Greetings one and all! :bow:
Our Valhalla tournament begins tomorrow. Below is a copy of the Tournament Information listed on Challonge.
Updates are highlighted by bold text.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION:
This tournament is a double elimination tournament.
The Map for this tournament
will be Central Mountain.
Mech selection will be by “Mech Draft,” which is explained toward the end of this message.
A 90-second timer will be used for each match.
While all BATTLETECH DLCs are in-play, no Mods will be used.
Players will have a week’s time to complete their matches.
The
BattleTech Scrimmage Club Discord Server (https://discord.gg/dJZfjmwdzT), the tournament Challonge site (https://challonge.com/lk1aw7d2) and this Paradox’ BATTLETECH Forum thread (https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/valhalla-a-tournament-of-champions.1623315/) will be used to coordinate the tournament. Each provides an essential element of coordination, control and record keeping.
The BattleTech Scrimmage Club Discord Server includes a dice roll function (/roll). A roll of these dice will determine who will host a given Match. In this way the choice of Host is left up to fate. This means that some will likely never host a single match, while others may continuously host matches. Fate / a roll of discord’s dice will decide. The discord server will also serve to facilitate real time coordination between players.
This Challonge site will be where players record the results of each match. The onus is on the players to the players to successfully complete their matches within a week’s time. The onus is also on the players to resolve all match disputes. If agreement and resolution is not possible, I retain final authority and once hearing both sides will resolve the issue in the fairest manner possible.
The BATTLETECH Forum will be where I publish weekly tournament updates
We will be using “Mech Drafts” for all Mech Selection / Lance Creation during the Tournament. With Mech Draft, the Match’s Host selects a Mech, then the other player selects a Mech, the Host selects the Third Mech and the other player selects the fourth and final Mech. These four Mechs will form the Lance that each player will use for that match. Players are then free to select their own MechWarriors for their Lance. A new Mech Draft is completed for each match of the tournament. In this way it is quite possible a participant will never use the same Lance twice.
While all three DLC’s are permissible, they are not required. If one player does not have one or more DLC, both players should avoid selecting those Mechs that were only added in the missing DLC(s.) In this way we ensure a level playing field regardless of who has paid for which DLC.
And lastly, connectivity and the ability to complete some matches can be a challenge… at times a frustrating challenge. If matches have been dropped, a remedial action is to restart the game client by both gamers. In the past, this has routinely been a remedial action that has worked in many instances.
If you have any questions, comments or concerns please let me know as soon as possible.
And as ever, good luck and good BATTLETECH gaming!
