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PAX East '10 PC Tournaments: Rules & Info
ghrog
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*Note that all information in this thread is subject to change between now and March 26th*
This thread is for rules, registration guidelines, updates, schedules, and questions regarding PC tournaments ONLY. This thread will NOT cover BYOC activities, console freeplay, console tournament, or any other events, including handheld, tabletop, etc.
I'd also like to take a moment to thank Primary Target, iGames, Nvidia, and Intel for generously devoting their time, efforts, and energy into making these tournaments possible. With out their support, these events wouldn't be possible, thank you.
Schedule
Friday, March 26th
6:00pm - 9:00pm Team Fortress 2 (6v6)
10:00pm - midnight AvP, Sponsored by Sega
Saturday, March 27th
1:00pm - 4:00pm THE FIRST EVER FULL 3D TOURNAMENT: BFCBC2, Sponsored by Nvidia
7:00pm - midnight L4D2 (4v4)
Sunday, March 28th
11:00am - 4:00pm BFCBC2 $10,000 Tournament, Sponsored by Nvidia
Registration
General Information
This thread is for rules, registration guidelines, updates, schedules, and questions regarding PC tournaments ONLY. This thread will NOT cover BYOC activities, console freeplay, console tournament, or any other events, including handheld, tabletop, etc.
I'd also like to take a moment to thank Primary Target, iGames, Nvidia, and Intel for generously devoting their time, efforts, and energy into making these tournaments possible. With out their support, these events wouldn't be possible, thank you.
Schedule
Friday, March 26th
6:00pm - 9:00pm Team Fortress 2 (6v6)
10:00pm - midnight AvP, Sponsored by Sega
Saturday, March 27th
1:00pm - 4:00pm THE FIRST EVER FULL 3D TOURNAMENT: BFCBC2, Sponsored by Nvidia
7:00pm - midnight L4D2 (4v4)
Sunday, March 28th
11:00am - 4:00pm BFCBC2 $10,000 Tournament, Sponsored by Nvidia
Registration
- Registration for ALL PC tournaments begins on Friday, March 16th at 2pm, right outside of the PC-Tournament area.
- Only full teams will be signed up. It is your job to join and/or create a team, we're not your babysitter. It is recommended you linger around the PC-Tournament area at signup time, and at tournament time and your chances of joining a team will be Pretty Good.
- Check-in time will begin 45 minutes prior to a tournament's starting time. Competitors are required to check-in at least 15 minutes before the tournament's start time. If you/your team doesn't check in during this time, your spot will be opened for another person/team.
General Information
- All tournaments will be exclusively using tournament computers provided by Intel and Nvidia. You will be allowed to bring over your mice and keyboards and customize your configurations, you will not be allowed to load software of any kind.
- If you sign up for a tournament, please be there. If you decide you will be unable to, check in with us and let us know so we can open up a spot for someone else.
- As a general rule, it's a good idea to show up at least 20 minutes in advance of each tournament, and that will give you time to configure your settings and warm up before the tournament begins.
- We should be able to sit teams next together for the most part, but in cases where we can't, Ventrilo servers will be available. Feel free to ask if you'd like one and we'll provide you with password information.
- In team games, please take care in choosing a team captain. Pick someone responsible. Being tall or otherwise easily found in crowd can also help.
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Game-Type: Capture Point
When: Friday, March 26th, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Format: 6 v 6, single elimination
Team Cap: 32 teams (192 players)
Rules:
All competitors will be using Intel-provided tournament machines
you may bring your own peripherals; installing drivers is forbidden
20 minute time limit
most accumulated rounds wins
class restrictions: 2 Soldiers, 2 Snipers, 2 Scouts, 2 Pyros, 2 Engineer, 2 Heavy, 2 Spy, 1 Demoman, 1 Medic
weapon restrictions: TBA (90% chance of no unlockables)
Killing during set-up is allowed
Crits Off
Maps:
cp_well, cp_follower, cp_badlands, cp_granary, cp_gravelpit, cp_yukon, cp_freight
Format: Single Elimination Bracket
Side selected randomly by admin coin flip.
Random Seeding
PAX PC-Tournament Administrators reserve the right to change this rule set at anytime.
Game-Type: Versus
When: Saturday, March 27th 7:00pm - midnight
Format: 4v4, single elimination
Team Cap: 32 teams (128 players)
Rules:
All competitors will be using Intel-provided tournament machines
you may bring your own peripherals; installing drivers is forbidden
First Round will be the first 3 maps of any given campaign
Later rounds will be the full campaign
Cevo-Mod (Ready-Up Mod for L4D2)
Campaigns:
Dead Center, The Passing, Dark Carnival, Swamp Fever, Hard Rain
Format: Single Elimination Bracket
Side selected randomly by admin coin flip.
Random Seeding
PAX PC-Tournament Administrators reserve the right to change this rule set at anytime.
A big thank-you to Primary Target for supplying local BFBC2 servers.
for more information, please see: http://www.geforcelan.com/?page=tournaments
A big thank-you to Primary Target for supplying local BFBC2 servers.
for more information, please see: http://www.geforcelan.com/?page=tournaments
When?
Friday, March 26th, 10:00pm - midnight
Sponsored by: SEGA
What is your name?
Ghrog.
What is your quest?
To run amazing tournaments.
What's your favorite color?
Red.
OK! You can pass.
Needless to say, I sure don't know.
http://www.tf2stats.net/player_stats/Gentlemanneol
MEH
Should still be a good time though, and I may be inclined to attempt Bad Company 2 just to give it the old college try, if i can gather up a team of nubs who dont mind losing so long as we make the attempt.
Try and get a team together as soon as possible if you want to be in a tournament.
With that said, we only sign-up full teams and tell partial teams and individuals to all show up 45 minutes before a tournament is supposed to start so that you may organize teams amongst yourselves.
"most accumulated points wins"
im hoping this mean rounds, and not everyones combined score...
All of the maps listed are competitive push maps, and all leagues determine the winner by round wins (either by a first to 5 rule, or whoever has the most in a set time period). If by total points you mean everyones combined score that needs to be changed. There will be no reason to push and fight if capping points and winning rounds doesnt make count towards anything. Both teams will just turtle up and spam so they dont die.
Please... can we get a clarification on that rule? Instead of "points" can you please put "rounds"... thanks
also, if we get 32 teams (or close to it) single elimination is the best bet, but if we only get like 6-10 teams... even if we play 1 match at a time... with 20 minute matches, and with 8 teams playing the tournament will only last a little over 2 hours. If there are enough tournament PCs to run 2 matches at once (or more) then it will only take about an hour or so. Also, depending on the number of teams that sign up (say 10 teams for example)... eventually that will turn into an odd number of teams, and someone will get to advance automatically, and in a single elimination tournament (especially one with a small number of teams) that not really fair or fun.
I really think you should consider having the tournament be double elimination if there are only around 6-10 teams signed up, and if there are enough PCs to run more then 1 game at a time. That way it wont be over as soon as it starts.
It's up to the tournament admin in regards to what he wants to do if only 10 teams sign up.
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