The TF2: Ozone Open Cup #3 with 32 slots kicks off this Sunday, July 21th, at 16.45 CEST. By changing the semi finals to a "best of 1" maps series, it is possible to start the tournament later than the previous ones, which seemed to be an issue for many teams. Please let me know if this is better.
The schedule is tailored for European teams and all matches have to be played on European servers. I will not reject any signups from other parts of the world but please bear in mind that time- and ping difference can cause huge issues that you will have to deal with.
Following last week’s Team Fortress 2 update, which included balance updates for several weapons, the following weapons will be added to the unlock whitelist (no love for the scottish cyclops, sorry):
- The Quickfix
- The Black Box
- The Winger
- The Gloves of Running Urgently
- The Cozy Camper
- L’Etranger
- The Short Circuit
- The Scorch Shot
More unlocks will be added (or removed, if they turn out to be horrible) in future ESA cups.
Premium Payout Explanation
The prize pool for this tournament is £100 (top 8 payout) and uses Premium payouts, which means you are only eligible to win a money prize, if you have an ESA Premium account. The prize pool is based on the number of Premium subscriptions and can be increased by simply buying a Premium subscription for yourself. If you do not have a Premium account, you can still compete for the Ozone Gaming Gear hardware, that is up to win for anyone, Premium or not.
Check-in
ESA tournaments are using a check in system. Only teams that checked in will be added to the tournament bracket. The check-in starts on Sunday, July 21, at 15.45 CEST and lasts until 16.30 CEST, after which the brackets will be generated. If you miss this deadline, you can not play in the tournament. Only one member of the team has to check in the team.
ESA AntiCheat
Over the past months, ESA has developped its own AntiCheat tool, which will become mandatory soon. It was already tested in for CS:GO and many bugs have already been ironed out. The requirements to hardware and internet are minimal and should not mess up the game's performance. To optimize it for TF2, it needs to be used and bugs need to be reported.
To improve this tool, ESA needs your help. This tool won't become mandatory for at least another 2 weeks so please use this time to test the tool in cups and report any bugs or issues to ESA staff (if possible with screenshots). If it is absolutely not working for you, please get in touch with an admin and explain your issues as good as you can (if possible with screenshots). This tool runs on Windows systems only.
ESA AntiCheat requires no installation, you can just download the tool, start it up, log in with your ESA login credentials, enter your match ID (which can be found e.g. in the URL of the match page) and click "Start Scanning". Please make sure to make yourself familiar with the tool and what it does. For example, you should not leave any confidential or sensitive information open while the tool is scanning, because it takes automatic screenshots of your screen. Only run it during matches.
More information and the download link can be found on the AntiCheat information page.
For questions, pop in at #esa on Quakenet or just ask in here.
The [url=https://esagamer.com/tournaments/55/TF2-Ozone-Open-Cup-3]TF2: Ozone Open Cup #3[/url] with 32 slots kicks off this Sunday, July 21th, at 16.45 CEST. By changing the semi finals to a "best of 1" maps series, it is possible to start the tournament later than the previous ones, which seemed to be an issue for many teams. Please let me know if this is better.
The schedule is tailored for European teams and all matches have to be played on European servers. I will not reject any signups from other parts of the world but please bear in mind that time- and ping difference can cause huge issues that you will have to deal with.
Following last week’s Team Fortress 2 update, which included balance updates for several weapons, the following weapons will be added to the unlock whitelist (no love for the scottish cyclops, sorry):
- The Quickfix
- The Black Box
- The Winger
- The Gloves of Running Urgently
- The Cozy Camper
- L’Etranger
- The Short Circuit
- The Scorch Shot
More unlocks will be added (or removed, if they turn out to be horrible) in future ESA cups.
[b]Premium Payout Explanation[/b]
The prize pool for this tournament is £100 (top 8 payout) and uses Premium payouts, which means you are only eligible to win a money prize, if you have an ESA Premium account. The prize pool is based on the number of Premium subscriptions and can be increased by simply buying a Premium subscription for yourself. If you do not have a Premium account, you can still compete for the Ozone Gaming Gear hardware, that is up to win for anyone, Premium or not.
[b]Check-in[/b]
ESA tournaments are using a check in system. Only teams that checked in will be added to the tournament bracket. The check-in starts on Sunday, July 21, at 15.45 CEST and lasts until 16.30 CEST, after which the brackets will be generated. If you miss this deadline, you can not play in the tournament. Only one member of the team has to check in the team.
[b]ESA AntiCheat[/b]
Over the past months, ESA has developped its own AntiCheat tool, which will become mandatory soon. It was already tested in for CS:GO and many bugs have already been ironed out. The requirements to hardware and internet are minimal and should not mess up the game's performance. To optimize it for TF2, it needs to be used and bugs need to be reported.
To improve this tool, ESA needs your help. This tool won't become mandatory for at least another 2 weeks so please use this time to test the tool in cups and report any bugs or issues to ESA staff (if possible with screenshots). If it is absolutely not working for you, please get in touch with an admin and explain your issues as good as you can (if possible with screenshots). This tool runs on Windows systems only.
ESA AntiCheat requires no installation, you can just download the tool, start it up, log in with your ESA login credentials, enter your match ID (which can be found e.g. in the URL of the match page) and click "Start Scanning". Please make sure to make yourself familiar with the tool and what it does. For example, you should not leave any confidential or sensitive information open while the tool is scanning, because it takes automatic screenshots of your screen. Only run it during matches.
More information and the download link can be found on the [url=https://esagamer.com/anticheat]AntiCheat information page[/url].
For questions, pop in at #esa on Quakenet or just ask in here.