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Midas Mode is a new game mode developed by Moonduck. The concept was first announced in February 2017 and the first iteration of the tournament was held in November 2017. 8 teams from North America and Europe participated.
Format
- Four North American and four European teams are split into two separate divisions
- Each division plays a Bo3 round-robin in group stage:
- Last placed team will be eliminated
- Top seed qualifies directly for the Grand Finals
- The remaining two teams play an extra Bo3 series for the final spot in the Grand Finals
- Tie-breaker rules:
- Number of games won
- Most Moonbucks
Rules
Basic rules:
- Each team starts the tournament with 7,500 M
- Things that cost M
- Picking or banning a hero
- Their price is based on factors such as popularity and win rate
- The cost changes match by match
- Pausing
- Choosing side (Blind Auction)
- Picking or banning a hero
- Things that give M
- Randoming
- Passing on bans
- Completing bounties
- Every day the community suggests challenges
- Awards are doubled if the game is won
- Betting on the matches in the other bracket (max bet of 500 M)
- Running out of M has a number of penalties
- Teams can only pick the cheapest heroes
- Cannot ban heroes, choose sides or pause the match