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NASL invites DRG, MMA, Violet and Taeja to S4 - Page 10

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Xeris
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
Iran17695 Posts
August 30 2012 15:45 GMT
#181
On August 30 2012 23:04 MrBitter wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 30 2012 22:22 6NR wrote:
Great congrats! Did NASL invite anyone from KeSPA?


ffs, just read the OP.

All the details about who we invited and why are right there.



MrBitter... how come we didn't invite Flash?!
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GohgamX
Profile Joined April 2011
Canada1096 Posts
August 30 2012 15:49 GMT
#182
This is just plain sexy. Awesome job NASL - Canada <3's you ^_^
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LordMattias
Profile Joined June 2012
Sweden10 Posts
August 30 2012 15:49 GMT
#183
I think i t would be really cool if you gained some small amount of points for winning weekly tounaments and such.
Yonnua
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United Kingdom2331 Posts
August 30 2012 15:53 GMT
#184
I make it something along the lines of:

1. MC ~2500
2. Violet ~1700
3. Stephano ~1500
4. DRG ~1450
5. MKP ~1400
6. Taeja ~1250
7. MMA ~1150
8. Alive ~1150
9. Puma ~1150
10. Polt ~1050
11. Hero ~1050
12. Nerchio ~1000
13. Ret ~950
14. Alicia ~900
15. Mvp ~850
16. Oz ~700
17. Naniwa ~700
18. Symbol ~700
19. Nestea ~650
20. Dimaga ~650

But those are only rough because the methodology isn't 100% explicit when it comes to in progress tournaments and how the decay works. Those are just rough values to give some kind of indication.

Which means Mvp might be the secret invite, or it could be Oz or Naniwa.
LRSL 2014 Finalist! PartinG | Mvp | Bomber | Creator | NaNiwa | herO
kiy0
Profile Joined August 2010
Portugal593 Posts
August 30 2012 16:05 GMT
#185
On August 30 2012 11:59 digmouse wrote:
Why are they still using invites?


The real question is "Why are they NOT using invites?".

NASL has been a downright disappointment in terms of regular season attendance and production value. The only thing most people are excited about the NASL is (rightfully so) the Finals.

The major reason I believe they have such low viewing ratings it's because there are not enough top-notch players. We're already almost 3 years into Starcraft 2, thus people wanna watch the best facing the best. And lets be honest, you will not stay up late to watch a match like HwangSin vs. Targa. No disrespect to the players at all, it's just a fact they are not the kind of players that would make you stay up.

This being said, I completely agree with what NASL is doing. As a matter of fact, I think they should include more invites, gathering more of the top players in the world, thus increasing the amount of trully interesting games.
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HeeroFX
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States2704 Posts
August 30 2012 16:07 GMT
#186
Its a cool idea, but you might as well Write the check out to DRG lol
cmgillett
Profile Joined March 2010
United States335 Posts
August 30 2012 16:09 GMT
#187
On August 31 2012 01:05 kiy0 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 30 2012 11:59 digmouse wrote:
Why are they still using invites?


The real question is "Why are they NOT using invites?".

NASL has been a downright disappointment in terms of regular season attendance and production value. The only thing most people are excited about the NASL is (rightfully so) the Finals.

The major reason I believe they have such low viewing ratings it's because there are not enough top-notch players. We're already almost 3 years into Starcraft 2, thus people wanna watch the best facing the best. And lets be honest, you will not stay up late to watch a match like HwangSin vs. Targa. No disrespect to the players at all, it's just a fact they are not the kind of players that would make you stay up.

This being said, I completely agree with what NASL is doing. As a matter of fact, I think they should include more invites, gathering more of the top players in the world, thus increasing the amount of trully interesting games.



