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[[File:Halo Championship Series Logo.png|250px|right|thumb|Championship series logo.]] | [[File:Halo Championship Series Logo.png|250px|right|thumb|Championship series logo.]] | ||
The '''Halo Championship Series''' (HCS) is the official ''[[Halo Universe|Halo]]'' eSports league created and maintained by [[343 Industries]].{{Ref/Site|Id=HCSAnnouncement|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/halo-championship-series-announced| | The '''Halo Championship Series''' (HCS) is the official ''[[Halo Universe|Halo]]'' eSports league created and maintained by [[343 Industries]].{{Ref/Site|Id=HCSAnnouncement|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/halo-championship-series-announced|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo Championship Series Announced}}The league establishes a standard for tournament rules and gametype settings for use in official tournaments. 343 Industries originally collaborated with Electronic Sports League (ESL) to host tournaments. However, 343 eventually shifted over to Major League Gaming (MLG) to host tournaments. Other parties would also be collaborated with, such as Dreamhack, and Ultimate Gaming Championship (UGC). | ||
The official game of the HCS was ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' during the [[2014]] to [[2015]] season.{{Ref/Site|Id=HCSIntro|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/halo-championship-series-overview| | The official game of the HCS was ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' during the [[2014]] to [[2015]] season.{{Ref/Site|Id=HCSIntro|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/halo-championship-series-overview|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo Championship Series Introduction}} ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' replaced it for the 2016 to 2018 seasons, and ''[[Halo 3]]'' made a return to the circuit for the [[2019]] season. | ||
==Tournament rules== | ==Tournament rules== | ||
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Player conduct was expected to be orderly and business-like, with profanity, drugs, and controversial topics being bannable offenses. Gambling on the game's results was disallowed. | Player conduct was expected to be orderly and business-like, with profanity, drugs, and controversial topics being bannable offenses. Gambling on the game's results was disallowed. | ||
===Points=== | ===Points=== | ||
The HCS operates on a points system. During ''Halo 5: Guardians''' run, points, also dubbed '''HCS Points''' could be earned via tournament wins. Online tournaments existed for accessibility's sake, and LAN tournaments were held in physical locations. Online tournaments were frequent, allowing for winning teams to freely compete and earn points, but LAN tournaments held the majority of the points each season, and were also tiered, ranging from Gold, to Platinum, to Diamond.{{Ref/Site|Id=HCSPoints|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/halo-championship-series-points-overview| | The HCS operates on a points system. During ''Halo 5: Guardians''' run, points, also dubbed '''HCS Points''' could be earned via tournament wins. Online tournaments existed for accessibility's sake, and LAN tournaments were held in physical locations. Online tournaments were frequent, allowing for winning teams to freely compete and earn points, but LAN tournaments held the majority of the points each season, and were also tiered, ranging from Gold, to Platinum, to Diamond.{{Ref/Site|Id=HCSPoints|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/halo-championship-series-points-overview|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Points Overview}} | ||
Online tournaments had a prize pool of $1,000 each week on top of their HCS points sums of 550, awarded to the winning team. Online cups were dictated by a single elimination, best-of-3 format. Gold, Platinum, and Diamond tournaments offered a $5,000, $10,000, and $20,000 prize pool respectively, and also offered 1,500, 3,000, and 4,000 HCS Points for the winning teams, respectively. | Online tournaments had a prize pool of $1,000 each week on top of their HCS points sums of 550, awarded to the winning team. Online cups were dictated by a single elimination, best-of-3 format. Gold, Platinum, and Diamond tournaments offered a $5,000, $10,000, and $20,000 prize pool respectively, and also offered 1,500, 3,000, and 4,000 HCS Points for the winning teams, respectively. | ||
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Varying based on the tournament, seeding could be determined by the sum of the points received in qualifier tournaments, or by a team's placing in said tournaments. Additionally, random seeds can be given, mostly seen with open brackets. Seeds determine which team faces which in game, team color per match, and if applicable, the points determining your seed are obtained prior to major tournaments. Seeds can be split up into brackets, dubbed pro and open. The top team in the open bracket tends to move on to play in the pro bracket, although their seed remains the same, and will not increase for wins they get in that specific tournament. | Varying based on the tournament, seeding could be determined by the sum of the points received in qualifier tournaments, or by a team's placing in said tournaments. Additionally, random seeds can be given, mostly seen with open brackets. Seeds determine which team faces which in game, team color per match, and if applicable, the points determining your seed are obtained prior to major tournaments. Seeds can be split up into brackets, dubbed pro and open. The top team in the open bracket tends to move on to play in the pro bracket, although their seed remains the same, and will not increase for wins they get in that specific tournament. | ||
Seeding can also be determined by pool play. In the case of the North American regionals for the Halo World Championship of 2016, four teams of four were pooled together, and they all played each other. After the games were completed, an overall consolidation of the games played was taken into account, and the top team moved forward. Games were played in a best-of-5 series.{{Ref/Site|Id=PoolParty|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.reddit.com/r/halo/comments/46k8zi/beginners_guide_to_the_hwc_na_regionals/| | Seeding can also be determined by pool play. In the case of the North American regionals for the Halo World Championship of 2016, four teams of four were pooled together, and they all played each other. After the games were completed, an overall consolidation of the games played was taken into account, and the top team moved forward. Games were played in a best-of-5 series.{{Ref/Site|Id=PoolParty|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.reddit.com/r/halo/comments/46k8zi/beginners_guide_to_the_hwc_na_regionals/|Site=Reddit|Page=Beginners Guide to the HWC NA Regionals}} | ||
If 8 teams are seeded in a pro bracket, when the games begin, team 1 plays team 8, team 2 plays team 7, team 3 plays team 6, and team 4 plays 5. The top four seeded teams (1-4) all get priority on being red team in the games they play. After the initial games, the winners of these games play each other, and the higher seeded team remains red, while the other team goes blue. If team 1 beats 8, and team 2 beats 7, when team 1 and team 2 meet, team 2 will change to blue team. | If 8 teams are seeded in a pro bracket, when the games begin, team 1 plays team 8, team 2 plays team 7, team 3 plays team 6, and team 4 plays 5. The top four seeded teams (1-4) all get priority on being red team in the games they play. After the initial games, the winners of these games play each other, and the higher seeded team remains red, while the other team goes blue. If team 1 beats 8, and team 2 beats 7, when team 1 and team 2 meet, team 2 will change to blue team. | ||
==Tournament settings== | ==Tournament settings== | ||
===''Halo 2: Anniversary''=== | ===''Halo 2: Anniversary''=== | ||
The following maps and gametypes were approved for use in HCS tournaments for ''Halo 2: Anniversary's'' first and second season.{{Ref/Site|Id=HCSSettings|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/the-official-halo-championship-series-settings| | The following maps and gametypes were approved for use in HCS tournaments for ''Halo 2: Anniversary's'' first and second season.{{Ref/Site|Id=HCSSettings|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/the-official-halo-championship-series-settings|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=The Official Halo Championship Series Map & Gametype Settings}} Unlike ''Halo 5'', ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' wouldn't be subject to widespread changes in the year it was on the circuit, featuring a near identical set of global settings, gametypes, and map rotations for the duration of its run. | ||
Handbooks for the ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' circuit are listed below. | Handbooks for the ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' circuit are listed below. | ||