FINAL SEEDINGS & PLAYER RESTRICTIONS
After player feedback and staff revisions we're made one change to our seedings list. We have made the decision to move item shop down into Division 3 and have moved Natascha Enjoyers up into Division 2 to replace them. With this in mind we have also modified both team's restriction making each team more inline with the competition in their divisions. Finally we've also added some additional restrictions to kimchi sensation who are participating in Division 2.
The Full list of Player Restrictions can be found here with all the changes made from the previous list being noted below Seedings.
DIVISION 1
brodie's esco bar
crylander
evil rascals: reckoning
Significant Otter
PENAL COLONY
hey im still legally employed
DIVISION 2
CHINESE DRAGON POWER
Where no ability meets no effort
kimchi sensation
Natascha Enjoyers
DIVISION 3
DIVISION 4
chess in the park
Burgr
Morb Fortress 2 - Morbheads
Furries Requiring Priority Seating
AMMENDED PLAYER RESTRICTIONS
DIVISION 2
Natascha Enjoyers
- oLae!™ Lifted Heavy & Sniper Restrictions
- NEBU!A Lifted Heavy Restriction
- Laz. Lifted Scout & Sniper Restrictions
- Jdn Lifted Solider Restriction
- chonk Lifted Soldier Restriction
kimchi sensation
DIVISION 3
item shop
- hive Added Pyro & Demoman Restrictions
- bree Added Pyro Restriction
- Cobra Added Scout & Sniper Restrictions
Matches kick off at 7:00pm AEST tomorrow so don't be late! By this time Rounds will have been generated and captain's will have been invited and set up with in the ozfortress Captain's Discord.
PRELIMINARY CUP SEEDINGS
We're so back. With 18 teams signed up for Experimental Cup 3 we've done our best to take into account all players and skill divisions. Below you can find our Preliminary Seedings and Player Restrictions for the cup. If you have any concerns, please reach out to the Highlander Administrators via our support channel in Discord.
Player Restrictions can be found here.
DIVISION 1
brodie's esco bar
crylander
evil rascals: reckoning
Significant Otter
PENAL COLONY
hey im still legally employed
DIVISION 2
CHINESE DRAGON POWER
Where no ability meets no effort
kimchi sensation
item shop
DIVISION 3
Natascha Enjoyers
Grainy Ridden
Unhinged
at least we all had fun :/
DIVISION 4
chess in the park
Burgr
Morb Fortress 2 - Morbheads
Furries Requiring Priority Seating
4 Teams per Division = Round Repeats
With Divisions 2, 3 & 4 having 4 teams in them, all teams will play one another twice before the playoffs. Teams will verse all other teams competing in their division once on Saturday and once again on Sunday for a total of 6 matches across all maps featured in the cup. With this in mind, all teams will make playoffs (Weekend 2) and will have at minimum 1 playoff match on Saturday and 1 Sunday.
Playoffs
For playoffs, the following Pick/Ban method will be used:
- Home Team Bans | Away Team Bans | Home Team Picks | Away Team Picks | Home Team Picks
After talking it over with staff and advisors, we've also decided that for playoffs, only the Grand Finals and the Bronze Match will have ABBA on for the Stopwatch/Payload Maps. Meaning, any Playoff rounds prior to these matches will not be played as ABBA. Teams can not elect to turn ABBA on or off during the Experimental Cup. This is a non-negotiable as the cup is running on a tight schedule.
The Division 1 Difference
For teams competing in the 6-team Division 1, there will only be 5 matches played before playoffs with all teams playing each other once. With this in mind, the final round of Sunday the 15th (Day 2 of Weekend 1) will not be played. However, the map that was to be played in this spot (Proplant) will still be included in the playoffs the following weekend (Weekend 2).
Speaking of playoffs - for Division 1 all 6 teams competing in the division will progress to playoffs (Weekend 2). This means all teams will have at minimum 1 playoff match to play. We will outline the playoffs structure for Division 1 playoffs at a later date as to not overcomplicate/confuse your Experimental Cup experience.
No Forfeits
Just to make it clear to all teams and captains, you are not permitted to forfeit any match for any reason throughout the Experimental Cup. If teams forfeit a match at any time, their roster will be disbanded and removed from the competition immediately, meaning, no players from the roster will receive in-game medals or any monetary rewards.
Season Award Voting
And that's a wrap on the Winter '24 Highlander Season. Thank you all for participating and competing in the seventh season of ozfortress Highlander, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. But now, on to voting. Voting for Highlander Winter '24 is open from now up to Sunday the 22nd of September 2024 at 11:59AEST. Ultimately Team Captain's of the teams who competed in Winter '24 Highlander are responsible for submitting their team's vote.
