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The main event of the 2v2 Amateur League Season 2! $250 and 2500 Meta Plays Ladder Points are up for grabs. Brackets:

The third and final qualifier for the 2v2 Amateur League Season 2! 1000 Meta Plays Ladder Points are up for grabs. Brackets pending.

The second qualifier for the 2v2 Amateur League Season 2! 1000 Meta Plays Ladder Points are up for grabs. Brackets:

The DM Revival Cup is a rolling event series to provide the community with practice opportunities until Age of Mythology: Retold releases. They will exist alongside the Meta Plays seasons, but have no main event to qualify to, and are funded by sponsorship activities via Nakamura's Twitch channel. $100 and 1000 Meta Plays Points are up for grabs. The purpose of these events is to provide practice to the community until Age of Mythology: Retold releases. The tournament will begin on May 26th, and players must complete 1 round per week at a time of the players' choice. The winner finals, losers finals and grand finals must be live streamed. Seeding is an admin decision. Future events will be seeded based on Meta Plays Ladder Points. @Nakamura is the manager for this tournament. For any questions, concerns or requests, please reach out to him on Discord, or @ him in the comments here (if not urgent). EVENT PRIZES 1st place: $40 | 255 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Gold Medal Icon 2nd place: $30 | 185 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Silver Medal Icon 3rd place: $20 | 135 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Bronze Medal Icon 4th place: $10 | 95 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Copper Medal Icon 5-6th place: 54 Meta Plays Ladder Points 7-8th place: 37 Meta Plays Ladder Points 9-12th place: 24 Meta Plays Ladder Points 13-16th place: 17 Meta Plays Ladder Points GAME SETTINGS Use Age of Mythology: Extended Edition on Steam. Game mod: DM Patch 2023. No repeats of any god you have used in the current series. Accidental pick of an already used god will has the following penalties: The match is invalid - head back to lobby. Your opponent may optionally pick a specific god for you that hasn't been used yet. The lower seed should start the map ban. Alternate bans until the number of remaining maps matches the series size. First map per round is picked by the higher seed. Losing player each game picks next map. Each map may only be played once. Valid maps: Alfheim, Arabia, Arctic Craters, Blue Lagoon, Frozen Wastes, Mirage, Oasis, Olympus, Savannah, Tundra, Wetlands. No excessive wall connector spamming allowed. Banned cases: Connector spam to clog up the map Acceptable cases include: 4 pieces around towers 4 pieces to save dock builder Segments to seal off a gap that was meant to be walled No hunt deleting. No unnatural wall usage, such as deleting wall segments and setting up a gate network. No Gaia Forests around Gold Mines or Settlements. No cheating of any form. HOSTING Games will be hosted by the higher seeded player. SOCIAL RULES Participants must be in the DM Discord. Report match results there, with replays, even if they were casted. Replays should be named with the following format: Round X - Player 1 Name vs Player 2 Name - Game # We will not count matches that you fail to properly report. Please cooperate for the sake of timeliness. Forfeiting/not showing up to any match with prizes and without notice will result in disqualification and you forfeiting the prizes. 1 rescheduling opportunity is granted when external conditions force it. There will not be a second rescheduling. Forfeiting players that break rules on any of our platforms, or do so out of malicious intent will be banned from the next event. Repeat offenders will receive a ban from the entire season. There will not be a fourth chance after the season-long ban expires. Penalties for not showing up: Timer starts when 1 player is ready and neither player is currently playing a match. Late by over 10 minutes: opponent gains 1 match win. This is the wait time BEFORE a series begins. BETWEEN games in a series, the lateness limit is 5 minutes. Late by additional 5 minutes: opponent gains 1 match win for each 5 min. Once a player wins via lateness penalties, the late player is disqualified. Players must play live streamed games with the assigned streamers present. Failing to do so will be counted as lateness. All live games played on non-approved channels are invalid. No harassment, discrimination, or cheating accusations against players/viewers/staff on any of our platforms. You will be disqualified, forfeit of prizes in this event, and be permanently banned from all event participation. Cheating accusations are meant to handled in private with Meta Plays staff. Stalling games after final staff decisions (e.g. via cheating accusation arguments) will result in lateness penalties. No excessively derogatory messaging targeting our staff on any platform. This will result in a permanent ban on all Meta Plays platforms. Win trading will result in forfeit. Do your best to win. You may resign if you are clearly losing. Live coaching or any other external communication during matches is unacceptable and will result in a permanent ban from all Meta Plays events. Do not sign up with smurfs. Match all account usernames. We will remove suspicious sign-ups. In the event of player lag disputes, players must submit speedtest results. The event manager will make a judgement call. No account sharing. You will be disqualified, forfeit of prizes in this event, and be permanently banned from all event participation. PAYMENT You will be paid approximately 2-5 work days after the event. Please reach out to @Nakamura with your payment information after the event. If you do not provide payment information despite requests within 60 days after the event, you forfeit the prize money. You confirm that the account you provide is owned by you. We do not take responsibility for funds getting lost to third parties in the event of the account not belonging to you. We will not pay out to a known third party. We can pay out via bank transfers or PayPal. We do not pay out via other methods. We do not pay extra to cover transfer fees. This tournament takes place during a war period. Ukraine has been invaded by Russia and Belarus. In light of NATO sanctions against Russia and Belarus, we are not able to pay out prizes to Russian and Belarusian competitors residing in Russia or Belarus. Russian or Belarusian citizens are not affected by this if they reside in an un-sanctioned country, or have financial accounts in such a country able to receive payments. Affected prizes will be paid to a selected charity unrelated to the war, chosen by our staff. LIVE STREAMING & VIDEOS Everyone: You may stream all of your own matches. You are required to feature the provided Meta Plays Logo over gameplay at all times. We request you give Meta Plays one shout-out mid-commentary, such as an invitation to make an account on the site. For casting, we recommend you use the Meta Plays Casting Tool for the best viewer experience. Content Partners: 60s delay is required for live games. You may stream any match from replay, and any live game before the final 4. Please contact @Nakamura to be linked from the bracket. Content Partners are prioritized for live games over non-partners.. You may upload videos at your leisure. Non-Partners: Casting approval is required. Please contact @Nakamura to request permission. Once approved, you may stream any match from replay, and any live game before the final 4. 90s delay is required for live games. We request you wait with video uploads until the Meta Plays channel has posted its version of the identical match.

The first qualifier for the 2v2 Amateur League Season 2! 1000 Meta Plays Ladder Points are up for grabs.

