Tournament Rules/Regulations (As of May 2nd)
*If you just want to read the important
stuff then just look at the BOLD notes.*
Team Size:
A team roster can include as many as 10 people, but
obviously only five are allowed to play at one time.
Games
Reporting Time
Team captains
should decide on a time that is convenient for both of them. In the
event that the game cannot be played as planned, the teams should
make sure they play the game as soon as possible. The
deadline for matches, both group and bracket, should be strictly
followed.
Minimum Players
A team must start the game with 5 players. In the event of a
drop or disconnect refer to 'drops and disconnects' below.
Match Validation
At the end of the
match a player from the winning team must submit a replay to
hkdota@gmail.com.
Failure to do so will result in the game being voided and no winner
being declared for that game. Include the teams and the date of the
game. Any interesting comments/screenshot are also welcome.
Gaming Medium
All games MUST be played with GGClient, also known as
GArena. GArena is a free third party platform which
provides a hack-free, lag-free near perfect gaming experience. The
official room for the tournament is the Hong Kong DotA Room 01.
In game rules
The following is the tournament's official policy on the
following commonly disputed techniques:
Backdooring:
1.) As soon as a barracks or a
tower is in the health range to be denied it may be attacked
regardless of any of the following rules. (Below 10% of the
tower's full hp, 130 HP for some and 160HP for others)
2.) Towers may only be attacked if an allied creep is in attack
range of the tower (eg. 700 range)
3.) Barracks may only be attacked when allied creeps have entered
the base (are on the ledge).
4.) Misc. buildings that don't have further impact on the game may
be attacked with, or without creeps.
5.) When you have entered the base with creeps, you are free to
attack every building inside the base. (Including other lanes)
6.) You can continue attacking buildings even when the creeps have
died.
Shared Unit Control: Allowed
Team Chickens/Crows: Allowed
Item Sharing: Only basic regeneration items and consumables
are allowed to be shared. Items shared must be returned in a timely
manner and may not be kept or used for any other purpose (eg. you
cannot form an Eules using your partner's void stone that you
borrowed/you cannot sell your teammate's clarity potions). The
following items may be exchanged for a bit:
1.) Sentry Wards
2.) Observer Wards
3.) Scroll of Teleportation
4.) Clarity Potion
5.) Flask of Sapphire Water
6.) Chicken Recipe
7.) Crow Recipe
8.) Crow Mana Upgrade Recipe
9.) Ring of Regeneration
10.) Ring of Health
11.) Sobi Mask
12.) Void Stone
13.) Ancient Tango of Essifation
14.) Gem of Truesight
15.) Bottle
Divine Rapier/Aegis Rules: As of 6.42 the Divine Rapier can be
moved around, however you cannot move the rapier around your
team as this is pooling. You can move the Aegis of the
Immortal around your team.
Item Restrictions: The following item restrictions will be
in place during the tournament:
1.) Max 2 Mekansm
2.) Max 2 Necronomicon
3.) Max 1 Refresher Orb
4.) Max 1 Arcane Ring
5.) In total Max 3 Euls/Guinsoos
If the item limit has been reached, you must sell or destroy the
item(s).
Other In game Notes: Each member of your team should have a
prefix, suffix or tag that easily identifies their team or clan.
(eg. Blitz-UST, ABC.Arfy, xxx [RM] ect.) Profanity and foul
language should be kept to a minimum. Overall fair
sportsmanship and general decency should be maintained.
Game Mode
All of the tournament games will be played in -apxl draft
mode. Team captains are required to do bans/picks in the chat
channel before the game. The game mode actually imputed is -ap,
since the bans/picks have already been done.
Game Map
The latest version, which is currently 6.52, will be used.
As new versions come out, the league will use that instead of 6.52
Pick Order and Sentinel/Scourge
Before each game a coin will be flipped by the referee. The
winner of the toss can choose either to play as the Sentinel or the
Scourge OR
Ban/Pick First.
Hero Ban/Pick Process
The team who picks first, also bans first. The bans are
1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1, and the picks are 1-2-2-2-2-1.
A sample draft:
Team 1 Bans: Beastmaster
Team 2 Bans: Nerubian Assassin
Team 1 Bans: Warlock
Team 2 Bans: Magnataur
Team 1 Bans: Queen of Pain
Team 2 Bans: Priestess of the Moon
Team 1 Bans: Treant Protector
Team 2 Bans: Silencer
Team 1 Selects: Zeus
Team 2 Selects: Lina/Sven
Team 1 Selects: Sandking/Tormented Soul
Team 2 Selects: Nevermore/Puck
Team 1 Selects: Viper/Vengeful Spirit
Team 2 Selects: Tiny
Pausing
Each team is allowed three timeouts lasting 60 seconds and one
timeout of up to 180 seconds. Time will be kept by the referees.
In order to call a timeout, announce in all chat that you wish to do
so, anyone from a team can do this (it doesn't have to be the team
captain).
Disconnections (Adopted from MYM Pride
10 Rules) *NEW 27/4*
Teams are persuaded to save their
games periodically during a match to compensate for any disconnections.
Teams may save the game at any point by asking a referee, or
doing it themselves if no referee is present.
If there are any
disconnections before first blood the match is required to restart.
If a player disconnects and a saved game has not been made within the
last 15 minutes, then the match will continue without the disconnected
player. If a saved game has been made in the last 15 minutes and
one team has killed +5 more heroes than the other team then the
disconnection advantage goes to the first team. Heroes count as
one point, towers count as 3 points and barracks count as 5 points,
Aegis deaths count as .5 deaths. The team with the advantage can
choose to continue or to remake. If neither team has +5 more kills
than the other team, then the referee shall make the final decision if
the players cannot reach a consensus. If the same player
disconnects more than three times, the other team may choose to continue
the match without him. Teams are allowed to use the disconnected
hero, however the items must be kept on the hero, or sold directly from
the hero so the gold is distributed evenly among the team.
Forfeits
After 20 minutes, a team can choose to forfeit. The team
captain (or secondary captain if the captain is not present) should
announce in all chat that they want to forfeit. The opposing team
must accept the forfeit.
Frequently Asked Questions
Question: How do I get started?
Go the league registration page here and fill out the form there.
You can also email
hkdota@gmail.com for instructions on getting started or if you
have any questions.
Question: Does this cost any money?
No, everything is free!
Question: What are the prizes for the tournament?
Question: When do we play the games?
Team Captains will have each other's contact information and will be
responsible for setting up a time for their teams to play.
Question: Where do we play the games?
You
can play from wherever you like, if you wish to go to a LAN Cafe
that is fine, if you want to play at home that's also fine, whatever
you want.
Question: What about map hacks?
GGClient, also known as GArena, has a built in anti-map hack system
that is extremely reliable. No need to worry about map hackers or
lag.
Question: I don't have a team, or my team does not have enough
players. What can I do?
Email
hkdota@gmail.com and we
will help you out.
Question: When is the deadline for registration?
April 28th, 11:59 pm. The tournament will begin
the next day.