2 seasons ago called, they want their complaints back. NASL last season was great all season, had a very high view count for it being almost nightly. Not sure what you've been watching.
Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97277 Posts
August 30 2012 16:12 GMT
#188
Cool invites!
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Gwind
Profile Joined October 2011
Norway1 Post
August 30 2012 16:19 GMT
#189
I miss MMA =/
revel8
Profile Joined January 2012
United Kingdom3022 Posts
August 30 2012 16:20 GMT
#190
This sounds like a continuation of NASL's evolution. I like how they continually strive to improve and this can be clearly seen. They improved massively over the course of Season 3. I also like how they actively monitor and interact with their viewers here and strive for clarity and transparency. Viewers get the impression that NASL actually cares what they think. Or at least that is my view. The dancing celebration ceremony when Stephano won was hilarious and completely put to shame the recent boring and flat ceremonies at IEM Cologne or MLG Summer Arena. More of the same please for Season 4.

I do like the notion of a ranking of players where consistency in tournaments is valued and can be rewarded with invitations into NASL sesaons. I have no problem with the concept of seeding/invites based on merit and achievement, which is a system that NASL have just adopted. I assume NASL will also have qualifier tournaments as per usual?

How many players will actually be in NASL 4? Is that known yet?

I also think having a game analysis screen like they now have at MLG is an idea that NASL should definitely adopt. That should become a standard thing at major SC2 tournaments. Also Mr Bitter and his colleagues can have a lot of fun with that!
BoZiffer
Profile Joined November 2011
United States1841 Posts
August 30 2012 16:24 GMT
#191
On August 31 2012 01:09 cmgillett wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 31 2012 01:05 kiy0 wrote:
On August 30 2012 11:59 digmouse wrote:
Why are they still using invites?


The real question is "Why are they NOT using invites?".

NASL has been a downright disappointment in terms of regular season attendance and production value. The only thing most people are excited about the NASL is (rightfully so) the Finals.

The major reason I believe they have such low viewing ratings it's because there are not enough top-notch players. We're already almost 3 years into Starcraft 2, thus people wanna watch the best facing the best. And lets be honest, you will not stay up late to watch a match like HwangSin vs. Targa. No disrespect to the players at all, it's just a fact they are not the kind of players that would make you stay up.

This being said, I completely agree with what NASL is doing. As a matter of fact, I think they should include more invites, gathering more of the top players in the world, thus increasing the amount of trully interesting games.



2 seasons ago called, they want their complaints back. NASL last season was great all season, had a very high view count for it being almost nightly. Not sure what you've been watching.


Simple answer is... he hasn't.
blamekilly
Profile Joined April 2011
466 Posts
August 30 2012 17:20 GMT
#192
Damn hopefully MMA comes back strong. He has been quietly training in the SlayerS hyperbolic time chamber all this time.
winthrop
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Hong Kong956 Posts
August 30 2012 17:45 GMT
#193
just want some views
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GumBa
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
United Kingdom31935 Posts
August 30 2012 17:49 GMT
#194
Nice will be tuning in more from now on
To all the haters: you deserve to witness many, many more Serral victories, worthy of the godlike player he is.
The_Darkness
Profile Joined December 2011
United States910 Posts
August 30 2012 17:54 GMT
#195
All tournaments / leagues should have invites and I absolutely love this list. Objective systems of getting into tournaments are great but can lead to less than desirous results from a fan and organizer perspective when the qualifiers conflict with other tournaments.
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FrodaN
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
754 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-30 18:09:47
August 30 2012 18:06 GMT
#196
On August 31 2012 00:53 Yonnua wrote:
I make it something along the lines of:

1. MC ~2500
2. Violet ~1700
3. Stephano ~1500
4. DRG ~1450
5. MKP ~1400
6. Taeja ~1250
7. MMA ~1150
8. Alive ~1150
9. Puma ~1150
10. Polt ~1050
11. Hero ~1050
12. Nerchio ~1000
13. Ret ~950
14. Alicia ~900
15. Mvp ~850
16. Oz ~700
17. Naniwa ~700
18. Symbol ~700
19. Nestea ~650
20. Dimaga ~650

But those are only rough because the methodology isn't 100% explicit when it comes to in progress tournaments and how the decay works. Those are just rough values to give some kind of indication.

