First of all, thank you TeamLiquid. I love you all <3.
eSports has been growing significantly recently, and I'm sure you've all been getting wiggly and jiggly. I'm sure you've all been getting nerd chills and goosebumps. In the last couple months, we found out about the NASL. Even more recently, we found out about the IGN Pro League. eSports is here and it's here to stay. But some of us just aren't progamers. We don't know how to get there, and can only watch our favorite players, supporting them and cheering them on for them to succeed in what we can't do, to live our dreams.
But with my 1337th post, I thought I'd like to do something very special. A dream project that's now been materialized. A helpful stepping stone for those who want to get serious, competitive, or even for those of you who just want to play casually for fun. Some of you may have been notified about this already, so here are the details. And without further ado...
I present to you all the North American High School Starcraft Team League! But this is more than just your average tournament. The HSSTL will not only host both team and individual style tournaments, but also provide a ranking of all High School players who participate. This way pro teams can see who the best of the best are and you can get your shot at fame and fortune. The HSSTL will provide a list of people and teams who are welcome to teaching you and giving you a spot on their roster.
REGISTRATION: Each team must needs to post here -High School Name and location (City, State) -Coordinator (and e-mail) -Roster (Character.Code)
Template Example:
Ashford Academy - Ashford City, Area 11 Lelouch Lamperouge - lelouch.lamperouge@zero.com Lelouch.123 Tomoyo.234 Kamina.567 Vash.890 Kira.413
Each Friday night at 9:00 PM EST Sign-ups will start Saturday night at 9:00 pm EST, via Challonge.
You must be in the HSSTL chatroom by 9:10 or you may be disqualified. Seeding will be random at the moment.
Dates may not be Friday all the time; tournaments can be on other days too.
In a combined effort, the HSL (High School Starcraft League) 1v1 tournaments they hold weekly at Saturday night and any tournaments they hold will count as points towards your HSSTL Individual Rating.
We will be using the most relevant GSTL Map Pool, which is from GSTL March; the GSTL before the recent GSTL WC.
For each week, a new selection of 7 maps out of the following 9 will be posted. A new selection will be posted for each round of the HSSTL. These selections' maps are to be played in order and cannot be altered. For the Grand Finals and/or Bracket, we may have Bo9s and therefore use all 9 maps, but this is not determined yet.
MLG is the same version as the GSL versions of the Blizzard maps they use in GSL/GSTL : The bottom of the ramps cannot be walled off with 2 3x3 buildings and you can not spawn close ground positions. For Typhon Peaks, just use the version uploaded by Blizzard.
================= HALL OF FAME =================
All School Team Match Winners and Individual 1v1 Tournament Winners will be posted in our Hall of Fame.
As of now, we have no sponsors. If anyone is interested in helping out, please PM me.
If you want to donate, all money will be greatly appreciated and go towards the tournament via prize pool (most likely the Team League Finals, since that is the focus of the HSSTL).
================= CASTING =================
If you're in a HSL tournament, they have many fine casters! If you want to help us cast anything, PM us! (please don't post here we may not see it) This will be a good way for people who want to practice or try to get their name out there
================= CHEATING =================
C'mon, really? Don't cheat. It's not cool.
[spoiler]If you're not in high school, we will hunt you down and eat you (alive or dead, up to you, although it may depend if we have a grill with us or not).
If you're smurfing, we will eat you too.
If we suspect you may be smurfing, hacking, cheating, or pretending to be a little kid not in college or older, then you will receive severe severe penalties. Not only for you, but the entire team. AKA, permanent ban forever and ever.
I may not sound serious, but we will take it very seriously.[/spoiler]
Repeat: ANY ILLEGAL PLAYER ON ANY HIGH SCHOOL TEAM WILL LEAD TO A PERMANENT BAN FOR EVERYONE IN THAT TEAM. COORDINATORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR KNOWING WHERE THEIR FOREIGN PLAYERS ARE FROM.
================= CONTACTS =================
PM me, Yoshi Kirishima or zalien here on TL
or message us in game
Yoshi.855 STAxis.550
about feedback or cheating or problems.
================= IN CLOSING =================
For the community, we hope the HSSTL will be a great success. But whether or not it will become one will be decided by you, the community. So please, share feedback, comments, and anything here! Let's all partake in another step in eSports history, and do it in the name of Starcraft!
