[WPL2] Ruleset

RULESET

INDEX


§ 1 Rules
§ 1.1 General
§ 1.2 Roster
§ 2 Format
§ 2.1 General
§ 2.2 Ladder stage
§ 2.3 Elimination stage
§ 3 Server settings
§ 4 Rule Violations and Disputes
§ 4.1 Violations
§ 4.2 Disputes
§ 4.3 Punishments
§ 5 Images


§ 1 RULES


§ 1.1 GENERAL
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[*]Players are expected to be respectful of their fellow players and staff, both on the forums and in a official match.
[*]The rules are not all-encompassing; you are required to follow the letter of the rules and expected to follow the spirit of the rules. Do not act against your own better judgement.
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§ 1.2 ROSTER
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[*]Team rosters must consist of at-least 10 players.
[*]Should a player not be on a roster and play for a team, then the player will be treated as a member of said team and will be added to their roster.
[*]Any player who has not yet played in a WPL match may join a team at any time. However, once a player has played for one team they may not play for another team until the transfer week. The transfer week will take place in the third week of the ladder-stage. After the transfer week ends, players will not be able to transfer teams, unless under special exemption from the administration team.
[*]In order for a team to register, they must elect a player to be captain to handle all issues pertaining to the tournament for their team. Teams are also permitted to list a co-captain to help manage the team.
[*]When the single-elimination phase of the tournament begins, teams will only be permitted to make two substitutions to their roster.
[*]Team banners must abide by the TaleWorlds forum rules.
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§ 1.3 MATCHES
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[*]You will have until Tuesday, 11:59PM (EST) to finish your match for the week.
[*]By entering your team into the tournament, you understand the obligation of playing at least seven weeks of matches as a team; joining the tournament and leaving during the ladder stage is harmful to the proceedings of the tournament.
[*]Only team members, referees, administrators and streamers are permitted to be on the server during a WPL match.
[*]Any discriminate or malicious language used during an official match will result in a punishment for the offending party or team.
[*]All matches must be played on dedicated Warband Pro League servers. Teams are not allowed to play an official tournament match on another server, unless a tournament administrator agreed to allow them to beforehand.
[*]Both teams have to agree to play on a particular server. If teams cannot agree on a particular server, they must ask a referee or tournament administrator for a decision.
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§ 2 FORMAT


§ 2.1 GENERAL
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[*]Khergit Khanate is not a usable faction.
[*]Each match will consist of two maps, each map consisting of two first-to-three sets. Rounds will count both towards the match win and towards the round differential, which acts as a tiebreaker in the standings.
[*]The higher seeded team will start the match as the top spawn in the first set. They will then swap spawns for the remainder of the match.
[*]Each team is required to play exactly 8 players; should a team be unable to do so, the other team can play the match out or request a default.
[*]If a team forfeits mid-match, all remaining rounds shall be scored for the opposing team.
[*]Upon the change of the map, the first round will not be live.
[*]Teams are granted 5 minutes of preparation between each set, and 10 minutes between each map. After this period ends, either team may request for a "live on re" meaning the match will be considered live upon reset even if one side is not ready to play.
[*]Substitutions are allowed between rounds, meaning you can substitute any player at any time during the match.
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§ 2.2 LADDER STAGE
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[*]The WPL will be played in a ladder system, lasting seven weeks.
[*]Teams are sorted in the ladder firstly by total points, secondly by the Buchholz score of their opponents and thirdly by round difference.
[*]Teams are awarded 0 points for a loss, 1 point for a draw and 3 points for a win.
[*]Teams are assigned levels according to how many matches they have won.

• Level 0: 0 Wins
• Level 1: 1 Win
• Level 2: 2 Wins
• Level 3: 3 Wins
• Level 4: 4 Wins
• Level 5: 5 Wins
• Level 6: 6 Wins
• Level 7: 7 Wins

[*]Maps and their corresponding factions will be pre-determined by the administrative team.
[*]The weekly match-ups are made by the teams themselves during "pick nights". These pick nights take place every Tuesday between 18:30 and 20:00 GMT. Each team is allotted a time slot of two minutes to pick their opponents.
[*]Picking order is prioritised as follows:

• Teams with zero points that were in the WPL the previous week.
• Teams that have joined the WPL in the current week.
• Teams yet to pick with the lowest number of points
• Should teams have an equal number of points, then the team with the highest Bucholz score is given priority, following this rounds won is used to determine the order between teams with equal Bucholz score.
• Week one match-ups will be selected randomly.

