[size=24pt]INTRODUCTION[/size]
Hello, Warbladers!
The 7th edition of Nations Cup 2017 is to come, with a completely new admin team we will make this Nations Cup unforgettable. The admins are going to make sure you'll have the best NC ever.
We have come to this moment, the special time of 2017 where we'll be seeing hungry warriors seeking to be the Nation to win. You feel like a wizard al ready? Start preparing then! The Nations Cup is the most exciting tournament in the Warband history with legendary players, sick matches and clutches. Will the Nations Cup 2017 be yours?
We are extremely happy to run this tournament, and obviously I want to thank Belendor for doing the graphics this year, we can guarantee we will deliver some good graphics!
I am happy to say that Arys, OGL, Harman and Belendor are helping me out, this would not be possible without you guys! Please keep in mind, there's one more experienced admin who is on his way to the admin team.
Obviously, having WPL running as such a great tournament, the Nations Cup 2017 is expected to be starting in March.
[size=24pt]ADMINISTRATION[/size]
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| Robin Lead Admin |
| ARYS Admin |
| OGL Admin |
| BELENDOR Admin |
| HARMAN Admin |
Any questions? don't hesitate to contact us!
The Admin team of the Nations Cup 2017, wants to thank Captain Lust, Erminas, Harman, Deacon, Faebio, Aeronwen, Scar and Dyktator for hosting the previous Nations Cup. It wouldn't of been a great NC without you guys! The most important, we want to thank everyone who participated last year, contributed with something, we are hoping to see you again in the Nations Cup 2017. Furthermore, thanks to Captain Lust for the thread layout.
[size=24pt]IMPORTANT NEWS[/size]
Surprisingly, we are going to try out a new game mode for the Nations Cup 2017 made by Azan. We will be having test matches coming up, and some matches are going to get streamed. Description of the game mod is written at the bottom of the page.
Overall, the Nations Cup 2017 is going to be different to the one we had 2016, rules are expected to be changed. The rules will be posted in the upcoming days. However, much of the rules are pretty much written in the description of the new game mod. We will make a 2nd announcement about everything you have to know, as soon as possible.
The Admin team is currently having plans for a small tournament before the Nations Cup 2017.
Firstly, Please post, if your Nation is going to participate in the Nations Cup 2017. It does definitely help the admins! Lastly, please be patient, much information is going to be posted within the days, keep an eye open!
About the New Game mode - includes download
Competitive Battle
This is a new gamemode supplanting warbands existing battle gametype. The gametype will work with 3 stages (as it does currently) however the nature of the stages will be slightly different.
Stage 1: Assault
The Assault stage places one team in the role of attacker and the other in the role of defender. Whichever team won the previous round is the attacker.
The attacker gets a CTF flag spawn in front of them. Their objective is to carry this to one of between 1 and 5 flag zones on the map which are marked with small banners. Once you get the flag to one of these zones it spawns the usual MoF flags there. Effectively these work like the normal MoF flag locations with the difference being that one of the teams can effectively choose the location of the flag.
If you do not manage to get the flag to a zone before the round timer reaches zero, you forfeit the round.
Once a flag zone has been used it cannot be used again by either side, the banner marking it will disappear.
You cannot pickup or dropoff a flag while on horseback, horses move at 50% speed while you are carrying the flag.
Stage 2: Capture
The capture stage is basically the same as our current MoF stage, the flag mechanics effectively are identical with a few minor differences.
The capture time is now 90 seconds instead of 50.
The flags can be spawned at any time in the round and only when the CTF flag is placed on a flag zone, alternatively if it is the first round or the previous round was a draw the MoF is placed on a special neutral flag location immediately.
You can only win on flags by fully raising them, you do not win by having a higher flag at the end of a round.
Stage 3: Sudden Death
Stage 3 occurs when the round timer reaches zero and the MoF flag has been placed. This mode works similarly to stage 2 with the difference being the behaviour of the flags.
The flags will no longer go down and can only go up, if you are near the flag it will raise, otherwise it wont.
Both teams being on the flag no longer stops both flags from raising.
Thoughts and Intentions
This gamemode is designed to fix gameplay flaws in the existing battle mode. The first being the lack of incentive for teams to be aggressive or even fight at all during the first 2 minutes of a round, the second being to remove the random flag spawn as a mechanic since as a random element it has too much power to influence the battle.
At no time in the new mode is there an incentive for a team to be passive and camp in one spot. A team can be passive if they already have control of the MoF flag or if they have enough map control to prevent the attacker team from getting to any spawns in stage 1. In these scenarios however, one team is always under pressure to do something or they lose, encouraging a direct engagement.
