[PRIME] PAX '09 PC Tournaments: Rules & Info

ghrog

*Note that all information in this thread is subject to change between now and September 3rd*

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.

Schedule
Friday, September 4th
noon - 5:00pm Call of Duty 4 (5v5)
7:00pm - 12:00am Left 4 Dead (4v4)

Saturday, September 5th
noon - 3:00pm Team Fortress 2 (6v6)
7:00pm - 12:00am World of Warcraft (3v3)

Sunday, September 6th
11:00am - 5:00pm Demigod (3v3)

Registration
Registration for ALL PC tournaments begins on Friday, September 4th at 10am, 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. 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.

ghrog

Call of Duty 4 5v5
Game-Type: Promod - Search and Destroy
When: Friday, September 4th noon - 5:00pm
Format: 5 v 5, single elimination
Team Cap: 64 teams (320 players)

Rules:
All competitors will be using Intel-provided tournament machines
you may bring your own peripherals; installing drivers is forbidden


Single-bomb
7 second regeneration time
1:45 round time
20 rounds
play 10 rounds - switch sides
60 second bomb timer
4 second plant
8 second defuse
Helicopter: Off
Air Strike: Off
Explodable cars/barrel damage ON
Spec Ops Limit of 2
Sniper fix of Lerp 10
ProMod
Once a team wins 11 rounds, leave the server

Maps:
mp_backlot, mp_citystreets, mp_crash, mp_crossfire, mp_overgrown, mp_strike, mp_vacant

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.

ghrog

Left 4 Dead:
Game-Type: Versus
When: Friday, September 4th 7:00pm - 12:00am
Format: 4v4, single elimination
Team Cap: 64 teams (256 players)

Rules:
All competitors will be using Intel-provided tournament machines
you may bring your own peripherals; installing drivers is forbidden


Ready-Up Mod
wanfest.newegg.com-like rules (expect a tank every map, no health kits, pills only)
First Round will be the first 3 maps of any given campaign
Later rounds will be the full campaign


Campaigns:
No Mercy, Dead Air, Blood Harvest, Death Toll

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.

ghrog

Team Fortress 2 6v6
Game-Type: Capture Point (Class Restrictions TBA)
When: Saturday, September 5th noon - 3:00pm
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 points wins
class restrictions: TBA
weapon restrictions: TBA
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.

ghrog

World of Warcraft 3v3:
Game-type: Arena PvP - Season 6 Gear
When: Saturday, September 5th 7:00pm - 12:00am
Format: 3 v 3, Single Elimination
Team Cap: 64 (192 players)

Rules:
You will be using tournament machines provided by intel
You will be playing on a Blizzard-supplied server for matches
You will be using level 80 pre-made characters
You will be able to customize their equipment & skills as you wish
Single Elimination
Best of 3
Max Roster Size: 3

Maps:
Ruins of Lordaeron, The Ring of Trials, The Circle of Blood, Dalaran Sewers, The Ring of Valor

Format: Single Elimination Bracket
PAX PC-Tournament Administrators reserve the right to change this rule set at anytime.

ghrog

Demigod 3v3
Game-Type: Conquest
When: Sunday, September 6th 11:00am - 4:00pm
Format: 3 v 3, single elimination
Team Cap: 64 teams (192 players)


Rules:
Stock Rule-set

Maps:
Cataract, Prison, Leviathan, Exile, Crucible

Format: Single Elimination Bracket
PAX PC-Tournament Administrators reserve the right to change this rule set at anytime.

ghrog

Quick FAQ:

hI, my name is [insert your name here], why don't you have [insert game here] as a tournament?
I fucking hate you.

jonxp

cp_follower and cp_yukon? What? How do the map choices work?

ghrog

jonxp wrote: »

cp_follower and cp_yukon? What? How do the map choices work?

Those are standard competitive maps that CEVO, TGL, and a few others use.


Maps will be selected at the tournament admin's discretion for each round.

Xenocide Geek

20m per tf2 map?

damn fool, i know we have time constraints, but that amount of time is ridiculous

competitive matches usually have a max time of 60m.

