Hypefestation V2.0 - V2.1 Patch Notes
- Spectator Entry Fee: Friday Entry is Free. Saturday & Sunday will be $10 to enter or you can buy a convenient 2 day wristband and skip the line on Sunday. There will be a press list at the door as well so please identify yourself as such if you have spoken to Jason Barbosa.
- Prize Payout: Due to the new and very different business process from Hypefestation 1, allow us 30 days to complete the prize payouts. Hypefestation will be sending checks or instant payments via electronic transfer to those top 8 teams and the individuals in them that have qualified for a prize amount.
- Gears of War 3 Discs: Even though the scale of the event is much larger than Hypefestation 1, we still are an extremely small grass roots operation and could use the help of the community with providing certain equipment. GoW3 discs is one of those helpful items. If you are gracious enough to lend us a disc for the duration of the event, your item(s) will be appropriately labeled and returned to you. A special commendation and some compensation may be available at the event for helping.
- Your account on USB Keys: It is HIGHLY encouraged by the Hypefestation team that you bring your XBL account to the tournament on a USB key. Plugging a USB key into a LAN Xbox and using your accounts drastically speeds up the process of the match set up.
- Horde Command Map Packs: Due to the scale of the crew and resources, we have made it possible that two Xboxes (one for each team) at every station can HOST Horde Command Maps. Discuss with your team prior to the match which team member would be hosting Horde Command Maps during your match and plan accordingly.
- Bring Deodorant: and use it for the sake of the rest of the attendees :D
We understand these notes may inconvenience our competitors but these were our final options in addressing some of the event's preparation.
READY FOR MORE HYPE?
Hypefestation is back! Since there was so much hype generated around the first Hypefestation, a follow up was inevitable. This time Hypefestation is bigger, better, and way more hyper than the first. With 32 Teams entering this time, and 20 of your favorite teams being invited to Hypefestation 2, we’re ready to put on the best Gears of War show ever. Head over to Beyond Gaming to see how you can qualify for a spot in the brackets as one of the 12 remaining teams.
PLAYER INFORMATION
Players will be happy to know the Hypefestation team has your budget in mind as our first priority. The hotel rooms have a group rate applied, players flying in will not need a car or have to call a taxi, mass transit from any direction can get players to the location, and we made deals with food vendors in the area to make sure you’ll get a deal when you go out for any meal of the day.
PLAYER PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
Hypefestation highly encourages personalities to be animated and loud but there are a few things we will not tolerate. Direct racist and sexist remarks during matches are absolutely banned. Also keywords such as fag, fagot, homo, and rape are in direct violation of Professional Player Conduct. Players in violation of the rule will be warned at first and then banned from competitive play. We feel as though a whole team should not be penalized for individual conduct and the Hypefestation team will negotiate with the team with the violator about replacing the person banned from play.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
The 32 team tournament will be a double elimination tournament with three game modes. Classic Execution will be making a return and added to the group will be King of the Hill with specifically selected maps for the objective modes.
The event will be held at the Hilton Newark Penn Station Hotel on the weekend of January 20th - 22nd.
Be sure to interact and discuss the event on the Hypefestation Forums.
PRIZING INFORMATION
Hypefestation is proud to announce that there will be a $12,000 Prize Pool with a Top 8 Payout.
GAMETYPES & SETTINGS
WIRED CONTROLLERS ONLY! NO WIRELESS CONTROLLERS ARE ALLOWED!
- Execution:
- Rounds to Win - 4
- Round Time Limit - 5
- Bleed-Out Time - 20
- Friendly Fire - On
- Weapon Respawn - After Pickup
- Maps: Checkout, Clock Tower, Drydock, Hotel, Mercy, Old Town, Thrashball, Trenches
- King of the Hill:
- Rounds Score Limit: 210
- Rounds to Win - 1
- Bleed-Out Time - 20
- Friendly Fire - On
- Weapon Respawn - After Pickup
- Maps: Drydock, Trenches, Rustlung
Tournament Check-in will start at 3pm on Friday 1/20/11 and Matches will begin promptly at 5pm the same day. Only winners round 1 will be completed on Friday, the rest of the tournament will be completed throughout the next two days Saturday and Sunday.
