About TopGamersZone Limited
The TopGamersZone website is the platform we've introduced to provide the roadmap to professional gaming and offers you a brand new, fully-interactive experience where you can battle it out online for the chance to win big prizes and become an eSports legend along the way.
TopGamersZone is the first gaming site in the world that uses a unique member integrity rating system, an integrated match negotiating system to agree and confirm play dates/times and a game skill level entry criteria for every competitive league and tournament to ensure that every member enjoys the best possible gaming experience.
Every competitive league and tournament also provides real- to- life fixture schedules covering the duration of every league season and all tournament competitions so you know exactly who and when you are playing. In addition, members can also challenge each other to head to head matches for fun, glory or cash.
If you're a gamer and you compete and communicate regularly with your online friends, you need an online site as dedicated and focused on gaming as you are then TopGamersZone is the place for you! Our unique blend of member features, coupled with the latest gaming news and reviews makes TopGamersZone the gaming community site for PC and Console gamers alike and will enable you to grow your online gamer network and build your reputation as fast as your skills will take you.
Facilitating competitions across all major gaming platforms and an extensive list of game titles, TopGamersZone is the place of interest for all your gaming needs.
TopGamersZone: FAQs
Joining TopGamersZone is completely FREE and couldn't be easier! Simply click on the ‘Register' link, fill in the online registration form and click ‘submit'. You will then receive an e-mail confirmation.
Simply follow the instructions within the email to activate your membership. With an ‘active' membership you can access all areas of the site when you login.
The first thing you'll need to do is tell us what gaming platform(s) you're using by going to the ‘My Platforms & Games' section in the Personal Details menu. Once you've added your platform details you'll automatically be taken to the 'games' page which contains details of all games supported by the site. You'll see a link for each platform you've registered and to add games simply click the platform then select all of the games you own - GamerTags for each game title will default to the GamerTag you've registered for each platform but can be changed when you select your games if you have a different GamerTag for a specific game title.
Now you've added your gaming platform and games, you can search the site's member directory to find friends, start making new ones by sending invites and messages or start making challenges, join leagues and enter tournaments to take the first steps turning your net play into net pay!
I'm Ready to Play, now what? Get Gaming!
There are three ways members can compete - Head to Head Challenges, Competitive Leagues or Tournament Play, each having its own ‘zone' within the site.
Head to Head challenge matches are generated by Members but League and Tournament matches are generated by the Site and all are available to Members 24/7.
Within the 'Get Gaming' area in the navigation menu there are various 'zones' to make it easy for members to buy credits, negotiate/agree a date/time and location to play matches, view matches they are scheduled to play, create head to head challenges, join leagues and tournaments and these 'zones' are explained in more detail below.
Buy Credits
This is where you go to purchase game credits which you will need to enter Competitive Leagues and Tournaments or bet against other members in Head to Head Challenges. All credit purchases can be made via credit card or bank transfer using PayPal and therefore completely secure.
Negotiating Zone
Once a Head to Head Challenge is created or leagues and tournaments fixture lists are produced, ALL matches start in the negotiating stage to allow members the opportunity to agree a specific date/time and location to play their matches prior to the submission deadline. In the 'negotiating' zone members can message each other to agree date/time & location to ensure all matches are played prior to the submission cut-off.
In Head to Head challenges, there are no time restrictions on how long the negotiations can last. However, for both leagues and tournaments, the time restrictions are determined by the fixtures schedule so members must agree a date/time/location and then play their matches and submit their results prior to the submission deadline stated.
Our unique disputes handling process is able to determine whether or not Members have used the on-site negotiating feature to agree play dates/times/locations with their opponents. Members who fail to agree a date/time/location using the negotiation feature will be deemed to have forfeited those matches and will therefore be awarded a 'loss' for those matches but their opponent will be awarded a 'win' provided they have attempted to agree dates/times/locations. In the unlikley event both players fail to use the on-site negotiating feature, they will both be deemed to have forfeited and awarded a loss accordingly.
My Matches Zone
This is where you can view all of your matches. You can see matches you're due to play today, matches scheduled in the future or review past matches you've already played in.
