1. 45.00 EUR

Best frag of the tournament : 15.00 EUR
Person on the receiving end of the frag: 5.00 EUR

Thank you to the following people for donating:

xero -- 20.00 CAD
erad -- 20.00 USD
Fjoggs -- 35.00 EUR

Additional thanks to snapcase, freddiaN, bisk and ArcticRevrus for providing cup servers and to ccCam and nekon for casting.

Dates: October 20-22

Duel Invites:

Rapha
DaHang
Raisy
Vo0
Toxjq
Av3k
Xron
Gellehsak

Invites based on Quake World Championship and availability.


Total prizepool: $75,000

Distribution:

Duel:

1st $14,000
2nd $8,000
3rd $4,000
4th $4,000
5-8h $1,250

Sacrifice:

1st $20,000
2nd $10,000
3rd $5,000
4th $5,000


Duel information:

-16 players – 8 invites, 8 qualifiers (4 North America, 4 Europe)
-Group stage into 8 man single elimination bracket
-Invited players will be placed randomly into groups occupying the top two seeds in each group. Qualified players will be randomly seeded into the four groups.

Sacrifice information:

-4 teams (2 North American qualifiers, 2 Europe qualifiers)
-Double elimination bracket
-Seeds will be determined on performance of individual qualifier. (ie. #1 NA vs #2 EU)


Qualifier Dates

Sep 23: Europe – Duel (top 4 qualify)
Sep 23: North America – Duel (top 4 qualify)
Sep 24: Europe – Sacrifice (top 2 qualify)
Sep 24: North America – Sacrifice (top 2 qualify)

Qualifiers to be double elimination brackets, with those qualifying each earning a $500 travel stipend per player.

Dates: December 1-3

Duel Invites:

Cypher
Rapha
Cooller
DaHang
Agent
Clawz
Vo0
DreamHack Denver Champion

Sacrifice Invites:

EU – 2z
NA – Team Liquid

Invites based on Quake World Championships and availability.


Total prizepool: $350,000

Distribution:

Duel:

1st $ 50,000
2nd $ 30,000
3rd $15,000
4th $ 15,000
5-8h $ 7,500
9th-12th $ 2,500

Sacrifice:

1st $ 70,000
2nd $ 40,000
3rd $ 25,000
4th $ 25,000
5-8h $ 10,000


Duel info:

-24 players – 8 invites, 14 online qualifiers (4 Europe, 4 North America, 2 South America, 2 CIS, 2 Australia-New Zealand), 2 BYOC on-site qualifiers
-Upon completion of all qualifiers, all qualifiers & invited players will be ranked to seed the group stage
-Group stage will consist of 6 groups of 4. Top 2 competitors will qualify into 12 man single elimination bracket. The top 4 players from the group consisting of match and round record will get a bye into the first stage of the single elimination bracket.

Sacrifice info:

-12 teams – 2 invites, 7 online qualifiers (2 Europe, 2 North America, 1 South America, 1 CIS, 1 Australia-New Zealand), 3 BYOC on-site qualifiers
-Upon completion of all qualifiers, all qualifiers & invited players will be ranked to seed the group stage
-3 team group stages with top team advancing to a 4 team single elimination bracket playoff.

Qualifier Dates:

Sep 30: Europe – Duel (top 2 qualify)
Sep 30: North America – Duel (top 2 qualify)
Oct 1: Europe – Sacrifice (winner qualifies)
Oct 1: North America – Sacrifice (winner qualifies)

Oct 7: South America – Duel (top 2 qualify)
Oct 8: South America – Sacrifice (winner qualifies)

Oct 14: CIS – Duel (top 2 qualify)
Oct 14: Australia-New Zealand Duel (top 2 qualify)
Oct 15: CIS – Sacrifice (winner qualifies)
Oct 15: Australia-New Zealand (winner qualifies)

Oct 28: Europe / CIS – Duel #2 (top 2 qualify)
Oct 28: North America – Duel #2 (top 2 qualify)
Oct 29: Europe / CIS – Sacrifice #2 (winner qualifies)
Oct 29: North America – Sacrifice #2 (winner qualifies)

Qualifiers to be double elimination brackets, with those qualifying each earning full travel and accommodation to DreamHack Winter.

