Topics

1

Community Events / Cake's Unbirthday WEEK 5 WITH FINAL SCORES

« on: August 10, 2016, 08:39:41 pm »

Cake Unbirthday Tournament

Schedual WILL BE found here before the tournament!

Tournament Instruction video found here:
https://youtu.be/DOcsto0W4q8


THIS WEEK'S GAMEMODE:
VIP Gambling: For All the Marbles

Weekly Rules in Brief 

3v3 match style  VIP Gamemode
The VIP of each team will be the team with the lowest amount of cumulative candles
Each ship must wager how many of their existing candles they want to bet in each round for double or nothing odds. Referees will ask teams at the start of the lobby how many they want to bet.
*Points will be updated after each round on a google document so teams know how many candles they have
All tournament rules are in effect (30s pause before the start of the match)

Tournament Rules

    The Unbirthday Tournament is an annual event hosted and run by the Cake Clan. Following the Cake’s founding principles, the Unbirthday Tournament is a competitive level tournament where fun is not just encouraged but required by all participants. We encourage players of all skill level to participate in our weekly matches!

Link to tournament steam group (required to join by team captains): http://steamcommunity.com/groups/CakeUnbirthday#events/

Tournament Structure and Schedule
    The Unbirthday Tournament is Round Robin style structure with single ship sign up that will be scored as their own team (1 Ship = 4 Players = 1 Team). These teams will compete in weekly game modes where points will be rewarded and tracked through the duration of the season.The tournament will begin Sat. July 16th at 7:00PM UTC (3:00PM EST), and will run for 5 consecutive weeks every Saturday at the same time.
   
    Each week, the gamemode of the tournament will change. The rules of each week's game mode will be announced in its respective weekly sign up post  in the form of a listed rule set as well as an instructional video/trailer. (see sign ups for information on weekly sign ups). All other information players are required to know will be posted in this thread as well including that week's point system.

    Every match in the tournament will be scheduled on Challonge, an online bracket website. A link to the brackets will be provided before the event on the weekly sign up forum post, and in the Tournament Steam Group. All matches will be recorded as well, and VODs will be posted to a Youtube channel linked on the weekly sign up page.

Signing Up

    Sign Ups for the tournament will be on a weekly basis and open the Monday before that respective week’s tournament. The sign ups will be posted in the Guns Of Icarus Community Forum under “Community Events” and will be titled “Unbirthday Tournament Sign Ups Week #___”. A format for the sign ups will be posted in those threads. Though points do transition week to week, a team is free not to for a particular week but will receive no points for the week. Teams must be signed up at least 12 hours in advance to participate. Late sign ups must speak with tournament management to ensure proper scheduling.

    Upon initial sign up, teams must mention which division they wish to enter and be scored with (see divisions for details on each division). These divisions are adventurer and veteran and will be used to score players in the overall results. A team may change divisions if the meet the criteria held for each, but MUST speak to a tournament organizer (not a referee) at least 24hrs prior to the start of the first match.

    Teams may also volunteer to be “mercenaries” for the tournament. In addition to participating in the tournament as a normal team, a mercenary may be called to fill a vacant ship spot in the case of team drop-out or tournament schedule conflicts. When playing as a mercenary, the team will not receive any candles and will not affect their overall score and will not affect the candles awarded each match.

Sign up Format:
Team Name:
Team Captain:
Crew 1:
Crew 2:
Crew 3:
Division:
Mercenary (Y/N):
Logo (optional):

The team Captain of each team is required to join the steam group designated for the tournament (see Steam Group for details).


Divisions
   
    Throughout the tournament there will be two divisions used in scoring: Adventurer and Veteran. Adventurer division is available to a ship consisting of all crew level 30 and below in their highest level, veteran is open to all players though is encouraged to be a more experienced division. On the first sign up, teams must list what division they wish to enter. Should a team wish to enter under adventurer division, but do not meet the criteria of all crew level 30 and below, the team captain MUST speak with tournament organizers.

    Divisions will be used only in the recording of overall tournament score. Adventurer and Veteran division ships will still in matches together either as allies or enemies, and will be taken into consideration for match making game formations. At the conclusion of each week, score will be posted of candles earned and divisions will be scored only amongst themselves. Winners of each division will receive reward for their victory. Division does not affect the value of the prize won.

(See Rule 13 about alternate accounts)

NOTE: Tournament organizers maintain the right to change a team's division based upon performance. Prior notification to the team will be made.

