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Xeris
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
Iran17695 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-13 20:29:39
September 13 2011 19:58 GMT
#1
Hey guys! I wanted to write about how we're doing things a bit differently for this season in terms of qualifying for Season 3, and the Open Tournament. I'm going to write it in bullet point for here, just because I don't wanna explain it in detail again!

If you're interested in reading the full details, read about it HERE!



* Changing from a strictly Open to a "Semi-Open"
* Semi-Open will be a 32 man double elimination tournament. 1st place advance to NASL Season 2 Grand Final, Top 4 advance to Season 3.
* 16 top players will be invited to the Semi-Open
* 16 players will qualify from (2) Open Tournaments

* Open Tournaments open to ANYONE !

* All 3 tournaments will be played on new maps, thanks to The Planetary Workshop !
* We will be using this also to test these maps, and have community / pro feedback to incorporate new maps into NASL Season 3.

Open Tournament 1: Oct 1st -- Oct 2nd
Open Tournament 2: Oct 8th -- Oct 9th

Entry fee of $10 to participate in the Open Tournaments.

Again, you can read more details: HERE

Registration for the opens will be announced at the end of the week, invites for the semi-open will be announced shortly

ASK ME QUESTIONS, and I will answer

<3!
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aristarchus
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States652 Posts
September 13 2011 20:00 GMT
#2
Why invite 16 instead of making everyone qualify?
chipmonklord17
Profile Joined February 2011
United States11944 Posts
September 13 2011 20:00 GMT
#3
On September 14 2011 04:58 Xeris wrote:
Hey guys! I wanted to write about how we're doing things a bit differently for this season in terms of qualifying for Season 3, and the Open Tournament. I'm going to write it in bullet point for here, just because I don't wanna explain it in detail again!

If you're interested in reading the full details, read about it HERE!



* Changing from a strictly Open to a "Semi-Open"
* Semi-Open will be a 32 man double elimination tournament. 1st place advance to NASL Season 2 Grand Final, Top 4 advance to Season 3.
* 16 top players will be invited to the Semi-Open
* 16 players will qualify from (2) Open Tournaments

* Open Tournaments open to ANYONE !

* All 3 tournaments will be played on new maps, thanks to The Planetary Workshop !
* We will be using this also to test these maps, and have community / pro feedback to incorporate new maps into NASL Season 3.

Open Tournament 1: Oct 1st -- Oct 2nd
Open Tournament 2: Oct 8th -- Oct 9th

Entry fee of $10 to participate in the Open Tournaments.

Again, you can read more details: HERE

Registration for the opens will be announced at the end of the week, invites for the semi-open will be announced shortly

ASK ME QUESTIONS, and I will answer

<3!


Would players in season 2 that won't be advancing to playoffs be able to be a part of the invited 16?
aristarchus
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States652 Posts
September 13 2011 20:01 GMT
#4
Also, how is the person who advances out of this getting included? Are they playing the 1-seed again?
Zaphid
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Czech Republic1860 Posts
September 13 2011 20:01 GMT
#5
I'm not sure NASL should be pushing new and relatively untested maps, the debacle at the start of S1 was embarrassing enough. Though if you get rid of notorious 1/1/1 maps, I'm in.
I will never ever play Mech against Protoss. - MVP
cheesemaster
Profile Joined February 2011
Canada1975 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-13 20:08:56
September 13 2011 20:03 GMT
#6
misunderstood the format
Slayers_MMA The terran who beats terrans
DoomsVille
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada4885 Posts
September 13 2011 20:03 GMT
#7
How are the 16 invites determined? Is it going to be spread evenly between regions? Is there an application process?

I get why you would want to do this semi-open qualifier, I just hope the selection process is thorough.
DoomsVille
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada4885 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-13 20:14:14
September 13 2011 20:04 GMT
#8
On September 14 2011 05:03 cheesemaster wrote:
derp

They can still do that. Nothing is stopping them.
Adebisi
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Canada1637 Posts
September 13 2011 20:04 GMT
#9
Anymore information about The Planteary Workshop? I've never heard of them but these maps look familiar o_O.
CptGrackSparrow
Profile Joined February 2011
United States278 Posts
September 13 2011 20:04 GMT
#10
Will the player who qualifies for the grand finals via this "semi-open" still be seeded 16th? As we all know there was a lot of debate about that last season.
cheesemaster
Profile Joined February 2011
Canada1975 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-13 20:09:56
September 13 2011 20:07 GMT
#11
On September 14 2011 05:04 DoomsVille wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 14 2011 05:03 cheesemaster wrote:
That kinda sucks, it was far more interesting when a relatively unknown person has a chance to qualify from the open tournament.

I know exactly why you guys are doing this though (and its kind of childish) its to stick it to the koreans because they declined to participate in the regular season and you dont want one of them just just tear up the open tournament and win the whole thing.

