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Word from the author: a bit late, but this is my one-year anniversary here on Team Liquid. I've been working on this for quite a bit and I am ready to finally show it. This is not meant to be condescending, patronizing nor boastful. I just hope that this will be of use to some newer members or those who are unsure of some of the particularities of Team Liquid that I love/enjoy. Upon arriving on Team Liquid Upon arriving at the peak of competitive StarCraft II gaming, you will find yourself within a large community. After reading some posts, "lurking" and getting a feel for how the community works, you will soon see that this community differs from any other StarCraft II community or online community at all. Some consider it a hidden tavern of intelligence, competence and passion for a gaming scene you never understood or realized its height until now. Nonetheless, there are three basic foundations as to why Team Liquid stands out on its own, although there are other factors to consider, these are ones the author views as the most prominent. There may be disagreements, but let's delve into it anyways:
![[image loading]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v713/Xeroxer/Untitled-31.png) Upon reporting, you will be prompted with a textbox asking you for a reason as to why you find this post unredeemed or rule-breaking. For reference, please refer to the following useful topics: The Ten Commandments Tips for you! -by Brkow If unsure about a post's value or contribution, you are free to ask Anything to the TL Staff. Additionally, for those without the report feature, there are numerous ways to contact the staff outside of the report function via P.M (private message) of moderators or banlings or contact them via Team Liquid's IRC (Click here for a browser-based IRC and add "#teamliquid" in the channel section). Use the Query action (by clicking on their name) to privately message them via IRC.
Team Liquid Progaming Database The TLPD is the largest and most resourceful tool to get facts, achievements, statistics and information about any big or small competitive StarCraft player since TLPD's birth back in 2007. Evidently, the three categories range form StarCraft II Korean Scene to the International scene to good ol' Brood War. The TLPD records a player's team history, their ELO and previously known aliases. As per all tools in Team Liquid. It does require the input of its members. Simiarly to Liquipedia, they, too, have a feedback topic. StarCraft 2 and Brood War News and Team Liquid Pro are the hubs for the writers and editors to do their magic! You will see pieces of analysis, summaries of events and tournament winnings be posted with great graphical work from the Art department. If you have not seen a certain event or tournament yet, it is best suggested to avoid these two main archival sub-forums. Additionally, the writers also dabble in their own editorials - also known as the Team Liquid Final Edits. For the graphics department; they, too get to have their in the Pony Tales Series. The Pony tales is a fun little project with delightful verbal goodies and pleasantries for those dreading times at work, school or alone at home. Make sure to follow-up on your daily dose of R1CH to see what he is rummaging up beneath his robe of technical-wizardry. R1CH is currently spear-heading the tech. department and any issues or bugs you notice on the site or its features should be posted in the Website Feedback subforum. *Useful URLs to consider when interested in what R1CH is up to: TeamLiquid.net Changelog R1CH's Twitter (Help him beat Hot_Bid!) For the translators, you have The Community News which often contains all relevant news to up and coming tournaments, their details, Korean news and interviews that need translating and everything in-between that shows and promotes the E-Sports scene. Translators also take the time to translate relevant Korean Twitter messages or are even on the scene of important events such as Milkis at MLG 2011 Columbus. *Useful Team Liquid URLs to consider Translation Requests for Milkis Milkis' Experience at MLG Columbus 2011 with the Koreans! Milkis' Experience at MLG Columbus 2011 with the Koreans! Lastly, the Brood War scene still has many moments to share, spectate and be dazzled by. Replay Uploaders often find hidden treasures in the depths of Brood War's long history and show them here. Leave a comment or tell everyone what you think! StarCraft Replays To see who are the staff members and who to notify about a specific section on Team Liquid, refer to the roster here: TeamLiquid Staff Roster
There are no requisites to helping out with both the Brood War or StarCraft II. You simply need to have a forum account registered and the will to help out! If you are unsure where to start, consider the pages that have little to no information pertaining to the subject, these pages are often called "stubs" because they are just leaflets of the aspect of the game and require perhaps more than just the description. The following Liquipedia II Articles may help you figure how you can contribute: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Liquipedia:How_to_Contribute http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Special:SpecialPages + Show Spoiler [Where do I begin contributing?] + On July 27 2011 04:39 Noam wrote: Someone recently asked me a similar question, I'll paste my reply: In my opinion, the best place to start would be in the area you are the most interested in. Some articles do not exist and simply need someone to compile all the data and write it in the standard liquipedia formatting. For tournaments we have compiled a  List of Tournaments without a page.For players the list is Template:Notable Players Without Their Own Liquipedia Page.You can also add to these lists if you notice something missing from them but cannot make the page yourself. If do not want to start off the bat with