OP stolen from like every other BOTW thread, approved by jas61292
Hello, and welcome to the CAP Metagame Battle of the Week! Every week, you, the community, will have the opportunity to vote for and watch top CAP players battle it out for everyone to enjoy. Make it happen right here!
What is this for?
This is mainly for the newcomers to the CAP Metagame so they can see some of the best minds of our community and top strategies at work. However, the veterans also have something to prove as they can show off to everyone just how good they really are! Experienced CAP players will get to show off their creativity with movesets, Pokemon, etc. Who knows, you may see a future top threat being used in one of these battles!
How does it work?
This thread will work in a 3-phase format. Nomination Stage, Voting Stage, and Battle Stage. This process will be repeated every week (more or less). Here, I will detail each step of the process:
Nomination Stage - During this stage, each member of the community will nominate up to three fellow community members that they would like to see in the battle at the end of the week. You cannot nominate yourself and it is recommended that the users you do nominate have been active within the past two weeks. This stage will last from Sunday to Tuesday, and nominations will be tallied around 11 PM EST Tuesday night. The 5 people with the most nominations, including ties, will be placed on a ballot to start the next part of the process.
Voting Stage - During this stage of the process, everyone will vote for the one person they want to see in a battle the most. This stage will take place on Wednesday and Thursday, with voting ending around 11 PM EST on Thursday night. At that point, the two players with the highest number of votes will be announced and the battle for that week will be set. If, however, there is a tie for 2nd most votes, a "runoff" will happen on Friday to determine the 2nd competitor. If there is no "runoff" needed, then the time for the battle will be announced on Friday.
Battle Stage - The best stage! The battle stage will take place on Saturday (unless the players need to reschedule for a different date). On the day before (Friday), one of the competitors or I will announce the time that the battle will take place. Anyone who can make the day and time of the battle is more than welcome to join in watching the battle live. However, if you aren't able to make it, fear not! Replays of the battle will be posted here in the thread so you can watch at your own convenience. Note that the battles will be a best of 3 series as this minimizes the impact of hax, but also allows the two competitors to show up to 3 of their best teams. The competitors are also encouraged to share some of their thoughts of the battles (turning points, crucial misplays, clutch predictions, etc.) in this thread. Once the Battle Stage is complete, the process will start again from the Nomination Stage.
What do I get out of it?
As mentioned in the introduction, everyone gets something out of this. Newcomers get to see battle strategies that the experienced players talk about used in real battle situations. Experienced players get to show off their creativity and see who the best may be. And, of course, we all get a good series of battles to watch (or be a part of) every week!
Rules and Miscellaneous Info
Hello, and welcome to the CAP Metagame Battle of the Week! Every week, you, the community, will have the opportunity to vote for and watch top CAP players battle it out for everyone to enjoy. Make it happen right here!
What is this for?
This is mainly for the newcomers to the CAP Metagame so they can see some of the best minds of our community and top strategies at work. However, the veterans also have something to prove as they can show off to everyone just how good they really are! Experienced CAP players will get to show off their creativity with movesets, Pokemon, etc. Who knows, you may see a future top threat being used in one of these battles!
How does it work?
This thread will work in a 3-phase format. Nomination Stage, Voting Stage, and Battle Stage. This process will be repeated every week (more or less). Here, I will detail each step of the process:
Nomination Stage - During this stage, each member of the community will nominate up to three fellow community members that they would like to see in the battle at the end of the week. You cannot nominate yourself and it is recommended that the users you do nominate have been active within the past two weeks. This stage will last from Sunday to Tuesday, and nominations will be tallied around 11 PM EST Tuesday night. The 5 people with the most nominations, including ties, will be placed on a ballot to start the next part of the process.
Voting Stage - During this stage of the process, everyone will vote for the one person they want to see in a battle the most. This stage will take place on Wednesday and Thursday, with voting ending around 11 PM EST on Thursday night. At that point, the two players with the highest number of votes will be announced and the battle for that week will be set. If, however, there is a tie for 2nd most votes, a "runoff" will happen on Friday to determine the 2nd competitor. If there is no "runoff" needed, then the time for the battle will be announced on Friday.
Battle Stage - The best stage! The battle stage will take place on Saturday (unless the players need to reschedule for a different date). On the day before (Friday), one of the competitors or I will announce the time that the battle will take place. Anyone who can make the day and time of the battle is more than welcome to join in watching the battle live. However, if you aren't able to make it, fear not! Replays of the battle will be posted here in the thread so you can watch at your own convenience. Note that the battles will be a best of 3 series as this minimizes the impact of hax, but also allows the two competitors to show up to 3 of their best teams. The competitors are also encouraged to share some of their thoughts of the battles (turning points, crucial misplays, clutch predictions, etc.) in this thread. Once the Battle Stage is complete, the process will start again from the Nomination Stage.
What do I get out of it?
As mentioned in the introduction, everyone gets something out of this. Newcomers get to see battle strategies that the experienced players talk about used in real battle situations. Experienced players get to show off their creativity and see who the best may be. And, of course, we all get a good series of battles to watch (or be a part of) every week!
Rules and Miscellaneous Info
- Don't spam / joke vote. The main goal is to help newcomers to the CAP Metagame better understand the battle strategies that top players talk about in a real battle, so it's counterproductive to pit two players with little experience against one another.
- If you are on the 5-person ballot for the Voting Stage, but know you won't be able to participate in the battle at the end of the week, then please post in this thread. I won't get on your case about irl stuff, but if you can let me know about it in advance, then we won't be forced to skip battles and it will be smoother for everyone.
- The two competitiors from the last week's battle can't be nominated for the following week. For example, if gday and Tadasuke battled in Week 2, they can't be nominated for Week 3. This is in place to try and keep the battles from getting too stale and having the same competitors over and over again.
- Do not nominate or vote for yourself. This is a community-driven battle, so if the community wants to see you in a battle, they'll vote for you (everyone will have the opportunity to battle sooner or later).
