Lord of the Rings – Battle for Middle Earth 2 competition at Rage LAN 2006.

[nictron]

Dear Lord of the Rings – Battle for Middle Earth Fans.

It is that time of the year again when we as gamers have n opportunity to get together and enjoy a weekend of fully fledged competition.

Some of you might be aware that I organized the Battle for Middle Earth 1 competition at last years RAGE LAN. It was met with moderate success and I will try to make this years competition even better than last year’s competition.

So it is with great pleasure that I will be organizing the Lord of the Rings – Battle for Middle Earth 2 competition at RAGE LAN 2006.

The competition will be a 1vs1 competition only. (Possibly 2vs2)

What can be better than 6 factions battling it out at the RAGE 2006?

Competition Information:

1] Where will the competition be held?
- The competition will be held at the OPEN LAN @ Rage 2006.

2] What is the cost to attend the OPEN LAN @ Rage 2006?
- To attend the OPEN LAN @ Rage 2006 will cost you R195 and the tickets can be purchased at COMPUTICKET at the following link,
http://www3.computicket.com/booking..._TYPE~EVENT_TYPE=4893032~VENUE=3601~PACKAGE=0
Please note that the registration opens on the 1st of August 2006 and do not delay to purchase your ticket since we had allot of disappointed gamers last year.
No fee will be levied for the Battle for Middle Earth competition! You only need your OPEN LAN Ticket to attend.

3] When does the BFME2 competition start?
- The BFME2 competition will start at 21:00 on Friday 29th of September 2006 and continue trough to 10:00 on Sunday the 1st of October when the finals will be played.
- Note that you will be able to enter the OPEN LAN from 10:00 on the 29th of September 2006.

4] When does registration for the BFME2 Competition open?
- Registration for the BFME2 competition will open from the 1st August 2006 and close at 19:00 on the 29th September 2006, Please look for the BFME2 registration papers at the event to register for the BFME2 competition. Or you could e-mail me your conformation.

5] What do you need to attend the BFME2 competition?
- You need a capable PC to run BFME2.
- The latest Patch for BFME2. Current version at writing was 1.04.
- You must be available for the scheduled gaming times of the competition.

6] General info for the OPEN LAN @ Rage 2006 can be found at the following link, http://www.nag.co.za/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?57474

7] What is the BFME2 Competition rules?
- The latest patch for BFME2 will be required to play. At time of writing 1.04 was the latest.
- No trainers or cheats will be allowed, cheaters will be disqualified with immediate effect.
- If you are late for you scheduled match you will be disqualified and the win will be given to your opponent, unless you have organized with the organizer that you might be late.
- Please make sure that the organizer knows where you are seated so that it is easy for him to get hold of you.
- If possible please sit at the designated strategy area so that everyone is close by. This makes life allot easier on the organizer to make announcements and to get everyone together.
- A schedule will be setup for the BFME2 competition, please comply to the schedule!
- Custom heroes will not be allowed.
- Standard game type.
- The official maps will be selected in the coming weeks.

8] Will there be prizes for the BFME2 competition?
- Yes, last year we has prizes worth more that R10000 rand, we had Games, Collectables, Keyboards, Mice, Caps, Shirts and even some Telkom sponsored equipment. To give you an indication we had prizes up to the 6th place winners. And almost everyone got a cap or shirt for free!

9] Please send your conformations or questions to the following e-mail address, nictron@absamail.co.za.

10] Please visit the NAG OPEN LAN Forum for more information regarding this competition.

Regards

Nictron.

 

[nictron]

Hi All

Exciting news!

I have conformation of the first of a series of prizes that will be going into the LOTR BFME2 pot.

Cash prize of R2000 has been secured. We are well on our way to make this competition memorable and worthwhile.

Regards

Nico

 

[nictron]

Hi All

For interest sake in RTS do you prefer 1vs1 or 2vs2 in competitive competitions?

Regards

Nico

 

[nictron]

Hi All

We have 10 confirmed players already! ,and that is excluding the people that played last year.

The competition will only be a limited size so do not delay to send me your confirmations.

And buy your tickets!!

Good Gaming

Nictron

 

[nictron]

Some helpfull tips for beginners!

Hi All

Some of you might feel that you do not know the game and feel threatened by the competition, well I will give some of my experience on Clanwars and Tournament over to you fellow competitors. I would like nothing more than to see a healthy NAG BFME2 LAN!

There are a few critical steps:

Step 1: Correct build order for your faction (Look at replays of the good players), this will make or break your game! ( www.gamereplays.org/bfme2 )

Step 2: in 1.04 Rush or Die! You must have the art of rushing under foot otherwise you will not succeed! (But this could change by the time 1.05 is out, 1.05 will actually make camping a viable strategy!)

