Event Rules
Player Eligibility:
-Eligibility is judged on the player - level. Players that sign up must meet the following criteria to be eligible for league play:
--Player’s account must have more than 300 ranked 3s matches in total
--Player’s account must have existed for more than 3 seasons.
--Player cannot have achieved RLCS points within 12 months.
--Player must be 13 years of age or older.
Players cannot play on multiple teams, or on multiple accounts.
-Registration: --For all events, players must be registered on Start.gg and complete the player form in the WDS discord. One player/coach from the roster must be named the Point of Contact for each team. --Registration is good for one split (returning teams will fill out an intent form). --Rosters are FINAL upon the start of the split. Roster Changes will be available during certain periods of League play. --Player’s Discord will match their in-game display name. --Names must be reasonably appropriate for both teams and players. This includes but is not limited to: racism, sexism, antisemitism, hate speech, ableism, etc. --Failure to adhere to these rules after the start of play will result in that team forfeiting their series(s) for the remainder of the split.
This event will have a USD $30.00 prize pool
Match Rules
-In-Game / Play: --Matches must be played with a full roster (3 players) --Any attempt to play with a roster of less than 3 players will result in that team forfeiting that series. --Players are not to talk to each other during a series. This applies to toxic quick-chats as well as match chat. --In the event toxic communication occurs, screenshots, or recordings with timestamps must be provided to tournament staff through a support ticket. --Teams are not allowed spectators, unless agreed upon by both teams prior to the match/series. --POV streams are permitted so long as the do not overlap WDS Mainstream broadcasts, and follow the following title format: “WolfDen Series ‘team’ vs. ‘team’ mm/dd/yyyy” --All players are required to be on the field prior to the countdown. If not all players are on the field, remake the lobby and start over. --If a player is disconnected from a live game for any reason, they may only rejoin once a goal has been scored, or the clock stops. --Players rejoining mid-play will be given moderation points. --All games are to be played on DFH Stadium unless otherwise agreed upon by BOTH teams. Failure to adhere will result in the lobby-making team receiving mod points. --Standard 3v3, No Bots, No Mutators, 5 Minute match length. --All games will be played on US East servers, unless previously agreed upon by both teams, and cleared with tournament staff prior to series start. --Lobby creation is handled by the team designated in start.gg --To report scores use the API function when possible --Players are responsible when prompted to validate the scores input by the API or other team ---Broadasts: Some games will be broadcasted to viewers on twitch, youtube, FB, etc. --Players adhere to instructions of the Match Official from WDS. ---If a player leaves a match before the series is up or before the final game hits 0:00, that team is issued a verbal warning. Two warnings of any nature disqualifies a team from the remainder of the split. --Teams that are late to broadcasted matches incur a 1 game penalty for each 5 minutes that the full roster is not in the designated server. This is waived for lobby resets.
Tournament Rules
Player Eligibility:
-Eligibility is judged on the player - level. Players that sign up must meet the following criteria to be eligible for league play:
--Player’s account must have more than 300 ranked 3s matches in total
--Player’s account must have existed for more than 3 seasons.
--Player cannot have achieved RLCS points within 12 months.
--Player must be 13 years of age or older.
Players cannot play on multiple teams, or on multiple accounts.
-Registration: --For all events, players must be registered on Start.gg and complete the player form in the WDS discord. One player/coach from the roster must be named the Point of Contact for each team. --Registration is good for one split (returning teams will fill out an intent form). --Rosters are FINAL upon the start of the split. Roster Changes will be available during certain periods of League play. --Player’s Discord will match their in-game display name. --Names must be reasonably appropriate for both teams and players. This includes but is not limited to: racism, sexism, antisemitism, hate speech, ableism, etc. --Failure to adhere to these rules after the start of play will result in that team forfeiting their series(s) for the remainder of the split.
-In-Game / Play: --Matches must be played with a full roster (3 players) --Any attempt to play with a roster of less than 3 players will result in that team forfeiting that series. --Players are not to talk to each other during a series. This applies to toxic quick-chats as well as match chat. --In the event toxic communication occurs, screenshots, or recordings with timestamps must be provided to tournament staff through a support ticket. --Teams are not allowed spectators, unless agreed upon by both teams prior to the match/series. --POV streams are permitted so long as the do not overlap WDS Mainstream broadcasts, and follow the following title format: “WolfDen Series ‘team’ vs. ‘team’ mm/dd/yyyy” --All players are required to be on the field prior to the countdown. If not all players are on the field, remake the lobby and start over. --If a player is disconnected from a live game for any reason, they may only rejoin once a goal has been scored, or the clock stops. --Players rejoining mid-play will be given moderation points. --All games are to be played on DFH Stadium unless otherwise agreed upon by BOTH teams. Failure to adhere will result in the lobby-making team receiving mod points. --Standard 3v3, No Bots, No Mutators, 5 Minute match length. --All games will be played on US East servers, unless previously agreed upon by both teams, and cleared with tournament staff prior to series start. --Lobby creation is handled by the team designated in start.gg --To report scores use the API function when possible --Players are responsible when prompted to validate the scores input by the API or other team ---Broadasts: Some games will be broadcasted to viewers on twitch, youtube, FB, etc. --Players adhere to instructions of the Match Official from WDS. ---If a player leaves a match before the series is up or before the final game hits 0:00, that team is issued a verbal warning. Two warnings of any nature disqualifies a team from the remainder of the split. --Teams that are late to broadcasted matches incur a 1 game penalty for each 5 minutes that the full roster is not in the designated server. This is waived for lobby resets.
One player from each team (preferrable point of contact) must upload/verify the replay files of the series to the discord server for verification of series purposes and also for potential use in content.
This event will have a USD $30.00 prize pool