|
*LAST UPDATE 6/24/12*
It's not a necro, but a last update. The website is in the finishing stages of being built. All graphics are finished and just need to be applied to the streams. Hiring 1 producer to fill a vacant spot
http://www.reddit.com/r/starcraft/comments/viwcb/hiring_semipro_league_has_one_open_producer/
And sponsorship deals are being worked out with Kingston and Antec already on board officially. Still have to work a little with Tt esports and ASUS. See you all next month 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*UPDATE 4/12/12*
Here is the new stories! I've rehired the 8th producer again and we are down to only 3 casting positions left. I know there are a bunch of you out there that have what it takes, it's just a matter of you connecting to me.
I spent all this past weekend (except Sunday, that was Easter) at PAXEast chatting with current and future potential sponsors. Our current sponsors are Kingston, Cooler Master, and NZXT. We may be able to add ASUS, Antec, MSI, EVGA, Geekchic, and Mesa Mundi. The last two don't have anything to do with computer parts, which is a huge thing tbh. It will be another step forward in e-sports for finding sponsors that see the value in our product and the market they can reach.
I also spoke with several game companies about getting early access to be able to stream and look into seeing them as a competitive sport. The future and added content looks good
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*UPDATE 3/21/12*
Not much has really moved forward except for advancing in some locations. I'm still hiring and chatting with casters. There is no region lock on it, except for being in NA. I do still need you to have some prior experience and the ability to stream the game on "medium" at 720p minimum.
I did have one producer step down, so there is a job opening there. If you have applied before, or think you have the gusto and leadership to step up, email me at Drogith@nesc2league.com
Aside from that, I've been in conversations with another group going in a similar manner as mine, but with different games. They are called IGL, the International Gaming League and you can find them on twitter, facebook, and their website (being built). Anyway, we are working on a partnership between the leagues, so we already have MORE content to give you guys on the streaming channels, aside from SC2 action and nothing to take away from the epicness!
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*UPDATE 3/5/12*
It's been a while since I updated last, but I wanted to wait until I finished all my meetings. I have met with both my admins and producers and gave contact info to all of them. All I have left to do is hire casters, and we are done with that side of this project and will start/continue/finish work on the website and coordinating with other e-sport centric groups. This is the fun part as I get to listen to other people chat and I think there are maybe 12 open spots left.
So in short, I have some caster spots open and some resumes, but if you HAVE CASTED BEFORE, shoot an email to drogith@nesc2league.com with some links. If you haven't casted before, please don't apply, we don't have enough time to get you running for launch. I'm also looking for some help graphically. In particular, twitch page graphics... and speaking of which, we have a team page!!!
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*UPDATE 2/21/12*
All producers and admins have been hired and I will be meeting with both groups very soon. Now it is time to start hiring casters and I do have a good list of players as is. If you are interested, make sure you have some experience casting and can stream in good quality. I purchased XSplit premium licenses for all the streams, so we don't have to worry about that. I am looking for graphics people for logos and BGs for twitters and Twitch pages.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*UPDATE 2/8/12*
Doing another hiring spree. FInishing up on some admins now and starting to chat with casters.
http://www.reddit.com/r/starcraft/comments/pgb61/semipro_league_looking_for_producersadmins/
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*UPDATE 2/2/12*
So I have been busy hiring staff for this project. We have 6 of 8 producers, 3 of 8 admins, and 4 of 16 casters and I STILL have plenty of apps to go through. rest...
+ Show Spoiler +I'm stioll looking for people of producer quality for the the Quebec and somewhere in the Middle of the US. I have also been tossing the US and Canada around trying to organize populations to equal out all these regions. Here is my new proposed regions: ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/vNbFU.jpg)
Poll: Do you like the new region split shown above for population splitting?Yes (37) 88% No (5) 12% 42 total votes Your vote: Do you like the new region split shown above for population splitting? (Vote): Yes
(Vote): No
I also want to point out that talks with sponsors are going well and the prospect of making this 100% FREE is looking really good.
*UPDATE 1/12/12*
+ Show Spoiler +I just wanted to give everyone an update so far as a lot of people don't read all the way through a thread... me included sometimes. Current negotiations with sponsors are going very good and it looks like I will be able to make this free. There are still job openings for casters, admins, and producers based off of regions. You can go here to see what the jobs entail and where you can shoot an email to apply. I am just about ready to start actually hiring people into positions. I've also been in some chats with MLG about working with them in a few ways. Very exciting btw. More info to come when CES is over.
Some of you know me, but for those who don't; My name is Drogith and I am the founder of the New England SC2 League. I have organized and run 10 successful LAN events, many of which were streamed live, here on TL. In the past year in the New England area and have received many comments about people wishing they had something like it in their area. Well, I can't do it in person, but online? That's an idea.
Now what if we pitted each region against each other after a tournament?
I won't give out many of the details, but it looks like something like this is being put together. The details I can give you are as follows:
- Online bi-monthly open tournaments
- Online bi-monthly invite tournaments(every other from above)
- Tournaments are based on 8 geographical regions
- Cash prizes
- Low entry fees ($15 for open tournaments)
- No pro players with salaries
- E-Fame
- Opportunities for community casters and tournament admins for each region.
So I wanted to take an interest poll based on regions as to who would be interested in participating in this league.
Regions
Regions have been updated and renamed!!
Northwest Mountain+ Show Spoiler +Alaska, Yukon, Alberta, Northwest Territory, British Columbia
Quebec and Maritimes+ Show Spoiler +Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, P.E.I., Newfoundland, Labrador
Ontario+ Show Spoiler +
Northern Prairies+ Show Spoiler +Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nunavut
US West+ Show Spoiler +Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, Montana
US Midwest+ Show Spoiler +North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio
US South+ Show Spoiler +Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, North Carolina, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Washington D.C.
US Northeast+ Show Spoiler +Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
maps
+ Show Spoiler +
Poll: What region do you live in?Ontario (229) 22% US West (163) 16% US South (138) 14% US Northeast (137) 13% Quebec (121) 12% US Midwest (108) 11% Midwest Canada (68) 7% Great White North (54) 5% 1018 total votes Your vote: What region do you live in? (Vote): Great White North
(Vote): Quebec
(Vote): Ontario
(Vote): Midwest Canada
(Vote): US West
(Vote): US Midwest
(Vote): US South
(Vote): US Northeast
Like I said, the regions are based off of geographic location, not population densities. Splitting up the regions by population was attempted... but that left 15 regions, not the nice 8. Do note that this would not be happening for at least 6 months due to the time it takes to organize something like this, without any major backing.
I will be more than happy to answer anyone's questions posted in this thread and look forward to hearing from many of you on this concept. If you want to help, shoot me a PM and we can chat.
|
|
|
Hmm, well in 6 months I'd probably be in Cali, so I'll vote for that I suppose.
|
I love the number of regions you have for Canada, but it doesn't make a lot of sense to group BC with the Great White North. It would probably make more sense to put them with Alberta and Saskatchewan. We seem to all get grouped together a lot of the time anyway, so we're used to it.
Also I think it's strange to have the Maritimes in with Quebec. If you could maybe just edit the name to "Quebec and the Maritimes" that would make it easier for people to find, at least.
|
Sounds cool. Also I couldn't help but do the Bob and Doug Mckenzie thing when I read "Great White North"
Coooocoococoocoococo!
+ Show Spoiler +
|
On December 01 2011 04:50 Avalain wrote:
I love the number of regions you have for Canada, but it doesn't make a lot of sense to group BC with the Great White North. It would probably make more sense to put them with Alberta and Saskatchewan. We seem to all get grouped together a lot of the time anyway, so we're used to it.
Also I think it's strange to have the Maritimes in with Quebec. If you could maybe just edit the name to "Quebec and the Maritimes" that would make it easier for people to find, at least.
For BC, I was trying to get some sort of population together with Alaska and regions that have lower populations. I'll keep that in mind based on votes.
For Quebec, that's a good idea. I can change the listing name, but not the poll name.
