Draft announcement

[Njok]

Squids & Kids,
The wait is finally over!

We proudly present to you

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[Njok]

holy crap this logo is huge

@Demiose leggo

 

[Demiose]

TEST

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[Njok]

Squids & Kids,
the wait is over!

We proudly present to you

General information
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We bring you the first online league of Splatoon: Leagues Under The Ink. On January 31, 2016 we are kicking off the first season and we hope to welcome you all by then!

Registration
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Starting right now, registration for Leagues Under The Ink has been opened, and they will remain so until January 29, 2016 at 9 PM EST.

To sign up, please use the registration form at the top of this post.

Keep in mind the following rules regarding registration:
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• A team can register with a minimum of 3, and a maximum of 8 players.
• A player may only sign up on one team
• You are allowed to make changes to your roster during the registration period
• This roster cannot be changed once the league season has begun
• There will be one mid-season player transfer period during the league
• Teams from the same squad will be treated and ranked as separate teams

The following information must be submitted. Any changes to the following must be notified to the staff right away.​

• Nintendo Network ID
• IGN
• Email (captain only, rest of team is optional)

Divisions
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Leagues Under The Ink will run several divisions, hosting both newly created teams as well as the established top, and of course everyone in between!

Divisional Seedings will be based upon Season 0 Rankings (August-December) on the Monthly Rankings.

For now, the divisions will be as follows, but note that this is subject to change depending on sign ups.

Division A - Top 16 teams

Must have at least 4 members who have competed previously and have been in the Top 16 teams together on the Season 0 rankings.


Division B - Ranked teams

Must have at least 4 members who have competed previously on the Season 0 rankings, but are not currently ranked in the top 16.


Division C - Newly formed teams​

Match format​

• Every team will play one match per week
• Matches will be played as best of 9 (Bo9) games
• After the start of each round, teams have 48 hours to schedule their match. If both teams agree, they both fill out this scheduling form (demo)
• If both teams can not agree on a date and time, the match must be played at default time at the end of each round.

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[Njok]

Squids & Kids,
the wait is over!

We proudly present to you

​

 

[Demiose]

​

Beginning now, registration for Leagues Under The Ink has been opened, and will remain so until January 29, 2016 at 9 PM EST. Any and all teams are eligible to join

To sign up, please use the registration form at the top of this post.

Keep in mind the following rules:

• A team may register with a minimum of 4, and a maximum of 8 players.
• A player may only sign up to a single team
• You are allowed to make changes to your roster during the registration period
• This roster cannot be changed once the league season has begun
• There will be one mid-season player-transfer period during the League
• Teams from the same squad will be treated - and ranked as separate teams

Divisional Seedings will be based upon Season 0 Rankings (August-December) on the Monthly Rankings.

Please refer to the registration form for more information on signup requirements..


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LEAGUE FORMAT (Season 1) - - -
Due to the nebulous nature of the current rankings and power gaps that exist between the Top 5 teams and the rest, Season 1 will serve as a proving grounds for teams. Season 1 will be split between 3 Divisions:

• A (Main) The top 16 (pending) teams signed up from Season 0
• B (Intermediate) Teams ranked on Season 0
• C (Open) Newly formed or structured teams

A - Main Division

The main division will consist of up to 16 teams, divided into two groups according to their placement in the Season 0 rankings. The following groups are:

Spoiler: groups

• Each group will go through a Round Robin series of matches totaling the number of games determined by the ruleset
• One match will be played each week, bringing the group stages to a total of 7 weeks
• The remaining weeks will be home to playoffs

Main Divisional Playoffs:

• The playoffs will consist of a seeded - Double elimination bracket
• Top 4 teams of each group will face off against each other in the top bracket\
• Bottom 4 teams of each group will compete in a lower bracket
• The number of games played in each round will be determined by the ruleset
• The format of the games will mirror that of the round robin groups

Movement from this division will only be upwards, where a top number of teams will be able to move on to the the Premier Division featured in Season 2

B - Intermediate Division

• The Intermediate Division will consist all teams that are ranked on the season 0 rankings, according to the same criteria as the main division, but did not make the top 16 cut
• The division will run in Round-Robin style
• Matches will be randomized
• Top X (Dependant on signups) scoring teams will be able to compete against each other in a double elimination to determine the Champion of the division.
• Post Season 1, the top teams of this Division will move up to Division A.

