Post-tournament analysis and discussion of the CIS Tournament Regulations.

Many people are unhappy with the tournament streams, and many are criticizing this... In reality, there were at least 5 players on-site who were ready to stream, with laptops set up for this purpose, but the outgoing channel was in such bad shape that it couldn't even handle a single full-fledged stream. The viewers were informed of this after the very first test broadcast. We had to accept this fact because we couldn't change it and try to put together something in this situation (thank you to Zephyr for not giving up on the idea). We found a solution by capturing the image from the TV via the local network and streaming with the lowest possible bitrate, but the TV itself, running Heroes alongside the stream, couldn't handle it on all laptops; many experienced noticeable lag. Add to this the fact that the Wi-Fi in the hall kept disconnecting, and we had to reconnect both the game and the TV, which was incredibly frustrating for the players (I myself swore repeatedly when the TV reconnection window popped up at an inopportune moment during an important battle). But the viewers don't care about any of this; they just want entertainment, and no matter how much you explain, they keep repeating the same thing: give it, give it, give it... At first, we tried to explain why the stream was so bad, but it was a thankless task, and we eventually just ignored them because they were getting on our nerves. Especially annoying were the people who demanded that we give them the TV feed for restreaming, even after we explained that the already weak channel would be further strained by the TV (we were connecting the TV via the local network and it wasn't using their internet), and they continued to shout - give us the TV, we'll restream... Given all of this, I'm not at all surprised that some players simply refused to provide the TV feed, and the commentators got tired of the chat. Broadcasting the event is important, and it's a pity that it failed again. In the future, ideally, we should rent a good portable internet hub for the duration of the tournament so that we can stream from the commentator's computer and from anywhere else, as long as it's interesting. This simple method would solve the key issue of broadcasts and expand the range of possible locations (if there is no internet at the venue, a portable option is simply ideal), which could significantly reduce the costs of the venue. Devices for this purpose exist; on sc2tv, there is a streamer-taxi driver who streams high-quality video directly from his car. He uses a special box that houses multiple 3G/4G modems, which provides a stable outgoing traffic flow = a high-quality stream. I think you can ask Sanya (soulener) for the contacts of the people who develop this device and discuss renting it for the next tournament, or even buy the device using part of the tournament entry fee and just rent the modems.