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TheOne
24-03-2008, 10:02
Hi people i come with information about a new tournament COR are putting together.
Please Read

Raging Battles MBII Tournament is an MB2 tournament created by Metaguardian and the CoR clan providing American and European Moviebattles clans and mercenary squads with the opportunity to play each other in a competitive, knockout tournament environment. This tournament will be held through the duration of late April, through May, and into June. The following are the rules, terms and conditions (may be subject to change):

Playing Format:

This is a knockout tournament and will be done in a tree format. Clans will be seeded to avoid the best clans being forced to play each other in the first round. This however will not apply to mercenary teams and they will not be seeded. After the initial preliminary finals (and possibly a second round of preliminary finals depending on how many clans and squads sign up), there will be the quarter-finals (8 teams), semi-finals (4 teams), and the Grand Final (2 teams). The winner will be crowned the best clan or team in Moviebattles.

Clan, mercenary and player squad rules:

1. Each clan is only allowed to have one team playing in the tournament. Two teams from the same clan will not be allowed.
2. Each clan and merc team is required to have a squad of seven players. Five of your choice will be used in the match, with the other two being substitutes.
3. Players will not be able to play for both clan and mercenary teams in the tournament. You will have to choose where your allegiances lie.
4. No aliasing will be allowed in the tournament. Any use of aliases to cover up the real identity of players or just for 'lulz' will be punished by the perpetrator and his/her team being booted from the tournament.
5. Any deliberate use of hacks, exploits or bugs will result in the perpetrator and his/her team being booted from the tournament.

Maps for the Tournament:

Map pool:

Lunarbase
Duel of the Fates
Corellia
Tatooine
Echo Base
Geonosis Canyons
Star Destroyer
Prison
Massassi
Mountain Keep
Theed Streets
Com Tower
Jabba
Yavin Assault

Prelims map selection (will be randomly selected for each match by the administrator. The usual maps of 'lunar', 'dotf', 'corellia' and so on are not being used in this stage because they are overplayed in competition mode and will be 'saved' for the final stages of the competition. The following maps are underplayed, but all offer great opportunities for strategies and tactics and are quite balanced. These maps may be subject to change depending on the input of the teams and players in the future):

Echo Base
Geonosis Canyons
Jabba
Mountain Keep
Massassi
Yavin Assault
Star Destroyer
Prison

Quarter-finals map selection (will be randomly selected for each match by the administrator):

Lunarbase
Duel of the Fates
Corellia
Com Tower
Tatooine
Theed Streets
Star Destroyer
Prison

Semi-finals map selection (one map each will be selected by each team):

Lunarbase
Duel of the Fates
Corellia
Com Tower
Tatooine
Theed Streets

Grand Final map selection (one map will be selected by each team, with the final map, if necessary, to be selected by the administrator):

Lunarbase
Duel of the Fates
Corellia

How the matches will operate:

Organising the match:

-- The teams that are drawn against each other/due to play against each other will BOTH determine their preferred times for the match. Once this time is agreed upon, both teams are contracted to this time, so to speak.
-- Each map has a maximum of twenty minutes warm-up/wait for arrival of late players time before the match will start. If a team does not have all their players, they will either play with the players they have or may choose to forfeit the match, which result in their elimination.
-- If BOTH teams face some unforeseen difficulty in playing the match (server problems, both teams not having their numbers of players), then the match will be rescheduled.
-- For the semi-finals and grand finals, each team will select a map.

Arriving at the match:

-- Metaguardian is the administrator of this tournament and CoR are the main clan initiating this tournament. As such the Full Authentic server (and possibly the CoR Open server) will be available for the teams to play their matches. The FA server is hosted by Jnive and DSi industries, while both servers are located in central/southern USA.
-- If a clan has their own server, the match can either be played at their server or one of the CoR servers, they may choose which one they would prefer to play at. However, for the sake of efficiency and organisation it would be preferred that they play at their own clan servers. Any matches involving merc v merc teams will be played at a CoR server, with no exception.
-- The location of each match (server-wise) will be determined well in advance before the matches are scheduled to start.