Points scoring

    The tournament will be scored according to two point systems: points and candles. Points are awarded in each individual game based upon the rules set for the weekly gamemode and will include actions such as ship kills, point defense, and similar in game activities. At the conclusion of the match, Candles are awarded and are proportional to a 1st, 2nd, 3rd ranking based upon points scored in the match. For example the team that scored the most points will receive 6 candles, while the team with the second most receives 5, and so on until the last place team receives 1. Candles are recorded week by week and will decide overall division score and rank. Winners of the tournament are the teams of their respective division with the most candles earned over 5 weeks.



Tournament Steam Group
   
    In addition to requiring teams to sign up each week, all ships must list a point of contact (does not have to be who posted the sign up). This point of contact must join an open steam group that is titled “Cake Unbirthday Tournament” Link is provided here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/CakeUnbirthday#events/ . This steam group will be how game referees contact participants. Once a lobby has been opened, an announcement will be made in the group alerting players when they may join. The format of these announcements will be similar to “Match number # is now open, please join (referee in game name)” where match number will be given on the schedule posted before the event. Teams will also be given an “on deck” notification in this message alerting them of which match they can expect to open next. Only teams listed in the corresponding match on the schedule should join, and passwords should not be shared with players who have not signed up.

Contacting Tournament Management
   
    For questions about the tournament, players are free to contact tournament managers in any of the following ways:
    Steam Group:
        [Cake] Admiral Obvious
        [Cake] Kajros
        Any moderator of the Unbirthday Steam Group
    Email
        TheObviousShowTwitch@gmail.com
   
    For all division change requests, drop outs, and concerns with the tournament please speak to tournament organizers, NOT A REFEREE. Tournament organizers include Cake Clan Officers and designated organizers.

Rules
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RGnCFmkHHC_8_ACVNRsuzixFCNIQhHUsleyPxYXVEtQ/edit?usp=sharing

Total Candles as of Week 4:

Storm Facepaw - 76
Ouroboros Rydr - 48
Chocolate Shoulder - 43
East Chaladon Trading (#1) - 42
Team Eclipse - 33
East Chaladon Trading (#2) - 14
The Skyborne - 13
Steel Meridian - 13

2

Community Events / Cake's Unbirthday WEEK 4 Signups (NOW WITH STANDINGS)

« on: August 02, 2016, 05:49:11 pm »

Cake Unbirthday Tournament

Schedual WILL BE found here before the tournament!

Tournament Instruction video found here:
https://youtu.be/DOcsto0W4q8


THIS WEEK'S GAMEMODE:
Squid Races: A whole new way to race

Weekly Rules in Brief 

3v3 match style
The Maps for each round will be drawn out and posted here
To help properly round the course, Two Dummy Ships will be posted at each marked point as a "gate" a ship must pass through
Teams are allowed to use mines, tar, and harpoons on squids
Teams Should try not to damage gate markers

Tournament Rules

    The Unbirthday Tournament is an annual event hosted and run by the Cake Clan. Following the Cake’s founding principles, the Unbirthday Tournament is a competitive level tournament where fun is not just encouraged but required by all participants. We encourage players of all skill level to participate in our weekly matches!

Link to tournament steam group (required to join by team captains): http://steamcommunity.com/groups/CakeUnbirthday#events/

Tournament Structure and Schedule
    The Unbirthday Tournament is Round Robin style structure with single ship sign up that will be scored as their own team (1 Ship = 4 Players = 1 Team). These teams will compete in weekly game modes where points will be rewarded and tracked through the duration of the season.The tournament will begin Sat. July 16th at 7:00PM UTC (3:00PM EST), and will run for 5 consecutive weeks every Saturday at the same time.
   
    Each week, the gamemode of the tournament will change. The rules of each week's game mode will be announced in its respective weekly sign up post  in the form of a listed rule set as well as an instructional video/trailer. (see sign ups for information on weekly sign ups). All other information players are required to know will be posted in this thread as well including that week's point system.

    Every match in the tournament will be scheduled on Challonge, an online bracket website. A link to the brackets will be provided before the event on the weekly sign up forum post, and in the Tournament Steam Group. All matches will be recorded as well, and VODs will be posted to a Youtube channel linked on the weekly sign up page.

Signing Up

    Sign Ups for the tournament will be on a weekly basis and open the Monday before that respective week’s tournament. The sign ups will be posted in the Guns Of Icarus Community Forum under “Community Events” and will be titled “Unbirthday Tournament Sign Ups Week #___”. A format for the sign ups will be posted in those threads. Though points do transition week to week, a team is free not to for a particular week but will receive no points for the week. Teams must be signed up at least 12 hours in advance to participate. Late sign ups must speak with tournament management to ensure proper scheduling.

