Halo 4 FFA Tournament

[Zangief]

Halo 4 FFA Tournament

Time to start in with the clan activities again. Its been a few years since we last got together for something like this, but judging by all the activity in Halo 4 so far, we should have a good turnout and this will pave the way for many for Halo 4 clan activities in the future. So to start things off, I figured an FFA tournament would be the easiest way to get things going again.

Date: Thursday November 29, 2012
Time: Approx 6pm pacific

General Format
2 round tournament. We will split into two parties for the first round, the top 4 players from each game will advance to the finals. I will be online at approx 6pm pacific, I will have a running FFA game going (no time or score limit) that you should all join. This will be our warm up and when everyone is there and has had sufficient time to get ready, we will get started.

Sign Up
The tournament will be limited to the first 16 players, so please sign up by posting in this thread. I don't anticipate there being more than 16 people, so this is mainly for me to know who to expect on Thursday.

Maps
Both rounds will be played on Haven. I debated customizing the map or using a forged map, but since we haven't played many customs together, I thought it most fair to play on a map that everyone will be familiar with. In the future, I will be using forged and stock maps for tournaments and other activities. Relay is an awesome symmetrical map, but as I said, I don't know that enough are familiar with it yet so I wanted to keep it simple.

Game Type Details
Score to win: 25 (1 point per kill, so 25 kills wins)
Time limit: 15 minutes
Ordnances: Initial ordnance, no personal ordnances
Loadout Usage: Game Loadouts
Radar: On
Respawn Time: 5 seconds

The game type is in my file share (GT = zangief99) listed as "TDC FFA Tourney 1.0".

Loadouts
In an effort to make it fair, I am not allowing your personal loadouts, you must choose from loadouts I have created for this game type. These are all based on what GameBattles is using for their FFA tournaments.

Alpha

• Primary: DMR
  
• Secondary: Magnum
  
• Grenades: 2x Frag
  
• Armor Ability: Thruster Pack
  
• Tactical Package: Resupply
  
• Support Upgrade: Dexterity
  
• Hide Loadout: Not Hidden

Beta

• Primary Weapon: DMR
  
• Secondary Weapon: Bolt Shot
  
• Grenades: 2x Frag
  
• Armor Ability: Jet Pack
  
• Tactical Package: Resupply
  
• Support Upgrade: Dexterity
  
• Hide Loadout: Not Hidden

Gamma

• Primary Weapon: DMR
  
• Secondary Weapon: Magnum
  
• Grenades: 2x Frag
  
• Armor Ability: Hologram
  
• Tactical Package: Resupply
  
• Support Upgrade: Dexterity
  
• Hide Loadout: Not Hidden

Delta

• Primary Weapon: Battle Rifle
  
• Secondary Weapon: Bolt Shot
  
• Grenades: 2x Frag
  
• Armor Ability: Thruster Pack
  
• Tactical Package: Resupply
  
• Support Upgrade: Dexterity
  
• Hide Loadout: Not Hidden

Epsilon

• Primary Weapon: Battle Rifle
  
• Secondary Weapon: Magnum
  
• Grenades: 2x Frag
  
• Armor Ability: Jet Pack
  
• Tactical Package: Resupply
  
• Support Upgrade: Dexterity
  
• Hide Loadout: Not Hidden

So, look for the game type in my fileshare. If I am online in the next couple of days, I will be running practice games.

If you have questions, please let me know. I will update this thread if there are any changes.

[Zangief]

Results
1st = Beardownn
2nd = Darth Tyranitar
3rd = zangief99

Thanks to everyone that showed up. I was not quite as organized as I hoped to be, but it was the first tournament after all. We had to monkey with the settings a bit and warm-ups were really chaotic. But no matter, all the games went smoothly, no drama, and the winner had a well deserved victory.

I have to say I was a bit nervous, I really didn't want to start things off by losing a DMR battle to someone like Rory. And wouldn't you know it, that is exactly what happened. Embarrasing. Then I struggled for a bit, but finally found my groove.

In my party, newcomer KingofBlades101 surprisingly took first place. So props to you Jonathan, good first game. Unfortunately, Mango Tuts finished in last place and was eliminated. Not being able to play Halo very much will do that do you...since you have so much time being a doctor and newly married ;D

Round one in Rick's party saw Chief take first place. I can't speak for how the game went since obviously I wasn't there, but looks like Rick fulfilled his usual role as whipping boy and was eliminated in last place. Don't let the results fool you though, you want Rick on your team in objective games, he is the best flag boy around.

The final round turned out a little more like I expected. Maybe thats because I actually was leading most of the game, and then was passed up by who I believe was the pre-tourney favorite, beardown. I think an 8 person game to 50 points was a perfect format. As for the strategy, I think it was more about how you patrolled the map, there are so many assists that you benefited greatly from stealing a kill the last second.

Game Links on Halo Waypoint
Round 1, Game 1 | Round 1, Game 2
Finals

Quick Stats
Most kills = 76 (Beardownn)
Most deaths = 67 (Darth Tyranitar)
Most assists = 36 (Hellion II)
Highest K/D ratio = 1.55 (Beardownn)
Highest K+A/D ratio = 2.12 (Beardownn)

Complete stats here. As you can see, Beardown dominated the tournament. All sorts of kills and assists.

Videos

^Final game from the POV of the winner, Beardownn

If you care to listen in on all of your yelling, here are the links from my live stream:

Round 1, Zangief's lobby
Final Game - check it out at 4:14 for some awesome spawning

Thanks all, looking forward to the next one!

[xtdcxballa]

Im in! Just gotta practice with those Thruster Packs now :/

[FrkUout]

I'll likely be there

[GR8 Scott]

I wish to compete in this online gaming event. I shall prepare myself accordingly.

[Roggie]

I completely jacked up my back somehow either yesterday or how I slept, so no bowling for me tonight. Meaning, I'm in as long as I don't lose track of time.

[Roggie]

Friggin Halo Waypoint not having their site work on Opera...

[Hellion II]

Most assists, I knew it.

Was a fun little tournament overall. That warmup game was the most chaotic and fun thing I've played in a while.

[SpartanProject2]

i wish i was there whats your sensitivity beardown

[Roggie]

If you guys watch the file of the final match on my file share, you will all feel horrible for letting me finish second.

[Zangief]

I agree, I didn't even know you were ahead of me. With the instant respawn, there is not much time to check the score.