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[SC2] MLG Raleigh Preview

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[SC2] MLG Raleigh Preview

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August 24th, 2010 00:45 GMT
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An Introduction to Major League Gaming

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MLG is the big fish in North America, and Starcraft 2 is the newest addition to its Pro Circuit. Starcraft 2 will debut at MLG Raleigh on August 27th-29th. It will be the largest ever Pro Circuit Competition and the 50th of its kind. Fans from around North America will be watching the event, and this may be their first introduction to Starcraft 2, allowing an unprecedented chance for Starcraft 2 progaming to gain a foothold on this chunk of land between the Pacific and Atlantic. There's a lot to like about MLG taking on Starcraft 2, and not only because of exposure, prize money, and high level competition.

Why, exactly? Well, in addition to TLAF-Liquid'Tyler competing in the event, TeamLiquid's very own Hot_Bid and intrigue will help administer the event, and Day[9] will be commentating along with many other great casters. From the very beginning, TeamLiquid and its users have been involved in helping MLG promote Starcraft 2 competitively through forum feedback. MLG Raleigh will be a tremendous chance for Starcraft 2 to gain fans and reach wider audiences in North America.


The Hosts

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Founded in 2002, MLG is one of the oldest professional gaming organizations in North America and the world. Raleigh will be MLG's 50th Pro Circuit event, bringing a combination of professionalism and experience that Starcraft 2 will greatly benefit from.

MLG is the most recognizable professional gaming brand in North America, and has hosted professional competitions for such titles as Super Smash Brothers Melee, Halo 3, and Tekken 6. They will host five Pro Circuit Stops culminating in a national championship, offering over $700,000 in prizes across its games and events, all of which we can expect to see great games and high level insight in.


The Spectacle

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The tournament will be a 64-man open bracket. The format is double elimination, best of 3 per match, with the winners of the brackets taking each other on for champion of the event. The top 8 will receive cash prizes for a total of 7000 USD with the following breakdown:

1st: 2500
2nd: 1500
3rd: 1000
4th: 700
5th: 500
6th: 350
7th: 250
8th: 200


The seeding for future events will be based on a point system determined by MLG by means of their Pro Circuit Starcraft 2 Rank Points, but for this event the seeding will be random. Many familiar faces will be making the trek out to Raleigh and filling the brackets, including TLAF-Liquid'Tyler, qxc, HuK, Gretorp, Sheth, LzGamer, KiwiKaki, CauthonLuck, and PainUser, as well as many others.

There is more at stake than simply prizes, as placing high at MLG Raleigh and MLG D.C. (Oct. 15-17) help players earn points to qualify for MLG's National Championships in Dallas (Nov. 5-7). At Dallas, the prizes are traditionally 4-5 times higher than at their regular Pro Circuit events, and thus the total prize pool for all three MLG SC2 events this year could exceed $50,000. That's more than enough to entice the best players out to play.

Undoubtedly the greatest part of this event will be the live stage and live crowd, something that MLG brings more naturally and easily than any other gaming organization in North America. We'll get to see Liquid take the stage for the first time in Raleigh, with TLAF-Liquid'Tyler holding down the North American front while fellow Liquid members make preparations for invading Korean shores.


How to Watch

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Here, TeamLiquid.netizens, are the magic words: A stream. For free. MLG promised that, as usual, they will provide a stream on their website free of charge, with high level commentary spearheaded by the magical, charismatic Sean Plott. Some shows and features will pepper the lay time between matches, adding some intriguing production value and a better look at what MLG adds to Starcraft 2.

How can you watch? All you have to do is go to their homepage (http://www.mlgpro.com/) and follow the link to the free stream. Alternatively, you can pay $10 for MLG HD and watch the entire event in 480p. So, tune in this Friday and Saturday and support this big step forward for Starcraft 2 and progaming in North America. We'll see great games, high quality production and video, and stellar organization surrounded by an enthusiastic live audience, with the winners taking away considerable cash. TeamLiquid is proud to add MLG to the number of events it covers, and we look forward to all their future events.

For more insight into MLG's plans for StarCraft 2, the Pro Circuit Raleigh event, and Major League Gaming in general, check out our in-depth interview with MLG representative Lee Chen here.
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houck
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United Kingdom102 Posts
August 24 2010 00:48 GMT
#2
Amazing, I can't wait to tune in!
"If I don't lose! I'll win!" - Trump
Nithix
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States184 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-24 01:18:37
August 24 2010 00:48 GMT
#3
The premium stream is only $10? Nice, I might actually throw down some money to watch it in 720p. =) Good luck to everyone playing!

