We are planning to run more events for you in 2026 of course, but we need your input about how the leagues should work!

Please vote on each possible rule tweak. We will evaluate the results based on voter relevance - meaning that we'll primarily care about whether the player actually plays in the league they're voting on.

We'll leave the polls open until the end of the year, and lock in the results on New Year's Eve.

Please feel free to elaborate in the comments on your thoughts, such as if you have ideas about how to change certain more complex systems such as the drafts.

Hello fellow RTS players from both Xbox and PC!  I am Hosticide, or Chris, and I welcome you to the Halo Wars 2 section of Meta Plays!  Today is launch-day for a lot of exciting content, including a bunch of planned Halo Wars 2 Tournaments!  I wanted to create a forum post to get things started and to get to know each other.  So let's introduce ourselves!

Some easy stuff to say in your posts:

• Your Gamertag.
• Your favorite/main leader(s).
• How long have you played the Halo Wars series?
• Your matchmaking experiences
• Something you want changed or added to Halo Wars 2

There are just a bit of topics you can add to your post if you want, or don't I'm not your parents.  Here is my post below to get us started!  

I am Hosticide (GT: BtC Hosticide).  I have played the Halo Wars series since launch day of the original Halo Wars.  I entered the competitive scene on launch day of Halo Wars 2 by playing matches in Gamebattles and being a top finisher in Breaking the Clutch's first ever tournament in March 2017.  Even since then I joined the staff of BtC and I have hosted countless tournaments in the community.  I was one of the three main organizers and a caster for the Halo Wars Championship League for four seasons, A tournament organizer for Halo Wars Tournament Central, and now I am here as a caster and moderator for Meta Plays.  My 4+ years in the Halo Wars competitive scene will give me the experience to cast here with Nakamura for these future events, and I cannot wait to see how they turn out!  

As for gameplay, my favorite leaders are Kinsano and Atriox.  I have been a consistent Kinsano player since her release in Season 1, but recently picked up Atriox for his viability in online ladder. 

If I could some stuff to Halo Wars 2, I would add a forge mode and a custom games browser.  These two additions would basically give the game unlimited replayability!

Now that I have given you some info about me, what's up with everyone else?!  

~Hosticide

Also can't go without giving @NeWYoRkLeGenD a massive shout-out for his 200$ contribution to the tournament! What a LeGenD.

There's 2 different types of champion based on how you look at it.

The Dawn of Decimus Tournament winner is one, and the #1 ladder finisher is the other - this may of course be the same person. Vote away!

Note: the ladder champion doesn't get a prize, all prizes are tournament-based - it's all about prestige!
The top 4 ladder players will be featured on the upcoming Hall of Fame page, however.

Current S Ladder Sandings Are As Follows:

1. Rockgeneration: 2225 Points
2. Almirante: 1813 Points
3. AAtrox: 1412 Points
4. EoD: 736 Points

Points to be won:

1. 1366
2. 1017
3. 767
4. 567

This immediately rules out EoD as the top finisher even if he wins the Dawn of Decimus event and Rockgeneration no shows.

AAtrox can still take the top spot if he wins the event, and if Rock doesn't make it into the tournament's top 4.

Almirante would need to win the event, with Rock needing to not make it to the finals.

Win Rates in Meta Plays Tournament Series:

Rock vs Almirante: 80%

Rock vs AAtrox: 66.6%

Almirante vs AAtrox: 83.3%

Win Rates in Meta Plays Tournament Games:

Rock vs Almirante: 66.6%

Rock vs AAtrox: 71.4%

Almirante vs AAtrox: 71.4%

Get ready for the first Halo Wars 2 tournament hosted by Meta Plays, the Spartan Trials!  Let's take a look into the format of this upcoming tournament!  

Below is the TL;DR (Too lazy; didn't read) for the tournament format and general rules!  

TL;DR

FORMAT

• Tournament Date:  6/12/2021
• Type:  Single Elimination 1v1 Deathmatch
• Prize Pool: $300
• Meta Plays Point Pool:  4500
• Match Format:  Asynchronous matches and play until tournament ends

GAME RULES

• FIrst Map is set. Loser chooses next map. Maps only played once per series
• Maps: Ashes, Bedrock, Fissures, Frontier, Mirage, Rift, Vault.
• Voridus is Banned (Auto-loss of game in series if picked)
• No repeat leaders in a series.
• No node strat.
• 1 hour time limit. Staff discretion on winners, tie, or replay match
• No cheating or intentional exploiting of any form allowed
• Report matches in the Meta Plays Discord Server

COMPETITOR'S CONDUCT

• No Smurfs
• 15 Minute No-show rule for the SERIES
• No Sharing Accounts
• No Harassment in any area of the tournament's setting
• Competitors may stream their own matches if and only if they have a two minute delay
• Third-Party Casters may cast games not on the casting schedule

Consequences for breaking any of these rules are outlined in the official tournament page.

Now that we have what is expected of the players in the tournament, let's open discussion!  Remember to be civil!  

• Excited for any certain matchups?
• Questions about the tournament?
• Need advice about a build or a setup pre-tournament?
• Looking for custom games to practice for the tournament?

Ask it all in this thread, and take home the gold medal!  

In the Spartan Trials tournament, we have seen not much variety regarding leader picks, and we were wondering if you folks would like to be able to ban certain leaders from a series.

Please vote and reply here about what change you would like to see to our rules regarding this, if any, and why.

We will be updating the next tournaments rules with the results here. The poll will run until Friday, July 1, so 2 days before the event.

In the Spartan Trials tournament, there was some confusion regarding what types of node strats were banned, as well as a lot of feedback regarding which types should be banned.

Please vote and reply here regarding what change you would like to see to our rules regarding this, if any, and why.

We will be updating the next tournaments rules with the results here. The poll will run until Friday, July 1, so 2 days before the event.