We are happy to announce the first edition of EIC's Groupfighting tournament. A regimental Groupfighting tournament just like RGL.
Season 2 of EIC was a good place to start in terms of 3 main things:
1. Seeding Groups - The best way possible to seed the groups while keeping it competitive for everyone
2. Tournament Format - The format that would best be used to maximize the enjoyment yet competitiveness of EIC
3. Skill Levels - Seeing how regiments perform in the first edition (ik its season 2) of the tournament being under this format.
Which will give us a better idea of how to seed further seasons and this.
What can we expect to see differently in the format?
We feel as though making the groups 5 in size, rather than 4, with the bottom regiment not advancing to either the upper, nor lower brackets.
I feel as though this gives abit more incentive to play the best that you can in the group stages. As currently you are on a win-win in some form no matter what the outcome is.
Group Stage - Bo20 - Theres no point in doing groups if you can't draw?
Play-Offs - FT15
The minimum attendance will be 12, not 15.
Start date?
Late July, Early August. 1 month after EIC Season 2 ends.
Why are you already looking to create another tournament before your last one ends? What about RGL?Obviously I can't speak for everyone, but after speaking to alot of leaders, there's not a ton of love for the standard League formatting. I think this is because of no matter what, you can expect to be lumped in with regiments strictly out of your caliber. Whereas with the EIC format, theres alot more freedom for even groups where everyone has a chance to come out on top of a bracket. Obviously we have to make do with the list of regiments that sign up.
There are also a few regiments out there that did not participate in EIC Season 2 that would most likely be up for this (K-KA for example). So I just want to show that we are giving some love out to those who enjoy Groupfighting abit more than 1v1's, even if personally as a leader I enjoy a more intimate style of gameplay, such as leading 1v1's.
Hence, why we are announcing this now. Just to let everyone know to expect it.
Señor, I have a question/Suggestion
Feel free to let us know that you are interested, or have a suggestion on what we could do differently in the groupfighting edition. Not just in terms of format, but any suggestions that may be interesting on top of the regular GF format.