DeadlySherpa

Xenocide Geek wrote: »

20m per tf2 map?

damn fool, i know we have time constraints, but that amount of time is ridiculous

competitive matches usually have a max time of 60m.

Yeah, but this is PAX. It's a 3 hour tournament and 1h40m of that is gametime, 5 rounds at 20 minutes. With delays for setup and organization it will probably be a close thing to fit everything in.

muttonhead

I assume this would be the right place to post this -
LFG Demigod, I would love to play in that tournament but I would need a couple of teammates.

jining

"Registration for ALL PC tournaments begins on Friday, September 4th at 10am, right outside of the PC tournament area. Only full teams will be signed up."

Does this mean my full team has to be there in person fri to sign up? I work fri.... but ill be there for the tourny.

David Coffman

As long as you (or someone else on your team) pinky swears that you've got a full group, you're good to go.

All members of the team don't need to be present at registration.

geeeeoffff

so,

i have a group of 5 people looking for someone who might want to join our tf2 tournament group. we're only looking for someone who would like to play scout.

if you're interested shoot me a PM and we'll throw together a pick up game so we can try each other out.

jonxp

What if our team representative has no pinky?

David Coffman

We'll have to find some other appendage to use, then.

Vindexus

ghrog wrote: »

Left 4 Dead:
Game-Type: Versus
When: Friday, September 4th 7:00pm - 12:00am
Team Cap: 64 teams (256 players)

One versus match with all 5 maps take like an hour. If the first round takes exactly zero minutes and the next 5 rounds take an hour each (which they probably will) then 7 to 12 isn't enough time.

Is only the first round 3 maps, or the first few rounds?

AltDelete

Yay TF2 ^_^

LFG

I'm looking for 5 stalwart individuals looking to trounce the hell out of the tournament. I enjoy Engi, Heavy, and Medic, and would like to run a few sessions online before PAX.

PM me if ready to punish itsy bitsy behbeehs.

Brex123

I can be on anyone's team, for all tournaments other than WoW (no idea how to play, never had before, will suck) and DemiGod (same). I can still try, but I know I will not do well in those two. I have never played COD 4 or L4D on a PC, but I have much experience with those games on Xbox 360 and I am very experienced with TF2, especially as a medic.

PM me if you want someone like me on your team.

telath

LF a team or for more that want to join the WoW 3v3 tourney, I have a 2500 rated Disc Priest, and a 2400 rated Death Knight, so I can play any of those classes.

ghrog

Vindexus wrote: »

ghrog wrote: »

Left 4 Dead:
Game-Type: Versus
When: Friday, September 4th 7:00pm - 12:00am
Team Cap: 64 teams (256 players)

One versus match with all 5 maps take like an hour. If the first round takes exactly zero minutes and the next 5 rounds take an hour each (which they probably will) then 7 to 12 isn't enough time.

Is only the first round 3 maps, or the first few rounds?

This depends on how things are looking after the first round. I'd expect the first two round to be only the first three maps . . . Or the second round being the first four maps, with just the finale getting skipped.

It really depends on where we stand on time after the first round. LOL I guess I could've just explained that in the OP. :]

tarawh

CoD 4 going to be hardcore mode or normal mode?

normal mode is retarded.D:

Season

Apologies if this has already been answered:

I'd like to play in the WoW tournament, but only have a one-day PAX pass for Saturday. Since registration for the PC tourneys is on Friday, will I need to buy a ticket for Friday just to register?

Thanks!

P.S. If one person is looking to join a team, let me know! We need a third.

ghrog

tarawh wrote: »

CoD 4 going to be hardcore mode or normal mode?

No. It says so in the rules. Read: Promod - Search & Destroy.

Season wrote: »

I'd like to play in the WoW tournament, but only have a one-day PAX pass for Saturday. Since registration for the PC tourneys is on Friday, will I need to buy a ticket for Friday just to register?

