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On January 19 2012 23:58 Louis8k8 wrote:
So 26k is arena? Because 26k champion pool would make me sad. We're going downhill if that's the case =(
Please read the big blue thing at the top.
This is a Pre-Season tournament. In other words, you can consider this as a side project from MLG just like AoL and GSL
On January 19 2012 23:57 MrCon wrote:
I don't understand. They pay the travel of 32 players to a live event where no spectator is allowed ?
I think I just don't get it, or this is dumb.
That is only for the live event in NY.
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On January 19 2012 23:53 Liquid`Ret wrote:
great job lining up qualifiers with an IEM event, and lining up your pre championship event with another big event (assembly winter)
that ist just really sad. everyone will suffer iem/assembly/mlg. T_T
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On January 20 2012 00:00 carloselcoco wrote:Show nested quote +On January 19 2012 23:58 Louis8k8 wrote:
So 26k is arena? Because 26k champion pool would make me sad. We're going downhill if that's the case =( Please read the big blue thing at the top. This is a Pre-Season tournament. In other words, you can consider this as a side project from MLG just like AoL and GSL Show nested quote +On January 19 2012 23:57 MrCon wrote:
I don't understand. They pay the travel of 32 players to a live event where no spectator is allowed ?
I think I just don't get it, or this is dumb. That is only for the live event in NY.
Yeah ok but it's dumb or I don't get something ? Why make a lan without any spectator ?
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On January 20 2012 00:02 MrCon wrote:Show nested quote +On January 20 2012 00:00 carloselcoco wrote:On January 19 2012 23:58 Louis8k8 wrote:
So 26k is arena? Because 26k champion pool would make me sad. We're going downhill if that's the case =( Please read the big blue thing at the top. This is a Pre-Season tournament. In other words, you can consider this as a side project from MLG just like AoL and GSL On January 19 2012 23:57 MrCon wrote:
I don't understand. They pay the travel of 32 players to a live event where no spectator is allowed ?
I think I just don't get it, or this is dumb. That is only for the live event in NY. Yeah ok but it's dumb or I don't get something ? Why make a lan without any spectator ?
There is no LAN w/o any spectators. This will be an offline regional qualifier for each region (Kind of like what NASL does I guess), followed by an all expenses paid trip to a Live event with an audience in NY
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On January 20 2012 00:02 MrCon wrote:Show nested quote +On January 20 2012 00:00 carloselcoco wrote:On January 19 2012 23:58 Louis8k8 wrote:
So 26k is arena? Because 26k champion pool would make me sad. We're going downhill if that's the case =( Please read the big blue thing at the top. This is a Pre-Season tournament. In other words, you can consider this as a side project from MLG just like AoL and GSL On January 19 2012 23:57 MrCon wrote:
I don't understand. They pay the travel of 32 players to a live event where no spectator is allowed ?
I think I just don't get it, or this is dumb. That is only for the live event in NY. Yeah ok but it's dumb or I don't get something ? Why make a lan without any spectator ?
There trying to have a live studio in the U.S. maybe somewhat similar to GSL. If they have any amount of seats I'm almost sure they'll get filled being in NYC.
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Can anyone find the whole ESPN thing from last year. Might have something in 2012.
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United States33502 Posts
All I can say is, scheduling conflict from hell
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On January 20 2012 00:04 carloselcoco wrote:Show nested quote +On January 20 2012 00:02 MrCon wrote:On January 20 2012 00:00 carloselcoco wrote:On January 19 2012 23:58 Louis8k8 wrote:
So 26k is arena? Because 26k champion pool would make me sad. We're going downhill if that's the case =( Please read the big blue thing at the top. This is a Pre-Season tournament. In other words, you can consider this as a side project from MLG just like AoL and GSL On January 19 2012 23:57 MrCon wrote:
I don't understand. They pay the travel of 32 players to a live event where no spectator is allowed ?
I think I just don't get it, or this is dumb. That is only for the live event in NY. Yeah ok but it's dumb or I don't get something ? Why make a lan without any spectator ? There is no LAN w/o any spectators. This will be an offline regional qualifier for each region (Kind of like what NASL does I guess), followed by an all expenses paid trip to a Live event with an audience in NY
Read a bit more carefully, it clearly says
"The Winter Arena will be live streamed for your viewing pleasure, but there will not be a live spectator component."
Winter Arena is the actual event in NY, not the online qualifiers.
This event also acts as a qualifier/seeder-tournament for the real event which is called "Winter Championship" which will be in Columbus, Ohio a month later.
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On January 20 2012 00:06 Noam wrote:Show nested quote +On January 20 2012 00:04 carloselcoco wrote:On January 20 2012 00:02 MrCon wrote:On January 20 2012 00:00 carloselcoco wrote:On January 19 2012 23:58 Louis8k8 wrote:
So 26k is arena? Because 26k champion pool would make me sad. We're going downhill if that's the case =( Please read the big blue thing at the top. This is a Pre-Season tournament. In other words, you can consider this as a side project from MLG just like AoL and GSL On January 19 2012 23:57 MrCon wrote:
I don't understand. They pay the travel of 32 players to a live event where no spectator is allowed ?
