• Mercenaries may be chosen without the consent of the other team if they are registered in a team participating in a lower division.

We have received feedback that this clause written leaves room for it to be utilised in an unintended manner. Therefore, in an effort to police mercenaries employed through this method, we ask that competitors seek administrative approval for mercenaries from lower divisions.

Rule Change under Rule 4b

• Mercenaries may be chosen without the consent of the other team if they are registered in a team participating in a lower division. This must be accompanied with the approval of any Division Manager.

We hope that this change reaffirms our stance on mercenaries in play for teams in the AsiaFortress Cup, and promotes fairer, integral play amongst teams.

Sentence

As stated in Section 5B of the rules, alternate accounts used for the following purposes are strictly prohibited:

- disguise one's identity to play in a division lower than their actual skill

- participate on another team in the same competition

kosina, in violation of Rule 5B, will receive a 1 season ban from AsiaFortress Cup 18.

Apex Legend, having received an unfair advantage by having player kosina on it, will have their matches involving the banned player overturned.

Sentence

As stated in Section 5B of the rules, alternate accounts used for the following purposes are strictly prohibited:

- disguise one's identity to play in a division lower than their actual skill

- participate on another team in the same competition

spud, in violation of Rule 5B, will receive a 1 season ban from AsiaFortress Cup 18. Both of their accounts will be removed from the teams that they are rostered on.

Sentence

As stated in Section 5B of the rules, alternate accounts used for the following purposes are strictly prohibited:

- disguise one's identity to play in a division lower than their actual skill

- participate on another team in the same competition

ukk, in violation of Rule 5B, will receive a 1 season ban from AsiaFortress Cup 18. Both of their accounts will be removed from the teams that they are rostered on.

Conclusion

We hope this serves as a strict warning to teams that all AsiaFortress Cup 18 participants are subject to the rules, and must follow them in order to maintain the fun and fairness of the competition for all parties.

Sentence

As stated in Section 5B of the rules, alternate accounts used for the following purposes are strictly prohibited:

- disguise one's identity to play in a division lower than their actual skill

- participate on another team in the same competition

wubwub, in violation of Rule 5B, will receive a 1 season ban from AsiaFortress Cup 18. Both of their accounts will be removed from the teams that they are rostered on.

Conclusion

We hope this serves as a strict warning to teams that all AsiaFortress Cup 18 participants are subject to the rules, and must follow them in order to maintain the fun and fairness of the competition for all parties.

Sentence

As stated in Section 5B of the rules, alternate accounts used for following purposes are strictly prohibited:

- disguise one's identity to play in a division lower than their actual skill

- participate on another team in the same competition

dax, in violation of Rule 5B, will receive a 1 season ban from AsiaFortress Cup 18. Both of their accounts will be removed from the teams they are rostered on.

Conclusion

We hope that this serves as a strict warning to teams that all AsiaFortress Cup 18 participants are subject to the rules, and must follow them in order to maintain the fun and fairness of the competition for all parties.

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Hey everyone! With the COVID-19 pandemic still largely impacting the world, the AsiaFortress Administrators hope that members of the community are coping well in these trying times.

Here we are for another season of the AsiaFortress Cup! Being the last iteration of the AsiaFortress Cup for the year of 2021, make sure to bring your best rosters this time round! This season, we'll be keeping many of the things that you guys liked in the previous season. We want to assure the community that the near future will be filled with more playtesting opportunities for new things to appear in the season, so stay updated with league news!

Administrative Changes

First of all, the AsiaFortress Administrators would like to thank every single one of you who applied to be a Division Administrator. We were touched by the willingness of community members to step up and support the league. However, we are limited on the number of applicants that we can accept, and while we appreciate all the support, we can only onboard so many people. Truly, thank you so much!

With that, we want to welcome n4ver, B10odf3ud and Gale to the AsiaFortress Administrators. They will be around providing support for teams with any queries across the duration of the season. Don't be afraid to approach them and treat them well!

At the same time, we want to bid farewell to long-time Division Administrator Takuto. Having been around since AsiaFortress Cup 13, his immense contribution to the AsiaFortress community will be remembered. We wish him all the best in his future endeavors.

Map Pool

By popular demand, cp_sunshine will stay as the final map for the AsiaFortress Cup 18 Map Pool, and thus it will be as follows:

• Process (cp_process_f7)
• Gullywash (cp_gullywash_f3)
• Snakewater (cp_snakewater_final1)
• Sunshine (cp_sunshine)
• Reckoner (cp_reckoner_rc6)
• Product (koth_product_rcx)
• Clearcut (koth_clearcut_b15d)

Plugins

The same plugins, whose support would not be possible without our amazing partners from Qixalite Servers, will remain the same as last season!

