Master of Socotra | Rules and Settings

[RoR_xTeRRoRx]

For those who look for the drafts:
Draft "MoS Bo3": (https://aoe2cm.net/preset/GOcnG)
Draft "MoS Bo5": (https://aoe2cm.net/preset/cmffS)
Draft "MoS Bo7": (https://aoe2cm.net/preset/fHtXn)

Host: JonSlow
Admins: JonSlow, kc_Ereon, Chill Collins

Timeframes

Spoiler: Timeframes

Thursday January 28th - Sunday February 28th (5 weeks)

Thursday January 28th - Wednesday February 3rd: Qualification Round of 64 AND Round of 32
Thursday February 4th - Wednesday February 10th: Qualification Round of 16
Thursday February 11th - Wednesday February 17th: Finals Round of 16
Thursday February 18th - Wednesday February 24th: Quarter Finals
Saturday February 27th, XX GMT: Semi Final 1
Saturday February 27th, YY GMT: Semi Final 2
Sunday February 28th, ZZ GMT: Grand Finals

Prizepool and Distribution

Spoiler: PRIZEPOOL DISTRIBUTION

Total Prizepool: $1000
1st Place: 55%
2nd Place: 25%
3rd Places: 10% each
5th-8th Places: 25$ each

Sign-Ups

Spoiler: SIGN-UPS

Sign-Ups will be accepted until Friday January 22th 22:00 GMT.
To sign up, please follow this LINK.

Seeding

Spoiler: SEEDING

Most likely solution: A mix of current and highest 1v1 DE rating.
The seeding is going to take place 12 hours after the deadline, which means that the admins are going to use the ratings of the signed-up players 12 hours after the deadline. For an accurate seeding, your account should have at least ~50 Ranked 1v1 Games played. If you don't meet this condition, Admins will seed you separately.
The best 8 players will advance to the Finals Round of 16 without qualification matches.
The High Clown Council can make final decisions.

Brackets

Spoiler: BRACKETS

Qualification: https://challonge.com/MOSQualies
Finals: https://challonge.com/MOSFinals

General Rules

Spoiler: GENERAL RULES

1.)
All Games will be played on Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition - Lords of the West.
All Games need to be recorded. In case of disconnections/drops, the game must be saved and restored.
If a game cannot be restored, players may agree on restarting the game. In any case, players are supposed to finish the remaining games. If the score is tied after the games, Admin Action is required.

2.)
Sportsmanship and Fair Play are essential in this tournament. Every Player must respect their opponents. Cheating of any kind, Smurfing, bad behavior, insults, racism, flaming, etc. will not be tolerated. Cheating includes the usage of any sort of macro, account sharing and getting help of a third person. Not following the rules may lead to penalties up to an immediate disqualification from this and future tournaments.

3.)
Admin Action: If any rules are broken or anything out of the ordinary happens, Admins will talk to the players to find a solution. Admin Wins and Admin Losses should be avoided if possible.
Important: If the players can agree on a solution without Admins, that’s also appreciated. Players usually have a lot of experience and know how certain situations should be handled.
Admin Decision: If no solution can be agreed on by the Players, then Admins are required to make a decision. In severe cases, Admin Action can be skipped and decisions can be made without hearing the players. The official admins are: JonSlow, kc_Ereon and Chill Collins .

4.)
Scheduling and Playing the Games:
All games need to be played within the given timeframe. Playing games at an earlier time is allowed (if that’s possible). Any delays require Admin Action.
It is strongly recommended to post all available times on the relevant scheduling forum on AoEZone. This Forum is only visible for Admins and Players. Once players agree on a time, they need to post and confirm this time using GMT in the relevant scheduling topic. If the players cannot agree on a time, Admin Action is required.
Not showing within 30 minutes of the confirmed time (for evidence purposes, the waiting player is required to take a screenshot showing the game room and the current time) will lead to Admin Action. Rescheduling is the preferred option in this case.
(Check your GMT on AoEZone.net or at http://www.worldtimeserver.com/current_time_in_UTC.aspx )

5.)
Recorded Games and Drops/Disconnections:
All games need to be recorded and posted in the recorded games sub forum. You also need to add the Draft Link and the Game Results.
Admins will post the results and upload the recorded game files to the relevant forums.

In case of disconnections/drops, the game must be saved and restored. If restoring is not working, Players are supposed to either agree to restart the Game or continue their Match without the dropped Game. In case of a tied score, Admin Action is required and Players need to send all Recorded Game (especially the dropped game) Files to an Admin for reviewing. (Admin Action is required.)

6.)
Spectating and Streaming
Master of Socotra is open for all streamers and spectators. Players are allowed and welcome to stream their PoV, but the opponent can ask to put a 2-3 minute delay.

7.)
Rules can be added or changed during the tournament. Players will be informed about those changes on AoEZone.

8.) Stragglers laming is NOT ALLOWED

Match/Civ Settings

Spoiler: MATCH/CIV SETTINGS

All games will be played with Hidden Civs!

Draft: The higher seeded player decides who is A (Host) and who is B (Guest).

