AGN Rainbow 6:Siege Rulebook
This is the official rulebook for the AGN League. All participants are expected to follow the rules outlined in any leagues or tournaments. If a person violates a rule, the person or persons can be penalized as described in the rule. League Administration also has the last say in any matter that may not be outlined in the rulebook to preserve fairness of play.
Table Of Contents
3.2.3 Best of Five (Infinite OT) - - Number of Bans: 4 - Ban Timer: 20 - Number of rounds: 12 - Attacker/Defender role swap: 6 - Overtime Rounds: Infinite - Overtime Score Difference: 2 - Overtime role change: 1 - Objective rotation parameter: 2 10 - Objective Type Rotation: Rounds Played - Attacker unique spawn: On - Pick Phase Timer: 15 - 6TH Pick Phase: On - 6TH Pick Phase Timer: 15 - Reveal Phase Timer: 5 - Damage handicap: 100 - Friendly fire damage: 100 - Injured: 20 - Sprint: On - Lean: On - Death replay: Off
3.2.4 Lobby Hosting - All scheduled or rescheduled playdays must be hosted by an AGN affiliated observer (and/or) admin. 3.2.5 Game Mode - TDB Bomb - Plant duration: 7 - Defuse duration: 7 - Fuse time: 45 - Preparation: 45 - Action: 180 3.3 Rehost 11 Rehost will be dealt with on a case by case basis, and the final say will rest with the League Admin present for the match. Each team is allowed 1 rehost due to a technical issue, and is expected to back out of the lobby after confirming with the observer or league admin. 3.3.1 Rehost Time A team has until 30 seconds past prep phase to call a rehost, unless damage has been dealt (excluding friendly fire and twitch drones). 3.3.2 Rehost Join Time A team has 10 minutes following a rehost to join the lobby. 3.4 Tiebreakers If two or more teams are tied: 1. Head to Head 2. Round Difference 3. Overall Rounds won 4. Rematch 3.5 Playoff Format All matches except the grand finals will be performed in a best of 3 formats. The top 6 teams will make AGN playoffs. Seeding will be kept the same as the regular-season standings. The top 2 teams will each receive a bye from the first round. The 3rd seed will play the 6th seed with the winner, and the 4th seed will 12 play the 5th seed. The lower seed will play the 1 seed, and the higher seed will play the 2 seed. Winner of each semifinal will participate in a best of 5 infinite OT match. 3.6 MOSS All players are expected to run moss (can be found at nohope.eu). If a player cannot run moss they must contact and work with a league administrator to fix the issue. All teams must submit 5 moss files within 30 minutes of the match finishing to ensure fair play. If a player and/or team fails to submit one or more MOSS file, said team will forfeit the match, and the opposing team would receive a 7-0 victory. 3.7 Leaving the lobby Teams are expected to participate in the match until completion. Intentionally leaving the match before the match is completed can and will result in a penalty. If a player in question is believed to intentionally have left more than one AGN match, AGN may take action against said player, and if the problem continues to occur, the player may be removed from the AGN League. 3.8 Protests 3.8.1 Match protest 13 All protests will be dealt with after the completion of the match. A team has 30 minutes after the completion of a match to file a protest. 3.8.2 Team Representative During a protest, a team must send 1 representative to speak with League admins and provide evidence to the admins of the rule that has been broken 3.8.3 Result of a Protest AGN will work to provide a decision of a protest in a timely fashion. Teams are expected to be respectful of the decision made. If a rematch is deemed necessary based on a protest both teams will have until the next scheduled playday to do so. 3.9 Reschedules Teams in AGN are held to a different standard than other leagues, and because we wish to have a high production value teams are limited to 5 reschedules per season. Because of this if a team files a request to reschedule the other team is 14 expected to work with the team to find a time that works for both sides. The rescheduled must be played before the next scheduled playday. 3.9.2 Reschedule Rules Reschedules must be decided and agreed upon by both teams 24 hours before the scheduled playday. If a team cannot find an agreeable time to reschedule a playday, they will be required to forfeit the match in favor of the opposing team 7-0. 