Good as Gold

Hi all, OrD here :D

Thank you for your interest, the info below was my first venture into eSports and it was a very fun crash-course learning project. Thank you to all who helped and participated along the way!

#GoodAsGold NA/EU are suspended indefinitely starting Monday, August 27th. There are more BSG level tournaments on z33k.com, please head there and show your support for an awesome site! Also please direct any questions to me on Twitter: @OrD_SC2

We hope to see you all again for Heart of the Swarm! And don't forget, gl and hf out there.

We teamed up with Raptr and BaseTradeTv on Tuesday, November 20th 2012.
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=382452

We plan to continue to bring you similar content, so stay tuned!

(all information here is preserved for curiosities sake only, the tournament is currently suspended)

[spoiler]Details about casted BSG tournament below:

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NA Stream: http://www.twitch.tv/Or_D
EU Stream: http://www.twith.tv/Jaykelvik

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VoD's: OrDStarcraft

Chat Channel: ord

Admin: OrD.614, vVvAmbush.905, Jaykelvik, Miserie, Jeeren, Lefty, IM_QM, Ryuk

NA: New Tourney everyday Monday-Friday at 2100 EST on NA /

Games are streamed & casted Mon-Thurs by OrD [and/or rotating cast]

EU: New Tourney everyday Monday-Thursday at 2100 CET on EU

2v2 Tourney every Friday at 2100 CET on EU ONLY!

Games are streamed & casted Mon-Thurs by Jay and Ryuk

--- We are looking for more admins only on EU. NA is in need of admins and casters/streamers - in order to cast any #GoodAsGold you MUST be trained as an admin first. Please contact OrD if you are awesome enough to be interested in helping!

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(Bronze, Silver, and Gold)

This tournament is based on the current Blizzard Ladder Map-Pool (blmp) to give us Gold-plated folk an opportunity to practice our skillz in a competitive atmosphere where a loss doesn't mean falling down the @#%#$&% ladder.

We want to provide a competitive environment that aids in overcoming "ladder-anxiety."

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Ask for help with anything [tournament related], especially if you are new to online tournaments.

Feedback is welcome - please contact an admin on Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/OrD_SC2) or Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/OrD.SC2) with any questions, thoughts about format, start-time, etc. We're always happy to improve.

To Reiterate: Bad Manner (BM) is not tolerated in any form and will result in a ban to ensure a positive tournament/growth experience

Rule Details/FAQ's:

*If you are ever in doubt, contact an Admin*

Sign-ups
- Are open up until the Bnet time flips to 9:00pm EST (or 2100 CET)
- No Late-comers are permitted
- Admins can assist you in registering if there are any issues

Gameplay
- Please make every effort to contact your opponent
- If you cannot contact your opponent let an admin know by chatting with one of them directly
- If your opponent has not shown up after a 15-minute grace period your admin will adjust the brackets accordingly
- NEVER update a match result as a forfeit yourself [or else...] Contact your admin privately
- It is the match-winners prerogative to update z33k.com with match results AND replays
- z33k.com brackets must be updated before the next round begins
- Disconnects must be replayed if the game is still in the first 5-mins. If more time than that has elapsed and the players cannot decide between themselves who the victor was/if a regame is required they must contact an admin who will make a final decision

Map Pool
- All maps used MUST be Blizzard ladder map-pool variants (often referred to as LE for "ladder edition")
- Map-Veto's are not permitted
- Map-Picking is not permitted, currently the Tourney is set up to force players to practice on all of the maps in the ladder-pool
- Again, all maps must be the Blizzard-variant (it is a map pool tourney)

Races/League
- No race-picking
- You may change your race up till the tournaments official start time
- Games played with a race that does not match 33k.com check-in info will be registered as a forfeit
- If you get promoted beyond Gold after registering, gratz! Please let us know and we'll be happy to do up a highlight segment of you! Sadly you cannot play in the tourney - please unregister and/or inform an admin

Details for the NA "Tournament of Chompions":

Prize Details: "1st and 2nd Qualify for Chompions Cup"

The winner and runner-up for all of the "Good as Gold" tournaments held between will receive invites to play in the "Tournament of Chompions" against each other to crown the new Chompion. (if they cannot attend weekly performance and placement of other competitors will be assessed and a replacement will be selected for each competitor).

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OrD_SC2 United States. May 08 2012 17:57. Posts 220

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Sign up linky for "Good as Gold" Tourney on 5/8/2012 (Tuesday, May 8th 2012): z33k.com/GoodasGold26

Thanks to z33k.com for spot-lighting us! :D And don't forget to tune into the stream for special guest-caster: Lefty (and OrD of course!)

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OrD_SC2 United States. May 10 2012 09:46. Posts 220

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Tonight for Good as Gold # 27 I'm casting by myself, but will be announcing some special weekend streaming. Tournament sign-up link:

http://www.z33k.com/games/starcraft2/tournaments/7081-good-as-gold-27

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kop977 May 10 2012 10:00. Posts 10

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Why don't you hold this on Friday. That is the only day I could participate...

OrD_SC2 United States. May 11 2012 05:17. Posts 220

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kop977, Thanks for your interest! Sadly I'm not available to organize the tourney on Fridays. As I gain a larger staff of admins that is something I want to look into. If it happens I'll be sure to post! (and update this thread of course)

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OrD_SC2 United States. May 11 2012 09:40. Posts 220

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Aaanndd... the last "Good as Gold" this week, #28, starts in ~90 mins. Spots still open for registration here:

http://www.z33k.com/z/k9m

Or come watch the stream: http://www.twitch.tv/or_d - and don't forget about Sunday's "Chompions Cup" where this weeks 1st and 2nd place winners will be going head-to-head Starting at 3pm EST!

