NAC 4 - Trailer

[just_sum_guy]

No Katsuni or Taff? This tourney is bullshit!

 

[PROject_Belgium]

In case all my fans were wondering. I will most likely go there for the weekend to attend some live viewing event. I will sign whatever you want for the reasonable price of a 0.5L beer. Kind regards

 

[Dusk2Dawn]

In case all my fans were wondering. I will most likely go there for the weekend to attend some live viewing event. I will sign whatever you want for the reasonable price of a 0.5L beer. Kind regards

tip for fans: don't go in first, let other pay him beer and, by the time you go, he will want no more, he'll be fully tipsy after the second fan Kappa

 

[komtan]

new race war coming?
tell me why not N5C :S:S:S

 

[i_no_english]

Hello AoC community,

Is the LAN also open for live spectators? If so, where can I find more information about this? Some friends and I are planning to visit if possible. 14 14 14!

 

[longinator]

Hello AoC community,

Is the LAN also open for live spectators? If so, where can I find more information about this? Some friends and I are planning to visit if possible. 14 14 14!

The apartment is not open for live spectators. There may be a public viewing + meet&greet event for the final weekend which will supposedly happen near the apartment. There are no details known yet but for updates its best to join the tournament discord.

 

[The_Philos]

The apartment is not open for live spectators. There may be a public viewing + meet&greet event for the final weekend which will supposedly happen near the apartment. There are no details known yet but for updates its best to join the tournament discord.

It isn't taking place in Nili's apartment, but instead in Berlin in the GL gaming house. However I guess, there won't be any live audience allowed or very limited. Maybe GL can organise a public viewing like in Heidelberg.

 

[ninja14]

If you want to get paid to play AOE2…get better at it.

This is how competition works lol

That's not how it works in reality.

For a champions league to exist properly you need,

- local district level clubs and leagues
- country level league 1, 2, 3, 4 etc

Point is for a healthy scene you need a lot of lower level competitions which are offering substantive money for the competition involved.

A scene where the tournaments with some respectable money are only for 10 odd players is not healthy

 

[PROject_Belgium]

tip for fans: don't go in first, let other pay him beer and, by the time you go, he will want no more, he'll be fully tipsy after the second fan Kappa

24 you already know the meta. But then i'll pass out those beers to look like the good guy

 

[Progeusz]

Point is for a healthy scene you need a lot of lower level competitions which are offering substantive money for the competition involved.

A scene where the tournaments with some respectable money are only for 10 odd players is not healthy

Except those "10 odd players" which stand at the very top of aoe2 would barely compare to country level league 2 with their earnings.
Your comparison is beyond stupid.

 

[mercosad21]

I hope qualifier players get a bit of money too since they will work hard too, and with utmost respect to other casters,
Nili is the host so he needs 3 casters - cocasters, In any given day, any tournament for Aoe2, picking T90 and Dave is just the absolute choice. So we have 1 open space, rather than Memb, he chose Dash which im super happy about since he is a great person and a professional host so its a win win.
And its gonna be open streaming so if you want any other caster you can watch the games with them too.
I know how it feels when you like a caster and that person is not there for the event i.e: TGM ( it was enjoyable because of Dave for me, hoped for T90 too ), so lets stay positive about it and enjoy the tournament hopefully.

 

[XyBBaByBBa]

Ahhh, it's done! A comeback from Nili.

 

[longinator]

I'm not sure if it really adds a ton more space, but hopefully it makes things easier as you could tell how cramped the last ones were.

iirc Nili's last apartment was like 70m² big and the GL penthouse is 300m² (according to their homepage), so way more room to do stuff.
If you want to get a feel how it could look like - and maybe spoil yourself - you could check out some N4C videos (I know, heresy to suggest it here...).
The behind the scenes video gives you a good idea:

N4C - The Location - Behind the Scenes

N4C is a $100,000 AoE4 tournament happening from the 5th-13th of March with TheViper, DeMusliM, MarineLorD, LucifoN, VortiX, Beastyqt, TheMista & Leenock as ...

www.youtube.com

It really is NAC, just a little bit bigger.