Thanks for the input. BTW guys, can you tweet this thread so we can get as much input as possible?
|
How are you going to prove people are from where they say they are and insure no smurfing takes place?
|
Yeah, you can probably group Midwest Canada and the "Great White North". I don't imagine there'll be much players from Nunavut and the Yukon anyway.
|
Yeah really BC is it's own entity and Alberta, Sask, and Manitoba are seperate from BC. Atlantic Canada is also separate from Quebec, tho I love all of Canada (except Quebec, best thing about Quebec is Torte de Lini)
|
On December 01 2011 04:58 Complete wrote:
How are you going to prove people are from where they say they are and insure no smurfing takes place?
I have no definite answer for that right now. But that is a concern that the people I am working with will be looking into.
|
I support this 100%
|
Well, my first thoughts are that many of the local players atleast from around here know who each other is and would have a good idea if someone was smurfing etc. Take the alberta area for example, there are some decent terrans strategically but not many who are mechanical beasts. I would say a combination of whoevers organizing it and the players could figure that out quick enough.
|
US Northeast is imba.
Cool initiative btw, would definitely join if I played SC2. Gogo Ontario!!!
|
On December 01 2011 04:52 Torenhire wrote:Sounds cool. Also I couldn't help but do the Bob and Doug Mckenzie thing when I read "Great White North" Coooocoococoocoococo! + Show Spoiler +http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsgVspgy184
rofl me too... take off you hozer.
|
|
|
Currently living in Toronto!
|
|
|
This sounds like a great idea to help bring in more people into the SC2 scene. I hope it works out for you. Good luck!
|
|
|
Proof of location is simple. If needed, show up at one of the barcrafts :D
|
Holy cow Ontario! Everyone spread the word please. I'd love to get as much input for this as possible. We have stuff for pro gamers, we have stuff for amateur gamers, where is the consistent path in the middle? I really want to get this going for everyone.
|
US West is falling behind! Appalling! I am mobilizing the troops.
|
I'm inclined to believe Ontario is the most popular because Canada is the first word i saw when i saw the thread(Also First Word in the Title of OP ) on the side bar in TL Community. (since Ontario is Canada's Largest populated Province also reinforces this argument). Maybe i'm wrong though and lots of people from Great Ontario like myself love SC2.
|
I'm from Nova Scotia we're usually pretty unhappy about being grouped up with Quebec...
|
How about this: Nova Scotia secedes and join New England?
|
On December 01 2011 11:56 Primadog wrote:
How about this: Nova Scotia secedes and join New England?
Taking the CAT is a quick easy way there. And I do have family up there... hmm... But what about the rest of the Maritimes?
|
Doesn't Ohio fall into Northeast? Anyway, It sounds like a good idea.
|
dammit i voted us northeast before realizing that MD on this list is in us south T_____T
|
I live in Manitoba, Should I vote Ontario or Saskatchewan? Why were we left out 
|
Sounds like an awesome idea. We've been doing local events here in SoCal, kinda in parallel fashion to yours over there!
www.socalesports.com
Would love to do some regional duels.Why not have them setup in LAN centers for an online event. So it will be LAN vs LAN, and people can 'watch it live' no matter where they're at!?
We'd have to do it team style somehow, but I think it could work out!
|
hmm, can't wait to see more of this. Is this more or less the NESC2 Season 3?
|
Ontario here; I am super-massively down for this idea.
|
On December 01 2011 14:39 magnaflow wrote:I live in Manitoba, Should I vote Ontario or Saskatchewan? Why were we left out
You weren't left out. I just had no idea what to call the Ontario/Manitoba combo:
"Ontario- Hide Spoiler -
Manitoba, Ontario"
See, just check the spoiler tags
On December 01 2011 14:49 CableStarcraft wrote:Sounds like an awesome idea. We've been doing local events here in SoCal, kinda in parallel fashion to yours over there! www.socalesports.comWould love to do some regional duels.Why not have them setup in LAN centers for an online event. So it will be LAN vs LAN, and people can 'watch it live' no matter where they're at!? We'd have to do it team style somehow, but I think it could work out!
Primadog has told me all about you guys a LONG time ago and I have always loved how active the scene is in SoCal. You guys are exactly who I would love to work with in the community, as opposed to against, for getting stuff done all over NA. I can already see the west coast/east coast rivalries popping up like the 90s and gangstas, only SC2 style :p
I hope your letting all your players know to come vote here
On December 01 2011 15:00 sYz-Adrenaline wrote:
hmm, can't wait to see more of this. Is this more or less the NESC2 Season 3?
No, there is too much to do logistics wise for this to be NESC2League s3. It will probably start when S4 would kick off if everything gets worked out right.
|
I think this is awesome if you can get a good way to make sure nobody cheats! Looking forward to more details, hopefully I won't forget about it.
|
On December 02 2011 00:41 Complete wrote:
I think this is awesome if you can get a good way to make sure nobody cheats! Looking forward to more details, hopefully I won't forget about it.
Delayed streaming technology has come a long way for matches that would be broadcast. Still can't think of a reason someone would want to cheat at something like this, especially considering the amount of skilled players out there that aren't contracted to teams yet.
|
I'll play. I'm not contracted and don't have a salary :o
|
Interested! Midwest Canada.
|
On December 02 2011 01:47 Drogith wrote:Show nested quote +On December 02 2011 00:41 Complete wrote:
I think this is awesome if you can get a good way to make sure nobody cheats! Looking forward to more details, hopefully I won't forget about it. Delayed streaming technology has come a long way for matches that would be broadcast. Still can't think of a reason someone would want to cheat at something like this, especially considering the amount of skilled players out there that aren't contracted to teams yet.
I meant in terms of lying about location.
|
Sounds like an awesome idea - I love the idea of regional competitions and rivalries. Can't wait to see this in action!
|
|
|
It sounds like a good idea. I would participate for US South
|
$15 entry fee is STEEP for an online emerging league. Why should people pay it? Is it just to cover prize pools?
|
Typically Washington DC is a fringe northeast city not south... Maybe better for regional balance that it's included in the south here...
|
On December 02 2011 02:39 Complete wrote:
I meant in terms of lying about location.
There are a couple of legal ways to do this. One of which is looking at the bank info on a paypal transaction. It doesn't show account info or tracking number or anything like that, but you can still look up bank addresses. There are other ways that are 100% legal as well. My only real argument about this, though, is there are skilled players all over the place. Why lie about where you are from, just to get your butt kicked in another region
On December 02 2011 04:38 mizU wrote:
$15 entry fee is STEEP for an online emerging league. Why should people pay it? Is it just to cover prize pools?
The $15 covers the prize pool for both the regional tournaments, and the invite tournaments. It is also only paid at the regional tournaments. The invite is free. This is not exact math, but here is how a break down of money would go:
32 Man Tournament @ $15 = 480
Regional = $320
Invite = $160
8 Regionals @ $160 = $1280
And this would be happening about 6 times a year. Maybe 4 to give people a break. Now if I can get the right sponsor support, either the entry fee can go down, or the prize pools could go up.
On December 02 2011 04:47 LuckyFool wrote:
Typically Washington DC is a fringe northeast city not south... Maybe better for regional balance that it's included in the south here...
I based the US division on a map showing regions of the US. Some maps may have states such as Ohio, DC, or Delaware in different regions, but the map I have shows them as is. The regions can always be change slightly to reflect gamer population if it's needed.
|
Yeah... having an online tournament where the entry fee covers the prize pool doesn't really help your case. Get sponsors or don't charge an entry fee.
It's fine at a LAN, but no online unless you're offering wonderful production or something.
|
On December 02 2011 05:43 mizU wrote:
Yeah... having an online tournament where the entry fee covers the prize pool doesn't really help your case. Get sponsors or don't charge an entry fee.
It's fine at a LAN, but no online unless you're offering wonderful production or something.
I think I see some of your concern about paying for an online tournament; why pay to play in an online tournament when there are so many free ones out there all the time? From what I see, you have to understand that a lot of people don't have a LAN center nearby, or are even aware that they have fellow gamers right down the street. Having a tournament set up where people can compete on a local level is really appealing. Even if you aren't doing it for the competition, your still going to make new acquaintances with people local to you and that in itself helps to invigorate the scene.
