As an update, all states can now participate aside from Vermont!
New Update!
We have revealed the full brackets and results from our first qualifier, and you can see everything including our first two qualifiers here: http://playhem.com/tourney/10401
BUT check this out, we'll be broadcasting casts from the qualifiers over the next two weeks for you to watch and enjoy! There are so many incredible games from just this qualifier, we can't wait to share them! Come join us at http://www.ign.com/ipl at 00:00 GMT (+00:00) every day from now on to catch fresh content and keep an eye out for the EU rebroadcasts at their normal time, 16:30 GMT (+00:00) the following day.
When: Saturday the 20th (and maybe Sunday if it goes long) at 11 AM PDT - Check-in at 10:30 AM PDT Cost: $20 Prize: Free flight, free hotel, free food and minimum $1000 prize payout from being guaranteed a slot in our Championship Bracket. Sign Up Link: http://playhem.com/tourney/10401 Format: Best of 3 Map Pool: Xel'Naga Caverns MLG Metalopolis Shakuras Plateau Crevasse Tal Darim Altar Xel'Naga Fortress Terminus MLG Shattered Temple Bel’Shir Beach
We will be broadcasting the games that are played in IPL TV from Wednesday to Sunday the week after each qualifier!
Funnily enough, only 19 of the 1024 available slots are taken as of now - but at least 15 of those are progamers worthy of participating in IPL3 already. :lol
Yeah this is pretty amazing of IGN. I expect all the top players to try to qualify for this, including just about everyone in Korea :x I wouldn't be surprised if Koreans took all of the qualifying spots if this tournament has been posted/translated on one of their Korean SC2 sites. If not, a lot of Koreans probably won't know about it so the foreigners will have a better chance of qualifying. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad Koreans are allowed to participate, but their participation is almost always followed by their winning. GL foreigners, you're gonna need it!
On August 18 2011 06:48 Devolved wrote: Yeah this is pretty amazing of IGN. I expect all the top players to try to qualify for this, including just about everyone in Korea :x I wouldn't be surprised if Koreans took all of the qualifying spots if this tournament has been posted/translated on one of their Korean SC2 sites. If not, a lot of Koreans probably won't know about it so the foreigners will have a better chance of qualifying. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad Koreans are allowed to participate, but their participation is almost always followed by their winning. GL foreigners, you're gonna need it!
I wish IGN would divide the qualifiers into regions so we dont end up with a situation like NASL's
On August 18 2011 06:48 Devolved wrote: Yeah this is pretty amazing of IGN. I expect all the top players to try to qualify for this, including just about everyone in Korea :x I wouldn't be surprised if Koreans took all of the qualifying spots if this tournament has been posted/translated on one of their Korean SC2 sites. If not, a lot of Koreans probably won't know about it so the foreigners will have a better chance of qualifying. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad Koreans are allowed to participate, but their participation is almost always followed by their winning. GL foreigners, you're gonna need it!
I wish IGN would divide the qualifiers into regions so we dont end up with a situation like NASL's
NASL had one online open qualifier with one spot awarded. It's hardly comparable at all.
On August 18 2011 06:44 Bobster wrote: Funnily enough, only 19 of the 1024 available slots are taken as of now - but at least 15 of those are progamers worthy of participating in IPL3 already. :lol
Yeah, 1 problem with 0 entry fee is you get a lot of random masters or even plat/diamonds just joining in to see if they can cheese out someone or stalk their favorite player... making the brackets more bloated than it should be.
So that's 1 Korean turning out. Hopefully the others won't shy away like the NASL situation.
On August 18 2011 06:48 Devolved wrote: Yeah this is pretty amazing of IGN. I expect all the top players to try to qualify for this, including just about everyone in Korea :x I wouldn't be surprised if Koreans took all of the qualifying spots if this tournament has been posted/translated on one of their Korean SC2 sites. If not, a lot of Koreans probably won't know about it so the foreigners will have a better chance of qualifying. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad Koreans are allowed to participate, but their participation is almost always followed by their winning. GL foreigners, you're gonna need it!
I wish IGN would divide the qualifiers into regions so we dont end up with a situation like NASL's
NASL had one online open qualifier with one spot awarded. It's hardly comparable at all.
I think he's talking about the qualification for season 2.
On August 18 2011 08:42 vict1019 wrote: IPL definitely needs more hype.
Yeah, the response so far as been a bit underwhelming. Only like 20 people signed up with only one Korean and hardly any of the top Europeans. Is $20 too much for top players even with how well they will be compensated if they make top 2 in the qualifier? After all the Korean complaining about how the NASL was not treating the players right, and then IGN comes in with even more than what the Koreans requested, well, I expected them to be all over it. Only time will tell I suppose, but how long is registration even open for this qualifier?
On August 18 2011 08:42 vict1019 wrote: IPL definitely needs more hype.
Yeah, the response so far as been a bit underwhelming. Only like 20 people signed up with only one Korean and hardly any of the top Europeans. Is $20 too much for top players even with how well they will be compensated if they make top 2 in the qualifier? After all the Korean complaining about how the NASL was not treating the players right, and then IGN comes in with even more than what the Koreans requested, well, I expected them to be all over it. Only time will tell I suppose, but how long is registration even open for this qualifier?
Alot is going on right now GSL and IEM im sure in the next days alot of players will sign up
On August 18 2011 08:42 vict1019 wrote: IPL definitely needs more hype.
