BasetradeTV Profile Blog Joined October 2012 Canada 1301 Posts #1



Greetings, if you're reading this thread than you're probably wondering why it's 'unofficial'. Before getting into the details of the tournament, the folks who do the official graphics/posters etc for TING are on holidays until the new years and we really want to make this info public so players & other ogranizers can prepare.



TING SEASON 3



Patch notes:

Groups have changed (still using GSL/WCS group format)

old All Bo5

new All Bo3





All Bo5 All Bo3 Qualifier regions changed

old 2 NA / 2 EU / 2 KR / 2 WC

new 1 NA / 2 EU / 2 KR / 3 WC





2 NA / 2 EU / 2 KR / 2 WC 1 NA / 2 EU / 2 KR / 3 WC Prize distribution

old paid to top 8 players

new paid to top 4 players



old 2000 / 1000 / 600 / 400 / 250

new 2500 / 1500 / 750 / 250





paid to top 8 players paid to top 4 players 2000 / 1000 / 600 / 400 / 250 2500 / 1500 / 750 / 250 Live RO4

old everything was online

new Top 4 players will be flown out to TBA location in California. Hotels will be paid for, and we will provide flight accommodations up to $1,500 USD for each player.





everything was online Top 4 players will be flown out to TBA location in California. Hotels will be paid for, and we will provide flight accommodations up to $1,500 USD for each player. Invited player: Neeb (NA Group)

old no players were invited before qualifiers had concluded

new as a sponsored player, Neeb is the only player granted an invite.





Qualifier Dates:

Semi-Finals & Grand Finals will take place the weekend of March 25-26. PLEASE PLAN AHEAD ACCORDINGLY



Top 2 players from each qualifier will advance to the Ro32 Group stage, and 2 players will be invited after the qualifiers are concluded (these invites are usually based off of performance in the qualifiers) with the exception of NA, which will only have 1 return invite as Neeb has already taken a spot.



North American Qualifier:

Feb 4th



European Qualifiers:

Jan 18th & 25th



Korean Qualifiers:

Jan 19th & 26th



Wild Card Qualifiers: (anyone from any region can sign up to play)

Jan 15th & 29th

Feb 5th

Patch notes:Top 2 players from each qualifier will advance to the Ro32 Group stage, and 2 players will be invited after the qualifiers are concluded (these invites are usually based off of performance in the qualifiers) with the exception of NA, which will only have 1 return invite as Neeb has already taken a spot.North American Qualifier:Feb 4thEuropean Qualifiers:Jan 18th & 25thKorean Qualifiers:Jan 19th & 26thWild Card Qualifiers: (anyone from any region can sign up to play)Jan 15th & 29thFeb 5th Commentator

ZigguratOfUr Profile Blog Joined April 2012 Iraq 16057 Posts #2 I liked the Bo5 groups. What's the reason behind the change? Maps I made recently: Nevermore: https://i.imgur.com/NiqR0Rj.jpg | Rubaiyat: https://i.imgur.com/XD3E3vd.jpg | Grand Canal: https://i.imgur.com/kNgyOCo.jpg

FrkFrJss Profile Joined April 2015 Canada 1188 Posts #3 On December 28 2016 11:31 ZigguratOfUr wrote:

I liked the Bo5 groups. What's the reason behind the change?



I remember when we had the old WCS, one group would take around 5 hours or so, so if you have potentially 50% more games, then your broadcast is extended by a couple more hours. It just means a bigger time commitment by basetrade, the players, and some Ting people.



This may not be the case at all, but more games do mean more time committed by those involved. I remember when we had the old WCS, one group would take around 5 hours or so, so if you have potentially 50% more games, then your broadcast is extended by a couple more hours. It just means a bigger time commitment by basetrade, the players, and some Ting people.This may not be the case at all, but more games do mean more time committed by those involved. "Keep Moving Forward" - Walt Disney

Wardi Profile Blog Joined November 2011 England 827 Posts Last Edited: 2016-12-28 03:50:32 #4 On December 28 2016 12:02 FrkFrJss wrote:

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On December 28 2016 11:31 ZigguratOfUr wrote:

I liked the Bo5 groups. What's the reason behind the change?



