Meta Plays Monthly #6

The 7th tournament for Season 1 in Halo Wars 2! $100 and 1000 Meta Plays Ladder Points are up for grabs in this open, Double Elimination event.
Starting on Sunday, October 17 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.

This is also the final monthly tournament before the Season Finale!

@_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 | 261 Meta Plays Ladder Points | standard gold medal icon
• 2nd place: $30 | 191 Meta Plays Ladder Points | standard silver medal icon
• 3rd place: $20 | 141 Meta Plays Ladder Points | standard bronze medal icon
• 4th place: $10 | 101 Meta Plays Ladder Points | standard copper medal icon
• 5-6th place: 64 Meta Plays Ladder Points
• 7-8th place: 42 Meta Plays Ladder Points
• 9-12th place: 25 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.