Meta Plays Skirmish #3

The second skirmish tournament for Season 2 in Halo Wars 2! 1000 Meta Plays Ladder Points are up for grabs.

The tournament will take place on April 3rd, starting at 5 PM GMT.

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

Seeding is based on the 1v1 Solo War ladder. You must be Onyx or below to participate.

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: 30 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Gold Medal Icon
• 2nd place: 23 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Silver Medal Icon
• 3rd place: 18 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Bronze Medal Icon
• 4th place: 14 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Copper Medal Icon
• 5-6th place: 11 Meta Plays Ladder Points

GAME SETTINGS

• First map is defined in the bracket.
• Losing player each game picks next map. Each map may only be played once.
• Valid maps: Ashes, Bedrock, Fissures, Frontier, Mirage, Rift, Vault.
• No repeat leaders in a series.
• 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. Casters must either call the winner, or give both sides 1 point. Replay match if the series ends on tie.
• No cheating or intentional exploiting of any form allowed.

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 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
  • Late by additional 5 minutes: opponent gains 1 match win for each 5 min after the first 10
  • Once a player wins via lateness penalties, the late player is disqualified.
• In the event of a black screen at match start, the match needs to be restarted using the same leaders.
  • The match will not count if you ignore caster requests for a restart.
• 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. 
• You may stream your own matches, but a minimum of 90s delay is required.
• Third party casters may stream matches that aren't marked to be covered by Meta Plays. Please contact @_TheLegend_ for approval. 90s delay is required.
• If you are casting our event, please consider giving us a shout-out, and sharing the next tournament with your community.