I remember when we had the old WCS, one group would take around 5 hours or so, so if you have potentially 50% more games, then your broadcast is extended by a couple more hours. It just means a bigger time commitment by basetrade, the players, and some Ting people.



This may not be the case at all, but more games do mean more time committed by those involved. I remember when we had the old WCS, one group would take around 5 hours or so, so if you have potentially 50% more games, then your broadcast is extended by a couple more hours. It just means a bigger time commitment by basetrade, the players, and some Ting people.This may not be the case at all, but more games do mean more time committed by those involved.



Old WCS taking 5 hours is a live show, online downtime between series is much lower. I can't speak for Basetrade, but here are my two cents on BO3 / BO5.



The problem is volatility in length. A BO3 can take 15-20 minutes and be over, or 20 minutes and still be in game one. The risk here is running too short of a broadcast. In a BO5 that volatilty grows ten-fold. When I ran Wardi Open some groups took ~4 hours with 5 BO5s, another took almost 6, which is too long for players and also long for casting. By running BO3s you run the risk of a shorter broadcast, which is possibly more desirable than a broadcast which is too long, especially if you have other events to cast around the clock which Basetrade obviously do.



Essentially as you said, just worded a bit differently. Old WCS taking 5 hours is a live show, online downtime between series is much lower. I can't speak for Basetrade, but here are my two cents on BO3 / BO5.The problem is volatility in length. A BO3 can take 15-20 minutes and be over, or 20 minutes and still be in game one. The risk here is running too short of a broadcast. In a BO5 that volatilty grows ten-fold. When I ran Wardi Open some groups took ~4 hours with 5 BO5s, another took almost 6, which is too long for players and also long for casting. By running BO3s you run the risk of a shorter broadcast, which is possibly more desirable than a broadcast which is too long, especially if you have other events to cast around the clock which Basetrade obviously do.Essentially as you said, just worded a bit differently. Commentator Owner of WardiTV. Streamer, caster & event organizer. / / www.wardi.tv

Lillekanin Profile Joined July 2011 Denmark 192 Posts #7 But all looks super good ! Great news :D except from top 8 prize to top 4 !But all looks super good ! Progamer Streaming on http://da.twitch.tv/lillekanin

Aiingel Profile Joined May 2016 243 Posts #8 This is so freaking awesome, especially the chance for players to visit California!



But the GSL final is on the same weekend? (25 Mar) Would that affect players who have a good chance of reaching the GSL finals?

GameHeart Profile Blog Joined February 2012 286 Posts #9 Ohh I hope the finals are near me so I can go. Gameheart

Argonauta Profile Joined July 2016 Spain 2868 Posts #10 This is awesome Rogue | Maru | Scarlett | Trap

Nakajin Profile Blog Joined September 2014 Canada 6579 Posts #11 Nice, thanks Ting! http://i.imgur.com/9p6ufcB.jpg

inermis Profile Joined September 2010 349 Posts #12 thats good news play hard go pro

ActionJesse Profile Joined November 2013 Canada 10 Posts #13 On December 28 2016 14:43 EleMenTfiNi wrote:

(feel free to use my 30 second effort xd)



On a more serious note, good work. Offline finals in CA seems different, must have a Blizzard connection, which is even more awesome! At least have the decency to put a pixelated neeb face in the header!! (feel free to use my 30 second effort xd)On a more serious note, good work. Offline finals in CA seems different, must have a Blizzard connection, which is even more awesome!



Haha it's perfect!



Live finals are going to be so cool. Thanks again to Rif and ZG for putting so much effort into these tournaments, so excited for Season 3! See you guys in Twitch chat



Oh, and GO NEEB! Haha it's perfect!Live finals are going to be so cool. Thanks again to Rif and ZG for putting so much effort into these tournaments, so excited for Season 3! See you guys in Twitch chatOh, and GO NEEB!