Challenge Matches are a new way to earn OSC Points, settle rivalries, get revenge on the guy who knocked you out of a recent tourney, is bm on ladder/forums, etc. It also presents a new way to leapfrog someone up the ranks, earn yourself more points by taking away an opponents, scoring those vital points which count towards the current seasons rankings, and the $5000+ finals series. You pick the reason to call a challenge, if you need one, regardless, the goal is to take his/her points! So send out a challenge!
We've seen many showmatches over the years. Everyone has players they consider a rival/peers; great example is the real Pet vs fake Pet saga between Petraeus + Petrify. Really added to the excitement of ACL Melb, and recent tournaments. All in good fun.
These type of matches are always entertaining! However not everyone wants to/can put up $'s to make it appealing to the other player, and can be an easy reason to decline. Since OSC points basically represent how much $/tournament points you've earned/are worth in each OSC season, we thought, why not give players a chance to do something extra with them!
If you're interested in participating in a OSC challenge, you may select any player from the current OSC rankings with 15+ points. However, please note, the challenges must be somewhat balanced, eg a GPD player shouldn't be able to challenge a top GM without exceptional reasons, and would require an admins approval to go ahead. The idea is to verse a rival, so that person should be somewhat close in skill/league proximity to yourself. This also acts to prevent any OSC point 'donations'/giving points away cheaply.
To setup a challenge, contact your rival, arrange a bet total, eg 20 points each, and arrange a showmatch! Contact Eddie or one of the other OSC admins to confirm once all is sorted.
Minimum points a challenge must start at is 15 each, Max 100*. Winner takes all!
*Max can be extended towards the end of the season (150)
If both players agree they may then face off in a best of 5 or 7 series for the OSC points
Games must be set at a time that works for both, and doesn't conflict with any OSC tournaments.
Ideally the series should be streamed, however if can't be arranged, replays must either be uploaded to sc2sea or emailed to Eddie.
Challenges can be announced publicly or done privately.
You can turn down any challenge with no repercussion/change to your season points. However no guts, no glory!
We will donate bonus 15 points to winner of any best of 5 streamed match, and 25 points towards any best of 7 streamed match.
*Players are allowed 2 vetos each in a standard bo5, 1 each bo7.
*Player who accepted the challenge selects first map
*Loser then selects following map
*Maps cannot be repeated twice in a series.
Any questions please ask.
Wow! Super cool idea! Absolutely love it, should ensure that there's a bit of shuffling about as people are trying to get into the top 32, and top 8 of SPR points. Really cool stuff!
Map pool added, how to veto, who selects first map, etc.
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Originally Posted by MightyKiwi
So the Question is raised, wagering more points than one player has? and what about players with less that 15 points?
If you only have enough for 1 challenge, you can only lock in the one challenge.
You can only bet how many points you actually have >15. No loans!
Don't book in multiple challenges in advance if you don't have the points in the bank!
So once you have confirmed your opponent, let me know and inform others/update post/players you've been talking with. First in best dressed i guess. Accept quickly if you think you take take points off someone with only a few points.
10 points is too low. Need to participate/place in more SCS tournaments to get some SPR points!
So... umm... gimme SPR for beating petraeus then. I think i'm on 5. Should've played in more online tournaments :/
Sick idea!
You don't get SPR points for being a retard who takes one series off a player and then doesn't make it out of groups. And getting points isn't just about playing in online tournaments, you also have to be good to do well in them.
Possibly a dumb question, but what are the opportunities to gain an initial amount of SPR? Just Master's Cup and other SC2SEA tourneys?
Most online tournaments are inlcuded in SCS for points. How much depends upon prizepool, format, etc. Points are then given out to players for how high they place.
Examples of SCS partnered tournaments:
SEA Masters Cup
wT Weekly
pX Weekly
Masters of Koreign
Silicon Sports Cup
Gamevolution eSports League
SEANA Trials
AxiS Outsourced Open
You don't get SPR points for being a retard who takes one series off a player and then doesn't make it out of groups. And getting points isn't just about playing in online tournaments, you also have to be good to do well in them.
It is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles; if you do not know your enemies but do know yourself, you will win one and lose one; if you do not know your enemies nor yourself, you will be imperiled in every single battle.
Sun Tzu 孫子
"If storm finishes I survive, otherwise terran is op" xGKingDelete 2012
OSC Season 2 will conclude on Monday 1st December! (25 days remaining as of this post) So we're coming up to the home stretch, if you're sitting just in or outside of the top 32 ranked players, might be worth considering setting up a challenge match to get those extra points!
