BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:alwaysberunning.net-event-4364 METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P12H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4364alwaysberunningnet DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240928 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE STATUS:CONFIRMED DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240930 URL:https://alwaysberunning.net/tournaments/4364/online-worlds-showdown- SUMMARY:[Online] šŸŒŽ šŸŒ Worlds Showdown! šŸ† šŸŽ‰ CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:āž”ļø Check my timezone Player meeting at 15:00 UTC \, 11:00a m Eastern USA\, 8:00 am PDT\nRound 1 starts 30 minutes later\nāž”ļø Strea m for top cut šŸ‘€ šŸŽ‰\nāž”ļø Stream for swiss šŸ‘€ šŸŽ‰\nāž”ļø Buy Tic kets Here! Shipping Included!\n\nWe will be using SBL 24.09 - World Tree B anned\nI hope this tournament will help people prepare for worlds. I set t his event 3 weeks before worlds as a way to help set the stage for final t esting. This will also be a great new player friendly event to join for ev en if you wont be able to make it to SF for the official world championshi p šŸ˜ƒ I expect this will be another epic netrunner tournament bringing to gether new and old players of all levels for a wonderful day of connecting with friends and hacking servers šŸ„³\nAll COs are fairly casual events a nd I make a special effort to make these events approachable and inviting for newer players. This is a great place to start if you've never played i n an online or any tournament before. There is even a bonus prize for firs t time online tournament players!\nGames will be played on Jinteki.net. I will be coordinating the event through the Null Signal online events hub D iscord server. You can join the server here. We will be using the #online- store-championship channel for announcements. More details will be posted closer to the date of the event.\nHow long the event will be? This is goin g to be a large event and I expect to run 8+ rounds of single sided swiss plus a meal break on day one. This should take between 7 -10 hours. You're definitely not required to play the whole event to get prizes. I'm sure some people will end up dropping part way through. It's looking like we ar e going to have enough players for a cut to top 16 on day two\, this will be a standard double elim cut with the same start time as day one.\nI plan to have event streamed\, if you have interest in commentating or helping stream please reach out to me on discord!\n\nTell your friends it's LAN Pa rty Time!\nThe most fun I have had during online tournaments is when I get a few friends together and try to take down an online event together. I w ill have a few Holo Man playmats and some extra prizing I'll be raffling o ff for players who meet up together while playing in this online event! Ha ving other players around to celebrate or commiserate with is a true joy!\ n\nWhat happens if I buy a ticket and can't make it? You have two choices\ , first I can refund your ticket. The earlier you can register the better it is for me and I don't want that to cost anyone who has their plans chan ge. The second option is to keep your ticket and I will ship you the parti cipation prizes and any early registration bonuses šŸ‘€ Playing is require d to receive the first time tournament bonus.\n\nOptional fundraiser for m y netrunner travel: There is an option at checkout to donate to my travel fund. This time 100% of the donations will go to help me pay for my travel to worlds. I definitely don't want anyone to feel pressured to donate\, b ut I also want to send a huge thank you to everyone who has donated in the past. These events don't do much more then break even and the donations t ruly wam my heart and keep me motivated ā¤ļø šŸ©µ šŸ’š I will be includi ng a small extra thank you with prizes for anyone who elects to donate ā¤ ļø šŸ‘€ šŸ„³ Thanks you all so much! This community is so amazing!\n\nAff ordability My main goal in running this tournament online is to increase t he accessibility of competitive netrunner. I have made an effort to keep t he ticket price affordable\, but I want to make sure cost isn't a barrier for anyone who would like to join. If you are hesitant to play because of the cost you're welcome to use the discount code NETRUNNER4EVERYONE for 100% off the ticket price or HALFOFF for 50% off. I'm hoping to make sure anyone who wants to play can participate. ā¤ļø The discount codes don't have unlimited uses\, but so far they have never run out. I'm always reall y happy when the the discounts get used. Please please use one if it will help!\n*Please only use the discount codes if you actually want to receive prizes\, if you just want to play netrunner you don't need a ticket just sign up on Aesop's and join in. I don't bother cross-referencing tickets w ith players\, but without a ticket/shipping address the only prizes you ca n play for are CBI invite and Beans. That said if you can buy I ticket I a ppreciate it\, but I would much prefer anyone play then pay ā¤ļø\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

