Balance of Power |
:arrow: Dates
All Stages are Knockout:
Round of 128: 20 - 26 April
Round of 64: 27 April - 03 May
Round of 32: 04 - 10 May
Round of 16: 11 - 17 May
Quarter Final: 18 - 24 May
Semi Finals: 25 - 31 May
Final: 01 - 07 June
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136 players have signed up for BOP
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Format and Settings |
IMPORTANT: The tournament is to be played on Age of Empires II: The Conquerors with the Mod: AOC Balance Patch 3.2 and Hidden Civs option turned ON. It is the responsibility of both players to ensure these two things are set before launching the game.
Civilizations are free to pick. However, Team Random option is disallowed.
NOTE: Players should state their home map clearly before the game starts, so that opponent can decide on his civ.
Games to be played in the Tournament Lobby of Voobly using the VCOM Ladder.
Round of 128,64 & 32 |
NOTE: 'Winner' and 'Loser' mentioned below refers to the winner and loser respectively of Game 1 (Dry Arabia)
The rounds are to be played in the following manner: Bo3
Game 1 - BOP_Dry_Arabia -
Game 2 - HM_Loser_Game 1 -
Game 3 - HM_Winner_Game 1 -
Round of 16 & Quarter Finals |
The rounds are to be played in the following manner: Bo5
Each player must rotate Home Map choices -e.g You cannot choose the same map twice ( per round ) but you can choose the same as your opponent
Game 1 - BOP_Dry_Arabia -
Game 2 - HM_Loser_Game 1 -
Game 3 - HM_Winner_Game 1 -
Game 4 - HM_Loser_Game 1 -
Game 5 - HM_Winner_Game 1 -
Semi Finals |
The semi finals are to be played in the following manner: Bo7
Each player must rotate Home Map choices -e.g You cannot choose the same map twice ( per round ) but you can choose the same as your opponent.
Game 1 - BOP_Dry_Arabia -
Game 2 - HM_Loser_Game 1 -
Game 3 - HM_Winner_Game 1 -
Game 4 - HM_Loser_Game 1 -
Game 5 - HM_Winner_Game 1 -
Game 6 - HM_Loser_Game 1 -
Game 7 - HM_Winner_Game 1 -
Final & 3rd Place Match |
The Final & 3rd place Match are to be played in the following manner: Bo9
Each player must rotate Home Map choices -e.g You CANNOT choose the same map twice in the same round, but you CAN choose a home map already picked by your opponent
Game 1 - BOP_Dry_Arabia -
Game 2 - HM_Loser_Game 1 -
Game 3 - HM_Winner_Game 1 -
Game 4 - HM_Loser_Game 1 -
Game 5 - HM_Winner_Game 1 -
Game 6 - HM_Loser_Game 1 -
Game 7 - HM_Winner_Game 1 -
Game 8 - HM_Loser_Game 1 -
Game 9 - HM_Winner_Game 1 -
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BOP Map Pool |
DOWNLOAD ALL MAPS HERE
Click to see more information regarding the maps
Game 1 Map: BOP_Dry_Arabia
Home Maps: BOP_Desert, BOP_Loch_Ness, BOP_Sand_Maze, BOP_Clearing, BOP_Cross, BOP_Drought, BOP_Duopoly, BOP_Shorelands, BOP_Steppe.
Prizes - |
1st: - 500 $
2nd: - 250 $
3rd: - 150 $
4th: - 100 $
Total Prize Money: 1000 $
2nd: - 250 $
3rd: - 150 $
4th: - 100 $
Total Prize Money: 1000 $
BOP - Administration |
The administrators will run the BOP tournament and will help players in various situations.
Tournament Administrators:
_Taff (Voobly) (AoCZone)
Genette (Voobly) (AoCZone)
Tournament Advisors : No Admin decision making
CarlosFerdinand (Voobly) (AoCZone)
BOP- OFFICIAL RULES |
1. General Rules |
- All players must respect the Tournament schedule and times for each round. There will be NO exceptions or delays granted to ANY player. No excuse will be accepted for failing to play in the specified time. If the admin staff determine that a player is trying to avoid scheduling and playing the tournament games, the player may be warned, receive an admin loss for the game or match or be disqualified from the BOP tournament.
- If both players cannot come to an agreement in scheduling their match, the Staff will analyze the situation, schedule, and time zones, in order to add a viable Admin Time that suits both players, to the best of our ability. Admins will ensure players are not forced to play games between 2am - 6am Local time.
- Every player must respect their opponent. Bad behavior (determined by staff) will result in a warning and may lead to an immediate disqualification. This tournament values not only great skills, but also sportsmanship and fairness. Any insult, racism or flaming will not be tolerated. Laming and mind games in game are allowed .
- All players must agree to the No Smurf rule. Smurfing and account sharing is not allowed. Any discovery of the mentioned will result in immediate disqualification.
- All games are by default to be played in the Voobly Tournament Lobby using the VCOM Ladder. If both players agree to play in another lobby on Voobly, that is accepted as well.
- During the event, Immediately after completion of each match, the winning player has to rename the recorded games according to the rules and post them in the BOP Recorded Games section :arrow: Recorded Games of that respective round.