The first qualifier for for the 2v2 Amateur League Season 2! 1000 Meta Plays Ladder Points are up for grabs. The tournament will take place on Saturday, May 20th, starting at 4 PM GMT. Brackets get locked at 3:45 PM GMT. This tournament is a ONE DAY EVENT - please ensure you have enough time to play in 1 go. For those looking to contribute to the main event, you may do so via our Donation Page, using the HW 2 option! Seeding is based on 2v2 MMR - check yours here by searching for your Gamertag. To participate, your account: Must have 3.5 MMR or less. Gamerscore in multiple games. Must have at least 1000+ matches played. The Meta Plays team reserves the right to remove your sign up if you are deemed a high level player in other formats. @_TheLegend_ is the manager for this tournament. For any questions, concerns or requests, please reach out to him on Discord, or @ him in the comments here (if not urgent). EVENT PRIZES 1st place: 272 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Gold Medal Icon 2nd place: 202 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Silver Medal Icon 3rd place: 152 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Bronze Medal Icon 4th place: 112 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Copper Medal Icon 5-6th place: 75 Meta Plays Ladder Points 7-8th place: 59 Meta Plays Ladder Points Confused about the tournament system? Check our Tournament and Ladder info posts, and the Halo Wars 2 Season 3 announcement! GAME SETTINGS Higher seeded team may veto 1 map per series. First map is picked by the higher seeded team. Losing team each game picks next map. Each map may only be played once. Valid maps: Ashes, Badlands, Bedrock, Fissures, Frontier, Mirage, Rift, Vault. No repeat leaders in a series. No Voridus. Leader repeats are judged on a team level, not a player level. No double leaders. Accidental pick of Voridus results in loss. No node strat - do not take nodes without the intent of killing Sentinels. Exception: you can draw the Sentinels to attack an enemy minibase or units, and still capture the node. Exception: Cannon Fodder can take nodes any way you want. 1 hour time limit. If base and slot building count is even/very close, and neither team has a large army advantage, the game is a draw. If one team has an army advantage, casters will send a final attack prompt. The outcome of this last attack determines whether a winner or a draw is called, based on the base/slot building count afterwards. If one team has a clear base and slot building count advantage and their opponent is not in a position to even out the game with the next attack, the team with more slot buildings wins. Replay match if the series ends on tie. The previous loser picks map in this case. No cheating or intentional exploiting of any form allowed. Hosting Games will be hosted by the higher seeded team when staff is not present. Casters will host if they are present. SOCIAL RULES Participants must be in the Meta Plays Discord. Report match results there. Forfeiting/not showing up to any match with money prizes without notice will result in disqualification and you forfeiting the prizes. 1 rescheduling opportunity is granted when external conditions force it. There will not be a second rescheduling. Forfeiting players that break rules on any of our platforms, or do so out of malicious intent will be banned from the next event. Repeat offenders will receive a ban from the entire season. There will not be a fourth chance after the season-long ban expires. Penalties for not showing up: Timer starts when 1 player is ready and neither team is currently playing a match. Late by over 10 minutes: opponent gains 1 match win. This is the wait time BEFORE a series begins. BETWEEN games in a series, the lateness limit is 5 minutes. Late by additional 5 minutes: opponent gains 1 match win for each 5 min. Once a team wins via lateness penalties, the late team is disqualified. No harassment, discrimination, or cheating accusations against players/viewers/staff on any of our platforms. You will be disqualified, forfeit of prizes in this event, and be permanently banned from all event participation. Cheating accusations are meant to handled in private with Meta Plays staff. Stalling games after final staff decisions (e.g. via cheating accusation arguments) will result in lateness penalties. No excessively derogatory messaging targeting our staff on any platform. This will result in a permanent ban on all Meta Plays platforms. Win trading will result in forfeit. Do your best to win. You may resign if you are clearly losing. Live coaching or any other external communication during matches is unacceptable and will result in a permanent ban from all Meta Plays events. Do not sign up with smurfs. Match all account usernames. We will remove suspicious sign-ups. No account sharing. You will be disqualified, forfeit of prizes in this event, and be permanently banned from all event participation. STABILITY RULES In the event of player lag disputes, players must submit speedtest results. The event manager will make a judgement call. In the event of a glitch where a building isn't building itself (the symbol preview never disappears): Within the first 3 minutes of the game, the player must type into the game chat, or notify the casters in DMs. Casters will need to confirm for validity. If the glitch is verified, an admin restart will be issued. If the glitch is not verified, the game should continue. Resigning without admin permission will be counted as a loss. In the event of a disconnection or crash: If the game was relatively even: If all parties crash, re-play the game. The game doesn't count for score in the first instance. The player who didn't disconnect may choose a new map, and both players may choose a new leader. In the second instance, the player who didn't disconnect receives a point on the score board. In the third instance, the player who didn't disconnect wins the series. If both sides crash 3 times, reset PC/Xbox and internet. If a player was significantly ahead: Admin win is awarded for the match for all cases. In the third instance, the player who didn't disconnect wins the series. Johnson/Jerome crash: The Johnson/Jerome player loses. In the event of both players causing a crash, we will treat this case as a disconnect and follow rules around them. LIVE STREAMING & VIDEOS: Everyone: You may stream all of your own matches. You are required to feature the provided Meta Plays Logo over gameplay at all times. We request you give Meta Plays one shout-out mid-commentary, such as an invitation to make an account on the site. For casting, we recommend you use the Meta Plays Casting Tool for the best viewer experience. Content Partners: 60s delay is required. You may stream matches that aren't marked to be covered by Meta Plays. Please contact @_TheLegend_ for approval. You may upload videos at your leisure. Non-Partners: 90s delay is required. You may stream matches that aren't marked to be covered by Meta Plays or Content Partners. Please contact @_TheLegend_ for approval. We request you wait with video uploads until the Meta Plays channel has posted its version of the identical match.

