Red Bull Wololo: Legacy - Official Announcement

Announcement​

Are you ready for the most outstanding and prodigious event in the history of Age of Empires? We have teased you enough and are now ready to reveal what we have been brewing behind the scenes. Red Bull Wololo started back in early 2020 and pioneered the use of Empire Wars in major tournaments. The fast-paced, action-packed game mode quickly took off, and we had so many incredible moments spanning through the initial Red Bull Wololo all the way to Red Bull Wololo V in late 2021. As time went on, the events only got bigger and better, and here we are, in 2022, and we are about to blow you away.
To celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of Age of Empires, we are announcing not one, not two, but three tournaments. You will get to experience the original game that started the entire franchise back in 1997 - the original Age of Empires. You will also get to experience the arguably most influential game in the franchise's history, Age of Empires II - originally released back in 1999. Finally, the newest edition in the franchise, the incredible Age of Empires IV.

Once again, we will go back to Castle Heidelberg in Germany for the offline event spanning from the 21st to the 30th of October. During these days, you will experience the main event of both Age of Empires II and IV as well as the finals of all three events during the last two days - the 29th and 30th of October.

But what exactly is at stake here? Well, we have a total prize of a whopping $550,000.00 distributed among the three games, as shown below.

• Age of Empires I: $50,000.00
• Age of Empires II: $200,000.00
• Age of Empires IV: $300,000.00

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Invitations & Qualification​

Age of Empires II​

For Age of Empires II, you will see the return of all the previous conquerors. Mr_Yo, the champion of the original Red Bull Wololo. Liereyy, the only champion with two victories under his belt, Red Bull Wololo II and IV. DauT, the champion of Red Bull Wololo III. And finally, TheViper, the champion of Red Bull Wololo V. These players have proven themselves to be fierce warriors and have earned a direct invitation to the main event.

Other players must prove themselves worthy in different events leading up to the main event, as well as the two open qualifiers taking place from the 20th to the 21st of August and the 27th to the 28th of August.
You can already sign up for the open qualifiers here and here.

Age of Empires IV​

For Age of Empires IV, we're looking back to N4C to find our champions, and with that, Beastyqt, the winner of N4C, and Leenock, the runner-up, will already be waiting to meet everyone else that qualifies in Castle Heidelberg.

Other players must prove themselves worthy in tournaments leading up to the main event, as well as an extensive qualification event, Road to Red Bull held by EGC.
Registration and more information regarding this can be found here.

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I sincerely hope we can make this one of the greatest events ever. I'm aware of the commotion there has been following the release of Age of Empires IV, but remember that we are celebrating the franchise as a whole and the incredible history our beloved games have. We can't wait to share even more details with you soon.

For streamers, broadcasters, content creators and so on - I'm not able to share much information regarding streaming policies as of right now. I'll be sure to provide more information as soon as it becomes available. Feel free to reach out to me on Discord, and I'll take note of your interest for later. I know some people have already reached out regarding this, but please do so again now that the event has been properly announced. You can reach me at Chrazini#5687, thank you.

For additional information, go to redbull.com/wololo.

 

The banners aren't as cool as the previous ones

Red Bull Wololo: Legacy Player banners

www.redbull.com

Lol both Kasva (Turk) and TheMista (Greek) going for wolf...

To add a bit spice to that, Kasva is a nationalist guy, that's probably why he choose grey-wolf.

 

Only just noticed because of the new RB Gaming tweet:

Liereyy.

RBW trolling Liereyy with the flag.

 

Will the elimination rounds for both groups be played at the same time? On Liquipedia they are scheduled to start at the same time and date, disappointing for obvious reasons if this is the case.

Edit: Yes the deciders are scheduled at the same time too but they are both on the main stream so I assume they can't be run concurrently. Elim round has one on b-stream and another on main.

 

Will the elimination rounds for both groups be played at the same time? On Liquipedia they are scheduled to start at the same time and date, disappointing for obvious reasons if this is the case.

This is the schedule:

I assume they put all the matches at the same time as it isn't yet known in what order they'll be played

 

This is the schedule:

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I assume they put all the matches at the same time as it isn't yet known in what order they'll be played

Thanks

 

Also I'm not a big fan of the seeding. I think using the ATP rankings for S-Tier events is fine, but I don't get why they gave the invitees the top 4 seeds. Like how often are they gonna get re-invited and given top seeds because they won a tournament over 2 years ago.

It's also weird, cause in RBW V they got seeded based on their performance in the previous 4 tournaments, leading to some players who didn't win yet, but were more consistent to have a higher placement than someone who won one of the events.
Now it doesn't matter how well you placed in the previous events as only RBW V is taken into account for the ATP ranking, unless you won one of the events, where it gives you a top 4 seed.
It just seems so inconsistent and weird to base the seeding on winning an event that's over a year ago

 

Also I'm not a big fan of the seeding. I think using the ATP rankings for S-Tier events is fine, but I don't get why they gave the invitees the top 4 seeds. Like how often are they gonna get re-invited and given top seeds because they won a tournament over 2 years ago.

What does it change? All of those 4 people would have easily qualified anyway. I don't see the issue here. Usually when we talking about qualifiers, we are talking about last few people or at least the bottom half, those 4 top players especially with having so many chances as some tournaments and then 2 separate qualifiers were organised, is not like you have 1 shot.

