Starcraft 2 Armory

Ranks of Particapants

Groups


Length of each Week
Week 1: May 12-25
2 games will be played
Week 2: May 26-June 8
2 games will be played


Maps
There will be 5 maps total in the tournament. Each week a tournament admin will choose a map to be played for the first game. The loser will then choose the next map until the Bo3 is completed.

Current Map Pool:

Map Schedule


Format
Every player in the groups will play every other player in the group. The first place player of each group will proceed directly to the tournament bracket. The second, third and fourth place players will advance into the playoff stage for a chance at the tournament bracket. Fifth place player will be knocked out of the tournament.

In the playoffs the third place players will be randomly seeded against another fourth place player that was not in their group for a Bo3 match.
Points

Each match will be a BO3 series. Players will be awarded points based on their performance in each match. (Ex: Players get 3 points for a "2:0" win; 2 points for a "2:1" win; 1 point for a "1:2" loss and no points for a "0:2" loss).

How to play your match
You and your opponent will be given one week to play your matches form Sunday to the following Saturday. (Look at length of week below). You should pm your opponent on the armory or Battle.net and set up a date and time for you match. Then just play and report the match to me when you're done. (look below to find out how to report your match).

Game Schedule
Each group has 5 players, leaving each player to face off against 4 other opponents in their group. We will have 2 matches play in week 1 and the other two matches played in week 2.


How to Report Matches
It is the responsibility of the winner of each match to report it. How this is accomplished...
1. Pm me with the result 2:0 , 2:1 as well as the maps played and which you won/lost on.
2. Email the replays to darktemplarlord@gmail.com to be made into a replay pack. Make sure they are appropriately labeled like Stebo vs Timmay (1)

If no one reports the match no one will get points ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Disconnects
If you disconnect during a game, the game has to be replayed unless either player had a definite advantage. Replays of all such games will be reviewed by me or other tournament staff to determine the outcome.

No show/response to pm
If the player fails to show up at the time you agreed on or just doesn't answer your pm report that to me and you will receive a 2:0 victory and its associated points.

The KASL Tournament will begin Friday, May 10th. We will begin with group divisions, also known as round-robin, which will last 3 weeks. After group divions are completed we will then step into playoffs.

With the KASL registration closing tonight, the first thing that must be done is confirming all particpants in the tournament. We have roughly 20 people who have signed up and it is extremely important that I recieve contact from those people. To make this easy, I have created a battle.net group on the NA server titled "KASL Tournament" that everyone who signed up is requird to join. Joining this group will not only indicate that you are qualified to participate but that you also have access to a NA account. If you do not join this group by the time the tournament starts than you will be disqualified to enter.

Reminder that this group is for participants who signed up ONLY. Here are further instructions if you need any help finding the KASL Tournament group on Battle.net.

http://i.imgur.com/JJ9YFLc
http://i.imgur.com/nrAcKnU
http://i.imgur.com/0Db79rH

Confirminations will end May 11th, 11:59pm PST. On May 12h, the day of the tournament, I will post the group division and assign opponents. I will also pull the top ranks (League/Points) of the participants to be seeded in each group, so the more groups = the more seeded players.

Tournament Structure:
May 12th - 25th: Round Robin Phase
May 26th - June 8th: Playoffs Phase

For any questions, comments or concerns, please leave a post below.

With Season 2 of 2013 now locked, Blizzard will be release a handful of new maps to pool, both 1v1 and 2v2. With new maps will also be the removal of old ones, such as Daybreak, Newkirk Precinct and Korhal City. 2v2 maps removed are Desolate Stronghold and Boneyard. Many of the new 1v1 maps are tournament approved and will be seen in future events like GomTV, MLG, NASL and more. TE meaning Tournament Edition. What do you guys think of the maps?

1v1 Maps:






2v2 Maps:




Source: Battle.net

This will mark the third King of the Armory Star League tournament. This will be our first Heart of the Swarm tournament to see who is in fact that King of the Armory.

What's at stake?
Pretty much your e-peen on the armory.

Who can join?
Any armory member who has access to an NA account can join the tournament.

When will the league start?
May 10th; Registration closes 11:59PM on May 5th.

How to sign up?
Post your:
Battle.net ID - Character.code
Race
-No race-picking so you have to stick to same race throughout the whole tournament

Also note that I will be making a post closer to the end of signups telling everyone to pm me confirming that you want to join. If you do not do this you will not be in the tournament

You may not send a conformation pm before I post. The purpose of this is to prevent people from blindly joining and then forgetting about the tournament the next day.

Tournament Information
The tournament will consist of qualifying and championship brackets. A to be determined amount of players that ranked high last season will be directly seeded into the bracket. The number of seeded players will be based off of the number of players that join the tournament. The more that join the more players will be seeded. To enhance the tournament experience for players of lesser skill level, and to give them more play time, the player that do not qualify for the championship bracket will be seeded into a losers bracket to continue fighting.

