Rising Star League Season 1 - Main Event

The main event for for the Meta Plays Halo Wars 2 Rising Star League Season 1! £250 and 1250 Meta Plays Ladder Points are up for grabs.

The tournament will take place on Sunday, October 27th, starting at 4 PM UTC. Brackets get locked at 3:45 PM UTC.

This tournament is a ONE DAY EVENT - please ensure you have enough time to play in 1 go.

For those looking to contribute to the prize pool, you may do so via our Donation Page, using the HW 2 option!

@Hosticide 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).

Participation Restrictions:

• This is an invitational event. Only the top 9 players in the Season 6 Rising Star League Ladder may participate.

EVENT PRIZES

Prize distribution is as follows:

• 1st place: £100 | 385 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Gold Medal Icon
• 2nd place: £75 | 298 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Silver Medal Icon
• 3rd place: £50 | 236 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Bronze Medal Icon
• 4th place: £25 | 186 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Copper Medal Icon
• 5-6th place: 74 Meta Plays Ladder Points

Confused about the tournament system? Check our Tournament and Ladder info posts, and the Halo Wars 2 Season 6 announcement!

Thanks to the following contributors who increased the prize pool from the £100 base:

• S1r L1am: £70
• DarkAngel: $75
• Willz: £5

GAME SETTINGS

• First map is picked by the higher seeded player.
• 1 global leader ban per player, meaning neither player may use the banned leaders. Lower seed bans first.
• Losing player each game picks next map. Each map may only be played once.
• Valid maps: Ashes, Badlands, Bedrock, Frontier, Mirage, Rift, Vault.
• No repeat leaders in a series.
• Accidental repeat or banned leader picks carry a penalty: the opponent may ban a leader.
• Voridus players may NOT use Combat Spoils.
• 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.
  • Players must use in-game chat or DMs to notify casters of the node-strat.
    • Casters will need to confirm for validity.
      • Mild cases of node strat will result in a warning (eg accidental retreats).
        • 3 warnings will result in a match loss.
      • Severe cases of node strat will result in a match loss (eg purposefully forced capture or cloak-based node strat). 
      • Resigning without admin permission will be counted as a loss.
• 1 hour time limit.
  • If base and slot building count is even/very close, and neither player has a large army advantage, the game is a draw.
  • If one player 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 player 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 player 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 player when staff is not present.
• Casters will host if they are present.
  • Exceptions may apply based on judgement calls.

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 for the entire current and next 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, discrimination, or false 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 prizes in this event, and will 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.

PAYMENT

• You will be paid approximately 10 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.
  • You confirm that the account you provide is owned by you. We do not take responsibility for funds getting lost to third parties in the event of the account not belonging to you. We will not pay out to a known third party.
• 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 or currency conversion fees.
  • To minimize the impact, we recommend to request bank transfers.
  • You may request to receive your prize in your local currency.
• This tournament takes place during a war period. Ukraine has been invaded by Russia and Belarus.
  • In light of NATO sanctions against Russia and Belarus, we are not able to pay out prizes to residents of Russia or Belarus.
    • Russian or Belarusian citizens are not affected by this if they reside in an un-sanctioned country, or have financial accounts in such a country able to receive payments.
  • Affected prizes will be paid to a selected charity unrelated to the war, chosen by our staff.

LIVE STREAMING & VIDEOS:

• Players:
  • 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.
• Content Partners: 
  • 60s delay is required.
  • You are required to feature the provided Meta Plays Logo over gameplay at all times.
  • You may stream matches that aren't marked to be covered by Meta Plays. Please contact @Hosticide for approval.
  • You may upload videos at your leisure.
  • For casting, we recommend you use the Meta Plays Casting Tool for the best viewer experience.
  • We request you give Meta Plays one shout-out mid-commentary, such as an invitation to make an account on the site.
• Non-partner Casters:
  • 90s delay is required.
  • You are required to feature the provided Meta Plays Logo over gameplay at all times.
  • You may stream matches that aren't marked to be covered by Meta Plays or Content Partners. Please contact @Hosticide for approval.
  • We request you wait with video uploads until the Meta Plays channel has posted its version of the identical match.
  • For casting, we recommend you use the Meta Plays Casting Tool for the best viewer experience.
  • We request you give Meta Plays one shout-out mid-commentary, such as an invitation to make an account on the site.
  • Players waiting for their next match may not cast during the event. If they are eliminated, they may.