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THE LADDER STAGE IS NOW OFFICIALLY CLOSED
Keep your eyes open for new events and the of course the main tournament thread for RSL!
"SCOUT OR SHOUT?" Hello and welcome to Random StarLeague! This tournament will be the opposite of everything you might've grown used to in terms of proper tournaments, Brood War or otherwise. First and foremost: THIS TOURNAMENT IS FOR ALL SKILL LEVELS (and for fun ^^).So what is this "Random" StarLeague? Glad you asked: In this true League, everything is RANDOM: - The players are RANDOM.
- Their races are RANDOM.
- Their aliases are RANDOM.
This is but a small sample of the randomness that lies within. Now you may ask, how will this shindig go down? Fear not, amidst the confusion, an answer appears: This is the first stage of the tournament, the LADDER STAGE. To sign up for this tournament you must PM THIS ACCOUNT.WITH SOME VARIATION OF "RSL APPLICATION" IN THE TITLE AND YOUR MOST WELL-KNOWN ALIAS IN THE BODY. DO NOT POST IN THIS THREAD SAYING YOU WANT TO PLAY OR YOU WILL BE BANNED FROM COMPETING. It is fine however for participants and non-participants alike to post in this thread as long as they do not include information about who is participating.+ Show Spoiler [Example posts] +UNACCEPTABLE: Some Random Moron wrote: OmG I want to play in this so bad plz sign me up I am C+ Zerg yo~ ACCEPTABLE: Some Sneaky Member wrote: OmG This sounds so awesome I don't see how anyone wouldn't want to participate! NOTE: I do encourage every participant to keep up with this thread as there will be random updates... Interviews, smurf revelations, in-team tournament dates and registrations, options for bonus points, and who knows what else??? Once you have PM'd this account, the following will happen: - I will randomly generate an account name and password for you using a random word generator.
- I will make the account for you on ICCup and add the account to the Random StarLeague team: LINK!
- I will PM you with the account details, and you shall be free to ladder
STARTING SATURDAY, DEC 15TH, AT 0:00 KST. [Disambiguation = 15:00 GMT (+00:00); this might be on Friday for you.] After the Ladder Stage, there will be the Tournament Stage. Preliminary information on the Tournament Stage: + Show Spoiler [Information on Ro32] +The Tournament Stage will take the top 32 players (by ICCup rating) and put them them into RANDOM groups of 4. Within these groups of 4, the following format will be used:
RANDOM Player 1 <RANDOM ICCup Map> RANDOM Player 2 RANDOM Player 3 <RANDOM ICCup Map> RANDOM Player 4 WINNER 1v2 <RANDOM ICCup Map> WINNER 3v4 LOSER 1v2 <RANDOM ICCup Map> LOSER 3v4 WINNER of Game 3 <RANDOM ICCup Map> WINNER of Game 4
After the Ro32, the winners of each group's Game 3 and Game 5 will be RANDOMLY (T/N: NO SEEDS) pitted against other groups' winners.
The same method for picking opponents will be used all the way until there is but 2 players left in the finals.
The rest of the rules for the Tournament Stage will be revealed before the Tournament Stage is due to begin.
Games in the Ro32 and up WILL BE CASTED. The casters are TBD. So amidst all this randomness, you may ask yourself: "Where is the law and order that I've grown accustomed to? How can we remain sane under such conditions? Where are the RULES?" Fear not, for the RULES for the LADDER STAGE are right here: + Show Spoiler [Rules are boring so they're spoi…] +- ALL PLAYERS MUST ONLY PLAY OTHER [RSL] PLAYERS IN THE LADDER STAGE!!!
- All players must use RANDOM in all of their matches. Compliance with this rule will be judged by SCIENCE, also knows as statistical standard deviation properly scaled to one's game count. More details on this rule can be found in this post: On random
- Players can agree to reveal their races at the start of the game or not, both are perfectly legal. If Player 1 wants to shout and Player 2 wants to scout, there is no necessity of Player 2 to reveal their race.
- Dodging is NOT allowed. If you see someone dodging, please take a screen shot and send it to me.
Clarification: If you play one game with the opponent that day, declining further games is NOT dodging. More details on this rule can be found in this post: On dodging
- The Ladder Stage will begin on Saturday 15th, 0:00 KST, and end on a (probably) randomly-generated date at some point in the future that will be revealed at LEAST 1 week before its termination. The Tournament Stage will follow soon after. Any games played outside of this range will be counted as requests for withdrawal from the league.
- There can be no revealing in any way, shape, or form of smurfs by any party, both the smurf involved or by an outside detective. Any such activity will result in you being BANNED from the tourney and I will bookmark the incident and use it as evidence to forever stain your name in BW, making sure that I do my best in order to prevent you from participating in anything ever again, ever. Yes, this means that SMURFING IS A REQUIREMENT.
- Similarly, if you are aware of anyone violating any of these rules and do not inform the organizer, you will also be banned.
- There can be no giving of free wins, intentional losses, or other such nonsense.
- Consequently, match lists will be scrutinized in order to determine who is in violation of the above rules. There is a limit of 650 points WON vs. any player on any given day. However...
- Replays may be asked for prematurely in cases that require further examination (such as conspicuous cheating and point donating.)
- Another consequence of the nature of this ladder is that THERE MAY BE NO RESETTING OF POINTS.
- All ICCup maps are allowed. If it gets you points on ICCup, it's valid.
- All players must agree to send their replays in at the end of the ladder stage in order to participate in the Ro32 if they are eligible.
- All players must ABSTAIN FROM WHINING at any point in this tournament, for fear of being banned.
- However, BM is allowed. Any BM. No disconnecting intentionally though, that's lame.
- The smurfs of all players will be revealed at AN [INTENTIONALLY] UNDISCLOSED POINT IN THE TOURNAMENT.
- Rules are subject to change based on harsh reality or whim of the administrator, me.
- All players must recommend this tournament to their friends and peers.
The prizepool will include a minimum of $100 supplied by TL user and admin of this tournament, Jealous. The prizepool division for the winners will be discussed closer to the time of the finals. Due to the grand generosity of TL user and manager of website http://entusgalleries.com , razorsuKe, we now have the following prizes for our top finishers: Jeans (choice of black/gray), Mousepad and CJ Charm. 1st place gets first pick 2nd place gets 2nd pick 3rd place gets last item. http://entusgalleries.com/sale.phpANY ADDITIONAL SPONSORING IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED!* But in the end, this is just a for-fun league ^-^ *Link to PM this profile to apply for the Ladder Stage.RSL Team PageE-mail to which you can send complaints, questions, and replays: RandomStarLeague@gmail.com Official RSL channel: Op RSL @ TheAbyss I'll be online from time to time as [RSL]Admin. Feel free to ask me questions, make suggestions, issue complaints! As of ~Hour 96 of the ladder stageDAY -6 EVENT: Polls to keep or dismiss random events, and an invitation for suggestions.+ Show Spoiler [Event] +The first day of registration is over and we currently have 17 confirmed players and 2 applicants that require further information in order to be eligible (you know who you are!). Just 6 more days to go! I'm very excited and look forward to more applicants as well as more suggestions for this league. Because this league isn't super-duper serious and is RANDOM, I think it's okay to be flexible in matters that could benefit the league. That being said, this is one thing I wanted to spring on you all by surprise (somewhat; it's mentioned in the OP), but I think it might be better if I get your input first. At least once a week during the ladder stage there will be a random event. The random event will work like this: I will have a few options number 1 through X, and then I will randomly generate a number and that event will occur. Instead of forcing them upon you and suffering the chance that they might be universally hated (although that might put a dark twist on this league haha xD), I will let you vote and make suggestions! ** = Please consider the fact that having too many super-strong events could alter the league too much, and that having weaker events dilutes the chances of the stronger ones occurring, making them more special!!1. Random alias revealed+ Show Spoiler [Poll] +Poll: Keep Event 1?Yes (10) 67% No (4) 27% Indifferent (1) 7% 15 total votes Your vote: Keep Event 1? (Vote): Yes (Vote): No (Vote): Indifferent
2. Random (small) number of points awarded to random player+ Show Spoiler [Poll] +Poll: Keep Event 2?Yes (9) 75% No (2) 17% Indifferent (1) 8% 12 total votes Your vote: Keep Event 2? (Vote): Yes (Vote): No (Vote): Indifferent
3. Random (small) number of points taken away from random player+ Show Spoiler [Poll] +Poll: Keep Event 3?No (9) 64% Yes (4) 29% Indifferent (1) 7% 14 total votes Your vote: Keep Event 3? (Vote): Yes (Vote): No (Vote): Indifferent
4. Random potential caster for tournament main revealed** + Show Spoiler [Poll] +Poll: Keep Event 4?Indifferent (5) 50% Yes (4) 40% No (1) 10% 10 total votes Your vote: Keep Event 4? (Vote): Yes (Vote): No (Vote): Indifferent
5. In-depth etymology and definition of a random player smurf name.** + Show Spoiler [Poll] +Poll: Keep Event 5?Yes (13) 100% No (0) 0% Indifferent (0) 0% 13 total votes Your vote: Keep Event 5? (Vote): Yes (Vote): No (Vote): Indifferent
6. Points tournament at a random time that day+ Show Spoiler [Poll] +Poll: Keep Event 6?Yes (10) 83% No (2) 17% Indifferent (0) 0% 12 total votes Your vote: Keep Event 6? (Vote): Yes (Vote): No (Vote): Indifferent
7. Random picture/MS Paint drawing.** + Show Spoiler [Poll] +Poll: Keep Event 7?Yes (12) 92% Indifferent (1) 8% No (0) 0% 13 total votes Your vote: Keep Event 7? (Vote): Yes (Vote): No (Vote): Indifferent
8. Random rule gets voted upon that day, up for alteration/removal.+ Show Spoiler [Poll] +Poll: Keep Event 8?Yes (7) 70% No (3) 30% Indifferent (0) 0% 10 total votes Your vote: Keep Event 8? (Vote): Yes (Vote): No (Vote): Indifferent
These are the ones I have come up with so far. FURTHER SUGGESTIONS ARE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED, AND THE ONES I LIKE MOST WILL BE VOTED ON!Vote and suggest away! DAY 0 EVENTEvent 3: Random poll: Favorite RSL aliases, with etymology and definition for the victor+ Show Spoiler +As today is the first day of the Ladder Stage, I have randomly decided to make the day upon which this first random event occurs to be non-random, in other words, today. [PS: You have no idea how hard it is to structure sentences with so much randomness x_x] Today's randomly generated event is 3, the Poll Event (would have been random removal of points, good thing we snipped that in the bud!). For this first event, I would like you to all choose what your favorite randomly generated alias is! I find etymology and words to be very interesting, and I am also interested in what words appeal to people. It can be the most badass, the silliest, or the most random one; whichever is your favorite! There will be two polls, and then the top 2-3 names of each poll will be put in one poll later, with the winning name receiving a full etymology and definition. Vote away! + Show Spoiler [Poll 1] +Poll: Favorite RSL alias?Acedia (3) 19% Firebrand (3) 19% Automata (2) 13% Barmaid (2) 13% Rubdown (1) 6% Necropsy (1) 6% Mutilator (1) 6% Coliseum (1) 6% Forester (1) 6% Turncoat (1) 6% Seacoast (0) 0% 16 total votes Your vote: Favorite RSL alias? (Vote): Firebrand (Vote): Rubdown (Vote): Necropsy (Vote): Mutilator (Vote): Seacoast (Vote): Coliseum (Vote): Acedia (Vote): Automata (Vote): Forester (Vote): Turncoat (Vote): Barmaid
+ Show Spoiler [Poll 2] +Poll: Favorite RSL alias?Mustachio (6) 32% Ocarina (3) 16% Vibrator (3) 16% Thuggery (3) 16% Altruist (2) 11% Smoothie (1) 5% Beefcake (1) 5% Pariah (0) 0% Distemper (0) 0% Pseudo (0) 0% Neolith (0) 0% Nun (0) 0% Lawgiver (0) 0% 19 total votes Your vote: Favorite RSL alias? (Vote): Smoothie (Vote): Pariah (Vote): Distemper (Vote): Pseudo (Vote): Neolith (Vote): Beefcake (Vote): Vibrator (Vote): Nun (Vote): Ocarina (Vote): Lawgiver (Vote): Mustachio (Vote): Altruist (Vote): Thuggery
Update; Day 1In other news the top names from the previous polls have been put together into one new one. I will provide an etymology and definition for a random number of them, starting from the top down (by vote) I have also made a new poll with all the new aliases, and I will do maybe the top one or two from that poll as well. Vote away! + Show Spoiler [Final poll] +Poll: Favorite RSL alias FINALSMustachio (3) 30% Vibrator (3) 30% Acedia (2) 20% Firebrand (1) 10% Automata (1) 10% Thuggery (0) 0% 10 total votes Your vote: Favorite RSL alias FINALS (Vote): Acedia (Vote): Firebrand (Vote): Automata (Vote): Mustachio (Vote): Thuggery (Vote): Vibrator
+ Show Spoiler [New poll] +Poll: Favorite *NEW* RSL alias?Biomass (2) 22% Viscount (2) 22% Temptress (2) 22% Sharkskin (1) 11% Infernal (1) 11% Singsong (1) 11% Harmonics (0) 0% Bigmouth (0) 0% Sociopath (0) 0% Ivy (0) 0% Flex (0) 0% Darkroom (0) 0% 9 total votes Your vote: Favorite *NEW* RSL alias? (Vote): Biomass (Vote): Viscount (Vote): Sharkskin (Vote): Harmonics (Vote): Bigmouth (Vote): Infernal (Vote): Sociopath (Vote): Temptress (Vote): Ivy (Vote): Flex (Vote): Darkroom (Vote): Singsong
Update: Day 4VibratorDefinitionEtymology: First used in 1862, it naturally meant "that which vibrates," and conveniently originates from the Latin verb "vibratile". In 1888 this word was ascribed to multiple devices (one of which being an oscillator for a sewing machines). The word first took on a sexual connotation in 1953 when it was associated with battery-operated devices for sexual stimulation. This time period marked a time of post-WWII optimism, which in turn led to the liberal "hippie" movement of the 60's. This invention was very controversial at the time but its presence was also a sign of the changing times. MustachioDefinition: a mustache. Etymology: Most sources point to the mid-16th century as the time of origin for this variant of the word, originating in Spain. Before Spain, the previous carriers of the word being Italian (mostaccio), although all of these words are derivative of the Doric Greek (time period) word "mystax". The root of this word is "mystak-" which means upper lip or, as you may have guessed, mustache. TemptressDefinition: a woman who tempts, entices, or allures. Etymology: The word is commonly cited to have been first used in the late 16th century in England. Its immediate predecessor is "tempter" which when capitalized was a common alias for Satan. This word came into use somewere in the 14th century, which gained favor over the Middle English "temptour". As with many words, it was originally a Latin word, "temptator" (although its roots originate from the time when Latin was already in its decline). ViscountDefinition: a nobleman, immediately under an earl or count and immediately above a baron. Commonly took the roll of sheriff. Etymology: First used in the latter half of the 15th century, as the feudal system began to expand in response to the increasing population of post-plague Europe. With the rising need for lesser servants of the various kingdoms to do their lord's bidding onto a growing populace, the title of "Viscount" was created as an additional non-royal class. Its roots lie in French's "visconte" (or more recently, "vicomte"), which again is preceded by Latin's prefix "vis" (vice) + "counte" (count). DAY 3 EVENTEvent 1: Random player alias revealed!+ Show Spoiler +Today is one of the random event days, and today's random event is "1. Reveal random player alias." [sic]
So without further ado...
