playFFA Cup - In Search for Freedom III - $500 Prize

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playFFA Cup - In Search for Freedom III announced!

Almost 6 months ago the FFA world was revolutionized when the second FFA cup was held. With a huge overhaul to the original cup including more manpower, a better system for hosting the game, and more live streaming the In Search for Freedom FML Cup was a smashing success to it's predecessor. Well, the third iteration is here and like they say, good things come in threes! PlayFFA and Makemehost are proud to present, the PlayFFA Cup - In Search for Freedom III!

Despite the fact that it has only been 6 months since the last cup was held, the FFA world has experienced a massive shakeup. The FFA bots were just getting their start back in those days, now however the PlayFFA ladder host 300 games every day, has about 700 players playing on it every day, and has had about 50000 individual players on it since the start. It's safe to say that playFFA has not only revolutionized the FFA scene, but brought a spark of life back into the entire WC3 world!

So, make sure that you save the date on January 26th for what is going to be the biggest FFA tournament to ever grace WC3. More details can be found below.

Prize

The prize pool for this tournament is currently at $500 and growing! This is thanks to playFFA.net, Makemehost.com and our wonderful sponsors, Searcher_FF and Krematoril . Other sponsors wished to remain anonymous, they are not forgotten.

In addition to the sponsors, there is also the possibility of the prize pool increasing from optional registration fees. The way that this would work is because of the uneven amount of players some players will have to play 4 rounds while other players will play 3 rounds. For the minor amount of $5 USD though players will be allowed to automatically be placed in the round of 64. The $5 fee will then go towards the total prize pool, allowing for the tournament to become even bigger than it already is!

To this point the prize distribution will be 300$ for the winner, 65$ for the finalists.

Maps

The maps are being announced well in advance so that players have the chance to practice on them. If you don't know the maps then you have only yourself to blame, so start practicing! Download playFFA Map pack
 
Preliminary Round - Cold Plains

A 6 player map that should increase the spawn luck a little bit, this will be a good first test to see how players overcome adversity. A map that features limited gold, be prepared for action to dominate these games.

Round of 64 - Symmetrical Chaos (Fixed Positions)

A map made for fighting, it should be a little more methodical and a little less chaotic with fixed positions; but not by much! A map with powerful item drops at the shops and mercenaries camps, expect Symmetrical Chaos to live up to it's name.

Round 3 - Harvest of Sorrow


Another 6 player map, but that is where the similarities with Cold Plains ends. Harvest has been around for a long time and was created by FML|Worpex for the FFA Master's League. It features an abundance of gold, markets galore, and pretty much everything you can think of to prepare for a longer FFA game. A tip for those that haven't played it, 2 of the middle mines feature stone golems that drop permanent stone golems!

Finals - Deathrose


One of the classic FFA maps, Deathrose features only 4 starting spawn points, and essentially has complete equality. Featuring mana fountains, a health fountain and markets, games on Deathrose tend to be exciting and finals worthy!

We look forward to seeing you all shortly, and remember to Save the Date: January 26th, 2014!

(Registration opened on January 16th)