CWRU League of Legends Spring 2013 5v5 Circuit Rules

CWRU LoL Circuit Rules.md

CWRU LoL Spring 2013 5v5 Circuit Rules

Dates

• Start Week: Week of Feb. 4th
• End Week: Week of Apr. 22nd

Registration

• Registration Form:
• Registration Fee: $50 per team.
  • The tournament fee is not refundable.
  • This fee must be paid before the first match is to be played or else the team forfeits.

Circuit and Tournament Administrators

The following people are considered to be tournament administrators (hereafter, admin):

• JJ Moffitt (jjm64@case.edu)
• John Cleaver (cleaver.john.k@gmail.com)

These people are the final say on all matters relating to the circuit.

Circuit Structure

Matches

• Each team will play one match per week as scheduled by their team captain.
  • Exception: During the 2 weeks before Midterms (Feb. 25th and Mar. 4th), there will only be one match. Teams can schedule it at any time during those 2 weeks.
  • Exception: No match will be played the week of spring break (Mar. 11).
• Pairings will be announced on Sunday night.
• Matches must be finished and results turned in by the following Sunday at Noon.

Turning in Results

• The captain of the winning team will submit a screen shot of the match results screen as well as a LoL replay file (*.lrf) to cwrulol@gmail.com.
• Results must be turned in by Sunday at noon each during each week that a match is scheduled.

Finals Structure

Following the completion of the circuit, there will be a LAN tournament for the the top teams in the circuit.

• The tournament will be held on the weekend on May 4th (Exact date TBA based on reservations).
• The tournament will be between the top 4 teams based on win/loss record form the circuit.
• The bracket for the tournament will be seeded based on each team's circuit record.
• Matches:
  • Semfinals: Best of 3
  • Finals: Best of 5
• Each match in the tournament will be shoutcasted and streamed.
• For each match, the team with the better circuit record will be the home team.
  • The home team will call the coin toss to determine choice of first or second pick.
• In the finals, the 5th match will be blind pick, rather than tournament draft.

NOTE: Players are allowed to participate remotely, howver they are encouraged to attend the LAN.

NOTE: A large viewing area for matches will be set up. The admins will make sure that it is good this time.

Team Creation and Composition

• Teams will consist of five summoners who are members of the Case community (students, former students, and alumni).
  • Students of the Cleveland Institutes of Art and Music are also allowed to participate.

Team Captains

• Each team will have a summoner who is designated as their team captain.
• Team captains will remain the same throughout the tournament.
  • If a team captain is replaced during the circuit (see section below), another member of the team may be designated captain for the duration of the circuit.
• All official tournament communications will be delivered to the team captains.
• Any communication by a team with the tournament admins should be done by the team captain.
• Any communication with another team will be done by having the captain contact the captain of that team.

Team Members

Each team member, including captains, must meet the following criteria:

• Have a level 30 summoner account on the North American Servers that is not banned during the duration of the circuit.
  • If a team member's account is banned by Riot during the course of the circuit, refer to the section below on replacing team members during the circuit.
• Must own at least 16 champions such that the player can play tournament draft games.

Match Rules

• Each match will be a best of 3 following the procedure below.
• Any player may stream their matches.
  • It is the player's responsibility to take steps to prevent ghosting.
• Players must use the summoner account that they are registered with during matches.

Procedure

1. Find your pairing on the tournament bracket website.
2. Contact the captain of the opposing team to schedule a time to have the match.
   1. If you have been selected as the feature match of the week, contact the tournament admins with the time and date of the match.
3. Contact the tournament admins with a number between one and ten thousand.
   • The admins will generate a random number in that range.
   • The team with the number closest to the generated number will have first pick.
4. Ensure that your team members are all present at least 10 minutes before the scheduled match time.
5. Have the captain of the team with first pick create a custom game of type Tournament Draft on Summoner's Rift.
6. The captain will invite all relevant parties (his team, his opponents, casters, other spectators).
7. Once all teams members are ready (and in the desired pick order), the host team captain will ask the other team and casters if they are ready to begin, and starts the game if so.
8. If necessary, another game will be made by the losers of the game (losers get first pick).

No Shows

If a team is not prepared to play at the appointed time, the following penalties will be levied:

• 10 Minutes Late -- Lose 1 Ban
• 15 Minutes Late -- Game Loss
• 30 Minutes Late -- Match Loss

No substitute players are allowed. Each team must play with the members registered to it.

Match Scheduling Problems

A date cannot be found

In the case that a match cannot be scheduled during the week that it is supposed to be played:

1. One of of the captains will send an email to the admins as well as the captain of the other team with the following:
   1. A reason why the match cannot be scheduled during the proper week.
   2. A date on which the match will be played.
2. The other team captain will reply confirming this information.
3. The tournament admins will review the information received and either approve or deny the make up match.
   • If approved, the match will be played on the specified date.
   • If denied, both teams will recieve a match loss.

