SEATING TOURNAMENT!!! -- Round 2 -- Read First Posts!!!

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.:: 13th DIVISION GRAND SEATING TOURNAMENT ::.




The so promised and expected seating tournament is finally here!!! Rejoice everyone!!!

IMPORTANT

At the bottom of this post - not the thread, duh?! - you'll see an Index. Here's a quick explanation of everything in there, and what you should read carefully in order to be able to participate in the tournament.

~ General Rules ~

This are the rules that everyone should follow at all times. You must become familiarized with them. Disobeying the rules can get you immediately disqualified from the tournament - with or without getting a seat.
So read it, so this can be avoided.

Also, there's a rough explanation of how the tournament will work in there.

~ Current Round Rules ~

Each round of the tournament will have special rules in effect. Be sure to always read this every time a new round starts, in order to know what those rules are.

~ Tournament Grid ~

This displays the tournament's grid. Upcoming matches and the names of the RPCs that have advanced to the next round can be found here.

~ Ranking Board ~

The current ranking for the tournament. This will literally translate into seats.

~ FAQ ~

The answer to the most Frequently Asked Questions can be found here. Please read this before sending me any PM asking me something.

~ Archives ~

Old Round rules will be moved to this post over time, for prior consultation.

~ Battle Archive ~

All the previous Battles can be found here, along with hyperlinks to the actual threads where the battles took place.

:: Index ::


:: General Rules ::

:: Current Round Rules ::

:: Tournament Grid ::

:: Ranking Board ::

:: FAQ ::

:: Archives ::

:: Battle Archive ::

 

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.:: General Rules ::.

~ Tournament Round Rules ~

Each round of the tournament will have a different set of rules. For example, the number of posts may change, some restrictions might be placed over the attacks you'll be able to use, the judging procedure may vary, etc.

The specific rules for the current round are described in the next post.

The first stage of the tournament (round 0) is the registration.
After the registration round is over, no one else will be able to enter the tournament!

~ Judging ~

For each round I'll have several outside RPers judging your matches. Matches will always be judged by RPing skills and not by the power of the actual RPCs. This means that you may end up losing your match IC, but still come out victorious if your RP was better than your opponent's.

There will be two judges - RPers from outside the Squad - for each match. They will be the ones deciding the winner of the match, in most of the cases. But occasionally it might not be so. I will act as a judge as well in certain occasions.

Those circumstances are:

-- In case each Judge decides in favor of a different RPer, I will be the one deciding the winner.

-- In case one of the Judges takes too long to announce his/her decision, I will act as the second Judge. - All matches will still have at least two Judges.

-- In case the Judges decision goes totally against what my beliefs are, I will act as sole Judge and my decision will overthrow the Judges'. The reason for this is explained in detail below.


The reason why I'm bringing outside RPers to judge your matches, is because I want the ruling to be as impartial as it can be. Also, I want this decision to be made on grounds of RPing skills mostly. But since this is a seating tournament - and not a regular one - and the outcomes of these matches will decide your seats, I will always have a final saying over each match.
This is because I'm your Captain, and a seat cannot be established solely on the grounds of RP alone. There are several other factors to consider. But since you've all been active and respectful, I believe that my intervention won't be necessary. The really factor I would like you to be judged on, is RPing skills and literacy.

I want to assure you all, that I'll be impartial in my decisions. I won't use this to favor a person over another. You all know me and are aware that I would never do that. But I will also not commit the fault of granting a higher seat to an inactive member - for example - just because his/her RP was slightly better than the other person's. That is why this rule exist.

~ Code of conduct ~

Though each round will have a different set of additional rules, there are some that are common to the entire tournament.


-- Respect the Gaia TOS at all times. Remember that this is PG-13.

-- Respect your opponent at all times. Insulting him/her IC is fine, if your RPC acts that way, but doing so OOC will get you disqualified. Also, don't overdo it, even IC.

-- Don't SPAM the matches with OOC. A little bit here and there is fine, if you need to discuss something or want to ask something. Just don't overuse it.

-- No double posting, even if it's OOC. If you want to say something OOC, then simply edit your previous post.

-- No one is allowed to post anything (not even OOC) in someone else's match, except for the RPers in the match, the Judges, and myself.

-- No Godmoding is allowed.

-- No autohitting is allowed.

-- No puppeteering is allowed.

-- You're not allowed to use any powers or abbilities gained after the match has started. Also, you're not allowed to use any powers or abbilities that have been banned for the duration of the current round.

-- Literacy is required. You'll be judged by your literacy. An excess of 1337 or emotes can simply get you disqualified.

-- No arguing the judges decision. Their decision, and mine, is final. Arguing will get you disqualified and without a seat.

~ Disqualifications ~

Several things can happens if you disobey the rules.

Minor faults will only get you a warning. A second warning will always get you a disqualification.

Disqualifying means that you'll lose the current match, thus the tournament will end for you at that moment, and you'll get your ranking and the seat that you would get, if otherwise you normally had just lost the match.

Some serious offenses however, can get you immediately disqualified from the tournament, without earning a seat. In order for this to have happen, you've probably also went against the Guild rules, meaning that you can even get banned from it.

On the list of rules above, serious offenses are in bold letters (these will get you immediately disqualified) and lesser ones are not.

~ Rankings and Seats ~

According to your rank in the Tournament, you'll get a seat. The winner of this tournament will ultimately reach 3rd seat, seeing as the Vice-Captain's position is a different subject altogether. - VC's are crew members, and I cannot base the decision of making one of you a member of the crew on you winning a tournament.

