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SirRobin
Profile Joined December 2010
United States269 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-18 04:57:53
July 17 2012 04:53 GMT
#41
Yeah, 16 is silly. I was the 18th of the Southeast. I'll be sad if the platinum gets to compete and I don't
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FT.aCt)Sony
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States1048 Posts
July 17 2012 06:56 GMT
#42
Of course northwest is all Zerg >_<;

Good luck all~
Drogith
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1350 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-17 10:08:48
July 17 2012 10:07 GMT
#43
On July 17 2012 13:45 sanddbox_sc2 wrote:
so only 16 spots for each with open registration = instead of "semi-pro" you're likely to just get "casual". the hell am I supposed to do if the tournament is full already?


On July 17 2012 13:53 SirRobin wrote:
Yeah, 16 is silly. I was the 18th of the Southeast. I'll be sad if the platinum gets to compete and I don't (

Don't worry about it guys Next week another event is being announced with the details on how these two fit together. That is a 32 man open that takes place over the whole month (2 matches/wk). And that is for each region. There is a whole system that is being put in place, it will just come out piece by piece to make more sense. Also, 16 x 8 =128, so not as small as it seems overall
Founder of the New England SC2 League
Glon
Profile Joined December 2010
United States569 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-17 15:14:37
July 17 2012 14:37 GMT
#44
you have to seperate the "casual" from the "semi-pro." Looking at the brackets, I see 1-2 decent/good people in each. The rest are casuals who do not stand a chance. Have people sign up, write a short paragraph about their achievements, then sort through them, NOT on a fist-come-first-serve basis


EDIT: For example, as far as semi-pros go (I'm assuming your definition is people who don't play SC2 full time, IE don't receive a sustainable salary) Sandbox is one of the people who is a MUST. If he isn't in the tournament, then there's a problem that others were taken above him.


** I was only able to sign up/inform team last night b/c of luck in seeing the thread. Others who didn't are out of luck, right off the bat.
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Lumi
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States1616 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-17 14:57:59
July 17 2012 14:57 GMT
#45
I hope that your league goes well. I have a piece of feedback: Your OP is pretty brief, and your league new and unheard of. I think it's a mistake to talk about (or even have) the premium subscription here. I did a doubletake and said to myself, "where are the selling features? I'm being told that I can see worse than pro players and I can pay money to enhance that experience"

I actually have little clue what that money affords me. Who's casting? Is it someone that I would ever consider paying for even? How many games does this get me? When are things broadcasted? Details about VODs. Who is even playing?

Hope this is received well ^^
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a9arnn
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States1537 Posts
July 17 2012 15:18 GMT
#46
where are the selling features?

The selling features are the better stream and sponsor product giveaways to the subscribers.
As for the casters, there are multiple casters for each region.
Who is even playing?

There's brackets on zeek, just click on the pictures of the regions.

Not sure about the other questions DX
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.kv
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States2332 Posts
July 17 2012 15:21 GMT
#47
how would you determine if one is a pro and what not if they are just smurfing on another account since it's only online
-Kyo-
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Japan1927 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-17 15:42:22
July 17 2012 15:42 GMT
#48
On July 18 2012 00:21 .kv wrote:
how would you determine if one is a pro and what not if they are just smurfing on another account since it's only online


For a $1k tournament this will be very unlikely. People usually only do that stuff for lower cash tournaments because if they get caught it's going to be pretty bad news for their reputation.

I'm still pretty concered about the 16 slots though I didn't get into the top for Midwest, kinda sad~ D:

edit: woooooooooooooooooooooow dragoonnnnnnn
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RAGEMOAR The Pope
Profile Joined February 2011
United States216 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-17 15:52:24
July 17 2012 15:49 GMT
#49
Edit: Found it


Any chance you can expand the bracket size to 32 or 64? I'm sure a lot of people who would like to participate didn't see this thread within the first couple hours of it being up.
Metalteeth
Profile Joined December 2011
United States115 Posts
July 17 2012 16:09 GMT
#50
On July 18 2012 00:42 -Kyo- wrote:
I'm still pretty concered about the 16 slots though I didn't get into the top for Midwest, kinda sad~ D:


Remember, Drogith will announce next week the second part of the league. It's larger (32 per region), and you can make the national finals in season 2, so it will be rather quick to move up! :D
Twitter: @Metalteeth9 GoGo Starcraft!
WarEagle
Profile Joined March 2011
United States130 Posts
July 17 2012 16:42 GMT
#51
On July 18 2012 00:42 -Kyo- wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 18 2012 00:21 .kv wrote:
how would you determine if one is a pro and what not if they are just smurfing on another account since it's only online


For a $1k tournament this will be very unlikely. People usually only do that stuff for lower cash tournaments because if they get caught it's going to be pretty bad news for their reputation.


I kind of disagree. There are some really good players that aren't on a pro team that will be participating, and it would be really easy for a smurf to blend in with them, and with that much money online I think it will make it even more worth their time and effort to try and cheat.

