Only 2 seasons instead of 3, and reduced prize pool but with increased maximum crowd funding to maybe counteract that

Previously only a Valorant team, Dark has now joined too as the first SC2 player.

Full interview video here https://youtu.be/pQYY2_2Je6o

And additional streams (C stream is high-tier!):

I was going to link to his Youtube page, but it seems these videos are unlisted! Here are the 2 I have so far:

Harstem - Reynor, Byun, Oliveira, Clem in $42000 StarCraft II Tournament

Harstem - Serral, maru, Dark, Cure and more in $42000 StarCraft II Tournament

https://www.twitch.tv/esl_sc2

https://www.twitch.tv/esl_sc2b

https://www.twitch.tv/cranky_ducklings

Frost Giant Studios have launched a Kickstarter for their upcoming RTS.

Even though it is fully funded for release and would have launched regardless of the campaign's success (it already shattered the target), they have decided to launch a Kickstarter anyway both to offer a way to purchase a digital collector's edition and to allow people to financially contribute for the opportunity to beta test.

From the page:

Why Kickstarter?

Stormgate is fully funded to release. This Kickstarter is in part a response to fan requests for a way to purchase a physical Collector's Edition of Stormgate. We think we've put together a truly special collectible for our most dedicated supporters, but producing the Stormgate Collector's Edition will require a commitment from our players to cover our manufacturing costs. We have also received countless requests for beta access. Scaling online multiplayer testing for a massive audience can get very expensive--beyond what we can support without additional funding. This campaign will allow us to welcome many more players to playtest Stormgate as a reward for directly supporting the studio.

I don't understand how these 2 always have such bangers of games. Maybe I'm wrong, but isn't Special a lot better than Cham? Special competes in the GSL, I hadn't even heard of Cham until this or last year.

Just a dumb meme, here is more context: https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/8/23952878/microsoft-onedrive-windows-close-app-notification

Since BlizzCon likely won't show anything sc2 related...

hosting starcon to show off some of our community's great projects and artworks! will also feature some showmatches hope everyone enjoys the show

https://old.reddit.com/r/starcraft/comments/17mr3nn/since_blizzcon_likely_wont_show_anything_sc2/

https://bj.afreecatv.com/gslenglish

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCIc4fXqYDU

TL discussion thread https://tl.net/forum/sc2-tournaments/617878-gsl-2023-code-sseason-3-finals-day

NJoy

The schedule got posted on their Patreon, not sure where the official english stuff gets posted.

Tuesday in Korea will be the first of the Ro16!

Group A

• Maru (T)
• Scarlett (Z)
• Creator (P)
• Solar (Z)

Group B

• Cure (T)
• Stats (P)
• Nightmare (P)
• Bunny (T)

Group C

• Dark (Z)
• DRG (Z)
• Astrea (P)
• Byun (T)

Group D

• Gumiho (T)
• Soo (Z)
• Classic (P)
• Hero (P)

It's very exciting to see Scarlett and Astrea as the non-Koreans in the mix. Looking at who they are up against, it will be a challenge for them to get to the next round.

Extra Links

• Liquidpedia - GSL 2023 S3
• AfreecaTV on YouTube where english videos are posted after the matches happen

My wife & I play 2v2 so we can have fun while collaborating in a game. We've been on the same 2v2 map pool for what feels like forever. It's great to have some new maps.

Sadly, we haven't won a single game since the release! So frustrating!

Top 3 will be the next day

discussion thread on TL https://tl.net/forum/sc2-tournaments/615877-wtl-masters-coliseum-2023-playoffs

And the matchup is ZvZ! Whaaaaaaaaat? We are so lucky to have this game played for us.

Game 1 is great and then game 2 is even better! Game 3 is pretty good.

cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/511012

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The original was posted on /r/starcraft by /u/Alex007SC2 on 2023-08-22 14:20:59.

Hi everyone,

This is Alex, ESL SC2 Pro Tour manager - and I'm really excited to share the plans to refresh the competitive environment for StarCraft II esports with the new mappool and the major balance update!

DISCLAIMER: DON'T TREAT THIS AS OFFICIAL PATCH ANNOUNCEMENT FROM BLIZZARD. ALL PROPOSED CHANGES ARE COMING FROM THE COMMUNITY, ARE CURRENTLY JUST IN PUBLIC TESTING PHASE AND ARE STILL SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

As the first step, we'd like to present the new mappool which may become the competitive and ladder standard for the Winter season:

• [Macro map] Goldenaura
• [Macro map] Site Delta
• [Standard map] Oceanborn
• [Standard map] Hecate
• [Rush map] Solaris
• [Rush map] Hard Lead
• [Freestyle map] Black Lotus

All seven maps were parts of the recent TeamLiquid Map Contest #18 - and we are extremely grateful for the whole mapmaking community and for everyone who had yet another edition of TLMC happen! These maps can all be found on the Battle.net servers with the "LC" (Ladder Candidate) tag after the map name.

Note: we are also working on the new mappool proposal for the team modes, but there is no list to share just yet.

As the second step, please find below the major balance update, prepared by our beloved Balance Counsil. The proposed set of changes includes two major redesigns, updated values for 70+ different parameters of 21 units and a few buldings.

Are you excited about mid-game Mothership, bringing back MECH PLAY to TvP with the Cyclone redesign and Brood Lords becoming closer to Guardians? Then go via this link or just take a look at the picture below:

Balance mods are available on all servers under the "Community Balance Patch - August 2023" name and via the following links

• AM - battlenet:://starcraft/map/1/352863
• EU - battlenet:://starcraft/map/2/248793
• AS - battlenet:://starcraft/map/3/165660

So what's next? Our plan is the following:

• We would like to receive as much feedback as possible about both the map pool and the balance update
• Upon finalizing the map versions and the balance changes, we'll coordinate with our colleagues from Blizzard Entertainment about the best way and timeline to implement these changes to the game
• Our goal would be to have these changes implemented by the end of September, before the start of the next GSL season (but after the GSL qualifiers) and the Winter season of ESL SC2 Pro Tour

Huge THANK YOU to everyone who helped to make these updates possible - and to Blizzard Entertainment for supporting the initiatives coming from the esports community!

Liquipedia says they disbanded today? https://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/ABYDOS

I don't see an announcement or anything

Creator appears to be on NV now https://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/Creator

but Cure, DRG, and Nightmare seem to be teamless currently according to Liquipedia

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The original was posted on /r/starcraft by /u/TheGoatPuncher on 2023-08-02 20:13:35.

Welcome to Gamers8 2023! The tournament begins tomorrow, August 3rd, with the first two rounds of the Group Stage.

Live updated scoreboards on Liquipedia and I will also do my best to keep up the ones in this post throughout the broadcast, as my other obligations permit.  

Broadcast time

Tomorrow, August 3rd - Sunday August 6th

11:00 UTC - Countdown to broadcast

Commentary and updates:

• Liquipedia Tournament Page. Includes a regularly updated bracket visual as well as timestamps
• r/starcraft discord for live commentary and more

Stream(s)

• Official Main Stream (Twitch)
• Official Main Stream (YouTube)
• Official B-Stream (Twitch)
• Official German Stream (Twitch)
• Official Polish Stream (Twitch)
• Official Finnish Stream (Twitch)
• Official Italian Stream (Twitch)

VODs

VODs will be available in the following places:

• YouTube (linked above)
• Twitch (linked above)
• sc2links.com (spoiler free)
• sc2casts.com

All Group Stage matches are best of 3 (first to win 2 maps wins the match)

Pseudo-Swiss-system format

Top 8 players advance

TL.net Discussion Thread