Masters of Arena 3: Rules & Settings
Overview:
1v1 Arena tournament
Starting date Sunday the 1th of November 2015
Double Elimination, deadlines for finishing each round there: viewtopic.php?f=1173&t=116028
Semi finals and everything leading up to that: Best-of-5, Grand and LB-Final: Best-of-7
Brackets / Sign-ups
Prize pool not finalized yet. Donate to it here if you want to support the tournament / players
Game Settings:
Game : Random Map
Map : Arena
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
Round 1 to R5, LB R1 to R8 – Best of 5
Game 1 (Hidden Civ): Pick Saracens, Byzantines or Japanese
Game 2 (Hidden Civ): Aztec is banned automatically for both, additionally each player vetoes two civilizations the other can't choose (winning player vetoes first, both civilizations at once); Free Pick from the remaining civilizations
Game 3 (Hidden Civ): Pick Goth, Franks, Brits or Celts
Game 4 (Hidden Civ): Pick Mayans, Goth or Turks
Game 5: Team Random
Round 6 to Grand Final / LB R9 to LB Finals - Best of 7
Game 1 (Hidden Civ): Pick Saracens, Byzantines or Japanese
Game 2 (Hidden Civ): Aztec is banned automatically for both, additionally each player vetoes two civilizations the other can't choose (winning player must veto first); Free Pick from the remaining civilizations
Game 3 (Hidden Civ): Pick Goth, Franks, Brits or Celts
Game 4 (Hidden Civ): Pick Mayans, Goth or Turks
Game 5: Team Random
Game 6: Each player picks the civilization his opponent has to play (winning player must pick first)
Game 7 (Hidden Civ): Free Pick
Tournament Rules:
Seeding
All players will be seeded using a combination of their current and highest achieved 1v1 RM rating the moment the sign ups close, placings in Masters of Arena 1 and 2 and points given to them by the two highest rated sign ups and the two former Arena tournament winners.
If you want to improve your seeding position, improve your 1v1 RM rating. If you want to know your seeding position in advance, you might message the tournament admin.
Brackets
:arrow: click me
Scheduling:
Every round will last 1 week, meaning each player has 1 week to schedule and play the games before the deadline of the round which is Sunday 23:59 GMT. You are encouraged to provide your best times and schedule as efficient as possible throughout the whole week in order to get the games played in time.
The staff will be very strict regarding scheduling, and difficulties might end up in Admin Times or Admin Wins.
Once you and your opponent confirmed a time to play in the Scheduling Forum, the maximum waiting time is 30 minutes. More than that, the player that came and is waiting must take a screenshot showing the World Time Server (so the current time is clearly visible) and Tournament Lobby Game Room, and post the screenshot in Admin Win Requests topic, with a link to the post in the Scheduling forums where the game time was arranged and confirmed.
Recorded Games
Round 1 to R6, LB R1 to R6:
All matches must be recorded and uploaded to the Recorded Games Forum by the winner before advancing to the next round. There will be NO exceptions. Restarts need to be included in the pack. The games must have an easy to understand name.
Semi-Finals / Finals / LB R7 on words:
All matches must be recorded and played on the VCOM Ladder. After the games have finished, the tournament admin will post the recorded games in the sub forum mentioned above.
Game packs might include fake recorded games to stop potential spoilers from the number of files.
Game naming examples:
MoAre3 Qualifying R1 Spaden vs Melkor G1.mgz
MoAre3 Last-16 Lojza vs Edie G1.mgz
Streaming / Spectating
Anybody is welcome to cast, analyse or watch any game of Masters of Arena 3 if both players accept them. Keep in mind that spectating is a privilege, not a right. Act accordingly.
The players can request for a delay of up to 06:00 minutes and no spectators, but no player will be allowed to refuse the presence of an official streamer (list: viewtopic.php?f=1172&t=116325) who has identified himself as such AND is LIVE on Twitch.
Warning: Playing with little or no delay can lead to stream and / or spectator cheating is incredibly hard to stop.
