[B][SIZE="5"][center]PvP S36 Contest: All-Star Season[/center][/SIZE][/B]

[B][U]The Beginning[/U][/B]
Signups will be open until rollover on [B]February 25[/B]. At the conclusion of the signup period, the [B]Commissioner[/B] (Savior) will pick 4-6 [B]Captains[/B] (the exact number depends on the number of participants). Captains will be tasked with the duty of drafting their team, providing a leadership role during the contest, and submitting team actions to the Commissioner.

[B][U]The Selection Process ("The Draft")[/U][/B]
Draft night will take place [B]after rollover on February 26[/B]. Captains must be available to pick their team in real-time; the draft will be held publicly in /talkie 36. The draft order will be [B]randomly chosen[/B] each round. It will work as follows:

[I]Assume there are five teams.

[U]Round 1[/U]
Pick 1: Captain A selects a player for Team A
Pick 2: Captain B selects a player for Team B
Pick 3: Captain C selects a player for Team C
Pick 4: Captain D selects a player for Team D
Pick 5: Captain E selects a player for Team E

[U]Round 2[/U]
Pick 1: Captain C selects a player for Team C
Pick 2: Captain E selects a player for Team E
Pick 3: Captain A selects a player for Team A
...
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This process will continue until every contestant has a team. [B]Following the draft, each Captain must submit a team name to the Commissioner and create a clan with the team name as the clan name. All team members must pledge to that clan for the season.[/B]

[B][U]The Game[/U][/B]
The first period ([B]"The Regular Season"[/B]) of the contest will last for 10 days - that is, until rollover on [B]February 10[/B]. There are three ways during the regular season for your team to earn points. Firstly, teams will be judged based on their [B]average Fame[/B] with the lowest score on the team dropped and the highest score weighted double. The teams will then be ranked and given [B]points[/B] as follows:

[I]
First place: 10 points
Second place: 8 points
Third place: 6 points
...
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Secondly, teams will be judged based on their [B]total hilltime[/B] during this period. Scoring is identical to above.

Thirdly, every contestant who has a [B]positive winningest score at the end of the regular season[/B] will earn 1 point for their team.

The second period ([B]"The All-Star Contest"[/B]) of the contest will last for 5 days - that is, until rollover on [B]February 15[/B]. Every team will pick an [B]All-Star[/B] to represent them. The Captain must inform the Commissioner of their team's choice [B]before the end of the regular season[/B].

The All-Star contest will be hosted on the hill. All-Stars will be judged based on the [B]amount of hill time gained during the All-Star contest period[/B]. Only the All-Star's hill time counts towards their team's score for this period, but other team members may still participate (and are encouraged to knock opposing teams' All-Stars off the hill). The teams will earn points as follows:

[I]
First place: 9 points
Second place: 7 points
Third place: 5 points
...
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[U][B]The Post-Season[/B][/U]
At the conclusion of the All-Star contest, Captains will be asked to vote on superlatives, with winners being awarded points for their team. Captains may not vote for their own team. The Commissioner will cast a tiebreaking vote in case of a tie.

[B]Best Team Spirit (3 points)[/B]
[B]Best Newbie (2 points)[/B] (A newbie is defined as a participant who does not have an All-Time Best Rank higher than 20 on their profile.)
[B]Best Team Name (1 point)[/B]

Additionally, every participant will get one vote towards the [B]season MVP[/B] balloting. You may vote however you wish; it does not have to be based on performance (for example, perhaps someone on your team was invaluable to you with their knowledge and guidance). Members of the highest-scoring team [B]prior to post-season superlatives[/B] get an extra vote (i.e., two total votes), and Captains get an additional extra vote (i.e., three votes for the leading Captain and two votes for other Captains).

The MVP prize is currently TBD.

[U][B]Prizes[/B][/U]
[color=#6A0094][B][SIZE="4"]Current Prize Pool: X Meat[/SIZE][/B][/color]

Meat from the Prize Pool will be distributed as follows:

1st place team: 45% of the pool, distributed evenly
2nd place team: 25% of the pool, distributed evenly
3rd place team: 15% of the pool, distributed evenly
4th place team: 10% of the pool, distributed evenly
5th place team: 5% of the pool, distributed evenly

Note: If we end up having not 5 teams, this will be changed accordingly.


[B][U]Rules[/U][/B]
[B]1. No run-dropping.
2. No casual runs.
3. Contestants must stay in Hardcore for the contest duration except for short stays in aftercore between ascensions.
4. No hillbotting.
5. HAVE FUN! Being competitive is good, being way too competitive is not. Remember, it's just a game!
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[B][U]Bookkeeping[/U][/B]
[SIZE="5"]IMPORTANT: CAPTAINS MUST CREATE A CLAN WITH THEIR TEAM NAME AS THE CLAN NAME AND HAVE ALL MEMBERS PLEDGE TO THIS CLAN FOR THE SEASON.[/SIZE]

Participants are encouraged to /listen to talkie channel 36 for contest-related discussion.