Hello!
TPG's second season is officially underway, with pre-season matches set for the next three weeks. General rules for this pre-season can be found here, and updated rules will be posted on the main site shortly. Please note that additional teams are free to join throughout the pre-season.
One additional rule concerns a bit of a bug on certain private servers (namely on The Omniscient and the TPG League servers). Neither server currently possesses the pre-match wait time that allows server admins to set teams properly. In other words, teams could begin playing before their opposition is ready. To preempt any such issues, we request that both team captains indicate their readiness by typing "Ready" in chat. The captain with admin privileges will then count down from 3 (in chat), and the word "Go" will signify the game's start. Until the word "Go" has been transmitted, no players from either team are allowed to leave their spawn point or to shoot in the direction of the enemy spawn (provided the spawn's visible on that map). Additionally, neither team should spawn any players until the teams have been properly arranged.
The chat log should look like this:
"Ready"
"Ready"
"3"
"2"
"1"
"Go"
Not an ideal solution, I know, but I trust that we've all maturity enough to abide by those regulations. If you believe that significant issues will arise, please request that one of the other private servers be made available for your match.
As for the Pre-season Schedule, I'll list the full thing below. You'll be able access the TPG scheduling tool through your Team Panel on the TPG League site. Games may be scheduled and played at any point between the listed Mondays and Sundays. If you require help scheduling a match or acquiring private server access, please contact me through the forums or through Steam (OmniNept).
Week 1 (Monday, September 29th - Sunday, October 5th)
Moose vs (Bye)
SASC vs Vanguard
Vendetta vs TANG
RATA vs A-A
TBT vs T1
Week 2 (Monday, October 6th - Sunday, October 12th)
Vanguard vs (Bye)
Moose vs SASC
Vendetta vs T1
RATA vs TBT
A-A vs TANG
Week 3 (Monday, October 13th - Sunday, October 19th)
SASC vs (Bye)
Moose vs A-A
Vanguard vs Vendetta
RATA vs T1
TBT vs TANG
Since we've an uneven number of teams (9), the top three teams from the previous season will each miss one match during the pre-season. Please note that this schedule is not set in stone, as it were, and may change if additional teams join during the pre-season period. If you've any questions, feel free to ask below.
*Edit* Almost forgot! Map restrictions. Currently the only restricted map is Bazaar. That leaves teams free to select from Bunker, Facility, Frontline, Last Eco, Origin, and Wreckage. Remember, we're running a best of three format; each team selects one map, and TPG will select the tiebreaker map for that week (as will be visible on the site scheduler).
Edited by Nept, September 29 2014 - 03:52 PM.