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It's right the middle of winter, and that's a great time to get behind the computers and wreck some electronic skulls! Sign-ups for the anticipated Frozen Times 3v3 tournament hosted by FROST_dornets and RTS-Sanctuary have ended, and we have a nice number of 16 participants vying for the very attractive prizes totalling 600€ - let's have a look at the bracket and how will things proceed.



Participating Teams and Brackets



We have checked all the teams and players and didn't find a reason not to accept any of the applications, so we can happily say that everyone got in and gets to enjoy the fun and atmosphere of this rare tournament :) The number of teams makes for a very nice bracket without any bye, which is ideal to get you all engaged in the competing from the very start, and the number of rounds totalling 4 will sure help keep you all entertained without any needless dragging on.



As has been mentioned in the rulebook, seeding has been done according to the teams' estimated strength, and to help you with scheduling in the often tricky early rounds, we have also considered the time zones of your players to make life easier for you. It turned out that instead of discrete 1-16 positions, we more like got actual tiers within which the teams had comparable quality, helping make the seeding quite fair without any potential "if we were there, we would be better off."







Scheduling Your Games



Now that you know your opponents, get to scheduling!



Use the



Frozen Times Scheduling Forum



You can also schedule through other means, like PMs, Skype and such, but the timeliness applies here as well, of course, and in such a case, don't forget to let us know in the scheduling forum for when your match is set - we need to keep track of proceedings, and we also want to prepare the streams :)



If you happen to meet randomly online, in the first round feel free to play (but do try to let an admin know and/or try to get a streamer), later it would be appreciated if you gave us the heads-up :)



Timetable



This is when you are supposed to play your games - do your absolute utmost to do so, as that is why you have reserve players on your rosters, to be able to play every single week of the competition. Team games are a team effort!



Round of 16: 1st-5th February

Quarterfinals: 6-12th February

Semifinals: 13-19th February

Finals: 20-26th February



So as you can see, a nice and easy fast-paced tournament to keep everyone regularly engaged without any delays :)



Settings Recap



Just to make sure, here's a quick recapitulation of the key stuff, details are in the



- Played only on Maps from the Frozen Times Mapset.

- No triple civving.

- Bo3 in Round of 16 and Quarterfinals, Bo5 in Semifinals/Finals.

- 1 veto in 90s.

- No cheating/abusive tactics.

- Upload recorded games as soon as possible in the

- Voobly Balance Patch 2.0.



Since the new patch version seems to be good and working, we are going to be using it for this tournament.



Team rosters are hereby locked and any potential changes need to be cleared with the admins.



Frozen Times Rulebook



Frozen Times Recorded Games Forum



Something Extra - The Bad Luck Bracket



Since everyone knows that in Age of Mythology when you lose, it's never because your opponents were better, but always simply because you had bad luck, we are, atop of everything cool we're already doing, adding an extra layer of engaging content for you teams!



Teams that will lose their Round of 16 and Quarterfinal matches will get a second life in a separate bracket that will give you not only extra competitive games, but also a chance to win an extra prize - if you're finishing the main bracket in the first round, you'll be eligible for one more Game of the Round opportunity (so everyone has exactly 2 chances at this prize for literally everyone, no matter the skill), but, on top of that, the winner of The Bad Luck Bracket takes home 20€ for their achievement, breaking the curse!



Settings are pretty simple - Single Elimination Best of 3 with the same setup as the main bracket, and seeding will be completely random to level everyone's chances of going to the top (opponents randomised in both the first round and the second round with the new arrivals from Quarterfinals).



All the more reason to put in all the effort into playing your games in time, right? :)



Prizepool Recap



1st place - 240€

2nd place - 140€

3rd place - 80€

4th place - 40€



Game of the Round awarded twice: 1) Round of 16, 2) Quarterfinals+Round 1 of The Bad Luck Bracket -> 2x18€



The Bad Luck Bracket Winner - 20€



Rest for streamers and/or added to the main prizepool.



Streaming



Streams will be taking place on various community channels depending which caster is currently available, but we'll do our best to try and let you know where to watch the exciting battles either ahead, or on the spot through the Voobly broadcast - teams, please help us in this by being diligent in your scheduling :)



Streamers interested in helping out (like MiracleMan in the sign-up topic :) ), please send me a message and your expected availability times so that we know our options - the community will sure appreciate your efforts :)



Let the Games Begin!