For anyone unfamiliar with the voting process you can find the full process in the aforementioned threads linked below but here is a brief summary;
Team captains vote for players who competed in their teams division for certain categories in which players are nominated in. From left to right players voted will receive 3, 2 and 1 points with the player with the most points receiving the award. All categories require 3 votes with teams and team captains being prohibited from voting for players who were rostered on their team. Votes only need to be done for the division you and your team competed in.
Votes are to be submitted to the admins listed on the voting spaces below.
Award Voting Threads & Guide
Post Season Surveys
We will also be releasing our usual Post Season Survey today to accompany the conclusion of the Winter '24 competition. This survey will be slightly shorter than usual as we will also be releasing one after the conclusion of Experimental Cup 3 and combine the data to help us structure future seasons.
Highlander Surveys
How to Vote
We've reformatted our voting threads to better enable captains in correctly formatting and submitting their votes to us. Take a look, and let us know if you run into any issues.
1. Putting your votes together
Captains shall select three options from the Nominated Players heading and put them in order of highest vote to lowest vote using the following template. The first name will receive three votes, the second will receive two votes and the third will receive one vote. Voting for your own teammates is not allowed, regardless of the award (this includes Best Caster).
Important formatting - you must copy-paste your vote EXACTLY, and separate votes using commas. Again we are using an automated script to process these votes, and incorrectly imputed votes may not be counted!
Your team name:
Your team division: PremierBest Scout: first-place vote, second-place vote, third-place vote
Best Soldier:
Best Pyro:
Best Demoman:
Best Heavy:
Best Engineer:
Best Medic:
Best Sniper:
Best Spy:
Friendliest Team:
Most Improved Player:
Most Improved Team:
Most Valuable Player:
Best Dressed Team:
Best Caster:
Your completed template should look like this (with the correct players on their classes, the same players have been used for each award in this example for simplicity) without the point allocations after each player name:
Your team name: Your Team Here
Your team division: Your Division HereBest Scout: /dev/zero (3 points), wiggin (2 points), obla (1 point)
Best Soldier: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Pyro: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Demoman: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Heavy: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Engineer: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Medic: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Sniper: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Spy: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Most Improved Player: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Most Improved Team: Atomic Affinity, Red Pandas, Musos Deluxe
Friendliest Team: Atomic Affinity, Red Pandas, Musos Deluxe
Best Caster: catfish, core, obla
Remember: Voting for your own teammates is not allowed.
Nominated Players
The following players and teams are nominated for awards:
Best Scout: krollic, HUNGRY.4.EGGS, Miffy, Time, EVIL GOON, lizzo, a festive fish
Best Soldier: jd, takeyon, Lizrd-Wizrd, omni, shy, jennierubyjane, yuna
Best Pyro: Thyme, matttt, peep, Aswero, Styxs, megumi, Bree
Best Demoman: mazz, silvo, <user>, Doge.exe has stopped working, turris, Gooseman, Doctrine
Best Heavy: JP, wilsonoid, HASHFAN, Zinsh, kbn, typo., Kurt
Best Engineer: Sexy Turtle, robor, Mikcow, Square Bread, redja, jupyter, strongman
Best Medic: remorse, lau, freaky, woozy, tal, Kai, silent*
Best Sniper: Flow, Ghost, bill, kaldoz, strawbunny, mashiro, Kitt
Best Spy: Andyroo, Cowche, henwe, Speedy, chimes, eunsoo, Daggerman105
Most Improved Player: jd, wilsonoid, <user>, Zinsh, chimes, lizzo, Bree
Most Improved Team: Atomic Deluxe, BRIANLANDER, crylander, Significant Otter, EVIL RASCALS, good pug, 50,000,000 Doctrine Fans Can't Be Wrong
Friendliest Team: Atomic Deluxe, BRIANLANDER, crylander, Significant Otter, EVIL RASCALS, good pug, 50,000,000 Doctrine Fans Can't Be Wrong
Most Valuable Player: krollic, jd, Thyme, mazz, JP, Sexy Turtle, remorse, Flow, Andyroo,
HUNGRY.4.EGGS, takeyon, matttt, silvo, wilsonoid, robor, lau, Ghost, Cowche, Miffy, Lizrd-Wizrd,
peep, <user>, HASHFAN, Mikcow, freaky, bill, henwe, Time, omni, Aswero,
Doge.exe has stopped working, Zinsh, Square Bread, woozy, kaldoz, Speedy, EVIL GOON, shy, Styxs, turris, kbn,
redja, tal, strawbunny, chimes, lizzo, jennierubyjane, megumi, Gooseman, typo., jupyter, Kai, mashiro,
eunsoo, lizzo, a festive fish, yuna, Bree, Doctrine, Kurt, strongman, silent*, Kitt, Daggerman105Best Dressed Team: Atomic Deluxe, BRIANLANDER, crylander, Significant Otter, EVIL RASCALS, good pug, 50,000,000 Doctrine Fans Can't Be Wrong
Best Caster: Sperkle, Rainy, turris, capy, freaky, tal, Dave, Shakey
2. Submitting your votes
The votes must be sent through to your division administrator via Discord DMs:
- Sperkle (@sperkle)
Votes need to be submitted to one of the admins listed above by the 22nd of September at 11:59pm AEST. Failing to do this will prevent your votes from being counted and will make your team in-eligible for in-game medals.
