If you don't know how to post in a live report thread by now, be advised: don't whine about game balance and don't bash players/casters/interviewers/staff/other posters. And don't start the USA USA USA!!! stuff.

Frankon Profile Joined May 2010 3046 Posts #2 MKP has it...Its special tournament type ^^;



Also hyped for iNcontroL casting. Him and Rotti casting PvP would be so damn good.



PS. Fix your TLPD linking. Most of the koreans are linked to BW database.

RainSunShowers Profile Joined August 2011 Norway 131 Posts #3 TL and EG in same couch, good that there is a person in the middle.. Founder of CTL http://choboteamleague.enjin.com/home

MCDayC Profile Joined March 2011 United Kingdom 12847 Posts #4 Predictions for people getting out of group:

A: Thorzain, Nerchio

B: MKP, Violet

C: Dimaga, Attero

D: MC, Cloud

E: JYP, Bling

F:Hero, Kawaii

G: Stephano, Sound

H: Ret, Grubby



What is the format for the groups? Bo3, is it round robin, or the much better (it removes unnecessary games and raises tension) GSL style, mini-double elim group stages. VERY FRAGILE, LIKE A BABY PANDA EGG

leveller Profile Blog Joined April 2010 Sweden 1840 Posts #5 On January 04 2012 21:58 RainSunShowers wrote:

TL and EG in same couch, good that there is a person in the middle..



Lol, u think they would start fighting? :p



Hope to hear MC cast! :D Lol, u think they would start fighting? :pHope to hear MC cast! :D

Moralez Profile Joined May 2011 Portugal 1730 Posts #6 stream links @ OP please. Master League Zerg - EGIdrA - IMNesTea - EGMachine - EGIncoNtrol - IMLosirA - Destiny - MVPDRG -

Logros Profile Joined September 2010 Netherlands 9827 Posts #7 . My guess is a european zerg is gonna win...Ret, Stephano, Dimaga and Bon Jovi all have a good shot. Hmm I miss Huk, Naniwa, Idra and ToD. My guess is a european zerg is gonna win...Ret, Stephano, Dimaga and Bon Jovi all have a good shot.

bbm Profile Joined April 2011 United Kingdom 1315 Posts #8 I'd love to see a euro zerg win, there's a bunch of awesome ones here. dimaga, stephano, and ret are all very capable of ploughing through this tourney. By.Sun or By.Rain, he always delivers

Nesto3D Profile Joined June 2011 5 Posts #9 I was and am a big fan of the HSC and Take, so I was very excited when I accidently stumbled over the news that a new HSC is coming up soon (and glad to see it advertised on TL now). However, I have to say that I am a little disappointed by the absence of so many player personalities. I feel that the community has in a certain way let down Take, and I wonder why… HSC3 was unanimously seen as the coolest tournament, it was achieving insane viewer numbers for a semi-professionally organized event and it was a great platform for every pro-player to build and expand a real fan base.

The last cup showed some high-level SC2 action, although it turned out too Protoss-heavy in the end, but it was still one of the most memorable events in the scene, because itlived from a crazy mix of very particular personalities that made the SC2 scene so enjoyable:

White Ra, - the warm and caring grandpa “BBQ” Toss, proving that the scene is not only for pre-puberty kids

HuK – an ambiguous Dr Jekkyl / Mr Hyde type showcasing both the most friendly personality and a ruthless, cold, selfish killer instinct

Idra – the North American Darth Vader of SC2, but using the last HSC to show a nicer side of himself and a sense of humor

Naniwa – the introvert, enigmatic, almost autistic Starcraft-God, fighting his inner demons

Tarson – the Polish party animal, representing the dream that you do not have to be a pale, super-disciplined nerd with no life to be able to steal a win or two from the best

TLO – The scene’s most recognizable, liked and tragic figure –a friend that you would like to hang out with for most of the community

While most of the HSC 4 line-up undoubtedly have the gaming skills to make for high-level games – only a few bring the personalities that made HSC so much fun:

Dimaga, the always smiling, cheeky genie from the bottle

MC –the Kim Jong Un of the scene, playing an arrogant egomaniac in the body of a slightly clumsy, chubby sweettooth, but transpiring as an friendly, very witty and courageous individual

To be honest it were the stories with and around these guys in particular that kept me watching HSC2 and 3 (as well as Rotterdam cheesy jokes and insane positive energy).

It is never easy to bring a good line-up that satisfies everyone, and I think it is still a good line-up skill-wise (even though some of my favourites, like Mana or Kas, are not on board) and it will be good to see some new Korean faces mix with the mostly European crowd.

