WOGL Rules

--Found this on the website--
http://www.wogl.org/forums/ca-na-general-discussion/32675-season-5-official-rule.html
Season 5 Official Rule

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General:

1. Staff will never ask you for your password.
2. It is mandatory for team leaders to read the rules prior to match play and make sure all of their players abide by the rules.
3. Breaking any rule may result in a forfeit of a match, or ban from WOGL
4. The rules are subject to change at any time, so check them before every match
5. Team or Player names may not contain inappropriate language.
6. All matches are to be played with the WOGL anti-cheat running.
7. We will be allowing 1 name change per person, per season.

In Game Gear Allowed:

Assault Rifles
ACR
AK-47
AK-47 Gold-Plated
AK-74U
AK-74U Gold Plated
AUGA1 (Limit of 3)
FAMAS
G36E (Limit of 3 for all G36 variants)
G36E Valkyrie (Limit of 3 for all G36 variants)
G36E LE (Limit of 3 for all G36 variants)
K2
L85A1
L85A1 Camo
M14
M16
M4A1
M4A1 Desert Warrior
SCAR-L
SCAR-L TrispearRL
SCAR-L Black
SG550
TAR-21


Sub Machine Guns
K1A
K7
MAC-10
MP5A4
MP5 MOD
P90
Skorpion
UMP
UZI

Sniper Rifles
Dragunov SVD
Dragunov Black
L96A1
L96A1 Arctic Wolf
L96A1 Ghillie
M-200
M24
MSG-90
PSG-1
SR25

Machine Guns
K3
M60
M60 Steel
MINIMI
MK. 48

Shotguns
Double Barrel
Double Barrel Punisher

Pistols
Anaconda Black
Desert Eagle
Desert Eagle SE
G23
K5
M1911 MEU
M1911 Knight's
M92FS
P226
P226 Silver
USP


Melee
M9
G.I. Shovel
Sickle
Kukri
Bowie Knife
Tomahawk

Support
M67 Frag
M18 Smoke

Face
FG-1 Fire Mask
Chemical Gas Mask
Aviator Glasses
Sport Shades
Goggles
Orange Anti-Flash Goggles
MK1 Gas Mask
PBF Gas Mask
AF-II Fire Mask
Metal Anti-Flash Goggles
MK3 Gas Mask
Skull Bandana
Any face gear without stats bonus (Anniversary/Skull Bandanas)

Head
Default Black Cap
Comm Cap
Red Beret
Any head gear without stats bonus

Chest
Light Vest
No Vest

Weapon Mods
S1 Suppressor
S2 Suppressor
S3 Suppressor
Acog TA1 Scope
Acog TA3 Scope
ITech Scope
Extended Mag I
Extended Mag II
Fast Loader Mag I
Trishot Holosight
Custom Reticles

Uniforms
Team will have the option of discussing if they want to use different Uniforms this will be left up to the Team Leaders.

Frag packs are NOT allowed
1 Sniper per team is mandatory for Search and Destroy
1 SMG per team is mandatory for Capture the Flag
A maximum of 1 Sniper is allowed per team
Male Base and Deckland Only
No Backpack

Search and Destroy-SND Match Format:

1. Kill Cam Off
2. Friendly Fire On
3. Join in Progress On
4. 5v5
5. Goal: 7
6. Away team chooses side.
7. Two halves will be played with teams switching sides at the end of the 1st half.
8. At the end of the second half the team with the most total rounds won wins the match.
9. In the case of a draw, there will be full half played with the home team choosing side.
10. It is the responsibility of the home team to make the room and provide the opposing team with the password.
11. It is the responsibility of the home team to make certain the match begins with the proper match settings.
12. If incorrect settings are used both teams are to back out of the match and re start it.
13. Playing a game with the wrong game type settings may result in a forfeit of the half.
14. Teams have 24 hours from the time the match ended to file a dispute in the Help Center

Capture The Flag Match- CTF Format:

1. Kill Cam Off
2. Friendly Fire On
3. Join in Progress On
4. 5v5
5. Goal: 5
6. Home team setup room.
7. Away team chooses side.
7. Two halves will be played with teams switching sides at the end of the 1st half.
8. At the end of the second half the team with the most total rounds won wins the match.
9. In the case of a draw, there will be full half played with the home team choosing side.
10. It is the responsibility of the home team to make the room and provide the opposing team with the password.
11. It is the responsibility of the home team to make certain the match begins with the proper match settings.
12. If incorrect settings are used both teams are to back out of the match and re start it.
13. Playing a game with the wrong game type settings may result in a forfeit of the half.
14. Teams have 24 hours from the time the match ended to file a dispute in the Help Center.