C - Open Division Format

• The Open Division will consist of newly formed team that are not ranked on the season 0 rankings and have less than 3 members that have competed together during Season 0 rating period.
• The division will run in Round-Robin style
• Matches will be randomized
• Top X (Dependant on signups) scoring teams will be able to compete against each other in a double elimination to determine the Champion of the division.
• Post Season 1, the top teams of this division will move up to Division B. If needed, some teams can move up to Division A

Spoiler: Setup for season 2:

Division S: Top teams of Main
Division A: Bottom teams of Main + Top teams of Int. with addition of some extremely well scoring teams out of Int/Open if needed
Division B: Bottom teams of Int. + Top teams of Open
Division C: Open

• Matches will be played in a Best of 9 format
• The list of game types of each round will be released every Monday 12pm EST
• If new maps are released during the season, they will be included after having been in the ranked battle rotations for 2 weeks.
• If new weapons are released during a season, they are allowed to be used from the moment of their release
  
• In case of a match dispute, the disputing team must provide an image of the score in order to contest the reported score
  
• Teams that fail to report their scores will count as a loss and will result in a strike for both teams

Disconnections

• When a DC occurs on one side, everyone remaining in the match is expected to play the game out as they normally would
• The disconnected player must capture an image or a screenshot of the DC screen, and immediately report the following in order to request a replay
  
• In the case none of the following is reported, then a replay cannot be requested and the game result should be recorded

• If the match is replayed, each team must use the same loadout and members
• Each team may be allowed one free replay without a dispute if the previous steps were completed and confirmed
  
• For subsequent disconnections in the same match, the opposing team may refuse the replay

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During the group stages, each team will have a match once a week - with the rotation of the map releasing Sunday 6pm EST every week. As there is a week long span between each match period, teams will have the opportunity to contact their opponent and schedule their match to take place any time during the week with the use of a scheduling form, which must be submitted by both teams

If teams cannot come to an agreement for a scheduled date, or do not reach out to each other at all, the match must take place during the default time of Sunday 3pm EST. Teams that fail to play or confirm their match results will receive a strike. Both teams must report their scores using the submission forms. The deadline for reporting match results is Sunday 5pm EST​

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To summarize:​

• Sunday 6pm EST - Map rotations released​
• Teams may schedule matches by submitting a form​
• Sunday 3pm EST - Default match time​
• Sunday 5pm EST - Deadline for reporting scores​

 

[Demiose]

​

Beginning now, registration for Leagues Under The Ink has been opened, and will remain so until January 29, 2016 at 9 PM EST. Any and all teams are eligible to join

To sign up, please use the registration form at the top of this post.

Keep in mind the following rules:

• A team may register with a minimum of 4, and a maximum of 8 players.
• A player may only sign up to a single team
• You are allowed to make changes to your roster during the registration period
• This roster cannot be changed once the league season has begun
• There will be one mid-season player-transfer period during the League
• Teams from the same squad will be treated - and ranked as separate teams

Divisional Seedings will be based upon Season 0 Rankings (August-December) on the Monthly Rankings.

Free Agents
Free Agents Signup
If you currently are looking for a team to join, you can sign up using this form. Please input your information as listed in the form.
If you have been drafted into a team, please let us know.

Please refer to the registration form for more information on signup requirements..


