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UPDATE: Groups have been added.
Dear Starcraft II and Hearthstone fans,
not even three months have passed since TaKeTV's last big tournament and yet again we open our home for some action. For the first time in the history of TaKeTV you will not only find Starcraft II players, but also the most famous Hearthstone players in our first Crossover Tournament! Yep, that's right: From March 7 - 9, eight Hearthstone players will meet in Krefeld where they will fight for the sizeable prize pool of $15,000! Of course our fellow Starcraft II players won't go away empty-handed either. We will have 16 players who will fight for the same prize pool at the same time! So you're asking yourself why we are doing this? NEEDforSEAT®, our partner for this tournament, will reveal something truly amazing right on the first day of the tournament! You can find all information about this on March 7 on our stream or on the website of NEEDforSEAT®! For everyone who wants to enjoy the weekend together with the players, we'll have a public screening in the Irish pub "Limericks" where all three days of the tournament will be shown on a big screen. Hopefully you do realize that you need to prepare for a weekend full of eSports action on TaKeTV! Don't miss out on this amazing experience!
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China6327 Posts
OH damn Take is getting more and more awesome.
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Great news! Maybe Artosis can double as HS player and SC2 caster?
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Does for the same prize pool and the same time mean those 15k will be shared among all the players?
Anyway, sounds like a fun tournament! Both games are interesting for me, so can't wait! 
Also curious about the Need for Seat announcement!
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So amazing, TakeTV is getting better and better. ATC 3 and the next HSC and now this, I love you Dennis  .
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You can say whatever you want about about the casting style of TaKeTV but these guys are getting shit done.
Could be a nice drinking game:
Drink a shot every time Naruto pronounces "Hearthstone" wrong 
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oh god LuCifer, its been so long.
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On February 25 2014 22:12 Striker.superfreunde wrote:Does for the same prize pool and the same time mean those 15k will be shared among all the players? Anyway, sounds like a fun tournament! Both games are interesting for me, so can't wait! Also curious about the Need for Seat announcement!
$15000 HS tournament and $15000 SC2 tournament, for $30000 total.
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On February 25 2014 22:15 aike wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2014 22:12 Striker.superfreunde wrote:Does for the same prize pool and the same time mean those 15k will be shared among all the players? Anyway, sounds like a fun tournament! Both games are interesting for me, so can't wait! Also curious about the Need for Seat announcement! $15000 HS tournament and $15000 SC2 tournament, for $30000 total.
Oh wow. Sounds promising!
edit: lol jjakji vs. stephano finals
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On February 25 2014 22:15 shid0x wrote:
oh god LuCifer, its been so long.
OMG! Yeah!
MYM]Lucifer ftw I'm not quite sure if he's good in Hearthstone though. ^^
As for SC2, gogo Hyun!
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Oh yeah and Lucifer!!!! Only at TakeTV :D.
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Plot twist
SC2 players will play in HS tournament while HS players will compete in SC2.
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On February 25 2014 22:14 Musicus wrote:So amazing, TakeTV is getting better and better. ATC 3 and the next HSC and now this, I love you Dennis .
Has ATC 3 been announced already ? I was thinking about it this morning in fact, I miss this tournament.
Anyway, great news. Dayshi and Stephano gogo !
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EZ money for gnimsh and jjakji :D
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HasuObs seems unhappy about the invites
Anyways, looking forward to it. Curious who the TBA player will be.
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So Awesome, Take is the best!
^Is Hasu mad because he wasn´t invited or because of the HS tournament??
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On February 25 2014 22:32 Boucot wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2014 22:14 Musicus wrote:So amazing, TakeTV is getting better and better. ATC 3 and the next HSC and now this, I love you Dennis . Has ATC 3 been announced already ? I was thinking about it this morning in fact, I miss this tournament. Anyway, great news. Dayshi and Stephano gogo !
Hm well all subs from TakeTV know about it since a week. I thought it would've been announced by now. I hope I didn't spoil it^^. But yeah it will begin in mid march and is sponsored by Acer, Intel, Roccat and NeedforSeat. I can't imagine it's still a secret.
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United States97276 Posts
Sounds great! Take always puts on great tournaments
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Stephano <3 And this time he wont be an easy fish :D
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On February 25 2014 22:35 Big-t wrote:
So Awesome, Take is the best!
^Is Hasu mad because he wasn´t invited or because of the HS tournament??
Well if anything he is just joking of course. But kinda weird to not see a single mouz player (yet).
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no kripparrian in hearthstone. thats a shame.
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On February 25 2014 22:37 Musicus wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2014 22:32 Boucot wrote:On February 25 2014 22:14 Musicus wrote:So amazing, TakeTV is getting better and better. ATC 3 and the next HSC and now this, I love you Dennis . Has ATC 3 been announced already ? I was thinking about it this morning in fact, I miss this tournament. Anyway, great news. Dayshi and Stephano gogo ! Hm well all subs from TakeTV know about it since a week. I thought it would've been announced by now. I hope I didn't spoil it^^. But yeah it will begin in mid march and is sponsored by Acer, Intel, Roccat and NeedforSeat. I can't imagine it's still a secret.
