2v2 Amateur League Season 2 Main Event

The main event for for the Meta Plays Halo Wars 2 2v2 Amateur League Season 2! $250 and 1875 Meta Plays Ladder Points are up for grabs.

The tournament will take place on Sunday, July 22nd, 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.

Thanks to all contributors who made this prize pool possible. See their contributions below:

@Psyalac: $30
@DarkangelJSB: $30
@jimmins31: $25
@Theta_Goliath: $20
@Bankai: $20 

Seeding is based on the Season 5 ladder standings. Sign ups are only accessible to the top 16 players in the ladder.

@_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: $100 | 633 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Gold Medal Icon
• 2nd place: $75 | 502 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Silver Medal Icon
• 3rd place: $50 | 408 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Bronze Medal Icon
• 4th place: $25 | 333 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Copper Medal Icon

Confused about the tournament system? Check our Tournament and Ladder info posts, and the Halo Wars 2 Season 3 announcement!

GAME SETTINGS

• 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.