​

Due to the nebulous nature of the current rankings and power gaps that exist between the Top 5 teams and the rest, Season 1 will serve as a proving grounds for teams. Season 1 will be split between 3 Divisions:

• A (Main) The top 16 (pending) teams signed up from Season 0
• B (Intermediate) Teams ranked on Season 0
• C (Open) Newly formed or structured teams

The main division will consist of up to 16 teams, divided into two groups according to their placement in the Season 0 rankings. The following groups are:

Spoiler: groups

• Each group will go through a Round Robin series of matches totaling the number of games determined by the ruleset
• One match will be played each week, bringing the us to a total of 7 weeks
• The remaining weeks will be home to playoffs

Main Divisional Playoffs:

• The playoffs will consist of a seeded - Double elimination bracket
• Top 4 teams of each group will face off against each other in the top bracket\
• Bottom 4 teams of each group will compete in a lower bracket
• The number of games played in each round will be determined by the ruleset
• The format of the games will mirror that of the round robin groups

Movement from this division will only be upwards, where a top number of teams will be able to move on to the the Premier Division featured in Season 2

• The Intermediate Division will consist all teams that are ranked on the season 0 rankings, according to the same criteria as the main division, but did not make the top 16 cut
• The division will run in Round-Robin style
• Matches will be randomized
• Top X (Dependant on signups) scoring teams will be able to compete against each other in a double elimination to determine the Champion of the division.
• Post Season 1, the top teams of this Division will move up to Division A.

• The Open Division will consist of newly formed team that are not ranked on the season 0 rankings and have less than 3 members that have competed together during Season 0 rating period.
• The division will run in Round-Robin style
• Matches will be randomized
• Top X (Dependant on signups) scoring teams will be able to compete against each other in a double elimination to determine the Champion of the division.
• Post Season 1, the top teams of this division will move up to Division B. If needed, some teams can move up to Division A

Spoiler: Setup for season 2:

Division S: Top teams of Main
Division A: Bottom teams of Main + Top teams of Int. with addition of some extremely well scoring teams out of Int/Open if needed
Division B: Bottom teams of Int. + Top teams of Open
Division C: Open

• Matches will be played in a Best of 9 format
• The list of game types of each round will be released every Sunday 6pm EST
• If new maps are released during the season, they will be included after having been in the ranked battle rotations for 2 weeks.
• If new weapons are released during a season, they are allowed to be used from the moment of their release
  
• In case of a match dispute, the disputing team must provide an image of the score in order to contest the reported score
  
• Teams that fail to report their scores will count as a loss and will result in a strike for both teams

Disconnections

• When a DC occurs on one side, everyone remaining in the match is expected to play the game out as they normally would
• The disconnected player must capture an image or a screenshot of the DC screen, and immediately report the following in order to request a replay
  
• In the case none of the following is reported, then a replay cannot be requested and the game result should be recorded

• If the match is replayed, each team must use the same loadout and members
• Each team may be allowed one free replay without a dispute if the previous steps were completed and confirmed
  
• For subsequent disconnections in the same match, the opposing team may refuse the replay

​

Each team will have a match once a week - with the rotation of the map releasing Sunday 6pm EST every week. As there is a week long span between each match period, teams will have the opportunity to contact their opponent and schedule their match to take place any time during the week with the use of a scheduling form, which must be submitted by both teams

If teams cannot come to an agreement for a scheduled date, or do not reach out to each other at all, the match must take place during the default time of Sunday 3pm EST. Teams that fail to play or confirm their match results will receive a strike. Both teams must report their scores using the submission forms. The deadline for reporting match results is Sunday 5pm EST​

​

To summarize:​

• Sunday 6pm EST - Map rotations released​
• Teams may schedule matches by submitting a form​
• Sunday 3pm EST - Default match time​
• Sunday 5pm EST - Deadline for reporting scores​

The leagues website will be open and available with plenty of resources in around 2 weeks time. We still need time to prepare, so thank you for waiting

Send business related messages / inquiries to:
LeaguesUnderTheInk@Gmail.com

Head of League staff:
@Njok
Head Graphic Designer & Media:
@Demiose
Graphic Designer:
@BestTeaMaker
League Organizers:
@Zarkith
@Typhlosion09
@Charlight
@KTKres
@Fightersword​

 

[BestTeaMaker]

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Beginning now, registration for Leagues Under The Ink has been opened, and will remain so until January 29, 2016 at 9 PM EST. Any and all teams are eligible to join

Registration and Seeding will be based on Season 0 Rankings (Aug-Dec 2015)


Keep in mind the following rules:

• A team may register with a minimum of 4, and a maximum of 8 players.
• A player may only sign up to a single team
• You are allowed to make changes to your roster during the registration period
• This roster cannot be changed once the league season has begun
• There will be one mid-season player-transfer period during the League
• Teams from the same squad will be treated - and ranked as separate teams

Free Agents
Free Agents Signup
If you currently are looking for a team to join, you can sign up using this form. Please input your information as listed in the form.
If you have been drafted into a team, please let us know.