No official announcement yet but thanks for providing it :D Double great news then !
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On February 25 2014 22:45 Boucot wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2014 22:37 Musicus wrote:On February 25 2014 22:32 Boucot wrote:On February 25 2014 22:14 Musicus wrote:So amazing, TakeTV is getting better and better. ATC 3 and the next HSC and now this, I love you Dennis . Has ATC 3 been announced already ? I was thinking about it this morning in fact, I miss this tournament. Anyway, great news. Dayshi and Stephano gogo ! Hm well all subs from TakeTV know about it since a week. I thought it would've been announced by now. I hope I didn't spoil it^^. But yeah it will begin in mid march and is sponsored by Acer, Intel, Roccat and NeedforSeat. I can't imagine it's still a secret. No official announcement yet but thanks for providing it :D Double great news then !
Huh... well you're welcome (sorry Take :D)!
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Belgica34432 Posts
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The last Hearthstone tournament I saw was Blizzcon. Are Artosis and Trump dominating the scene now?
Is that creepy freak whom Artosis beat in the finals still around?
User was warned for this post
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First I was excited
than I read the hearthstone participants..
LUCIFER!!!!!!!!!!!
L U C I F E R !!!
and I forgot anything else I read before.
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On February 25 2014 22:09 Bagi wrote:
Great news! Maybe Artosis can double as HS player and SC2 caster?
http://taketv.net/news/seatstorycup does indeed have Artosis listed as both caster and player.
EDIT: YAY! Liquid.Bunny is going. :D
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On February 25 2014 22:42 EcroFeG wrote:
no kripparrian in hearthstone. thats a shame.
Definitetly, but Kripp said he doesn't like constructed so I guess he would have only participated as a caster. And having him there just to cast might have been to expensive for Take. Although I'm sure he alone would have brought 5k additional Hearthstone viewers.
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On February 25 2014 22:42 EcroFeG wrote:
no kripparrian in hearthstone. thats a shame.
I actually like that
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United States97276 Posts
oh cool didn't realize there was a player list already until going to the site. hopefully jjakji wins the sc2 tournament!
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Sick, both of my favorite games in 1 tournament? Thank you!!
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On February 25 2014 22:14 Micro_Jackson wrote:You can say whatever you want about about the casting style of TaKeTV but these guys are getting shit done. Could be a nice drinking game: Drink a shot every time Naruto pronounces "Hearthstone" wrong
First of all, mean  ! Secondly, since its English I will have those days off ;-)
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Lucifer <3, only Kripparrian is missing from HS Tournament.
Good job Take.
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On February 25 2014 22:46 Musicus wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2014 22:45 Boucot wrote:On February 25 2014 22:37 Musicus wrote:On February 25 2014 22:32 Boucot wrote:On February 25 2014 22:14 Musicus wrote:So amazing, TakeTV is getting better and better. ATC 3 and the next HSC and now this, I love you Dennis . Has ATC 3 been announced already ? I was thinking about it this morning in fact, I miss this tournament. Anyway, great news. Dayshi and Stephano gogo ! Hm well all subs from TakeTV know about it since a week. I thought it would've been announced by now. I hope I didn't spoil it^^. But yeah it will begin in mid march and is sponsored by Acer, Intel, Roccat and NeedforSeat. I can't imagine it's still a secret. No official announcement yet but thanks for providing it :D Double great news then ! Huh... well you're welcome (sorry Take :D)!
Don't worry, TaKe said on stream it's fine and up to the subscribers to spread the news they get early, as the only thing it does is lowering the time of the subscriber advantage :D
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Too bad Reynad is not doing the HS tournament :'(
Anyway, it s gonna be goooodddd !!!!
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LUCIFER?! Wow that's really cool! Will be watching both tournaments for sure!
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Shouldn't complain, love take tournaments, but HS prizepool being the same as SC... disgusting
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On February 25 2014 22:09 Bagi wrote:
Great news! Maybe Artosis can double as HS player and SC2 caster?
Artosis² is already stated in taketv.net.
Now, get thrilled by the DemusliM and Stephano participation everyone!!!
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nice with tournaments, but really, purely invite only again? worrying trend
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On February 25 2014 23:35 nkr wrote:
nice with tournaments, but really, purely invite only again? worrying trend
It's not a trend, it's still pretty common and it has been since the beginning.
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Yeah those invite-onlies are quite sad...
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omg, this is awesome!!!
I just hope I can somehow manage to plan a short-trip to Krefeld on such short notice o.O" Would hate to miss out on the fun. The next HSC is still so far away and I really miss all my Krefeld nerds <3
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On February 25 2014 23:35 nkr wrote:
nice with tournaments, but really, purely invite only again? worrying trend
What trend? There are open competitions like GSL, IEM and WCS to find the best players and there is TakeTV. It's way more relaxed and something different and I hope it stays this way.
