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![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/cOu7VNR.png) After quite a few months of R&D and Academy recruitment Clarity Gaming is quite pleased to officially announce the launch of its Community Team. The community is what feeds this industry and allows it to grow. For that reason we’re very happy to do dedicate a part of our organization to giving back to that community. If you are any player of any skill, interest, or time commitment level who is looking for a team and friends of similar interests to surround themselves with; look no further. The Clarity Community team is dedicated to giving you a family to call you own no matter what you’re looking for. If you’re into dedicated ladder player of any level, bronze through masters, we have a place for you. If you’re a casual team game player or arcade/custom map player who is just looking for friends to consistently play with; we have a place for you. If you’re simply looking for a smaller, more tight knit group of people to converse with, watch premier events with, and share your enjoyment of the game, we definitely have a place for you. Finally, if you’re a player who is working day in and day out to get to the next level so that one day you can call yourself a professional gamer, yeah... we’ve got that too. Before getting into the details please note that this announcement is rather lengthy. We have done our best to cover all of our bases and make sure this is as straightforward and self explanatory as possible. With that said, ALL of the finalized & official details, How To Apply, etc may be found on our website: CLICK RIGHT HERE!You will find the mission & vision statement below with a very brief outline of what is covered in full detail on our website. Important Note about Applicants and Geographical Regions: Currently the Academy Team is for North American residents Only. We accept players into the community team from anywhere globally. The expectation is set that the majority of the community team are NA residents. Players living outside the NA region applying for the Master's Division may do so, but will not be able to participate in the Front Runner's tournaments at this time; those tournaments are for players working towards a slot on the Academy Roster (which is limited to NA residents). In the future (2-3 months or more) the Community Team will expand the tournaments to the other Divisions. ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/6HDyIaM.png) As Clarity has always been dedicated to the fostering of new talent, helping out those who are overlooked, and helping the industry grow in a sustainable fashion; it is with great pleasure we announce this Community Team. It is our goal to build upon the foundation outlined here to one day offer the type of support and team structure that only so few get right now at the top of the professional gaming industry. This foundation is the first step and eventually we hope to expand our staff to the point that we can offer structured events to players are every skill range and interest level within the community team. While this announcement outlines the plans for the foundation of this community team, we have many plans for expansion moving forward. However we can only expand with your help. We currently do not have the staff to take on more than what is outlined in this “foundation;” lest we bite of more than we can chew. It is our hope to continue to grow our staff as we grow our community team so we may continue to expand the possibilities of the community team and what it can offer to everyone within it. It is my sincere hope to one day offer what we have committed to offering our Academy team, and the Master’s Division of the Community team to every other level of the community team. Right now that is not possible, but we think that eventually it may be. If you have any skills, experience, knowledge, or even just time to offer and want to get involved, please let us know. More Details on how you can help may be found below in the “How To Join and Get Involved” sections. ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/9j2uSNI.png) 1. The Introduction found above. 2. The Mission and Vision statement found above. 3. An Overview & Outline of the Community Team & each Division 4. Details on each Division 5. How the Community team ties into the Academy team 6. How to Apply 7. Important Dates 8. How to get involved as Staff We sincerely thank you for your interest and look forward to hearing from you! Follow Clarity Gaming for Up To Date Info:Twitter: @Clarity_GamingFacebook: Facebook.com/ClarityGamingWebsite: ClarityGaming.comTwitch: Twitch.tv/Clarity_Gaming![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/9wamWA8.png)
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Awesome! just sad that i didn't win enough to get on the academy team.. 
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Wow, Clarity just gets more and more awesome.
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Clarity, fulfilling one dream at a time ;D
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On May 09 2013 10:59 Graphix wrote:
i love u winter
ILY2 <3
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Damn y0, Clarity is just doing everything right. Love this team!
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cant wait for those tournies.
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Once again Clarity showing why they are such a great brand. I see good things in there future!
~CLARITY FIGHTING~
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Clarity, is without a doubt, a team of the future. Their methods are methoticall, well planned, and perfectly executed. This is a team i expect to grow quickly.
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clarity gaming is actually the best up and coming team i have ever seen, anything to do with clarity gaming has been wonderful.
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Northern Ireland25283 Posts
This is an awesome initiative, both cool for what it is giving back, but also potentially in terms of the structure it will put in place
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Thank you for this opportunity, Clarity Gaming. 
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I really like everything that Clarity's been doing. You've made a fan out of me. Keep it up!
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Wow, this is such a cool idea. Clarity is really taking it to the next level.