SO APPARENTLY I WAS WRONG.
PCT Desk won't be in public space. We'll keep 5-10 slots open for the day-of the tournament. Just show up really fucking early on Saturday to insure you get a spot.

ehcg

For the TF2 tournament the map list is good overall but there is a problem with playing cp_gravelpit. It has to be played in stopwatch mode to be played competitively which doesn't really work with a fixed time limit, particularly a time limit of only 20 minutes. Although I love playing the map, I don't think it will work very will with the tournament structure.

ghrog

ehcg wrote: »

For the TF2 tournament the map list is good overall but there is a problem with playing cp_gravelpit. It has to be played in stopwatch mode to be played competitively which doesn't really work with a fixed time limit, particularly a time limit of only 20 minutes. Although I love playing the map, I don't think it will work very will with the tournament structure.

last rounds can be awesome.

ghrog

awesome

CalX

Looking for a TF2 team to join.

Great as: Scout, aggressive engineer, Medic, Heavy

Decent as: Pyro, Demoman, Soldier

Average as: Sniper, spy

Pm me if interested

telath

LF 3v3 arena team, very good at priest, good on my DK also but not as good as on my priest.

PM me if interested.

SovietMudkipz

Team Fortress 2 LFG

I am great as: Medic, Pyro, Heavy

I am competent with everything else, the only thing I'm bad at is sniper. PM me to set something up.

CalX

current roster:

CalX
Mudkipz
geeeeoffff
television
televisions friend
RobDeBob

2nd team -

AltDelete
Brex123

d3cib3l

TF2 Question. If registration is on Friday for the teams, does the whole team need to be present to register? Or can 1 person register the entire team? Some of us are showing up at different times.

I realize at the start of the event when teams are checked in everyone will need to be present, im simple tallking about Friday registration.

Same rules apply to the WoW 3v3?

Thanks.

ghrog

d3cib3l wrote: »

TF2 Question. If registration is on Friday for the teams, does the whole team need to be present to register? Or can 1 person register the entire team? Some of us are showing up at different times.

I realize at the start of the event when teams are checked in everyone will need to be present, im simple tallking about Friday registration.

Same rules apply to the WoW 3v3?

Thanks.

Only one person needs to be present at registration. So long as you have a full team.
This applies for all of the tournaments.

RobDeBob

CalX wrote: »

Tf2 team, need 2 more, pm me. I'll add to the roster here.

current roster:

CalX
Mudkipz
AltDelete
Brex123 (tentative? pls confirm)

Hey, I'd like to join your team. I play a killer Spy and can play excellently to above average with all other classes. Once our team is assembled, we should arrange a date pre-PAX for online practice, perhaps this weekend?

RobDeBob

Additionally, we'll need to gather everyone's SteamIDs (via PM, of course).

Brex123

CalX wrote: »

Brex123 - never contacted me

SHOOT! Sorry! I can be an alternate, though. Just try and let me know beforehand if you need me.

RobDeBob

Actually, since CalX's team has already filled up, I elect to secede and create my own, and propose you (Brex123) and AltDelete join it. I already added your SteamID, and I dunno if AltDelete remembers, but we were on the same team last year. So:

RobDeBob - xxrobdebobxx (contact me over Steam, I'm nearly always online)
Brex123
AltDelete (need SteamID)

How about it?

Brex123

RobDeBob wrote: »

Actually, since CalX's team has already filled up, I elect to secede and create my own, and propose you (Brex123) and AltDelete join it. I already added your SteamID, and I dunno if AltDelete remembers, but we were on the same team last year. So:

RobDeBob - xxrobdebobxx (contact me over Steam, I'm nearly always online)
Brex123
AltDelete (need SteamID)

How about it?

Sure. I play a good medic, but I can play just about everything. Except Demoman and Spy, so someone else needs to cover Engy building killing.

RobDeBob

Great. So now we have:

RobDeBob (once again, SteamID is xxrobdebobxx)
Brex123
AltDelete (unverified, but should confirm sometime or another)

Three open player slots. Who's in?

thetelevisi0n

Stop tearing apart our family!

I kid.

CalX's team needs one more person if AltDelete is joining RobDeBob.

CalX wrote: »

current roster:

CalX
Mudkipz - need your steam id
geeeeoffff
television
televisions friend

Here's my Steam ID if anyone wants to contact me: http://steamcommunity.com/id/thetelevisi0n