Tourney Rules Overview

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1. I know you’re all taking this seriously, but let’s have fun. Be respectful in the matches, and don’t whine if things don’t go your way.

2. Each participant will have a maximum of 9 posts per match that pertain to the battle (18 per team). Posts of “good luck guys” or “nice match” don’t count as part of your 9…only posts that include strategy.

2-B. However, you can PM 1 write-up of your entire team's strategy to me prior to your match. This will not be counted toward your 9 posts, and will be posted when the match is opened.

3. Still, try to keep idle chatter to a minimum in battles.

4. As you should all be aware of, you each can only debate for 2 of your team’s members. Thus, to have all three in the battle, both teammates must contribute to the battle. Anything you say that argues for the person you’re not allowed to argue for will be edited out by me without warning. I can’t always read everything, so please help me in identifying things I might need to edit. However, mentioning the character is fine…as long as you’re not actively debating for them.

5. The tie-breaker popular vote will be done via a poll. This is to keep random forum members from spamming the threads a bunch. They can ask questions pertaining to the match, but please help me in keeping unnecessary posts out of battles and in the tourney discussion thread.

6. Anyone can vote in the poll. However, judges for that match will be asked to refrain from voting. But you can vote for yourselves, so I’d suggest it. lol

7. You can switch characters for other ones if you want at this time. However, Wednesday is the final day to make a switch. Starting Thursday (US Eastern), your team is set in stone.

8. I’ll announce 1st round match-ups after teams have been set on Thurs.

9. Matches will begin on Sunday July 1 and will last a week, though only half of you will be fighting in week 1. I realize a week will be a while to wait, but I want to have everything solidified before battles.

10. If a match ends in a stalemate, the team with the most remaining character is the winner.

11. BFR (Battlefield Removal) is acceptable if it is by normal means, and doesn’t include teleportation to remove your opponents or dimension-traveling, or similarly banned things. Normal teleportation is fine though.

12. Telepathy is acceptable to defeat opponents, but cannot be used to “take over” an opponent and have him fight for your team.

13. If you’re reading this, make sure your partner knows ALL of this as well.

*Notes on Characters
- Classic Juggernaut
- We’ve been over Shaman a lot. A few powers have been banned. If you have additional problems with him that have not been dealt with, PM me. The same goes for any magic user, or other character.
- Same rules as drafts for switching characters. You must provide a valid bio, and state who it is for.
- we need to get Khell a definite partner
- AJ’s team needs to determine who is using which character. And is Sam Z even around?

Teams:

1. Newjak/Blair Wind
G.L. Kyle Rayner (BW)
Shaman (Team)
Juggernaut (Newjak)

2. Leo/Kahn
Silver Surfer (Team)
G.L. Hal Jordan (Kahn)
Loki, dammit! (Leo)

3. Batdude/DC
Magneto (Team)
Captain Atom (Batdude)
Morg (DC)

4. AW/Accel
Quasar (AW)
Ronan the Accuser (Accel)
King Hyperion (Team)

5. GF/Psyquis
Cyborg Superman (GF)
Thor (Team)
Ray II (Psyquis)

6. DL/Superherovandal
Gladiator (Team)
Martian Manhunter (SHV)
Orion (DL)

7. Khell/KVD
Black Bolt (Team)
Beta Ray Bill (Khell)
Witchfire (KVD)

8. AJ/Sam Z
Majestic (??)
Black Adam (??)
Supreme (??)

Originally posted by DigiMark007
5. The tie-breaker popular vote will be done via a poll. This is to keep random forum members from spamming the threads a bunch. They can ask questions pertaining to the match, but please help me in keeping unnecessary posts out of battles and in the tourney discussion thread.

A poll is a bad idea... they're far too easy to manipulate which is why they haven't been used in tourneys for a while now

I think you should assign permanent judges. Or those participating or those who helped set the tourney up should be the only one's allowed to vote.

Popularity can play a factor in the votes. As well as infamy.

EX; "Oh, I don't like that guy, I'm gonna vote for the other team."

