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Timeframe
Sign-up Deadline: 7th November 19:00 GMT
Seeding: 8th November
Brackets: 8th November
Qualifying Event: Single Elimination
Round 1: 9th - 15th November
Round 2: 9th - 15th November
Main Event: Group 1 & Group 2
Week 1: 16th - 22nd November
Week 2: 23rd - 29th November
Week 3: 30th - 6th December
Lower Bracket
3rd Place placement match: 14th - 19th December
5th Place placement match: 14th - 19th December
Semi-Finals
Group 1 & Group 2 - Top 2 teams - 7th - 13th December
Grand Finals
Sunday 20th December - 18:00 GMT
Brackets
Qualfying Event - https://challonge.com/winterswarqualifier
Main Event - https://challonge.com/winterswar
Searching for a team
If players are struggling to find a team of at least 3 players and maximum 5, there is a ‘find a team’ thread located here:-
www.aoezone.net
We have created a channel in the DM Discord where players can ask and find other players who are looking to create a team to participate in the tournament. This channel is located half way down on the left hand side labelled ‘winters-war-lf-team’ & ‘Winter’s-War’ general discussion channel.
Match Settings
Map Pool
Prizepool
Total - $2000 (subject to increase by donations)
1st: 30%
2nd: 21%
3rd: 16%
4th: 12%
5th: 7.5%
6th: 6%
7th/8th: 3.5%
If you would like to contribute to the prize pool please message @PoLaR or @True.
To join the DM Community Discord to arrange practice games and to get involved with the DM community, join @ https://discord.gg/Jww9uX
Administrators
[wB]PoLaR l Discord PoLaR#5708
True l Discord True#3185
Spooly l Discord Spooly#0879
Brisolyn l Discord Brisolyn#7522
Robo l Discord robo_boro#5469
Sign-up Deadline: 7th November 19:00 GMT
Seeding: 8th November
Brackets: 8th November
Qualifying Event: Single Elimination
Round 1: 9th - 15th November
Round 2: 9th - 15th November
Main Event: Group 1 & Group 2
Week 1: 16th - 22nd November
Week 2: 23rd - 29th November
Week 3: 30th - 6th December
Lower Bracket
3rd Place placement match: 14th - 19th December
5th Place placement match: 14th - 19th December
Semi-Finals
Group 1 & Group 2 - Top 2 teams - 7th - 13th December
Grand Finals
Sunday 20th December - 18:00 GMT
Brackets
Qualfying Event - https://challonge.com/winterswarqualifier
Main Event - https://challonge.com/winterswar
Searching for a team
If players are struggling to find a team of at least 3 players and maximum 5, there is a ‘find a team’ thread located here:-
Winter's War - Looking for a team
Looking for a team? We have created a channel in the DM Discord where players can find other players who are looking to create a team to participate in the tournament. This channel is located half way down on the left hand side labelled ‘winters-war-lf-team’ & ‘Winter’s-War’ general discussion...
www.aoezone.net
We have created a channel in the DM Discord where players can ask and find other players who are looking to create a team to participate in the tournament. This channel is located half way down on the left hand side labelled ‘winters-war-lf-team’ & ‘Winter’s-War’ general discussion channel.
Match Settings
Hidden Civilisation mode:
Winter’s War will be using the ‘Hidden Civilisations’ mode throughout this tournament. This is to enable teams to think more closely on civ pick strategies and to use their picks wisely. There are 3 tiers that will consist in the format of a ‘Top tier’, ‘Mid Tier’ and Lower Tier’ civilisations.
The civilisation tiers for the tournament are listed below:-
Tier 1 - Top Tier
Tier 2 - Mid-Tier
Tier 3 - Lower Tier
Teams must pick one civilisation from each of the 3 tiers for every game in a series. For example…If the game series is a 3 vs 3 – Each team must pick one civilisation from the Top Tier, one from the Mid-Tier and one from the Lower Tier.
For a 2 vs 2 teams can pick 2 civilisations from any 2 of the 3 tiers but will not be able to pick the same civilisation they have already used in that current series.