If you want to get part of the official casters list to make sure players won't deny you, message swissboyy on AoCZone.
Restarts
In a Best of 5 each player is awarded two restarts each.
In a Best of 7 each player is awarded three restarts each.
You may use no more than one restart per map. That means that if you've used one restart for G1, and still have a restart left, you are not allowed to use another restart for G1.
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.
Map Bugs
If a player has any of his starting resources (3x gold, 2x stone, 1x berries, 3x deer, 2x boar, 8x sheep) trapped in the forest/enemy base and/or they are completely or partly missing, he can ask for a free restart during the first 8 minutes. Gold/Stone/Berries are considered trapped if 50% or more of the surface area is not accessible.If a player has no door to the middle of the map, the same conditions apply.
Any lie about a bugged map will lead to an admin loss for that map. The game must then be replayed with the same civilizations.
Communicating with spectators / stream viewers
You must not communicate with any spectator or stream viewer while playing. It's your responsibility as a player to make sure you don't get any outside information while playing, however insignificant (you think) that information might be.
If a spectator / stream viewer messages you, the player, while you are in the game, it's your responsibility to immediately pause, tell him to shut the fukc up and put yourself on "DO NOT DISTURB" / block the person.
Dropping
Dropped games need to be restored.
Third Party Tools
The use of any third party tool is prohibited. Examples are, but not limited to: Modified game files, syncers, crashers, network throttling devices (purposely lagging programs), and other such tools. Violation of this rule will not only result in disqualification from tournament, but termination/punishment as the Voobly staff team seems fit.
Misc
Any issues with the client that may arise will be dealt with by the tournament mods/admins as they are presented.
You may only play on your account, and may only enter the tournament with one account. This also includes playing for someone else if your account was eliminated. Failure to follow this rule will result in disqualification of all involved accounts.
Any rule can be added/modified at any time as seen fit by a tournament mod. This rule exists to stop and punish potential exploitation of loopholes in current rules. If anything is removed, added or changed, there will be a note at the bottom of the post and the latest change will be colored.
Overview:
1v1 Arena tournament
Starting date Sunday the 1th of November 2015
Double Elimination, deadlines for finishing each round there: viewtopic.php?f=1173&t=116028
Semi finals and everything leading up to that: Best-of-5, Grand and LB-Final: Best-of-7
Brackets / Sign-ups
Prize pool not finalized yet. Donate to it here if you want to support the tournament / players
Game Settings:
Game : Random Map
Map : Arena
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
Round 1 to R5, LB R1 to R8 – Best of 5
Game 1 (Hidden Civ): Pick Saracens, Byzantines or Japanese
Game 2 (Hidden Civ): Aztec is banned automatically for both, additionally each player vetoes two civilizations the other can't choose (winning player vetoes first, both civilizations at once); Free Pick from the remaining civilizations
Game 3 (Hidden Civ): Pick Goth, Franks, Brits or Celts
Game 4 (Hidden Civ): Pick Mayans, Goth or Turks
Game 5: Team Random
Round 6 to Grand Final / LB R9 to LB Finals - Best of 7
Game 1 (Hidden Civ): Pick Saracens, Byzantines or Japanese
Game 2 (Hidden Civ): Aztec is banned automatically for both, additionally each player vetoes two civilizations the other can't choose (winning player must veto first); Free Pick from the remaining civilizations
Game 3 (Hidden Civ): Pick Goth, Franks, Brits or Celts
Game 4 (Hidden Civ): Pick Mayans, Goth or Turks
Game 5: Team Random
Game 6: Each player picks the civilization his opponent has to play (winning player must pick first)
Game 7 (Hidden Civ): Free Pick
Tournament Rules:
Seeding
All players will be seeded using a combination of their current and highest achieved 1v1 RM rating the moment the sign ups close, placings in Masters of Arena 1 and 2 and points given to them by the two highest rated sign ups and the two former Arena tournament winners.
If you want to improve your seeding position, improve your 1v1 RM rating. If you want to know your seeding position in advance, you might message the tournament admin.