- Ramp slides fix: Prevents players from stopping when sliding off ramps
- Projectiles Collision: Prevent projectiles from being blocked by teammates
- Consistent Fall Damage: Removes randomness present in TF2's fall damage

match.tf

Similar to the past couple AsiaFortress season, AsiaFortress Cup 18 will be ran through the community-supported platform match.tf. The AsiaFortress Administrators have been building on knowledge season-by-season and we think that right now we can harness the platform to the best of its abilities.

While the brackets will be run through match.tf, the AsiaFortress Administrators urge players to keep up with the AsiaFortress Discord as well as the AsiaFortress website for league-related news.

Signups will be open until the 30th July 2021 2359PM GMT+8 so make sure to sign up here before then!

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Hey everyone! As the title mentions, AsiaFortress is looking for help to assist in the upcoming AsiaFortress Cup 18. This time, facing a much bigger shortage of manpower to help out with the league than ever before, we're opening up more positions for community members to take up the mantle and make AsiaFortress the best that it can be. This round, we're once again looking for Division Administrators, the linchpin of the AsiaFortress Cup tournaments.

You may apply to be a Division Administrator for the upcoming AsiaFortress Cup 18 here!

Applications will close 19 July 2021 23:59PM GMT+8

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It’s the AsiaFortress Summer Skirmish! The first of its kind, the AsiaFortress Summer Skirmish is a middle-of-the-year tournament that will span an entire weekend and will commence this month on the 19th and 20th of June.

Similar to AsiaFortress Cup, the AsiaFortress Summer Skirmish will be run through the match.tf tournament platform. While the rules will be updated there latest next week, the summary of the tournament format is as follows:

• Tournament matches each day will be played from 8pm GMT+8 to 10pm GMT+8
• Teams will compete in a series of 4 best-of-one series on the Sat, 19th June 2021
  • Each series will be a single map, played to 30 minutes, or score difference of 5, whichever comes first
  • No ties. In the event that the scores are tied after 30 minutes, a Golden Cap round will be played
  • If the Golden Cap round does not end within 10 minutes, the team that has control of the middle point will be considered the winner of the map
• The top 4 teams will advance to a best-of-3 single elimination bracket playoffs on Sun, 20th June 2021
• Teams must show up to matches no more than 10 minutes after each match, at which point the AsiaFortress Administrators have the right to disqualify them from the tournament

Map Pool:

• cp_metalworks
• cp_process_f7
• cp_reckoner_rc6
• cp_sunshine
• koth_product_rcx

To sign up, head over to here page to sign up! Signups will close on Friday, 18th June 2021 8PM GMT+8, so make sure to sign up before then!

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We're back for 2021! Amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic, we hope that everyone in the community has been staying safe.

Ready for another season? So are we! This season, we're trying new maps, plugins to make the 6s experience the best it can be.

Maps: Refresh Project

The Refresh Project is a competitive take on some of the game's most popular competitive maps. AsiaFortress Cup 17 will be running the refreshed versions of both Process(cp_process_f7) and Gullywash(cp_gullywash_f3)

Maps: 2 Koth Maps?

Furthermore, this season, we will be including Clearcut (koth_clearcut_b15d), introducing for the first time ever, a second KOTH map in our rotation.

Plugins

We've been behind other league in incorporating these Quality-of-Life plugins into competitive play, but this season AsiaFortress Cup 17 will be providing support for the following plugins:

- Ramp slides fix: Prevents players from stopping when sliding off ramps
- Projectiles Collision: Prevent projectiles from being blocked by teammates
- Consistent Fall Damage: Removes randomness present in TF2's fall damage

match.tf

Once again, AsiaFortress Cup 17 will be run through match.tf. We think that the system so far has been rather intuitive and convenient for old and new players alike, and will continue to use it. However, please do make sure to join the AsiaFortress Discord and check the AsiaFortress site as all league news will be posted on both of these platforms.

Signups, found here, are open until 7th March 2021 2359PM GMT+8, so sign up ASAP!

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Happy New Year everyone! With the new year upon us, we’re back with the 16th installment of the AsiaFortress Cup. This year we’re determined not to start three months late, and thus here we are!

