The Zion invitational Tournament - Secondary tournament soon.

Hello, Soldiers.

First let me extend an apology for my string of absences. If I wasn't being tied down with paperwork, it was a mechanical issue with either the ship or my jack. But those problems have been resolved and I will be returning to active duty, effective immediately.

Now, on to the fun part. I have received clearance from the higher ups to go ahead with the Zion Invitational Tournament. This tournament is open to everyone from every organization. It will be similarly formatted to the Zion Combat test. It will take place over a series of days until the final match is complete.

Zion recently struck a blow to the Cypherites when we raided one of their hideouts. We collected a few of their bandanas in the process. Actually, we collected so many that we're not sure what to do with them all. Therefore, as a prize the winner may select two bandanas of their choosing. That means you can choose to get an Overdrive Bandana, or the Patcher's Bandana, or even the Sakura Bandana. The winner will also receive $information 30,000,000.

Here are the rules:

1. All loadouts and hybrids are allowed. The entire patcher tree is now banned. The Patcher sim is also banned. But any other loadout and hybrids are allowed. Mobius Code will be allowed.
2. No tactic boosters or other consumables of any kind. This includes the pills you get from the Simulacras in the organization areas. 
3. Each match will consist of the best 3/5 duels.
4. Any one from all five organizations may enter this tournament.
5. You must be at the maximum combat level to enter.
6. You will be asked to jack-out and re-enter the Matrix simulation. This will ensure an uncorrupted signal for optimal combat performance.
7. You must choose and load your attire before the fight starts, no changes will be allowed.

Registration is now open. Please sign up here or shoot me a message in the matrix. Please include your name, your faction, and your organization.

Registration is open til Sunday, June 8th. The dates for the matches will be announced soon.

Good luck to all!

- Rylet

Zionite Liaison Officer

RedBindi wrote:

All loadouts and hybrids will be accepted. Except a patcher hybrid. So for instance, you cannot mix Patcher and Martial Arts.

Shouldn't this be CAN mix Patcher and Martial Arts?

So, no Patcher/MA but you can do a MA/Knifer

Entry:

Vesuveus
The Daniel Institute of Dream Interpretation
EPN

Rylet wrote:

SolidRevolver wrote:

RedBindi wrote:

All loadouts and hybrids will be accepted. Except a patcher hybrid. So for instance, you cannot mix Patcher and Martial Arts.

Shouldn't this be CAN mix Patcher and Martial Arts?

So, no Patcher/MA but you can do a MA/Knifer

Exactly. You cannot mix the patcher tree with anything else.

Not that I plan on it, but will ONLY Patcher loadouts be allowed?

Are patcher sims allowed, since they use heals?

Entry 

Name: Hoodley

Faction: Unleashed

Organization: Machines.

Endomorph wrote:

Entry 

Name: Hoodley

Faction: Unleashed

Organization: Machines.

You're Hoodley?!

:O

I'm going to extend registration through Wednesday, June 11.

I'm hoping this is on weekends, otherwise I'll prolly have to drop out.

Ditto, but...

 Haxadec

The Daniel Institute of Dream Interpretation
EPN

 I would also like to suggest that this be a round-robbin style tournament. I think it will be more fun because everyone gets to fight everyone else and it should be a better measure of skill imo.

matt, it is a best 3/5 format.

7pm MCT? which converts to 3am in the uk.... can you not make this earlier?

Yea, neither will I.

Each fight is 3/5, so the time it will take will roll into possibly 2 hours. It is a sunday, so hopefully it can be moved to a much earlier time, since there are several players who are not in the US timezone.

Ask and you shall receive, soldiers. The new time is 2:00 pm MCT.

still wondering....you said you can be a pure patcher but you cannot use self heals on youself.  does that last part only apply to patchers or are all self heals other than mobius code not allowed?

I think the safe thing to do is outlaw all heals except for mobius code. And while we're at it. Patcher simulacras are banned, as well. All the other simulacras are allowed, however.

And Tonyjaa, if a spot opens up, you will be the first one I contact.

Rule 8...

"You must choose and load your attire before the fight starts, no changes will be allowed."

Can we change loads/attire between rounds? or between fights? (1 round = 1 duel....1 fight = 3/5 duels)

If thats 10pm GMT, i may be running late but i will still be here, im working Sunday 2-10pm GMT then 6am-2pm GMT on monday

Sucks to be me but i will be there.

~Hoodley

The Zion Invitational will be held at the Jurong Dojo. (-61, 0, -297).

I hope to see all of you out there, and I hope to see some support from your factions!

You can change your attire between rounds and even between fight. Just no changing your attire during a fight. The same goes with Load Outs.

We have a few spots open if somebody would like to join. Maybe two or three spots. Just let me know, or show up to the Invitational and I'll see if I can get some of you in.

Ok, so the Tournament has been moved to next week. And Round 1 will be restarted. The Prizes will be doubled, because it was my fault on the confusion and fixing the rules.

The entire patcher tree is now banned. The Patcher sim is also banned. But any other loadout and hybrids are allowed. Also, to clarify, you may change your loadout after every duel. So you can change or tweak your loadout and clothing after you win or lose one of the 3/5 duels. But your opponent can do this, as well. So be on your toes. If you come unprepared for that, it's on you.

Once again, sorry for the confusion. Tonyjaa1 and AltDimension are still in the tournament. But I'll have to speak with TheHidden01, Mattku, Tygrius.

Vesuveus wrote:

Alt has defeated me. I will not be able to attend next week. I hope you accept today's match as official.

For reasons beyond my control and other duties that I have been asssigned I was unfortunately not able to have the tournament today, like I wanted to do. As sof right now, I'm thinking about Thursday the 3rd. How does that sit with everyone? We could do it next weekend if that would be better.

 -Rylet

Zionite Liaison Officer

Yes, the archivists opening up Sati's Playground will keep most soldiers busy, I agree. We'll delay it to sometime next week. Stay tuned.

-Rylet

Zionite Liaison Officer

Round 1 

Hoodley 3 - 0 Shortcircuits

Blazinwolf 3 - 2 Bullettoothtom

Bayamos 3 - 0 452x5

Shearman 3 - 1 Neoteny

Round 2

Hoodley 1 - 3 Blazinwolf

Bayamos 3 - 0 Shearman

Round 3

Blazinwolf 3 - 1 Bayamos

Winner - Blazinwolf

Rylet should be confirming this sooner or later... but this tournament is also happening again this sunday, for those who couldn't stay because Rylet was quite late. I tried to enter on sunday, but it would have made numbers uneven, so he said it would on again, with a rule that anyone who enterted on the one just gone, can't enter in the one coming.

Oh, gratz Blaze!