Cutstuff 2012 Duel Tournament of Champions: FINISHED

[King Dumb]

NEWS: We have a new 2-Man DM to Duel transformation wad. This removes Time Stopper, Eddie, E-Tanks, M-Tanks, Super Adapter, Time Slow, Treble Sentry, Exit Unit, and Proto Upgrade from the game. All contestants and hosts must have this wad.

PU Version: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/11603985/2ManDMItemRemoval-PUVersion.pk3
Non-PU Version: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/11603985/2ManDMItemRemoval.pk3

Many thanks to BlueBrawl for all his help and for uploading the above file!

It's time to pump some life into this community. And here's how we're going to do it.

Cutstuff 2012 Duel Tournament of Champions

STAGE TWO: INTENTS ELIMINATION STAGE

Elimination: http://challonge.com/dueltourneyofchampselimination
Consolation: http://challonge.com/dueltourneyofchampsconsolation

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PLEASE NOTE: For the second stage of the competition, duels will be a bit more serious. I ask that talking in servers whilst ranked duels are occurring be limited to strict necessity. Additionally, only two time outs will be allowed to each contestant for every game, with the exception of lag spikes, should they be merely isolated. Also note, that from hence forth, frags scored on players talking outside of a called time-out will count. Don’t talk during your duels, for goodness sake. Frags scored on players about to call a time-out will not count.

Remember, map picks reset for stage two, but once again you may only pick a map once; all matches are best two out of three. Contestants each pick a map, the third is agreed upon mutually.


Duel Tournament of Champions Elimination Bracket:

ROUND ONE:
Awbawlisk
VS.
MetalManu

SaviorSword
VS.
Korby

BlueBrawl
VS.
Shade Guy

Smunch
VS.
King Dumb


Sora
VS.
-RanRan

Watzup7856
VS.
Thatguy74

Orange Juice :l
VS.
TGOT

Fyone
VS.
Nostalgia




Duel Tournament of Champions Consolation Bracket:

ROUND ONE:
DarkAura
VS.
Hilman170499

Mr. Sean Nelson
VS.
Zeswissroll

Bikdark
VS.
Star Dood

SmashBroPlusB
VS.
Tengu


Red
VS.
Human Destroyer

Knuxman
VS.
Lego

Jman
VS.
Gumballtoid

Kage
VS.
The Rush



Knock yourselves out. Not literally, of course.

Get fraggin'! Hosts, now is the time. Host those servers!

That's right. A classic duel tournament. No teams. No gimmicks. No complications. Just good old fashioned fragging to determine the top dog.

General Rules:

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1. All duels will be played in v2c, or, once v3a is released, v3a.

2. All duels must be played in Deathmatch mode, with a 2 player join limit, unless/until v3a is released with a fix to the current issues of Duel mode.

3. All duels must be to ten (10) frags, with no time limit.

4. The following maps are banned: MM5CRY, MM5GYR, MM5WAV, MM7DW4, MM7SPR. The following maps are only allowed upon mutual agreement: MM3SHA, MM6CEN, MM3NEE, MM7BUR. Non-vanilla maps may be used upon mutual agreement, though I reserve the right to disqualify a duel if I discern that the map used is not capable of housing a proper duel, or if any glitches, bugs, etc. are abused.

5. Server hosts must ensure that the following parameters are in place (in addition to all normal parameters for public hosting):
a) Crouch OFF
b) Chasecam OFF
c) Forced Respawn ON
d) Skill NIGHTMARE
e) Unlagged OFF
f) Autoaim OFF
g) Drop weapon on death OFF
h) Suicide OFF
i) Spawnfarthest ON
j) Mapvotes ON

6. Server hosts must be able to provide logs of any and all matches if I request them.

7. Duels played on the server of one of the duelists will not count.

8. Policy on lag:
a) The first line of defense against lag lies in server hosts. If hosting for the tournament, you may not have bots in any other servers. Connection limit must be set at a maximum of 10 (meaning two combatants, 8 spectators maximum.) You may set the limit as low as 4, allowing for two combatants and two spectators.
b) Server hosts, know the limitations of your hosting capabilities. If you choose to host for this tournament, you are committing yourself to hosting responsibly. If I get excessive or proven complaints of server lag, any duels during that sessions will be discounted and you will be asked to reconsider your hosting setup. If I get excessive or proven complaints a second time, duels performed on your server will no longer count from that point on, unless significant changes are made.
c) Combatants are responsible for most clientside bandwidth issues. If you lag during a duel due to other programs running on your computer, you will not be excused and everything will count.
d) If an uncontrollable or unexpected clientside issue occurs, you are expected to complete the current duel to the best of your ability. After said duel is over, you may contact me with your issue. I will use my discretion as to whether or not the duel will count.