Random player number 10: [RSL]Admin Actual player alias: Jealous//sGs.BaBo
I know this is a bit anticlimactic but that's how the random number generator decided for things to turn out haha xD Sorry! This IS the Random SL after all ^-^; DAY 6 EVENTEvent 2: Random (small) number of points awarded to random player+ Show Spoiler +Today is one of the random event days, and today's random event is "2. Random (small) number of points awarded to random player."
So without further ado...
Random player number 24: [RSL]Nun Random points awarded: 2 freewins vs. [RSL]Points (D), non-MotW
Congratulations to [RSL]Nun! Free points whee~ DAY 10 EVENTEvent 6: Points tournament at a random time that day+ Show Spoiler +The time has come, everyone! Today is the day of the first official [RSL] tournament! Because it is on short notice that this tournament is being posted, I have accounted for only 8 player slots, so sign up soon! I don't think I should have to say this, but all players must play random for the duration of this tournament.There were check-in/ICCup issues so this tour was run manually.Tournament begins at 06:00 KST. That is 21:00 GMT (+00:00) locally for you. Rules posted in tournament thread:THIS TOUR IS FOR [RSL] PLAYERS ONLY!!!Format: Ro8 Bo1, Ro4 Bo3, Finals Bo3. All games must be played in "One on One" mode.All maps are determined by the players. If an agreement cannot be reached, then the maps that will be played have to be MOTW in the order that they are posted on the server when you type in "/motw".Additional prizes: 1st place = 1 win vs. [RSL]Points. 2nd place = 1 win 1 loss vs. [RSL]Points (unless this results in a net loss of points, in which case it will be just 1 win).ResultsRound of 4, Bo1 [RSL]Pariah > [RSL]Vibrator + Show Spoiler [Replay] + [RSL]Dryad > [RSL]Firebrand + Show Spoiler [Replay] +Finals, Bo3 [RSL]Pariah > [RSL]Dryad + Show Spoiler [Replay] + [RSL]Pariah < [RSL]Dryad+ Show Spoiler [Replay] + [RSL]Pariah > [RSL]Dryad + Show Spoiler [Replay] +3rd/4th Place Match, Bo3 [RSL]Vibrator > [RSL]Firebrand + Show Spoiler [Replay] + [RSL]Vibrator > [RSL]Firebrand + Show Spoiler [Replay] +Results [RSL]Pariah +75 pts from [RSL]Points [RSL]Dryad +50 pts from [RSL]Points [RSL]Vibrator DAY 11 EVENTEvent 3: Random poll: Most difficult non-main MU in RSL+ Show Spoiler +Today's random event is "3. Random poll." The question I want to pose to our players today is: What is the most difficult non-main MU you have had to play so far in RSL?Vote away! Poll: Most difficult non-main MU in RSL?TvP (3) 33% ZvT (3) 33% PvT (1) 11% TvT (1) 11% TvZ (1) 11% PvZ (0) 0% PvP (0) 0% ZvP (0) 0% ZvZ (0) 0% 9 total votes Your vote: Most difficult non-main MU in RSL? (Vote): PvT (Vote): PvZ (Vote): PvP (Vote): TvT (Vote): TvZ (Vote): TvP (Vote): ZvP (Vote): ZvT (Vote): ZvZ
***HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!*** DAY 12 EVENTEvent 12: Random player revealed no alias!+ Show Spoiler +Today's random event is "12. Random player revealed no alias." What this means is that I will be revealing that a certain player is participating in the tournament, but not what their AKA is. The implications of this event are as follows: - The player's participation is revealed (obviously xD)
- That player can post freely in the thread without worrying about revealing his participation (but he should still be aware of the other rules, such as not revealing his AKA)
- Any other player whose participation is revealed can guess about his AKA (so no one yet), and he can guess about AKAs of other players publicly.
So without further ado... The player to be revealed today is number 26: QuirinusMain Race: (from most recent active account) Max Rank: BICCup ladder accounts: Click!Click!Click!Click!Our first true revelation of the tournament ^^ I hope you guys are as excited for the rest as I am. Congratulations to Quirinus, he has earned a little bit of freedom in exchange for only a small information revelation. GLHF! DAY 20 EVENTEvent 1: Random player alias revealed!+ Show Spoiler +Today's random event is "1. Random player alias revealed" ! So without further ado... The player to be revealed today is number 38: dsyxelic // krndandaman // [RSL]PhantasmMain Race: / Max Rank: CWinner of C Ranks Open [CRO][RSL]account: http://www.iccup.com/starcraft/gamingprofile/[RSL]Phantasm.html ICCup ladder accounts: Click!Click!Our first true FULL revelation of the tournament! Congratulations to dsyxelic, he can now post freely in the thread about his guesses as to who is who and pretty much anything else ^^. GLHF! DAY 26 EVENTEvent 4: Random potential caster for tournament main revealed+ Show Spoiler +Today's random event is "4. Random potential caster for tournament main revealed" So without further ado... The caster to be revealed today is number 2: sGs.LMaster // L_Master@TeamliquidMain Race: Regular in DR tournaments Consistent caster Channel link: http://www.twitch.tv/L_Master/ I'm very excited about this caster being potentially available to cast games during the tournament. He has a high-energy approach to casting, with a great mastery of the English language and clean enunciation, with occasional funny konglish-sounding pronounciations like 'plaguuuuuu' and 'probu'. Big pre-emptive thanks to L_Master! Also I want to congratulate [RSL]Seacoast for his win by default in [RSL] Tour #02. One free win vs. [RSL]Points on MotW will be awarded to him. Free points for activity! Sweet deal, eh? ;D DAY 27 EVENTEvent 12: Random player revealed no alias!+ Show Spoiler +Today's random event is "12. Random player revealed no alias." What this means is that I will be revealing that a certain player is participating in the tournament, but not what their AKA is. The implications of this event are as follows: - The player's participation is revealed (obviously xD)
- That player can post freely in the thread without worrying about revealing his participation (but he should still be aware of the other rules, such as not revealing his AKA)
- Any other player whose participation is revealed can guess about his AKA (Quirinus), and he can guess about AKAs of ANY other players publicly.