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I'm thinking about this. I don't play too much except with friends, but this would be a great way to get back into it. I'll see what is more popular at my college and do that. This is a great initiative and only furthers my love for Clarity haha, seriously, you guys are the best grassroots team I've ever seen.
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Wow, thanks so much for all of the awesome feedback and support everyone! Validates all of the time we have been putting in tenfold!
We'll keep on keepin' on as long as you'll have us!
***Quick Note: To anyone who has applied: Expect acceptance emails and a response sometime later this weekend. We're still wrapping up some content to go out in the next few days. Once Sunday hits I'll be focusing all of my energy back into the community team and getting everything underway.
Cheers~
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Very awesome initiative, can't wait to see what comes out of this :D!
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Just insane what Clarity Gaming is doing for the community / allowing the communtiy to do.
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Great job guys, keep it uP :D!
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I'm interested, but I'm from Europe and play almost exclusively on EU. Would I be required to play on NA? If I applied for masters division, would i need to be in master on NA? Is there/will there be an EU division of the community team?
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Canada1169 Posts
Hopefully we can build a really great community
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On May 10 2013 05:01 InsidiA wrote:Hopefully we can build a really great community
Considering the quality of the team and academies we have built, I'm not too worried. Good players and great people
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Is it ok if I miss one of those friday/saturday tournaments once in a while?
I have redcross/ other school related stuff that I can't afford to skip
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On May 10 2013 01:41 Harrad wrote:
I'm interested, but I'm from Europe and play almost exclusively on EU. Would I be required to play on NA? If I applied for masters division, would i need to be in master on NA? Is there/will there be an EU division of the community team?
Good question! I apologize for not answering this more directly. As of right now the Academy team is only for players in NA. It is our hope to expand to EU at some point, but we just don't have the resources right now to take on another region. I will follow up with your email sometime this weekend and give you some more details.
As for the the community team - You are more than welcome to join on at this time. But the Front Runner's group will not be open to players outside of the NA Region, as that is a gateway into our NA Academy. You're more than welcome to join the NA community from any region, but the majority of players there will be from NA. So the point would be to play with them on NA.
Again, it is our hope to expand to EU at some point with both an Academy team and a community team. However we need more funding and more importantly a larger staff to organize all of that. Sorry!
On May 10 2013 10:48 iiAreJordan wrote:Is it ok if I miss one of those friday/saturday tournaments once in a while? I have redcross/ other school related stuff that I can't afford to skip
Yes, of course! There is absolutely -NOTHING- binding about the community team. You can play for another team or clan while you're in the community team, even the front runner's group. You can skip out on tournaments all you like, there is no obligation.
If however you are no-showing tournaments time and time again you will likely be removed from the group for a period if not permanently. But the community team and the Master's Division/Front Runner's group really is one of those "the more you put into it, the more you get out of it" type of a situation.
Thanks for the questions and all of the awesome feedback everyone! It really is quite inspiring to see it.
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Oh Winter, you and Clarity are such amazing people.
Thank you for reaching out to the community and forever supporting esports
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really cool initiative, already sent in my application. definitely liking clarity more and more
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Already sent my app in. Looking forward to it, thank you Clarity!
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Awesome intiative.
Looking forward to the content!
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shame im on EU
im only bronze league atm but i would love to be in a community like clarity, it sounds awesome
i look forward to you coming to EU
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On May 10 2013 05:01 InsidiA wrote:Hopefully we can build a really great community
not with you in it
#shotsfired
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I love what you guys do, keep it up. A truly awesome team in every aspect.
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On May 10 2013 00:56 Shew wrote:
community kids gonna bop
you rang?
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United Kingdom31935 Posts
Clarity has been doing amazing work so far :D really impressed keep up the good work guys and hope you expand to EU soon 
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On May 11 2013 03:16 GumBa wrote:Clarity has been doing amazing work so far :D really impressed keep up the good work guys and hope you expand to EU soon
Thanks!
We're working on it! Maybe a joint expansion with an existing EU team perhaps? Who knows!
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On May 11 2013 05:42 WinterTV wrote:Show nested quote +On May 11 2013 03:16 GumBa wrote:Clarity has been doing amazing work so far :D really impressed keep up the good work guys and hope you expand to EU soon Thanks! We're working on it! Maybe a joint expansion with an existing EU team perhaps? Who knows!
*nudgenudgewinkwink*
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AWESOME!!!!! Always liked your team now i m an even bigger fan! Would definitly join if i didnt have a team yet and lived in na!
