GG Game Battle of the Kriss

GG Philippines Battle of the Kriss Details and Rules
I. Introduction:

The GG Philippines - Battle of the Kriss is a gathering of all Philippine teams who are willing to play competitively with other teams from across the country.

Each League Year is divided into 4 Seasons (each season lasting 3 months).

All games would be played via GGC.



II. Registration:

- Any team that is Philippine-based or majority of its members are in PH can register (this is to insure less latency problems).
- Awarding of prizes are "contribution based" which means that those 5 players who played the most for the team would get the prize (based on number of games played, kill-death ratio per game etc.) regardless if there are subs who played for the team in the absence of the 5 main players.
- For a detailed description on how to register your team, go to this link

III. Competition Flow

Each league year is divided into four (4) Seasons, each season lasting 3 months at the most.

Every season runs on double-elimation tournament type (with regular and losers' bracket). The top four per season becomes the seeded teams next season.


Top 4 pro teams will be seeded at the top of the bracket.

Here are the criterias in picking the pro teams:

- Have at least played in 2 of the major events hosted by GGC (i.e. PRW, ADC)
- Has at least reached Quarterly finals of any of the said events (final 8 teams)
- Has at least 2 members that were part before of a professional and well-known team
- Recognized by any Philippine pro team as a pro team
- Selection is also achievement-based, as achievements would be part of the registration process info.


Only 4 teams would be seeded, which means that teams with higher achievements would be given top priority



Yellow boxes are seeded pro teams, the winner at this part will be the "real top 4" while the losers will be taken out of the tournament. The other colored boxes (silver, red, green, blue) are the real top four, the winners of the match against the pro teams (whoever will win)

How does Double Elimination work: Losers from the Regular brackets will simply be transfered to the Losers' Bracket if they lose a match. Thus giving them another opportunity (if they will own in the Loser's Bracket) to play with the winners from the Regular Bracket.


The bracket posted here at the tournament site is the regular bracket while a link to the losers' bracket will be posted soon

IV. Tournament Rules


Game Version
Warcraft TFT v1.21

Map Version
DotA Allstars 6.48b or later league stable maps

Venue and Game Time
Every Friday , Saturday, Sunday 7-11 pm
LAN Games > War3 TFT RPG > Philippines > Philippines DotA High Level Room 02


All games MUST be played on GGClient.

Playdays
March 14-16 - First Round Regular Bracket (RB)bo1
March 21-23 - Second Round Regular Bracket (RB)bo1 and First Round Losers Bracket (LB)bo1

March 28-30 - Third Round (RB)bo1 and Second Round (LB)bo1
April 4-6 - Third Round (LB)bo1 and Seeded Teams vs Emerged Four (RB)(emerging winners will be seeded next season) bo3
April 11-13 - Fourth Round (LB)bo1

April 18-20 - Semi-Finals for (RB)bo3 and Fifth Round (LB)bo1
April 25-26 - Semi-Finals (LB)bo3
April 27 - Finals (RB)bo3

May 2-4 - Finals (LB) : Winner is 4th Place Over-all bo3
May 9-11 - Runner up of RB vs Winner of LB : Loser is 3rd Over-all bo3
May 23-25 - Pre-Season Championship Break
June 6-8 - FINAL MATCH bo3


All playday schedules are subject to change upon organizers' decision

Match Length:
If the game lasts more than 2 hours, Admin/Marshal(s) will have the right to stop the game and make the final decision of who is the winner through viewing the replay.

Match Winner

The team who destroys the opponent's Frozen Throne/World Tree first, or if the opponent surrender.

Game Mode


Extended League (-XL) mode all throughout the event.

Hero Drafting
For Extend League Mode:

Both teams will be allowed to take out up to 3 heroes from the pool of heroes before drafting starts.
This will work based on a 1-1-1-1-1-1 format.
Teams can choose to stop taking out heroes before the maximum 3 heroes limit and their turn to take out the heroes will be void.
Each team will have 30s to decide on removing 1 hero.

Team one will take out / skip the chance : 1 hero
Team two will take out / skip the chance : 1 hero
Team one will take out / skip the chance : 1 hero
Team two will take out / skip the chance : 1 hero
Team one will take out / skip the chance : 1 hero
Team two will take out / skip the chance : 1 hero

A maximum of (but may not up to) 6 heroes can be taken out before the drafting session happens.
After the taking out draft finishes, teams will proceed to pick the heroes for the game.