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That's an impressive list of practice partners for Jjakji
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TaKe always hosts amazing tournaments and can't forget how great it is having NeedForSeat doing this. Definitely watching this.
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On February 25 2014 22:14 Musicus wrote:So amazing, TakeTV is getting better and better. ATC 3 and the next HSC and now this, I love you Dennis .
There is also still a chance that TaKe can host a 4000$ invite tournament if his NVIDIA Shadow Play video gets 60,000 views on youtube by the end of march.
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mym lucifer wins both, sc2 and hearthstone
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On February 26 2014 00:07 KalWarkov wrote:
mym lucifer wins both, sc2 and hearthstone
They just decide to play wc3 and it's a Lucifer vs Grubby final.
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Hey take it would be cool if you could give us a sc2 showmatch with lucifer.
He is probably not GM yet but at least master, why not a lucifer vs take ? haha
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On February 26 2014 00:05 Nerchio wrote:
That's an impressive list of practice partners for Jjakji
So will you be the last TBA player to spice things up in this tournament, dear one-time homestorycup champion?
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On February 26 2014 00:09 shid0x wrote:
Hey take it would be cool if you could give us a sc2 showmatch with lucifer.
He is probably not GM yet but at least master, why not a lucifer vs take ? haha
wc3 showmatch please!
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I don't know how these two totally different games can fit together. They barely have anything in common (except for Blizzard, but even there two different developement teams). Why not SC2 and WoW? Or SC2 and Battlefield? Would be similiar...
I hope most of the SC2 games get broadcasted, not really interested in card games.
Thanks anyway for the effort!
Nice to see Stephano back in action!
Looking forward to the SC2 tourney and him playing.
On February 26 2014 00:05 Nerchio wrote:
That's an impressive list of practice partners for Jjakji
There's still MC, on a good day...
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how come hearthstone and sc2 have the same prize pool? Damn I didn't know hearthstone was getting that popular.
Nevertheless, great idea, I'm excited!
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quite a prize pool. MC's ready to take his share like a Boss!
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hahah nerchio! bad manner as allways :D "nice practise partners for jjakji
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I think somebody needs to explain the concept of "retirement" to Stephano. Should be a sick event, glad Artosis will finally be there, I have been looking forward to him sitting on that couch for forever.
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Holy shit this is amazing! *_*
I hope no random unexpected shit that would make me miss it comes up.
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On February 26 2014 00:48 Lorch wrote:
I think somebody needs to explain the concept of "retirement" to Stephano. Should be a sick event, glad Artosis will finally be there, I have been looking forward to him sitting on that couch for forever.
Starting to think that retirement thing has only happened to have an easy excuse for bad play...
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On February 25 2014 23:35 nkr wrote:
nice with tournaments, but really, purely invite only again? worrying trend
What are u even talking about?!
Most big events have open brackets or quallifier! :D
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Starcraft and Hearthstone?!? Oh yeah this is gonna be great!
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On February 26 2014 00:52 sharkie wrote:Show nested quote +On February 26 2014 00:48 Lorch wrote:
I think somebody needs to explain the concept of "retirement" to Stephano. Should be a sick event, glad Artosis will finally be there, I have been looking forward to him sitting on that couch for forever. Starting to think that retirement thing has only happened to have an easy excuse for bad play...
Lol wtf, he is studying now and just playing on the side. Take's place is really close for Stephano so we might see him there from time to time. He can go there have fun, win some money and doesn't lose too much time. No flights or preperation needed, if he loses whatever. Any player that doesn't even try for WCS is pretty much retired. But if he gets invited to something like this, why shouldn't he play if it's close and he has the time. You will always have a good time in Krefeld .
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Awesome! too bad twitch is bad as hell here in south africa... <.<
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Remember my words, because you heard it here firts...
TBA will win this tournament 100%.
Thank you.
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It would have been very nice to see at least one open qualifier spot for the Hearthstone tournament. It seems like there is always this same group of players for these invite only events and they are all people who have somehow established their popularity through podcasts and streams or being friends with people who podcast or stream but not really through proving themselves in many open tournaments as far as I can tell.
Now I don't want to say that these players are not among the best but I am sure there must be others who are just as good but simply didn't have a chance to show themselves on the big stage yet because all the big stage events (Blizzcon, Fight Night and now this) have always been invite only so far and only inviting people who were already popular.
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Sick tournament. I will definitely tune in.
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Is stephano coming out of retirment now than?
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hearthstone has the same prizemoney lol... yeah esport right...
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Super sick! At first I thought the final player might be Taeja since they seem to like inviting former champions but now I figure it will be someone who is already in Europe. As for the HS tournament I like all those guys, but it seems like it's always the same group that gets picked when there are hundreds of players who are really good. I imagine if the game gets more events other players will get a chance since so far its just been basically Blizzcon and fight night.
EDIT: Golden is in Germany right now! Please invite Golden!!! :D
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On February 26 2014 01:29 Naphal wrote:
hearthstone has the same prizemoney lol... yeah esport right...
How dare people want to watch other games?
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Went to their store to check out the sponsors products, and they have nothing to sell. No stock and no date when their products arrive.