Map Pool and Whitelist

Each season, the league aims to keep the map pool exciting by rotating and bringing in new maps. Last season, cp_propaganda_b14 was not the most well-received maps. Therefore, this season, we’re letting everyone vote for the last map that will go into the AsiaFortress Cup 16 map pool.

The poll will feature one experimental map that has not been played in AsiaFortress since its initial release during Mercenary Cup 6, cp_logjam, as well as refreshed old maps like cp_prolands and cp_granary_pro. Players vote for the map they would like to see in the AsiaFortress Cup 16 map pool here. Polling with close together with signups.

Pending Rule Updates

As of this post, the AsiaFortress Administrators are still looking over the ruleset, striving to create a stronger and fairer set of rules. We urge teams, especially team leaders to keep a look out for any changes made, and thank everyone for their patience while we look through them!

Match.tf

Continuing from last season, AsiaFortress Cup 16 will be run on match.tf. With one season under our belt, the AsiaFortress Administrators aim to provide an even smoother tournament experience this season!

Teams can sign up for the tournament through match.tf here! Signups will end on 2nd February 2020.

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Hi everyone, as the title says, AsiaFortress is looking for willing community members to assist in the upcoming AsiaFortress Cup 16.

For the past 15 seasons, AsiaFortress has continued to rely on the efforts of people who have stepped up to the task of making this community a better place. Before I dive into the recruitment details, I would like to thank every single person who has contributed in some way to put the league where it is today. Unfortunately, this also includes the various AsiaFortress Administrators who have recently departed their duties due to external commitments. For some, despite having long left their competitive Team Fortress 2 days behind, continued to serve as advisors to myself, and stepping up to leadership positions in a community they no longer actively benefited from. Fearing I will leave some people out, I will refrain from naming every single one of them (there are too many to count), but I have the utmost gratitude and respect for all of them.

As such, AsiaFortress is currently facing a shortage of manpower, even more so than before. Therefore, we are once again looking to the community for members whom these past administrators may pass the baton to.

The foundation of the AsiaFortress Cup lies in its Division Adminstrators. These are the people to turn to for any questions regarding the league. During the tournament, they are responsible for enforcing the rules, and ensuring match disputes are judged and dealt with in a fair manner.

We are looking for disciplined individuals who are strong and willing communicators to take up this position.

If you are interested, please fill out the form here.

Applications will close on the 29th of December!

AsiaFortress Cup 15

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After a painstaking three month delay, we welcome everyone back to the fifteenth installment of the AsiaFortress Cup!

Having made huge changes, make sure all of you read to the end of the post to ensure you don't miss anything out. With that, let's kick start the list of changes.

Map Pool and Whitelist Updates
To keep the map pool fresh season after season, we want to keep experimenting with new maps. Therefore, this season, we are introducing cp_propaganda_b14! We will also be welcoming back to the map pool, an updated cp_reckoner_rc4a which hasn't been played since AFC11. Make sure to start practicing these maps. In their place, cp_sunshine and cp_granary_pro2 have been removed from the mappool.
Whitelist changes are inclusive of the banning of both The Scorch Shot and the Detonator, in accordance with the global whitelist update. Other than that, there will be no major changes to the whitelist.

Migration to Match.tf
We are always trying to improve user experience and with the gracious provision of match.tf services, we are experimenting on doing just that. For AsiaFortress Cup 15, the match system will be ported over to match.tf! We hope this will allow for a smoother registration and score submission process for both present and future seasons.
To sign up on match.tf:
1) Ensure all of your team members have a match.tf account
2) Create a team on match.tf here
3) Add players to your team
4) Head over here, to sign your team up
Signups are open until the 24th of March!

Roster sizes are still limited to 10 players, with a minimum of 6 players required to sign up. Captain bans and player bans found on the list here still apply.

Do note that as this is our first season utilizing the match.tf system, technical difficulties are bound to happen. We ask for your understanding as the AsiaFortress Admins learn and fine-tune the system. Thank you.

So what are all of you waiting for, head over to match.tf to sign up now!

Happy New Year everyone! As we enter 2019, the AsiaFortress Administrators have big news so make sure to read the entire announcement.

Firstly, our friends at serveme.tf have graciously provided us their services and you may now visit their site to book servers for scrims/future matches.

Secondly, a new mumble server is available for everyone to use. The details for the server are as follow:
IP: fwishy.me
Port: 64738
The server is publicly available. However, to request for a private channel, follow the instructions given in the #mumble-queries text channel on our discord. The channel will also serve as a communication point should the server crash.
The IP (35.198.221.251:27015) is also tied to an MGE server called "The Aquarium". Looking to expand to SOAPDM in the future.