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This is awesome. I really like what you are trying to do.
Gives every person a chance to be apart of Clarity which I think is great.
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You guys are doing everything in your power right, sent my application.
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Question for you guys: is there any overlap between different groups? If a was a plat player who was serious about improving, could I also be in the general community to play customs and teams if I am in the mood for those? Or do I just apply for one and maybe participate through in game chat and forums of the others? I just hope that players who want both to improve but also want to have fun don't have to choose one or the other to be in the community.
Anyways, if I had a computer that could play SC2 right now I would be all over this. It is always great to have a strong community, not just for the people in it, but also for your professional/academy teams to have a dedicated fan base. If I had any advise, try to include your professional and academy players in the community. Of course they have to practice, but maybe have them spend an hour coaching as a price for community events, or do in-house clan wars or team events where the pros play against the community. That was there is something truly unique and special about the community and it will build the fan base for the pros. You would be surprised how many people in the community would watch clan wars/tournaments where they could see the players that helped coach them, or played against in a showmatch, or eveen just had a fun conversation with.
Good luck!
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just signed up hope i can make the masters front runners if not i would love to still join what ever i can Clarity Fighting
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Just signed up. Trying to get my competitive interest back
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Clarity Gaming, not the team we want but the team we need. Keep doing amazing work please.
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On May 11 2013 08:45 VPreboot wrote:
Question for you guys: is there any overlap between different groups? If a was a plat player who was serious about improving, could I also be in the general community to play customs and teams if I am in the mood for those? Or do I just apply for one and maybe participate through in game chat and forums of the others? I just hope that players who want both to improve but also want to have fun don't have to choose one or the other to be in the community.
Anyways, if I had a computer that could play SC2 right now I would be all over this. It is always great to have a strong community, not just for the people in it, but also for your professional/academy teams to have a dedicated fan base. If I had any advise, try to include your professional and academy players in the community. Of course they have to practice, but maybe have them spend an hour coaching as a price for community events, or do in-house clan wars or team events where the pros play against the community. That was there is something truly unique and special about the community and it will build the fan base for the pros. You would be surprised how many people in the community would watch clan wars/tournaments where they could see the players that helped coach them, or played against in a showmatch, or eveen just had a fun conversation with.
Good luck!
Yes, there is overlap. That is why there is the "general community division," for everyone within the community team to participate if they please.
We have plans to get the academy and pro team involved down the line. It won't happen right away but we have several options to bridge interaction. For right now, the Academy is most closely involved with the Master's Division.
Thanks for all the input!
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Love you guys~
Just got my email!
EDIT: Also, do the masters division players get any cool clan tag in front of our names or anything? :p
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On May 11 2013 05:47 NewEyes wrote:
AWESOME!!!!! Always liked your team now i m an even bigger fan! Would definitly join if i didnt have a team yet and lived in na!
Well, we do take players for the community team from all regions! But it's only worth it if you are able and enjoy playing on the NA region. If you already have an active team on EU or whatever your home region may be, then there isn't much point. Eventually we plan to expand both the community team and the Academy into EU. But first we need sponsors!
On May 11 2013 15:53 GunPaladin wrote:
Clarity Gaming, not the team we want but the team we need. Keep doing amazing work please.
Thanks! I like to think we're "not the team we deserve, but the team we need," but that's just me  No bias here or anything. And yes, we will!
On May 14 2013 07:40 iiAreJordan wrote:
Love you guys~
Just got my email!
EDIT: Also, do the masters division players get any cool clan tag in front of our names or anything? :p
Yes! There will be a clan for the Master's Division. [CGco] after the [CGac] for the Academy and [CG] of the Pro Team!
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I'm diamond right now, and this just majorly made me want to get into masters.
Clarity, u guys never cease to amaze me. I've already send in my application and added u on Skype.
Will there be a group or clan for the non masters ppl. That would make finding ppl to practice with really easy.
Awesome job. Love it.
CLARITY FIGHTING
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just got the email but was just wondering are we going to be emailed, msg or even skyped sometime later to be able to join the in game chat groups so we can chat and find some practice partners even if its just the CGco even thought im trying for the front runners i need some tvp tvz help so would like to join something ^^ or will we need to go through a placement test of some sort
and CLARITY FIGHTING!!!!
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Constantly impressed by the Clarity crew, keep it up guys!
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Just wondering, is it only Masters who have been emailed thus far?
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On May 14 2013 13:27 SC_THORLORD wrote:
I'm diamond right now, and this just majorly made me want to get into masters.