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On February 26 2014 01:03 Kylo55 wrote:
Remember my words, because you heard it here firts...
TBA will win this tournament 100%.
Thank you.
If TBA turns out to be TaeJa, then I'll believe you. Low chances, though 
I think it's awesome that we get to see Stephano every now and then! He has a funny, bright personality and his play is almost legendary, it would be a great loss for sc2 if he simply disappeared from the scene. Would love a Grubby vs Stephano wc3 showmatch!
Go TLO! If you'll play like you did against Bomber, you're finally going to raise that thropy! :D
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Great tournament, hope the tba is mana!
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On February 26 2014 01:35 MasterOfPuppets wrote:Show nested quote +On February 26 2014 01:29 Naphal wrote:
hearthstone has the same prizemoney lol... yeah esport right... How dare people want to watch other games?
its a random ccg with poor polishing compared to other blizzard titles (graphic bugs yay), and no more than a daily grind with no social interactions except your friends from other blizzard games, its f2p tablet or mobilephone quality, and i dont see much candycrush tournaments...
i do not think it can establish itself as an esport (seeing the "competition" is limited to a dozen players worldwide at most for months now and the game in general has apart from deckbuilding not to much depth compared to Magic for example)
well ofc this is only my opinion! everyone can enjoy HS at their own leisure (or uninstall it when the point of daily grinding for legendaries kicks in)
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On February 26 2014 01:38 Legio wrote:
Went to their store to check out the sponsors products, and they have nothing to sell. No stock and no date when their products arrive.
Because they are completely sold out. I grabbed one for myself it the seats are really awesome.
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too much cash for HS and that little part.
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Omg this shit is cool can't wait
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On February 26 2014 01:48 Naphal wrote:
its a random ccg with poor polishing compared to other blizzard titles
Poor polishing? You realize what you're saying is literally the opposite of what most people praise about this game?
On February 26 2014 01:48 Naphal wrote:
(graphic bugs yay)
Good thing it's still in beta! (also you're implying Wings of Liberty didn't have its fair share of bugs on release, let alone in beta, and those were more than just UI/graphical)
On February 26 2014 01:48 Naphal wrote:
and no more than a daily grind
It's only a grind if you don't enjoy the actual mechanics of a card game. Or if you're really really bad and can't make enough Gold from Arenas to keep going. :/
On February 26 2014 01:48 Naphal wrote:
with no social interactions except your friends from other blizzard games,
I don't get this... See, not having chat rooms in SC2 was a problem because SC2 has gamemodes and custom maps that let you play with lots of people. Why exactly should this functionality exist in a game that is decidedly 1v1 and nothing more? I mean it wouldn't hurt if it did, but to be honest it's far less relevant than it was in, say, SC2, where you actually might want to organize team games or fun nights with UMS but couldn't do that within the game itself.
On February 26 2014 01:48 Naphal wrote:
its f2p tablet or mobilephone quality, and i dont see much candycrush tournaments...
What does that even mean?
And as an addendum, I sincerely wonder how many of the people who say "oh it has less depth than MtG" have actually played MtG at any point in their lives. Not because it's false or anything, but it seems like people just regurgitate this over and over again as if it's some super important point that should prevent people from caring about this game.
Guess what, my good friend? LoL has arguably less depth than DotA. Do you see how big it is? Hell, SC2 has less depth than Brood War, why should it have an esports scene when a superior game already exists? Do you see how ridiculous your arguments are?
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this is not replacing the normal homestory cup right?
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SICK! Great lineup of both casters and players.
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On February 26 2014 01:48 Naphal wrote:Show nested quote +On February 26 2014 01:35 MasterOfPuppets wrote:On February 26 2014 01:29 Naphal wrote:
hearthstone has the same prizemoney lol... yeah esport right... How dare people want to watch other games? its a random ccg with poor polishing compared to other blizzard titles (graphic bugs yay), and no more than a daily grind with no social interactions except your friends from other blizzard games, its f2p tablet or mobilephone quality, and i dont see much candycrush tournaments... i do not think it can establish itself as an esport (seeing the "competition" is limited to a dozen players worldwide at most for months now and the game in general has apart from deckbuilding not to much depth compared to Magic for example) well ofc this is only my opinion! everyone can enjoy HS at their own leisure (or uninstall it when the point of daily grinding for legendaries kicks in)
It's the new thing on the block, it's popular and pulls a lot of viewers, (20k+ for some streamers daily stream) and has some overlap with SC2 fanbase. So from their perspective I understand including it.
I agree with your comments on how crappy it's polish is though.