I have sponsors for the league I currently run in New England. I have not proposed the business plan to them yet, though with the successful tournaments and numbers the NESC2League has shown for them, I don't think they will have a difficult time joining us for this venture. Our sponsors are Kingston, Cooler Master, and NZXT --as well as some local sponsors.
I would like to hear more on why you dislike the fee though, just so I can understand more.
|
|
|
On December 01 2011 06:48 Masamune wrote:
US Northeast is imba.
Cool initiative btw, would definitely join if I played SC2. Gogo Ontario!!!
We are? The only pro i know is Pokebunny.
But this does sound pretty awesome. Now we will know which regions are really holding back the NA servers lol
|
On December 02 2011 09:39 DreamChaser wrote:Show nested quote +On December 01 2011 06:48 Masamune wrote:
US Northeast is imba.
Cool initiative btw, would definitely join if I played SC2. Gogo Ontario!!! We are? The only pro i know is Pokebunny. But this does sound pretty awesome. Now we will know which regions are really holding back the NA servers lol
The are a few other players that are on pro teams in the NE or could be. coL.Ryan and tGensulitor and epBoyo to name just 3. And technically GGLastShadow, but he's in Korea atm.
|
Joining Manitoba with Alberta and Saskatchewan would make much more sense than keeping it with Ontario, both in terms attempting population equality and in terms of what Canadians commonly think of as distinct regions.
|
This definitely looks like an awesome idea. Guess I better start practicing now, make sure I'm up to par when this finally rolls around! :D
|
On December 02 2011 14:00 3clipse wrote:
Joining Manitoba with Alberta and Saskatchewan would make much more sense than keeping it with Ontario, both in terms attempting population equality and in terms of what Canadians commonly think of as distinct regions.
But we don't like Manitoba... :p
jk!
|
As a matter of prinicple I would petition to have Washington D.C. and Maryland removed from the Southern Region. Based on what reasoning you may ask?
When you ask for sweet tea in said places they tell you they have unsweet and you can just add sugar to it. As a southern man this highly offends me that they are considered Southern states. i would go on about kentucky not being geographically in the South but at least they have sweet tea.
|
U.S. West here, and I'd love the opportunity to cast some games for this league (if it gets off the ground); I'm just getting started but my early casting samples are online at twitch.tv/sixwings and youtube.com/sarafsc2.
|
On December 02 2011 13:37 Drogith wrote:Show nested quote +On December 02 2011 09:39 DreamChaser wrote:On December 01 2011 06:48 Masamune wrote:
US Northeast is imba.
Cool initiative btw, would definitely join if I played SC2. Gogo Ontario!!! We are? The only pro i know is Pokebunny. But this does sound pretty awesome. Now we will know which regions are really holding back the NA servers lol The are a few other players that are on pro teams in the NE or could be. coL.Ryan and tGensulitor and epBoyo to name just 3. And technically GGLastShadow, but he's in Korea atm.
US North here, and if we are talking players from our area (even if they arent here now) theres idra, gretorp, and vVvNGry, and thats just New Jersey
|
On December 02 2011 14:37 Saraf wrote:
U.S. West here, and I'd love the opportunity to cast some games for this league (if it gets off the ground); I'm just getting started but my early casting samples are online at twitch.tv/sixwings and youtube.com/sarafsc2.
Have you ever dual casted with anyone? Grab a friend or someone you know that casts and try it sometime.It changes the whole dynamic of calling matches. Also, can you shoot me your info in a PM so I don't lose track of it here? Thanks
Again, thanks for the input guys. Looks like there will be a revamp of Canada's regions. you guys are so picky
|
have alot of sc2 players diamond and masters that would love to attend a lan in denver or colorado springs/ Colorado
|
Go Quebec/Ontario :D
woo ^^ This could be awesome
|
On December 02 2011 08:49 Drogith wrote:
I would like to hear more on why you dislike the fee though, just so I can understand more.
If you make it a GREAT reward system for the top 16 people that finish in an online tournament, they will keep coming back. It doesn't have to be money. You can make it like mousepads or tshirts or a free entry into the next online tournament. People want to feel like they've accomplished something even if they don't win first place so they can brag. It will give them a feeling of "Well, I did better then the X number of people that signed up and I I got close to the finals. Next time I'll take first place."
My two cents.
|
Hiltonizer
I've thought about this, and concluded this is really the only reason professional sports work.
By having teams of a certian area, people of that area have a built-in connection. Lessof the drama/personality crap of supporting current pro SC2 teams and players, and more of allegience to your people from your area. Who here wouldn't love to see local boys going up against some fruitcakes from California? What fruitcake from California wouldn't love to see battles of some surfer douches against some Texans?
Boston/New England vs New York? There's 30k viewers at least right there.
New England (photon) Cannons ftw.
Drogith
See, your on par with what I was thinking about. When you think of professional sports teams, you think of cities. Areas that people can connect to. Right now you can either connect as Korean, or foreigner. There is no real closer entity, yet you look at the local scenes, and you find a following: Boyo, Ryan, ducky... even Rob has a cheer section. And this is at the no-pro level. Now if you look at minor league baseball, like the Manchester, NH Fishercats. Even at that level there is HUGE support. Less drama from big teams and all the BS cut out. But those players still get moved up into the Pro scene. We don't have that in E-sports. Not even if you think about Korea and Code A/B. Most of those guys are already on teams... and that goes back into the drama and BS.
Hiltonizer
I'm with you 100% brohan. People watch Playhem tournaments for example, not to take away from them... but why? You can be better served learning strats watching VOD's of higher level play... you have no rooting interest generally, and the production is average to slightly above.
I think if it was run sort of like the AHGL where there were inter-company tryouts like Microsoft had (only the company being a region/city/metro/state), and then had team based competition, you'd have a good following on your hands. As a business model, you could go with the traditional sponsorship route, but with a local rooting interest that opens up other opportunities like branded swag and fee based event (similar to a pro sports team).
EDIT: After more consideration, this opens up new sponsorship opportunities for local/regional businesses. Papa Gino's for example would have no reason to sponsor Team Liquid, but they might have a business case for sponsoring the New England Bunkers Hill
SanteClaws
I know that the idea behind this is to get that intermediary step between amateur gamer, and pro gamer, but is the idea to get semi-pro regionally based teams setup, and competing against one another? Or, to get a NA system that would allow for consistent competitive play to allow NA players to get tourney experience and grow as players, and teams be damned?
Drogith
To put it in your words, "teams be damned". I'm looking for consistant competitive play. If people end up getting picked up for teams while doing so, fantastic! But that is not a primary objective.
SanteClaws
Perhaps I should clarify "teams be damned", but it seems like you knew what I was saying. The idea is not "Team Midwest" vs "Team New England"for set tourney, correct? Obviously, people are going to root for their local guys (much like we did at MLG), which is fine and should be encouraged. I just would be less interested if the region vs region idea was the goal (obviously, for finals having the match-ups be determined by region would be expected).
Drogith
Well, like you alluded to, region vs region gets a lot more people interested in it, as they can root for their own guys. But what that effectively does is keeps the interest. SC2 really does rely on community, and that sustains that community. It also gives a good breeding ground for future gamers.
-EDIT-
This was all a conversation from over at the NESC2League forums. Forgot to type that when I posted it this morning.
|
Cool! So I take it that's all good stuff?
|
On December 06 2011 03:49 Psyonic_Reaver wrote:
Cool! So I take it that's all good stuff?
Sorry, that was a conversation I had over at the NESC2League forums and wanted to post it here as it may have answered some questions people though of asking. Plus now it's in one place.
|
On December 02 2011 04:38 mizU wrote:
$15 entry fee is STEEP for an online emerging league. Why should people pay it? Is it just to cover prize pools?
To prove that SoCal can kick everyone's arse.
|
great white north.... [insert beavis and butthead laugh]. might want to drop that for the league if its made. =)
|
I like this idea of this (since I'm teamless atm) and would definitely enter. I don't know about an entry fee of 15$ but I do agree with the concept of some sort of payout system for the top 16 or so.
|
Why is Manitoba in the "Ontario" region? Manitoba should be classified as like "Mid Canada" along with Saskatchewan, and Ontario.