    Upon initial sign up, teams must mention which division they wish to enter and be scored with (see divisions for details on each division). These divisions are adventurer and veteran and will be used to score players in the overall results. A team may change divisions if the meet the criteria held for each, but MUST speak to a tournament organizer (not a referee) at least 24hrs prior to the start of the first match.

    Teams may also volunteer to be “mercenaries” for the tournament. In addition to participating in the tournament as a normal team, a mercenary may be called to fill a vacant ship spot in the case of team drop-out or tournament schedule conflicts. When playing as a mercenary, the team will not receive any candles and will not affect their overall score and will not affect the candles awarded each match.

Sign up Format:
Team Name:
Team Captain:
Crew 1:
Crew 2:
Crew 3:
Division:
Mercenary (Y/N):
Logo (optional):

The team Captain of each team is required to join the steam group designated for the tournament (see Steam Group for details).


Divisions
   
    Throughout the tournament there will be two divisions used in scoring: Adventurer and Veteran. Adventurer division is available to a ship consisting of all crew level 30 and below in their highest level, veteran is open to all players though is encouraged to be a more experienced division. On the first sign up, teams must list what division they wish to enter. Should a team wish to enter under adventurer division, but do not meet the criteria of all crew level 30 and below, the team captain MUST speak with tournament organizers.

    Divisions will be used only in the recording of overall tournament score. Adventurer and Veteran division ships will still in matches together either as allies or enemies, and will be taken into consideration for match making game formations. At the conclusion of each week, score will be posted of candles earned and divisions will be scored only amongst themselves. Winners of each division will receive reward for their victory. Division does not affect the value of the prize won.

(See Rule 13 about alternate accounts)

NOTE: Tournament organizers maintain the right to change a team's division based upon performance. Prior notification to the team will be made.

Points scoring

    The tournament will be scored according to two point systems: points and candles. Points are awarded in each individual game based upon the rules set for the weekly gamemode and will include actions such as ship kills, point defense, and similar in game activities. At the conclusion of the match, Candles are awarded and are proportional to a 1st, 2nd, 3rd ranking based upon points scored in the match. For example the team that scored the most points will receive 6 candles, while the team with the second most receives 5, and so on until the last place team receives 1. Candles are recorded week by week and will decide overall division score and rank. Winners of the tournament are the teams of their respective division with the most candles earned over 5 weeks.



Tournament Steam Group
   
    In addition to requiring teams to sign up each week, all ships must list a point of contact (does not have to be who posted the sign up). This point of contact must join an open steam group that is titled “Cake Unbirthday Tournament” Link is provided here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/CakeUnbirthday#events/ . This steam group will be how game referees contact participants. Once a lobby has been opened, an announcement will be made in the group alerting players when they may join. The format of these announcements will be similar to “Match number # is now open, please join (referee in game name)” where match number will be given on the schedule posted before the event. Teams will also be given an “on deck” notification in this message alerting them of which match they can expect to open next. Only teams listed in the corresponding match on the schedule should join, and passwords should not be shared with players who have not signed up.

Contacting Tournament Management
   
    For questions about the tournament, players are free to contact tournament managers in any of the following ways:
    Steam Group:
        [Cake] Admiral Obvious
        [Cake] Kajros
        Any moderator of the Unbirthday Steam Group
    Email
        TheObviousShowTwitch@gmail.com
   
    For all division change requests, drop outs, and concerns with the tournament please speak to tournament organizers, NOT A REFEREE. Tournament organizers include Cake Clan Officers and designated organizers.

Rules
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RGnCFmkHHC_8_ACVNRsuzixFCNIQhHUsleyPxYXVEtQ/edit?usp=sharing

Total Candles as of Week 3:

Storm Facepaw - 57
East Chaladon Trading (#1) - 42
Ouroboros Rydr - 36
Chocolate Shoulder - 28
Team Eclipse - 21
East Chaladon Trading (#2) - 14
The Skyborne - 13
Steel Meridian - 13

Total Candles as of Week 4:

Storm Facepaw - 76
Ouroboros Rydr - 48
Chocolate Shoulder - 43
East Chaladon Trading (#1) - 42
Team Eclipse - 33
East Chaladon Trading (#2) - 14
The Skyborne - 13
Steel Meridian - 13

3

Community Events / Cake's Unbirthday WEEK 3 Signups (Scores Posted)

« on: July 26, 2016, 05:45:51 pm »

Cake Unbirthday Tournament

Schedual WILL BE found here before the tournament!