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just when you thought TaKe couldn't possibly get more awesome this thing comes around
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On February 26 2014 02:09 FueledUpAndReadyToGo wrote:Show nested quote +On February 26 2014 01:48 Naphal wrote:On February 26 2014 01:35 MasterOfPuppets wrote:On February 26 2014 01:29 Naphal wrote:
hearthstone has the same prizemoney lol... yeah esport right... How dare people want to watch other games? its a random ccg with poor polishing compared to other blizzard titles (graphic bugs yay), and no more than a daily grind with no social interactions except your friends from other blizzard games, its f2p tablet or mobilephone quality, and i dont see much candycrush tournaments... i do not think it can establish itself as an esport (seeing the "competition" is limited to a dozen players worldwide at most for months now and the game in general has apart from deckbuilding not to much depth compared to Magic for example) well ofc this is only my opinion! everyone can enjoy HS at their own leisure (or uninstall it when the point of daily grinding for legendaries kicks in) It's the new thing on the block, it's popular and pulls a lot of viewers, (20k+ for some streamers daily stream) and has some overlap with SC2 fanbase. So from their perspective I understand including it. I agree with your comments on how crappy it's polish is though.
A game in beta still has bugs (how extremely surprising and appalling), therefore its polish is crappy, even though it is visually and stylistically more impressive than literally every other big CCG/TCG out there. I'm sorry what?
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On February 26 2014 01:58 MasterOfPuppets wrote:Show nested quote +On February 26 2014 01:48 Naphal wrote:
its a random ccg with poor polishing compared to other blizzard titles Poor polishing? You realize what you're saying is literally the opposite of what most people praise about this game? Good thing it's still in beta! (also you're implying Wings of Liberty didn't have its fair share of bugs on release, let alone in beta, and those were more than just UI/graphical) It's only a grind if you don't enjoy the actual mechanics of a card game. Or if you're really really bad and can't make enough Gold from Arenas to keep going. :/ Show nested quote +On February 26 2014 01:48 Naphal wrote:
with no social interactions except your friends from other blizzard games,
I don't get this... See, not having chat rooms in SC2 was a problem because SC2 has gamemodes and custom maps that let you play with lots of people. Why exactly should this functionality exist in a game that is decidedly 1v1 and nothing more? I mean it wouldn't hurt if it did, but to be honest it's far less relevant than it was in, say, SC2, where you actually might want to organize team games or fun nights with UMS but couldn't do that within the game itself. Show nested quote +On February 26 2014 01:48 Naphal wrote:
its f2p tablet or mobilephone quality, and i dont see much candycrush tournaments...
What does that even mean? And as an addendum, I sincerely wonder how many of the people who say "oh it has less depth than MtG" have actually played MtG at any point in their lives. Not because it's false or anything, but it seems like people just regurgitate this over and over again as if it's some super important point that should prevent people from caring about this game. Guess what, my good friend? LoL has arguably less depth than DotA. Do you see how big it is? Hell, SC2 has less depth than Brood War, why should it have an esports scene when a superior game already exists? Do you see how ridiculous your arguments are?
it is poorly polished, and already only balancing OP cards or FOTM and not even looking back at unused cards shows that blizzards support for this game will be even sub d3 level (look at devblogs or the "activitiy" of blues in HSforums)
I have played MTG for years and hearthstone is a pisspoor clone for lazy people not wanting to leave their desk riding on the sinking WoWfranchise.
LoL has a giant crew and is reworking and tuning the entire game in an, for a starcraft fan, enviable manner, it actually proves my point that great support and continuous work helps a game grow a lot, something blizzard could definitely learn from currently.
a BW without the flaws of an aged game, masterfully reworked, might bomb sc2 out of existence, but as is, no chance i am afraid.
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On February 26 2014 02:03 AzBozz wrote:
this is not replacing the normal homestory cup right?
No it's not, don't worry. HSC will be as usual. I think in June, the weekend before or after DH, not sure yet.
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On February 26 2014 02:10 Naphal wrote:
a BW without the flaws of an aged game, masterfully reworked, might bomb sc2 out of existence, but as is, no chance i am afraid.
You implied that HS should not have an esports scene because it is objectively an inferior game to Magic.
I retorted that SC2 should not have an esports scene because it is objectively an inferior game to Brood War. Using the same logic. It has nothing to do with popularity, just game mechanics and design, and as a direct result skill potential.
But whatever, I see you're not a fan of critical thinking in general so I'm done arguing in this thread. Keep believing whatever you want to believe.
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On February 26 2014 02:10 MasterOfPuppets wrote:Show nested quote +On February 26 2014 02:09 FueledUpAndReadyToGo wrote:On February 26 2014 01:48 Naphal wrote:On February 26 2014 01:35 MasterOfPuppets wrote:On February 26 2014 01:29 Naphal wrote:
hearthstone has the same prizemoney lol... yeah esport right... How dare people want to watch other games? its a random ccg with poor polishing compared to other blizzard titles (graphic bugs yay), and no more than a daily grind with no social interactions except your friends from other blizzard games, its f2p tablet or mobilephone quality, and i dont see much candycrush tournaments... i do not think it can establish itself as an esport (seeing the "competition" is limited to a dozen players worldwide at most for months now and the game in general has apart from deckbuilding not to much depth compared to Magic for example) well ofc this is only my opinion! everyone can enjoy HS at their own leisure (or uninstall it when the point of daily grinding for legendaries kicks in) It's the new thing on the block, it's popular and pulls a lot of viewers, (20k+ for some streamers daily stream) and has some overlap with SC2 fanbase. So from their perspective I understand including it. I agree with your comments on how crappy it's polish is though. A game in beta still has bugs (how extremely surprising and appalling), therefore its polish is crappy, even though it is visually and stylistically more impressive than literally every other big CCG/TCG out there. I'm sorry what?
