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Major Update & Announcements!So to start this off, I didn't exactly know where to put this all at but I figured I'd make use of this section until I make an Event Tracker thread for Winter 2017. So like I said at the end of Starfight Summer League: "For those whom suggested ideas to help expand and make these events interesting and whatnot: don't worry, we've listened to your feedback, suggestions, ideas, and criticisms and have begun polishing up Starfight overall and even implemented new ideas that were directly suggested by you, so that each Starfight Event offers a new experience." This is for you.
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Starfight Winter!Starfight Team League - Winter Cup 2017: December 17th 2017 - Janurary 21st 2018!A major criticism was that Starfight Summer lasted too long, which caused a shortage of teams with some of them having to drop, especially after a major point gap due to those who were fully able to commit their time into Starfight. The reason I felt the entirety of summer was sufficient was that: it gave players and teams time to catch up and make comebacks and to have chances for updates to actually affect the League with the release of new clans and support. So to balance this, we decided to cut Starfight Team League, especially for winter: down to 6 weeks. A month is too short to fully enjoy and grasp it the thrill of the event but two months is too long, especially for winter whom after the holidays: school/classes resume.
New Point System!So, I've decided to take a more simple approach on the point system because the old one was confusing for many people. That being said, we made a new point system which will focus on rewarding for individual victories, even if you don't win the Star Battle. As for the point numbers, I'll update the
Point System Thread (http://cardfight-wiki.ru/areafor/index.php/topic,3147.0.html).
Format Changes!So I should get to the bulk of Winter with this.
- All Star Battles will be played in a 3v3 Conquest Theme. (Meaning at the start of each Star Battle, each team selects two clans from the opposing side's clan pool and restricts them from using those clans in the current Star Battle). Again, this is for Star Battles only! Not the tournaments nor Midnight Showdowns.
- All Teams will start off with 6 Clans for their clan pool!
- In addition to purchasing clans, you may also unlock clans by claiming them (http://cardfight-wiki.ru/areafor/index.php?topic=3155.msg52636#msg52636) by obtaining a Win Streak! You may only submit this claim once a week!
- Tournaments will not award the free +100 Points to your Starfight Team's score, for no-shows.
- Starfight is strictly Discord based! We do not support Skype! I left a message in the Starfight Skype Chat that it would be difficult to actively participate in Starfight Team Leagues when most, if not all, of the contestants and hosts have defaulted to Discord as their means of communication.
Special Rules in Tournaments!Another major criticism was the Special Rules which, originally, was our main appeal. After many complications with the rules as far as balancing them and making sure each and every rule wouldn't conflict/render decks useless or overpower decks. Each and every Special Rule tournament there was always an issue and trying to create new and interesting rules was also a hassle. It was also decided that the special rules interfered with Starfight's authenticity as a "competitive event" with rules outside of the game being thrown into the mix. So sadly, we had to remove the special rules from tournaments but we'll keep some of the rules as challenges maybe or just for throwback tournaments.
Midnight Showdowns!The most thrilling and adrenaline pumping part of the event: risking it all for a chance to win it all! Midnight Showdowns were both fun to watch and participate since these had the power to change the very foundation of the standings/rankings. However, it was slightly upsetting to see such a risky maneuver end so shortly. So instead we've added a few new rules.
- Midnight Showdowns may be done in 5v5s in addition to 3v3s!
- Midnight Showdowns may only be done in Normal Format
These two rules were added because it would a chance for the entire team to fight for their points, but making it a Normal setting would balance out an exaggerated 5v5 Gunslinger/Roundout. Hopefully this make Midnight Showdowns a bit more flexible and more engaging for the entire team.
Starfight Winter Prize!Due to Starfight being 6 weeks, I would like to award the prize only to the first place team! You may pick any of the offered prizes including ones from 2nd & 3rd Places, which can be seen from the
Main Page! (http://cardfight-wiki.ru/areafor/index.php?topic=3143.msg52525#msg52525)Zeroth Dragons!Until further notice, we've decided that Zeroth Dragons will be restricted from Starfight Winter. It's not because of the strength of the units themselves, but the simple fact that there are only two right now (and potentially a third during Starfight Winter) and will provide an unfair advantage for those nations, on top of additional support for the clans in said nations. They aren't cards that are
needed to be in a deck, but are a luxury, so restricting them shouldn't be an issue.