Excellent, Totalbiscuit. This is one of the first times I've seen a clearly and well stated set of "residency" requirements as well as the underlying reason for them and full cognizance of visa issues from both a sponsor and tournament organizer.

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Then again, I imagine you know more than you want to about visas from your own trials and tribulations.

Also, making the ladder relevant again. For at least awhile.

Thanks to you and your lovely sponsor Ting. Whom I have no idea who they are, but I will find out because they are helping you to Shoutcraft.

Cyroch

Germany45 Posts

November 14 2013 04:52 GMT

#165

Thank you... After Genna's retirement I abandoned all hope of another Shoutcraft. I believe again.
Hasn't Kane already moved to the myinsanity team house in Europe? Guess there's an exeption from the residency rule for the defending champion? Makes sense.

Qwyn

United States2779 Posts

November 14 2013 04:57 GMT

#166

OMG. NA ladder is going to be sooooo competitive for the next month and that is what matters the most. Thank you so much TB, you know what matters and you work so hard to make a difference.

Tivu

United States244 Posts

November 14 2013 05:05 GMT

#167

Thank you TB. Look forward to watching this.

TotalBiscuit

United Kingdom5437 Posts

November 14 2013 05:32 GMT

#168

On November 14 2013 13:52 Cyroch wrote:
Thank you... After Genna's retirement I abandoned all hope of another Shoutcraft. I believe again.
Hasn't Kane already moved to the myinsanity team house in Europe? Guess there's an exeption from the residency rule for the defending champion? Makes sense.

There's not a residency rule, there is a citizenship rule. Those temporarily out of the country can still play as long as they ladder in the right place.

Cyroch

Germany45 Posts

November 14 2013 05:40 GMT

#169

On November 14 2013 14:32 TotalBiscuit wrote:

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There's not a residency rule, there is a citizenship rule. Those temporarily out of the country can still play as long as they ladder in the right place.

Thanks. I misinterpreted this:

Can non-continental Americas players participate?
A: Only if they can provide proof of a valid work visa or permanent residency status during the period of the competition.

reDicE

United States1020 Posts

November 14 2013 06:00 GMT

#170

This is great! This'll be the first SC2 tournament I'll watch from beginning to end in a very long time.

Daeracon

Sweden199 Posts

November 14 2013 06:13 GMT

#171

TB and Genna savin Esports again! Good stuff!

jackslater

Russian Federation604 Posts

November 14 2013 06:32 GMT

#172

NIce!

DisillusionedAcronym

190 Posts

November 14 2013 06:37 GMT

#173

thank you, the bains. thank you, ting. :-)

DNA61289

United States665 Posts

November 14 2013 07:03 GMT

#174

This is awesome! NA needs more tournaments!

Ketch

Netherlands7285 Posts

November 14 2013 07:07 GMT

#175

Yaih Shoutcraft season is open again!

Omnidroid

New Zealand214 Posts

November 14 2013 07:20 GMT

#176

just after my exams? I will tune in

Taco87

Norway72 Posts

November 14 2013 07:29 GMT

#177

This is going to be great ! :D

Extenz

Italy822 Posts

November 14 2013 07:31 GMT

#178

So polt could partecipate ?

RaZorwire

Sweden718 Posts

November 14 2013 07:42 GMT

#179

So glad to see the first one didn't turn out to be a one-shot tournament. I understand that you probably havn't made plans that far, but I'd love to see Shoutcraft AM become a semi-regular thing.

dvorakftw

681 Posts

November 14 2013 07:47 GMT

#180

On November 14 2013 11:53 TotalBiscuit wrote:

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This is what I am trying to decide. An argument could be made however that we would see more interesting games and it would be more difficult to learn your opponents builds from running into them on ladder if we were to use non-ladder maps. I'm considering a mix of the two.

A tournament based on ladder with the goal of helping NA talent should, unfortunately, use the ladder maps. Encouraging players to spend time learning maps that won't be part of WCS doesn't seem like the right direction.