Step 3: Clumping: This made a huge difference to my game, being able to take out buildings and Forts in a few hits is critical. Clumping is the way you order your troops to attack a building! Give a move order to behind a building, as soon as they approach the building they will clump together, press stop (S) then switch to attack stance (D), and look at your men hit a building in two or three shots! It GONE!

Step 4: Continually expand; if you stagnate you will be left behind!

Step 5: In 2vs2 playing together will just make life allot easier, you cant win a 2vs2 by playing 1 on 1!

Hope these tips helps the new or inexperienced players, and ask for advise most of the good players they give it freely and do not have a problem with helping others (Those who give will always receive more!)

Nictron

 

[nictron]

Hi All

As some of you are aware the tickets have been sold out!

Sorry for those that where snoozing!

I hope to see you at the NAG LAN at Rage 2006 and start strategizing as I think the competition this year will be a bit tighter than expected.

Start counting the days!

Nictron

 

[nictron]

Please note that registration closes at 19:00 29th of September 2006, so you can still register at the event!

 

[nictron]

Hi All

I am proud to announce that I have received written confirmation from Frontosa that they will be sponsoring some prizes for the BFME2 competition @ Rage.

Kind regards

Nico

 

[nictron]

Hi All

Today is quite an exciting day!

Electronic Arts have sent me written confirmation that they will be sponsoring a string of prizes for the BFME2 competition.

I hope you started practicing, because the prizes are going to be better than last year that’s for sure!

Kind Regards

Nico.

 

[nictron]

Hi All

Boardgames.co.za have confirmed their sponsorship for the event they will be sponsoring a WAR OF THE RING boardgame for the winners enjoyment.

Herewith the layout for the prizes so far:

1vs1,

1st, Cash R1000 and ZBoard with BFME2 Keyset.
2nd, War of the ring boardgame and Games from EA.
3rd, Games from EA.

2vs2,

1st, Cash R1000, Games from EA and undisclosed prizes from Frontosa.
2nd, Games from EA.
3rd, Small prizes and older games from EA.

There might be more prizes announced later, but these have been confirmed.

Hope you are as excited as I am!

Regards

Nico

 

[nictron]

Hi All

Some exciting news, EA will release the BFME2 1.05 patch tomorrow.

This is in many ways a game changing patch. This will actually level the playing field allot for Rage 2006, because many if not all the old strategies will not apply anymore!

There is massive changes to this game, the change log is 26 pages long.

I will attach the change log for your interest:

Sry, this site does not allow me to paste the full changelog! Please go to http://www.nag.co.za/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?57562.last

for the full post.

Regards

Nictron

 

[nictron]

BFME2 Official Rules!

Hi All

Herewith the final rules for the BFME2 1vs1 and 2vs2 competition at Rage Open LAN 2006:

The rules, schedule and time table will be handed to all BFME2 competitors at the event, please follow the schedule accordingly and ask the organizer for any assistance if needed.

1)What is the cost to attend the OPEN LAN @ Rage 2006?
There is no cost involved for entering the BFME2 competition; you only need a valid Open LAN 2006 ticket.

2)When does registration for the BFME2 1vs1 and 2vs2 competition close?
The registration for the BFME2 competition will close at 19:00 29 September 2006. This means you can register until 7 pm that Friday!

3)When does the BFME2 1vs1 and 2vs2 competition start?
The 1vs1 competition will start at 21:00 29 September 2006 and the 2vs2 competition will start at 22:00 29 September 2006.
The looser will report the win and loss to the organizers with in 10 minutes of the end of the game.

The time schedules for the tournament are as follows:

1vs1 competition:
Table Rounds:
Table Groups A to H, 5 players per group top player goes through, time limit 45 minutes. 2 points for win, one point for draw, 0 points for loss.

Table Round 1, 21:00 29 September 2006
Table Round 2, 23:00 29 September 2006
Table Round 3, 01:00 29 September 2006
Table Round 4, 09:00 30 September 2006
Table Round 5, 11:00 30 September 2006

Quarter Rounds:
Winners of tables compete, best out of 3 games, game time limit 45 minutes.

Quarter Round 1, 14:00 30 September 2006
Quarter Round 2, 16:00 30 September 2006
Quarter Round 3, 18:00 30 September 2006

Semi Rounds:
Winners of Quarters compete, best out of 3 games, game time limit 45 minutes.