Europe and CIS have their own independent qualifiers and then the final qualifier combines both of these to get the best from both regions in a single bracket.

When: 17 Sep 2017, 09:00 CST
MapPool: Blood Covenant, Blood Run, Corrupted Keep, Ruins of Sarnath
Mapchoice -
BO3: The first map in the best of 3 series will be pre-determined prior to bracket completion. The player that loses the first or second map will choose next map.
BO1:The map will be pre-determined prior to bracket completion.
You cannot pick the same map during one round. All the maps should be different during the match.

1st map per rounds (WB and LB):
1st round Blood Covenant, 2nd round Blood Run, 3rd round Corrupted Keep, 4th round Ruins of Sarnath, 5th round Blood Covenant, 6th round Blood Run etc etc
PrizePool: 1st 2000 RUB; 2nd 1000 RUB.
Rules:Full Double Elimination, Winner Bracket: BO1 till the quarter final (1/4), BO3 WB 1/4, WB semi, WB final and Grandfinal (two BO3 if it will be needed); Low Bracket: BO1 all matches (including LB final).

- 2z
- B52
- EliteFour
- KogdaKvad
- Rekt
- Team Hungary

- Anchors
- Catz&Slipper
- GdeFlag?
- I Love My Squad
- Pandæmonium
- Platige Team
- Raks
- Virtual Owners
- Zombei

Dogtime
Phylum
ZTK

Fjo3Tourney6_b4 (wr 5) by Fjoggs
Calendar_v4 (wr 5) by Terifire
Fatamorgana (wr 5) by Terifire

Tournament Format: Double Elimination, Bo3 Winners bracket, Bo1 Losers bracket.

TimCon is an ArenaFPS LAN in 2017 featuring four classic Duel games.

It's roughly twenty ArenaFPS players in the ornate Horizon E-Sport club for three days, fighting it out for some of the most questionably meangingul championships in esport history.

Here's a brief taste of TimCon 3, courtesy of Demsix, as well as his day three timelapse.

1. CrazyAl - confirmed
2. GMT - confirmed
3. Neeple - confirmed
4. le0 - confirmed
5. Gilanguar - confirmed
6. STINKLIKESOCK - confirmed
7. NerVzzz - confirmed
8. Qualx - confirmed
9. Lup1n (days 2 & 3)
10. sno - confirmed
11. Lord Jellington - confirmed
12. ollir - confirmed
13. kristus - confirmed
14. Bhop (days 1 & 2) - confirmed
15. Joe (days 2 & 3) - confirmed
16. Nood1e - confirmed
17. Roozle - confirmed
18. Shahe
19.
20.

In Liverpool city centre, surrounded by restaurants, corner shops and supermarkets. While the venue prohibits alcohol on the premises, there is no short supply of pubs, clubs and off licenses within hobbling distance.

I would also advise those of us who aren't too hungover in the mornings to go out and experience the vast culture that can be found in Liverpool, a truly wonderful city.

We have 20 PCs available for rental each day (12PM-12PM). The cost is £35 per person, making for a total of £105 should you attend for the duration. You cannot bring your own PC. Length of stay is optional, though if it’s less than a day you’ll have to pay the hourly rate of £6 or buy one of their package deals, £15 for 3 hours and a drink or £20 for 5 hours and a drink. If you’re in the area and want to hang out, entrance to the viewing area is free.

Anyone who would like to donate to TimConLAN prize pools can do so by sending donations via PayPal to crazyal90@gmail.com Please specify your name and how you would like us to use your donation. Thank you.

When: 10 Sep 2017, 09:00 CST
MapPool: Blood Covenant, Blood Run, Corrupted Keep, Ruins of Sarnath
Mapchoice -
BO3: The first map in the best of 3 series will be pre-determined prior to bracket completion. The player that loses the first or second map will choose next map.
BO1:The map will be pre-determined prior to bracket completion.
You cannot pick the same map during one round. All the maps should be different during the match.

