OTK/Starforge Hardcore Mak'gora Rules, Regulations & Code of Conduct

By Hulahoops — Oct 3 2023 21:20 UTC

RULES, REGULATIONS, & CODE OF CONDUCT
OTK/Starforge Hardcore Mak'Gora

October 6 - October 31, 2023

1. Hardcore Mak'Gora - Introduction

The Event will be governed by this document, entitled the Rules, Regulations and Code of Conduct, unless otherwise indicated. Defined terms used in this document shall have the meanings and definitions ascribed to them within this document unless otherwise noted herein.

If a provision of the Event Rules is or becomes illegal, invalid, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, that shall not affect the validity or enforceability in that jurisdiction of any other provision of the Event Rules or the validity or enforceability in other jurisdictions of any other provision of the Event Rules.

These Rules, Regulations and Code of Conduct have been created in order to establish fair competition throughout the OTK/Starforge Hardcore Mak'Gora (“SFMG”) and provide a consistent and high-quality experience to the viewing audience. By registering for or participating in the SFMG event, all participants and competitors have agreed to abide by the Rules, Regulations, and Code of Conduct listed in this document. Failure of SFMG participants or competitors to adhere to the information relayed in this document may result in penalties, disqualification, or forfeiture of potential prize money. The SFMG reserves the right to swiftly remove or replace any competitor, participant, or volunteer from SFMG events at any time for any reason.

DISCLAIMER: World of Warcraft Dueling is not an officially supported Blizzard esport. While our team is working tirelessly to ensure a smooth and fair experience, there is a possibility that something goes awry during this event. If you are uncomfortable losing your character or an opportunity at the prize pool due to a technicality, administrative decision, an in-game bug, etc., this is NOT THE TOURNAMENT FOR YOU.

2. Acceptance of SFMG Rules

By registering for, or participating in the SFMG event, all SFMG competitors and participants have agreed to adhere to and abide by the information listed in this document. Additionally, by registering for and participating in the SFMG, competitors and participants understand that OTK, Esfandtv, Xaryu, Sodapoppin, Raider.IO, and others may rebroadcast footage of their streams on their streaming and VOD channels. SFMG competitors and participants acknowledge that they have read and understood all of the information listed in this document.

3. Amendments, Supplements, and Changes

The SFMG, at its sole discretion, may update, amend, or supplement this document at any time. Changes may be communicated through social media, email, or official SFMG videos, however this is not guaranteed. It is the sole responsibility of all SFMG participants, competitors, volunteers, and/or employees to be aware of any and all changes made to the rules, regulations, and code of conduct.

4. Code of Conduct

All SFMG participants and competitors are required to behave in a respectful and sportsmanlike manner towards their fellow competitors, partners, viewers, press, and all SFMG staff and sponsors. This behavior extends to in-game chat, livestream comments, and other media. Threatening language, doxxing, ddosing, harassment, stalking, discrimination, and all forms of bullying towards SFMG volunteers, employees, participants, and/or competitors is completely unacceptable and will result in immediate expulsion, forfeiture of any potential prize money, and bans from all future events. Expressions of hate speech and/or bigotry related to race, ethnicity, creed, disability, age, physical appearance, sexual orientation, etc. made by SFMG competitors, participants, and/or administrators are completely unacceptable and may result in immediate disqualification from SFMG events.

5. Referee

The SFMG will be monitored by a designated referee. Referees are volunteers responsible for making judgment calls on potential rule violations and compliance. Their oversight includes player monitoring, inspection, coordination, and escalating penalties and punishments. All SFMG competitors and participants are required to adhere to SFMG referee rulings. By competing in the SFMG, you acknowledge and accept all SFMG referee rulings and their outcomes.

6. Cheating

All participants and competitors are expected to compete in a fair and honorable manner. Methods of cheating such as account sharing, match-fixing, stream-sniping, duel disruption, external character intervention during duels, client-side abuse, hacking, exploiting, or the use of banned items or strategies listed in this document are forbidden. Intentional rule loop-hole exploitation may constitute as cheating. If a SFMG competitor or participant is found cheating, disciplinary action may include match forfeiture, disqualification, forfeiture of prize money, temporary suspension, and/or a permanent ban from all future events.