a whole page, you can take a look at Category:Stubs and its many sub-categories to see if you can help expand a page which is lacking. There are many problematic strategy articles which are listed in their stub category.And as was recently announced, the new Recent Tournament Results page is always looking for people to update it as soon as possible.About the Caster Template: Can you describe how a Caster template would differ from the Player template? The Player Template already has several attributes which are relevant for casters such as: site, stream, twitter, video-archive. You can see a complete list here: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Template:Infobox_Player/doc *Please note that the Brood War section of Liquipedia equally needs contributors: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/Liquipedia:How_to_Contribute http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/Special:SpecialPages Lastly, if you want to portray your gratitude, inquiry or questions. The Liquipedia staff are on the set ready to help you either via their Liquipedia IRC Channel (refer to the section of reporting on how to access IRC) or their Feedback topic (can be found in the Website Feedback subforum). Like for moderators and banlings, you can equally private message these staff members All contributors of Liquipedia will receive a promotional coin for their efforts (see spoilered image for an example). This feature was introduced on April 28th, 2011 to show the staff's gratitude for any kind and all forms of help or additions the members have made! So if you are looking for some incentive or appreciation for your help, look no further than Liquipedia.
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Team_Liquid_Starleague Team Liquid SC2 OpenThe Team Liquid tournaments and Leagues: Two major staples of the competitive scene in StarCraft harvests all the best, up and coming and potentially strong players that equally talk to you on the forums or see via other major tournament events. These tournaments are what keeps TeamLiquid more than just a spectator and journalist of StarCraft and E-Sports, but also what makes them a key identifier in determining who are the most noteworthy players (from both Korea or the foreign world) for team scouts/recruiters to consider. If you are looking to go professional or get a taste for the big leagues, Team Liquid is your stop. Additionally, The TL Opens allow for amateur casters to get some exposure and spectate some of the best matches in all of StarCraft's history. Additionally, LANs and Meet-ups are commonly made and sought out by members around the world. Check often the TL Community subforum for places in and around your area for meet-ups, gatherings, tournaments, LANs and/or events. Please note that as a community, we protect one another and just because you are civil or respectable on the site, does not mean your actions outside will not be held accountable as shown here. Do not hesitate to use the search feature to find events in and around your area. While the topic may be outdated or old, that does not mean the members are currently inactive or have moved on. In the instance that there is a topic already available about seeking members around your location, do not hesitate to bump it up or post in it, despite its inactivity. Often times, just the keyword of a nearby major city or country will be sufficient in the search box to finding topics related to your place of residence.
TeamSpeak (as of July 2011) currently sponsors and supports Team Liquid through their open tournaments and providing them with a reliable and secure VoIP program. TeamSpeak is geared towards gamers and requires one to have a microphone to relay voice-chat to other users. If you are looking for a place to talk to others, organize a game or communicate with your allies, consider TeamSpeak.. At the bottom left corner for the forums, you will see a function that can redirect you to TeamSpeak. However, before-hand, you must install TeamSpeak. Thankfully, there is a guide and place for you to do so thanks to TheMango: TL TeamSpeak Server. Step 1 is to download TeamSpeak: Download here. Upon doing so, follow the simple method of installing it. It is no different than any other previous program you have installed Step 2 is to simply setup: By clicking TeamSpeak at the bottom left of the forums (below the Website Feedback sub-forum, Closed Threads section and IRC), you will be redirected here or directly initiating a connection to the server. Step 3 requires basic setting up with TeamSpeak: You will first be prompted to enter your nickname, this can be anything you want not necessarily your username. Then your microphone settings; Voice-activation detection allows the program to transmit whenever you are talking or sound enters your microphone. This is very reliable and often used for many people (if selected, there will be a follow-up test sequence to determine your microphone's sensitivity levels), however push-to-talk is for those who wish to selectively choose when to transmit something they are saying to other fellow users (if selected, you will have pick a hotkey that will be your "transmit button". The author personally uses the key "caps lock"). A follow-up setup screen will ask if you have any additional keys you would like to bind or make a hotkey for TeamSpeak, change accordingly if desired. The rest of the setup sequence is just preference and you should be set to go! + Show Spoiler [TeamSpeak General Screen] + ![[image loading]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v713/Xeroxer/Untitled-44.png) In most cases, you will not find yourselves using all the tools TeamSpeak has to offer, but do not be afraid to experiment, look around and see what kind of features TeamSpeak has to offer to you! All rules and commandments that apply on the forums are applicable to the TL TeamSpeak Server. Do not act any differently than you would on the site.
