Welcome back, Commanders! GameReplays.org is proud to announce that we will be hosting the largest
Kane's Wrath tournament since
Ladder Wars Season 3 and the
KWWC, the
"Kane's Wrath Decade Cup" with a prizepool of $2000USD which will continue to grow. This event will be held throughout
February and March 2018 (More details are below). With the factions limited to 1 per series only the best of the best will make it to the finals. If you would like to join the tournament, check out the details below!
Details
IMPORTANT: You must have the 1.02+ Release 12 Map Pack 1 dated 9th October 2017 installed to play in this event, which you can download from
here This tournament will be run on C&C:Online, so please confirm that you have signed up for C&C:Online and are able to access Kane's Wrath on the service before you attempt to join this event. When you join, if you have not previously played an event on C&C:Online, please state your Revora ID as well as the name you will be using in game.
It is your own responsibility to make sure you check in and show up at the correct time and date. You will not be reminded individually by staff or by a referee. The entire tournament will take place across several weekends so players must make sure they are available at all dates listed below.
Online Lobby
Tournament Organizer:Events Manager:Prize Pool
We currently have a $2000USD prizepool, however this will soon increase thanks to the playerbase. The prize pool allocation will be revealed closer to the date alongside the map pools.
If you are interested in donating to this tournament please send a message to
Phantom9399. The goal for the event is to get a prize pool of $5000 USD.
Rules and Formalities
Event Format
The tournament will be split into 3 stages. Each stage will have their own rules and formats which are explained below.
Note: Random will be included in the limited faction ruling which means players will have the option of playing random once per series.Qualifier Stage:
To qualify for the main event you must win one of the 4 wildcard tournaments or get a high placement in the February Ladder Wars. There will only be 32 spots available in this tournament therefore every player will have to fight for a spot.
Ladder Wars Entry: The Ladder Wars will start on the 1st of February and will end on the 28th of February. At the end of the season every player who participated for the Ladder Wars will be able to sign-up to the group stages. The players will be granted entry based on their ladder ranking until we have 28 players signed up. In the event that the sign-ups are full and a player with a higher ranking signs up, the lowest ranked player will be removed from the sign-up list. Sign-ups will be open until March 5th 2018.
Wildcard Tournament Entry: During February we will host 4 wildcard tournaments. Each tournament will have a slightly altered rule set. The player who comes first will be added to the Decade Cup and will then be seeded based on their ladder wars seeding. If a player wins 2 wildcard tournaments then the position will be given to the 2nd place person.
The Wildcard Tournaments are the following formats:
- February 4th: Single Elimination,No Faction Limits, BO3, BO5 semi, BO7 Final (& 3rd place play-off if required)
- February 11th: Single Elimination, Vanilla Factions Only, BO3, BO5 semi, BO7 Final (& 3rd place play-off if required)
- February 18th: Single Elimination, Random Only, BO3, BO5 semi, BO7 Final (& 3rd place play-off if required)
- February 25th: Single Elimination, Limited Faction, BO3, BO5 semi, BO7 Final (& 3rd place play-off if required)
Group Stage: Sign-ups will open on the 1st of March and will close on the 4th March. The group stage will be played on March 10 and 11. The players will be seeded into groups of 4 based on their results in the previous stage where they will play every play in their group. All games will be played in a best of 5 series. During this stage of the event the limited faction ruling will be in play.
Saturday March 10th (RO32):
- Check-in opens/close: 11:00GMT/11:45GMT
- Start time: 12:00GMT
- Seeding: Seeded by the February Ladder Wars
- Format: Round Robin (groups of 4), BO5, Limited Faction, All R12 Ranked Maps Playable.
- Results: Top 2 Players move into the RO16.
Sunday March 11th (RO16):
- Check-in opens/close: 11:00GMT/11:45GMT
- Start time: 12:00GMT
- Seeding: Seeded by the RO32 results
- Format: Round Robin (groups of 4), BO5, Limited Faction, All R12 Ranked Maps Playable.
- Results: Top 2 Players move into the Quarter Finals.
Finals Series The remaining 8 players will be seeded into a single elimination tournament. The map pool will be revealed closer to the date. Games will be played one at a time that way we can get the whole Finals Series casted. If you make it to the Finals series and would like your matches to start earlier/later contact a referee 3 days BEFORE the event so the schedule can be organized.
March 17th (Quarter Finals):
- Check-in opens/close: 11:00GMT/11:45GMT
- Start time: 12:00GMT
- Format: Single Elimination, BO5, Limited Faction, Selected Maps (TBA).
- Casting: All games must be casted.
March 18th (Semi-Finals + 3rd Place Play-off's):
- Check-in opens/close: 11:00GMT/11:45GMT
- Start time: 12:00GMT
- Format: Single Elimination, BO7, Limited Faction, Selected Maps (TBA).
- Casting: All games must be casted.
Grand Final The Grand Final will be hosted on the Kane's Wrath 10 year anniversary. We are still working out the finer details of this date. We plan on running an opening ceremony stream to celebrate the event. We also have a lot of surprises install for the players.
March 24th (Opening Ceremony + Grand Finals):
- Opening Ceremony: TBA
- Grand Final Start Time: TBA
- Format: Single Elimination, BO9, Limited Faction, Selected Maps (TBA).
- Casting: All games must be casted.
- Player Interview: 5 minutes after the last match ends
Signing-up and checking in
Please note commanders, letting someone else play in your name in an event is treated as cheating by gamereplays and will be punished accordingly. The fixed penalty for a first offence cheat conviction prescribed by the site rules is a 28 day suspension from gamereplays. The penalty for a second offence is a permanent ban. Take good notice that sharing account details with a banned member or player is likely to result in an indefinite suspension or permanent ban from C&C:Online. Don't do it!If referees or commentators want to observe your game,
you must open a slot for them.
