FFA Masters League
General => News => Topic started by: FML|red7z7 on July 17, 2016, 06:32:33 pm
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:FMLN:
Welcome to Season 23
If you're like me, the beginning of each new season brings with it excitement and a feeling of competitive ambition. A new season is a clean slate in which all players begin on equal starting ground -- it is a chance for new and upcoming players and veterans alike to prove to their competitors that they are worthy of recognition. Ultimately, a new season is an opportunity to reach towards the prestigious FML champion title.
Last season our players went through a grueling four-and-a-half month bloodbath from start to finish. This season we wanted to bring you a shorter, more classic format reminiscent of the earlier seasons of FML. With great pleasure, the FML team presents to you the format for Season 23 along with the Round 1 pairings.
Season 23 format:
- Main season: consists of 4 rounds
- Pairings: first round will be completely random. Rounds 2-4 will use swiss-style pairing (the top 4 ranks are paired, the next 4, and so on)
- Scoring: each match will use the familiar 25-10-10-5 scoring, with +1 bonus point awarded for getting the top in-game score (if the player didn't win the match)
- Eliminations: after the 3rd round, players with no chance of making it into the top 10 will be eliminated
- Playoffs: at the end of the main season, the top 2 ranked players qualify for the final match. Players ranked 3-10 will play 2 semi-finals matches. The 2 winners qualify for the final match
- Semi-final pairings: ranks (3, 5, 8, 10) form one match, and ranks (4, 6, 7, 9) form the other.
- Championship: the winner of the final match is crowned the Season 23 champion
The following maps will be used:
:SP: Round 1: Silverpine Forest
:ES: Round 2: Emerald Shores FML
:SA: Round 3: Sanctuary
:HS: Round 4: Harvest of Sorrow
:TR: Semi Final: Twilight Ruins
:DL: Final: Deadlock
Round 1 Pairings
Please find your match in the listing below. Then proceed to schedule your game in the corresponding scheduling thread. Round 1 will end on Sunday 7/31
M1
:Russia: :ne: TOCKA_3EJIEHA9I
:Germany: :hu: QQs
:Germany: :ra: Slythe
:Sweden: :ra: Junkerzam
M2
:Germany: :ra: WeAkUD
:Germany: :hu: LssL
:Russia: :orc: Airenikus
:USA: :ne: Mog[skynet]
M3
:Denmark: :ud: Tleilaxu
:Canada: :ne: Renaud
:Germany: :orc: Ena1337
:Switzerland: :hu: Noexxx
M4
:Russia: :orc: mrSweets
:Finland: :ne: j33.
:USA: :ra: Steppinrazor
:Russia: :ud: Jaodd
M5
:Denmark: :hu: ztsoso
:Russia: :orc: b100death
:Peru: :hu: Zs.SuperCumulo
:Bulgaria: :ud: ObserveAndLearn
M6
:Kazakhstan: :orc: ARcTic.KYOTO
:France: :ne: Ponty
:Germany: :orc: Pinballmap
:USA: :ra: AlienWareOwnZ
M7
:Germany: :hu: GEASS
:Russia: :orc: Kent2566
:Russia: :ra: Dinamo
:Hungaria: :ud: Tyrant66
M8
:USA: :ne: Under.Sta
:Sweden: :orc: Fetta_ook
:Germany: :ud: Letshavesomefun
:USA: :ra: Eshan
M9
:Russia: :ud: Reinforcement-
:USA: :ud: Red7z7
:Germany: :ne: Darkermirror
:Finland: :ra: aarnikratti
One final note - I want to remind everyone that we are a small community and that all of us are here to enjoy the game we love. While there is a strong competitive nature to the game, we should respect one another as people in a shared community. For those of you new to FML, or just need a refresher, please read through our detailed FML rulebook here: http://ffamasters.net/index.php?page=1 (http://ffamasters.net/index.php?page=1).
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Nice intro red and thank you for using the minimap pictures since it helps a lot to identify the maps we'll be playing on (Wreck mentioned this to Maga last sesaon :icon_biggrin:)
By the way, I'll be on vacation for about 15 days from the 22nd till august 9th. Is there any way I can schedule my game to be played in the following 4 days?, maybe even change my group if needed with those who are willing to play sooner?. I'd appreciate it.
thank you.
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Great write up and intro, thank you for setting all the rules and giving all the information for the whole season at the beginning, thats awesome
My only concern is deadlock as a Finals map - that map is known to favor certain races, especially elf and UD, and is largely unfair for orc - maybe switch a more balanced map in for the finals
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I know you mean well Eshan but you shouldnt ask for major rule changes such as map choices during an ongoing season, its insulting to the admins.
As feedback for coming seasons its a good comment though.
Great job red, looking forward to play the classic format of FML.
