Fixed1979
Member
Welcome to round three of the The NeoGAF Hearthstone Superstar Open Challenge Season One!
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IMPORTANT UPDATES:
The tournament is completed. Congrats to LiveWire for the win. LINK
Sign-Ups are now closed.
Added rule 21 - "Any players tied in the season point standings at the start of the round will have their tournament seed determined by RNG."
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Welcome back! I think this round will be an interesting one, when the tournament starts the first 2 parts of BRM will be open, I expect that 4 will be opened when we're finished. The meta is interesting now to say the least...
If something isn't clear in the rules please ask. In the end it'll be my interpretation that matters so ask now and there won't be any surprises.
I also wanted to make it clear that we definitely want new signups! Just because you missed a round doesn't mean that you don't have a chance to make it into the finals, the points system should allow for some significant movement in the standings as each round gets played. Regardless playing in a tournament should be fun enough that even if you're not scoring big points you'll still have a good time...hopefully.
The Tournament Rules
1. Tournament structure is single elimination.
2. All rounds are best of 5.
3. Decks can be modified between all matches. Please try to limit the amount of time you spend modifying your deck, it really shouldnt take longer than 5 minutes.
4. Round advancement every 72 hours from tournament start. Three days should be more than enough time to play your games, I know shit happens, but if you contact your opponent on the first day things should work themselves out. Please dont put me in a position to make a call on who advances without actually having a match played.
5. All games must be played on North America server.
6. A match draw will be considered a victory by both players. If this causes their bracket series to end in a draw a single tie breaker will decide the winner.
7. If its been determined that a player knowingly went against any tournament rule they may be disqualified from the tournament.
8. Previously disqualified or problematic players may be refused entry into future tournaments.
9. Results must be posted in this thread by the winner. It hasnt been an issue in the past, but Id obviously recommend taking a screenshot of the match result, or even better record the match.
10. Entries must be submitted by Thursday April 9th midnight EST. To enter just post your BattleNet ID in this thread.
11. First cards can be played Friday, April 10th at 2:00PM EST. As rounds progress feel free to contact your next opponent once your match for the next round has been posted
12. Battle Net down time greater than 12 hours will extend round advancement 24 hours.
13. Rules are subject to change. I will do my best to not make modification after first card time. If major changes are required I will update this list, striking through the old rule and re-writing new rule in red with the date and time of the change.
14. The next tournament is will be scheduled to begin the fourth Friday from the completion of this tournament. I'll post the date in this thread once the tournament is over. The thread will go up one week in advance with signups closing midnight Thursday before the tournament starts. Obviously, this is subject to change, depending on scheduling conflicts
15. Points will be awarded to all tournament players and will be based on their tournament finish as ranked by the Challonge website. Point structure can be found here
16. When players tie in tournament rankings, points for all tied player positions will be pooled and distributed evenly amongst the tied players rounding down to the nearest half point.
17. The first season will comprise of six tournaments, with the top six players based on point standings receiving invites to an invitational tournament.
18. In the event a player is unable to accept their invite to the final tournament the next player in the point standings will be given an invitation.
19. In order to participate in the season tournaments and invitational final you must be a NeoGAF member with posting privileges. If you're in the top six when the finals come around and your account is banned, your invitation will be given to another player.
20. Any round bys will be given to the seasons point leaders, any additional bys will be determined by RNG.
21. Any players tied in the season point standings at the start of the round will have their tournament seed determined by RNG.
22. Prizes will be awarded for each tournament and are distributed via Payal .
23. This months special rule:
Conquest
Before the tournament sign-up cutoff time (Thursday April 9th midnight EST) each player must submit three heroes that they will use throughout the tournament.
A player must win one game with each of his three decks to win the match.
When a player wins a game, the deck used by the winning player cannot be used for the remainder of the match. The losing player can keep the same deck used or switch to a different one of their choice.
This is our first time trying out conquest, I recently played in a small tournament using this format and found that I had to put way more thought into decks and the order in which I wanted to use my selected heroes. Hopefully people experience the same thing.
If anyone is planning on streaming or recording their matches and wants to share, post the links and I'll update the OP with your information. I'd certainly be interesting in watching a few of the games and I'm sure others would as well. If youre in the finals and are not able to stream or capture I may ask that the two players who make the finals add me as friends on Battle.net so I can capture on this end. This is just a request so if youre not comfortable with me capturing your game or dont want me as a friend then feel free to say no.