Challenge Zone
Within the Challenge Zone, Members can post two types of challenges - Open challenges to all members or private challenges to specific members of members in their friends list.
To post a challenge, members must click the ‘create a challenge' link which will open the challenges page. From this page, use the drop box to select the type of challenge you want to post - friend, public, user - then click submit. If you select friend or user, you will be taken to the relevant page where you can select a specific opponent which will then take you to the ‘create a challenge form'. If you select ‘open' you will be taken directly to the ‘create a challenge' form.
Use the ‘create a challenge' form to select the game/platform you wish to make a challenge on then specify what amount of credits you want to play for. If you input ‘zero' the challenge will be treated as a friendly and no credits will be deducted from either competitor.
If you enter an amount in the ‘credit amount' box, The ‘fee' will be automatically deducted from your member account as soon as the challenge is posted and from your opponent's member account as soon as they accept a challenge. In the event the challenge isn't accepted, the credits will be refunded.
After entering a credit amount, specify the preferred date and time you'd like to play the match and use the text box at the bottom of the form to propose a location - i.e. game room, etc.
You can also view all open challenges in this zone by clicking the 'View Open Callenges' link aand decide if you want to accept any challenges available.
Leagues Zone
Members can join competitive leagues for games/platforms they have registered with the site at any time provided they meet the minimum member integrity score and skill level requirements. To ensure our leagues are as fair and competitive as possible, Members can only join leagues at a skill level equal to or above their own but can not join leagues below their own skill level. To find out what leagues are available go to the ‘League Zone' and you will see a list of all available leagues. The minimum number of players required before any league can start is 10 but the maximum allowed is unlimited.
Leagues will work on a group table basis and points will be awarded for wins (3pts). Each league participant will be required to play all of their scheduled matches and feedback their game results via the ‘submit' link in the Leagues zone after playing their fixtures.
To join a league, simply click on ‘Leagues Zone' in the navigation menu to view all available leagues. If you see a league you want to join simply click the 'join league' link and this will take you to the League sign-up form. The name of the game/platform and credit entry fee will be noted. To enter the league click submit - the credit entry fee will automatically be deducted from your member account and the main screen within the ‘League Zone' will be updated to show which leagues you've signed up to.
Once all places have been filled / joining cut-off time has passed, a fixtures schedule will be produced detailing matches each league competitor must play over the ‘season' and this will be displayed in the league zone of the site.
*In every competitive league TopGamersZone hosts, the top 33% participating will win back their entry fee. In addition, the top 3 people would split the remainder of the pot with 60% going to first place, 30% going to second place and 10% to third place. So if there are 20 people participating in a league and they each paid an entry fee of 20 credits, the total ‘pot' would be 400 credits. The top 33% (6 members) would get their entry fee back (120 credits) which would then leave a remaining pot of 280 credits which would be split 60/30/10 between the members finishing 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. If only 3 people participated with the same entry fees paid, the person finishing in 1st would receive 100% of the pot.
There are links in the ‘League Zone' page to help you navigate your way through the various stages of the competition and these are as follows:
Fixtures: Where you can see a list of all scheduled matches for the entire league. To view your own matches only, go to the 'my matches' section of the site.
Rankings: Where you can see your overall ranking within the league
Tournament Zone
TopGamersZone will host a number of tournaments (Normal & One-Day) across various game titles and platforms which will be open to all members who have registered those games/platforms with the site and who meet the minimum integrity score requirements. To find out what tournaments are available go to the ‘Tournament Zone' and you will see a list of all available tournaments. The minimum number of players required before any tournament can start is 8 but the maximum allowed is unlimited.
Normal Tournaments work in two stages: a single group stage then knock-out rounds.
At the outset, all participants will be pulled into a single group and a tournament fixtures schedule will be produced which, depending on the overall number of participants, will require every member to play a minimum of three matches. Participants will be awarded three points (3 pts) for every win and zero points (0 pts) for a loss. Points won in the initial group stage of each tournament will determine who advances to the knock-out stages. The exact number going through will differ depending on the overall number of participants but on average, the top 33% will progress to the knock-out stages where they will compete in a 50/50 knock-out competition. In the unlikley event the number of players on level points exceeds the number that should advance to the knock-out stages of a tournament, integrity score, skill level then, if necessary, first to have joined the site, will be used to determine who progresses to the knock-out stages.
