[x5_Namakaye]

I hereby present the first (and hopefully not last) season of the (insert name here) Team League! This league is graciously sponsored by Saulo Silva Fine Photography, as well as (hopefully) you guys! (More info further down). For our first attempt at making this a thing, we've invited 4 of SEA's greatest teams to face off in a battle of pride, skill, epic games, and most of all, fun.

Team Rosters


Exile5

+ [x5 Roster] +

PiG
KingKong
Tileä
Chankim
Pigeon
Namakaye
Ice
RunaMoK
Metalcore
Arrival
JevyN

eCKo Esports

+ [eCKo Roster] +

Azure
Pokemon
Redemption
Probe
// Schnitzel
Satu
MrLando
Infected
CaVaLieR
Enak
coolbeans
ProzeR

Silicon Sports

+ [SLCN Roster] +

deth
NXZ
Kez
Wally
Petrify
Law
Peppy
Pezz

Frenetic Array

+ [fray Roster] +

Rize
Fourby
FLuX
Chase
Crimson
Alopex
Eros
Pox
HuT
Seither

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Matches will be broadcast by the legendary INSANO on Tuesday and Thursday nights, starting at 7pm on September 8th (Tuesday after ACL).

+ [Format] +

The tournament will be run following the Proleague format, but with 2 round robins due to the small amount of teams. The Round Robins will be 4x Bo1 matches with an Ace match in the event of a 2-2 tie. The teams will be seeded into a playoff bracket which also uses the same format as Proleague, with 3rd playing 4th, winner playing 2nd, and winner of that playing 1st. Following Proleague, this will be All-kill format, so be ready to take down those heavy hitters!

+ [Map Pool] +

Bridgehead LE, Cactus Valley LE, Coda LE, Dash and Terminal LE, Iron Fortress LE, Moonlight Madness LE, Terraform LE

Maps will be randomly ordered and announced the same day as matches are announced (Friday).

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Prizes are distributed as follows:

1st place: 50%
2nd place: 30%
3rd place: 20%
4th place: 0%

Saulo has donated us $200, and with the kind donations from various community members, we have made it to $1000! So currently it sits at $500/$300/$200/$0.

Even if all hope seems lost in the Round Robin, there is still the final chance to place in the money with the 3rd/4th decider match, so keep those chins held high!

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This event is sponsored by the legend himself, Saulo Silva. Check out his beautiful photographs at www.saulosilvaphoto.com. Not only does he take snaps of amazing scenery, but also of eSports events throughout Europe, such as Dreamhack Stockholm and Dreamhack Winter! He also personally sponsors x5.PiG and several OSC events within the SEA region, such as Master's Cups, Global All-stars and the OSC Yearly Finals! Truly a God among men.

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In addition to Saulo, any contributions by the community would be greatly appreciated. While any help is greatly appreciated, donation is 100% optional and amounts donated are completely up to you. All donations will go towards funding the prize pool, literally every cent! In addition we have multiple benefits for the donators.

If you wish to donate, send your donations to namakaye.tournaments@hotmail.com

The first benefit is for every donator. If you donate, no matter how big or small, you will receive a replay pack of the entire event. Replays will be entirely organised by stage, match and set and e-mailed to the e-mails connected to donators accounts.

The other benefit goes to the highest donator. Above, you might have noticed that this is the (insert name here) Team League. For the highest donator, the name of your choosing (you can use your ID or make your own if you're a little more creative) will be inserted in "here". This is valid until 1 week before the beginning of the first match of the season (7pm 8th Sept.)

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This entire event will be run and admined entirely by myself (x5.Namakaye) and Swarmstika.

+ [Rules & Regulations] +

In the event myself and Swarmstika cannot be present for the duration of a match, another admin will be organised for the match. The information about the replacement will be made available with the announcement of matches for the week.

All teams MUST submit a roster for their match no less than 72 hours before their scheduled play time. Failure to do this will result in a completely randomized line-up. These can be submitted to me or Swarmstika in any way you see fit (sc2sea PM, Skype, Twitter DM etc.) Line-ups will be announced 72 hours before the scheduled match time to allow ample time for match preparation. These line-ups can NOT be changed once they have been announced to the public.

