BIS Multiplayer Tournament?

[BigRed 2]

As long as I have played OFP (since it was released in the States) I have never seen BIS or Codemasters host any MP tournaments for OFP. Why is that? Well I know the men and women for BIS are very busy but how about a little love for MP.

Here what I suggest:

A C&H Tourny (Why C&H because it will eliminate alot of ties)

Minimal players 6 v 6 more if both teams agree.

No Addons only those that came with the game.

Maps: maybe the top maps from the Map competition given they were C&H.

Rounds: 1 time on East, 1 time on West, add the scores from both games.

Elimination: Single 1 loss and your out

Servers: the MP community has plenty of them so teams that don't have one or teams that chose to play on a nuetral server can post here or somewhere else where every BIS decides.

Now I know this is long shot but I really think it would bring a little something back to the MP commuinty since they were crushed about the news of OFP2 2006.

If BIS saids they haven't the time for this I understand I was posting this knowing there wasn't much of a chance but I thought I would try.

Maybe the winning team could win one copy of VBS for each member of there team. The way they could do it is each team leader would have to send them the team roster and addresses of players prior to the tourny.

If your not in to MP player or need a team this isn't the thread for you.

[Balschoiw 0]

Why not add some CTF´s that are handed in before the tournament to choose from ?

Personally i think CH maps are a bit boring most of the times...just my opinion. But I like the idea.

[Placebo 28]

I think for now my hands are full enough with the Mission Editing Competition

[BigRed 2]

The reason I said C&H is because in CTF's when teams don't know the map or can't get the others teams flag they tend to camp there own but on a C&H the teams have to run and gun because you have to get to the flag. If they don't they can sit there and watch the other teams score grow.

[CrackerJack 0]

I think it´s a great idea, all swec wouldnt mind having VBS CD´s    

there are people that can make addons and missions but there are people who JUST PLAY the game.

[Gadger 0]

Sounds great!

Placebo, put WE8 down and do your job!  

Maybe create a new thread where teams can "sign-up" to make sure there is enough interest for such a tournament?

[Llauma 0]

My oppinion is that it's way too late for a tournament. It should have been held at least two years ago.. Are there even any active ladders left anymore?

[Gadger 0]

My oppinion is that it's way too late for a tournament. It should have been held at least two years ago.. Are there even any active ladders left anymore?

www.squadengine.com

www.totalwarleague.com

www.european-combat-league.com

www.clanzoneladder.com

www.tntleague.com

www.flashpointcombatmissions.com

www.ctitc.com

www.bileague.com

So in short, yes.

[Llauma 0]

I wouldn't call those especially active.. There's just a handfull of teams still playing in ladders. The peak was two and a half years ago and since that it has been going down.

[Gadger 0]

I wouldn't call those especially active.. There's just a handfull of teams still playing in ladders. The peak was two and a half years ago and since that it has been going down.

Why, each one has atleast 12 active teams?

I'd say that handfull is much nearer the 50-60 mark altogether, maybe even more.

[Balschoiw 0]

I guess it wouldnt be bad to form new teams....not active clans...teams formed by forum members. Give them some maps to train on for 2 or 3 weeks and hold the tournament then. Only to make it for clans....no, doesn´t sound right for OFP community.

We also could have the good old 1 on 1  

Placebo...I know you´re busy with the mission editing contest, but the users here could make the preparations, discuss the maps, the teams whatever...we just need your sheltering BIS hand and some girls and cars for prizes  

No Skoda !    

What do you think ? I mean is there interest for such ?

[Gadger 0]

Complete list of active and semi-active OFP teams (based on participation in existing ladders):

Soldiers of Destruction {-SOD-} European based

Ronin -=R=- Latvian

Belgian Elite Force[bEF] Belgian

Platoon AC [AC] British

Platoon BC [bC] British

Geekz With Gunz [GWG] European

Special Forces of Poland [sFoP] Polish

25DKP [25DKP] Polish

Zeus Spartans [ZEUS] European

NHS 1st [1st] French

NHS 2st [2st] French

LiT [LiT] Lithuanian

GROM [GROM] Polish

42PZ [42PZ] Polish

Mad-IT [MIT] Dutch

WOLF Team [WOLF] Polish

Resistance Brotherhood Legionnaire [REBEL] British

Russian Legion {RL} Russian

1 RC [1 RC] Polish

8th Mechanized Brigade [8BZ] Polish

Czech Storm Fighters [CSF] Czech

FTA [] French

Extreme Tree Campers [ETC] Czech

Delta Strike Team [DST] British

Ranger [R] Italian

Alpha Strike Team [AST] British

Massila 13th. Flotilla [13MF] French

Good Gamers X-Rated [GGX] European

CHINA [CHINA] Czech

Team Force Attack [TFA] French

Killers in Action [KIA] Czech

Death From Above [DFA] European

The Players Club [TPC] World-wide

Portuguese Operational Recon [POR] Portuguese

Nebezpecna Prazska Elita [NPE] Czech

United States Intelligence {USI} World Wide

HA(CCCP) [CCCP] Russia and former soviet states

Team USA =USA= American

Elite Tactical Assault [ETA] North American

Allied Assault Force [AAF] North American

Gallier [G] Austrian

Dragon Knights #DK# World Wide

Special Boat Service [sBS] British

Roughnecks [RN] World Wide

Rock's Raiders [RR] North American

1st MCY [1st MCY] European

2nd MCY [2ndMCY] European

? =ASP= ?