Thereafter, winners from each 50/50 competition will advance to subsequent knock-out stages until an overall tournament winner is determined.
Remember, the time restrictions for submitting results are determined by the fixtures schedule so you need to agree the date/time/location and then play your matches and submit your results prior to the submission deadline stated. Any members who fail to feedback their results prior to the deadline will be deemed to have forfeited and therefore, in the group stages, be awarded a loss and in the knock-out stages, be eliminated therefore losing their entry fee.
One-Day Tournaments work strictly on a 50/50 knock-out basis.
At the outset, all participants will be pulled into a single group and drawn against an opponent which will be visible in the tournament fixtures schedule. Unlike normal tournaments, matches in one-day tournaments must be played and results submitted by no later than the submission deadline stated - there is no 'negotiating' feature. Please use the site's internal messaging feature to agree a specific game room/location and time with your opponent. Submitted results will be updated in the tournament rankings / subsequent round fixtures once the match deadline has passed. Remember, as in normal tournaments, membrs who fail to feedback results prior to the submission deadline will be deemed to have forfeited and will be awarded a loss and therefore eliminated from the tournament.
To join a tournament, simply click on the ‘Signup' link at the right side of the table and this will take you to the Tournament sign-up form - the name of the Tournament, game/platform and credit entry fee will be noted. To enter the tournament click submit. The credit entry fee will then be automatically deducted from your member account and the main screen within the ‘Tournament Zone' will be updated to show which tournaments you've signed up to.
Once all places have been filled / joining cut-off time has passed, a fixtures schedule will be produced detailing matches each tournament competitor must play over the ‘season' and this will be displayed in the tournament zone of the site.
There are links in the ‘Tournament Zone' page to help you navigate your way through the various aspects of the competition and these are as follows:
Fixtures: Where you can see a list of all scheduled matches for the entire tournament. To view you own matches only, go to the 'My Matches' section of the site.
Rankings: Where you can see your overall ranking within the tournament
Submit Results
This is where you need to go to submit the results for all matches you play.
How Do I Create or Join a Team?
It's important to note that the team name you use is only exclusive to a specific game/platform combination and that only team captains/managers can access the team profile functions once it has been created.
1) From the main menu, select my platforms & games under the ‘personal details' heading
2) When you click this link, you will open the ‘my games' page which displays a table listing all of the game/platforms you have registered under your user profile.
3) Under the ‘options' heading you will see two links : Edit Game Details and Create Team. To create your own team(s) select the ‘create team' link next to the game/platform that you want to create a team for.
4) When you select the ‘create team' link, you will be taken to a page containing a text box under the heading of ‘name'. Simply type in the Team name you want to use eg. ‘Sniper Killers' and click ‘submit' to create a team profile page for your chosen game/platform combination.
5) After you have submitted your chosen team name, you will be taken to the ‘select an avatar' page. If you have a team avatar you want to use, simply click the ‘browse' button, select from your computer the image you want to use then click ‘submit' . If you don't have a team avatar at this stage, don't worry, you can add one later - just go ahead and click submit.
6)You will now be taken to your team profile page. At the very top of your team profile page (just under the heading ‘Team Profile' there are three links - a)Set Avatar, b)Set Message and c)Invite New Member.
6a) Set Avatar - Select this link if you want to change / add a new avatar for your team profile. If you do select this link you will be taken to the ‘select an avatar' page. Just follow the instructions as detailed in item 6 above.
6b) Set Message - Select this link if you want to add a message to the ‘team wall' on your team profile page. When you select this link you will be taken to the ‘set profile message' page where you can add a personal team message in the text box. Once you've added your message click ‘submit' to load the message to your team profile. This message can be edited/changed at any time by simply selecting the ‘set message link' from your team profile page.