In stage 1 the defending team will have several objectives. The best outcome for them would be to kill the attackers flag carrier and force the attackers to have to fight in a less than ideal place to try to retrieve it. However the other objectives would be to try to deny the attackers the stronger spawn sites or even to use map control and pressure to completely stop the attackers from being able to reach a flag spawn.
The attacker team in stage 1 will obviously want to use the fact that they choose the spawn location to work to their advantage, some spawns will be easily reached with no contest. However the order you pick the spawns is relevant. If you choose spawns in order from easiest to hardest by the last round if you have won the previous ones, you may have only one spawn site left and the defenders will be equally aware of this. As such reaching it may be far more difficult. If however you try to take that spawn site in the second round, it may be much easier as the defenders will be trying to cover more area and angles.
Since the round can no longer be won by a higher flag, only a fully raised one there is little incentive for the attackers to wait around with their flag until the end of the round, it is a heavy risk since if their flag carrier is put in a position where they are killed or cannot reach the flag, the team may lose. The other team is also still guaranteed a full 90 seconds to engage even if you place the flag right at the end.
Download link:
This is a new gamemode supplanting warbands existing battle gametype. The gametype will work with 3 stages (as it does currently) however the nature of the stages will be slightly different.
Stage 1: Assault
The Assault stage places one team in the role of attacker and the other in the role of defender. Whichever team won the previous round is the attacker.
The attacker gets a CTF flag spawn in front of them. Their objective is to carry this to one of between 1 and 5 flag zones on the map which are marked with small banners. Once you get the flag to one of these zones it spawns the usual MoF flags there. Effectively these work like the normal MoF flag locations with the difference being that one of the teams can effectively choose the location of the flag.
If you do not manage to get the flag to a zone before the round timer reaches zero, you forfeit the round.
Once a flag zone has been used it cannot be used again by either side, the banner marking it will disappear.
You cannot pickup or dropoff a flag while on horseback, horses move at 50% speed while you are carrying the flag.
Stage 2: Capture
The capture stage is basically the same as our current MoF stage, the flag mechanics effectively are identical with a few minor differences.
The capture time is now 90 seconds instead of 50.
The flags can be spawned at any time in the round and only when the CTF flag is placed on a flag zone, alternatively if it is the first round or the previous round was a draw the MoF is placed on a special neutral flag location immediately.
You can only win on flags by fully raising them, you do not win by having a higher flag at the end of a round.
Stage 3: Sudden Death
Stage 3 occurs when the round timer reaches zero and the MoF flag has been placed. This mode works similarly to stage 2 with the difference being the behaviour of the flags.
The flags will no longer go down and can only go up, if you are near the flag it will raise, otherwise it wont.
Both teams being on the flag no longer stops both flags from raising.
Thoughts and Intentions
This gamemode is designed to fix gameplay flaws in the existing battle mode. The first being the lack of incentive for teams to be aggressive or even fight at all during the first 2 minutes of a round, the second being to remove the random flag spawn as a mechanic since as a random element it has too much power to influence the battle.
At no time in the new mode is there an incentive for a team to be passive and camp in one spot. A team can be passive if they already have control of the MoF flag or if they have enough map control to prevent the attacker team from getting to any spawns in stage 1. In these scenarios however, one team is always under pressure to do something or they lose, encouraging a direct engagement.
In stage 1 the defending team will have several objectives. The best outcome for them would be to kill the attackers flag carrier and force the attackers to have to fight in a less than ideal place to try to retrieve it. However the other objectives would be to try to deny the attackers the stronger spawn sites or even to use map control and pressure to completely stop the attackers from being able to reach a flag spawn.
The attacker team in stage 1 will obviously want to use the fact that they choose the spawn location to work to their advantage, some spawns will be easily reached with no contest. However the order you pick the spawns is relevant. If you choose spawns in order from easiest to hardest by the last round if you have won the previous ones, you may have only one spawn site left and the defenders will be equally aware of this. As such reaching it may be far more difficult. If however you try to take that spawn site in the second round, it may be much easier as the defenders will be trying to cover more area and angles.
Since the round can no longer be won by a higher flag, only a fully raised one there is little incentive for the attackers to wait around with their flag until the end of the round, it is a heavy risk since if their flag carrier is put in a position where they are killed or cannot reach the flag, the team may lose. The other team is also still guaranteed a full 90 seconds to engage even if you place the flag right at the end.
Download link:
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