We are pleased to announce the Meta Plays Halo Wars 2 League Season 5! Meta Plays will cover key matches, with the rest being open to community casters. (The Scorpions 2v2 Pro league was cancelled due to low sign ups) Introducing the "Scorpions" 2v2 Pro League: Scorpions Qualifier 1 - up to $200 - Single Elimination - 1000 Ladder Points - May 27 - One day event Scorpions Qualifier 2 - up to $200 - Double Elimination - 1000 Ladder Points - June 11 - One day event Scorpions Qualifier 3 - up to $200 - Single Elimination - 1000 Ladder Points - June 25 - One day event Scorpions Main Event - $500 + Community Donations + Sponsorship Contributions, GSL Group Stage - July 8 - One day event This Pro League season features a large change compared to past ones: The starting prize pools of qualifiers with scale with sign ups. A win for the players, and a win for us. Invite your friends to maximize the prizes. Especially with community contributions, we can generate more hype than ever before. The larger prize pool will help eliminate unnecessary forfeits, as there is more on the line. Introducing the Amateur 2v2 League Season 2: 2v2 Amateur League Season 2 Qualifier 1 - Double Elimination - 1000 Ladder Points - May 20 - One day event 2v2 Amateur League Season 2 Qualifier 2 - Single Elimination - 1000 Ladder Points - June 17 - One day event 2v2 Amateur League Season 2 Qualifier 3 - Double Elimination - 1000 Ladder Points - July 1 - One day event 2v2 Amateur League Season 2 Main Event - $200 + Community Donations, Double Elimination - July 8 - One day event Note: this article and our calendar will be updated as we progress through the season and new info becomes available. Give Us The Numbers Based on the number and quality of signed up players, we modify the prize pool, and the amount of total points that a qualifier can provide. Our guidelines are below. The scaling of the starting prize pool is as follows: 32 players: 100% ($200) 24 players: 75% ($150) 16 players: 50% ($100) 8 players: 25% ($50) The scaling of the ladder points is as follows: Base value: 10x Prize pool in USD (or monetary value in prizes). For qualifiers the base value is 1000. For any class exclusion combination, remove 10% points per class removed. S+A Class only tournaments are excluded from this ruling on a case-by-case basis. The number of players in the tournaments will scale the points in the following way: 4-8: -50% 9-15: -25% 16-23: no change 24-31: +50% 32-47: +75% 48-64: +100% You can review the point spread between player placements using our Tournament Point Calculator. Monthly Clip Contest In addition to the league, we will be running a monthly clip contest in our Discord. Simply take great clips of our content, either on Twitch or YouTube, and share it in Discord. The submitter of the clip with the most "Meta Plays logo" reactions in each month will win $10 either as a direct transfer of a gift card of their choice. We will likely also be posting several of these on our social media, on a case-by-case basis. Sponsorship Prize Contributions In addition to directly contributing to prize pools, you can contribute to event prizes now by participating in our sponsorship offerings. As each sponsorship is built different, the nature of these will differ on a case-by-case basis. Participate by submitting a screenshot of competing the sponsor action in our Discord. How the Ladder Works Each tournament comes with Meta Plays Ladder Points. These points go towards the corresponding ladder. Based on your position in the ladder, we assign you to a "Class" - one of D(lowest), C, B, A and S(highest). The classes give you a badge and will be featured on your Tournament Profile. For the Main Event, we will only take our own ladder into account for your seeding. Check out the Class icons below. The top 4 players will also receive medals corresponding with their final placement in each Tournament. While qualifiers are generic, the Pro League Main Event will receive custom medals. For additional info, please check our Tournament and Ladder explainer posts! Can I Host Tournaments Too? Yes! We are in fact looking for additional Content Partners that are willing to contribute to our Seasonal Ladders, or cover events that we may not be able to. You can apply as a content partner here. Can I Help Meta Plays Directly? For any of you looking to support our project, the best way to do so is becoming a subscriber on the website. This is a monthly recurring payment that you get perks and exclusive news for. The more goals we hit, the easier and safer it is for us to keep the project going. We are also currently looking for Moderators to join our team, so that we can keep our chats, Discord and website a pleasant and friendly environment for all. You can apply here. Where To Watch We will live stream the main events on our Twitch, and VoDs will be available on our YouTube. Community casters will have access to cover games as well - all games that we don't cover are open casting for live streamers. Please contact each event's manager for clearance. Bear in mind though, that in Age of Mythology, due to limited spectating slots and lag reasons, our Content Partners have priority in key matches. We also provide replay packs that may be used for replay casts or learning purposes. That is pretty much it! Let us know what you think in the comments below, join us on Discord for real-time chats, and we will see you on the battlefield!

Showmatch commissed by: @Scorpionlawz. Thank you! Remember you can commission your own showmatch in our store! The showmatch will take place on Thursday, May 11th, starting at 9 PM GMT. Make sure to catch our live stream! But in case you can't make it, a YouTube VOD will be available. EVENT PRIZES Winner takes it all: $40 USD GAME SETTINGS First map is pre-defined: Rift. Losing player each game picks next map. Each map may only be played once. Valid maps: Ashes, Badlands, Bedrock, Fissures, Frontier, Mirage, Rift, Vault. No repeat leaders. If all leaders are used already, you may re-pick leaders up to one time each. Voridus may not use Combat Spoils. No node strat - do not take nodes without the intent of killing Sentinels. Exception: you can draw the Sentinels to attack an enemy minibase or units, and still capture the node. Exception: Cannon Fodder can take nodes any way you want. Players must use in-game or DMs to notify casters of the node-strat. Casters will need to confirm for validity. Mild cases of node strat will result in a warning (eg accidental retreats). 3 warnings will result in a match loss. Severe cases of node strat will result in a match loss (eg purposefully forced capture or cloak-based node strat). Resigning without admin permission will be counted as a loss. 1 hour time limit. If base and slot building count is even/very close, and neither player has a large army advantage, the game is a draw. If one player has an army advantage, casters will send a final attack prompt. The outcome of this last attack determines whether a winner or a draw is called, based on the base/slot building count afterwards. If one player has a clear base and slot building count advantage and their opponent is not in a position to even out the game with the next attack, the player with more slot buildings wins. Replay match if the series ends on tie. The previous loser picks map in this case. No cheating or intentional exploiting of any form allowed. Hosting Alternating hosting between players. SOCIAL RULES Participants must be in the Meta Plays Discord for communication purposes. Forfeiting/not showing up to the showmatch without notice will result in disqualification and you forfeiting the prizes. 1 rescheduling opportunity is granted when external conditions force it. There will not be a second rescheduling. Forfeiting players that break rules on any of our platforms, or do so out of malicious intent will not be considered for future showmatches. Penalties for not showing up: Timer starts when 1 player is ready and neither player is currently playing a match. Late by over 10 minutes: opponent gains 1 match win. This is the wait time BEFORE a series begins. BETWEEN games in a series, the lateness limit is 5 minutes. Late by additional 5 minutes: opponent gains 1 match win for each 5 min. Once a player wins via lateness penalties, the late player is disqualified. No harassment or discrimination of players/viewers/staff on any of our platforms. You will be disqualified, forfeit of prizes in this event, and be permanently banned from all event participation. No excessively derogatory messaging targeting our staff on any platform. This will result in a permanent ban on all Meta Plays platforms. Win trading will result in forfeit. Do your best to win. You may resign if you are clearly losing. Live coaching or any other external communication during matches is unacceptable and will result in a permanent ban from all Meta Plays events. No account sharing. You will be disqualified, forfeit of prizes in this event, and be permanently banned from all event participation. STABILITY RULES In the event of player lag disputes, players must submit speedtest results. The event manager will make a judgement call. In the event of a glitch where a building isn't building itself (the symbol preview never disappears): Within the first 3 minutes of the game, the player must type into the game chat, or notify the casters in DMs. Casters will need to confirm for validity. If the glitch is verified, an admin restart will be issued. If the glitch is not verified, the game should continue. Resigning without admin permission will be counted as a loss. In the event of a disconnection or crash: If the game was relatively even: If all parties crash, re-play the game. The game doesn't count for score in the first instance. The player who didn't disconnect may choose a new map, and both players may choose a new leader. In the second instance, the player who didn't disconnect receives a point on the score board. In the third instance, the player who didn't disconnect wins the series. If both sides crash 3 times, reset PC/Xbox and internet. If a player was significantly ahead: Admin win is awarded for the match for all cases. In the third instance, the player who didn't disconnect wins the series. Johnson/Jerome crash: The Johnson/Jerome player loses. In the event of both players causing a crash, we will treat this case as a disconnect and follow rules around them. PAYMENT You will be paid approximately 2-5 work days after the event. Please reach out to @Nakamura with your payment information after the event. If you do not provide payment information despite requests within 60 days after the event, you forfeit the prize money. You confirm that the account you provide is owned by you. We do not take responsibility for funds getting lost to third parties in the event of the account not belonging to you. We will not pay out to a known third party. We can pay out via bank transfers or PayPal. We do not pay out via other methods. We do not pay extra to cover transfer fees. LIVE STREAMING & VIDEOS: Players: You may stream all of your own matches. You are required to feature the provided Meta Plays Logo over gameplay at all times. We request you give Meta Plays one shout-out mid-commentary, such as an invitation to make an account on the site.

