Prestige Rankings

Hey all, We are back with another high profile SC2 showmatch! Who do you think is going to win? Special is currently rank 33 on Aligulac's Ladder's ladder, with Zest being #7. Make sure to catch our live stream! But in case you can't make it, a Youtube VoD will be available. Details: Sunday, November 7, @ 3 PM GMT $100 / $50 prize split Bo 9, coin toss for first map pick Map pool: Hardwire, Blackburn, Berlingrad, Beckett Industries, 2000 Atmospheres, Glittering Ashes, Pride of Altaris, Curious Minds Losing player picks map each time after game 1 No map repeats except for game 9

Hey everyone, It should really come as no surprise to anyone that we have been thinking about how to get our project to shine with StarCraft II - clearly when compared to the other games, we have not been succeeding. We want to be transparent with you all even when the news is not positive, so here it is. Not only are we dealing with a 45% disqualification rate in SC 2, but also the viewership and follower rate and revenue have been the poorest by far. See some stats below: While the tournament season will be indefinitely postponed, we are still looking to cover the game, in the form of show matches. Long story short we will be spending the remaining tournament budget on several show matches and see if that can generate interest and viewership. This will be experimental from our end, in good faith that we can offer content that the viewers want - unlike our small tournaments. We do not believe in "the grind", and want to find the smartest way to grow, with content that is actually wanted and needed. Should we succeed, we can double down on this when the other games are hitting their next season. If we fail however, we will be putting our SC2 plans on hold until we can secure sponsors for future events.

Hey everyone, We are very pleased to announce Season 1 for our StarCraft II Tournament Ladders! This season will be made up of the following tournaments: Mengsk's Dominion - $300, open, Single Elimination Cup - June 6 Meta Plays Monthly #1 - $100, Open, Single Elimination Cup - June 27 Meta Plays Monthly #2 - $100, Open, Single Elimination Cup - July 18 The below events are indefinitely postponed: Meta Plays Monthly #3 - Meta Plays Monthly #4 - Meta Plays Monthly #5 - Meta Plays Monthly #6 - Season Finale - What about Team Games? We currently have no plans to fund a season for Teams. We do however have the technical capability for keeping this separate and to facilitate it in the first place, and will be keeping our eyes on your feedback. The plan is to leave team tournaments to the community. You Can Help! For any of you looking to support our events, you can increase prize pools by donating (look for the SC II option on this page) - we think with your help, boosting one of the mid-season monthlies to $300 is a very achieve-able first goal! You can also help by becoming a subscriber on the website. Where To Watch We will live stream all of the events on our Twitch, and VoDs will be available on our Youtube. Community casters will have access to cover games as well, as long as we are not covering the match in question. Please contact each event's manager for clearance. How the Season Works Each Tournament we host will not only come with cash prizes, but also Meta Plays Ladder Points. These points go towards the corresponding ladder. Based on your position in the ladder, we assign you to a "Class" - one of D(lowest), C, B, A and S(highest). The classes give you a badge and will be featured on your Tournament Profile. By the time the Season Finale comes around, we will invite the top players based on the Ladder. Check out the Class icons below. The top 4 players will also receive medals corresponding with their final placement in each Tournament. While most are generic, Season Opener and Finale events, as well as any mid-season cup that reaches a prize pool of $300 will receive custom medals. Please note that the Ladders will only be generated after the first tournament has finished. Naturally, Tournament Profiles will also be quite empty at first! You are able to display your Profile and Class in your posts, if you turn these on in your site profile, however. Give Us The Numbers You are curious, as you should be! Based on the number and quality of signed up players, we modify the number of total points that a tournament can provide. Our guidelines for this are below: Base value: 10x Prize pool in USD (or monetary value in prizes). For any class exclusion combination, remove 10% points per class removed. S Class only tournaments are excluded from this ruling on a case-by-case basis. The number of players in the tournaments will scale the points in the following way: 4-8: -50% 9-15: -25% 16-24: no change 24-32: +50% 33-47: +75% 48-64: +100% You can review the point spread between player placements using our Tournament Point Calculator. Can I Host Tournaments Too? Yes! We are in fact looking for additional Tournament Hosts that are willing to contribute to our Seasonal Ladders. You can apply here. The ideal third party Tournament Host will: Have a prize pool for each event Have a solid history of past tournaments Not have been the cause of payout scandals Try not to create conflicts with our event dates That is pretty much it! Let us know what you think in the comments below, join us on Discord for real-time chats, and we will see you on the battlefield!