Tournament Instruction video found here:
https://youtu.be/DOcsto0W4q8

From Admiral: Sorry everyone, due to real life stuff I won't have time to piece together this weeks video. Here is a list of this weeks rules however
Gamemode Rules
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z0LEB7hWl0PE8sJrzXsLddOHuaXYXShwBNKAtJ2f8ko/edit?usp=sharing

THIS WEEK'S GAMEMODE:
Bombs Away: Free For all Munker Madness

Weekly Rules in Brief 

3v3 match style
Map and Grid of combat designated on weekly schedule
Ships must stay within, and can only fight within grid
Ships are on their own teams (free for all, no allies regardless of team color)
Ships are to use only mines and are allowed tar as a pilot tool
Candles will be awarded in a 1st, 2nd, 3rd... formation based on points earned in match
100 points for a kill
50 for kill assist
Referees will be in charge of awarding points

Tournament Rules

    The Unbirthday Tournament is an annual event hosted and run by the Cake Clan. Following the Cake’s founding principles, the Unbirthday Tournament is a competitive level tournament where fun is not just encouraged but required by all participants. We encourage players of all skill level to participate in our weekly matches!

Link to tournament steam group (required to join by team captains): http://steamcommunity.com/groups/CakeUnbirthday#events/

Tournament Structure and Schedule
    The Unbirthday Tournament is Round Robin style structure with single ship sign up that will be scored as their own team (1 Ship = 4 Players = 1 Team). These teams will compete in weekly game modes where points will be rewarded and tracked through the duration of the season.The tournament will begin Sat. July 16th at 7:00PM UTC (3:00PM EST), and will run for 5 consecutive weeks every Saturday at the same time.
   
    Each week, the gamemode of the tournament will change. The rules of each week's game mode will be announced in its respective weekly sign up post  in the form of a listed rule set as well as an instructional video/trailer. (see sign ups for information on weekly sign ups). All other information players are required to know will be posted in this thread as well including that week's point system.

    Every match in the tournament will be scheduled on Challonge, an online bracket website. A link to the brackets will be provided before the event on the weekly sign up forum post, and in the Tournament Steam Group. All matches will be recorded as well, and VODs will be posted to a Youtube channel linked on the weekly sign up page.

Signing Up

    Sign Ups for the tournament will be on a weekly basis and open the Monday before that respective week’s tournament. The sign ups will be posted in the Guns Of Icarus Community Forum under “Community Events” and will be titled “Unbirthday Tournament Sign Ups Week #___”. A format for the sign ups will be posted in those threads. Though points do transition week to week, a team is free not to for a particular week but will receive no points for the week. Teams must be signed up at least 12 hours in advance to participate. Late sign ups must speak with tournament management to ensure proper scheduling.

    Upon initial sign up, teams must mention which division they wish to enter and be scored with (see divisions for details on each division). These divisions are adventurer and veteran and will be used to score players in the overall results. A team may change divisions if the meet the criteria held for each, but MUST speak to a tournament organizer (not a referee) at least 24hrs prior to the start of the first match.

    Teams may also volunteer to be “mercenaries” for the tournament. In addition to participating in the tournament as a normal team, a mercenary may be called to fill a vacant ship spot in the case of team drop-out or tournament schedule conflicts. When playing as a mercenary, the team will not receive any candles and will not affect their overall score and will not affect the candles awarded each match.

Sign up Format:
Team Name:
Team Captain:
Crew 1:
Crew 2:
Crew 3:
Division:
Mercenary (Y/N):
Logo (optional):

The team Captain of each team is required to join the steam group designated for the tournament (see Steam Group for details).


Divisions
   
    Throughout the tournament there will be two divisions used in scoring: Adventurer and Veteran. Adventurer division is available to a ship consisting of all crew level 30 and below in their highest level, veteran is open to all players though is encouraged to be a more experienced division. On the first sign up, teams must list what division they wish to enter. Should a team wish to enter under adventurer division, but do not meet the criteria of all crew level 30 and below, the team captain MUST speak with tournament organizers.

    Divisions will be used only in the recording of overall tournament score. Adventurer and Veteran division ships will still in matches together either as allies or enemies, and will be taken into consideration for match making game formations. At the conclusion of each week, score will be posted of candles earned and divisions will be scored only amongst themselves. Winners of each division will receive reward for their victory. Division does not affect the value of the prize won.

(See Rule 13 about alternate accounts)

NOTE: Tournament organizers maintain the right to change a team's division based upon performance. Prior notification to the team will be made.