Yeah, the response so far as been a bit underwhelming. Only like 20 people signed up with only one Korean and hardly any of the top Europeans. Is $20 too much for top players even with how well they will be compensated if they make top 2 in the qualifier? After all the Korean complaining about how the NASL was not treating the players right, and then IGN comes in with even more than what the Koreans requested, well, I expected them to be all over it. Only time will tell I suppose, but how long is registration even open for this qualifier?
Are you seriously saying 20 dollars is too much to enter a professional tournament with a 100k prizepool? Wow.
On August 18 2011 08:42 vict1019 wrote: IPL definitely needs more hype.
Yeah, the response so far as been a bit underwhelming. Only like 20 people signed up with only one Korean and hardly any of the top Europeans. Is $20 too much for top players even with how well they will be compensated if they make top 2 in the qualifier? After all the Korean complaining about how the NASL was not treating the players right, and then IGN comes in with even more than what the Koreans requested, well, I expected them to be all over it. Only time will tell I suppose, but how long is registration even open for this qualifier?
Are you seriously saying 20 dollars is too much to enter a professional tournament with a 100k prizepool? Wow.
No. I'm not saying that. It was a question related to the small sign-up numbers so far.
Love this! I was wary of IPL before it started, and frankly I didn't have a reason... but as of IPL2 I have realized it is the best and most professional foreign tourney out there! GL, I'll be watching :D
This was very short notice so people who are smart signed up for the 1st one as it's likely to be the easiest with the lowest turnout. Check needs to spread the word to other koreans..wtf...why is he the only korean signed up?!
On August 18 2011 10:41 Canucklehead wrote: This was very short notice so people who are smart signed up for the 1st one as it's likely to be the easiest with the lowest turnout. Check needs to spread the word to other koreans..wtf...why is he the only korean signed up?!
On August 18 2011 10:41 Canucklehead wrote: This was very short notice so people who are smart signed up for the 1st one as it's likely to be the easiest with the lowest turnout. Check needs to spread the word to other koreans..wtf...why is he the only korean signed up?!
Less competition for Check
Ha good point! More koreans would just decrease check's chances of qualifying! Check is smart!
This going to be such an amazing tournament. Kudos guys, really. I hope everything goes smoothly because it seems IGN is one of the few organizations that get it.
On August 18 2011 08:58 desrow wrote: At least there's a loser bracket I remember playing NASL qualifier losing 1-2 to vines and throwing 10$ away without having a losers bracket
...where you'd meet Nerchio or ST.Virus and be beaten silly anyway... no disrespect, or whatever
On August 19 2011 09:03 rift wrote: Pretty clear that IPL did nothing to tell Koreans about this tournament considering the signup list.
Starting a tournament at midnight and possibly staying up all night, $20 deposit and probably strictly on AM server - not exactly prime conditions.
While this is true it should be a fairly quick tournament. It's single elimination bo3 all rounds, finals won't be played I assume since top 2 receive same prize, and not many participants.
On August 19 2011 09:03 rift wrote: Pretty clear that IPL did nothing to tell Koreans about this tournament considering the signup list.
Starting a tournament at midnight and possibly staying up all night, $20 deposit and probably strictly on AM server - not exactly prime conditions.
While this is true it should be a fairly quick tournament. It's single elimination bo3 all rounds, finals won't be played I assume since top 2 receive same prize, and not many participants.
If it's full, that's 10 round of Bo3s. If you guess that a Bo3 can take minimum 20 minutes, that's 3 hours if everything runs smoothly and in a timely manner...
So I'd guess it's going to be a minimum of 5 hours, if not longer. So finish up at 5 AM if you make it all the way through. Even then, that's a generous estimate. Bo3s can take a long time sometimes... not all series are equal.
The reason why so many people aint participating is becouse the 20$ i think. Would be awesome if its 20$ for masters and grandmasters, and like 5$ for ranks below that. :D
On August 19 2011 18:20 Get.Midikem wrote: The reason why so many people aint participating is becouse the 20$ i think. Would be awesome if its 20$ for masters and grandmasters, and like 5$ for ranks below that. :D
So people would just sign up with smurfs.
$20 isn't too much. I think the first qualifier might have a low turn out because it was really short notice from the announcement.
On August 19 2011 18:20 Get.Midikem wrote: The reason why so many people aint participating is becouse the 20$ i think. Would be awesome if its 20$ for masters and grandmasters, and like 5$ for ranks below that. :D
So people would just sign up with smurfs.
$20 isn't too much. I think the first qualifier might have a low turn out because it was really short notice from the announcement.
Short notice wouldn't be an issue if IGN simply reached out to all the teams beforehand.
And it looks like ST.Ace has signed up. MVP.Violet as well.
Ah, I figured they picked their race when signing up.
What I don't get is why players like SlayerSDragon don't sign up for these things. If he doesn't have $20 he could easily get it from his 2000-3000 viewers, and his fanbase definitely wants to see how he can do in a tourney like this. Just really seems like a missed opportunity to me.
On August 20 2011 02:26 Megiddosc wrote: Wait, Artist? Why have I never heard of this person? Is he at the ReIGN house, or is he playing in Korea?
The ReIGN house is not set up yet (there will be a lot of coverage about it when it is), he is in Korea and he is moving to the US once we set it up (pending his Visa approval by the US government).
