Wipeout HD league taking sign ups

[Keyop]

I was pointed this direction by 'Firedshot'.

We've got a league starting shortly for Wipeout HD. We're a UK based site so if you fancy joining other UK/Euro Wipeout HD users for a friendly league drop by and put your name on the line.

Keyop

www.playstationleague.co.uk - see Wipeout HD area

[RedScar]

Can NA come join? Don't leave us out in the cold

[LOUDandPROUD]

Yah, I was wondering the same thing...

[AG-wolf]

do europeans think Wipeout is "their thing"? forgetting that there is a fair portion of enlightened people elsewhere in the world who can appreciate the series

[djKyoto]

We have the union jack on our flag, but if you're gonna be that way.

[OBH]

im confused why we dont just host a proper league here.
spice up the homepage eLhabib style, and post results there.

[Wip3ou7]

Hosting a WipEoutZone league is a great idea. I've always considered this to be the official-unofficial (or is that unofficial-official) site for the most hardcore of wipeout players, so why not?

[Keyop]

Well, we're a site for UK gamers, no offence intended to those gamers from elsewhere of course

[RedScar]

Well if thats the case, y don't we NA players just steal/adjust the rules and make the league on this forum, seems entirely possible.

[Firedshot]

A league for all classes or just 1, Would be great to see a league for all. Have as many divisions as needed for a league for the amount of people to join with 16 players per division say? each division race's 4 time moving the top 2 players to the next group of 8. At the end people get promoted or demoted depends on win or loose to the difrent division if there is one to move to?

Could be possible to do this for each class or have a Venom/Flash then a Rapier alone and phantom alone due to alot of rapier racers not liking phantom would be unfair to put them in 1?

Just putting idea's in for people to think about!

[Spinninggenius]

I would like to run the league on playstationleague.co.uk, however I would also be quite happy to post results and information on this site as well. Here's the link again.

http://www.playstationleague.co.uk/b...p?f=268&t=4322

[klax75]

I have been wondering why aren't there any leagues for WipeOut? I have been thinking about months. I've played a lot of games with leagues, ladder systems. Live for Speed has tons of leagues.

A season would last X amount of time. Now this style would have teams. Players are responsible for there teams. Recruiting, and manning any third party stuff they want. Each team would have a set number of racers, per division. Now like F1 the team and pilots would be scored separately. So every pilot of a team is trying to help there team and there own personal score. I also pictured to spice things up. Each team from the beginning of the season would pick what chassis they would be racing for that season. This would make it a challenge since you wouldn't be able to switch ships per race. Now each chassis would only get so many teams to use it. I'd like a 1 per 1 chassis rule. If one team has Icaras, then they are Icaras for that season, and so on. Depending how many people are involved the chassis maybe 2 teams can use each chassis.

Now each season would have divisions and junior leagues. But being part of the same team. So you would have Vemon, Flash, Rapier, Phantom (Premier) classes. Guys that are your heavy hitter phantom pilots can't race in the vemon class. They have to pick there division before hand. So no pilot is allowed to race in every division.

Now the season would be short maybe a couple of weeks before a new season begins. Blanking everyone scores and new chassis can be picked. A virtual trophy would be given for the champion pilot, and one for the number one team, and which chassis they used. Seasons would also be a mixture of events. So weapons races, non-weapons races. Single one off events, 4 stage tournaments, reverse tracks. I picture the seasons calendar would be given out, so everyone knows what tracks will be up, and what mode of play. So you could practice that track in between live events. The lower divisions would be using the same schedule.

The biggest problems I found would be, 1. How do you keep track of scoring? 2. How do you enforce chassis per season?

[RedScar]

I have a moderate amount of experience using TWL's (Team Warefare Leagues) setup. The site is mainly based on PC games, but there are a few console leauges/ladders on the site. All they require is enough support behind the game and they will make a area for it (IE post of the forums with enough ppl and bam you get the area). From there they get an admin (existing or one who asks and has previous experience) to watch the league. If its a ladder, then its by challenge, and once the challenge is set then its up to the two racers/groups in question to setup a time and place. Failure to do so is a forfit for the defenders. If its a league, you have pre-set days and times to do the events, and you go from there.
TWL works on the honour system, the loser reports the loss and the ladder/league is updated. Disputes are handled by admins, and depending on the size of the issue, the result can be either a rematch or banning of one party.
In terms of rules, TWL generally has a forum post where users argue what should and shouldn't be allowed, taking the best idea and using them. For some games its complicated due to server files being completely rewritten (CoD4) but for wipeout which is on the console, the user can't do much outside changing the normal online settings so I don't see much of an issue. Rules would be something like ship selection, weaps on/off, # races per match.

