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Hi!
I am Julia from ESL.
We have seen the interest in Starbow on Teamliquid and some of our emloyees play Starbow, so we have decided to set up a small Starbow tournament series.
http://www.esl.eu/eu/sc2/news/235809/
Already 10 players are signed up since I posted the news an hour ago.
If there is enough players interested, we plan on making this a weekly cup series.
We are doing this mostly in our free time as we have a personal interest in this mod.
We hope you enjoy!
If you want to stream it, you can send me an email to:
jhi@turtle-entertainment.de
Wednesday, Jan 15 5:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
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motbob
United States12546 Posts
Moved to SC2 Tournaments. I think that no one will see this thread if it stays here.
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we will link all streamers in the news, 2 have already replied, I am hoping for a few more =) But 2 should cover it very well already, it is English and Chech
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This is awesome! Love the Starbow support, keep it going!
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Pleasantly surprised and definitely going to watch this.
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now it is one chech streamer, I do not yet have an English streamer, but there is more than just this one cup so I have a real chance of finding the best possible english streamer =) I just got a few emails the past minutes it is quite lovely to get this support from the community back that I try to give to those who wanna play starbow. on reddit some people are worried if ESL does a big fat serious cup series for a "small" mod. we want to make the next 4 weeks fun, who knows, if this is as good as people say it is and if it is out of alpha/beta, we will know more about the longevity of this lovely arcade game.
**edit: we have 2 streamers now so far
http://www.esl.eu/eu/sc2/news/235809
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Canada5565 Posts
i will watch this intently
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so you will enjoy winterstarcrafts english cast from the states! yeaaah
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Wow, things are moving fast all of sudden. Try to get as many protosses as possible imo, protoss in SB is such a joy to watch.
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Need an English caster for it?
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YESHHH, Starbow saving Esports.
HYPEEEEEEEEe
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Will these events filter under "other"? I don't want to get my TL flooded with League stuff just because of this awesome thing 
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If you want to stream it, you can send me an email to:
jhi@turtle-entertainment.de
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your Country52797 Posts
Well, I guess we'll see how this goes.
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United Kingdom1381 Posts
You should add this to TeamLiquid tournament calendar for visibilty.
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Awesome. Will there be vods up after for the people that cant make it?
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I'll watch whenever I'm not at school
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definitely add this to the calendar so that people will actually play and watch
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cant wait to see the remastered bw units!!
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After watching Starbow yesterday evening i will definitly watch a Tournament. It's a little bit hard to understand for now but if the casters are really good at explaining the new things it can become a really nice thing to watch !
Also i think there will be VODS ?
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Zurich15325 Posts
Really excited for this. I have only seen a little Starbow so far but I like what I saw - happy to see some competitive games going!
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THis is nice. we are also doing a small fun-tourney in our community
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why is this starting in 15 mins? I'm in class for 100% of this :p
edit: just saw that SNM is casting. Damnit, I want to see that!!!
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Notable signins:
Tefel, Goody, Beastyqt, Lalush and some korean named "Secret"
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So is this game sc:bw in sc2 clothing or is it more sc2 in it than just the cosmetics?
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On January 16 2014 02:28 AlternativeEgo wrote:
So is this game sc:bw in sc2 clothing or is it more sc2 in it than just the cosmetics?
theres more.. if you want sc:bw in sc2 clothing you've Starcraft 2: BroodWar mod
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On January 16 2014 02:28 AlternativeEgo wrote:
So is this game sc:bw in sc2 clothing or is it more sc2 in it than just the cosmetics?
It's more of a combination of the 2 + some new stuff rather than a BW remake in the Sc2 engine
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Cool. Got to see Beasty win a game so it's all good. 
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On January 16 2014 02:35 AlternativeEgo wrote:Cool. Got to see Beasty win a game so it's all good.
streamed on bastradetv and ofc his fpov stream too
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Starbow Wiki
This is a pretty useful link since there are a lot of differences between SC2, BW and SBOW. Like marines not having Combat Shields or being able to Chronoboost Photon Cannons.
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Glad to see beastyqt playing again, loved watching his stream during wol.
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On January 16 2014 02:28 AlternativeEgo wrote:
So is this game sc:bw in sc2 clothing or is it more sc2 in it than just the cosmetics?
Hybrid, spun from combined strands. Clean. Efficient. Combines elements from multiple strains. Intriguing implications. Unrefined, in need of further testing. Initial stages promising. Will perform additional field testing, create more optimized organism.
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That's awesome, I'll try to watch some games.