Edit: Artist is also a former member of fOu from SC1 and beginning of SC2.
saw that a bronze level player (Divebomb) signed up. pretty sure he/she is going to be destroyed, but he's probably doing it to say that I got owned by and the chance to play xyz progamer.
On August 20 2011 04:14 Corrik wrote: Well, I guess MarineKing isn't an invite if he is signing up for the qualifiers. Wish we had a list of people planning on being invited.
It seems kind of weird that MarineKing can't get an invite to MLG or now this. If he's signing up for qualifiers and wants to play seems crazy not to invite him.
Wouldn't make sense to have him knock out tons of good players in these qualifiers then invite him later.
On August 20 2011 04:14 Corrik wrote: Well, I guess MarineKing isn't an invite if he is signing up for the qualifiers. Wish we had a list of people planning on being invited.
It seems kind of weird that MarineKing can't get an invite to MLG or now this. If he's signing up for qualifiers and wants to play seems crazy not to invite him.
Wouldn't make sense to have him knock out tons of good players in these qualifiers then invite him later.
Maybe they stopped inviting him cause the places where he did get invited to (Dreamhack, IEM) he had to turn all of them down.
Also including him signing a contract for NASL and stepping out.
I want to see him in foreign tournaments as much as the next guy but you got to admit he seems a bit flakey.
On August 20 2011 10:20 Canucklehead wrote: Nice, mma, ryung, ganzi and min have signed up too now!
Don't forget sleep! He's a pretty dang good zerg from the few games I've seen from him.
EDIT: Looks like there will be at least 64 people signed up by the time the qualifier starts. I'd say that's a good turnout. I remember the first IPL2 qualifier had around ~150 or so and that was without any sort of fee.
On August 20 2011 04:14 Corrik wrote: Well, I guess MarineKing isn't an invite if he is signing up for the qualifiers. Wish we had a list of people planning on being invited.
It seems kind of weird that MarineKing can't get an invite to MLG or now this. If he's signing up for qualifiers and wants to play seems crazy not to invite him.
Wouldn't make sense to have him knock out tons of good players in these qualifiers then invite him later.
Maybe they stopped inviting him cause the places where he did get invited to (Dreamhack, IEM) he had to turn all of them down.
Also including him signing a contract for NASL and stepping out.
I want to see him in foreign tournaments as much as the next guy but you got to admit he seems a bit flakey.
You can't blame him for the NASL thing because that was a group decision which he had no say in. He couldn't go to IEM because he's still in the middle of Code A. I think the fans appreciate them giving invites to the any of the top 4 in GSL ranking and if they can't come because they're in the middle of GSL then just replace them. It's worth the risk and the chance they show up makes the tournament infinitely better.
You have to admit that the invites are strange. Why would you invite Ret but make MarineKing play in the qualifier?
On August 20 2011 13:24 wats0n wrote: You have to admit that the invites are strange. Why would you invite Ret but make MarineKing play in the qualifier?
We invited a diverse (geographically and racially) group of people.
On August 20 2011 13:24 wats0n wrote: You have to admit that the invites are strange. Why would you invite Ret but make MarineKing play in the qualifier?
We invited a diverse (geographically and racially) group of people.
Will you be inviting Koreans? It seems a bit unfair (I'm going to take a random made-up example), to invite MVP but make MKP play in the qualifier tournaments.
How are players selected? I'd think that Nerchio/White-Ra/Mana would get spots due to strong IPL2 performance but that hasn't seemed to be the case. To be fair all four invited so far did pretty well at IPL 2 so it's not like they flamed out losing in LB1.
On August 20 2011 18:36 SenorChang wrote: Noticed puzzle signed up... as Slayerspuzzle :o
Holy Shit!
Did Slayers sign another player away from zenex? More Esports Drama!
It could be an alias for someone else, but considering the fact that the field is made up almost entirely of known pro gamers, it probably is the KR pro gamer Puzzle.
On August 20 2011 18:36 SenorChang wrote: Noticed puzzle signed up... as Slayerspuzzle :o
Holy Shit!
Did Slayers sign another player away from zenex? More Esports Drama!
It could be an alias for someone else, but considering the fact that the field is made up almost entirely of known pro gamers, it probably is the KR pro gamer Puzzle.
Why need to dwell on the drama. It's not like a person is locked in for life on a team. The players do have free will - and if there aren't contracts in place to stop it from happening then too bad
On August 21 2011 03:16 Canucklehead wrote: Dammit looks like mkp didn't show up! I don't see him in the brackets. Polt showed up. Why didn't he wake up mkp?!
The good news is I talked to him and MKP said he'd sign up for the next one!
On August 21 2011 03:16 Canucklehead wrote: Dammit looks like mkp didn't show up! I don't see him in the brackets. Polt showed up. Why didn't he wake up mkp?!
The good news is I talked to him and MKP said he'd sign up for the next one!
MKP plays Code A semi-finals in a day and a half. Maybe he didn't want to reveal his builds to Leenock.
Winning Code A would guarantee him a seed back into Code S. I assume that's a higher priority for him right now, as it should be. He really wants to win a GSL Code S.
On August 21 2011 03:26 Zzoram wrote: MKP plays Code A semi-finals in a day and a half. Maybe he didn't want to reveal his builds to Leenock.
Winning Code A would guarantee him a seed back into Code S. I assume that's a higher priority for him right now, as it should be. He really wants to win a GSL Code S.