[*]Teams may not pick a team they played against in the previous week or a team more than one level above them, unless there is no other alternative.
[*]If a team misses their pick or makes an in-valid pick, their pick is randomized from any of the next 3 teams in the picking order that lost their latest match or are new to the ladder. Failing that, the pick is taken from the next team in the picking order that lost their last match or is new to the ladder. Failing that, the pick is randomized from any of the next 3 teams in the picking order.
[*]If a team only has two teams to choose from and one of the teams sat out the previous week, they must pick that team.
[*]If the league has an odd number of teams, the team that has first pick will be awarded a default win.
[*]If two teams fail to play their match within the deadline, for the purposes of the next pick night they will be treated as if they had won their match and lost all rounds.
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§ 2.2 ELIMINATION STAGE
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[*]The final seeding from the ladder stage will determine the bracket for the elimination stage.
[*]The top eight EU and NA teams will advance into their regional knockouts.
[*]This regional elimination stage will follow a single elimination format; losing your match at the quarter final stage will result in your elimination from the tournament.
[*]There will be a third and fourth place match to determine seeding for the International stage.
[*]The International stage will take the top four teams from each region and place them in a single-elimination bracket.
[*]There will be an extra consolation match for third and fourth place.
[*]For each knockout match maps will be picked by the teams themselves during a pick night held on Tuesday. Factions will be determined in advance by the tournament administration using a random number generator.
[*]If the score is tied at the end of a match, a third map will be randomized from the unpicked or unbanned maps, as will factions.
[*]The servers that teams will play on during this stage will be left to the staffs discretion. We will give teams a handful of servers to try out, and where-ever the pings are closest to equal is where the match will be played.[/list]


§ 3 SERVER SETTINGS




§ 4 RULINGS


§ 4.1 VIOLATIONS
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[*]Altering files for an advantage. Cosmetic changes, such as round timers and crosshairs, do not count.
[*]Exploiting glitches on maps. Glitches are defined as areas in match which, if exploited, gives one team an advantage over the other that was not intended by the map maker.
[*]Joining of another teams voice communication to gather information.
[*]When requested by the match referee (at the beginning of the round) players should take a screenshot of their game view while holding their primary weapon. Players should ensure the screenshot contains the referee message, the scoreboard and buildings/other textures/players and post it on the forum within 30 minutes of the match ending. Failing to comply with any part of this rule will result in a 1 match ban for that player.
[*]Playing for a team which you are not on the roster of.
[*]Spawning in a ninth player for the purpose of dropping gear for his team.
[*]Impersonation of staff members.
[*]The admin team is not all-knowing and as such if an instance comes up that does not necessarily fit any of the points shown above, they still reserve the right to deem it cheating, and thus to take the appropriate actions.
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§ 4.2 DISPUTES
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[*]If a dispute arises by either participating teams during any match, the tournament administrators will review it privately with the team captains. If no solution comes of this, the administrators will discuss the situation amongst themselves, and decide whether the match must be repeated. If no administrators are present both teams must finish the match and contact an administrator afterwards.
[*]Tournament administrators are ineligible to make rulings on matters directly affecting their own team.
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§ 4.3 PUNISHMENTS
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[*]Any violation that occurs during a live round of the tournament and is determined to have an effect on the outcome of that round will result in the immediate or retroactive loss of that round for the offending party.
[*]Penalties will follow a severity system, and for every repeat offense, the severity will increase. The levels of severity are the following:

• Low severity; A warning or suspension lasting one match.
• Moderate severity; A suspension lasting three matches.
• High severity; A suspension for the whole WPL season.

[*]The severity of the violation is determined by the administration, and will be determined for every individual case, though precedent set by previous infractions will be taken into account.
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§ 5 IMAGES

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