I think I just don't get it, or this is dumb. That is only for the live event in NY. Yeah ok but it's dumb or I don't get something ? Why make a lan without any spectator ? There is no LAN w/o any spectators. This will be an offline regional qualifier for each region (Kind of like what NASL does I guess), followed by an all expenses paid trip to a Live event with an audience in NY Read a bit more carefully, it clearly says " The Winter Arena will be live streamed for your viewing pleasure, but there will not be a live spectator component." Winter Arena is the actual event in NY, not the online qualifiers. This event also acts as a qualifier/seeder-tournament for the real event which is called " Winter Championship" which will be in Columbus, Ohio a month later.
Holly SHIT!!! You are right! My bad :/
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Very poor choice by Sundance I feel, hosting the Winter Championship at the same exact time as Assembly Winter
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10k first place is still weak with the type of numbers MLG pulls
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Makes me sad there wont be a live aspect to the Winter Arena; that would be a Competition I could go to! D:
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On January 20 2012 00:12 Hyp3 wrote:
Makes me sad there wont be a live aspect to the Winter Arena; that would be a Competition I could go to! D:
Good thing is that it is only part of the preseason
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United Kingdom38257 Posts
If I wasn't a less suspicious man I'd be wondering how there managed to be several major scheduling conflicts already.
Interesting stuff regardless, hopefully things are good even without a live audience for a part of it.
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On January 20 2012 00:12 VirgilSC2 wrote:
Very poor choice by Sundance I feel, hosting the Winter Championship at the same exact time as Assembly Winter
Actually its the "Winter Arena" that is conflicting with Assembly. Just trying to keep confusion to a minimum 
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What a shocking little price pool wtf. Everythign els is awesome but really 28k? Didnt Sundance wanted us all to buy a ticket so he could do some huge price giveout and then its 28k lol wtf is this shit?
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![[image loading]](http://wordpress.tools.majorleaguegaming.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mlg_2_hdr_545.jpg) Winter Season to feature Blizzard Entertainment’s StarCraft® II: Wings of Liberty™
Includes MLG Winter Regional Online Qualifiers, January 31-February 8; MLG Winter Arena in New York City, February 24-26; MLG Winter Championship in Columbus, Ohio, March 23-25
NEW YORK – January 19, 2012 – After closing out the most successful Pro Circuit season in its history, Major League Gaming (MLG), the world’s largest competitive video game league, today unveiled a new Pro Circuit structure for 2012 providing even more competition online and in person with the best players from around the globe. The ninth annual 2012 Pro Circuit will be divided into four seasons – Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall. Each season will feature online regional qualifiersand a LIVE-streamed Arena eventthat will impact seeding and culminate with a final LIVE in-person Championship competition. The first title to be confirmed for 2012 is Blizzard Entertainment’s blockbuster real-time strategy game StarCraft® II: Wings of Liberty™. Additional details regarding the Winter season, qualifiers,and Pro Circuit console titles will be released in the coming weeks.
Winter Season Details – StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
The seasonkicks off January 31-February 8with three invitation-only, MLG Winter Regional Online Qualifiers featuring top StarCraft II players from around the globe. Regions and online competition dates are as follows: January 31-February 2 (Europe); February 3-5 (Korea/Taiwan) and February 6-8 (North America).
The top eight finishers from the MLG Pro Circuit 2011 National Championships held in Providence last Novemberwill be invited to join the top eight finishers from each of the MLG Winter Regional Online Qualifiersfor the first ever MLG Winter Arena in New York City,February 24-26. The 32 players will receive an all-expenses paid trip to New York City where they will compete for more than $26,000 in prizes and Pool Play placement at the MLG Winter Championship. The MLG Winter Arena will be viewable via LIVE streaming.
The season will conclude with the MLG Winter Championship, a large-scale, spectator event in Columbus, Ohio, from March 23-25 at the SMG-managedGreater Columbus Convention Center. The top 16 players from the MLG Winter Arena will receive an all-expenses paid trip to Columbus for the Winter Championship. The MLG Winter Championship will be viewable in-person and via LIVE streaming.
“Our 2012 MLG Pro Circuit season is poised to be our most robust to date – with even more competition online and in person, more broadcasts and more of the world’s best players,” said Sundance DiGiovanni. “We listened to our community and players to update our Pro Circuit format and ensure that placement in tournaments was a direct result of player performance. Our new Pro Circuit structure is designed to further the world of e-sports and take competitive gaming to a new level.”
2011 Pro Circuit – The Largest Viewership to Date
The 2011 MLG Pro Circuit season was the 8th and most successful to datereaching more than 3.5 million unique stream viewers during combined Pro Circuit weekends. The 2011 Pro Circuit National Championships held in Providence, Rhode Island, November 18-20, drew an all-time high of 241,000 peak concurrent online viewers and more than 3.6 million hours of video were consumed over the weekend. Viewers from 175 countries tuned in to the final tournament, the highest number of countries to date. The top five countries watching included USA, Germany, Canada, Sweden and United Kingdom. Over the 2011 season, more than 15 million hours of video were consumed during Pro Circuit weekends.
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I like this format.
Top 8 from last Championship invited + qualifiers into Arena. Arena awards spots into pool play for the Next Championship.
Rewards past performance but keeps the rewards to the most recent event and they still have to qualify for Pool Play in the Arena.
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On January 20 2012 00:20 HappyChris wrote:
What a shocking little price pool wtf. Everythign els is awesome but really 28k? Didnt Sundance wanted us all to buy a ticket so he could do some huge price giveout and then its 28k lol wtf is this shit?
Dude, please read before posting. i am getting tired of people not reading the thread before posting...
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