I have a partner, and his name is King Mungi. He'll be using Witchfire.

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I agree with Scoobs. I liked the way voting was done last time 😬

We can use two characters to debate ?

As in I can use my character and my everyman character but not Psy's ?

Originally posted by Khellendros
I have a partner, and his name is King Mungi. He'll be using Witchfire.

Word? good sh*t.

Originally posted by illadelph12
Word? good sh*t.

Originally posted by DigiMark007
2. Each participant will have a maximum of 9 posts per match that pertain to the battle (18 per team). Posts of “good luck guys” or “nice match” don’t count as part of your 9…only posts that include strategy.

I still think the matches should start by each team PMing in their opening prep/moves and those posts being included in the thread starter post

Otherwise the second team to post will have a big advantage as they get the first chance to dismiss everything the first team says.... it's always easier to pick apart other people's plans than it is to make your own original plan

Up to you whether we call those posts part of the 9 post limit or just an opener

i was wondering about how the openings would be handled as well.

When do we get to know our oponents ?

Soon, after the teams are completely finalised

Here's a thought.... how about the team that wins ditches their shared character and dukes it out with the two solo-controlled characters for the position of Tourney champ?.... like in the end of that old "Double Dragon" computer game

Originally posted by Scoobless
Soon, after the teams are completely finalised

Here's a thought.... how about the team that wins ditches their shared character and dukes it out with the two solo-controlled characters for the position of Tourney champ?.... like in the end of that old "Double Dragon" computer game

Huh ? So after thursday...godammit !!!

I have Double Dragon II for my Game-boy , pretty good game. I still prefer Super Mario land 3 though....

I'm talking about the game i played around 15 years ago on my Commodore Amiga

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Originally posted by Scoobless
I'm talking about the game i played around 15 years ago on my Commodore Amiga

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On the poll: It's mainly to ensure less spam. Keep in mind, it's only 1/5 of the total vote. The judges (who will post in the thread) are the main portion of the vote. If there's still dissent, we can change it, but I kind of like this format. People can campaign for popular votes regardless of the voting format....this way, it'll just take up less thread space.

On the judging: Permanent judges would be too hard to pull off. But I have a list of potential judges, and there's about 8 of us willing to do it, so we'll be rotating each week. I'm trying to keep bias out of the judging; Thus, no one from Magiks will be judging for other Magiks, same with the Corps and other groups, as well as people who might be biased toward or against a certain team (for example: had Mungi judged, I was going to keep him out of AF matches).

Originally posted by Scoobless
I still think the matches should start by each team PMing in their opening prep/moves and those posts being included in the thread starter post

Otherwise the second team to post will have a big advantage as they get the first chance to dismiss everything the first team says.... it's always easier to pick apart other people's plans than it is to make your own original plan

Up to you whether we call those posts part of the 9 post limit or just an opener

Originally posted by newjak86
I like this idea and I don't think it should be part of the nine post limit

I don't, simply because it's hard for the battle-starter (usually me) because a lot of people don't get theirs in and I'm left PM'ing people and stuff.

Deciding when/how to post is part of the strategy. For example, I always liked being the first with a giant write-up, even if my opponent could pick me apart before I could do the same.

And 9 posts each (18 total for a team) will give both people a LOT of chances to take apart their opponents strategies. There won't be the effect where one team feels like they weren't able to kae all their points.

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I'm flexible with the poll thing. But this I'd rather not change. Extra elements of strategy are never a bad thing, and I highly doubt it will be as much of an issue as you guys think.

I disagree

By entering the write ups at the start you get a clearer picture of who sees the match the most realistically

The second team to post may not have even realised certain tactics were available until they read them in the other teams first post

This way both teams get a chance to impress before the other team can respond
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How about it being optional?

If a team doesn't PM their opener in then they don't get one.

If they do PM one in it goes in the thread starter but doesn't count towards their 18 posts.

optional sounds pretty good to me. the team that didn't do it would be at a disadvantage, imo, but it's a disadvantage of their own making.

so tough nookies!! 😛