For comprehensive list of our tournaments see tournaments page on our new Star Battle wiki. NA5 will be 9th tournament and the 10th organized event overall in the history of Star Battle, excluding the WildFire Star Battle League.
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It's been over a year since zedu uploaded the first version of Star Battle on StarCraft II EU Battle.net. Much has changed since the beginning. Originally containing only a single ship – the Battlecruiser – the map has grown in complexity and there are now 8 unique ships to choose from, each with a myriad of abilities. More recently, player statistics and achievements were introduced.
The game has enjoyed continued growth and success, and one year later it is still a front page custom game on both the EU and NA Battle.net servers, never falling far from the top. Now Star Battle is on SEA and CN servers too. Its community has expanded greatly over the past year. In addition to its original homepage, Star Battle now has a live stream channel, Twitter feed, Facebook community page, wiki page, and YouTube channel.
A huge leap forward in the community development process was made possible by the dedicated Star Battle TeamSpeak 3 server hosted by avogatro. It provided a place for players – both serious and new – to meet and form strong group and community bonds. Integration increased not only across servers, but between them as well. TeamSpeak provided a medium for the exchange of ideas between the EU and NA scenes. As of now, the beginning of 2012, there are at least 12 well-established Star Battle clans and that number is continuing to rise.
Large patches, small balance tweaks, and improving player skill have provided for the evolution and refinement of various, diverse tactics over the past year. Eight tournaments and one invitational event have been held on both the EU and NA servers. The number of recorded, casted, and streamed games has steadily increased, as gameplay has reached and passed the point where it's enjoyable for an audience to watch. This was demonstrated by the ‘Grandmasters of Star Battle’ show event, which had over 80 people watching the live stream at its peak.
The 5 tournaments on EU Battle.net and 3 on NA Battle.net have been awesome experiences for the participants. In fact, tournaments are now averaging well over 100 participants! Join us now in this upcoming tournament.
SBTNA5 will be the last tournament before our greatest community project in the history of Star Battle:
You have to play at least one tournament game to be awarded with tournament prize. Other tournament prizes are special ranks, achievements and green/gold stars in player's profile.
We are friendly community always happy to welcome new members.
Star Battle NA Tournament 5.0 starting in 16 hours! 2 pm EST, 8 pm CET. 22 teams and 202 players. Live streams, prizes and lots of fun! http://www.starbattletournament.com
Group D (1)TeaMaeT (TMT) / 4-1 (4-0) (2)The Random Bashers (TRB) / 2-3 (2-2) (3)Small Random Boys (SRB) / 2-3 (2-2) (4)Dark Insight - 2 (INC) / 2-3 (2-2) (5)The Bounty Hunters (TBH) / 0-5 (0-4)
First two teams from each bracket advance to winners bracket. Other teams play losers' bracket.
On the other news: over 180 people at peak on Star Battle TeamSpeak 3 server during first tournament day. Few teams used Skype or their own TeamSpeak server.
Do not miss today's finals of the NA5 tournament! Watch best players in action live on one of our official streams. Games start at 18:00 GMT (1:00 PM EST).
Are you still farming creep or already striving to compete with the best players, teams and clans in Star Battle? Be there, at the 6th NA Star Battle Tournament at the 9th and 10th of June 2012. Sign in as team, clan, random pool player or substitute, watch the streams and enjoy epic matches!
Star Battle has a thriving Community. Twelve Star Battle tournaments (6 EU, 5 NA and one World Tournament) and one invitational have been concluded. World Star Battle Tournament 1 gathered over 400 players from 40 teams from EU, NA, SEA, CN and TW servers. Do not miss Sixth North American Star Battle Tournament which will take place on June 9th and 10th, 2012. Register now at starbattletournament.com . Star Battle tournaments are the biggest events in the StarCraft2 custom maps scene and attract more participants than most SC2 ladder tournaments.
