have a better suggestion atm, but pointless groupplay is pointless.. They better not do like MLG and neglect the "open bracket"-matches.. they seem to underestimate just how badly ppl want to see those too.. | ||
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AXygnus
Portugal1008 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + MMA vs Ryung in Ro256, with a possible faceoff against teammate Sleep in the next round  | ||
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cablesc
United States1540 Posts
On August 22 2011 20:56 AXygnus wrote: Just took a look at the 1st online qualifer bracket... + Show Spoiler + MMA vs Ryung in Ro256, with a possible faceoff against teammate Sleep in the next round Ro64 you mean. Only about 70 people signed up for this qualifier. Still an unfortunate pairing though. | ||
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nougdp
Germany144 Posts
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Ownos
United States2147 Posts
On August 22 2011 19:39 zeenix1 wrote: MLG groupplay has a point to it, at the actual event (ignoring wether the players deserv to be in groupplay) it makes total sense and is not about seed, every better position guarantees you more money and fewer opponents to beat to reach the final.. This IPL-groupplay just sounds like a sorry excuse to get some games of the ppl who are qualified and invited and will end up losing their first game. I dont have a better suggestion atm, but pointless groupplay is pointless.. They better not do like MLG and neglect the "open bracket"-matches.. they seem to underestimate just how badly ppl want to see those too.. No, you just don't understand how beneficial seeding is. It's much better to get a high seed and fight a low seed and have a higher chance of advancing to the next round (and therefore more money). Unlike someone whose on the opposite end of that or near the middle. | ||
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FLuE
United States1012 Posts
Single elimination doesn't suck. It means it is all on the line, and there is complete pressure and tense moments at every point in the event. You can't afford to screw up, and that I like to watch. People just don't want to see their favorite players go out early, but at the end of the day I think as a viewer I enjoy the drama more than the long drawn out tournaments where some people has to win 30 BO's to get to the finals from the losers bracket. It sucks to watch a double elimination tournament drag on forever as some player is sitting in the top half of the winners bracket waiting. How many other sports do double elimination? Almost all major sports out there follow the following format - Some sort of pool play/regular season/accumulative point seeding process -> Single elimination tournament. The only one I can think of right now is the little league world series, and that is because it involves 9 year olds. Also single elimination tournaments give a much better finals format. I hate how double elimination tournaments either end up with extended series, or a situation where one player has to win 2 BO's and the other only one. I just want to see 2 players who are undefeated meet and play one BO 7 to see who the champion is, who played well enough to go through an entire bracket without losing a series. | ||
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zeenix1
Sweden89 Posts
On August 23 2011 01:52 Ownos wrote: No, you just don't understand how beneficial seeding is. It's much better to get a high seed and fight a low seed and have a higher chance of advancing to the next round (and therefore more money). Unlike someone whose on the opposite end of that or near the middle. Get real, in SC2, specially when unseeded koreans make themselves present there's little point to big seeding system, even less to play for seeds with unseeded players yet again.. I stand to my point it's close to pointless. | ||
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Rafx
Poland37 Posts
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ptbl
United States6074 Posts
On August 23 2011 03:32 Rafx wrote: Nerchio or MaNa really deserve to be invited as well ! There's already three Europeans invited to the tournament. IPL said that they are going to consider geographic locations when they invite players. | ||
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Hydrox911
United Kingdom261 Posts
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Choboo
Sweden2088 Posts
On August 23 2011 03:40 ptbl wrote: There's already three Europeans invited to the tournament. IPL said that they are going to consider geographic locations when they invite players. If Mana doesn't get an invite I'll be really sad T_T Best results of any foreigner recently | ||
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TT1
Canada10067 Posts
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Adebisi
Canada1637 Posts
On August 23 2011 05:09 TT1 wrote: kinda sux that u guys didnt reserve a spot(or two) in the main tournament for the top point earners from the qualifiers, woulda been nice if there was a small reward for all the players that are putting so much time/energy(and money) into qualifying for your tournament.. instead of giving away a shitload of freepasses =] This is a decent point, I think in the future maybe top 8 getting free entry to the next qualification tournament would be a nice (albeit small) perk for those players. | ||
Alex.IGN
United States1050 Posts
On August 23 2011 05:09 TT1 wrote: kinda sux that u guys didnt reserve a spot(or two) in the main tournament for the top point earners from the qualifiers, woulda been nice if there was a small reward for all the players that are putting so much time/energy(and money) into qualifying for your tournament.. instead of giving away a shitload of freepasses =] We feel like the qualifiers offer an incredible opportunity for people to earn a fantastic reward and that while the risk of losing $20 is high, the reward is even higher. I don't feel like 8 invites is a lot either considering how many players can be involved in this event. It's worth considering for the future though, and we did consider that for IPL 3 as well. | ||
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userstupidname
Sweden272 Posts
On August 23 2011 05:39 Alex.IGN wrote: We feel like the qualifiers offer an incredible opportunity for people to earn a fantastic reward and that while the risk of losing $20 is high, the reward is even higher. I don't feel like 8 invites is a lot either considering how many players can be involved in this event. It's worth considering for the future though, and we did consider that for IPL 3 as well. Good to hear feedback on the matter nontheless  | ||
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