2008 MLG PC Circuit - WoW Rules
By MLG Admin | Published: May 5, 2008 10:25pm EST
2008 PC Circuit Information
1. No leaving the normal boundaries of a Map. 2. No wall jumping. 3. No looking at an opposing Team’s monitor or projected screens by Players or Coaches. 4. Breaking any of Rules #1-3 will result in a Forfeit of the Game. 5. Any sign of cheating may result in a Forfeit of the Game and possible ejection. 6. Players must use their registered MLG Username during all Games. No Team Name abbreviations are allowed. 7. No Warm-Up Games may be played outside of scheduled Warm-Up periods. 8. During scheduled Warm-Up periods the winners can stay, but the losers must get up. 9. During scheduled Warm-Up periods, Teams still active in the Event have priority over open Stations. 10. In the case of a Computer/Monitor malfunction or a Character falling below the Map, the Game will be restarted from the beginning unless one Team had 2 more living Characters than the opposing Team. 11. Games started without the approval of a referee will be restarted. 12. If a Team fails to report to their Station within 5 minutes of the announcement, they will Forfeit the 1st Game. 10 minutes after the announcement, a Team will Forfeit the 2nd Game. 15 minutes after the announcement, a Team will Forfeit their Best of 5 Game Match. Equipment 1. Players may bring their own mouse, keyboard, headphones, and mouse pad. 2. All Players must submit their mouse, keyboard, and headphone driver requirements by 11:59 PM ET on Monday, September 29th. No drivers, that have not been previously submitted, will be installed at the Dallas Competition. 3. All Player equipment is subject to approval. 4. Players may not use 3rd party Add-ons. 5. Players may not change the Computer/Monitor sound and video settings. 6. All User Interface setups will be confined to the Blizzard default options. 7. All interface changes must be supervised by a WoW Referee or the WoW Tournament Director. Open Bracket 1. The Open Bracket is a Best of 5 Game Match, Double Elimination Bracket. 2. After losing a Match, Teams will fall into the Losers Bracket. 3. A Match loss in the Losers Bracket will result in elimination from the Event. 4. Teams may consist of 3 or 4 Players. 5. Teams must submit their Roster of Players/Characters to the Referee prior to the start of Games 1, 3, and 5. 6. Before Games 3 and 5, Teams will be given 5 minutes to change Players, Characters, Settings, and redistribute Talent Points. 7. Teams will be seeded randomly. 8. All Gear will be standard Season 2 Arena Gear. 9. Arena 3v3 will be used for all Games. 10. Each Game will have a 20 minute time limit. 11. If both Teams have 3 living Characters at the time limit, the Game will end in a tie. 12. If one Team has a 3-1 living Character advantage at the time limit, that Team will be awarded the Game victory. 13. If the time limit is reached, at least one Character has died, and neither Team has a living Character advantage greater than 1, the Game will continue in a 5 minute overtime period. 14. If, at the end of overtime, one Team has a 3-1 living Character advantage, that Team will be awarded the Game victory. All Games that reach the end of overtime without a 3-1 living Character advantage will end in a tie. 15. Games that end in a tie must be replayed with a 10 minute time limit and the same Map, Players, Characters, Settings, and Talent Points. Players will only be able to change their Gear. 16. Maps will be randomly selected, for each Game by Blizzard’s Matchmaking system. 17. No Game Type may be played more that two times in a Best of 5 Game Match. 18. No Game Type may be played more than four times in a Best of 11 Game Match. 19. If the random selection of the Map is causing a significant delay, the WoW Tournament Director may allow for a Map to be played more than the allowed number of times for a Best of 5 or Best of 11 Game Match. The WoW Tournament Director may also allow for a different Map to be played, if random selection is causing a significant delay, when a tied Game must be replayed. 20. If Teams meet for a 2nd time in the Open Bracket, their Match will expand to a Best of 11, include the previous Match, and pick up where that Match left off. For example, if Team A beat Team B 3 Games to 0 in the Winners Bracket, the Best of 11 will resume with Game 4 and Team A leading 3 Games to 0. Before Games 7, 9, and 11, Teams will be given 5 minutes to change Players, Characters, Settings, and redistribute Talent Points. 21. If the Teams meeting in the Finals have not yet faced each other in the Open Bracket and the Team coming from the Losers Bracket wins a Match, another Match must be played to break the tie since both Teams would only have one Match loss. |
