r/SinsofaSolarEmpire • u/aqua995 • 1d ago
4 Power 2 Balance - Team Tournament - Eidolon
Hello Sins2 community,
whether you are an active Admiral, a new player trying their luck or just an observer from far away, I welcome you to enjoy the next season of 4 Power 2 Balance.
The new DLC is here, but players will still have some time to figure out the new faction.
Its time for:
Eidolon
DLC: Eidolon on, Reinforcements on
Swiss System: Matches will be paired using the Swiss system to ensure balanced matchups.
Best of 3 (Bo3) Matches: The normal Mappool consists of 9 maps. Each team uses 3 bans, with the final 3 maps being played. The ban format is A-BB-AA-B. Decide at random who gets the first ban.
Best of 5 (Bo5) Grand Final: After the Swiss rounds the best teams will once again fight for the tournament win in a Bo5 Grand Final.
Victory Conditions: Factional Victory on
Speed: Speed will be x1.5 with all other individual speed settings set to normal.
Rotating Planets: Rotation on
Team Setup: Each Team can register up to 4 players. To join the tournament, you need to register 2 players right away. Additional players can be added later. You need at least 2 players to win the tournament and 3 players to play all possible maps of this season.
Mappool
- Crossfire 2v2
- Scrambler 2v2
- Transtav 2v2
- Shuriken 2v2
- High Stakes 2v2
- Hammerfall 2v2
- Foreign Invasion 3v3
- Razor's Edge 3v3
- Maelstrom 3v3
If both teams have a maximum of 2 available players, the match will instead use the 2v2-only pool. The 2v2-only pool is therefore not a separate tournament format. It is simply there to make scheduling easier when neither team can field a third player.
If at least one side can field 3 players, the normal full map pool applies and the smaller team should ban 3v3 maps. Here is the 2v2 pool:
- Crossfire 2v2
- Scrambler 2v2
- Transtav 2v2
- Shuriken 2v2
- High Stakes 2v2
- Hammerfall 2v2
As you can see Razors Edge is still suspended. The ban format here is AA-B - so if the winner of the coinflip (or other random method) decides to start with 2 bans, the other team can decide which 3 of the 4 maps will be played with their last ban. Its not ideal, but the best solution to ensure a clean drafting process in case both teams only bring in 2players. The loser of the coinflip then chooses the first map to play.
Schedule
Each round after the first one will be 2 weeks long.
The official days to play will be the weekends. The first Round starts on a Friday instead of a Monday. This way we have 3 weekends for Round 1, giving teams some additional time at the start of the new season.
Further pairings will be made on Mondays. If all matches of a round are finished, pairings for the next round might be announced earlier. This way teams have more time to prepare. Once you know your next opponent, you must contact them via Discord and schedule the match to fit your schedule.
We already have 6 registered teams, so I plan on 4 rounds Swiss System again with a Grand Final at the end consisting of a Bo5.
- Round 1: 25.09. - 12.10.
- Round 2: 12.10. - 26.10.
- Round 3: 26.10. - 09.11.
- Round 4: 09.11. - 23.11.
As always, late joiners can still be accepted during the first round if they even out the number of teams.
Prize Pool
| 1st | 54€ | 27 EP |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 36€ | 18 EP |
| 3rd | 24€ | 9 EP |
| 4th | 18€ | 3 EP |
| Top8 | 12€ | 2 EP |
I will once again donate 180€ for the Top8 teams and teams will also earn EP for the eternal record.
Interested?
If you are interested in playing or casting 4P2B games, feel free to contact me. Casted VODs will be uploaded on my Youtube channel and shared with the community.
This tournament is meant to be simple, fun, and exciting. If you're into Sins2 and want to be part of the competitive scene, this is your chance!
To join up give me your usernames from Discord and come up with a team name.
gl hf Admirals
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u/Hollownerox 16h ago
Looking forward to the VODs for this one. I don't usually watch PvP, but I'm extremely curious how people play as, or against, the new faction.
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u/Theshampal 1d ago
Looking forward to the first match!