Call of Duty: MW3 War's Affliction Tournament Rules of Engagement


This is a league style tournament that will go for 7 weeks with matches being played 2 nights a week. There will be a HOME team and an AWAY team listed in the schedule. Home teams will be responsible for making the room. The winning team will be responsible for reporting matches. Military Might shall not exceed 6 nor fall below 4. Example: 6 vs. 6 is max war size, and 4 vs. 4 is minimum war size. Military Might is decided by Home team for each war, and Away team must match soldier count.

The Elite Battle Zone LLC, is built on trust, respect of, and by the online gamers that participate in its tournaments.


Section 1. Website & Forum Rules

1. Respect thy clan/squad/individual, thy enemy’s clan/squad/individual, and thyself. Treat others in a fashion in which you yourself would want to be treated.

2. Have fun. These are games, and as such should be enjoyed by all who play them. If the game is no longer enjoyable than that is when an individual should stop playing. Don't allow your misery of the game to ruin the experience for someone else.

3. Follow and abide by the ROE (Rules of Engagement) for each tournament that your clan/squad/individual participates in. The ROE shall be short and sweet, and all participants should be able to abide by them.

4. Follow and abide by all forum community rules that may be established in the Elite Battle Zone LLC,.

5. Follow Elite Battle Zone LLC, Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and Copyright/IP Policy.

6. Uphold the values of the EBZ while your clan/squad/individual participates here. Do not bash, insult, flame, or harass any clan/squad/individual who participates in the EBZ. Your actions reflect this website, and as such should be navigated away from any wrong doing.

7. Staff abuse will not be tolerated in any form, be it messaging, forums, or PS3 online messaging. Situations such as this will be handled accordingly.

8. Disrespect in any form to any Referee, Moderator, Staff Member, Administrator, Community Member, or Clan/Squad/Individual who participates in the EBZ will not be tolerated. Listed below are the infractions that will be given if/when a violation happens. Elite Battle Zone LLC, may at it's discretion use (D.) for a violation without following A, B, or C.

A.) 1st offense from an individual that disrespects will be given 1 event suspension.
B.) 2nd offense from an individual that disrespects will be given 2 event suspension.
C.) 3rd offense from an individual that disrespects will be removed from event participation.
D.) 4th offense from an individual that disrespects will be removed from the Elite Battle Zone.

9. Elite Battle Zone LLC, will not tolerate any form of discrimination of any community member based on Color, Sex, Age, Political Views, Nationality, Gender, Religion, Disability, Race, Creed, and Gaming Console.

10. Elite Battle Zone LLC, values the Constitutional rights for freedom of speech and freedom of expression. However; we will have to draw a line if this gets out of control in the forum community. We do not censor threads that are created. We simply ask that good judgment be used on certain words or phrases.

11. Elite Battle Zone LLC, is a Religious and Political free community. Please do not discuss either in the community, or while participating in sanctioned matches.


Section 2. Sinner or Saint

First and foremost the Elite Battle Zone LLC, understands we are not the only PlayStation 3 tournament website on the world wide web or internet. We have never proclaimed to be the World's Best Tournament website, and we never will. We have always simply stated "You will not be disappointed". The Elite Battle Zone LLC, has built relationships with some of the top gaming communities on the internet. We have seen how their members act on their sites, and we would expect them to act the same on our site. Follow the Elite Battle Zone LLC, rules as you would follow the rules for others tournament sites you may belong to.

Do NOT be the Saint on one tournament site and then be the Sinner on the Elite Battle Zone LLC, site. Follow the EBZ rules set forth for the website, forum community, and tournaments. Follow the Rules & Regulations set forth for each tournament provided for our community members. If you think you can not remain a Saint while participating on our website because you are to accustomed to what you have played in the past on other sites we ask that you stay at those other sites. All tournament sites are different, have different rules, and will succeed without the issues that Sinners bring.


Section 3. Clan Application Process

All clans wishing to participate in the Call of Duty: MW3 War's Affliction Tournament must submit an application to participate. These applications must be completed entirely, and posted in the Applications forum board. Any applications not completed will not be accepted. Applications should be completed by a Clan Leader or Representative. A clan that truly wishes to participate in EBZ tournaments will have no issue in properly completing an application.


Click below link to submit clan application.