Edit: Not criticizing, just wondering!
Edit 2: Manitoba and Ontario will pull a lot of people, when we run LANs we get huge interest in SC2. We also have some really good players here as well.
|
sounds cool! Definitely going to support this! Ontario
|
Quebec and Maritimes. I'm definitely into this. : )
|
Need Ontario/Quebec! Toronto + Montreal > All of USA
|
|
|
I'll definitely be revamping Canada. Like I said before, I tried to spread/even out population and ended up with BC and Alaska mixed with the territories. But you midlanders are just so picky :p I'll try and keep 4 and 4 for US and Canada, but no promises. It may end up 4&3 or 5&3 respectively when all is said and done. We have time to work it out.
I am still looking for people interested in helping out. I want to try and get a pair of casters from each region, as well as someone to help keep people playing games (admin) and someone to help produce for each region(commercials, product placement reminders, etc). PM me if you are interested.
|
4 & 4 is the best. This way you can have a USA vs Canada world cup at the end of the season.
For SoCal ("West US") you should definitely talk to CableStarCraft. I have full faith in his ability to get shit done.
|
On December 06 2011 10:32 Primadog wrote:
4 & 4 is the best. This way you can have a USA vs Canada world cup at the end of the season.
For SoCal ("West US") you should definitely talk to CableStarCraft. I have full faith in his ability to get shit done.
I'm right there with you Primadog. SoCal will SoGodown! (*fitin' werds :p)
|
quebec and interested to play ^^
|
On December 06 2011 10:36 Drogith wrote:Show nested quote +On December 06 2011 10:32 Primadog wrote:
4 & 4 is the best. This way you can have a USA vs Canada world cup at the end of the season.
For SoCal ("West US") you should definitely talk to CableStarCraft. I have full faith in his ability to get shit done. I'm right there with you Primadog. SoCal will SoGodown! (*fitin' werds :p)
We have qxc, you probably heard of him.
|
On December 08 2011 12:07 Primadog wrote:Show nested quote +On December 06 2011 10:36 Drogith wrote:On December 06 2011 10:32 Primadog wrote:
4 & 4 is the best. This way you can have a USA vs Canada world cup at the end of the season.
For SoCal ("West US") you should definitely talk to CableStarCraft. I have full faith in his ability to get shit done. I'm right there with you Primadog. SoCal will SoGodown! (*fitin' werds :p) We have qxc, you probably heard of him.
*cough* salaried pro player = ineligible *cough*
|
Great White North as in North pole? I hope you're not assigning this name to some measly region in measly Canada.
|
On December 08 2011 13:20 Drogith wrote:Show nested quote +On December 08 2011 12:07 Primadog wrote:On December 06 2011 10:36 Drogith wrote:On December 06 2011 10:32 Primadog wrote:
4 & 4 is the best. This way you can have a USA vs Canada world cup at the end of the season.
For SoCal ("West US") you should definitely talk to CableStarCraft. I have full faith in his ability to get shit done. I'm right there with you Primadog. SoCal will SoGodown! (*fitin' werds :p) We have qxc, you probably heard of him. *cough* salaried pro player = ineligible *cough*
eh... day9?
|
On December 08 2011 13:58 Primadog wrote:Show nested quote +On December 08 2011 13:20 Drogith wrote:On December 08 2011 12:07 Primadog wrote:On December 06 2011 10:36 Drogith wrote:On December 06 2011 10:32 Primadog wrote:
4 & 4 is the best. This way you can have a USA vs Canada world cup at the end of the season.
For SoCal ("West US") you should definitely talk to CableStarCraft. I have full faith in his ability to get shit done. I'm right there with you Primadog. SoCal will SoGodown! (*fitin' werds :p) We have qxc, you probably heard of him. *cough* salaried pro player = ineligible *cough* eh... day9?
Well... I... DOH!
In other news, I'll be calling up my current sponsors today to speak with them about this. They already have my email update I sent, so there should be some good conversation going on.
What would you guys think if, pending the number of actual players involved, having multiple tiers of skilled where players go up and down? There would also be prizes for moving up the tiers.
|
I think it's important the first season to be simple, that way you can work out all the kinks first before skill tiers and what not.
Also, I think every region should have a "champion" from a professional background. It feels cool
|
Some news for all of you. I was on the phone last night with 2 of my current sponsors to talk to them about the NESC2League and my plans for the semi-pro league. I have a meeting with one of them next week, but gave them a quick synopsis. The other company, Cooler Master, is set to continue sponsorship for season 3 and is interested in maintaining support for the semi-pro league when that happens.
I love sponsors
|
Oh this is SO awesome. This is SUPER exciting!!!
|
On December 13 2011 20:26 Psyonic_Reaver wrote:
Oh this is SO awesome. This is SUPER exciting!!!
It's ironic you post here today. I had a quick chat with the Kingston Hyper X representative last night, He just got back from a business trip to Europe, so I'll be talking with him later in the week, and I still have a meeting with NZXT next week. But just from tones, it looks like all 3 of them will be on board to support a NA league in some way or another.
|
|
|
On December 16 2011 07:26 Psyonic_Reaver wrote:
Updates?
Just 2 things that I'm really happy about that can only get better.
1. I have a business meeting with Kingston to talk about the semi-pro league in depth. They have already stated their wish to work with me more regarding the NESC2League for season 3
2. Gretorp may be a full or part time caster for the US West group, or as he put it "I'm down!"
I need more casters, oh wait! I have the US Northeast all set for casters as well. So I guess that's 3.
Still need more casters and admins and producers though.
|
Talk to Xeris. He might be willing to help.
|
I have a quick little update for you all. based on the voting and a better understanding of where the gaming population of Canada resides, I have modified the regions to try and better balance out everything, as well as make more sense of the regions. I've included maps below to give a visual of the new borders of each region. I also included the map I used to determine the US regions.
I changed the names of regions to Northwest Mountain, Northern Prairies, Ontario, and Quebec and Maritimes.
here is how those regions are now split up.
Northwest Mountain+ Show Spoiler +Alaska, Yukon, Alberta, Northwest Territory, British Columbia
Quebec and Maritimes+ Show Spoiler +Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, P.E.I., Newfoundland, Labrador
Ontario+ Show Spoiler +
Northern Prairies+ Show Spoiler +Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nunavet
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/THgGd.jpg)
This map is from the US Census Bureau
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/NvjOZ.jpg)
Also, later on toady I have business meeting with both Kingston Technologies and NZXT. If all goes well with both companies, you can expect to see the entry fee drop, while we even out the prize pool a little. It may also lead to incentive prizes.
And as always, I am still looking for community members to help cast tournaments, run tournaments, and produce the tournaments. That is 4 separate positions for each region. SO, if you ever wanted to get into e-Sports, this is your chance. Just email me at Drogith@nesc2league.com
|
It'd be awesome if there was a LAN in Southwestern CT :D
|
On December 23 2011 02:15 wattabeast wrote:
It'd be awesome if there was a LAN in Southwestern CT :D
There was one in Storrs a few months back. Though that is closer to central CT I think. NESC2League Grand Finals. You should look it up, season 3 is starting in January.
|
I'm currently in Saskatchewan! This sounds like a sweet idea!
|
|
|
too many leagues starting at the same time.
|
Start to shape up quite nicely Drogith. Looking forward to more regional-based activity
Do you use skype?
|
On December 23 2011 04:06 monx wrote:
too many leagues starting at the same time.
We won't be starting this until the end of spring/start of summer, so there is a bit of separation from the team league that is starting. Just too many logistics to get in place to kick this off in a month or two and do it right IMO.
On December 23 2011 04:17 Primadog wrote:Start to shape up quite nicely Drogith. Looking forward to more regional-based activity Do you use skype?
Yes sir, I do. "Drogith" and I'm the only one. If you shoot me a message, I'll be able to get back to you when I get home from work.
