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Retired Joined: Mar 23, 2004 Posts: 7579

Please vote on the poll.

This tournament will Double Elimination and detailed rules will be announced in the coming weeks.

Please note that if you vote for 8 vs 8 there will NOT be any stage matches due to size.

Please do not vote if you are NOT going to be playing in this tournament.

You can only play in 1 tournament at xLAN as per normal.

The poll will close this Friday midnight.

3 vs 3

Specialist Joined: Apr 19, 2007 Posts: 32

3v3?
whut?
theres a 3v3 format?

Sergeant Joined: Aug 09, 2004 Posts: 78

errr please remove 3 v 3

Standard TF2 community comps are either 8 v 8 or 6 v 6

Razz

Retired Joined: Mar 23, 2004 Posts: 7579

fobski wrote:

errr please remove 3 v 3

Standard TF2 community comps are either 8 v 8 or 6 v 6

Razz

ok, thats what we thought, but someone suggest 3 vs 3.

Specialist Joined: Jan 31, 2008 Posts: 35

8v8 is the current competition size in NZ and Aussie ... 6v6 comps are run in America alongside 8v8 comps

8v8 = win

Retired Joined: Mar 23, 2004 Posts: 7579

Trogdor wrote:

8v8 is the current competition size in NZ and Aussie ... 6v6 comps are run in America alongside 8v8 comps

8v8 = win

If 8 vs 8 wins on the poll there are NO stage matches. We would really like this tournament to be played on the stage semis and finals as its quite a big comp and spectators and other gamers would enjoy this.

Please keep that in mind.

Sergeant Joined: Nov 02, 2004 Posts: 64

hard to say really.
6 vs 6 is definatley the lowest possible number.
Its probably better for a lan format because of the number of teams that can compete. 8 vs 8 is what we are used to however. and the game itself is designed for 12 vs 12

Voting 8 vs 8

Specialist Joined: Jan 31, 2008 Posts: 35

i'm more concerned about playing the game i enjoy, the way it is meant to be played than watching people play it the way it isn't meant to be played on a stage ...

You did say this was a poll for the people who WANT to play this game at XLAN ... not for people who want to watch Smile

Sergeant Joined: Nov 02, 2004 Posts: 64

please clarify what you mean by no stage matches?

IE it goes straight to double elim?

Specialist Joined: Jan 31, 2008 Posts: 35

no malks she means up on an actual stage ... you vs another team on stage projected onto a big screen ...

no important imo

Retired Joined: Mar 23, 2004 Posts: 7579

Malks wrote:

please clarify what you mean by no stage matches?

IE it goes straight to double elim?

We don't have enough room or PC's for 8 vs 8 on the stages, so your final will not be on the stage so everyone can watch.

The tournament is Double Elim from the start.

Sergeant Joined: Nov 02, 2004 Posts: 64

right ok.
well imo 6 vs 6 is to little.

Sergeant Joined: Nov 02, 2004 Posts: 64

the community advises they will play as many exhibition matches as you like.

Corporal Joined: Mar 28, 2005 Posts: 58

voted 8 v 8 , as someone else said every tourney / ladder that has run has been 8 v 8 . would be good to have a couple of 6 v 6 exhibition matches on the big screen though

Private First Class Joined: Jul 05, 2004 Posts: 13

Dee, what wug said! You could run the tourney as normal, then take the top 4 teams or w/e and do two exhibition 6v6 matches.

BTW wug thought esm wasn't gonna show at xlan?

Retired Joined: Mar 23, 2004 Posts: 7579

We have a tight schdule for the stage this year so I don't think its going to be possible.

I can understand that you guys play 8 vs 8 so thats ok, I just wanted to let you know there will be no stage matches for this.

Malks wrote:

the community advises they will play as many exhibition matches as you like.

I was not aware that that this competition had to conform to "community" standards. I am sure that Mr. "Community" has a vested interest in keeping this as predictable as possible.

And I am fairly sure the greater community at large is disinterested in whatever your drepraved exhibitionists will come up with.

Sergeant Joined: Nov 02, 2004 Posts: 64

if you can fit us in if we play a particular format surely you can fit us in for 1 exhibition match ?

Retired Joined: Mar 23, 2004 Posts: 7579

Malks wrote:

if you can fit us in if we play a particular format surely you can fit us in for 1 exhibition match ?

We would normally only have 10 pc's on the stage and if the community wanted 6 v 6 tournament we could put 2 more pcs on the stage, and we can not do this for one exhibition match, and we can't have an exhibiton match on Sunday as that is purely finals day.

Its totally up to the community what format, this is why we are asking you guys. I just thought I would point out why you can't have stage matches if you go 8 v 8, jsut wanted to let you know why we wouldnt have stage matches for your tournament.