Game Competitions Battlefield 4 5v5 Domination

Battlefield 4 5v5 Domination

Place: The Gathering 2014, Vikingskipet Hamar, Norge
Format: Single Elimination Bracket, 5v5
Number of teams: 32 teams
Signup deadline: TBA
Schedule: Friday: Start time for Match #10, #11 and #12 at 15:00, Match #6 starts at 16:00. Semi-finals match #14 starts at 17:00. Match #13 starts at 18:30; Saturday: Bronze final begins at 15:00. Grand final begins at 16:30
Brackets: Sign up here!

Congratulations to the winners of Battlefield 4 at TG14!

1st place - Trønderbataljonen
2nd place - KLD
3rd place - Recess

At TG 2014, we will be hosting a grand competition in Battlefield 4. The compo will be played in the game mode "Domination" and will be played in teams of 5 players. There will only be maps from the Battlefield 4 basegame, so everyone with Battlefield 4 can participate!

The mode is domination 5v5. It will be used a single elimination bracket – initial it will be one match per round. In the semi and the final the match will be played as best of three. The rules that will be used is based on the ESL Battlefield 4 Versus rules, but with some modifications. Therefore, it is very important that every player and especially the team captain have read the rules thoroughly before the first match

BF4 – 5v5 Domination Rules

1 General

1.1 The Tournament referees are the Game Crew. They will have the last word in all situations. The decisions taken by the referees shall over-ride any rule found within this document.

1.2 The referees shall have the right to change, add to or delete any rule within this document at any time without notice to the participants. We encourage you to check the rules regularly to ensure that you are following the most up to date rules.

1.3 By entering the competition, all entrants confirm that they agree to follow the rules, and that they understand that the referees shall have the final word within the competition.

2 TeamSpeak/In-game chat rules:

No inappropriate nicknames.
No text or voice spam.
No racism or harassment
No flaming over text chat or voice chat
Every team captain must be on Teamspeak at least 15 minutes before the match.
Use PTT (Push To Talk), or you will be muted.
Only game administrators are allowed to join every channel.
If you need to talk with an administrator, please join the administrator-channel.

2.1 Teamspeak - Info:

IP: 85.89.16.36
Password: norge

2.2 General rules:

2.2.1 Show respect for each other.

2.2.2 No form for cheat, macro or bug abuse are allowed in the tournament.

2.2.3 Max 32 teams. A player is only allowed to play for one team during the whole tournament. Every team will play on both sides, to get the same conditions.

2.3 Game rules:

2.3.1 If there is an odd number of teams, a random team will be selected for walkover to the next round.

2.3.2 The tournament needs at least 4 teams to start. Less then 4 teams will mean that the tournament will be cancelled.

2.3.3 Every player needs to join the match server at least 10 minutes before match starts.

2.3.4 At every match, an administrator will be spectating using spectator mode. This is to catch any cheating and/or rule violations.

2.3.5 We will have an updated master ban index from http://www.pbbans.com/.

2.3.6 Five minutes before the beginning of the match, an administrator will write «Live in five» in the in-game chat.

2.3.7 At the beginning of each match, both team captains will have to confirm that they are ready before an administrator can “go live”.

2.3.8 The match will start at the scheduled time. If a team has less then three players, the other team will get a walkover. A team can start the match if they are three or more players.

2.3.9 If an administrator has given the “go live” and a players crashes/disconnects BEFORE the first kill, the round will be cancelled so the player can get back in. If the player doesn't rejoin in a fair amount of time, the match will be started.

2.3.10 If a server crash occurs, the match will be played again from scratch.

2.3.11 An administrator will always have the final word.

3 In-game rules:

3.1 Serversettings:

vars.autoBalance false
vars.killCam false
vars.miniMap true
vars.3dSpotting true
vars.miniMapSpotting true
vars.3pCam true
vars.idleBanRounds 0
vars.hitIndicatorsEnabled 1
vars.unlockMode "all"
vars.vehicleSpawnDelay 100
vars.bulletDamage 100
vars.nameTag true
vars.regenerateHealth true
vars.roundRestartPlayerCount -1
vars.roundStartPlayerCount -1
vars.onlySquadLeaderSpawn false
vars.soldierHealth 100
vars.hud true
vars.playerManDownTime 100
vars.playerRespawnTime 100
reservedSlotsList.aggressiveJoin true
vars.roundLockdownCountdown 60
vars.roundWarmupTimeout 600

3.2 Weapon restrictions:

M320, smoke is allowed
Claymore
C4
Battle Pickups
M26 (all types)
Airburst
Spawn beacon
Tugs
Shotguns (all types, included the Shorty 12G)
Motionballs
V40 Mini Granade

All DLC weapons (listed) and gadgets:

SV40
AR160
L85A2
F2000
MTAR-21
M60E4
RPK-74m
AWS
AS VAL
MP7
SR2
L96A1
Gol Magnum
SR3830

4 Map Pool:

Paracel Storm,
Golmud Railway
Lancang Dam
Operation Locker
Dawnbreaker
Siege of Shanghai
Zavod 311

5 If there are any rule violations:

5.1 If any rule violations, an administrator can give the violating team up to 100 tickets as punishment.

6 Warnings

6.1    A player may get a warning if he does any of the following:
6.1.1     Refusal to follow the instructions of any game administrator.
6.1.2    Arriving late to the game or missing a game.
6.1.3 Using foul language and/or displaying poor behaviour.
6.1.4 Behaving in an unsportsmanlike manner.

6.2    A player may be disqualified for one of the following:
6.2.1     Getting more than a warning.
6.2.2    Any act of intimidation, bullying, or violence (physical or verbal) against participants, observers or game administrators.
6.2.3 Using cheats or other unfair gaming tactics (i.e. interruption of opponent, physical blocking, exploits, cheat codes, etc.).
6.2.4 Misleading a judge.
6.2.5    Playing any game without supervision of an administrator.
6.2.6 Exploiting any bugs that clearly alter the game's functionality.