Please refer to the registration form for more information on signup requirements.

Due to the nebulous nature of the current rankings and power gaps that exist between the Top 5 teams and the rest, Season 1 will serve as a proving grounds for teams. Season 1 will be split between 3 Divisions:

• A (Main) - The top 16 (pending) teams signed up from Season 0
• B (Intermediate) - Teams ranked on Season 0
• C (Open) - Newly formed or structured teams

A - Main Division

• The main division will consist of up to 16 teams, divided into two groups according to their placement in the Season 0 rankings
• Each group will go through a Round Robin series of matches totaling the number of games determined by the ruleset
• One match will be played each week, bringing the us to a total of 7 weeks
• The remaining weeks will be home to playoffs

Main Divisional Playoffs​

• The playoffs will consist of a seeded - Double elimination bracket
• Top 4 teams of each group will face off against each other in the top bracket
• Bottom 4 teams of each group will compete in a lower bracket
• The number of games played in each round will be determined by the ruleset
• The format of the games will mirror that of the round robin groups

B - Intermediate Division

• The Intermediate Division will consist all teams that are ranked on the Season 0 rankings excluding the Top 16
• The division will run in a limited Round-Robin that will last 7 weeks
• One match will be played each week, bringing the us to a total of 7 weeks
• The remaining weeks will be home to playoffs

Intermediate Divisional Playoffs​

• Top X (dependent on signups) scoring teams will be able to compete against each other in a double elimination bracket
• The number of games played in each round will be determined by the ruleset
• The format of the games will mirror that of the round robin groups

C - Open Division Format

• The Open Division will consist of newly formed team based on the following criteria
  • Not ranked on the Season 0 rankings
  • Have less than 3 members that have competed together during Season 0 rating period
• The division will run in a limited Round-Robin that will last 7 weeks

Open Divisional Playoffs​

• Top X (dependent on signups) scoring teams will be able to compete against each other in a double elimination bracket
• The number of games played in each round will be determined by the ruleset
• The format of the games will mirror that of the round robin groups

• Matches will be played in a Best of 9 format
• The list of game types of each round will be released every Sunday 6pm EST
• If new maps are released during the season, they will be included after having been in the ranked battle rotations for 2 weeks.
• If new weapons are released during a season, they are allowed to be used from the moment of their release
• In case of a match dispute, the disputing team must provide an image of the score in order to contest the reported score
• Teams that fail to report their scores will count as a loss and will result in a strike for both teams

Disconnections

• When a DC occurs on one side, everyone remaining in the match is expected to play the game out as they normally would
• The disconnected player must capture an image or a screenshot of the DC screen, and immediately report the following in order to request a replay
• In the case none of the following is reported, then a replay cannot be requested and the game result should be recorded

• If the match is replayed, each team must use the same loadout and members
• Each team may be allowed one free replay without a dispute if the previous steps were completed and confirmed
• For subsequent disconnections in the same match, the opposing team may refuse the replay

Each team will have a match once a week - with the rotation of the map releasing Sunday 6pm EST every week. As there is a week long span between each match period, teams will have the opportunity to contact their opponent and schedule their match to take place any time during the week with the use of a scheduling form, which must be submitted by both teams

If teams cannot come to an agreement for a scheduled date, or do not reach out to each other at all, the match must take place during the default time of Sunday 3pm EST. Teams that fail to play or confirm their match results will receive a strike. Both teams must report their scores using the submission forms. The deadline for reporting match results is Sunday 5pm EST
To summarize:

• Sunday 6pm EST - Map rotations released
• Teams may schedule matches by submitting a form
• Sunday 3pm EST - Default match time
• Sunday 5pm EST - Deadline for reporting scores

LUTI Staff
@Demiose @Zarkith @Njok @Charlight
@BestTeaMaker @KTKres @Typhlosion09​