- Before posting, the recorded game files must be renamed in the following format:
Game naming examples:
BOP R1 Bear_Grylls (POV) vs Wild_Nature G1 .mgz
BOP R2 Bear_Grylls (POV) vs Wild_Nature G2 .mgz
Pack naming examples:
BOP R1 Bear_Grylls(POV) vs Wild_Nature.zip
BOP R2 Bear_Grylls(POV) vs Wild_Nature.zip
If the games aren't renamed correctly (or not packed), the result won't be accepted until the games are renamed/packed according to the given format.
For the Quarter Final - Final Stage, both players must send the recorded games to Carlos Ferdinand, who will then post them to avoid any spoilers. More information about this will be given in the respective Scheduling threads.
- Additional time to complete your games will NOT be allowed under any circumstances!
- All the games must be scheduled and confirmed by both players in the BOP Scheduling forums :arrow: Scheduling Forums, informing the other player of the exact date and time of the arranged games. The scheduled time needs to be confirmed at least 24 hours in advance to allow for stream set up.
- If there is no agreement about the playing time by Thursday 23.59 GMT, the staff might start interfering in order to get the games scheduled and completed in time.
- In case of disconnections, the game must be saved and restored. All of the .mgz recorded game files (multiple parts of the game before/after drop) must be provided when posting the recorded games.
If restoring is not possible, the recorded game should be provided, along with any additional information to the Administration of the BOP instantly. Subsequently, facts will be analyzed and a final decision made.
- Once players have arranged and confirmed a time to play, the maximum waiting time is 30 minutes. If one of the players fails to arrive, the waiting player must take a screenshot showing http://www.worldtimeserver.com/current_time_in_UTC.aspx (so the current time is clearly visible) with the Tournament Lobby Game Room, and post the screenshot in Admin Requests topic( :arrow: Admin Requests, with a link to the post in the Scheduling forums where the game time was arranged and confirmed. This way, tournament admins will know how long the team waited and upon Admins decision, the team that did not come might get an Admin Loss for the games. Do not try to edit time arrangement posts in an attempt to get free wins, because our forum registers the exact date and hour of each edited post. Such actions are considered cheating, and the offender will be punished according to rules.
- Prizes will be sent via PayPal. If the recipients do not use/have PayPal the prizes will be sent by other means. However, certain fees may be deducted from the amount.
- If a game is not recorded, it must be replayed regardless of result and evidence of it.
- By signing up for the tournament you agree to have all your games streamed and casted by the official streaming team of the BOP using the Spectator Mode on Voobly, brought by the UserPatch 1.4 RC version. The streams will always have a delay to avoid cheating, and no other persons are allowed to spectate your game besides the official streamers, or if persons are granted permission by the tournament Administration for a valid reason. There is no assurance of your games being streamed, but the possibility is there at all times.
- New rules can be added and current rules can be changed. However, Admins MUST inform the Teams about such changes in the BOP Rules & Settings forum. All the latest additions in Rules / Settings will be in red.
- If a player has the potential to travel and play games from a different location. That player must request in advance to the Admins and ask for permission. If Admins have any concern over a players location and have not had a prior request they maybe disqualified.
- No player will be allowed to refuse the presence of an official Streamer who has identified himself as such. .
2. Gaming Rules |
- The game settings must be the following.
Mod : AOC Balance Patch 3.2
Hidden Civs : Yes
Game : Random Map
Size : 2 player map
Difficulty : Standard
Resources : Standard
Population : 200
Game Speed : Normal
Reveal Map : Normal
Starting Age : Standard
Victory Condition : Conquest
Team Together : [X] Yes
All techs : [ ] No
Allow Cheats : [ ] No
Lock Teams : [X] Yes
Lock Speed : [X] Yes
Record Game : [X] Yes
Single Building Queue [SQ]
- Restarts:
In a Best of 3 each player is awarded one restart each.
In a Best of 5 each player is awarded one restart each.
In a Best of 7 each player is awarded two restart each.
In a Best of 9 each player is awarded two restart each.
A restart must be requested no longer than 4 minutes of game time (remember that this is shorter than real minutes). Games that are restarted must be included when posting recorded games of the match. When a game is restarted, the civilizations must be the same as in the previous attempt.
Restart due to bugged map: If a map is bugged (strictly with the following definition), a player can claim a map bug and have the game restarted, without reducing his restart count. A restart due to map bug must be requested no longer than 6 minutes of game time (remember that this is shorter than real minutes). Games that are restarted must be included when posting recorded games of the match. When a game is restarted, the civilizations must be the same as in the previous attempt.
A map bug can be defined as either:
(i) A player's main gold (with 7 or more mines) is not accessible from a minimum of 4 tiles.
(ii) A player's main stone (with 5 or more mines) is not accessible from a minimum of 3 tiles.
(iii) A player's main forage bush (with 6 or more bush) is not accessible from a minimum of 3 tiles.
(iv) 1 or more boar/2 or more sheep of a player are completely trapped (unable to move out of an area).
- Any graphic changes that only affects the player's Age of Empires II: The Conquerors are allowed.
- Cheating is not allowed under any circumstances. Players using any kind of cheat will be disqualified from Balance of Power event and banned from future AoCZone / Voobly events, as well as the AoCZone forums.
- All the game settings provided in this post MUST be followed. Not following them may result in penalties and possibly disqualification.
- No BOP Tournament Admin is allowed to participate.
- By signing-up for the tournament, you automatically agree with all the Tournament Rules and Settings.