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CCP Mindstar
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Posted - 2008.01.04 10:17:00 -
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Morning all!
I just wanted to throw my hat in the ring and expand a little bit on just *why* rigs are still not in at this point - as this has been very heavily discussed amongst the team. In short - we like the variation and freedom to specialize afforded by rigs, as it draws teams closer to real pvp.
That said - there are some drawbacks to allowing rigs into the tournament - in most cases, rigs serve to draw out fights and possibly make for less expensive-stuff-blowing-up (and we all love seeing that!). Logistics cruisers can take on a whole new meaning when rigged for cap recharge, and of course, you have some rigs that in a tournament setting can make for extremely strong passive tanking, resulting in potential stalemate fights (which are no fun to watch).
On the subject of Implants - it is only the pirate / lp store "sets" that are not allowed. Hardwirings are still fine to use.
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Posted - 2008.01.04 16:27:00 -
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Edited by: CCP Mindstar on 04/01/2008 16:31:20
 Originally by: ookke
Looks like you managed to sneak in a typo... last night Logistics Ships were 21 points, now they are 31 pts suddenly.
Stealth nerf....  just kidding, they should be 21 
Anyhow, another change that should have been in those rules, but was overlooked in the initial post is that Boosters are allowed. The rules have been updated to reflect this now.
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Posted - 2008.01.04 17:13:00 -
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Originally by: ookke
what about hardwirings and mindlinks - will they be allowed?
Yes.
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Posted - 2008.01.04 18:16:00 -
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Originally by: Saba Quiestador
Questions:
1) How do we sign up? How do we provide the 1B ISK entry fee?
2) When do the elimination rounds start (approximate timeframe - e.g., "early March")? When will the actual schedule be posted, relative to the start of the elimination rounds (e.g., "two weeks before the start of the tournament")?
3) What are the prizes? Is there only a prize for the winner, or intermediate prizes as well (e.g., for going on to the elimination rounds, for getting to the semifinals, whatever)?
By the way, as a comment to the person thinking about Golems... Look at their sensor strength, and remember that they are not intended as PvP ships.
Sign up procedure, prizes and such have not been announced just yet, but are not far off. Keep an eye on the news and on this forum for more info regarding them.
As per the dev blog here, the dates at this point are the first 2 weekends in March (starting 29th Feb). In past tournaments the final day has been the day of the elimination rounds, and this tournament is not likely to change from that.
Hope that helps 
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Posted - 2008.01.09 16:33:00 -
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Originally by: URDEAD2ME
erm any news when we can sigh up yet ?
Not yet. We will make a separate post in this forum with sign up details when we have more info available.
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Posted - 2008.01.09 18:43:00 -
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Originally by: SoMoSo
so Alliance leader have to donate one billion ISK and give a Team Leader Name ? or he have to say the names of the players from team to ? i will be the Leader for Phalanx Team and i will be the contact man for PA Alliance do we have to tell you the players theat will fight in the tornament in the Sign up ?
As per the rules: "Alliances can field up to ten pilots on the battlefield. The team captain has to be announced beforehand. Any alliance member can fight at any time."
So, in the signups, just the team captain.
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Posted - 2008.01.09 22:41:00 -
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Originally by: QwaarJet
Originally by: GM Nova
Originally by: URDEAD2ME
erm any news when we can sigh up yet ?
Yes. Here it is.
http://oldforums.eveonline.com/?a=topic&threadID=678994
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Signups are opened, 14. january 2008 at 1100 hrs. EVE time.
So I'm guessing from that that signups close on the 14th, and then the groups will be announced very soon after that?
The closing date of the signups is not decided at this point, and will most likely be announced when the signup page is up. At this point we just want to give as much warning as possible to those who want to be assured a spot - instead of just saying "Oh hi, by the way, signups are open!".
Regarding the announcement of groups and such - we fully understand that there is scheduling involved on the part of teams who wish to compete (especially those who may be fighting on either of the Fridays), and will make sure that the tournament schedule will be made available as soon as we can feasibly get it ready.
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Posted - 2008.01.15 19:51:00 -
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Originally by: Sphynx Stormlord
Are faction drones allowed?
They are not modules so are not covered by 'No faction modules'
And there is a line: 'All drones are allowed'.
However, clarification might be a good thing.
All drones are allowed
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Posted - 2008.01.15 19:54:00 -
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Originally by: Pilk
Originally by: Cividari
Yes, but if you only field 99 points you are giving the other team one point, I would like it to be clearified if that still counts as a "perfect win".
If it's the same as last tournament, as I recall, you'll receive 150 points and your opponents will receive 1 point.
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Pilk is correct. If (for example) you field 99 points worth of ships, you can still get the 150 points by killing the entire enemy team for no ship loss.
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Posted - 2008.01.17 09:44:00 -
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Originally by: kessah
pirate implant sets are not allowed, if i dont have a set ... say i dont have the alpha plugged in then technically its not a set?... so i could use them? 
By "Pirate Implant Sets not allowed" we mean no implants from those sets at all, so no. I will get the rules adjusted to clarify this.
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Posted - 2008.02.25 17:03:00 -
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Originally by: Holdvilag Sally
Dear organizers,
can you please assign a point value to covert ops frigs? I hope you understand why I am posting this with a noob alt :)
Covert Ops Frigates are allowed, and cost the same as Interceptors & Assault frigates - 6 points.
The covert ops cloak module (or any cloak for that matter) is not allowed.
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