Teams will not be allowed to select the same civilisation more than once throughout a series and this is repeated for Top Tier, Mid-Tier and Lower Tier, until the series has concluded and teams are able to start with a clean slate for their next round of games. For example - if Slavs are picked for game 1, then for games 2,3,4 etc. your team will not be able to pick Slavs again for the remainder of that current series.
Teams who pick the same civilisation more than once in a series will forfeit the game round the offence occurred in, regardless of the result. We encourage keeping a record of civilisations your team have picked thus far in a series.
Teams are advised after each game has ended to discuss and pick their choice of civilisations as soon as possible for their next game. - This has been limited to approximately 5 minutes maximum in-between games, so teams and casters are not left waiting for long periods before the next game/s commence.
The lobby host for the game room MUST ensure Hidden civilisations is enabled on the lobby settings when hosting a game.
Winter’s War will be using the ‘Hidden Civilisations’ mode throughout this tournament. This is to enable teams to think more closely on civ pick strategies and to use their picks wisely. There are 3 tiers that will consist in the format of a ‘Top tier’, ‘Mid Tier’ and Lower Tier’ civilisations.
The civilisation tiers for the tournament are listed below:-
Tier 1 - Top Tier
| Slavs | Khmer | Persians |
| Mongols | Cumans | Saracens |
| Huns | Mayans | Goths |
| Franks | Spanish |
Tier 2 - Mid-Tier
| Bulgarians | Burmese | Koreans |
| Berbers | Chinese | Tatars |
| Incas | Lithuanians | Magyars |
| Teutons | Indians | Celts |
Tier 3 - Lower Tier
| Vikings | Britons | Byzantines |
| Vietnamese | Portuguese | Turks |
| Ethiopians | Malians | Japanese |
| Malay | Italians | Aztecs |
Teams must pick one civilisation from each of the 3 tiers for every game in a series. For example…If the game series is a 3 vs 3 – Each team must pick one civilisation from the Top Tier, one from the Mid-Tier and one from the Lower Tier.
For a 2 vs 2 teams can pick 2 civilisations from any 2 of the 3 tiers but will not be able to pick the same civilisation they have already used in that current series.
Teams will not be allowed to select the same civilisation more than once throughout a series and this is repeated for Top Tier, Mid-Tier and Lower Tier, until the series has concluded and teams are able to start with a clean slate for their next round of games. For example - if Slavs are picked for game 1, then for games 2,3,4 etc. your team will not be able to pick Slavs again for the remainder of that current series.
Teams who pick the same civilisation more than once in a series will forfeit the game round the offence occurred in, regardless of the result. We encourage keeping a record of civilisations your team have picked thus far in a series.
Teams are advised after each game has ended to discuss and pick their choice of civilisations as soon as possible for their next game. - This has been limited to approximately 5 minutes maximum in-between games, so teams and casters are not left waiting for long periods before the next game/s commence.
The lobby host for the game room MUST ensure Hidden civilisations is enabled on the lobby settings when hosting a game.
How to enable hidden civilisations mode:
To enable hidden civilisations mode, simply create a new lobby game and ensure the ‘Hide Civilisations’ mode is ticked and 1 minute spectator delay is also ticked. Then proceed to click create lobby.
To enable hidden civilisations mode, simply create a new lobby game and ensure the ‘Hide Civilisations’ mode is ticked and 1 minute spectator delay is also ticked. Then proceed to click create lobby.
Swapping players in and out of games:
Teams with 4 or 5 players will be allowed to swap a player/s out in-between games. Only players registered on your team at sign-ups and playing under the same name will be allowed to participate.
However, for a series that includes multiple 2 vs 2 games, the same two players cannot play both of the 2 vs 2 games in that current series.
For example, if Nili and TaToH played the first 2 vs 2 - then either Nili or TaToH will have to swap out for TheViper or another team member for the next 2 vs 2 in that series. This is to ensure all players in a team get a fair chance of participating and encourage more team play and tactics.
Any teams found to be swapping in players not on their team roster at sign-ups or playing under a different name will forfeit that series and an admin win will be awarded to the opposing team.