Welcome to a Deathmatch showmatch! Remember you can commission your own showmatch in our store! The showmatch will take place on Saturday, May 6th, starting at 5 PM GMT. Make sure to catch our live stream! But in case you can't make it, a YouTube VOD will be available. EVENT PRIZES Winner takes it all: $40 USD. GAME SETTINGS Play on Age of Mythology: Extended Edition on Steam. Game mod: DM Patch 2023. Repeating gods is allowed. Valid Maps for Deathmatch: DM Alfheim, DM Arabia, DM Arctic Craters, DM Blue Lagoon, DM Frozen Wastes, DM Marsh, DM Mirage, DM Oasis, DM Olympus, DM Savannah, DM Tundra, DM Wetlands. Coin toss for first map pick. Coin toss loser may ban a map first. Alternate until 7 maps remain. Losing player each game picks next map. Each map may only be played once. No excessive wall connector spamming allowed. Banned cases: Clogging up pathing with wall segments. Acceptable cases include: 4 pieces around towers 4 pieces to save dock builder Segments to seal off a gap that was meant to be walled No hunt deleting. No unnatural wall usage, such as deleting wall segments and setting up a gate network. No cheating of any form. SOCIAL RULES Participants must be in the Meta Plays Discord. Report match results there, with replays. Forfeiting/not showing up to the showmatch without notice will result in disqualification and you forfeiting the prizes. 1 rescheduling opportunity is granted when external conditions force it. There will not be a second rescheduling. Forfeiting players that break rules on any of our platforms, or do so out of malicious intent will not be considered for future showmatches. Penalties for not showing up: Timer starts when 1 player is ready and neither player is currently playing a match. Late by over 10 minutes: opponent gains 1 match win. This is the wait time BEFORE a series begins. BETWEEN games in a series, the lateness limit is 5 minutes. Late by additional 5 minutes: opponent gains 1 match win for each 5 min. Once a player wins via lateness penalties, the late player is disqualified and will not be considered for future showmatches. No harassment or discrimination of players/viewers/staff on any of our platforms. You will be disqualified, forfeit of prizes in this event, and be permanently banned from all event participation. No excessively derogatory messaging targeting our staff on any platform. This will result in a permanent ban on all Meta Plays platforms. Win trading will result in forfeit. Do your best to win. You may resign if you are clearly losing. In the event of player lag disputes, players must submit speedtest results. The event manager will make a judgement call. No account sharing. You will be disqualified, forfeit of prizes in this event, and be permanently banned from all event participation. PAYMENT You will be paid approximately 2-5 work days after the event. Please reach out to @Nakamura with your payment information after the event. If you do not provide payment information despite requests within 60 days after the event, you forfeit the prize money. You confirm that the account you provide is owned by you. We do not take responsibility for funds getting lost to third parties in the event of the account not belonging to you. We will not pay out to a known third party. We can pay out via bank transfers or PayPal. We do not pay out via other methods. We do not pay extra to cover transfer fees. LIVE STREAMING & VIDEOS Players: You may stream all of your own matches. You are required to feature the provided Meta Plays Logo over gameplay at all times. We request you give Meta Plays one shout-out, such as an invitation to make an account on the site. We recommend you use the Meta Plays Casting Tool for the best viewer experience. Content Partners: We will provide replays after the event privately. You may upload videos at your leisure. Non-Partners: We will provide replays after our YouTube VoD is public. We request you wait with video uploads until the Meta Plays channel has posted its version of the identical match.

We are pleased to announce the Meta Plays Age of Mythology League Season 5! The event will be held on Age of Mythology: The Titans on Voobly! Meta Plays will cover all matches, with our Content Partners having open access. Community casters may request casting access, too. This season features large changes compared to past ones: We will only have one event, which will be long term. This ensures that a maximum number of players will be available. As in the previous season, all prizes are concentrated in one epic event. By covering every match (from replays), we expect to have more stream days than normal. The starting prize pool with scale with sign ups. A win for the players, and a win for us. Invite your friends to maximize the prizes. Especially with community contributions, we can generate more hype than ever before. The larger prize pool will help eliminate unnecessary forfeits, as there is more on the line. Introducing "The Wisdom of Thoth" Pro League: GSL Group Stage into Single Elimination Format. Up to $1000 Starting Prize Pool + Community Donations + Sponsorship Contributions. Start date: May 15th. One round per week. Tournament Page and sign ups here. Note: our calendar will be updated with broadcast days as we progress through the event and new info becomes available. Give Us The Numbers Based on the number and quality of signed up players, we modify the prize pool, and the amount of total points that a tournament can provide. Our guidelines are below. The scaling of the starting prize pool is as follows: 32 players: 100% ($1000) 24 players: 75% ($750) 16 players: 50% ($500) 8 players: 25% ($250) The scaling of the ladder points is as follows: Base value: 10x Prize pool in USD (or monetary value in prizes). For qualifiers the base value is 1000. For any class exclusion combination, remove 10% points per class removed. S+A Class only tournaments are excluded from this ruling on a case-by-case basis. The number of players in the tournaments will scale the points in the following way: 4-8: -50% 9-15: -25% 16-23: no change 24-31: +50% 32-47: +75% 48-64: +100% You can review the point spread between player placements using our Tournament Point Calculator. Monthly Clip Contest In addition to the league, we will be running a monthly clip contest in our Discord. Simply take great clips of our content, either on Twitch or YouTube, and share it in Discord. The submitter of the clip with the most "Meta Plays logo" reactions in each month will win $10 either as a direct transfer of a gift card of their choice. We will likely also be posting several of these on our social media, on a case-by-case basis. Sponsorship Prize Contributions In addition to directly contributing to prize pools, you can contribute to event prizes now by participating in our sponsorship offerings. As each sponsorship is built different, the nature of these will differ on a case-by-case basis. Participate by submitting a screenshot of competing the sponsor action in our Discord. How the Ladder Works Each tournament comes with Meta Plays Ladder Points. These points go towards the corresponding ladder. Based on your position in the ladder, we assign you to a "Class" - one of D(lowest), C, B, A and S(highest). The classes give you a badge and will be featured on your Tournament Profile. This time we only have the one event to influence this, and we will use your Season 4 information for seedings. The top 4 players will also receive medals corresponding with their final placement in the Tournament. For additional info, please check our Tournament and Ladder explainer posts! Can I Host Tournaments Too? Yes! We are in fact looking for additional Content Partners that are willing to contribute to our Seasonal Ladders, or cover events that we may not be able to. You can apply as a content partner here. Can I Help Meta Plays Directly? For any of you looking to support our project, the best way to do so is becoming a subscriber on the website. This is a monthly recurring payment that you get perks and exclusive news for. The more goals we hit, the easier and safer it is for us to keep the project going. We are also currently looking for Moderators to join our team, so that we can keep our chats, Discord and website a pleasant and friendly environment for all. You can apply here. Where To Watch We will live stream the main events on our Twitch, and VoDs will be available on our YouTube. Community casters will have access to cover games as well - all games that we don't cover are open casting for live streamers. Please contact each event's manager for clearance. Bear in mind though, that in Age of Mythology, due to limited spectating slots and lag reasons, our Content Partners have priority in key matches. We also provide replay packs that may be used for replay casts or learning purposes. That is pretty much it! Let us know what you think in the comments below, join us on Discord for real-time chats, and we will see you on the battlefield!

