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A gamemode that gives Arena second chances.
It's time for a showdown! Think you have the skills to match up against some of the best in Arena Respawn? Form a 5-man team and join the fray!
February 6th, 7th and 8th.
Semi Finals and Finals on February 13th and 15th.
Host: EdgeGamers servers
Open to the public.
Opening matches will fall on February 6th, 7th and 8th. Play will resume on the 13th and the 15th
See this post for more info.
Official Teams and Times: Check Your Roster and Time Here
How does Arena Respawn Work?
Arena: Respawn is a modification of TF2's Arena gamemode developed as an alternative to sixes, created by awk. Your goal is to eliminate the enemy team as quickly as possible. There are no respawn timers, but you can capture the central control point to respawn the dead members of your team.
Capping the point while you already own it will result in a minicrit debuff until you leave the capture area. The only weapon banned from play is the Vaccinator; all other weapons in the game are allowed, and players are encouraged to experiment with different loadouts and strategies.
You can learn more at the official A:R Steam Group AND if you want to practice before the showdown, you can do so on their public servers.
Mumble: respawn.tf:64738
East Coast USA (New York, NY): connect east01.respawn.tf
West Coast USA (San Francisco, CA): connect west01.respawn.tf
London, England: connect london01.respawn.tf
These servers run a modified version of Arena: Respawn with additional crit mechanics. The crit mechanics present on these servers are not present in competitive play.
The Pro Battle League (PBL) is also accepting signups for teams interested in playing A:R pick-up games. Get details in the PBL Steam Group.
Official Map List for this Tournament
1. arena_draft_b2
2. arena_dropdown_rc1
3. arena_coalmine_b2
4. arena_discovery_b4
5. arena_offblast_final (included with the game)
6. koth_arctic_b3
7. koth_rundown_b2
8. koth_stallone_b2
9. koth_coalplant_b7
10. koth_brazil_rc1
Rules and Gameplay:
This event will be a ladder-match style tournament that randomly places 5-man teams against one another to determine a winner. After that, winners will go on to play other winners in the next bracket.
This continues until we have a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place team.
We have some REALLY exciting prizes for the winners, which will be announced shortly so stay tuned to this thread for info and FAQs.
FAQ
Q. Will there be a class ban system?
A. Comp A:R is played with both teams picking a class to ban before the match starts. (This is built into the plugin when in Tournament Mode.)
Q. What region will the event servers be in?
A. The matches will take place on eGO servers, so NA.
Q. Can teams have subs?
A. Each team can have up to 2 subs sign up with their 5-man roster.
Q. What time will the matches be?
A. Friday, there will be matches from 5pm EST to midnight. On Saturday, 10am to midnight. Exact times of your matches will be posted today, January 22nd in the evening. We will link here when it's live.
We invite you to create 5-man teams and designate one captain as your leader. Each member will need to create an account on the EdgeGamers forums and verify your Steam ID. This is just to verify you in the tournament. You will EACH need to sign up in this thread with your team name and please designate who the captain is.
If you do not have a team but you'd like the opportunity to play with a random team, please sign up and put "Wildcard" as your team name and we will place you on a team at the end of signups.
Signups end on January 16th. This is to allow us time to form the brackets and schedule the matches.
SIGN UP HERE
PRIZES
1st Place
The first place 5-man team will be able to share these items, thanks to our sponsors, Dolby and Sennheiser.
(2) Kindle Fire HDX
(1) Kindle Fire HD
(1) Sennheiser PC363D 7.1 Surround Sound Gaming Headset
(1) Plantronics Gamecom 788 7.1 Surround Sound Gaming Headset
2nd Place
5 keys and a hat (from our eGO trade account) to each player.
3rd Place
Announced Soon - Stay tuned!
What is Arena: Respawn in Team Fortress 2?
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Please contact Insomnia Princess or Mister Adam with questions about this event.
We will also be providing updates via our Facebook and Twitter now and during the event. The Livestream will be on our Twitch and also on our front page news.
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