The RtCW Alliance Cup - Update 2
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29 Nov 2013, 00:02
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News
The Alliance Cup sign ups close Saturday 30/11 at 19:00 CET and we have had a good response from the community as we have so far received 15 applicants to participate! Time is running out though, so if you're still thinking about signing up this is your last chance.
Sign up here or PM an admin at #ASUS.Alliance at QuakeNet IRC. Note that you can still add players DURING the cup, so if you have a minimal of 6 players don't hesitate to sign up. Also the more teams we have the higher the prize-purse will be (25 teams max). We'll have a live stream set up at 21:00CET Saturday 30 November to make the group announcements, make sure you don't miss it! there's been a change in the group announcements, unfortunately no shout casters were available so we're rescheduling the announcements to Sunday 1 December 20:00 CET and also we'll have a show match at 21:00 CET, be sure to tune in to WarWitch's stream http://www.twitch.tv/warwitchtv!
Let me remind you again that we're running a very tight schedule, you'll only have 2 wildcards at your disposal, one during the group stage and one during the playoffs. The wildcards are your only tools to reschedule a game, so use them wisely.
I'm sorry to announce that we're dropping the prediction system, there was too much disagreement about it within the community.
We're now looking for a way to incorporate the graphics card into the winnings for the teams.
We'll likely decrease the prize purse for the teams overall and use that money for viewer/player awards instead.
More to be announced about that.
To finish this up I wish all the participants good luck and I hope you'll have a great time!
Sign up here or PM an admin at #ASUS.Alliance at QuakeNet IRC. Note that you can still add players DURING the cup, so if you have a minimal of 6 players don't hesitate to sign up. Also the more teams we have the higher the prize-purse will be (25 teams max). We'll have a live stream set up at 21:00CET Saturday 30 November to make the group announcements, make sure you don't miss it! there's been a change in the group announcements, unfortunately no shout casters were available so we're rescheduling the announcements to Sunday 1 December 20:00 CET and also we'll have a show match at 21:00 CET, be sure to tune in to WarWitch's stream http://www.twitch.tv/warwitchtv!
Let me remind you again that we're running a very tight schedule, you'll only have 2 wildcards at your disposal, one during the group stage and one during the playoffs. The wildcards are your only tools to reschedule a game, so use them wisely.
I'm sorry to announce that we're dropping the prediction system, there was too much disagreement about it within the community.
We're now looking for a way to incorporate the graphics card into the winnings for the teams.
We'll likely decrease the prize purse for the teams overall and use that money for viewer/player awards instead.
More to be announced about that.
To finish this up I wish all the participants good luck and I hope you'll have a great time!
#ASUS.Alliance at IRC ~ Alliance Cup Website ~ Crossfire Forum Post
For example: I only have/use 1 active email address, and I don't feel like pasting that on Twitch chat. Beside all the good guys watching there are also a bunch of dicks who I don't want having that. Also Twitch chat is IRC based and IRC is known to have spam/advert bots with can copy paste that email address as well and you'll end up with a shitload of Viagra or Prince Oekalaboekoe spam on your email...
Why don't you give out a downloadable format at the start of the stream, for example a Word table with all the matches already added and people can add scores behind it themselves. Then set up an email account for the predictions, [email protected] or some GMail account w/e. And set a time frame for people to send them in during the stream. You can even use the email account receiving times to easily check whether people entered them in the timeframe or not. More efficient and more secure that way?
I understand your concerns but an e-mail system would be likely to result in a huge amount of work, having to open every e-mail individually.
Oxy has made a suggestion to let people register on our website and then just allow them to fill in a form when the prediction game starts. I think this is a good idea but unfortunately I don't have the knowledge to set something like that up and I doubt anyone else in the group does.
That said, is it not possible for you to make a fake e-mail address and use that only for this?
I get Oxy's idea would be nice aswell! But you'd need someone for that(maybe reach out out to people on CF?)..
Making a fake email adress isn't an issue, just sucks I even need to make one for something that could be handles much simpler :(
I made the mistake of underestimating the powah of my fellow admins, Faster is going to work with Oxy's idea. I'll adjust the news post when it's ready.
Plz.
Not sure if I like it to begin with, that viewers get a greater reward for... well, really nothing, than the players themselves :p Just sell the god damn card and throw something of equal value into the pot. Or have ASUS give you 6 Displays, or GTX 660ti's instead. Or.. Motherboards, or anything really.
thanks obama, i mean oxy
Then for the playoffs you can do it on stream, and announce whos leading etc and do predictions just for the current game.
Just seems like a decision that's in the interest of the top players and not the entire actual community ;)
I get why you guys are doing it as you are, I'm just sad it's not being used for trying to appeal more people from outside of the existing community to the game. I prefer having a bigger community and smaller prizes than fewer players and big prizes :P
Don't get me wrong, the players earn their share aswell. But since there is a prizepot aswell I had hoped that they would have the courtesy to allow this single prize(if it were 6 cards it would've been logic to use them for a team) to help strenghten/grow the community :)
Nah I agree with you Oxy, but I don't really understand what you mean by rigged?
ZeD didn't listen to anyone, including 'Top Players'. That was pretty much his biggest problem as an admin, that and perhaps having random arguments with idiots which are sadly in every scene, no matter how small.
But he is extremely inexperienced as an admin and problems are always bound to come up because of this. Alliance Cup guys have at least countered there equal inexperience with having a large number of admins.
All I'm saying in all my posts is that I was hoping they would use this card as a marketing tool and not as a prize for the players. As there already is a prizepot for them :)
About the card, I know Playaa personally and his connections to ASUS so I can pretty much vouche for that to be believable, so I wouldn't have doubts about what he promises regarding that.
Its a desperation cup nothing else.. last resort for rtcw...
1st fail..
Ill grab my popcorn.. to be continued...
+ time to read this: http://elitedaily.com/life/20s-things-you-need-to-let-go-to-live-happy-life/
MVP + Rookie of the tournament: Creative fatal1ty gaming headset?
Rules on the usage of game exploits:
1. Receiving a weapon boost from a teammate is NOT allowed.
2. Weapon boosting achieved by yourself such as using a grenade to blow you over the back wall on Frostbite IS allowed.
3. The documents are NOT allowed to be passed on through the gate located near the allied spawn on Village.
So 1. means you are not allowed to boost the teammates at the beginning of the round? (E.g. on ice to grab the flag or on frostbite to plant faster)
In the case of rule number 2 the boosted player and the booster will both be required to self kill.
I thought rule number 2 (self-weaponboosting is allowed - even with airstrikes?) says that boosting is allowed?
This is mistake on the website, we'll correct this asap.
Should be: In the case of rule number 1 the boosted player and the booster will both be required to self kill.
The goal of this rule is as you say; to prevent teams from boosting another teammate to get an early flag grab/plant..