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New England Starcraft 2 LANapalooza
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http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/NE_LANapalooza
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If anyone needs to contact me on the day of the tourney for directions, last minute dropout, going to be late, etc. feel free to call my cell at 207-409-2164.
If you have any questions in the meantime, it'd be faster for your to PM me here, as I can't use my phone often during work days
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Where?: Kittery, Maine (Roughly 1 hour north of Boston)
When?: September 25th, 12 Noon
Prize Pool:
1st: $215
2nd: $80
3rd: $25
If the Tournament does not fill, whatever is in the prize pool will be split 70/20/10, rounded to the nearest $5.
Format?: 32 Participants maximum, Double Elimination brackets. Finals will be best of 3. Map pool is listed below, and selection will be done by elimination (Player 1 discards a map, player 2 discards a map, and so on until one is left).
Rules: $15 entry fee. $5 covers venue, $10 to the prize pool.
Bring your own keyboard/mouse, play will be done on provided computers.
Game will be played on "Medium" detail settings at native monitor resolution. Custom keys configured within game are allowed, but no 3rd party mouse/keyboard macros.
15 minutes late for your match will count as an auto loss.
Race switching will be allowed until 09/20. After that point, whichever race you have registered with must be played in the tournament. Please PM me if you'd like to change which race you're registered as.
Tournament registration will continue until 09/23.
Maps:
+ Show Spoiler +
Blistering Sands
Scrap Station
Steppes of War
Xel'Naga Caverns
Lost Temple
Metalopolis
Details: The tournament will be held at the Play On Fun/LAN center in Kittery, Maine. Kittery is roughly 1hr north of Boston. The LAN center has plenty of PCs, Xboxes, a restaurant/bar and plenty of other entertainment, so you won't be bored if you are knocked out early.
Live Bracket:
32/32 Registered
Click Link Below for live bracket-
http://challonge.com/nelan
Two matches will be played at a time, and will be projected for spectators. RyanRushia will be doing casting on games as well, so many thanks to him.
Entry fee will be due on arrival.
Keep your eye on this thread for updates and brackets!
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Don't you think the time/date of the tournament is a bit inconvenient? I mean, noon on a wednesday... Most people will be either working or in school, right?
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On August 13 2010 11:56 TaK- wrote:
Don't you think the time/date of the tournament is a bit inconvenient? I mean, noon on a wednesday... Most people will be either working or in school, right?
sep 25th is a saturday
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Oh, this sounds pretty sweet, I'm definitely interested.
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On August 13 2010 13:18 muzzy wrote:Show nested quote +On August 13 2010 11:56 TaK- wrote:
Don't you think the time/date of the tournament is a bit inconvenient? I mean, noon on a wednesday... Most people will be either working or in school, right? sep 25th is a saturday
Whoops, I was looking at the wrong month of my calender >_<
With that being the case, I'm definitely interested in coming.
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I'll be putting up some brackets and organizing this a bit more over the weekend. Been busy working late over the last couple days.
Should be a lot of fun!
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Definitely interested.
~Ecco
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OMGorsh ill be there!....
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Hm... is there a train I could take to Kittery from Hartford?
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On August 14 2010 01:49 Nairul wrote:
Hm... is there a train I could take to Kittery from Hartford?
Hmm unfortunately, I don't think so.
The Amtrak Downeaster has stop in Wells, ME which is about 15 mins from Kittery, though.
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On August 14 2010 01:49 Nairul wrote:
Hm... is there a train I could take to Kittery from Hartford?
If you have a place to stay in Boston Friday night, I might be able to give you a lift on my way from NYC.
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This is going to be awesome! Thanks muzzy for getting it going =]
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Changed the rules a bit and added some venue info to the thread. I clarified the map pool and changed the detail level from "High" to "Medium", to better serve as a middle ground, as many players prefer low detail settings.
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Got a bunch of clarification questions. Sorry if its a lot.
Is this a guaranteed run regardless of show or is there even a 'required' number of players needed to show to cover the venue?
Is there a required finish time that the venue closes? What happens if the matches are not finished by that time? What happens if a match is running at closing time?
Will spectators be allowed at the venue without any intent to play? Will they need to pay any entrance fees?
How will the rules be enforced? You say 'No Macros' but will someone be watching at all times that nothing is set up or are Mice and Keyboards with extra buttons just not allowed?
What about internet connection? Can we run 2+ games[4+ connections] at once without issues? I understand its a 'Lan Center', but are you going to be the only people there?
How much time will players have to set up equipment? Will players that need to use CDs to install Mice/Keyboard/Headphone drivers be allowed to do-so? Will SC2 be pre-installed?
You made no mention of headphones, is there a reason behind that?
What level of availability of USB/PS2/Audio connections will players have? Don't want to show up with PS2 keyboard/mouse only to find you can't get behind the towers or not have enough USB slots to to use your Mouse, Keyboard and Headphones.
Will the monitors all be the same? Do you know the resolution? Will the towers all be the same?
