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Introduction
So here we are with the second installment of CTF Tendency. The first one was met with mild success, with 3 teams playing against each other, and players like Killstrike and Crusher making a name for themselves and John Zombie and Dranzer proving their status as solid players. This will also be the last Tendency of the year, so I hope to see some good attendance from you, the community, so it may prosper as a respectable and hyped tournament.

Format
The tournament follows a double-elimination system, which means that teams remain active in the tournament until they lose 2 games.

Teams
The tournament utilizes a snake draft system, where captains pick players out of the free agency pool to fill their teams' rosters. The captain who picks first in the 1st round picks last in the 2nd round, and so on. Teams only have 3 spots, so captains must pick only two players to fulfill their roster. The captains will be selected by hand out of the players who signed up, to ensure that more skilled, reliable and smart players are given the opportunity to lead their teams. The draft will take place on IRC (@ #ctft), and captains must announce their picks through there.

The amount of teams that will participate in the tournament is directly proportional to the amount of sign-ups and, more importantly, to the amount of players who actually attend to the event. There is no rule against odd amounts, so it is possible to have 5 or 7 participating teams.

Maps
The map pool for the tournament is comprised of 6 maps, compiled into a wad called ctf_tendency2.wad.

• Anthology CTF MAP01
• The Last Strike Extreme CTF MAP01
• Odamex CTF MAP01
• Smart CTF - IDL 2011 Edition MAP01
• Rage CTF MAP01
• Anthology CTF MAP26

Games
Each round has a duration of 5 minutes and a score limit of 3 flags. Sudden death is disabled for the first 2 rounds, but is otherwise enabled in the 3rd round.

Each game follows a Best of 2 system, meaning that if a team has the upper hand after 2 rounds, that team wins the game and advances on the brackets. The team that is placed higher in the brackets picks the 1st map out of the pool, while the lower team picks the 2nd map. A game ends in 2 rounds if:

• a team wins two consecutive rounds;
• a team wins a round and ties another.

Otherwise, a 3rd round will be played with sudden death enabled. The team that is placed lower in the brackets removes 2 of the 4 remaining maps from play, then the higher team gets to pick one of the 2 maps available. This happens if:

• a team wins a round but loses another;
• both teams tie two consecutive rounds.

Rules

• Trading players between two teams is not allowed.
• Trading players between a team and the free agency, on the other hand, is allowed, but can only be done once.
• If a team is unable to show themselves when their next game comes up, it will automatically count as a loss for them, which means they will either be sent to the loser's bracket or defeated altogether, depending on their placement.

Schedule
Sign-up period: Sunday, December 7th to Saturday, December 13th @ 7:30 PM EST.

Event date: Saturday, December 13th.
7:30 PM EST - Draft starts on IRC at #ctft. All participants must make themselves available before then or they will be removed from the free agency.
7:45 PM EST - Draft ends, and the 1st game starts.
9:30 PM EST - Probable deadline for the tournament's ending.

Server
The games will happen in a Funcrusher+ (New Jersey) server hosted exclusively for the event.

Other info
The brackets for the tournament will be regularly updated at http://challonge.com/tendency2 as games are played.

The IRC channel where all things related to the tourney will be discussed, and where the draft will take place is #ctft at Zandronum IRC.

Confirmed players Sign-ups
You must sign up in this thread and nowhere else. Signing up does not guarantee you a spot in the free agency, as you must be available before the draft to do so. Follow the template: Important note: only sign up if you know you can be available from 7:30 PM to a maximum of 10:00 PM EST!!

Name: Water
Location: Brazil
Contact: IRC @ #AV, #ctft

I hope I win my third in a row. I am awesome.

Fatelord Tonis
Ohio
#te #ctft

Jwarrier
USA
#eg #ctft #losersbracket4life

Count me in again!

Joseph Hicks
Location: Brazil
Contact: #te, #ctft

Name: Alpha
Location: Brazil
Contact: IRC @ #AV, #ctft

name: Crusher
Location: Germany
Contact: everywhere at irc

Name: Otacon
Location: United States
Contact: IRC @ #Slaughter #Zandronum

Name: AlienOverlord
Location: European Brazil (hue)
Contact: #te

To clear things up, Edd has signed up, though he made an observation about how there are chances that he might not be able to come around.

Name: Tai
Location: Connecticut,USA
Contact: #renegades, #zandronum

Name: Killstrike
Location: Mini Africa ( Brasil )
Contact: #EG , #Zandronum , #BR ( uehuehuehehe channel )

Name: Dranzer
Location: Brazil
Contact: IRC @ #AV, #ctft

Name: IdeIdoom
Location: Origin of Brazil
Contact: Zandronum IRC #AV #CTFT quakenet.org #IDL #WDL

Name: Dastan
Location: Brazil
Contact: Zandronum IRC #TE #ctft

Name: John Zombie
Location: Brazil
Contact: IRC @ #AV, #ctft

Name: Torvald
Location: Canadia
Contact: IRC @ #LF, #ctft, #SPAK

Mobius, HumanBones and Razgriz have all signed up.

GGs, mates. Fun games!

Welp. Missed this one, but I hope I'm open for next time! The only reason I haven't tried to sign up the last two times is, because I wasn't gonna be there anyway.

Also God damn it Water, You're too much.

That fucking text wall, longest post in Zandronum Forums yet.