Much more specific information on the tournament format will be released after signups are complete.

Maps
There will be 5 maps total in the tournament. Each week a tournament admin will choose a map to be played for the first game. The loser will then choose the next map until the Bo3 is completed.

Current Map Pool:

Participants to Qualify

That's right folks, Blizzard has brought the Warhound back into Heart of the Swarm for further testing! David Kim has issued a big situation report regarding the new addition to the scrapped unit, so be sure to check it out. There is also a Q&A regarding the decision to bring back the unit. Not only has he returned but the Warhound will be featured in all three races so that way everybody is happy.

-The Warhound has been added for Terran because robots are cool and the art is amazing
-The Warhound has been added for Zerg to remain competitive with Terran.
-The Warhound has been added for Protoss to keep Protoss players from whining about them on the forums

Source: April Fool's Battle.net

15 years of Starcraft, since March 31, 1998. Blizzard is giving us an opportunity to celebrate with them for this tremendous milestone. I'm curious how long you guys and gals have been playing the game and what your first experience was like. 2001, when I was 10, was the first time I picked up Starcraft. My brother bought it because he thought it was a Star Wars game. I got hooked on it immediately and have been playing it consecutively ever since. Tell the community your cool story, bro.

Beginning March 31, play one Arcade, Custom, Ranked, Training, Unranked, or Versus A.I. game to earn the StarCraft 15-Year Anniversary Feat of Strength achievement. As soon as you've received the achievement, all three portraits will be permanently unlocked in your StarCraft II character profile.

Source: Battle.net

The expansion to the greatest RTS game of all time is now released in all parts of the world. In the wake of a massive midnight launch event spanning thousands of stores across five continents, the global zerg invasion has commenced. Players around the world are now streaming back into the Koprulu sector to start the epic new chapter in the saga of StarCraft II.

Source: Battle.net

Future of the Armory
On behalf of the staff and administrator of the Armory, I would like to say that we as a community will continue to thrive off of Starcraft so long as the players and members continue to show support and contribution. There will be plenty of tournaments hosted by the Armory in the coming future and we hope to see new members and familiar faces. This site is roughly 1 month away from its 6 year anniversary and we plan to have it continue for a very long time. Hope to see you all on the the ladder and the arcade. If there are any thoughts or suggestions you have be sure to leave a comment. GL HF!

Be sure to join our Battle.net group "The Armory" as well!

With Heart of the Swarm around the corner Blizzard has opted to finish releasing a series of preview videos that will help new comers as well as returning veterans to the Starcraft 2 scene. All new features, including UI customization & statistic analysis, will be added into the upcoming expansion.


Be sure to check out the other two preview videos that were released weeks ago if you haven't already.

Source: Battle.net

The StarCraft II patch 2.0.4 is now live! This major patch brings a number of exciting new systems and improvements to Wings of Liberty while paving the way for the release of our Heart of the Swarm expansion on March 12. Please read the full patch notes here.

Source: Battle.net



That's right, BlizzCon will once again be storming into the Anaheim Convention Center on November 8-9. Ticket prices and panel info have not yet been released. It will also be a mystery this year is to what Blizzard might be announcing at the opening ceremony, as last BlizzCon 11 they announced Heart of the Swarm AND Mists of Panderia. I, as well as the admin, will be attending this years BlizzCon and we hope to see you there.

Here is what Blizzard had to say:

Quote by Blizzard

BLIZZCON!!!!!! The seventh BlizzCon is coming to the Anaheim Convention Center Friday, November 8 and Saturday, November 9, 2013. Those who join us for this epic community gathering will experience two solid days of hands-on time with the latest Blizzard games, in-depth developer discussion panels, intense eSports action featuring some of the top players in the world, and a variety of other exciting activities and events. Further details on the show, including ticket pricing and availability, will be posted here on BlizzCon.com at a later date. In the meantime, check out the press release for more info and prepare to help us blow Anaheim's mind.

Source: Battle.net

A few weeks ago Blizzard released a preview video of all the new social features that will be added to Heart of the Swarm. This week they have released a new video on ways to play the game for new comers and ladder anxiety players (unranked play). There will also be another preview video in the near future in regards to eSports and multiplayer.


Source: Battle.net




For Wings of Liberty, Blizzard had released a promotional online event (Join the Dominion) prior to the game's release. This time Blizzard has opted to go for a more social media approach (via Twitter & Battle.net) by hosting a scientific Terran theme that researches Zerg called Project Blackstone. In a real-world sense, Project Blackstone appears to be a viral marketing site for Heart of the Swarm. The site asks for a password to go beyond the login page. The password is "Y7_$0>0k_3<$m". Most of the characters have a Twitter account. A combined list of conversations can be found at Storify. Blizzard has released no official announcement about the site but the twitter accounts remain constantly active in a plot development surrounding the fictional project members.

Soruce: Projectblackstone.com