HellBall Tournament
14th - 22nd February 2186
This HellBall TournamentSTM marks the first official event of this competitive format. While active participation requires affiliation with a HellDads Division, the event itself is fully public, and all citizens of Super Earth are encouraged to follow the tournament through our official channels and live streams.
Goal of the Game
Score points by causing the accidental death of your opponents, preferably by using melee attacks against their active shield.
Rules
- Players compete in teams of two (2 vs 2) for one mission (match). Both players on a team must wear the same cape. Flip a coin to select a mission and difficulty.
- Players may only engage other players while wearing a shield backpack (SH-32 Shield Generator Pack).
- Any direct damage to another player’s health is a foul, including offensive stratagems. However, melee attacks against an active shield are explicitly allowed!
- Death of an opposing player caused by direct damage, results in an immediate disqualification.
- A disqualified player must drop their shield backpack and remain in the match until the end. They may no longer actively participate.
- Deliberately playing for time is not allowed, players must reinforce others and re-equip their shield backpack as quickly as possible.
- In all fairness, when technical issues occur, restart or reschedule the match.
Rule violations result in a yellow card as a warning. A second violation results in a red card, with immediate disqualification. Any disqualification leads to an exclusion from the following match. The team may replace disqualified players in the next match.
In 2084, in an attempt to control violence among deep space Helldivers, the Super Earth Armed Forces legalized no-holds-bared fighting. PermaCura Corporation, working with the SEAF, established a series of leagues and bloody public exhibitions. The fight's popularity grew with their brutality. Soon, PermaCura discovered that the public matches were their most profitable enterprise.
The professional league was formed; a cabal of the most democratic and skilled Helldivers throughout the Galaxy, selected to fight in a Grand Tournament. Now it is 2186, 100 years have passed since founding of the death match. Profits from the Tournament number in the hundreds of billions.
You have been selected to fight in the professional league organized by the HellDads Parental Corps. Your strength and courage are legendary. The time has come to prove you are the best, to crush your enemies, to win the Tournament.
Tournament
This tournament is open to all HellDads Divisions; each will assemble a team of players during the qualification rounds and select their best lineup to participate in the upcoming matches.
Qualification
Group Matches
The Finals
Scoring
Every death counts regardless of whether it was caused by a foul or a rightful accidental kill; the team with the lowest total number of deaths wins the match. A team with two disqualified players automatically loses the match. A screenshot of the mission statistics screen on the Super Destroyer is mandatory for reporting the results.
Winning = 3 points | Draw = 1 point | Losing = 0 points
Important: There must be a clear and unambiguous winner; in the event of a draw in the finals, an additional match must be played to determine the winner.
Event Channel
Please follow our dedicated event channel for the HellBall TournamentSTM on Discord. Here we will make all major announcements, coordinate the matches and have our team of organizers and judges ready to ensure a fair and competitive tournament.
Our goal is to provide live-stream coverage, allowing everyone to watch and follow the matches in real time. Instructions for players and viewers will be shared in this channel.
Terms of Service & Participation Agreement
By participating in, observing, being adjacent to, or being aware of the existence of the HellBall TournamentSTM (“the Event”), the participant (“the Participant”) confirms that participation is voluntary, intentional, and undertaken with full acceptance of all known, unknown, foreseeable, unforeseeable, accidental, intentional, and statistically inevitable consequences. The Event is conducted under the unified authority of Super Earth through the Ministry of Unity.
The Participant acknowledges that HellBallSTM constitutes a high-risk competitive activity and agrees that any injury, loss, damage, psychological impact, reputational harm, or untimely demise occurring before, during, or after participation shall not be considered the responsibility of the Ministry of Unity, Super Earth, the HellDads Parental Corps, or any affiliated ministries, councils, representatives, sentries, contractors, observers, or statistically uninvolved parties. All outcomes, including but not limited to falling, crushing, burning, drowning, friendly accidents, delayed reinforcements, or acts of sudden heroism, are accepted as integral to the Event.
The Event is sponsored by PermaCura, a subsidiary of the Ministry of Unity and manufacturer of medical stims for the Super Earth Armed Forces (SEAF). Sponsorship by PermaCura shall not be interpreted as an endorsement of any gameplay decisions, tactical approaches, participant behaviour, survival outcomes, or medical expectations. Medical assistance, where provided, is supplied as-is, without warranty, implied safety, or promise of effectiveness.
The Participant accepts full and exclusive responsibility for their actions and decisions during the Event and agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Ministry of Unity and all associated entities from any claims, liabilities, costs, losses, or inquiries arising from participation. The Ministry of Unity explicitly declines responsibility for whether the Participant returns in whole, in part, or at all, and retains the right to remain unimpressed by complaints to the contrary.
All rules governing HellBallSTM are mandatory, final, and subject to immediate reinterpretation or enforcement at the discretion of authorized personnel or circumstances. Failure to comply, deliberate misinterpretation, or creative rule bending may result in penalties, disqualification, or administrative disappointment. Matches may be recorded, streamed, archived, reviewed, edited, reused, or repurposed for entertainment, education, propaganda, or dispute resolution, and participation constitutes irrevocable consent to such use.
Difficulty selection, mission choice, biome selection, and environmental awareness are the sole responsibility of the Participant. Environmental hazards are intentional. Failure to notice them is not. Choosing difficulty 1 may reduce alien interference but may also affect how the Participant is remembered.
This agreement shall be considered binding upon being read, partially read, skimmed, ignored, or existing within reasonable proximity to this document. The Ministry of Unity reserves the right to amend, replace, or retroactively enforce these terms at any time, with or without notice, justification, or explanation.
"HellBall" is a proud Super Trademark (STM) of Super Earth, protected under the vigilant oversight of the Ministry of Unity and the HellDads Parental Corps. Any unauthorized use, replication, or deviation is considered an act of treason and will be dealt with accordingly.
This event is a non-commercial fan project maintained by volunteers of the HellDads gaming community, it is not affiliated with Arrowhead Game Studios or Sony Interactive Entertainment.