ETQW Season 5 Rules and Restrictions

Morning all post can be found here,
main change to rules

Deployable Restrictions:
Teams are limited to a MAX of 1 of any type of Deployable Asset

http://www.gamearena.com.au/forums/quakewars/thread.php/4953359

Season 5 Competition Important Dates

Season 5 will start in May 2009 and be completed in August 2009.
Teams must plan early to have maps and available dates for finals matches.

Ladder Start Date: Monday 20th May 2009
Ladder Roster Lock Date: Monday 6th July 2009 23:59:59
Ladder Lock Date: Monday 20th July 2009 23:59:59
Elimination Finals Start Date: From Monday 27th July 2009
Final: From Monday 3rd August 2009

Game will be ETQWPro v1.0.

Rules & Clarifications
Ladder Rules can be found Here

Rule #5 (TimeOut)
Initiate a Pause (TimeOut) pausegame

Unpause the Game (Timein) unpausegame

Please give the other team notice you will be calling a TimeIn.
Standard rules for timeouts/timeins apply

Rule #6 (Spectators)
ETQWPro v1.0 allows teams to speclock.
While you do not have to speclock it is advisable in order to avoid any problems.
To initiate a speclock – speclock

There will be no automatic speclock in Season 5.

ETQWPro v1.0 allows for specinvite and specuninvite.

GameArena Officials or Shoutcasters when on in an official capacity may spec from team to team.
Player interchanges can only take place between rounds/halves or if a Timeout is called.

Rule #7 (Maps/Restrictions)

Vehicle Restrictions:
There are no fliers to be used whether they are available or not, on any map.
There are no heavy vehicles allowed in Season 5.
All 3rd person firing abilities have been disabled.
Only 1 of any medium vehicle will be used. (Hog, and APC)
Any light vehicle may be used. (Armadillo, Husky & Icarus)
No vehicles are allowed inside buildings housing objectives.
If a player does enter a building then he is expected to immediately exit a vehicles and destroy it.
Door blocking by vehicles is allowed.

Class Restrictions:
Teams are limited to a MAX of 2 Heavy Weapons at any one time.
Teams may have any combination of the following:
a) 1 heavy weapon (Hyperblaster or GPMG) and/or
b) 1 Rocket Launchers/Obliterators or
c) 1 heavy weapon (Hyperblaster or GPMG) and 1 Rocket Launcher/Obliterator).
Teams will have grenade launcher/plasma launcher unlocked but limited to 1 per team.
Field Ops and Oppressors will now have Team charge rates for air strikes and violators.

Deployable Restrictions:
Teams are limited to a MAX of 1 of any type of Deployable Asset

Rule 19 (Finals)
Finals Format will be as follows:
All teams nominate their map for the finals, GameOps nominate a decider.
(A) 1 v 4 – To be played in Week 1
(B) 2 v 3 – To be played in Week 1
Grand Final – Winner A v Winner B. To be played in Week 2

Finals must be played in the week they fall due.

In the event of a team forfeiting a final the GameOps may elevate 5th placed team into the finals.

The following maps will be added for season 5.

Maridia
Radar

The following maps will be removed for season 5.

Refinery
Free Spirit City

Map Dropdown List

Map List 1
Volcano
Sewer
Maridia

Map List 2
Area22
Comm Link
Island

Map list 3
Radar
Salvage
Valley
tW::Pinge

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