Brackets
:arrow: click me
Scheduling:
Every round will last 1 week, meaning each player has 1 week to schedule and play the games before the deadline of the round which is Sunday 23:59 GMT. You are encouraged to provide your best times and schedule as efficient as possible throughout the whole week in order to get the games played in time.
The staff will be very strict regarding scheduling, and difficulties might end up in Admin Times or Admin Wins.
Once you and your opponent confirmed a time to play in the Scheduling Forum, the maximum waiting time is 30 minutes. More than that, the player that came and is waiting must take a screenshot showing the World Time Server (so the current time is clearly visible) and Tournament Lobby Game Room, and post the screenshot in Admin Win Requests topic, with a link to the post in the Scheduling forums where the game time was arranged and confirmed.
Recorded Games
Round 1 to R6, LB R1 to R6:
All matches must be recorded and uploaded to the Recorded Games Forum by the winner before advancing to the next round. There will be NO exceptions. Restarts need to be included in the pack. The games must have an easy to understand name.
Semi-Finals / Finals / LB R7 on words:
All matches must be recorded and played on the VCOM Ladder. After the games have finished, the tournament admin will post the recorded games in the sub forum mentioned above.
Game packs might include fake recorded games to stop potential spoilers from the number of files.
Game naming examples:
MoAre3 Qualifying R1 Spaden vs Melkor G1.mgz
MoAre3 Last-16 Lojza vs Edie G1.mgz
Streaming / Spectating
Anybody is welcome to cast, analyse or watch any game of Masters of Arena 3 if both players accept them. Keep in mind that spectating is a privilege, not a right. Act accordingly.
The players can request for a delay of up to 06:00 minutes and no spectators, but no player will be allowed to refuse the presence of an official streamer (list: viewtopic.php?f=1172&t=116325) who has identified himself as such AND is LIVE on Twitch.
Warning: Playing with little or no delay can lead to stream and / or spectator cheating is incredibly hard to stop.
If you want to get part of the official casters list to make sure players won't deny you, message swissboyy on AoCZone.
Restarts
In a Best of 5 each player is awarded two restarts each.
In a Best of 7 each player is awarded three restarts each.
You may use no more than one restart per map. That means that if you've used one restart for G1, and still have a restart left, you are not allowed to use another restart for G1.
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.
Map Bugs
If a player has any of his starting resources (3x gold, 2x stone, 1x berries, 3x deer, 2x boar, 8x sheep) trapped in the forest/enemy base and/or they are completely or partly missing, he can ask for a free restart during the first 8 minutes. Gold/Stone/Berries are considered trapped if 50% or more of the surface area is not accessible.If a player has no door to the middle of the map, the same conditions apply.
Any lie about a bugged map will lead to an admin loss for that map. The game must then be replayed with the same civilizations.
Communicating with spectators / stream viewers
You must not communicate with any spectator or stream viewer while playing. It's your responsibility as a player to make sure you don't get any outside information while playing, however insignificant (you think) that information might be.
If a spectator / stream viewer messages you, the player, while you are in the game, it's your responsibility to immediately pause, tell him to shut the fukc up and put yourself on "DO NOT DISTURB" / block the person.
Dropping
Dropped games need to be restored.
Third Party Tools
The use of any third party tool is prohibited. Examples are, but not limited to: Modified game files, syncers, crashers, network throttling devices (purposely lagging programs), and other such tools. Violation of this rule will not only result in disqualification from tournament, but termination/punishment as the Voobly staff team seems fit.
Misc
Any issues with the client that may arise will be dealt with by the tournament mods/admins as they are presented.
You may only play on your account, and may only enter the tournament with one account. This also includes playing for someone else if your account was eliminated. Failure to follow this rule will result in disqualification of all involved accounts.
Any rule can be added/modified at any time as seen fit by a tournament mod. This rule exists to stop and punish potential exploitation of loopholes in current rules. If anything is removed, added or changed, there will be a note at the bottom of the post and the latest change will be colored.