Call of Duty: MW3 War's Affliction Tournament Clan Application Form


Section 4. Clan Invitation Process

All clans selected to participate in the Call of Duty: MW3 War's Affliction Tournament will be given an Invitation that requires them to accept. This invitation must be accepted within 48 hours of the date/time it was posted. All Invitations will be posted in the Invitations board of the Call of Duty: MW3 War's Affliction Tournament forum. Failure for the clan to accept will result in a revocation of the invite and they must wait to participate in the next tournament. Invitations will be posted 6 days prior to Week 1. Once an Invitation is accepted the Clan Leader must create his clan in the EBZ Tournaments. Clan rosters will be posted in the Teams List area of EBZ Tournaments. All clan leaders/reps need to reply to their Invitation with either the words "We Accept" or "We Decline".


Section 5. Cheating

The use of glitches are not permitted in the Elite Battle Zone LLC,. Examples include, but are not limited to:

1. Moving or looking though walls.
2. Shooting/throwing grenades through walls, roofs, and soft spots.
3. Lying in soft sections of the map which leaves you hard to see. This includes laying inside dead bodies.
4. Using any device that may manipulate the map for an uneven advantage.
5. Using any form of a weapons glitch.
6. Using glitches in the game to gain an unfair advantage.
7. Soft spotting should be minimized by all clans.
8. Using a lag switch is strictly prohibited and this also includes any computer software program that creates lag.
9. Using a computer to alter the game in any way is prohibited.
10. If a clan is accusing another clan of cheating, the burden of proof is on the clan who blamed another for cheating. You must supply sufficient proof such as a video to show another clan cheating. Do NOT throw out accusations without proof.
11. If you have no proof DO NOT speak about an issue so that we may avoid any drama, or clans being offended.
12. Outside communication is cheating and the use of outside communication via a computer causes lag, and if caught using outside communication will be removed immediately.

If you have an issue with another clan, please submit the following to an EBZ Administrator:

Username:
Priority:
Description:

Any clan or player found guilty of cheating will be suspended from the tournament for an unlimited amount of time until the EBZ staff has resolved the matter.

Any evidence provided shall be on VIDEO. If there is no proof via video please keep accusations to yourself. We do not need the drama when nothing can be proven. Pictures will NOT be accepted as they can be altered with programs.

If the clan or person is found guilty he/she shall be removed immediately from his/her roster, clans official roster locked, and clan or person will be banned for the duration of the tournament for which the action occurred. If this should happen again with same clan, that clan will be removed from the EBZ, and banned from future participation.

Any reports of abuse by fellow clan mates should be reported to your clans appointed leader/rep in the first instance, if the outcome of this is not satisfactory only then shall you report this matter to the leagues staff for further assistance.

The rules on cheating pertain to all Glitches old and new. Even if it isn't directly mentioned in this section it is still illegal. Play the game the way it is designed to be played. Do not use any glitch even if it doesn't give a boost to your armor, weapon power, or anything else. If it is something not meant to be used or it is downloaded from a website, it is a glitch. All Glitches are banned! All Glitcher's will be punished when caught!


Section 6. Clan Official Rosters

1. Clan Official Rosters will be displayed in the Teams List of the EBZ Tournaments section in the forum.
2. Official Rosters will be unlimited to the total number of clan members allowed by Call of Duty: MW3 the game.
3. Clan members must be register on the EBZ Forum to be eligible to participate in sanctioned battles.
4. Clan members must request to join their clan in the EBZ Tournaments.
5. Names must match exactly as they are on roster in the game of Call of Duty: MW3, and must be spelled exactly the same as PSN ID.
6. Username in EBZ Forum must be the exact match of PSN ID, and any clan member that plays a match that did not follow this part of the process, will not be allowed to join your roster for the rest of the tournament. If the player cannot follow this simple rule, then obviously they do not respect their clan leader or the EBZ and thus looses any chance of playing in this tournament. This does not mean they cannot join their team in a tournament that starts after this.
7. If your clan is found to have a Ringer that player shall be suspended for the duration of the season and your clan will have its Official Roster locked.
8. There will be no clans allowed to pick up members from other clans while those clans are participating in Call of Duty: MW3 War's Affliction. We are not saying you cant get new members. What we are saying is that when a member is picked up from a clan they shall not be able to be placed on any clans Official Roster for a tournament season while the clan is participating. They will have to wait until the next season that the clan participates in.
9. Clans are only allowed a maximum of 2 Representatives and 1 Leader. Leaders if your initial representative cannot fulfill their position, you will have to make a change.


