National StarLeague: The Battle of North America - Page 15

On December 31 2011 11:24 Lemonayd wrote:
I'm kind of confused, do we just offer ourselves up as players for a particular state? I'm from Maryland if thats the case :o.

On December 31 2011 11:24 Lemonayd wrote:
I'm kind of confused, do we just offer ourselves up as players for a particular state? I'm from Maryland if thats the case :o.

On January 02 2012 07:55 lbmaian wrote:
Republicans are invading Canada :D

Really hope this gets off, but I have my doubts on how many hardcore fans will follow. Internet breaks many local boundaries, and there are several examples of fans rooting for foreigners (in the real sense of the word, not the SC definition) vs. locals. The only real way I see this taking off is through Barcraft, where fans can physically relate with locals.

On January 02 2012 08:44 xlava wrote:
I would love to join as a player, I'm not terribly good, but mid-high masters. How exactly do you go about potentially joining up for your state? I'm just a bit confused. It says to post in this thread, but then what?

Anyway, xlava.972



Edit: currently residing in NJ, but will probably be going to college in fall of 2012 somewhere else.

On January 02 2012 08:17 LegendaryZ wrote:
I think it's a terrible idea to go by states/provinces. Sure that may be what the NBA/MLB/NFL does on the surface, but none of these leagues actually have 50 teams because that would be ridiculous as far as scheduling is concerned and it would also spread a limited amount of talent across a large pool, resulting in a lot of terrible matches (California vs. Nebraska? Really?). All of those other leagues are also not actually regional competitions in the sense that you seem to be suggesting for the NSL. All the teams in these leagues are private organizations which are tied to their region only by name. New York Mets players aren't all New Yorkers. They're a collection of people hired from all over the place that may or may not reside in New York.

I suppose it all comes down to what exactly your actual goal is. Are you looking to create a professional league or an amateur league? Who exactly are you trying to reach as an audience and why do you think they'll pay attention to this league over the many high level leagues that already exist? Gaming isn't like "Little League" sports where you have a certain feeling of regional pride or heritage. I think the closest you will actually get to that is on the national stage and even that is questionable (The WCG idea just seems to become more and more irrelevant as time passes.) Gamers tend to identify more with their clans or teams which more often than not aren't rooted to any region or even nationality.

Of course this is ultimately your league and you're free to do what you want, but given the massive amount of work it looks like it's going to take to organize a project as ambitious as this, I just don't see it getting a proportionate amount of attention.