So without further ado... The player to be revealed today is number 22: WallaceMain Race: Max Rank: B-GLHF! DAY 28 EVENTEvent 11: Random player interviewed, [RSL]Singsong.+ Show Spoiler +Today's random event is "11. Random player interviewed". So without further ado, here is our interview with player #22, [RSL]Singsong ( matchlist) who is currently D+ and in 11th place on the ladder: [1:12:38 PM] [RSL]Admin: Hello Singsong, how are you doing?[1:12:47 PM] [RSL]Singsong: fine [1:13:12 PM] [RSL]Admin: So first things first, what is your opinion on the concept of this tournament?[1:14:43 PM] [RSL]Singsong: It's something different, so I thought why not try it. [1:15:09 PM] [RSL]Admin: That's what I aimed for! What is your favorite aspect so far, and least favorite?[1:21:08 PM] [RSL]Singsong: As neither of the player knows the opponent's race, the game itself plays out very differently from the usual standard, so that's pretty refreshing. My least favorite aspect is probably the ladder stage in the. Due to the limited number of players, I would have skipped it. [1:22:00 PM] [RSL]Admin: The activity level dropping was certainly unfortunate ): But I'm very excited for the main tournament, and I hope you are too! I was going to ask what you would have changed about the league, but I just got my answer above.[1:22:42 PM] [RSL]Admin: Moving on to the next question, besides your main MUs, what is the most difficult MU that you have had to play? What about the easiest?[1:24:40 PM] [RSL]Singsong: I'd say PvZ is my easiest so far and ZvT my hardest. [1:25:21 PM] [RSL]Admin: Who is the toughest opponent you have faced so far?[1:28:23 PM] [RSL]Singsong: Tough question, maybe barmaid. I looked rather weak vs him. [1:29:29 PM] [RSL]Admin: Do you think it's possible to guess who someone is based on your games? Any guesses as to what someone's AKA is?[1:30:19 PM] [RSL]Singsong: Not from the few games vs each one. [1:30:36 PM] [RSL]Admin: Okay, now here are the fun questions.[1:31:14 PM] [RSL]Admin: 1. Who is the player you think would do best in this tournament? If you name someone in it, I will reveal that they are participating.[1:31:50 PM] [RSL]Singsong: Probably Michael [1:32:02 PM] [RSL]Admin: Michael(OD) is in this tournament![1:32:10 PM] [RSL]Singsong: ^^ [1:33:41 PM] [RSL]Admin: 2. You have two options: either a. Reveal a player's participation in this tournament or b. Reveal a player's max rank. Choose A or B, and tell me a number between 1 and 49 (corresponds with a certain player).[1:34:50 PM] [RSL]Singsong: B and 5 [1:35:19 PM] [RSL]Admin: B5 is [RSL]Vibrator and his max rank is B+[1:35:44 PM] [RSL]Admin: 3. Choose a player that you have played against during the ladder stage. I will reveal his max rank.[1:36:03 PM] [RSL]Singsong: barmaid [1:36:17 PM] [RSL]Admin: [RSL]Barmaid's max rank is also B+.[1:37:22 PM] [RSL]Admin: Last question, 4. Reveal one or more of the following about yourself: a. Your main alias b. Your current team c. Your country d. Your max rank e. Your main race Go![1:37:48 PM] [RSL]Singsong: e. Terran [1:37:52 PM] [RSL]Singsong: hard to guess^^ [1:38:06 PM] [RSL]Admin: Haha, okay, so you have opted for further secrecy![1:38:44 PM] [RSL]Admin: Thank you for your time today, good luck in the ladder! There are tournaments that will be ran until the Ladder stage is over that will give you more chances to advance in the rankings.[1:38:58 PM] [RSL]Admin: Before we go, any shout outs? Be careful though![1:39:43 PM] [RSL]Singsong: I'll keep myself covered for now . [1:40:18 PM] [RSL]Admin: Okay, good answer lol. Have a nice day and thanks again, cheers![1:40:36 PM] [RSL]Singsong: you too From this interview we have gotten the following information: [RSL]Vibrator's max rank is B+[RSL]Barmaid's max rank is B+Michael(OD) is in this tournament. [RSL]Singsong's main race is TerranGL HF! DAY 34 EVENTEvent 3: Random poll; Who is the strongest player you have faced so far?+ Show Spoiler +Today's randomly generated event is 3, the Poll Event. For this first event, I would like you to decide, Who is the strongest player you have faced in the Ladder Stage? Names listed are based on ladder positionVote away! + Show Spoiler [Poll] +Poll: Strongest opponent in Ladder?Cypher (3) 30% Forester (2) 20% Pariah (2) 20% Barmaid (1) 10% Hothouse (1) 10% Swordplay (1) 10% Infernal (0) 0% Sociopath (0) 0% Biomass (0) 0% Ocarina (0) 0% Mescal (0) 0% Acedia (0) 0% Uppercut (0) 0% Antiserum (0) 0% Dryad (0) 0% Singsong (0) 0% Lawgiver (0) 0% Vibrator (0) 0% Automata (0) 0% Pseudo (0) 0% Maharajah (0) 0% 10 total votes Your vote: Strongest opponent in Ladder? (Vote): Barmaid (Vote): Lawgiver (Vote): Forester (Vote): Hothouse (Vote): Pseudo (Vote): Pariah (Vote): Automata (Vote): Vibrator (Vote): Cypher (Vote): Swordplay (Vote): Uppercut (Vote): Singsong (Vote): Dryad (Vote): Antiserum (Vote): Infernal (Vote): Acedia (Vote): Mescal (Vote): Ocarina (Vote): Biomass (Vote): Sociopath (Vote): Maharajah
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OmG This sounds so awesome I don't see how anyone wouldn't want to participate!
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casters should be random, better yet at any point in any random cast you can randomly swap out a caster for another random caster.
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Croatia9359 Posts
I don't want to play in this league.
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On December 08 2012 00:05 dRaW wrote: casters should be random, better yet at any point in any random cast you can randomly swap out a caster for another random caster. haha this would be awesome (random caster part), i think swapping mid cast would be fairly impossible
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Regardless of whether or not I participate in this league I think the idea itself is amazing. I'm looking forward to seeing how it plays out ^^
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On December 08 2012 00:05 pebble444 wrote: OmG This sounds so awesome I don't see how anyone wouldn't want to participate! You dont want to participate, cause you forgot rule number 2: DO NOT POST IN THIS THREAD SAYING YOU WANT TO PLAY OR YOU WILL BE BANNED FROM COMPETING.
and me not want to play either.
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OmG This sounds so awesome I don't see how anyone wouldn't want to participate!
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On December 08 2012 00:46 dsaqwe. wrote: OmG This sounds so awesome I don't see how anyone wouldn't want to participate!
some people have work...
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On December 08 2012 01:00 dRaW wrote:Show nested quote +On December 08 2012 00:46 dsaqwe. wrote: OmG This sounds so awesome I don't see how anyone wouldn't want to participate! some people have work... YES? I THOUGHT EVERYBODY HERE ARE JOBLESS
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UPDATE TO RULES: 1. Dodging is NOT allowed. If you see someone dodging, please take a screen shot and send it to me.
Clarification: If you play one game with the opponent that day, declining further games is NOT dodging.
EDIT: There is a limit to how many PMs I can send per day on a new account, so I will be sending any additional replies through my main name, Jealous. Please continue to sending application and question PMs to this account, however.
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How will you be able to distinguish between dodging and simply having no time to play? If someone in this league writes "Hey guy wanna play?" so you have to reply "Hey dear Sir. I am sincerly sorry that I cannot apply to your wish to play. It is impossible for me to play now since I have other obligations. This obligations include [insert any reasoning]."? to not get banned?
It is just not possible to tell if someone is dodging or if he actually has no time.
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On December 08 2012 02:28 chrisolo wrote: How will you be able to distinguish between dodging and simply having no time to play? If someone in this league writes "Hey guy wanna play?" so you have to reply "Hey dear Sir. I am sincerly sorry that I cannot apply to your wish to play. It is impossible for me to play now since I have other obligations. This obligations include [insert any reasoning]."? to not get banned?
It is just not possible to tell if someone is dodging or if he actually has no time. Obviously I'm not going to kick people out for having jobs or going to sleep. It's also not like it'd be an instaban from the league either, probably warning then (random) point deduction THEN something more serious. In such cases the best way to check if it's sincere or not is if they log off/go inactive shortly after - evidence to the contrary (screenshots of /whois of them in a different game, or them chatting for an extended period of time after, something along those lines) that would have to be provided for a complaint to hold water.
However, I expect this rule to enforce self-policing; I don't expect many complaints to come in. I don't expect people to dodge in a fun league and I don't expect people to log on just to chat/not play. I put the rule in so that it's written that dodging is frowned upon by the organizer, so that if there were any players with a desire to do so, there would be a way of handling it.
Postponements are also encouraged ("hey wanna play?" "no sorry I just finished a game and gotta go, how about next time?" = NOT a dodge).
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I seriously do not understand!!! all kinds tours(D rank, C ranks, zvz pvp tvt, bwmn Which suddenly occurred to me) My question is why? more people to watch?(no) (I do not think) Slowly we get to the point that it is not here a good tour. T.T There are people who want to save bw,,, thus? I do not think
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On December 08 2012 05:28 sas.Sziky wrote: I seriously do not understand!!! all kinds tours(D rank, C ranks, zvz pvp tvt, bwmn Which suddenly occurred to me) My question is why? more people to watch?(no) (I do not think) Slowly we get to the point that it is not here a good tour. T.T There are people who want to save bw,,, thus? I do not think We need ISL4 :p
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On December 08 2012 05:28 sas.Sziky wrote: My question is why? Why not? ^-^;
UPDATE TO RULES: Added the following rule:
Players can agree to reveal their races at the start of the game or not, both are perfectly legal. If Player 1 wants to shout and Player 2 wants to scout, there is no necessity of Player 2 to reveal their race.
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On December 07 2012 23:40 [sc1f]eonzerg wrote:Random is not fair Except that it's RvR
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On December 08 2012 05:37 [sc1f]eonzerg wrote:Show nested quote +On December 08 2012 05:28 sas.Sziky wrote: I seriously do not understand!!! all kinds tours(D rank, C ranks, zvz pvp tvt, bwmn Which suddenly occurred to me) My question is why? more people to watch?(no) (I do not think) Slowly we get to the point that it is not here a good tour. T.T There are people who want to save bw,,, thus? I do not think We need ISL4 :p I heard that ISL 4 is going to be announced soon...
I hope it's true. I'm really looking forward to it!!!
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I agree with Sziky, it would be a lot more spectacular to have regular Team League(Hi Gambit Cup) and Star League(Hi ISL's), not 50tours of all kind.
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On December 08 2012 06:00 trutaCz wrote: I agree with Sziky, it would be a lot more spectacular to have regular Team League(Hi Gambit Cup) and Star League(Hi ISL's), not 50tours of all kind. Why can't there be serious tours and fun tours at the same time? Also, what would the D/C ranks people do? I think that more tours = more options = better ^-^
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On December 08 2012 05:28 sas.Sziky wrote: I seriously do not understand!!! all kinds tours(D rank, C ranks, zvz pvp tvt, bwmn Which suddenly occurred to me) My question is why? more people to watch?(no) (I do not think) Slowly we get to the point that it is not here a good tour. T.T There are people who want to save bw,,, thus? I do not think
I can see where you are coming from, but want to add a few comments.
The D/C type stuff make sense, most of those players aren't good enough for high level tours and obviously aren't invited to play GC/NW/etc. It's nice for those people to get a chance to play in a "competitive" environment once in a while.
I think most of the other tours mentioned are individually sponsored things. I.e. in case of zz/tt/pp tours I believe Ribbon had the money and personally wanted to see what would happen given his unique restrictions. BWMN is sponsored by BWMN themselves and I believe the same is true of BGH (internally sponsored by BGH community).
We still have NW, and presumably at some point GC, which at least in theory should be good team tours.
Eywa's Winter LAN had/has the potential be be a really great tour, but it's uncertain whether or not that is going to come together nicely or fizzle out as a dud. It has been awhile since ISL3, though some delay between truly top quality tours is expected as raising multiple thousands is not necessarily an easy task.
Basically, the TL;DR is that the small tournaments are individual sponsored, and we are basically waiting for the big organizers to get another "mega" tour going.
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The problem is a random tour have a winner without already play. there are some players that can manage all races at high level. so this actually is very unfair. but well.. more tours more fun ?
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lovely idea xD props i'm looking forward to some sexy random nicknames xD
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On December 08 2012 06:00 trutaCz wrote: I agree with Sziky, it would be a lot more spectacular to have regular Team League(Hi Gambit Cup) and Star League(Hi ISL's), not 50tours of all kind.
If you want A team league or a Star League then you should sponsor it. It's not your money being used to make PvP or the Random SL. Please quit complaining.
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I'm not complaining i just said my opinion. Calm down ~.~
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On December 08 2012 07:12 trutaCz wrote: I'm not complaining i just said my opinion. Calm down ~.~
stating your opinion about your dissatisfaction with the lack of big tours and team leagues...aka complaining. My point is still perfectly valid. These people put their money forward so you guys can play, if you want an ISL then fork up some cash. I did it for ISL2 and ISL3 and both ASLs and I'm a broke college student.
Edit: I am by no means taking full credit for any of the tours I helped sponsor above. Those were just used as an example and I just helped a marginal amount.
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I'm pretty random. Here is a picture of a giraffe.
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Damn you don't understand. Your point is that i'm dissatisfied with the lack of big tours etc. I'm not crying because of it because there are still lot of the tours... The fact, and what i wanted to mention is that regular Team League or Star League is better for BW community, for viewers. People mostly enjoy more watching best foreigners in action, crazy stuff in games, top teams facing each other and a lot of emotions. If you don't agree with it, just check popularity and numbers of people who watch all kind of events. Peace yo ~~
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On December 08 2012 07:27 trutaCz wrote: Damn you don't understand. Your point is that i'm dissatisfied with the lack of big tours etc. I'm not crying because of it because there are still lot of the tours... The fact, and what i wanted to mention is that regular Team League or Star League is better for BW community, for viewers. People mostly enjoy more watching best foreigners in action, crazy stuff in games, top teams facing each other and a lot of emotions. If you don't agree with it, just check popularity and numbers of people who watch all kind of events. Peace yo ~~
Wut?
On December 08 2012 06:00 trutaCz wrote: I agree with Sziky, it would be a lot more spectacular to have regular Team League(Hi Gambit Cup) and Star League(Hi ISL's), not 50tours of all kind.
also "I agree with Sziky"
On December 08 2012 05:28 sas.Sziky wrote: I seriously do not understand!!! all kinds tours(D rank, C ranks, zvz pvp tvt, bwmn Which suddenly occurred to me) My question is why? more people to watch?(no) (I do not think) Slowly we get to the point that it is not here a good tour. T.T There are people who want to save bw,,, thus? I do not think
I simply answered for you and you got defensive. Again, you want a tour you should sponsor, help sponsor, or find a sponsor.