9. As tournament host, I reserve the right to add, remove, or change rules as I see fit to maintain a smooth, functional, and equally fair tournament.

This tournament will flow very similarly to Rtists's Summer Classical Duel Tournament, for those of you who participated in and/or followed that tournament. There will be two stages. The first stage will be the seeding stage and, if necessary, the preliminary elimination stage. Depending on the number of applicants, the first stage will either consist of universal seeding or grouped elimination. In other words, the first stage will be one of the following.

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a) If enough players sign up, the first stage will be very similar to that of Rtist's tournament. Applicants will be grouped into a number of groups with a manageable number of players in each. Your responsibility will be duel each person in your group twice. For each pair of matches, each player will pick one map. Once you pick a map, you may not pick this map as your choice for the rest of the first stage. I reiterate, this is very similar to Rtist's first stage, for those of you who participated.

b) If a certain threshold of applicants is not reached (this threshold TBD), then the above procedure will be applied to the entire contestant pool. In other words, you will fight EVERY contestant twice in the first stage, in the above manner.

The second stage consists of one or more classic brackets. If (a) was the first stage, then at least two brackets will be created. One will be composed of the top one or two contestants of each group, the other of the 2nd place or 3rd and 4th place contestants of each group, determined by win-loss ratio, kill-death ratio, and/or a tiebreaker duel, in that order. If there is interest, a bracket(s) can be made for the lower ranking members of each group. These brackets will be subsequently be seeded.

If (b) was the first stage, this serves as the seeding and one bracket will be made. After the first round of this second stage, a second bracket will be made for the losers of the first round.

Rules for the second stage:

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1. All matches are best 2 out of 3.
2. All duels will have a fraglimit of 10.
3. For each match, each player will pick one map, and the third will be mutually decided upon. Duelists can decide whose pick to play on first.
4. You may pick a map only once for the entirety of the second stage. Stage one picks o not count in stage two (you may pick a stage you picked in stage one of the tournament in stage two.)

Application:

In-Game Name:
Time Zone:
Location:
Ways to Contact (please include all relevant usernames, etc.):
General Times Available:
Hosting Capability:

Please note:
*By signing up for this tournament, you are making a commitment to remain as communicative, active, and responsible as your circumstances allow. I reserve the right to remove anyone whom I see as disrupting the flow of the competition and/or from whom I observer disorderly or disruptive conduct and/or about whom I have sufficient, credible evidence pointing towards disorderly or disruptive conduct.
*If you have any suggestions regarding alterations to the rules, feel free to submit them on this thread, or privately via PM or Skype.
*This kind of tournament, what with the secondary brackets, is designed to give more than just the best players a taste of action. Please don't be afraid to sign up!

The sign-up process shall now commence!

Current Roster (32 maximum):

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1. Awbawlisk
2. Red
3. Orange Juice :l
4. SmashBroPlusB
5. Nostalgia
6. BlueBrawl
7. King Dumb
8. Star Dood
9. Gumballtoid
10. Tengu
11. SaviorSword
12. Bikdark
13. Human Destroyer
14. Mr. Sean Nelson
15. Watzup7856
16. Fyone
17. Roc's Creation
18. DarkAura
19. Sora
20. Shade Guy
21. Lego
22. Korby
23. Hilman170499
24. MetalManu
25. Thatguy74
26. Jman
27. Smunch
28. Knuxman
29. Zeswissroll
30. ThatGuyOverThere
31. Kage
32. The Rush

[Awbawlisk]

In-Game Name: <UF> Disciple or D'Spariater also IDL.-CTF'12
Time Zone: CST
Location: TX
Ways to Contact (please include all relevant usernames, etc.): Skype Name: obelisk_the_tormentor2
General Times Available: everyday I hope..
Hosting Capability: Awyea

Hope this doesn't die

[Red]

No teams. No gimmicks. No complications. Just good old fashioned fragging to determine the top dog.

