Rules & Regulations
Index
Behaviour Rules
§ 1 Conduct
§ 2 Cheating
Tournament Rules
§ 3 Tournament Format
§ 4 Scheduling
§ 5 Maps & Factions
Roster Rules
§ 6 Team Regulations
§ 7 Trades
§ 8 Player Names and ID's
§ 9 Multiteaming
Match Rules
§ 10 Match Server
§ 11 Spectators
§ 12 Gathering Players
§ 13 Match Format
§ 14 Substitutions
§ 15 Tie Breaker
Map Information
Server Module
[anchor=tagBehaviour]Behaviour Rules[/anchor]
[anchor=tag1]§ 1 Conduct[/anchor]
(1) Players should respect both the letter and the spirit of the rules.
(2) In order to maintain a serious and professional environment players must be respectful and polite towards their opponents and anyone else on the forum subboard and the tournament servers. If a player shows a poor attitude and displays rudeness or immaturity he or she will be punished by the tournament administration. The range of punishments reaches from a warning to a ban from of the tournament, depending on the weight of the crime.
(3) Any team that uses, incites or benefits from disruption to the matches, practice sessions or organisation of other teams will face disciplinary action at the admins discretion, up to and including disqualification from the tournament.
[anchor=tag2]§ 2 Cheating[/anchor]
(1) It is strictly prohibited to gain an advantage by modifying texture files or using game modifications such as aimbots or autoblock. Every player that is found to have modified texture files or using game modifications in order to gain an advantage will be banned from the tournament and all his or her team forfeits all relevant rounds.
(2) In case you are unsure whether your game modification is allowed, ask the administration for clarification in your specific case.
(3) The modifications listed in Appendix A are allowed.
(4) When requested by the match referee players must take a screenshot of their game view while holding any kind of ranged weapon or, if they have no ranged weapon, their melee weapon, spear or lance. Players should ensure the screenshot contains the referee message, the scoreboard and buildings or players. Concerned players must post their screenshot within 30 minutes of the match ending on the forums or send it to a tournament admin or the match referee. Failing to comply with any part of this rule may result in a one match ban for that player.
[anchor=tagTournament][anchor=tagBehaviour]Tournament Rules[/anchor]
[anchor=tag3]§ 3 Tournament Format[/anchor]
(1) The tournament will be split into the qualifiers, group stage and the finals.
(2) The winners of the qualifiers will join the top 28 seeded teams in the group stage, the 2 top teams from each group will go through to the finals stage.
(3) The winner of the Finals stage will be named EC5 Champion.
Qualifiers
(4) The qualifiers will have the teams seeded lower than 28th place play for the 4 open spots in the group stage.
Group Stage
(5) The group stage will see the 28 top seeded teams plus 4 winning teams from the qualifiers placed into eight groups. Each group will have the teams play against each other.
(6) The groups will be determined during a special Draw Night. Teams competing will be put into different pots, depending on their seeding. A team from each pot will fill a group, meaning that teams will not be fighting the other teams in their pot until the knockout stage. The selection will be done using a random number generator and each selection will be announced individually. The order of proceedings will begin with pot 1 and work our way upwards to pot 8.
(7) To determine placements within the groups, there will be three stages of matches. In the first stage, the teams within the groups will be randomly organised into two matches. In the second stage, the winners of these matches will play each other and so will the losers. The loser of the losers' match is then placed in 4th and the winner of the winners' match is placed in first. In the third stage, the loser of the winners' match and the winner of the losers' match play off to determine who will be placed 2nd and 3rd.
(8 ) Each group's 2 top teams (placed 1st and 2nd) will progress to the EC5 Knockout stage
Finals Stage
(9) The Finals Stage will see the remaining 16 teams placed into a single elimination bracket, the winner of which will be named EC5 Champion.
(10) For the Single Elimination Bracket teams will be organised such that the 1st and 2nd teams from each group do not meet each other again until the final. Therefore the top 16, Quaterfinals and Semifinals are determined as follows.
- Top 16s
- Top 16 1: Winner Group A versus Runner Up Group H
- Top 16 2: Winner Group B versus Runner Up Group G
- Top 16 3: Winner Group C versus Runner Up Group F
- Top 16 4: Winner Group D versus Runner Up Group E
- Top 16 5: Winner Group E versus Runner Up Group D
- Top 16 6: Winner Group F versus Runner Up Group C
- Top 16 7: Winner Group G versus Runner Up Group B
- Top 16 8: Winner Group H versus Runner Up Group A
- Quarterfinals
- Quarterfinal 1: Top 16 1 versus Runner Up Top 16 8
- Quarterfinal 2: Top 16 2 versus Runner Up Top 16 7
- Quarterfinal 3: Top 16 3 versus Runner Up Top 16 6
- Quarterfinal 4: Top 16 4 versus Runner Up Top 16 5
- Semifinals
- Semifinal 1: Winner Quarterfinal 1 versus Winner Quarterfinal 4
- Semifinal 2: Winner Quarterfinal 2 versus Winner Quarterfinal 3
[anchor=tag4]§ 4 Scheduling[/anchor]
(1) The tournament schedule will tend to look like:
- Qualifier played by Sun 11/6
- Group Stage 1 played by Sun 18/6
- Group stage 2 played by Thurs 22/6
- Group stage 3 played by Mon 26/6
- Top 16 played by Fri 30/6
- QFs played by Tues 04/7
- SFs played by Sat 08/7
- SFs & Final played on Sun 16/7
(2) Matches must be played by the midnight BST on the date given in the fixture thread. The default time will be 19:30 on that date.