Rosters:

1. Rosters should consist of a minimum of 5 players and a maximum of 8 players.
2. It is both teams responsibility to verify the eligibility of all players playing in the match prior to starting or continuing any match play.
3. Teams must have at least 3 members present in order to start a half.
4. A team playing with an ineligible player will forfeit the match.
5. Please have everyone registered with the correct in game name they will be using for their matches. It must be in the IGN space on their forum account and on their league account name or the ID field there as well
6. Substitutions may be made during the 1st round of a half (for CTF the first 3 minutes ), during half-time, or in between maps unless a lag out occurs. If a player is to lag out after the end of the 1st round of a half, only the same player may come back during that half. If a player is to lag out before the end of the 1st round of a half a replacement player may be subbed in his spot. Also, players may back out into the lobby and come back to switch guns at any time.
7. Also a reminder to teams with less than five players, you must have five in ordered to be given a match come release date.
8. Rosters will lock after Week 4.
9. You must be on the roster 24 hours prior to match time
10. Players may only be on 1 teams roster per league.
11. Ringing, team- jumping players may only play on 1 team per week per league. What this means is that if you play for a SND team in a week 1 game then you may not play for another SND team for that WOGL scheduled week; however you can play for one SND team and one CTF in that week.


Maps:

Maps will be picked randomly from the list below each week and will be posted in the match comms for SND/CTF.


SND
Rattlesnake
Snow Valley
Sand Hog
Gray Hammer
Ghost Town
Short Fuse
Warhead

CTF
Sand Hog
Snow Valley
Power Surge
Cold Seed
Pump Jack
Gray Hammer
Warhead

Boosting:

Is allowed, single layer only- NO STACKING
a) Single Layer= boosting on top of 1 teammate
b) Stacking= boosting on top of more than one teammate

Wall banging:

Walls have to be able to be shot from both sides e.g. fences, thin metal and wood. Floors, walls and cement one-way shooting is not allowed. Any teams caught will get that round overturned.

In Game Etiquette:

Abuse of the Global Chat in matches, insulting other players or staff can result in the loss of 1 point, half, match, suspension or bans subject to severity of offense and repeated offense.

Schedule/Match Reporting:

Team leader's for each team must post in the Schedule/Match Report section of the forum stating that they have come to an agreement on the following:
Server, Channel, Room Name, Password and Time. If the match is not scheduled for any specific time in your match thread then it is to be played at the default match time: SND- Sunday 9PM EST and CTF- Wednesday 9PM EST

Match reports will not be valid without clear screen shots of both halves of play. Matches must be reported within 3 hours of the scheduled match time.
Matches for the specific week must be played no later than the default day.Teams may schedule their matches prior to the default day but not after. ALL MATCH COMMS WILL BE LOCKED AT 11:59PM EST ON THE DEFAULT DATE FOR THAT ROUND.

Forfeits/No Shows:

SND: The DEFAULT match time is Sunday 9PM EST.
CTF: The DEFAULT match time is Wednesday 9PM EST.

You may ATTEMPT to reschedule but there is no guarantee. IF you can not come to an agreement on a scheduled time, the team that shows up to the 9PM default time will be the winner. If you have a forfeit, a screen shot of the room with a minimum of THREE (3) players must be posted in the match comm of that week, WITH the proof of attempted contact of the team missing in action. Document all of your conversations with opponents regarding scheduling with screen shots.

Scoring for Forfeit Wins:

- Winning team will get 8 points for SND.
- Winning team will get 2 points for CTF.
- Forfeiting team will get -3.

If a team receives more than 2 forfeit per a season, they will be replaced. If teams have to forfeit please make the effort to notify the opposition- this will weigh heavily on our decision to keep or remove your team from league play. All point deductions for forfeits are up to administrator's discretion.