While all true. He signed up knowing he had code A tomorrow, plus this isn't broadcasted live so leenock can't watch any of his games. Oh well...hope he gets top 2 next one! Hope to see at least mma qualify!
I think its pretty lame to keep all these qualifiers a secret. The winners of the IPL2 qualifiers still haven't even been released... Don't really understand why it has to be hidden.
On August 21 2011 06:00 SyNc` wrote: I think its pretty lame to keep all these qualifiers a secret. The winners of the IPL2 qualifiers still haven't even been released... Don't really understand why it has to be hidden.
The IPL 2 qualifier winners were released as soon as we cast the games, you can go to z33k now and see them.
We're keeping them hidden to not spoil anyone who wants to see the games cast. Even though this is just a qualifier, it involves more talent then a lot of normal tournaments, and should be treated as such.
On August 21 2011 06:00 SyNc` wrote: I think its pretty lame to keep all these qualifiers a secret. The winners of the IPL2 qualifiers still haven't even been released... Don't really understand why it has to be hidden.
The IPL 2 qualifier winners were released as soon as we cast the games, you can go to z33k now and see them.
We're keeping them hidden to not spoil anyone who wants to see the games cast. Even though this is just a qualifier, it involves more talent then a lot of normal tournaments, and should be treated as such.
On August 21 2011 06:00 SyNc` wrote: I think its pretty lame to keep all these qualifiers a secret. The winners of the IPL2 qualifiers still haven't even been released... Don't really understand why it has to be hidden.
The IPL 2 qualifier winners were released as soon as we cast the games, you can go to z33k now and see them.
We're keeping them hidden to not spoil anyone who wants to see the games cast. Even though this is just a qualifier, it involves more talent then a lot of normal tournaments, and should be treated as such.
Wouldn't have a button to un-hidden the bracktes fix it for everyone who doesn't mind seeing the results before watching the casts? Like me and all those people complaining already?
So who will be spoiled is simply anyone who wants to.
Yeah, I wouldn't mind knowing the results early. Like murtas suggested, the problem can be easily fixed with an un-hidden option for the bracket. It might be hard to believe, but some of don't mind being spoiled.
I know some people don't mind being spoiled, but if we allowed the option to see the results, we'd get non-stop spam in our stream channels about the results. Sorry guys you'll just have to be patient! I promise there are some sick, sick games and we will start broadcasting games soon!
On August 21 2011 06:58 Alex.IGN wrote: I know some people don't mind being spoiled, but if we allowed the option to see the results, we'd get non-stop spam in our stream channels about the results. Sorry guys you'll just have to be patient! I promise there are some sick, sick games and we will start broadcasting games soon!
What about just showing the first round matches, no results?
On August 21 2011 06:58 Alex.IGN wrote: I know some people don't mind being spoiled, but if we allowed the option to see the results, we'd get non-stop spam in our stream channels about the results. Sorry guys you'll just have to be patient! I promise there are some sick, sick games and we will start broadcasting games soon!
Yeah i'm aware of some bm people who will spams the results, unfortunely it might happen. But wednesday isn't soon enough in sc2 world. :p
PS: Well, showing the 1st round just for the sake of us knowing the final lineup of players would be the least IGN could do.
On August 21 2011 06:58 Alex.IGN wrote: I know some people don't mind being spoiled, but if we allowed the option to see the results, we'd get non-stop spam in our stream channels about the results. Sorry guys you'll just have to be patient! I promise there are some sick, sick games and we will start broadcasting games soon!
What about just showing the first round matches, no results?
On August 21 2011 06:58 Alex.IGN wrote: I know some people don't mind being spoiled, but if we allowed the option to see the results, we'd get non-stop spam in our stream channels about the results. Sorry guys you'll just have to be patient! I promise there are some sick, sick games and we will start broadcasting games soon!
What about just showing the first round matches, no results?
Man, this qualifier is f-ing stacked. First I didn't care that much, but actually, I'm quite excited to see this casted now. The lineup for the first qualifier already looks scarier than most tournaments currently out there.
On August 21 2011 06:58 Alex.IGN wrote: I know some people don't mind being spoiled, but if we allowed the option to see the results, we'd get non-stop spam in our stream channels about the results. Sorry guys you'll just have to be patient! I promise there are some sick, sick games and we will start broadcasting games soon!
What about just showing the first round matches, no results?
Is this correct? :0 (not spoilers concerning matches, so dont worry)
It takes their race from the 'most played race' info on bnet. A lot of people were playing on borrowed accounts so it isn't always accurate (but more often then not it is)!
On August 21 2011 06:58 Alex.IGN wrote: I know some people don't mind being spoiled, but if we allowed the option to see the results, we'd get non-stop spam in our stream channels about the results. Sorry guys you'll just have to be patient! I promise there are some sick, sick games and we will start broadcasting games soon!
What about just showing the first round matches, no results?
Seems like you read all the comments which is surprising. Just want to say you guys are doing a great job super hyped seeing the players in the qualifier.