7. Inspection

All participants’ and competitors’ in-game characters will be subject to a ‘Bag’ and ‘Talent’ inspection prior to and/or during the event. Inspections will require competitors to open up their in-game bags, talent page, and character panel on stream to ensure fair play and preserve the integrity of competition. If applicable, competitor Talent trees must match the talent specialization submitted for each stage of the tournament. Competitor bags may not contain any of the current round’s banned items specified below. Competitors who fail an inspection or refuse to cooperate with tournament administrators during an inspection may be disqualified from the event they are attending or subject to the disciplinary actions listed in the Disciplinary Clause below.

8. Submittals

Competitors may be required to submit the ‘Talent Specialization’ they intend to use for the SFMG season at least twenty four (24) hours prior to the round taking place. Failure to submit Talent Specializations prior to the deadline will result in a competitor’s disqualification from the round. Competitors who qualify for prize money will be required to submit invoices to the SFMG before payment processing can begin.

9. Attendance

All SFMG participants and competitors are expected to show up to events in a timely and punctual manner. If a SFMG competitor or participant is absent for an event that they are meant to compete in, the SFMG reserves the right to replace that competitor immediately, resulting in a disqualification of the competitor and forfeiture of prize money.

10. Disciplinary Clause

Violating the Rules, Regulations, and Code of Conduct listed in this document may include penalty point assessment, event disqualification, forfeiture of prize money, and/or a lifetime ban from all SFMG events. The SFMG event organizers, at their sole discretion, will determine disciplinary action against violating competitors on a case-by-case basis.

11. General Event Information

Date Information

October 6th: Leveling Stage/Character Creation and Registration
October 30th: Qualifiers Stage
October 31st: Mak'Gora Finals

Server Information
The SFMG will take place on the SKULL ROCK Hardcore Realm (NA).

Faction Information
The SFMG will be exclusively for HORDE characters.

Prize Pool Information
The SFMG total prize pool is $100,000. $50,000 will be distributed to the Mak'Gora Champion, and the remainder will be divided evenly between the top placing individuals of each respective class. Tied classes prize money will be divided evenly.

Broadcast Information
The SFMG Qualifiers and Finals will be streamed primarily on the Twitch channels of Esfand, Sodapoppin and Xaryu. However, streamers are welcome to co-stream the event provided they abide by the Blizzard and Twitch ToS, as well as the SFMG Rules, Regulations, and Code of Conduct.

12. Registration

The SFMG Registration Form will be available as of 10am PST / 12pm CST / 7pm CEST here on Raider.IO Classic.

In order to Register for the SFMG, you will need to have a Raider.IO Classic Account, and follow these steps:

Create a brand new HORDE Character on the SKULL ROCK Hardcore Realm (NA) of WoW Classic Era
Ensure your character has “SFMG” at the end of its name
Log out of your new Character, and hit the “Back” button
Resync your Bnet on Raider.IO Classic
Fill out the SFMG Registration Form, and select your SFMG Character
Subsequently made Characters will need to be Registered individually as they are created (upon death, for example)
Log back into your SFMG Character and request an invite to the guild <Starforge Mak'Gora> from Starforgesys, Rokmansfmg, Esfandsfmg, or Prestigesfmg
Start leveling!

If any questions arise regarding the Registration process specifically, please head on over to the #otk-makgora channel in the Raider.IO Discord. For all other event-related questions, please head on over to the OTK Hardcore Mak'Gora Discord!

13. Event Format

The SFMG will consist of three separate stages: the Leveling Stage (“Leveling”), the Qualifying Stage (“Qualifiers”), and the Mak'Gora Finals (“Finals”).

LEVELING STAGE

On October 6th, 2023, all participants will be able to register their characters on the Raider.IO Classic website and create their characters (see: Registration).
From October 6th-30th, participants will be required to level their new characters to level 60 and prepare for the dueling tournament to the best of their ability.

QUALIFIERS

On October 30th, registered participants who make it to level 60 will go through a qualifying round to determine who will advance to the Mak'Gora Finals.
Qualifier duels will be regular duels (not Mak’Gora).
Qualifiers Format and Ruleset can be found here
Winners of the Qualifiers will advance to the Mak’Gora Finals

MAK’GORA FINALS

On October 31st, the top placing members of the Qualifiers will advance to the Mak’Gora Finals and compete in a best-of-1 Mak’Gora duel to the death
The bracket finalist will be crowned the King/Queen of Death and be awarded with the lion’s share of the prize pool.