Edit: I also never said you were crying, I was simply stating you were complaining...nothing wrong with complaining. I was just telling you how to remedy the issue of lack of GC and ISL type events.
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Again, i never said that i want something in this topic. No idea why you're repeating words.
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Croatia9359 Posts
You should have prize money go to random player as well.
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On December 08 2012 08:04 2Pacalypse- wrote: You should have prize money go to random player as well. Don't try to predict the randomness, it is too random for you ^^;
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Have you considered that iCCup could spoil the players based on IP? Have you spoken with them about cooperation?
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On December 08 2012 09:01 Game wrote: Have you considered that iCCup could spoil the players based on IP? Have you spoken with them about cooperation? Thank you for the suggestion and information, much appreciated!
NOTICE FOR EVERYONE: The above is being worked out ASAP.
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Our scene is in terrible shambles. What we needed was better consistency in the top tier tours, some way to ACTUALLY improve the lower levels who want to improve (casual gaming @ C will result in you staying @ that level...), and we needed to rebuild strong connections that we had, i.e going back to iccup, etc. The russian community seems to have the most established organization as things run incredibly quickly and smoothly, so I am wondering why they can't help organize some more foreign friendly events? :3 even if there is like some non paid alternate leagues such as icc-cl or an individual league I'm sure we would have some good competition for the people who actually want to play.
edit: this is about complaints, I understand sziky's viewpoint but we don't have the community strength to really fix anything unless we get some huge momentum swing and I agree a bit that these all tours are not so great but at least they are entertaining and for fun.
On December 08 2012 07:47 Jumperer wrote: stop complaining. TOURNAMENT > HAVING NO TOURNAMENT.
I shall randomly participate in this random tournament in order to randomly save broodwar's random community from its random-self. You mean you shall randomly retire from BW and not be anywhere this random tournament, no relation...
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There might be a rule you havent thinked about, and in this case it is a preety important one.
******** people shoud get a loss even if they during the draw period, immidiately after game starts Explanation: you see the race you gettet, you dont like it, you say: "oh some shit" and quit claming for re
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On December 08 2012 07:47 Jumperer wrote: stop complaining. TOURNAMENT > HAVING NO TOURNAMENT.
I shall randomly participate in this random tournament in order to randomly save broodwar's random community from its random-self. kekeke
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On December 08 2012 17:19 ajmbek wrote: There might be a rule you havent thinked about, and in this case it is a preety important one.
******** people shoud get a loss even if they during the draw period, immidiately after game starts Explanation: you see the race you gettet, you dont like it, you say: "oh some shit" and quit claming for re
Grammar... must... resist...
Gettet. Made me chuckle.
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On December 08 2012 17:19 ajmbek wrote: There might be a rule you havent thinked about, and in this case it is a preety important one.
******** people shoud get a loss even if they during the draw period, immidiately after game starts Explanation: you see the race you gettet, you dont like it, you say: "oh some shit" and quit claming for re This would be a good idea but if this happens then their actual games would show an obvious skew towards one race or group of MU, therefore disqualifying them under the current rules. Thank you for the suggestion though, I do appreciate it and if there is anything that anyone feels is missing, feel free to let me know.
DAY -6 EVENT:
The first day of registration is over and we currently have 17 confirmed players and 2 applicants that require further information in order to be eligible (you know who you are!). Just 6 more days to go! I'm very excited and look forward to more applicants as well as more suggestions for this league. Because this league isn't super-duper serious and is RANDOM, I think it's okay to be flexible in matters that could benefit the league.
That being said, this is one thing I wanted to spring on you all by surprise (somewhat; it's mentioned in the OP), but I think it might be better if I get your input first. At least once a week during the ladder stage there will be a random event. The random event will work like this: I will have a few options number 1 through X, and then I will randomly generate a number and that event will occur. Instead of forcing them upon you and suffering the chance that they might be universally hated (although that might put a dark twist on this league haha xD), I will let you vote and make suggestions!
** = Please consider the fact that having too many super-strong events could alter the league too much, and that having weaker events dilutes the chances of the stronger ones occurring, making them more special!!
1. Random alias revealed + Show Spoiler [Poll] +Poll: Keep Event 1?Yes (10) 67% No (4) 27% Indifferent (1) 7% 15 total votes Your vote: Keep Event 1? (Vote): Yes (Vote): No (Vote): Indifferent
2. Random (small) number of points awarded to random player + Show Spoiler [Poll] +Poll: Keep Event 2?Yes (9) 75% No (2) 17% Indifferent (1) 8% 12 total votes Your vote: Keep Event 2? (Vote): Yes (Vote): No (Vote): Indifferent
3. Random (small) number of points taken away from random player + Show Spoiler [Poll] +Poll: Keep Event 3?No (9) 64% Yes (4) 29% Indifferent (1) 7% 14 total votes Your vote: Keep Event 3? (Vote): Yes (Vote): No (Vote): Indifferent
4. Random potential caster for tournament main revealed** + Show Spoiler [Poll] +Poll: Keep Event 4?Indifferent (5) 50% Yes (4) 40% No (1) 10% 10 total votes Your vote: Keep Event 4? (Vote): Yes (Vote): No (Vote): Indifferent
5. In-depth etymology and definition of a random player smurf name.** + Show Spoiler [Poll] +Poll: Keep Event 5?Yes (13) 100% No (0) 0% Indifferent (0) 0% 13 total votes Your vote: Keep Event 5? (Vote): Yes (Vote): No (Vote): Indifferent
6. Points tournament at a random time that day + Show Spoiler [Poll] +Poll: Keep Event 6?Yes (10) 83% No (2) 17% Indifferent (0) 0% 12 total votes Your vote: Keep Event 6? (Vote): Yes (Vote): No (Vote): Indifferent
7. Random picture/MS Paint drawing.** + Show Spoiler [Poll] +Poll: Keep Event 7?Yes (12) 92% Indifferent (1) 8% No (0) 0% 13 total votes Your vote: Keep Event 7? (Vote): Yes (Vote): No (Vote): Indifferent
8. Random rule gets voted upon that day, up for alteration/removal. + Show Spoiler [Poll] +Poll: Keep Event 8?Yes (7) 70% No (3) 30% Indifferent (0) 0% 10 total votes Your vote: Keep Event 8? (Vote): Yes (Vote): No (Vote): Indifferent
These are the ones I have come up with so far. FURTHER SUGGESTIONS ARE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED, AND THE ONES I LIKE MOST WILL BE VOTED ON!
Vote and suggest away!
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Sign me up I am ready randomly to win , I am the most random playing, random player of all. My play is so random that I will most likely randomly win this random only tournament.
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On December 08 2012 00:46 dsaqwe. wrote: OmG This sounds so awesome I don't see how anyone wouldn't want to participate!
Some Sneaky Member
I like this. The games will be so Random.
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Should make for some entertaining games.
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On December 09 2012 08:10 EndingLife wrote: Should make for some entertaining random games.
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You should maybe make an optional "RSL Ladder time", where the randomly Randoms join iCCup in a pre-set channel. If there are only 19 players in a ladder, it will be probably pretty difficult to only play RSL players on a regular ladder basis.
What do you think?
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On December 09 2012 02:26 GGzerG wrote: Sign me up I am ready randomly to win , I am the most random playing, random player of all. My play is so random that I will most likely randomly win this random only tournament.
Uh oh, think you just DQed yourself.
DO NOT POST IN THIS THREAD SAYING YOU WANT TO PLAY OR YOU WILL BE BANNED FROM COMPETING.
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nah bro, I said that before that was posted.
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If only I had the faintest idea what to do with protoss.
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On December 10 2012 19:09 Poetic[AoV] wrote: If only I had the faintest idea what to do with protoss.
make carriers
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On December 10 2012 19:09 Poetic[AoV] wrote: If only I had the faintest idea what to do with protoss. Royal Stove when applicable. Alternatively, proxy Scouts whenever you can.
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These random events look like Mario Party minigames.
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I like the idea. I don't know why ppl complain in this thread that there's no bigger tournament. This one won't hurt, right?
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The day is finally here! RANDOM STARLEAGUE'S LADDER STAGE IS NOW OPEN!Good luck and have fun to all of you!REMINDER: SIGN-UP IS STILL OPEN. PLEASE SIGN UP IF YOU'RE INTERESTED! First and foremost: UPDATE- Added "Events" header in the OP for quick navigation of previous events and easy access to the newest one.
- Removed "Random Event" option 3 (Remove random amount of points from random player) by popular consensus.
- Added "Random Event" option 3, 9, 10, 11. They are as follows:
i. Random poll ii. Re-roll the random event (basically run the random number generator again) iii. Random mandated BoR# (Random #) between two random players, with reps made public and potentially a cast. iv. Explanation of a random process I undergo to create something requiring the random number/word generator.
- I'm sure some of you may be wondering what will happen to the tournament if we don't get enough players. I have come up with the following potential outcomes:
a. If there are at least 32 players by the end of the Ladder Stage, the Ro32 will still be held. b. If there are any less, a Ro16 will ensue instead. c. If the number of players detrimentally affects players' ability to get games to the point of nonsequitur, the Ladder Stage will be terminated prematurely and the tournament proper will begin with either the top 16 or top 32 players.
- Reminder: please continue to make suggestions for Random Events, and for anything else! Thank you.
DAY 0 EVENT
As today is the first day of the Ladder Stage, I have randomly decided to make the day upon which this first random event occurs to be non-random, in other words, today. [PS: You have no idea how hard it is to structure sentences with so much randomness x_x]
Today's randomly generated event is 3, the Poll Event (would have been random removal of points, good thing we snipped that in the bud!). For this first event, I would like you to all choose what your favorite randomly generated alias is! I find etymology and words to be very interesting, and I am also interested in what words appeal to people. It can be the most badass, the silliest, or the most random one; whichever is your favorite! There will be two polls, and then the top 2-3 names of each poll will be put in one poll later, with the winning name receiving a full etymology and definition.
Vote away!
+ Show Spoiler [Poll 1] +Poll: Favorite RSL alias?Acedia (3) 19% Firebrand (3) 19% Automata (2) 13% Barmaid (2) 13% Rubdown (1) 6% Necropsy (1) 6% Mutilator (1) 6% Coliseum (1) 6% Forester (1) 6% Turncoat (1) 6% Seacoast (0) 0% 16 total votes Your vote: Favorite RSL alias? (Vote): Firebrand (Vote): Rubdown (Vote): Necropsy (Vote): Mutilator (Vote): Seacoast (Vote): Coliseum (Vote): Acedia (Vote): Automata (Vote): Forester (Vote): Turncoat (Vote): Barmaid
+ Show Spoiler [Poll 2] +Poll: Favorite RSL alias?Mustachio (6) 32% Ocarina (3) 16% Vibrator (3) 16% Thuggery (3) 16% Altruist (2) 11% Smoothie (1) 5% Beefcake (1) 5% Pariah (0) 0% Distemper (0) 0% Pseudo (0) 0% Neolith (0) 0% Nun (0) 0% Lawgiver (0) 0% 19 total votes Your vote: Favorite RSL alias? (Vote): Smoothie (Vote): Pariah (Vote): Distemper (Vote): Pseudo (Vote): Neolith (Vote): Beefcake (Vote): Vibrator (Vote): Nun (Vote): Ocarina (Vote): Lawgiver (Vote): Mustachio (Vote): Altruist (Vote): Thuggery
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Mustachio. $10 that's baku
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PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
There have been at least 3 players online today in the first hour just at different times! Unfortunately due to our relatively small playerbase (for now), games will be harder to find, but be patient, the games will come ^^;
One idea: if you host a game, even when no one's online, then people can join when they log on (make the games RSL1/1 for example), and then it's a matter of you both looking at the screen at the same time.
EDIT: Games are being played ^^
GLHF all!
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Randon Event suggestions:
A. Two randomly selected players are forced to play in an FFA match against each other along with a random number of computer opponents. The map is randomly chosen by the administrator. A random number of points is awarded for the win.