Points scoring

    The tournament will be scored according to two point systems: points and candles. Points are awarded in each individual game based upon the rules set for the weekly gamemode and will include actions such as ship kills, point defense, and similar in game activities. At the conclusion of the match, Candles are awarded and are proportional to a 1st, 2nd, 3rd ranking based upon points scored in the match. For example the team that scored the most points will receive 6 candles, while the team with the second most receives 5, and so on until the last place team receives 1. Candles are recorded week by week and will decide overall division score and rank. Winners of the tournament are the teams of their respective division with the most candles earned over 5 weeks.



Tournament Steam Group
   
    In addition to requiring teams to sign up each week, all ships must list a point of contact (does not have to be who posted the sign up). This point of contact must join an open steam group that is titled “Cake Unbirthday Tournament” Link is provided here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/CakeUnbirthday#events/ . This steam group will be how game referees contact participants. Once a lobby has been opened, an announcement will be made in the group alerting players when they may join. The format of these announcements will be similar to “Match number # is now open, please join (referee in game name)” where match number will be given on the schedule posted before the event. Teams will also be given an “on deck” notification in this message alerting them of which match they can expect to open next. Only teams listed in the corresponding match on the schedule should join, and passwords should not be shared with players who have not signed up.

Contacting Tournament Management
   
    For questions about the tournament, players are free to contact tournament managers in any of the following ways:
    Steam Group:
        [Cake] Admiral Obvious
        [Cake] Kajros
        Any moderator of the Unbirthday Steam Group
    Email
        TheObviousShowTwitch@gmail.com
   
    For all division change requests, drop outs, and concerns with the tournament please speak to tournament organizers, NOT A REFEREE. Tournament organizers include Cake Clan Officers and designated organizers.

Rules
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RGnCFmkHHC_8_ACVNRsuzixFCNIQhHUsleyPxYXVEtQ/edit?usp=sharing

4

Community Events / Cake's Unbirthday Tournament Sign Ups (to be updated July 11 for 1st gamemode)

« on: July 05, 2016, 11:30:52 am »

Cake Unbirthday Tournament

Schedual is posted here!
] https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KVWWSYWjrAoTtUiXnEVGKA70ya9m4sJqNGjGPJLDSgI/edit?usp=drive_web]

Instructional video found here:
https://youtu.be/DOcsto0W4q8

    The Unbirthday Tournament is an annual event hosted and run by the Cake Clan. Following the Cake’s founding principles, the Unbirthday Tournament is a competitive level tournament where fun is not just encouraged but required by all participants. We encourage players of all skill level to participate in our weekly matches!

Link to tournament steam group (required to join by team captains): http://steamcommunity.com/groups/CakeUnbirthday#events/

Tournament Structure and Schedule
    The Unbirthday Tournament is Round Robin style structure with single ship sign up that will be scored as their own team (1 Ship = 4 Players = 1 Team). These teams will compete in weekly game modes where points will be rewarded and tracked through the duration of the season.The tournament will begin Sat. July 16th at 7:00PM UTC (3:00PM EST), and will run for 5 consecutive weeks every Saturday at the same time.
   
    Each week, the gamemode of the tournament will change. The rules of each week's game mode will be announced in its respective weekly sign up post  in the form of a listed rule set as well as an instructional video/trailer. (see sign ups for information on weekly sign ups). All other information players are required to know will be posted in this thread as well including that week's point system.

    Every match in the tournament will be scheduled on Challonge, an online bracket website. A link to the brackets will be provided before the event on the weekly sign up forum post, and in the Tournament Steam Group. All matches will be recorded as well, and VODs will be posted to a Youtube channel linked on the weekly sign up page.

Signing Up

    Sign Ups for the tournament will be on a weekly basis and open the Monday before that respective week’s tournament. The sign ups will be posted in the Guns Of Icarus Community Forum under “Community Events” and will be titled “Unbirthday Tournament Sign Ups Week #___”. A format for the sign ups will be posted in those threads.The first week sign ups will begin a week earlier than the others, and open on Tuesday July 5th. Though points do transition week to week, a team is free not to for a particular week but will receive no points for the week. Teams must be signed up at least 12 hours in advance to participate. Late sign ups must speak with tournament management to ensure proper scheduling.

    Upon initial sign up, teams must mention which division they wish to enter and be scored with (see divisions for details on each division). These divisions are adventurer and veteran and will be used to score players in the overall results. A team may change divisions if the meet the criteria held for each, but MUST speak to a tournament organizer (not a referee) at least 24hrs prior to the start of the first match.