They can still do that. Nothing is stopping them.

nvm i misunderstood the format


if you could edit your post to get rid of my quote it would be much appreciated, it is rather emberrassing and i apologize to NASL, i understand the format now and i think its a great format. Just woke up derppp
Slayers_MMA The terran who beats terrans
NeoSlicerZ
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Ireland470 Posts
September 13 2011 20:11 GMT
#12
Have these new maps been tested at all before use? Have TPW posted their maps up on TL for analysis?
Vapaach
Profile Joined February 2011
Finland994 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-13 20:12:46
September 13 2011 20:12 GMT
#13
Am I the only one who finds the entirely new maps a bit.. questionable? Some players might acquire free wins if they are able to find a map exploit first.
If you never try you never know. Sase - Mana - TLO - WhiteRa - Naniwa - Sheth - HuK
Xeris
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
Iran17695 Posts
September 13 2011 20:13 GMT
#14
On September 14 2011 05:04 CptGrackSparrow wrote:
Will the player who qualifies for the grand finals via this "semi-open" still be seeded 16th? As we all know there was a lot of debate about that last season.


We're going to be working around that. Probably make them the 11th seed instead. I believe that was the general consensus -- kinda putting them in the middle of the pack.
twitter.com/xerislight -- follow me~~
DoomsVille
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada4885 Posts
September 13 2011 20:15 GMT
#15
On September 14 2011 05:07 cheesemaster wrote:
if you could edit your post to get rid of my quote it would be much appreciated, it is rather emberrassing and i apologize to NASL, i understand the format now and i think its a great format. Just woke up derppp

You might want to edit it our of your post as well. Full-on derpmode this morning?
Xeris
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
Iran17695 Posts
September 13 2011 20:15 GMT
#16
On September 14 2011 05:11 NeoSlicerZ wrote:
Have these new maps been tested at all before use? Have TPW posted their maps up on TL for analysis?


3 of their maps that we will be using have won "map of the month" competitions. They are a very good and trustworthy source for new maps and we endorse the maps they make. Part of the point of using these maps in these 3 tournaments is to be a sort of testing ground. We hope to get a nice sample size of data from them from the 3 tournaments, and of course, The Planetary Workshop would make sure that any huge exploits are fixed, etc
twitter.com/xerislight -- follow me~~
Xeris
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
Iran17695 Posts
September 13 2011 20:16 GMT
#17
On September 14 2011 05:00 chipmonklord17 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 14 2011 04:58 Xeris wrote:
Hey guys! I wanted to write about how we're doing things a bit differently for this season in terms of qualifying for Season 3, and the Open Tournament. I'm going to write it in bullet point for here, just because I don't wanna explain it in detail again!

If you're interested in reading the full details, read about it HERE!



* Changing from a strictly Open to a "Semi-Open"
* Semi-Open will be a 32 man double elimination tournament. 1st place advance to NASL Season 2 Grand Final, Top 4 advance to Season 3.
* 16 top players will be invited to the Semi-Open
* 16 players will qualify from (2) Open Tournaments

* Open Tournaments open to ANYONE !

* All 3 tournaments will be played on new maps, thanks to The Planetary Workshop !
* We will be using this also to test these maps, and have community / pro feedback to incorporate new maps into NASL Season 3.

Open Tournament 1: Oct 1st -- Oct 2nd
Open Tournament 2: Oct 8th -- Oct 9th

Entry fee of $10 to participate in the Open Tournaments.

Again, you can read more details: HERE

Registration for the opens will be announced at the end of the week, invites for the semi-open will be announced shortly

ASK ME QUESTIONS, and I will answer

<3!


Would players in season 2 that won't be advancing to playoffs be able to be a part of the invited 16?


No, current NASL players will not be able to participate.
twitter.com/xerislight -- follow me~~
DoomsVille
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada4885 Posts
September 13 2011 20:16 GMT
#18
On September 14 2011 05:12 Vapaach wrote:
Am I the only one who finds the entirely new maps a bit.. questionable? Some players might acquire free wins if they are able to find a map exploit first.

I hate it as well.

I would think a map pool that involves a few new maps and than traditional maps would be the most appropriate. You get to test out new maps without making everyone learn an entirely new set of maps.
CeriseCherries
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
6170 Posts
September 13 2011 20:17 GMT
#19
On September 14 2011 05:15 Xeris wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 14 2011 05:11 NeoSlicerZ wrote:
Have these new maps been tested at all before use? Have TPW posted their maps up on TL for analysis?


3 of their maps that we will be using have won "map of the month" competitions. They are a very good and trustworthy source for new maps and we endorse the maps they make. Part of the point of using these maps in these 3 tournaments is to be a sort of testing ground. We hope to get a nice sample size of data from them from the 3 tournaments, and of course, The Planetary Workshop would make sure that any huge exploits are fixed, etc


That sounds great actually. A lot of maps don't get much press but are actually still very good maps. (Blizzard, please hire some new mapmakers)
Remember, no matter where you go, there you are.
Logros
Profile Joined September 2010
Netherlands9913 Posts
September 13 2011 20:18 GMT
#20
On September 14 2011 05:13 Xeris wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 14 2011 05:04 CptGrackSparrow wrote:
Will the player who qualifies for the grand finals via this "semi-open" still be seeded 16th? As we all know there was a lot of debate about that last season.


We're going to be working around that. Probably make them the 11th seed instead. I believe that was the general consensus -- kinda putting them in the middle of the pack.

Good to hear this. Ret got kinda screwed last time going against Puma in round 1 while being seed nr.1 and there were even people throwing games to avoid seed 1. This should make things a bit more reasonable .
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