The Wisdom of Thoth is the only, and main event of the Meta Plays Age of Mythology League Season 5! Up to an initial $1,000 and 17,500 Meta Plays Ladder Points are on the line. These numbers will scale with sign ups, and community contributions. For those looking to contribute to this event, you may do so via our Donation Page, using the AoM option! After start time, contributions will go towards the next season. The tournament will begin on May 15th, and players must complete 1 round per week at a time of the players' choice. The final 4 players will need to schedule a live streamed day with us. Seeding is based on your Season 4 Ladder score. @fophuxake is the manager for this tournament. For any questions, concerns or requests, please reach out to her on Discord, or @ her in the comments here (if not urgent). EVENT PRIZES In this event, we will be scaling the prize pool depending on how many players sign up. For a player to count, they must at least finish 1 series. Players are thus strongly encouraged to invite their friends to sign up, and to show up. The scaling of the starting prize pool is as follows: 32 players: 100% ($1000) 24 players: 75% ($750) 16 players: 50% ($500) 8 players: 25% ($250) Prize distribution is as follows (assuming 100% scale): 1st place: $400 | 4498 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Gold Medal Icon 2nd place: $300 | 3274 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Silver Medal Icon 3rd place: $200 | 2399 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Bronze Medal Icon 4th place: $100 | 1700 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Copper Medal Icon 5-8th place: 585 Meta Plays Ladder Points 9-16th place: 286 Meta Plays Ladder Points 17-24th place: 126 Meta Plays Ladder Points Confused about the tournament system? Check our Tournament and Ladder info posts, and the Age of Mythology Season 5 announcement! GAME SETTINGS Use Age of Mythology: The Titans on Voobly. Game mod: Voobly Balance Patch 5.0 Blind Pick. No repeats of a god you have won with (within a series). You can only win with the same god 1 time and must switch to another. First map per round is defined in the bracket. Losing player each game picks next map. Each map may only be played once. Valid maps: Alfheim, Anatolia, Arctic Craters, Blue Lagoon, Borderlands, Frozen Wastes, Ghost Lake, Marsh, Mediterranean, Mega Random, Midgard, Oasis, Savannah, Tropical Mirage, Tundra, Watering Hole. 1 veto per player per series. Must be used before 1 minute. No excessive wall connector spamming allowed. Banned cases: Connector spam to protect wonders Illegal placements around gold mines and Settlements Acceptable cases include: 4 pieces around towers (including around your main base gold mine, if it blocks) 4 pieces to save dock builder Segments to seal off a gap that was meant to be walled No hunt deleting. No unnatural wall usage, such as deleting wall segments and setting up a gate network. No Gaia Forests around Gold Mines or Settlements. No cheating of any form. HOSTING Games will be hosted by the higher seeded player. SOCIAL RULES Participants must be in the Meta Plays Discord. Report match results there, with replays, even if they were casted. Replays should be named with the following format: Round X - Player 1 Name vs Player 2 Name - Game # We will not count matches that you fail to properly report. Please cooperate for the sake of timeliness. Forfeiting/not showing up to any match with prizes and without notice will result in disqualification and you forfeiting the prizes. 1 rescheduling opportunity is granted when external conditions force it. There will not be a second rescheduling. Forfeiting players that break rules on any of our platforms, or do so out of malicious intent will be banned from the next event. Repeat offenders will receive a ban from the entire season. There will not be a fourth chance after the season-long ban expires. Penalties for not showing up: Timer starts when 1 player is ready and neither player is currently playing a match. Late by over 10 minutes: opponent gains 1 match win. This is the wait time BEFORE a series begins. BETWEEN games in a series, the lateness limit is 5 minutes. Late by additional 5 minutes: opponent gains 1 match win for each 5 min. Once a player wins via lateness penalties, the late player is disqualified. Players must play live streamed games with the assigned streamers present. Failing to do so will be counted as lateness. All live games played on non-approved channels are invalid. No harassment, discrimination, or cheating accusations against players/viewers/staff on any of our platforms. You will be disqualified, forfeit of prizes in this event, and be permanently banned from all event participation. Cheating accusations are meant to handled in private with Meta Plays staff. Stalling games after final staff decisions (e.g. via cheating accusation arguments) will result in lateness penalties. No excessively derogatory messaging targeting our staff on any platform. This will result in a permanent ban on all Meta Plays platforms. Win trading will result in forfeit. Do your best to win. You may resign if you are clearly losing. Live coaching or any other external communication during matches is unacceptable and will result in a permanent ban from all Meta Plays events. Do not sign up with smurfs. Match all account usernames. We will remove suspicious sign-ups. In the event of player lag disputes, players must submit speedtest results. The event manager will make a judgement call. No account sharing. You will be disqualified, forfeit of prizes in this event, and be permanently banned from all event participation. PAYMENT You will be paid approximately 2-5 work days after the event. Please reach out to @Nakamura with your payment information after the event. If you do not provide payment information despite requests within 60 days after the event, you forfeit the prize money. You confirm that the account you provide is owned by you. We do not take responsibility for funds getting lost to third parties in the event of the account not belonging to you. We will not pay out to a known third party. We can pay out via bank transfers or PayPal. We do not pay out via other methods. We do not pay extra to cover transfer fees. This tournament takes place during a war period. Ukraine has been invaded by Russia and Belarus. In light of NATO sanctions against Russia and Belarus, we are not able to pay out prizes to Russian and Belarusian competitors residing in Russia or Belarus. Russian or Belarusian citizens are not affected by this if they reside in an un-sanctioned country, or have financial accounts in such a country able to receive payments. Affected prizes will be paid to a selected charity unrelated to the war, chosen by our staff. LIVE STREAMING & VIDEOS Everyone: You may stream all of your own matches. You are required to feature the provided Meta Plays Logo over gameplay at all times. We request you give Meta Plays one shout-out mid-commentary, such as an invitation to make an account on the site. For casting, we recommend you use the Meta Plays Casting Tool for the best viewer experience. Content Partners: 60s delay is required for live games. You may stream any match from replay, and any live game before the final 4. Please contact @fophuxake to be linked from the bracket. Content Partners are prioritized for live games over non-partners.. You may upload videos at your leisure. Non-Partners: Casting approval is required. Please contact @fophuxake to request permission. Once approved, you may stream any match from replay, and any live game before the final 4. 90s delay is required for live games. We request you wait with video uploads until the Meta Plays channel has posted its version of the identical match.