We have revealed the full brackets and results from our first qualifier, and you can see everything including our first two qualifiers here: http://playhem.com/tourney/10401
BUT check this out, we'll be broadcasting casts from the qualifiers over the next two weeks for you to watch and enjoy! There are so many incredible games from just this qualifier, we can't wait to share them! Come join us at http://www.ign.com/ipl at 22:00 GMT (+00:00) every day from now on to catch fresh content and keep an eye out for the EU rebroadcasts at their normal time, 16:30 GMT (+00:00) the following day. Again, we're starting to air our fresh content at 3 p.m. PDT / 6 p.m. EDT from now on, this is a new start time!
playhem bracket UI needs some improvements... to put it lightly or make it idiot proof. Also nice to see Morrow back in action reaching far also the new Liquid players. IPL will be an awsome event! gratz Atlanta.
I really like to see more of Hero. Someone who can teach Mc something new about TvP should be great to watch. To be honest I'm very surprised that no Terran qualified espcially considering how many good korean terran took part in the tournament.
Holy cow, I'm looking at those brackets and am so happy this is just the first qualifier. This tourney is the real deal! Koreans, IGN production value, LAN event, 100k Prize Purse.
Just needs to get a bit more (much deserved) hype on TL now.
On August 23 2011 07:01 RageBot wrote: Wait, aren't the qualifiers area based?
It seems like everyone who will get into the event through a qualifier will be Korean
They are not area based, only our invites were based geographically. Also, having an event hosted in North America by default lends itself to more North American (and perhaps European) competitors, so we are glad to afford Koreans the chance to participate from their homes.
Cannot wait to see the good old casting crew giving me some HerO goodness.
Please be clear and let me know when you are casting the replays from the even IGN. Because I want to see them very, very badly and I want to give my viewership when you are live. You have a production quality and perhaps more importantly at this early stage production ideas I want to support the hell out of.
And of course, the Liquid fanboy in me want to see you cast as much Sheth and HerO as possible. Just because of general awesomeness.
1st and 2nd place finishers receive entry into the $100,000 IPL 3: Origins Championship bracket live in Atlantic City. Free flight, hotel room, and $1000 guaranteed at the event are included. Note: Unfortunately, residents of Vermont will be unable to participate in this tournament as wagering cash is illegal by state law.
Not sure why a 3/4 match was even scheduled when it has no significance? Prize money?
On August 23 2011 06:03 Joshy.IGN wrote: New Update!
We have revealed the full brackets and results from our first qualifier, and you can see everything including our first two qualifiers here: http://playhem.com/tourney/10401
BUT check this out, we'll be broadcasting casts from the qualifiers over the next two weeks for you to watch and enjoy! There are so many incredible games from just this qualifier, we can't wait to share them! Come join us at http://www.ign.com/ipl at 22:00 GMT (+00:00) every day from now on to catch fresh content and keep an eye out for the EU rebroadcasts at their normal time, 16:30 GMT (+00:00) the following day. Again, we're starting to air our fresh content at 3 p.m. PDT / 6 p.m. EDT from now on, this is a new start time!
When does it start ? It's 0:40 CEST and nothing it's happening on stream
On August 23 2011 06:03 Joshy.IGN wrote: New Update!
We have revealed the full brackets and results from our first qualifier, and you can see everything including our first two qualifiers here: http://playhem.com/tourney/10401
BUT check this out, we'll be broadcasting casts from the qualifiers over the next two weeks for you to watch and enjoy! There are so many incredible games from just this qualifier, we can't wait to share them! Come join us at http://www.ign.com/ipl at 22:00 GMT (+00:00) every day from now on to catch fresh content and keep an eye out for the EU rebroadcasts at their normal time, 16:30 GMT (+00:00) the following day. Again, we're starting to air our fresh content at 3 p.m. PDT / 6 p.m. EDT from now on, this is a new start time!
When does it start ? It's 0:40 CEST and nothing it's happening on stream
On August 23 2011 06:03 Joshy.IGN wrote: New Update!
We have revealed the full brackets and results from our first qualifier, and you can see everything including our first two qualifiers here: http://playhem.com/tourney/10401
BUT check this out, we'll be broadcasting casts from the qualifiers over the next two weeks for you to watch and enjoy! There are so many incredible games from just this qualifier, we can't wait to share them! Come join us at http://www.ign.com/ipl at 22:00 GMT (+00:00) every day from now on to catch fresh content and keep an eye out for the EU rebroadcasts at their normal time, 16:30 GMT (+00:00) the following day. Again, we're starting to air our fresh content at 3 p.m. PDT / 6 p.m. EDT from now on, this is a new start time!
When does it start ? It's 0:40 CEST and nothing it's happening on stream
Ah, sorry I wasn't more clear on this! That begins Tuesday, August 23rd. Today we have the IPL Team Arena with ReIGN vs. Vile starting at 5 p.m. PDT / 8 p.m. EDT / 2 a.m. CEST as scheduled on the TL calendar.
On August 23 2011 06:03 Joshy.IGN wrote: New Update!
We have revealed the full brackets and results from our first qualifier, and you can see everything including our first two qualifiers here: http://playhem.com/tourney/10401
BUT check this out, we'll be broadcasting casts from the qualifiers over the next two weeks for you to watch and enjoy! There are so many incredible games from just this qualifier, we can't wait to share them! Come join us at http://www.ign.com/ipl at 22:00 GMT (+00:00) every day from now on to catch fresh content and keep an eye out for the EU rebroadcasts at their normal time, 16:30 GMT (+00:00) the following day. Again, we're starting to air our fresh content at 3 p.m. PDT / 6 p.m. EDT from now on, this is a new start time!