32 Team Double Elimination Tournament there is NO AM or Pro Brackets its one whole bracket
1st round winners Bracket and 1st round losers Bracket will be a best of 3, each round after that is a best of 5
Game types are to be played in the order they are given to you by Hypefestation Staff(as displayed below)
No exploits/glitches will be tolerated at Hypefestation i.e. one shot glitch, invisible manning glitch,
any of the Silverback glitches including the anti-stun quick exit and entry glitch, if you are caught doing any exploits/glitches you will be warned once and if it happens again you will automatically forfeit the map.
Before you start up the map, have a ref come and verify the settings, if you don’t wait and the settings are incorrect, you will be penalized. 1st time will be a round, 2nd time will be a map
Memory cards/usb thumb drives will be allowed, however no hacks of any kind on these memory units will be tolerated
Absolutely NO wireless controllers, No Plug N’ Play as well, Strictly Xbox Wired Controller, Wired Razer ONZA is also allowed
No Food or Drinks in or around the stations will be allowed
No Man up Rule
Once you and your team are appointed to a station you have 12 mins to set up profiles and warm up before your match begins.
a coin flip will decide who sits where In the event you’re arguing w/ the other team for who gets what side
If a team is already sitting down at a station from a prior match they don’t have to coin flip to stay sitting where they’re at
If a Player(s) Disconnects in the middle of a match, Xbox Freezes or Disc unreadable, After issue is resolved, The match will continue with the scores as they were before the disconnect. You will not gain nor lose a round due to the mishap, However if you are caught purposely shutting off a 360 or TV YOU WILL FORFEIT MAP AND BE BANNED FOR LIFE
No direct racial, sexist, or personal verbal assaults will be tolerated. You will be issued a warning for un-sportsman like conduct and during a second offense; you will be banned from the event for the remainder of the time.
Higher seed chooses first game type to host in the preset order then lower seed picks second game type, etc. etc.
Seeds do not matter so in a match, the team w/ the most rounds won will host the tiebreaker map. In the event of a tie a coin flip ensue.
Off host team always gets choice of Cog or Locust
Each team must use different characters. Only ONE female Character per Cog team and Locust team.
Lancer/Gnasher Start
Gorgon/Boltok will be swapped for the Snub Pistol on all maps
This is how KoTH “round counts” will work: Every 53 seconds earned in the hill is the same as 1 round won. I.e. 210 to 123 is the same as a 4 – 2 round count
Because of the recent settings update Trenches Ex will be Digger for Scorcher and Nades for Digger
Trenches KoTH will be the new Epic Updated Default settings which is the settings we’ve all been practicing
Map rotation: Maps will be played in this order, higher seed gets first pick lower seed gets second, then higher seed, so on and so forth.
Winner's round 1: Hotel Ex // Rustlung KoTH // Trench Ex
Winner's round 2: Old Town Ex // Dry Dock KoTH // Mercy Ex // Thrashball Ex // Checkout Ex
Winner's round 3: Trench Ex // Clocktower Ex // Hotel Ex // Trenches KoTH // Dry Dock ex
Winner's round 4: Rustlung KoTH // Old Town Ex // Thrashball Ex // Dry Dock KoTH // Mercy Ex
Winner's round 5: Checkout Ex // Trenches KoTH // Dry Dock Ex // Clocktower Ex // Hotel Ex
Winner's round 6(will be played in an extended series format [a prior best of 3 match will be extended into a best of 9 & a prior best of 5 match will be extended into a best of 11]) Trenches Ex // Rustlung KoTH // Old Town Ex // Dry Dock KoTH // Mercy Ex // Thrashball Ex // Checkout Ex // Trenches KoTH // Dry Dock Ex // Clocktower Ex // Hotel Ex
Loser's round 1: Old Town Ex // Dry Dock KoTH // Mercy Ex
Loser's round 2: Thrashball Ex // Checkout Ex // Trenches KoTH // Dry Dock Ex // Clocktower Ex
Loser's round 3: Hotel Ex // Trenches Ex // Rustlung KoTH // Old Town Ex // Mercy Ex
Loser's round 4. Dry Dock KoTH // Thrashball Ex // Checkout Ex // Trenches KoTH // Dry Dock Ex
Loser's round 5: Clocktower Ex // Rustlung KoTH // Old Town Ex // Trenches Ex // Hotel Ex
Loser's round 6: Mercy Ex // Dry Dock KoTH // Thrashball Ex // Checkout Ex // Trenches KoTH
Loser's round 7: Dry Dock Ex // Clocktower Ex // Hotel Ex // Rustlung KoTH // Trenches Ex
Loser's round 8: Old Town Ex // Mercy Ex // Dry Dock KoTH // Thrashball Ex // Checkout Ex
Hypefestation has the right to change/add rules and may use a majority participant vote at the event if necessary.