6c) Invite New Team Member - once you've created a team profile you need to recruit team members. When you select the ‘invite new team member' link, you will be taken to a page where you will see a drop box under the heading of ‘Select person to invite'.
There are two options available in the drop box - friend or user. If you have already added site members to your ‘friends list' select friend, or select user if you want to invite a member that isn't on your friend list, then click submit.
6c(i) If you selected ‘friend' you will be taken to your friends list where you will see a link called ‘invite to team' under the ‘details' heading. Simply select that link for each friend you want to invite to join your team. (Note: you will need to hit your back button after each invite is sent to go back to your friends list invite more members.)
6c(ii) If you select ‘user' you will be taken to the site's user directory. (Note: At this stage you will need to know the username of the member you want to invite.) From the user directory, select the link next to the letter that matches the first letter of the username of the member you want to invite. This will open a page containing a list of all members whose username starts with that letter. Simply find the username of the member you want to invite then select the ‘team invite' link next to their username to invite them to join your team.
7) Once you have sent a team invite, a message will immediately be sent to the invited member giving them the option to either accept or decline your invitation. They must login to the site, check their messages and respond - if they accept it they will automatically be uploaded to your team roster and if the decline, they won't be added.
8) If, as a team captain/manager, you want to remove a member from your team, from your team profile page, simply select the ‘kick member' link next to their username and they will automatically be removed.
If you are still having problems or have any queries just send tgzadmin a PM or message via the main site.
** Remember - team captains/managers are responsible for joining any team competitions the site runs but before they can do that, they need to create team profiles and add team members.
Once you've created your team profile and recruited/added your team members to your roster you're ready to join our team competitions. See our full ''Rules of Play' for full details about general site rules as well as team /roster rules.
Member Integrity Scores and What they Mean?
Every TopGamerZone Member has an ‘integrity Score' from the first time the play a match via the site. This ‘Integrity Score' can be used by Members to select opponents and will be used by the site to set league and tournament entry criteria to help ensure ALL Members get the best possible gaming experience at all times. Its easy to see just how important the ‘Member Integrity' score is and how if forms a key part of each member's overall profile when you read on below.
The best possible score any Member can get is 100% and the worse is 0%. Member Integrity Scores are shown next to every Member's user ID and act as a symbol of trust and experience in the TopGamersZone Community. The higher the Integrity Score, the more positive gaming experiences the Member has been involved in.
Every time the result a Member submits doesn't match with the result their opponent has submitted, a ‘dispute' notice against that both Members is logged by TopGamersZone. We then take the percentage of games that Member has played where no ‘dispute notices were raised and subtract the percentage of games where a ‘dispute notice' was logged to work out the ‘Member Integrity' Score. So if Member X played 100 games and had 10 dispute notices raised, the percentage of games with no ‘dispute notices raised would be 90% and the percentage of games with a ‘dispute notice' would be 10%. We would then take 90% minus 10% and give that Member an ‘Integrity Score' of 80% - pretty good eh? However, if Member X had played the same 100 games but had 30 ‘dispute notices', we would take 70% minus 30% and give them a ‘Member Integrity' Score of 40% - not so good! What about brand new members? Well, it works for them too. If new Member X only played one game but had zero ‘dispute notices' raised, we would take 100% minus 0% which would give them a ‘Member Integrity' score of 100% - fantastic!
In addition to the ‘Member Integrity' score, Members can rate their opponent's sportsmanship everytime they submit match results. After posting results via the site, members will be directed to a feedback form where they can rate their opponent's sportsmanship on a scale of 0% to 100% to reflect their gameplay experience.
These ‘Sportsmanship' ratings and will automatically appear within the opponent User Profile. Every member will be able to review other members' Sportsmanship, Skill and Integrity scores before making or accepting head to head challenges and TopGamersZone will use these Sportsmanship scores when handling match result disputes.
How do you know who won or lost
Once members have connected via their respective platforms and played their game, they must submit their game results via TopGamersZone.com using the ‘Submit' link in the respective game zone (Challenge, League, Tournament).
