Return of the one-night cups: Experimental Ordnance Cup #1

Date September 14, 2010

While the preparations for Season 8 are in full motion it is time for another ETF2L One Night Cup. You might be familiar with the series of MNM-cups that highlighted various custom maps, that format will be returning later. This time things will be slightly different. You will surely be familiar with the various community unlocks that have been popping up. Those unlocks never really got a footing because of their random drop nature, but now that most people finally obtained them and Valve confirmed trading to be released soon, the time has come to give these unlocks a fair shot. And that is where the Experimental Ordnance Cup comes in. This cup format will highlight, allow and sometimes even enforce the certain unlocks to give the community a clear and unbiased view on their effects. Think they are overpowered? Then this is the best way to prove it!

There will be various Multiplay servers and SourceTV’s available for your matches.

>>Sign Up Now!<<

Unlock Minimum Requirements

During this competition all unlocks available (as of 13th September 2010) are allowed. In order to gain the best feedback possible, we encourage all teams to use exactly what they want.

However, to make thing interesting each team must use at least two of the following during each game:

  • Crit-a-Cola
  • Bonk! Atomic Punch
  • Buff Banner
  • Gunboats
  • Pain Train
  • Chargin’ Targe

Map List and Seedings

Providing we get enough signups, we will have a high and low cup running together. If not, then all teams who sign up will be in the same bracket.

  • First Round – cp_obscure_final
  • Second Round – cp_gullywash_imp3
  • Semis – cp_granary
  • Final – cp_badlands

Special Merc Rule

Up to a maximum of three mercs may be used without permission from your opponent, providing they are from the same division or lower as the main team. This is because we recognise that not all teams will have a full roster willing to parcipate in this competition, but we still want to get as much feedback as possible, particularly from the higher divisions.

Signups and Cup Schedule

Signups will open on Tuesday evening at 20:00 CEST and close on Wednesday at 17:30 CEST. The draw will be held at 18:00CEST and the cup will begin at 20:00CEST on Wednesday evening.

40 Comments

  1. F2 :]: Danmark said:

    noice

  2. bun said:

    good idea

  3. Spike Himself: TC said:

    Awesome.
    Now if only the medic would get any extra items!

  4. RaCio: GoT² said:

    @spike himself

    I’m still hoping on this one:
    https://i.imgur.com/RQs2y.png

    Especially for the hat

  5. Lambda said:

    http://tof.canardpc.com/view/0a686bb4-6d7d-4d74-ab6c-40aa5c94efc7.jpg

  6. Vladi: TIDS said:

    sounds fun.

  7. Koeitje: AUTOBOTS said:

    Gonna be fun

  8. electro: Got Milk? said:

    finally the bad bad unlocks get their chance :]

    and whats with the other unlocks like FAN, Sandman

  9. Memento Mori said:

    2x gunboats 2x critacola

  10. RaCio: GoT² said:

    ^be sure to send me the demo’s

  11. blisf said:

    Amazing experiment.

  12. Nmx: ᴷᵈ said:

    Bonk is not banned anyway?

  13. Nick: ⁄⁄nν said:

    This is epic, count my team in!

  14. Netsky said:

    it’s just a huge playground, and possibly we would like teams to use it, as it’s almost never used :'(

  15. Daggial: fap said:

    allow everything except chargin’targe!!!! :)
    why no force teams to tdh too?

  16. Linus: [d¿s] - 007 said:

    naisu

  17. Mark: Phase said:

    “why no force teams to tdh too?”
    Had enough testing – won’t be used until Valve tweak it.

  18. Tikcus said:

    A reminder

    Fabricate Class Weapons 1 Class Token + 1 Slot Token + 1 Scrap Metal
    Eg. Medic Token + Secondary Token + Scrap Metal 1 Class Specific Weapon
    Eg. Kritzkrieg
    Fabricate Crit-a-Cola 1 Kritzkrieg + 1 Bonk! Atomic Punch = 1 Crit-a-Cola
    Fabricate Dalokohs Bar 1 Sandvich + 1 Bonk! Atomic Punch = 1 Dalokohs Bar
    Fabricate Gunboats 1 Chargin’ Targe + 1 Razorback = 1 Gunboats
    Fabricate Homewrecker 1 Eyelander + 1 Equalizer = 1 Homewrecker
    Fabricate Pain Train 1 Sandman + 1 Scrap Metal = 1 Pain Train
    Fabricate Scotsman’s Skullcutter 1 Axtinguisher + 1 Jarate = 1 Scotsman’s Skullcutter
    Fabricate Tribalman’s Shiv 1 Huntsman + 1 Dead Ringer = 1 Tribalman’s Shiv
    Fabricate Southern Hospitality 1 Ambassador + 1 Scrap Metal = 1 Southern Hospitality

  19. Eliandor: Üb said:

    Regular limits like 1 demo, 1 med top still apply? It’s 6v6 I assume, not Highlander?

  20. kurt: trick17 - trick17 said:

    Awesome idea. Hopefully some top teams participate aswell.

  21. Reload: BiG - BiG said:

    Of course we’ll be signing up, we’ve already been messing around with the unlocks in Wireplay’s 7v7 league (and loving it) so this should be great!

  22. RaCio: GoT² said:

    Yes it’s the normal 6v6 mode

  23. Pozitive: HWarriors said:

    sounds like a kind of lol

  24. Eliandor: Üb said:

    Also, will creating a new team just for this be a problem?

  25. Fleischpanzer: \\V/ » - vier said:

    ^ guess not

  26. Cauldron Moose: is credit to Ti - Tim! said:

    “During this competition all unlocks available (as of 13th September 2010) are allowed. ”

    You can use TDH if you want to. You can use anything, but you *have* to use some of those weapons that are specified.

  27. kona: idd. said:

    I take it the targe script is banned for this too? :(

  28. RareSpycrab said:

    Wait i’m guessing engi unlocks and stuff are allowed aswell?

  29. UFO: ch-hl said:

    im the ‘bonk scout’)

  30. [½]³: elem.v - SNSD-jjang ♥ said:

    RareSpycrab: During this competition all unlocks available (as of 13th September 2010) are allowed.

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  32. Jude!: notdoggo said:

    why is there no fan? why are you so scared to accept it?

  33. Jude!: notdoggo said:

    wait im a retard, dont mind me.

  34. wonder: MAGDONAL said:

    Will you increase number of slots to 64? :(

  35. Sideshow: (ETF2L Donator) - ft. - WiK? said:

    ^ this

  36. Alx: SNSD-jjang ♥ said:

    64 slots would be nice indeed :)

  37. Ripple said:

    you want a lot of feedback and only let 32 teams play? increase please :)

  38. Enef: fest - #wubafan said:

    make it 64 :)

  39. makko said:

    with 64 teams, it wouldn’t be one night cup :p

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