ONLINE QUALIFIER
Hypefestation has teamed up with Beyond Gaming to provide online qualifiers for 12 open slots in Hypefestation 2. Head over to Beyond Gaming for more information about how to participate in the qualifiers.
- Registration Begins: November 26, 2011
- Please Review all Rules and Schedule before sign-up.
- Registration Close Date: Qualifier #1: December 2, 2011 at 8PM EST
- Registration Close Date: Qualifier #2: December 9, 2011 at 8PM EST
- Registration Close Date: Qualifier #3: December 16, 2011 at 8PM EST
- Registration Close Date: Qualifier #4: January 6, 2012 at 8PM EST
- Online Qualifier Entry Fee : $20.00 Per Team (Per Qualifier)
RULES
- Please note before signing up you are competing in this online qualifier to receive a Team Invite for the Hypefestation LAN tournament.
- You will still have to purchase your Hypefestation LAN Team Pass once you qualify.
- Please do not participate in the online qualifiers if you have no intention on attending the Hypefestation LAN tournament.
- DO NOT participate in the online qualifiers if you have already been invited to the Hypefestation LAN tournament.
- Top 3 Teams from each online qualifier will receive 1 of 12 total Team Invites to the Hypefestation Lan Tournament January 20th – 22nd in Newark, New Jersey.
- Teams are only allowed to qualify (Place Top 3) in 1 qualifier. Once your team has qualified you are no longer eligible to participate in any of the other qualifiers.
- Any teams found playing under false accounts or “smurf” accounts in order to participate in further rounds after qualifying, will immediately be disqualified and forfeit all prior prize winnings.
- Prize Distribution will begin at completion of qualifying tournament and can take up to 30 days to be fully disbursed.
PRIZING
- 1st place: $350.00 + 1 Team Invite to Hypefestation LAN
- 2nd place: $100.00 + 1 Team Invite to Hypefestation LAN
- 3rd place: $50.00 + 1 Team Invite to Hypefestation LAN
- Important : Qualifying Teams (Top 3 per qualifier) must purchase their Hypefestation LAN Team pass, within 5 days of qualifying or your team invite will be forfeited.
GAME SETTINGS AND RULES
- Competition Mode: 4v4
- Maps: All matches are Best of 3 maps
- Matches: All matches will consist of (2) Execution and (1) Team Death Match (TDM) OR (1) King of the Hill (KoTH)
- Round Format
- Map 1 – Execution
- Map 2 – King of Hill/ Team Death Match
- Map 3- Execution
- Host: Lower Seed has choice to host either map 1 or map 2. Higher Seed will hosts remaining map selection and tiebreaker.
- Seeding: All seeds will be 100% randomized, no preferential seeding will occur for these online qualifiers
- Starting Weapon: Regular Lancer/Gnasher Only
- Weapon Swaps: Default
GAMETYPES
- Please note that these game types are for the online qualifier ONLY. These game types can and will be changed (if extreme issues arise) for the actual live event.
- Execution:
- Rounds to Win - 4
- Round Time Limit - 5
- Number of Bots - 0
- Bleed-Out Time - 20
- Friendly Fire - On
- Weapon Respawn - After Pickup
- Map Selection - Host Chooses
- Maps: Checkout, Clock Tower, Drydock, Gridlock, Hotel, Mercy, Old Town, Thrashball, Trenches
- Team Deathmatch:
- Respawns Allotted - 15
- Rounds to Win - 1
- Number of Bots - 0
- Bleed-Out Time - 20
- Friendly Fire - On
- Weapon Respawn - After Pickup
- Map Selection - Host Chooses
- Maps: Old Town, Trenches
- King of the Hill:
- Round Score Limit - 210
- Rounds to Win - 1
- Number of Bots - 0
- Bleed-Out Time - 20
- Friendly Fire - On
- Weapon Respawn - After Pickup
- Map Selection - Host Chooses
- Maps: Drydock, Trenches
TOURNAMENT GUIDELINES
- Non-standard game settings or third party applications that affect game play are not permitted.
- Any use of game exploits, cheats, or any other play deemed unfair by an admin may result in disciplinary action up to and including disqualification from the tournament.
- All players must use completely different characters during a match.
