Such a cool idea, and awesome response! To bad I missed the signups!Sign ups are closed
ABCD Toornament Link
Time Frame
UPDATED TIMES:
Round 1: 18.05. - 24.05.2020
Round 2: 25.05. - 31.05.2020
Round 3: 01.06. - 07.06.2020
Round 4: 08.06. - 12.06.2020
Semifinals: 13.06.2020 live casted
Finals: 14.06.2020 live casted with TheViper
Match Settings
First Map always will be Arabia and is not allowed to be picked as extra homemap.
Round 1 Bo3
G1 Arabia
Home Map of Loser of Game 1
HM L of G2
Round 2 Bo3
G1 Arabia
HM L of G1
HM L of G2
Round 3 Bo5
G1 Arabia
HM L of G1
HM L of G2
HM L of G3
HM L of G4
Round 4 Bo5
G1 Arabia
HM L of G1
HM L of G2
HM L of G3
HM L of G4
Map Pool
Arabia
Arena
Team Islands
Oasis
Golden Pit
Four Lakes
Ghost Lake
Yucatan
Prize Pool:
100€ ( sponsored by Artemizplayz, Debbie, TheViper and Justus )
1. 55€
2. 25€
3. 2x 10€
Additional for 1st place: VIP Badge for Artis and Debbies Stream.
Tourney rules:
1. Players must not be above 1100 1v1 ranked ELO on DE ( We will check if players manually lower their ELO on purpose to participate )
2. Players must have played at least 20 ranked games
3. Players must sign up with their most well-known nickname and must play their games with their most well-known nickname being shown in-game.
Steamlink or xBox Live link needed.
4. Players have to sign up for the tournament on this discord: https://discord.gg/TZ3taeB and schedule their matches there, write down picks and bans, as well as upload the game recordings.
Toornament link will be following within the next days.
5. There will be no drafting, per match each Civ can only played once by each player. Every Player can ban 1 Civ and 1 Map before the game. The Player with lower Elo bans first (Map and Civ)
Deadlines&Scheduling
All players must be scheduling their games within the given time frame. Admin loss for those who are not showing up in time or make it impossible for their opponent to schedule.
Respect & Fairplay
Every player must respect their opponents. Bad behavior (determined by Admins) may result in a warning and may lead to immediate disqualification of the player. This tournament values sportsmanship and fairness. Any insult, racism or flaming will not be tolerated.
Players are requested to limit the time taken between games as much as possible to make the experience smooth for everyone.
No Smurfing
All players have agreed to the No Smurf rule. Each player must submit all relevant player usernames for Admin discussion. Smurfing and account sharing is not allowed. Any discovery of the aforementioned will result in player's disqualification.
Recorded games
All game records must be uploaded by the winner on the ABCD discord in the belonging channel. The files should be named "Name1 vs Name2 G1,G2,G3"
Prize Money
Prizes will be sent via PayPal at the conclusion of the tournament. 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.
Communication
Each player must be fluent in English and is responsible for scheduling, possible disputes, and everything else regarding their participation.
Streaming & Spectating
Openstreaming for all games besides Semifinal and Final, those will be casted live by the hosts themselves
You have to advertise the hosts Artemizplayz and Debbie.
If you want to stream your own played game you need to put 120s delay or turn off your stream for the meantime.
Gaming rules
Game Settings
The game settings must be the following.
Data Mod : Default
Game Mode : Standard
Map Style : Random
Location : Determined by stage
Size : Tiny (2 player)
AI Difficulty : Standard
Resources : Standard
Population : 200
Game Speed : Normal
Reveal Map : Normal
Starting Age :Standard (Dark Age)
Ending Age : Standard (Imperial Age)
Treaty Length : <None>
Victory Condition : Conquest
Lock Teams : [X] Yes
Team Together : [X] Yes
Team Positions : [ ] No
Shared Exploration : [ ] No
Lock Speed : [X] Yes
Allow Cheats : [ ] No
Turbo Mode : [ ] No
Full Tech Tree : [ ] No
Record Game : [X] Yes
Restarts
There will be no restarts for this event.
Bugged Map Restarts
A player can request bugged map restarts during the first 3 minutes (game time).
A bugged map is defined as the following for standard resource starts:
Gold, Stone, Berries: Are bugged in a forest and not accessible- counts for all resources that are meant for each player ( eg. for Arabia all 3 gold spots and both stone spots must be accessible and not bugged in a forest ) doesn't count for extra stone/gold spots around the map.
If questions appear use discord channel to ask the admins.
Hidden Different Civilizations
"Hide Civilizations" must be selected when hosting the lobby on DE.
Different Civilizations means a civilization must be picked, choosing "Mirror", "Random" or "Full Random" at the start of the game is not allowed.
If a player incorrectly chooses a civ that has been banned or has previously been played, their OPPONENTS may choose their civ, from the available civs left.
Graphical Mods
Any graphic changes that only affect the player's Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition are allowed.
Cheating
Cheating is not allowed under any circumstances. Players using any kind of cheat will be disqualified from the tournament and banned from future events.
Automatic Agreement & Punishment
All the game settings provided in this post MUST be followed. Not following them may result in disqualification.
No Laming ( Sheep, Boar, Hunt Spots ) no TC Rush, no Tower rush !!!
Server
Players should together work out a server that gives the most equal pings for the two players, if they cannot agree on a server they should speak to an admin.
Restoring
In the case of disconnections, the players must attempt to save and restore. The players must not look at the map after saving the game & before restoring.
All the .aoe2record 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 Admins instantly. Subsequently, facts will be analysed and a final decision made. If an Admin is not around at the time of playing and the players cannot agree on a result, continue with the rest of the series and if the series is tied 2-2 at the end, then the final game shall be rescheduled.
Admins
Artemizplayz, Discord: ArtemizPlayz#1558
Debbie, https://www.aoezone.net/members/justus_krustus.87186/
Regnirak Discord: regnirak#7788
Please contact the admins if you have further questions.