14. Event Schedule

October 6th at 10am PST / 12pm CST: Character Creation and Registration Opens
October 6th - October 30th: Leveling Stage
October 30th at 10am PST / 12pm CST: Qualifiers Stage
October 31st at 10am PST / 12pm CST: Mak'Gora Finals

15. General Rules

All gear acquired from within Molten Core, Onyxia’s Lair, Blackwing Lair, Zul’Gurub, AQ20/40, and Naxxramas (including BOE gear, enchants from ZG, quest rewards such as Dragon Head turn ins, Spellbooks, etc) is banned. Craftable items whose recipes drop in raids but do not require raid-exclusive materials to create are permitted (e.g. Living Action Potions).
All loot from World Bosses (boss drops) are banned.
All World Buffs are banned during the Qualifiers and Finals. World Buffs are classified as buffs obtained through quests (e.g. blood shard buffs), world objectives (e.g. Songflower, Darkmoon Faire, etc.), head and Rend drops, Dire Maul buffs, Zanzas, mind-controlling enemy mobs etc.
All baseline Class abilities and Class buffs are permitted.
Competitors may not leave a designated dueling location for any reason (including hearthstoning to repair). If a competitor must log offline for any reason, a maximum of 5 minutes of offline time will be permitted. After the 5 minute mark, the competitor will be disqualified and forfeit any potential prize money.
There will be a 2-3 minute downtime between duels for classes to heal, buff, and mana-up.
Competitors must be aware that due to a variety of circumstances, dueling locations may be changed by SFMG administrators at any time.
Players must maintain 1 talent build (each) for the Qualifier Stage and the Mak’Gora Finals. A different build may be used in each stage, but cannot be changed once the stage begins.
Duelists may only compete with 1 character for the entirety of the dueling stages.
Competitors shall be required to stream their perspective of play, during the Qualifiers and Mak'Gora Finals, which includes their dueling matchups and any bag or talent inspections, as well as preserve their VoD for review to be accessed by SFMG administrators. Failure to stream SFMG matches or preserve a VoD for review may result in forfeiture of all matches and prize money.
Competitors are responsible for reading and understanding all of the rules, regulations, and policies dictated in this document.

16. Delay of Game

No intentional delays shall be permitted (i.e., rogues intentionally stealthing for minutes to reset CDs). Any non-strategic acts whose sole purpose is to delay a duel will result in the forfeit of the duel by the delayer. Inactivity of 60 seconds or more during a duel will result in an immediate delay of game penalty and potential disqualification.
Intentionally fleeing from a duel will result in disqualification and forfeiture of all prize money by the fleeing player. If a player is intentionally force-fled by another player (i.e., intentionally chain fearing a player on the rim of the duel line), the exploiting player triggering the force-flee will be immediately disqualified and forfeit all prize money. Competitors should be mindful that ambiguous flee situations may arise, and those will be called into review and judgment at the discretion of the SFMG organizers.
In the event of a Duel Timeout, no win will be granted. Duelers will re-duel, but with a cap on food and water set to only 3 for the remaining duels of that matchup.

17. Interference

In the event of an external interference during a duel that is deemed by SFMG administrators and referees to affect the outcome of a Mak’Gora, the duel shall be timed out and redone later in the round. If an interference is found to be intentional and/or coordinated by one of the competitors, that competitor will be immediately disqualified from the tournament and forfeit any/all prize money.

18. Engineering Items

All engineering items, aside from those mentioned below, are permitted so long as their usage follows the remainder of the rules:

Gnomish Mind Control Cap is banned.
Repair Bots are banned.

19. Consumables

All consumable items, unless otherwise specified in these rules, are permitted, except for the below mentioned items:

Flask of Petrification is banned.

An item that is classified as “banned” may not be equipped in a match nor available in a competitor’s bags during a bag inspection. Any violation of the Engineering Items, Consumables, or Itemization rules stated above will result in an immediate disqualification, forfeiture of prize money, and ban from all future events.

20. Openers

Prior to a duel commencing, participants will be situated at the dueling area designated by the SFMG Referees and Administrators.
Competitors may not mount up prior to opening a duel.
Duelists must maintain 20 yards of distance from one another at the start of a duel. To guarantee this distance is accurate, duelers shall stand on the duel flag at the initiation of a duel before moving 10 yards directly opposite of one another. Once the duelers have reached the 20 yard range, no additional movement will be permitted prior to the duel commencing and the enemy turning hostile, unless a character is in stealth.
Once the duelists are positioned, the SFMG administrators will direct the competitors to accept and begin the duel. Failure to comply with the SFMG administrators’ directive may result in disqualification and forfeiture of prize money.
No openers are guaranteed for any class.

For any questions regarding the Rules, Regulations, and Code of Conduct, please join the OTK Hardcore Mak'Gora Discord.

Good luck to all competitors!