Playoff Seeding:

1st criteria= Win/Loss Record
2nd criteria= Points
3rd criteria=Head to Head Record

Playoff Rules

- Playoffs will be a best of three (3) map series, single elimination tournament, with losers of semifinals playing a 3rd/4th place consolation match
- Each team captain excludes two (2) maps from the rotation.
- Higher seeded teams are to exclude the first map. Lower seed is to exclude the Second map.
- Higher seeded teams are to exclude the Third map. Lower seed is to exclude the Fourth map.
- The remaining three (3) maps will be played in an order determined by the higher seeded team.
- Lower seeded team is to choose which side they would like to play first on each map

Fraud:

1. Team leaders who create a team to report losses to another team will be banned.
2. Fraudulent ringing accusations will not be tolerated and offenders will be punished accordingly.

1.0 Anti-Cheat Guidelines and Information

1.1 ScrimSpot Anti-Cheat Client Mandatory Use

World Online Gaming League.LLC and ScimSpot.LLC have partnered to develop the official "ScrimSpot WOGL Anti-Cheat" client. The ScrimSpot WOGL Anti-Cheat client is mandatory for all WOGL events, including but not limited to the following; matches, playoffs and finals.

In order to use the anti-cheat client, you're required to have an registered account at WOGL.org. To register and account, please visit the following link; WOGL - Register. Once you have verified and activated your account via hyperlink URL in confirmation email, you will then be granted access rights to use the anti-cheat client. Please note, the anti-cheat system has added security to prevent the act of ringing (smurfing) in WOGL events.

Users are required to use the anti-cheat client during the entirety of all WOGL events, including but not limited to the following; matches, playoffs and finals. Users that experience any issues operating the anti-cheat client are required to submit a Help Center
ticket and provide the details pertaining to the issue. Any user that cannot run the anti-cheat client due to operating issues, is NOT allowed to participate in ANY WOGL events.

It is the sole responsibility of each user to ensure his/her client is up-to-date and operating before the start of WOGL events.

All data generated by the anti-cheat client is required to be held by the user for no less than two (2) weeks. Failure to provide anti-cheat related files when requested by WOGL/ScrimSpot staff can result in user suspensions, forfeiture of matches and user related bans.

1.2 WOGL/ScrimSpot Strict and Unique Anti-Cheat Policy

World Online Gaming League.LLC and ScrimSpot.LLC operate on an strict zero tolerance policy relating to the use and/or possession of cheats and third party related tools pertaining to cheats.

If a users is found to be cheating and/or possession of cheats in WOGL events, including but not limited to the following; matches, playoffs and finals, their team shall forfeit the event, and the said user will automatically be removed the team's roster. WOGL events played and won within the specific event, with that particular user participating, shall result in matches being overturned (wins converted to forfeits).

It's the sole responsibility of the user, NOT WOGL and/or ScimSpot to ensure the computer system that is used for playing in WOGL events is maintained in an cheat free manor, this includes the borrow/renting of systems to play from.

1.3 Third Party Add-Ons and Game Modifications

WOGL does not, and will not allow modifications made to the game client in anyway unless otherwise stated (official event endorsed modifications). This includes but not limited to the following; changes of player skins, scripts (or macros of any form), or third party software that changes the game client in any way. Any user caught violating this rules will forfeit their teams match and will be subject to further disciplinary actions (user banning). The game is to be played as its original installation and updated in accordance with official patches released by its publisher.

1.4 Additional Information

1. Teams caught cheating, hacking, “glitching”, or abusing in-game mechanics in any way will be locked from playing matches and/or removed from WOGL.
2. If you suspect a team of cheating please play the match until its conclusion.
3. All disputes and cheat accusations must be submitted through the Help Center.
4. WOGL will not take action regarding members who are accused of cheating in non WOGL matches.
5. Make sure to verify anyone who contacts you claiming to be WOGL Staff with our official Staff Page.
6. Player's found to have "Cheat Making" utility's will also be banned from WOGL. For example, any injectors or memory editingsoftware such as "Cheat Engine".


Any player previously banned that is caught playing for a team during the WOGL season under an alias name will cause the complete team and players to be suspended for 1 season. If it is found that the team knew the player was a banned player the team could possibly face being permanently banned.

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League Disclaimer

If a player has been found to have not run the AC client while participating in WOGL match play:

1st offense: 1 week suspension
2nd offense: 1 season ban
3rd offense: permanent ban

Team Consequences:

- Lose every round that player had participated in.
- If both teams have been found to have had a player not run the AC client while participating in WOGL match play the match is to be replayed.

ey guys wut happend to our clan doing wogl this year?

just me zach and sneaky i think