| FabledIntegral United States. July 07 2012 15:54. Posts 8399 | Profile Blog # |
I've actually lost interest due to these "Arena" things. Just have a regular old MLG like you used to. I was significantly more hyped for those.
Please! |
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| RadioCB United States. July 07 2012 16:53. Posts 1 | Profile # |
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| zaii Guam. July 07 2012 17:15. Posts 2425 | Profile # |
On July 07 2012 15:54 FabledIntegral wrote:
I've actually lost interest due to these "Arena" things. Just have a regular old MLG like you used to. I was significantly more hyped for those.
Please!
^ YUP!
I miss that season setup, lots of stories, and hype. All of it leading up to the main event at the end of the season, MLG championship. |
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| Groog July 07 2012 23:40. Posts 127 | Profile # |
| ^That's what they're trying to bring back with making arenas free |
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| Cab0ose United States. July 08 2012 00:32. Posts 2 | Profile # |
On July 07 2012 06:26 Pocky52 wrote:
Show nested quote +On July 07 2012 02:19 Cab0ose wrote:
Still waiting for a championship event in Minneapolis/St. Paul
Me too haha, there was the Midwest Meltdown with CSL, but an MLG would be sick... Toronto is somewhat close!
Were you at the Midwest Meltdown this past year? Because I was there. I wasn't playing but I was just there to support a friend who was |
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| Imzoo July 08 2012 00:39. Posts 132 | Profile # |
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| RHMVNovus United States. July 08 2012 01:21. Posts 738 | Profile # |
On July 07 2012 07:02 StarStruck wrote:
Show nested quote +On July 07 2012 04:20 RHMVNovus wrote:
On July 07 2012 01:39 StarStruck wrote:
On July 07 2012 01:24 torm3ntin wrote:
September 15: Fall Fighting Game Arena – New York City, MLG Studio
September 28-30: Fall League of Legends Arena – New York City, MLG Studio
Wrong forums  Only 1 SC2 arena. We already got used to 2 :D
Too many arenas regardless. Events for events aren't a good way of packaging things. Need to make it easier to follow.
There's only one SC2 Arena, though. Regardless, there are four stages: Open Qualifiers, Invite-Only Qualifiers, Summer Arena, and Raleigh Pool Play. Listed below is how you qualify for each stage. Open QualifierAnyone can sign up. Invite-Only Qualifier - 32ish each regionTop 80 at Anaheim -> Invite-only Qualifier for your Region Top 8 of Open Qualifier of your region -> Invite-only Qualifier for your Region There are a good number of byes, as the breakdown of top 80 was not equal between the servers. Summer Arena - 32 TotalTop 9 of EU Invite-Only -> Summer Arena Top 9 of KR Invite-Only -> Summer Arena Top 6 of NA Invite-Only -> Summer Arena Top 8 at Anaheim -> Summer Arena Raleigh Pool Play - 24 TotalTop 16 at Summer Arena -> Pool Play 8 Winners of Open Bracket Round 5 -> Pool Play
On July 07 2012 02:56 Noobity wrote:
Well I'm certainly not paying attention :-/
This comment rather confuses me.
It goes back to what I said about Spring. Less confusion is always better. Simpilfy my brother. In any case there is no reason to drop the storytelling when you have so much to go on from the qualifiers themselves.
To preface, I'm sorry if I implied that it's in any way on you. Successful or bad communication is solely on the communicator. The listener is never at fault - so if I'm making it difficult to follow, it's my fault. If I can't simplify it adequately, that's totally on me. Unless you're referring to the structure fundamentally, in which case, I have no way to change that, as I'm not really affiliated with MLG.
That said, Open qualifiers are necessary to ensure that people lacking the means to finance a trip to a Championship event have a chance to do so. An example of this would be the Korean SC2 teams in as early as a year ago: they have the talent to win an MLG, but not the money to send people to them. Open qualifiers are necessary to excise the Gret0rps from pool play and replacing them with the ZeNEX.Lifes of the world that don't have the means to travel but want to participate (no offense to either party, simply for the sake of example). Otherwise, you'd need to get top 80 to qualify to an Arena, and to get top 80, you'd need to travel to an MLG... kind of making it a problem.
The obvious flaw with that, then, is why have an Invite-Only qualifier - they did not, after all, have one for Winter Arena. At that point, I can't think of a justification off the top of my head. I need more coffee.
There was one part of your post that threw me off. Storytelling? What were you referring to there? |
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| Eriatha July 08 2012 02:13. Posts 10 | Profile # |
| MLG needs to go international. We'll happily welcome it in the UK! |
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| zaii Guam. July 08 2012 09:32. Posts 2425 | Profile # |
On July 07 2012 23:40 Groog wrote:
^That's what they're trying to bring back with making arenas free
problem with that is 4 seasons, 4 championships instead of one. Doesn't feel as hyped or important as the 2011 season. |
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| jmbthirteen United States. July 08 2012 10:30. Posts 9647 | Profile Blog # |
On July 08 2012 09:32 zaii wrote:
Show nested quote +On July 07 2012 23:40 Groog wrote:
^That's what they're trying to bring back with making arenas free
problem with that is 4 seasons, 4 championships instead of one. Doesn't feel as hyped or important as the 2011 season.