However, I feel a little disappointed that so many of the personality players of the scene are not attending the party –I wanted to believe that they enjoyed the previous HSCs as much as I did and would not miss the next one for trivial reasons like “needing to practice” or “not wanting to travel”… and I feel sorry for Take, who put so much effort in this, proved an insanely talented and passionate organizer, collected a mind-blowing prize pool for such a privately organized event and is being let down by the actors that he needs to make his sc2 soap opera work…



Well, there is not much one can do, other than giving it a chance I guess – maybe some of the new players that we do not know much about will take the opportunity to show their personalities and build their fanbases… I will definitely still watch the cup, and I wish Take and the HSC all the best, but I am a bit concerned that it might not live up to the dreams and expectations – I certainly hope to be wrong!



zz_ Profile Joined December 2010 Sweden 759 Posts #10 Man, sucks that Idra and Naniwa won't be participating :/ In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?

chrisolo Profile Joined May 2009 Germany 2517 Posts #11 Isnt MrBitter gonna cast as well? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

AXygnus Profile Blog Joined November 2010 Portugal 1005 Posts #12 On January 04 2012 22:05 Nesto3D wrote:

Naniwa – the introvert, enigmatic, almost autistic Starcraft-God, fighting his inner demons





Ouh, so close to sneaking it in. Ouh, so close to sneaking it in. "To create, to recreate. To create, to recreate. Down to the last seed, I stand with a dark stare. Still silent. Still frighteningly silent."

Yello Profile Blog Joined July 2010 Germany 7409 Posts #13 anyone remembering HSC2 when the cup ended on saturday with a huge party and on sunday Take was telling everyone on stream that Rotterdam was so drunk that he ended up sleeping in the bathtub? Just ahead of time, know your addiction's not a crime. It's just a smaller part of who you want to become in the end.

Gladiator6 Profile Joined June 2010 Sweden 7021 Posts #14 Looking forward to some gosu casting today and epic games Flying, sOs, free, Light, Soulkey & ZerO

L3g3nd_ Profile Joined July 2010 New Zealand 9595 Posts #15 it starts in 24 hours doesnt it? https://twitter.com/#!/IrisAnother

Seriox Profile Joined November 2010 Germany 373 Posts #16 On January 04 2012 23:39 L3g3nd_ wrote:

it starts in 24 hours doesnt it?

22 hours, 18 minutes 22 hours, 18 minutes

mike1 Profile Joined January 2011 Germany 155 Posts #17



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L3g3nd_ Profile Joined July 2010 New Zealand 9595 Posts #18 On January 04 2012 23:41 Seriox wrote:

Show nested quote +

On January 04 2012 23:39 L3g3nd_ wrote:

it starts in 24 hours doesnt it?

22 hours, 18 minutes 22 hours, 18 minutes

thanks, i thought that was right, but then this thread being made at the time the tourny starts tmrw got me confused and worried thanks, i thought that was right, but then this thread being made at the time the tourny starts tmrw got me confused and worried https://twitter.com/#!/IrisAnother

Olinimm Profile Joined November 2011 1471 Posts #19 I really hope MC casts :DD.

Nesto3D Profile Joined June 2011 5 Posts #20 On January 04 2012 23:29 AXygnus wrote:

Show nested quote +

On January 04 2012 22:05 Nesto3D wrote:

Naniwa – the introvert, enigmatic, almost autistic Starcraft-God, fighting his inner demons





Ouh, so close to sneaking it in. Ouh, so close to sneaking it in.



Apologies, but I am only an on-an- off casual SC2 player and viewer and I had a SC2 break for a couple of months, so I did not know what you meant with sneaking "it" in. After I read your comment I googled it and saw that there has been a big discussion about this over the "probe rush incident" which I never fully got the upset about anyways. So I certainly did not mean to "sneak in" any health-related speculations or Naniwa bashing, nor revive old discussions, I meant it more metaphorically and in a positive way, and it was just a free association based on watching him on the last HSC. I am fascinated by Naniwa who despite appearing a socially slightly awkward person found a niche for himself in which he overperforms - I respect that a lot and I hope the community will stop ostracizing him and picking on him, as it feels like a bunch of immature bullies picking on the odd kid, reminding me of lord of the flies, but now I am probably reviving old discussions so I will stop - gg Apologies, but I am only an on-an- off casual SC2 player and viewer and I had a SC2 break for a couple of months, so I did not know what you meant with sneaking "it" in. After I read your comment I googled it and saw that there has been a big discussion about this over the "probe rush incident" which I never fully got the upset about anyways. So I certainly did not mean to "sneak in" any health-related speculations or Naniwa bashing, nor revive old discussions, I meant it more metaphorically and in a positive way, and it was just a free association based on watching him on the last HSC. I am fascinated by Naniwa who despite appearing a socially slightly awkward person found a niche for himself in which he overperforms - I respect that a lot and I hope the community will stop ostracizing him and picking on him, as it feels like a bunch of immature bullies picking on the odd kid, reminding me of lord of the flies, but now I am probably reviving old discussions so I will stop - gg

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