B. Up to eight randomly selected players are forced to play in an FFA match against each other. The map is randomly chosen by the administrator (could be a non-iccup map). A random number of points is awarded for the win.
C. Four randomly selected players are forced to play in a 2v2 Team Melee match. The map is randomly chosen by the administrator. A random number of points is awarded for the winning team.
edit... D. Up to eight randomly selected players are forced to play in a "race wars" melee match against each other. The map is randomly chosen by the administrator (could be a non-iccup map). A random number of points is awarded for the winning team.
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On December 15 2012 02:25 jetburger wrote: Randon Event suggestions:
A. Two randomly selected players are forced to play in an FFA match against each other along with a random number of computer opponents. The map is randomly chosen by the administrator. A random number of points is awarded for the win.
B. Up to eight randomly selected players are forced to play in an FFA match against each other. The map is randomly chosen by the administrator (could be a non-iccup map). A random number of points is awarded for the win.
C. Four randomly selected players are forced to play in a 2v2 Team Melee match. The map is randomly chosen by the administrator. A random number of points is awarded for the winning team.
edit... D. Up to eight randomly selected players are forced to play in a "race wars" melee match against each other. The map is randomly chosen by the administrator (could be a non-iccup map). A random number of points is awarded for the winning team. Nice suggestions ^^ However I think it will be hard to coordinate things with more than 2 people, and I want to stick to 1v1 format for this tournament and not let things get TOO crazy haha xD I could definitely try to set up a show match of some sort with all this randomness.
Keep the suggestions coming!
EDIT: I'll be online from time to time as [RSL]Admin. Feel free to ask me questions, make suggestions, issue complaints!
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Another suggestion:
E. (Assuming some matches at some time will be live obs'd or live casted) During some match that is being observed/casted by the admin/casters, the observer makes the following announcement to the players at the beginning of the game: "IT IS A GOOD DAY TO DIE!!!"
Then, at a random time of the observer's choosing, the observer announces, "ROLL THE DICE!!!" The first player who can make a decent-looking die on the minimap by moving their units and/or building buildings in position (similar to pylon hearts) gets bonus points. The amount of bonus points must be worth it to warrant possibly throwing the game as their opponent can still attack them during this time. The die would probably have to be in the middle of the map somewhere (pre-constructed dice in starting mains are not valid). Extra points if the die is made up of only buildings instead of units (difficult for zerg, may not be possible on some maps). Extra points for a higher number shown on the die (i.e. 'six' is better than 'one'). The player making an attempt for this bonus must type in "TIME TO DIE" when they wish for their creation to judged. The judging observer may wish to screenshot the game at that time so that the player can get back to fighting or expanding immediately.
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On December 15 2012 03:23 jetburger wrote: Another suggestion:
E. (Assuming some matches at some time will be live obs'd or live casted) During some match that is being observed/casted by the admin/casters, the observer makes the following announcement to the players at the beginning of the game: "IT IS A GOOD DAY TO DIE!!!"
Then, at a random time of the observer's choosing, the observer announces, "ROLL THE DICE!!!" The first player who can make a decent-looking die on the minimap by moving their units and/or building buildings in position (similar to pylon hearts) gets bonus points. The amount of bonus points must be worth it to warrant possibly throwing the game as their opponent can still attack them during this time. The die would probably have to be in the middle of the map somewhere (pre-constructed dice in starting mains are not valid). Extra points if the die is made up of only buildings instead of units (difficult for zerg, may not be possible on some maps). Extra points for a higher number shown on the die (i.e. 'six' is better than 'one'). The player making an attempt for this bonus must type in "TIME TO DIE" when they wish for their creation to judged. The judging observer may wish to screenshot the game at that time so that the player can get back to fighting or expanding immediately. Hahahahaha snap that's ridiculous okay if I can organize a live event then I will certainly do it!
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u guys continue, i just walk by here
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!!! VERY IMPORTANT !!!
I had to re-do some passwords for certain accounts. They will allow you to log in to ICCup but not onto TheAbyss.
IF YOU HAVE THIS ISSUE, PLEASE PM ME ASAP AND I WILL FIX IT ASAP.
IMPORTANT EDIT: I can only fix the ones that can't log in at all by giving you a new account. There seems to be a global ICCup issue where changing the password on the server does not work - which is why people who have passwords like "sdfkjnksd" can't log in because I had to reset those passwords and the change has not been implemented on the server.
TL;DR: If you can log in but can't change password, please be patient and try tomorrow, there is nothing I can do.
If you can't log in to the server at all, please PM me and I will give you a new account.
Thank you! And sorry for the inconvenience.
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On December 15 2012 05:14 dsaqwe. wrote: I think you guys should change rule and let us play anyone on ladder I'm sorry, this rule will not be changed. The whole point of this is for both players to be playing random. There have already been a good amount of games played (just before you logged in too), patience is a virtue ^^
If everyone just signs on and leaves when they don't see anything, of course no games will be played. But if you sign on and wait for 20-30 minutes in window mode, you can easily catch someone else doing the same thing.
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This league is fucking random as fuck.
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Are you still accepting players?
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Omg this sounds awesome, I don't see how anyone wouldn't want to participate!
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On December 15 2012 19:51 thezanursic wrote: Are you still accepting players?
Yes, it's in the OP. xD
SIGN UPS ARE STILL OPEN; LADDER STAGE HAS BEGUN!
Btw, some players are complaining on the iccup chat that it's hard to find games.
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On December 16 2012 00:06 quirinus wrote: Btw, some players are complaining on the iccup chat that it's hard to find games. Sorry for the difficulty you are experiencing. When people are free during winter break from school (and possibly work), I think there will be more games. More people are also signing up. Patience ^^
Suggestions: Try to log on at a different time if you can, wait a little longer when you're online for someone else to come, run the game in wmode until they arrive, host the game ahead of time... These are all things you guys can try to do in order to increase the chances of games in the meantime.
I want to note that even though more people are signing up, only about half of the current member list have even logged on yet (ir's only been 25 hours!). I think that as people have more time to dedicate, we will see more players come online, and therefore more games.
I want to make it also clear that there is 0 chance of an "open" ladder. That would eliminate the point of this league (RvR, all random). If the situation only worsens over the next week or two, let me know; I will try a few things, and if they don't work, I will announce a premature end to the Ladder Stage and only. say. the Top 8 will advance to an earlier Tournament Stage.
Most importantly, try to stay optimistic and patient ^^ Players WILL log on, and those that usually just log on and off (I've seen a few unfortunately) will be inclined to stay. Some people played close to 10 games yesterday, I don't think that's so bad.
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just like the YSL , this should be an open ladder. But it's ok gl hf everyone playing
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I can't play on iCCup or I'd play.
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i have a suggestion, to give negative point to one that quit the game before the 1:50, or during the draw time ---> why because you go random, you see the race you got, and you say somethink like: "oh i must go" or "i am sorry was afk can re"
avoiding thinks like this is difficult but we can try
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On December 16 2012 08:59 ajmbek wrote: i have a suggestion, to give negative point to one that quit the game before the 1:50, or during the draw time ---> why because you go random, you see the race you got, and you say somethink like: "oh i must go" or "i am sorry was afk can re"
avoiding thinks like this is difficult but we can try I mentioned this before, but just as a reminder to everyone:
I will be reviewing rep packs and looking at the stats on ICCup and BWChart. If someone has too many or too few games with a certain race it will stand out and I will then contact the players against whom the suspected rulebreaker played in order to determine whether he/she violated the rules.
If anyone sees anything suspicious or against the rules, it is your RESPONSIBILITY to contact me so that I may investigate and make an executive decision.
I will try to be as objective and thorough as possible and will publicize all of my decisions for public scrutiny and objection.
BUT like I said before, I think these potential issues will not arise. So far I have seen and heard of nothing but good manner fair play, and fun games!
GLHF everyone!
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*** UPDATE ***
Hours since ladder began: 34 Number of players: 33 (Hooray!) Number of players who have played games: 15 Number of games played: 39 Clan ladder position (lol): 10
Hello hello everyone! Having fun yet? ^^
It seems like the pace has picked up over the weekend and we are seeing some more games and players signing up. Keep it up people! I want to take this moment to give a shoutout to the players doing well so far - keep up the good work. I also want to give a BIG shoutout to all the players who are hitting D- and have negative records - DON'T GIVE UP! In a ladder as volatile as this, anything can happen. At this moment, you would all be qualified for the Ro32 *OR* the Ro16 (players with 0 games are not in the running). I will also reveal a small secret - there have been a good amount of D/C rank sign-ups as well as games played in the past 12 hours. Also, a D+ player beat a B- player. As the amount of players rises, so does the level of representation of each skill level. I also think that this is a league where it can't be that upsetting to lose - remember to play for FUN!
I want to give a huge shoutout to everyone who has signed up and an even bigger one to everyone who has been playing games - thank you all! I was very excited about this league idea and I'm glad you have taken it in stride.
In other news the top names from the previous polls have been put together into one new one. I will provide an etymology and definition for a random number of them, starting from the top down (by vote) I have also made a new poll with all the new aliases, and I will do maybe the top one or two from that poll as well.
Vote away!
+ Show Spoiler [Final poll] +Poll: Favorite RSL alias FINALSMustachio (3) 30% Vibrator (3) 30% Acedia (2) 20% Firebrand (1) 10% Automata (1) 10% Thuggery (0) 0% 10 total votes Your vote: Favorite RSL alias FINALS (Vote): Acedia (Vote): Firebrand (Vote): Automata (Vote): Mustachio (Vote): Thuggery (Vote): Vibrator
+ Show Spoiler [New poll] +Poll: Favorite *NEW* RSL alias?Biomass (2) 22% Viscount (2) 22% Temptress (2) 22% Sharkskin (1) 11% Infernal (1) 11% Singsong (1) 11% Harmonics (0) 0% Bigmouth (0) 0% Sociopath (0) 0% Ivy (0) 0% Flex (0) 0% Darkroom (0) 0% 9 total votes Your vote: Favorite *NEW* RSL alias? (Vote): Biomass (Vote): Viscount (Vote): Sharkskin (Vote): Harmonics (Vote): Bigmouth (Vote): Infernal (Vote): Sociopath (Vote): Temptress (Vote): Ivy (Vote): Flex (Vote): Darkroom (Vote): Singsong
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Mini-UPDATE:
Hour 37: First D+! Congratulations [RSL]Barmaid (10-2) !
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DAY 3 EVENT
Today is one of the random event days, and today's random event is "1. Reveal random player alias." [sic]
So without further ado...
Random player number 10: [RSL]Admin Actual player alias: RandomStarLeague//sGs.BaBo
I know this is a bit anticlimactic but that's how the random number generator decided for things to turn out haha xD Sorry! This IS the Random SL after all ^-^;
(EDIT: I actually print screened the results and stuff because I couldn't believe it haha)
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RANDOM MINIEVENT!!
At a random time (in terms of hours since the league began, + or - a few in case I am asleep or busy >_>) there will be random minievents. The nature of them is like the name - mini; small relevant things.
The condition of release is also random - never release, release, poll, and other options.
This hour's mini-event is a poll on whether or not the average max rank of the current player pool should be revealed.
+ Show Spoiler [Poll] +Poll: Release average max rank?RANDOM! (5) 71% Yes (2) 29% No (0) 0% Indifferent (0) 0% 7 total votes Your vote: Release average max rank? (Vote): Yes (Vote): No (Vote): Indifferent (Vote): RANDOM!
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On December 18 2012 10:28 RandomStarLeague wrote:RANDOM MINIEVENT!! At a random time (in terms of hours since the league began, + or - a few in case I am asleep or busy >_>) there will be random minievents. The nature of them is like the name - mini; small relevant things. The condition of release is also random - never release, release, poll, and other options. This hour's mini-event is a poll on whether or not the average max rank of the current player pool should be revealed. + Show Spoiler [Poll] +Poll: Release average max rank?RANDOM! (5) 71% Yes (2) 29% No (0) 0% Indifferent (0) 0% 7 total votes Your vote: Release average max rank? (Vote): Yes (Vote): No (Vote): Indifferent (Vote): RANDOM!