but last years format was terrible. people staying in pool play and the final championship in providence also rewarded those who stayed in pool play way too much. new format is way better. |
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| zaii Guam. July 08 2012 11:08. Posts 2425 | Profile # |
On July 08 2012 10:30 jmbthirteen wrote:
Show nested quote +On July 08 2012 09:32 zaii wrote:
On July 07 2012 23:40 Groog wrote:
^That's what they're trying to bring back with making arenas free
problem with that is 4 seasons, 4 championships instead of one. Doesn't feel as hyped or important as the 2011 season.
but last years format was terrible. people staying in pool play and the final championship in providence also rewarded those who stayed in pool play way too much. new format is way better.
that's why you tweak the points system, and some qualifiers. |
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| Adreme United States. July 08 2012 11:10. Posts 4004 | Profile # |
On July 08 2012 11:08 zaii wrote:
Show nested quote +On July 08 2012 10:30 jmbthirteen wrote:
On July 08 2012 09:32 zaii wrote:
On July 07 2012 23:40 Groog wrote:
^That's what they're trying to bring back with making arenas free
problem with that is 4 seasons, 4 championships instead of one. Doesn't feel as hyped or important as the 2011 season.
but last years format was terrible. people staying in pool play and the final championship in providence also rewarded those who stayed in pool play way too much. new format is way better.
that's why you tweak the points system, and some qualifiers.
The points system was fine. The fundamental problem was that people who had points didnt always attend MLGs (specifically the people who won the MLGs) so it resulted in the points from the first MLG being much more valube than they otherwise would have been. |
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| drumsetjunky United States. July 09 2012 07:42. Posts 133 | Profile # |
| Can't wait for MLG to be back in Dallas! Lets do it right this time!!! ^_^ |
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 Go1den England. July 09 2012 20:06. Posts 110 | Profile # |
| I really wish they'd ditch the arenas and go back to just having 7-8 events across the country each year. |
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| chris5180 July 09 2012 22:15. Posts 190 | Profile # |
| so Glad that there is an MLG is in Texas, hope i will be able to go to it |
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| andympunkt Germany. July 10 2012 19:11. Posts 39 | Profile # |
Wow, Fall Schedule...
I'm currently organizing a BarCraft in Cologne, Germany for Summer Arena... That's 11 days from today... And guess what: THIS is all information I got until now. The date.
At least they replied my mail and told me the time would be close to the one of former Arenas (starting at 12:00) so I could add the starting time to my facebook-event.
But I still don't know WHO's attending, or even HOW MANY players. How am I supposed to promote your (and my) event if I can't tell visitors, what they're going to see...?
On July 07 2012 04:20 RHMVNovus wrote:
Summer Arena - 32 Total
Top 9 of EU Invite-Only -> Summer Arena
Top 9 of KR Invite-Only -> Summer Arena
Top 6 of NA Invite-Only -> Summer Arena
Top 8 at Anaheim -> Summer Arena
Where did you get this information? Sounds great, so why doesn't MLG publish it on their Event Page!? |
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| jmbthirteen United States. July 10 2012 19:35. Posts 9647 | Profile Blog # |
On July 10 2012 19:11 andympunkt wrote:Wow, Fall Schedule... I'm currently organizing a BarCraft in Cologne, Germany for Summer Arena... That's 11 days from today... And guess what: THIS is all information I got until now. The date. At least they replied my mail and told me the time would be close to the one of former Arenas (starting at 12:00) so I could add the starting time to my facebook-event. But I still don't know WHO's attending, or even HOW MANY players. How am I supposed to promote your (and my) event if I can't tell visitors, what they're going to see...?
Show nested quote +On July 07 2012 04:20 RHMVNovus wrote:
Summer Arena - 32 Total
Top 9 of EU Invite-Only -> Summer Arena
Top 9 of KR Invite-Only -> Summer Arena
Top 6 of NA Invite-Only -> Summer Arena
Top 8 at Anaheim -> Summer Arena
Where did you get this information? Sounds great, so why doesn't MLG publish it on their Event Page!?
 2012 MLG Pro Circuit/Summer/Qualifier/Invite
take those 24 players and add the top 8 from MLG Anaheim. |
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| gatchaman Romania. July 11 2012 00:50. Posts 15 | Profile # |
| Come to Mississippi please. |
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| jobber123rd United States. July 11 2012 00:53. Posts 501 | Profile # |
On July 10 2012 19:35 jmbthirteen wrote:
Show nested quote +On July 10 2012 19:11 andympunkt wrote:Wow, Fall Schedule... I'm currently organizing a BarCraft in Cologne, Germany for Summer Arena... That's 11 days from today... And guess what: THIS is all information I got until now. The date. At least they replied my mail and told me the time would be close to the one of former Arenas (starting at 12:00) so I could add the starting time to my facebook-event. But I still don't know WHO's attending, or even HOW MANY players. How am I supposed to promote your (and my) event if I can't tell visitors, what they're going to see...?
On July 07 2012 04:20 RHMVNovus wrote:
Summer Arena - 32 Total
Top 9 of EU Invite-Only -> Summer Arena
Top 9 of KR Invite-Only -> Summer Arena
Top 6 of NA Invite-Only -> Summer Arena
Top 8 at Anaheim -> Summer Arena
Where did you get this information? Sounds great, so why doesn't MLG publish it on their Event Page!?
take those 24 players and add the top 8 from MLG Anaheim.
...but expect that to change a bunch as Koreans outside of the top 10 in GSL points try to qualify for WCS South Korea at the offline preliminaries on the same weekend.
Edit: Oops, opterown already mentioned it! Last edit: 2012-07-11 00:55:48 |
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