In news pertaining to what I mentioned earlier about my business meetings. I just got off the phone with Kingston and they are very happy to support the semi-pro league. We are within they're budget, but I just have to take care of the more formal business stuff to make it official. I'll be chatting with NZXT later tonight and it looks like I may be able to enter negotiations with MSI and Galaxy Tech as well. But that one is about a month out.
|
And the last update of the day; I just got off the phone with NZXT. They are interested in it as well, but again, must go through the official business paperwork.
After talking with all of the current sponsors for the NESC2League and seeing them excited and very interested about transferring sponsorship to the semi-pro league, I can only smile from ear to ear. But there is still a lot of work to do on my part, and maybe a little bit of yours. If anyone has any questions or wants to help out with the casting, producing, or administrating of these tournaments, don't hesitate to apply.
|
I've passed this thread on to some people who may be interested in casting/organizing. I'll have them contact you directly if they are interested.
|
Thanks Psy. I have some presentations to put together and two more sponsors to speak to next month. If these 2 go through, the whole semi-pro league will be free entry, not reduced price.
I hope everyone had a happy and safe holiday weekend. Watch out for New Year's!
|
I love this idea! Pro-am's are what eSprots in NA needs!
|
i feel like US South is a bit large compared to some of the other groups, particularly the US NorthEast group...maybe change them around like take a state from south and give it to ne?
other than that this seems good (though i wish there were a few opens that didnt cost money to enter but had a smaller prize for those who dont really have $15 to spare to enter a tournament)
|
On December 27 2011 12:48 Drogith wrote:
Thanks Psy. I have some presentations to put together and two more sponsors to speak to next month. If these 2 go through, the whole semi-pro league will be free entry, not reduced price.
I hope everyone had a happy and safe holiday weekend. Watch out for New Year's!
If you need any help with your presentations/ want anything done for you, I'd love to help; feel free to ask me. I'm willing to put 200% effort into anything you want me to do, even if it's the smallest of things! I wanna see this succeed and for this to hit the ground running :D
|
On December 27 2011 13:07 unit wrote:
i feel like US South is a bit large compared to some of the other groups, particularly the US NorthEast group...maybe change them around like take a state from south and give it to ne?
other than that this seems good (though i wish there were a few opens that didnt cost money to enter but had a smaller prize for those who dont really have $15 to spare to enter a tournament)
I know what you mean. I used the census bureau's boundaries for the US, so it may seem like a lot, I'm pretty sure it balances out. Even looking at the votes on the front page, the NE shows more interest then say, the south. Also, There is still plenty of time to adjust areas if needed, so moving some states to different areas is still viable.
As far as the $15 goes, that price is dropping steadily as I get more and more sponsors involved. I may go so far as to drop the prize pools a bit to ensure it happens, even if we don't get all the sponsors I am talking with.
|
I think you'd be wise to have a lower entry and prize pool for the first one, just to get people watching and work out kinks. By the way, I messaged you on reddit about helping with Ontario! I'd love to get involved and meet local players. I'm the one who can't understand the difference between bi-monthly and semi-monthly.
|
On December 31 2011 09:51 Keytar wrote:
I think you'd be wise to have a lower entry and prize pool for the first one, just to get people watching and work out kinks. By the way, I messaged you on reddit about helping with Ontario! I'd love to get involved and meet local players. I'm the one who can't understand the difference between bi-monthly and semi-monthly.
If all goes right the entry fee will be dropped completely and yes, that may reduce the overall prize pool. Also, there may be a lot of free product giveaways as well. I did get you msg on reddit and will be responding when I get the chance since I got a list of 21 applications.
To answer the question about bi-monthly/semi-monthly, the evenst would be bi-monthly: tournament 1 in January, tournament 2 February. Repeat.
|
|
|
If there's a player from Nunavut, you have my cheers sir
Sounds like a cool idea, always fun when regions/countries play against eachother
|
On January 03 2012 07:02 Xcobidoo wrote:If there's a player from Nunavut, you have my cheers sir Sounds like a cool idea, always fun when regions/countries play against eachother
I'm sure there has to be at least 1. Just no idea if they are on TL.
|
So I have been doing some thinking, especially about the way map pools are done. Over at the NESC2 website, I'm taking votes on maps to add and drop for season 3, which is starting at the end of this month. The thing is, I kinda like the format for choosing maps that HSC uses. What do you guys think about implementing something like this?
9 maps total, Bo3
player 1 vetos 3 maps
player 2 vetos 3 maps
player 1 chooses map 1
loser pics map 2
I really like the concept and can see how it allows the players to get rid of maps they don't want to play completely. I do think it may have a lot of people stuck on the same 3 maps though. I'm asking this because this is as much my league as it is all of yours.
|
Wtf the Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nunavut region is stupid compared to the others, there will be like 3-5 people from the whole region, just put us with alberta/bc/alaska ffs.
|
On January 06 2012 20:45 gosuMalicE wrote:
Wtf the Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nunavut region is stupid compared to the others, there will be like 3-5 people from the whole region, just put us with alberta/bc/alaska ffs.
I disagree. Yes, you may have a smaller population to grab from, but I have had multiple job applications from the listings I have put up. Also, if you look at the NSL thread, both Saskatchewan and Manitoba have teams built up to compete. There are 2 cities about the size of Boston in that region, and I was able to get ~22-26 people in New England consistently for LAN tournaments.
Now, I am definitely not saying you are wrong, heck you may be a lot more right than I am and if so, I will gladly redistrict to try and balance things out better. It may come to a point where we combine some US and Canadian areas to get the right population spread. We already did it with Alaska, why not right?
|
Hey I'm running the New York National Star League team I would be willing to help put the US NE team together if there isn't anyone else doing it.
Edit;
If you want to contact me you can e-mail me @ locustsstarcraft@gmail.com, pm me here or add me on skype : grlundahl
|
|
|
On January 06 2012 22:34 Drogith wrote:Show nested quote +On January 06 2012 20:45 gosuMalicE wrote:
Wtf the Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nunavut region is stupid compared to the others, there will be like 3-5 people from the whole region, just put us with alberta/bc/alaska ffs. I disagree. Yes, you may have a smaller population to grab from, but I have had multiple job applications from the listings I have put up. Also, if you look at the NSL thread, both Saskatchewan and Manitoba have teams built up to compete. There are 2 cities about the size of Boston in that region, and I was able to get ~22-26 people in New England consistently for LAN tournaments. Now, I am definitely not saying you are wrong, heck you may be a lot more right than I am and if so, I will gladly redistrict to try and balance things out better. It may come to a point where we combine some US and Canadian areas to get the right population spread. We already did it with Alaska, why not right?
From what I gather, BC and Alberta can't be compared with Manitoba and Saskatchewan, no offense to anyone. BC and Alberta can field 15-20 GMs if everyone were active, I think the prairie provinces may be lucky to field a few.
However, that is just the skill level of these provinces. Both Manitoba and SK seem to have pretty active communities.
|
On January 07 2012 12:31 ePLocust wrote:
Hey I'm running the New York National Star League team I would be willing to help put the US NE team together if there isn't anyone else doing it.
Edit;
If you want to contact me you can e-mail me @ locustsstarcraft@gmail.com, pm me here or add me on skype : grlundahl
Psst. This isn't a team league.
Your not the first to make that mistake either. I guess, do to the relatively close posting times for both the NSL and the SPGL you can mix up the two. But we are two separate entities.
NSL- teams with everyone involved
SPGL- individual with no pros
|
BTW, everyone that applied for a position, I sent an email out on Thursday. I have this funny feeling that some peoples mail put it in the spam folder. Please check there. Again, it was on Thursday.
|
What do you need help with still?
|
|
|
On January 07 2012 14:29 Drogith wrote:Show nested quote +On January 07 2012 12:31 ePLocust wrote:
Hey I'm running the New York National Star League team I would be willing to help put the US NE team together if there isn't anyone else doing it.
