Meta Plays Monthly #5

The 6th tournament for Season 1 in Halo Wars 2! $100 and 750 Meta Plays Ladder Points are up for grabs in this open, Double Elimination event.
Starting on Saturday, September 25 at 3 PM GMT. Brackets get locked at 2:50 PM GMT. 

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.

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: $40 | 196 Meta Plays Ladder Points | standard gold medal icon
• 2nd place: $30 | 143 Meta Plays Ladder Points | standard silver medal icon
• 3rd place: $20 | 106 Meta Plays Ladder Points | standard bronze medal icon
• 4th place: $10 | 76 Meta Plays Ladder Points | standard copper medal icon
• 5-6th place: 48 Meta Plays Ladder Points
• 7-8th place: 31 Meta Plays Ladder Points
• 9-12th place: 19 Meta Plays Ladder Points

GAME SETTINGS

• First map is picked by the worse seed
• 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 Voridus.
• 1 leader ban per player per series. Neither player can use banned leaders in the series.
• Accidental repeated leader/Voridus pick 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. 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 links.
• 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.
  • Repeat offenders will receive a ban from the entire season. There will not be a fourth chance after the season-long ban expires.
• Not showing up = late by over 10 minutes.
• Max 5 min break between games in a series. Exceptions for emergencies only.
• No harassment or discrimination of players/viewers/staff on any of our platforms. You will be disqualified, forfeit prizes in this event, and be permanently banned from all event participation. 
• Do not sign up with smurfs. Match all account usernames. We will remove suspicious sign-ups.
• No account sharing. You will be disqualified, forfeit prizes in this event, and be permanently banned from all event participation. 
• You may stream your own matches, but a minimum of 90 second delay is required. Streaming without delay results in a forfeit.
• Third party casters may stream matches that aren't marked to be covered by Meta Plays. Please contact our manager for this event for approval. 90 second delay is required.
• If you are streaming our event, please consider giving us a shout-out or two, and sharing the next tournament with your community. This is optional, but we would return the favor.

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.
• We recommend bank payments as there are likely fewer fees.
• Paypal is a valid alternative that we support.
• We do not pay out via other methods.