01-14-2006, 02:44 AM
http://www.thexbl.com
TheXBL.com - Made by gamers, for gamers.
Imagine the perfect online gaming league: a site with a non-biased staff, excellent ladder system, free participation, large tournaments, and multiple sponsors donating prizes to the winners. While other ladders have tried at this, they have failed for multiple reasons. TheXBL, however, will revolutionize competitive gaming by delivering on every one of those points and going ten steps further in order to make as many gamers satisfied as possible. We plan on uniting teams into one central, non-biased, fair arena of competitive play and giving them the incentive to improve through prizes and well run events and seasons.
"Bold words", you may say, but this league will deliver because it is created by hardcore gamers who have always wanted that perfect league and are now banding together to make it happen. This, and an assortment of other factors, will result in TheXBL dominating online gaming in the years to come.
With the release of the Xbox 360 and the reinvented Xbox Live, gaming is going to take off like it never has before. The trend of competitive gaming has been around for years, but with the media now seeing the potential of gaming, TheXBL plans on being there every step of the way providing a fair, competitive environment.
But before I go over what TheXBL has to offer, its important you know a little bit about our history.
HISTORY
TheXBL.com began as an idea in the back of Founder George Kanakarakis' (Hereby refered to as XBL Beast) mind 3 years ago, after having been screwed over by another ladder system who had a grudge against his team, Reigning Over Clans. They forfeited the finals after having been accused of cheating, something which the clan had never done. This got the idea spurred in the back of his mind. He would continue to change between ladders, noting the flaws and how certain users would always get screwed over by the system or the staff, sometimes even getting screwed over himself. All that he wanted was a fair, competitive league to play in, but none was to be found.
In late 2003, he met up with XBL Geisty through Halo 2 when Geisty joined RoC. Geisty was precisely the guy who Beast had been looking for, a computer whiz with similar goals as himself. Beast began running local LAN tournaments for Gamestop's 'King of the Couch' in New York City in mid 2004, and by the end of the year he brought the idea of an online league before his boss, who agreed to sponsor TheXBL. In December 2004, the construction of TheXBL began. Many of RoC joined Beast as staff for TheXBL, setting the foundation for a staff consisting of hardcore gamers who were interested in forming a fair, competitive environment for other gamers.
Sponsors were gathered, and a ladder and site began to take form. With a team of competent programmers and designers, the site is the most functional ladder site in the history of gaming. With an easy to use interface and a huge amount of features, TheXBL.com is ready for gamers to begin enjoying its features and for the future of competitive gaming to begin.
THE FUTURE OF COMPETITIVE GAMING
Now that you are familiar with what went into the creation of TheXBL, it is important that we state WHY TheXBL.com is the next big thing.
Simple - We've made our goal with TheXBL to make the site navigation as simple as possible without sacrificing anything that is required to play. No more getting lost in excessive menus and poorly organized information. TheXBL is easy to learn, easy to use, and gets the job done.
Staff - TheXBL staff is the best out there, period. A staff consisting of hardcore gamers who know their game better than most of the people who are playing on the ladder do. The admins are determined to make this the best league in the internet.
Community - Most importantly of all, we let our community decide on every major decision. What weapon set should be used for Season 1? You decide. We are very attentive to what is being asked of by our community, and we will take that feedback and change unwanted rules, settings, and features on the site. This site is made by gamers, and that is not limited at the staff. We rely on our players to form this site into what they envision as the perfect league and will strive to meet those demands as best we can.
Sponsors - At the time of launch, TheXBL already has an assortment of sponsors ready to help provide prizes.
FEATURES
Here are some current and planned features on TheXBL.com:
Leagues - Fine tuned ladder system, match finder, team finder, rating system, and detailed team overview page for leagues. Each leagues settings will be determined on a "majority rules" basis, allowing for gamers to have their say in what the rules are. Also a dispute system for filing complaints against other teams which will go under staff review. Dont forget about the Playoffs which will be like never before.
Tournaments - We plan on having large tournaments for many of our games, each with a prize for all of your efforts. Massive events with some of the best players and teams in the game will be the perfect opportunity to prove your teams worth.
Reviews/Previews/News - Gaming reviews written from a multiplayer gaming perspective will give the members of the site what they've been looking for by judging on things which any competitive gamer REALLY cares about. Previews for the hottest games and current gaming news will add to the coverage.
Completely Free - TheXBL.com is a completely free service. We do not charge our players to compete on our ladders nor in our tournaments. Through our sponsors we are able to provide prizes, meaning you can win something for free if your team works hard enough to earn it.
FINAL WORDS
With that, we hope that you will all enjoy your stay here at TheXBL and will be with us as we lead the next generation of online gaming. Its you, the players, who will help form TheXBL into the most dominant ladder site on the internet through your ideas and participation. TheXBL will always be made by gamers, for gamers.