The main event of the Meta Plays SpellForce 3 League Season 3! $500 and 2500 Meta Plays Ladder Points are up for grabs. The tournament will take place on Sunday, May 14th, starting at 4 PM GMT. Please ensure you are in our Discord by lock time, as we will kick missing players from the tournament. Please note this is a ONE DAY EVENT. You must complete the tournament in 1 sitting. The event might take 6+ hours. Make sure you have enough time before you sign up. Thank you to our anonymous supporter, who contributed $1000 to ensure the longevity of our SpellForce 3 leagues! For those looking to contribute to the main event, you may do so via our Donation Page, using the SF3 option! Contributions will count toward this event until it begins. All funds contributed during/after this event will go towards the next one. Seeding is based on the Season 3 Ladder standings. The total amount of tournament points is subject to change based on sign ups. @Olvadi is the manager for this tournament. For any questions, concerns or requests, please reach out to him on Discord, or @ him in the comments here (if not urgent). EVENT PRIZES 1st place: $200 | 844 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Gold Medal Icon 2nd place: $150 | 669 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Silver Medal Icon 3rd place: $100 | 544 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Bronze Medal Icon 4th place: $50 | 444 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Copper Medal Icon Confused about the tournament system? Check our Tournament and Ladder info posts, and the SpellForce 3 Season 2 announcement! GAME SETTINGS Platform: Steam, Epic or GoG. Other platforms are currently incompatible. Mode: Skirmish Game Mod: Eventual Balance Patch 1.10.1 Objective: Capital Destruction Max heroes: 1 Resource Abundance: x1 Economy Multiplier: 100% Players must blind pick their race using this tool each game. Once joining the lobby, you must use the race you announced. You may switch races between games. Random race is allowed. Contact @Olvadi for race pick disputes. Higher seed player bans a map first, followed by the lower seed player. Alternate until the number of maps matches the size of the series. Lower seed player picks the starting map and hosts it. Losing player picks the next map each time. Host takes slot 1, other player takes slot 2. Valid maps: Ancient City, Bitter Canyon, Empyrian Coast, Evergreen Forest, Greykeep Gardens, Hard Rock, Jungle Crossroads, Fortress Stoneguard, Wasteland of Xu, Windwall Forest 4 player maps are to be played with cross spawn positions. No cheating or exploits of any form. SOCIAL RULES Participants must be in the Meta Plays Discord. Report match results there, with replays. Replays should be named with the following format: Round X - Player 1 Name vs Player 2 Name - Game # We will not count matches that you fail to properly report. Please cooperate for the sake of timeliness. Forfeiting/not showing up to any match with prizes and without notice will result in disqualification and you forfeiting the prizes. 1 rescheduling opportunity is granted when external conditions force it. There will not be a second rescheduling. Forfeiting players that break rules on any of our platforms, or do so out of malicious intent will be banned from the next event. Repeat offenders will receive a ban from the entire season. There will not be a fourth chance after the season-long ban expires. Penalties for not showing up: Timer starts when 1 player is ready and neither player is currently playing a match. Late by over 10 minutes: opponent gains 1 match win. This is the wait time BEFORE a series begins. BETWEEN games in a series, the lateness limit is 5 minutes. Late by additional 5 minutes: opponent gains 1 match win for each 5 min. Once a player wins via lateness penalties, the late player is disqualified. No harassment or discrimination of players/viewers/staff on any of our platforms. You will be disqualified, forfeit of prizes in this event, and be permanently banned from all event participation. No excessively derogatory messaging targeting our staff on any platform. This will result in a permanent ban on all Meta Plays platforms. Win trading will result in forfeit. Do your best to win. You may resign if you are clearly losing. Live coaching or any other external communication during matches is unacceptable and will result in a permanent ban from all Meta Plays events. Do not sign up with smurfs. Match all account usernames. We will remove suspicious sign-ups. Ensure in-game names are not modified for color. You may symbols so long as your name remains readable. In the event of player lag disputes, players must submit speedtest results. The event manager will make a judgement call. Avoid using pauses, as this breaks spectating. Disconnected or crashed games may be re-hosted from saves, when possible. In the event a game appears decided, casters may call the winner, however. No account sharing. You will be disqualified, forfeit of prizes in this event, and be permanently banned from all event participation. PAYMENT You will be paid approximately 2-5 work days after the event. Please reach out to @Nakamura with your payment information after the event. If you do not provide payment information despite requests within 60 days after the event, you forfeit the prize money. You confirm that the account you provide is owned by you. We do not take responsibility for funds getting lost to third parties in the event of the account not belonging to you. We will not pay out to a known third party. We can pay out via bank transfers or Paypal. We do not pay out via other methods. We do not pay extra to cover transfer fees. This tournament takes place during a war period. Ukraine has been invaded by Russia and Belarus. In light of NATO sanctions against Russia and Belarus, we are not able to pay out prizes to Russian and Belarusian competitors residing in Russia or Belarus. Russian or Belarusian citizens are not affected by this if they reside in an un-sanctioned country, or have financial accounts in such a country able to receive payments. Affected prizes will be paid to a selected charity unrelated to the war, chosen by our staff. LIVE STREAMING & VIDEOS Everyone: You may stream all of your own matches. You are required to feature the provided Meta Plays Logo over gameplay at all times. We request you give Meta Plays one shout-out mid-commentary, such as an invitation to make an account on the site. We recommend you use the Meta Plays Casting Tool for the best viewer experience. Content Partners: 60s delay is required. You may cover any match. Please contact @Olvadi for approval. You may upload videos at your leisure. Non-Partners: 90s delay is required. You cover any match. Please contact @Olvadi for approval. We request you wait with video uploads until the Meta Plays channel has posted its version of the identical match.