 

[Huehuecoyotl22]

iirc Nili's last apartment was like 70m² big and the GL penthouse is 300m² (according to their homepage), so way more room to do stuff.
If you want to get a feel how it could look like - and maybe spoil yourself - you could check out some N4C videos (I know, heresy to suggest it here...).
The behind the scenes video gives you a good idea:

N4C - The Location - Behind the Scenes

N4C is a $100,000 AoE4 tournament happening from the 5th-13th of March with TheViper, DeMusliM, MarineLorD, LucifoN, VortiX, Beastyqt, TheMista & Leenock as ...

www.youtube.com

It really is NAC, just a little bit bigger.

The GL gaming house has bedrooms, so will players sleep there?
And another big advantage are probably the already existing computers. In the past Nili always had to rent and transport them to his apartment.

 

[TopperHarley]

The GL gaming house has bedrooms, so will players sleep there?
And another big advantage are probably the already existing computers. In the past Nili always had to rent and transport them to his apartment.

Funny note to that: i think for one of the NACs he actually bought the PCs and then returned them, which is a clever approach if you are low on budget

 

[XDDXOXO]

The GL gaming house has bedrooms, so will players sleep there?
And another big advantage are probably the already existing computers. In the past Nili always had to rent and transport them to his apartment.

players will sleep in a hotel

 

[Giuseppe551]

Really wish something could be done about civ selection. Looks like no bans and one snipe per player which means the blatantly OP civs will be seen and seen a lot. I give credit to EGCTV for his settings in aoe4...things like having an "off meta" round where the three best civs on each map are banned. That would be so good in aoe2. As a viewer I'm honestly pretty close to checking out of tournaments. Not enough Arabia lately, too little civ variety, questionable map selection in general. Really wish we could just mix it up a bit, even in a big tournament like this.

Edit: I misread the handbook and it does look like there are increasing bans as the rounds go on. Still, with the number of civs we have I think there could be even more.

 

[Drew19]

That's not how it works in reality.

For a champions league to exist properly you need,

- local district level clubs and leagues
- country level league 1, 2, 3, 4 etc

Point is for a healthy scene you need a lot of lower level competitions which are offering substantive money for the competition involved.

A scene where the tournaments with some respectable money are only for 10 odd players is not healthy

That is completely unrealistic for a 25 year old game doe. You can’t throw money hoping prospects follow it.

I empathize with hopeful grinders, that describes me in other walks of life.

But the hard truth is if you’re not already at the top, or a prodigious young talent, you’re not going to make it against the current top 20. It’s the harsh truth as I said but it must be acknowledged

This, I think, is why tourneys have turned away from Arabia recently. Arabia is gimmick-less; the better player will almost always win unless there’s an egregious civ difference. And tourney organizers, who aren’t top top players, are desperately trying to muck the game up in order to engineer more upsets.

 

[oozkan]

for me it's hidden cup, I just love being here with the boys and guessing players' identities.

Yeah, we managed to get Jordan right at first round last time was biggest achievement.

 

[oozkan]

In case all my fans were wondering. I will most likely go there for the weekend to attend some live viewing event. I will sign whatever you want for the reasonable price of a 0.5L beer. Kind regards

Bugum, reasonable price for foreign beer is 0 for a Belgian. Take some Westvleteren with you and proper glasses so they will learn what a beer is.

 

[akku]

Unrelated

But anyone knows why Slam isn't playing in NAC4 qualifiers?

 

[JayGould]

Unrelated

But anyone knows why Slam isn't playing in NAC4 qualifiers?

Ditto for Ganji. Was hoping to see him dominate.

 

[karulg]

Unrelated

But anyone knows why Slam isn't playing in NAC4 qualifiers?

Ditto for Ganji. Was hoping to see him dominate.

Both signed up in 2nd Qualifier

Nili's Apartment Cup IV: Qualifier 2

Nili's Apartment Cup IV (abbr. NAC4) is an Age of Empires II 1v1 tournament hosted by Nili_AoE, historically played as an offline LAN event in an apartment, with this edition taking place in the GamerLegion Gaming House.

liquipedia.net

 

[XDDXOXO]

The 3rd bracket is stacked with big names, while the others have more or less obvious favorites (Mbl/Vinchester, Jordan).

 

[akku]

The 3rd bracket is stacked with big names, while the others have more or less obvious favorites (Mbl/Vinchester, Jordan).

Literal bracket of death lmao, whats with the 3rd bracket??