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On January 16 2014 02:46 Squat wrote:Show nested quote +On January 16 2014 02:28 AlternativeEgo wrote:
So is this game sc:bw in sc2 clothing or is it more sc2 in it than just the cosmetics? Hybrid, spun from combined strands. Clean. Efficient. Combines elements from multiple strains. Intriguing implications. Unrefined, in need of further testing. Initial stages promising. Will perform additional field testing, create more optimized organism.
Oh look it is Abathur!
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Awesome games so far, I love how action packed the mod is.
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Just hit 1k on basetrade, altwinter getting over 300 and the polish stream 500+. Not bad for a first time test tourney for a mod.
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Last ZvP on BasetradeTV was sick!
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Roaches seems so strong, a bit op. What is their counter ?
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Entertaining to watch IMHO.
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On January 16 2014 03:21 Insoleet wrote:
Roaches seems so strong, a bit op. What is their counter ?
Patience, making sure to have reavers and a good sized force of goons and lots before taking a third probably. But yeah, roaches seem really strong in ZvP, very possibly OP. That's probably the most important thing of this tournament, it's like a public beta test. Winning doesn't matter too much, the point here is to analyze and scrutinize gameplay.
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On January 16 2014 03:21 Insoleet wrote:
Roaches seems so strong, a bit op. What is their counter ?
The protoss player was in the open far too long in that game. Should have taken the engagements near his choke with cannon support. Even though he was able to kill the roaches effectively with dragoons early on, his tendency to fight in the open meant that the unending tide of units along with supporting lings and hydras were soon able to push him back and gain an upper hand. He also needed to harass the zerg units with corsairs or drops to make the zerg players keep units in his base to defend.
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Slow overseers vs templar archives dark templars... Seems legit.
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Zealots are fucking beef trains again. It was awesome to see them smash through the roaches and hydras.
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Beastyqt vs Borrex on BastetradeTV, finally a ZvT
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That was a sick game, so much harass and skirmishes.
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On January 16 2014 03:20 Squat wrote:
Just hit 1k on basetrade, altwinter getting over 300 and the polish stream 500+. Not bad for a first time test tourney for a mod.
Pretty good for a mod especially when khaldor is doing the esportsventure at the exact same time
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On January 16 2014 04:18 Nightsz wrote:Show nested quote +On January 16 2014 03:20 Squat wrote:
Just hit 1k on basetrade, altwinter getting over 300 and the polish stream 500+. Not bad for a first time test tourney for a mod. Pretty good for a mod especially when khaldor is doing the esportsventure at the exact same time
"novelty"
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On January 16 2014 03:36 Pr0wler wrote:
Slow overseers vs templar archives dark templars... Seems legit.
Don't let the caster's hyperbole affect your reasoning. She half-jokingly said that overseers are slow?!?! WTF Underpowered!?!?!
But if you play the game more, you realize in zvp, you should send an overlord to each base. If you can't get an overlord or scourge scout, morph a the overlord at your natural and third into an overseer at the right timing. Problem solved, and it doesn't matter that the speed sucks until you get the upgrade.
I really think it is way too soon to say something is underpowered. Especially that example...
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On January 16 2014 04:19 GizmoPT wrote:Show nested quote +On January 16 2014 04:18 Nightsz wrote:On January 16 2014 03:20 Squat wrote:
Just hit 1k on basetrade, altwinter getting over 300 and the polish stream 500+. Not bad for a first time test tourney for a mod. Pretty good for a mod especially when khaldor is doing the esportsventure at the exact same time "novelty"
SB has been around for 2 years.
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Errrrr.... mines are.... not working well...
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On January 16 2014 04:22 Squat wrote:Show nested quote +On January 16 2014 04:19 GizmoPT wrote:On January 16 2014 04:18 Nightsz wrote:On January 16 2014 03:20 Squat wrote:
Just hit 1k on basetrade, altwinter getting over 300 and the polish stream 500+. Not bad for a first time test tourney for a mod. Pretty good for a mod especially when khaldor is doing the esportsventure at the exact same time "novelty" SB has been around for 2 years.
And nobody's heard of it for 1 year, 11 months and 3 weeks of those 2 years. Maybe starbow will have legs and continue to grow but obviously there's a novelty factor since it's new and there's not that much going on in the scene right now. If starbow is still going strong in a couple months when the WCS is in full swing, then that is a better indication of starbow's future prospects.