3.10 Banned Cosmetics The following cosmetics are banned from play in the AGN League - Outbreak Collection - Wind bastion Bundle - Blood orchid Bundle -Twitch & Valkyrie Elite - Ember Rise bundle - Seared Flats bundle - Satellite bundle - Wanderer Bundle - Desolate Bundle 3.11 Evaluation Period The following operators are not allowed from competitive play in AGN: - Oryx - Iana They will be allowed into competitive play following the release the next Season 15 3.12 Map Pool - Theme Park - Consulate - Border - Kafe Dostoyevsky - Club House -Villa - Coastline 3.13 Points A win is worth 3 points, a loss 0, an overtime loss 1, and an overtime win 2. 4 - Team / Roster Standards 4.1 Rosters A Team is allowed 5 to 9 players. A player is not allowed on multiple teams. If a player is found to be on multiple teams, said player may be banned from play in AGN. 4.2 Team / Player Names If the name of a team is deemed inappropriate AGN may request that said player or team changes their name. Failure to do so may result in the player not 16 being allowed to participate in matches until the name is changed, and if a team refuses to change their name they will not be allowed to participate in AGN. 4.3 Team Slots A spot in the AGN league is owned by the majority of the players. Each team must select a team representative, which must be either a main player or a coach. This person is the official point of contact for said team, and is responsible for the addition or removal of players, distributing prize pool money, submitting protests, etc… 4.3.1 Changing a Team Representative If a team wishes to change a team representative it must either come from the majority of the team, or the team representative. 4.3.2 Team Slot Reservations The AGN reserves the right to remove any team or player from AGN competition, AGN also reserves the right to deny anyone from playing in the AGN. 4.4 Team Standards Teams are expected to provide a team logo, team name, roster information, and if under an organization contact with that organization to AGN. 4.5 Main Roster 17 After week 10, each team will be asked to submit a form of their main roster. The main roster must consist of 5 players. 4.6 Roster Lock In AGN League Season One, all team rosters must be finalized (locked) by week 10. After this point, teams will only be allowed to add a max of 2 subs. This means you must have at least ⅗ of your team’s finalized roster in every match past the roster lock. This rule is in place to ensure that rosters do not fall apart within the last weeks of the season. 4.7 Cheating Any use of cheating in AGN will result in team disqualification. Examples of cheating include but are not limited to: Macros, ESP (Wallhacks), Aimlock, Aim Assist, any third party or illegal software that would affect the players in game ability. Players are also not allowed to run the following programs when competing in AGN: Teamviewer (or any other similar screen sharing program), or Virtual Machines of any kind including but not limited to Hyper-V, VM Ware, or VirtualBox, TeamViewer, LogMeIn, TightVNC, Windows Remote Desktop Connection, UltraVNC, CrossLoop, mRemote, Remote Utilities, AeroAdmin. 4.7.1 Methods of Detecting Cheats If AGN suspects a person of cheating, AGN may conduct a search of the accused player(s)’ PC to confirm or deny these allegations. To conduct these searches, AGN will request that you download Parsec (https://parsecgaming.com/) and allow one or two AGN Staff members to manually conduct a search of the 18 suspect's computer. As we do not wish to invade personal privacy, we allow you to deny this request, and if you choose to deny, we would have you use Discord’s screen share ability, so long as you comply to what we ask of you. 4.7.2 Previously Battleye Banned Players Any player that has a Battleye ban attached to them are not allowed to compete in any AGN competition. 4.8 Lineup A team with 5 or more players is expected to submit a lineup 30 minutes prior to playing their match. A roster cannot be modified within 30 minutes of a scheduled match. 5 - Punishments and violation of rules 5.1 Multiple Offenses If a person or team violates a rule multiple times, punishments will be harsher for repeat offenses. 5.2 Confidentiality Teams and Staff are expected to keep information that is not public 19 information confidential. If a person is found to be spreading information not made public they may be punished accordingly. 