SoulCast Episode #2: Esom
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WingsofDespair
[08] Mercenary
I find these Podcasts to be very informative and fun to listen to.
BlackMambaMoan
[09] Warrior
Yo Esom, tell them to give Voldo back his Taunt Cancel out of his CR and Guard Cancel out of his CR, and I'll be back on the Voldo train so fast.
But about MLG, I can see why Esom was personally upset about MLG because it effected him personally, but I think MLG was one of the better ran tournaments. And when I say that, I mean better ran then... every community ran tournament.
1. Tournament ran on time.
2. Plenty of setups for casuals before, during, and after tournament.
3. Big tournament area for our game.
4. Had monitors to see who you had to play next, and if your bracket hasn't been updated, you can ask one of the tournament booth people at the little kiosk to see who you play next with no fuss.
5. Big money prizes.
6. A SICK stage for featured matches.
7. Did I mention the tournament ran on time and continued to run on schedule the whole time?
Other grassroot tournaments run late, cramped tournament area, sometimes wait hours in between matches, annoying T.O's, a lot of the times not enough setups, etc. Tournament area is understandable because it is a player ran tournament and can't get venues like MLG, but there is no excuse for having pre-reg for tournament and still having the tournament run real late and so on. What is the point of online pre-reg? Also, seeing as the tournament ran on time you don't need to hear your match being called. You just need to keep an eye on the clock and be in the tournament area around the time of the next round because every match was called within 5 minutes of the scheduled start time, if you got DQ'd you have nobody to blame but yourself. Most FG players are just too used to simply waiting for their match to get called and have the tournament held up for hours for them because they have yet to see an event run on a schedule and see the advantages it gives.
I also don't see what the big problem is for using pre-patch for MLG. The patch just came out days before MLG. Why would they use it? They obviously wouldn't use pre-patch for their next MLG SC5 tournament. It's a rule they also hold for when a patch comes out days before MLG for Starcraft 2.
Only minor problem that MLG had was the whole thing with the rules with Esom's situation and the T.O's not knowing the rules, (even though the T.O's were on point with everything else) and no region seeding. I had to play everyone from Texas in the tournament and the whole france thing being in the same bracket. These are problems that can be fixed for next time. Also, you can't complain about the price of entering MLG when they DON'T CHARGE A VENUE FEE. Pretty much paying around the same amount as you would other grassroot majors.
All and all, MLG was a huge success and can't wait for the next event.
But about MLG, I can see why Esom was personally upset about MLG because it effected him personally, but I think MLG was one of the better ran tournaments. And when I say that, I mean better ran then... every community ran tournament.
1. Tournament ran on time.
2. Plenty of setups for casuals before, during, and after tournament.
3. Big tournament area for our game.
4. Had monitors to see who you had to play next, and if your bracket hasn't been updated, you can ask one of the tournament booth people at the little kiosk to see who you play next with no fuss.
5. Big money prizes.
6. A SICK stage for featured matches.
7. Did I mention the tournament ran on time and continued to run on schedule the whole time?
Other grassroot tournaments run late, cramped tournament area, sometimes wait hours in between matches, annoying T.O's, a lot of the times not enough setups, etc. Tournament area is understandable because it is a player ran tournament and can't get venues like MLG, but there is no excuse for having pre-reg for tournament and still having the tournament run real late and so on. What is the point of online pre-reg? Also, seeing as the tournament ran on time you don't need to hear your match being called. You just need to keep an eye on the clock and be in the tournament area around the time of the next round because every match was called within 5 minutes of the scheduled start time, if you got DQ'd you have nobody to blame but yourself. Most FG players are just too used to simply waiting for their match to get called and have the tournament held up for hours for them because they have yet to see an event run on a schedule and see the advantages it gives.
I also don't see what the big problem is for using pre-patch for MLG. The patch just came out days before MLG. Why would they use it? They obviously wouldn't use pre-patch for their next MLG SC5 tournament. It's a rule they also hold for when a patch comes out days before MLG for Starcraft 2.
Only minor problem that MLG had was the whole thing with the rules with Esom's situation and the T.O's not knowing the rules, (even though the T.O's were on point with everything else) and no region seeding. I had to play everyone from Texas in the tournament and the whole france thing being in the same bracket. These are problems that can be fixed for next time. Also, you can't complain about the price of entering MLG when they DON'T CHARGE A VENUE FEE. Pretty much paying around the same amount as you would other grassroot majors.
All and all, MLG was a huge success and can't wait for the next event.