FAQ
How is Voting calculated?
We will use instant runoff voting to calculate the results.
Will we not receive in-game medals if we fail to submit our votes?
No, as we believe that every player should have the chance to be voted for.
How long will it take for Awards to be released?
The release of Awards often varies, but you can expect it usually within a week or two of Voting closing.
Thank you based Valen for their work to improve our scripts used for nominations and voting!
How to Vote
We've reformatted our voting threads to better enable captains in correctly formatting and submitting their votes to us. Take a look, and let us know if you run into any issues.
1. Putting your votes together
Captains shall select three options from the Nominated Players heading and put them in order of highest vote to lowest vote using the following template. The first name will receive three votes, the second will receive two votes and the third will receive one vote. Voting for your own teammates is not allowed, regardless of the award (this includes Best Caster).
Important formatting - you must copy-paste your vote EXACTLY, and separate votes using commas. Again we are using an automated script to process these votes, and incorrectly imputed votes may not be counted!
Your team name:
Your team division: PremierBest Scout: first-place vote, second-place vote, third-place vote
Best Soldier:
Best Pyro:
Best Demoman:
Best Heavy:
Best Engineer:
Best Medic:
Best Sniper:
Best Spy:
Friendliest Team:
Most Improved Player:
Most Improved Team:
Most Valuable Player:
Best Dressed Team:
Best Caster:
Your completed template should look like this (with the correct players on their classes, the same players have been used for each award in this example for simplicity) without the point allocations after each player name:
Your team name: Your Team Here
Your team division: Your Division HereBest Scout: /dev/zero (3 points), wiggin (2 points), obla (1 point)
Best Soldier: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Pyro: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Demoman: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Heavy: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Engineer: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Medic: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Sniper: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Spy: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Most Improved Player: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Most Improved Team: Atomic Affinity, Red Pandas, Musos Deluxe
Friendliest Team: Atomic Affinity, Red Pandas, Musos Deluxe
Best Caster: catfish, core, obla
Remember: Voting for your own teammates is not allowed.
Nominated Players
The following players and teams are nominated for awards:
Best Scout: rosss3s, April, shadi, tom., inStinct, olivergeeoz, K13R7N, Vincent Viniyur, Ryse
Best Soldier: chonk, indy and her jones, twoism, Maxyvee, Kopz, Rainy, dezi, Wodah, Snowi8767 #SaveTF2
Best Pyro: Relz, MonsterGunner0v0, Corn, goblxn, Bluemmy, ¿Valeyard?, KRB, LadyHaley, Peepo
Best Demoman: Amatorii, reeee.vol 2, croppy, Funk, akari, Chilentoz, Cab, Sly Rocko, roastchicken12
Best Heavy: NEBU!A, mean bug, fraggerung, chill weed vibes only, angus, GUNWR0NG, Age, SpicyHipJesus,
Mr. VenomBest Engineer: Sulu, arbabf, Tenous, eden, ♥ Emily the Goldfish ♥, Train Smash, Chungus McBungus, Verydarklord,
Char AnzableBest Medic: Pulse, Pigel, yons, bobo, wang, CheeseFlag126, surgeon, BluSaltt, Nazareth <3
Best Sniper: Laz., seiran, Jdn, San, Mint, x32, uber_gamer92, Powersurge Proot #FixTF2, mira
Best Spy: WinterPizza850, Classy Doctor, hef, bambi, HaydenPrime, TheOofShow (Youtube) (Comp Spy), crypto,
21st Century Schizoid Yeen, quayMost Improved Player: Amatorii, Classy Doctor, hef, goblxn, HaydenPrime, TheOofShow (Youtube) (Comp Spy),
crypto, Verydarklord, Mr. VenomMost Improved Team: Tracy Waldron, Scurvy Ridden, CONNECTICUT KIA BOYZ, goblin deez, Tuah, Dispensers,
Should Be Studying, monosodium glutamate, rat gamingFriendliest Team: Tracy Waldron, Scurvy Ridden, CONNECTICUT KIA BOYZ, goblin deez, Tuah, Dispensers,
Should Be Studying, monosodium glutamate, rat gamingMost Valuable Player: rosss3s, chonk, Relz, Amatorii, NEBU!A, Sulu, Pulse, Laz., WinterPizza850, April,
indy and her jones, MonsterGunner0v0, reeee.vol 2, mean bug, arbabf, Pigel, seiran, Classy Doctor, shadi, twoism, Corn,
croppy, fraggerung, Tenous, yons, Jdn, hef, tom., Maxyvee, goblxn, Funk, chill weed vibes only, eden, bobo, San, bambi,
inStinct, Kopz, Bluemmy, akari, angus, ♥ Emily the Goldfish ♥, wang, Mint, HaydenPrim ,olivergeeoz, Rainy, ¿Valeyard?,