Now its been awhile since i've used TWL's site mainly because of a drop off in two of my shooter clans, but the setup is pretty easy to get around.
Its easy to do it on this (wipeoutzone) site without having to go elsewhere with active users and admins of a league, which this forum has plenty off. There just needs to be a framework for it created.

[Spinninggenius]

I have been wondering why aren't there any leagues for WipeOut? I have been thinking about months. I've played a lot of games with leagues, ladder systems. Live for Speed has tons of leagues.

A season would last X amount of time. Now this style would have teams. Players are responsible for there teams. Recruiting, and manning any third party stuff they want. Each team would have a set number of racers, per division. Now like F1 the team and pilots would be scored separately. So every pilot of a team is trying to help there team and there own personal score. I also pictured to spice things up. Each team from the beginning of the season would pick what chassis they would be racing for that season. This would make it a challenge since you wouldn't be able to switch ships per race. Now each chassis would only get so many teams to use it. I'd like a 1 per 1 chassis rule. If one team has Icaras, then they are Icaras for that season, and so on. Depending how many people are involved the chassis maybe 2 teams can use each chassis.

Now each season would have divisions and junior leagues. But being part of the same team. So you would have Vemon, Flash, Rapier, Phantom (Premier) classes. Guys that are your heavy hitter phantom pilots can't race in the vemon class. They have to pick there division before hand. So no pilot is allowed to race in every division.

Now the season would be short maybe a couple of weeks before a new season begins. Blanking everyone scores and new chassis can be picked. A virtual trophy would be given for the champion pilot, and one for the number one team, and which chassis they used. Seasons would also be a mixture of events. So weapons races, non-weapons races. Single one off events, 4 stage tournaments, reverse tracks. I picture the seasons calendar would be given out, so everyone knows what tracks will be up, and what mode of play. So you could practice that track in between live events. The lower divisions would be using the same schedule.

The biggest problems I found would be, 1. How do you keep track of scoring? 2. How do you enforce chassis per season?

Sorry about the big quote, but we'll live.

I think this is a great idea, so long as it is with a pilot's championship as well.
Then, like in F1, there would be 2 championships.

You suggested that there be 4 different leagues for the four different speed classes, although I see this league being run through all 4 speed classes in order to find out who the best, overall pilot is. Being a phantom specialist shouldn't necessarily mean that they are the best overall.

Scoring shouldn't be an issue, if we do tournaments. The two pilots in each team (eg Harimau) would have their individual score for the pilots championship, and their scores would be added together for the team championship. Does this make sense.

To answer your second question, before each season commences, a signup sheet could be displayed with the teams on, and competitors must pick their team before all racing commences. Should someone be unhappy with their choice during the season, they may negotiate their team position with someone else, although any changes must be clearly notified, and pilot and team standings will not change.

The pilot line ups at each time change with each season, and cater for the promotion and relegation. To make things more interesting, the same player cannot race in the same vehicle for two consecutive seasons.

[klax75]

I was thinking different divisions then. It would give a sense of moving up the ladder. Also giving new pilots a sense of starting out. Kind of like a MotoGP with the different classes. So a vemom pilot may want to move up to the premier phantom league one day.

Maybe each speed class can have a A, B, C, etc version. Depending on how many people want to do it.

So a team would register there name, the pilots on there team. What pilots race for each each speed class. Limit the number on a team over all per speed class. Because it would end up being huge french teams, against tiny teams. lol

Maybe the winner of the last season Champion would for the next season use a Chrome skin, to stand out quickly.

So each champion per speed class would have a chrome skin.

Maybe each calendar event would have each race done twice, since races can be really short. So a weapons one, non-weapons, back to back. Then scores are added together. Or maybe 4 races per calendar event.

Calendar would be posted in advance so everyone can practice. Also for "Fans" to see what is coming up.

[Spinninggenius]

These are all very good ideas, but the big problem at the moment is numbers, or lack of them. If you want to take part in this then please leave your psn id in this thread, and I'll count you in!

[Firedshot]

I still feel that as there are alot of people they really don't like phantom there should be 2 leagues 1 with and 1 with out

[klax75]

I pictured it you'd sign up for your speed class. Then during that season you only go with your speed class you chose. Not forcing you to change, race with what your comfortable with. I picture it would all be in the same league each speed class would be it's own championships, pilot and team.

[RedScar]

These are all very good ideas, but the big problem at the moment is numbers, or lack of them. If you want to take part in this then please leave your psn id in this thread, and I'll count you in!

even for us NA players? Most of us have our PSN names on the right side of the screen on each of our posts.

[Spinninggenius]

Hmmm, so it is. Shall I count you in then?