5.3 Match Fixing The use of any means to affect the result of the match is strictly prohibited. Any fixed matches will be void. All teams involved will be disqualified for the rest of the season. If a player(s) are paid, or pay other players in return to affect the result of a match punishment may be more severe. 5.4 Use of Illegal Player If a team uses a player not stated on their roster, or if a player is on multiple teams the team violating the rule will forfeit the match, and the player in question will be barred from AGN play for the remainder of the season. If a person is found using another player's account with sufficient evidence then both ends will be barred from AGN play for the remainder of the season. 5.5 Violating In-Game Rules Violating in game rules such as the use of an illegal skin, the use of a glitch, or illegal operators will result in the loss of the round in question. 5.6 Invalid Rehosts If a team gives an invalid reason for a rehost, or backs out of the lobby before getting approval from AGN to do so they will automatically lose the round. 5.7 Punishments Not Listed 20 AGN reserves the right to penalize players, teams, or both, if we deem that an action made by one or multiple players was unsportsmanlike. We have this rule in place to ensure that AGN League maintains a friendly, nontoxic community. Last amended on 04/17/2020 REMIND: ALL RULES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITH LITTLE OR LITTLE TO NO NOTICE BY AGN LEAGUE ADMINS AND STAFF
Table Of Contents
- 1. General
- 1.1 - Validity of the Rules
- 1.2 - Rule Changes
- 1.3 - Code of Conduct
- 1.4 - Region / Time Zone
- 1.5 - Punishments
- 1.6 - Prizes
- 2. In-Game Conduct
- 2.1 - Game Chat
- 2.2 - Pre-game Lobby
- 2.3 - Glitches
- 3. Game Rules
- 3.1 - Pre-Game Rules
- 3.2 - Game Settings
- 3.3 - Rehost
- 3.4 - Tiebreakers
- 3.5 - Playoff Format
- 3.6 - MOSS 3
- 3.7 - Leaving the Lobby
- 3.8 - Protests
- 3.9 - Reschedules
- 3.10 - Banned Cosmetics
- 3.11 - Evaluation Period
- 3.12 - Map Pool
- 3.13 - Point System
- 4. Team/Roster Standards
- 4.1 - Rosters
- 4.2 - Team / Player Names
- 4.3 - Team Slots
- 4.4 - Team Standards
- 4.5 - Roster Lock
- 4.6 - Main Roster
- 4.7 - Cheating
- 4.8 - Lineup
- 5. Punishments and Violation of Rules
- 5.1 - Multiple Offenses
- 5.2 - Confidentiality
- 5.3 - Match Fixing
- 5.4 - Use of Illegal Player
- 5.5 - Violating In-Game Rules
- 5.6 - Invalid Rehosts
- 5.7 - Punishments Not Listed
- 1.1 Validity of the Rules
- If one rule is found to be illegal, invalid, or unusable that does not affect the validity of the rest of the rulebook.
- 1.2 Rule Changes
- AGN reserves the right to amend, remove, or change the rules without further notice. AGN administration also reserves the right to make a judgment on cases not specifically covered in the rulebook. In addition AGN administrators also have the right to make decisions off of their discretion to uphold competitive integrity that means their discretion can even go against other AGN rules listed.
- 1.3 Code of Conduct
- All teams and players agree to behave appropriately and respectfully towards other teams, other players, league administration and league officials. AGN has zero-tolerance for harassment. If a player and/or team is found to be harassing other teams or League administration, penalties will vary depending on the severity. Harassment includes, but is not limited to: Racism or hate speech, 5 extremist statements, threats of violence, inciting violence, sexual harassment, posting of pornographic or violent/disturbing content, etc.
- 1.4 Region/Time Zone
- All players participating must be located in the North American region. All times for matches will be in EST.
- 1.5 Punishments
- If a team or player violates a rule in the official AGN League rulebook, penalties may be distributed accordingly.
- 1.6 Prizes
- Any Prizes awarded to a team for competing in AGN League will be paid to the participant within a 40 day time period, but generally, the next Thursday after the money is won 1.6.1 Pay Format The Prize will be paid out through PayPal unless another form of money is designed by the AGN League, or asked for by a participant and approved by the AGN League.
- 1.6.2 Splitting the Prize
- All prize money will be sent to the teams Team Captain, it will be the responsibility of said captain to distribute said money. Once the prize has been sent to the team, it is no longer AGN League’s responsibility in the matter.
- 2.1 Game Chat
- Excessive toxicity (and/or) BM in-game chat along with spam is prohibited and can result in a loss of a round as a penalty.