Clarity, u guys never cease to amaze me. I've already send in my application and added u on Skype.
Will there be a group or clan for the non masters ppl. That would make finding ppl to practice with really easy.
Awesome job. Love it.
CLARITY FIGHTING
That is great to hear! Yes, the idea is to have the same structure that the Academy and Master's Division receives flow all the way down through the other divisions. Everything will come in time. We have had 6 people apply for staff positions which is a great start. The next step is bringing them up to speed. Then we will move forward on the little things like clan group tags and all that.
On May 14 2013 14:02 starslayer wrote:
just got the email but was just wondering are we going to be emailed, msg or even skyped sometime later to be able to join the in game chat groups so we can chat and find some practice partners even if its just the CGco even thought im trying for the front runners i need some tvp tvz help so would like to join something ^^ or will we need to go through a placement test of some sort
and CLARITY FIGHTING!!!!
Yes, there will be further instruction sometime next week. We have to bring new staff up to speed and get everything else underway (forums up and running on our website, clan/public group, etc) and then we'll have more details out. Expect them by Thursday of next week (the 23rd).
On May 14 2013 14:09 Whiplash wrote:
Constantly impressed by the Clarity crew, keep it up guys!
Thanks Whiplash! Greatly appreciate the support!
On May 14 2013 14:09 yakitate304 wrote:
Just wondering, is it only Masters who have been emailed thus far?
No, everyone has been emailed back. And I have doubled checked the spam folders to make sure no one was missed. If you have not received an acceptance email, then we have not received your application. So, please resubmit if that is the case!
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This is a really nice idea Clarity Gaming !!!
Except its only for americas
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On May 14 2013 18:33 WinterTV wrote:Show nested quote +On May 14 2013 14:09 yakitate304 wrote:
Just wondering, is it only Masters who have been emailed thus far? No, everyone has been emailed back. And I have doubled checked the spam folders to make sure no one was missed. If you have not received an acceptance email, then we have not received your application. So, please resubmit if that is the case!
I just figured out why I hadn't received one back. In the Google Document application, it says "Please copy and paste this application and submit it IN THE BODY OF THE EMAIL to the following email: claritycommunityteam@gmail.com"
But the hyperlink on that email actually goes to claritycommunity@gmail.com, so when I clicked on that it sent it to the wrong email. Sending to the proper email address now.
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On May 14 2013 19:25 Suikakuju wrote:This is a really nice idea Clarity Gaming !!! Except its only for americas
Well, it's not ONLY for the Americas. It is just based out of the Americas. Anyone can participate in the community team on any level from anywhere globally. They will just have to do so by playing on the NA region on battle.net if they want to interact outside of the Skype and Forum Chats.
On May 15 2013 05:26 yakitate304 wrote:Show nested quote +On May 14 2013 18:33 WinterTV wrote:On May 14 2013 14:09 yakitate304 wrote:
Just wondering, is it only Masters who have been emailed thus far? No, everyone has been emailed back. And I have doubled checked the spam folders to make sure no one was missed. If you have not received an acceptance email, then we have not received your application. So, please resubmit if that is the case! I just figured out why I hadn't received one back. In the Google Document application, it says "Please copy and paste this application and submit it IN THE BODY OF THE EMAIL to the following email: claritycommunityteam@gmail.com" But the hyperlink on that email actually goes to claritycommunity@gmail.com, so when I clicked on that it sent it to the wrong email. Sending to the proper email address now.
Ah, perfect. We'll get you all signed up ASAP then. Thanks for following up. And i'll make sure to correct the form!
Cheers,
Mike
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Super excited to see how this all works out.
Go Go Clarity.
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Got my email, and I'm playing some practice games with a few people from the Plat/Diamond group!
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This is so awesome! I'm gonna see if I can apply :D
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Should we message u on skype which division we want to be in? or are u going to mach them up to the emails.
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Clarity's been growing so fast lately. Really like what you guys have been doing. Keep it up !
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On May 16 2013 07:24 SC_THORLORD wrote:
Should we message u on skype which division we want to be in? or are u going to mach them up to the emails.
Yes, please message myself if you've applied for the Master's Division. OR Message the "Clarity Community" Skype account if you're applied for any other division of the Community Team once we accept your invite on that account. It is a shared account, so we don't idle it all the time.
On May 16 2013 08:27 IaMaV wrote:Clarity's been growing so fast lately. Really like what you guys have been doing. Keep it up !
