More explanation at end for those who want more information!
I'm sorry the post is a bit of a mess but hope you find it useful or exciting!
TL;DR 1stMonkeyIsland has approved a new League idea £100 prize pool every Season, every Season is exactly 2 months long.
If successful,
prize pool will likely grow over time with greater interest, income from Twitch streams and funding from other people who want to support the cause!
3 schemes each Season, based on the 3 different types of gameplay starting with:
Artillery:Grenade Wars
Physical:Big RR
Strategic:Elite
Playoffs:Playoffs will be 4 players or 8 players, depending how many make the cut. More players = bigger PO.
In Playoff matches ALL 3 schemes will be played, regardless if you are already 2:0 ahead!
Scores will either be 3:0 or 2:1 in Playoffs.
Think of it as good practise and an opportunity to learn against the best there is!
Streaming:I do apologize if it upsets anyone!
However it is mandatory that the Playoffs are streamed live!
It will mostly be the CWA channel -
https://www.twitch.tv/WormsArmageddonCWAHowever, there will be other streamers also!
Prizes:1st - £752nd - £251st Season will begin on 1st of March 2024 - So start practising the 3 schemes!Seasonal Scheme Changes:The schemes will change each Season, and this part is still under development.
It will always be 1 scheme from each category of Artillery/Physical/Strategic.
So we could have Seasons like:
Aerial / Jetpack Race / Kaos
BnG(a2b rules) / Darts / Intermediate
Boom Race / Super Sheep Race / Abnormal
Also, we don't HAVE to change schemes per season.
Each Season there will be a vote to either keep or change the scheme.
Though, for freshness and the sake of variety, limited to using the schemes more than twice in a row.
For those who want more a bit more information!I've spoke with MonkeyIsland about an idea I've had for a while and he's decided to give it a test run!
This idea/League is entirely based on the logic that Worms Armageddon has 3 different types of gameplay:
Artillery - Schemes which focus mostly, if not entirely on a players mechanical ability with artillery weapons specifically.
Physical - Schemes which focus mostly, if not entirely on a players mechanical ability with movement utilities such as Ninja Rope / Bungee Rope / Jetpack / etc.
Strategic - Schemes which focus mostly, if not entirely on a players strategic prowess and ability to understand and outwit their opponents.
Using
<-- TRL --> as a test run.
For those of you unaware, TRL - TUS Rotated League is a League system which revolves around using a different scheme each season.
It's usually used as a sort of scheme testing playground as well as hosting Seasons for individual schemes.
What some of you may not have known, it also supports multiple schemes per Season.
For a while now, I've thought that Allround is too big to realistically support.
There are probably less than 0.0001% of players, dead or alive, who actually enjoy EVERY competitive scheme.
These days we just don't have the time or the activity to support the 13 schemes that are in allround League.
It's nice to have them there, for those who enjoy! Though I feel like we've been missing balanced competition for over 10 years.
So, thanks to the steadily growing comeback of activity via streaming on Twitch! I feel like we've got enough activity to try and make an official prize league with constant prizes every season.
It is my passion and one of my main goals in life to see Worms Armageddon at a professional level of gaming!
I'm not expecting it to turn into a proper eSport or anything, but at least have enough of a prize pool and activity that people who win even 2-3 times a year have enough to pay off bills, or build their dream PC, or go on a good vacation, or pay towards a business or school or anything they want.
Even if there's only a few hundred of us, it's worth it to me!