TeamMate and Me Tourney

Tournament Sponsored by Javi, Morax, Explosive and Exselsior!

A 2v2 double elimination tournament.

Tournament Date: 26/06/2021 14:30 GMT
Tournament Director: KeyBlue

Challonge: Will be added later

IRC: #TMMTourney
To join type “ /join #TMMTourney “ in #aeolus in the faf client

Coverage: TBD

Rewards:

Higher bracket (16 players)

1st Place: $130 (so $65 per player) and

2nd Place: Faction Face Avatar
3rd Place: Faction Logo Avatar

Lower bracket (if at least 8 extra players sign up, 24+ total)

1st place: $50 (so $25 each) + A training session with Explosive

If enough players participate in the lower bracket
2nd/3rd place: Avatar rewards
This will be decided later.

Player requirements: 10 or more TMM games played, but no rating limit

Seeding: TMM rating

Tournament Info

16 players will be able to participate in the higher bracket of this tournament.
If more than 16 people sign up then those with the higher seed, i.e. higher TMM rating, will be able to play.

If there is a lot of interest and we have at least 8 players that can't play due to seeding, then we will create a lower bracket for them to play in. This lower bracket tourney will operate concurrently with the higher rated bracket. So make sure to sign up if you want to play even if you're not sure if you will make it into the higher bracket.

It is a 2v2 tournament but you cannot sign up as a team.
Instead we will use a captain system in which the 8 highest seeds will get to pick their teammate from the 8 lower seeds. Teammate selection will start from 8th seed and up.

The tournament format will be Double Elimination.
The winners bracket will consist of BO3s, while the losers bracket will be only BO1s.

Map vetoing and selection process

Map selection will be done with map vetoes. The map pool will consist of 15 maps..
For the BO3:
First the higher seed team picks a map to veto, then lower seed, higher again, etc. Until there are 9 maps left.
The higher seed team chooses the map for game 1.
The lower seed team chooses the map for game 2.
If after playing 2 games the score is 1-1, there will be another round of vetoing.
Each team again gets another 3 vetoes and you will start vetoing from the remaining 7 maps until only 1 is left. This time the lower seed will start vetoing.
You will play the final game of the BO3 on this map.

For the BO1:
Teams will immediately veto down to only 1 map. Each team will have 7 vetoes to pick.
First the lower seed will pick a veto, next the higher seed, lower seed again, etc.
Do this until only 1 map is left, this is the map that you will play.

In the unfortunate case that the teammates cannot come to an agreement on a veto, the captain will get final say.

What will the tourney look like?

All players should be in the tourney IRC channel at 14:30 GMT. Preferably be 15 minutes early so we can start on time. In case somebody doesn’t show up, we will try to fill the teams with signed up players who didn’t make the initial cut.

The TD will provide the list of captains and teammates. Captains will now be asked in PMs to choose their teammate. The 8th seed gets the first pick, then the 7th seed and so on.

Once the teams are chosen, the TD will assign you to a discord voice channel you can use. The challonge bracket should now be available.

The TD will tell you who your next opponent is. Now you should get in contact with the opposing team and start the map vetoing en selection process. Once the map is decided, let the TD know which map you will play and who vetoed what.
The team with the higher seed will host the game with a name following a pattern based on the round, the name of the captain in each team and which game of the BO3 it is:
TMMT R1 KeyBlue1 vs KeyBlue2 1

The team that wins will notify the TD via a message in the faf client. Mention the game name, who won and the replay id:
TMMT R1 KeyBlue1 vs KeyBlue2 1 : KeyBlue1 won , #14593291

Please always send a message to the TD about which map you’re playing and when you’ll start.

Draws: In the event of a draw contact the TD. Generally the game will be replayed on the same map.

Disconnects: In the event of a disconnect contact the TD. If the game disconnected prior to 5 minutes the game will be replayed on the same map. Disconnects occurring after 5 minutes will be determined at the discretion of the TD.

The TD can always deviate from these general rules if he deems it necessary.

Map Pool

The map pool will be a subset of the 2v2 matchmaker map list.
Always use spawns 1-4, just like is done in the matchmaker, except on Stella Maris V8.