Which means Mvp might be the secret invite, or it could be Oz or Naniwa.


Pretty close idea to the actual list. Nice research

On August 31 2012 01:20 revel8 wrote:
I do like the notion of a ranking of players where consistency in tournaments is valued and can be rewarded with invitations into NASL sesaons. I have no problem with the concept of seeding/invites based on merit and achievement, which is a system that NASL have just adopted. I assume NASL will also have qualifier tournaments as per usual?

How many players will actually be in NASL 4? Is that known yet?

I also think having a game analysis screen like they now have at MLG is an idea that NASL should definitely adopt. That should become a standard thing at major SC2 tournaments. Also Mr Bitter and his colleagues can have a lot of fun with that!


- Yes we still have qualifiers! We had 3 and our last one will be starting today.
- 45. We currently have 44.
- I agree. We're working on it
kiy0
Profile Joined August 2010
Portugal593 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-30 18:15:17
August 30 2012 18:14 GMT
#197
On August 31 2012 01:09 cmgillett wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 31 2012 01:05 kiy0 wrote:
On August 30 2012 11:59 digmouse wrote:
Why are they still using invites?


The real question is "Why are they NOT using invites?".

NASL has been a downright disappointment in terms of regular season attendance and production value. The only thing most people are excited about the NASL is (rightfully so) the Finals.

The major reason I believe they have such low viewing ratings it's because there are not enough top-notch players. We're already almost 3 years into Starcraft 2, thus people wanna watch the best facing the best. And lets be honest, you will not stay up late to watch a match like HwangSin vs. Targa. No disrespect to the players at all, it's just a fact they are not the kind of players that would make you stay up.

This being said, I completely agree with what NASL is doing. As a matter of fact, I think they should include more invites, gathering more of the top players in the world, thus increasing the amount of trully interesting games.



2 seasons ago called, they want their complaints back. NASL last season was great all season, had a very high view count for it being almost nightly. Not sure what you've been watching.


I'm sorry, but averaging less than 3k viewers during the regular season is pretty darn mediocre. There are certain players that get way more viewers on their personal stream than "one of the top StarCraft II leagues in NA".
Also, your post does not counter mine in anyway shape or form. My argument is that the NASL, in order to actually capture a substantial amount of viewers, at least in comparison to other competitions like IPL or EGMC (i'm obviously not taking the Finals event into account here), you NEED to have a high percentage of top players. Besides Stephano, MC, Hero, Alicia and very few others, there were NOT a lot of top-tier talents in NASL since Season 1, right before most korean teams have withdrawn from participating.
I might be wrong, but at the moment, there are not many people who turn on their PCs to watch NASL. It's more like a "Let me check what streams are on... Oh, there's NASL, that's pretty cool..."

This move is a step in the right direction. DRG, MMA, Taeja and Violet are amount the top-tier talents in SC2. This is exactly what people want to see. I even think they should go even further with the invites. Try an get players like MVP, NesTea, MarineKing, Leenock, Seed, etc.
Wisemen speak when they have something to say. Others speak when they have to say something.
patronage
Profile Joined October 2011
Iraq123 Posts
August 30 2012 18:18 GMT
#198
4 really amazing and entertaining players, very excited :D
Elem
Profile Joined April 2011
Sweden4717 Posts
August 30 2012 18:29 GMT
#199
Cool. I think you need to admit you kinda bullshitted in MMA though. He's done fuck all this year.
#freeshauni
Dosey
Profile Joined September 2010
United States4505 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-30 18:32:40
August 30 2012 18:30 GMT
#200
Why so much hate for NASL? They seem to be the most accommodating and innovative NA based tournament around and all they get is hate.

They update their map pool each season, bring in new casters and raise them up, allow reschedules, air for NA AND EU at separate times, have community updates, quirky humor, showmatches, decent quality, and are now inviting players based on their overall results. Oh I also forgot that they were the first ones to do PiP and Replays if I'm not mistaken.

In short, they are doing everything that people bitch about MLG not doing and then some and yet people still hate on them.

I no understand?
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