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Ultiduo is back in 2024 with Ultiduo 18!

ozfortress' famed Ultiduo returns, this time as a part of our May Madness off-season. Ultiduo 18 will kick off a series of tournaments between the Autumn '24 and Winter '24 seasons.

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Signups

You can sign up for Ultiduo 18 from now (Wednesday the 17th of April 2024), up until Wednesday the 1st of May 2024. We aim to have initial seedings out by Friday the 3rd of May at the latest. As always, Ultiduo will be on a Saturday, Saturday the 4th of May 2024.

Maximum Signups

We may look to limit the maximum team signup numbers to somewhere between 40-48 teams, as we are worried we will not have enough servers to effectively cover any more teams. It's not ideal, but sadly may have to happen. We will let everyone know how things are looking as we find out ourselves.

SIGN UP TO ULTIDUO 18!

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Proposed Changes Poll Results

We've included the three most voted-for maps in Ultiduo 18. We are also currently considering the two most voted-for weapon unlocks, those being the Disciplinary Action and Solemn Vow. In addition to those changes, we now have a fresh new Ultiduo ruleset!

For more in-depth info on the results, please see the league page.

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Bans

The users below have received Permanent Bans. This ban type will prevent them from using our services indefinitely. ozfortress reserves the right to deny users from its properties or services for any reason. If you are found aiding this person in evading their ban, you will face hefty league bans.

Permanent Bans

bappo STEAM_0:0:62610209

This person has been permanently barred from all ozfortress properties and services.

mef STEAM_0:0:74939682

This person has been permanently barred from all ozfortress properties and services.

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Should any teams or groups within any ozfortress competitions be found housing the listed players, that team will be permanently banned from our competitions and all members involved will face hefty league bans.

It’s that time again, and we’ve got some very exciting updates for this year’s LAN. Every year we try to grow and improve the event and this year we have probably the biggest changes we’ve ever had.

VENUE

We are very excited to announce a new potential venue for this year’s LAN. For years we have had our eyes on Fortress as a dream venue, and this year we have been given a unique opportunity to work with them. With Fortress we can provide a better experience for players and spectators, and we can hold a bigger and better LAN.

In trying to reach out to small communities like ours, Fortress has developed a grassroots initiative. This means that we can afford to hold our event there without having to pay full price for the hire, and we can avoid passing the cost on to the spectators and players. We are still working out finer details with them - and we cannot wait to provide you all with updates as they come in.

QUALIFIERS

The Alienware Arena has a reduced capacity for players as an events venue rather than an internet cafe, which means we’ve had to make some tough decisions regarding tournament structure. In making these decisions, we’ve considered what will be best for both players and for spectators, and how to make this process as fair as possible.

The first and second place team from LDU 2023 will be invited again to compete in 2024, automatically qualifying. All other teams wanting to compete at Fortress will have to play for their spot in online qualifiers before LAN. If any invited teams do not accept their place, the next team from qualifiers will be invited.

While we understand this is a significant change from previous years, this is the solution we have decided on to ensure the best LAN possible. Anyone who doesn’t play though should not be disheartened because this LAN will still have a lot to offer! Registrations for the Qualifier is open now on ozfortress, and will close Sunday the 12th of May at 11:59PM AEST.

SPECTATORS

This year we want to put a bigger focus on the spectator experience. As we will have a reduced number of teams, it’s important to us that everyone will still have the best time possible at the event. This means we have big things in the works - games, prizes, interviews and more. Not to mention that Fortress has food and drinks on site, which we can enjoy during LAN (RESPONSIBLY).

There has never been a better time to be a spectator at LDU, and we are excited to make it all about you guys.

WHAT’S NEXT

While we organise all the finer details and confirm everything for July, you guys can start forming those teams and practicing for qualifiers. We will be providing updates as we get them, as we know there is still a lot to determine. I’m sure there will be questions so feel free to pop them in #lanfortress on Discord!