About

The Halo 3 Game Night consists of weekly competitive play between teams (2 vs. 2) located at LAN centers across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Play will occur every Thursday evening (6 PM to 9 PM Central Time) from January 29 to March 26. This period of time includes Pre-Season, Regular Season, and Playoffs.

For every match played, teams earn points. The points are used to rank teams for the Playoffs. See the Rankings page for more information.

The competition is coordinated using IRC, a popular chat program. Only LAN center staff should be connected to IRC. IRC can be accessed through the mIRC client or by going to www.gamesurge.net/chat

In total, $1,000 in cash prizes will be awarded among top placing teams!

Rules

To download and print the Official Rules and Game Play Rules click below:

Season 6 Rules - Official Rules // Game Play Rules

Igames has created a custom Team Slayer Game Type based on MLG settings. The Game Type ensures that everyone is always playing with the correct settings.

General Settings:

Team Slayer

Format: 2 vs 2 (Exactly 2 players required on each side)
Primary Weapon = Battle Rifle
Custom Powerup Traits, Duration = 3 Seconds
Custom Powerup Traits, Damage Resistance = Invulnerable
Custom Powerup Traits, Shield Multiplier = 3X Overshields
Custom Powerup Traits, Shield Recharge Rate = 200%
Custom Powerup Traits, Player Speed = Unchanged
Shield Recharge Rate = 90%
Damage Modifier = 110%
Player Speed = 110%
Motion Tracker Mode = Off
Suicide Penalty = None
Betrayal Penalty = None
Team Changing = Not Allowed

Time Limit = 15 Minutes
Vehicle Set = No Vehicles

We will be using standard default maps only (not modified maps of any kind).

Team Slayer will be played in Two Halves format. In between the halves, Host will be switched unless connection cannot be established. The winner of the match will be the Team that has the best overall score.

Overtime

In the case of a Tie match during the Regular Season, a Match will be recorded as a Draw.

In the case of a Tie during the Playoffs, a Match will be replayed over again in full until a winning Team is determined.

Recordings

Players should ensure that replays of all matches are kept in the Halo 3 forge. iGames reserves the right to request replays to be sent to an Admin to resolve a dispute.

Schedule

Season 6 - Q1 Schedule:

Mode: Team Slayer (2 vs. 2)

Pre-Season (Thursday January 29): Construct

Regular Season Week 1 (Thursday February 5): Narrows
Regular Season Week 2 (Thursday February 12): Pit
Regular Season Week 3 (Thursday February 19): Guardian
Regular Season Week 4 (Thursday February 26): Isolation
Regular Season Week 5 (Thursday March 5): Construct

Playoffs Week 1 (Thursday March 12)
Playoffs Week 2 (Thursday March 19)
Playoffs Week 3 (Thursday March 26)

Rankings

For each regular season match played teams earn Ranking Points. Ranking Points are used to determine eligible opponents and advancement to Playoffs.

Ranking Calculation:

The ranking points system is a level based structure where you get a percentage of your opponent’s points when you beat them. For each match played, the team earns the following points based on the difference in total point accumulation levels at the start of the regular season Match. (“Match Nights - Regular Season”).

Teams will earn 5 Points for a loss
Teams will earn 25 points for a draw
0 - 2 Levels Apart: Earn 25% of opponent's points
3 - 5 Levels Apart: Earn 20% of opponent's points
6 - 8 Levels Apart: Earn 15% of opponent's points
9 - 10 Levels Apart: Earn 10% of opponent's points
11+ Levels Apart: Earn 5% of opponent's points

Level	Points
1	100
2	125
3	150
4	175
5	225
6	300
7	375
8	500
9	750
10	1000
11	1250
12	1500
13	1750
14	2000
15	2500
16	3000
17	3500
18	4000
19	4500
20	5000

Weekly Matches:

Rankings are used throughout the Regular Season to ensure fair matches between teams of comparable skill.

In the opening week of play (Week 1), all teams are eligible to play against all other teams.

From Week 2 onward, teams only play teams in the same range as them:

Playoffs:

At the conclusion of the regular season (after 5 weeks of play):

- The teams ranked 1st through 12th will automatically advance to the Playoffs for the opportunity to win a share of the cash prizes. The top 4 teams will receive a bye in the opening round of the Playoffs bracket.

- All other teams will be eliminated from the competition

Signup

Register HERE!

Prizes

$1,000 in CASH PRIZES!

Final Placement in Playoffs

1st - $400.00 (Team Total)
2nd - $250.00
3rd - $150.00
4th - $100.00
5th - $50.00
6th - $50.00