Semi Round 1, 21:00 30 September 2006
Semi Round 2, 23:00 30 September 2006
Semi Round 3, 01:00 31 September 2006

Final Rounds:
Winners of Semis compete, best out of 3 games, game time limit 45 minutes. If draw on two games final game to the death. 3rd place playoff follow same times.

Final Round 1, 08:00 31 September 2006
Final Round 2, 10:00 30 September 2006
Final Round 3, 12:00 30 September 2006

2vs2 competition:
Table Rounds:
Table Groups A to D, 10 players per group top player and runner-up player goes through, time limit 45 minutes. 2 points for win, one point for draw, 0 points for loss.

Table Round 1, 22:00 29 September 2006
Table Round 2, 24:00 29 September 2006
Table Round 3, 02:00 29 September 2006
Table Round 4, 10:00 30 September 2006
Table Round 5, 12:00 30 September 2006

Quarter Rounds:
Winners vs. Runner-up of tables compete, best out of 3 games, game time limit 45 minutes.

Quarter Round 1, 15:00 30 September 2006
Quarter Round 2, 17:00 30 September 2006
Quarter Round 3, 19:00 30 September 2006

Semi Rounds:
Winners of Quarters compete, best out of 3 games, game time limit 45 minutes.

Semi Round 1, 22:00 30 September 2006
Semi Round 2, 24:00 30 September 2006
Semi Round 3, 02:00 31 September 2006

Final Rounds:
Winners of Semis compete, best out of 3 games, game time limit 45 minutes. If draw on two games final game to the death. 3rd place playoff follow same times.

Final Round 1, 09:00 31 September 2006
Final Round 2, 11:00 30 September 2006
Final Round 3, 13:00 30 September 2006

4)What patch will be used?
Patch 1.05 has been released. This will be the official BFME competition patch.

5)What maps will be used?
Quarter, Semi and Final Rounds 1,2 & 3 will have alternated maps, unless the competitors agree on the same map for all three games.

1vs1 Maps:
Fords of Izen II
Withered Heath.
Iron Hills.

2vs2 Maps:
Buckland
Udun
Minhiriath

6)Some other rules:
a.No trainers or cheats will be allowed, cheaters will be disqualified with immediate effect.
b.If you are late for you scheduled match you will be disqualified and the win or points will be given to your opponent, unless you have organized with the organizer that you might be late.
c.Please make sure that the organizer knows where you are seated so that it is easy for him to get hold of you.
d.If possible please sit at the designated strategy area so that everyone is close by. This makes life allot easier on the organizer to make announcements and to get everyone together.
e.A schedule will be setup for the BFME2 competition, please comply with the schedule!
f.Create a Hero and Ring heroes will not be allowed.
g.Standard game type.
h.Please save all game replays, for if there is a dispute they can be viewed.

Thank you all, and enjoy the wait up until Rage, practice and please send me any questions you might have!

Regards

Nico Fourie
Nictron

 

[dabouncer]

Oh my, never have i seen a thread with not 1 reply...lol Nictron, good work anyways.

 

[ZuBS_]

My bro rocks at this game, does anyone play it online so he can practice?

 

[nictron]

Yeah I know I do not get many reply's but I have recieved quite a few e-mails and officially have 26 confirmed competitors. Last year I only had 12 confirmed but at the event we filled 40 spots.

People do not want to commit until the event I think they always feel that they might miss out on something bigger, but then they realise that this is one of the better organised events and they join.

I have met about 12 SA members online so there are a few, look for [DT]Nictron or [DT]Carcinogen in the clan lobbies and Max1179, Burnout, Sync,BelTricia and Dragonjer in the other lobbies, they play quite allot. just ask for South Africans in lobbies, you might have a reply.

You can also register at Teamspeak.co.za and go to the RSA lobby on that server, most of the guys in there play BFME2.

At www.gamereplays.org/bfme2 you can go to the RSA clan forums, that clan is dedicated to RSA players.

Regards

Nico

 

[nictron]

Hi All

This is just an update and reminder to the following:

1vs1 Competition:

We only have 14 spots left in the 1vs1 competition. So if you would like to make sure that you have a spot please let me know before Friday! I can’t guarantee that you will have a spot unless you have confirmed your place in the competition.

2vs2 Competition:

We only have 8 team spots left in the 2vs2 competition. So if you would like to make sure that you have a spot please let me know before Friday! I can’t guarantee that you will have a spot unless you have confirmed your place in the competition.

For now the confirmed prizes stand but from communications with different parties, I can tell you that the prize pool will be broadened by the time the competition starts; I am just waiting for final written confirmation from them.

Only two more days and we have all out WAR!

Nictron