Teams with 4 or 5 players will be allowed to swap a player/s out in-between games. Only players registered on your team at sign-ups and playing under the same name will be allowed to participate.
However, for a series that includes multiple 2 vs 2 games, the same two players cannot play both of the 2 vs 2 games in that current series.
For example, if Nili and TaToH played the first 2 vs 2 - then either Nili or TaToH will have to swap out for TheViper or another team member for the next 2 vs 2 in that series. This is to ensure all players in a team get a fair chance of participating and encourage more team play and tactics.
Any teams found to be swapping in players not on their team roster at sign-ups or playing under a different name will forfeit that series and an admin win will be awarded to the opposing team.
The Winter’s War qualifiers will be played the 9th - 15th November to compete for a place in the main event. The qualifiers will consist of Round 1 (Bo3) & Round 2 (Bo5). Teams will be required to schedule their games vs their opponents as soon as possible on www.aoezone.net once the brackets are made available.
Round 1 series are required to be completed by 23:00 GMT Saturday 14th November.
Round 2 series must be concluded by 23:00 GMT Sunday 15th November. Your team will qualify for the Winter’s War main event if you win your Round 2 games.
The brackets will be updated after each series has concluded. If your team progresses onto Round 2 of qualifying, your opponents will be displayed in the bracket - Round 2 games will also be required to be scheduled on www.aoezone.net and played as soon as possible.
Round 1: (Bo3)
Game 1: Winter’s Arabia: 3 vs 3 - Hidden civ picks
Game 2: Ghost Lake: 3 vs 3 - Hidden civ picks
Game 3: Snowy Lombardia: 3 vs 3 - Hidden civ picks
Round 2: (Bo5)
Game 1: Winter’s Arabia: 3 vs 3 - Hidden civ picks
Game 2: Ghost Lake: 2 vs 2 - Hidden civ picks
Game 3: Glacier Swamp: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 4: Snowy Lombardia: 2 vs 2 - Hidden civ picks
Game 5: Ice Peak Kilimanjaro: 3 vs 3 - Hidden civ picks
Round 1 series are required to be completed by 23:00 GMT Saturday 14th November.
Round 2 series must be concluded by 23:00 GMT Sunday 15th November. Your team will qualify for the Winter’s War main event if you win your Round 2 games.
The brackets will be updated after each series has concluded. If your team progresses onto Round 2 of qualifying, your opponents will be displayed in the bracket - Round 2 games will also be required to be scheduled on www.aoezone.net and played as soon as possible.
Round 1: (Bo3)
Game 1: Winter’s Arabia: 3 vs 3 - Hidden civ picks
Game 2: Ghost Lake: 3 vs 3 - Hidden civ picks
Game 3: Snowy Lombardia: 3 vs 3 - Hidden civ picks
Round 2: (Bo5)
Game 1: Winter’s Arabia: 3 vs 3 - Hidden civ picks
Game 2: Ghost Lake: 2 vs 2 - Hidden civ picks
Game 3: Glacier Swamp: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 4: Snowy Lombardia: 2 vs 2 - Hidden civ picks
Game 5: Ice Peak Kilimanjaro: 3 vs 3 - Hidden civ picks
All game series in the group stages will be scheduled via www.aoezone.net and scheduled using the GMT format e.g. 17:00 GMT.
The top 8 teams qualifying for Winter’s War main event will be split into Group 1 & Group 2 for the main event, seeded accordingly.
Each team will play all 5 games for each round, against all of the teams in their group e.g. Team 1 will play teams 2, 3 & 4 over a course of 3 consecutive weeks
For each win in a series, a point will be awarded to the winning team - e.g. if team 1 beats team 2 with a scoreline of 3-2. Team 1 will be awarded 3 points and team 2- awarded 2 points.
These points will be collated and recorded on the group stage tables and updated accordingly.
