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Fangirl
Profile Joined October 2011
Germany33 Posts
October 06 2011 14:26 GMT
#241
Can't wait! I hope we get to see entertaining matches in the group stages.
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laguu
Profile Joined October 2009
Finland278 Posts
October 06 2011 14:26 GMT
#242
On October 06 2011 16:15 dde wrote:
so even if you do super bad in pool play you will still get placed in single elimination (championship bracket) Whats the point of having pool play then?


They want to produce more content, more games. Some people may like it but personally I don't care about matches that don't mean anything. I wouldn't be surprised to see a ton of cheese and something like 1 base bc/mothership etc.
Arguing with a fool proves there are two.
Xeris
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
Iran17695 Posts
October 06 2011 14:28 GMT
#243
On October 06 2011 16:59 Denar wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 06 2011 16:15 dde wrote:
so even if you do super bad in pool play you will still get placed in single elimination (championship bracket) Whats the point of having pool play then?


The explanation given by the IPL staff made a lot of sense for me :

NASL got people to come from all around the world, and get knocked out after 1 BO3. So some of those people who have travelled from so far away have played 2 maps.

Here, every player who has been invited/qualified will at least play a full pool stage + 1 bracket match.

Seems weird, but cool for the players and great for the viewers imo.


That doesn't make sense if that's the reason...having players play 3 meaningless group matches just for the sake of them playing more games isn't that good.

I'm sure IPL staff has good reasons for their format
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Grettin
Profile Joined April 2010
42411 Posts
October 06 2011 14:28 GMT
#244
On October 06 2011 23:26 laguu wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 06 2011 16:15 dde wrote:
so even if you do super bad in pool play you will still get placed in single elimination (championship bracket) Whats the point of having pool play then?


They want to produce more content, more games. Some people may like it but personally I don't care about matches that don't mean anything. I wouldn't be surprised to see a ton of cheese and something like 1 base bc/mothership etc.


Exactly whats it all about and what i think. I'm also pretty sure that these games will be ridiculous, meaning that players won't be using their tactics that they have prepared.
"If I had force-fields in Brood War, I'd never lose." -Bisu
Goshawk.
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United Kingdom5338 Posts
October 06 2011 14:28 GMT
#245
This format just seems completly retarded. I guess they want more content, but it's not worth having two days of meaningless group games first. -_-
merz
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
Sweden2760 Posts
October 06 2011 14:28 GMT
#246
On October 06 2011 23:26 laguu wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 06 2011 16:15 dde wrote:
so even if you do super bad in pool play you will still get placed in single elimination (championship bracket) Whats the point of having pool play then?


They want to produce more content, more games. Some people may like it but personally I don't care about matches that don't mean anything. I wouldn't be surprised to see a ton of cheese and something like 1 base bc/mothership etc.


You still earn a better seed whereas placing last earns you a really crappy seed thus you don't get any "easy" rounds. So it actually does matter.
Winners never quit, quitters never win.
LittLeD
Profile Joined May 2010
Sweden7973 Posts
October 06 2011 14:29 GMT
#247
Omgomgomgomg dis gon' be guuuuud
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Hnnngg
Profile Joined June 2011
United States1101 Posts
October 06 2011 14:29 GMT
#248
On October 06 2011 23:25 redloser wrote:
i think i've heard DRG declined his MLG cuz of some other event,

was it IEM instead of IPL?


IEM NY and MLG Orlando are the same days, but that's next weekend.
RudePlague
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Great Britain113 Posts
October 06 2011 14:29 GMT
#249
Well there are still going to be streams of the open bracket while the meaningless games are going on, so there will still be games that matter to watch...
Xcobidoo
Profile Joined June 2011
Sweden1871 Posts
October 06 2011 14:30 GMT
#250
It's pretty much the same as MLG no? I don't like it either but there's tonnes more flame here than when MLG airs, funny...
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XiGua
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Sweden3085 Posts
October 06 2011 14:31 GMT
#251
EMPEROR, EMPEROR, EMPEROR!

Gogo BoxeR! I hope the crowd will be as big MLG's.
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Terminal
Profile Joined January 2011
United Kingdom2109 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-06 14:32:16
October 06 2011 14:31 GMT
#252
How are they meaningless games exactly? Don't winners get a better seed?
tofubeans
Profile Joined January 2011
United States794 Posts
October 06 2011 14:32 GMT
#253
sooooo excited
Choboo
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Sweden2088 Posts
October 06 2011 14:32 GMT
#254
On October 06 2011 23:30 Xcobidoo wrote:
It's pretty much the same as MLG no? I don't like it either but there's tonnes more flame here than when MLG airs, funny...

No it's not at all the same if you get first in your pool at MLG you get minimum top 6 while if you get last you get to ro32 or something while at IPL everyone gets ro32, doesn't matter where you place in the pool.
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Eufouria
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United Kingdom4425 Posts
October 06 2011 14:32 GMT
#255
On October 06 2011 23:28 meRz wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 06 2011 23:26 laguu wrote:
On October 06 2011 16:15 dde wrote:
so even if you do super bad in pool play you will still get placed in single elimination (championship bracket) Whats the point of having pool play then?


They want to produce more content, more games. Some people may like it but personally I don't care about matches that don't mean anything. I wouldn't be surprised to see a ton of cheese and something like 1 base bc/mothership etc.


You still earn a better seed whereas placing last earns you a really crappy seed thus you don't get any "easy" rounds. So it actually does matter.

But how are they deciding which seed plays which player from the open bracket? Are they seeding the open bracket, and if so, how are they going to do that?

It seems like its only there to provide more content, which isn't too bad, but I doubt anyone is going to show their real builds in the group stages.
laharl23
Profile Joined February 2011
United States582 Posts
October 06 2011 14:32 GMT
#256
On October 06 2011 23:31 Terminal wrote:
How are they meaningless games exactly? Don't winners get a better seed?


yes you do so i dont know why people say its meaningless.

Obviously you would rather play the worst player from the open bracket rather than the best player
StarVe
Profile Joined June 2011
Germany13591 Posts
October 06 2011 14:33 GMT
#257
On October 06 2011 23:31 Terminal wrote:
How are they meaningless games exactly? Don't they get a better seed?


Yes, but many people somehow disregard that as unimportant. I don't know why, I'd rather play Machine/Haypro than Puma/Demuslim etc.
ayayouyouyaille
Profile Joined February 2011
France112 Posts
October 06 2011 14:33 GMT
#258
where is teh fcking stream ?
“That there’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo… and it’s worth fighting for.” – Sam
howLiN
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Portugal1676 Posts
October 06 2011 14:33 GMT
#259
Do they have some kind of presentation before the matches start?
SolidMustard
Profile Joined May 2011
France1515 Posts
October 06 2011 14:33 GMT
#260
Yeah, guys stop flaming about the pool play, maybe you're just unable to understand the importance of a game if it's not single elimination, but those results actually do matter. A lot.
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