1st map per rounds (WB and LB):
1st round Blood Covenant, 2nd round Blood Run, 3rd round Corrupted Keep, 4th round Ruins of Sarnath, 5th round Blood Covenant, 6th round Blood Run etc etc
PrizePool: 1st 2000 RUB; 2nd 1000 RUB.
Rules:Full Double Elimination, Winner Bracket: BO1 till the quarter final (1/4), BO3 WB 1/4, WB semi, WB final and Grandfinal (two BO3 if it will be needed); Low Bracket: BO1 all matches (including LB final).

This Fall we’ll host monthly beta tournaments. Each tournament will be played on the Sacrifice (4v4) game mode and feature a $150 prize pool, awarded to the winning team. These tournaments will be single elimination:"


September Monthly

Registration: September 15-27

Tournament date: September 30-October 1


October Monthly

Registration: October 2-12

Tournament date: October 14-15

November Monthly

Registration: November 1-10

Tournament date: November 11-12


December Monthly

Registration: November 17-27

Tournament date: December 2-3

Registration will open January 1 and will be free to enter. Teams must consist of 4 players from the same university and must satisfy general CSL eligibility requirements (full time student status in good academic standing). The league will then begin in February and run through June. The top 4 teams from the league will earn an all expense paid trip to QuakeCon 2018 to play LIVE for the championship!


Scholarship Distribution

1st - 30,000
2nd -15,000
4th - 7,500
8th - 2,500
16th -1,250

Registration for our individual league will open in May and will be free to enter. Teams are comprised of one individual, but there is no summer school status requirement. Students must have at least been full time in Spring 2018 to be eligible to compete. The regular season begins in June and concludes in July, with the top 8 individual players advancing to QuakeCon 2018 to play LIVE for the championship!

Scholarship Distribution:

1st - 8,000
2nd - 4,000
4th - 1,500
8th - 750
16th - 250

When are you going to fix the netcode and hitreg for good? Do you intend to fix rocket launcher no-hit issues (direct and splash damage), or do you think it works fine as it is? What about rocket despawn? When will you fix the stuttering a lot of people experience?

The terms "netcode" and "hitreg" are terms that cover a wide swathe of observable issues, some that don't even involve the network at all. I'd like to take this opportunity to talk about where we're at, and where we're going, so here's a (not so!) brief summary of what's going on!

We started off the Closed Beta period with two major systems being handled on the client: movement authority, and shooting authority. This is a perfectly valid tech design decision, and plenty of high profile multiplayer games have released this way, but we felt uncomfortable with the trade-offs for a game like Quake. We made the decision to start moving systems over to server authority and client prediction, which is similar to previous Quake titles. This is a change that can occur in pieces, and we're still not completely there yet.

One area where we should be seeing more changes is literally how the server is detecting hits (so the term "hit detection" is actually appropriate here!) We currently use an animation-based system where we simulate player animations on the server, and rig up a lower-polygon, fatter version of the champion, independent from armor selection. For the pace of our game, we felt the additional server CPU usage, and the technical complexity of having to sync up the state of the animation bones and blend tree over the network was not worth having the ability to match up hits to the specific animation. Our solution is to transition to using a static mesh for each character state. (moving, strafing, crouching, jumping, etc.) This also makes supporting rollback much simpler, and should result in a more reliable experience on higher pings.

On the subject of rockets, which have been a sore spot for both us and our players, a couple of patches back we made two major changes: we fixed an issue that was causing extra latency when firing rockets, and we also started predicting rockets and local knockback on the client. This is something that's not been a part of Quake before, but we believe that this will make for a much better experience on a non-LAN environment, especially while rocket jumping or using projectile abilities. This surfaced some problems with animations simulating on the server differently than the client, and is what the initial cause of rockets not doing damage was. We've already addressed this by moving rocket collision over to the new static mesh system described above. What remains known now is strictly a client-side issue where the client incorrectly predicts a hit that the server will never detect as valid. This can even occur on LAN, where latency is not an issue. Once this is fixed, this should improve rockets, however due to the nature of client-side prediction, there may still be cases where it predicts wrongly. We'll continue to monitor the situation past this change, and see if any other issues surface.

Additionally, we have also identified a potential fix that causes other players to appear more jittery, even at high framerates. The proposed fix is currently in development, and we're waiting to evaluate the effect it has, but due to the unstable nature of the Internet, sometimes it's not possible to evaluate a fix without actually going through with the implementation and trying it in a real world environment.