Week 1 Groups 1 & 2: Team 1 vs Team 4 and Team 2 vs Team 3
Game 1: Winter’s Arabia: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 2: Ghost Lake: Civ 2 vs 2 Hidden civ picks
Game 3: Snowy Lombardia: 2 vs 2 Hidden civ picks
Game 4: Glacier Swamp: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 5: Ice peak Kilimanjaro – 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Week 2 Groups 1 & 2: Team 1 vs Team 3 and Team 2 vs Team 4
Game 1: Winter’s Arabia: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 2: Ghost Lake: Civ 2 vs 2 Hidden civ picks
Game 3: Snowy Lombardia: 2 vs 2 Hidden civ picks
Game 4: Glacier Swamp: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 5: Ice peak Kilimanjaro: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Week 3 Groups 1 & 2: Team 1 vs Team 2 and Team 3 vs Team 4
Game 1: Winter’s Arabia: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 2: Ghost Lake: Civ 2 vs 2 Hidden civ picks
Game 3: Snowy Lombardia: 2 vs 2 Hidden civ picks
Game 4: Glacier Swamp: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 5: Ice peak Kilimanjaro: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
At the end of the group games the top 2 teams on points from Group 1 & Group 2 will advance into the Semi-finals, then onto the Grand Finals. There will also be a 3rd and 5th Place Placement match.
If 2 teams are tied on points at the end of the group stage games, then a head to head scoreline will determine which team/s advances.
Teams with 5 players are allowed to swap a player/s out in-between games. Only players registered on your team at sign-ups and playing under the same name will be allowed to participate.
Any teams found to be swapping in players that are not on their team roster at sign-ups or playing under a different name will forfeit that series and an admin win will be awarded to the opposing team.
Teams who are over 20 minutes late to a scheduled games series without a recognised reason or have not made any contact with a Winter’s War admin or the opposing team, will result in an admin loss for the series they are scheduled to play.
The top 8 teams qualifying for Winter’s War main event will be split into Group 1 & Group 2 for the main event, seeded accordingly.
Each team will play all 5 games for each round, against all of the teams in their group e.g. Team 1 will play teams 2, 3 & 4 over a course of 3 consecutive weeks
For each win in a series, a point will be awarded to the winning team - e.g. if team 1 beats team 2 with a scoreline of 3-2. Team 1 will be awarded 3 points and team 2- awarded 2 points.
These points will be collated and recorded on the group stage tables and updated accordingly.
Week 1 Groups 1 & 2: Team 1 vs Team 4 and Team 2 vs Team 3
Game 1: Winter’s Arabia: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 2: Ghost Lake: Civ 2 vs 2 Hidden civ picks
Game 3: Snowy Lombardia: 2 vs 2 Hidden civ picks
Game 4: Glacier Swamp: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 5: Ice peak Kilimanjaro – 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Week 2 Groups 1 & 2: Team 1 vs Team 3 and Team 2 vs Team 4
Game 1: Winter’s Arabia: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 2: Ghost Lake: Civ 2 vs 2 Hidden civ picks
Game 3: Snowy Lombardia: 2 vs 2 Hidden civ picks
Game 4: Glacier Swamp: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 5: Ice peak Kilimanjaro: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Week 3 Groups 1 & 2: Team 1 vs Team 2 and Team 3 vs Team 4
Game 1: Winter’s Arabia: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 2: Ghost Lake: Civ 2 vs 2 Hidden civ picks
Game 3: Snowy Lombardia: 2 vs 2 Hidden civ picks
Game 4: Glacier Swamp: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 5: Ice peak Kilimanjaro: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
At the end of the group games the top 2 teams on points from Group 1 & Group 2 will advance into the Semi-finals, then onto the Grand Finals. There will also be a 3rd and 5th Place Placement match.
If 2 teams are tied on points at the end of the group stage games, then a head to head scoreline will determine which team/s advances.
Teams with 5 players are allowed to swap a player/s out in-between games. Only players registered on your team at sign-ups and playing under the same name will be allowed to participate.
Any teams found to be swapping in players that are not on their team roster at sign-ups or playing under a different name will forfeit that series and an admin win will be awarded to the opposing team.
