Approved by Disjunction
Original OP by Leftiez and CanadianWifier
Taken over from Orphic
Battle Of The Week
It's back! Welcome to the
Neverused Battle of the Week! Every week, you, the community, will have the opportunity to vote for and watch well known Never Used competitors battle it out for everyone to enjoy. Make it happen right here!
What is this for?
This project is a great way for newcomers to the NU Metagame to get involved, as these people can vote for their favorite battlers and witness the best minds of our community and top strategies at work. Veterans will have an opportunity to showcase their battling skills, as well as their creativity with teambuilding. Who knows, you may see a future top threat being used in one of these battles!
How does it work?
This project consists of two parts, the
Player's Nomination Stage, the
Player's Voting Stage and the
Battle Stage. This process will be repeated weekly (roughly). Each step is detailed here:
Player's Nomination Stage - The first stage of the process, during this stage, members of the community nominate three fellow members of the NU community that they would like to see battle at the end of the week.
Note: you cannot nominate yourself, and you are encouraged to nominate users who have been active in the previous two weeks, you must nominate three users, no more no less. And please,
tag them in your post so they can feel your support and generate a stronger community! This stage will take please between the 1st and 3rd days of the week. At the end of those 3 days, the 5 players with the most votes will be announced and they are in contention to take part in the battle of the week.
Player's Voting Stage - During this stage of the process, everyone will vote for the one person they want to see in a battle the most from the 5 players previously announced. This stage will take place over the 4th and 5th days of that week, with voting ending at some point around 11 PM GMT on the 5th day of the week. 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 for the 6th day to determine the 2nd competitor. If there is no "runoff" needed, then the time for the battle will be announced on the 6th day of that week.
Battle Stage - The best stage, of course! Ideally, the battle stage will take place on the following week. 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. The battles will be a
best of three series, which should help minimize the impact of hax, as well as allowing competitors to show off three of their best teams. The competitors are also
encouraged to share their thoughts of the battles in this thread (turning points, crucial misplays, clutch predictions, etc). Once the Battle Stage is complete, the process will start again from the Nomination Stage. Players are also allowed to play in
multiple tiers including past gen NU metagames, but at least one of the games played must be ORAS.
What do I get out of it?
This project has something for players of all experience and skill levels. Newcomers get to witness and learn about battle strategies that experienced players talk about used in live battle situations. Experienced players get to show off their battling and teambuilding prowess. And, of course, we all get an exciting series of battles to watch (or take part in) every week!
Rules and Miscellaneous Info
- 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 let me know. 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 competitors from the previous week's battle can't be nominated for the following week. For example, if Dentricos and boltsandbombers 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; if the community wants to see you in a battle, they'll vote for you. Everyone will have their opportunity to battle sooner or later.