    Teams may also volunteer to be “mercenaries” for the tournament. In addition to participating in the tournament as a normal team, a mercenary may be called to fill a vacant ship spot in the case of team drop-out or tournament schedule conflicts. When playing as a mercenary, the team will not receive any candles and will not affect their overall score and will not affect the candles awarded each match.

Sign up Format:
Team Name:
Team Captain:
Crew 1:
Crew 2:
Crew 3:
Division:
Mercenary (Y/N):
Logo (optional):

The team Captain of each team is required to join the steam group designated for the tournament (see Steam Group for details).


Divisions
   
    Throughout the tournament there will be two divisions used in scoring: Adventurer and Veteran. Adventurer division is available to a ship consisting of all crew level 30 and below in their highest level, veteran is open to all players though is encouraged to be a more experienced division. On the first sign up, teams must list what division they wish to enter. Should a team wish to enter under adventurer division, but do not meet the criteria of all crew level 30 and below, the team captain MUST speak with tournament organizers.

    Divisions will be used only in the recording of overall tournament score. Adventurer and Veteran division ships will still in matches together either as allies or enemies, and will be taken into consideration for match making game formations. At the conclusion of each week, score will be posted of candles earned and divisions will be scored only amongst themselves. Winners of each division will receive reward for their victory. Division does not affect the value of the prize won.

(See Rule 13 about alternate accounts)

NOTE: Tournament organizers maintain the right to change a team's division based upon performance. Prior notification to the team will be made.

Points scoring

    The tournament will be scored according to two point systems: points and candles. Points are awarded in each individual game based upon the rules set for the weekly gamemode and will include actions such as ship kills, point defense, and similar in game activities. At the conclusion of the match, Candles are awarded and are proportional to a 1st, 2nd, 3rd ranking based upon points scored in the match. For example the team that scored the most points will receive 6 candles, while the team with the second most receives 5, and so on until the last place team receives 1. Candles are recorded week by week and will decide overall division score and rank. Winners of the tournament are the teams of their respective division with the most candles earned over 5 weeks.



Tournament Steam Group
   
    In addition to requiring teams to sign up each week, all ships must list a point of contact (does not have to be who posted the sign up). This point of contact must join an open steam group that is titled “Cake Unbirthday Tournament” Link is provided here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/CakeUnbirthday#events/ . This steam group will be how game referees contact participants. Once a lobby has been opened, an announcement will be made in the group alerting players when they may join. The format of these announcements will be similar to “Match number # is now open, please join (referee in game name)” where match number will be given on the schedule posted before the event. Teams will also be given an “on deck” notification in this message alerting them of which match they can expect to open next. Only teams listed in the corresponding match on the schedule should join, and passwords should not be shared with players who have not signed up.

Contacting Tournament Management
   
    For questions about the tournament, players are free to contact tournament managers in any of the following ways:
    Steam Group:
        [Cake] Admiral Obvious
        [Cake] Kajros
        Any moderator of the Unbirthday Steam Group
    Email
        TheObviousShowTwitch@gmail.com
   
    For all division change requests, drop outs, and concerns with the tournament please speak to tournament organizers, NOT A REFEREE. Tournament organizers include Cake Clan Officers and designated organizers.

Rules
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RGnCFmkHHC_8_ACVNRsuzixFCNIQhHUsleyPxYXVEtQ/edit?usp=sharing

GAMEMODE ANNOUNCED!

This week's gamemode is going to be a 3v3 Capture Point or Crazy King matchup! Come along and try to capture points against your foes. Be sure to co-operate with the ships joining your team!
We're going to be shuffling the teams around match by match so you'll get a chance to fly alongside many of the other ship teams. Each round will use a different map to keep things fresh all the way through.

The rules for winning are the essential same as what you would do when playing a Capture Point or Crazy King normally. Capture the stripy balloon points to earn your way to victory! The map referees will be enforcing a 15 second pause at the start of the game in order to let everyone suit up, load in and prepare themselves.

Be ready to be adaptable. You'll be playing with different team-mates each match so be ready to co-operate! Your collective wealth of Candles stand together. Good luck!!!!!!!
   
 

5

Community Events / Cake's Unbirthday Tournament

« on: April 15, 2016, 06:34:08 pm »

Hey Guns Of Icarus, Do You Like Fire?

The Cake Clan's Annual Tournament, the Unbirthday Tournament is back in town!
Check Out The Event's Trailer On This Link
https://youtu.be/fyPlBCP6sds

NOTE: This thread is not a sign up thread. The first sign ups will be posted July 4th, and the first day for matches will be July 16th. This is designed to gather interest and feedback from potential participants.

