@miki1900 have you reported him?

Unfortunately, most of the suggestions we receive require changes on the server side, and FAF currently doesn't have a dedicated server maintainer. I.e, I wanted to change the order in which queue times are displayed, but even that requires server side changes. Realistically, there's not much we can do until someone is available to work with the server.

@Grimplex said:

One solution would be some soft reset of ranks at the end of each season so that players of a similar level could all match each other again.

We had a soft reset in the past, I think it was done for the 2v2 queue. And there were 10x more complaints after the soft reset happened, so probably not going to happen any time soon again.

the tourney has been cancelled because some of the players were unable to attend today, they notified me earlier today. Only two players were left.

@ipconfig-release sorry I need to take everything seriously since it's FAF Forums.

Can you please be more precise? Thank you.

@ipconfig-release The player you're talking about was lucky. They got rating from playing a single uneven game vs players who were deranking. Back then uneven games were ranked, 2017ish

And global rating cannot be used honestly to call someone a 'top player' since you can play like sid or farm rating on astro

I hope this brings you smile.

Mapgen games rules: Players host Mapgen in Tournament Format. Map sizes are determined in the Challonge. Each match you have ONE veto. In case veto is used, Mapgen is rerolled.

NB: The Tournament Director may find a map to be unsuitable for competitive play, in that case the TD may propose regenerating the map. The regeneration may only proceed with the explicit agreement of both participating players.

If players disagree on who will generate the map, they should make a !roll in #aeolus. The one who gets the highest number generates and hosts the map. If the rolled number is the same for both, players do !roll until there is a winner.

The tournament follows the FAF official rules as defined here https://forum.faforever.com/topic/6167/official-tournament-rules with a few additions:

1. If you don’t show up at the start of the tournament without notifying us, you’ll be disqualified from the current and next tournament. If you can't make it, let me know in advance so I can adjust the brackets.
2. Matches resulting in an end due to technical issues before 5 minutes have to be replayed with the same setup on the same map. The Tournament Director has a last say.
3. In case of draw the map is replayed with the same setup, players switch sides.
4. If a player doesn't show up in R1 they may be replaced, Otherwise after R1 it will be treated as a forfeit and they will be eliminated and not replaced.
5. Games on incorrect maps or with incorrect settings will not count and have to be replayed correctly.
6. The Tournament Director's decison is final.

Players that are not allowed to play in this tournament:
Empty

Frequently Asked Questions (Important for newbies!)

1) How do I sign up?

Leave a message in this thread with your FAF ID and 1v1 rating. For example:

Razana, 1371

2) I've signed up, now what?

Please join our Discord server (Opens a Discord invite) after you have signed up. The Tournament Director will provide reminders for the tournament and further updates there.

3) Where do I need to be on the day of the tournament?

It is very important that you join the IRC channel (#U1900). Instructions on how to do so can be found below. This will make it easier for the Tournament Director to oversee the players, the status of their games, and to make sure the lobbies are hosted with the correct map and settings.

Everyone's presence in the IRC channel will help ensure a smooth tournament.

4) How do I join the IRC channel?

i) On the FAF client, navigate to the Chat Tab, then click on the "+" symbol.

ii) Under the "Join a channel" label, type in "#U1900" (Without quotations).

iii) Congratulations, you've succesfully joined the U1900 IRC channel.

5) How long will the tournament last?

This depends on the number of participants and your individual progress. The full tournament can last between 3-4 hours, assuming there is no delay.

For further questions, please contact the Tournament Director on Discord: vindexxx

The ninth u1900 1v1 Tournament

To sign up, you must have played at least 5 ladder games since April 5th.

Players that have less than 1900 1v1 Rating may sign up. Sign up in the thread below. Use your 1v1 rating.

If the tournament has less than 10 sign ups - the format will be Round Robin. Otherwise it will be double elimination.

Please join our Discord server, which will be used for communication in case there are issues with the FAF client - https://discord.gg/sNfG9Tsqu3

Reigning Champion: MimiKz

List of Champions:

1. Wifi_
2. Seraphim-Noob
3. FFF
4. Paradox_Of_War
5. Nuggets
6. Nuggets
7. Nuggets
8. MimiKz

Tournament Information

Date: July 4th at 14:00 UTC
Tournament Director: VindexNoob

Challonge: https://challonge.com/ru/u19004
IRC: #u1900
Coverage: TBD

Rewards:
1st place - $30 and Custom Avatar which will be held by the winner until the next u1900 tournament.