Welcome to another promo showmatch! Remember you can commission your own showmatch in our store! The showmatch will take place on Thursday, May 4th, starting at 5 PM GMT. Make sure to catch our live stream! But in case you can't make it, a YouTube VOD will be available. EVENT PRIZES Winner takes it all: $40 USD. GAME SETTINGS Play on Age of Mythology: The Titans on Voobly. Game Mod: Voobly Balance Patch 5.0 Blind Pick God Picks: No repeats of a god you have won with. You can only win with the same god 1 time and must switch to another. Valid Maps: Alfheim, Anatolia, Arctic Craters, Blue Lagoon, Borderlands, Frozen Wastes, Ghost Lake, Marsh, Mediterranean, Mega Random, Midgard, Oasis, Savannah, Tropical Mirage, Tundra, Watering Hole. Starting map: determined by the winner of a coin toss. Losing player each game picks next map. Each map may only be played once. 1 veto per player. Must be used before 1 minute. No excessive wall connector spamming allowed. Banned cases: Connector spam to protect wonders Illegal placements around gold mines and Settlements Acceptable cases include: 4 pieces around towers (including around your main base gold mine, if it blocks) 4 pieces to save dock builder Segments to seal off a gap that was meant to be walled No hunt deleting. No unnatural wall usage, such as deleting wall segments and setting up a gate network. No Gaia Forests around Gold Mines or Settlements. No cheating of any form. SOCIAL RULES Participants must be in the Meta Plays Discord. Report match results there, with replays. Forfeiting/not showing up to the showmatch without notice will result in disqualification and you forfeiting the prizes. 1 rescheduling opportunity is granted when external conditions force it. There will not be a second rescheduling. Forfeiting players that break rules on any of our platforms, or do so out of malicious intent will not be considered for future showmatches. Penalties for not showing up: Timer starts when 1 player is ready and neither player is currently playing a match. Late by over 10 minutes: opponent gains 1 match win. This is the wait time BEFORE a series begins. BETWEEN games in a series, the lateness limit is 5 minutes. Late by additional 5 minutes: opponent gains 1 match win for each 5 min. Once a player wins via lateness penalties, the late player is disqualified and will not be considered for future showmatches. No harassment or discrimination of players/viewers/staff on any of our platforms. You will be disqualified, forfeit of prizes in this event, and be permanently banned from all event participation. No excessively derogatory messaging targeting our staff on any platform. This will result in a permanent ban on all Meta Plays platforms. Win trading will result in forfeit. Do your best to win. You may resign if you are clearly losing. In the event of player lag disputes, players must submit speedtest results. The event manager will make a judgement call. No account sharing. You will be disqualified, forfeit of prizes in this event, and be permanently banned from all event participation. PAYMENT You will be paid approximately 2-5 work days after the event. Please reach out to @Nakamura with your payment information after the event. If you do not provide payment information despite requests within 60 days after the event, you forfeit the prize money. You confirm that the account you provide is owned by you. We do not take responsibility for funds getting lost to third parties in the event of the account not belonging to you. We will not pay out to a known third party. We can pay out via bank transfers or PayPal. We do not pay out via other methods. We do not pay extra to cover transfer fees. LIVE STREAMING & VIDEOS Players: You may stream all of your own matches. You are required to feature the provided Meta Plays Logo over gameplay at all times. We request you give Meta Plays one shout-out, such as an invitation to make an account on the site. We recommend you use the Meta Plays Casting Tool for the best viewer experience. Content Partners: We will provide replays after the event privately. You may upload videos at your leisure. Non-Partners: We will provide replays after our YouTube VoD is public. We request you wait with video uploads until the Meta Plays channel has posted its version of the identical match.

Welcome to another promo showmatch! The maps were chosen by our Tier 4 Subscriber, @AoL_Iron_maiden - thanks for your support! Remember you can commission your own showmatch in our store! The showmatch will take place on Sunday, April 30th, starting at 6 PM GMT. Make sure to catch our live stream! But in case you can't make it, a YouTube VOD will be available. EVENT PRIZES Winner takes it all: $40 USD. GAME SETTINGS Play on Age of Mythology: The Titans on Voobly. Game Mod: Void Islands Blind Pick God Picks: No repeats of a god you have won with. You can only win with the same god 1 time and must switch to another. Valid Maps: Abyssal Isles, Oblivion Forest, Odin’s Altar, Plains of Abaddon, Valley of Shadows, Void Islands. Starting map: determined by the winner of a coin toss. Losing player each game picks next map. Each map may only be played once (but game 7 allows for a re-use). 1 veto per player. Must be used before 1 minute. No excessive wall connector spamming allowed. Banned cases: Connector spam to protect wonders Illegal placements around gold mines and Settlements Acceptable cases include: 4 pieces around towers (including around your main base gold mine, if it blocks) 4 pieces to save dock builder Segments to seal off a gap that was meant to be walled No hunt deleting. No unnatural wall usage, such as deleting wall segments and setting up a gate network. No Gaia Forests around Gold Mines or Settlements. No cheating of any form. SOCIAL RULES Participants must be in the Meta Plays Discord. Report match results there, with replays. Forfeiting/not showing up to the showmatch without notice will result in disqualification and you forfeiting the prizes. 1 rescheduling opportunity is granted when external conditions force it. There will not be a second rescheduling. Forfeiting players that break rules on any of our platforms, or do so out of malicious intent will not be considered for future showmatches. Penalties for not showing up: Timer starts when 1 player is ready and neither player is currently playing a match. Late by over 10 minutes: opponent gains 1 match win. This is the wait time BEFORE a series begins. BETWEEN games in a series, the lateness limit is 5 minutes. Late by additional 5 minutes: opponent gains 1 match win for each 5 min. Once a player wins via lateness penalties, the late player is disqualified and will not be considered for future showmatches. No harassment or discrimination of players/viewers/staff on any of our platforms. You will be disqualified, forfeit of prizes in this event, and be permanently banned from all event participation. No excessively derogatory messaging targeting our staff on any platform. This will result in a permanent ban on all Meta Plays platforms. Win trading will result in forfeit. Do your best to win. You may resign if you are clearly losing. In the event of player lag disputes, players must submit speedtest results. The event manager will make a judgement call. No account sharing. You will be disqualified, forfeit of prizes in this event, and be permanently banned from all event participation. PAYMENT You will be paid approximately 2-5 work days after the event. Please reach out to @Nakamura with your payment information after the event. If you do not provide payment information despite requests within 60 days after the event, you forfeit the prize money. You confirm that the account you provide is owned by you. We do not take responsibility for funds getting lost to third parties in the event of the account not belonging to you. We will not pay out to a known third party. We can pay out via bank transfers or PayPal. We do not pay out via other methods. We do not pay extra to cover transfer fees. LIVE STREAMING & VIDEOS Players: You may stream all of your own matches. You are required to feature the provided Meta Plays Logo over gameplay at all times. We request you give Meta Plays one shout-out, such as an invitation to make an account on the site. We recommend you use the Meta Plays Casting Tool for the best viewer experience. Content Partners: We will provide replays after the event privately. You may upload videos at your leisure. Non-Partners: We will provide replays after our YouTube VoD is public. We request you wait with video uploads until the Meta Plays channel has posted its version of the identical match.

Bo 9 UNSC vs Banished Showmatch between Rockgeneration and Almirante.