+ Show Spoiler [TL Attack Youtube episode] + http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0pxLvFSHp8 *Courtesy of TeamLiquid and Nevake (the uploaded for this specific episode) TL Attack is back and in StarCraft II. While supremely hilarious, entertaining and rejoicing to both the community and professional players of StarCraft, TL Attack on StarCraft II equally does what it does best: loosen up. But that is in simple terms. TL Attack removes the gap between pros and fans by allowing one another to play in a regular melee match (but not solely melee matches) while entertaining the viewers with colorful commentary, light-hearted jokes and jabs at both the players and themselves. TL Attack also showcases the capabilities and reuniting efforts of streams. Live Streams Live streams on Team Liquid has been growing since Livestream.com and Brood War. As technology improved, the diverse amount of games expanded and people's desire to entertain, contribute and give back to the community that they have spent years working with so did live streaming. Live streaming consists (generally) of portraying your gameplay, showcasing a game or providing interesting , analytical and/or comedic commentary to a specific aspect of the gaming industry or of StarCraft specifically. Before you consider livestreaming, make sure you understand how to live stream and if you have the technology to do so.
Now that you've got that settled, you will be prompted two choices of streaming devices. There is FMLE, Flash Media Live Encoder; that gives full direct control to the user. Although not user-friendly, it is the most qualified and overall better device (that is currently free on the market). Fortunately, there is a guide in working out FMLE (with additional required downloads to VHSC for video and VAC [Virtual Audio Cable] for sound) provided by Destiny (The URLs to download are either hosted and/or redirected from Destiny's guide as well). There is also XSplit. An all-in-one friendly way to get many up and coming casters/streamers or community contributors live streaming their business and drumming up interest/viewers. XSplit boasts easy maneuverability, setting changes and comfortable UI, however it may cost a subscription fee now or within the near future (depending on when you are reading this guide). Fortunately, it, too, has a guide (thanks after7days). Despite it being directed towards a particular streaming website/service, the guide works cooperative with any other website. That is step 2 of being on your way to streaming. Selecting a streaming service is an area we will delve in. They are all suitable, though justin.tv being the most supported by the gaming community at the moment. There is also Own3D.tv, DailyMotion, Livestream and UStream, but it all comes down to personal preference, experience and comfort. If you find yourself being trouble by customer support, bogged by ads or relentless problems with a particular site, do not hesitate to try another or to ask the community for their thoughts (though, please make sure to search first, I am sure others have asked before you). Step 3 is TeamLiquid oriented. TeamLiquid is not very rigid about who they allow advertising their stream on their site. They simply ask for three things: 1. To remain respectful with the community members on the forums. This includes forms of cheating and/or blatant racism. 2. To show forms of basic contribution or participation with the community members via some posts or activity and 3. To be a registered member for at least 30 days prior to your registration date (which can be found on your public profile). If you feel you meet these requirements, feel free to use the application found on the first post in the "Streaming on TL" topic: Apply here! Most applications get answer (whether positive or negative) within a couple of days. It is dependent on when staff get around to either accepting or declining your application. Additionally, if you TeamLiquid to reflect a new stream website you have started hosting your entertainment with, use the same application as noted previously above. Step 4 is optional, but upon being accepted (you'll be contacted via private message), you can use the same application to submit your attached topic that will allow viewers who are more vocal to leave you feedback, comments and/or support to your cause or entertainment! Make your stream topic in the appropriate section as instructed in the first post in the topic: either in StarCraft 2 General Section or the Brood War General Section (from there, if your topic is associated with your stream, it will be accordingly moved). + Show Spoiler [Stream's Comment section] + ![[image loading]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v713/Xeroxer/Untitled-42.png) Step 5 is a bonus and is just an overview of all the streaming options you have available. Upon being accepted, you have a "Stream" function right below your "Profile" function at the top-left corner. Upon clicking, you will be prompted with the master board of your stream options. While most is explanatory on its own, you should take note of "Stream managers" which allow three forms of access to people you trust and Game which has a variety of options ranging from Chess to Brood War/StarCraft II and recently League of Legends! + Show Spoiler [Stream Panel] + ![[image loading]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v713/Xeroxer/Untitled-43.png) And that's pretty much it! You are good to go and strut your stuff to the world! People often use Twitter or their stream topic to notify other users that they are streaming and what content they intend to showcase! However: *It is the author's personal opinion, if unsure whether you should stream or not (since it