Blazblue: Centralfiction tournament sets are First to Two, Best of Three, except Winners Finals, Losers Finals, and Grand Finals sets, which are First to Three, Best of Five.
Some matches in the bracket will be marked as stream matches. If your next match is marked as a stream match, wait to be pinged in #stream-queue, then join the stream lobby and play your match there. If your match is marked as a stream match but you have not been called to play it yet, hang tight! You'll probably be up very soon.
There is a 15 minute DQ timer after the proper start time of the tournament. Players must report for a match within 15 minutes of being contacted by their opponent. Failure to report for a match within this time results in a player being disqualified from THAT match. If your opponent does not show up 15 minutes after you contact them, please contact the bracket runner in the Discord server and they will issue your opponent a DQ.
When playing matches not marked as stream matches, please use the #matchmaking channel in the Discord server to contact your opponents and share lobby links. Please play your matches as soon as your opponent is ready. Do not wait for the rest of the round in the bracket to catch up.
DO NOT CHECK IN OR REPORT YOUR OWN SCORES ON START.GG. INSTEAD, after your set is over, please go to #score-report and use the bot to report your scores. The format to report your scores is: "$report @winner number of games won @loser number of games won"
Example: $report @Tenarakunn #PlayCF 2 @John Flashkick #PlayCF 1
Make sure to ping the winner of the match first and the loser second! If you report a score incorrectly or are having trouble using the bot, please contact the bracket runner in the Discord server, and they will manually report the score of the match.
TMN Neo: Driving Lessons is a netplay bracket, and connection issues can and do happen in netplay. If you are experiencing connection issues DURING a set, stop the match IMMEDIATELY - not at the end of the round, not at the end of the game. Stop the match IMMEDIATELY and contact the bracket runner in the Discord server. Do NOT wait until after the match is completed and scores are reported to complain about connection issues. Once the match is played and the score is reported, the score of the match will stand as played, even if connection issues were present.
In addition, while TMN Neo's netplay brackets are open for players anywhere in the world to enter, Training Mode Network is NA-centered netplay community, and TMN Neo brackets are NA-preferential. In the event of a reported connection issue between a North American player and a player outside North America, the set will be immediately awarded to the North American player.
To enter you cannot have placed top 8/16/24 at large open offline or online tournaments (like locals or small regionals,) although TO's reserve the right to DQ anyone they determine above the intended skill level even if the rules don't disqualify them. If you’re unsure that your skill level is our right for our bracket please contact a TO in the server and we’ll work it out.
You MUST have a wired internet connection to enter.
Primarily NA exclusive but varies by game. Please check specific descriptions when signing up if you live outside NA.
RULES AND PROCEDURES:
If you're going to be on stream you will be pinged in #stream-queue to join the stream lobby. if your match is set to stream on the bracket and you have not been called yet just hang tight until you are.
If you're not pinged, you can make a lobby and run it off stream by link the lobby and pinging your opponent in #matchmaking. please run your game AS SOON as your opponent is ready if they are not set for stream even in losers or round 2.
DO NOT CHECK IN AND SELF REPORT YOUR SCORES ON START.GG. instead after you set is over please go to score-report and use the bot to report your scores. the format to report your scores is "$report @winner number of games won @loser number of games won" example of correct score reporting to the bot $report @me 2 @yourmom 1. WINNER TAG MUST COME FIRST AND LOSER TAG MUST COME SECOND!! if you misreport or are having trouble using the bot please ping me and i can fix/enter the scores myself.
All sets are ft2/bo3 until winners finals, loser finals and grand finals which are ft3/bo5 EXCEPT in Guilty Gear Strive, DNF Duel and BBTag which are ft3/bo5 all the way through.
As a netplay bracket, some connection issues are unavoidable, but if the connection in the first game feels unplayable to you please ping me and i will make a decision on how to move forward. IF YOU WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE SET TO TELL ME THAT THE CONNECTION IS BAD THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT THE RESULTS!
Since we are primarily a North American community, when a connection test is requested and one of the players is from outside NA the set will automatically go to the player within NA UNLESS it is clear through connection test that they are the one causing the issues which the set will then go to the player who has better connection.