Over the last days we have been thoroughly discussing the playoffs and came to the conclusion that after a decade of "always the same", QuakeWorld could do with something new.
With regard to how playoffs went in the last 2-3 years it seems almost essential to revolutionise the tournament systems if we want to keep this game alive.

Thus, the playoff system will work as follows:
4on4on4on4 on Death32c:
Group 1: Teams placed #1, #4, #6, and #8
4on4on4on4 on Death32c:
Group 2: Teams placed #2, #3, #5, and #7

dmm1, 40 minutes, powerups ON, discharge ON, jawnmode OFF, airstep OFF, fallbunny ON

The top 2 teams (best team from group 1 & best team from group 2) will then face each other on Death32c under the above rules for the Grand Final. This is something some people might find disappointing, but we feel it could really take game-play to a new level.

The game will be held on a Sunday evening (to be announced) at ~21:00 CET. Since Sunday seems okay for pretty much everyone, it should not be a problem for clans to get 4 players together. Also, clans may replace players during the game. A player from a team can drop at any given time and be replaced by another player from the same team - the frags will not be lost.

We know this might upset some people, but keep in mind that it's only a computer game please. More about this will be announced during the next few days, so stay tuned.

//NQR staff

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