   The Unbirthday Tournament is an annual event hosted and run by the Cake Clan. Following the Cake’s founding principles, the Unbirthday Tournament is a competitive level tournament where fun is not just encouraged but required by all participants. We encourage players of all skill level to participate in our weekly matches!

Tournament Structure and Schedule
   The Unbirthday Tournament is Round Robin style structure with single ship sign up that will be scored as their own team (1 Ship=4 Players=1 Team). These teams will compete in weekly game modes where points will be rewarded and tracked through the duration of the season.The tournament will begin Sat. July 16th at 7:00PM UTC (3:00PM EST), and will run for 5 consecutive weeks every Saturday at the same time.
   
   Each week, the gamemode of the tournament will change. The rules of each week's game mode will be announced in its respective weekly sign up post  in the form of a listed rule set as well as an instructional video/trailer. (see sign ups for information on weekly sign ups). All other information players are required to know will be posted in this thread as well including that week's point system.

   Every match in the tournament will be scheduled on Challonge, an online bracket website. A link to the brackets will be provided before the event on the weekly sign up forum post, and in the Tournament Steam Group. All matches will be recorded as well, and VODs will be posted to a Youtube channel linked on the weekly sign up page.

Signing Up

   Sign Ups for the tournament will be on a weekly basis and open the Monday before that respective week’s tournament. The sign ups will be posted in the Guns Of Icarus Community Forum under “Community Events” and will be titled “Unbirthday Tournament Sign Ups Week #___”. A format for the sign ups will be posted in those threads.The first week sign ups will begin a week earlier than the others, and open on Monday July 4th. Though points do transition week to week, a team is free not to for a particular week but will receive no points for the week. Teams must be signed up at least 12 hours in advance to participate. Late sign ups must speak with tournament management to ensure proper scheduling.

   Teams may also volunteer to be “mercenaries” for the tournament. In addition to participating in the tournament as a normal team, a mercenary may be called to fill a vacant ship spot in the case of team drop-out or tournament schedule conflicts. When playing as a mercenary, the team will not receive any points,


Tournament Steam Group
   
   In addition to requiring teams to sign up each week, all ships must list a point of contact (does not have to be who posted the sign up). This point of contact must join an open steam group that is titled “Cake Unbirthday Tournament” Click Here to be brought to that steam group: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/CakeUnbirthday This steam group will be how game referees contact participants. Once a lobby has been opened, an announcement will be made in the group alerting players when they may join. The format of these announcements will be similar to “Match number # is now open, please join (referee in game name)” where match number will be given on the schedule posted before the event. Teams will also be given an “on deck” notification in this message alerting them of which match they can expect to open next. Only teams listed in the corresponding match on the schedule should join, and passwords should not be shared with players who have not signed up.

Contacting Tournament Management
   
   For questions or concerns about the tournament, players are free to contact tournament managers in any of the following ways:
   Steam:
      [Cake] Admiral Obvious
      [Cake] Kajros
      Any moderator of the Unbirthday Steam Group
   Email
      TheObviousShowTwitch@gmail.com

Point System

The point system listed here is subject to change and is open to suggestions.

Score will be awarded to players with in-match points and candles. In-match points are awarded based on the actions of a ship within a match, and will depend on on the week's gamemode. Candles are awarded based on points scored in a 1st, 2nd, 3rd method after each match and are the method of score used to determine winners of the overall tournament. To clarify, here is an example

Example
Week 1) Gamemode: 4 ship all mines free for all matches, 3 Round
Scoring Rules: 2 points for a kill, 1 for assist
Final Results Round 1
Ship 1: 5 points 1st place Reward 4 Candles
Ship 2: 3 Points 2nd place Reward 3 Candles
Ship 3: 2 Points 3rd place Reward 2 Candles
Ship 1: 1 Points 4th  place Reward 1 Candles

Since the tournament will result in multiple rounds for each game mode, with each team participating in 1 match per round. Candles will be awarded at each round. To use the previous example, if 3 rounds commence with the same 4 ships facing each other and each round has the same result, Team 1 has 12, Team 2 has 9, Team 3 has 6, and Team 1 has 3. In actual execution, these teams would not square off every time, but would be mixed with other tournament participants.

NOTE: The following idea is one management would like to use in the case of a large tournament turn out where skill levels spread across a broad range. This method is being developed to encourage the attendance of teams new to the competitive field.