Click below link to create Official Clan.

Create Official Clan Roster here.


Merriam-Webster Ringer Definition:

1. A contestant, entered in a competition under false representations of identity, record, or ability.
2. A person who makes deceitful pretenses.

Elite Battle Zone Ringer Definition:

1. Any name created by an individual that is used by someone other than the owner of the name. Password is given out to whomever can help in time of need.
2. Any name added to in game roster that may help in times of need. This may be true owner of name, but merely added to help for a tournament battle. Name may move from clan to clan. If seen with multiple clan tags on multiple occasions.


Section 7. Weapon Restrictions

The following weapons will be restricted from tournament play.

1. Under Secondary Weapons: Launchers = XM25, M320GLM, RPG-7
2. Under Gun Attachments: Grenade launchers


Section 8. Game Play

1. Maps must have a minimum 50% lineup before a forfeit could be forced from the apposing clan ( 1 vs. 1, 2 vs. 2, 3 vs. 3, 4 vs. 4 ).
2. Trash talking of any kind towards staff or other clan members will NOT be tolerated.
3. Proximity Taunts will NOT be allowed, and each player must be careful as to what they say while in game.
4. If a clan aborts in the middle of the war, or is a no show, it is automatically a win for the opposing clan.
5. No complaining about the use of a clans tactics, or strategies.
6. If a player drops mid-round, the round will continue and game played as is.
7. Players are NOT allowed to shoot the dead bodies of any clan participant including their own clan.
8. A clan must come prepared to the battle room with members who are prepared to play.
9. If there is a mass boot (3 or more players from BOTH clans), the map will be restarted from the point where the boot happened. This only applies if it happens in the first 2 rounds. If it was an odd numbered round, make the new map the number of rounds plus 1. The last round should not be played. If you want it over quickly each clan can team kill themselves or commit suicide to end it. We don't want any extra stats to change the MVP status.
10. Rule Addition: The HOME team gets to select soldier count for their match on any given evening. The choices are limited to 4v4, 5v5, and 6v6. With this rule, the 50% line-up rule is as follows. (4v4: each team needs a minimum of 2 players, 5v5 and 6v6: each team needs a minimum of 3 players to avoid being forced to forfeit the match.)


Section 9. Battle Days

Call of Duty: MW3 War's Affliction Tournament is scheduled for 7 weeks of intense battles. The schedule for this tournament will be posted in the Call of Duty: MW3 War's Affliction Tournament forum. Each clan will play 14 matches (7 home games, 7 away games). These matches will be played on Tuesday and Friday nights at 9:30 pm eastern time zone. Rooms need to be created by 9:15 pm eastern time zone on match nights. We want the matches to start on time. If your clan has taken advantage of the Adjustable Time rule, the room still needs to be up :15 minutes prior to the agreed upon match time.


Section 10. Clan Battle Lobby Specifics

All Battle Room's for each night's war's are to be created by the Home clan. All clan's should be aware of what clan's they face for each 2 night's and for all 7 week's. All clan's should be aware of what Map's and Game Mode's are to be used each night, and they must know how to create the Battle Room. Below is the procedure on how Home clans are to create the Battle Rooms.

1. Load Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 into PS3
2. Press START and select MULTIPLAYER
3. Select PLAY ONLINE
4. Select PRIVATE MATCH
5. Select GAME SETUP
6. Select MAPS (choose Map for each war as they are the best out of 3 Map Battle)
7. Select MODE
8. Select STANDARD MODES (Select each mode associated with each map for all 3 maps for Battle)
9. Select OPTIONS (Make sure Options are changed for each Game Mode used for each of the 3 maps for the Battle)
10. JOIN-IN-PROGRESS (Make sure proper setting is selected)
11. INTERMISSION (Make sure proper setting is selected)
12. Select TRIANGLE on controller to Invite opposing clan leader/rep for each nights war
13. Invite all clan members for Home Team (Wars are 4 vs. 4 minimum and 6 vs. 6 maximum decided by Home team)
14. All opposing clan to get all their participants into the Battle Room.
15. Once everyone is ready, and set to go select START GAME (Repeat steps 5-15 for all 3 maps for each nights Battle)


Section 11. Battle Room Creation

Each below Battle Room Specifics link will take you to the forum thread that describes in great detail how the Battle Room should be created by the Home clan. All settings must be followed exactly as stated.