CROSS-REGION SERVER ISSUE ================= Obviously, because we can't play cross-region, this will only be for the North American League. If anyone in another server wants to start one up, then feel free to join us and ask for help!
IF YOU'RE NOT IN NORTH AMERICA BUT HAVE A NORTH AMERICA ACCOUNT, FEEL FREE TO JOIN!
We're going to be making some fun Achievements for Style Points! Style Points will not determine who wins a match, tournament, showmatch, or any kind of event, except to see what Individual and Team can accumulate the most! The winning Individual and Team will also be put in our Hall of Fame. These will not only encourage competition in a different kind of manner, but encourage players to try new things and hopefully diversify and improve the gameplay experience for both players and spectators.
For example, Un-poked Bunny - 1337 points: Survived 4 cheeses in a Bo7 Team Match.
or
TvT Mech - 10 points: Won a TvT where most of your units were Factory units.
or
Boxer Rebellion - 20 points: Won 10 sets with an SCV All-In.
Users will have to apply for Achievements themselves, attaching the replays and naming the replays appropriately. More details on how to do this later! ^_^
The League begins on April 23, 2011 Saturday at 9 pm EST to accommodate for players living in the West. The first Round of Qualifiers for the Team League will also begin at 9 pm EST The Group-Stage schedule and e-mails will be posted/sent on April 16th, shortly after the registration deadline! If you have signed up as of 4/10, you probably will not receive e-mails until April 16th, so don't worry! Each Team will play 4-5 Team Matches during the Group-Stages! You can still sign up; your team will be added to the appropriate group.
Tomorrow's Kick-Off Team Match between Title Pending vs Sinister Titans will be at 8 pm EST !!! Tune in to the temporary HSSTL stream, Yoshi Kirishima! Check to see if I'm streaming on the right side of TL, under "Live user streams" or just tune in at 7 pm EST tomorrow April 9th, Saturday! Bring all your friends for the beginning of a new era! ^_^
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Please sign up by next Friday, April 15th !!!
Foreign players now have to be within neighboring counties!!! + Show Spoiler +
(Bordering the county you are in, with the exception of these small States which can have foreign players as long as they're in the same state: Conneticut, Delaware, Rhode Island, Vermont
First of all, thank you TeamLiquid. I love you all <3.
And I love you too Cella!
eSports has been growing significantly recently, and I'm sure you've all been getting wiggly and jiggly. I'm sure you've all been getting nerd chills and goosebumps. In the last couple months, we found out about the NASL. Even more recently, we found out about the IGN Pro League. eSports is here and it's here to stay. But some of us just aren't progamers. We don't know how to get there, and can only watch our favorite players, supporting them and cheering them on for them to succeed in what we can't do, to live our dreams.
But with my 1337th post, I thought I'd like to do something very special. A dream project that's now been materialized. A helpful stepping stone for those who want to get serious, competitive, or even for those of you who just want to play casually for fun. Some of you may have been notified about this already, so here are the details. And without further ado...
I present to you all the North American High School Starcraft Team League! But this is more than just your average tournament. The HSSTL will not only host both team and individual style tournaments, but also provide a ranking of all High School players who participate. This way pro teams can see who the best of the best are and you can get your shot at fame and fortune. The HSSTL will provide a list of people and teams who are welcome to teaching you and giving you a spot on their roster.
REGISTRATION: Each team must needs to post here -High School Name and location (City, State) -Coordinator (and e-mail) -Roster (Character.Code)
Template Example:
Ashford Academy - Ashford City, Area 11 Lelouch Lamperouge - lelouch.lamperouge@zero.com Lelouch.123 Tomoyo.234 Kamina.567 Vash.890 Kira.413
5 players
================= THE EVENTS =================
At first we were just going to follow a simple CSL-esque weekly format of a random GSTL-style weekly match with another high school every Saturday, but we're going to try something fun and more rewarding, hopefully fostering a more competitive atmosphere that will award the more active teams.
There are two kinds of Rankings -- Team and Individual There are three kinds of events you as a player or team can participate in.
Bo5 or Bo7 You will have to schedule these Showmatches ahead of time -- they will be spectated/casted/scheduled/monitored etc. More details to follow. It will not be like iCCup ladder where you ask your opponent yourself and just report the details. If you win a Bo5 the winner will get 2 points. If you win a Bo7 the winner will get 4 points. If you sweep the series, 3-0 or 4-0, then you will receive double the points for that series instead (4 or 8).