Teams who are over 20 minutes late to a scheduled games series without a recognised reason or have not made any contact with a Winter’s War admin or the opposing team, will result in an admin loss for the series they are scheduled to play.
3rd Place placement match: (Bo7) - Two losing teams of the Semi-Finals
Game 1: Winter’s Arabia: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 2: Ghost Lake: 2 vs 2 Hidden civ picks
Game 3: Snowy Lombardia: 2 vs 2 Hidden civ picks
Game 4: Glacier swamp: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ pick
Game 5: Snowy Lombardia: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 6: Winter’s Arabia: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 7: Ghost Lake: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 1: Winter’s Arabia: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 2: Ghost Lake: 2 vs 2 Hidden civ picks
Game 3: Snowy Lombardia: 2 vs 2 Hidden civ picks
Game 4: Glacier swamp: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ pick
Game 5: Snowy Lombardia: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 6: Winter’s Arabia: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 7: Ghost Lake: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
5th Place placement match: (Bo7)
Game 1: Winter’s Arabia: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 2: Ghost Lake: 2 vs 2 Hidden civ picks
Game 3: Snowy Lombardia: 2 vs 2 Hidden civ picks
Game 4: Glacier swamp: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ pick
Game 5: Snowy Lombardia: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 6: Winter’s Arabia: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 7: Ghost Lake: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 1: Winter’s Arabia: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 2: Ghost Lake: 2 vs 2 Hidden civ picks
Game 3: Snowy Lombardia: 2 vs 2 Hidden civ picks
Game 4: Glacier swamp: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ pick
Game 5: Snowy Lombardia: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 6: Winter’s Arabia: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 7: Ghost Lake: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Semi-Finals: (Bo7)
Game 1: Winter’s Arabia: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 2: Ghost Lake: 2 vs 2 Hidden civ picks
Game 3: Snowy Lombardia: 2 vs 2 Hidden civ picks
Game 4: Glacier Swamp: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 5: Snowy Lombardia: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 6: Winter’s Arabia: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 7: Ice Peak Kilimanjaro: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 1: Winter’s Arabia: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 2: Ghost Lake: 2 vs 2 Hidden civ picks
Game 3: Snowy Lombardia: 2 vs 2 Hidden civ picks
Game 4: Glacier Swamp: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 5: Snowy Lombardia: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 6: Winter’s Arabia: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 7: Ice Peak Kilimanjaro: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Grand Finals: (Bo9)
Game 1: Winter’s Arabia: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 2: Ghost Lake: 2 vs 2 Hidden civ picks
Game 3: Snowy Lombardia: 2 vs 2 Hidden civ picks
Game 4: Winter’s Arabia: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 5: Glacier swamp: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ pick
Game 6: Snowy Lombardia: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 7: Ghost Lake: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 8: Winter’s Arabia: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 9: Ice Peak Kilimanjaro: 3 vs 3 Hidden civs
Game 1: Winter’s Arabia: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 2: Ghost Lake: 2 vs 2 Hidden civ picks
Game 3: Snowy Lombardia: 2 vs 2 Hidden civ picks
Game 4: Winter’s Arabia: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 5: Glacier swamp: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ pick
Game 6: Snowy Lombardia: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 7: Ghost Lake: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 8: Winter’s Arabia: 3 vs 3 Hidden civ picks
Game 9: Ice Peak Kilimanjaro: 3 vs 3 Hidden civs
Map Pool
- Ghost Lake
- Winter's Arabia
- Snowy Lombardia
- Glacier Swamp
- Ice Peak Kilimanjaro
Prizepool
Total - $2000 (subject to increase by donations)
1st: 30%
2nd: 21%
3rd: 16%
4th: 12%
5th: 7.5%
6th: 6%
7th/8th: 3.5%
If you would like to contribute to the prize pool please message @PoLaR or @True.