For the overall victors of the tournament, an idea for "divisions" is being debated ( example: Masters, Journeyman, and Novice). In this method, teams will be placed in divisions based upon crew experience and will have separate leader boards (specific criteria for each division is in debate). Teams placed in a certain division will NOT play against only members of their division and will be used only as a method of scoring or for organization of team based matches. To use the example from above, any of those teams can exist in the different divisions and still receive the same amount of candles at the end of the round. No handicap is awarded for points or candles. Winners of each division receive prizes at the end of the tournament.

Rules
(These rules are subject to change until the date of first sign up, July 4th)

• Teams must sign up 12 hours in advance for each week. All late sign ups must contact tournament managers to see if they can be accommodated into the schedule.
  Teams cannot change names between weeks.
• During matches, the displayed ship’s name must be the same as the team name listed on the weekly sign up and must be the same through the tournament.
• A lobby timer of 4 minutes will be started by the referee once 50% of the match participants have arrived. Failure to arrive on time will result in the prospective team’s slot being filled by a mercenary ship.
• Matches may include a lobby timer depending on the week’s given gamemode.
• Teams must have at least one member who is a on the ship of a participating team join the steam group. Teams are responsible for knowing which matches they are in and should be on time to their scheduled matches. All notifications for schedualed matches will be announced via the steam group including password and referee name, mercenary ships will be contacted via steam or in game private message.
• The gamemode will be announced each week in the weekly sign up post. Players are expected to know the rules and gameplay laid out in the sign up post and instructional video. Failure to play in according to the rules dictated may result in disqualification for that week. 
• At the start of the match, a 20s timer will be started by the referee(s) where all teams cannot move ship position. This allows players to load in if needed.
• Each team will be allowed one 2 minute pause and will follow the preceding conditions:

Pauses must be requested by a team, and them must be confirmed by a referee before the pause is active

A pause may not be called while in active combat. The guidelines to define combat be when at least two ships are actively engaging combat, are spotted within a 1km of another ship, or in a position where combat could ensue during the pause (i.e. clouds move during the pause to reveal enemies are right next to each other). However, approving a pause are at the discretion of the referee

During a pause, all ships must halt movement and refrain from weapon use. Ship crew are NOT to repair any component or maintain an active buff, but may pre-buff a component that ran off of
buff prior to the pause.

Pauses can only be requested to end by the player who requested the pause, and ships may only move/engage once the referee has confirmed the end of the pause or has called the end of pause themselves due to timer exhaustion

• A team in the lobby can ask for an additional minute on the timer for emergency.
• All players are expected to act with good sportsmanship and friendly conduct at all time
• Match chat is to be used for communication with the referees only. This includes time check requests and pauses.
• Substitutes may be used on a ship, but they may not substitute for more than 1 ship per week.

6

Feedback and Suggestions / A players Phycology Project, and moderation feedback survey

« on: January 03, 2016, 12:20:17 pm »

Hey all! So a player posted a a thread on r/GunsOfIcarus that peaked my interest in terms of moderation feedback. I told them over PM they should post here, but they wanted to remain anonymous in game for reasons effecting the validity of his research. Ill copy that post here.

Link to the post : https://www.reddit.com/r/GunsOfIcarus/comments/3z97hh/quick_question_for_phycology_project_what_do/

Copy of the post:

(Survey should take no more than 2 minutes, and is all checkboxes for those worried about a long form)
TL;DR Check off in the questionnaire things that players can do that bother you to the point you must either leave the match, block/kick the player, and/or call a moderator. Leave comments for why you chose what you did in this post's comment section. Link posted below

Hey Reddit!

Long time lurker, and recent lover of all things Guns Of Icarus! Though I have been here only a short time, I have come to love this game enough to see a bit of its dark side. Despite players most often being friendly, we occasionally get jerks who don't want to play fair. I have created a Google survey to find out the common theme among conflict situations over social media and digital communication that bother people to the point where an outside form of intervention.

I am focusing on video games for this simple survey, with this one geared towards Guns Of Icarus. My attempt is to identify things that require some form of conflict prevention to happen. This could mean blocking the player, kicking the player, leaving the lobby or calling in a moderator to resolve the situation. Basically, if a player does something that forces you to either take action or leave the conflict zone, please check it off in the included questionnaire. No log or ID is required, simply check ONLY the things that would bother you to the measure stipulated above

If you also like, I would greatly appreciate it if you could say why you chose what you did. Feel free to also leave suggestions for new questions, or how you could see these conflicts resolved.

Link you need

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1cgWkzSyF1Jd8ViYfchdMWEAkIQT4_27xg6IALgIfEfE/viewform?usp=send_form