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HomeStory Cup 23 announced (June 30-July 2) - Page 2

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Kreuger
Profile Joined October 2011
Sweden804 Posts
May 06 2023 18:01 GMT
#21
Great news
Telephone
Profile Joined October 2010
United States143 Posts
May 06 2023 20:48 GMT
#22
You know SC2 is dead because there are scheduling conflicts because of too many major tournaments.
zatic
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Zurich15359 Posts
May 06 2023 21:25 GMT
#23
Won't be able to make it this time. Sure will watch though!
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BradTheBaneling
Profile Joined October 2018
37 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-05-06 21:37:14
May 06 2023 21:34 GMT
#24
On May 06 2023 18:48 tigera6 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 06 2023 15:56 Wardi wrote:
On May 06 2023 15:36 tigera6 wrote:
On May 06 2023 12:20 Husyelt wrote:
On May 06 2023 11:20 tigera6 wrote:
Great news and all, but why are we having this 2 weeks after DH Summer, just move it 1 week earlier so that non-EU players dont have to travel home and back again.

Complain away naysayer. I welcome any new tournament because I am better than you

Nah, tournament are always a plus, I am just trying to see why cant we have the full experience better. Remember how HSC last year was smacked right in the middle of GSL and non of the top KR was able to play? Its a shame if the scheduling become the reason why the fans and viewer cant have the full roster of top players in the world competing.


Because it just doesn’t work like that. I also think HSC would love it if they could guarantee more players, but there is a lot that goes into deciding dates and so on. And last year they had approval from ESL/Blizzard for their schedule (I cant remember which) but they forgot HSC was scheduled and allowed GSL to schedule over it.

A lot of people would say having the tournament the weekend after DH is also worse because its too much having the back to back weekends of big events

I have zero experience with hosting SC2 event, and I know that TakeTV has lost money on doing HSC so I do feel bad for them. This is not me trying to shade the organizer for trying their best at keeping the scene alive, I will always support SC2 tournament for the sake of the esport and players. However, I do feel a trend going where tournaments are scheduled with conflict / inconvenience when it doesnt have to be. Now, maybe there are lots of things going into this like you said, so I have no idea what I am saying at all. But I do know that asking somebody to do do inter-continental flight 4 times in 2 weeks, plus the jet lag in between while asking them to perform at top condition is humanly improbable. Maybe this has happened a lots before in SC2 scene and that players are totally ready for it, so I guess I could be wrong again.



You’re saying that you have no experience in scheduling tournaments and don’t have knowledge of the complexities that arise from hosting a live tournament with tens of thousands of dollars in prize money/ operational costs. Have you considered that of the two possible situations you mention, which of the two seems more likely to have occurred?

There are dozens of hypothetical reasons why it “had” to be this weekend. We don’t know if any of them are true but I think we can both assume that in organizing a tournament there are going to be factors that will affect scheduling of the tournament.

The alternative that you’re suggesting is that the tournament had no scheduling factors and that a decision was made to intentionally have it two weeks after DH. I don’t think you’re suggesting that Take wants worse games at his tournament or is trying to harm the players of a game that he’s ran over 20 tournaments for; what hypothetical reason could account for both the lack of scheduling factors and the intentional two week gap from DH to HSC?

FuDDx *
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States5010 Posts
May 07 2023 00:36 GMT
#25
I love HSC !! Sad I will be traveling with my son and wife at the time .would love to come make balloons and hang out once more!!
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Balloon-Man-FuDD/237447769616965?ref=hl
tlnetuser108
Profile Joined October 2022
83 Posts
May 07 2023 01:02 GMT
#26
Hoping for a 6 figure prize pool
v1p3r52
Profile Joined December 2010
New Zealand182 Posts
May 07 2023 09:43 GMT
#27
HSC one of my fav stacraft things to watch tbh, its so much fun.
nostrasbeefs
Profile Joined May 2017
29 Posts
May 07 2023 10:40 GMT
#28
Sweet
Lambertus
Profile Joined February 2010
South Africa977 Posts
May 08 2023 12:25 GMT
#29
Ah man, so nice, but for me personally I m a bit sad because I cant attend in person (again! :-/ )
The only known Reverend on TL playing SC2 and BW (http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=409226)
tommey.liang
Profile Joined November 2020
United States363 Posts
May 09 2023 03:26 GMT
#30
Great news! Always love a good HomeStory Cup.
FF, KH, Persona, Uncharted, Yakuza | Porter, Illenium, MitiS, Dabin, Seven Lions, Petit Biscuit | Diablo II, SC2 | Pho, sushi, tacos
JJH777
Profile Joined January 2011
United States4415 Posts
May 09 2023 03:34 GMT
#31
On May 07 2023 10:02 tlnetuser108 wrote:
Hoping for a 6 figure prize pool


That would be awesome but has any HSC ever had a 6 figure prize pool?

The scheduling is unfortunate not just from a jetlag timeframe but also from a we went almost 4 months with no offline events and now have 2 a couple weeks apart. That's not ideal for viewership or keeping players in top form. More events are always amazing news though.
hjpalpha
Profile Joined August 2017
Germany339 Posts
May 12 2023 01:32 GMT
#32
On May 07 2023 10:02 tlnetuser108 wrote:
Hoping for a 6 figure prize pool


sadly completely unrealistic
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UnLarva
Profile Joined March 2019
458 Posts
May 14 2023 11:37 GMT
#33
SC2 history 2023 onwards will be one big, neverending HomeStory. Cups here and there. Maybe some prize money, here and there.

The Global RTS Cult of future yesteryears.
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Azhrak
Profile Joined January 2011
Finland1198 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-05-16 20:07:55
May 16 2023 20:07 GMT
#34
Bought flights for me and a friend. Happy to visit my 2nd HSC, and now in the iconic city of Krefeld, as the 1st one was in the Tropical Islands.

Any good tips for accommodation?
starcraft2.fi
CicadaSC
Profile Joined January 2018
United States1849 Posts
May 16 2023 20:38 GMT
#35
serral confirmed on his stream he will be going
Remember that we all come from a place of passion!!
CicadaSC
Profile Joined January 2018
United States1849 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-05-16 20:52:35
May 16 2023 20:52 GMT
#36
On May 07 2023 10:02 tlnetuser108 wrote:
Hoping for a 6 figure prize pool

lol. youd be lucky to get 5 figures
Remember that we all come from a place of passion!!
hjpalpha
Profile Joined August 2017
Germany339 Posts
May 17 2023 06:25 GMT
#37
On May 17 2023 05:38 CicadaSC wrote:
serral confirmed on his stream he will be going


i know a few more names already
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hjpalpha
Profile Joined August 2017
Germany339 Posts
May 17 2023 06:25 GMT
#38
On May 17 2023 05:52 CicadaSC wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 07 2023 10:02 tlnetuser108 wrote:
Hoping for a 6 figure prize pool

lol. youd be lucky to get 5 figures


i can assure you it is 5 figures
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Azhrak
Profile Joined January 2011
Finland1198 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-06-26 08:00:33
June 26 2023 07:20 GMT
#39
Players and casters are known and released in social media but is there any info about format, schedule and prize money?
starcraft2.fi
Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33513 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-06-26 10:15:20
June 26 2023 10:15 GMT
#40
Not to "defend" HSC per se, but they've typically announced prize money EXTREMELY late (and often just announce the total and not reveal the exact split until during/after the tournament)
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