Tournament Rules
1 - Seeding and Participation
Seeding will be done as follows by:
True, PoLaR, KD & Brisolyn after sign-ups have closed -All teams will be seeded accordingly
-Players may only sign-up to ONE team and no more (players caught signing up to multiple teams will be banned from participating in the tournament & possibly future DM events)
-Max amount of players in one team will be limited to 5 and a minimum of 3
Winter’s War has space for up to 32 teams that players may sign-up for. After the sign-ups are closed teams will be ranked according to their highest rating team deathmatch rating on the AoE2 DE TEAM DM ladder and by the seeding team’s experience and knowledge of DM and the players. Please play all games with your most known name, which should be the name you signed up with.
2 - Respecting Deadlines
All players must respect the tournament schedule and times for each round. No excuse will be accepted for failing to play in the specified time.
If a team/player has not arrived 20 minutes after the scheduled play time their opponent without a valid reason, then it will be up to the opposing teams discretion if they wish to allow additonal waiting time or be granted a 3-0 Admin Win for that series.
Any team giving an Admin Win to their opponent, and not completing any round/games will be penalized 50% of their prize money.
3 - Admin Times
If teams cannot come to an agreement in scheduling their match, the staff will analyse the situation, schedule and time zones in order to add a viable Admin Time that suits both players to the best of our ability. Admins will ensure players are not forced to play games between 2am - 6am local time. If there is no agreement about the playing time by Wednesday 23.59 GMT, the staff might start interfering in order to get the games scheduled and completed in time.
4 - Respect & Fair play
Every player must respect their opponent. Bad behaviour (determined by staff) will result in a warning or may lead to immediate disqualification of the player. This tournament values not only great skills but also sportsmanship and fairness. Any insult, racism or flaming will not be tolerated. Laming and mind games in-game are allowed. Players are requested to limit the time between games as much as possible to make the experience as smooth for everyone as possible.
5 - 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.
6 - Lobby Location
All tournament games are to be played in an unranked lobby in AoE2 DE with the allow spectators option turned on. By signing up, players acknowledge that their games can be spectated and cast by any streamers. If a game is not recorded, it must be replayed regardless of the result.
7 - Recorded Games Posting
The winning team must post their recorded games in the recorded games forum straight away after the conclusion of their games with a spoiler result. If this information is not posted, the result will be void.
8 - Scheduling
Players will schedule publicly in the Scheduling Forum. zScheduling should be conducted using GMT time zone. Scheduled Games may be posted in the Winter’s War Tournament Progress Thread. Players must allow at least 8 hours between final confirmation & the game time to allow for broadcasters to prepare for their series.
9 - Restoring
In case of disconnections, the players must attempt to save and restore. 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 Administration of Winter’s War 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.
If a player on your team realises they have dropped during a game, please communicate with your team as soon as possible to have the current game saved and then restored.
10 - Schedule Reliability, Admin Wins, Rescheduling
If a player / team does not show up to a scheduled game without notice their opponent must wait for a minimum of 20 minutes before any action can be taken. They should notify an Admin as soon as possible and a decision will be made.
11 - Prize Money
Prizes will be sent via PayPal. 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.
12 - Communication
One player in a team must be fluent in English and is responsible for scheduling, possible disputes, and everything else regarding their participation. If a player is not fluent in English, they can have an External Operator to represent them during scheduling, recorded game posting and in the Winter’s War tournament in general. The External Operator must be added in the sign-up post.
13 - Streaming & Spectating
The entire event is open streaming. Anyone may freely stream any of the games live or as recorded games. However, please ensure the tournament banner is on display somewhere on your stream when casting both live and recorded games. Winter’s War banner can be located below:-
Players who wish to stream the PoV of their tournament games MUST have a 1-minute stream delay added through their streaming program.
14 - Rules Additions
New rules can be added and current rules can be changed. However, Admins must inform the players about such changes in the Winter’s War Rules & Settings forum. All the latest additions in Rules & Settings will be in red.