Chilentoz, GUNWR0NG, Train Smash, CheeseFlag126, x32, TheOofShow (Youtube) (Comp Spy), K13R7N, dezi, KRB, Cab,
Age, Chungus McBungus, surgeon, uber_gamer92, crypto, Vincent Viniyur, Wodah, LadyHaley, Sly Rocko,
SpicyHipJesus, Verydraklord, Blusaltt, Powersurge Proot #FixTF2, 21st Century Schizoid Yeen, Ryse,
Snowi8767 #SaveTF2, Peepo, roastchicken12, Mr. Venom, Char Anzable, Nazareth <3, mira, quay.Best Dressed Team: Tracy Waldron, Scurvy Ridden, CONNECTICUT KIA BOYZ, goblin deez, Tuah, Dispensers,
Should Be Studying, monosodium glutamate, rat gamingBest Caster: Sperkle, Rainy, turris, capy, freaky, tal, Dave, Shakey
2. Submitting your votes
The votes must be sent through to your division administrator via Discord DMs:
- woozy (@w.oozy)
- redja (@redja)
- Kai (@head_empty_no_thoughts)
Votes need to be submitted to one of the admins listed above by the 22nd of September at 11:59pm AEST. Failing to do this will prevent your votes from being counted and will make your team in-eligible for in-game medals.
FAQ
How is Voting calculated?
We will use instant runoff voting to calculate the results.
Will we not receive in-game medals if we fail to submit our votes?
No, as we believe that every player should have the chance to be voted for.
How long will it take for Awards to be released?
The release of Awards often varies, but you can expect it usually within a week or two of Voting closing.
Thank you based Valen for their work to improve our scripts used for nominations and voting!
Award Nominations are Live
Hi everyone, Award Nominations are now open for both Sixes and Highlander for the Winter '24 Season. At the bottom of this thread you will find links explaining how to submit your team's award nominations. If you need any assistance in this process please reach out to your Division Administrators for help. Award Nominations will close on Sunday the 8th of September at 11:59pm AEST 2024.
If this is your first time submitting Award Nominations there are some guidelines and information below to keep in mind:
- Only one of the captains on your roster needs to submit your team's nominations. We expect most teams usually discuss who they want to nominate for what award. Please note, you can only nominate your teammates for an award, voting will come after all nominations are submitted.
- Failure to submit both nominations and votes for your team this season will result in players not being eligible for in-game medals.
Award Nomination threads
This thread is for nominating your team's players for the best-in-class awards for Sixes Winter '24 (S40). This thread will be used by us to collect the rosters of each team for voting, which go live once all nominations have been submitted.
Captains are asked to respond to this thread with the completed template below by Sunday the 8th of September at 11:59pm AEST 2024 Please save replies for nominations only, and not discussion. Only one reply per team.
Failure to submit nominations and subsequent votes will result in you and your team being unable to receive any awards or in-game medals. While this may seem harsh, we do this so every player has a chance to be voted for. If you wish to be excluded for a specific reason, please reach out to your division administrator.
Strictly follow the format below, as we will be using an automated script to process this data.
Team Name:
Division (Premier/High/Intermediate/Main/Open):
Best Combo Scout:
Best Flank Scout:
Best Pocket Soldier:
Best Roaming Soldier:
Best Medic:
Best Demoman:
Best Utility:
Most Improved Player:
This thread is for nominating your team's players for the best-in-class awards for Highlander Winter '24 (S7). This thread will be used by us to collect the rosters of each team for voting, which go live once all nominations have been submitted.
Captains are asked to respond to this thread with the completed template below by Sunday the 8th of September at 11:59pm AEST 2024 Please save replies for nominations only, and not discussion. Only one reply per team.
Failure to submit nominations and subsequent votes will result in you and your team being unable to receive any awards or in-game medals. While this may seem harsh, we do this so every player has a chance to be voted for. If you wish to be excluded for a specific reason, please reach out to your division administrator.
Strictly follow the format below, as we will be using an automated script to process this data.
Team Name:
Division (Premier/Main):
Best Scout:
Best Soldier:
Best Pyro:
Best Demoman:
Best Heavy:
Best Engineer:
Best Medic:
Best Sniper:
Best Spy:
Most Improved Player:
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