Each Friday night at 9:00 PM EST Sign-ups will start Saturday night at 9:00 pm EST, via Challonge. You must be in the HSSTL chatroom by 9:10 or you may be disqualified. Seeding will be random at the moment. Dates may not be Friday all the time; tournaments can be on other days too.
In a combined effort, the HSL (High School Starcraft League) 1v1 tournaments they hold weekly at Saturday night and any tournaments they hold will count as points towards your HSSTL Individual Rating.
Rules, regulations, and details will be posted under each tournament as they are announced.
Points - The winner of each match in each round will receive 2 points if you win the match, or 4 points if you sweep the match.
Bonus points - The winner of a 1v1 tournament will receive bonus points equal to two (2) times the number of rounds. If there are 5 rounds, you will win 10 points. The runner-up of a 1v1 tournament will receive bonus points equal to one (1) times the number of rounds. If there are 5 rounds, you will win 5 points.
Team Match every Saturday at 9:00 pm EST Coordinator must be in chatroom HSSTL by 9:10 pm EST or else your team may receive an auto forfeit and loss. Group-Stages will be Bo7 regardless of Team Size Updated 4/10
A Win will give your team 1 point. If you Win with only 1 set loss, you will get 2 points instead. If you Sweep the series, you will get 3 points. (If your team sweeps the series 4-0).
The teams with the most points from each region will advance to the regionals (East and West for now), where they will be entered into a Round of 8 Single Elimination GSTL-style Tournament.
Note: Until we get enough teams, we may start with a Round of 8 Single Elimination GSTL-style Tournament, with 1 Round each week before starting the ladder-style qualification league. Seeding would be random.
We have 42+ teams atm, so screw that ^_^ The regionals (bracket) will probably be determined by match win not points.
Alberta + Washington state North California South California and SEA, British Columbia New England East Canada South US East Central US Central US
================= MAPS =================
We will be using the most relevant GSTL Map Pool, which is from GSTL March; the GSTL before the recent GSTL WC.
For each week, a new selection of 7 maps out of the following 9 will be posted. A new selection will be posted for each round of the HSSTL. These selections' maps are to be played in order and cannot be altered. For the Grand Finals and/or Bracket, we may have Bo9s and therefore use all 9 maps, but this is not determined yet.
MLG is the same version as the GSL versions of the Blizzard maps they use in GSL/GSTL : The bottom of the ramps cannot be walled off with 2 3x3 buildings and you can not spawn close ground positions. For Typhon Peaks, just use the version uploaded by Blizzard.
================= THE RATING SYSTEM =================
Players will be ranked by their Rating = Points / Matches Again, each Showmatch or Tournament Round counts as one Match. Each Match gives 2 points for a win or 4 points for a sweep.
TEAM =================
Teams will be ranked by their total Points = Points Again, each Team Match gives 1, 2, or 3 points.
================= LOOKING FOR A TEAM? =================
On the website there will be a list of teams and next to that team it will say one of these: (OPEN) (CLOSED) (ACCEPTING: then some sort qualification)
Each team must specify which of these that they are and must alert StAxis, Yoshi, or StKala to make a change, the teams will each have an email address and or a player to contact in game.
Each team can only have up to 4 foreign players! Foreign as in, from a different school! If you want to leave your team as a foreign player, you MUST be traded with another player or after a season (if/when implemented). Choose your team wisely! You can't just freelance and screw up people's plans, teamwork, and schedules! Pick a team and stay committed as a team member!
You can have more than 1 team from each High School.
Teams have no minimum amount, although it should be obviously beneficial to have at least 5 players so you can play all 5 matches in a Bo7 Team Match. You can sign yourself up as a 1 man team and just play the Individual Events. Teams need to have at least 5 people on them. This will encourage people to look for and recruit other players to get them involved with eSports. There is also no maximum amount.
To qualify as a high schooler, you must be in high school at the beginning of a season.
================= HALL OF FAME =================
All School Team Match Winners and Individual 1v1 Tournament Winners will be posted in our Hall of Fame.
As of now, we have no sponsors. If anyone is interested in helping out, please PM me.
If you want to donate, all money will be greatly appreciated and go towards the tournament via prize pool (most likely the Team League Finals, since that is the focus of the HSSTL).
