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Old 16-02-2008, 21:59   #1
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Baalathon - Squeeze him 'til he drops

Thanks Thyiad for merging the threads, so we can have this shiny new one. Thanks to everyone for their input on the rule set.

Make sure to sign up before the start date or you cannot join!

Rules, rules, and more rules

1) This tournament will run from February 22 thru March 24 when the clock strikes midnight GMT (right as March 23 becomes March 24, same with the start date).

2) Everyone does a maximum of 500 runs, you have a month to complete them. You can go over 500 runs, but those drops will not count toward your 500. You set a date/time to start, and that's when you start. You cannot start your 500 as soon as you pick up a Tyrael's Might, Dweb, etc.

3) Each participant gets to protect one item from being taken.

4) You cannot lose any S/U jewelry of any kind, so there's no need to worry about that.

5) Scoring for the S/U category will be based on the MFO system (i.e. The summed score from your top five S/U). Here is the scoring sheet used for that system.

6) The top 3 players in points get to select non-protected items as per MFO rules below

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1st Place - picks 4 items from ANY other entrants (max 1 per entrant).
2nd Place - picks 3 items from ANY other entrants ranked below you (max
1 per entrant)
3rd place - picks 2 items from ANY other entrants ranked below you (max
1 per entrant)
7) There will be a separate category for the best Rare Items. This category will be completely independent of the S/U category. A winner from the S/U category cannot take a Rare from someone in this category, unless they are a winner in this category as well.

7a) All players will vote for the player with the best set of 5 Rares. Those votes can be PM'd to me at the end of the tourney. And yes, you can vote for yourself if you feel you have the best set.

7b) Rules 1,2,3,6 apply to this category. e.g. 500 runs, you can protect one rare item, etc.

8) You do not have to participate in both categories.

9) MP rule! As long as you pick up a maximum of 500 run drops, you can split your runs between solo/MP.

9a) To avoid accidently picking up extra drops, you should only MP with other players in this tournament.

10) You can use multiple characters.

11) For the S/U category, do not post your qualifiers until the end of the tournament. However, feel free to show off your non-qualifiers and yellows.

12) We'll use MFO rules for anything not covered in this rule list.

At the end of the tournament, send the ATMA readouts of your top 5 S/U to me. And post your top 5 rares to be voted on. Send in your votes on who you think should be first, second, and third.

GL to everyone!

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Old 16-02-2008, 22:00   #2
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Re: Baalathon (evised rules)

I know I screwed up the title -- PM'd Thyiad to hopefully change it for us.

Edit: Thanks again Thyiad!

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Name             Build(s)      MF   Run Count S/U or Rares  Team   Status
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RibGriller      Lightsorc      196     0          Both       No    1.11  sc rwm/rrm
                2h Zealot      132                                  
Phool           Light sorc     244     0          Both       No    1.11b sc rwm/rrm
                Blizz sorc     541
Smilts          Windy          350     0          both       no
                Bone Nec       425                         
Gambitsreturn   Blizz Sorc    ~150     0          Both       no    1.11  hc Vanilla
Low Key         Fishyzon      ~200     0          Both       No    1.11b SC RRM/
                CL/FO Sorc    ~250     0          Both       No    1.11b SC RRM/RWM 
dune            psn necro     ~300     0          both       no    1.11b sc rwm
Antonio         trapper       ~DUNNO   0          both       no    1.11b sc rwm/rrm
Raskah          Blizz sorc    ~480     0          Both       No    1.11b SC RRM/RWM 
sequana         trapper       ~300     0          both       no    1.11b SC RRM/RWM 
                light java      ?  
maxicek         Blizz sorc     ???     0          Both       No    1.11b SC RRM/RWM 
                Trapper        ???
                Hammerdin      ???  
Callador	Light sorc     ???     0	  Both       No    1.11b SC RRM/RWM
Naab	        Tesladin      ~100     0          Both       No    1.11b SC RRM/RWM
jjscud          Light Sorc     156     0          S/U        No    1.11b SC RCM/RWM

Looking for Teammate(s)

Name               Days/Times available          Hosting capabilities
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N'thraXX           ~10-18 + ~22-01 (GMT)         Finland, 2M/512Kbps
RibGriller         ~5-8AM GMT                       I can host

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Old 16-02-2008, 22:08   #3
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Ok I am being incredibly dim here ... I don't understand the MP rule. I did before. Has it changed?

And I'll change the title to something else in a moment.

Oh and I take it you can't claim runes either.

Can you compete singly in the baal category and the MP one or only one?
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Old 16-02-2008, 23:07   #4
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Re: Baalathon - Squeeze him 'til he drops

As far as I understand it, any run in which you add items to your baalathon pool counts towards the 500 total. Doesn't matter if it's solo or MP. So you could, for example, do 350 solo runs, 200 duo runs, and 150 runs with a team of three. Assuming you rotate drops each run, that'd put you at 500 runs where you get drops.