Adaptive Gornyak
Angel Lagoon
Desert Crisis
Funeral Plains
Hyperion
Miracle
salembay
Stella Maris v8 (5-8 spawns)
Zerg canyon
Adaptive Moon
Setons Clutch - FAF version
Shoal
Sirgis
Strife of Titan R1
The Drunken Sailors Dance

Sign up

Sign up by posting in this thread or PMing me on FAF client ( KeyBlue ) or discord ( KeyBlue#6603 ) and mention these topics:

• Your ingame name
• If you will be able to use discord to communicate with your partner.
  Talk & Listen, Only Listen or Nothing
• Languages you can communicate in

This extra information will make it easier for captains to make an informed decision, since communication can be an important factor in team games.

Sign up period will be closed at 23/06/21 20:00 GMT
TMM rating at this time will be used for the seeding.

Sign up period has ended

Players Signed up: (30)

This is the current split of players ordered on rating.
If players cancel or don't show up, there might still be some changes.

Higher Bracket

	Name	Communication	Languages	Rating
1	Espinosaurio	Talk & listen	RU/ENG	2302
2	JaggedAppliance	Talk & Listen	English	2166
3	Tagada	Talk & Listen	English and Polish	2083
4	Battlefront	Talk & Listen	English and German	2055
5	banani	Talk & Listen	English and Russian	2033
6	Haachamachama	Talk & Listen	English and Portuguese	2012
7	Grimplex	Talk & listen	English	1880
8	F-Odin	Talk & Listen	English	1857
9	IIllllIIlIllNoob (Bullydozer)	Talk & Listen	English and Dutch	1854
10	Rezy-Noob	Talk & Listen	English and Russian	1842
11	Morax	Talk & Listen	English and some Spanish	1769
12	Lucied	Talk & Listen	English, Swedish and some German	1754
13	kiteNoob	Talk & Listen	Russian and English not much	1749
14	ZLO	Talk & Listen	English and Russian	1721
15	Neytron	Talk & Listen	Russian, Ukrainian and +-English	1634
16	Protect (lIIIIIIIIIIINoob)	Talk & Listen	English and Spanish	1629

Lower Bracket

	Name	Communication	Languages	Rating
1	AFF1nage (lllllllllllNoob)	Talk & Listen	English and Russian	1621
2	RowanMorseYT	No info		1502
3	White_Owl	Talk & Listen	English and Russian	1455
4	Unknow	Talk & Listen	English and French	1440
5	Exselsior	Talk & listen	English	1357
6	Emperor_Penguin	Talk & Listen	English	1234
7	SergeantSyphilis	Talk & Listen	English	1112
8	Stawsm	Talk & Listen	English	989
9	TheDuelist	Talk & Listen	English	985
10	SpikeyNoob (llllIllllIlINoob)	Talk & Listen	English	892
11	RoMadQuScientist	Talk & Listen	German and English	883
12	foghornleghorn	Talk & Listen	English and French	837

I do not allow people to proxy signup others. If players are unable or unwilling to post in this forum thread, they can instead PM me in the FAF client or on discord.

Tournament ended

The tournament ended successfully on Saturday.

Higher bracket

https://challonge.com/d7x5znnu

Lower bracket

https://challonge.com/2v8z3ain

More information will follow later

After some discussion with an experienced TD, I have decided not to allow proxy signups.
If people cannot / will not sign up by posting on this forum post, they are also allowed to PM in FAF client or discord: KeyBlue#6603

I will edit the original post to mention this new restriction there.

So I ask Francias and SHAPE-OF-BENNIS to contact me through other channels, if they indeed want to sign up for the tourney.

I apologize for the unexpected change of rules and any resulting inconvenience.

Tournament Update

We got more sponsors!!

Morax adds $50 to the prize money of the winners in the higher bracket!

This means that the winners of the higher bracket will each get $50.

Explosive sponsors a $30 prize and a training session for the winners of the lower bracket!

The players in the lower bracket will now also fighting for a nice money prize.
But remember the lower bracket will only happen if we have enough players. Currently we have 19 players signed up, so at least 5 more are required to make the lower bracket happen.

Thank you Morax and Explosive for your generous donations.

Tournament Update 2

We got another sponsor!!

Exselsior

• adds $30 to the prize money of the higher bracket!

• adds $20 to the prize money of the lower bracket!

If the lower bracket doesn't happen, then those $20 will also be added to the prize pool of the higher bracket.

Thank you Exselsior for your generous donation.

Tournament ended

The tournament ended successfully on Saturday.

Higher bracket

https://challonge.com/d7x5znnu

Lower bracket

https://challonge.com/2v8z3ain

More information will follow later

Sign ups are closed!

A total of 35 people signed up.
Unfortunately 5 of them, didn't end up meeting the player requirements.

