SCL Tournaments?

[silencbank]

I enjoy hosting tournaments here but it would be nice if SC:L backed them up.

what do you mean by "back them up"? Do you mean as in like helping out the tournament organizers. Or do you mean publicity like posting on the front page about new tournaments. They still have not said anything about it in the feedback thread I started though but, Maul you should definitely post whatever "backing" you wish they had in that part as well so it could get some feedback on it as well.

[Jdawsman]

If it was posted on the home page that would be awesome and i don't really care about rewards i mean it would be more of a rep thing i guess which sounds fine to me personally. Basically, tournaments would just be a good way of bringing this community together. (Moreso then it already is)

[Maul]

what do you mean by "back them up"? Do you mean as in like helping out the tournament organizers. Or do you mean publicity like posting on the front page about new tournaments. They still have not said anything about it in the feedback thread I started though but, Maul you should definitely post whatever "backing" you wish they had in that part as well so it could get some feedback on it as well.

I just mean by putting it on the news or just generally promoting it with the tools available to them. I don't expect them to throw around prizes, but a news post is free.

Since I've joined SC2Mapster I've really liked what they've done with their news posts, which are 80% showcasing the community in some way or another, in addition to the regular Blizzard news. Would be great if SC:L could promote it's community in a similar fashion too, not just for tournaments.

Tournaments though are a great way to get a community together and involved, and I've specifically locked the ones I've run to SC:L members. I just think it's logical for SC:L to support them, as there's no personal gain in it for me at all, where SC:L could benefit from the interest it generates.

[LordofAscension]

I just mean by putting it on the news or just generally promoting it with the tools available to them. I don't expect them to throw around prizes, but a news post is free.

Since I've joined SC2Mapster I've really liked what they've done with their news posts, which are 80% showcasing the community in some way or another, in addition to the regular Blizzard news. Would be great if SC:L could promote it's community in a similar fashion too, not just for tournaments.

Tournaments though are a great way to get a community together and involved, and I've specifically locked the ones I've run to SC:L members. I just think it's logical for SC:L to support them, as there's no personal gain in it for me at all, where SC:L could benefit from the interest it generates.

Trust me man - we would love to support them as we have so many other projects moving right now that its hard for us to get the manpower. We're definitely watching looking for ways to make it happen. It's the Blizz license part that throws us. But yeah - and I actually do think we have some prizes to give away!

Keep in touch and we'll make stuff happen one way or another.

~LoA

[dejai]

They can in no way say you can not host a tournament or a round of games in which there is no cash prize. It is not illegal to play the game with a group of friends in a structured manner read their EULA. The issue with everything is when money comes in. If you are profiting off people watching e.g HDH advertisements etc you may need to contact them. If you are not profiting but giving a prize to a winner how does that have anything to do with blizzard at all? That is outside of their game. The issue is if you advertise the cash prize and get hits on your site from that I suppose. I wonder why they would be such dicks about tourneys.

[dejai]

Also I don't think blizzard is going to (or can) attack a bunch of people playing their game in a structured way which is pretty much what a tourney is.