EVE Alliance Tournament Discussion

First of all, my apologies, I had meant to get this announcement out sooner, but an unfortunate run-in with some leftovers that were obviously too left over took me out of commission last night.

The entire SCL staff met over the weekend after spending some time revisiting SCL #2 and our plans for the future, and have opted to make some changes and enhancements for the coming tournament.

Rules and Format Changes

As this is more my domain, I'll start by addressing the rules and format changes. Our original rules can be found on the SCL tournament site, but we have not yet updated the Rules page to reflect our changes. The changes are listed below--note that these are subject to change if CCP releases the next iteration of ship balancing changes on Sisi between now and May 11.

First off, due to popular demand, we will be including a match to determine the third place winners.

Secondly, we are altering the fight schedule to both reduce downtime for viewers and increase time between rounds for team captains. We will be alternating matches such that Match 2, Round 1 will follow Match 1, Round 1 and they will continue to alternate back and forth in this fashion. If you think of the first level of a bracket as Matches A, B, C, and D, we will see A1, B1, A2, B2, A3, B3, then C1, D1, etc. The goal here is to give the team captains a bit more breathing room between matches and time to fine-tune their setups and last minute changes to their strategies, hopefully enabling even better competition and creativity from the teams. For scheduling purposes, we will allocate a full 10 minutes into the schedule for each fight to ensure that all captains have a uniform amount of time between rounds regardless of the match outcomes.

As for the specific match rules:

Teams will be limited to TWO (2) of a given shiptype. This applies to specifically named ships only, and not ship hulls. For example, 2 Merlins, 2 Hawks, and 2 Harpies would be legal.

Only one Remote Energy Transfer module may be fitted per ship. They may be fitted on any and all ships, but only ONE per ship is allowed.

The following are the modified point values for the ships we have altered--note that BS values are subject to change based on the Sisi version:

• Pirate Faction Battleships remain at 20 points
• Marauder - 19 (this is +1 from SCL 2)
• Empire Faction Battleships - 18 (this is -2 as they were originally tiered with the Pirate battleships)
• Black Ops and Tech 1 Battleships remain at 17 points

• Heavy Interdictor - 11 (this is -1 from SCL 2)
• Stealth Bombers - 5 (-1 from SCL 2)
• Electronic Attack Frigates - 4 (-1 from SCL 2)
• Electronic Warfare Tech 1 Frigates - 3 (+1 from SCL 2)*

*This includes the Vigil, Crucifier, Maulus and Griffin

We will also be allowing Pirate Faction Rookie Frigates for 2 points and vanilla Rookie Frigates for 1 point each.

We look forward to seeing how these changes shake up the meta and keep things new and exciting both for the competitors and the viewers, and as with last time we will be closely monitoring the statistics from the weekend to see what further fine tuning or other alterations we can make to continue to challenge our teams.

Moving on, we aim to hold the SCL on a roughly monthly basis, but will remain flexible to work around events such as Fanfest, the EVE NEO or AT, and holidays. This time there will ultimately wind up being 5 weeks between SCL 2 and 3, and we feel that this is a comfortable amount of time for all involved.

Sponsorship and Advertising

We have worked out a new pricing structure for our sponsors, allowing them to select the one that best suits their budget and gives them the most bang for their buck. In addition, we are opening an invitation to players, corporations and alliances that wish to put out their own 15 second videos and have them aired. The rate will be 1 billion isk per 15 second spot, and the SCL reserves the right to decline videos based on content deemed offensive, poor quality, or otherwise detrimental to the quality and integrity of the SCL. Interested parties can contact Seldarine for more details. Isk from all types of sponsors will be put towards ensuring prizes are paid out to the teams (and paying off the debts we incurred last weekend!).

All isk transactions will now take place using the Syndicate Competitive League Inc. [SYNCL] corporation wallet. Be sure to match that exactly, and note that the current CEO is Bob Booley.

Commentary

Ever considered being a commentator? Think you have what it takes? The SCL staff is looking for one more voice to bring on board. Applicants need to demonstrate ample PvP experience, and a high level of past tournament participation is recommended. The ability to commit to both days of the weekend and multiple SCL dates is requested, and it is also asked that you not participate in the SCL in any way should you opt to become a commentator-we don't want active competitors "in the booth". Contact Seldarine for details.

Miscellaneous

We will have a guide for all teams entering the tournament that will be sent out to team captains in advance to help prepare them and inform them of anything they need to know. This is currently pending but should be implemented before the 3rd SCL. Details on sign-ups and participation will be up soon for teams interested in being a part of SCL 3, but I have run out of space in this post. I WILL note that for now, the top 2 teams from SCL 1 and 2 are given a guaranteed invitation back. The rest I will leave to another post.

Finally bitched-out on the cap mods... shame.

Can we have an "if odyssey comes before scl3" rule set in case it does actually happened we can prepare in advanced?

Also, no word on whether we are allowed to use the Gnosis...

lol.

Well, I think the changes will bring on new and creative setups, which is good. I do like seeing turtle tanking setups personally as that's my bag, but if two came against eachother, I can imagine it being incredibly boring ^^

Yay!

I'd watch it anyway but changes will offer a nice mix up :D

Can't wait for the next event!

And to reiterate, we need another commentator!

All you armchair commentators, now is your chance to finally prove once and for all that your knowledge is as good as it is on the forums :)

Ideally we would like a Euro based commentator to balance it out but tbh anyone with the knowledge, passion and commitment can apply. Commentating is great fun and very rewarding.

If you would like to try out send me a mail and we can arrange something.

I have one question about the SCL: how can I participate?
It's nowhere on their website...

"First off, due to popular demand, we will be including a Best of 5 match to determine the third place winners."

Popular demand really ? Way I remember it people thought a single match to determine it would be a good idea, is anybody really going to want to watch 5 matches to see who ends up in third place ? :P
I think even best of 3 would be too much, best of 5 is just stupid.

I personally agree, we had decided upon a match for third place, I wasn't aware we had decided it would be best of 5. We will talk about this.

I think they went with 5 either because of balancing the number of fights, or straight reciprocity for alternating between 2 matches.
Strictly speaking inserting 3 fights inside of 5 still results in time between.