Noob Champion
Posted: 09 Aug 2017, 19:24
Opening this thread so that I may try to get something fun and very light going. It's a very simple idea so it shouldn't be too much of a hassle for anyone involved. I have not talked to this about anyone and randomly thought of it at work today. So this may become a thing, or it may just become something we forget about in a few days. We'll see!
What:
The idea is very simple. There is a noob champion. Champion of the people, hero of the scrubs, etc.
For the purpose of this on-going event, the noob champion remains champion, so long as they are able to defend their title. On a regular basis, the champion must face a challenger. Defeating the challenger means that noob champion defends their title and they remain champ. If the challenger wins, the title goes to the challenger and they become the new reigning champ (hey, I said it was simple).
Whom:
You can kind of see where this is going. There will only ever be one match scheduled and the reigning champ will always play in it. Challengers are anyone and everyone. Since we only get a single challenger at a time, I will choose who that challenger is out of a pool of volunteers. Most likely, I will try to choose a challenger who is as closely matched as possible to the champion. Also possible is that if several people volunteer regularly, they may get a spot reserved for them (a waiting list of sorts).
This is on-going. There is no winning this event.
Wherein:
All matches will be streamed on my personal channel, at least at first. If this becomes a thing and I find that I am able to commit to this, then maybe things will be expanded a little bit. e.g. people fighting for the challenger spot, or it goes to ESOCTV stream, or perhaps even a small prize if a champion defends their title a certain amount of times. We'll see. I want to start something as simple as possible first.
Match format:
Now, the format of the match itself. This is where we get a twist which, hopefully is fun.
This is not a Best of X. You win the match by winning three consecutive games against your opponent. If the opponent is well matched, that is a fairly tall order. Anyway, as long as neither player loses three games in a row, the match continues. This means that a match can be finished in three games but it also means that it could technically never end. I doubt that will happen, eventually one player will tire out, I feel. I also think that a series getting drawn out would be fun and cool to watch.
Civilization rules:
- ESOC patch, most current version.
- Players may not use a civilization which they have played in the past 14 games.
- Loser picks map first.
- Winner picks civilization first.
- Lose picks their civilization after winner.
Map pool:
- maps.php
Anything else?
Ideally we get a co-caster to help me. Ideally I'm able to commit to this and hopefully give something back to the community which has been absolutely lovely. As for matches and when they will happen, ideally I can get a set schedule but what is more likely is that I will bump this thread with a date & time for a match. If you would like to volunteer to play or co-cast, you can post in this thread, send me a PM, contact me on ESO or discord. I will try to schedule things before they happen so that matches do not take place on short notice. We'll see how it goes. Unfortunately I work Saturdays. Also if a match is prolonged then what may happen is that we pause it and pick it up for another day.
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Reigning Noob Champion: QueenOfDestiny
Looking for next challenger: ~PR22 to PR26
Next time of proposed match: TBD
What:
The idea is very simple. There is a noob champion. Champion of the people, hero of the scrubs, etc.
For the purpose of this on-going event, the noob champion remains champion, so long as they are able to defend their title. On a regular basis, the champion must face a challenger. Defeating the challenger means that noob champion defends their title and they remain champ. If the challenger wins, the title goes to the challenger and they become the new reigning champ (hey, I said it was simple).
Whom:
You can kind of see where this is going. There will only ever be one match scheduled and the reigning champ will always play in it. Challengers are anyone and everyone. Since we only get a single challenger at a time, I will choose who that challenger is out of a pool of volunteers. Most likely, I will try to choose a challenger who is as closely matched as possible to the champion. Also possible is that if several people volunteer regularly, they may get a spot reserved for them (a waiting list of sorts).
This is on-going. There is no winning this event.
Wherein:
All matches will be streamed on my personal channel, at least at first. If this becomes a thing and I find that I am able to commit to this, then maybe things will be expanded a little bit. e.g. people fighting for the challenger spot, or it goes to ESOCTV stream, or perhaps even a small prize if a champion defends their title a certain amount of times. We'll see. I want to start something as simple as possible first.
Match format:
Now, the format of the match itself. This is where we get a twist which, hopefully is fun.
This is not a Best of X. You win the match by winning three consecutive games against your opponent. If the opponent is well matched, that is a fairly tall order. Anyway, as long as neither player loses three games in a row, the match continues. This means that a match can be finished in three games but it also means that it could technically never end. I doubt that will happen, eventually one player will tire out, I feel. I also think that a series getting drawn out would be fun and cool to watch.
Civilization rules:
- ESOC patch, most current version.
- Players may not use a civilization which they have played in the past 14 games.
- Loser picks map first.
- Winner picks civilization first.
- Lose picks their civilization after winner.
Map pool:
- maps.php
Anything else?
Ideally we get a co-caster to help me. Ideally I'm able to commit to this and hopefully give something back to the community which has been absolutely lovely. As for matches and when they will happen, ideally I can get a set schedule but what is more likely is that I will bump this thread with a date & time for a match. If you would like to volunteer to play or co-cast, you can post in this thread, send me a PM, contact me on ESO or discord. I will try to schedule things before they happen so that matches do not take place on short notice. We'll see how it goes. Unfortunately I work Saturdays. Also if a match is prolonged then what may happen is that we pause it and pick it up for another day.
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Reigning Noob Champion: QueenOfDestiny
Looking for next challenger: ~PR22 to PR26
Next time of proposed match: TBD
) and the whole thing starts over.