EPT[NASL] Deadlines and Process - Page 7
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This thread is for discussing the deadlines and registration process. Please post any unrelated questions in the NASL Q&A thread. | ||
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Welmu
Finland3295 Posts
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Techno
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Xeris
Iran17695 Posts
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jmbthirteen
United States10734 Posts
On March 03 2011 15:23 Techno wrote: I'm worried about how closed this will become to unknown players. How can a player without a team get into the NASL? Win other tournaments and get picked up. Unknown players need to put in the time and establish that they should be competing with the known pro players. The NASL shouldn't be the proving ground for unknown players. Its funny how people are complaining that only popular guys are getting in yet say in the GSL threads how this season isn't nearly as interesting or they won't pay attention to as much because big names like IMMVP, Idra, Fruitdealer and so on aren't there. It makes absolutely no sense. And right now teams should be figuring out how to get the $250 for playing in the NASL. They have known about the entry fee since the announcement. $250 isn't that much honestly. | ||
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Lobo2me
Norway1213 Posts
On March 03 2011 15:23 Techno wrote: I'm worried about how closed this will become to unknown players. How can a player without a team get into the NASL? Win the open tournament and you'll be in the top 16 tournament. | ||
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hidiliho
Canada685 Posts
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Nightmarjoo
United States3359 Posts
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GhostLink
United States450 Posts
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ilmman
364 Posts
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Proko
United States1022 Posts
On March 03 2011 15:43 Nightmarjoo wrote: I don't have a video camera or webcam and can't afford to go buy one, so it's impossible to get into NASL? I'm glad they have a poor-person filter on their player list. You're not listening are you? You're supposed to have a team or play in the open qualifier for the top few spots. Also, you're telling me you don't know anybody in the entire world with a camera that you could borrow? | ||
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Bosu
United States3247 Posts
On March 03 2011 15:22 Welmu wrote: lol 2 days for team to get money -.-. That eliminates soo many players out =/ There are 17 days until March 20 and it was announced a while back that they would need $250 deposit. People that expect to be accepted shouldn't be surprised at this point by needing $250 in march for the NASL. | ||
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Xeris
Iran17695 Posts
On March 03 2011 15:50 ilmman wrote: Can I ask for a permission to make an iphone app to watch the videos live? Talk to me privately | ||
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Xeris
Iran17695 Posts
On March 03 2011 15:51 Proko wrote: You're not listening are you? You're supposed to have a team or play in the open qualifier for the top few spots. Also, you're telling me you don't know anybody in the entire world with a camera that you could borrow? Nightmarejoo is trying to be cute, let him have his moment | ||
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DONTPANIC
United States340 Posts
On March 03 2011 15:22 Welmu wrote: lol 2 days for team to get money -.-. That eliminates soo many players out =/ It doesn't. I am backing anyone that gets in. APPLY APPLY the money will be there if you get in. | ||
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DND_Enkil
Sweden598 Posts
And the videos are gonna be awesome, already a fan of LGShew from just that one =) | ||
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Doraemon.doraemon
United States335 Posts
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esaul17
Canada547 Posts
On March 03 2011 13:59 Xeris wrote: Koreans were not directly invited, mostly just because I have no contacts with them. My msn is on almost 24/7 though =P How can such a supposedly professional league not make any effort to get contact info for the best teams in the world... I don't mean to be starting hate or anything, but it really feels like a flimsy excuse to snub as many Koreans as possible. The GSL invites foreigners down and gives them living accommodations and seeds them into the tournament...and NASL doesn't even make an effort to talk to Koreans? It just feels like the NASL are afraid that if they bring over IMMvp and oGsMC all the foreigners will be raped. I mean, didn't oGsTOP, a midlevel player in Korea get something like 3rd at dreamhack? And top level NA players like HuK are barely making it through code A and had to be seeded to get there. Hopefully the NASL has opened more doors to Korea than they have let on, or Koreans manage to jump through all their hoops, because I'd hate to see the e-sports tournament to kick off things in North America have such an underpinning of racism. | ||
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annul
United States2841 Posts
On March 03 2011 15:19 ChrysaliS_ wrote: No, it's because a single tournament has tons of volatility... a complete nobody who just had a lucky streak or bracket can get in, whereas a deserving player who has placed well in many tournaments could have one bad game or get unlucky somehow even when he's much more deserving... It's a lot better to decide who gets in based on consistency and success in the past. We want to see the big names who we've seen in tournaments in the past duke it out. It's not like Destiny is going to get a slot just because he's so damn popular... Results speak for themselves. Drama is part of sports and entertainment. If Esports is to grow in the West, it has to appeal to the casual audience who isn't a Starcraft junkie but enjoys watching and has favorite players, learns their backstories, etc. What difference does it make to you? The games will be just as good, and maybe if you can get your head out of your ass you'll realize that the way they're running this is the best thing for Esports in the West. uh, no. firstly, do NOT ad hominem. in fact i probably should not even reply to you, since ad hominems pretty much automatically lose you any argument. but alas. your premise is utterly flawed. a tournament -- a league, even -- has one purpose: determine the best player. if a player wins NASL, they get to say "i was the best player out of this preselected group of 50 players with high charisma and not necessarily the best skill" which is NOT what we need in the west to grow esports. sports fans in the west view it as a meritocracy. who can produce the best results? do you think the NFL recruits players due to their personality? of course not, it's who can run the fastest 40, or who can kick the 50 yard field goals, etc. and yet people still go and still watch? or, perhaps an individual sport is a better example: tennis. do you think if, for example, some random guy beats federer in the semifinals of wimbledon and some other random beats nadal in the other semifinals, that nobody is going to watch the finals? of course they will, because people watch for the sport, not the people. i can watch tennis and not know shit about who is actually playing, but if they can perform well on a technical level, its awesome to see. people sit on their couches and watch march madness for hours on end and the "casual fan" almost certainly knows less than 5% of the people they see on the court on any given day. i think NASL made a huge mistake in their calculation as to what people actually want to see to grow esports in the west. if there is even a chance that the 50th best skilled player with intent to attend is barred due to "charisma" or whatever the hell irrelevant trait they come up with, and in his/her place goes the 51st (or worse) skilled player but with higher charisma, then NASL is a complete joke. ;\ | ||
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Cider
United States198 Posts
On March 03 2011 16:24 esaul17 wrote: How can such a supposedly professional league not make any effort to get contact info for the best teams in the world... I don't mean to be starting hate or anything, but it really feels like a flimsy excuse to snub as many Koreans as possible. The GSL invites foreigners down and gives them living accommodations and seeds them into the tournament...and NASL doesn't even make an effort to talk to Koreans? It just feels like the NASL are afraid that if they bring over IMMvp and oGsMC all the foreigners will be raped. I mean, didn't oGsTOP, a midlevel player in Korea get something like 3rd at dreamhack? And top level NA players like HuK are barely making it through code A and had to be seeded to get there. Hopefully the NASL has opened more doors to Korea than they have let on, or Koreans manage to jump through all their hoops, because I'd hate to see the e-sports tournament to kick off things in North America have such an underpinning of racism. From the Official NASL FAQ Thread: Koreans: We're not GSL. Bringing in all the Koreans will just make this event the GSL. We are focusing on the growth of Western ESPORTS, by providing players and storylines that are more relatable to our audience. That being said there is no CAP on the number of Koreans who are eligible to participate in this tournament. | ||
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esaul17
Canada547 Posts
On March 03 2011 16:32 Cider wrote: From the Official NASL FAQ Thread: I've read that...I'm not sure what point you are making by posting it, sorry. | ||
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