Playing the match:

-- 5 v 5, with up to 2 subs on each team
-- Before each match, the captains of both teams will pistol duel (switch to ET class, set your points only in pistol and ammo, no points in anything else). The winning captain chooses whether to attack or defend first. In the semi-finals and finals, the winning captain also gets to play their preferred map first.
-- No droidekas will be permitted for use
-- 1 player per class
-- First to 5 round wins then switch teams, same again
-- The winner of the preliminary, quarter-final and semi-final matches will be determined on round aggregate victories. The winner of the grand final will be determined on map victories (best of 3)
-- NO spectators will be allowed from the clan or merc team playing. The substitutes will not be allowed onto the server unless they are called for. This is to avoid ghosting out of positions and cheating through the free cam function of spectator mode. HOWEVER, non-affiliated players from the clan or merc team involved, will be allowed to spec. If it is found that these spectators are involved in ghosting team positions to their 'friends' on a TS or ventrillo channel, the perpetrator and the team/clan involved will be booted from the tournament.
-- The captains of each team MUST record demos of the entire match (split your demos in half. start a new demo for each half of the match to avoid them being too big).
-- Trash-talking and good-natured bantering is a part of all competitions and I won't be a tight-ass by banning it. However, cotninual harassment, mistreatment of players and clans, continual insults, deliberate tking of other teams and any other misbehaviour of that kind WILL result in consequences for the team involved. This may result in your team being eliminated from the tournament. Keep the competition polite and in good spirits folks.

Post-Match:

-- It is required that a member of the winning team after each map, post a write-up about the match (can be short or long, your choice) on the tournament board.
-- Any grievances or disputes will be dealt with by the administrator. At this point, the demos of both captains will be called upon, and members and captains of each team will be consulted.
-- The losing team of each match will be eliminated, the winning team will progress to the next phase of the competition.

Other:

-- If anyone is interested in shoutcasting the game or videoing/demoing the game from spectator mode, let me know and we can arrange something.

More information can be found at http://www.clancor.proboards67.com/index.cgi?board=mb2tourney

><CHEWY><
24-03-2008, 12:29
Good luck with this one dude :p, don't think i could even muster a team if i wanted to. Hope its sucessful though.

Metaguardian
24-03-2008, 12:45
Did Team 3 die or something?

agentoo8
24-03-2008, 13:15
These things usually end in chaos, but if anyone needs a European Jedi/Sith ;)

Entity
24-03-2008, 15:19
yes!!111 I do!111

GogettO
24-03-2008, 15:21
Hmm, why without Driodekas? And IMHO maplist should be fixed, some of them are absolutely unbalanced or unplayable in CW way, like:

Geonosis Canyons
Tatooine,
Prison,
Massassi,
Mountain Keep,
Theed Streets.

About Yavin Assault - don't know that map tbh :P

EDIT: Did I understand well? There will be matches between US and EU teams?

Metaguardian
24-03-2008, 15:29
Mountain Keep, Massassi, Geo Canyons and Prison should go.

However, Theed Streets is still a very good map to use. The unpredictable positioning of the informant means that the attacking team has to switch up their tactics each round in order to get him, while if the defensive team covers him, they have to make sure they hold the line or the informant will be hacked the security control panel will go bye bye before you know it.

Tatooine is very good because different defensive options for defense and attacking teams have to coordinate their attack and use a crossfire to attack the ship and get through.

Also from what I understand, Euro admins are being contacted for permission to hold certain matches on their servers. Euro teams will be staked against each other in the prelims, Americans against each other. Once matches reach semis, finals etc, you'll have one map on American server, another on Euro server (with victory determined on aggregate round victories) to avoid the disadvantage ping can sometimes cause.

Yavinassault is a very very good map for Open and clan matches. I've played it a lot in open mode and it is just begging to be used.

