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Update 5: The website is up!

And don't forget to check out the forums!



Update 4: Please follow us on these pages!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/National-StarLeague/194160250680239

https://twitter.com/nstarleague



Update 3:



Red = regions with confirmed managers



List of Provinces/States with contact information of managers:



*Green denotes teams that have submitted rosters and are guaranteed a spot in the first season.

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Hello TeamLiquid,



I would like to introduce a new project we plan to start, tentatively in February.



We want to start a new league, much like other major sports leagues in North America ie. NHL, NBA, etc. The league will consist of teams from each province or state, and will feature the best 6 or 7 players of these regions. We understand that this is a tremendous project and that this is something that's going to take a lot of time and effort. This is why we are starting this thread: We want to know if the community is interested in seeing something like this and we want to hear whatever YOU have to say about our project.



However, the basic idea is simple. Each team will have a 'captain' and he/she will be responsible for submitting a line-up a week prior to game time. Players will then play through the set line-up until one team wins 4 sets.



We have already talked to the players in British Columbia, and know that the players in Alberta are interested. If you think YOUR area is the best in North America, please take a quick look below and let us know what you think!



With saying that, we'd like to kick off this league with a showmatch event, tentatively scheduled on February 4th, 2012.







Here is more detail about the league.







Player 1 <<Map 1>> Player 1

Player 2 <<Map 2>> Player 2

Player 3 <<Map 3>> Player 3

Player 4 <<Map 4>> Player 4

Player 5 <<Map 5>> Player 5

Player 6 <<Map 6>> Player 6

ACE <<Map 7>> ACE



Each player will play a best-of-1,

Each series will be best-of-7.







1.MLG Metalopolis

2.MLG Shakuras Plateau

3.MLG Shattered Temple

4.GSL Antiga Shipyard

5.GSL Tal'Darim Altar

6.GSL Daybreak

7.ESV Cloud Kingdom

8.ESV Ohana RE



7 of 8 maps will be played every series, and they will be rotated around every week.









light green = regular season 'featured' stream schedule

light blue = playoffs stream schedule



Assuming a league consisting 30 teams, the regular season will be 14 weeks long. There will be 15 teams in West, and 15 teams in East. Each team in the West will play once against each other every week, and vice versa for East. Top 8 teams from the West and East will move on to the playoffs (16 teams total). Each round of playoffs will be played every week.



*Schedule Deadlines*

Line-ups are due on every Friday

(ie. For the first week, line-ups are due on March 2)



Games must be played between Saturday and Thursday midnight

(ie. For the first week, games much be played between March 3 - March 8)



Due to the large number of games being played every week, we simply cannot cast and stream every series. The league will select 3 'featured' series every week to be broadcasted: one series on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We will try to cast as many games as possible, and the results will be archived on Sunday to avoid spoiling results.







+ Show Spoiler + Eligibility:

- All States and Provinces in United States and Canada can register for the NSL.

- Players must be currently residing in their respective Province or State. Players that are attending schools in a different area, or are on long-term work permits, must play for the Province or State they are currently studying / working in.

ie. If you live in New York, and you go to Stanford University, you must play for California for the duration of the degree.

- Players must be able to prove their residency upon request.

- The minimum number of players per team is 6, but it is highly recommended to have a bigger roster of players in case some players are busy.

- Only players that have played in regular season are allowed to be fielded in the playoffs.

- A maximum number of 3 players from the team house can be fielded in a given series.



Alternates, Substitutions, and Forfeits:

- Each team is given an allowance of "X" substitutions per season.

- Only one substitution is allowed per match, and substitutes must be the same race as the original player specified in the lineup.

- After the "X" substitutions are used up, any subsequent substitutions must be agreed to by the opposing team.

- Teams with more than "X" match forfeits or a total of "X" set forfeits will be removed from the league for the remainder of the season.

**X is to be determined after the number of teams is finalized



Administrative rules:

- Each team will have a manager that is responsible for organizing his or her team, submitting lineups and results, and serving as a point of contact with NSL staff and other managers.

- Lineups are due a week before the date of the match, by 11:59pm PST; thus, a game played on Sunday must have the match submitted no later than Saturday night at 11:59pm PST. They may be submitted and/or changed by the captain at any point before the deadline.

- Each match will have a pre-set date and time. Matches must be played at the default time unless both teams agree to play their matches beforehand. No matches can be postponed. Exceptions may be granted on a case-by-case basis.

- Teams are considered no-shows 30 minutes after the proposed time, and are given an automatic match loss. This counts as a forfeit loss.

- Players are considered no-shows 10 minutes after the preceding set ends and are given an automatic set loss. This counts as a forfeit loss.

- IN ORDER TO CLAIM A FORFEIT LOSS: screenshot and email us as much information as you can. For example, screenshots of battle.net where their team is offline, chat records, IRC records, confirmation from the opposing team's captain.