My guess is there will be at least 1 or 2 smurfs that play, and a crazy map hacker might possibly try to enter as well. In amateur (or in this case 'semi-pro') competitions, money often brings out the worst in people. They just need really good admins scouring the event looking for these cowards.
TA_Protect
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States40 Posts
July 17 2012 16:51 GMT
#52
In my honest opinion, you NEED to make it unlimited players to enter the qualifiers. That way you WILL get the best players from each region, instead of accidently excluding the ones capable of winning them.
Day9 made me do it.
Dunmer
Profile Joined April 2012
United Kingdom568 Posts
July 17 2012 17:50 GMT
#53
Does that mean MMA can play in this since he is a B teamer now?
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avilo
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States4100 Posts
July 17 2012 17:58 GMT
#54
Hope you guys realize basically no one is making a living from streaming/salary lol, including known pros. Just thought I would point that out.
Sup
zhurai
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States5660 Posts
July 17 2012 18:16 GMT
#55
nice initiative.
Twitter: @zhurai | Site: http://zhurai.com
AnDa1120
Profile Joined January 2011
Canada472 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-17 22:22:58
July 17 2012 21:56 GMT
#56
Whoever is dealing with Ontario pm me!

edit:nvm :D
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caneras
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
433 Posts
July 17 2012 22:12 GMT
#57
I'm assuming that it will be the first 16 players that check in, not necessarily the first ones to sign up. So, come 30 minutes before check in time...there's going to be an F5 fest.
Drogith
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1350 Posts
July 18 2012 01:18 GMT
#58
On July 17 2012 23:57 Lumi wrote:
I hope that your league goes well. I have a piece of feedback: Your OP is pretty brief, and your league new and unheard of. I think it's a mistake to talk about (or even have) the premium subscription here. I did a doubletake and said to myself, "where are the selling features? I'm being told that I can see worse than pro players and I can pay money to enhance that experience"

I actually have little clue what that money affords me. Who's casting? Is it someone that I would ever consider paying for even? How many games does this get me? When are things broadcasted? Details about VODs. Who is even playing?

Hope this is received well ^^

So the premium access is $5 for all 8 streams, meaning you pay $5/mo... you get 8 streams of HD and access to all the VODs in HD for a single payment. It's the same as a team subscription. Anyway, we have prizes that we will be giving away to people that do subscribe from our sponsors.
*This could be power supplies, towers, SSDs RAM, etc... As we get more sponsors, more stuff is given away.
*Games? You will be getting an almost nonstop stream of games from 11a to ~6p based on the timezone.
*The main broadcasts are only once a month, however during the week, some of the streams will be adding more content at no charge. This means more SC2 content, and other types of games as well.

The subscription also allows us to put more money into the broadcasts to improve all aspects of the league. These

On July 18 2012 00:49 RAGEMOAR The Pope wrote:
Any chance you can expand the bracket size to 32 or 64? I'm sure a lot of people who would like to participate didn't see this thread within the first couple hours of it being up.

On July 18 2012 01:51 OneOfManyy wrote:
In my honest opinion, you NEED to make it unlimited players to enter the qualifiers. That way you WILL get the best players from each region, instead of accidently excluding the ones capable of winning them.

No and No. The reason is this isn't just some one off tournament that is happening. What we are putting into place is an actual NA league that has rankings and structure in place to promote/demote people based on ability. I'll amend the OP to add in more information about that structure in just a few minutes. I just don't want it to be too confusing at first.


On July 18 2012 02:50 Dunmer wrote:
Does that mean MMA can play in this since he is a B teamer now?

He doesn't live in North America.

On July 18 2012 07:12 caneras wrote:
I'm assuming that it will be the first 16 players that check in, not necessarily the first ones to sign up. So, come 30 minutes before check in time...there's going to be an F5 fest.

Actually, sign-in is set to 60 minutes before and no, it is not first come, however at 15mins before start, it becomes first come. As I mentioned above, there is a structure in place, so anyone that did not get in the first tournament, will be automatically moved into the "Swiss" tournament next month.

IMPORTANT
We are doing a slight adjustment to the regions. North will now be absorbing North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. If you have signed up and are from either one of these areas, signup up to the correct Z33K tournament bracket!
Founder of the New England SC2 League
LaG.Gaming
Profile Joined April 2011
United States288 Posts
July 18 2012 02:20 GMT
#59
are u gonna allow just masters and above to compete ? since u say "semi- pro " or any1 is welcome to participate ?
LaGGaming.net // Money cant buy happiness, but can pay for the internet that is almost the same.
Drogith
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1350 Posts
July 18 2012 02:36 GMT
#60
On July 18 2012 11:20 LaGTTLizarD wrote:
are u gonna allow just masters and above to compete ? since u say "semi- pro " or any1 is welcome to participate ?

Anyone is allowed to enter that lives in North America.
Founder of the New England SC2 League
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