Lastly, if you have any questions, you should probably post them and discuss them at the CoR tourney board where there are more people who can help you with any issues you might have and where rule changes will be implemented.

Quetesh
24-03-2008, 16:08
Any webpage for this kind of tourny?

RebelScum
24-03-2008, 16:11
www.clancor.proboards67.com

Entity
24-03-2008, 17:38
chewy stopped playing, and we didn't care enough to continue

RebelScum
24-03-2008, 18:09
you could always form a merc squad if you want.:)

In case you didn't read Meta's long messages, we're allowing mercenary squads in this.

Ford
24-03-2008, 18:24
Where's the rule banning uppercuts from participating? Also why no dekas?

RebelScum
24-03-2008, 18:36
Why no dekas? I dunno really, I guess Meta doesn't want them in it because they're overpowered sometimes. I'll ask him about it next time I see him, since that is debatable. Just know that Meta has the final word on that, not me.:|

HiC
24-03-2008, 18:44
I think Dekas should be allowed...

Also, I don't like the idea of seeding matches so the *best* teams don't face each other in the early rounds...random selections are FTW.

RebelScum
24-03-2008, 18:51
Again, that's up to Meta, but a random selection wouldn't be a bad idea...

You all post here if you think things should be changed and I'll bring up these topics to Meta.

Necro
24-03-2008, 19:22
im up for an epic lulz merc team ^^

agentoo8
24-03-2008, 20:00
To be honest, there aren't really best teams in MB, and I find using the term rather derrogative towards newer MB clans that, although they haven't had the experience of other veteran clans, stand just as good a chance - it's all about performing on the day.

Remice
24-03-2008, 20:36
Depending on how many teams/clans sign up, Im sure I can put together a team, probably get a tP team in it.

^Blaze
24-03-2008, 21:06
Interesting. I might consider playing in this.

Varlesh
24-03-2008, 21:46
I also would like dekas availible. Looks good, may have to get a merc team ready.

Ford
24-03-2008, 21:53
Is meta or someone going to referee the matches? Some MB2 clans have bad attitudes and will dispute the match if they lose no matter what. Plus there is always a dispute involving the match rules in my experience. :P

Andrew Past
24-03-2008, 22:10
I'm interested in playing possibly, but I'll need a team.

FrenzY
24-03-2008, 22:37
Same.

Although the map selection and deletion of dekas is ftl. Take away dekas you give the rebs one more class...

Also, during matches do teams get to switch to imps/rebs halfway? Or what. Because in some of those maps one side easily has the advantage.

RebelScum
24-03-2008, 23:31
responding to Ford's last post: Yes, Meta will be refereeing matches along with other trusted CoR members.

responding to Frenzy's post: Yeah, you'll switch sides during the match at either 5 or 10 wins. As for dekas, I'm going to talk to Meta about allowing dekas.:)

S1ck
24-03-2008, 23:55
umm,Comm tower is not balanced at all,I think you may want to take that out of the map pool.

squig
25-03-2008, 00:37
I'm sorry, but i'm not even going to think about it if you guys are going to ban deka -.0

prilladog
25-03-2008, 00:39
I hope it will run ok dude.

Plasma
25-03-2008, 00:54
Whatever happened to the team 3 tournament?

DG was too good so every other clan gave up.

prilladog
25-03-2008, 01:59
To be honest is a tournament a really good idea with it being so easy to crash servers now, also all it does is bring E-peen wars to the game.

I bet this is gonna fail big time, like all the other ones.

Fang
25-03-2008, 02:47
sry i press delete

Prilladog keep your retardation to yourself in future.

Good luck with the tournament.

Reaper
25-03-2008, 02:48
Or you could just use a linux server, q3 crasher's mortal enemy.

Metaguardian
25-03-2008, 03:08
To be honest is a tournament a really good idea with it being so easy to crash servers now, also all it does is bring E-peen wars to the game.

I bet this is gonna fail big time, like all the other ones.'

A little positivity from you might go a long way, instead of constant criticism.;)

prilladog
25-03-2008, 03:11
IAnd why does this topic always end up about me...

