Get it, Starmourn!
Registration for the Champion of Starmourn tournament closes at the end of the month. We got some real high action competition coming up, with six challengers looking to prove they got what it takes to become Starmourn's first Champ. But it's not too late to join in, so let Mr. Millions here know if you're looking to sign up.
I'd like to take this chance to update contestants on the format, schedule, and rules. There've been a few amendments.
Format:
The tournament will consist of two stages. Given the number of registered participants so far, this will probably just be one group. Each contestant will fight every other contestant in a round robin, scheduling their matches on their own time. The top four finishers in the Round Robin will then be placed in a single elimination bracket and fight a best of three series, with seeding done according to round robin standings (i.e. 1st place finisher fights the 4th place finisher in the semi-finals). The two losing semi-finalists will compete for 3rd place.
Schedule:
Registration - Now until the 24th of Centi, 933 A.E.
Stage 1 (Round robin) - 1st of Deci, 933 A.E. to 24th of Centi, 934 A.E. If all matches are completed before the 24th of Centi, 934 A.E., we will move directly into the elimination bracket and relax this schedule if the contestants are not opposed.
Stage 2 (Elimination bracket) - Begins 1st of Deci, 934 A.E. and contestants will have 3 months to complete the current round (i.e. quarter finals, semi-finals, finals).
Rules:
- VR matches are to begin as soon as the arena challenge is accepted and the players are lifted into VR. Contestants do not have to wait for their opponent to say they are ready.
- It's the winner's responsibility to report the outcome of a match to the organizer.
- Contestants are expected to complete their matches in a timely manner as addressed in the SCHEDULE. If you are having difficulty contacting one of your opponents, please inform the organizer, who will reach out to that contestant. Not responding to the organizer in a timely manner will result in a forfeiture of the match. If two parties cannot agree on a time to hold their match, the organizer will arbitrate a time convenient to both contestants. Failure to show up for the arbitrated time will result in a forfeiture.
- In the event that a VR match results in a draw, contestants will have a rematch. If the rematch also results in a draw, they will settle their match in Iota Station.
- In the event of a two-way tie in the round robin rankings, the result of their match will be used to determine their final standing relative to one another in the round robin. Ties involving 3 or more contestants will be dismbiguated with either head-to-head matches (if the result of the tie would place at least one of the contestants out of the elimination bracket) or randomly (if all contestants will make it to the elimination bracket anyway).
- Contestants are expressly forbidden from exploiting glitches in VR software which might allow them to unfairly gain the upper hand. Take a recording of your matches, and if you expect your opponent is wittingly or unwittingly doing so, please submit the recordings to the organizer for arbitration. Such rulings may result in a rematch, forfeiture, or disqualification. (OOC: No abusing bugs or exploits which you might have found but haven't been fixed by the devs yet).
I'll be back at the end of the month to announce the contestants and kick things off!
Champion of Starmourn organizer,
Mogi Millions
CEO, MogiCorp