All players MUST play on an account with an ID that matches the ID they are most commonly known by. Any cases where this is not possible (e.g. no name change) will be approved by myself or Swarmstika on a case-by-case basis. It is the responsibility of both the players and teams to make sure players have either suitable in-game IDs or any differences are reported to the admins.

All games will be played on SEA by default. Any changes of server must be agreed upon by both players. If one player does not agree to the server change the game will be played on SEA.

All players should be present in the designated chat channel/group before the beginning of the first match. If a player is going to be late for any reason, ample warning must be given to the admins. If the forewarned late arriving player fails to show within 10 minutes of the time notified by the team this will result in a walkover. A player that fails to show within 10 minutes after their match is due to begin (10 minutes after start time if the offender is the starting player. 10 minutes after the end of the previous match if the offender is a subsequent player) will be walked over. If the entire team does not show without prior warning, this will be considered as a forfeiture of the match and a 3-0 will be awarded to the other team.

Match times will be announced the day after the 2nd match of each week (Friday). If there is any issue because of the scheduled time, contact an admin immediately and we will work with the other team(s) to reschedule to a more suitable time if possible.

As with any competition, etiquette and behaviour are expected to be of an exceptionally high standard. Any player displaying poor manners or showing evidence of "BM" words or actions will be assessed and punished appropriately (if at all). Also, any cases of hacking, smurfing, or abusing glitches in order to gain an unfair advantage over the opponent will result in a loss for the team and a ban for the player involved. Acts that harm the integrity of the competition are NOT tolerated in any form.

It is the responsibility of players to submit all replays to me (Namakaye) at namakaye.tournaments@hotmail.com. These replays will be organised and distributed to donators of the event. DO NOT expect the other player to handle it. Assume they will forget and send it regardless. Doubles are easily removed.

Decisions on disconnects will default to "Resume from Replay". If there is a dispute over the disconnect (e.g. one player feels it is unnecessary as the winner of the game is all but decided) the replay will be reviewed and a decision made by admins ONLY.

Matches may only be observed by Casters and Admins.

Priorities for tiebreakers will be as follows: Match score > Map score > warnings. If a tie is still in effect the teams will play a final tie breaker match to decide seeding.

All team roster changes occurring before the announcement of Week 1 matches will be accepted without penalty. Any players changing or joining teams during the season will not be allowed to play for the week of their acquisition. (e.g. A player that joins Sept 7th may not play in the Sept 8th/10th match that their team is scheduled for, but may participate in matches for future weeks.

Warnings will be given to teams that fail to abide by these rules. Repeat offences may be met with harsher punishments which will be tailored to the severity of the breach.

[syfChase]

Yay!!! ^_^

Quick question, will there be mercenaries playing for teams?

Also Saulo is a God

Quick Comments

FaDePressureTest:

in before chase plays for every team

[x5_Namakaye]

Originally Posted by fray`Chase

Yay!!! ^_^

Quick question, will there be mercenaries playing for teams?

Also Saulo is a God

Originally there was plans to allow it, but with every team having such large rosters I feel it isn't necessary.

Quick Comments

syfChadMann:

I happy with no Mercs, I don't think its needed.

[syfChadMann]

Originally Posted by fray`Chase

Yay!!! ^_^

Quick question, will there be mercenaries playing for teams?

Also Saulo is a God

I believe Mercs will be permitted but limited to 1 per team.

[syfCabracan]

Originally Posted by fray`ChadMann

I believe Mercs will be permitted but limited to 1 per team.

I believe what you meant to say was "Shotgun Pet"

[FaDePressureTest]

Hype! this should be great!!!!

[syfChadMann]

I like this trial format, I would rather future seasons to include more teams, as our region has more teams and there aren't other team leagues for them to play as a team in. I'm sure most teams would be able to play two matches per week if needed.

This league is a great opportunity for content, and would be great to build the exposure for future seasons. If you want to do a SoundWave-esque write up each week previewing and reporting on results, get in touch with Nama or Swarmstika. As well as streaming the games and producing highlights of the weeks games

+ [(See the TA in house league highlights)] +

Good luck to all the teams, should be some great matches!

Quick Comments

FaDePressureTest:

yeah this is long overdue!

[x5_Namakaye]

Originally Posted by fray`ChadMann

I like this trial format, I would rather future seasons to include more teams, as our region has more teams and there aren't other team leagues for them to play as a team in. I'm sure most teams would be able to play two matches per week if needed.

