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Thread: Highlander S4 - Highlander S3 Post-Season Poll Results
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Highlander S3 Post-Season Poll Results


Below you will find the poll results for all of the non-text response poll fields for the Highlander Season 3 Post-Season Poll. Please note, these results images were gathered 9AM Friday the 2nd of June, so any responses beyond that time will not be reflected here.


Season and Administration Feedback






Highlander Map Pool






Playoffs and Divisions




Players and Teams



Why don't we show the text responses?

We hide text responses to properly filter and address the feedback internally without the concern of someones response being criticized or judged by the community.


Thread: Highlander S4 - Key Dates
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KEY DATES


Signups & Seedings Period

Wednesday 24th May 2023: Signups Open
Wednesday 7th June 2023: Signups Close, Rosters Locked for Seedings
Saturday 10th / Sunday 11th June 2023: Seedings Released, Rosters Unlocked for Transfer Windows
Tuesday 13th / Wednesday 14th June 2023: Season starts, date dependant upon results of the proposed Match Days changes in the post-season poll.

Season Key Dates

Wednesday 14th June - Sunday 18th June 2023: Round 1
Wednesday 21st June - Sunday 25th June 2023: Round 2
Wednesday 28th June - Sunday 2nd July 2023: Round 3

ONE WEEK BREAK FOR LAN DOWNUNDER 2023
LAN Downunder 2023 will be on Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th of July, with players expected to be there by Friday the 7th of July for a Press/Media day. Having this break means that players do not need to be rushing back/worrying about their next week of matches.

Wednesday 12th July - Sunday 16th July 2023: Round 4
Wednesday 19th July - Sunday 23rd July 2023: Round 5
Roster Lock applied Sunday 23rd July 2023
Wednesday 26th August - Sunday 30th August 2023: Round 6

Playoffs Key Dates

Wednesday 2nd August - Sunday 6th August 2023: Page Playoff round
Wednesday 9th August - Sunday 13th August 2023: Semi-Finals round
Wednesday 16th August - Sunday 23rd August 2023: Grand Finals round


PAGE PLAYOFFS

All divisions will be using the Page Playoff system for their finals.


Thread: Highlander S4 - Administrators
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ADMINISTRATORS


HIGHLANDER HEAD ADMINISTRATOR

  • bird

LEAGUE ADMINISTRATORS

Premier

  • Bakes

Intermediate

  • Rainy

Main

  • Sperkle

Open

  • Oldcustard

To see our complete list including Discord handles, see our Staff page here.


Thread: Highlander S4 - Whitelist/Unlocks
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WHITELIST/UNLOCKS


View the whitelist at whitelist.tf

New items added to the game during the season will be banned until the next season. Modification of weapons will be evaluated by the administrative team. Taunts that are silent and/or toggle-able have been banned.

It is the responsibility of the player to not use these weapons in matches. The whitelist not loading or loading incorrectly is not an excuse for using banned items.


Thread: Highlander S4 - Transfer Windows
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TRANSFER WINDOWS


Our transfers system sees transfers approved in weekly Transfer Windows for Highlander Season 4. Transfers will be approved between rounds, as such teams should take note of the Transfer Windows in order to prevent player issues with their rosters during the season. Transfers can be requested at any point during the season, however, the players in question will only be reviewed during the current or next Transfer Window, depending on when that player was requested. The listed transfer windows can be found below.

For applicants to be eligible to play in a particular round, the transfer application must be submitted by 11:59 PM AEST/AEDT time the Sunday of the round before the transfer window.


Transfer Window #1

Wednesday 14th June - Sunday 18th June 2023: Round 1
Transfer Window #1 starts after Final Placements have been released, and close Sunday 18th June 2023

Transfer Window #2

Wednesday 21st June - Sunday 25th June 2023: Round 2

Transfer Window #3

Wednesday 28th June - Sunday 2nd July 2023: Round 3

ONE WEEK BREAK FOR LAN DOWNUNDER 2023
LAN Downunder 2023 will be on Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th of July, with players expected to be there by Friday the 7th of July for a Press/Media day. Having this break means that players do not need to be rushing back/worrying about their next week of matches.