Finally, we've also improved bandwidth consumption. I've attached a graph below, measured in a live 8 player TDM over a period of 60 seconds at ~160FPS.



We've reduced the amount of game logs the client sends overall, and have gated certain logs to only trigger collection when the client or the server detects specific issues within the game. Bandwidth usage should continue to improve from here, although we do not consider this issue to be resolved yet.

Hope that clears up some questions!



Will we be able to host our own servers through the server browser? Seems like people have a bad experience on your servers, with high ping. If we can host our own, we can get lower ping and good servers.

We are continually working to improve the network experience for all users, this includes server providers and the code-side, but allowing users to host their own servers is not something we’re focusing on at this time.

In the last livestream, Tim said offline mode wouldn’t be implemented because it’s not secure. Could you develop a stripped-down server binary available offline that only allows for one human local player connection? Would this be a feasible way to have offline mode with bots?

Unfortunately, this particular suggestion would not be feasible, because if you lock it down it can (and will) be hacked, hence it remains a security issue. That said, we’ll continue to look at other possibilities in the future.

What kind of feedback/bug reports are helpful to the dev team to fix netcode issues?

Please include your KSIVA in any and all bug reports. You can locate your KSIVA on the watermark at the bottom of your screen. This is the most useful thing, as this code allows us to look up your game sessions, which provide a wealth of information.

What do you think about QWC pro players almost exclusively using Sorlag, Nyx, Slash, Anarki, and sometimes Ranger and Galena? Would you consider buffing other champions to also be useful in team/duel conditions?

For our very first world championship, we are encouraged with the diversity of Champion picks. That said, we do recognize that we had a few Champions that weren't selected often and we have a lot of small balance changes coming that we hope will bring even more diversity into player's lineups. We also understand that there will always be some Champions that remain more popular with pro players and others that are popular among more casual players.

Slash’s ability automatically moves her forward; will this be changed to allow her to use the ability in the direction she’s already moving? (Backwards, strafing.)

Yes, we plan to keep the speed boost, but not force the direction.

Are you working on a fix to Slash’s crouch slide suddenly stopping if you touch a small bump, e.g. mega health on Ruins of Sarnath?

Yes, when we find areas in levels we make adjustments to the collision to address the issue. We are also looking into her slide code to help resolve a lot of these issues programmatical, but it is difficult to address it in code without also altering how her slide feels, so we have to be cautious in making these changes, so we will continue to address it via map collisions first when possible.

Will we get a champion with a grappling hook?

We all have enjoyed playing CTF from the very beginning, and we are currently making a Champion with a Grappling Hook ability. We look forward to sharing her with all of you.

Will we see any maps with flesh textures? (Like q3dm13.)

Not yet at least. We tried incorporating some into the Dimension of the Doomed themed Goroth maps, but in the end, it felt out of place and was removed. If we decided to add fleshy bits, we would introduce a new environment similar to Q3's Gothic Hell style used on Lost World.

When will the next maps be introduced?

We have an Ithagnal Duel map coming out this fall.

Any plans to rebalance item locations on some maps, like Lockbox?

After we introduced the Tri-Bolt we found some of the more powerful weapons were too centrally located. We plan on adjusting the item layout to distribute the power throughout and encourage players to make use of more of the map.

Are you planning to incorporate more elements of Lovecraftian lore into future maps? A deathmatch in the ice-choked ruins beneath the Mountains of Madness would be a dream come true!

Absolutely. Tim loves the lore.

Why is there a longer weapon respawn time on Church of Azathoth?

This was just a bug that has since been internally fixed, ready for a future update.

What are your plans for the Tri-Bolt? It’s still useless…

We do feel it needs some adjustments. We are currently testing changes to it that we could hopefully roll out soon. Stay tuned for more information.

Will you allow us to change our name through Steam/Bnet?

Name changes will occur in-game, agnostic of platform. This will ideally become an automated service players can access. We’ll share more about this as the feature is closer to release.

Do you have any plans on adding zoom sensitivity settings?

Yes. Zoom sensitivity is a feature that we need to get in quickly. We are speaking with the team and should be rolling this out soon.