Edit;
If you want to contact me you can e-mail me @ locustsstarcraft@gmail.com, pm me here or add me on skype : grlundahl Psst. This isn't a team league. Your not the first to make that mistake either. I guess, do to the relatively close posting times for both the NSL and the SPGL you can mix up the two. But we are two separate entities. NSL- teams with everyone involved SPGL- individual with no pros
oh okay. now that I've read your reddit post seems like I'm not needed.
|
On January 08 2012 11:28 ePLocust wrote:Show nested quote +On January 07 2012 14:29 Drogith wrote:On January 07 2012 12:31 ePLocust wrote:
Hey I'm running the New York National Star League team I would be willing to help put the US NE team together if there isn't anyone else doing it.
Edit;
If you want to contact me you can e-mail me @ locustsstarcraft@gmail.com, pm me here or add me on skype : grlundahl Psst. This isn't a team league. Your not the first to make that mistake either. I guess, do to the relatively close posting times for both the NSL and the SPGL you can mix up the two. But we are two separate entities. NSL- teams with everyone involved SPGL- individual with no pros oh okay. now that I've read your reddit post seems like I'm not needed.
No, you're still needed. Gotta keep Boyo training hard. Go Team Epidemic!
|
So this will be open to all players? Could a semi pro tean form specifically for this type of tournament? No sponsors or anything just like a clan tag to signify some team unity. I know you say this is a bit off in the distance so there is time to practice. I know a few people in the South who would play, though they don't use TL for anything other than watching streams so I'd be informing them directly. Sounds like a great way for players to get their name out there and open the game to a wider number of people!
|
On January 08 2012 11:30 Drogith wrote:Show nested quote +On January 08 2012 11:28 ePLocust wrote:On January 07 2012 14:29 Drogith wrote:On January 07 2012 12:31 ePLocust wrote:
Hey I'm running the New York National Star League team I would be willing to help put the US NE team together if there isn't anyone else doing it.
Edit;
If you want to contact me you can e-mail me @ locustsstarcraft@gmail.com, pm me here or add me on skype : grlundahl Psst. This isn't a team league. Your not the first to make that mistake either. I guess, do to the relatively close posting times for both the NSL and the SPGL you can mix up the two. But we are two separate entities. NSL- teams with everyone involved SPGL- individual with no pros oh okay. now that I've read your reddit post seems like I'm not needed. No, you're still needed. Gotta keep Boyo training hard. Go Team Epidemic!
Well there's that but I meant specifically help with the league:p
|
On January 08 2012 12:03 Troxle wrote:
So this will be open to all players? Could a semi pro tean form specifically for this type of tournament? No sponsors or anything just like a clan tag to signify some team unity. I know you say this is a bit off in the distance so there is time to practice. I know a few people in the South who would play, though they don't use TL for anything other than watching streams so I'd be informing them directly. Sounds like a great way for players to get their name out there and open the game to a wider number of people!
All players except for contracted pros, so no Idra or QXC or Naniwa to worry about. It's a way to get your name out, a "best of the unknowns" if you were. So technically, yes, you could form your own semi-pro team with tag and all.
On January 08 2012 16:28 ePLocust wrote:Show nested quote +On January 08 2012 11:30 Drogith wrote:On January 08 2012 11:28 ePLocust wrote:On January 07 2012 14:29 Drogith wrote:On January 07 2012 12:31 ePLocust wrote:
Hey I'm running the New York National Star League team I would be willing to help put the US NE team together if there isn't anyone else doing it.
Edit;
If you want to contact me you can e-mail me @ locustsstarcraft@gmail.com, pm me here or add me on skype : grlundahl Psst. This isn't a team league. Your not the first to make that mistake either. I guess, do to the relatively close posting times for both the NSL and the SPGL you can mix up the two. But we are two separate entities. NSL- teams with everyone involved SPGL- individual with no pros oh okay. now that I've read your reddit post seems like I'm not needed. No, you're still needed. Gotta keep Boyo training hard. Go Team Epidemic! Well there's that but I meant specifically help with the league:p
Besides the jobs I have listed, if you have any other skills that can help: website development, graphics, etc... and want to help out, then I'd be glad to see what you have to offer.
|
On January 07 2012 13:07 CanucksJC wrote:Show nested quote +On January 06 2012 22:34 Drogith wrote:On January 06 2012 20:45 gosuMalicE wrote:
Wtf the Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nunavut region is stupid compared to the others, there will be like 3-5 people from the whole region, just put us with alberta/bc/alaska ffs. I disagree. Yes, you may have a smaller population to grab from, but I have had multiple job applications from the listings I have put up. Also, if you look at the NSL thread, both Saskatchewan and Manitoba have teams built up to compete. There are 2 cities about the size of Boston in that region, and I was able to get ~22-26 people in New England consistently for LAN tournaments. Now, I am definitely not saying you are wrong, heck you may be a lot more right than I am and if so, I will gladly redistrict to try and balance things out better. It may come to a point where we combine some US and Canadian areas to get the right population spread. We already did it with Alaska, why not right? From what I gather, BC and Alberta can't be compared with Manitoba and Saskatchewan, no offense to anyone. BC and Alberta can field 15-20 GMs if everyone were active, I think the prairie provinces may be lucky to field a few. However, that is just the skill level of these provinces. Both Manitoba and SK seem to have pretty active communities.
Well it comes form the fact that the total population of Saskatchewan + Manitoba + Nunavut is only about ~2 000 000 people, that's about 1/4 of the population of BC + Alberta alone.
On January 07 2012 13:07 CanucksJC wrote:Show nested quote +On January 06 2012 22:34 Drogith wrote:On January 06 2012 20:45 gosuMalicE wrote:
Wtf the Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nunavut region is stupid compared to the others, there will be like 3-5 people from the whole region, just put us with alberta/bc/alaska ffs. I disagree. Yes, you may have a smaller population to grab from, but I have had multiple job applications from the listings I have put up. Also, if you look at the NSL thread, both Saskatchewan and Manitoba have teams built up to compete. There are 2 cities about the size of Boston in that region, and I was able to get ~22-26 people in New England consistently for LAN tournaments. Now, I am definitely not saying you are wrong, heck you may be a lot more right than I am and if so, I will gladly redistrict to try and balance things out better. It may come to a point where we combine some US and Canadian areas to get the right population spread. We already did it with Alaska, why not right? From what I gather, BC and Alberta can't be compared with Manitoba and Saskatchewan, no offense to anyone. BC and Alberta can field 15-20 GMs if everyone were active, I think the prairie provinces may be lucky to field a few. However, that is just the skill level of these provinces. Both Manitoba and SK seem to have pretty active communities.
Nothing to do with the skill level of the provinces, just the population, there are several top masters players on the Saskatchewan CSL teams too.
|
On January 08 2012 23:32 Drogith wrote:Show nested quote +On January 08 2012 12:03 Troxle wrote:
So this will be open to all players? Could a semi pro tean form specifically for this type of tournament? No sponsors or anything just like a clan tag to signify some team unity. I know you say this is a bit off in the distance so there is time to practice. I know a few people in the South who would play, though they don't use TL for anything other than watching streams so I'd be informing them directly. Sounds like a great way for players to get their name out there and open the game to a wider number of people! All players except for contracted pros, so no Idra or QXC or Naniwa to worry about. It's a way to get your name out, a "best of the unknowns" if you were. So technically, yes, you could form your own semi-pro team with tag and all. Show nested quote +On January 08 2012 16:28 ePLocust wrote:On January 08 2012 11:30 Drogith wrote:On January 08 2012 11:28 ePLocust wrote:On January 07 2012 14:29 Drogith wrote:On January 07 2012 12:31 ePLocust wrote:
Hey I'm running the New York National Star League team I would be willing to help put the US NE team together if there isn't anyone else doing it.
Edit;
If you want to contact me you can e-mail me @ locustsstarcraft@gmail.com, pm me here or add me on skype : grlundahl Psst. This isn't a team league. Your not the first to make that mistake either. I guess, do to the relatively close posting times for both the NSL and the SPGL you can mix up the two. But we are two separate entities. NSL- teams with everyone involved SPGL- individual with no pros oh okay. now that I've read your reddit post seems like I'm not needed. No, you're still needed. Gotta keep Boyo training hard. Go Team Epidemic! Well there's that but I meant specifically help with the league:p Besides the jobs I have listed, if you have any other skills that can help: website development, graphics, etc... and want to help out, then I'd be glad to see what you have to offer.