1 December 2014 11:59 PM AEDTCountdown to 1st December 11.59pm!
What's on offer!
Each side is offering 112.5 of their OSC points up! And if this gets casted, an additional 25 points will be awarded to the victor
- all but confirming their place around the top 32 of the rankings!
It is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles; if you do not know your enemies but do know yourself, you will win one and lose one; if you do not know your enemies nor yourself, you will be imperiled in every single battle.
Sun Tzu 孫子
"If storm finishes I survive, otherwise terran is op" xGKingDelete 2012
Last edited by asdfSchnitzel; Sun, 30th-Nov-2014 at 8:08 PM.
CaVaLieR vs PressureTest this Thursday 5pm AEST.
Betting 20 OSC points. Clanmate challenge!
Match will also serve as this seasons GPDL 3rd place match.
CaVaLieR vs PressureTest this Thursday 5pm AEST.
Betting 20 OSC points. Clanmate challenge!
Match will also serve as this seasons GPDL 3rd place match.
I'm going to go allin to see if making top 32 is possible despite not playing tournaments for majority of the year. I'm willing to play vs:
Chase
Runamok
StriKE
Eros
DarK
Soundwave
Azz
However only under the condition that I bet as many points as physically possible for any matches played. I currently sit at 127.5 points, so given that its late in the season and max bet is 150, I'll bet all of them to whoever I play. Anyone on that list willing to play under those conditions feel free to accept. In the event multiple put their hands up, I'll prioritise whoever is lowest on the list.
PS. The list was just made based off whos higher than me on osc minus koreans, progamers, inactive people and people too low skill level wise. If you're of the latter group and this offends you, feel free to challenge me.
Thanks for replies, I'll sort out a match with Runamok.
If I don't lose all my points vs him, I'll consider playing MK too, but I'm not too keen to play hots atm. No way to practice for the showmatch, and won't help me in the future either. If Im potentially going to lose all my osc points, I want to at least improve from the experience.
Wally, its strange that you've decided to start bming me now after I've only been nice to you in the past. I can take it as a joke the first time, but you're starting to come off as a douche.
Edit: With LOTV beta ending pretty soon, we'll do the showmatch a week or two after release.
Alright guys.. we can't stop the Korean invasion making heaps more points from Leifeng cups... so lets use up our points and put them together.. If you're outside the top 32 you should be challenging anyone within SEA to max points matches. Get all the points together boys and lets push these invaders out of our top 32.
Real talk, if you're not in top 32 use your points. They are worthless after the end of the season (11 days). Lets go.
I am accepting all reasonable challenges (eddie has a limit on who you can challenge, so it has to be within my skill level - low masters/high diamond).
After reading Chaddles' post (and remembering I have quite a good number of OSC points), I'd be willing to support the movement of pushing out the Korean invasion!
Just pm me or something to talk it out ~~ #SEAPride
I recognise some people probably won't want to play because they like their position, let's put some stuff out there then.
Enderr: you got 4-0d by Blysk, #1seed? Super fraudulent, let me show you what real Zerg play looks like.
PSIArc: I kicked your ass in nation wars, don't you want some revenge bro?
Azure: Whoever wins can be officially the best in Queensland, I know you're keen
Blysk: I'm salty about ACL, give me something more than bo3, we'll see who is better
Demilove: I just wanted to thank you for a free ride to WCS challenger back in season 2. Easiest bracket of my life
Iaguz: did you even win a game in nation wars? Come on bro what the hell
The rest of you are too awful at this game for me to call out. Maybe you'll get a participation award for OSC this year, congrats!
Blysk entertained the idea, hopefully he locks it in so we can play. I want to try and play at least 5 matches.
iaguz seemed keen, I will try and arrange a date and time for the match. Watch this space for more info.
Since the rest of the SEA players are being pretty lame I'll probably start contacting some of the NA guys and see if they're keen. I'm sure they will be happy to put a show on for the fans.
ProzeR is still G for some last minute showmatch tomorrow!!! Diamond-low masters out there? Would be funny to make the sickest last-minute come back from inactivity and make it to the top32 of OSC!! Much Love
GG WP to Ice for the previous showmatch! Ty to insano for the casting
As is the trend, Challenge Matches start to pickup towards the end of the year, as players make a push to qualify for, or improve their seed in the end of year Championship!
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