does require a lot of bandwidth and effort to maintain a stream), that you should stream for your own personal enjoyment and if and when your content would be of interest or service to people sometime in the future. Asking others if they'd watch before actually doing it is a pitfall for disappointment. Please do not commit only to get views or for popularity, the outcome may not be what you hoped for. *Useful Team Liquid URLs to consider when interested in watching some streams: TeamLiquid's channel for events such as TL Attack and TL Tournaments! Team Liquid Detailed List of all Streams The Nydus Network - A portal to previewing and viewing all of Team Liquid's online streams! The Team of Team Liquid stream status (look to the right) The TL Calendar listing, showing all important/major events or entertaining shows coming up Forum of all the User Streams to comment in Author's personally suggested stream How to Post (and What Not to Post) (my favourite part) Posting on Team Liquid isn't an art nor a way of adapting (although for some it may be). In general, proper and acceptable posts vary, but follow several established codes in order to cooperate with this community. However, if you check the Closed Threads section and the Automatic Ban List, you'll see a lot of people banned for various reasons you are perhaps unsure of. Fear not, because I present to you: The OTHER Ten (Commandments) I am obliged to state that these are not commandments, but rather complementary guidelines you should follow -> Read the rules One would think that this is obvious, but too many people (read: more than 0) seem to overlook or just assume that the rules either do not apply or skimmer around them thinking they have found a loophole. The rules flex given the circumstances and so will the leniency or tolerance of the staff. This also includes following the repercussions for not following the rules. If you are banned for X time, wait out your time and do not try to go around it (it will only further the duration of your ban and dig yourself a further hole) nor try to edit out the warning/ban from your post. -> No Advertising This goes hand-in-hand with This is our House. Nobody wants a telemarketer on the phone and no one wants a person trying to convert you to their religion (at their doorstep). Good deeds are for the community, not yourself. If you have something to announce or give to the community in the form of replays, an informational show and/or important news; remember who it is for and who gains from it the most. If it is you, then consider our advertising views and look at it from our perspective. Some examples of this range from: "Hey guys, I am an up and coming caster, check out my videos and give me some criticisms!" to "I am a High-Master's Terran Coach offering his services for XYZ price!". Team Liquid is not Craigslist or Google The community is not here to service you, but to help everyone. If you are asking for help with your homework, to photoshop, for coaching or where you can find XYZ, you are on the wrong forums. There are topics for StarCraft related inquiries, but topics that serve no purpose but to help only you out are just as misplaced on the website as advertising and the advertisers. Use Google if you need help finding something and use Craigslist if you are looking for a particular service. Some examples of this would be: "I have this mouse that is barely used up for sale if anyone wants to buy it, I'll pay for shipping just send me a p.m!" to "What is that song that plays at the beginning for GSL Season 3". -> Remember your place This is an extension to Respecting Forum Veterans. Remember, you are who you are. If you are not a moderator or staff member, do not say what they'll do, be proactive and report (see above for methods on reporting). Saying things such as: "this topic will be closed" or "Closing in 3... 2... 1..." are neither comedic nor useful. If you feel a subject (or lack thereof) doesn't warrant a whole topic, do not keep it afloat by proclaiming so (or repeating what others have said). Report it properly and move on, nothing more needs to be said or done. -> Read the forums In accordance to Thinking before posting, one should always read the forums before posting and/or making a new topic. The search feature is available and saying something that has been repeated/corrected or noted in the original post before-hand over several pages is more harmful than you might originally assume (consider how much misinformation gets spread and established based on the people posting without properly verifying). Read what you are getting yourself into, your opinion will be much more valued that way. -> No Religious Topics They lead to nowhere, concession is rare and it extends beyond factual forms of arguments. They're endless and just end up spiraling out of control and tip-toe around condescension of different religions and their believers. Topics or blog entries about your religion that doesn't set the stage for debating one's Ethnocentric views are perfectly fine, so long as they remain that way. -> No Balance Complaints There's nothing TeamLiquid.net can do, if you have a complaint or view about StarCraft II, try The StarCraft II Forums (EU Website of StarCraft II). Talking about how banelings are too strong, stalkers are too fast or a certain race is too powerful due to your own circumstantial or anecdotal experience is not a valid argument nor contributory to the pertaining conversation. -> No Battle.net or Blizzard Suggestions There's nothing TeamLiquid.net can do, if you have a suggestion for the Battle.net UI and/or Blizzard in general, try The StarCraft II Forums (EU Website of StarCraft II). Topics including forms of suggesting maps that aren't being professionally