Heh. The only thing I'm really learning right now is coding but I'm not all that great at it just yet.
|
On January 10 2012 02:43 ePLocust wrote:Show nested quote +On January 08 2012 23:32 Drogith wrote:On January 08 2012 12:03 Troxle wrote:
So this will be open to all players? Could a semi pro tean form specifically for this type of tournament? No sponsors or anything just like a clan tag to signify some team unity. I know you say this is a bit off in the distance so there is time to practice. I know a few people in the South who would play, though they don't use TL for anything other than watching streams so I'd be informing them directly. Sounds like a great way for players to get their name out there and open the game to a wider number of people! All players except for contracted pros, so no Idra or QXC or Naniwa to worry about. It's a way to get your name out, a "best of the unknowns" if you were. So technically, yes, you could form your own semi-pro team with tag and all. On January 08 2012 16:28 ePLocust wrote:On January 08 2012 11:30 Drogith wrote:On January 08 2012 11:28 ePLocust wrote:On January 07 2012 14:29 Drogith wrote:On January 07 2012 12:31 ePLocust wrote:
Hey I'm running the New York National Star League team I would be willing to help put the US NE team together if there isn't anyone else doing it.
Edit;
If you want to contact me you can e-mail me @ locustsstarcraft@gmail.com, pm me here or add me on skype : grlundahl Psst. This isn't a team league. Your not the first to make that mistake either. I guess, do to the relatively close posting times for both the NSL and the SPGL you can mix up the two. But we are two separate entities. NSL- teams with everyone involved SPGL- individual with no pros oh okay. now that I've read your reddit post seems like I'm not needed. No, you're still needed. Gotta keep Boyo training hard. Go Team Epidemic! Well there's that but I meant specifically help with the league:p Besides the jobs I have listed, if you have any other skills that can help: website development, graphics, etc... and want to help out, then I'd be glad to see what you have to offer. Heh. The only thing I'm really learning right now is coding but I'm not all that great at it just yet.
Sorry, nothing like that available. The only thing I needed taht for, is a RUBY programmer and I already have someone doing that for me.
|
I have been seeing some amazing resumes from you guys. keep them coming in, and don't worry about the deadline of tonight, push it out to Thursday if you need the extra time. It was my fault on the mis-send and the delay. I'm really really looking forward to seeing the amazing talent we have.
I even may have a few people picked out for a verbal interview.
|
|
|
Kitchener, any other players ?!!? lets do this
|
Sounds like an amazing idea that should have started a long time ago. Only thing I'm wondering is what exactly is the purpose of the regional separation aside from diversified automatic competition, is it to spread out a pool of players among eight tournaments instead of instantly having one huge tournament? Thing is, with an entry fee of $15 I feel like that'd weed out a huge amount of potential players right off the bat, plus there's no fast, efficient way of proving location of residence without getting personal, and even then people can lie or fake it. At any rate, I hope it works out because it sounds like an awesome idea. Can't wait to see this get started!
|
This is a great idea, but it won't be easy. The definition of "pro player" is still a bit fuzzy. There are some obvious ones, but there are also those who play full time, but don't necessarily get a team salary. So are they considered not pro?
|
On January 10 2012 13:45 Areon wrote:
Sounds like an amazing idea that should have started a long time ago. Only thing I'm wondering is what exactly is the purpose of the regional separation aside from diversified automatic competition, is it to spread out a pool of players among eight tournaments instead of instantly having one huge tournament? Thing is, with an entry fee of $15 I feel like that'd weed out a huge amount of potential players right off the bat, plus there's no fast, efficient way of proving location of residence without getting personal, and even then people can lie or fake it. At any rate, I hope it works out because it sounds like an awesome idea. Can't wait to see this get started!
I've been diligently working on reducing the $15 down to $0. You see, I currently run a regional league in the New England area. We have had great support from our sponsors and I proposed them the concept of this league. They like it and are going to give us product. They are also proposing it further up the ladder to gain actual funding for the league. I do have to wait until after CES before I go any further in negotiations.
As far as the regions go, you nailed part of it with spreading out the talent. If you want to, you could even consider it a big tournament of 256 that takes place over 2 months. What it also does, is spotlights up and coming players in the different regions and, much like other sports, gives you a local face to cheer for the next tournament.
On January 10 2012 15:18 Mr Showtime wrote:
This is a great idea, but it won't be easy. The definition of "pro player" is still a bit fuzzy. There are some obvious ones, but there are also those who play full time, but don't necessarily get a team salary. So are they considered not pro?
I consider the players that get a salary from a team ro can make a living off of playing all the time as pro players. Destiny, just as an example, makes enough money to survive on. That, I consider pro. Now mind you, it's either or, not necessarily both.
|
OP has been updated as such.
I just wanted to give everyone an update so far as a lot of people don't read all the way through a thread... me included sometimes. Current negotiations with sponsors are going very good and it looks like I will be able to make this free. There are still job openings for casters, admins, and producers based off of regions. You can go here to see what the jobs entail and where you can shoot an email to apply. I am just about ready to start actually hiring people into positions. I've also been in some chats with MLG about working with them in a few ways. Very exciting btw. More info to come when CES is over.
And once more, I did send out emails a while back for everyone that applied.
|
I want this for Europe.
btw: Wyoming and Montana are missing.
|
On January 13 2012 02:26 REDBLUEGREEN wrote:
I want this for Europe.
btw: Wyoming and Montana are missing.
You sir, have a keen eye!
|
maybe the leagues could be run by local barcrafts : )
|
On January 13 2012 03:43 lonzzie wrote:
maybe the leagues could be run by local barcrafts : )
I can see that being done for the state vs state league that Canucks is running, but since this is large regions, I don't think that would work too well. Having a barcraft event to watch this. I can see that one for sure
|
Quebec here, really interested. I will be following this thread to see what happens!
|
Sorry, no update this week. The sponsors are back from CES and I have spoken to 2 of them through email about product they have alreasy sent out for my local league and some clarifications for future development. Speaking of which, do we have any graphic designers in the house?
|
Just wondering... would you guys need french casters AND english casters for Quebec? Or will everything be run in english?
I don't think it's a problem either way since most of the eSports fan are pretty much all bilangual (they don't have much choice lol) but casting some games in "Canadian French" when some players from Quebec are playing could actually bring new blood to the scene I think.
|
On January 19 2012 23:25 Xalorian wrote:
Just wondering... would you guys need french casters AND english casters for Quebec? Or will everything be run in english?
I don't think it's a problem either way since most of the eSports fan are pretty much all bilangual (they don't have much choice lol) but casting some games in "Canadian French" when some players from Quebec are playing could actually bring new blood to the scene I think.
Everything is run in english, but if this takes off, I think that would be a great idea. There are spanish and russian casters who have proposed the same as you. Are you offering to cast in french?
|
On January 19 2012 23:35 Drogith wrote:Show nested quote +On January 19 2012 23:25 Xalorian wrote:
Just wondering... would you guys need french casters AND english casters for Quebec? Or will everything be run in english?
I don't think it's a problem either way since most of the eSports fan are pretty much all bilangual (they don't have much choice lol) but casting some games in "Canadian French" when some players from Quebec are playing could actually bring new blood to the scene I think. Everything is run in english, but if this takes off, I think that would be a great idea. There are spanish and russian casters who have proposed the same as you. Are you offering to cast in french?
My knowledge of the game is not bad at all and my french speaking skill is quite good too, i would say.
I can't say that I am a good caster since I pretty much never tried, so there is probably plenty of french casters in canada better than me, but I could try it and send a sample to you.
I would love too if it turns out that I am actually any good.
I follow the scene quite a lot and I'm an Information Technology/Network technician too and completed some class in cisco CCNA, if you guys need any help with something.