Picking heroes: 122221
Team one will pick: 1 hero
Team two will pick: 2 heroes
Team one will pick: 2 heroes
Team two will pick: 2 heroes
Team one will pick: 2 heroes
Team two will pick: 1 hero
The team that starts off the drafting will have 30secs to decide on the 1st hero, after which next team also gets 30 secs to choose their 1st hero.

As the picking is on 1-2-2-2-2-1 mode, team will have 30 second per hero pick.
This process is repeated until all the heroes are selected.
Team that fail to draft one hero within 30secs will have their draft chance given to the other team.
If any team is found to have any hero which is selected differently from what was decided earlier, the referee has to be informed immediately. Team which made the mistake of selecting the wrong heroes after game starts will be penalized (Warning or Game Loss).

Before and After Game

Matches are to be schedule by the teams themselves. They can play anytime as long as it is within the limits of the playdays. It is strongly encouraged that all communications between teams be done via e-mail, cc to battleofthekriss@hotmail.com so as to keep the organizers informed too to prevent confusions due to non-attendance and/or non-punctuality.


Teams should if possible try and find a neutral host suitable for both teams. Make sure that you test the host for lag before the game commences.

One team gets to pick side and the other team gets to choose who has first pick. If the teams are not able chose who is on what side, you can ask an admin for a cointoss.

If a host has been decided upon, the entire match will be finished with that host, unless both teams agree to change.

If the teams cannot agree upon a host then the host will be decided by a coinflip conducted by an admin.

If a team is not available at the scheduled time you have to at least wait 20 minutes before requesting a default win. To request a default win you have to speak with an admin who will look into the case. Admins will rule on fair play, by trying to help getting in touch with the opponent and rather letting a match start late than giving a forfeit win. However the fair play ruling is not a privilege to any team, and is based solely on the admins' decision.

In the case of a missing player the opponent has to wait a minimum of 20 minutes to give the other team the chance to reach him. Afterwards they may chose to claim a forfeit win, or they can play the match 4on5 or 4on4. A team may never play a match with less than 4 players. Fairplay might overrule unfair decisions ( in case a far stronger team is being forced to forfeit instead of playing 4on5 by a far weaker team ).


It is mandatory to save replays after each game by both teams! Failing in doing so will result in a warning and/or removal from the tournament. If the game is loaded, screenshot the final score as reference.

Items Restriction Each team may only have two Mekansm
Each team may only have two Necronomicon
Each team may only have one Refresher Orb
Each team may only have one Arcane Ring
Each team may only have one Aegis of the Immortal per
hero (If Aegis is charged, the hero can get another Aegis. But he cannot have 2 aegis on him including his chicken or crow at the same time. )


Each team may only have in total either
two Eul's Scepter of Divinity OR
two Guinsoo's Scythe of Vyse OR
one Eul's Scepter of Divinity and one Guinsoo's Scythe of Vyse


Game Play

Backdooring


Backdooring is allowed. However, instances of teleport abuse are not allowed. You cannot use any form of teleport (furion skill, ignis fatuus, or Boots of Travel) to enter an enemy base UNLESS your creeps are already present in the base. So, for example, teleporting with Boots of Travel onto an ignis fatuus that runs in to backdoor is illegal. Another example is having your teammates backdoor and enters an enemy base and then teleport to your teammates as Furion. This is illegal because your creep wave is not present. Some of these measures have since been restricted in recent map versions in support of this rule.

Sharing of Items

No items are allowed to share among teammates including of Aegis of the Immortal, Gem of True Sight and Divine Rapier.If droppable items are drop when player is killed, only the player and enemy team is allow to pick up or to be destroy by teammates. When a droppable item drops, the teammates can either destory it, or pick it up and return it to the hero who had it as soon as he respawns. The hero that pick this "dropped" item may not engage in battle with the item, if he wishes to do so he must drop the item and proceed. ( That means that once you pick the dropped item you must return back to base and not engage anyone until you've done so. ).

Only Flask of Sapphire Water can be CAST onto teammates. Sharing Item will result in a straight game loss in the Season Quarter Finals.