(3) Team A must post in the fixture thread, at least 2 dates with a default time of 19:30 BST at least 48 hours before the match deadline. If Team A fails to do this on time Team B may post their preferred time/date.
(3) Team B must select one of those two times/dates (by posting in the fixtures thread) at least 24 hours before the match deadline. If Team B fails to do this Team A may select their preferred time/date.
(4) Teams may agree a non default time by posting in the fixtures thread.
(5) If neither team posts the match must be played on the default date/time.
[anchor=tag5]§ 5 Maps & Factions[/anchor]
(1) Maps and factions will be selected by the administration using a random number generator through the group stage and maps will be picked by teams for the KO stage.
(2) The list of the maps and factions used can be found here.
[anchor=tagRoster][anchor=tagBehaviour]Roster Rules[/anchor]
[anchor=tag6]§ 6 Team Regulations[/anchor]
(1) Every team has to provide the tournament administration with a roster consisting of at least five but a maximum of seven players, all of whom must own valid, legally bought copies of Mount & Blade: Warband.
(2) Any player who has played in a tournament match for a team may not be removed from that roster.
(3) Should a player not be on a roster and play for a team, that player (if eligible) will be deemed to be added to that teams roster. If that player is not eligible or that team already has 7 players that player and that team will be banned from the tournament.
[anchor=tag7]§ 7 Transfers[/anchor]
(1) No roster changes are allowed after the Group Stage.
(2) During the Group Stage any player who has not yet played for a team may be added to a team subject to § 6.1
[anchor=tag8]§ 8 Player Names and ID's[/anchor]
(1) Each team member may be listed by one name only in the team roster. During matches, players should play with that name, including a team tag.
(2) Any game ID listed to a player in a team roster must be unique to that player. Players using a game ID that has been used by any other player at any other point are not eligible to play.
(3) Players must use the ID(s) associated with them on the rosters.
[anchor=tag9]§ 9 Multiteaming[/anchor]
(1) It is strictly prohibited for a player to play for more than one team during this tournament. If a player is found to have played for more than one team at any point he or she will be banned for the rest of the tournament.
(2) In that instance, the second team that player played for (as determined by the admins) will also be banned from the tournament.
[anchor=tagMatch][anchor=tagBehaviour]Match Rules[/anchor]
[anchor=tag10]§ 10 Match Server[/anchor]
(1) All matches must be played on dedicated tournament servers.
(2) Tournament officials will determine which server teams play their matches on and inform captains of the decision. This may be changed by agreement of both teams if a suitable server is available. Any change of server must be announced in the fixture thread before the match.
(3) Captains should post their preferred server locations in the sign ups thread.
(4) The following server settings have to be used during official matches: Combat Speed: Medium, Friendly Fire: %100 to friend; 0% to self, Round Time: 180 seconds, Game Type: Battle, Respawn time: 8 seconds, Gold: All set to %100, Camera: team member’s view, forced MoF spawn at 2 minutes.
[anchor=tag11]§ 11 Spectators[/anchor]
(1) No spectators are allowed in the server during matches aside from tournament officials, who do not need to get permission to spectate a game.
(2) Accredited streamers do not need to get permission to spectate a game, but they must have permission from a tournament official. Other streamers must have permission from both teams in advance of the match start time.
[anchor=tag12]§ 12 Gathering Players[/anchor]
Both teams have 10 minutes to gather their players on the agreed server. If a team fails to turn up with all five players 10 minutes after the agreed match start, the other team will be awarded a default win.
[anchor=tag13]§ 13 Match Format[/anchor]
(1) Each match consists of best of 3 maps. Each map consists of 2 sets and each set consists of 4 rounds, after the first set on each map the teams will swap spawns and factions. Each map will be won by the team that gains the most rounds.
(2) The team shown on the left side of the fixture is Team A, the map shown on the left side of the fixture is Map A and the faction shown on the left side of the fixture is Faction A. The team shown on the left side of the fixtures starts on the first spawn.
(3) Each team must field 5 players. Teams with less than 5 players forfeit the match. Allowances will be made for disconnects up to one player. A team is not allowed to go under 4 players at any given point. If a team goes under 4 players they have to forfeit any remaining rounds which will be added in favour of their opponent to the final score.
(4) In the case of a default, rounds played are recorded as played and unplayed rounds are recorded as the defaulter losing all remaining rounds.
(5) In the case of a score dispute, where the match was not supervised by a referee, logs will be checked to verify the victor.
[anchor=tag14]§ 14 Substitutions[/anchor]
Substitutions are allowed only between maps.
[anchor=tag15]§ 15 Tie Breaker[/anchor]
(1) Due to the nature of the tournament, no match may end in a draw. Should a match end in a tie after regular time, the teams must play a tie breaker.
(2) The tiebreaker is a first to 3, meaning the first team that wins 3 rounds wins the tiebreaker and thus the match.
(3) The tiebreaker has to be played on Winterburg. Each team will choose their faction from the factions listed in Appendix B.
(4) The match size for tiebreakers is 5v5.
[anchor=tagMaps][anchor=tagBehaviour]Maps[/anchor]
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[anchor=tagModule][anchor=tagBehaviour]Server Module[/anchor]
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