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Experimental Highlander Cup #4: No Wrangler


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Experimental Highlander Cup #4

Wrangled sentries are a key part of any A/D’s map defense, and overcoming them has been a challenge every Highlander team had to learn to deal with. Some believe it to be a true test of teamwork, others would like nothing more than see it banned from every League under the sun.

What if this staple element of Highlander gameplay was cut, just like that? Would it make A/D rounds a lot faster and more exciting? Would Engineers find new ways to utilize their Sentries on defense, or switch to Mini-sentries altogether? Would someone finally discover practical use for the Short Circuit and Rescue Ranger?

There’s only one way to find out.

Highlander Experimental Cup #4 features three A/D maps from Season 4 and one special rule – No Wrangler. The Cup will be held on one night – Wednesday, March 20th, and Highlander teams of all skill levels, including Fun teams, are invited to sign up. Teams will be grouped into brackets of similar skill where applicable, the number of brackets depends on the number of signups.

Signups will close at 18:30 CET on Cup Night, with brackets published at 19:30 CET.

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Cup Format and Schedule

The cup will be single elimination with all matches played on the same night:

  • 19:30 CET – Brackets posted
  • 20:00 CET – Ro8 – pl_upward
  • 20:40 CET – Ro4 – pl_badwater
  • 21:20 CET – Finals – pl_barnblitz_pro

All maps should be played Best of 1 – each team attacks and defends once. To determine who gets to defend first, perform a Heavy Fist Fight before the match.

Map Rules

  • 1 map per match
  • Maps are played BO1 – each team attacks and defends once.
  • The round is played with mp_stopwatch 1, no time limit, no windifference

Unlock Rules

  • The Wrangler is not allowed.
  • All other unlocks follow the S4 whitelist

The Cup Whitelist can be found here

Special Rules

Unverified players will not count as mercs, if they were added before the cup started.

As usual with One Night Cups, 2 mercs are allowed by default and 3 if the opponents agree!

For everything else, standard ETF2L Highlander Season 4 rules apply.