Guild Wars 2

TNO is proud to announce the [TNO] Christmas Classic, the 3rd of 3 successful sPvP tournaments we have put on this year. The tournament will be held Dec. 18th, 9pm EST. This tournament is a 3v3 format with an entry fee of 10g per player. The server to be used is the [TNO] Thunderdome. (be sure to add it to your favorites before the tournament!)

Prizes:The prize purse for the tournament is 1500g, with prizes being awarded for 1st-4th place in the following manner (prizes will be split among team members):

1st Place – 1000g (333g per player)
2nd Place – 300g (100g per player)
3rd Place – 150g (50g per player)
4th Place – 50g (16g per player)

Class/Comp Rules: The map being used for this tournament will be the courtyard. Teams will advance by winning the best of 3, with the championship rounds (1st and 2nd, 3rd and 4th) being the best of 5.

Teams may not have more than 1 bunker classes, and may not have 3 of the same class. 1 minion class (i.e spirit ranger, minion necro) per team only. Teams may have up to two of the same class.

Bunkers are defined as a build that attempts to negate and redirect damage as much as possible while doing little or no DPS. The following class/amulet combinations will probably be considered bunkers:

Engineer- Clerics
Elementalist- Celestial, Magi, Clerics
Guardian- Clerics, Magi, Celestial, Soldier
Ranger- Celestial, Settler’s
Necromancer- Celestial, Clerics, Settlers
Mesmer- None
Warrior- Celestial, Soldier, Cleric, Settlers, Magi, Knight’s
Thief- None

What is defined as a bunker is up to the discretion of the tournament managers. Utility, amulet, and traits are all taken into account when deciding if a class is a bunker. Builds that are slight variations (1-2 traits different, 1 utility skill different, etc.) of each other will be considered the same build. Two different weapon sets per player will be considered distinct enough (Elementalist/Engineer excluded). Message bigbobpataki.4796 in game if you want to see if a build will be considered a bunker. Builds will be checked before the match, with players having 5 minutes to change builds/comp if they are deemed to be breaking the rules.

General Rules: The following general rules shall apply:

-No intentional stalling of the match is allowed. This could be considered any attempt to reset the match (i.e thieves permastealthing).
-All team members must /bow before a round to indicate readiness. Players cannot buff before this but can once both sides have bowed.
-Once a player is stomped, they are out for the round.
-No leaving/rejoining while a match is in progress. Teams may not be spectators period during a match.
-We are allowing players to change builds between matches but not classes.
-Teams can agree to a rematch if something goes wrong (i.e a player disconnects) but only if both sides agree. Rematches are played with the same gear/builds.
-Absolutely no hacking/bug abuse. This will result in an immediate disqualification.

Breaking any rule (aside from the last one) will result in a warning, with the 2nd infraction being a disqualification.

How to signup: To signup, you must mail bigbobpataki.4796 ingame by Dec. 16th with the following in the mail:
-Team Name
-Team Members
-Team Comp and builds (does not have to be final, build/comp information is kept secret)
-Entry fee, which can be sent separately (encouraged) or together.

Players may join solo or with just 2 people, although you will be assigned random teammates. We will get you the names of your teammates ASAP. If you cannot be paired up you will be refunded.

Misc Info: By signing up you agree to all rules set out in this forum post and any future rule changes (which we will try not to do or keep to an absolute minimum).

We’re using battlefy for the tournament, which can be found here: http://battlefy.com/the-nameless-ones-t … 321c7/info

If you are concerned where your money is going, TNO is 100% transparent, and entry fees/prizes will be recorded on our assets page at: gw2tno.com/assets.php

Good luck and may the best team win

www.twitch.tv/TNO_Gunz to watch the tournament.

It’s great that you’re hosting a tournament, thanks for that. That said, some of your rules seem very strange.

If you want to ban celestial because of balance reasons that’s your choice, but I wouldn’t call it a bunker ammy. Also it’s disallowed on warrior and ele but allowed for engi?

The judge’s discretion is also kind of strange. I think it’s better have precise rules not discretion, but if you want to do it that way will you at least be pre-clearing teams before the tournament? I’d hate to see teams having to completely redo comps on the fly.

Brigg.6189:

It’s great that you’re hosting a tournament, thanks for that. That said, some of your rules seem very strange.

If you want to ban celestial because of balance reasons that’s your choice, but I wouldn’t call it a bunker ammy. Also it’s disallowed on warrior and ele but allowed for engi?

The judge’s discretion is also kind of strange. I think it’s better have precise rules not discretion, but if you want to do it that way will you at least be pre-clearing teams before the tournament? I’d hate to see teams having to completely redo comps on the fly.

Did you actually read? They’re not banned they are simply considered “bunker” builds

You are not allowed to have more than ONE bunker build which means you can run ONE

Makes perfect sense – People actually have to die in order for someone to win

I like the rules

Yup, I understand the “one” rule, and I understand the intention. Do you think something is actually wrong in my post? Celestial isn’t that hard to kill in 3v3 on any class.

The lack of restrictions on engi concern me. I am imagining a cele engi, turret engi, and some other cheese. Other than that it looks interesting.

I would advise making it on the upcomming friday or the weekend as more people will be available

That is my mistake guys! It will be on the 19th instead of the 18th. It was a typo on my part.

Lol celestial engi is fine, but celestial necromancer is a bunker hahahahaha, also do you consider stow weapon to be a bug?