IlllllllllllNoob (CommanderAnder)
SHAPE-OF-BENNIS (FtXFree_Francias)
hybrid_
Matr1
AngryDeli

Tournament update

Currently there are still 5 players who have signed up, but do not meet the minimum player requirements.

Sign up period will be closed at 23/06/21 20:00 GMT

I repeat, if you do not meet this requirement by the time I check the leaderboards, you will not be able to participate!

Players that do not yet meet the requirements at this moment:

SHAPE-OF-BENNIS (FtXFree_Francias)
Matr1
AngryDeli
hybrid_
IlllllllllllNoob (CommanderAnder)

If you see your name in the list, but you actually do already meet the requirements, please contact me.

You have less than 24h! Go play some 2v2!

Tournament update

The map pool that will be used during the tournament is now availlable.

Adaptive Gornyak
Angel Lagoon
Desert Crisis
Funeral Plains
Hyperion
Miracle
salembay
Stella Maris v8 (5-8 spawns)
Zerg canyon
Adaptive Moon
Setons Clutch - FAF version
Shoal
Sirgis
Strife of Titan R1
The Drunken Sailors Dance

All the maps come straight from the current 2v2 matchmaking maplist, except for two adjustments.

• Stella Maris v8
  We will be using slots 5-8 instead of 1-4, because 5-8 is the classic setup used for this map.
  This means platers will start together in the top left or bottom right corners.

• The Drunken Sailors Dance
  Make sure NOT to use The Drunken Beetles Dance, because it doesn't have the correct spawn locations on slots 1-4.

@eternal said in TeamMate and Me Tourney:

@keyblue my tmm rating was reset two times. I just back to faf and it would not be my fault if it will be low after 10 games

We have the 10 game minimum requirement so people should have a rating that roughly matches their skill.

If you want to play in the tourney, just make sure we can see that you have 10 games in the 2v2 leaderboards.
If you fear you'll be under/overrated with so little number of games, then I advise you to keep playing until you feel comfortable that your rating matches with your perceived skill level.

Tournament update

Currently there are 5 players who have signed up, but do not meet the minimum player requirements.
To be able to play in this tournament, you need at least 10 2v2 TMM games.
I'll check the leaderboards to see if you meet this requirement.

Sign up period will be closed at 23/06/21 20:00 GMT

At this time I'll get the ratings from the leaderboards and check your number of 2v2 TMM games played.

I repeat, if you do not meet this requirement by the time I check the leaderboards, you will not be able to participate!

Players that do not yet meet the requirements at this moment:

SHAPE-OF-BENNIS (FtXFree_Francias)
Matr1
Stawsm
foghornleghorn
AngryDeli

If you see your name in the list, but you actually do already meet the requirements, please contact me.

@eternal said in TeamMate and Me Tourney:

What if the ratings were constantly being reset?

What do you mean?
Please provide proper context for this question.

You may also PM me to make it easier to discuss any questions you have.
And then I could post the response here if relevant.

You should provide the replay numbers of the games / test games where you noticed this issue.
Don't forget to mention at what point in the replay it happens and where.

Then people will be able to see it themselves and give you a better response.
Going on a description, makes it quite easy for us to misunderstand you.

Ok I made PR that puts the cost of the units as decals on the ground.
It uses a dds image for each number, so you can easily change how the numbers look by using different dds file..

Ending the game should also be quite simple with a call to

EndGame()

https://github.com/P4r4lon/directstrike/pull/1

Nice job on the map.
I played a game on it earlier today. replay : https://replay.faforever.com/14724134
It was a little difficult to understand at the start but eventually I got the hang of it.

I would like to give you some suggestions

• Use decals/text on the map to show the cost of a unit. I really didn't enjoy having to hover over a unit to see how much it cost.
  With decals everybody would see the cost without having to update your settings.
• The game didn't end for me. We got the victory dialog, but the game time kept running. Is this intended or a bug? I think you can/should force the game to stop once somebody wins.

Some small things that were kinda annoying for me

• You can't queue multiple things without having to reselect the engineer. So if you have a lot of points, it requires a lot of clicks to queue up a bunch of things.
• It was at the start quite difficult to understand what I could/couldn't buy. Having a decal/symbol on the map that would show you what you could buy would be very nice.
  For example green symbol = can buy, red symbol = cannot buy
• The explanations at the start go quite quickly. Could it be possible to have them available later, so you can review something incase you missed it? Perhaps put the texts also in the chat?

Do you accept pull requests in your github repo?