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On January 16 2014 04:51 cablesc wrote:Show nested quote +On January 16 2014 04:22 Squat wrote:On January 16 2014 04:19 GizmoPT wrote:On January 16 2014 04:18 Nightsz wrote:On January 16 2014 03:20 Squat wrote:
Just hit 1k on basetrade, altwinter getting over 300 and the polish stream 500+. Not bad for a first time test tourney for a mod. Pretty good for a mod especially when khaldor is doing the esportsventure at the exact same time "novelty" SB has been around for 2 years. And nobody's heard of it for 1 year, 11 months and 3 weeks of those 2 years. Maybe starbow will have legs and continue to grow but obviously there's a novelty factor since it's new and there's not that much going on in the scene right now. If starbow is still going strong in a couple months when the WCS is in full swing, then that is a better indication of starbow's future prospects.
I would think the fact that every Arcade game will essentially become free with the 2.1 update will just make this game (among many others) much more accessible for all.
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...what is Starbow?
Edit - ah, basically BW in SC2. Interesting.
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Flying banelings.
Banelings with wings.
Kawaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
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On January 16 2014 04:59 Larkin wrote:
...what is Starbow?
Edit - ah, basically BW in SC2. Interesting.
With banelings, and stalkers, and vikings and stuff.
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Haha the flying banelings, they look like flying irradiated pigs. I really miss the muta/scourge vs corsair micro.
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You guys were talking about beastyqt being a bw player? I followed the scene for a long time and played for about 10 years but i never heard of this guy in bw. I know that he played sc2 though.
PS: nice cast i enjoyed it
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Beastyqt vs Heusa TvZ in the finals now!
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Haha, fun game with Beastygt now
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Really fun first game!
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haha Beasty too qt there for a while :D Nice comeback from the zerg player, too bad he couldn't finish it.
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Bisutopia19225 Posts
Awww I'm totally missing out. Would love to cast in the future.
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On January 16 2014 06:04 BisuDagger wrote:
Awww I'm totally missing out. Would love to cast in the future.
You are! Check the first game of the finals later, it was great! (If there are vods that is)
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hm tvz, i like it more in hots
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classic plague + single muta just happened
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Holy shit! This game is crazy!
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On January 16 2014 06:08 Ingsoc wrote:Show nested quote +On January 16 2014 06:04 BisuDagger wrote:
Awww I'm totally missing out. Would love to cast in the future. You are! Check the first game of the finals later, it was great! (If there are vods that is)
I wouldn't call Beastyqt showboating unnecessarily a "great" game. :/
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On January 16 2014 06:31 [17]Purple wrote:Show nested quote +On January 16 2014 06:08 Ingsoc wrote:On January 16 2014 06:04 BisuDagger wrote:
Awww I'm totally missing out. Would love to cast in the future. You are! Check the first game of the finals later, it was great! (If there are vods that is) I wouldn't call Beastyqt showboating unnecessarily a "great" game. :/
Yeah wasnt too great. Although i had the feeling Heusa knows how to play he had lots of overmines when the game was not decided but didnt spend them on ultras and defilers. Beastyqt on the other hand nearly gave a certain win away because he wanted to put on a show rofl.
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My unfiltered opinion.
It was fun. I enjoyed it. Still, I would have preferred to see regular SC2 or BW.
Would still be fun to see once in a while.
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fun tournament, i actually watched the games insted of just having the stream on like with sc2^^
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Thanks for helping gain more exposure for this awesome mod!
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On January 16 2014 06:26 StutteR wrote:
classic plague + single muta just happened
Nostalgia galore? <3 Hahaha
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pretty excited to see starbow blowing up. i hope this opens blizzard's fking eyes.
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Haha! The beast beasty Beasty! ![[image loading]](http://www.kolozzeum.com/forum/images/smilies/flex.gif)
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Tefel surely likes his Hydra all-ins >_< Beasty seems to have this one though.
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idk why Tefel can't defend vs vultures. It's not like you'd get run over by random hellions in SC2 either.
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On January 18 2014 06:27 dani` wrote:
Tefel surely likes his Hydra all-ins >_< Beasty seems to have this one though.
Yes. Also his lack of simcity seemed to have cost him that series. I winced every time he let a big group of vultures in to kill off his entire drone line. With a good sim city at the choke he could have held them off with a couple of queens easily.
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On January 18 2014 06:27 dani` wrote:
Tefel surely likes his Hydra all-ins >_< Beasty seems to have this one though.
looks like that all zerg units are super slow units and especially texas is a very good map for units with super fast movements/speed like vultures vs zerg.
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Here is a link to the full playlist from every English VOD of the STARBOW TOURNAMENT #2 :-)
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Cool, I know it is just riding the wave of avilo / firecake showmatch, but 4k for starbow, much exposure, nice .
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Apparently Axiom crew all signed up for this. I'm fucking stoked for Innovation vs Crank, really hope we get to see that.
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