The Sengoku Jidai League - Rules and Information
The Sengoku Jidai League
Welcome to the Sengoku Jidai TWS2 Multiplayer League!
This League exists to promote high-quality competition amongst the TWS2 Multiplayer community. The rules are designed to emphasize competitive play that is both skillful and honorable, while the built-in forum utility and supervisory Gamemaster staff aim to make the system work as smoothly as possible. If you want to compete against the best players the TWS2 Multiplayer community has to offer, without the all the rudeness, camping, bug exploiting, etc. that is typical of the in-game Ladder, then this is the place for you.
So how does this thing work?
This system is designed as a multi-tiered competitive League, similar to the English football league system. Players will be divided amongst multiple tiers according to performance, with the objective being to match up players who will provide each other with a good challenge. Play will be divided into seasons, with each season lasting one month. At the end of each month, the top performing players from each tier will be promoted to the next highest tier, while the bottom performing players will be relegated to the next lowest tier.
The number of promotions and relegations each season is not yet set and will be determined based on the total number of players. During Season One, there will be only a single tier so that a fair baseline of performance can be established. Following the end of Season One, all players will be divided into multiple tiers (probably two or three, depending on the total number of players), and normal seasonal play with promotion and relegation will begin.
Each individual tier will be represented by a separate Ladder in the forum's built-in competitions system. You can see an example of what the ladders look like here. While that system also has a specific Leagues feature, it has various limitations that make it less ideal for what we want than multiple ladders joined by a bit of manual organization. Players within each tier will compete against one another while each season is in-play, and results will be reported directly to the utility itself which will automatically rank players using an Elo rating system. This system takes into account who you beat, not just how many wins you have, so you will increase your score more by defeating a player who is ranked higher than you than one who is ranked lower than you.
How are matches organized?
Unlike a sports league, there is no set match schedule. Players can pick who they compete against, so long as the player is on the same tier. Matches can be arranged in one of two ways; Open Challenges and Direct Challenges.
An Open Challenge is a standing offer by a player to compete against anyone who is willing to play them. The challenger sets a date and time when they are available to play, and any other players in the same tier can accept that challenge. The match will then be scheduled at the date and time set by the challenger. The entire system is automated through the ladder utility itself. The Open Challenge is also the best way to arrange an immediate match by mutual agreement. While both players are online, simply have one player create the open challenge and then have the other accept immediately after it is posted.
A Direct Challenge is a specific challenge issued to another player. The entire system is automated through the ladder utility itself. Players simply select another player within the same tier and directly challenge that person. The challenged player cannot refuse to fight, but they may negotiate the schedule. The scheduling system is automated and will allow the challenged player to pick three different times when they are available for the match. The original challenger can then pick any one of the three, and the match will be scheduled for that date/time.
When matches are completed, scores can be submitted automatically through the ladder utility itself, but both players must report the score. Both players will be expected to report the scores honestly and promptly. However, in the event of a problem, a single player can submit a score to the Gamemasters who will then confirm the result (you saved your replays, right?) and submit the score manually.
Note: To ensure a diversity of play, players must wait a full week before playing against each other another time, regardless of whether the match was created by an Open or Direct Challenge. Play against everyone, not just your friends!
Sounds good, so how do I join?
Any player can join the League at any time, though obviously if you join in one week from the end of a season, you will not be able to compete in very many matches and will not likely get promoted to the next tier at the end of the season. To join, complete the following steps:
1) Register an account on the Org forums.
2) Connect your Org profile with your Steam account.
3) Join the Org Steam Group.
4) Go to Tier 1 of the League and hit the Join Ladder button (it's at the top right of the main Ladder frame).
That's it, you're done! Now get out there and start fighting!
awesome now its time to beat down some loosers wit my cav spam lololol
No, it's not. This is a League for players who want to compete with others who act maturely and respectfully. We do not expect all players to like each other, and we understand that a certain amount of smacktalk is a natural part of any competitive system. However, players in the Sengoku Jidai League are expected to treat each other with respect both on and off the battlefield. We do not regulate the armies that players use, and if you want bring cav spam that's perfectly legal; you'll quickly learn that it's nowhere near as effective against veteran players anyway. However, we strongly urge you to use tactical skill and intelligence to win matches, not cheap moves and exploitation of game balance issues. While the Rules specifically ban some of the worst behavior, it is impossible to create an enumerated list of every single scenario in which a player could behave poorly. The Gamemasters will be monitoring the League and players that are found to be acting against the spirit of the League will be reprimanded, even if their actions were not specifically banned by the Rules. Gamemasters are free to take any actions they wish in response to perceived bad behavior, including (but not limited to) a simple written warning, loss of a match, relegation, expulsion from a season, and expulsion from the League.
We take the "high-quality competition" aspect of the League very seriously. Fight with honor and congratulate your opponent after the match is over, regardless of whether your won or lost. If you do that, you will be highly respected regardless of your ranking.
The Gamemasters for The Sengoku Jidai League are:
TinCow (Steam ID: TinCow)
AggonyKing (Steam ID: AggonyKing)
Azuretotalwar (Steam ID: ]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah )
00owl (Steam ID: [Fear]The Black Swan)
AdmiralPrice (Steam ID: AG no AdmiralPrice)
To public discussion thread for The Sengoku Jidai League can be found here.
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