The actual seats available will depend on the number of people that register for the tournament.But I'll give an example here:

If 6 people register, there will be 6 seats available, ranging from 8 to 3. Meaning that the last person in the tournament will have rank 6 and the winner rank 1. They would have the following seats:

Rank 1 [Winner] => 3rd Seat
Rank 2 => 4th Seat
Rank 3 => 5th Seat
Rank 4 => 6th Seat
Rank 5 => 7th Seat
Rank 6 [Last Place]=> 8th Seat

For now, this is merely an example.  

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.:: Current Round Rules ::.



:: Round 2 -- The Elimination Tournament Begins ::

From now on there will be two separate tournaments with independent Rules each. In the Elite Tournament RPers will compete for Ranks #1, #2 and #3. The RPer who ends up in 4th place in this Tournament, will go down to the Honor Tournament and fight for Rank #4 or #5 with the highest Ranked RPer in there. In the Honor Tournament RPers will compete for Ranks ranging from #4 to #10.

The matches for each Tournament throughout Rounds 2 to 4 (the Final Round) are already displayed on the Tournament Grid.

~ Rules for the Elite Tournament Round 2 ~


These Rules will also be displayed in the first post of each match thread.

Aside from all the standard Rules described above, these are the extra ones:

-- All matches are single matches, one-on-one.

-- Each RPer will make 10 posts, not counting the intro post.

-- Each post (not OOCs) must have at least 3 lines (in size 12).

-- Shikai is allowed, but not before reaching the 5th post (inclusive).

-- Only Kidous up to level 10 can be used.

-- NO Shumpo is allowed.

-- Not posting for more than 3 consecutive days - after making the intro post - results in immediate loss of the match. - Unless the RPer has warned (accurately and in advance) that he/she will be unable to post for a certain period of time, in which case he/she will be granted that same period to be inactive (not counting for the 3 days limit).

-- Not posting for more than 7 consecutive days prior to making the intro post results in immediate loss of the match. - Exceptions do apply in the same manner as stated in the above point.

-- Failure to comply to any of the above rules, results in immediate loss of the match.

~ Rules for the Honor Tournament Round 2 ~


These Rules will also be displayed in the first post of each match thread.

Aside from all the standard Rules described above, these are the extra ones:

-- All matches are single matches, one-on-one.

-- Each RPer will make 5 posts, not counting the intro post.

-- Each post (not OOCs) must have at least 3 lines (in size 12).

-- Shikai is allowed, but not before reaching the 3th post (inclusive).

-- Only Kidous up to level 10 can be used.

-- NO Shumpo is allowed.

-- Not posting for more than 3 consecutive days - after making the intro post - results in immediate loss of the match. - Unless the RPer has warned (accurately and in advance) that he/she will be unable to post for a certain period of time, in which case he/she will be granted that same period to be inactive (not counting for the 3 days limit).

-- Not posting for more than 7 consecutive days prior to making the intro post results in immediate loss of the match. - Exceptions do apply in the same manner as stated in the above point.

-- Failure to comply to any of the above rules, results in immediate loss of the match.

-- There is a thread for each match being held, located in the 13th Squad Forum --

 

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.:: Tournament Grid ::.



:: Elite Tournament ::


~ Round 2 ~

Match A: Kazuki Hinata [Liani Vine] VS Shinzou [JMan 240]

Match B: Hibiki Kita VS Nishimura Hishida [Zizoren]


~Round 3~

Match X: A loser VS B loser

Rank #3 is decided

~~ Final Round/Main Event ~~

A winner VS B winner

Rank #1 and Rank #2 are decided


:: Honor Tournament ::


~ Round 2 ~

Match A: Hatsume Ukita [Tyrant Hatsume] VS Okojo Mominoki [Disturbing Tale Teller]

Match B: Amatsu [Always_Matt] VS Yuki Masayoshi [Yaroki]

Match C: Alder [The_Epic_Muffin] VS Mashiro Morimoto


~ Round 3 ~

Match W: A winner VS B winner VS C winner

Match Z: A loser VS B loser VS C loser

Rank # 10 is decided (the 3rd place of Match Z)

~~ Final Round ~~

W 1st VS X loser

Rank #4 and Rank #5 are decided

W 2nd VS Z 1st

Rank #6 and Rank #7 are decided

W 3rd VS Z 2nd

Rank #8 and Rank #9 are decided

 

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.:: Ranking Board ::.


The current Ranking depicts results after the first Round.


~ Ranking ~


>> Shinzou, Hinata and Hishida have qualified to the Elite Tournament. They, along with Hibiki, are ahead of everyone else in rank.
>> Everyone else has qualified for the Honor Tournament
>> RPers who have won at least one match in the first Round, are one rank ahead of those who didn't.

>>>>>Rank # 8 )) Hibiki Kita
>>>>>Rank # 8 )) Shinzou [JMan 240]
>>>>>Rank # 8 )) Kazuki Hinata [Liani Vine]
>>>>>Rank # 8 )) Nishimura Hishida [Zizoren]

>>>Rank # 9 )) Amatsu [Always_Matt]
>>>Rank # 9 )) Alder [The_Epic_Muffin]
>>>Rank # 9 )) Hatsume Ukita [Tyrant Hatsume]

>Rank # 10 )) Okojo Mominoki [Disturbing Tale Teller]
>Rank # 10 )) Mashiro Morimoto
>Rank # 10 )) Yuki Masayoshi [Yaroki]

Seats available as awards, range from 3rd to 12th.