used, removing certain functions of the UI or telling Blizzard to get their head out of their ass ultimately achieves nothing. Blizzard doesn't officially read these forums, your suggestions would be best heard on their forums. -> Guard your emotions People will say ideas/views that anger, sadden, sigh or piss you off and you know what, it probably pisses a lot of other people off too. But the difference between them and you is that their stay will eventually be short and yours will be infinitely longer. In addition to that, you will learn restraint and tolerance, key things to being a potential staff member! The point being, if a player, organization or person says or does something you do not like, try and convey this emotion in a way that they can benefit from it. Constructive criticism helps remedy what bothers you, insults and derogatory remarks only causes people to disregard who you are or what you say. If there is nothing worthwhile to say to them, do not bother saying it. -> Understanding bends with you, not for you In view of the above commandment, this one has no real aim or goal. The more you bend with the pace of the conversation and not stoop yourself to the levels of those who infuriate or intentionally provoke, the less you'll see punishments issued to you. Punishments have a guideline, repeated offenses obviously incur longer bans. However, good behavior, exposure and contribution can put you on a side that will see the light of day on TL for much, much longer. Treat others how you'd like to be treated in a society and you'll come to realize that being your sincere and mindful self will have its reaped benefits and comfortable stay here at Team Liquid. Remember, derailing a topic for your gain or spotlight is not acceptable, if you have something that is pertinent, speak of it. -> + Show Spoiler + Eat Tortellini all day! Seriously, we come in several delicious flavours and look good in all sauces and alongside accessorizing appetites! How to make a Thread/Topic Making a thread or topic on Team Liquid is relatively easy. All the rules in making a post, apply to making a thread with a few minor additions or suggestions that will help you keep out of trouble and into creating some interesting subjects to discuss! General Section
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Not sure where to start? Consider The Hot-Button Topics simmering with discussion for your delight! Order your first post today! Finding a Clan In StarCraft II and its diverse community of players, professionals and fans, there are groups of people bonded together to form clans. A clan in StarCraft II or in several other Blizzard games (including WarCraft III, Diablo and they're also known as guilds in World of Warcraft) is a sub-society or group of people who have a common goal they hope to accomplish or be guided by when playing their favourite Blizzard games. However, the goals for each clan are relatively different, but can be categorized into 3 types:
*Useful Team Liquid URLs to consider when interested in joining or inquiring about clans: Team & Clan Recruitment Thread Team Liquid Progaming Database Your First Tournament One thing to note when considering of taking your tournament is that the atmosphere of tournament play is completely or vastly different than your typical ladder and/or custom melee map. However, remain calm, dry your sweaty palms and consider the fact that your opponent is no different than an opponent over ladder: someone you need to beat or win against.
1. Pick tournaments that are near or around your skill level. This is due to the fact that you do not want to use your time in tournaments purely to lose to someone beyond your level. You want to get a feel for tournament play, the variety of maps (that are not necessarily Ladder maps and/or ladder versions of a map). 2. Select weekly tournaments that garner a lot of players. Weekly tournaments might ease any form of nervousness because the ultimate prize is little, the next tournament of that series will be around next week and often times, the same players return, allowing you to potentially play them again and improve or become familiar with interesting styles of play (while also trying your own new creative plays). Overall, tournament play is quite an experience while also giving you exponential exposure of well-established clans that can offer you even more opportunities such as high-level prize tournaments, bookmarked events like Dreamhack, MLG and GSL. When losing in a tournament, do not fear too down, you cannot win them all remember, there are plenty of other tournaments you can try your hand at!*Useful Team Liquid URLs to consider when interested in joining or inquiring about tournaments: Team Liquid's Tournament Tracker StarCraft: Brood War Tournament section StarCraft II Tournament section Personally suggested weekly tournament from the writer: The CraftCup (EU version) Personally suggested weekly tournament from the writer: The CraftCup (US version)