1st Place: Choice of Dark Carrier or Special Ops Raven or Elite Colors + Elite Battlecruiser Gold First Place Star Special Rank High Executor Undefeated & Champion Achievement
2nd Place: Elite Battlecruiser + Elite Mohandar Void Ray Silver Second Place Star Special Rank Executor Champion Achievement
3rd & 4th Place (Semi-Finalists): Elite Battlecruiser + Elite Mohandar Void Ray Bronze Third Place Star (3rd) or Green Tournament Participation Star (4th) Special Rank Master (3rd) Semi-Finals of Two Tournaments: Special Rank High Executor + Grand Champion Achievement
Participation: Elite Mohandar Void Ray Green Tournament Participation Star Special Rank Mentor (2 Tournaments), Master (3 Tournaments), Executor (5 Tournaments)
Golden crosshair Jury: Tournament Team For: the player who is on killing spree at NAT6 (Σ = total amount of kills/divided by number of matches)
Golden stethoscope Jury: Team Captains, Tournament Team, Referees and Streamers For: the best nurse at NAT6
Golden Medal Jury: Team Captains, Tournament Team, Referees and Streamers For: the best overall player at NAT6
Golden Captain´s hat Jury: Team Captains, Tournament Team, Referees and Streamers For: the best team-captain at NAT6
Golden player pin Jury: Team Captains, Tournament Team, Referees and Streamers For: players in the NAT6 Allstar Team (best player per ship)
Golden heart Jury: public poll For: the most entertaining Team at NAT6
Golden arrow Jury: Team Captains, Tournament Team, Referees and Streamers For: the most promising team in the future (will be added to the Team´s/Clan´s Teamspeak Channel)
Golden pitchfork Jury: Tournament Team For: the best farmer at the NAT6 (Σ = total farm/total match time)
Please note: Newly introduced awards will be added as Teamspeak-Icons - generously sponsored by avogatro the exact denominations of the awards, the total amount of categories, the final design and the jury per award can be subject to changes. Team Captains means the captains of all participating teams Tournament Team means the hosts, co-hosts, technical support and supervisor Referees and Streamers is self-explanatory
The seventh tournament in Star Battle on the north-american server is about to come by the end of next week: 25. & 26. of August.
What's new about Star Battle? Star Battle is again -after the launch of the 1.5 SC2-patch- highly rated, received countless positive reviews, the map-creator launched two quick patches for the game to adjust it to Arcade-style.
The game is regarded to be very balanced as a lot of different ship-compositions are viable to field, the competition amongst the top-tier teams and clans is very close, with a very diverse field of 'chasing' teams and clans from all servers.
Another invitational tournament took place in August '12 and the Star Battle scene was warming up for the NA#7, which is the 12th official tournament in total - and counting in the fun-tournaments as well, it is the 16th major event. This means, that in Star Battle you'll find almost every one and half months a major or minor tournament.
NA#7 - The standard tournament prizes will be in place for all participants - and of course, special prizes for the finalists and winners. For more details, follow the below listed links or check the last post from 'OldEnt' about the NA#6. - The casting scene in Star Battle 'expanded' and a lot of games will be live-casted, which is exciting even for None-Star Battlers: seeing 6v6 action is thrilling, full of suspense and fun! - As tournaments are a must for every serious clan and team in Star Battle: expect epic matches & battles.
Last but not least it is also worth mentioning, that once NA#7 is over, Star Battle faces its next major event in September: the EU#6 Freelancer Tournament, which is focusing in sourcing and introducing new talents from all servers into the competitive scene. Every player will get experienced mentors, teams will be mixed - and all that in the usual tournament setting with proper rules, live-casts and some selected prizes. This will be fun - and everyone who reads this here and ever wanted to give Star Battle a try, but was too scared of high-level players pwning around: sign up for the EU#6 here - or simply click on the image below:
GG's; gl hf to all of you & thank you for your attention.
The time has come, the time for the inaugural season of the Terran Star Battle League! Join one of many Star Battle clans, establish one or simply register in ad-hoc team to participate. Brand new prizes included!
Star Battle Community is proud to announce opening of Terran Star Battle League, the biggest and the most ambitious community-driven project in the StarCraft II Arcade. Hundreds of players from dozens of clans and teams will participate, each of them for the sole joy of play and meeting new people.
14 (FOURTEEN) tournaments with over 500 unique participants total, two invitationals and one league season have successfully concluded. Use of VoIP tools and “star battle” chat channel is common and players show extraordinary willingness to cooperate with each other to improve state of the game.
The new League draws heavily on heritage of aforementioned events which should be named here, for each of them was a huge leap forward in the Community’s two years of evolution: EU1, EU2, EU3. EU4, EU5, NA2, NA3, NA4, NA5, NA6, NA7, WSBT1, 3G EU, StarBlitz NA, WildFire Star Battle League NA, Grand Masters of Star Battle and The SB Invitational. The EU6 Freelancer Tournament is scheduled on September 15th and 16th and will feature mixed teams of veterans introducing newcomers to competitive play, a joint endeavor of all Star Battle clans.