Welcome to our first Halo Wars 2 promo showmatch! Rockgeneration will be only able to use UNSC leaders, while Almirante only has access to Banished. The showmatch will take place on Sunday, April 23rd, starting at 4 PM GMT. Make sure to catch our live stream! But in case you can't make it, a YouTube VOD will be available. EVENT PRIZES Winner takes it all: $40 USD GAME SETTINGS First map is pre-defined: Rift. Losing player each game picks next map. Each map may only be played once. If all maps are used already, you may re-pick maps one time each. Valid maps: Ashes, Badlands, Bedrock, Fissures, Frontier, Mirage, Rift, Vault. No repeat leaders. If all leaders are used already, you may re-pick leaders up to one time each. Voridus may not use Combat Spoils. No node strat - do not take nodes without the intent of killing Sentinels. Exception: you can draw the Sentinels to attack an enemy minibase or units, and still capture the node. Exception: Cannon Fodder can take nodes any way you want. Players must use in-game or DMs to notify casters of the node-strat. Casters will need to confirm for validity. Mild cases of node strat will result in a warning (eg accidental retreats). 3 warnings will result in a match loss. Severe cases of node strat will result in a match loss (eg purposefully forced capture or cloak-based node strat). Resigning without admin permission will be counted as a loss. 1 hour time limit. If base and slot building count is even/very close, and neither player has a large army advantage, the game is a draw. If one player has an army advantage, casters will send a final attack prompt. The outcome of this last attack determines whether a winner or a draw is called, based on the base/slot building count afterwards. If one player has a clear base and slot building count advantage and their opponent is not in a position to even out the game with the next attack, the player with more slot buildings wins. Replay match if the series ends on tie. The previous loser picks map in this case. No cheating or intentional exploiting of any form allowed. Hosting Alternating hosting between players. SOCIAL RULES Participants must be in the Meta Plays Discord for communication purposes. Forfeiting/not showing up to the showmatch without notice will result in disqualification and you forfeiting the prizes. 1 rescheduling opportunity is granted when external conditions force it. There will not be a second rescheduling. Forfeiting players that break rules on any of our platforms, or do so out of malicious intent will not be considered for future showmatches. Penalties for not showing up: Timer starts when 1 player is ready and neither player is currently playing a match. Late by over 10 minutes: opponent gains 1 match win. This is the wait time BEFORE a series begins. BETWEEN games in a series, the lateness limit is 5 minutes. Late by additional 5 minutes: opponent gains 1 match win for each 5 min. Once a player wins via lateness penalties, the late player is disqualified. No harassment or discrimination of players/viewers/staff on any of our platforms. You will be disqualified, forfeit of prizes in this event, and be permanently banned from all event participation. No excessively derogatory messaging targeting our staff on any platform. This will result in a permanent ban on all Meta Plays platforms. Win trading will result in forfeit. Do your best to win. You may resign if you are clearly losing. Live coaching or any other external communication during matches is unacceptable and will result in a permanent ban from all Meta Plays events. No account sharing. You will be disqualified, forfeit of prizes in this event, and be permanently banned from all event participation. STABILITY RULES In the event of player lag disputes, players must submit speedtest results. The event manager will make a judgement call. In the event of a glitch where a building isn't building itself (the symbol preview never disappears): Within the first 3 minutes of the game, the player must type into the game chat, or notify the casters in DMs. Casters will need to confirm for validity. If the glitch is verified, an admin restart will be issued. If the glitch is not verified, the game should continue. Resigning without admin permission will be counted as a loss. In the event of a disconnection or crash: If the game was relatively even: If all parties crash, re-play the game. The game doesn't count for score in the first instance. The player who didn't disconnect may choose a new map, and both players may choose a new leader. In the second instance, the player who didn't disconnect receives a point on the score board. In the third instance, the player who didn't disconnect wins the series. If both sides crash 3 times, reset PC/Xbox and internet. If a player was significantly ahead: Admin win is awarded for the match for all cases. In the third instance, the player who didn't disconnect wins the series. Johnson/Jerome crash: The Johnson/Jerome player loses. In the event of both players causing a crash, we will treat this case as a disconnect and follow rules around them. PAYMENT You will be paid approximately 2-5 work days after the event. Please reach out to @Nakamura with your payment information after the event. If you do not provide payment information despite requests within 60 days after the event, you forfeit the prize money. You confirm that the account you provide is owned by you. We do not take responsibility for funds getting lost to third parties in the event of the account not belonging to you. We will not pay out to a known third party. We can pay out via bank transfers or PayPal. We do not pay out via other methods. We do not pay extra to cover transfer fees. LIVE STREAMING & VIDEOS: Players: You may stream all of your own matches. You are required to feature the provided Meta Plays Logo over gameplay at all times. We request you give Meta Plays one shout-out mid-commentary, such as an invitation to make an account on the site.

Welcome to another promo showmatch! The participants were chosen by our Tier 4 Subscriber, @AoL_Iron_maiden - thanks for your support! Remember you can commission your own showmatch in our store! The showmatch will take place on Thursday, April 13th, starting at 4:30 PM GMT. Make sure to catch our live stream! But in case you can't make it, a YouTube VOD will be available. EVENT PRIZES Winner takes it all: $40 USD. GAME SETTINGS Play on Age of Mythology: The Titans on Voobly. Game Mod: Voobly Balance Patch 5.0 Blind Pick God Picks: No repeats of a god you have won with. You can only win with the same god 1 time and must switch to another. Valid Maps: Alfheim, Anatolia, Arctic Craters, Blue Lagoon, Borderlands, Frozen Wastes, Ghost Lake, Marsh, Mediterranean, Mega Random, Midgard, Oasis, Savannah, Tropical Mirage, Tundra, Watering Hole. Starting map: determined by the winner of a coin toss. Losing player each game picks next map. Each map may only be played once. 1 veto per player. Must be used before 1 minute. No excessive wall connector spamming allowed. Banned cases: Connector spam to protect wonders Illegal placements around gold mines and Settlements Acceptable cases include: 4 pieces around towers (including around your main base gold mine, if it blocks) 4 pieces to save dock builder Segments to seal off a gap that was meant to be walled No hunt deleting. No unnatural wall usage, such as deleting wall segments and setting up a gate network. No Gaia Forests around Gold Mines or Settlements. No cheating of any form. SOCIAL RULES Participants must be in the Meta Plays Discord. Report match results there, with replays. Forfeiting/not showing up to the showmatch without notice will result in disqualification and you forfeiting the prizes. 1 rescheduling opportunity is granted when external conditions force it. There will not be a second rescheduling. Forfeiting players that break rules on any of our platforms, or do so out of malicious intent will not be considered for future showmatches. Penalties for not showing up: Timer starts when 1 player is ready and neither player is currently playing a match. Late by over 10 minutes: opponent gains 1 match win. This is the wait time BEFORE a series begins. BETWEEN games in a series, the lateness limit is 5 minutes. Late by additional 5 minutes: opponent gains 1 match win for each 5 min. Once a player wins via lateness penalties, the late player is disqualified and will not be considered for future showmatches. No harassment or discrimination of players/viewers/staff on any of our platforms. You will be disqualified, forfeit of prizes in this event, and be permanently banned from all event participation. No excessively derogatory messaging targeting our staff on any platform. This will result in a permanent ban on all Meta Plays platforms. Win trading will result in forfeit. Do your best to win. You may resign if you are clearly losing. In the event of player lag disputes, players must submit speedtest results. The event manager will make a judgement call. No account sharing. You will be disqualified, forfeit of prizes in this event, and be permanently banned from all event participation. PAYMENT You will be paid approximately 2-5 work days after the event. Please reach out to @Nakamura with your payment information after the event. If you do not provide payment information despite requests within 60 days after the event, you forfeit the prize money. You confirm that the account you provide is owned by you. We do not take responsibility for funds getting lost to third parties in the event of the account not belonging to you. We will not pay out to a known third party. We can pay out via bank transfers or PayPal. We do not pay out via other methods. We do not pay extra to cover transfer fees. LIVE STREAMING & VIDEOS Players: You may stream all of your own matches. You are required to feature the provided Meta Plays Logo over gameplay at all times. We request you give Meta Plays one shout-out, such as an invitation to make an account on the site. We recommend you use the Meta Plays Casting Tool for the best viewer experience. Content Partners: We will provide replays after the event privately. You may upload videos at your leisure. Non-Partners: We will provide replays after our YouTube VoD is public. We request you wait with video uploads until the Meta Plays channel has posted its version of the identical match.