 

What does it change? All of those 4 people would have easily qualified anyway. I don't see the issue here. Usually when we talking about qualifiers, we are talking about last few people or at least the bottom half, those 4 top players especially with having so many chances as some tournaments and then 2 separate qualifiers were organised, is not like you have 1 shot.

I'm not saying they shouldn't have been invited, just that they shouldn't get the top 4 seeds for the main event

 

I'm not saying they shouldn't have been invited, just that they shouldn't get the top 4 seeds for the main event

That makes more sense, however apart Daut rest 3 are top4 players(with hera), so it doesnt change that much either.

 

That makes more sense, however apart Daut rest 3 are top4 players(with hera), so it doesnt change that much either.

According to the rankings used for the rest of the seeding, it should be:
1. Viper
2. Vinchester
3. Liereyy
4. Yo
5. Villese
6. Hera
7. TaToH
8. DauT

which is quite different from the one we have now.

 

@ACCM

Any news on your visa my friend?

 

Wow these banners SUCK.

 

Seems like Mr Yo's visa got approved, which is great news!

 

Seems like Mr Yo's visa got approved, which is great news!

great news! any news about Vinchester's visa?

 

Seems like Mr Yo's visa got approved, which is great news!

It's true.
He will fly to Rome and switch from Rome to Germany.
Not easy for attending the Redbull.
If a fan can meet him in Rome's airport,hahaha...

 

Not easy for attending the Redbull.
If a fan can meet him in Rome's airport,hahaha...

Considering RB ticket situation, Rome Airport would indeed be easier to access him lol, but I don't think he will pass passport check there, probably he will pass it when he lands Germany.

 

If anyone needs further evidence of RB incompetence look no further than aoe 1 qualification. To decide the two Heidelberg spots they played two BO9s, one on a version called Rise of Rome and the other on DE. In one player's case he won both series, all good there. In the other case though, player A won 5-2 on ROR and player B won 5-2 on DE. Player B qualifies for Heidelberg based on the tiebreaker of winning the DE set. Not that I or anyone else cares about age 1, but come on, that's actually so dumb. Have them play one more game to decide the winner.

 

I will improve my idea to use Greece as visa hub, next time arrange tournament directly in Turkey. You don't need a visa normally but if they ask anything at border, just say that you are a refugee.

Moreover it is already in the middle of 3 continents, more fair. You can rent Hagia Sophia instead of Heidelberg castle, which is a real wonder in the game and since our country is in dire need of dollars it will be cheaper (Government might ask Devs to add minarets though, that's likely).

I believe if you do an early reservation, we can also arrange hair transplant for @TheViper and Daut will definitely enjoy Shisha bars at Bosphorus. Vinch can get a closer look to Bayraktar and enjoy warm Mediterrenian water which they wish for, Villese and Valas can enjoy hamams and Sitaux can visit where third Napoleon's wife had an affair with Ottoman Sultan.

 

If anyone needs further evidence of RB incompetence look no further than aoe 1 qualification. To decide the two Heidelberg spots they played two BO9s, one on a version called Rise of Rome and the other on DE. In one player's case he won both series, all good there. In the other case though, player A won 5-2 on ROR and player B won 5-2 on DE. Player B qualifies for Heidelberg based on the tiebreaker of winning the DE set. Not that I or anyone else cares about age 1, but come on, that's actually so dumb. Have them play one more game to decide the winner.

Redbull is not responsible for aoe1 qualification, in fact you are talking semifinals of main event. CSDN hosted tournament from invite only qualifications to main event semifinals

Anyway rule about tiebreaker:

tiebreaker if the series are 1-1:

• Number of games won
• If there is still a tie then the winner of the Definitive Edition series qualifies

 

Red Bull is not in charge of qualification for their own tournament? I'm sure they outsourced it just like they did for 4, but at the end of the day they call the shots. And yeah I can read, I see what the rule was. That doesn't make it any less dumb.

 

Red Bull is not in charge of qualification for their own tournament? I'm sure they outsourced it just like they did for 4, but at the end of the day they call the shots. And yeah I can read, I see what the rule was. That doesn't make it any less dumb.

It also makes no sense aoe1 was invite only espicially when vietnamese RoR players don't play much aoe1 DE. Actual aoe1 DE players were left out. Sure this way CSDN makes more money by hosting and streaming the event on top of potentially winning RBW.

 

And if you thought aoe4 can't have more drama:

https://twitter.com/kasvaoe/status/1576199588926484482

 

And if you thought aoe4 can't have more drama:

https://twitter.com/kasvaoe/status/1576199588926484482

Maybe Oozkan was right, should've applied visa through Greece instead of Germany.

 

Maybe Oozkan was right, should've applied visa through Greece instead of Germany.

Of course I am right, now I am an EU citizen, life is easy, but I spent 20 years in visa queues.

 

Imagine the disaster if Vietnamese visas are delayed.

ACCM for AoE2 would already be a huge loss, but for AoE 1, they basically have noone outside Vietnam.

German immigration seems a bit clueless tbh. "The reason they refused was because they thought I would not leave Germany" (per Kasva) - as if anyone would willingly stay in Germany any longer than strictly needed...