- Winning team manager is in charge of reporting the results and collecting replays for all matches to be submitted.



Gameplay rules:

- All games will take place on Battle.net North American server

- All games are to be played in game mode 1v1 and game speed Faster.

- In-game chat should be limited to pp, ppp, or related (for PAUSING the game) and gg, good game or related (for ENDING the game). Players can ask to remake the game in the first 30 seconds if there are latency issues.

- Only players and commentators are officially allowed in game. If both players agree, observers may join the game.



Bannable offenses:

- Smurfing, maphacking, observer hacking, in-game coaching, and any type of behavior that gives an unfair advantage to a player can be grounds for a permanent player ban.











To be confirmed.

We are currently talking to Memory Express, ASUS, Antec and Samsung to finalize some details.

For the first season, we will try to provide at least some hardware prizes for the winning 9 players.







We will be contacting a number of casters to commentate as many games as possible.

If you are interested in casting, or know someone that is, please let us know!

*We will try to get back to all inquiries regarding casting within the next week! Don't panic if you haven't heard back from us.







If you are interested in joining the league, please leave a reply or contact us at nationalstarleague@gmail.com



We will have a brief conversation regarding the team's eligibility and move on from there. We will try to include all the regions interested and we hope that there are many people interested.



Please upvote the reddit thread to spread the word around:

Update 6: In order to optimize the league scheduling, I'm going to cap the number of teams at 28. I have 25 right now, for your reference. If I get an unexpected number of last minute rosters, we may have to do a small qualifier, I'll let you know then, but for now, I'm looking for 3 last teams.Update 5: The website is up! http://nationalstarleague.com/ (it's currently having issues on Firefox and IE but will be fixed)And don't forget to check out the forums! http://nationalstarleague.com/forums/phpBB3/index.php Update 4: Please follow us on these pages!Update 3:Red = regions with confirmed managersList of Provinces/States with contact information of managers:*Green denotes teams that have submitted rosters and are guaranteed a spot in the first season.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hello TeamLiquid,I would like to introduce a new project we plan to start, tentatively in February.We want to start a new league, much like other major sports leagues in North America ie. NHL, NBA, etc. The league will consist of teams from, and will feature the best 6 or 7 players of these regions.However, the basic idea is simple. Each team will have a 'captain' and he/she will be responsible for submitting a line-up a week prior to game time. Players will then play through the set line-up until one team wins 4 sets.With saying that, we'd like to kick off this league with a showmatch event, tentatively scheduled on February 4th, 2012.Here is more detail about the league.Player 1 < > Player 1Player 2 < > Player 2Player 3 < > Player 3Player 4 < > Player 4Player 5 < > Player 5Player 6 < > Player 6ACE < > ACEEach player will play a best-of-1,Each series will be best-of-7.1.MLG Metalopolis2.MLG Shakuras Plateau3.MLG Shattered Temple4.GSL Antiga Shipyard5.GSL Tal'Darim Altar6.GSL Daybreak7.ESV Cloud Kingdom8.ESV Ohana RE7 of 8 maps will be played every series, and they will be rotated around every week.light green = regular season 'featured' stream schedulelight blue = playoffs stream scheduleAssuming a league consisting 30 teams, the regular season will be 14 weeks long. There will be 15 teams in West, and 15 teams in East. Each team in the West will play once against each other every week, and vice versa for East. Top 8 teams from the West and East will move on to the playoffs (16 teams total). Each round of playoffs will be played every week.Line-ups are due on every Friday(ie. For the first week, line-ups are due on March 2)Games must be played between Saturday and Thursday midnight(ie. For the first week, games much be played between March 3 - March 8)Due to the large number of games being played every week, we simply cannot cast and stream every series. The league will select 3 'featured' series every week to be broadcasted: one series on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We will try to cast as many games as possible, and the results will be archived on Sunday to avoid spoiling results.To be confirmed.We are currently talking to Memory Express, ASUS, Antec and Samsung to finalize some details.For the first season, we will try to provide at least some hardware prizes for the winning 9 players.We will be contacting a number of casters to commentate as many games as possible.If you are interested in casting, or know someone that is, please let us know!*We will try to get back to all inquiries regarding casting within the next week! Don't panic if you haven't heard back from us.If you are interested in joining the league, please leave a reply or contact us at nationalstarleague@gmail.comWe will have a brief conversation regarding the team's eligibility and move on from there. We will try to include all the regions interested and we hope that there are many people interested.Please upvote the reddit thread to spread the word around: http://www.reddit.com/r/starcraft/comments/nm70m/national_starleague_the_battle_of_north_america/ UBC StarCraft Club is official @ UBC Vancouver campus! Your first eSport community on campus. Welcomes players of all levels at UBC. Follow us on facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/group.php?gid=155630424470014 or IRC @ irc.rizon.net #ubcsc