This league is a great opportunity for content, and would be great to build the exposure for future seasons. If you want to do a SoundWave-esque write up each week previewing and reporting on results, get in touch with Nama or Swarmstika. As well as streaming the games and producing highlights of the weeks games

+ [(See the TA in house league highlights)] +

Good luck to all the teams, should be some great matches!

This so much.

If you can do anything cool, send me your ideas and we can definitely organize something!

[SLCN.Wally]

Looks Cool! Can't wait

[x5.JevyN]

This look so cool ! all the teams have very good line ups !

[DarKcS]

No Dynasty?

Quick Comments

	syfRize:	Yeah, no Dynasty. There goes your only chance to play in this. :^)
	x5.JevyN:	DarK isn't even in dynasty :^ )
	syfSoundwave:	SouL knows stuff :^)
	Malice:	Dynasty is a ******* shit team
	MezjE:	Gotta weigh under 150kg to play sorry
	Seffy:	^ *over iKappa

[syfIce]

Originally Posted by DynSL.DarK

No Dynasty?

Unfortunately not this time . Its unfortunate but there wasn't enough players for a 6th team and if we had of gone in as 5 then there would of been a bye round and It wouldn't suit a first season. Fingers crossed this goes well and Dynasty can be a part of the next SEA team league. I also participated in the TAPL for season 4 and thought that it wad amazing. Deffs something that can be learned in

[x5.Crescendo]

Engage MAXIMUM HYPE!
Can't wait to see how these turn out

[Frustration]

Merc here < hehehe

[syfMightyKiwi]

anyway a group of misfits could come together and ask to play as a team or are we pretty set on the 4 invited teams

Quick Comments

syfChadMann:

RIP

[Swarmstika]

Originally Posted by VoxMSI.MightyKiwi

anyway a group of misfits could come together and ask to play as a team or are we pretty set on the 4 invited teams

Unfortunately not mate, we're pretty set on the 4 invited teams for now. We may reconsider the mercs but we'll have to see.

[syfChadMann]

Maybe if interested mercs could express their interest it'd be better to work out how this can be balanced.

Quick Comments

FLuX:

+1. Missing a few big name players in SEA, e.g. Enderr, MK, Demi, PsiArc as a result

[SLCN.Petrify]

My two cents:

These leagues are always ruined by mercs being allowed.

Team leagues should be about determining the best team in SEA. Mercs are not apart of the actual team.

The hype builds from the trash talk about who has the best roster, then it coming down to a series where 'oh shit the winner of this is the best team in sea!'. If you get someone who is not apart of that team to join in, it kind of ruins that for it.

Same logic behind why I don't think 'misfit' teams should be allowed. Getting a team of all superstars/mercs in just sort of ruins the "oh exile 5 has pig and kingkong, but do they have the depth that fray has?".

Quick Comments

	syfChadMann:	Agreed.
	rezyn8:	Well said

[syfRize]

surf's up doods






(Not pictured: Chadmann driving Eros home in his sports car - You're not allowed to drink goon and surf)
(Also not pictured: MiLes' injured arms, he has a doctor's note though)
(Oh, and Alpha/FLuX have no passion)

[PSiArc]

While I'm really hyped by the news and interested in the possibility of mercs, I'm worried that there would be a Team League coming soon in NA.
I'm not sure if I can really handle schedules to help both my team and the team I merc for at the same time while still having to play many tournaments too.
So I see no problems with Petrify's opinion.

Quick Comments

x5.Crescendo:

TFW there is not enough PSiArc for all the SC2, Kappa

[SSfp_Saulo]

Hi, everybody.
First, let's thank Swarmstika and Namakaye for putting this event up. It is probably quite a bit of work to organize this team X team.
SSfp is assisting with the initial prize pool, but the idea with a long tournament is to raise awareness of the SEA's teams from non-SEA viewers and also to give time to people to contribute a little bit with prize. Every single bit counts and is welcome, so let's try to make it at least twice of the current mark.

Though this is not SK Telecom X Jin Air (or your favorite kespa team here), contributors will greatly benefit from the replay pack because the skill from these players are closer to the real world than that of kespa aliens. Gold/Plat/Dia have a lot to learn from the participants because the competition in SEA is too fierce, and these blokes have a history of putting quite a bit of trouble for high tier players. The results of open tournaments are there to prove.