There's several gamebreaking bugs that have been there for quite some months (minion switching, cards stacking, floating minions etc). Graphical glitches are everywhere. Magic Sprites keep disconnecting me during arena runs. They patch balance patches but not bug fixes. By far the worst quality I've seen from Blizzard. Still a very fun game nontheless and I like playing it.
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On February 26 2014 02:15 FueledUpAndReadyToGo wrote:Show nested quote +On February 26 2014 02:10 MasterOfPuppets wrote:On February 26 2014 02:09 FueledUpAndReadyToGo wrote:On February 26 2014 01:48 Naphal wrote:On February 26 2014 01:35 MasterOfPuppets wrote:On February 26 2014 01:29 Naphal wrote:
hearthstone has the same prizemoney lol... yeah esport right... How dare people want to watch other games? its a random ccg with poor polishing compared to other blizzard titles (graphic bugs yay), and no more than a daily grind with no social interactions except your friends from other blizzard games, its f2p tablet or mobilephone quality, and i dont see much candycrush tournaments... i do not think it can establish itself as an esport (seeing the "competition" is limited to a dozen players worldwide at most for months now and the game in general has apart from deckbuilding not to much depth compared to Magic for example) well ofc this is only my opinion! everyone can enjoy HS at their own leisure (or uninstall it when the point of daily grinding for legendaries kicks in) It's the new thing on the block, it's popular and pulls a lot of viewers, (20k+ for some streamers daily stream) and has some overlap with SC2 fanbase. So from their perspective I understand including it. I agree with your comments on how crappy it's polish is though. A game in beta still has bugs (how extremely surprising and appalling), therefore its polish is crappy, even though it is visually and stylistically more impressive than literally every other big CCG/TCG out there. I'm sorry what? There's several gamebreaking bugs that have been there for quite some months (minion switching, cards stacking, floating minions etc). Graphical glitches are everywhere. Magic Sprites keep disconnecting me during arena runs. They patch balance patches but not bug fixes. By far the worst quality I've seen from Blizzard. Still a very fun game nontheless and I like playing it.
Some people are quick to forget shit like Immortal warp-ins and various larva-related bugs, among others. I'd give them until release. If they don't clean this shit up before release, sure, I'll happily concede, but until then it's unreasonable to say "by far the worst quality" when WoL itself was plagued with just as bad if not worse issues, even for a short while after game launch.
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On February 26 2014 02:14 MasterOfPuppets wrote:Show nested quote +On February 26 2014 02:10 Naphal wrote:
a BW without the flaws of an aged game, masterfully reworked, might bomb sc2 out of existence, but as is, no chance i am afraid.
You implied that HS should not have an esports scene because it is objectively an inferior game to Magic. I retorted that SC2 should not have an esports scene because it is objectively an inferior game to Brood War. Using the same logic. It has nothing to do with popularity, just game mechanics and design, and as a direct result skill potential. But whatever, I see you're not a fan of critical thinking in general so I'm done arguing in this thread. Keep believing whatever you want to believe.
i said HS does not deserve the same prize pool, especially for half the amount of players, the rest is your wishful reading, i also greatly dislike your attitude that starts with "my good friend" and ends with unfounded insults against my capacities of thinking, well better keep it civil.
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On February 26 2014 02:21 Naphal wrote:
i said HS does not deserve the same prize pool, .
The money goes where the attention and interest is, how is that unfair?
If anything I could even argue Hearhstone deserves more by that metric, but that would be stretching it a bit and I'm sure some narrow-minded people with tunnel-vision would be quite upset if I did.
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damn 50% hearthstone players cash out.
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RotterdaM, DeMusliM, Grubby, Harstem, Stephano, Lucifer.. WC3 showmatches are soooo gonna happen.
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On February 26 2014 02:45 TR wrote:
RotterdaM, DeMusliM, Grubby, Harstem, Stephano, Lucifer.. WC3 showmatches are soooo gonna happen.
TargA and Strifecro too, but maybe not on that level. Strifecro was a very good 2on2 player tho, Axslav + him ftw.
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Loads of liquid players here
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Oooh, let's go Stephano vs. MC finals :D
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Cool SC2 lineup! Looks like the skill range is pretty wide but they're all really good. Will try to catch this!
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i think TBA is the best player in the tournament and will win.
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Hahaha, yes!!! Stephano!
.... I hope he utilizes those newly buffed hydras, instead of those SH....
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On February 26 2014 04:27 holmesgenius wrote:
artoris plays HS. Wow
next hs bonjwa
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<3 Stephano <3 - show'em who's the real BOSS.
I would have loved to see MasSan in the HS team - got the feeling he'd have fit in the story just perfect.