This tournament will flow very similarly to Rtists's Summer Classical Duel Tournament

my hero

seeing as the semester's almost over and i'm pretty much almost done with it...

In-Game Name: Florian Schneider, Red, German scientist
Time Zone: uhhh i dunno i forgot
Location: Chili
Ways to Contact : skaip : helloiamred  or just use cutmail
General Times Available: fridays, weekends, and in 2 weeks from now, all days.
Hosting Capability: only for chileans-argentinians

[Orange juice :l]

In-Game Name: A Bear, Communist Mage, Jesus Christ, Russian Scientist, Giygas, YOU KNOW HIM, YOU HATE HIM, THE RETURNING ALMOST CHAMPION, WHATSHISFACE
Time Zone: bEST
Location: TreeLand
Ways to Contact (please include all relevant usernames, etc.): Cutmail, Steam (Orange Juice)
General Times Available: All day err day
Hosting Capability: Sorta kinda

[Hallan Parva]

In-Game Name: SmashBro, Nidoqueen, Onion Knight
Time Zone: I wanna be... the very bEST... like no one ever was...
Location: Florida, baby!
Ways to Contact: Cutmail please, as I'm a bit inconsistent with Skype.
General Times Available: after 4PM would be great
Hosting Capability: nope


10 frags is a little much for some maps, though. I know how long these things can get.

Also, Needle Man should be banned due to Wind Hold bind bullshit.

Regardless, here's to a fun tourney!

[King Dumb]

I'll consider making the fraglimit open to change by mutual agreement. As for Needle Man, it has been added to the maps only allowed upon mutual agreement.

[Nostalgia]

In Game Name: Nostalgia
Time Zone: CST
Location: Illinois
Ways to Contact (please include all relevant usernames, etc.): Skype (nostalgia658), Steam (nostalgiacs)
General Times Available: When I'm awake
Hosting Capability: Decent

[DarkAura]

There was never anything here.

Move along.

[Mendez]

In-Game Name: BlueBrawl, CobaltAssault, GreenFight, YellowSpar, RedMellee, BlackAttack, GreyFray, and Whitefight
Time Zone: PST (a.k.a. the BEST coast)
Location: Adjective Oregon
Ways to Contact: CutMail
General Times Available: It's best to schedule with me so that I don't get kicked off of the PC by my family before the match. They seem to like PC puzzle games a lot.
Hosting Capability: Maybe around 7-9 people, if I can get my router to port forward. Not too big of a problem though

[King Dumb]

I'll go ahead and sign up.

In-Game Name: Villain
Time Zone: EST
Location: Ohio
Ways To Contact: Cutmail, Skype (k1ngdumb)
General Times Available: Generally all day. Afternoons/evenings are less certain, but late at night I'll usually be around.
Hosting Capability: I can host a maximum of about 5 people, but I usually can host that pretty stably.

[Magnet Dood]

IGN: Unfaded <robot master> Dood
Time Zone: Central
State: Illinois
Ways to contact: Skype (stardoodmm5), Cutmail
Availability: I'm usually pretty spotty when it comes to the game, but I'm usually open from 2 to 9 on weekdays.
Hosting: Nope, can't host.

[Gumballtoid]

In-Game Name: Gumballtoid, Cerealman, Tacosauce, <Robot Master>balltoid, Spongebob
Time Zone: EST
Location: Ohio (Florida, until the 8th)
Ways to Contact: Skype (gumballtoid), Cutstuff PM
General Times Available: Hard to say, since I'm on vacation, but usually after 8-9 pm
Hosting Capability: Nop

[Tengu]

In-Game Name: Tengu
Time Zone: Central
Location: WI
Ways to Contact: CutMail, Skype (Airman.Tengu)
General Times Available: Between Noon and 10 P.M.
Hosting Capability: Yes -- 10-16 Clients.

[Orange juice :l]

Personally, I think MM5WAV should be open to mutual agreement. It's not as prone to stalling as some would believe, and any "broken combos" have perfectly viable counters- either cut a staller off with top spin, or get on a wave bike to avoid rush jetters or magnet missile users.

That, and jousting takes skill.

[SaviorSword]

IGN: Unfaded SaviorSword
Time Zone: Central
State: Illinois (Texas from July 1st)
Ways to contact: Skype, Cutstuff PMs
Availability: Widely available.
Hosting: Can't, unless at Texas.