Posted 08 January 2017 - 11:07 PM

Mech Commander Tournament

Tournament Setup:

Match Brackets: Up to 16 teams vs 16 teams - Total maximum of 32 Teams



Tournament Duration: 3 Weekend days (Thur & Fri, Fri) over 2 consecutive weekends.



Tournament Dates: Thursday January 26 and 27, 2017 and February 3, 2017



Roster: 5 - 4 people + 1 Drop commander.

Each team will have a drop caller that does not count towards their weight or chassis limit, and may spectate his/her team to give additional information. Further details under “Rules Expanded.”

Chassis: All mechs that are NOT purchasable using only MC or a loyalty variants, this includes omnipods,

No chassis may be used more than once per drop (up to 3 total rounds per match). Further details under “Win Condition.”

purchasable using only MC or a loyalty variants, this includes omnipods, Tonnage: By weight class, per match. Further details under “Win Condition.”



Tech: All



Weaponry: Limited (further details below)



Win Condition: Best of 3 single elimination drops . Ties will be decided based on total living mechs’ percentage totals.

1st Drop - Sniping - Domination (10:00 min)

2 Lights, 2 Mediums; no duplicate chassis.

Weaponry Allowed: ERL, LPL, (ER)PPC, Gauss, (U)AC2/5 .

2nd Drop - Brawl - Domination (10:00 min)

2 Heavy, 2 Assault; no duplicate chassis, or chassis used in Drop 1.

Weaponry Allowed: All Except: ERL, LPL, (ER)PPC, Gauss.

3rd match - The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly - Skirmish (10:00 match)

1/1/1/1; No chassis used in Drop 1 or 2



Forest Colony



Grim Plexus



Frozen City



Caustic Valley



HPG Manifold

Each team may ban 1 of these maps each round with the map being chosen by a third party from the remaining 3 at random. Once a map has be played on, it cannot be used again. This means in round two, there will be 4 maps in the pool with each team banning 1 for a random pool of 2. Teams can’t ban the same map twice.

River City



Mining Collective



Polar Highlands



The third match will be chosen at random from the above pool of 3 by a third party with no team receiving the ability to ban any map.

Rules Expanded:

Drop Caller:

Each team will have a drop caller, that does not count towards their weight or chassis limit, who may spectate his/her team to give additional information. At the beginning of the match they must immediately go out of bounds and suicide. This will allow them to spectate in his/her team to drop call / relay additional information.

The drop caller must be the same person for each drop and listed as the drop caller on the team’s sign up



Drop Commanders must drop in a fast moving light mech



All teams will hold their positions until both team’s drop caller mechs are destroyed



After both team’s drop caller mechs are destroyed, both teams will begin combat after an mutually understood countdown (3,2,1,GO!)



At no time can a drop commander scout the enemy team prior to a match



Spectator travel between all 4 team mechs is allowed



We can't use spectate slots for drop callers because there are only 2 spectate slots in the lobby. There would be no way to broadcast the matches nor for a match official to be present if this was the way

This is being done to better simulate a military style encounter with a commander that will have oversight to call positions without being in the combat. Hold until drop caller is dead.

Rule Infractions:

In the event that you feel a rule has been broken by the enemy team you may place a Petition based on evidence in the form of screenshots, recordings, and/or streams to be adjudicated by a Tournament Admin.

Each team gets 1 and only 1 petition. However, if a team’s Petition is granted, their 1 Petition will be refunded as recognition and thanks by our staff.

In the event that a Tournament Admin find the Petition to be valid, they hold the right to punish the violators by, but not limited to, a repeat of the match, drop forfeiture, or even ejection from the tournament, based on the perceived severity of infraction.

Note by the Staff:

This is a game of big stompy robots shooting big stompy robots. Violating the spirit of the competition by hiding from fighting, for an extended period of time, is reasonable grounds for a petition by the opposing team for a win via the result of a forfeiture by the violating team. This is to be judged on a case-by-case basis. The ruling of the judge is FINAL.

Additional Rules Everyone Will Innately Follow But We Will Add It Anyway To Cover Our Butts:

Admins:

You will follow the instructions of authorized personnel while participating in this Tournament. Authorized Personnel may include (but not limited to): Tournament Admins, Judges, and Streamers.

Cheating:

Any pilot or unit caught cheating will be immediately and permanently banned from all current and future tournaments.

The following are some but not limited to, examples of cheating:

Modification of map files



Custom files/modifications that remove objects or landscape elements



Playing on another or multiple accounts



Use of aimbots or any automatic or programmatic aiming or targeting aids



Use of map hacks



Use of sensor or targeting hacks

State of the Game:

Certain patches, hotfixes, or introductions of new material may put the tournament in an unplayable state. The staff will determine when and if this happens, as well as the appropriate course of action. In the case of any of these decisions, all teams will be notified. Any concerns about the state of the game should be brought to the attention of an official.

Cheating Accusations:

Should you feel that someone is cheating, you

MUST

have proof. At that point you will contact a Tournament Admin with said proof and they will make a decision based on the nature of the proof, as to what action will be taken.

Cursing & Offensive Remarks:

You may not use any offensive, sexually explicit, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, hateful, racial, ethnic or otherwise objectionable remarks. We do understand that these words are common use for many players. We are not telling you to never use these words or that this is an outright bannable offence, just to tone it back and be respectful when it comes to your fellow players and community.

Attitudes and Egos:

These will not be tolerated. Each of us is here to have fun. People with massive egos, chips on their shoulders, or just bad attitudes are a waste of the Admins’ time as well as that of other units. If you are not here to have fun, and allow others to do the same, you are in the wrong place, and need to move on.

Players that violate the any of the Additional Rules may be subject to temporary suspension or permanent banning as determined by the Tournament Admins.

Weaponry Allowed: AllMaps: 5 Rounds 1 & 2; 3 Last round

GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FUN

Edited by Ridingwolf1, 09 January 2017 - 03:15 PM.