Many thanks to our saviour of eSports: The Dennis - The Take - The Gehlen!
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I wonder myself, if stephano would place high, maybe he gets motivated again, seeing that he can still do it ? :D
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haha Stephano again <3 play always HSC
Of course I must wonder, If Stephano isn't the TBA player who is??
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On February 26 2014 02:24 MasterOfPuppets wrote:Show nested quote +On February 26 2014 02:21 Naphal wrote:
i said HS does not deserve the same prize pool, . The money goes where the attention and interest is, how is that unfair? If anything I could even argue Hearhstone deserves more by that metric, but that would be stretching it a bit and I'm sure some narrow-minded people with tunnel-vision would be quite upset if I did.
This. Sponsors will go where they can get the most bang for their buck. IMO, the Sc2 pool should be slightly larger, but if hearthstone pulls the same amount of viewers and is on for the same amount of hours, I can't complain.
I used to have that elitist attitude with Sc2 and LoL, thinking LoL takes very little skill. But then I realized a game doesn't have to require tons of skill to be enjoyable or an esport. Of course it helps, but just because a game requires more skill does not mean it will rake in more viewers.
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Pls Lucifer vs Grubby Bo7 Warcraft3 Showmatch...!!
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Haven't people learned from the sc2 vs lol debates that it makes no sense to dump on other games. Just enjoy the games that you like and forget about the rest.
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Just wondering, shouldnt the prizepool for sc2 be more or something, considering there are more players in the sc2 tournament? Something like a 10k / 20k split for hearthstone / sc2 would have made more sense to me haha.
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Reading down the whole list I was excited and then I saw LuCifer and that just put me over the top :D
2v2 WC3 showmatch!
Grubby and LuCifer vs Rotterdam and Demuslim ! XD
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On February 26 2014 05:23 Killmouse wrote:next hs bonjwa
actually current hs bonjwa, he is the blizzcon champion :D
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This idea is pretty awesome! Can't wait to tune in.
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Heromarine is the last tba player!
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Awesome! Between heromarine, dayshi, and bunny, some of the strongest foreign terrans around will be there!
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Good Luck Lucifer i will cheer for you as always ^^;
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oh HS, so HSC is burrow under stone i see. I be mising HSC. I wish this is as entertaining as HSC.
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groups are updated in the thread <3
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On March 01 2014 06:34 WickedEye wrote:
oh HS, so HSC is burrow under stone i see. I be mising HSC. I wish this is as entertaining as HSC.
This is an additional event by NeedforSeat. HSC by XMG will happen as usual in June most likely, SSC is not replacing HSC! Take mentioned that they are aiming for the weekend before or after DH .
Nice groups, I really think Stephano will do better than at HSC.
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MONK WILL DESTROY EVERYONE
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LOL trump vs ekop, that's hilarious
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Thanks for the groups! A nice racial balance both in each group and overall. Gotta say, I'm almost concerned for jjakji considering that his opponents did unexpectedly and really impressively well in their WCS groups, except Targa, but at least he took a map off of San the Man! Oh well, jjakji will dominate anyway!
Also liking the foreign terrans in here, only Happy's missing from the current European T powerhouses!
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Might see my first Hearthstone tourney. Hope Artosis takes it again!
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Oh god! They will have Lucifer and Grubby in here ?
There is a golden opportunity for an epic Warcraft 3 showmatch
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Epic W3 match implies Stephano!
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WC3 showmatch between Lucifer and Grubby please.
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On March 05 2014 18:10 Furikawari wrote:
Epic W3 match implies Stephano!
I hope you know that Stephano wasn't really relevant in wc3...
It's like calling a match between JaeDong and Fuzer 'epic'.
On the other hand I would really like to see Grubby vs Lucifer!
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if there's a war3 showmatch, it would have to be Grubby vs Lucifer. but with all the players there they could even make a war3 mini tournament :D
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http://goodgame.ru/news/17636/
I don't speak russian, but for me it sounds like there will be wc3 showmatches between Grubby, DeMuslim, Stephano and Lucifer
if i can trust google translator :D
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Woohoo we absolutely need more hype for this tournament
EPIC WC3 Showmatches..
Rooting for TLO and Demuslin at the SC2 Tourney..
Soo excited for the HS Tourney too.
Sick lineup and that atmosphere at Takes place.
Btw.. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DENNIS
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pretty impressive that drop defense by hyun but nice to see socke so offensive
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too bad they didn't have the two tourneys running side by side on different streams instead of alternating between games. I'm not into hearthstone but would love to be watching SC2 constantly. Ah well, can't have everything. Thanks for the awesome tourney Take & NeedforSeat!
Gogo Snute & Hyun!! Shame they're in the same group but I don't see either getting knocked out after Snute beat DeMu.
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On March 08 2014 01:36 TheAngryZergling wrote:
too bad they didn't have the two tourneys running side by side on different streams instead of alternating between games. I'm not into hearthstone but would love to be watching SC2 constantly. Ah well, can't have everything. Thanks for the awesome tourney Take & NeedforSeat!
