[x5.RunaMoK]

Also getting a stream set up for the event is awesome. with maybe even a small give away and have the event cast by the general public or something.

Just felt like there was almost no attention to sc2 at all at respawn. Normally we get a reserved area but seems all the LoL fags got it.

BYOPC Also as others have said limits some section of players.

Overall i Feel there needs to be more Stage Events set ups for the main titles to really fuel their spectator experience. Unfortunately i dont know of a area to really cater to this and keep to the purpose of respawn

[inFeZa]

I wanted to play other games, like MTG, CS:GO, GunGame, HL2DM, Poker etc.

SC2 takes up too much time to have fun at respawn.

[Joslimity]

• Publicity of prize pool

  I don't believe the prize pool was completely finalised until the last minute. I can push next time to get some figures earlier, in hopes that we can attract more people.

• BYOC event

  This is the nature of the Respawn event, and is something that is hard to get around. If there was an option to pay $35 to attend the tournament and play on another attendees PC, would this be acceptable? Or is $35 too steep to attend the event without having a dedicated PC for the entire time?
  

• Stream

  This can definitely be organised for the next event, as I could even stream games from my own PC, or potentially get a caster to spectate and cast the games from the comfort of their own home. The worst case scenario is having an inexperienced caster covering the games.

• Seeding

  Going into the tournament, I didn't realised the number of highly skilled players that would be attending (I should really have checked SC2SEA before the event!). I was hoping there would be a good mix of high and low level players, but it was mostly high level. I was also unhappy that certain players got byes and that this was randomly decided. Unfortunately, I don't see how this can be objectively determined (as seeding players based on opinion of skill is not ideal). Would it be a possibility to have a few online games before the event to determine seeding? Or would this take up too much time?

I wanted to play other games, like MTG, CS:GO, GunGame, HL2DM, Poker etc.

Did you guys come just to play in the SC2 tournament, or did you want to play other games as well? (I know that at least Infeza and Kez both participated in CS:GO). I'd be happy to see if we can make the tournament single elimination in the future, so that it is shorter and more flexible, and that time can be made for players to participate in other events.

Another thing i wanted to say was that i noticed in the email that the prizes were listed as $250/$200/$150/$50, but at the actual event it was $250/$150/$100/$50 i believe, so i don't know what happened there.

I wasn't aware that there were any inconsistencies, I will look into this to see if I can shed some light on the issue.

[Mayo]

Originally Posted by IXLRunaMoK

Also getting a stream set up for the event is awesome. with maybe even a small give away and have the event cast by the general public or something.

Streams are good!

Originally Posted by IXLRunaMoK

Just felt like there was almost no attention to sc2 at all at respawn. Normally we get a reserved area but seems all the LoL fags got it.

Usually I set up the reserved area, but I had nothing planned for SC2 at this Respawn. If you guys are interested in having more comps, let me know in advance and I can work it out with the LAN admins.

Whoa, calm down buddy. Game elitism is bad mmkay? The only people who got reserved seating afaik is Ozfortress. Who booked ~60 seats before the LAN

Originally Posted by IXLRunaMoK

BYOPC Also as others have said limits some section of players.

We've had up to 32 at Respawn previously I believe

Originally Posted by IXLRunaMoK

Overall i Feel there needs to be more Stage Events set ups for the main titles to really fuel their spectator experience. Unfortunately i dont know of a area to really cater to this and keep to the purpose of respawn

You have to remember that this is primarily a BYOPC casual LAN, not an eSports event. Therefore all the income is generated by the 'casuals' and Respawn wants to respect and help continue this relationship. We have run a stage before, but there was no real point without a spectator area.

If you have any ideas on how to integrate some kind of stage setup that you think will be worthwhile, please let me know and I can pass it on to the organiers.

Please don't take this as me picking your ideas apart and attacking you, I was just trying to address everything bit by bit! I'd love to help SC2 get bigger at Respawn