The random result was: 1. Reveal.
The average max rank is currently: B-
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the average max rank is regarding players' best rank of main race or what
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On December 19 2012 11:44 yellowsmile wrote: the average max rank is regarding players' best rank of main race or what Yes, no other data was collected, and a few players' best ranks are unknown.
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It is with great regret that I wish to inform the players that indubitable evidence of rulebreaking has surfaced.
Two players have received warnings for revealing their main handles to someone else. Any further violations of this rule by both these players and others will be handled more seriously.
Please try to resist the urge to reveal your AKAs! The whole point of this league is the secrecy, and your honesty in this regard is highly appreciated. Thank you, GLHF!~
EDIT: I also want to point out that on the team page, if it says "OFFLINE" it doesn't mean that people are actually offline! For some reason, ICCup has not been updating the status of players so far this season.
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It is easy to discover someone you know: by main, race by stile of plaing, by actual skill... But there shoud still not be a confirmation about that. It is kinda cool the fact you never know the strenght of your opponent :p
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Is it possible to set a time for a meet-up? I have a randomly random friend maybe playing in this league, but everytime he joins ICCup randomly there is noone online.
Maybe you could set up a NA and a EU time, if there is a balance between those two regions.
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On December 19 2012 18:27 chrisolo wrote: Is it possible to set a time for a meet-up? I have a randomly random friend maybe playing in this league, but everytime he joins ICCup randomly there is noone online.
Maybe you could set up a NA and a EU time, if there is a balance between those two regions. There is something relevant coming soon, actually two things, which will both be revealed soon.
For now, all I can say is that there are 2 issues:
1. Timezones (as you've noted) 2. Patience (people leaving soon after logging on)
What I'll be doing soon should help with both ^-^; Please stay tuned! It's late where I am right now so it'll be at least 1 sleep cycle later probably.
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On December 19 2012 18:39 krndandaman wrote:Show nested quote +On December 19 2012 18:27 chrisolo wrote: Is it possible to set a time for a meet-up? I have a randomly random friend maybe playing in this league, but everytime he joins ICCup randomly there is noone online.
Maybe you could set up a NA and a EU time, if there is a balance between those two regions. hahaha nice. just throwing an idea out there but perhaps make like -random- tournies at -random- times announced -randomly- for a -random- amount of points to encourage more games random announcement/time may not be such a good idea though :p This is already part of the tournament ^^ It just hasn't been randomly drawn yet.
EDIT: I want to make it clear that random tournaments operate independently of random events and random minievents, although random tournaments are a potential result of the former.
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VibratorDefinitionEtymology: First used in 1862, it naturally meant "that which vibrates," and conveniently originates from the Latin verb "vibratile". In 1888 this word was ascribed to multiple devices (one of which being an oscillator for a sewing machines). The word first took on a sexual connotation in 1953 when it was associated with battery-operated devices for sexual stimulation. This time period marked a time of post-WWII optimism, which in turn led to the liberal "hippie" movement of the 60's. This invention was very controversial at the time but its presence was also a sign of the changing times. MustachioDefinition: a mustache. Etymology: Most sources point to the mid-16th century as the time of origin for this variant of the word, originating in Spain. Before Spain, the previous carriers of the word being Italian (mostaccio), although all of these words are derivative of the Doric Greek (time period) word "mystax". The root of this word is "mystak-" which means upper lip or, as you may have guessed, mustache. TemptressDefinition: a woman who tempts, entices, or allures. Etymology: The word is commonly cited to have been first used in the late 16th century in England. Its immediate predecessor is "tempter" which when capitalized was a common alias for Satan. This word came into use somewere in the 14th century, which gained favor over the Middle English "temptour". As with many words, it was originally a Latin word, "temptator" (although its roots originate from the time when Latin was already in its decline). ViscountDefinition: a nobleman, immediately under an earl or count and immediately above a baron. Commonly took the roll of sheriff. Etymology: First used in the latter half of the 15th century, as the feudal system began to expand in response to the increasing population of post-plague Europe. With the rising need for lesser servants of the various kingdoms to do their lord's bidding onto a growing populace, the title of "Viscount" was created as an additional non-royal class. Its roots lie in French's "visconte" (or more recently, "vicomte"), which again is preceded by Latin's prefix "vis" (vice) + "counte" (count).
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*** UPDATE ***1. Added random event: " 12. Random player revealed to be playing in the tournament; no alias revealed." 2. I put in some hard labor and recorded when each game was played so far (we now have over 100 games played!). The results are as follows: *Note: Hour 1 is 0:00 - 1:00 KST, 2 is 1:00 - 2:00, etc.Please remember that 0:00 KST (GMT +9:00) is 15:00 GMT (+00:00) your time! Hopefully this will help people catch others online to find games ^^; Remember that you can PM people on ICCup's website to try to arrange games as well. GLHF!
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Wait, soo the players can only play each other?
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On December 20 2012 04:04 thezanursic wrote: Wait, soo the players can only play each other? Yes that is correct. Internal ladder system - in order to keep things REALLY random! Don't know opponent rank, don't know your race, don't know enemy race (unless shout) ^^;
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On December 20 2012 04:05 RandomStarLeague wrote:Show nested quote +On December 20 2012 04:04 thezanursic wrote: Wait, soo the players can only play each other? Yes that is correct. Internal ladder system - in order to keep things REALLY random! Don't know opponent rank, don't know your race, don't know enemy race (unless shout) ^^; Okay that explains a lot. Sorry for not paying attention to the rules o.o
I was wondering why B- ranked players had average records and only 1 person had a really good record.
Now I know 17-2 is just insane. I really wonder who that is, Sziky maybe? :D
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On December 20 2012 04:59 thezanursic wrote:Show nested quote +On December 20 2012 04:05 RandomStarLeague wrote:On December 20 2012 04:04 thezanursic wrote: Wait, soo the players can only play each other? Yes that is correct. Internal ladder system - in order to keep things REALLY random! Don't know opponent rank, don't know your race, don't know enemy race (unless shout) ^^; Okay that explains a lot. Sorry for not paying attention to the rules o.o I was wondering why B- ranked players had average records and only 1 person had a really good record. Now I know 17-2 is just insane. I really wonder who that is, Sziky maybe? :D Keep in mind that B- is just the average, the range of skill levels is a full D to A right now ^^
Oops >_>...
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Miniupdate: Congratulations to [RSL]Cypher, who got to D+, after registering only 19 hours ago, playing a total of 11 games! Wow! He is our second D+ after [RSL]Barmaid.
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It seems like people are thirsty
Miniupdate 2!: I also want to congratulate [RSL]Automata for getting the third D+ with a record as impressive!
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EDIT: Added random event 13 "Random player interviewed."
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lol where is the interview
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On December 20 2012 08:07 yellowsmile wrote: lol where is the interview Interview will only happen if it is randomly generated for a random event on a random day!
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Miniupdate:
Hours since ladder began: 107 Number of players: 44 Number of players who have played games: 30 Number of games played: 126
Thank you goes out to everyone who has signed up and everyone who has played! You guys really made a dream of mine come true and I can't wait until I get my hands on those rep packs!!
EDIT: I want to make it clear that if no more than ~35-40 players play, it will be Ro16 instead of Ro32 as the first step of the tournament. Gotta give additional motivation for people to play, look for games, and play more in order to make the top ~50%!
As a sidenote, I want to say that I am very happy that sign-ups continue to come in and that people are expressing interest in this league. Keep it up! Tell your friends ^^; But don't tell them your alias!
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On December 20 2012 10:59 RandomStarLeague wrote: Hours since ladder began: 107 Number of players: 44 Number of players who have played games: 30 Number of games played: 126
I hate to say this, but 30 players playing about 120 games comes out to an average of 4 games in about 4 days. :\
Come on guys, get in that RSL channel and play!
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Another stupid question, but are the players allowed to reset their stats?
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On December 20 2012 15:20 thezanursic wrote: Another stupid question, but are the players allowed to reset their stats?
if they do it randomly .. -.-
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On December 20 2012 15:20 thezanursic wrote: Another stupid question, but are the players allowed to reset their stats? Written in the rules: no. Resetting stats is relatively pointless as dodging has been officially disallowed as well. The only gain from resetting is free points if you've lost a lot of games - that's not fair, in my eyes. It creates artificial point inflation as well.
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DAY 6 EVENT
Today is one of the random event days, and today's random event is "2. Random (small) number of points awarded to random player."
So without further ado...
Random player number 24: [RSL]Nun Random points awarded: 2 freewins vs. [RSL]Points (D), non-MotW
Congratulations to [RSL]Nun! Free points whee~
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are we allowed to guess who is who here?
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On December 21 2012 01:11 yellowsmile wrote: are we allowed to guess who is who here? I would prefer if you keep your guesses to yourselves, thank you!
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Miniupdate: Congratulations to [RSL]Barmaid, who has achieved the first C- of the tournament!
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EDIT: Everyone please be careful what game name and password you use! Some people have been noticing familiar combinations of the two xD
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Miniupdate:
Hours since ladder began: 151 Number of players: 52 Number of players who have played games: 37 Number of games played: 190
Keep up the good work everyone! We're still getting a constant flow of applications from all skill levels.
Note to everyone: I will be leaving for vacation tomorrow, and am going to a party tonight after packing and cleaning - in other words, I won't be available for about 24 hours. After that point I will remain active during the vacation but with perhaps slightly slower response time. Don't worry - all events will still go as planned, all applications will be accepted (if properly submitted!), and the games will go on ^^;
GLHF!!
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Miniupdate:
Hello everyone, just wanted to let you all know that I'm safely (well, mostly) on vacation and have set up my internet. I will now be unavailable for around 8 hours at a time at MOST, but usually less. Keep the applications and games coming!
GLHF!
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DAY 10 EVENT
The time has come, everyone! Today is the day of the first official [RSL] tournament! Because it is on short notice that this tournament is being posted, I have accounted for only 8 player slots, so sign up soon! There will be no minimum player number - if only 2 players sign up, that's fine ^^ I don't think I should have to say this, but all players must play random for the duration of this tournament.
EDIT: Some people did not check in in time and ICCup did not let me generate a new tour, so we are doing it manually. Tournament begins at 06:00 KST. That is 21:00 GMT (+00:00) locally for you.
Rules posted in tournament thread: THIS TOUR IS FOR [RSL] PLAYERS ONLY!!!
Format: Ro8 Bo1, Ro4 Bo3, Finals Bo3** woops typo. All games must be played in "One on One" mode. All maps are determined by the players. If an agreement cannot be reached, then the maps that will be played have to be MOTW in the order that they are posted on the server when you type in "/motw".
Additional prizes: 1st place = 1 win vs. [RSL]Points, non-MotW 2nd place = 1 win 1 loss vs. [RSL]Points, non-MotW (unless this results in a net loss of points, in which case it will be just 1 win).
EDIT: Channel for the tour will be "op RSL"
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Tournament check-in is open and the games begin in ~10 minutes, please check in and log on now!
EDIT: Some people did not check in in time and ICCup did not let me generate a new tour, so we are doing it manually. RESULTS AND REPS WILL BE POSTED IN THREAD WHEN REPS ARE RECEIVED!
EDIT2: Additional points from [RSL]Points will be given at some point in the future to the winners, this admin has some social gatherings to attend with his family -_-;
EDIT3: Reminder to all the competitors to please have the winners of each round send their replays!!
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Hmmm I really like the idea of a random event for points, but couldn't you get the iccup admins to grant the winner X amount of points?
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On December 25 2012 09:45 thezanursic wrote: Hmmm I really like the idea of a random event for points, but couldn't you get the iccup admins to grant the winner X amount of points? Why bother them with something I can do xP Plus, it's a randomly generated amount (# of wins) that is ergonomic to the flow of the tournament (as in, the more points that are given away and the higher the players' scores are, the impact on those higher players is less than it is on those that are lower, which is interesting imo). Most importantly, it's not difficult >w<
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On December 25 2012 05:57 RandomStarLeague wrote: RESULTS AND REPS WILL BE POSTED IN THREAD WHEN REPS ARE RECEIVED!
Here are the results and replays from yesterday's tournament!
