Meta Plays Monthly #8

The first tournament for Season 2 in Age of Mythology! $220 and 1500 Meta Plays Ladder Points are up for grabs.

The tournament will take place on Sunday, April 10th, starting at 2 PM GMT. Brackets get locked at 1:45 PM GMT.

Please note this is a one day event. Make sure you have enough time before you sign up!

Seeding is based on the Season 2 ladder standings first, and the Voobly 1v1 ladder second.

The total amount of tournament points is subject to change based on sign ups. 

@_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: $60| 435 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Gold Medal Icon
• 2nd place: $40 | 330 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Silver Medal Icon
• 3rd place: $30 | 255 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Bronze Medal Icon
• 4th place: $20 | 195 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Copper Medal Icon
• 5-8th place: 74 Meta Plays Ladder Points

Confused about the tournament system? Check our Tournament and Ladder info posts, and the Age of Mythology Season 2 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, 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 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, with replays.
• 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. 
• Win trading will result in forfeit. Do your best to win. You may resign if you are clearly losing.
• 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 @Nakamurawith 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.
• 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 between Russia and Ukraine.
  • In light of NATO sanctions against Russia, we will not be paying out prizes to Russian competitors.
  • Affected prizes will be paid to a selected charity chosen by our staff.

LIVE STREAMING & VIDEOS

• You may stream your own matches, but a minimum of 60s delay is required.
• Third party casters may stream matches that aren't marked to be covered by Meta Plays. Please contact @_TheLegend_ for approval. 60s delay is required.
• Third party cast videos may be uploaded 1 day after Meta Plays uploads. Please contact @_TheLegend_ for approval.
• If you are casting our event, please consider giving us a shout-out, and sharing the next tournament with your community.