It's time to sign up for BaldEagl's SECOND TRI-ANNUAL ACES HIGH II ONE-ON-ONE BRACKET CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
If you're in state so clearly and list your in-game handle even if it's the same as your BBs name.If you don't know what it's about (I'm not sure how you could have missed it) the inagural tournament thread is here:
http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,269285.0.html. BTW, I posted the final bracket for posterity. Congrats to moot on winning the inaugural tournament and to batfinkV as runner-up.
Signup will run for two weeks.
You have until midnight central time Sunday, October 4 to get involved. This should allow us to conclude the tournament before the holiday season arrives (sorry international guys... I have to consider Thanksgiving here in the U.S. as the official start to the holiday season).
Once again I encourage players of all skill levels to get involved. Since initial match-ups are by random draw you never know who or what you're going to get. Plus... "on any given Sunday..." If you do match up against someone better than you you might even get a chance to have them teach you a few tricks after the official duels. Well anyway, the best way to get better is to try so don't let skill level keep you from meeting new friends and having some fun at the same time.
The rules remain the same (posted below) with one exception.
I have included a requirement that the winner of the duel series post films for the communities enjoyment from the quarter-final round forward. Of course posting films during earlier rounds is encouraged as long as both participants agree.
One last bit of business. I will give the inaugural tournament review committee the first option of remaining on the committee for this tournament. If I haven't heard from them in a week I will seek substitute volunteers (it's an easy gig
).
So, here's the rules:
- Brackets will be determined by random draw of names out of a hat (or other convenient container ).
- If there are odd numbers of players I will work them into the brackets although they may have to fly more or less rounds than other players. They will be those chosen randomly.
- Duels must be arranged between the players by PM, IM, e-mail or other means to take place by midnight CDT Sunday following each bracket update (6 days).
- Duels will be best of three.
- First duel plane selection will be assigned using a random number generator to select from all availble fighter and fighter/attack aircraft (except the Me163 and Me262). This will be done individually for each set of duelers.
- The loser of each duel selects the aircraft for the next duel. This allows the loser to pick his/her best aircraft to get back into contention and if it goes three rounds each player will have had one plane selection.
- All duels will take place in the DA canyon area.
- All duels will be 25% fuel loadout with players choice of gun package and convergence.
- All merges will be guns cold (no firing until you have passed your opponent's 3/9 line).
- All merges will be co-alt at 10K until within icon range at which point a merge break can begin. In addition all players shall observe a 10K cieling at all times prior to the merge.
- Anything goes after the initial merge.
- In the case of a draw (both run out of fuel for instance) that duel will be re-fought using the same aircraft.
- In the case of a collision:
* If only one player collides (only one gets the collision message) the duel continues.
* If both players collide (both get the collision message) the duel immediately ends and will be re-started in the same planes.
- Intentionally ditching or bailing constitutes forfieture of the duel.
- The intent is for players to remain in close proximity to one another (2-3K max). That said if at any time the players lose icon range on one another the duel ends immediately and will be re-started using the same planes. This should allow a dueler to simply turn away from a runner to nullify the duel.
- If an uninvited third party interrupts the duel the duel is immediately ended and will be re-started using the same plane. The dueling participants may move to another mutually agreed upon set of fields in the DA in this instance.
- Once one player has been shot down and the other recieves a kill message the duel ends. There is no need to land.
- If a player disco's the duel will be re-fought in the same planes as soon as the discoing player re-logs. If he does not or is unable to re-log within 15 minutes he will lose the duel series by default. A second and any subsequent discos by the same player in a duel series will result in a loss of the duel in which the player disco'd.
- Both players will film all duels in case of a dispute.
- Films must be posted by the winning player for all duels from the quarter final round forward for the viewing pleasure of the community. Films may be posted during earlier rounds if both participants agree.
- The losing player will post in this thread after the duel series in the following format:
Plane - Winner
Plane - Winner
Plane - Winner (if needed)
The loser posting is a means to verify that the results are uncontested. If the loser hasn't posted by the deadline then the winner may post the results but they will be deemed contested.
- This information must be posted by no later than 12:00 midnight Central Daylight Time Sunday following the posting of the updated bracket so that I can get the brackets updated and re-posted on Monday.
- If a player does not show within 15 minutes of the arranged time they forfiet the series. In that case the winner by default must post a screenshot of the DA roster showing that the opponent is a no show no later than 12:00 midnight CDT Sunday following posting of the updated bracket.
- If a duel cannot be arranged between two players each player will have a chance to post the circumstances in this thread prior to the posting deadline. If only one player posts and it is clear that they are making an attempt to arrange their duel then that player will advance. If both players post and it is clear that the issue lies with only one player then the player not at fault will advance. If it is unclear which player is at fault, or if neither player posts, then a random draw will determine which player advances.
- In the case of contested results both players films will be reviewed by the review committee and a determination will be posted no later than 48 hours after the initial posting deadline. The review committee may overturn posted results. If a clean determination of a winner cannot be made a winner will be selected by random draw. The review committee's determination will be final. Because this will delay both the winner's and his/her next opponent's ability to arrange their next duel it is in the best interest of everyone that the players reach an agreeable conclusion to their duels on their own. In any case, then next duels deadlines WILL NOT be delayed.
- The initial bracket will be posted on Monday, October 5 and each Monday thereafter until a winner has been determined.
And here's what the open bracket looked like last time:
Sign up now. How far will
you go?