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DAY 11 EVENT
Today's random event is "3. Random poll." The question I want to pose to our players today is: What is the most difficult non-main MU you have had to play so far in RSL?
Vote away!
Poll: Most difficult non-main MU in RSL?TvP (3) 33% ZvT (3) 33% PvT (1) 11% TvT (1) 11% TvZ (1) 11% PvZ (0) 0% PvP (0) 0% ZvP (0) 0% ZvZ (0) 0% 9 total votes Your vote: Most difficult non-main MU in RSL? (Vote): PvT (Vote): PvZ (Vote): PvP (Vote): TvT (Vote): TvZ (Vote): TvP (Vote): ZvP (Vote): ZvT (Vote): ZvZ
***HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!***
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DAY 12 EVENT
Today's random event is "12. Random player revealed no alias." What this means is that I will be revealing that a certain player is participating in the tournament, but not what their AKA is.
The implications of this event are as follows:
- The player's participation is revealed (obviously xD)
- That player can post freely in the thread without worrying about revealing his participation (but he should still be aware of the other rules, such as not revealing his AKA)
- Any other player whose participation is revealed can guess about his AKA (so no one yet), and he can guess about AKAs of ANY other players publicly.
So without further ado... The player to be revealed today is number 26:
Our first true revelation of the tournament ^^ I hope you guys are as excited for the rest as I am. Congratulations to Quirinus, he has earned a little bit of freedom in exchange for only a small information revelation.
GLHF!
EDIT: Minor update: The top 10 players of RSL are now D+ or above! The competition is getting tight, go and play those games!
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*** IMPORTANT REMINDER ***
We still only have 38 active players so if the ladder stage were to end now, we'd be going straight to the Ro16.
I hope this motivates some new people to play more and some active people to play more and get ahead of the pack ^^ GLHF~
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DAY 20 EVENT
Today's random event is "1. Random player alias revealed" !
So without further ado... The player to be revealed today is number 38:
Our first true FULL revelation of the tournament!
Congratulations to dsyxelic, he can now post freely in the thread about his guesses as to who is who and pretty much anything else ^^.
GLHF!
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** Random Tournament **
There will be a tournament tonight at 11:00 KST (this is 02:00 GMT (+00:00) for you.
Rules posted in tournament thread: THIS TOUR IS FOR [RSL] PLAYERS ONLY!!!
Format: 16 players max, all rounds Bo3 All games must be played in "One on One" mode. All maps are determined by the players (ignore the default Alternative). If an agreement cannot be reached, then the maps that will be played have to be MOTW in the order that they are posted on the server when you type in "/motw".
Additional prizes: 1st place = 1 win vs. [RSL]Points, MotW 2nd place = 1 win 1 loss vs. [RSL]Points, MotW (unless this results in a net loss of points, in which case it will be just 1 win).
Channel for the tour will be "op RSL"
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When does the ladder stage end?
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On January 04 2013 05:16 thezanursic wrote: When does the ladder stage end? TBD! It will be over in less than a month, that is all I can say.
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There will be big update tomorrow, please take note of it!
Posting this so there is a greater chance for people to look for this tomorrow because no players can post in this thread and therefore they might miss it.
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*** MAJOR UPDATE!!! ***Due to the grand generosity of TL user and manager of website http://entusgalleries.com , razorsuKe, we now have the following prizes for our top finishers: The way the sponsor would like the prizes to be distributed: 1st place gets first pick 2nd place gets 2nd pick Link to gallery: http://entusgalleries.com/sale.php *** MAJOR UPDATE 2!!! ***Inactivity has plagued this ladder! This is unfortunate but most likely a product of the security that players have experienced in their top positions and the winter break having passed. But the break is now over! I expect ALL players to remain active and take an example from users [RSL]Uppercut and [RSL]Seacoast who have been online and active almost every day despite the dearth of players! However, there is a solution in sight. This is going to hopefully revitalize your interest in the league, because this will [b]greatly affect placement on the ladder, and thus eligibility for the tournament. Without further ado, I'd like to introduce: ** DAILY TOURS **These tournaments will begin tomorrow. The point prizes have been increased: 2 wins vs. [RSL]Points or Points2 on MotW for first place 2 wins, 1 loss for second place on MotW 1 win, 1 loss for first place on MotW There will be one every day that I am available (which is most days right now) at a different (randomly-generated) time of the day in order to cover all timezones as evenly as possible. There will be at least ~24 hour notification before each tournament, so you can plan ahead to attend! Here is the link for the first tournament which will happen tomorrow: vv >> http://www.iccup.com/starcraft/tourney/view/22512.html <<^^ Rules posted in tournament thread:THIS TOUR IS FOR [RSL] PLAYERS ONLY!!!Format: 16 players max, all rounds Bo3 All games must be played in "One on One" mode.All maps are determined by the players (ignore the default Alternative). If an agreement cannot be reached, then the maps that will be played have to be MOTW in the order that they are posted on the server when you type in "/motw".Additional prizes: 1st place = 2 win vs. [RSL]Points, MotW 2nd place = 2 win 1 loss vs. [RSL]Points, MotW 3rd place = 1 win 1 loss vs. [RSL]Points. MotW Channel for the tour will be " op RSL" GL HF!!
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DAY 26 EVENT
Today's random event is "4. Random potential caster for tournament main revealed"
So without further ado... The caster to be revealed today is number 2:
I'm very excited about this caster being potentially available to cast games during the tournament. He has a high-energy approach to casting, with a great mastery of the English language and clean enunciation, with occasional funny konglish-sounding pronounciations like 'plaguuuuuu' and 'probu'. Big pre-emptive thanks to L_Master!
Also I want to congratulate [RSL]Seacoast for his win by default in [RSL] Tour #02. One free win vs. [RSL]Points on MotW will be awarded to him. Free points for activity! Sweet deal, eh? ;D
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DAY 27 EVENT
Today's random event is "12. Random player revealed no alias." What this means is that I will be revealing that a certain player is participating in the tournament, but not what their AKA is.
The implications of this event are as follows:
- The player's participation is revealed (obviously xD)
- That player can post freely in the thread without worrying about revealing his participation (but he should still be aware of the other rules, such as not revealing his AKA)
- Any other player whose participation is revealed can guess about his AKA (Quirinus), and he can guess about AKAs of ANY other players publicly.
So without further ado... The player to be revealed today is number 22:
WallaceMain Race: Max Rank: B-*EDIT: I made an incorrect tournament win statement, sorry!
GLHF!
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** DAILY TOUR **Tomorrow (Jan 12th) at 12:00 KST! Today's tournament begins in a little over an hour. vv >> http://www.iccup.com/starcraft/tourney/view/22542.html <<^^ Rules posted in tournament thread:THIS TOUR IS FOR [RSL] PLAYERS ONLY!!!Format: 16 players max, all rounds Bo3 All games must be played in "One on One" mode.All maps are determined by the players (ignore the default Alternative). If an agreement cannot be reached, then the maps that will be played have to be MOTW in the order that they are posted on the server when you type in "/motw".Additional prizes: 1st place = 2 win vs. [RSL]Points, MotW 2nd place = 2 win 1 loss vs. [RSL]Points, MotW 3rd place = 1 win 1 loss vs. [RSL]Points. MotW Channel for the tour will be " op RSL" GL HF!!
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Friendly reminder to all participants:
SORRY that I had to go have dinner with my mother during tourney time, was completely unexpected, but this is what I need from you:
1. If ICCup is down, all winners of all sets please send me reps. 2. If ICCup is not down, just upload them to the site, EXCEPT the 3rd/4th place match which must have winner PM all reps. 3. In your PMs please include a time range when you will be available to claim your additional points.
Thank you! I hope to see you all tomorrow for the next tour ^-^;
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Also, I want to let everyone know that there will be no [RSL] Tournaments this weekend due to the
>> TLS QUALIFIERS! <<
Good luck to all of our RSL players who will be participating!
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DAY 28 EVENT
Today's random event is "11. Random player interviewed". So without further ado, here is our interview with player #22, [RSL]Singsong (matchlist) who is currently D+ and in 11th place on the ladder:
[1:12:38 PM] [RSL]Admin: Hello Singsong, how are you doing?
[1:12:47 PM] [RSL]Singsong: fine
[1:13:12 PM] [RSL]Admin: So first things first, what is your opinion on the concept of this tournament?
[1:14:43 PM] [RSL]Singsong: It's something different, so I thought why not try it.
[1:15:09 PM] [RSL]Admin: That's what I aimed for! What is your favorite aspect so far, and least favorite?
[1:21:08 PM] [RSL]Singsong: As neither of the player knows the opponent's race, the game itself plays out very differently from the usual standard, so that's pretty refreshing. My least favorite aspect is probably the ladder stage in the. Due to the limited number of players, I would have skipped it.
[1:22:00 PM] [RSL]Admin: The activity level dropping was certainly unfortunate ): But I'm very excited for the main tournament, and I hope you are too! I was going to ask what you would have changed about the league, but I just got my answer above.
[1:22:42 PM] [RSL]Admin: Moving on to the next question, besides your main MUs, what is the most difficult MU that you have had to play? What about the easiest?
[1:24:40 PM] [RSL]Singsong: I'd say PvZ is my easiest so far and ZvT my hardest.
[1:25:21 PM] [RSL]Admin: Who is the toughest opponent you have faced so far?
[1:28:23 PM] [RSL]Singsong: Tough question, maybe barmaid. I looked rather weak vs him.
[1:29:29 PM] [RSL]Admin: Do you think it's possible to guess who someone is based on your games? Any guesses as to what someone's AKA is?
[1:30:19 PM] [RSL]Singsong: Not from the few games vs each one.
[1:30:36 PM] [RSL]Admin: Okay, now here are the fun questions.
[1:31:14 PM] [RSL]Admin: 1. Who is the player you think would do best in this tournament? If you name someone in it, I will reveal that they are participating.
[1:31:50 PM] [RSL]Singsong: Probably Michael
[1:32:02 PM] [RSL]Admin: Michael(OD) is in this tournament!
[1:32:10 PM] [RSL]Singsong: ^^
[1:33:41 PM] [RSL]Admin: 2. You have two options: either a. Reveal a player's participation in this tournament or b. Reveal a player's max rank. Choose A or B, and tell me a number between 1 and 49 (corresponds with a certain player).
[1:34:50 PM] [RSL]Singsong: B and 5
[1:35:19 PM] [RSL]Admin: B5 is [RSL]Vibrator and his max rank is B+
[1:35:44 PM] [RSL]Admin: 3. Choose a player that you have played against during the ladder stage. I will reveal his max rank.
[1:36:03 PM] [RSL]Singsong: barmaid
[1:36:17 PM] [RSL]Admin: [RSL]Barmaid's max rank is also B+.
[1:37:22 PM] [RSL]Admin: Last question, 4. Reveal one or more of the following about yourself: a. Your main alias b. Your current team c. Your country d. Your max rank e. Your main race Go!
[1:37:48 PM] [RSL]Singsong: e. Terran
[1:37:52 PM] [RSL]Singsong: hard to guess^^
[1:38:06 PM] [RSL]Admin: Haha, okay, so you have opted for further secrecy!
[1:38:44 PM] [RSL]Admin: Thank you for your time today, good luck in the ladder! There are tournaments that will be ran until the Ladder stage is over that will give you more chances to advance in the rankings.
[1:38:58 PM] [RSL]Admin: Before we go, any shout outs? Be careful though!
[1:39:43 PM] [RSL]Singsong: I'll keep myself covered for now .
[1:40:18 PM] [RSL]Admin: Okay, good answer lol. Have a nice day and thanks again, cheers!
[1:40:36 PM] [RSL]Singsong: you too
From this interview we have gotten the following information: [RSL]Vibrator's max rank is B+[RSL]Barmaid's max rank is B+Michael(OD) is in this tournament. [RSL]Singsong's main race is TerranGL HF!
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That was a surprisingly entertaining interview to read :D
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On January 12 2013 06:15 razorsuKe wrote: That was a surprisingly entertaining interview to read :D Yeah. I agree with the interviewee the ladder stage is probably the least interesting phase. I'm looking forward to the next rounds more.