Current entries:
(1) ZZMitch / ZZMitch#1697 - Priest, Druid, Rogue
(4) Xanathus / xanathus#6279 - Mage, Paladin, Druid
(6) JesseZao / CosmicZJ#1130 - Priest, Mage, Hunter
(7) manhack / manhack#1706 - Mage, Priest, Druid
(8) paperboywriter / Gringoros#2385 - Rogue, Druid, Hunter
(10) FiveSix4Three / five6four3#1543 - Priest, Warrior, Mage
(11) LiveWire / LiveWire#1441 - Druid, Warlock, Rogue
(12) Ashodin / Ashodin#1707 - Paladin, Druid, Mage
(12) Special C/ SpecialC#1902 - Warlock, Mage, Hunter
(15) Mobius and pet octopus / Protekt#1871 - paladin, shaman, rogue
(16) FutureZombie / TurnipKnight#1599 - Shaman, Mage, Warlock
(16) Hutna / Hutna#1290 - Mage, Warlock, Hunter
(16) Slashlen / Slashlen#1262 - Warrior, Paladin, Hunter
(21) BigAT / BigAT#1796 - Priest, Hunter, Paladin
(21) Cystm / Cystm#1932 - Rogue, Priest, Warrior
(21) squidyj / squidyj#1124 - Rogue, Paladin, Druid
(24) CRS / ArchAngel#11695 - Druid, Mage, and Paladin
(24) DreamMachine / Klaber#1185 - Priest, Shaman, Mage
(27) Gatekeeper / Z3R05UM#1903 - Paladin, Warlock, Warrior
(27) gutshot / gutshot#1114 - Druid, Hunter, Shaman
(27) Mazre / Mazre#1960 - Shaman, Warrior, Mage
(38) bunbun777 / bunbun777#1870 - ?
(N/A) veloxStrix / Strix#1170 - Warrior, Mage, Rogue
(N/A) thepotatoman / thepotatoman#1824 - Warlock, Paladin, Rogue
(N/A) Type2 / Type2#1944 - Priest, hunter, warrior
(N/A) Barrage / Joehoul#1109 Hunter,Mage,Warrior
(N/A) _DrMario_ / TouchOfGrey#1548 - Shaman, Warlock, Warrior
Season One Standings:
Spreadsheet
Round One Bracket - Round One Thread
Round Two Bracket - Round Two Thread
Round Three Bracket - Round Three Thread
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IMPORTANT UPDATES:
The tournament is completed. Congrats to LiveWire for the win. LINK
Sign-Ups are now closed.
Added rule 21 - "Any players tied in the season point standings at the start of the round will have their tournament seed determined by RNG."
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Welcome back! I think this round will be an interesting one, when the tournament starts the first 2 parts of BRM will be open, I expect that 4 will be opened when we're finished. The meta is interesting now to say the least...
If something isn't clear in the rules please ask. In the end it'll be my interpretation that matters so ask now and there won't be any surprises.
I also wanted to make it clear that we definitely want new signups! Just because you missed a round doesn't mean that you don't have a chance to make it into the finals, the points system should allow for some significant movement in the standings as each round gets played. Regardless playing in a tournament should be fun enough that even if you're not scoring big points you'll still have a good time...hopefully.
The Tournament Rules
1. Tournament structure is single elimination.
2. All rounds are best of 5.
3. Decks can be modified between all matches. Please try to limit the amount of time you spend modifying your deck, it really shouldnt take longer than 5 minutes.
4. Round advancement every 72 hours from tournament start. Three days should be more than enough time to play your games, I know shit happens, but if you contact your opponent on the first day things should work themselves out. Please dont put me in a position to make a call on who advances without actually having a match played.
5. All games must be played on North America server.
6. A match draw will be considered a victory by both players. If this causes their bracket series to end in a draw a single tie breaker will decide the winner.
7. If its been determined that a player knowingly went against any tournament rule they may be disqualified from the tournament.
8. Previously disqualified or problematic players may be refused entry into future tournaments.
9. Results must be posted in this thread by the winner. It hasnt been an issue in the past, but Id obviously recommend taking a screenshot of the match result, or even better record the match.
10. Entries must be submitted by Thursday April 9th midnight EST. To enter just post your BattleNet ID in this thread.
11. First cards can be played Friday, April 10th at 2:00PM EST. As rounds progress feel free to contact your next opponent once your match for the next round has been posted
12. Battle Net down time greater than 12 hours will extend round advancement 24 hours.
13. Rules are subject to change. I will do my best to not make modification after first card time. If major changes are required I will update this list, striking through the old rule and re-writing new rule in red with the date and time of the change.
