Experimenting with experiments

Season 13 Rule Reminder!

A reminder is in place for all teams actively participating in the 6v6 League’s Season 13. As you know well, our 6v6 ruleset has undergone substantial changes we employed in order to strengthen the organizational front. One of the changes, met with reserve from the players, was the requirement for matches to be played before the ongoing week’s deadline. Just a few days ago we updated our policy regarding deadline extensions to clarify on certain inaccuracies and doubts from the players regarding their ability to postpone matches. Keep in mind that if you are certain that you won’t be able to play your match in time, you should ask an admin for an extension as soon as possible. As of now, the related excerpt from Rule 1.9 – Late matches are not allowed stands as follows:

Teams may request an extension of the match deadline by 7 days by contacting an admin. An extension is granted if the following requirements are met:

– The match was scheduled by the teams within the schedule deadline or is still unscheduled. Matches that got a default date are not eligible for an extension. This point resets when a wildcard is used as it opens a new schedule timeframe.

– The extension is requested at least 24 hours before the initially scheduled time.

– Both teams must agree to the extension, either in the match comments or by accepting/proposing the new schedule.

If an extension is approved, the current schedule will be removed. A default date will be set for the match if the match is not scheduled by the following Monday to a day within the following play week’s match deadline. Matches without result one day after the deadline of the extension passed will lead to one minor warning for each team.

With approximately twenty out of 160 matches scheduled for next week we strongly urge the team leaders to get in touch with their upcoming week’s opponents and begin planning their next matches as the rule will be strictly enforced by the admins to ensure the season’s global deadlines are met.

Experimental Highlander Cup The Third – Wrap-Up!

And without further ado, let’s hop right into our post-event report on the third Experimental Highlander Cup that took place not long time ago. The untested waters filled with unexplored maps and exotic unlocks have become a target of several highlander teams ready to discover and set foot on the unknown lands. With the recent addition of The Triad Pack and not-so-recent Pyromania fever, we felt obliged to let those keen explorers take a bite at all the new stuff, along with some new maps to spice up the game. Just a week ago we had the chance to spectate the crowning of the High and Low brackets’ champions in quite entertaining finals. RIP in peace Permzilla swiftly claimed victory over Max-Play Highlander Team with a definite 6-0 in the High Bracket, whereas over in the Low Bracket, Wolves of Anatolia took on and overcame the challenge presented by That awkward moment conquering both maps for themselves.

Match Overview
RIP in peace Permzilla vs Max-Play Highlander Team
Final
Friday, October 5th 20:00 CEST
SourceTV: relay.vanillatv.org:27101

ctf_haunt_a1

5 - 2

cp_gorge

2 - 0

OVERALL
RIP in peace Permzilla [6:0] Max-Play Highlander Team

Match Overview
That awkward moment vs Wolves of Anatolia
Final
Sunday, October 7th 20:30 CEST

cp_gorge

0 - 2

pl_swiftwater_ugc

0 - 2

OVERALL
That awkward moment [0:6] Wolves of Anatolia

We’re eagerly awaiting for you to share your thoughts about the games with us as your experiences and feedback will help us provide you with better and more entertaining tourneys in the future. Check out our Idea Box topics regarding the maps played in the cup to share your opinions about them as those topics will aid us in the map selection process preceding next regular highlander seasons: ctf_haunt_a1, pl_swiftwater and cp_gorge.