================= CASTING =================
If you're in a HSL tournament, they have many fine casters! If you want to help us cast anything, PM us! (please don't post here we may not see it) This will be a good way for people who want to practice or try to get their name out there
================= CHEATING =================
C'mon, really? Don't cheat. It's not cool.
[spoiler]If you're not in high school, we will hunt you down and eat you (alive or dead, up to you, although it may depend if we have a grill with us or not).
If you're smurfing, we will eat you too.
If we suspect you may be smurfing, hacking, cheating, or pretending to be a little kid not in college or older, then you will receive severe severe penalties. Not only for you, but the entire team. AKA, permanent ban forever and ever.
I may not sound serious, but we will take it very seriously.[/spoiler]
Repeat: ANY ILLEGAL PLAYER ON ANY HIGH SCHOOL TEAM WILL LEAD TO A PERMANENT BAN FOR EVERYONE IN THAT TEAM. COORDINATORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR KNOWING WHERE THEIR FOREIGN PLAYERS ARE FROM.
================= CONTACTS =================
PM me, Yoshi Kirishima or zalien here on TL
or message us in game
Yoshi.855 STAxis.550
about feedback or cheating or problems.
================= IN CLOSING =================
For the community, we hope the HSSTL will be a great success. But whether or not it will become one will be decided by you, the community. So please, share feedback, comments, and anything here! Let's all partake in another step in eSports history, and do it in the name of Starcraft!
CROSS-REGION SERVER ISSUE ================= Obviously, because we can't play cross-region, this will only be for the North American League. If anyone in another server wants to start one up, then feel free to join us and ask for help!
IF YOU'RE NOT IN NORTH AMERICA BUT HAVE A NORTH AMERICA ACCOUNT, FEEL FREE TO JOIN!+ Show Spoiler +
At the high school level, there are many people around your skill level, but also wanting to improve.
We hope the league will help provide good environments for players to have fun in and improve in.
Remember, not all high schools will have 5 diamond + players ready to assemble. Realistically, each high school will have an average of 1 diamond/masters, and 1 platinum/diamond, and a few below that.
One reason why the Team Matches are Bo5 or Bo7 is so that even the lower skilled players are needed.
I hope you understand now and will reconsider your decision
this looks pretty cool, anyone in Vemont want to set up a team with me? Since Vermont is so small and in the middle of no where it should be considered a city ^^
If you can organize an effective structure, this will be quite an impressive and interesting opportunity. Personally, I feel this would be great fun. Hope to see updates soon and teams joining.
I can't remember the character codes of my friends off hand, but I'm iMeriX.665 and the school is Citadel High School in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Email at chris.gough@hotmail.com
zalien United States. April 05 2011 09:51. Posts 214
On April 05 2011 09:49 iMeriX wrote: If you can organize an effective structure, this will be quite an impressive and interesting opportunity. Personally, I feel this would be great fun. Hope to see updates soon and teams joining.
I can't remember the character codes of my friends off hand, but I'm iMeriX.665 and the school is Citadel High School in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Email at chris.gough@hotmail.com
Do you guys have a team name so I can put you on the list?
Co Head organizer of HSL, a Highschool Team League affiliated with CSL and designed to change the way people see gamers
LeafMeAlone United States. April 05 2011 09:52. Posts 297
Please sign up here for now with the example provided
@iMeriX
we do indeed have a good structure we have a team of excel'ers and spreadsheet'ers that will handle all information recording so that things will run smoothly and accurately
i need to ask my friends if they want to join but if they do i'll sign us up! and then i'll be prepared to start ranking my friends up since i'm the best at my school lol
~_~
BushidoSnipr United States. April 05 2011 10:00. Posts 910
This is really sick. To bad I graduated last year? Best of luck with the project though and I will do my best to get people involved.
artosis " it seem like every korean wants to take you down, how does it feel to have all these koreans with a vendetta against you" idra lolz " i think it's funny there so buthurt about it"
LeafMeAlone United States. April 05 2011 10:07. Posts 297
Thank you everyone who has offered to help, were also almost on page one of reddit so if you go up vote us there we are sure to get flooded with people :D The response has been phenomenal and I can't wait to get the full tournament underway and begin really reaching our goals Thank you very much!
Co Head organizer of HSL, a Highschool Team League affiliated with CSL and designed to change the way people see gamers
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