Quebc Special Forces [QSF] Canadian

? [PBC] North American

? [VC] ?

? [ACAT] European

1-8th [1-8th] North American

Seawolves Armed Forces [sWAF] World Wide

88th Bluedevils [88th] World Wide

? [VS-UK] British

? [1st-I-R] ?

? [1SOP] ?

? [sET] ?

? [sSU] ?

Tornado Squad [TS] Italian

? [MOOSE] ?

Balance of Power [boP] European

Who Killed Kenny [WKK] Danish

Ibericos de Elite [iBE] Spanish

Linces [LIN] Spanish

Austrian Killer Force [AKF] Austrian

Silent Assasins -=SA=- Euro

Elite Rifle Corps [ERC] World Wide

? [bLH] French

? {SK} French

Killer Club [KC] American

Marine Force Recon [MFR] American

Special Forces [sF] American

? [sWEC] Swedish

? [N00bs] ?

? [PLAF] ?

Specialised Assault Squad [sAS] American

Golden Triad [GT] American

? [TOB] China

In Train [iT] German

Clan of Dukes [COD] German

? =SAM= China

Soviet Army =CA= Russia

The Guard [TG] Germany

Division spezielle Operationen [DsO] Germany

Art of War [black] Germany

Heeresgruppe Sued [HGs] Germany

Austrian German Special Forces [AGSF] Germany/Austria

Nationale Anti Terror Einheit [NATE] Germany

Spezial Force Germany =SFG= Germany

Virtual KSK - Team Delta [KSK] Germany

German Special Corps [GSC] Germany

7th Cavalry OFP [7th] Germany

Deutsche Gefreiten Force [DGF] Germany

Swiss German Eagles [sGE] Swiss

German Nato Corps [GNC] German

SwissOperationFlashpointTeam [sOFT] German

Thats more or less every active team in OFP at this date, bar the ones that I've missed

All in all thats exactly 100 teams, all of which have played a ladder match within the last month.

Edit* Added =CA=

Edit** Added ESL teams

[DSegrin 0]

Anyone here live in the USA, On the East Coast. There is gonna be a huge LAN Party in Millville, NJ OCT 23-25 . I wish we could get a bunch of Flashpoint Players there to have some good matches.

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[CrackerJack 0]

Gadger thats alot clans to kick ass, but I don´t think such competition would be sponsored by BIS, there aint nothing in it for them. But Scripting competition gives ideas how to build new missions for OFP 2

[NKVD 0]

www.squadengine.com

www.totalwarleague.com

www.european-combat-league.com

www.clanzoneladder.com

www.tntleague.com

www.flashpointcombatmissions.com

www.ctitc.com

www.bileague.com

So in short, yes.

to add

http://tournaments.flashpoint.ru/ - Eastern League, basically russian teams and players

[Gadger 0]

Have you got a list of all the Russian teams that are active? I'll add them to the list.

edit* Theres also a lot of German teams, although I couldn't find the url for ESL to add them, if someone can give me a list I'll add them too.

[NKVD 0]

we got about 8 active russian teams + tons of players not in clans/squads...and about 3 russian teams with good connection to participate in BIS tournament if it were for real.

[-IT-Q- 0]

ESL ladder

(there at least twice german clans active than can be seen in the ESL)

[Gadger 0]

Thanks Q, list updated.

Edit*

Thats exactly 100 teams thus far, not inculding the Russian teams.

Edit** I wouldn't exactly call that a handfull Llauma

[cain2001 0]

I vote Yes for a tournament!

[guerilla -MCY- 0]

this is a great idee here and would give ofp a little kick in his ending days, we could propably use some of those 15 multyplayer maps, which were send into this Map Editor Tourney of BIS.

[Placebo 28]

guerilla @ Sep. 10 2004,18:13)]we could propably use some of those 15 multyplayer maps, which were send into this Map Editor Tourney of BIS.

Hmm who told you about those?

[Llauma 0]

guerilla @ Sep. 10 2004,18:13)]we could propably use some of those 15 multyplayer maps, which were send into this Map Editor Tourney of BIS.

Hmm who told you about those?  

Lucky guess which you now confirmed?  By the way how long will it take before you manage to decide on a winner?

[Placebo 28]

Wanted to see if anyone was awake on Monday

It will take some time before we decide on a winner, how large an amount that some is will become clearer as time progresses, currently we're right in the middle of stage 3 which is a preliminary judging stage whereby each mission is tested by a number of judges to ensure it displays a fundamental level of quality and rule abidance, stage after that is where each mission is played through fully from start to finish and rated resulting in the final ten, as you can probably imagine the stage we're in now and the next stage are the most time consuming for all concerned