Blockchain Badlands, ZenSports, and the Xonotic mission.
Gamer-focused NFT, Blockchain Badlands have partnered up with the esports gaming and sports betting power-house ZenSports. As co-founder of Blockchain Badlands, I cannot explain how exciting it is to feature our first official gaming tournament through the ZenSports platform.
We are thrilled to share that the Blockchain Badlanders will be hosting an exclusive Xonotic tournament on the ZenSports app on December 11th! From their site, Xonotic is an “addictive, arena-style first person shooter with crisp movement and a wide array of weapons”. Having played Xonotic myself, the fast-paced and action packed nature of this FPS will have your palms sweaty and heart racing in no time! All in all, Xonotic is the perfect game for an enjoyable and electrifying competition.
Check out some intense Xonotic game play: (skip to 1 minute for gameplay)
How To Enter the Xonotic Badlander Bash
This unique tournament can be entered exclusively by owning a Badlander NFT.
Badlanders can be purchased on OpenSea or minted via their website!
The tournament will be held on December 11th at 2 PM EST and streamed live to the ZenSports Theta and Twitch channels. Prizes for the contest include $1000 in USDT and 10 Badlander NFTs!
The joining of the Badlands and ZenSports families is an exciting step into the future of empowering gamers and Esports community. As life-long gamers, Badlands NFT is focused on encompassing ALL gamers and entrepreneurs. These tournaments help bridge the gap between traditional gaming and crypto based communities.
Zensports put together a thrilling promo video you can check out below!
Keep your calendar open on December 11, 2021; YOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS THIS TOURNAMENT!
See below for a recap of the important info…
Blockchain Badlands
- Blockchain Badlands is a collection of 10,000 unique NFTs living in dystopian cyber wasteland on the ETH blockchain. Our mission as Badlanders is simple – we will empower NFT-loving gamers more than anyone else has ever done before…Through the combined effort of our team and unwavering community, we have the potential to go farther than ever before into the Esports and NFT market. Check out our socials and other sites! Enter the Badlands…
ZenSports
- ZenSports is a mobile sports betting app that offers more choices to the next generation of sports bettors compared to any other platform. With ZenSports, customers can choose to bet against the house or create their own bets with their own odds and terms (peer-to-peer). Peer-to-peer bets can be shared with friends or anonymously via the app’s mobile marketplace, all without the need for a bookmaker and all right from their phone.. Check out the official ZenSports how to video:
How to Register on Zensports
A.) To register for the tournament, please follow the following step\s. Linked in these steps are ZenSports’ support articles to help you out when getting started!
- Download the ZenSports app.
- Create an Account.
- Register for the Xonotic Badlander Tournament by hitting “More” -> “Play” -> Xonotic Badlander Bash and “Register for the tournament.”
- Link Twitch username and update your display name to match Xonotic username. You can access both of these features by clicking on the top right corner of the app once you have registered for the tournament.
B.) Head to the Blockchain Badlanders Discord and send a message in the “ZenSports Tournaments” channel or message our GM of Esports, kanyeshrayz(Jacob)#1980, to let him know you registered!
Xonotic
- Xonotic is an adrenaline packed FPS. With similar vibes of Halo , Doom, Goldeneye, Xonotic provides a fresh spin on the classic arena style FPS. Interacting with your weapons and environment is heavily touted and adds an extra variable that can be used strategically to engage or avoid incoming enemy assaults. To learn all about the guns in Xonotic, you can do so here.
• How to Download Xonotic
To download Xonotic, please follow these instructions:
1. Head to https://xonotic.org/download/ and choose one of the three download options.
2. Unzip the download file to your preferred file location.
3. Launch and create a Xonotic account!
How to Prepare for Battle
To help our fellow badlanders prepare for the tournament, ZenSports and Blockchain Badlands will be hosting a community Xonotic night on Friday, December 3rd, at 8 PM EST. We will all hop on Xonotic together and help each other learn the mechanics of such an awesome game!
While the Xonotic Badlander Bash will feature 1v1 Duels, playing team-based modes in Xonotic is a ton of fun too!
Not only this, but some of the Xonotic legends who play in the ZenSports Xonotic tournaments will be making themselves available to tutor their fellow badlanders all about the game and how to win! Some of these legends have been playing the game for more than a decade, so the advice they provide will be priceless.
Tournament Details
The Xonotic Badlander Bash will feature up to sixty-four contestants facing off in a bracket-style, double-elimination tournament on the ZenSports app. Player’s will be playing “Duels,” a 1v1 mode with a twelve-minute time limit.
In Duel, players will spawn with only two base weapons and be tasked with picking up the remainder of their arsenal from floor loot. In addition to weaponry, armor and health pickups will also spawn on the map.
Contestants will play all matches with a best-of-one format until the final eight badlanders remain. Each series will then become best-of-three, with the grand finals being a best-of-five.
Tournament organization will occur in the Blockchain Badlands Discord, so make sure you make it clear you have qualified by messaging our GM of Esports, kanyeshrayz(Jacob)#1980, to let him know!
Tournament Prizes
The Xonotic Badlander Bash will feature a prize pool of ten Badlanders + $1000 in USDT. To qualify for the $1000 portion of the prizes, you must be a pre-existing badlander owner at the tournament’s start time.
Specific prize distributions are located on the ZenSports app by heading to the tournament home screen and clicking the “Prize Pool” tab.
Thanks for reading, see you on 12/3 for our first training and 12/11 for the tournament!