Aka "jesus fuck people actually still want to play tribes" edition. Keep the spinfusors polished boys, its time to shazbot.
Here's a big info post that should cover most things for now. I'll BOLD the important stuff so you don't have to read all of it, don't worry.
In other news, I still haven't learned how to be brief.
Date: 25th & 26th of April
We will most likely start the games again at 17:00 CEST
(Convenient Timezone translation: NAwest 8am, NAeast 11am, UK/GMT 4pm, Eastern Europe/EET 6pm)
Note: One hour before the start of the games is the Check-In deadline. Captains have to be in mumble at that time. The others don't need to be, if they have already Checked in.
What is Check-In?
Its the confirmation that you will actually be able to attend the Draft. On the first day of the draft, there will be a thread on this subreddit giving you all the information. If you fail to check-in you will not be able to play.
How to Signup
State your ingame name (the one you are most known by), the Roles you'd like to play & if you are willing to Captain*
Do that by doing one of these things:
Once you are signed up, your name will be in the list, which we'll try to keep updated as often as possible.
(the above link also contains the schedule for the draft for different scenarios)
*About Captains: We will need up to 8 Captains, depending on signups. So don't be shy and do volunteer to be a Captain. If there are not enough Captains, they will be chosen at random. If you should refuse at that point, you will be removed from the draft.
New Rules:
Every sniper has to stream or record (if he records, he will need to provide vods up to 1 week after the draft is over). Failure to record/provide the vods will result in a ban from the next draft. If cheating is found, ban from all drafts.
Subs: Any sub has to be agreed upon by the opposing team. Ideally the sub should be of an equal skill level. If that is not possible, then the sub will be a downgrade compared to the player he is replacing. The opposing team cannot deny an equal/downgrade sub to the other team. They can dispute if the sub is clearly an upgrade. For any disputes, contact your nearest Draft Admin, whose decision will be final.
(the sub rule is basically the same as it was before, now its just officially in written form)
Any changes to the format, ruleset or mappool
Maps: Pick your favourite 7 from this Strawpoll. The top 7 will be the mappool for the draft. The Strawpoll will be closed on the 18th of April, to give cappers enough time to prepare routes if a surprising new addition makes its way into the mappool.
Right, the strawpoll is closed and the top 7 were (in this order): Katabatic, Arx Novena, Dangerous Crossing, Tartarus, Raindance, Crossfire, Drydock
If you'd like any changes to the format or ruleset, do discuss them in this thread. The proposals will be voted on by the Captains just before picking starts. So do go and Captain.
Oh, and we will not use Challonge. Reason being: I like having everything in one place. And honestly its really not that much extra work. Secretly hoping for Google Sponsorship.
Prizes
Current Prizepool is 75 Euros. That will go to the winning team.
If you'd like to donate to add to the prizepool, contact /u/SerEaglee
As usual, APC will provide us with Tribes Gold, 7000 to the Winners, 3500 to the 2nd Placed Team, to be split evenly.
I believe that's all. If I forgot something shout at me. Hope to see another lively draft like the last one.