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** DAILY TOUR **Starts in 11 hours! >> http://www.iccup.com/starcraft/tourney/view/22614.html <<Congratulations to [RSL]Pariah, who won Tour #04 by default! An important update on points/the main tournament is coming soon, but all I can say for now is: POINTS ARE GOING TO MATTER. A LOT.
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On January 16 2013 02:48 RandomStarLeague wrote:
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Maybe you could set up specific times when people should come to play to get more action going.
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Norway25706 Posts
Every time this thread updates I regret not signing up D:
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Here are the results and replays from today's tournament: [RSL]Forester[RSL]Lawgiver [RSL]Pseudo Congratulations to the winners! >> http://www.iccup.com/starcraft/tourney/grid/22614.html << Replay download link: >> http://www.iccup.com/starcraft/replays/tourney/22614.html << Third and fourth place match replays: + Show Spoiler + ** TOMORROW'S DAILY TOUR **Starts in 11 hours! >> http://www.iccup.com/starcraft/tourney/view/22632.html << *** MAJOR UPDATE ***In the waning weeks of this ladder, it has been my mission to increase activity and give a chance to the people who were busy during the holidays or who had just recently signed up for the tournament, doing whatever would help them get some games in. So far the tours have helped some people a lot! But I think there is something else that can be done, that would potentially improve the main tournament as well. Therefore, I have decided to change the format of the tournament: SEEDS BASED ON LADDER POSITION WILL NOW BE USED IN DETERMINING THE INITIAL BRACKETS OF THE MAIN TOURNAMENT!If that doesn't encourage activity, I don't know what does ^^; One bit of relevant information is this: you can't just check to see if people are online by checking the channel! Players have told me that they like to play on their main alias while checking the channel through chat commands to see if there are people online. This will not work so well! Why? Because 1. People could already be in RSL games of their own, 2. People could be signing on, seeing no one, and promptly leaving, therefore depriving you both of gametime, 3. Players such as [RSL]Uppercut often play 2v2 or UMS while waiting for others to sign on. So what does this mean? I suggest that you also play 2v2 or UMS while waiting for games ^-^; I'm sure we can get some games that way! GL HF!
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On January 16 2013 15:20 quirinus wrote:Maybe you could set up specific times when people should come to play to get more action going. That's what the tournaments pretty much are! People who could not make the tournament on time show up during it, hoping to catch games against the participants after they are eliminated or once the tournament is over. And that is of course besides the fact that the tournaments themselves guarantee games for players...
If I have misunderstood you, please elaborate ^^
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On January 17 2013 00:15 RandomStarLeague wrote:
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Interesting how players can't really hype this because they aren't allowed to reveal they are in the league (=
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On January 17 2013 04:59 Psycho_Gemni wrote: Interesting how players can't really hype this because they aren't allowed to reveal they are in the league (= ^-^ yes that is why I am the only one posting and must bump this for events haha. I knew it would be a problem but this is so different from the usual haha.
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The tours are getting more and more action
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If I wasn't awful at the game I would def try to get in those CJ pants ^^
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On January 17 2013 09:41 AFKing wrote: If I wasn't awful at the game I would def try to get in those CJ pants ^^ You can buy them off the website!
http://entusgalleries.com/
Great site run by a great guy <3
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On January 17 2013 09:10 RandomStarLeague wrote: This is supposed to start in 30 minutes. However, ICCup just went down, so there is a possibility that there will be no check-in.
In the event that this happens, I will still run the tournament manually. Last I saw, there were 5 sign-ups - please, show up in channel in 30 minutes at the latest if you would like to play!
GLHF!
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On January 18 2013 09:32 RandomStarLeague wrote:This is supposed to start in 30 minutes. However, ICCup just went down, so there is a possibility that there will be no check-in. In the event that this happens, I will still run the tournament manually. Last I saw, there were 5 sign-ups - please, show up in channel in 30 minutes at the latest if you would like to play! GLHF! ICCup is back up but now the tournament got eaten somehow, so I will be making a new one. Hold tight for the tournament link for check-in please.
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On January 18 2013 09:57 RandomStarLeague wrote:Show nested quote +On January 18 2013 09:32 RandomStarLeague wrote:On January 17 2013 09:10 RandomStarLeague wrote: This is supposed to start in 30 minutes. However, ICCup just went down, so there is a possibility that there will be no check-in. In the event that this happens, I will still run the tournament manually. Last I saw, there were 5 sign-ups - please, show up in channel in 30 minutes at the latest if you would like to play! GLHF! ICCup is back up but now the tournament got eaten somehow, so I will be making a new one. Hold tight for the tournament link for check-in please.
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DAY 34 EVENT
Today's randomly generated event is 3, the Poll Event. For this first event, I would like you to decide, Who is the strongest player you have faced in the Ladder Stage? Names listed are based on ladder position
Vote away!
+ Show Spoiler [Poll] +Poll: Strongest opponent in Ladder?Cypher (3) 30% Forester (2) 20% Pariah (2) 20% Barmaid (1) 10% Hothouse (1) 10% Swordplay (1) 10% Infernal (0) 0% Sociopath (0) 0% Biomass (0) 0% Ocarina (0) 0% Mescal (0) 0% Acedia (0) 0% Uppercut (0) 0% Antiserum (0) 0% Dryad (0) 0% Singsong (0) 0% Lawgiver (0) 0% Vibrator (0) 0% Automata (0) 0% Pseudo (0) 0% Maharajah (0) 0% 10 total votes Your vote: Strongest opponent in Ladder? (Vote): Barmaid (Vote): Lawgiver (Vote): Forester (Vote): Hothouse (Vote): Pseudo (Vote): Pariah (Vote): Automata (Vote): Vibrator (Vote): Cypher (Vote): Swordplay (Vote): Uppercut (Vote): Singsong (Vote): Dryad (Vote): Antiserum (Vote): Infernal (Vote): Acedia (Vote): Mescal (Vote): Ocarina (Vote): Biomass (Vote): Sociopath (Vote): Maharajah
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On January 18 2013 15:01 RandomStarLeague wrote:
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THE LADDER STAGE WILL END ON:
SAT, JAN 26TH @ 0:00 KSTHere is a countdown timer for your convenience (it will be added to the op): >> LINK! <<
PS, Good luck in TLS everyone! And DRIT for those who are playing!
fun fact: 3 of the 4 currently qualified TLS players are slated to qualify for RSL!
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On January 23 2013 05:31 RandomStarLeague wrote:
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Random post
with random Time 03:00 GMT (+00:00) random emoticon
Random quote from liquipedia (found using the random page button) + Show Spoiler +
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** DAILY TOUR **Starts in 6.5 hours. @12:00 KST! >> http://www.iccup.com/starcraft/tourney/view/22738.html <<EDIT: Sorry for the lack of updates recently, namely tourney wins and reps. I've been very busy as of late. Clearing up work so I can run the main tournament properly!!
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THE LADDER STAGE IS NOW OFFICIALLY CLOSED
Keep your eyes open for new events and the of course the main tournament thread for RSL!
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THIS MEANS THAT ALL PLAYERS IN THE TOP 32 SHOULD BE SENDING IN THEIR REPLAY PACKS ;D
RANDOMSTARLEAGUE@GMAIL.COM
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5 days until the next round, exciting!
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Norway25706 Posts
I see there's a pretty huge gap between the bottom and the top of the 32 best, best of luck to everyone still in it ^^
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lol i think most rsl player is lazy to send reps because most of them play ladder games and/or use map setting games also. so it is pretty annoying to look up only rsl reps from a autorep file which contains of 2000 more games. my suggestion is pick 3 or 5 random matches or even waive this action.
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On January 30 2013 15:22 yellowsmile wrote: lol i think most rsl player is lazy to send reps because most of them play ladder games and/or use map setting games also. so it is pretty annoying to look up only rsl reps from a autorep file which contains of 2000 more games. my suggestion is pick 3 or 5 random matches or even waive this action. Step 1: Open your autoreplays folder. Step 2: Press Ctrl+F Step 3: Type in "rsl" followed by the first 2 letters of your username. Example"rslad" Step 4: Select all of the resulting replays, right click, "Add to archive..." Step 5: E-mail archive to randomstarleague@gmail.com or PM a download link to me.
ANYONE WHO DOES NOT SEND A REPLAY PACK WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE TOURNAMENT.
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On January 30 2013 15:48 RandomStarLeague wrote:Show nested quote +On January 30 2013 15:22 yellowsmile wrote: lol i think most rsl player is lazy to send reps because most of them play ladder games and/or use map setting games also. so it is pretty annoying to look up only rsl reps from a autorep file which contains of 2000 more games. my suggestion is pick 3 or 5 random matches or even waive this action. Step 1: Open your autoreplays folder. Step 2: Press Ctrl+F Step 3: Type in "rsl" followed by the first 2 letters of your username. Example"rslad" Step 4: Select all of the resulting replays, right click, "Add to archive..." Step 5: E-mail archive to randomstarleague@gmail.com or PM a download link to me. ANYONE WHO DOES NOT SEND A REPLAY PACK WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE TOURNAMENT.
You can do that with BWChart & the use of the player filter. You can even move them to new folders and all.
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I will be sending a PM about this tomorrow, but it would be great if everyone who sent a replay pack could also name their favorite matches (any amount) during the season. Thanks!
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EVERYONE WHOSE NAME HAS A GREEN SQUARE NEXT TO IT, HAS SENT THEIR REP PACK IN.
EVERYONE WHOSE NAME DOES NOT, HAS NOT, AND WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE. PLEASE CORRECT THIS ASAP!
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Norway25706 Posts
Only 19 sent them in? Does that mean that a lot of people will get walkover wins early on?
Still, 19 pretty good number. I like how someone's named Infernal :>
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On February 03 2013 07:58 KristofferAG wrote: Only 19 sent them in? Does that mean that a lot of people will get walkover wins early on?
Still, 19 pretty good number. I like how someone's named Infernal :> There is still time to submit replays, I was just hoping to get all of them in ASAP. People are submitting them still - I've sent PMs out to everyone who did not send a pack in, and got a lot of responses as a result. I just suspect a lot of people are busy this weekend, especially people in the USA. Hopefully I will receive more packs as time goes on!
There are two options for how to handle any empty spots. I can either add people who didn't initially qualify but would if we don't count the people who did not send their reps. Or, I could give W/O. I am personally leaning towards the former - more games, and there are some good players even among those who lost more than won. I'll make it a poll though:
Poll: Grant W/O or fill in the empty spots?Fill in empty spots (7) 78% Grant W/O (2) 22% Don't care (0) 0% 9 total votes Your vote: Grant W/O or fill in the empty spots? (Vote): Grant W/O (Vote): Fill in empty spots (Vote): Don't care
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Honorary spot to Necropsy
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This is last call for all replay packs. I will be sending out PMs to every player who has not yet sent one in, and all players who will potentially fill spots.
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I want to apologize to all the players and viewers involved; I've been very sick this week so I kept putting off doing the Ro32 thread. Then when I started to make the graphics and information for it, my computer crashed, and it loaded from my latest back-up boot, which was over a year ago. I lost all of my RSL data, including graphics, AKAs, and a bunch of other information which is taking forever to re-collect. Because of this, I will tentatively say the Ro32 announcement thread will be delayed until at least this coming Friday.
When this thread is posted it will include information on how to connect with your opponent for the Ro32. You will have 1 week to play your game on your own time, and I will also set up preset times for different timezones.
Again, I'm sorry for the delay, and I hope you are all still excited to see some high-level randomness!
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On February 18 2013 06:16 RandomStarLeague wrote: I want to apologize to all the players and viewers involved; I've been very sick this week so I kept putting off doing the Ro32 thread. Then when I started to make the graphics and information for it, my computer crashed, and it loaded from my latest back-up boot, which was over a year ago. I lost all of my RSL data, including graphics, AKAs, and a bunch of other information which is taking forever to re-collect. Because of this, I will tentatively say the Ro32 announcement thread will be delayed until at least this coming Friday.
When this thread is posted it will include information on how to connect with your opponent for the Ro32. You will have 1 week to play your game on your own time, and I will also set up preset times for different timezones.
Again, I'm sorry for the delay, and I hope you are all still excited to see some high-level randomness! Good luck
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Unlucky. :< My hard drive decided to fail recently as well, I feel you.
Thanks for letting us know!
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