Elite Gaming Channel presents Genesis: The first AoE IV Tournament

We're incredibly excited to announce the first ever S-Tier major tournament of Age of Empires IV: GENESIS. This will be a completely open event, with a $20,000 prize pool, at the end of which we'll crown the first ever AOE IV champion!

Check out the trailer here:

While we'll be releasing more information in the coming days, and a full handbook within a week or two, you can find some early generalised information here: https://eliteforums.com/index.php?threads/dates-and-structure-for-the-20k-genesis.1/

The event will be open for streaming, both for casters and players, in order to ensure maximum exposure. We'll be detailing full streaming and casting guidelines soon, but for now, you can find indicative rules here: https://eliteforums.com/index.php?threads/casting-and-streaming-guidelines-for-genesis.2/

For now the headline information is that open qualifying will be at 3pm GMT on 6th November, during which we'll whittle down from 512 all the way to a final 8. Those 8 players will play the Main Event on 13th and 14th November.

We've very proud and pumped to be doing our bit to make AOE IV the next major e-sport, and hope you're hyped too. If you want to stay up to date with news, then be sure to:

Follow on Twitch where we'll be hosting the Qualifiers and Main Event, as well as a number of preview shows: https://www.twitch.tv/egctv

Subscribe on YouTube where we'll be releasing more information and updates too: https://www.youtube.com/c/EGCTVAgeofEmpires Join the conversation on our new AOE IV competitive play focused forums here: https://eliteforums.com/

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Sounds great! but qualifying 1 week after release is quite eager

Also the event "will be a completely open event" but what do you mean by:
>The only theoretical limitation will be the number of spots available, which is 512. As the game is brand new, we don't know if that cap will be surpassed and so in the name of fairness we will make sure at least 450 of those spots are completely open when the registration opens, and we'll give plenty of notice so it will be first come first served.
Are you implying that a possible 62 places will not be open but rather chosen players or am i misreading?

 

I know doing it one week after the launching might give the impression of a rushed thing, but the truth is that due to schedule thighness, that date was the most appropiated. That, and we wanted to be the very first ones 11.

And yeah, we will resever 64 spots for invited personalities (pro players, casters, etc) but they won't get any other benefit apart from being pre-registered

 

in before Viper wins it

 

Looking forward to it!

Who would be the champion? Will it be a Top 16 AoE 2 Player again, e.g. Viper, Hera, Livery, Yo, Daut, etc. or some 2k AoE 2 player, or some pro SC 2 player, or will it be someone who is completely unknown before in the competitive scene of any RTS games?

We will soon find out whether AoE 2 experts can still dominate in this new region.

 

I love-hate that I can't plan interviews around because we simply don't know who will be at top 16/top 8 :P

Excited to see how it develops!

 

Is it the same egctv from aoe3?

 

HYPE

 

Be prepared aoe2 experts getting stomped by sc2 players xd

 

idk, I feel like it's not the best idea to have a tournament for game when no one had time to learn it properly. And half of viewers won't have idea what's happening in the game

 

Is it the same egctv from aoe3?

Yes, it is!

 

I would like to play, but is hard to know how they can filter 512 players, even more when it's not for sure that is going to be a ladder he

 

Who is funding the prize pool?

 

I would liked to have tournament 2 weeks after launch to ensure higher level of play but being first is important factor for sure. Anyway many had time to to play on closed beta / stress test.

As side note top closed beta players by game they play (2 FE/Relic players removed), made by top_khan

 

Be prepared aoe2 experts getting stomped by sc2 players xd

Seems to me there's a good chance that neither top aoe2 or sc2 pros will even sign up for this since they'll have more important tournaments to worry about. So be prepared for a bunch of retired rts players to stomp a bunch of other retired rts players, I guess.

 

Well, if it comes down to who can excel at the highest level with minimal practice / training, the Austria kid comes to my mind

 

Well, if it comes down to who can excel at the highest level with minimal practice / training, the Austria kid comes to my mind

idk many have already played over 100 hours already

 

Yeah the people who played in both betas or even the closed betas before that definitely will have a big advantage.

 

tournament rule is after aoe4 lanch?

 

i dont like it so pronto cs you dont have any time to pratice the game really but congrats - i guess will be the caster again 11 best of luck

 

nice GL!

 

tournament rule is after aoe4 lanch?

We will publish the rulessoon enough

i dont like it so pronto cs you dont have any time to pratice the game really but congrats - i guess will be the caster again 11 best of luck

11thanks. It's the fun of it being tan pronto : improvise! No meta defined! So creative guys might get an edge

 

Nice! Iam Hyped a lot

 

not hyped at all, sorry but i want this promotion to aoeDE

 

Incredibly excited for this event. Can't wait to cast it