The League’s goal is to expand Star Battle competitive scene while embracing its friendly ambiance and maintain image of Star Battle Community as one of the best organized communities in the StarCraft II Arcade.
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TSBL will feature a full fledged seasons with exciting playoffs at the end.
Key features:
3 games per week (against the same team),
set gamedays with some room to re-schedule,
everybody faces all other teams,
top 4 teams go to playoffs which are played as best-of-5,
25 player rosters,
set mechanism to keep the league going when Commissioners step down;
...and probably the most important part for all you corrupted hobbits out there: NEW SHINY prizes by zedu
Casters: We have contacted and have signed up several casters to cast the TSBL!
Frosty
Hatred
Koloblicin
Iaijutsu
Referees: The league will feature Referees with whom you can discuss to solve eventual disputes. Referees for Season 1 are:
Fees (EU, EPIC)
Songoku (EU, Red Lions)
Darckense (EU, MACE)
KrakenDomes (NA, 7th Fleet)
Ladanian (NA, Cyberdyne)
Iaijutsu (NA, Eclipsis)
OK, OK enough, what do I do now?
1) Read and understand the rules, the rules are here: RULES 2) Sign up in the signups thread on Star Battle homepage (playstarbattle.com) 3) Make sure all members of your team has an EU Starcraft 2 installation useable and ready, 4) Wait for the schedule to be released, 5) After reading rules if you still have questions, ask! 6) If you would like to help please pm one of GrandAdmiral, Howler or NutButter. 7) Re-watch the TSBL Teaser
Special Thanks: OldEnt Verified Explicit Terminus Floris Darckense Eryo trunck akaFuel WildFire FTLK All 6 who have so far volunteered to referee All casters who have promised to cast games zedu All the people we forgot since the first draft of the Rules.
Happy Birthday Star Battle! Exactly two years ago, on October 9th, 2010 Star Battle was uploaded on StarCraft II EU Battle.net.
Overview Star Battle is a a custom game variant for StarCraft II by Blizzard Entertainment. Two teams consisting of up to six people engage in intense space fleet combat, with each player using one of the nine distinct capital ships, each wielding a formidable array of abilities and weapons.
Gameplay Combat consists of each of the two teams spawning at a base ship, which they must protect while attempting to destroy either the opposing team or the enemy base ship. Each ship can be upgraded at the base ship with minerals gained from killing or farming enemy 'creeps'. Upgrades such as firepower, defense, speed, and energy increase a ship's power and reflects individual playstyle. If a ship is destroyed, it does not respawn. This is a distinct difference from many custom games, and this part is what makes Star Battle much more than simply a 'DotA in space', as which it might appear at the first glance, otherwise.
Competitive play Over the past two years Star Battle evolved both in terms of gameplay and Community. Organised events take place every month, tournaments being the most contributive to the scene. Fifteen Star Battle tournaments, a league season and two invitational events have been successfully concluded in two first years of competitive scene. The biggest tournament so far attracted over 400 players from 40 teams, establishing a new record for StarCraft II custom maps scene.
Community The Community is proud to host many active and talented people who constantly contribute to the scene. Without them; tournaments, live streams, detailed guides, wiki, TeamSpeak servers, promotional graphics and videos could not be possible to organise. Veterans are always eager to welcome new people to the organised competitive scene. Many clans are recruiting right now!
Would you like to know more? Star Battle is available on EU, NA, SEA and CN StarCraft II Battle.net in the Arcade section. If you would like to play with us you can find us:
in-game: look at players profiles and search for people who have stars there. Those are the most dedicated players who have earned participation star for each tournament they have participated in. Party up with them!
chat channel: Star Battle have its own chat channel on StarCraft II Battle.net. Join "star battle" chat channel in between your games.
homepage: join our forums to keep up with the latest patch notes, tournaments and community news. Report a bug or make a suggestion for improving the game.
social media: subscribe to our YouTube channel, like our Facebook page and follow our Twitter feed. Do not miss out our videos!
TeamSpeak 3 server: We cannot emphasise how important voice communication to a team-oriented game is. Our collective of Star Battle TeamSpeak 3 servers are the main hub for organised play. We take extensive use of TeamSpeak server groups feature as a socialization tool. Assigned server groups serve as indication of player's clan affiliation, skills, hobbies and positions one holds in the Community. Join our server and ask for your own Battlecruiser icon! Click for detailed information.