When does it start ? It's 0:40 CEST and nothing it's happening on stream
Ah, sorry I wasn't more clear on this! That begins Tuesday, August 23rd. Today we have the IPL Team Arena with ReIGN vs. Vile starting at 5 p.m. PDT / 8 p.m. EDT / 2 a.m. CEST as scheduled on the TL calendar.
On August 23 2011 07:01 RageBot wrote: Wait, aren't the qualifiers area based?
It seems like everyone who will get into the event through a qualifier will be Korean
They are not area based, only our invites were based geographically. Also, having an event hosted in North America by default lends itself to more North American (and perhaps European) competitors, so we are glad to afford Koreans the chance to participate from their homes.
Okay, understood.
I hope that some foreigners will make it through the online qualifiers, I hope to see QXC's epic comeback as s gosu
On August 23 2011 06:03 Joshy.IGN wrote: New Update!
We have revealed the full brackets and results from our first qualifier, and you can see everything including our first two qualifiers here: http://playhem.com/tourney/10401
BUT check this out, we'll be broadcasting casts from the qualifiers over the next two weeks for you to watch and enjoy! There are so many incredible games from just this qualifier, we can't wait to share them! Come join us at http://www.ign.com/ipl at 22:00 GMT (+00:00) every day from now on to catch fresh content and keep an eye out for the EU rebroadcasts at their normal time, 16:30 GMT (+00:00) the following day. Again, we're starting to air our fresh content at 3 p.m. PDT / 6 p.m. EDT from now on, this is a new start time!
Excellent! I hope this means that brackets for the next 3 tournaments will be visible and update live? Personally, I very much enjoy watching brackets develop over the course of a tournament, much more exciting than just taking it in in one fell swoop.
On August 23 2011 06:03 Joshy.IGN wrote: New Update!
We have revealed the full brackets and results from our first qualifier, and you can see everything including our first two qualifiers here: http://playhem.com/tourney/10401
BUT check this out, we'll be broadcasting casts from the qualifiers over the next two weeks for you to watch and enjoy! There are so many incredible games from just this qualifier, we can't wait to share them! Come join us at http://www.ign.com/ipl at 22:00 GMT (+00:00) every day from now on to catch fresh content and keep an eye out for the EU rebroadcasts at their normal time, 16:30 GMT (+00:00) the following day. Again, we're starting to air our fresh content at 3 p.m. PDT / 6 p.m. EDT from now on, this is a new start time!
Excellent! I hope this means that brackets for the next 3 tournaments will be visible and update live? Personally, I very much enjoy watching brackets develop over the course of a tournament, much more exciting than just taking it in in one fell swoop.
Yup they will! We heard a lot of people requesting this, so we switched around how we were planning on rolling out our qualifier information!
On August 23 2011 09:52 VirgilSC2 wrote: Just curious, how were players seeded into these qualifiers? Not trying to be rude, but some sides of the bracket were MUCH more stacked than others.
Good question, is this randomized? Having Ryung, Sleep, and MMA all right next to each other seems odd, probably just coincidence though.
On August 23 2011 10:04 Alex.IGN wrote: They were seeded by their ladder points on their highest ranked ladder account.
Oh, well then that actually makes a pretty good amount of sense. Were all the ladder points taken at a screenshot time, or was it at the time the player registered?
Does participating in a qualifier (thus, becoming a "player") grant under 21 years of age access to the venue? My group wants to reserve our hotel room, buy our seats, etc, but we dont want to do it until we get full details that the ENTIRE group can attend.
On August 23 2011 13:56 F00LY wrote: Does participating in a qualifier (thus, becoming a "player") grant under 21 years of age access to the venue? My group wants to reserve our hotel room, buy our seats, etc, but we dont want to do it until we get full details that the ENTIRE group can attend.
If you are a player I can request access for under 21 year olds. The only people that can't attend are spectators that are under 21!
To be a player you have to be either: one of the 8 invitees, one of the 8 online qualifier winners, or one of the 256 live qualifier players.
Kinda disappointed for the 21+ age limit to attend. If the rest of the players that qualify/get invited are as good as the ones we know now, this is the kind of event I would travel for.
Will the event be streamed live in HD? Will there be a cost to view in HD? Edit: Would also like to re-ask my question about the seeding. Were they seeded at the time of registration on a per-player type deal, or was a snapshot of ladder points taken after ALL registration?
I love you guys over at IPL, bringing a huge amount of quality content to us, from IPL S1, and S2, to the Team Arena, doing dual broadcasts for NA and EU, IPL TV giving viewers a chance to have really interesting games casted, and now a spectacular live event boasting a large prize pool, and huge incentives for the best of the best in these online qualifiers.
So this weekend everyone was asking about the brackets and IGN said that they wouldn't be releasing any results but that the games would be casted during the week beginning on Wednesday. And now I come back to the thread on Monday night and find out that everyone knows the results?
edit: ic... so they were results were released anyway.
On August 23 2011 09:52 VirgilSC2 wrote: Just curious, how were players seeded into these qualifiers? Not trying to be rude, but some sides of the bracket were MUCH more stacked than others.
Good question, is this randomized? Having Ryung, Sleep, and MMA all right next to each other seems odd, probably just coincidence though.
Not like it matters where on the half of the bracket they're placed. (Assuming the two halves were equal)
On August 23 2011 19:24 NuclearJudas wrote: Holy crap, Hero beat Polt? Huge upset, considering Polt's skills in TvP. Amazing job, Hero!