Rooms need to be created by 9:15 pm eastern time zone on match nights. We want the matches to start on time. If your clan has taken advantage of the Adjustable Time rule, the room still needs to be up :15 minutes prior to the agreed upon match time.

Game Type: Modes will be listed on schedule
Map: Maps will be listed on schedule (Best of 3 Maps)

Team Deathmatch Battle Room Specifics
Sabotage Battle Room Specifics
Domination Battle Room Specifics
Capture the Flag Battle Room Specifics
Headquarters Battle Room Specifics
Kill Confirmed Battle Room Specifics
Team Defender Battle Room Specifics
Demolition Battle Room Specifics
Search & Destroy Battle Room Specifics


Section 12. Rules of Engagement Q&A Meeting

There will be 1 meeting two days prior to the start of the tournament to have a Q&A about Rules and what is expected of clans. The clan leader, or primary rep should attend and are encouraged to ask as many questions as possible so that all clans understand what to do, when to do it, and how to do it.


Section 13. Maps & Sides

1. Each clan shall battle the Map & Mode listed in the schedule.
2. Each clan will know if their Home or Away by looking at the schedule. The clan after the word "AT" is always the Home clan.
3. The Home clan will start on the side of their choice for Maps 1 & 3. The Away clan will start on the side of their choice on Map 2.
4. Home clan creates the Battle Room.


Section 14. Available Maps & Game Modes

The schedule will be labeled with Game Mode, and Map for each match night of each week. These wars must follow exactly as labeled, and cannot be changed for any reason. Below are the Maps offered by Call of Duty: MW3, and the Game Modes that will be used in the Call of Duty: MW3 War's Affliction Tournament.


Maps

1. Seatown: A coastal town. Narrow streets bring hectic, close encounters
2. Dome: Small outpost in desert. Fast and frantic action.
3. Arkaden: Medium sized German mall. Intense Search & Destroy games.
4. Bakarra: Crash site in an African city. Classic Urban combat.
5. Resistance: Parisian district. Great for Domination and Kill Confirmed.
6. Downturn: Urban map with wide streets. Good for long and short range fights.
7. Bootleg: Medium sized Asian market. Fun for all game modes.
8. Carbon: Medium sized refinery. Great for any number of players.
9. Hardhat: A small construction site. Fast paced, close quarter action.
10. Lockdown: European city center. Great for Team Defender.
11. Village: Large African Village. Great for all game modes.
12. Fallen: Derelict Russian ghost town. Great for careful, tactical engagements.
13. Outpost: Large Siberian airbase. Great for epic large battles.
14. Interchange: Destroyed freeway. Great for a wide range of spaces and styles.
15. Underground: Small subway station. Fast paced action both inside and out.
16. Mission: African colonial settlement. Fight to control the center.


Game Modes

1. Team Deathmatch: Kill players on the opposing team. The first team to reach the score limit wins!
2. Search and Destroy: Teams take turns defending and destroying an objective. No Respawn.
3. Sabotage: 1 bomb in the center of the map. Grab it and destroy the enemy objective.
4. Domination: Capture and hold the designated positions to gain points.
5. Headquarters: Capture the headquarters and defend it from the enemy.
6. Capture the flag: Get the enemy teams flag, bring it to your base, and capture it by touching your flag while its at your base.
7. Demolition: Teams alternate in attacking and defending two bomb sites, both of which must be destroyed by the attacking team equipped with bombs. No Respawn.
8. Kill Confirmed: Recover dog tags to score for your team and deny enemy scores.
9. Team Defender: Capture and hold the flag for a team double scoring bonus. NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART.


Section 15. Match Results Reporting Process

1. The winning clan leader/rep must report the Match Results. This will be done by filling out the Match Reports form for the tournament. If winning clan leader/rep fails to report the match after a 12 hour period the match will become void, and they along with the losing clan will receive a loss for that match.
2. The losing clan leader/rep must confirm the Match Results. To confirm Match Reports simply "quote" post by winning clan with a "I Confirm" or state what the issue may be if you don't confirm.
3. Please include as much detail as you want in your battle Match Reports post.
4. Match Reports must have all questions answered. Match Reports that are not complete will not be accepted.
5. MVP's on Match Reports without clan tags will not be excepted. Make sure proper information for MVP's is submitted for MVP credit. Tags, PSN ID, Kills & Deaths must be reported. Don't be the clan that cuts short your player.
6. Match Reports for a clan No Show must still be submitted with an exception. In comments section state that the clan was a "No Show".
7. No matter what a Match Report must be submitted.