Finally and most importantly, we have set up a crowd fundraiser to make up for the costs community member Rednexela bore by spearheading the organization of AFLAN18. Make sure to donate if you enjoyed the event and want to make up for the deficit! Donate here.

The AsiaFortress Administrators would like to thank everyone for another great year of competitive TF2 and we hope to see everyone in 2019. Make sure to keep your eyes peeled for the upcoming AsiaFortress Cup 15 announcement.

AsiaFortress Cup 14

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With the delayed Division 3 Grand Finals match closing out, AsiaFortress Cup 14 is officially concluded. 

Huge congratulations to xiao, Bokorimon and Butter Fan Club for winning Divisions 1, 2 and 3 respectively! Let's also not forget the runner-up teams that have given us spine-chillingly close matches.

Division 1
1st)  xiao
2nd) The Chess Foundation
3rd)  R%%

Division 2
1st)  Bokorimon
2nd) Poverty Boys
3rd)  UMU

Division 3
1st)  Butter Fan Club
2nd) GRILLED CHIKEN
3rd)  Anti-Clockwise

Concerning your shiny medals, the distribution will be done slightly differently this time. One team leader from each team will be required to submit log proof for every rostered player that is to receive a medal. Simply follow the instructions here to claim your medals. Teams that do not post on the forum will NOT get their medals.

Finally, the AsiaFortress Administrators would like to thank all the teams for another great season and see you all next year!

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Division 1
xiao
Luminaire
The Chess Foundation
R%%

Division 2
Poverty Boys
Bokorimon
Ayam Fruit Salad
UMU

Division 3
Butter Fan Club
Anti-Clockwise
SB669
GRILLED CHIKEN

Congratulations to these teams for making it through to playoffs!

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The second transfer window for AFC14 is now open! This is your last chance to (reasonably) upgrade your teams before playoffs. Head over here to apply.

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The first transfer window for AFC14 is now open! Apply for team transfers here.

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Divisions have been finalized by the AsiaFortress Administrators. They are as follows:

Division 1

• xiao
• The Chess Foundation
• Luminaire
• Anuj Fan Club.BLK
• R%%
• ABEnomix

Division 2

• Bokorimon
• Poverty Boys
• UMU
• Sexi roti makers
• ABNA
• Ayam Fruit Salad
• HYPEBEAST
• ExtremeSaigonese
• Teme Machines
• Massive cranium esports

Division 3

• Signatured
• MonOwOChrome
• CutieFroggie
• Butter Fan Club
• Cute Little Sister 6s
• Dumplings.div
• Anti-Clockwise
• Backdoor Plunder
• time to do daniel luiz
• Divided As6mbly
• ooferators
• Arete
• GRILLED CHIKEN
• Cobra Kai
• Wubwub's Team
• Division Zero
• SB669
• Xenia
• School

We would also like to clarify the requirements to receive a medal in AFC14. For a participating player to qualify for a medal, he must:

• Be rostered on a team that successfully completes the season without dropping out either willingly or due to disqualifying acts.
• Play at least TWO FULL MAPS for the team. These can either be played in one match or in separate matches.

The AsiaFortress Administrators would also like to kindly request for your cooperation in using recognizable aliases during matches to ensure that medals are distributed smoothly. Have a great season everyone!

AsiaFortress Cup 14

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It's that time of the year again! Coming hot on the heels on the end of the inaugural season of the PURE league, the world-renowned (?) AsiaFortress Cup returns for its fourteenth edition!

Map Pool Changes
As many of you know, we hosted a showmatch featuring the best players Asia has to offer, with the purpose of showcasing the latest versions of both Granary and Reckoner then letting you decide which should be included in the AFC14 map pool. Well, the results are in and cp_granary_pro2 has won! Congratulations to all soldier mains in Asia; it looks like you'll at least be useful on one map this season.

Furthermore, we have updated to the new versions of old maps. These changes are:
cp_prolands_b3b updated to cp_prolands_b5
koth_product_rc8 updated to koth_product_rc9

As always, the full map rotation can be viewed in this thread.

Rule Changes
We have made no changes to the rules during the season. However, there are changes regarding the distribution of medals. Players are advised to take note of these changes under Section 6 of the AFC14 ruleset.

Whitelist Changes
We have updated to the latest version of the global whitelist found here. The newly featured whitelist will ban the Machina from play, a highly disputed issue from last season.

That's all for now, so what are you waiting for? Head over to the signup thread by 7 September 2018 to get your team registered for AFC14!