Description ----------------------------------------
Payne is iZone's top sparring squad; it accepts members on a tryouts only basis.
The primary purpose of Payne is to establish a strong team for any future squad spar tournaments, but we also communicate internally about all matters regarding PvP and sparring. The members discuss things like gun balance, sparring techniques, and the state of PvP in the server. Membership in Payne is a worthwhile achievement for any iZone sparrer.
Since Payne is not a planet squad, members aren't required to participate actively on a daily basis most of the time. The only exception is before spar tournaments, at which time members are expected to be active and attend practices.
Payne is owned by
Dragun. Current members include: Elvis, Funk, Nyte, Tunder, K., Duke, Rotaruc, Vince, SupremeRuler, xAero, Yusei
Tryouts --------------------------------------------
To join Payne, you must challenge one of the tryout hosts to a best of 5 series. Essentially, this means if you are the first to 3 wins, you pass. If you win, you're added to the squad (certain rules against things like excessive lagging might disqualify you, however).
If you lose, you must wait 3 days before attempting another tryout. If no hosts are online but you would like to request a tryout, you may post a request in this thread and I'll arrange one.
In the future, members may have to defend their position in the squad by passing another test -- this prevents inactive members from remaining and keeps the quality of the sparrers within the squad high.
For a detailed description of the tryout process, send a message to
Elvis. His ship contains a room dedicated to the squad which has signs describing the rules of Payne tryouts.
Current tryout hosts: Elvis, Tunder, Funk, Vince, K. (Kronik)
We've had many tryouts already but hope people will continue to practice and tryout so that we can keep the iZone sparring community healthy and competitive, and so that we'll have the strongest SST teams possible!
News -----------------------------------------------
[9/21/13] Congrats to Yusei for winning the Vibe spar tournament!
[9/2/13] Right now Elvis is in the middle of hosting a spar tournament for his squad Vibe. We're using the tournament to find a new member for Payne! You can follow the progress at this link: www.challonge.com/graalzonespartourney
If you're participating in the tournament and both you and your opponent are online, you can message any of the Payne tryout hosts or Dragun to witness your match. The first to 5 wins progresses to the next round. We're still in the middle of round 1 and it will likely last a few days up to a week.
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