Make the Cake: Battle of the Birthdays

[James T. Kirk]

The first Cake hosted event!
And just in time for the birthday festivities!

WATCH OUR AWESOME VIDEO HERE

Good, so you’ve gone and watched it? Now for some details...

Time:

• Saturday 2nd of November at 9pm UTC (usual Cogs time)
  (it would be amazing if you could be ready and in Crew Formation an hour early!)
  

How does it work?

• A “Team” will be entered by the contact person and consist of 4 members crewing together on one ship.
• Competing Clans can enter up to 3 “Teams.” Those ships will act as individual “Teams” and score points at a per-kill basis. (kill-stealing is encouraged)
• Substitutes can be shared among clans, but as soon as you play for a “Team” you are locked to it, even if the other “Team” is from your clan.
• Switching ships and load-outs during Lobby is allowed, but the “Team” has to stay together.
  

The Tiers of the Cake:

• Bottom Tier : the Base Tournament
  Ships will compete in 4 different matches to score points. Should more than 6 "Teams" sign up, the "Bottom Tier" matches will spread over 2 or more lobbies. "Teams" with the most points will advance to the "Middle Tier."
  
• Middle Tier : the Finale
  Participants will be the 4 (or 6) ships with the highest scores from the Bottom Tier. 3 matches will be played and after each match, 2 of the ships have to switch sides.
• Top Tier : (in Kirk’s voice) “Ultimate Cake Topper!”
  The ship with the most points at the end of the Middle Tier will gain the grand title.

Maps:

• Any and all Deathmatch Maps are allowed.
• The next map will be determined before your match and told to you by your referee.

Points:

• 2 Points for winning a Match per “Team” with the winning color.
• 1 Point additional for the “Team”-ship that made the kill.

Rules:

• More than 50% fire weapons
• All sides of a ship should have at least 1 fire weapon
• No gunners allowed on Heavy Weapon ships. Heavy Weapons will be loaded with Incendiary Rounds and Heatsink only. (No vanilla rounds!)
• Everyone is obligated to say “happy birthday” at the end of each match, or at the VERY least “gg HB!”
• Ship changes, load-out changes, and any sudden replacements have to be announced by text or voice to your announcer and co-players. (It’s just polite)
• Specific restrictions are applied to certain ships.

Classified as “Fire Weapons”:

• Banshee Light Carousel
• Dragon Tongue Light Flamer
• Hades Light Cannon
• Beacon Light Flare Gun
• Phobos Light Mine Launcher

Sign up:
As previously stated, a clan may enter up to 3 “Teams”, but they require individual Clan-tags.
(P.S. It might end up on a Tier of our Cake-score board, so if your Clan-tag is short for something, write down the long version next to it.)

• Introduction
• Clan-tags and Crew
• Steam profile of the contact person

   
Let me give you an example:

Hi, Kirk here from [Cake] to enter my “Teams”

Team 1 : [Swts] (short for Sweets)
              James T. Kirk, Andika, Jacob Fii, and Piemanlives
Team 2 : [Cndy] (short for Candy)
              Orangey, Hischi, Jon Ardenoth, and B’Elanna

My Steam profile link to contact me : http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198058401643/

But I don't have a Clan!
Well, this is your chance to find 3 friends and make one!
(But be sure to have substitutes in case one of you can't make it)
Other than that, we'd love to have you!
See? It's that easy!


I STILL HAVE QUESTIONS!
Please check up on our FAQs, we shall update them as much as we can!

Sign UP! And see you there!
Happy Birthday from the Cakes!

[N-Sunderland]

What are the rules with regards to ship usage? It's not actually stated within the rules whether you can switch to another ship between matches.

[Dutch Vanya]

RSVP: Can attend. Will burn things. Ship pending.

[Gryphos]

Question: Are Cake members available for subs if necessary?

[James T. Kirk]

The post has been streamlined and updated.

Questions have been answered in an FAQ area if not re-defined in the rules.

Thanks, all!

[N-Sunderland]

I think my question was misinterpreted.

Let's say pilot x brings a Pyramidion in match 1, can they bring another ship in match 2?

[B'Elanna]

Yes! And as stated:

Ship changes, load-out changes, and any sudden replacements have to be announced by text or voice to your announcer and co-players. (It’s just polite)

[N-Sunderland]

Oh, right.

Thanks.

[Squidslinger Gilder]

I see mines...you have properly aroused my interest. Mrauuuuuuuu!!

[Squidslinger Gilder]

Just confirming. The Bully Boys will be bringing the trick candles to the party. Dunno how many teams yet but consider at least BFS signed up.

[Mr. Ace Rimmer]

First Over watch team:

RDCT (Rimmer's Dastardly Cake Thieves!)
Xyem (pilot)
Rimmer Incendiary Hawacha Gungineer
Ivan Psyhcs Flamegineer
CoughDrop Engineer

[Adrasteia]

Hi! Adra here!  My ship will be participating!!!
Crew will be Voidzone, Grim, and the ever abused but patient Nhbearit.
Steamcommunity.com/id/vcolleen7

[James T. Kirk]

Just a friendly reminder to everyone, this is the LAST DAY for sign ups!

17 hours or so until we close up!

[Squidslinger Gilder]

Slow getting members to reply back to us. They respond in practices but don't post on our own internal signups. If we run 3 ships...Brick, Sir Daftwager, and myself will be flying them. Will try to get a better idea by this evening.

[Velvet]

Hey, reporting on behalf of [TCD], we'll run one ship.

Team name: [AYOR] At Your Own Risk
Niels Juel, Velvet, Heizmeister, Icyburns

Contact: http://steamcommunity.com/id/hashashiyyin2