Yes, we have. Going to be slowing down next week after we make these last 2 big announcements public. Then we'll be focusing our time entirely on locking in sponsors and working with the teams and players we have now. Can't wait for both to happen because these last two announcements have been in the works for a while now.
Thanks for all the continued support and awesome responses everyone!
Cheers~
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Very ambitious, good luck to you.
I can see it failing though
Also, it is basically a clan recruitment thread only attached to a pro team, i guess that gets you the by on "Closing this go here <insert link" from TL staff lol.
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On May 16 2013 10:33 Capped wrote:Very ambitious, good luck to you. I can see it failing though Also, it is basically a clan recruitment thread only attached to a pro team, i guess that gets you the by on "Closing this go here <insert link" from TL staff lol.
I'm sorry if you see this as somehow negative. We are simply trying to promote community involvement with a pro team. I'm surprised that someone with as many posts as you would be negative about such an effort.
Thanks for the good luck wishes though! We'll certainly keep on keeping on. We already have 8 staff applicants so I think we'll keep things moving along quite smoothly.
Cheers~
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On May 16 2013 12:20 WinterTV wrote:Show nested quote +On May 16 2013 10:33 Capped wrote:Very ambitious, good luck to you. I can see it failing though Also, it is basically a clan recruitment thread only attached to a pro team, i guess that gets you the by on "Closing this go here <insert link" from TL staff lol. I'm sorry if you see this as somehow negative. We are simply trying to promote community involvement with a pro team. I'm surprised that someone with as many posts as you would be negative about such an effort. Thanks for the good luck wishes though! We'll certainly keep on keeping on. We already have 8 staff applicants so I think we'll keep things moving along quite smoothly. Cheers~
I agree with Winter. This i think can only bring good stuff. I dont think it will cost very much, if at all to run the community team.
But, it will allow them to foster even more talent, and get more in touch with the community.
after this, they said they have two big anouncements, then working on sponsorships. This is something new, that they are bringing to the community. That should help with getting more companies to sponsor them.
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On May 16 2013 12:28 SC_THORLORD wrote:Show nested quote +On May 16 2013 12:20 WinterTV wrote:On May 16 2013 10:33 Capped wrote:Very ambitious, good luck to you. I can see it failing though Also, it is basically a clan recruitment thread only attached to a pro team, i guess that gets you the by on "Closing this go here <insert link" from TL staff lol. I'm sorry if you see this as somehow negative. We are simply trying to promote community involvement with a pro team. I'm surprised that someone with as many posts as you would be negative about such an effort. Thanks for the good luck wishes though! We'll certainly keep on keeping on. We already have 8 staff applicants so I think we'll keep things moving along quite smoothly. Cheers~ I agree with Winter. This i think can only bring good stuff. I dont think it will cost very much, if at all to run the community team. But, it will allow them to foster even more talent, and get more in touch with the community. after this, they said they have two big anouncements, then working on sponsorships. This is something new, that they are bringing to the community. That should help with getting more companies to sponsor them.
Yes, and thank you.
A quick Note: I have been told my response may come off as "snooty" regarding the reference of Capped's post count. The only reason I cited that is because that post count tells me that he is active in this community. And it is surprising to see such a (seemingly negative, or partially negative) reaction from an active member of the very community we're trying to support and promote.
Anyway. I'm quite confident the Community is here to stay and only grow from here. We are already nearing 150 members total. And it's only been a week or so since we announced. We have plenty of people committed to staff positions which should allow us to get every division of the Community Team up to par with the Master's Division. If that can happen in the first month I think we'll be in a very good place to continue to grow steadily and sustainably.
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Sent in my email, cannot wait to becoming part of a larger team I can actually talk to in game and practice with.
Together, we can all climb that ladder. (pun intended)
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Same! Any idea on the next wave of replies will be sent out?
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I've tried adding Clarity Gaming to my Skype, but it's not getting accepted.
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Hey fellow Clarity Community Team members, I'm assembling a team for the Chobo Team League. The league is Bronze through Diamond and plays a weekly BO7, with Bronze facing Bronze, Silver facing Silver, and so on.
We're looking for Bronze, Silver and Gold players of all races who are interested in playing. We could also use a Diamond Zerg. You wouldn't have to play every week so it's not a massive commitment.
If you're interested, please send me a PM with your Bnet ID (and Character Code #), Race, League, and preferably your name on Skype if you are part of the Clarity Community Skype groups. If you have any other questions, I'm pretty active in the General Division Skype group, or just ask via PM.
Thanks everyone!
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