I will update my home page with this thread and hopefully we will spread the word enough to get the attention deserved by these players and increase the prize pool. As a viewer, I want to thank the organizers and the teams for putting this up. We know you guys are going to show some very, very strong games, as you always do.

Quick Comments

syfChadMann:

You're a god.

[Eddie]

Can teams field new players added to their roster mid season?

Quick Comments

	x5.JevyN:	I guess? will have to wait a bit though before adding to this roster
	Pox:	pls reply, we need to know if we can field avilo and patchtoss next week
	syfIce:	well i played and i wasnt apart of x5 at the start i think there is something like a weeks notice ?

[ToRChoboSniper]

This is fantastic! Team leagues have always been my favorite to watch and play in, and I'm sad i'm nowhere near active enough to participate in it. I love the format, refreshing and extremely fair.

My 2 cents:

Surely, moreso than any other format, this team league can accommodate odd number of teams? I don't think every team having a single bye every round will be an issue; it keeps it fair and increases diversity.

I agree with Pet with merc players, but I'm unsure about merc teams. I'd just like to throw out that 4 teams is pretty much the bare minimum this can be done, and adding extra teams, even with its disadvantages, will make things much more interesting. Besides, the banter between teams can still exist even with a merc team.

Seeing you have two rounds in the round robin phase, wouldn't it be more interesting to have one proleague and the other AK? That way we can see every team playing against each other in both the formats. I would prefer proleague in the playoff bracket as that's where we're likely to see extremely well prepared builds, but I guess proleague vs all-kill is something people can debate all day.

[syfChadMann]

Originally Posted by ToRChoboSniper

I agree with Pet with merc players, but I'm unsure about merc teams. I'd just like to throw out that 4 teams is pretty much the bare minimum this can be done, and adding extra teams, even with its disadvantages, will make things much more interesting. Besides, the banter between teams can still exist even with a merc team.

Seeing you have two rounds in the round robin phase, wouldn't it be more interesting to have one proleague and the other AK? That way we can see every team playing against each other in both the formats. I would prefer proleague in the playoff bracket as that's where we're likely to see extremely well prepared builds, but I guess proleague vs all-kill is something people can debate all day.

I like these suggestions. I really don't see a problem with adding in more teams, even up to 6. However, its about who is the best team as Petrify says - Merc team would likely be very strong and doesn't help to find out which team in SEA is the strongest in this competition. Plus, I'd rather give a team like Dynasty or SYF the chance to play over a merc team.

I don't mind the idea of one round AK and one round Pro-league format, to showcase both formats, but I believe the playoffs are AK so both formats will be on display....? I think in Proleague they mix up the formats well, and the final series could be a Bo3 series with both AK and Proleague played within a week....?

Really looking forward to this and I hope that fray is up to the challenge!

Quick Comments

SSfp_Saulo:

You, sir, are a gentleman. Much respect.

[Eddie]

Cool to see this develop! Team leagues can be really hard to run/players to commit to/and finish, but with only 4 teams shouldn't be as big of an issue. Plus it has a couple of reliable admins to run it, so i have faith this will succeed where others have failed.

Not a fan of mercs joining established teams (all 4 teams have deep lists anyway.)

Glhf

[eCKo`Enak]

Enak to all ki......

Oh who am I kidding

Looks awesome! Am excited for this, thank you for setting this all up!

[Midnightsc2]

gogo get psistorm in there :P :')

Quick Comments

x5.JevyN:

not a sea team.

[rezyn8]

Really looking forward to this league!

When the league was first considered there were a number of teams on the short list. However, it was soon discovered that the majority of teams do not have a roster that would suit the format of this league.

The ideal is to promote the teams & the pro players who have worked hard to get on to a team roster. Hopefully, this league will inspire others to work hard to achieve a position on a roster or form a deep team. On the other hand, mercs would be a negative in the goal of this 'Team' league as pointed out by others in this thread.

As such, x5, fray, eCKo, SLCN were considered to have the depth to participate in the league.

We decided on four teams initially to showcase the current top teams in the region and use it as a case study to attract more sponsors for Season 2. We really do hope to have more teams the second season as we would like to see this help grow the local scene.