-> To start off, who is the tournament for? -> Do you want all divisions, leagues, countries and players playing? Is it for North America only? You must select limits to who can enter and how many. -> Next, you want to decide if there is a prize-pool, what is it, what is the distribution of the prizes or if there are any prizes at all (it is okay if there are not). -> The Map-pool: the map-pool is very important, you want to choose popular maps that are commonly played (unless your tournament is geared otherwise) to attract interested parties. It is not uncommon to copy a map-pool from another more prestigious tournament. MLG's map-pool is commonly referred to within the scene. Refer to their site to see which maps they are currently using. Additionally, in most cases, you can find their edition of a map via Battle.net's search custom map feature: + Show Spoiler [Searchbox "MLG" Results] + ![[image loading]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v713/Xeroxer/Untitled-46.png) -> The brackets: The brackets are basically the branches of your tournament. Depending on how many slots you intend to have for your tournament, you must make set up your tournament in an efficient way that is time-efficient and fair for all players. In other words, how many games should a player play against his opponent before moving onto the next round. It isn't uncommon to have rounds that are best of one (meaning, whoever wins the 1st game, moves onto the next round) until the semi-finals that are typically best of three (first to reach 3 wins) and the finals best of five (first to reach 5 wins). However, feel free to experiment, also remember that each round needs a map or a systematic way of deciding maps. -> Reporting matches: This is where things get tricky, but so long as you are available and have a team of administrators/managers to help you out, the amount of issues can be minimized. Reporting wins from players can be messy, but by using the chat tools offered on the internet, it can be avoided. Consider IRC as a form of reporting wins, there is also via e-mail and Battle.net's chat feature. For increased validity and to ensure no one cheats, you can demand the winner to supply a replay of the match for further verification. -> Establishing rules: All tournaments needs rules, although if ambiguous or lacking, people will take advantage of it to either cheat and/or absolve themselves from blame. The bottom-line being: be concise and clear with your rules. As a guideline, the top three rules that should be in every tournament are: 1. No cheating allowed - Third party tools to gain an advantage over your opponent/watching a live stream to see what your opponent is doing (this also includes "smurfing"/impersonating a league or rank different than your own on someone else's or a secondary account). 2. Remain civil and mannered, idle chit-chat is generally accepted, but rudeness and personal threats or attacks towards the opponent should not be tolerated and 3. Be promptly on time (generally, if an opponent does not show up or put in any form of communication for his delay for a match, you can disqualify and/or penalized them heavily after 15 minutes or so). Well, glad we got that all settled! Remember, the above bullets are guidelines and are only suggested, not mandatory. Once you have done all of that, feel free to apply your tournament to the Team Liquid Tracker! This should help you with advertising your tournaments. Fill in all the necessary information. If accepted (you will be notified via private message), you will see your tournament listed in the tracker. For additional advertising, try submitting your tournament in the TL Calendar. However with the influx of tournaments applying and floating around, the calendar is usually reserved for prized-tournaments and/or those with casters/commentators. It is always suggested to make a forum topic in the StarCraft tournament section (either of Brood War or StarCraft II) to draw in more players *Useful URLs to consider when making your own tournament: Commonly used site to host tournaments with relevant information and brackets Tool to create brackets for a tournament Tool to create brackets for a tournament Accreditation goes to JWD for his advice and suggestions. Nazgul for the permission to do this and disciple, DivinO for hookin' me up! All content is written by Torte de Lini and does not necessarily reflect the official position, view, value or opinion of TeamLiquid.net or its staff. Constant updating will be made upon this accessory. If I have missed any useful and updated tools that TeamLiquid has to offer or an addition that would further the use of this entry, please let me know as soon as possible. All forms of constructive criticism is appreciated and considered! ![[image loading]](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-c1X9-H1LuJA/TdBEGvo9BpI/AAAAAAAABg4/jN2ng54dY9M/s1600/its-time-to-stop-posting-cat-cats-kitten-kitty-pic-picture-funny-lolcat-cute-fun-lovely-photo-images.jpg) | ||
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I didn't even know how to watch someone elses replay until only recently. This is something that would have been helpful for me when I first started out. | ||
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On May 27 2011 03:36 Astrithtx wrote: Trial by fire is a bad business approach. The more people come here, the more money the site makes. The more people theat they can get involved with SC2--the better it is for the site and the SC2 community as a whole. Wish people would stop appealing to the "money for the site" aspect as a reason to change TL. If you knew anything about TL you would understand that the business approach is far down the ladder of priorities. | ||
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On May 27 2011 05:41 elmizzt wrote: Wish people would stop appealing to the "money for the site" aspect as a reason to change TL. If you knew anything about TL you would understand that the business approach is far down the ladder of priorities. Omg yes, 100% agreed. Money shouldn't be a factor for TL, at least not something we need to be aware about (maybe for staff and administrators) | ||
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I am just giving some feedback that I experienced as a new player to the game about the website. The other thing I will say as a new person to the site is the main page really feels like information overload. | ||
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