But iof you do indeedy look up I do infact go as far to say good luck!

It was earlier on though :D

Mashirafen
25-03-2008, 03:15
http://mb2tourney.proboards85.com/index.cgi

Whee new forums. Even a poll for the allowance of dekas for those of you who want them.

prilladog
25-03-2008, 03:16
I hate Dekas... Easily defeated by Jedi or good Heroes.

And purely made because starwars had them, and when multilifing spam becomes to much.

Reaper
25-03-2008, 03:36
Prilladog, ladies and gentlemen :p

prilladog
25-03-2008, 03:39
HAHAHAHA im actully rofl'ing HAHA!!! <3!!!!! :D

RebelScum
25-03-2008, 15:00
Well, we all hope you sign up and good luck!:D

prilladog
25-03-2008, 17:11
Well, we all hope you sign up and good luck!:D

We all need teams lol.

Myth
25-03-2008, 21:05
Okay.

where's my team? Just might get all over this.

Palin
25-03-2008, 21:35
<---- Lfg.

iYifftofix.
25-03-2008, 23:27
<---- Lfg.

<---- Lfg.

prilladog
26-03-2008, 00:13
<---- Legion?

LewsTherin
26-03-2008, 06:41
<--- lfg
good at saber duels(lol)

Marauder Maul
26-03-2008, 16:01
<---- Lfg.

Good luck to all teams :D

Emiel Regis
26-03-2008, 19:03
Add CC or I'm outta this ****e

RebelScum
26-03-2008, 20:22
Add CC or I'm outta this ****e

I'll speak to Meta about adding Cloud City.

Quetesh
26-03-2008, 20:48
DG was too good so every other clan gave up.

Too good, indeed you were! Perhaps every others ran away, shame on them, indeed! <DG> would certainly won! Im with you guys! Every clan rather run away instead of fighting. I absolutely agree! But dont forget, there is one...

Quetesh
26-03-2008, 21:15
Why no dekas? I dunno really, I guess Meta doesn't want them in it because they're overpowered sometimes. I'll ask him about it next time I see him, since that is debatable. Just know that Meta has the final word on that, not me.:|

(Sorry if I did not understand well)

Great Idea! "Dekas" are imbalanced, so what shall we do with this? Ban "dekas"! Hmm., creative stance... Well, I wanna to propose a ban of a "wook" class, that 400hp! incredible! Imagine one poor imperial sold against this overpowered monstrum (animal lulz.). => 2 classes off

BUT! What about "mando"? Its also overp., only class capable of flying! Ban it too! (and do not forget! its rocket! so much uber!)
Verdict: BAN!

ALSO! And..., what about teh ARC rockets? 6 or how many dunno = overpowered
Verdict: BAN!

AND: clone rifle lvl3 (+blobs) = uber > BAN, etīs T21 (A280) = uber > BAN, sbdīs hud = uber > BAN, soldīs 3 reinf. = uber > BAN, hero - 3 nades/bh - td = uber > BAN!

End what else? Well Jedi vs. Sith tourny wouldn't be good! At least we will know who is best saber-clan/team in the world!

Quetesh
26-03-2008, 21:17
One simple advice: "Don't try to think out a new and perfect rules, simply do this in the same way how "Team3" did..."

BigAnnoyn'Fag
26-03-2008, 21:37
(Sorry if I did not understand well)

Great Idea! "Dekas" are imbalanced, so what shall we do with this? Ban "dekas"! Hmm., creative stance... Well, I wanna to propose a ban of a "wook" class, that 400hp! incredible! Imagine one poor imperial sold against this overpowered monstrum (animal lulz.). => 2 classes off

BUT! What about "mando"? Its also overp., only class capable of flying! Ban it too! (and do not forget! its rocket! so much uber!)
Verdict: BAN!

ALSO! And..., what about teh ARC rockets? 6 or how many dunno = overpowered
Verdict: BAN!

