Xpand teams

[kaori]

Welcome in the new competition by team !
Keywords are : friendly, easy and enjoy.
Social group here !
Chat on PS3 called "Xpand channel", request for an invitation.

Create a team :

• invit some friends in order to make your team. National teams are welcome, but it's not an obligation.
• One team can have up to 9 players. Every 1st day of each month, a team can switch one or two player.

Play a match :

• The main goal of the Xpand teams is to play WipEout with friends. Give a rendez-vous or improvise a match if you cross some wipers online !
• You can play with 2, 3 or 4 players in your team, regardless number of opponents.
• A match is a tournament, hoster team choose the options : speed, number of laps, weapons, pilotage assistance, and barell rolls. Just one prohibition : you can't play a no weapon and no barell roll tournament.
• NEW UPDATE FEB.2010 : tournaments with 3 or 4 teams are possible.
• I've chosen some official Xpand tournaments :

1. HD Campaign Tour : 8 HD tracks forward (4-5 laps in Rapier or 5-7 laps in Phantom)
2. Fury Campaign Tour : 8 Fury tracks (4-5 laps in Rapier or 5-7 laps in Phantom)
3. No Campaign Tour : 8 HD tracks reverse (4-5 laps in Rapier or 5-7 laps in Phantom)
4. Forward Tour : 12 tracks forward (4-5 laps in Rapier or 5-7 laps in Phantom)
5. Reverse Tour : 12 tracks reverse (4-5 laps in Rapier or 5-7 laps in Phantom)
6. Free Tour : 8-12 free-choice races (4-5 laps in Rapier or 5-7 laps in Phantom)
7. Enduro-XL Tour : 3 free-choice races (15 laps in Rapier or 20 laps in Phantom)
8. Enduro-M Tour : 5 free-choice races (9 laps in Rapier or 12 laps in Phantom)

• NEW UPDATE FEB.2010 : If a player is disconnected, he scores the rank of the last place (0 points with 8 players, but 4 points if only 4 players in race), but if the players are agree, they can arrange in a gentlemen agreement. (eg : insert the DC player in this position when he was DC).
• NEW UPDATE FEB.2010 : After a disconnection, the hoster have to restart a tournament, respecting the rule of inverted grid. He have to invite the players from last to first of the last race.
  

Win a match :

• Case 1 : each Team have same numbers of players, it's easy! All points count, do the sum of each team will give the winner team.
• Case 2 : Team A with 2 players, Team B with 3 or 4 players : Team A score the sum of his two players. Team B score the sum of his two best players at the end of the tournament. (and not the sum of the 2 best in each race)
• Case 3 : Team A with 3 players, Team B with 4 players : Team A score the sum of his three players. Team B score the sum of his three best players at the end of the tournament. (and not the sum of the 3 best in each race)
• Draws are possible.

ELO Ranking :

• NEW UPDATE FEB.2010 : Elo ranking is calculated by Multiplayer Elo Calculator created by TorquedSoul.

Preseason :

• Preseason start now.
• You can exchange as many players as you wish before 1st february.

Championship :

• February 1st, a championship will start with all team who want participate.
• If 5 teams or less are registred, the championship will endure 1 month.
• If 8 teams or less are registred, the championship will endure 2 months.
• If 11 teams or less are registred, the championship will endure 3 months.
• If 12 teams or more are registred, the championship will endure 2 months, teams will be separated in groups, with a final.

Rules in the Xpand championship :

• Each team have to meet others.
• When team A meets Team B, each team host a tournament. These tournaments are independant.
• A team who win a tournament score 3 points, the loser score 1 point. If it's a draw, each team score 2 points. (so in a meeting, a team score from 2 to 6 points).
• All unexpected situations will be discussed.

Ultimate rules :

• Be fair, be gentle(wo)men, and enjoy.

List of teams :

1. Inglorious Bastards : kanar, kaori, leungbok, pirhapac, tug_14, Wotan, Connavar, xtriko
2. The Watchmen : Ace3cube, mizunoori, TarquinFarqhuar, Eloï, fgdk, ericd7, bloody_harry77, pp234
3. Barrel Roll Barbarians : Dark_Phantom_89, KGB1971, amplificated, oolproo, ACE-FLO, Luxoflux, Amorbis, RedScar, IDReaper
4. harder better faster stronger: TarotCardKiller, Luna
5. The AeroBlasters : HunterGreg8, imre92, Jodiroga, armorvil, emix21, Fyue3, Danterich
6. The Highly Flammables : AnErare, chaos80, reach-big7, SaturnReturn, stinkleroy, yeldar2097, z1r0rEi
7. Pure Porco Rosso Team : alterego, il_NIK, assoartu64, il_mago_di_Doz, Zoth-Ommog, JJPAP, Mad-Ice, stin, Asayyeah, Rapier Racer, ShawnFrecle
8. Cool Runnings : JFthebestJan, XBARNSTERX, shapealot, texasalex, Max-RX6, DrMannevond
9. Team Poland : klocki LEGO, dariusz1230 ,Tar-elendil, triboy, phaeton_pl, OLOuk
10. Rising Storm : Kyonshi, CoatlKetzal, WhateverMannn, W5LX, TorquedSoul, Iwillbuildaduck, PEPEDA
11. Rollcage Rebels : DeepMix, ProblemSolver, andybob35, Greenix
12. Charming Melon Menace : Mateo, Constrictor
13. You !