OK. Much to impart here. Thanks to everyone for your enthusiastic support of this bracket tournament. I'm looking forward to a fun event for all involved.
We now have 48 people signed up. If no one else signed up 32 players would duel the first week while 16 would get a buy. At this pont I have decided to limit the field to the first 64 players that sign up. 64 will allow for a full bracket and we won't have to wait a week for a small handfull of people to fly a pre-elimination round. The next logical break would be 128 players and since sign-ups have tapered off I don't think we'd get there so, if you've been on the fence, sign up now as there are only 16 spots left to fill and I know you don't want to see 16 guys get off with a buy in week one
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Here's the current roster. I've included the players in-game ID then their BBs ID to facilitate PMing to arrange duels. It's a good list of players but there's a few prominent AHII member's I'm dissapointed not to see (no names will be spoken). Please verify this information is accurate and post if I need to update it:
4deck - 4deck
613Ski - SkiMan
AAJagerX - AAJagerX
ANGELS10 - angels10
B4Buster - B4Buster
BaldEagl - BaldEagl
batfinkv - mechanic
Belial - Belial
Bmathis - Bmathis
Bodhi - Bodhi
Boozeman - Boozeman
Bosco - Bosco123
Cobra516 - Cobra516
DadRabit - DadRabit
Darth2 - hunter128
DaveyJ - DaveJ
Dodger - jododger
DoNKeY - DoNKeY
DuHasst - stroker71
Flatiron - flatiron1
ForkTail - Grape
gwurzel - gpwurzel
INK - ink
Jerkins - jerkins
JRjolly - jolly22
lazydog - lazydog
Mazz - Saurdaukar
Mensa - mensa180
MjTalon - MjTalon
moot - moot
Nisky (?) - Nisky (?)
pervert - pervert
rattler - Rattler
RedTeck - RedTeck
RufLeak - RufusLeaking
snaphook - humble
Snefens - LLv34_Snefens
SunBat - SunBat
sunsfan - sunfan1121
sveno - sveno
SWneo - infowars
TC - TequilaChaser
TexsTC - texastc316
Tongs - SPKmes
TonyJoey - TonyJoey
uptown - uptown
Vudak - Vudak
WMSol - Sol75
Next, I've read and considered everyone's suggestions for possible rules changes. I have made minor modifications to the existing rules and added a few that seemed pertinent. I appreciate all of the input. That said here are what I hope to be the final rules:
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 last in the random draw.
- 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.
- 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.
- Both players will film all duels in case of a dispute. (I still need 2 more volunteers to potentially review films and serve as a dispute committee or I'll just assign someone
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- 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 the players or nothing has been posted regarding results in the alloted time one player will be selected by random draw to advance to the next round.
- 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, July 20 and each Monday thereafter until a winner has been determined.
And finally, this it both a test for my own edification and a preview for you of what you've gotten yourself into.
[edit] Once I have the players assigned to the brackets the initial duel aircraft will be listed in the center of each bracket.
and thanks again to everyone.
