itmeJP Profile Joined February 2010 United States 1101 Posts #1



MLG has released a news post discussing the expansion of the MLG Raleigh SC2 player pool as well as top player invites: In the short time since we announced that StarCraft 2 would be added to the Pro Circuit, MLG has received an overwhelmingly positive response from the community. We at MLG are incredibly excited to be able to add StarCraft 2 to the Pro Circuit, and we want the inaugural Event in Raleigh to be the best possible tournament for all those involved. The 32 available passes sold out within seconds; these passes were offered to make sure that this first tournament would be accessible to newcomers and as-yet unknown talent: the players that are the heart of the MLG community, and may well be the stars of tomorrow. In the interest of producing the highest possible level of competition for everyone, we have decided to issue 32 additional invitations to the world’s best players, bringing the total number of competitors at Raleigh to 64.



StarCraft is a well-established franchise, but is a new Event on the Pro Circuit. While there are a number of players who are known as top players, MLG currently has no previous tournaments to rely on to form a ranking system. However, no StarCraft 2 tournament would be the same without them. The best way to ensure that everyone gets a fair shot, but that the current talent is not left out, is to hold an open, randomly-seeded, tournament where newcomers and veteran players alike can compete on a level playing field.



Please note that these reputation-based invitations will only be used at MLG Raleigh. All future StarCraft 2 MLG Events will use the standard MLG Pro Circuit points system. The Top 16 players to come out of Raleigh will be issued invitations to the next Event, in D.C., and the remaining passes for that Event will be sold on a first-come, first-serve basis.



We're tremendously excited to see a number of new players make names for themselves in Raleigh, as well as feature some of the biggest names in the StarCraft community. In the coming weeks, we'll be releasing a finalized player roster for the Event. Stay tuned!

Source: http://www.mlgpro.com/content/page/310553/Top-StarCraft-2-Players-to-be-Invited-to-MLG-Raleigh



With that said, I have already taken a handful of invites out for notable players. I am extending this out to members of the community who send me a PM here on TeamLiquid.



If the PM does not fit the below format then I will not respond to it. Also, we will only be looking to invite top eight players in the Diamond 1v1 League (and I have ways to check this). This is a first come, first serve basis.



Subject: MLG SC2 Raleigh Invitee

Real Name:

In-game BNet 2.0 Name:

Diamond Ladder Position:

Sponsor: (N/A if none)

Age:

Email:

Location:



Thanks for everyone's interest in MLG and look for more announcements in the coming weeks leading up to the event! http://www.mlgpro.com/content/page/310553/Top-StarCraft-2-Players-to-be-Invited-to-MLG-RaleighWith that said, I have already taken a handful of invites out for notable players. I am extending this out to members of the community who send me a PM here on TeamLiquid.MLG SC2 Raleigh InviteeReal Name:In-game BNet 2.0 Name:Diamond Ladder Position:Sponsor: (N/A if none)Age:Email:Location:Thanks for everyone's interest in MLG and look for more announcements in the coming weeks leading up to the event! Twitter.com/itmeJP -- Twitch.tv/itmeJP -- YouTube.com/itmeJP

Qwerty. Profile Joined May 2010 United States 292 Posts #2 So are the invitees US-only?

itmeJP Profile Joined February 2010 United States 1101 Posts #3 On August 06 2010 08:21 Qwerty. wrote:

So are the invitees US-only?

Nope, if a player can throw out the money to attend from oversees then that's fine with us Nope, if a player can throw out the money to attend from oversees then that's fine with us Twitter.com/itmeJP -- Twitch.tv/itmeJP -- YouTube.com/itmeJP

Empyrean Profile Blog Joined September 2004 16797 Posts #4



I hope I get to see some fun games of Idra stomping on Silver level players! Hoho. Interesting twistI hope I get to see some fun games of Idra stomping on Silver level players! Moderator

floor exercise Profile Blog Joined August 2008 Canada 5629 Posts #5 top 8 in your division or the top 8 players on the ladder? Because top 8 division means shit

itmeJP Profile Joined February 2010 United States 1101 Posts #6 On August 06 2010 08:29 floor exercise wrote:

top 8 in your division or the top 8 players on the ladder? Because top 8 division means shit

Mean's shit but it means more to have those players there and not silver/bronze Mean's shit but it means more to have those players there and not silver/bronze Twitter.com/itmeJP -- Twitch.tv/itmeJP -- YouTube.com/itmeJP

Jyvblamo Profile Blog Joined June 2006 Canada 13670 Posts #7 "Diamond ladder position"



What about the poor souls stuck in platinum like Cauthonluck? =P

floor exercise Profile Blog Joined August 2008 Canada 5629 Posts Last Edited: 2010-08-05 23:36:31 #8 I should elaborate, you want to make a cut off based on ladder points if you're looking at a simple determinant for eligibility. There are divisions where being top 8 means you have 500 points and divisions where having 700 points puts you at #20. It would be unfortunate for a better play to be passed up cause he's in a more difficult division

zFugitivE Profile Joined July 2010 United States 58 Posts #9 Now people can stop bitching about it, and finally realize that MLG is run by people who actually listen to the community, good or bad.