Draft Explanations:

Spoiler: DRAFT EXPLANATIONS

Qualification Round of 64
Best of 3
Draft "MoS Bo3": (https://aoe2cm.net/preset/GOcnG)

Qualification Round of 32
Best of 3
Draft "MoS Bo3": (https://aoe2cm.net/preset/GOcnG)

Qualification Round of 16
Best of 5
Draft "MoS Bo5": (https://aoe2cm.net/preset/cmffS)

Finals Round of 16
Best of 5
Draft "MoS Bo5": (https://aoe2cm.net/preset/cmffS)

Quarter Finals
Best of 5
Draft "MoS Bo5": (https://aoe2cm.net/preset/cmffS)

Semi Finals
Best of 7
Draft "MoS Bo7": (https://aoe2cm.net/preset/fHtXn)

Grand Finals
Best of 7
Draft "Mos Bo7": (https://aoe2cm.net/preset/fHtXn)

Lobby and Game Settings

Spoiler: LOBBY AND GAME SETTINGS

Lobby Settings (Qualification Rounds, Semi Finals, Grand Finals):
Visibility: Public
Players: 2
Password: No
Allow Spectators: Yes
Hide Civilizations: Yes
Spectator Delay: 1 Minute

Lobby Settings (Finals Round of 16, Quarter Finals):
Visibility: Private
Players: 2
Password: No
Allow Spectators: No
Hide Civilizations: Yes

Game Settings
Game: Random Map
Map Style: Standard
Location: Socotra
Map Size: Tiny (2 Players)
AI Difficulty: Standard
Resources: Standard
Population: 200
Game Speed: Normal
Reveal Map: Normal
Starting Age: Standard
Ending Age: Standard
Treaty Lenght: <None>
Victory: Conquest

Lock Teams: [X]
Team Together: [X]
Team Positions: [ ]
Shared Exploration: [ ]
Lock Speed: [X]
Allow Cheats: [ ]
Turbo Mode: [ ]
Full Tech Tree: [ ]
Record Game: [X]

Gaming Rules

Spoiler: GAMING RULES

Restarts:
Only Admin Restarts in case of a bugged map.
Admin Restarts must be requested in no longer than 6 minutes of ingame time.
If an Admin Restart is requested after 6 minutes, the other player can decline the request.
If you want to call a Restart, please try to contact an Admin first if one is around.

Bugged Maps
A Map is considered bugged if:
- Villager or Scout is stuck

Important: Players usually know best when their map should be considered bugged. In this case, they should pause the game and ask either an Admin and/or the opposing Team for an Admin Restart.

Streaming Rules

Spoiler: STREAMING RULES

Master of Socotra offer open streaming, if the streamer mentions Master of Socotra and JonSlow as the host.

- It must be clearly said during the stream who is hosting the event.
- The text “Hosted by JonSlow” must be included in the stream title.
- Streamers must add a custom “!mos” command with the text “Tournament hosted by JonSlow - https://www.twitch.tv/JonSlow_/”.
- Players are invited to stream the PoV of their tournament games. The opponent can ask for a stream delay up to 3 minutes (added through streaming program).

 

[RoR_xTeRRoRx]

Prize distribution updated to 55% 25% 10% 10%

 

[nimanoe]

I see that for the civ drafts the player who has the last ban also gets to have the first pick. I think that's a bit unfair and it would be more fair to switch the bans around so that the person who bans first gets to pick first.

As an example: Let's say there are two OP civs and all other civs are mediocre. The player who bans first has two options: either they ban an OP civ or they don't. If they do, the other player won't ban the second OP civ and pick that civ. If they don't, the other player will ban the second OP civ and pick the other OP civ. In both scenarios the player with the second ban and first pick is at an advantage.
If you switched the bans around, the scenario is different: If the player with the first ban and first pick bans an OP civ, the other player will ban the second OP civ and both will pick mediocre civs. If the player with first pick and first ban bans a mediocre civ, the other player will ban a mediocre civ as well and both get to pick one OP civ and other mediocre civs.

I know it's only a very minor advantage, but it's an unfair advantage and is easily fixed, so hope to see it happen. Best of luck with this tournament!

BTW: wasn't sure if I should post here or on the announcement post, so feel free to move it if it's in the wrong place.

 

[RoR_xTeRRoRx]

The first player to pick in the draft was changed tnx to nimanoes tip

 

[hallogallo]

Btw I don't see any specific rule about laming, I would expect that on a tournament such as master of socotra laming is allowed and even encouraged in most of its forms, but I'm curious that rules on stragglers laming aren't specified. Does that mean that stragglers laming is authorised as well?

 

[RoR_xTeRRoRx]

Btw I don't see any specific rule about laming, I would expect that on a tournament such as master of socotra laming is allowed and even encouraged in most of its forms, but I'm curious that rules on stragglers laming aren't specified. Does that mean that stragglers laming is authorised as well?

We talked about laming ele and decided its allowed, stragglers weren't discussed since we don't have this issue on arena 11. ill add it to the rules ty.

 

[RoR_xTeRRoRx]

Lithuanians are banned until further notice (Till relic bug will be fixed)

 

[hallogallo]

AOE-II DE - Don't like to play vs walled opponents? The Serjant has a solution for you! (Bug)

Donjon-Rushes are now 100% more effective https://streamable.com/pmvqw9

www.aoezone.net

maybe you could consider baning sicilians too haha @RoR_xTeRRoRx

 

[Gentle]

AOE-II DE - Don't like to play vs walled opponents? The Serjant has a solution for you! (Bug)

Donjon-Rushes are now 100% more effective https://streamable.com/pmvqw9

www.aoezone.net

maybe you could consider baning sicilians too haha @RoR_xTeRRoRx

it works with vills too so consider changing the tournament to DM and banning vills.

 

[RoR_xTeRRoRx]

Lithuanians are back to the tournament

 

[rmcoo]

Lithuanians are back to the tournament

Phew, was afraid I will get disqualified