That's it then, I guess we can begin our winter adventures in the Frozen Times!



Gl&hf everyone, and may the best team win!



Feel free to ask any questions about the tournament below - but only after you read the Rulebook, which should answer all your questions in the first place. (IMG: http://i.imgur.com/JY8Ab2a.png It's right the middle of winter, and that's a great time to get behind the computers and wreck some electronic skulls! Sign-ups for the anticipated Frozen Times 3v3 tournament hosted by FROST_dornets and RTS-Sanctuary have ended, and we have a nice number of 16 participants vying for the very attractive prizes totalling 600€ - let's have a look at the bracket and how will things proceed.We have checked all the teams and players and didn't find a reason not to accept any of the applications, so we can happily say that everyone got in and gets to enjoy the fun and atmosphere of this rare tournament :) The number of teams makes for a very nice bracket without any bye, which is ideal to get you all engaged in the competing from the very start, and the number of rounds totalling 4 will sure help keep you all entertained without any needless dragging on.As has been mentioned in the rulebook, seeding has been done according to the teams' estimated strength, and to help you with scheduling in the often tricky early rounds, we have also considered the time zones of your players to make life easier for you. It turned out that instead of discrete 1-16 positions, we more like got actual tiers within which the teams had comparable quality, helping make the seeding quite fair without any potential "if we were there, we would be better off."Now that you know your opponents, get to scheduling!Use the prepared forums here at RTS-Sanctuary for your communication with your opponents, and check back every day, ideally even more often, to see if your opponents have an answer for you! But don't just wait for them, don't be afraid to be the first to post your available times, as, quite frankly, the dialogue has to start somewhere, and it could just as well be you :)You can also schedule through other means, like PMs, Skype and such, but the timeliness applies here as well, of course, and in such a case, don't forget to let us know in the scheduling forum for when your match is set - we need to keep track of proceedings, and we also want to prepare the streams :)If you happen to meet randomly online, in the first round feel free to play (but do try to let an admin know and/or try to get a streamer), later it would be appreciated if you gave us the heads-up :)This is when you are supposed to play your games - do your absolute utmost to do so, as that is why you have reserve players on your rosters, to be able to play every single week of the competition. Team games are a team effort!1st-5th February6-12th February13-19th February20-26th FebruarySo as you can see, a nice and easy fast-paced tournament to keep everyone regularly engaged without any delays :)Just to make sure, here's a quick recapitulation of the key stuff, details are in the Rulebook - Played only on Maps from the Frozen Times Mapset.- No triple civving.- Bo3 in Round of 16 and Quarterfinals, Bo5 in Semifinals/Finals.- 1 veto in 90s.- No cheating/abusive tactics.- Upload recorded games as soon as possible in the tournament forum . Please leave a note that it's been played on VBP 2.0.Since the new patch version seems to be good and working, we are going to be using it for this tournament.and any potential changes need to be cleared with the admins.Since everyone knows that in Age of Mythology when you lose, it's never because your opponents were better, but always simply because you had bad luck, we are, atop of everything cool we're already doing, adding an extra layer of engaging content for you teams!Teams that will lose their Round of 16 and Quarterfinal matches will get a second life in a separate bracket that will give you not only extra competitive games, but also a chance to win an extra prize - if you're finishing the main bracket in the first round, you'll be eligible for(so everyone has exactly 2 chances at this prize for literally everyone, no matter the skill), but, on top of that, thefor their achievement, breaking the curse!Settings are pretty simple - Single Elimination Best of 3 with the same setup as the main bracket, and seeding will be completely random to level everyone's chances of going to the top (opponents randomised in both the first round and the second round with the new arrivals from Quarterfinals).All the more reason to put in all the effort into playing your games in time, right? :)awarded twice: 1) Round of 16, 2) Quarterfinals+Round 1 of The Bad Luck Bracket ->Rest for streamers and/or added to the main prizepool.Streams will be taking place on various community channels depending which caster is currently available, but we'll do our best to try and let you know where to watch the exciting battles either ahead, or on the spot through the Voobly broadcast - teams, please help us in this by being diligent in your scheduling :)(like MiracleMan in the sign-up topic :) ), please send me a message and your expected availability times so that we know our options - the community will sure appreciate your efforts :)That's it then, I guess we can begin our winter adventures in the Frozen Times!