Admin note: MLG $10 HD stream is 480p, not 720p.
Not even death can save you from me. - Diablo
thedeadhaji *
Profile Blog Joined January 2006
39489 Posts
August 24 2010 00:50 GMT
#4
GL no knee
Hot_Bid
Profile Blog Joined October 2003
Braavos36379 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-24 03:51:52
August 24 2010 00:51 GMT
#5
Nony, myself, intrigue, and many other TL guys will be at Raleigh, we look forward to meeting everyone.
@Hot_Bid on Twitter - ESPORTS life since 2010 - http://i.imgur.com/U2psw.png
Geniuszerg
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Canada454 Posts
August 24 2010 00:55 GMT
#6
GL to every1, cant wait til it happens!
sLiniss
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States849 Posts
August 24 2010 00:55 GMT
#7
more of day[9]'s commentating

ALRIGHT FIGHTING GO!
DeltruS
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada2214 Posts
August 24 2010 00:56 GMT
#8
It seemed like you avoided saying the names of the other two casters, Husky and HDstarcraft.
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Illusion.
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States348 Posts
August 24 2010 00:56 GMT
#9
is kawaiirice playing?
STORK FOR LIFE.
SmoKim
Profile Joined March 2010
Denmark10305 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-24 16:36:58
August 24 2010 00:58 GMT
#10
Drunk + posting = bad idea

MLG is gonna be sweet
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Hot_Bid
Profile Blog Joined October 2003
Braavos36379 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-24 05:29:28
August 24 2010 00:59 GMT
#11
On August 24 2010 09:56 Kraz.Del wrote:
It seemed like you avoided saying the names of the other two casters, Husky and HDstarcraft.

There's three other casters, including JP. Please keep your conspiracy theories out of here. That paragraph was intending to show that TL users were involved with MLG, and Day[9] is obviously the closest tied to us. Our staff has a very good relationship with HD and Husky -- just ask them .

From the TeamLiquid interview with MLG's Lee Chen:
You have Day headlining a great casting team, along with JP, HD, and Husky. TL certainly approves of your choices. What made you pick these casters and do you plan on working with the same casters in the future?
We’ve actually been talking with Sean, JP, Alex and Mike for quite a while now. Day9 and JP have both worked with Marc Turner (MLG’s PC stream director and producer) on the MLG King of the Beta Hill streams and tournament, and I’ve been a long-time fan of Sean’s. He’s hysterical. JP was an obvious choice to me for the stream. Marc and JP worked together closely around the WoW show and JP and I have worked together back during GotFrag. HD and Husky are both outstanding talents who are a great team. I’m just getting to know them, but I’ve contributed a significant share of their Youtube view counts :D. The team we have right now is the one we’re looking forward to working with for a long time to come. Every one of our casters has a great blend of personality, in depth game knowledge and the ability to translate that into commentary that’s exciting and interesting to the diehard fans and the new comers to the SC2 scene.
@Hot_Bid on Twitter - ESPORTS life since 2010 - http://i.imgur.com/U2psw.png
IronMan
Profile Joined May 2010
Germany6 Posts
August 24 2010 01:01 GMT
#12
yep HD and Husky casting too. amazing!. Can't wait to see this event
Karthane
Profile Joined June 2010
United States1183 Posts
August 24 2010 01:09 GMT
#13
Very pumped for this!
s2pid_loser
Profile Joined March 2010
United States699 Posts
August 24 2010 01:10 GMT
#14
if its $10 for 1280x720 High Definition
whats the streaming quality for free?
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Sanguinarius
Profile Joined January 2010
United States3427 Posts
August 24 2010 01:14 GMT
#15
Husky and HD will be there too. I cant wait for the games.
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Nithix
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States184 Posts
August 24 2010 01:15 GMT
#16
On August 24 2010 10:10 s2pid_loser wrote:
if its $10 for 1280x720 High Definition
whats the streaming quality for free?


Probably something close to 480p or 320p, is my guess. Standard YouTube quality, if that helps. Maybe a little blurry? I dunno, I haven't watched much MLG, maybe a couple of WoW tournaments and they looked good enough for free streams.
Not even death can save you from me. - Diablo
Hot_Bid
Profile Blog Joined October 2003
Braavos36379 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-24 01:18:52
August 24 2010 01:17 GMT
#17
On August 24 2010 10:15 Nithix wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 24 2010 10:10 s2pid_loser wrote:
if its $10 for 1280x720 High Definition
whats the streaming quality for free?


Probably something close to 480p or 320p, is my guess. Standard YouTube quality, if that helps. Maybe a little blurry? I dunno, I haven't watched much MLG, maybe a couple of WoW tournaments and they looked good enough for free streams.

Correction, the $10 HD stream is 480p and the free stream is 450Kbit @ 360.
@Hot_Bid on Twitter - ESPORTS life since 2010 - http://i.imgur.com/U2psw.png
MLG_Lee
Profile Joined July 2010
279 Posts
August 24 2010 01:19 GMT
#18
Thanks for the correction Hot_Bid. 720p is coming, but that's a pretty hefty bandwidth pipe that you'll need on the download side.
Twitter: @MLGLee ( https://twitter.com/#!/MLGLee )
ibreakurface
Profile Joined June 2010
United States664 Posts
August 24 2010 01:21 GMT
#19
Day9 commentating? IM THERE!

This is awesome though, I'm glad to see MLG adopt SC2.
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thopol
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
Japan4560 Posts
August 24 2010 01:22 GMT
#20
I hope this isn't the start of the end for SC2. MLG has seemed like a disaster in the past...

Also, the pic under the words "the spectacle" looks like it was placed under those words as a joke.

I know that every MLG promise so far ought to have been taken with a grain of salt, but the content they provided when they decided to has been excellent. I'm sure the production value will be excellent and I know I'll be one of the mindless horde tuning in.

...Good lord, I'm such a hater...
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