Abuses & Exploitation


1. Trees Trapping (Disqualification):
Trapping enemies in trees intentionally is not allowed.
2. Pooling (Warning or Game Loss):
No pooling of any sort is allowed. This means that items bought with a player's own money cannot at any time be carried by any of his teammates. Items bought with the player's own money can only be carried or sold by him. This rule only applies to players on the same team.
Players can pick up items dropped by their opponents.
3. Pause Abuse (Warning or Game Loss):
During hero selection. From the point after hero selection process is completed, pausing without any valid reason is disallowed.
4. Creep Blocking (Warning or Game Loss):
Creep blocking is not allowed but creep slowing is allowed. Blocking here refers to the prolonged blocking of creeps to disrupt their usual path. (ie: Using Chen's creeps to block the entire entrance of the base for a long time.) Creep slowing means that you can stop the creeps from moving in their usual path for a few seconds. (ie: Using fissure)

5. Bugs Exploitation (Warning , Game Loss or Disqualification):
No Exploitation of any known old or new bug discovered during play. Explanations like "exploiting/activating the bug unknowingly", "we had no idea this bug existed" or similar excuses will not be entertained.
Participants/Teams are expected to know what these are.
Examples of Bugs:
Earthshaker using Fissure to target out of the edge of the map results in a fatal error in some instances, Templar Assassin bug etc. Any player found doing this will be immediately disqualified.

Black King Bar cannot be shifted or dropped. Any players found doing this will be disqualified.
6. No control sharing (Warning , Game Loss or Disqualification):
Strictly no control sharing. Only when there is one more or team mates disconnects, then you can share the control of that player(s)' hero. However, you cannot take, pass or sell that hero's item(s).


Penalties

Warning : If three warnings are accumulated then the team will lose for that particular match. If 6 warnings are accumulated then the team will be ejected from the League.

Game Loss: Game loss given to a team mean the team loses the current game no matter what is the result of that game. A win would be awarded to opponent instead.

Disqualifications: A team disqualified will be ejected from the tournament. They will not be able to continue further in the current event.

Save Game and Disconnection

Any team members who intentionally drop out of the game might cause that member's team to be given a game loss for that game. Appeal can be made but decision by the referee will be final.

If any player is disconnected within 10 minutes after game starts then the game has to restart.
When 1st blood happens, the game will be saved once for a back up save game. If 1st blood happens but game is not saved, in the regame the 1st blood must be given back. (i.e. the killed hero need to go up and die to the hero who gets 1st blood in the initial game). After the 1st blood every 15 minutes interval, the game will be saved for a back up save game, or saved after a major clash. Head Marshal/ Marshals will have the right to ask players to save game during any period of the game.

Any game disc/crash after 90 minutes will not be continued anymore and a decision will be made by the marshal of that match based on the replay of that match.

In the times of a game disc, crash/fatal error, the referee's decision will be final. If the participant has any problems regarding the decision made by the referee, he/she can file a report to the organizers and it will be reviewed by the staff and referees.

When some players disc, it is Admin's decision to continue the game or load the saved game. If both team agree to load saved game, then game will be loaded.

If one team has more than 3 disc and reload within 1 game, the opponent can refuse to load for the 4th disc if it happens.


Replays and Screenshots

After the game, winners should save the replay and get the final score screenshot as evidence, and then send it to battleofthekriss@hotmail.com

This is very important because this is the only way to proclaim the winning team as winners (unless there is a marshal as a referee of the game). Without it, we can't determine who really won. So please give a big attention on this one.

Replay and screenshot name should be as follows:
GG-BotK (Name of Winner Team) vs (Name of Loser Team) (ex. GG-BotK Team 1(W) vs Team 2 (L))


These rules are for the GG Philippines Battle of the Kriss and are subject to modification in the following aspects:

- Use of most recent patch/version release of each official game within Organizers' own discretion.
- In-game settings and required factors necessitated by use of most recent patch version/release

V. Prizes:

Champion: US$ 100 + 10k exp each + 2 months Premium Membership
2nd Place: 10k exp each + 1 month Premium Membership
3rd Place: 5k exp each + 2 weeks Premium Membership
4th Place: 3k exp each + 1 week Premium Membership


500 exp would be given too for every winning game.

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