Hello! I&#039;m Ralphis. In IDL&#039;s extended off-season, I intend on running an experiment in 1-on-1 play that takes cues from IDL and other sports models. In short, 32 players will be split up into four divisions randomly. Each player will play ten games throughout the regular season as they compete to qualify for the McIntosh Title. 16 players will make the brackets to compete for the title in a NCAA-style bracket.<br /><br />I intend to start play on or around October 1st and have the regular season go for the entire month. Presumably, we&#039;ll start the bracket in early November and hopefully can mass schedule games for broadcast.<br /><br />Here are the rules so far:<br />[quote]2010 McIntosh Duel Invitational <br /> <br />Server rules are ZDDL dmflags except:<br />timelimit 15<br />10 second forced respawn<br /> <br />---------------------------<br />INAUGURAL MAP POOL:<br />DWELLER2 MAP11<br />JUDAS<br />KING1<br />MOO2D<br />POBLA<br />---------------------------<br /> <br />Best of 3 in Season<br />Best of 5 in Tournament<br />50 fraglimit in both<br /> <br />---------------------------<br />---------------------------<br /> <br />---------------------------<br />General Regular Season Information<br />---------------------------<br /> <br />-32 players are randomly distributed into 4 groups of 8. <br />-Each player has 10 games (7 intraconf, 3 interconf).<br />-Top seed from each division goes in as a #1 seed.<br />-12 non-conf winners are seeded in according to rank.<br /><br />---------------------------<br />Regular Season Points<br />---------------------------<br />Points will be awarded to players as follow:<br />-3 Points for a two round victory.<br />-2 Points for a three round victory.<br />-1 Point for a three round loss.<br />-0 Points for a two round loss.<br /><br />---------------------------<br />Scheduling<br />---------------------------<br />-PLAYERS SHOULD PLAY ONE GAME AT LEAST EVERY THREE DAYS.<br />-SEASON RUNS FROM OCT 1-31.<br />-PLAYERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PLAYING THEIR GAMES AND CONTACTING OPPONENTS.<br />-TOURNAMENT BEGINS ON 11/??/2010<br /><br />---------------------------<br />DEMOS<br />---------------------------<br />-[b]All players must record demos for all games.[/b]<br />-If a demo is not submitted or is broken to the point that it cannot be played, that player&#039;s points will be set to 0 for the associated game. <br />-Any player who wins a game and their opponent has no demo will be awarded 3 points regardless of rounds played. Any player who loses a game and their opponent has no demo will be awarded 2 points regardless of rounds played.<br /> <br />---------------------------<br />SEASON MAP SELECTION PROCESS<br />---------------------------<br />1. Winner of a coin-toss chooses if he wants to be Player 1 or Player 2. <br />2. Player 2 starts to remove a map from the pool.<br />3. Player 1 then removes one of the remaining maps.<br />4. Player 1 then pick one of the remaining maps.<br />5. Player 2 then pick one of the remaining maps.<br />6. In the event off a tie, the last map will be used as a tiebreaker. A map may not be picked or removed twice.<br /> <br />---------------------------<br />TOURNAMENT MAP SELECTION PROCESS<br />---------------------------<br />1. Lower ranked player picks first map (if equal ranked, flip coin).<br />2. Higher ranked player then pick one of the remaining maps.<br />3. Lower ranked then pick one of the remaining maps.<br />4. If a 4th map is necessary, Higher ranked pick one of the remaining maps.<br />5. If a 5th map is necessary, the remaining map is played. A map may not be picked or removed twice.[/quote]<br /><br />Only 32 players will be allowed into this event and it [i]is an invitational[/i], which means that not everybody is guaranteed a spot just because they want one. With that said, I&#039;m going to generally take a first come-first serve approach with spots for those that want to play. Players who do not seem to be dedicated or interested probably will not be offered a spot and any players that appear to not be playing their games in a timely fashion will be withdrawn from the event immediately and replaced. <br /><br />If you are interested in signing up or have any questions, please post in this thread or let me know directly. Thanks!<br /><br />[b]EDIT:[/b] Some of the organizational sheets can be found [url=http://ralphis.unidoom.org/stuff/duel/]by clicking here[/url]. Obviously players are not filled in yet on the sheets, but you can get a better feel for how things will be going. These sheets are constantly being modified and are subject to change at any time.<br /><br />[hr]<br /><br />[u][b]Confirmed Players - 28 - Locked[/b][/u]<br /><br />[list]<br />[li]Aerial[/li]<br />[li]Cecil[/li]<br />[li]Climhazzard[/li]<br />[li]Collision[/li]<br />[li]Devastatio[b]N[/b][/li]<br />[li]Devisin[/li]<br />[li]Dew[/li]<br />[li]Doomkiller[/li]<br />[li]Evolution[/li]<br />[li]Fluffles[/li]<br />[li]Goatface[/li]<br />[li]Gyrossman[/li]<br />[li]JKist3[/li]<br />[li]Legion[/li]<br />[li]MadV[/li]<br />[li]Mandolore[/li]<br />[li]OurHero[/li]<br />[li]Propane[/li]<br />[li]Quiksilver[/li]<br />[li]Ralphis[/li]<br />[li]ReXn0r[/li]<br />[li]RottKing[/li]<br />[li]Sabertooth[/li]<br />[li]Souler[/li]<br />[li]Strangle[/li]<br />[li]Tai[/li]<br />[li]X-Ray[/li]<br />[li]Xenaero[/li]<br />[/list]