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Red Bull hints at Archon Mode Tournament

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SetGuitarsToKill
Profile Blog Joined December 2013
Canada28396 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-05-11 04:11:29
May 11 2015 03:25 GMT
#1
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Naterdam, the new casting archon


At the conclusion of the Dota 2 Battlegrounds today, Red Bull hinted at a Archon Mode tournament for Sc2, though no details were disclosed.

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http://www.reddit.com/r/starcraft/comments/35k3v3/red_bull_battlegrounds_archon_mode_tournament/
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varsovie
Profile Joined December 2013
Canada326 Posts
May 11 2015 03:33 GMT
#2
God please no....
DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States44336 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-05-11 03:38:41
May 11 2015 03:38 GMT
#3
On May 11 2015 12:33 varsovie wrote:
God please no....


Why not? It's a new and exciting way to play StarCraft, and it's probably the closest we'll ever get to competitive team matches.

Hype!!!
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showstealer1829
Profile Blog Joined May 2014
Australia3123 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-05-11 03:42:45
May 11 2015 03:41 GMT
#4
I second varsovie's statement. I think Archon Mode is a cool idea but it has no place in competition, it just dumbs down the game when it doesn't need to be
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SetGuitarsToKill
Profile Blog Joined December 2013
Canada28396 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-05-11 03:45:55
May 11 2015 03:42 GMT
#5
On May 11 2015 12:38 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 11 2015 12:33 varsovie wrote:
God please no....


Why not? It's a new and exciting way to play StarCraft, and it's probably the closest we'll ever get to competitive team matches.

Hype!!!

I think they might be coming from the perspective of Archon mode being in LotV and the fact that LotV is horribly unbalanced and poorly design as of right now.

Either way, I'm excited.
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Kevin_Sorbo
Profile Joined November 2011
Canada3217 Posts
May 11 2015 03:45 GMT
#6
Im excited to see what archons will emerge as much as how those games pan out.

maybe this will be the flavor of the month mode, but I bet they can squeeze a couple of good events out of it!
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MrMotionPicture
Profile Joined May 2010
United States4327 Posts
May 11 2015 03:48 GMT
#7
Red Bull has done lots of fun tournaments in the past, so I don't see why everyone is showing hate. It'll be fun, and nothing too serious.
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The_Templar
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
your Country52797 Posts
May 11 2015 03:50 GMT
#8
This is interesting, although I wish they'd come up with a series of tournaments like they did last year. I want to go to one ;(
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Champi
Profile Joined March 2010
1422 Posts
May 11 2015 03:50 GMT
#9
siiiiiick :D

archon mode is the best
ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
May 11 2015 03:51 GMT
#10
Sounds cool. If the players practice for this we'll probably get to see really neat things.
Blargh
Profile Joined September 2010
United States2103 Posts
May 11 2015 03:54 GMT
#11
Maybe for funsy matches, but please, don't put serious money on this...
Heyoka
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Katowice25012 Posts
May 11 2015 03:54 GMT
#12
On May 11 2015 12:42 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 11 2015 12:38 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
On May 11 2015 12:33 varsovie wrote:
God please no....


Why not? It's a new and exciting way to play StarCraft, and it's probably the closest we'll ever get to competitive team matches.

Hype!!!

I think they might be coming from the perspective of Archon mode being in LotV and the fact that LotV is horribly unbalanced and poorly design as of right now.

Either way, I'm excited.


Rob was tweeting a few weeks ago looking to see if Archon Mode was possible in HotS so I wouldn't be shocked if its the current game.
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BreAKerTV
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
Taiwan1658 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-05-11 03:58:51
May 11 2015 03:57 GMT
#13
I like the idea. Maybe we'll see foreign duos beating Korean duos on a regular basis? :D

EDIT: Just watched the VoD. Call me gay but that was cute.
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ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
May 11 2015 04:08 GMT
#14
I wonder if they'll add a twist to it. Special maps, or maybe BW style team melee with workers from different races?
Pontius Pirate
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
United States1557 Posts
May 11 2015 04:08 GMT
#15
On May 11 2015 12:54 Blargh wrote:
Maybe for funsy matches, but please, don't put serious money on this...

Funsy matches with production value are pretty sweet things though. I'm not thrilled about Archon mode, but I'm intrigued on at least a casual sense. And casual me loves him some sick map intros, well-enunciating english casters, and an efficiently-run tournament.
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orllyfools
Profile Joined May 2012
United States153 Posts
May 11 2015 04:19 GMT
#16
On May 11 2015 12:57 BreAKerTV wrote:
I like the idea. Maybe we'll see foreign duos beating Korean duos on a regular basis? :D

EDIT: Just watched the VoD. Call me gay but that was cute.



Til they add archon mode in proleague. hahhahaha
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aRyuujin
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States5049 Posts
May 11 2015 04:41 GMT
#17
its just fun- nothing wrong with having some archon mode events!
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GulpyBlinkeyes
Profile Joined October 2009
United States1449 Posts
May 11 2015 04:44 GMT
#18
I'd love to watch this. I think Archon mode has a ton of potential for both interesting play and fun silliness.
Dodgin
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada39254 Posts
May 11 2015 04:56 GMT
#19
I liked the dbz fusion dance. Event should be interesting
brickrd
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
United States4894 Posts
May 11 2015 04:57 GMT
#20
maybe i'm alone on this, but i don't think archon mode is fun to watch at all. unless they come up with a good observer UI that helps the viewer understand which player is doing what, it's just confusing. there's no added enjoyment from watching a team of two players if the distinction between them is invisible!

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