The fight for the Koprulu Sector wages on as the Sons of Korhal continue their struggle to wrest control of the sector from the Confederacy of Man.
How the war ends is up to YOU.
Ghosts of Tarsonis is a persistent-world metagame in which individual 1v1 StarCraft 2 matches influence an ongoing battle of conquest between two rival factions.
Strategically coordinate attacks to conquer planets; play SC2 matches for a greater cause; celebrate victories with a community of squad mates.
Anyone with a North American StarCraft 2 account, regardless of league placement, can play in the Ghosts of Tarsonis campaign. Initially planned to be an internal clan event, we've decided to open it up to members of the SC2 community at large so that we may all share in what will be a fun, competitive, team-oriented experience.
Achievements can be earned throughout the event, a crew of casters will live stream our most exciting match-ups, and we'll keep this thread updated on a weekly basis with battlefield reports.
The campaign begins January 20th and is expected to run for roughly 10 weeks. Players may join the campaign at any time.
What if Arcturus Mengsk, leader of the Sons of Korhal, had been assassinated before the fateful day he employed Psi Emitters to summon the Zerg to Tarsonis, effectively crushing the Confederacy? What if his second-in-command, Lieutenant Sarah Kerrigan, had never been abandoned on the planet, to be captured by Zerg and transformed into the Queen of Blades?
This is the premise around which Ghosts of Tarsonis revolves.
Wow, sounds like a great idea, I'll probably join.
EDIT: The only downside is the small map pool, though. It would be a lot more interesting if there were multiple maps per planet, and perhaps if the map played depended on the route of attack.
This is actually a genius idea. Imagine if something like this were applied to Blizzard ladder. It'd have to be done carefully, but it would really give people an incentive to practice and play.
On January 15 2012 17:26 TheLonelyZealot wrote: I can't wait for this to start up! It's going to be great! Everyone should sign up today so I can play you in some matches!
oh Hey, it says your my drill sergent or something =P
On January 15 2012 17:26 TheLonelyZealot wrote: I can't wait for this to start up! It's going to be great! Everyone should sign up today so I can play you in some matches!
oh Hey, it says your my drill sergent or something =P
Hey you signed up too eh?
Looks like I'm in the army again. Oh well hopefully in this army I won't have to do any actual physical exercise or get yelled at.
On January 15 2012 09:01 Demonhunter04 wrote: Wow, sounds like a great idea, I'll probably join.
EDIT: The only downside is the small map pool, though. It would be a lot more interesting if there were multiple maps per planet, and perhaps if the map played depended on the route of attack.
Great idea; we'll keep it in mind for our next campaign!
On January 15 2012 14:09 KovuTalli wrote: This looks awesome, Any chance we can get this over on EU as well? As it appears to be US server only?
Ghosts of Tarsonis is currently only available in North America, but we would like to bring it to the EU. The event is administrated by members of TAW, and we are still building up our EU infrastructure. You're more than welcome to join and help us out!
On January 15 2012 15:21 Cyber_Cheese wrote: Well that's an interesting concept. I don't think that planet layout is balanced though. Edit: It should be the exact same for both teams.
Thanks for the suggestion; we've beta-tested the planet layout and spent months developing the current map, and while we do believe it is balanced, we are always collecting data and feedback to improve the campaign for future events.
I really can't wait for this! It's taken so long to plan it and work out the kinks, it will be great to finally get the ball rolling! It's pretty cool that you guys have responded so positively to the post! I hope I see tons of new faces this friday!
Aaaaand the Sons of Korhal DID get their revenge! The Confederacy may have taken the lead in Week 1, but Week 2 was all about the Sons of Korhal. Hooah!
Yeah they did! The Sons of Korhal will no longer fold to the oppression's of The Confederacy! We say down tyranny! We also say, come play with us on friday nights
GameFront.com has posted on this event, linking to this thread. Please continue to let me know when other sites report on Ghosts of Tarsonis so that we can link to them!
On February 02 2012 08:52 bootyclapthunder wrote: Could you post the schedule in this thread?
Absolutely. Bear in mind that there is no fixed end date; the campaign ends when one team conquers the other team's home world. Based on beta tests, this will take approximately 10 weeks.
Week 1: January 20
Week 2: January 27
Week 3: February 3
Week 4: February 10
Week 5: February 17
Week 6: February 24
Week 7: March 2
Week 8: March 9
Week 9: March 16
Week 10: March 23
Every week, the event starts at 10pm EST, and matches begin at 10:30pm. Between 10:00 and 10:30, attendees are briefed and assigned to match-ups.
On February 04 2012 13:39 hummingbird23 wrote: Sounds awesome, but the site is full of "domain unregistered"?
taw.net/sc2 is a sub-domain redirect of taw.net, which is a registered domain name. If you want to make sure you're on a secured website, sign up at taw.net
On March 01 2012 19:54 FYRE wrote: how exactly do i join? ive signed up on TAW but im not sure where to sign up for the actual Ghosts of Tarsonis thing
Welcome! TAW SC members are automatically signed up for Ghosts of Tarsonis, which takes place during our scheduled Friday meet-up time. Simply show up and play!