As to everyone that bought the original 32-pass and are upset about this change:



1) They announced that this would happen BEFORE passes went on sale, had the passes sold out quick enough.

2) It's more respectable to get a top finish when their are pros in the brackets, than get a top finish against people who are very unknown and probably much less skilled than those who are being invited.

3) If you entered solely because you thought the competition would be lacking, and you would get easy-money...you honestly should not be anywhere near any competitive leagues, go to locals.

Qwerty. Profile Joined May 2010 United States 292 Posts #10 http://sc2ranks.com/ is a good site to determine overall ladder position.

iEchoic Profile Blog Joined May 2010 United States 1773 Posts #11 Rank in diamond is a really poor way to do it. Make a minimum rating. There are some people with 600 points in 25th place and some in first with 400. vileEchoic -- clanvile.com

itmeJP Profile Joined February 2010 United States 1101 Posts Last Edited: 2010-08-05 23:39:34 #12 Yes, I know all about the ELO and sc2ranks -- I'm not going to invite just anyone. Also, I've already reached out to the players who should be reached out to so don't need to worry about it. This is for those lesser-known players that I haven't reached out to in the community because it's hard to find a way to contact them.



Example: Trump. ANSWER YOUR PM JESUS CHRIST STOP STREAMING!1IOH1IOEDH1!! RAGE. Twitter.com/itmeJP -- Twitch.tv/itmeJP -- YouTube.com/itmeJP

green.at Profile Blog Joined January 2010 Austria 1459 Posts #13 and I have ways to check this



haha like loggin on to bnet and checking the profile? mad skills :D

haha like loggin on to bnet and checking the profile? mad skills :D Inputting special characters into chat should no longer cause the game to crash.

MLG.Shrew Profile Joined July 2010 United States 79 Posts #14 I'll admit that the private invite/ladder position system works slightly better than my suggestion of "have them pay Shrew's rent".



The wait for this tournament is rough, feels like waiting for Christmas as a kid. Going to be an insanely awesome event. PC Content Coordinator - www.mlgpro.com | EG Broadcast Production

itmeJP Profile Joined February 2010 United States 1101 Posts #15 On August 06 2010 08:43 green.at wrote:

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and I have ways to check this



haha like loggin on to bnet and checking the profile? mad skills :D

haha like loggin on to bnet and checking the profile? mad skills :D

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Backpack Profile Blog Joined March 2010 United States 1760 Posts #16 On August 06 2010 08:43 MLG.Shrew wrote:

I'll admit that the private invite/ladder position system works slightly better than my suggestion of "have them pay Shrew's rent".



The wait for this tournament is rough, feels like waiting for Christmas as a kid. Going to be an insanely awesome event.



Imagine what it's like for the players :o Imagine what it's like for the players :o "You people need to just generally care a lot less about everything." -Zatic

phamou Profile Joined April 2010 Canada 193 Posts #17 is there a way to see the players that signed up to the tournement?

itmeJP Profile Joined February 2010 United States 1101 Posts #18 On August 06 2010 09:03 phamou wrote:

is there a way to see the players that signed up to the tournement?

Unfortunately at this time we are not releasing a sign up list, but one will be announced later down the line. Unfortunately at this time we are not releasing a sign up list, but one will be announced later down the line. Twitter.com/itmeJP -- Twitch.tv/itmeJP -- YouTube.com/itmeJP

Nexic Profile Blog Joined May 2010 United States 729 Posts Last Edited: 2010-08-06 00:25:36 #19 Good move by MLG as this is what the community wanted, but I can see how it's kind of gay for the first 32 guys who bought a pass and were expecting to play the other 31 guys, not the additional top 32 invited players in the world. Obviously this makes for a better tournament, and you need to beat the best to be the best, etc, but I think everyone can see the point. Just playing the devil's advocate here.



This will be clear in the future though. Qualifiers might be a better move so there's not this "who bought passes the fastest" component which is a bit silly. Qualifiers would allow unknowns to get in but still making sure there would be a high level of competition. I'm sure MLG knows what they're doing from other games so maybe they've already considered this though.



Really excited for the event, it would be quite boring without the top players ^^



Edit: I read it again and am a bit confused on the wording. Clearly the 32 spots already sold are fixed for this event. But will the 'first come first served' spots have the diamond requirement in the future? That solution would be ok instead of qualifiers too. Or is the diamond requirement just for the "invite" spots?

NonY Profile Blog Joined June 2007 8355 Posts #20 On August 06 2010 08:25 Empyrean wrote:

Hoho. Interesting twist



I hope I get to see some fun games of Idra stomping on Silver level players! Hoho. Interesting twistI hope I get to see some fun games of Idra stomping on Silver level players!

Since gomtv is happening in Seoul and it has an $85k first prize, I'm 99.9999% sure IdrA will be doing that instead (the dates conflict so he can't do both) Since gomtv is happening in Seoul and it has an $85k first prize, I'm 99.9999% sure IdrA will be doing that instead (the dates conflict so he can't do both) "Fucking up is part of it. If you can't fail, you have to always win. And I don't think you can always win." Elliott Smith ---------- Yet no sudden rage darkened his face, and his eyes were calm as they studied her. Then he smiled. 'Witness.'

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