The Wipeout HD Cup

[kanar]

ok just a small update on the cup. Confirmation process started last sunday, and we have 67.96 % confirmed pilots so far. I think we'll reach 75/80% in the next few days, judging by the names who haven't confirmed yet. But there will be inevitably this 10/15% (hope it won't be more) of people who changed their mind for whatever reason. We already have 3 more slots available, so if you want to join us, you're more than welcome. Once again, this cup is nothing but FUN. We're not bot pilots chaining 5 phantom PL laps each race, & practicing 10h a day. We're simply wipeout fans, and we just want to honour Studio Liverpool's masterpiece all together, a last time.

And of course this one for Marcus too. I'm sure he would have been among the first pilots to confirm his slot.

[TheGermanOne]

Please count me in if there's a free slot.

[Reezy]

I've just thought, I wonder if anyone has more than one account in this :O

[Aeroracer]

the group leaders (raptors) are suppossed to check for these as well as weirdo players who have signed up for the cup and have not even played wipeout (sounds dumb but its has already happened to kgb)
Kanar checks the group leaders so everyone gets double checked to make sure its cool..and im sure players themselves will raise any concerns they have too if something weird or strange happens during the cup.

[KGB]

Yeah I'm 100% sure we will have a few second accounts in the cup, which is a shame for people who want to play. I have found two players in the Falcon group that don't have Wipeout HD listed on their trophy list . There might be some reason for it but I can't think what it could be.

I think I got the most reticent group of players in my group as not many have replied to my friend request/confirmation reminder. I'll try another bombardment tomorrow.

[kanar]

yeah the cup community managers are actually doing a fantastic job so far. This is the most critical part of the cup atm. Gettin rid of the hidden quitters/weirdoes is not an easy task, cos' in all these blue IDs there's probably busy people/lazzy people too, still interested by the cup. Hopefully there's still a month to register nice chaps like TheGermanOne.
256 is a huge number, hard to find a stable 1st round line up but I'm sure we can make it. We'll have a definitely stable board after round 1, 128 pilots & probably all motivated to continue the adventure.

[Medusa]

So last night, I spoke to Merlin the wizard in a dream. I asked him, "Do you have some magic spell to help me if I end up against one of the super pilots like pirhapac in the very first round?"
He said, "I'm afraid you're beyond help." (!! OHHH NOOO!) Then he said, "No, I'm only pulling your leg. What you need is the spell of Boredom: Venom. 20 laps. Weapons off. Barrel rolls off. But you must be careful not to fall asleep yourself, as this is a very potent spell. Whoever gets bored first will lose."
And so I thanked Merlin for his help, but I think I'll petition the Turbo Fairy instead, as she has been good to me in the past.

[MegaGeeza22]

Im looking forward to this, il need to get sum practice in methinks...
u cant test me!!

[kanar]

lol of course I admit there's a bit of a competition thing here, along with the "most important thing is to participate stuff" lol. But tbh & as we said lots of the long timers are a bit out of practice, so the level playing field of this cup is really balanced.

Surprisingly lots of stuffs happened in just 2/3 hours, we're virtually out of slots once again (a warm welcome to narren, bazzman32 & thegermanOne), 'til the next MIA pilot hunted down by my dear Raptors lol. So don't hesitate to contact me over the psn or here if you're interested in the cup, you're sure to take part in the end.

[triboy]

So last night, I spoke to Merlin the wizard in a dream. I asked him, "Do you have some magic spell to help me if I end up against one of the super pilots like pirhapac in the very first round?"
He said, "I'm afraid you're beyond help." (!! OHHH NOOO!) Then he said, "No, I'm only pulling your leg. What you need is the spell of Boredom: Venom. 20 laps. Weapons off. Barrel rolls off. But you must be careful not to fall asleep yourself, as this is a very potent spell. Whoever gets bored first will lose."
And so I thanked Merlin for his help, but I think I'll petition the Turbo Fairy instead, as she has been good to me in the past.

[Aeroracer]

Yeah I'm 100% sure we will have a few second accounts in the cup, I think I got the most reticent group of players in my group as not many have replied to my friend request/confirmation reminder. I'll try another bombardment tomorrow.

@KGB1971

your so right

as for suspect accounts i got 7 on my list

one is a blatent fake account who should be thrown out unless they can prove their main account is not already entered.

4 are suspect so i need another raptor or kanar to check these due to iregularities in trophey timescales

I have two fake primary accounts.these are known main accounts that are fake looking based on their trophey timescales but unless I can find their secondary less known account and it is also entered into the world cup they are fine too play in the cup.
as the only rules is you can only enter once and second ids are fine if you are not entered multiple times.