The guys have some great plans in regards to production so I hope everyone gets behind it and supports & promotes it.

We will definitely see a lot of great games that will highlight how talented SEA players are.

Good luck to everyone involved, and may the best team (SLCN.pro) win

[x5_Namakaye]

Meant to do this over the weekend but forgot, so I'm doing it now. Here's the draw for RR#1

Round Robin #1

Week #	Match 1	Match 2
Week #1	Exile 5 v eCKo eSports	Silicon Sports v Frenetic Array
Week #2	Exile 5 v Silicon Sports	eCKo eSports v Frenetic Array
Week #3	Exile 5 v Frenetic Array	eCKo eSports v Silicon Sports

(Seems like there's no Orange or Green, so SLCN and Fray, sorry, you guys!)

Days for each will be announced closer to the match dates so don't assume
this shows Tuesday or Thursday.

Round 2 will be based off the results of Round 1, following
the pattern 1v4 + 2v3, 1v3 + 2v4, 1v2 + 3v4. This
will give a little extra encouragement to get first place
as that team will likely get a nice ego boost to start Round 2.

See you all at ACL!

Quick Comments

	syfChadMann:	x5 can be purple, we're Red. Such bias. T_T
	rezyn8:	SLCN ORANGE FTW - what is this canary yellow I see!

[syfChadMann]

Are maps pre-set? or what?.. Do we have to announce player 1, 2, 3 etc.. and ace at the time if required?..

[x5_Namakaye]

Originally Posted by fray`ChadMann

Are maps pre-set? or what?.. Do we have to announce player 1, 2, 3 etc.. and ace at the time if required?..

When I announce the days for Week 1's match, I'll include with it a map list, each team will send me the 4 players they are sending on the 4 maps and ace will be decided on the day if needed.

[SLCN.Wally]

we'll get to know who we'll be playing in advance right? like a week in advance or a day?

[syfCrimson]

Originally Posted by SLCN.Wally

we'll get to know who we'll be playing in advance right? like a week in advance or a day?

Mate you don't need a week to choose 9pool :P

Quick Comments

SLCN.Wally:

yeah but then I can message them on twitter couple days before the game to let them know what's coming

[x5_Namakaye]

Originally Posted by SLCN.Wally

we'll get to know who we'll be playing in advance right? like a week in advance or a day?

The plan is to have the lineups announced ~72 hours before the match. In the rules I have stated that if team have not submitted their line-up in due time I will randomise it, so keep that in mind friends

Quick Comments

SLCN.Wally:

cool, that's plenty of time thanks

[syfChase]

Originally Posted by x5_Namakaye

deth
NXZ
Kez
Wally
Petrify
Law
Peppy
Pezz

Where is star player Chris?

Quick Comments

SLCN.Wally:

playing osu and LoL

[syfChadMann]

Round 1 maps???

Wouldn't be a bad idea to get things rolling for week 1 as ACL will see a lot of us away/busy etc.

[syfChadMann]

Originally Posted by x5_Namakaye

Any players changing or joining teams during the season will not be allowed to play for the week of their acquisition. (e.g. A player that joins Sept 7th may not play in the Sept 8th/10th match that their team is scheduled for, but may participate in matches for future weeks.

This seems to suggest that the new members of x5 will have to be benched for 1 match before they are permitted to play. As x5 have only 1 match remaining in the finals, they will not be able to field the new members of the team until the next season of the SSTL.....

Please discuss, I think this is a contentious issue and input for Nama and Swarm to make an informed decision is appropriate.

Quick Comments

Philosopher:

+1, as someone who donated money to the tournament, I'd like a very clear statement on this rule.

[SLCN.Wally]

They don't have to be bench for 1 week, they just have to be benched the week they join. Which actually makes no sense because you submit your rosters before the week starts and so they actually couldn't play any ways.

Quick Comments

syfRize:

this

[syfChadMann]

Originally Posted by SLCN.Wally

They don't have to be bench for 1 week, they just have to be benched the week they join. Which actually makes no sense because you submit your rosters before the week starts and so they actually couldn't play any ways.

Yeah, I don't think the rules really accommodate for new additions to a team during the playoffs.

I'd support a rule that rosters are locked before the start of the play offs. Nothing directed towards x5, but the regular season teams work out their opposition and the best part of the playoffs is seeing the prepared builds implemented to snipe individuals from the roster based on the 1st and 2nd round matches.