āž”ļø Check my timezone Player meeting at 15:00 UTC \, 11:00am Eastern USA\, 8:00 am PDT\nRound 1 starts 30 minu tes later

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I hope this tourname nt will help people prepare for worlds. I set this event 3 weeks before wo rlds as a way to help set the stage for final testing. This will also be a great new player friendly event to join for even if you wont be able to m ake it to SF for the official world championship šŸ˜ƒ I expect this will b e another epic netrunner tournament bringing together new and old players of all levels for a wonderful day of connecting with friends and hacking s ervers šŸ„³

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All COs are fairly casual events and I make a special effort to make these events approachable and inviting for newer players. T his is a great place to start if you've never played in an online or any tournament before. There is even a bonus prize for first t ime online tournament players!

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Games will be played on Jinteki.net . I will be coordinating the event through the Null Signal online events h ub Discord server. You can join the server here. We will be using the #online-store-championship channel for announcements. More details will be posted closer to the d ate of the event.

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How long the event will be? Thi s is going to be a large event and I expect to run 8+ rounds of single sid ed swiss plus a meal break on day one. This should take between 7 -10 hour s. You're definitely not required to play the whole event to get prizes. I'm sure some people will end up dropping part way through. It's looking l ike we are going to have enough players for a cut to top 16 on day two\, t his will be a standard double elim cut with the same start time as day one .

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I plan to have event streamed\, if you have interest in commentating or helping stream please reach out to me on discord!

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Tell your friends it's LAN Party Time!\n

The most fun I have had during online tournaments is when I get a f ew friends together and try to take down an online event together. I will have a few Holo Man playmats and some extra prizing I'll be raffling off f or players who meet up together while playing in this online event! Having other players around to celebrate or commiserate with is a true joy!

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What happens if I buy a ticket and can't make it? You have two choices\, first I can refund your ticket. The earlier yo u can register the better it is for me and I don't want that to cost anyon e who has their plans change. The second option is to keep your ticket and I will ship you the participation prizes and any early registration bonus es šŸ‘€ Playing is required to receive the first time tournament bonus .

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Optional fundraiser for my netrunner travel : There is an option at checkout to donate to my travel fund. Thi s time 100% of the donations will go to help me pay for my travel to world s. I definitely don't want anyone to feel pressured to donate\, but I also want to send a huge thank you to everyone who has donated in the past. Th ese events don't do much more then break even and the donations truly wam my heart and keep me motivated ā¤ļø šŸ©µ šŸ’š I will be including a smal l extra thank you with prizes for anyone who elects to donate ā¤ļø šŸ‘€ šŸ„³ Thanks you all so much! This community is so amazing!

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Affordability My main goal in running this tournament on line is to increase the accessibility of competitive netrunner. I have mad e an effort to keep the ticket price affordable\, but I want to make sure cost isn't a barrier for anyone who would like to join. If you are hesitant to play because of the cost you're welcome to use the discount code NETRUNNER4EVERYONE for 100% off the ticket price or HALFOFF for 50% off. I'm h oping to make sure anyone who wants to play can participate. ā¤ļø The di scount codes don't have unlimited uses\, but so far they have never run ou t. I'm always really happy when the the discounts get used. Please please use one if it will help!

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*Please only use the discount codes if yo u actually want to receive prizes\, if you just want to play netrunner you don't need a ticket just sign up on Aesop's and join in. I don't bother cross-referencin g tickets with players\, but without a ticket/shipping address the only pr izes you can play for are CBI invite and Beans. That said if you can buy I ticket I appreciate it\, but I would much prefer anyone play the n pay ā¤ļø

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