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What is it?
Steam Gamers Scrim League is where members of the community compete in teams in scrim-style CSS. This particular tournament is a 3v3, double elimination tournament. Mainly, it's a test run for the 5v5 I plan on hosting in the summer. This will let us know what to add, change, expect, etc.
It will be held in a separate League server which will have 6 slots including SourceTV so other members of the community (or competing teams!) can watch the matches.
Do I get to pick my team?
In this particular tournament, the teams are going to be entirely randomized. This is to ensure we can be as fair as possible, and it promotes a greater challenge: playing with people you normally would not play with. There will be 10 teams of 5 players, 3 'players' and 2 'substitutes'. Out of the players in your team, you will have to elect your own Captain to determine practices, strategies, and who plays in each match. Specific playing rules will be covered further below.
What do you mean "Substitutes"?
As explained below, only 3 players per team can be playing at one time. However, there are two standby players. These players can either do nothing and not participate in the match, or the captain can have people rotate throughout the match as many times as he/she likes.
Nothing will be halted when substituting players. The game will continue as normal while Captains swap out players. For this reason, it is imperative that the Captain be sure they know what they're doing when players are swapped.
Only 3 players per team will be allowed in-game at one time. If for some reason there are less than 3 players able to show to their scheduled match, a team may play with less than 3. If no one on from a team shows within 15 minutes of the time scheduled, it will be declared a forfeit.
Who starts on CT first?
Typically, the 'Home' team starts on CT and the 'Away' team starts on T. It will be randomly selected who will be 'Home' and 'Away' every match. The reason we aren't knife fighting for it is because this will ensure people aren't going to dick around and matches start on time.
How are matches going to be scheduled?
The Captains of the teams who are playing against each other will work out what time works out the best. Matches must be scheduled reasonably in advanced between XeNo or myself, preferably 24 hours prior.
The reason for this, is so that every match will be announced and spectators can connect to the SourceTV to watch the match.
What are the rules?
Rules specific to this tournament and rules that apply to all matches in this tournament are as follows:
-It is the Team Captain's responsibility to schedule matches in a reasonable amount of time, and inform either Xeno or Caution when the match is scheduled for. Please consult your team to find what time works best for them and work it out with the other team.
-This tournament is a double elimination tournament, meaning once you lose two matches, your team is out of the tournament. This also means your team can lose once and still have a shot at winning in the Top 3.
-Before the match can start, both Team Captains must take screenshots of status in console to validate SteamID's. In the event of a substitution, please take another screenshot of the SteamID's. If a match is started, or substitution is made with a player not belonging to that team's roster, and is proven by screenshot of steamid, that team will be disqualified from the tournament and the match win will automatically go to the other team.
-Once all players are present for a match, Captains must both announce their team is ready before LO3 is initiated. This is to be done at the start and once again at half time. Captains, ensure your team is ready to play the full match before announcing you are ready. There will be no pauses or re-LO3's issued once both teams are readied up until half-time/end of the game.
-Each match in this tournament will have a mm2 (Message Mode 2) rule. This means while a match is live, teams may only use team chat. Do not use all chat at any point during the match, this is to prevent excessive shit-talking and make teams focus on themselves. Only Captains may use all chat to announce substitutions and any emergencies/issues.
-During a match, no player may exploit in any way, this includes (but isn't limited to) standing on invisible ledges, glitching so you can see through a solid object/wall, having your graphic settings set in a way that is considered cheating (Ambient occlusion, being able to see through smokes is not allowed), nade spamming, putting objects on top of a planted bomb, boosting using nades, and includes bunny hopping. Normal player boosting is allowed, but air boosting is not.
-Absolutely no cheating is tolerated, if any member is caught cheating they will be banned from all SG servers and you will be disqualified from the tournament.
-If you believe a team is exploiting or a member is cheating, do not stop the match. Please continue to play out the match, and report what you believe they did in a PM to either Xeno or me. We will review the SourceTV demo and deal with it accordingly.
-Any member of any team caught exploiting/cheating using one of the mentioned ways (or any way else that is determined by Xeno or myself) will be disqualified from the tournament, and the match they exploited will be counted as a win for the other team, regardless of score.
Are there going to be prizes/rewards?
Yes, there will be prizes for the Top 3 teams in the tournament:
First Place: 50,000 SG Store credits to every member of the team, as well as free Supporter status to anyone who doesn't have it. They will be also given a tournament-winning title on all servers. (Much like the title on servers)
Second Place: 25,000 SG Store credits to every member of the team, as well as free Supporter status to any member who doesn't have it.
Third Place: 10,000 SG Store credits to every member of the team.
First Place Prize Winner: Grape Drank
Second Place Prize Winner: Team One
Third Place Prize Winner: TEAM PINK
Teams were randomized, and are as follows:
Team Captains will be highlighted and Team names will be updated as Captains provide the information.
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One
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Banana Joe
Sebak
SilentGuns
XeNo
Caution
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Team 2
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ChainedLord
mrjesus
Petrock
Acipere
Labarr
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Team Won
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Nasu
Harro
Wertles
Sexual Harassment Panda
vick
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Grape Drank
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pan32
Neptune
Octa
Xoul
Kubo
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Team 5
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Alucard
ChriizCC
Aznsoul
Castiel
DoubleSB
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Team 6
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Reffoo13
Blazing Tiger
Sprook
WickedZealot
ZeroShadow
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Team 7
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Korean Ninja
Dirkjr
joebundy
Bowie Sensei
mongoose
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Team 8
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Struki
Spartan
Bread
HZK
ScubaToaster
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Team Hyper
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Bullet Wound
Sleggie
MouseCake
Mikey
Panah
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Team Pink
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Frozen
Lupin
Skitz
Roverbot
Fishey
Please contact other members of your team and exchange Steam information, then decide amongst yourselves who will be the team Captain, and a team name if you would like. Please PM that information to either Xeno or myself so we can edit this post.
To be edited by Xeno and Caution as applicable.
Everything is subject to change by Caution, and for any instance not covered, Caution will make the final decision.