Have you even seen Hero playing recently? His streaming marathons on TL, going 14-0 on the ladder, crushing big names like they were noobs
Im so psyked about Hero being on TL man, he hasn't shown a quarter of what he's capable off yet
Yeah man he's really good but it's quite an upset that he'd win against probably the best TvP player in Korea considering the current state of the matchup ^_^ Gogo Hero!
On August 24 2011 03:46 Arschmade wrote: Qualifiers with 256+ brackets are so confusing. There were probably really good games, but no one will see them.
Oh man, I was super happy to see this in the calendar for a couple of minutes time earlier, thought you'd moved it up to an EU accessible hour but it looks like that was just a mistake
On August 24 2011 06:53 Asha` wrote: Oh man, I was super happy to see this in the calendar for a couple of minutes time earlier, thought you'd moved it up to an EU accessible hour but it looks like that was just a mistake
I want to watch "live" TT
Seems results are spoiled anyway though
All of the results are spoiled because it's more about hyping who's coming then hiding who is coming!
We will be rebroadcasting this in an EU friendly timezone tomorrow at 6:30 PM CEST!
On August 25 2011 10:45 Jonoman92 wrote: Map is broken? Tan is eliminated but map isn't giving him the loss so he's killing the other player... what the heck.
On August 25 2011 10:45 Jonoman92 wrote: Map is broken? Tan is eliminated but map isn't giving him the loss so he's killing the other player... what the heck.
props to Tan for leaving the game... IGN should look into the maps they are using. Assuming it was a problem with the map that was used.
They made the wrong version of the map... they made the CEVO version which apparently means you can't lose from having no buildings, which is odd to say the least!
thats not fair play?! he won that game. no question. after the rules of starcraft 2 he won that game. are you serious about this? at least make it a draw. but no it was a WON game. any other tournament would give him the win
On August 25 2011 10:50 R3m3mb3rM3 wrote: thats not fair play?! he won that game. no question. after the rules of starcraft 2 he won that game. are you serious about this? at least make it a draw. but no it was a WON game. any other tournament would give him the win
According to the standard rules of Starcraft, you lose once you're out of buildings. Tan was out of buildings and thus he lost, even if the map didn't recognize that.
On August 25 2011 10:50 R3m3mb3rM3 wrote: thats not fair play?! he won that game. no question. after the rules of starcraft 2 he won that game. are you serious about this? at least make it a draw. but no it was a WON game. any other tournament would give him the win
What are you talking about? Tan lost, but the map was no good. He realized this and did the right thing by leaving. Even if he hadn't left I'd think the admins would have come to the same decision in any case upon reviewing the situation.
Not sure if you are misunderstanding what happened or what.
On August 25 2011 10:45 Jonoman92 wrote: Map is broken? Tan is eliminated but map isn't giving him the loss so he's killing the other player... what the heck.
props to Tan for leaving the game... IGN should look into the maps they are using. Assuming it was a problem with the map that was used.
They made the wrong version of the map... they made the CEVO version which apparently means you can't lose from having no buildings, which is odd to say the least!
Yeah upon thinking about it I guess the casters are just casting from replays and it was the fault of the players, no big deal anyway.
IPL3 Qualifier Games When Wed, August 31, 8pm – 11pm Description IPL3 Qualifier Games === IPL3 Qualifier Games IPL TV Live broadcasted from the IGN Studios: Live Cast of qualifier games for IPL3. === PoltPrime vs SlayerS_Min ST_Trickster vs Violet SlayerS_Sleep vs coLCatZ
On August 26 2011 06:21 Odoakar wrote: Man, I'm really trying to digg into this tournament, but any time I click on your stream there are some random games being streamed:|
What's being streamed currently, are these the games that have been played and broadcasted already a week ago?
Same here...
As it is now i'm just confused as hell on whats actually going on...
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I gotta say, at this point the 'broadcast' schedule of IPL qualifiers should definitely not qualify as 'live on air'. Just put up a link to the vods and to the brackets with spoiler tags and be done with it guys. How does the nth rebroadcast of the first qualifier count as a live stream? It feels like an exploit of the announcement system here on TL. why don't other regular streamers just rebroadcast their recorded streams? I am sure Idra and White-ra could easily get another couple of thousand views of their advertisements out of that.
There is new content every single day at 5 p.m. PDT / 8 p.m. EDT / 2 a.m. CEST where our casters are literally live on air. If you're in a time zone that can't view the original airing, we do rebroadcasts at 9:30 a.m. PDT / 12:30 EDT / 6:30 p.m. CEST. If you've already seen the games, you have the choice to stop watching and allow others who haven't seen the content yet enjoy it with other live spectators. You can't do that with a VOD.
hmm I was out of line then and apologize. You cant blame me too much though for getting confused; yesterday there was a commentary on a match from the first qualifier. Judging from this thread I don't seem to be the only one lacking orientation. But respect for putting out that much original content, thats quite the feat.
Would you IGN guys be willing to take out the huge IGN logo and the promo video from the Topic, and instead, put who plays who on what days with spoiler tags below to insert the winners as the games are broadcasted?
That would make things soooooooooooooo much more organized and easier for the average forum-goer.
Maybe I'm alone in this (not reading through the thread), but I feel like the cast is rebroadcasted way too much. Don't get me wrong, I love the fact that you give people who don't have a chance to watch it live to watch a rerun.