Woud you like a more formal application by mail?
|
Is there an actually website some what like either MLG or Playhem that has tournament brackets etc etc? Or is this just low budget personal thing.. not a big company..? Sorry i have no time to read atm.
|
Looking forward to this getting up off the ground!! With MLG potentially involved should really add some spice to a league like this.
|
On January 20 2012 00:18 Xalorian wrote:Show nested quote +On January 19 2012 23:35 Drogith wrote:On January 19 2012 23:25 Xalorian wrote:
Just wondering... would you guys need french casters AND english casters for Quebec? Or will everything be run in english?
I don't think it's a problem either way since most of the eSports fan are pretty much all bilangual (they don't have much choice lol) but casting some games in "Canadian French" when some players from Quebec are playing could actually bring new blood to the scene I think. Everything is run in english, but if this takes off, I think that would be a great idea. There are spanish and russian casters who have proposed the same as you. Are you offering to cast in french? My knowledge of the game is not bad at all and my french speaking skill is quite good too, i would say. I can't say that I am a good caster since I pretty much never tried, so there is probably plenty of french casters in canada better than me, but I could try it and send a sample to you. I would love too if it turns out that I am actually any good. I follow the scene quite a lot and I'm an Information Technology/Network technician too and completed some class in cisco CCNA, if you guys need any help with something. Woud you like a more formal application by mail?
That would be awesome! Just shoot me an email with a resume of sorts. And if you want to get better, you have to go out and just do it. I have some fluent french speaking relatives and friends that can check the VODs out as well.
On January 20 2012 01:18 Kmickelow wrote:
Is there an actually website some what like either MLG or Playhem that has tournament brackets etc etc? Or is this just low budget personal thing.. not a big company..? Sorry i have no time to read atm.
The website is not up yet, though we won't be starting until July. I am working to make it completely free thanks to sponsors and as you read from the last comment, yes, I am working with a few people from MLG atm to see about stuff like free competitor passes and other stuff as well. MLG Arena would have the brackets.
On January 20 2012 01:38 Psylence wrote:
Looking forward to this getting up off the ground!! With MLG potentially involved should really add some spice to a league like this.
Hey Psy, did not forget about you. I'm going throughthe producers first and working my way down.
|
Wrong Psy. 
But I'm still super excited none the less!
|
On January 27 2012 07:45 Psyonic_Reaver wrote:Wrong Psy. But I'm still super excited none the less!
Nope, that Psy is looking to cast as well. It boggles the mime!
|
Updated the OP to include a proposed new population split. you can see it in the spoiler below, but please vote on it in the OP.
+ Show Spoiler +
|
I like it a lot more, it makes way more sense.
|
Thanks Drogith. As if people didn't confuse Maine as part of Canada already. We're now lumped in with them.
|
This looks very promising and ambitious. Can't wait to see this take shape.
|
On February 03 2012 12:14 Dukat wrote:
Thanks Drogith. As if people didn't confuse Maine as part of Canada already. We're now lumped in with them.
Anything I can do to further propagate stereotypes for the state my in-laws live in
|
wow this actually looks really intriguing. people shall call me Gprime, Scourge of the northwest! :D
6 moths leaves plenty of practice time
|
On February 04 2012 19:40 Gprime wrote:wow this actually looks really intriguing. people shall call me Gprime, Scourge of the northwest! :D 6 moths leaves plenty of practice time
Happy birthday Gprime. And yes, we shall see if your infamy carries on to all of North America!
|
|
|
*UPDATE 2/21/12*
All producers and admins have been hired and I will be meeting with both groups very soon. Now it is time to start hiring casters and I do have a good list of players as is. If you are interested, make sure you have some experience casting and can stream in good quality. I purchased XSplit premium licenses for all the streams, so we don't have to worry about that. I am looking for graphics people for logos and BGs for twitters and Twitch pages.
|
*UPDATE 3/5/12*
It's been a while since I updated last, but I wanted to wait until I finished all my meetings. I have met with both my admins and producers and gave contact info to all of them. All I have left to do is hire casters, and we are done with that side of this project and will start/continue/finish work on the website and coordinating with other e-sport centric groups. This is the fun part as I get to listen to other people chat and I think there are maybe 12 open spots left.
So in short, I have some caster spots open and some resumes, but if you HAVE CASTED BEFORE, shoot an email to drogith@nesc2league.com with some links. If you haven't casted before, please don't apply, we don't have enough time to get you running for launch. I'm also looking for some help graphically. In particular, twitch page graphics... and speaking of which, we have a team page!!!
|
*UPDATE 3/21/12*
Not much has really moved forward except for advancing in some locations. I'm still hiring and chatting with casters. There is no region lock on it, except for being in NA. I do still need you to have some prior experience and the ability to stream the game on "medium" at 720p minimum.
I did have one producer step down, so there is a job opening there. If you have applied before, or think you have the gusto and leadership to step up, email me at Drogith@nesc2league.com
Aside from that, I've been in conversations with another group going in a similar manner as mine, but with different games. They are called IGL, the International Gaming League and you can find them on twitter, facebook, and their website (being built). Anyway, we are working on a partnership between the leagues, so we already have MORE content to give you guys on the streaming channels, aside from SC2 action and nothing to take away from the epicness!
|
Drogith you are one amazing guy for working to put this all together. keep it up man!
|
I'll do my best snuggles. Haven't seen you around btw, we got a tourney at the end of the month if your interested. Peeps be hanging out in Framingham at the LAN there.
|
If you need web development staff throw me a PM.
Been doing it for nearly a decade, about half my work week involves maintaining large-scale PHP applications.
I'm pretty decent at graphics design, but I wouldn't call myself an artist. I generally leave that stuff up to the girlfriend. I'm very well versed with Adobe's line of graphic applications, and have access to them through work if interested.
|
You deserve big props for putting in the all the hard work to do this. I'm looking forward to it.
|
On March 29 2012 02:23 RoboBob wrote:
You deserve big props for putting in the all the hard work to do this. I'm looking forward to it.
Thanks Bob, I'm just lucky I'm able to find a lot of people that truly want to help e-sports grow in NA that are willing to help out for Pokemon TCG cards. Still have to hire a few more casters, get website up and running, and twitch pages pretty!
|
Northern prairies will be completely dead lol, atleast add Alberta to it, or group it with ontario.
|
On March 29 2012 08:51 Wasteweiser wrote:
Northern prairies will be completely dead lol, atleast add Alberta to it, or group it with ontario.
Actually Saskatchewan and Manitoba have pretty strong SC2 communities. I may end up adding Montana and North Dakota to them if the population has dropped since I started this journey.
|
I just sent my casting resume your way Drogith! I really appreciate all the work you are doing with this league!
|
I'm going to take a good look at it after this weekend. I have my New England tournament this weekend.
|
*UPDATE 4/12/12*
Here is the new stories! I've rehired the 8th producer again and we are down to only 3 casting positions left. I know there are a bunch of you out there that have what it takes, it's just a matter of you connecting to me.
I spent all this past weekend (except Sunday, that was Easter) at PAXEast chatting with current and future potential sponsors. Our current sponsors are Kingston, Cooler Master, and NZXT. We may be able to add ASUS, Antec, MSI, EVGA, Geekchic, and Mesa Mundi. The last two don't have anything to do with computer parts, which is a huge thing tbh. It will be another step forward in e-sports for finding sponsors that see the value in our product and the market they can reach.
I also spoke with several game companies about getting early access to be able to stream and look into seeing them as a competitive sport. The future and added content looks good
|
Looking sick, will def join!
|
Can't wait to follow this more! Awesome to see what you're doing for the scene
|
Thanks guys, I can't promise we will have the added sponsors, but talking with them at PAX, they showed a lot of enthusiasm for it. Especially with what we have to offer with the multiple channels and getting unknown players more spotlight and supporting the growth of the scene.
|
It's not a necro, but a last update. The website is in the finishing stages of being built. All graphics are finished and just need to be applied to the streams. Hiring 1 producer to fill a vacant spot
http://www.reddit.com/r/starcraft/comments/viwcb/hiring_semipro_league_has_one_open_producer/
And sponsorship deals are being worked out with Kingston and Antec already on board officially. Still have to work a little with Tt esports and ASUS. See you all next month
|
|
|
|
|
Holy crap it's coming. Can't wait.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EPT