Transfer Window #4

Wednesday 12th July - Sunday 16th July 2023: Round 4

Transfer Window #5

Wednesday 26th July - Sunday 30th July 2023: Round 5
Roster Lock applied Sunday 30th July 2023


Thread: Highlander S4 - Player Restrictions
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PLAYER RESTRICTIONS


This page will show all Player Restrictions (players restricted from specific classes ingame) for players in Highlander Season 4. It will be updated throughout the season with each transfer window.

INTERMEDIATE

  • Cobra restricted off Soldier, Demoman & Sniper
  • Pipelin12 restricted off Soldier
  • Stamm restricted off Soldier
  • Wils restricted off Scout & Sniper
  • Mashiro restricted off Pyro & Sniper
  • hif restricted off Scout

MAIN

  • hondjo restricted off Soldier & Engineer
  • smazza restricted off Scout, Soldier, Demoman & Sniper
  • jyn. restricted off Demoman
  • Titan restricted off Sniper
  • reign restricted off Soldier, Demoman & Sniper
  • Golden Terrestrial restricted off Sniper
  • conor restricted off Scout, Soldier, Demoman, Heavy & Sniper
  • kpc restricted off Soldier
  • boyfri3nd restricted off Spy
  • bacone restricted off Heavy

OPEN


Thread: Highlander S4 - Map Pool
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MAP POOL


Round 1: pl_upward_f10 & koth_proot_b6b
Round 2: pl_swiftwater_final1 & koth_product_final
Round 3: koth_warmtic_f10 & pl_borneo_f2
Round 4: cp_steel_f12 & koth_product_final
Round 5: pl_vigil_rc10 & koth_ashville_final
Round 6: pl_upward_f10 & koth_proot_b6b


Please note: pl_upward_f10, koth_warmtic_f10, pl_vigil_rc10, cp_steel_f12, pl_borneo_f2, koth_product_final, koth_proot_b6b and koth_ashville_final are custom maps. If you don't already have these installed, please click the links above to download them, and then move them to your ..\Team Fortress 2\tf\download\maps directory.

The following commands can be used to change maps to the correct version. Type or copy these commands into your console to change to that map, as long as you have the correct rcon password.

rcon changelevel pl_upward_f10
rcon changelevel koth_proot_b6b
rcon changelevel koth_product_final
rcon changelevel pl_swiftwater_final1
rcon changelevel koth_warmtic_f10
rcon changelevel pl_borneo_f2
rcon changelevel cp_steel_f12
rcon changelevel pl_vigil_rc10
rcon changelevel koth_ashville_final

Thread: BBall 1 - Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequently Asked Questions

Will there be medals/badges?
Sadly, there will not be badges for BBall 1.

Are we allowed substitutes or mercenaries?
No, both substitute players and mercenaries will not be allowed for the event. If one player on the team becomes unavailable, please contact an administrator as soon as possible, applicable only before the tournament starts.

How long can pauses last for?
Pauses for this tournament must not individually last longer than three minutes, or combined more than five minutes. Teams are allowed two pauses only. If there are any complications, contact your division's administrator immediately.

The other team isn't showing up, what do I do?
If the team is more than five minutes late, contact your division's administrator to claim a forfeit win.

What is the maximum amount of players per team?
You can only have two rostered players. In the event of needing to replace a player, one will need to be removed. See "Are we allowed substitutes or mercenaries?" above for more information.

How many teams go into Playoffs?
Four teams from each division will proceed to Playoffs in a Single Elimination fashion, with the losing teams being eliminated, and the winning teams proceeding to the Grand Finals. The Semi-Finals matchups will be the as follows: 1st vs. 3rd, 2nd vs. 4th.

Can we forfeit a match?
Forfeits are the same as the regular season, except on the second forfeit a team will be removed.