14. The next tournament is will be scheduled to begin the fourth Friday from the completion of this tournament. I'll post the date in this thread once the tournament is over. The thread will go up one week in advance with signups closing midnight Thursday before the tournament starts. Obviously, this is subject to change, depending on scheduling conflicts
15. Points will be awarded to all tournament players and will be based on their tournament finish as ranked by the Challonge website. Point structure can be found here
16. When players tie in tournament rankings, points for all tied player positions will be pooled and distributed evenly amongst the tied players rounding down to the nearest half point.
17. The first season will comprise of six tournaments, with the top six players based on point standings receiving invites to an invitational tournament.
18. In the event a player is unable to accept their invite to the final tournament the next player in the point standings will be given an invitation.
19. In order to participate in the season tournaments and invitational final you must be a NeoGAF member with posting privileges. If you're in the top six when the finals come around and your account is banned, your invitation will be given to another player.
20. Any round bys will be given to the seasons point leaders, any additional bys will be determined by RNG.
21. Any players tied in the season point standings at the start of the round will have their tournament seed determined by RNG.
22. Prizes will be awarded for each tournament and are distributed via Payal .
1st Place - $30.00
2nd Place - $20.00
3rd Place - $10.00
2nd Place - $20.00
3rd Place - $10.00
23. This months special rule:
Conquest
Before the tournament sign-up cutoff time (Thursday April 9th midnight EST) each player must submit three heroes that they will use throughout the tournament.
A player must win one game with each of his three decks to win the match.
When a player wins a game, the deck used by the winning player cannot be used for the remainder of the match. The losing player can keep the same deck used or switch to a different one of their choice.
This is our first time trying out conquest, I recently played in a small tournament using this format and found that I had to put way more thought into decks and the order in which I wanted to use my selected heroes. Hopefully people experience the same thing.
If anyone is planning on streaming or recording their matches and wants to share, post the links and I'll update the OP with your information. I'd certainly be interesting in watching a few of the games and I'm sure others would as well. If youre in the finals and are not able to stream or capture I may ask that the two players who make the finals add me as friends on Battle.net so I can capture on this end. This is just a request so if youre not comfortable with me capturing your game or dont want me as a friend then feel free to say no.
Current entries:
(1) ZZMitch / ZZMitch#1697 - Priest, Druid, Rogue
(4) Xanathus / xanathus#6279 - Mage, Paladin, Druid
(6) JesseZao / CosmicZJ#1130 - Priest, Mage, Hunter
(7) manhack / manhack#1706 - Mage, Priest, Druid
(8) paperboywriter / Gringoros#2385 - Rogue, Druid, Hunter
(10) FiveSix4Three / five6four3#1543 - Priest, Warrior, Mage
(11) LiveWire / LiveWire#1441 - Druid, Warlock, Rogue
(12) Ashodin / Ashodin#1707 - Paladin, Druid, Mage
(12) Special C/ SpecialC#1902 - Warlock, Mage, Hunter
(15) Mobius and pet octopus / Protekt#1871 - paladin, shaman, rogue
(16) FutureZombie / TurnipKnight#1599 - Shaman, Mage, Warlock
(16) Hutna / Hutna#1290 - Mage, Warlock, Hunter
(16) Slashlen / Slashlen#1262 - Warrior, Paladin, Hunter
(21) BigAT / BigAT#1796 - Priest, Hunter, Paladin
(21) Cystm / Cystm#1932 - Rogue, Priest, Warrior
(21) squidyj / squidyj#1124 - Rogue, Paladin, Druid
(24) CRS / ArchAngel#11695 - Druid, Mage, and Paladin
(24) DreamMachine / Klaber#1185 - Priest, Shaman, Mage
(27) Gatekeeper / Z3R05UM#1903 - Paladin, Warlock, Warrior
(27) gutshot / gutshot#1114 - Druid, Hunter, Shaman
(27) Mazre / Mazre#1960 - Shaman, Warrior, Mage
(N/A) veloxStrix / Strix#1170 - Warrior, Mage, Rogue
(N/A) thepotatoman / thepotatoman#1824 - Warlock, Paladin, Rogue
(N/A) Type2 / Type2#1944 - Priest, hunter, warrior
(N/A) Barrage / Joehoul#1109 Hunter,Mage,Warrior
(N/A) _DrMario_ / TouchOfGrey#1548 - Shaman, Warlock, Warrior
Season One Standings:
Spreadsheet
Round One Bracket - Round One Thread
Round Two Bracket - Round Two Thread
Round Three Bracket - Round Three Thread
ZZMitch #1697