Tournament Format: Double Elimination BO1 OR BO1 RR with BO3 Finals (depends on the amount of sign ups, if we have less than 10, it will be RR)

Map Pool: Mapgen

Players Signed up:

1. FFF 1883
2. Texac 1400
3. LittleTank 1259

Well, sadly, not all older replays are replayable. Anything that is older than 4 years cannot be watched (except if you have a local file). They are stored on another server but iirc there are issues with connecting that server. One day someone will figure it out and we'll have all replays back

Absolver is absolutely goated, I always make it when I need it as aeon. It's just a skill issue that people don't know how to use it. It absolutely melts all shields including personal ones. Othuum indeed sucks ass in the current balance, it's slower than a harb and additionally they always bump into each other when turning. Giving an othuum same range on both guns would also be a nice idea, i.e. 25 range. That would be great for ythotha as well to fight megas.

And an overall sniper buff would be nice, at least making them cost cheaper. They're one of the most APM draining unit in 1v1s that you HAVE to build and cannot lose, because all of your damage is gone

Chicken storm is the only thing that carries the Seraphim in t3-t4 stage. Don't touch it!
In other words, buff othuum

Congratulations to MimiKz for winning the tournament flawlessly!

A big thank you to everyone who participated, and special thanks to Grimplex for casting the event. You can watch the VOD here:
https://www.twitch.tv/grimplexer

We had some great matches this time, looking forward to seeing you all again in 3 months!

Challonge:
https://challonge.com/ru/u19003/groups#

@Axelia You need to have at least 5 ladder games played since January 3rd to sign up. Please play 5 ladder games and reply here

I like the current novax

added epic-bennis, he cannot access forums to sign up

Some reputation harvest is going on

Frequently Asked Questions (Important for newbies!)

1) How do I sign up?

Leave a message in this thread with your FAF ID and 1v1 rating. For example:

Razana, 1371

2) I've signed up, now what?

Please join our Discord server (Opens a Discord invite) after you have signed up. The Tournament Director will provide reminders for the tournament and further updates there.

3) Where do I need to be on the day of the tournament?

It is very important that you join the IRC channel (#U1900). Instructions on how to do so can be found below. This will make it easier for the Tournament Director to oversee the players, the status of their games, and to make sure the lobbies are hosted with the correct map and settings.

Everyone's presence in the IRC channel will help ensure a smooth tournament.

4) How do I join the IRC channel?

i) On the FAF client, navigate to the Chat Tab, then click on the "+" symbol.

ii) Under the "Join a channel" label, type in "#U1900" (Without quotations).

iii) Congratulations, you've succesfully joined the U1900 IRC channel.

5) How long will the tournament last?

This depends on the number of participants and your individual progress. The full tournament can last between 3-4 hours, assuming there is no delay.

For further questions, please contact the Tournament Director on Discord: vindexxx

Mapgen games rules: Players host Mapgen in Tournament Format. Map sizes are determined in the Challonge. Each match you have ONE veto. In case veto is used, Mapgen is rerolled.

NB: The Tournament Director may find a map to be unsuitable for competitive play, in that case the TD may propose regenerating the map. The regeneration may only proceed with the explicit agreement of both participating players.

If players disagree on who will generate the map, they should make a !roll in #aeolus. The one who gets the highest number generates and hosts the map. If the rolled number is the same for both, players do !roll until there is a winner.

The tournament follows the FAF official rules as defined here https://forum.faforever.com/topic/6167/official-tournament-rules with a few additions:

1. If you don’t show up at the start of the tournament without notifying us, you’ll be disqualified from the current and next tournament. If you can't make it, let me know in advance so I can adjust the brackets.
2. Matches resulting in an end due to technical issues before 5 minutes have to be replayed with the same setup on the same map. The Tournament Director has a last say.
3. In case of draw the map is replayed with the same setup, players switch sides.
4. If a player doesn't show up in R1 they may be replaced, Otherwise after R1 it will be treated as a forfeit and they will be eliminated and not replaced.
5. Games on incorrect maps or with incorrect settings will not count and have to be replayed correctly.
6. The Tournament Director's decison is final.

Players that are not allowed to play in this tournament:
Empty