Will anyone be casting/shoutcasting the matches via a stream or just inhouse projection? Will someone be shoutcasting those games? Is the projection room far enough away/sound proofed in some way that players wont be able to hear anything? Will the spectating room be viewed in Medium quality as well or High/Ultra?
Will replays be available to players directly after/during or hosted somewhere later?
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On August 16 2010 08:39 Hasire wrote:
Got a bunch of clarification questions. Sorry if its a lot.
No problem!
Is this a guaranteed run regardless of show or is there even a 'required' number of players needed to show to cover the venue?
Yep, sure is. I'd run it with as few as 8 people, but looking at the interest generated already, I highly doubt we'll have trouble filling the tournament by the time registration ends.
Is there a required finish time that the venue closes? What happens if the matches are not finished by that time? What happens if a match is running at closing time?
The venue is pretty lax about this kind of stuff. They host tournaments all the time for other games and teams routinely play into the very late (early?) AM hours.
Will spectators be allowed at the venue without any intent to play? Will they need to pay any entrance fees?
Yes, spectators would be allowed, no entrance fee as far as I know. Again, this place is pretty casual.
How will the rules be enforced? You say 'No Macros' but will someone be watching at all times that nothing is set up or are Mice and Keyboards with extra buttons just not allowed?
I will be watching over all matches, and will have help from some friends, so it would be pretty damn hard to sneak in macros without being noticed.
What about internet connection? Can we run 2+ games[4+ connections] at once without issues? I understand its a 'Lan Center', but are you going to be the only people there?
Again, shouldn't be a problem. I don't know the exact specs of their internet connection, but they have 16+ PCs and a handful of gaming consoles, and they haven't had trouble as far as I know.
How much time will players have to set up equipment? Will players that need to use CDs to install Mice/Keyboard/Headphone drivers be allowed to do-so? Will SC2 be pre-installed?
We won't be rushing anyone as long as they are ontime for their match. It's understood that it takes people a few minutes to setup their equipment the way they like. Also, you'll be able to adjust SC2 preferences, such as build grid, health bars, etc.
As long as you're not taking an excessive amount of time trying to tweak every minor detail and get your mouse DPI absolutely perfect, you won't be hassled.
If you need drivers installed, it shouldn't be a problem, but I'll get clarification on that and get back to you.
You made no mention of headphones, is there a reason behind that?
What level of availability of USB/PS2/Audio connections will players have? Don't want to show up with PS2 keyboard/mouse only to find you can't get behind the towers or not have enough USB slots to to use your Mouse, Keyboard and Headphones.
Headphones are available onsite, but bring your own if you'd like. I'm honestly not sure about the PS2 compatibility, but really, everyone should be using USB these days and expecting support for legacy devices is unreasonable. USB ports for keyboard/mouse will be available.
Will the monitors all be the same? Do you know the resolution? Will the towers all be the same?
There are a couple different monitor sizes in the center, I believe both 17" and 19", I am not sure of the resolution. We will make sure competitors are playing on the same size monitor/resolution.
Will anyone be casting/shoutcasting the matches via a stream or just inhouse projection? Will someone be shoutcasting those games? Is the projection room far enough away/sound proofed in some way that players wont be able to hear anything? Will the spectating room be viewed in Medium quality as well or High/Ultra?
There is no casting/shoutcasting planned. The projected game will be far enough from the matches that players will not be able to hear or observe anything, and of course we will be asking everyone (and monitoring) not to shout or give any input of any kind to the players.
I suppose we could observe the game at any detail level, as long as the PC can handle it. The idea behind keeping the settings at "Medium" for the players is just a matter of balance.
Still working on final details, but we may be able to have the matches played in a separate, isolated room from the rest of the center. I'll update the thread as I get more details.
Will replays be available to players directly after/during or hosted somewhere later?
I plan on saving replays after each game and will be posting them to the tournament bracket afterwards.
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anyone in the providence/boston area mind if i hitch a ride? i live halfway in between and will take the T to you
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I'm definitely attending. I may be bringing some friends to play or just spectate.
Bitters - P
On August 16 2010 12:54 vinautomatic wrote:
anyone in the providence/boston area mind if i hitch a ride? i live halfway in between and will take the T to you
I might be able to give you a ride. As this gets closer we can figure it out. I'm sure one way or the other someone can help you out.
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its best of 1 until finals? bummer
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On August 16 2010 22:27 RyanRushia wrote:
its best of 1 until finals? bummer
Yup. This is the first SC2 tournament I've hosted and I don't want time to be too big of an issue. If things go smoothly, I'd consider a BO3 for future tournaments.
There are other stations available though, so anyone is free to stay and play casual matches together. The venue fee only covers the tournament, though, so if you stay and wish to play the hourly rate would apply (Which is $6/hr IIRC).
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On August 16 2010 16:17 LazyMacro wrote:
I'm definitely attending. I may be bringing some friends to play or just spectate.
Bitters - P
Excellent, I've added you to the list. The more the merrier.
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