AND: clone rifle lvl3 (+blobs) = uber > BAN, etīs T21 (A280) = uber > BAN, sbdīs hud = uber > BAN, soldīs 3 reinf. = uber > BAN, hero - 3 nades/bh - td = uber > BAN!

End what else? Well Jedi vs. Sith tourny wouldn't be good! At least we will know who is best saber-clan/team in the world!

Quetesh, you missed one thing, SABERHIT = INSTAKILL = UBER > BAN. :D

Palin
26-03-2008, 21:38
It wasn't possible for you to put that incoherent rant into one post.. was it?

MoDSec
26-03-2008, 21:45
i have the site for the tourney but, as it appears that its not going to happen... i dont think we can do anything

Metaguardian
27-03-2008, 01:30
Lol I love it. The clans only know about it in the last few days, are getting their teams together, and some idiot nay-sayers say that the tournament is dead already. Hearten up fellas, it's only just getting started.:p

RebelScum
27-03-2008, 01:34
Dekas are now allowed in the tourney.:)

prilladog
27-03-2008, 04:03
YAY!, i don't get why people would want to use them, but yay there back lol.

FrAeK
27-03-2008, 20:08
Assuming this goes ahead, I'm LFG.

Can play sold(maybe ET) quite well + got decent experience with tactics on a few maps.

xfire: dafraek

LewsTherin
28-03-2008, 07:20
People Who Have Posted Interest In Merc Teams
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Necro
Blaze
Varlesh
AndrewPast
Prilla?
iYifftofix
MarauderMaul
Fraek
LewsTherin
Palin

Palin
28-03-2008, 07:30
Woah totally missed the LFG starting guy. ;(

LewsTherin
28-03-2008, 07:34
:'< Sorry.

FrenchFry
28-03-2008, 07:38
LFG DPS spec'd 1000 spell dmg, pst!

LewsTherin
28-03-2008, 07:41
Wut? o.o

Metaguardian
28-03-2008, 12:10
People Who Have Posted Interest In Merc Teams
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Necro
Blaze
Varlesh
AndrewPast
Prilla?
iYifftofix
MarauderMaul
Fraek
LewsTherin
Palin

Well the merc teams aren't going to form themselves, so get out there and create them and recruit members to them. Also, you might want to add Skittles, Wafflez, and half of the CoR clan to that list.;)

RebelScum
28-03-2008, 14:57
Yeah, Meta hates to not include pretty much all of CoR in the clan team, but he had to do it. As for other CoR members, they'll probably form their own teams. I have a feeling some of our guys might form an "all-star like" team and try to de-throne everyone else.

Entity
06-04-2008, 21:59
More teams to signup.

Metaguardian
07-04-2008, 01:51
At current calculations there will be approximately 16 teams signed up.

Russian_Spy_Porque
07-04-2008, 03:04
Can I play with someone's team? (I really don't like clans so I wouldn't join one unless it was only for the tournament)

Myth
08-04-2008, 03:43
I'm looking for at least an additional two more players to fill my MERC teams roster. Contact me here or on xfire( capfactor ) if you're interested.

prilladog
08-04-2008, 05:58
People Who Have Posted Interest In Merc Teams
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Necro
Blaze
Varlesh
AndrewPast
Prilla?
iYifftofix
MarauderMaul
Fraek
LewsTherin
Palin

Why do you say my name as if you are confused...

Metaguardian
08-04-2008, 17:18
ROSTER deadline has been moved forward to April 23'rd instead of April 27'th. This is being done so that the last weekend of April can be used to play some of the Prelim matches. The teams don't need a week to 'finalise' their rosters (most of the teams only have the minimum of 7 anyway) and it's better to get this tournament started early, so three days to finalise your rosters after the team deadlines close should suffice.

Metaguardian
09-04-2008, 06:22
UPDATE:

-- Voiding rounds information added
-- MVP award and voting systems introduced.

Myth
09-04-2008, 17:06
Still looking for at least one more player to fill my team.