- All players must save game replays and end-of-game score screen shots; in the event of a dispute, these assets will be used as evidence to determine the result of the dispute.
- All players must be on Xbox Live and ready to play 15 minutes prior to their scheduled match time.
- Any intentional abuse of "pause" during a game by a player on the server will be result in disciplinary action to be decided by an administrator
- If a match disconnection occurs by either party within the first minute of a map, the map is to be restarted.
- If a match disconnection occurs during game-play, an administrator is to be contacted immediately to make a ruling as to whether or not the match should be replayed or a forfeit loss should be awarded.
- No Spectators allowed in any match unless approved by Hypefestation and Beyond Gaming Staff.
- Forfeits, Disputes, and Support:
- If your opponent does not show up within a 15 minute grace period after the original scheduled match time, you may report a forfeit win.
- If you have wrongly been awarded a forfeit loss, you may challenge it within 2 hours of the originally scheduled match time, after which time your dispute will be discarded.
- All matches must be played at scheduled match time; no rescheduling of matches will be permitted.
- Any disconnection issues that cannot be resolved by the players in the match must be brought to the attention of an admin immediately.
- Once the match starts, players will not be able to dispute a match on the grounds of match settings.
- All match disputes must be filed within 10 minutes after the match’s conclusion.
- Methods of contacting an admin include filing a dispute from the tournament page or contacting an admin directly on Beyond Gaming.
- Rule Changes: The Administrators reserve the right to modify the rules as needed. This includes changes due to software updates or releases, event organizer decisions and all other changes deemed necessary to run a successful tournament. Players are responsible to check the rules on a regular basis and prior to the event to ensure they are in complete compliance. Players must understand that rules listed are guidelines to ensure fair and competitive play and are subject to interpretation by the administrators based on the spirit of the game.
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
- Registration Begins: November 26, 2011
- Registration Close Date: Qualifier #1: December 2, 2011 at 8PM EST
- Registration Close Date: Qualifier #2: December 9, 2011 at 8PM EST
- Registration Close Date: Qualifier #3: December 16, 2011 at 8PM EST
- Registration Close Date: Qualifier #4: January 6, 2012 at 8PM EST
- Tournament schedule is subject to change. Please make sure you verify times and dates frequently.
- Qualifier 1
- Day 1 Begins – 12pm EST December 3rd
- Day 1 End – 8pm EST December 3rd (Based on Tournament size and admin decision)
- Day 2 Begins – 12pm EST December 4th
- Day 2 End – 4pm EST December 4th (Based on Tournament size and admin decision)
- Qualifier 2
- Day 1 Begins – 12pm EST December 10th
- Day 1 End – 8pm EST December 10th (Based on Tournament size and admin decision)
- Day 2 Begins – 12pm EST December 11th
- Day 2 End – 4pm EST December 11th (Based on Tournament size and admin decision)
- Qualifier 3
- Day 1 Begins – 12pm EST December 17th
- Day 1 End – 8pm EST December 17th (Based on Tournament size and admin decision)
- Day 2 Begins – 12pm EST December 18th
- Day 2 End – 4pm EST December 18th ( Based on Tournament size and admin decision)
- Qualifier 4
- Day 1 Begins – 12pm EST January 7th
- Day 1 End – 8pm EST January 7th (Based on Tournament size and admin decision)
- Day 2 Begins – 12pm EST January 8th
- Day 2 End – 8pm EST January 8th (Based on Tournament size and admin decision)
WOMEN'S ROUND ROBIN
Specifically for the ladies, Hypefestation will be hosting a Women's 4v4 Round Robin competition. (Same applicable rules as the general bracket) The prize pool will be in direct relation to the amount of participants that sign up for the event. Hypefestation understands that sexism exists in the competitive gaming industry. This makes it difficult for females to participate in events since most of the members in the competitive gaming community are male and the abundant lack of maturity doesn’t help female participation either.
Hypefestation wants to provide a casual competitive option for the ladies to compete in and also get some experience at a LAN event. We hope this encourages more participation from women but also competing in the general bracket as well. Again, keep in mind that this is a casual social event and not meant to be perceived as a professional credit. If you have something to prove, qualify for the Hypefestation Online Qualifiers. Also check out our Hypefestation Forums to find team members and other players attending.
Entry Fee will be $100 per team which goes into the prize pool. This also covers the entry fee.
Link to purchase a Hypefestation 4v4 WRR Pass
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