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MaG Gaming : First Blood – Rules and Regulations
Tournament rules
(i) ‘First Blood’ is a single elimination or knockout tournament. Once
eliminated, a team will have no chance to compete in the tournament again.
(ii) All rounds up to the semi finals will be a single game contest, with the
winner advancing through to the next round.
(iii) The semi finals, finals and the third place match (played between the two
losing semi finalists) will be a best of 3 contests, with the first team to win 2
games being concluded as the winner of the contest.
Registration rules
(i) Registrations for ‘First Blood’ will start on the 1st of April 2015.
(ii) Registrations will carry on till the 20 of April 2015, 11:59 pm.
(iii) The cap on the number of teams is 128. Entries will be taken on a first
come first serve basis.
(iv) Incase a team backs out before the tournament starts, the next team on
the waiting list will be notified of an availability.
Teams and Players
(i) A team shall consist of 5 + 2 participants, who will be here on referred to
as ‘members’ or ‘team members’.
(ii) Every team will have a captain with whom all the communication will
take place.
(iii) The additional 2 members are not obligatory and depends on the teams
choice. The first 5 members however, are compulsory. They may be used if
one of the initial 5 members is unavailable or as a change in tactics.
(iv) All members have to be included while registering for the tournament. If
the name of a member is not included during registration, it can be added by
getting in contact with the MaG Gaming team, but only before the
registration dates are over.
(v) In case there a change in the line-up from the previous match, it is the
duty of the team leader to notify MaG Gaming about the change.
(vi) Incase the team leader cannot communicate with the MaG Gaming team
due to personal reasons, a second member should take charge of
communicating the required information.
(v) No member can be a part of 2 different teams. In case a member is found
to represent 2 teams, he will be banned from the tournament.
(vi) This tournament is restricted to Indian players only. Players found in
violation of this will be disqualified immediately.
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Commitments: (i) By attending the competition participants acknowledge without limitation
to comply with the rules and regulations, official announcement, and with the
statements and decisions made by the admins.
(ii) Every participant acknowledges the right for the administration to modify
the rules and regulations for adjustments at any time without notice.
(iii) Every participant has to show the needed respect towards admins and
other participants. Insults and unfair or disrespectful behaviour towards
anyone are not tolerated and will be punished.
(iv)Every participant must always have the newest version of Steam and
Dota 2 installed and has to check for updates in time before each match.
Unless a new version comes out right before the match, patching is not a
valid reason to delay it.
(v)Every team accepts the official schedule of the competition and declares
its ability to be available during these times.
(vi) Every team and participant has to try to win every game at every stage of
the competition. Purposefully losing for any reason is strictly forbidden.
Scheduling:
Match times
The official schedule of the competition shall be updated in the website once
the registration has closed. This schedule includes the time of each match or
of each round (in which case all matches of the round have that time as
official match time).
If a delayed end of a previous match prohibits a match to start on schedule
(due to either one of the involved teams still playing or the official
broadcaster still streaming the previous match), the match time is changed to
15 minutes after the previous match ends.
Rescheduling
The change of a match time is only possible under particular circumstances
and has to be confirmed by the administration. Requests for rescheduling will
be taken into consideration 2 days prior to the scheduled match.
Hosting: Both team captains are required to know their match timings and
match number. Along with this, they should also make a note of the
moderator for that particular match.
The contact details of the moderator will be provided on the website after the
registrations close.
15 minutes prior to starting of the match both the team captains are to contact
the moderators to give their final confirmation.
If the moderators are unreachable kindly contact the admin.
The moderator will wait till a maximum of 10 minutes past the scheduled
time ,If the team captains fail to provide the their final confirmation the
moderator will declare the other team as the winner.
After confirmation from both the captains, the moderator will host the lobby
and provide the password to the captains.
The moderators will take time to verify the details of the players after they
join the lobby.