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OrD_SC2 United States. May 15 2012 09:18. Posts 220

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Get your mind off the fact that half the world got to play Diablo III before you did by playing in "Good as Gold" tonight!

(and yes there is still one tomorrow, so make sure to take a break from Diablo and keep those SC2 skills sharp!)

Linky: http://www.z33k.com/games/starcraft2/tournaments/7124-good-as-gold-29

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OrD_SC2 United States. May 16 2012 08:27. Posts 220

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We musn't forget to do our eSports homework! "Good as Gold" will still be held at its normally scheduled times, here's today's link:

http://www.z33k.com/games/starcraft2/tournaments/7125-good-as-gold-30

Looking forward to seeing ya'll there (or in the chat room at: www.twitch.tv/or_d )

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OrD_SC2 United States. May 17 2012 09:16. Posts 220

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Tonight's tourney link ("#31 Good as Gold"): http://www.z33k.com/games/starcraft2/tournaments/7126-good-as-gold-31

And we'll have a new guest-caster tonight! Aeveras of SquallCasting, check out some of his stuff: http://www.youtube.com/user/SquallCasting/videos

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WarEagle United States. May 18 2012 07:07. Posts 130

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The late starting time is the main reasons why I wouldn't play in this. But of course making it earlier will put you right into the BSG Daily time slot.

But I'm on the east coast so, your time caters more to the west coast crowd. It's probably good to have an east coast BSG tourney and a west coast Good as Gold tourney, as far as time goes.

Good luck with your tourney.

shadow_orc Canada. May 18 2012 07:11. Posts 48

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i think the time should stay the same.

There are only patterns, patterns on top of patterns, patterns that affect other patterns. Patterns hidden by patterns. Patterns within patterns. If you watch close, history does nothing but repeat itself. What we call chaos is just patterns we haven't re

LeeDawg United States. May 18 2012 07:36. Posts 702

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i think the time should be pushed forward. i can't stay up until midnight for sc2

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OrD_SC2 United States. May 18 2012 10:18. Posts 220

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Good as Gold #32 will be streamed tonight starting in 45 min!

Sign up linky:
http://www.z33k.com/games/starcraft2/tournaments/7128-good-as-gold-32

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OrD_SC2 United States. May 18 2012 10:21. Posts 220

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WarEagle you make a very valid point about both a west and east coast bsg. (I am indeed on the west coast)

Shadow_orc, :D

LeeDawg, you know you can. *wink* But that is definitely one reason I'm examining the change, many people seem to have these odd and time-consuming things called "jobs" and/or "school" ;D

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Ambush_7 United States. May 21 2012 04:46. Posts 1

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i support your tourny man! hope everything works out! keep it goign man!

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OrD_SC2 United States. May 22 2012 09:24. Posts 220

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Ambush, thanks much sir! I'm honored to receive your first post.

As for the Tournament:

"#33 Good as Gold" http://www.z33k.com/games/starcraft2/tournaments/7207-good-as-gold-33

Don't forget to watch the live stream tonight on: http://www.twitch.tv/Or_D

Its the last live stream till next Thursday (5/31/2012)

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WingsOfGlory United States. May 22 2012 11:57. Posts 1

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After playing this tournament once I find that I will not be participating again until what a what I feel is fair rule is put in place. As per OrD's request I am leaving my feedback here and so here I am.

Allow me to begin with a lengthy quote from the most recent Good as Gold tournement page:

...This tournament is based on the current Blizzard Ladder map-pool to give us Gold-plated folk an opportunity to practice our skillz in a competitive atmosphere where a loss doesn't mean falling down the @#%#$&% ladder. We want to provide a competitive environment that aids in overcoming "ladder-anxiety."
The hope is for participants to be provided a constructive and courteous environment to improve and continue on their journey up the ladder as quickly as possible! Absolutely no *BM or trolling will be permitted [auto-ban]. Thanks for your help in this.... (http://www.z33k.com/games/starcraft2/tournaments/7207-good-as-gold-33)

At my first, and only, match I held a DT rush and proceeded to, through some gold mistakes, lost the game to a base race I never really should have engaged in. I fully acknowledge my loss, that's the first step in getting better, right? But after checking my oppenent's ranking I come to find that he was a platinum player in season 5.

See, I'm here requesting that a rule be put in place that players in the last two seasons, as well as the current one, have to be gold in 1v1. I feel like one season, or even two with their shortened length, isn't enough time to prove that the player has fallen to a gold level, which is entirely counter-productive the to goals outlined in the above quote.

This all may seem silly, coming from a gold player regarding a, frankly, currently minor tournament. However, I feel like this isn't merely unfair to me but unfair to other paticipants especially after bringing this issue up to OrD through a PM in which he stated that other players had the same issue.

I sincerely hope that I, and many more, can progress past the gold level but in the mean time I have to make due what I've got and Good as Gold simply doesn't do it for me. Again, a silly rant/feedback post about a currently small tournament (I bet you pros out there are laughing at me right now), but I hope any other players can feel like they are facing truly gold and under players as I would hope the same.

Regards,
WingsOfGlory

BobClampet United States. May 23 2012 13:51. Posts 1

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I love your tournament keep up the good work!

michielbrands Netherlands. May 23 2012 14:52. Posts 1140

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Nice cool way to test myself. I will try to participate sometimes next week