1 - Seeding and Participation
Seeding will be done as follows by:
True, PoLaR, KD & Brisolyn after sign-ups have closed -All teams will be seeded accordingly
-Players may only sign-up to ONE team and no more (players caught signing up to multiple teams will be banned from participating in the tournament & possibly future DM events)
-Max amount of players in one team will be limited to 5 and a minimum of 3
Winter’s War has space for up to 32 teams that players may sign-up for. After the sign-ups are closed teams will be ranked according to their highest rating team deathmatch rating on the AoE2 DE TEAM DM ladder and by the seeding team’s experience and knowledge of DM and the players. Please play all games with your most known name, which should be the name you signed up with.
2 - Respecting Deadlines
All players must respect the tournament schedule and times for each round. No excuse will be accepted for failing to play in the specified time.
If a team/player has not arrived 20 minutes after the scheduled play time their opponent without a valid reason, then it will be up to the opposing teams discretion if they wish to allow additonal waiting time or be granted a 3-0 Admin Win for that series.
Any team giving an Admin Win to their opponent, and not completing any round/games will be penalized 50% of their prize money.
3 - Admin Times
If teams cannot come to an agreement in scheduling their match, the staff will analyse the situation, schedule and time zones in order to add a viable Admin Time that suits both players to the best of our ability. Admins will ensure players are not forced to play games between 2am - 6am local time. If there is no agreement about the playing time by Wednesday 23.59 GMT, the staff might start interfering in order to get the games scheduled and completed in time.
4 - Respect & Fair play
Every player must respect their opponent. Bad behaviour (determined by staff) will result in a warning or may lead to immediate disqualification of the player. This tournament values not only great skills but also sportsmanship and fairness. Any insult, racism or flaming will not be tolerated. Laming and mind games in-game are allowed. Players are requested to limit the time between games as much as possible to make the experience as smooth for everyone as possible.
5 - 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.
6 - Lobby Location
All tournament games are to be played in an unranked lobby in AoE2 DE with the allow spectators option turned on. By signing up, players acknowledge that their games can be spectated and cast by any streamers. If a game is not recorded, it must be replayed regardless of the result.
7 - Recorded Games Posting
The winning team must post their recorded games in the recorded games forum straight away after the conclusion of their games with a spoiler result. If this information is not posted, the result will be void.
8 - Scheduling
Players will schedule publicly in the Scheduling Forum. zScheduling should be conducted using GMT time zone. Scheduled Games may be posted in the Winter’s War Tournament Progress Thread. Players must allow at least 8 hours between final confirmation & the game time to allow for broadcasters to prepare for their series.
9 - Restoring
In case of disconnections, the players must attempt to save and restore. 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 Administration of Winter’s War 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.
If a player on your team realises they have dropped during a game, please communicate with your team as soon as possible to have the current game saved and then restored.
10 - Schedule Reliability, Admin Wins, Rescheduling
If a player / team does not show up to a scheduled game without notice their opponent must wait for a minimum of 20 minutes before any action can be taken. They should notify an Admin as soon as possible and a decision will be made.
11 - Prize Money
Prizes will be sent via PayPal. 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.
12 - Communication
One player in a team must be fluent in English and is responsible for scheduling, possible disputes, and everything else regarding their participation. If a player is not fluent in English, they can have an External Operator to represent them during scheduling, recorded game posting and in the Winter’s War tournament in general. The External Operator must be added in the sign-up post.
13 - Streaming & Spectating
The entire event is open streaming. Anyone may freely stream any of the games live or as recorded games. However, please ensure the tournament banner is on display somewhere on your stream when casting both live and recorded games. Winter’s War banner can be located below:-
Players who wish to stream the PoV of their tournament games MUST have a 1-minute stream delay added through their streaming program.
14 - Rules Additions
New rules can be added and current rules can be changed. However, Admins must inform the players about such changes in the Winter’s War Rules & Settings forum. All the latest additions in Rules & Settings will be in red.
Gaming Rules
1 - Game Settings
The game settings must be the following.
