Draft IV - RULES

[majofa]

DRAFT IV:
DRAFT HARDER

Original idea by: plastiqe   |   Developed by: plastiqe & majofa  |   Organized by: majofa & (Someone else if they want to do it)

Teams draft cards and use them to defeat their opponents.

HOW TO SIGN UP?
Anyone with a forum account can sign up for this event.  Start by reading the rules very carefully.  Then sign up by posting on a separate sign up topic.  If you cannot find a sign up topic, or if it is locked, this event is not currently active, and you will have to wait for it to restart.

For Draft IV Players will be divided as evenly as possible into 10 teams. The opening post of the Sign Up thread will list how many people you'll need on your team. Keep in mind, this may change if enough people sign up.

CARD DRAFTING
All cards will be drafted. (Shards, Nymphs, and Mark cards are banned)
 - There will also be quite a few 'upgrade packs' with various upgrade amounts. During matches you'll be able to use these packs to upgrade cards your decks. [e.g. UPGRADE(5) or UPGRADE(7)  ~ these packs cannot be separated, when you use them in a deck, you must use all of them] (See DECKBUILDING & MATCHES below for more details)

Spoiler for Upgrade Pack amounts:

16 = (14)+(2)
16 = (10)+(6)
16 = (4)+(4)+(4)+(4)

15 = (12)+(3)
15 = (6)+(4)+(3)+(2)

14 = (10)+(4)
14 = (7)+(5)+(2)

13 = (10)+(3)
13 = (8)+(5)
13 = (6)+(4)+(3)

12 = (10)+(2)
12 = (8)+(4)
12 = (3)+(3)+(3)+(3)

11 = (8)+(3)
11 = (7)+(4)

10 = (8)+(2)
10 = (7)+(3)
10 = (6)+(4)
10 = (5)+(5)

9 = (6)+(3)
9 = (5)+(4)
9 = (3)+(3)+(3)

8 = (6)+(2)
8 = (5)+(3)

7 = (5)+(2)
7 = (4)+(3)

Starting with the 6th round, it will be 2 cards per round.
Starting with the 10th round, it will be 3 cards per round.

All teams start with 100 drafting points.
All teams put in an offer for a card. (e.g. Fractal - 90 points)

Draft selection will be done in point order.

 - If the card you selected hasn't been drafted, you receive that card and the point amount you submitted is subtracted from your total.

 - If the card you selected has already been drafted, you do not receive a card and the point amount you submitted is added to your total.

(If there is a tie, the offered cards will be 'locked' and bidding on the card will continue into the next round. Tied teams can bid additional points towards this card. The team that wins the card will receive a '-1' tiebreaker and the team that lost the card will receive a '+1' tiebreaker. These 'tiebreaker points' will be used to break ties without having to go into the next round. They will stay in effect until the end of the draft, and may change depending on future ties.)

[The winner pays the amounts from the 1st and 2nd bid and receives the card. Also, a -1 tiebreaker.]
[The loser receives the bonus amount from the 1st bid and a full refund of the 2nd bid. Also, a +1 tiebreaker.]

After each round a point total equaling [the amount of cards drafted that round] x [the number of teams (10)] is added to everyone's point amount.

Teams will have 24 hours to submit their offers.

Pillars and Pendulums are unavailable for drafting and can be used freely during the event.

DECKBUILDING & MATCHES
9 Rounds. Each team will play each other team once.
Matches will be best-of-5.
Any player on a team can play any amount of matches.. so long as no one goes 2 rounds without playing a match.
In the event 2 teams with a different amount of players face each other, a player from the team with less players will have to play an extra match.

Before playing any of their matches for a round, each team must choose 'an amount' of cards per match and assign them to a specific match. The selected cards can only be used in that match.
 - 3 cards for a 2v2 match
 - 2 cards for a 3v3 (or 4v4) match
 - EXAMPLE: Team A is facing Team B in a 3v3 match. Team A must select 2 cards for Match A, 2 cards for Match B, and 2 cards for Match C .. Team B must do the same) These selections are not shown to the other team.

Additionally cards can only be used 2 times in a match. (You can't just draft 1 all powerful deck)

Each player on your team gets access to the full amount of upgrade packs your team has. However, you can only use a pack once per match. (You can use all of them in game 1 or distribute them evenly throughout the match)

AFTER MATCHES
All players must submit their results in the appropriate thread for that round of play.

WINNER
Match and Game amounts will be added up.
The team with the most points will be crowned the winners of Draft IV.
The top 4 players with the highest individual records will receive 2017 World Championship points (10/4/2/1).

REWARDS
The team members will receive the Draft award and be enshrined on the Kravian Cup in the Drafting Hall of Fame (if someone knows how to do this).

[majofa]

Thoughts on this?

[kaempfer13]

Can we get some more explanation on deckbuilding?

So for 3vs3 you get to use 2 card types each game that your team has assigned to you and have to build your deck based on only those 2? (in order to complete a bo5 you need at least 5 cards assigned, as each can be used in only 2 games)

Also with how players play a different number of games, how will the best record be determined? w/l ratio? elo/mmr? w/l difference?

[majofa]

Can we get some more explanation on deckbuilding?

So for 3vs3 you get to use 2 card types each game that your team has assigned to you and have to build your deck based on only those 2? (in order to complete a bo5 you need at least 5 cards assigned, as each can be used in only 2 games)

Not 'you get to use 2 card types' .. Those 2 cards are only allowed in that assigned match. So you have those 2 cards and the rest of your team's unassigned cards to build decks with.

Also with how players play a different number of games, how will the best record be determined? w/l ratio? elo/mmr? w/l difference?

Most likely w/l ratio. (probably with a minimum match requirement)

[kaempfer13]

that kind of creates a situation where you want to assign the most worthless cards, so that all of your team can use the good ones. It could be more interesting, but maybe against the spirit of drafting, if players would get assigned cards not drafted by their team for that match. Or maybe the rule should be removed alltogether? You could also limit the use of unassigned cards to fewer copies or sth.

[MyNameIsJoey]

For Draft IV Players will be divided as evenly as possible into 10 teams. The opening post of the Sign Up thread will list how many people you'll need on your team. Keep in mind, this may change if enough people sign up.

Does that mean the teams will be randomized?

[worldwideweb3]

I love team events! As for how to decide teams, i would appreciate if players have a chance to decide it themselves. Perhaps put all the signup players in different pools, and then let them form teams as long as all the people in team are from different pools or something?

[majofa]

Teams won't be randomized, but you may need to pick up an extra person depending on the total number of participants.

[MyNameIsJoey]

Teams won't be randomized, but you may need to pick up an extra person depending on the total number of participants.

So you sign up as a team? will there be a team looking for member/member looking for team thread?

[majofa]

that kind of creates a situation where you want to assign the most worthless cards, so that all of your team can use the good ones. It could be more interesting, but maybe against the spirit of drafting, if players would get assigned cards not drafted by their team for that match. Or maybe the rule should be removed alltogether? You could also limit the use of unassigned cards to fewer copies or sth.

Pro-Strats: use some of your drafting to get cards to do this very thing.

[majofa]

Teams won't be randomized, but you may need to pick up an extra person depending on the total number of participants.

So you sign up as a team? will there be a team looking for member/member looking for team thread?

It'll be the same thread. Sign ups will probably be starting tomorrow, if there are no big issues with the rules.

[MyNameIsJoey]

Teams won't be randomized, but you may need to pick up an extra person depending on the total number of participants.

So you sign up as a team? will there be a team looking for member/member looking for team thread?

It'll be the same thread. Sign ups will probably be starting tomorrow, if there are no big issues with the rules.

how many people per team?