TheXBL.com - Made by gamers, for gamers.
Imagine the perfect online gaming league: a site with a non-biased staff, excellent ladder system, free participation, large tournaments, and multiple sponsors donating prizes to the winners. While other ladders have tried at this, they have failed for multiple reasons. TheXBL, however, will revolutionize competitive gaming by delivering on every one of those points and going ten steps further in order to make as many gamers satisfied as possible. We plan on uniting teams into one central, non-biased, fair arena of competitive play and giving them the incentive to improve through prizes and well run events and seasons.
"Bold words", you may say, but this league will deliver because it is created by hardcore gamers who have always wanted that perfect league and are now banding together to make it happen. This, and an assortment of other factors, will result in TheXBL dominating online gaming in the years to come.
With the release of the Xbox 360 and the reinvented Xbox Live, gaming is going to take off like it never has before. The trend of competitive gaming has been around for years, but with the media now seeing the potential of gaming, TheXBL plans on being there every step of the way providing a fair, competitive environment.
But before I go over what TheXBL has to offer, its important you know a little bit about our history.
HISTORY
TheXBL.com began as an idea in the back of Founder George Kanakarakis' (Hereby refered to as XBL Beast) mind 3 years ago, after having been screwed over by another ladder system who had a grudge against his team, Reigning Over Clans. They forfeited the finals after having been accused of cheating, something which the clan had never done. This got the idea spurred in the back of his mind. He would continue to change between ladders, noting the flaws and how certain users would always get screwed over by the system or the staff, sometimes even getting screwed over himself. All that he wanted was a fair, competitive league to play in, but none was to be found.
In late 2003, he met up with XBL Geisty through Halo 2 when Geisty joined RoC. Geisty was precisely the guy who Beast had been looking for, a computer whiz with similar goals as himself. Beast began running local LAN tournaments for Gamestop's 'King of the Couch' in New York City in mid 2004, and by the end of the year he brought the idea of an online league before his boss, who agreed to sponsor TheXBL. In December 2004, the construction of TheXBL began. Many of RoC joined Beast as staff for TheXBL, setting the foundation for a staff consisting of hardcore gamers who were interested in forming a fair, competitive environment for other gamers.
Sponsors were gathered, and a ladder and site began to take form. With a team of competent programmers and designers, the site is the most functional ladder site in the history of gaming. With an easy to use interface and a huge amount of features, TheXBL.com is ready for gamers to begin enjoying its features and for the future of competitive gaming to begin.
THE FUTURE OF COMPETITIVE GAMING
Now that you are familiar with what went into the creation of TheXBL, it is important that we state WHY TheXBL.com is the next big thing.
Simple - We've made our goal with TheXBL to make the site navigation as simple as possible without sacrificing anything that is required to play. No more getting lost in excessive menus and poorly organized information. TheXBL is easy to learn, easy to use, and gets the job done.
Staff - TheXBL staff is the best out there, period. A staff consisting of hardcore gamers who know their game better than most of the people who are playing on the ladder do. The admins are determined to make this the best league in the internet.
Community - Most importantly of all, we let our community decide on every major decision. What weapon set should be used for Season 1? You decide. We are very attentive to what is being asked of by our community, and we will take that feedback and change unwanted rules, settings, and features on the site. This site is made by gamers, and that is not limited at the staff. We rely on our players to form this site into what they envision as the perfect league and will strive to meet those demands as best we can.
Sponsors - At the time of launch, TheXBL already has an assortment of sponsors ready to help provide prizes.
FEATURES
Here are some current and planned features on TheXBL.com:
Leagues - Fine tuned ladder system, match finder, team finder, rating system, and detailed team overview page for leagues. Each leagues settings will be determined on a "majority rules" basis, allowing for gamers to have their say in what the rules are. Also a dispute system for filing complaints against other teams which will go under staff review. Dont forget about the Playoffs which will be like never before.
Tournaments - We plan on having large tournaments for many of our games, each with a prize for all of your efforts. Massive events with some of the best players and teams in the game will be the perfect opportunity to prove your teams worth.
Reviews/Previews/News - Gaming reviews written from a multiplayer gaming perspective will give the members of the site what they've been looking for by judging on things which any competitive gamer REALLY cares about. Previews for the hottest games and current gaming news will add to the coverage.
Completely Free - TheXBL.com is a completely free service. We do not charge our players to compete on our ladders nor in our tournaments. Through our sponsors we are able to provide prizes, meaning you can win something for free if your team works hard enough to earn it.
FINAL WORDS
With that, we hope that you will all enjoy your stay here at TheXBL and will be with us as we lead the next generation of online gaming. Its you, the players, who will help form TheXBL into the most dominant ladder site on the internet through your ideas and participation. TheXBL will always be made by gamers, for gamers.