TopGamersZone will then collate the submissions, confirm they agree, then update the match results on the site. In the case of Head to Head Challenges, TopGamersZone will then deposit the total number of credits won into the winner's member account or allocate the correct number of points to the league/tournament table. Once a league ‘season' or tournament competition has ended and all results are confirmed, TopGamersZone will deposit the total number of credits won into each winner's member account.
In the unlikely event submitted results across any competition can't be reconciled, the match outcome is automatically put into ‘dispute'. Depending on which competition is being played, different rules for handling disputes apply.
How much money can players win?
There are no restrictions on the amount of money members can win, other than their own skills and abilities to win matches. The size of the prize ‘pot' is determined by the total number of members who join a competition (league/tournament) and the size of the credit entry fee. So, if the credit entry fee is 10 credits and the tournament has 20 players, the total prize ‘pot' would be 200 credits. In the Head to Head competitions, members making challenges determine the amount of credits they are willing to play for when they post a challenge and when another member accepts it, they too are agreeing to that amount. So, if someone raises a head to head challenge for 500 credits their member account would be debited by that amount. As soon as another member accepts that challenge, their member account would also be debited 500 credits making the overall ‘pot' 1000 credits which would be awarded to the winner.
There are no restrictions on the amount of game credits members can purchase and members are free to ‘cash in' their credits at any time. TopGamersZone will buy back Game Credits (GCs) at any time at a price of £0.068 per credit. Please allow up to 10 working days for funds to credit your bank account.
How much does it cost to join TopGamersZone?
Joining TopGamersZone is completely FREE and members are able to compete head to head against each other for zero credits to build their skill levels, integrity and feedback scores, get the latest news and reviews on all things relating to gaming or simply hook up with fellow gamers and make new friends in an exciting and fun gamer community.
Game Credits must be purchased from TopGamersZone in order to enter into any of our competitive leagues and/or tournaments or to be able to make head to head challenges to other members for cash. To purchase Game Credits, you need to be at least 18 years old or have parental consent. Game Credits will be sold to members at a cost of £0.10 per credit but if you prefer to buy in bulk, you can purchase between 2501 and 5000 credits at a cost of £0.09 per credit and if you purchase 5001 credits or more they will cost £0.08.
What can TopGamersZone do for me?
TopGamersZone offers a range of services - featuring leagues and tournaments, detailed user profiles, match scheduling, on site messaging and more. Sign up to create your own profile and get in touch with other gamers across the globe. Play games solo or as part of a team, chat on our forum, check out what's happening in our site news feeds or have a browse through our rss news and reviews.
- JOIN: Joining TopGamersZone is completely FREE!
- MEET: Network with some of the top and most interesting gamers from around the world and add them to your growing list of online friends
- CHALLENGE: Join leagues, tournaments or make head to head challenges with other members. to start down the road and winning cash
- PLAY: Start honing your skills and building your reputation playing games in all of the leagues, tournaments and head to head competitions you've signed up to
- WIN: If you win them it will come......the fun, the glory, the cash!
- TELL YOUR FRIENDS: Get them involved by telling them to sign up on the site, join leagues and tournaments and interact on the forum
TOPGAMERSZONE LTD ("TopGamersZone.com", "TopGamersZone", "TGZ", "Compete4Cash") continues to expand worldwide attracting gamers of all levels from every continent offering Members competitions spanning all major gaming platforms, an extensive selection of video game titles and the opportunity to sign-up 24/7, 365 days a year.
As a company, TopGamersZone are totally commitment to raising the profile of esports and supporting the development of professional gaming. We want to empower Gamers by providing a fun, secure arena and potential roadmap that provides them with a gateway in to competitive gaming, ongoing opportunities to develop their skills competing in our various online leagues and tournaments and clear, structured stages of progression through the various skill classes, ultimately equipping them with invaluable competitive gaming experience along the way that will help them enjoy success in the fast growing international professional gaming scene.Headquartered and registered in Scotland, UK, TopGamersZone Limited (SC344115) is a wholly owned subsidiary of privately held GHS Ventures Limited, (SC327617).
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