Gogo Snute & Hyun!! Shame they're in the same group but I don't see either getting knocked out after Snute beat DeMu.
we are having everything and they are making sure we aren' tmissing anything :p
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hmm...taketv's channel is set to hearthstone now instead of sc2. i was wondering why sc2 had so few viewers despite the 18k watching seatstory cup.
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On March 08 2014 08:27 CycoDude wrote:
hmm...taketv's channel is set to hearthstone now instead of sc2. i was wondering why sc2 had so few viewers despite the 18k watching seatstory cup.
Well in my case, I didn't know the tournament was happening because of the name change ...
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I sadly missed the wc3 showmatches.
is there a vod somehwere?
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This is so awesome. Put a bunch of really good players in some house, play some games and have them commentated by players that aren't doing anything atm. It's like a group of friends organising a tournament weekend, i am really enjoying this.
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Anyone know what the differences between these maxnomic chairs and the DXracers are? Are they just rebranded or something?
*EDIT* Nevermind, think I answered my own question.
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Wait wc3 ? I completely missed this going on? Vods ? Are they over?!?!?! I need the Details!
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On March 07 2014 18:13 Pandemona wrote:If DeMuslim doesn't show me what is what i will be pissed today. Guy is the only thing in England with any pure talent and so far he has wasted it. He was so good and then for the last 18months he hasn't even turned up to tournaments >.< Finally comes back to a HSC lan (i know it's not called HSC but it still is one imo) where it all began, i do hope he shows us what he can do. Come on Benjy! Win a fan back
Shots fired at Bling? I agree, but ouch, he's still your countryman :D
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hearthstone is so boring to watch. i wish they would stop alternating and just have a dedicated stream for it.
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I absolutely loved this event!
TaKe, I don't know how much you read these threads, but I watched almost the entire thing and loved every moment of it. Thank you for the great games, and thank you to all of the players!
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Thanks TaKe a great tournament loved the hearthstone.
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Thanks for the great event, Take and NeedforSeat!
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not only hearthstone and sc2 but warcraft3 as well. That was almost to much for me to handle, thank you for the tournament Take and Need for Seat !
Can't wait till I can afford one. But its on schedule after a new computer.
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I thought the SC games were great.
Having HS on it's own stream would make it easier for me and I'm guessing most SC fans who have no interest in HS. Undecided if I'd watch another one of these live. I had to wait and wonder when the SC content would be on.
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Great event but I think seperate streams for Hearthstone and Starcraft would've have been much better.
Besides that. Bunny will win something soon! Woo! :D
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On March 10 2014 15:18 mnck wrote:
Great event but I think seperate streams for Hearthstone and Starcraft would've have been much better.
Totally Agree, was very unconfortable to connect to the stream and find every time a different game :S
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Yep, in my opinions hearthstone wasnt the best idea for this tournemant. Next time make one stream with only Starcraft and the second stream with only Hearthstone or some other games.
Is it totally to Switch between the streams all the time.
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On March 10 2014 17:10 SuperHofmann wrote:Show nested quote +On March 10 2014 15:18 mnck wrote:
Great event but I think seperate streams for Hearthstone and Starcraft would've have been much better. Totally Agree, was very unconfortable to connect to the stream and find every time a different game :S
Honestly i feel quite the opposite.
I personally like watching sc2 but not too much in a row. Hearthstone was always a nice change of pace. Also it is a great way to bring the communities together and maybe bring some people into the game. The WC3 showmatch was just a great idea because you could literally feel and share the fun they had doing it.
It was perfect for the "we do it for our fun and just added cameras" atmosphere of HSC/SSC´s.
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Annoying with the shared streams. Good tournament though.
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I felt like one game stream a, one game stream b would've been better. i tuned out since the schedule wasn't follow-able due to hearthstone bo7's, and i got kinda unlucky that hearthstone ran quite often.
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Am I wrong in assuming that it would've been more logistically inefficient to keep changing to which stream the video feed goes when the game changes? i.e. let's say after an SC2 segment on the couch (main) is done, they have to then switch the video coming from the couch area (main) and its production to the HS stream and vice-versa?
"But MasterOfPuppets, why don't they just have a separate area for the two games? X Premier tournament does that all the time!"
Because you can't compare a tournament that rents a large venue to a tournament hosted inside an apartment. A very well refitted apartment, for event-hosting purposes, but an apartment nevertheless. So I'd assume separating the two tournaments in that fashion would have been rather hard logistically, without having one game take the spotlight all the time and the other feel tacked-on as a B-stream of sorts.
I know this is what a lot of insecure SC2 fans would like, but fortunately the TaKe crew has decided for the better to give both games equal exposure, equal attention, equal prize money and put equal amounts of effort in both, and I feel like they've done a phenomenal job of it, to be honest.
Would certainly watch similar events in the future from that standpoint, and the WC3 showmatches were just the icing on the cake. I just wish TaKe had more time to spare casting himself. :<
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Is there any information about the raffle?
Or was it just a scam?
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