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I know you mean well Eshan but you shouldnt ask for major rule changes such as map choices during an ongoing season, its insulting to the admins.
As feedback for coming seasons its a good comment though.
Great job red, looking forward to play the classic format of FML.
Then post your schedule in M1 :P
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I know you mean well Eshan but you shouldnt ask for major rule changes such as map choices during an ongoing season, its insulting to the admins.
As feedback for coming seasons its a good comment though.
Great job red, looking forward to play the classic format of FML.
lol ? seriously? insulting to the admins?. I don't think so, it's just a mere honest suggestion, nothing to get offended about ...
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no andorhal, fountain of manipulation, polynesia, marketsquare in map pool, dont like this maps ?
emerald shores :icon_eek:
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we did use market square almost any season. And Emerald Shores is editted. it contains an additional tavern and only 4 fixed spawning locations.
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we did use market square almost any season. And Emerald Shores is editted. it contains an additional tavern and only 4 fixed spawning locations.
there is still the possibility of being sandwiched, right ?
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no. the spawns in the middle got removed. (only top left, top right,bottom left and bottom right possible)
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Yes for such a short season format we can't play on all the maps we love such as market square and deathrose (also, I'm flattered you mentioned fountain of manipulation).
We believe we have chosen a good lineup that has variety and switches things up from last season. Among the maps typically used for finals (Twilight, Deadlock, Market), Historically Deadlock actually makes for better, more balance games than Market, and Twilight was used last season.
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lol ? seriously? insulting to the admins?. I don't think so, it's just a mere honest suggestion, nothing to get offended about ...
I would be, they obviously put time and effort into the format and already ppl ask them to change stuff.
Just play and save the critizism/suggestions for season 24
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I really like the map choices for this season. Deadlock in finals will be epic! I don't think it's that bad for human/orc to be honest. Maybe Eshan is right that it's not the best orc map, but really when u think about it it's only because they can't get imba items like blink dagger, claw +15 etc... If orcs just learn to macro well and transition well from t2/t3, which all orc players seem to struggle with for some reason, it should not be a big deal.
All in all I don't see a reason to complain about the maps. The only issue is islands, but that's only a problem if the players are stupid enough to let it happen :-)
Lastly it's ok to be critical but one should also respect that admins have spent time to make it an enjoyable season. One can always come with constructive criticism at the end of a season.
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admins obv forgot about ragnarok! great 4way map. also where the fuck is hurrican island?
Kind regards
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I really like the map choices for this season. Deadlock in finals will be epic! I don't think it's that bad for human/orc to be honest. Maybe Eshan is right that it's not the best orc map, but really when u think about it it's only because they can't get imba items like blink dagger, claw +15 etc... If orcs just learn to macro well and transition well from t2/t3, which all orc players seem to struggle with for some reason, it should not be a big deal.
All in all I don't see a reason to complain about the maps. The only issue is islands, but that's only a problem if the players are stupid enough to let it happen :-)
Lastly it's ok to be critical but one should also respect that admins have spent time to make it an enjoyable season. One can always come with constructive criticism at the end of a season.
Just lol
Deadlock is a trash map.
You can still change the final map to twilight/market/gold rush
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Deadlock is objectively the best FFA map.
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Deadlock is a decent FFA Map, but personally iīd rather chose it as a map for Round 1-4 and not for a playoff match.
It is an interesting map, because you donīt have shredders or good items and it comes down to pure race advantages w/o much opportunities to regulate the weaknesses or boost the strenghts.
Access to shops are heavily imbalanced.
Itīs like the little brother of Goldrush.
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Ironically, flash won his season playing orc on deadlock
I also do really like gold rush, but it would be terrible for FML in this day and age. GL HF with mass 6 hour games. Put mog j33 and wreck in the same match and it would go for days
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Hey now, I take offense to that. You think I would die in 6 hours? I would make sure that it lasted 8 or more. :)
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insulting? junker what are you talking about - there was no thread for criticisms or suggestions after season 22. so when season 23 begins with a new format, it is natural to immediately comment
and deadlock is not only imbalanced because of items soso, the lack of shredders is a big issue for orcs. it makes the transition from t2-t3 even slower. you have to mass peons to keep up with other races in resources, leaving you open to attack
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deadlock is not only imbalanced because of items soso, the lack of shredders is a big issue for orcs. it makes the transition from t2-t3 even slower. you have to mass peons to keep up with other races in resources, leaving you open to attack
lol Eshan, the only reason it's slower is because you have a lazy macro or too greedy :icon_biggrin:. In any case no shredder is not something you cannot overcome. I agree that its good to spawn next to shop, but its not necessarily a big deal.
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I see maps with shredder as unfair because they give a huge advantage to orcs, so it makes sense that you would see map without shredder as unfair because they remove that huge advantage