Forthcoming events (register now on playstarbattle.com):
Terran Star Battle League [Season 1: October 8th, 2012 - February 17, 2013]- Star Battle Community is proud to announce opening of Terran Star Battle League, the biggest and the most ambitious community-driven project in the StarCraft II Arcade. Hundreds of players from dozens of clans and teams will participate, each of them for the sole joy of play and meeting new people. The League’s goal is to expand Star Battle competitive scene while embracing its friendly ambiance and maintain image of Star Battle Community as one of the best organized communities in the StarCraft II Arcade.
Four Glory Tournament [October 20th and 21th, 2012]- Ready to jump into the next Star Battle tournament? How about Four Glory! Four Glory is a 4v4 Tournament designed to change how you think of the game. Got Tournament Fever but no full team to play with? Not a problem, we will handle it!
Star Battle Tournament NA8 [date TBA] - the next big tournament played on North American Battle.net. Bigger, better and more awesome than its predecessors!
On January 10 2013 08:19 Fulla wrote: Been playing this alot again lately. The new overlord is awesome
Are there any EU clans recruiting? How about any EU tounrmanets?
Clans accept new players as recruits so give it a shot. The easiest way to get to a clan is to join TeamSpeak 3 server and play with people over there. Microphone is not required. It really helps joining star battle chat channel too. Clan leaders prefer requiting people with high social skills.
Latest tournament info can be found in tournaments section on playstarbattle.com . EU Christmas Tournament played on 29-30th of December was the latest EU tournament. Next tournament is scheduled for April 13th: World Star Battle Tournament 2 which is a part of Swarm of Hearts SC2 Arcade charity event. More information will follow.
We are pleased to announce that Star Battle will be featured in this week's Wednesday Night Sprites. Join us @ http://twitch.tv/chanmanv and star battle chat channel on NA server on February 13th, 10:30pm EST.
Wednesday Night Sprites is a weekly show that explores the plethora of fun games in the Starcraft 2 Arcade. The cast will try out new games/maps each week and at the end rate the games on how fun it was. The goal is to find some amazing hidden gems within the Starcraft 2 Arcade while having a blast gaming together in the process. There will be special guests from time to time and weekly games against viewers. Game and map suggestions will be taken from the community so be sure to post your favorite games.
ChanmanV is best known for hosting two other major programs:
Climbing The Ladder, a weekly e-Sports show that discusses the ins and outs of all the various segments of professional gaming (player, team, tournament organizing, sponsors, casting, etc.). The focus of the show is about clearing up misconceptions in each segment and to hopes to create a problem solving and idea generating environment to help the e-Sports community/industry progress. The most recent guests of the host include Bernie "Fujikura" Catalan (Quantic Gaming COO), John "Totalbiscuit" Bain (Axiom eSports), Kevin Lin (COO Twitch TV) and Stuart Saw (Director of EMEA Twitch TV)
ChanmanV's Pro Corner, a Starcraft 2 show where host brings on very popular and up-and-coming progamers to create a collaborative atmosphere of learning how to become a better SC2 player. List of guests so far include EG.MachineRC, Liquid.TLO, Destiny, mTwDimaga and WhiteRa, to name just a few.
Wednesday Night Sprites featured Night of the Dead and The Star Strikers, among others.
Me and OmegaStar will assure the game gets coverage it deserves. :')
Click Here To Watch Show Show Time: 10:30pm EST Hosts: ChanmanV, EG.Machine. iSTemp0, EternityLivinPink Guests: OldEnt and Omega Tonight's Game: Star Battle
Wednesday Night Sprites tonight will be spotlighting the Starcraft 2 Arcade game Star Battle. We will have members of the Star Battle community (OldEnt) on to walk us through the game and talk about the community events they've organized around Star Battle. But before we jump straight into the game, we'll be celebrating V-day with some some dinner. So come eat and play with us tonight!
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The next version of Star Battle will require HotS to play. It will contain new ships, changes to game mechanics, updated interface and many more. It is still in development and at the moment it is planned to be released in May. It will be published as "Star Battle", so it will override the current map. Be sure to check forums regularly to learn more details about it.
When the next version is released, the current version (2.370) will be republished as "Star Battle (Wings of Liberty)". It will be playable without HotS. It will contain no changes and it won't support bankfiles, achievements nor tournament rewards.