Game : Death Match
Map Style : Custom
Location : Determined by stage
Size : Small (3 player) - 2 vs 2 / Medium (4 player) - 3 vs 3
Difficulty : Standard
Population : 200
Game Speed : Fast
Reveal Map : Explored
Starting Age : Post-Imperial
Victory Condition : Conquest
Team Together : [X] Yes
All Techs : [ ] No
Allow Cheats : [ ] No
Lock Teams : [X] Yes
Team Together: [X] Yes
Team Positions: [X] Yes
Lock Speed : [X] Yes
Record Game : [X] Yes
2 - Towers, Walls & Gates
Players may not build bombard towers in this tournament. Arrow towers such as keeps etc. are allowed. Stone walls / stone & palisade gates are banned. However, palisade walls and outposts are permitted - any players which are found to be building the banned structures will result in a game loss for the match the offence occurred in.
3 - Restarts
There will be no restarts by players.
4 - Bugged Map Restarts
A player can request bugged map restarts during the first 2 minutes (game time). A restart requested due to a bugged map does not count as one of the restarts awarded before a series.
A bugged map is defined as the following for standard resource starts:
Gold: Less than 50% of the main gold cluster is at least accessible on one side, extra golds are excluded.
Stone: Less than 50% of the main stone cluster is at least accessible on one side, extra stones are excluded.
5 - Graphical Mods
Any graphic changes that only affect the player's Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition are allowed.
6 - Cheating
Cheating is not allowed under any circumstances. Players using any kind of cheat will be disqualified from the Winter’s War tournament and banned from future events.
7 - Automatic Agreement & Punishment
All the game settings provided in this post MUST be followed. Not following them may result in penalties and possibly disqualification.
8 - Player Colours
Players/Teams are free to pick from colours 1-6 for the duration of the tournament. The higher seeded team will pick colours 1,3,5 and the lower seeded team 2,4,6.
9 - Admin Participation
No Winter’s War Admin will have any decision making over matches that involve themselves.
10 - Server
Players should together work out a server that best suits the players if they cannot agree on a server they should speak to an admin.
11 - Spectator Delay
All games must be hosted with at least a 1 minute spectator delay.
1 - Game Settings
The game settings must be the following.
Game : Death Match
Map Style : Custom
Location : Determined by stage
Size : Small (3 player) - 2 vs 2 / Medium (4 player) - 3 vs 3
Difficulty : Standard
Population : 200
Game Speed : Fast
Reveal Map : Explored
Starting Age : Post-Imperial
Victory Condition : Conquest
Team Together : [X] Yes
All Techs : [ ] No
Allow Cheats : [ ] No
Lock Teams : [X] Yes
Team Together: [X] Yes
Team Positions: [X] Yes
Lock Speed : [X] Yes
Record Game : [X] Yes
2 - Towers, Walls & Gates
Players may not build bombard towers in this tournament. Arrow towers such as keeps etc. are allowed. Stone walls / stone & palisade gates are banned. However, palisade walls and outposts are permitted - any players which are found to be building the banned structures will result in a game loss for the match the offence occurred in.
3 - Restarts
There will be no restarts by players.
4 - Bugged Map Restarts
A player can request bugged map restarts during the first 2 minutes (game time). A restart requested due to a bugged map does not count as one of the restarts awarded before a series.
A bugged map is defined as the following for standard resource starts:
Gold: Less than 50% of the main gold cluster is at least accessible on one side, extra golds are excluded.
Stone: Less than 50% of the main stone cluster is at least accessible on one side, extra stones are excluded.
5 - Graphical Mods
Any graphic changes that only affect the player's Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition are allowed.
6 - Cheating
Cheating is not allowed under any circumstances. Players using any kind of cheat will be disqualified from the Winter’s War tournament and banned from future events.
7 - Automatic Agreement & Punishment
All the game settings provided in this post MUST be followed. Not following them may result in penalties and possibly disqualification.
8 - Player Colours
Players/Teams are free to pick from colours 1-6 for the duration of the tournament. The higher seeded team will pick colours 1,3,5 and the lower seeded team 2,4,6.
9 - Admin Participation
No Winter’s War Admin will have any decision making over matches that involve themselves.
10 - Server
Players should together work out a server that best suits the players if they cannot agree on a server they should speak to an admin.
11 - Spectator Delay
All games must be hosted with at least a 1 minute spectator delay.
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