Why can’t we queue for FFA with our friends?

Playing against people in your party is open to abuse, where those players can assist you in intentionally raising or lowering your skill rating. As a rule of thumb, you play with people in your party, not against them. You can currently play FFA with your friends in Custom Game.

Are there plans to give players more feedback about their stats in comparison to other players, e.g. leaderboards, divisions, public MMR display or something of the sort?

Yes, yes, yes, and yes.

Is crosshair customization coming?

Yes, this will be coming sooner than later.

Can we get options to resize/customize HUD elements?

We do not currently have plans for resizing HUD elements, but we do have upcoming plans that would allow players to change HUD styles.

The general feedback I've had from getting newb friends to play is that they are almost always confused by how they died, who killed them and where they were shot from. Are there any plans for a killcam feature or anything that better illustrates how you died?

We understand their struggles, we've seen similar feedback. We have some plans on the backlog that we hope will address these concerns.

For the advanced movement tutorial, would you consider having an indicator similar to the DeFrag cgaz hud or Reflex Arena's accelmeter in order to elucidate to players where they need to move their crosshair?

Maybe, but we haven't started on one yet.

Will we be able to join games as a spectator in the future?

Yes.

Can we buy shaders with shards?

There may be new premium shaders in the future.

The sell price for vanity items is higher than the number of shards you get for duplicate vanity items. Will this be fixed?

Yes, this will be addressed ASAP.

Will you rework the rune system? I don’t think runes should drop randomly from backpacks. You should be able to play the champions you like to play and work on their runes first.

Runes are intended as a long-term goal for players, but we will continually monitor how players are receiving and completing runes, and look for ways to improve challenges and rewards.

Will there be cosmetic effects? (Abilities, weapon effects, etc.)

The QuakeCon 2017 Lightning Gun is our first example of a weapon with cosmetic effects, and we plan to continue adding custom effects to vanity weapons in addition to their custom sounds.

Can we have per-part shaders for headgear, torso, and legs?

Different shaders for cosmetics would create some technical and performance issues for players, so this is unlikely to be something we’ll enable any time soon.

Will you adjust the shard price for cosmetics now that there are so many more things you can get in loot chests that don’t have a shard value? (Runes, weapon shaders, etc.)

We are continuously evaluating the economy, it is our recommendation that if you see something you want to buy it immediately.

Can we get taunts like in DOOM multiplayer?

Taunts have been in Quake games since Quake 2. We are working on Quake Champion taunts and look forward to rolling them out and getting feedback from players.

Any hints about upcoming modes? (Not CTF.)

We're exploring options for additional modes. Some examples could be Instagib and Clan Arena, but we're evaluating how well these modes play in Quake Champions. We’re always interested in hearing your suggestions for new modes!

When will we have ranked mode?

End of the year.

When will you start sharing more news on CTF?

We just announced that we will be adding CTF. We are currently working on the designs to ensure that it plays the best possible way it can in Quake Champions.

When can we expect the gibbing system we had a glimpse of in the Quakecon video?

Hopefully by the end of the year, and it'll be worth the wait.

ETA on Vulkan support?

Vulkan support is coming along nicely. We're making progress and have the game up and running on it, but we're not ready to share it just yet.

When: 03 Sep 2017, 09:00 CST
MapPool: Blood Covenant, Blood Run, Corrupted Keep, Ruins of Sarnath
Mapchoice -
BO3: The first map in the best of 3 series will be pre-determined prior to bracket completion. The player that loses the first or second map will choose next map.
BO1:The map will be pre-determined prior to bracket completion.
You cannot pick the same map during one round. All the maps should be different during the match.

1st map per rounds (WB and LB):
1st round Blood Covenant, 2nd round Blood Run, 3rd round Corrupted Keep, 4th round Ruins of Sarnath, 5th round Blood Covenant, 6th round Blood Run etc etc
PrizePool: 1st 2000 RUB; 2nd 1000 RUB.
Rules:Full Double Elimination, Winner Bracket: BO1 till the quarter final (1/4), BO3 WB 1/4, WB semi, WB final and Grandfinal (two BO3 if it will be needed); Low Bracket: BO1 all matches (including LB final).