There is a distinct advantage being provided to any team that then changes their roster significantly that now has players that have not been prepared for or a roster that is so vast that there are too many individuals to prepare for.

My proposed changes to this season and future seasons of SSTL are:

1) Team rosters are locked after their final match of round 2
2) Team rosters are capped at a maximum number of members (eg 12 players for their overall roster).
3) Additions during playoffs are case by case basis (eg if a team with a small roster loses players then new members can be added, but the total of players should remain the same)..

Just my 2c.

[SLCN.NXZ]

I don't care

I doubt x5 will have their new players in anyway.

[syfIce]

Just wondering what the prizepool is at?

[x5_Namakaye]

Originally Posted by x5_Ice

Just wondering what the prizepool is at?

$970.09. If anyone wants to donate so the 9 cents is fixed please do, otherwise i'll just give the 9c to 4th place so I don't have to split it.

@Jessie **** YOU JESSIE

Quick Comments

syfRize:

sorry about that :p

[x5_Namakaye]

I'm pleased to announce that with the donation from our legendary streamer INSANO we have made it to the $1k Prize Pool! The stakes are high for tonight's finals!

Quick Comments

zenabi:

RIP $0.09 winnings

[Philosopher]

Originally Posted by x5_Namakaye

I'm pleased to announce that with the donation from our legendary streamer INSANO we have made it to the $1k Prize Pool! The stakes are high for tonight's finals!

Insano saving SEAsports.

[zenabi]

Congrats to Namakaye and Swarmstika on running an amazing event and generating such an amazing prize pool for the inaugural SSTL!

[Eddie]

Originally Posted by eCKo`Zenabi

Congrats to Namakaye and Swarmstika on running an amazing event and generating such an amazing prize pool for the inaugural SSTL!

+1
Great sponsor and community support!
Congrats x5
Look forward to seeing this come back for LOTV

[x5_Namakaye]

Huge thank you to everyone who put their time and money into this amazing teamleague. I couldn't have hoped for a more successful inaugural season and you guys out there deserve a lot of credit for making this run so smoothly.

Currently the plan for Season 2 is to get it started some time in 2016 after LotV has been out for a while and Christmas and stuff is all out of the way. Will be inviting more teams as well to make up some numbers!

Possibly expect some format changes next year. All-kill has been a lot of fun so maybe we'll get a round of just all-kill matches before the playoffs next time.

[SSfp_Saulo]

Guys, I have just watched the last games of the finals, but before I congratulate everybody for this immense work, let me first apologize for being away for too long. Job duties are OP, and it will continue to be in the following months.

What started as a small tournament, turned out to be a very serious competition. You don't see 1k bucks being paid at so many tournaments out there. In their totality, there will be big names sponsoring and playing. Which leads us to safely state that the community effort is bigger than anything. Union makes strong.

You were all protagonists. The casters awesome as usual, the teams, the organizers for taking their time, and SC2SEA management and community. We started with 200, it ended with 1k prize, the number speaks for itself. Nobody puts their money in something they don't believe in.

Gratz to x5 and Fray for the great finals, and to all the other teams for the show. I'm sure your beer tonight will taste better than usual. You deserve.

Quick Comments

syfRize:

missed ya man! pop in more when you get the time!

[FaDePressureTest]

Yeah very well run by Nama and Swarm, really awesome and fun tournament! was a great way to finish on HotS!
Really looking forward to the next one! and awesome stuff for all the people who jumped in with more money to bring it up to a great prize pool, well done community!

[x5_Namakaye]

Hey guys,

As I'm sure a lot of you know, the payment of prizes has been heavily delayed, I still have yet to send any money to anyone. The reason for this, as I have told the managers, is that PayPal has locked the donation account from sending money, which happened during the finals when we hit 1k prize pool. As of yet, PayPal has not unlocked the account despite me sending all the required documents to them, but rest assured the money WILL be coming. Hopefully next season this doesn't happen again.

Just wanted to let you all know what was going on as I've been getting a few people asking recently.

[x5_Namakaye]

Update #2: Account is free and I have begun transferring money!

[mGGNemesis]

Not enough minerals. We require more minerals. Our forces are under attack. Begin transfer ---> assimilation complete