One problem I thought IPL4 had and it seems IPL5 might also have is that you are hosting the qualifiers without a date announced for the main tournament. I would be kind of mad if I played through a qualifier to win it and realize the date is one I can't be able to attend.

Bigtony

United States1606 Posts

May 16 2012 03:46 GMT

#62

On May 16 2012 11:51 Corrik wrote:
One problem I thought IPL4 had and it seems IPL5 might also have is that you are hosting the qualifiers without a date announced for the main tournament. I would be kind of mad if I played through a qualifier to win it and realize the date is one I can't be able to attend.

I have to say this is my only qualm with IPL too. I'm not a pro, but planning a vacation is kind of a big deal, especially if it will be in Vegas like IPL4 (pretty likely). It would be extremely helpful to know 3-4 months in advance (rather than 1-2) so that proper planning can be done.

rUiNati0n

United States1155 Posts

May 16 2012 03:52 GMT

#63

It's too bad that the open bracket had to go. Following how those go is usually one of my favorite parts of tournaments.

SirRobin

United States269 Posts

May 16 2012 03:52 GMT

#64

So are the satellite qualifiers the amateur-only portion of the event?

In the post you say,

This rule were put in place to encourage new players to sign up and try to earn a free trip to a major tournament that they otherwise would not be able to attend.

does that mean that the regional qualifiers are also amateur-only? If so, then everything is amateur-only except FnaticAlive? O_o

You said there's only 1 bracket, so amateurs will be playing with the "pros"; they're simply just given a chance to attend, kind of like an online open bracket.

If there are only 40 spots total, how many of that will be "amateur-only" attendees ?

Mairu

United States222 Posts

May 16 2012 03:56 GMT

#65

On May 16 2012 12:52 SirRobin wrote:
So are the satellite qualifiers the amateur-only portion of the event?

In the post you say,

Show nested quote +

Amateur Championship (Amateur Regulations Below) - 1 Player
International Amateur Satellite – Top 4 Qualify

from the op

SirRobin

United States269 Posts

May 16 2012 04:01 GMT

#66

ah, woops lol. I missed that

So the amateur's bracket is International, damn. Probably be easier to sign up for NA's qualifier

Can an amateur sign up for both the amateur and their respective region?

Nuclease

United States1049 Posts

May 16 2012 04:02 GMT

#67

These are good changes.

Nuclease approved.

archonOOid

1983 Posts

May 16 2012 04:15 GMT

#68

I think that these changes are for the better and that in return ipl will host more tournaments as they won't have to setup a big LAN/bracket area.

Aeroplaneoverthesea

United Kingdom1977 Posts

May 16 2012 04:19 GMT

#69

I really dislike having a double elim bracket. The IPL4 format was good.

RaiKageRyu

Canada4773 Posts

May 16 2012 04:23 GMT

#70

Double elimination all the way?

Sorry, unsubscribed if the case.

doffe

Sweden636 Posts

May 16 2012 04:27 GMT

#71

to be frank I can see the quality of players in the international amateur group being as high as any of the other except the Korean. Certinly there is a huge amount of Korean players that hasnt made 1k in LIVE tourneys and still kick a metric ton of ass =).

Arterial

Australia1039 Posts

May 16 2012 04:42 GMT

#72

On May 16 2012 08:12 Aetherial wrote:
Awesome, can't wait to see all these events!

Jesus I just noticed your name is very very close to mine >.>

puzzl

United States263 Posts

May 16 2012 04:50 GMT

#73

Tournaments really, really need to stop seeding players deeper into the bracket. It creates an extremely unfair bracket that puts even heavier bias on certain players and makes it far less likely to see breakout performances. It's just bad and it needs to go. I think getting a free plane ticket to the event is more than enough of a reward for taking one of the regional qualifiers.

ArcticRaven

France1406 Posts

May 16 2012 05:03 GMT

#74

This is excellent. Good job IPL. That amateur idea is neat, and not having any invites for sure gets you a place in my heart.

Will the regional/satellite qualifiers be casted ?

Proseat

Germany5113 Posts

May 16 2012 05:09 GMT

#75

So no more age-old invites and super-privileged pool play? I like it.

Havik_

United States5585 Posts

May 16 2012 05:18 GMT

#76

I actually like this. I'm sure that players who can qualify via the satellites may either already have a team who will send them, or based on said results earn a sponsorship for the tournament. Overall I like it a lot.

forgehammer

United States79 Posts

May 16 2012 05:37 GMT

#77

Does anybody know where they are doing the Chinese qualifiers or what tournament they are seeding from?

Jetaap

France4814 Posts

May 16 2012 06:13 GMT

#78

I think that was something that was really needed. Good move!

onedayclose

United States1145 Posts

May 16 2012 06:31 GMT

#79

Shrinking the tournament doesn't improve anything but making it easier to stream every single match and cutting the costs of hosting a larger tournament IMO. From what I see it will be a 40 player double elim bracket.

onedayclose

United States1145 Posts

May 16 2012 06:34 GMT

#80

On May 16 2012 13:23 RaiKageRyu wrote:
Double elimination all the way?

Sorry, unsubscribed if the case.

Single elim isn't that lucrative if you are travelling from afar, which is exactly what IPL wants. They want players from across the globe to flock to IPL5 and make the tournament just as ridiculously competitive as it was at IPL4.