Communication Issues

In the event that a team captain has tried to communicate with the opposing captain and has not heard back by Wednesday at midnight:

1. The team captain should email the admins with proof of the attempted communication.
2. The team that has not responded will forfeit the match.

• A listing of all captains and their contact information will be made available to all other captains.
• If, before Wedesday at midnight, the captain that is having trouble notifies the admins, the admins will attempt to help communicate with the opposing team.

Game Rules

Match Settings

• Map: Summoners Rift
• Team Size: 5
• PickMode: Tournament Draft

Game Ending

• The game is over when a team's nexus is destroyed or a team surrenders.

Picks and Bans

• If a new champion is released during the circuit, that champion may be played by members of either team.

In Game Rules

Pausing

Using the in game pause feature without the approval of both teams is allowable in the following circumstances:

1. A player disconnects
2. A player is experiencing major latency issues

In all other circumstances, the pause feature may only be used if both teams agree to it.

If a game is paused for more than 10 minutes at a time, the team that paused the game will receive the following penalties:

• 10 Minutes -- Loss of 1 Ban in the next game.
• 15 Minutes -- Game Loss
• 30 Minutes -- Match Loss

Abuse of the pause can lead into a disqualification. Screenshots of proofs of the abuse have to be taken and emailed to the admins.

Pause Procedure

2. Type "/pause" into the chat box.
3. ** Be Paused **
4. Ensure that all players are ready for the game to be unpaused
5. Type '/unpause' into the chat box.

Player Disconnects

If a player disconnects during the course of the game, the match should be paused.

If for some reason a player cannot reconnect to a game that they disconnected from, the player must document it in some way (screenshot). A regame may then be made following the rules below.

Regame

A game may be remade provided that:

1. The game has not been finished.
2. Both teams agree to it.

A regame should only be done in the case that both teams think that it is necessary to ensure a fair and balanced match.

Regame Rules

• A regame must be done with the same picks and bans.

Replacing a Team Member

If for some reason, a team member needs to be replaced during the tournament (account ban, academic problems, etc.), the follwing will happen:

1. The team captain will contact the admins with the reason that the team member can no longer participate in the tournament as well as the name of the proposed replacement.
   • If the member ot be replaced is the team captain, the remaining members will elect a new captain and that person will contact the admins.
2. The admins will approve or deny the replacement.
   • If the admins deny the replacement, the team may propose another.
   • More leniency will be allowed for teams who have members that cannot make the finals.

• No more than two replacements may be made during the circuit.
  • A team without at least 3 original members is disqualified from the remainder of the circuit.

NOTE: This procedure is different than using a substitute. This is to permanently replace a player on the team. A replaced player may not participate in any more circuit matches. Subbing is not allowed.

Prizes

The prize pool will be made up of registration fees, plus sponsorships, less expenses.

It will be broken down as follows:

• Tournament Prize (50%) -- Given as RP.
  • Overall Champion (50%)
  • 2nd Place (25%)
  • 3rd Place (25%)
• Circuit Prizes (50%) -- Given as Gaming Gear (No further breakdown)
  • Highest Average KDA
  • Lowest Average Deaths
  • Top Play of the Tournament (A playlist of excellent plays will be created by the tournamnent admins and casters [although suggestions by the community will be considered]. The community will then vote on the top play based on this list.)
  • Other awards as decided by the admins.

Code of Conduct

Code

The following code of conduct applies to all players in the circuit while participating in circuit games, in circuit chat rooms, using voice communication related to the circuit, and at the tournament finals.

1. Players will exhibit good sportsmanship
2. Players will abide by the Summoners Code
3. Players will refrain from insulting or otherwise demeaning other teams or players
4. Players will refrain from posting futile, annoying, or offensive content or links to such content.

Violations and Reports

Any alleged violation of the code of conduct should be documented (screenshot) and the admins should be notified via email of the nature of the violation, the involved parties, the date(s) of the violations, and the documentation of the violation.

Penalties

If the admins see or are notified of misconduct, they may apply the following penalties to the violator(s) or their team based on the severity of the violation:

• Loss of bans in any number of games or matches
• Match loss(es) -- (Matters for Tie Breaks)
• Disqualification of the player
• Disqualification of the team
• Any other penalty that the admins deem appropriate.

Modifications of These Rules

The rules contained in this document may be modified during the course of the circuit as deemed necessary by the admins. It is the responsiblity of players to make sure that they consult the current rules during the circuit.

Miscellaneous

Any situation not covered under these rules may be dealt with by the Admins in any way they see fit.