I'm too lazy to look up the name, but in the previous thread someone dropped out because of being in NTPP. Is that really an issue, or was he drawing premature conclusions?
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Old 17-02-2008, 00:26   #5
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Re: Baalathon - Squeeze him 'til he drops

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I'm too lazy to look up the name, but in the previous thread someone dropped out because of being in NTPP. Is that really an issue, or was he drawing premature conclusions?
For the record:

Tourneys where prizes are claimed *from the items dropped during the Tourney* are an exception to the NTPP rule. Partly.

*Runes in the NTPP cannot be claimed if the person "giving" the rune is in NTPP
*Items in the NTTP can be claimed if the person "giving" is in NTPP.

It's where logic goes out the window and we just accpet we're the SP(T)F and deal with it.
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Old 17-02-2008, 00:40   #6
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Re: Baalathon - Squeeze him 'til he drops

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As far as I understand it, any run in which you add items to your baalathon pool counts towards the 500 total. Doesn't matter if it's solo or MP. So you could, for example, do 350 solo runs, 200 duo runs, and 150 runs with a team of three. Assuming you rotate drops each run, that'd put you at 500 runs where you get drops.
Yes, that example works with the rules. Just to be 100% clear, you'd be breaking the rules if you didn't rotate drops cause you'd be going above your 500 run max.

@Thyiad: So NTPP players can participate with full privileges like everyone else? We don't have to worry about runes/charms/jewelry cause those are non-qualifiers.

Edit @Lionheart: No, runes are non-qualifiers, so you can't lose them or use them for scoring.
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Old 17-02-2008, 00:46   #7
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Re: Baalathon - Squeeze him 'til he drops

Do runes count as S/U for the purposes of this tournament?
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Old 17-02-2008, 02:31   #8
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Re: Baalathon - Squeeze him 'til he drops

OK, I`m thinking of joining in team section so I wonder:
Team doesn`t depend on me, and score of team isn`t together (like it was on MFO), right?
So, if I miss some games, team won`t be at loss?
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Old 17-02-2008, 03:48   #9
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Re: Baalathon - Squeeze him 'til he drops

I'm really interested in joining this tournament. I'm tossing up between my main MF Sorc (Blizz/Chain), who's been running Countess/Pindle and Meph, or my FA/LF Zon who's in Act IV.

What character do you believe makes for the better runner?

Add me to the tournament. I don't know when I'll be online again, but I'll try and keep updated as best I can using family machines and free internet cafes.

Silver - lvl 88 Sorc - ~550% MF or more...will have more details another day!

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Old 17-02-2008, 04:51   #10
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Re: Baalathon (evised rules)

I should be able to get my rebuild up and running Baal by the deadline.

Code:
Signup and Progress

Name             Build(s)      MF   Run Count S/U or Rares  Team   Status
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
RibGriller      Lightsorc      196     0          Both       No    1.11  sc rwm/rrm
                2h Zealot      132                                  
Phool           Light sorc     244     0          Both       No    1.11b sc rwm/rrm
                Blizz sorc     541
Smilts          Windy          350     0          both       no
                Bone Nec       425                         
Gambitsreturn   Blizz Sorc    ~150     0          Both       no    1.11  hc Vanilla
Low Key         Fishyzon      ~200     0          Both       No    1.11b SC RRM/
                CL/FO Sorc    ~250     0          Both       No    1.11b SC RRM/RWM 
dune            psn necro     ~300     0          both       no    1.11b sc rwm
Antonio         trapper       ~DUNNO   0          both       no    1.11b sc rwm/rrm
Raskah          Blizz sorc    ~480     0          Both       No    1.11b SC RRM/RWM 
sequana         trapper       ~300     0          both       no    1.11b SC RRM/RWM 
                light java      ?  
maxicek         Blizz sorc     ???     0          Both       No    1.11b SC RRM/RWM 
                Trapper        ???
                Hammerdin      ???  
Callador	Light sorc     ???     0	  Both       No    1.11b SC RRM/RWM
Naab	        Tesladin      ~100     0          Both       No    1.11b SC RRM/RWM
jjscud          Light Sorc     156     0          S/U        No    1.11b SC RCM/RWM
Xdeathfire      Meteorb        416     0          Both       No    1.11b SC RRM/RWM

Looking for Teammate(s)

Name               Days/Times available          Hosting capabilities
---------------------------------------------------------------------
N'thraXX           ~10-18 + ~22-01 (GMT)         Finland, 2M/512Kbps
RibGriller         ~5-8AM GMT                       I can host
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