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Get ready for ASC Winter!

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ASC Winter 2015 hype!
ASC Summer 2015 concluded back in September and after a short break we are back at it. As of today, we have reached the $1100 fundraising goal for the Winter event, massive thanks to our sponsors! Things are going to be moving fast now. Just 11 days after this post the tournament will commence so if you arenā€™t practicing already youā€™d better get to it. Remember, the tournament is going to be played on ESOC Patch (download here) and the civ balance is slightly different there! Sign up for the event here. Sign ups are going to be open a little longer than previously planned, until the 6th of December, and the tournament will start right after. PR requirement has been lowered to 15.



Two stages
The format of ASC Winter is going to be a little different. We saw too many unfair matches in the earlier stages of the last event, and in order to make the event accessible to as many people as possible weā€™ll be splitting the event into 2 stages. The best players will get a pass to the second stage and the rest will duke it out in a group stage and a single knock-off round after that before qualifying for the main event and facing the top seeds. A great way for up and coming players to show what theyā€™re made of.


New civ rules
Thatā€™s not all. Because civ balance is improved and because weā€™ve seen a disproportionate amount of mirrors in high level games in previous events, the summer civ picking rules are off the table and weā€™ve got a new and exciting rule set to replace them.
For one, thereā€™s obviously no more bans on Iroquois and Ottomans.

For another, weā€™ll be making it interesting by stimulating non-mirror match ups. The first match the players agree to a matchup like in the previous events, but here's the twist: the winner of game 1 picks their civilisation first for game 2. After that, the players take turns picking their civ first. But when the series is at match point, we are back to normal pick like in the first game. So get ready for exciting, potentially back and forth series instead of the mirror-only matches we saw in Spring and Summer!


Betting
And along with every ESOC tournament comes the betting event, of course. If you arenā€™t familiar with it, itā€™s betting on tournament matches with imaginary points. Watching the games live with points on the line is a lot of fun, participation is totally free and thereā€™s a $100 prize for the winner at the end of the tournament. Nothing to lose, much to gain! Sign up here.



All in all this is shaping up to be an exciting and refreshing event. Improved balance, accessible to the lower ranks, a rule set which will allow for some very interesting matches, and a bunch of strong players aiming for that prestigious title. Samwise12, the Summer champion, will be looking to repeat his victory of a few months ago, but many will be challenging him. _H2O will make an appearance and we all know what that kid can do with a town center and some villagers, him and Samwise being sworn rivals in more than one previous tournament. And thereā€™s plenty of others who can challenge Sam, who knows maybe BlackStar_OP has been practicing in secret all this time.

We'll be seeing you all in the twitch chat, and on ESO of course :)
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In the first alinea you forgot to close the brackets after download :)

Anyways, I am hyped. Not sure I completely understand how the first stage is going to work, is it a group stage or a qualifier bracket? Also, Im looking forward to countercivving the fuck out of my opponents :D
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Time to practise my Sioux again..
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Nice :D Looking forward to it.

Curious how the new rules will play out!
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Hi guys!

I have an announcement to make.
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Yiay, this is awesome :)
I am curious to see how the new tournament will played with group stages ;)
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~hype

I need to get back to playing the game, that I do.
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Hype!
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finally some goddamn games...
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So still have to pick new civ every game or can play same civ?
mad cuz bad
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My weekends are ready to be wasted.
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please make snowww join the tournament,no one can beat h20 if not he.
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wookl wrote:please make snowww join the tournament,no one can beat h20 if not he.

I think it is more likely to see Sam, raphael or even garja (nah joking) winning than snowwww.
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Pls no.

Anyways: Still missing 100+ players but they'll come.
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Is there any chance Mac users will be able to participate?
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HYPE!
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Are there still civ rules that prevent you from re-using civs like before?
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I am not sure how 119 people sign up and I can't still find a game on eso fp. Lol
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Marco1698 wrote:I am not sure how 119 people sign up and I can't still find a game on eso fp. Lol

its 15PR+
Yoy are over PR30 which means you can play with PR27-32 unr or rated if you want
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Marco1698 wrote:I am not sure how 119 people sign up and I can't still find a game on eso fp. Lol

Probably because you've pested 70% of them.
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Just signed up couse there still are so many free slots left, watched the List and was wondering: Wont Sam and h2o participate?

Edit: nevermind. i missed Sams name. He is in
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querty wrote:Just signed up couse there still are so many free slots left, watched the List and was wondering: Wont Sam and h2o participate?

Edit: nevermind. i missed Sams name. He is in

_H2O did sign up, but now he's missing! :cry: :cry:
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Jerom wrote:
Marco1698 wrote:I am not sure how 119 people sign up and I can't still find a game on eso fp. Lol

Probably because you've pested 70% of them.

It's not my fault if most of them are trolls or kids
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Wait what, I don't see H2O on list!?!?
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How man players will automatically go to second stage?
Is that already clear?

I dont think it should be more than like 32 players or sth.

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