The Tourney will be hosted on September 18, 2010. EU at 18:00 UTC, and NA at 21:00 UTC.[center]
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This is a
ONE DAY Hisoutensoku Tournament. If you heard about this from #hisouten then you probably have the correct version already, but if not, update your game client to v1.10
here. (Your SWR client should be updated to v1.06 as well.)
ALL TIMES MENTIONED FROM HERE ON ARE IN EDT UNLESS MENTIONED OTHERWISE (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC -4); if you live in US East you are in EDT because of daylight savings, not EST.The EU tournament will begin at 2:00 PM EDT, or 7:00 PM WEDT, 8:00 PM CEDT, 9:00 PM WEDT depending on where you live. NA tournament begins 5:00 PM EDT, or when the EU tournament ends,
whichever comes last.
REGISTRATION:The only registration requirement is access to Rizon's IRC network. If you do not have an IRC client, use
Rizon's webchat interface. To register, sign into IRC with the nick you will be using for the tournament, and query
Aristocrat with a message indicating that you want to participate. (INCLUDE YOUR GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION! i.e. North America/EU.) Please do not /msg because it can slip by unnoticed.
Alternatively, register by posting here. However, you will still need IRC access for the tourney itself.
You have until 2:00 PM, Saturday, September 18 to sign up for the EU tournament. You may register at any time before then, and
registration order will not affect your seeding. Similarly, you can register for the NA tournament at any point before it starts.
The Tournament will begin on
2:00 PM EDT, Saturday, September 18.
NOTE:
Please forward your ports so that you may host. If you do not know how to forward ports, visit
http://portforward.com/. If you are unable to forward port 10800, attempt to host with port 80 (default HTTP port). This is to ensure that we do not hit a situation where neither participant is able to host. If you are absolutely unable to host under any circumstance, inform me of the fact beforehand so that I can seed you to minimize the chance of running into someone else who cannot host.
(Please
do not ask to use Hamachi unless there is no other way for you to play. The default netplay is fine. Really. A "virtual LAN" does not magically make things faster if you're 4000 miles away from your opponent.)
TOURNAMENT DETAILS- This tournament uses the double elimination format, Bo3 matches. The championship match will be a Bo5 round.
- Each round in the tournament is expected to take no more than 30 minutes. Please finish your matches in a timely manner.
- Participants who are eliminated twice will no longer be able to play in the main tourney. They may still, however, spectate ongoing matches.
- You may use any character you want. No restrictions. You may change characters whenever needed.
ON TOURNAMENT DAY:- Show up in #hisoutensoku (NOT #hisouten) on Rizon at some point before 1:45 PM EDT. Use the nick you registered under.
- Wait for me to announce the tournament start. Brackets and current round numbers will be posted in the channel topic.
- Play your matches against your designated opponent. /query or /notice me the results on IRC and I will update the bracket. (I repeat: Save your replays!)
- If I receive all match results for a round and 30 minutes is not up yet, I reserve the right to start the next round ahead of schedule.
USEFUL THINGS TO HAVE:(These are neither required nor necessary for the tournament, but they do enhance your soku netplay experience.)
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE (EDT):EU: * Round 1: 2:00 - 2:30 PM
* Round 2: 2:30 - 3:00 PM
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NA: * Round 1: 5:00 - 5:30 PM
* Round 2: 5:30 - 6:00 PM
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When playing a match, you are expected to save all replays so that you may present them in case of a dispute. Obviously, your profile name must match the name under which you registered for this contest.
IMPORTANT RULES:- Things that are forbidden:
- Iku 5card -> grab glitch.
- Any sort of hack that provides an unfair advantage.
- Matches in which one of the above is used are invalidated if someone makes a complaint; the other player can choose to take a default win or have a rematch.
- Do not pick a field with a bright white or yellow background as they make bullets difficult to see, unless both parties have no problem with it. (Specifically: Shore of Misty Lake, Scarlet Mansion Clock Tower, Fusion Reactor Core, Reactor Elevator, Bhava-Agra.)
- If you no-show, you will automatically lose the round. If both participants in a match fail to show, they are eliminated.
- If a desync occurs, either settle it by yourselves or have a rematch. In the event that there is significant lag that makes a round completely unplayable, message me on IRC and I will do something about it.
tl;dr Instructions- Message me (Aristocrat) on IRC, tell me if you are NA or EU.
- Register before Saturday, Sep 18, 2010.
- Show up in #hisoutensoku this Saturday before 2:00 PM EDT (EU) or 5:00 PM EDT (NA). Pwn lolis.
- /query or /notice me the match results. Enjoy the carnage.
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