[kanar]

Kgb, Jasmin, and all the other Raptors of course, you guys are doing an excellent work so far. Tbh I'm not too worried about a possible second account registered in the cup. Because obviously we'll discover him soon enough, especially if it's a good pilot lol. This 256 pilots line up still needs to be cleaned of all the remaining ghost quitters, but we're still right on schedule for Dec. 20. I even would like to begin earlier for some pilots who have family obligations during Christmas, and give a delay to others in the other hand. So we'll have a long lasting first round for sure, from Dec. 10 (best expectations) to January 16 (last deadline). One more quitter hunted down today btw, so one slot free (and around 10 to 15 virtual ones).

Oh I thought it could be good to go back once again to the basics with the rules, as I felt some of you guys had difficulties regarding certain aspects and so on. So once again, a simple explanation try there :

1vs1, direct elimination tournament based competition, best of seven rounds (detailed board redirections first post).

ALLOWED MODES :
-SINGLE RACE WEAPONS ON
-SINGLE RACE WEAPONS OFF
-ZONE BATTLE

YOU PICK 3. YOUR OPPONENT PICKS 3. RACE 7 IS ALWAYS ANULPHA PASS FWD, WEAPONS ON, RAPIER.

SUB-SETTINGS INTO THESE MODES ARE FREE (LAPS/SPEED CLASS/BR ON-OFF)

YOU MUST PICK AT LEAST 2 DIFFERENT MODES FOR YOUR 3 CHOICES (EX : 2 ZB & 1 SR WEAPONS ON)

HIDDEN RULES/GENTLEMEN AGREEMENT

=>IF BOTH PILOTS REACH A COMMON AGREEMENT :

-ELIMINATOR MODE CAN BE ADDED
-GREEN RACES CAN BE ADDED
-3 ZB OR 3 SR WEAPONS ON OR 3 SR WEAPONS OFF CAN BE SELECTED
-YOU CAN PLAY YOUR MEETING ON GT5 (JOKIN)

As soon as we drawed lots :

You establish contact with your opponent. You exchange your CUP ID CARDS. You have 72h to make your 3 choices & submit them to your opponent. You quickly set some possible dates for your meeting with your opponent. You finally play your meeting, and finally both pilots report the result to their Raptor. They're free to write a complete report here btw. There will be some kind of report thread, to be confirmed.

[Temet]

-YOU CAN PLAY YOUR MEETING ON GT5 (JOKIN)

That's a very good one

[Frailavi]

I'd like to register! Do I need send a PM from my PSN or is that just for confirmation?

My PSN is my forum name.

[kanar]

hey there Frailavi, I'm going to send you a pm on your psn inbox in a few min, and you'll just have to answer to my basic questions (country, fav ship & speed class, gmt+?). You'll be in the Falcon board, wth kgb1971 as manager

[Frailavi]

Thanks! Can't wait for the tournament to come around. I haven't played a WipEout game is ages, just got this recently. So I'll be practicing for 30 days straight. Hoping to make it past first round!!

[Rubix42]

Been a long time. I got this message on PSN some time ago about the cup, but I have been insanely busy in real life.

My skills have completely eroded, but if you need someone to fill a spot, I will do my best. I used to be competitive when the game first came out.

[kanar]

Rubix! glad to see you around again, after all this time; I'm registering you asap, we just need to hunt down another quitter camper, should be done quickly eh eh.

[akirapill]

I disagree with the way this is shaping up so add 1 to the free slots.

When I entered I thought it would be all the names in a hat, 2 picked out and
they play, whoever thay are. That was fair in my mind - it gave the underdog a
chance. Plus I find the seeded player list insulting, to be perfectly blunt, I'm
better than half of them.

Good luck to morfeo378 from the group I was put in, you beat me most races
anyway.

[kanar]

First, thanks for the update there Akirapill, as I prefer to read that kind of stuff now & not next month.
You find the seeded player list insulting? So you're insulting these people's choice there ; Leungbok, JJPAP, Blackwiggle, KGB1971, Pirahpac, SaturnReturn, Ace3 & Fyue3, DP89, OBH, Triboy, Yeldar, GS, Luna & me.
You find the system unfair? 3 chances over 4 to pick an unseed, 1/4 to pick a seed. You said you were better than half of the seeds anyway (Laughin my ASS loud)

I think I never raced you in 2 years, and god I spent some time online. So we obviously can't say if you're good or not, and we'll never know anyway now lol. Did you ever participate to some online tournaments organised here? (not specially from me btw). Farewell and thanks for letting Rubix42 enter the cup.

Reading that kind of feedback comforts me in my decision to end with all the organisation stuff after this cup.