After the game is over, wait for the moderators to note down some details
like match IDs and score, etc..Its is advisable for the team captain to take a
screenshot of the same. After the moderators confirm, you may leave the
lobby
Punctuality
1. If one team has not shown any sign of activity (that includes: No team
member wrote a match comment, no team member has joined the lobby, all
other attempts to contact the team failed) until 15 minutes after the match
time, a default win should be requested by the other team. The default win
for such games will be confirmed by an admin under normal circumstances.
If one team is not ready to start the match (but has shown activity) until 30
minutes after the match time, a default win should be requested by the other
team. The default win for such games will be confirmed by an admin under
normal circumstances.
If both the teams are not ready by 15 minutes after the match time, the
admins have the authority to declare both teams to have lost the match.
Broadcasting
Every authorized spectator inside the game is allowed to provide a video
stream with a delay of at least two minutes.
The players are not allowed to watch or listen to any of these video streams
at any time during their match. Furthermore they are not allowed to provide a
stream themselves, unless approved by an admin.
In game rules
Picks and Bans
The game mode will be captains mode. The game will be paused during the
draft only if a player disconnects.
Pauses
A team has the right to pause the game. The player pausing must notify the
others 3 seconds in advance and mention the reason for pausing the game
unless the player disconnects without notifying. Each team will be allowed a
maximum time of 15 minutes of pause time. If the pause time goes above the
stipulated time, the admin may resume the game.
Disconnects and Reconnects
If a player disconnects, the game is to be paused instantly. Everyone has up
to ten minutes to reconnect to the game (if the same person disconnects more
than once, all times get added up). If this time is passed, the opposing team
may continue the game, unless an admin demands the opposite. The affected
player is in this case still allowed to rejoin later on.
Broadcasting
Every authorized broadcaster inside the game is allowed to provide a video
stream with a delay of at least six minutes.
The players are not allowed to watch or listen to any of these video streams
at any time during their match. Furthermore they are not allowed to provide a
stream themselves, unless approved by an admin.
Bugs
Incase of any major bugs, the admin will pause the game and take the
necessary action Teams are required to report bugs even if they favour the
team. Abusing a bug is forbidden.
Tools /Hacks
The usage of any Dota-related tool aside from Steam and Dota 2 during a
match is strictly prohibited. Any player found guilty of the same will result in
an immediate ban of the team from ‘First Blood’ and the tournaments
organized henceforth
Use of abusive language
Use of abusive language in the game will not be tolerated. The admin will
issue a first warning to anyone using abusive language, following which if
the rule is violated again, the player or team may be banned. Abuse of
admins will result in an immediate disqualification.
Ending
A game is finished when-An Ancient is destroyed OR
-when more than 2 players leave on purpose OR
-when the admin decides on it (for reasons he thinks necessary)
-a “gg” is called by the team & the ancient is destroyed
The admin will take a screenshot of the match results after it ends. Both
teams are advised to do the same in case any issue arises later.
Rule Violation and Punishment
Breaking of the rules or ignoring the order of an admin may result in a
punishment for a whole team or a specific player. Type and amount is
chosen by an admin.
Possible Team Punishments
Default Loss for the whole match
Disqualification from the tournament
Possible Player Punishments
Temporary ban from the competition
Permanent ban from the competition
In case one of the players is banned, the team may continue in the
tournament if they have registered a standby.
If any team has less than 5 unbanned members at any time in the tournament,
the team will be disqualified immediately.
7. Prize Money Distribution
The prize money will only be transferred to the team leader. The team leader
has to make sure every member of his team will get his adequate percentage
of the prize money. For more details, contact the administration.
The Tournament size and prize are subject to change based on the number of
total teams registered at the end of the registration period.
All participants must be legal residents of India. Only one (1) prize per
household per Tournament. Employees of Mag Gaming, the Tournament's
participating sponsors and their advertising agencies, and members of the
immediate family of any such persons, are not eligible to participate and win