Please click the following link to submit your Match Reports.

Call of Duty: MW3 War's Affliction Tournament Match Report Form


Section 16. Call of Duty: MW3 War's Affliction Tournament Ladder

Call of Duty: MW3 War's Affliction Tournament Ladder

Once a clan has accepted their invitation to participate they must create their clan in the EBZ Tournament/Ladder System. Once they have created their clan they must join the ladder for the Call of Duty: MW3 War's Affliction Tournament.

After each weeks battles Elite Battle Zone LLC, staff will set the matches up in the EBZ Tournament/Ladder System. Staff will insert the match with naming the challenger & challenged. The correct date and time for the battle will be inserted and saved to reflect pending matches in the ladder system. Once the match has concluded and Match Report has been posted an EBZ Staff member will input the results.

The Call of Duty: MW3 War's Affliction Ladder will be used to track standings, and at time of playoffs clans based on rankings in the ladder will move into playoffs for seeding.


Section 17. Clan No Shows

1. Failure to show for a scheduled and accepted match will result in a forfeit.
2. Two (No Shows) to battle room or weekly meeting in a single season shows lack of participation and removal of the clan will be the outcome. These can be random, and do not have to be in a row. If you lose interest please inform EBZ staff so we can make the appropriate changes to inform the community.
3. All clans are encouraged to participate, and if they no longer wish to participate please let the Elite Battle Zone LLC, know.


Section 18. Playoffs

Call of Duty: MW3 War's Affliction Tournament Playoff Brackets

(Amount of clans going to playoffs depends on number of clans in tournament. 8 clan = 4 to playoffs, 12 to 20 clans = 8 to playoffs, 24 clans & up = 16 to playoffs.)

1. Four clans at the top of the standings will be the clans making it into the playoffs. (May change based on clan participation)
2. If there are clans that are tied for a spot in the playoffs, we will use total maps won for a tie breaker. If total maps is tied, Rounds won for the next level of the tie breaker.
3. Seed #1 against seed #4, seed #2 against seed #3. (May change based on clan participation)
4. Playoff standings will be posted in the Call of Duty: MW3 War's Affliction Tournament Playoff bracket.
5. Each round of playoffs excluding the championship battle will be a 3 map war. The championship battle will be a 5 map war.
6. High seed clans will be Home clan in Playoffs. Game Mode and Maps will be randomly selected by a map and mode generator.
7. One clan will be labeled Call of Duty: MW3 War's Affliction Tournament Champion.
8. Home clan creates the Battle Room.
9. Home team selects Map 1 for playoff matches. Away team selects Map 2 for playoff matches. Elite Battle Zone selects the tie-breaker map (or Map 3) for playoff matches. (Only used in tournaments where season is not already created)
10. As in rule #9, in the Championship Match, the Home team will also select Map 3, while Away team will also select Map 4, and the Elite Battle Zone will select Map 5 for the Championship Match.

(Below subject to change based on amount of clans participating)

The Playoffs are based on 4 clans making them. We want to make clear to everyone that clans can and will be eliminated from this tournament once the playoff seeding is decided. If there are less than 4 but more than 1 clan at the end of week 7, we will seed based on information stated above. If three clans are seeded in playoffs the #1 seed will have a bye into the championship match. Seeds #2 and #3 will battle to go against seed #1 for the championship title.


Disclaimer: Rules & Regulations are created in a manner that are easy to read and understand. All clans participating along with all members should be aware of all the Rules & Regulations, and they should fully understand them. The greater knowledge the clan has the less issues will arise, and a better gaming experience shall prevail. Know the Rules, understand the Rules, and everyone will have a Great time.

The Elite Battle Zone LLC, staff reserves the right to amend and create rules in order to maintain efficient administration of the Call of Duty: MW3 War's Affliction Tournament. These rules are made to help keep the game fair and fun for everyone. The purpose of the Elite Battle Zone LLC, is to have fun and to enjoy the game of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 we all love to play.