Not letting commentators or referees in may result in you getting disqualified from the tournament. In the Round of 8, 4, 3rd Place Play-offs and Grand Final the allocated commentator must stream every game.
Map pool
The map pool will be revealed closer to the tournament for each stage of the event.
Medals
With the introduction of Gamereplays revamped medal system, we will now be handing out Medals to players who participate in our events! The two medals we will be handing out are the Tournament Winners Medal and the Tournament Participation Medal. To gain the Tournament Winners Medal, you just have to win a tournament. To gain a Participation Medal, you must participate in all rounds of the tournament until you are eliminated (this includes the 3rd place playoffs.)
Result Reporting and Replays
After the winner of each round has been determined, it is the responsibility of the
winning player to report the victory to a referee and to post the result and the replay(s) in the specified results thread. Players may not proceed to play their next round unless and until the replays (both defeats and victories) from the previous rounds have been uploaded to gamereplays.org as directed by the tournament rules or staff.
Conduct at the Event
Players are expected to assist in the conduct of the event. Accordingly, conduct which tends to disrupt the event, including a failure to follow the instructions of the tournament manager or staff, interrupting or intervening in announcements made by the tournament staff or discourteous or disruptive conduct generally may result in forfeiture, sanction or disqualification from the tournament or future tournaments.
Players or individuals that disrupt or attempt to disrupt the event may be kicked off line and banned from return during the course of the event or future events. The decision of the tournament manager on all matters concerning the conduct and outcome of the tournament is final and not open to debate. Questioning any such decision is likely to be treated as disruptive conduct.
Delaying one's own defeat in a game where defeat is inevitable and there is no tactical advantage to the delay may be considered bad sportsmanship and treated as such.
The following rulings have been added to tournaments. All bugs and exploits listed below are banned in events and will be punished:
- The two banned KW exploits are forbidden in tournaments and if used will result in a ban from future events (Fair Play Punishments will apply as well)
- Teleporting EMP'd Hexa (or any units in general) Player forfeits unit to their opponent unless the opponent allows them to keep it. Unit must be sent on hold fire stance.
- Beam-Venom unlimited range Player will have 3 seconds to stop the bug. If the player does not stop the bug they will receive a warning. If used again they forfeit the game.
- Teleporting units without a wormhole, prodigy/mastermind (Note: Shock Troopers &Firehawks are excluded from this) Player forfeits the game, if used again player is disqualified.
- Foxhole-harverster bug Player will receive 1 warning, any further offences will result in a game forfeit.
- Using sides of any maps to hide units where the enemy can't see them. Player forfeits the game, if used again player is disqualified.
- Producing duplicates of units to get them to instantly spawn (Commando's, Mastermind, Epic's, Prodigy) Player forfeits the game, continual usage will result in the player being disqualified
- Using Stasis Shield on a superweapon AFTER the weapon has activated to stop it dealing damage. Player forfeits the game, continual usage will result in the player being disqualified
- Cabal grenade range bug. Player will receive 1 warning, any further offences will result in a game forfeit.
- Multiple avatar upgrading from one unit.Player forfeits the game, continual usage will result in the player being disqualified
- Freezing the game while in windowed mode Player forfeits the game, continual usage will result in the player being disqualified
- Using a Temporal wormhole with another support power to slow down the game. Player forfeits the game, continual usage will result in the player being disqualified
- Disconects/desynch (Excluding Quad Turrets) Players decide if they want to give a win or remake the game. If they remake the game the same factions/map must be used. If players can not agree then the replay is to be sent to the referee who will decide the outcome. With disconnects if a player disconnects multiple times in a tournament they may be DQ'd.
- Desynch (cause by Quad Turrets) [b]Player who built the upgrade forfeits the match regardless of who is winning.
Cheating/Disconnecting/Dispute Resolution
All reports and issues will be resolved by the tournament manager and the referees. Cheating will result in exclusion from the tournament and a ban from future tournaments hosted by GameReplays.org. Poor sportsmanship may also result in disqualification from the tournament.
Ladder Wars Tournament Rules
To the extent that these rules do not expressly provide otherwise, the
Ladder Wars Tournament Rules apply to this event.
Being Late
Players/teams that fail to check-in or that do not show up within 15 minutes of their allocated match time will be disqualified. At this point, an alternate player(s)/team may be allocated to their position, or the opponent will advance. Players are expected to continue playing until eliminated or until the end of the tournament is reached. Failure to play rounds in an expedient manner may result in disqualification.
Registration
If you accept the rules and wish to participate in this tournament, please post in the tournament discussion topic, giving the on line ID you will be using. Registration for the event closes
1 hour before the event is due to start. Entries after that time may be accepted at the discretion of the tournament organizers but under no circumstances will entries be accepted after check-ins have closed.
Please make sure you have signed up for Revora and are able to access Kane's Wrath on C&C:Online
BEFORE you sign up for the event. If you have any problems with C&C:Online at all please make a post in the
Revora Support Forum, once you have read the pinned topics there. If you have not played in a Kane's Wrath event on C&C:Online, when signing up please include your Revora ID and confirm that you have already been able successfully to log-in to Kane's Wrath using C&C:Online.
Please do not sign up if you are not 100% sure that you will be attending the tournament.
N.B. In addition to signing up for this event, you must also check-in (we will make a forum topic for that purpose). Check-in opens when sign-ups close and closes 15 minutes before the event starts. You must check in.If something comes up and you are unable to attend the tournament, please post in the tournament discussion topic at once so that your slot may be reallocated to another player. Failure to show up without in-advance cancellation may result in exclusion from future tournaments.
We hope to see you on the battlefield, Commanders!
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