In my opinion, however, it has gone overboard. The four times I decided to tune into the IPL over the last 8 days, 3 times it has been the same segment, with dignitas.tan v tsl.symbol, and the nine dolphins shenanigans.
For one, it becomes very confusing as to what's actually going on (in real time) and what's relevant. For another, it makes me not want to tune in because it might just be the same thing over again.
Please don't misunderstand my post; I love the fact that there are rebroadcasts. I only ask they are broadcasted in a more, organized manner, if you will. Or in a way that the common TL member doesn't have to spend time wondering what's actually going on on stream.
On September 03 2011 15:10 Karliath wrote: Maybe I'm alone in this (not reading through the thread), but I feel like the cast is rebroadcasted way too much. Don't get me wrong, I love the fact that you give people who don't have a chance to watch it live to watch a rerun.
In my opinion, however, it has gone overboard. The four times I decided to tune into the IPL over the last 8 days, 3 times it has been the same segment, with dignitas.tan v tsl.symbol, and the nine dolphins shenanigans.
For one, it becomes very confusing as to what's actually going on (in real time) and what's relevant. For another, it makes me not want to tune in because it might just be the same thing over again.
Please don't misunderstand my post; I love the fact that there are rebroadcasts. I only ask they are broadcasted in a more, organized manner, if you will. Or in a way that the common TL member doesn't have to spend time wondering what's actually going on on stream.
Does it say: "IPL 3 Qual. EU", it's a rebroadcast.
i wish i could follow more of this but i am always confused on what's going on. the OP is not updated with players, time and results...
everytime IPL is running something I have no idea how to follow it and their website is just too messy for my taste.. that's my only criticism. they should do something about it to gain viewers who otherwise give up being tired trying to figure out what's going on (like me )
On September 03 2011 15:10 Karliath wrote: Maybe I'm alone in this (not reading through the thread), but I feel like the cast is rebroadcasted way too much. Don't get me wrong, I love the fact that you give people who don't have a chance to watch it live to watch a rerun.
In my opinion, however, it has gone overboard. The four times I decided to tune into the IPL over the last 8 days, 3 times it has been the same segment, with dignitas.tan v tsl.symbol, and the nine dolphins shenanigans.
For one, it becomes very confusing as to what's actually going on (in real time) and what's relevant. For another, it makes me not want to tune in because it might just be the same thing over again.
Please don't misunderstand my post; I love the fact that there are rebroadcasts. I only ask they are broadcasted in a more, organized manner, if you will. Or in a way that the common TL member doesn't have to spend time wondering what's actually going on on stream.
Does it say: "IPL 3 Qual. EU", it's a rebroadcast.
Nope, not always. If "EU" were the only broadcasts that were rebroadcasts, it would be easy to figure things out, but that's unfortunately not how it is.
Obviously, as soon as I click on the link, I can see if the "Rebroadcast" overlay is on the video. But the fact that I have to click on it and wait for the video to start and then find out...it's just messy, and deters me.
This, plus the fact that the OP of this thread lacks so much crucial information.
I think people want two things to be simplified and easy to access above all.
1. Bracket (ie. Who to watch) 2. Schedule (ie. When to watch)
These are the two most important topics to clearly outline in the OP imo. Alot of other information often is a barrier to people becoming invested in your tourney.
The schedule shouldn't be written out in a paragraph form. Think of something like TV guide which any simpleton can understand, such as:
Original Airing Semi-finals match: Sheth vs Hero, followed by QXC vs Sleep US times - September 4th - Sunday 8pm EST / 5pm PST European times - September 5th - Monday 2am CEST
Rebroadcast Semi-finals match: Sheth vs Hero, followed by QXC vs Sleep US times - September 5th - Monday 12:30pm EST / Monday 9:30am PST European times - September 5th - Monday 6:30pm CEST
A link at the top to simple calender, listing each day's events would be much simpler.
The bracket you guys put together is clever, but it's just not as simple as people are used to imo. I imagine the idea was to fit the bracket into the limited space of a monitor's resolution, but a resizeable, moveable bracket is just better. Something you can drag and scroll, and expand and contract in size.
You guys do a better job than MLG in this regard, but the best example of an easy to comprehend bracket is done on Liquipedia. It's so clean and does alot in a very small space, that I showed it to my older (40 to 60 y.o.), business friends (who have zero experience in gaming), and they were flabbergasted by why a business (I showed them MLG's brackets) that looking to gain viewership would make it tougher to follow their broadcast.
One other concept that I think is important is connecting information between the two. For example, if I click a match on a bracket, a sidebar or unintrusive popup showing the broadcasting schedule of that match would allow people to immediately know when to show up to watch.
That's just my 2 cents as an outsider. I'm not as familiar with the gaming business, but I love SC2 and this current match (semifinals) is the first I've been able to catch live. I'm not looking to read an entire OP for each tourney. You have a limited time of people's attention to convey all your information, before people's brains will turn off. Make it immediately clear when to watch and who to watch.
Also, I believe I'm watching a live broadcast. If so, why do the brackets spoil everything?
qxc playing like a complete boss in that game. Nonstop pressure at the start, and almost looked like he would lose out due to some fungals on vikings, but man that was an awesome game
On September 05 2011 11:09 Newbistic wrote: Holy shit that was a sick game. Why isn't there a dedicated thread for these qualifiers, that shit was insane.
EPT
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