- 2.2 Pre-Game Lobby
- Teams should not talk in the pregame lobby as it might be heard on the broadcast. If a team needs to contact the observer text chat should be used
- 2.3 Glitches
- Any glitch, bug, or exploit that gives a team or player a distinct advantage is prohibited. If a team is found to be using a glitch then the round will finish until a ruling will be made. 7
- 3.1 Pre-Game Rules
- Each team will be notified of their match 30-60 minutes in advance to serve as a reminder. A projected start time is made, however a team is expected to join the lobby 5-15 minutes after being notified by a league administrator. If a team does not have all 5 players in the lobby ready to play 20 minutes after being notified of their match being ready to play, they will forfeit the match. Watching the stream and staying in contact with league administrators is the best way to ensure that you are ready. Reminder: The schedule is used as a suggestion, not a definite start time. If you believe a teammate will be coming close to not being able to make it we recommend contacting the opposing team as well as league administration to work towards a reschedule.
- 3.2 Game Settings
- Game settings will remain the same within all series, as follows:
- 3.2.1 Best of One (OT) -
- - Number of Bans: 4
- - Ban Timer: 20
- - Number of rounds: 12
- - Attacker/Defender role swap: 6 8
- - Overtime rounds: 3
- - Overtime Score: 2
- - Overtime Role Change: 1
- - Objective rotation parameter: 2
- - Objective Type Rotation: Rounds Played
- - Attacker unique spawn: On
- - Pick Phase Timer: 15
- - 6TH Pick Phase: On
- - 6TH Pick Phase Timer: 15
- - Reveal Phase Timer: 5
- - Damage handicap: 100
- - Friendly fire damage: 100
- - Injured: 20
- - Sprint: On
- - Lean: On
- - Death replay: Off
3.2.3 Best of Five (Infinite OT) - - Number of Bans: 4 - Ban Timer: 20 - Number of rounds: 12 - Attacker/Defender role swap: 6 - Overtime Rounds: Infinite - Overtime Score Difference: 2 - Overtime role change: 1 - Objective rotation parameter: 2 10 - Objective Type Rotation: Rounds Played - Attacker unique spawn: On - Pick Phase Timer: 15 - 6TH Pick Phase: On - 6TH Pick Phase Timer: 15 - Reveal Phase Timer: 5 - Damage handicap: 100 - Friendly fire damage: 100 - Injured: 20 - Sprint: On - Lean: On - Death replay: Off
3.2.4 Lobby Hosting - All scheduled or rescheduled playdays must be hosted by an AGN affiliated observer (and/or) admin. 3.2.5 Game Mode - TDB Bomb - Plant duration: 7 - Defuse duration: 7 - Fuse time: 45 - Preparation: 45 - Action: 180 3.3 Rehost 11 Rehost will be dealt with on a case by case basis, and the final say will rest with the League Admin present for the match. Each team is allowed 1 rehost due to a technical issue, and is expected to back out of the lobby after confirming with the observer or league admin. 3.3.1 Rehost Time A team has until 30 seconds past prep phase to call a rehost, unless damage has been dealt (excluding friendly fire and twitch drones). 3.3.2 Rehost Join Time A team has 10 minutes following a rehost to join the lobby. 3.4 Tiebreakers If two or more teams are tied: 1. Head to Head 2. Round Difference 3. Overall Rounds won 4. Rematch 3.5 Playoff Format All matches except the grand finals will be performed in a best of 3 formats. The top 6 teams will make AGN playoffs. Seeding will be kept the same as the regular-season standings. The top 2 teams will each receive a bye from the first round. The 3rd seed will play the 6th seed with the winner, and the 4th seed will 12 play the 5th seed. The lower seed will play the 1 seed, and the higher seed will play the 2 seed. Winner of each semifinal will participate in a best of 5 infinite OT match. 3.6 MOSS All players are expected to run moss (can be found at nohope.eu). If a player cannot run moss they must contact and work with a league administrator to fix the issue. All teams must submit 5 moss files within 30 minutes of the match finishing to ensure fair play. If a player and/or team fails to submit one or more MOSS file, said team will forfeit the match, and the opposing team would receive a 7-0 victory. 3.7 Leaving the lobby Teams are expected to participate in the match until completion. Intentionally leaving the match before the match is completed can and will result in a penalty. If a player in question is believed to intentionally have left more than one AGN match, AGN may take action against said player, and if the problem continues to occur, the player may be removed from the AGN League. 3.8 Protests 3.8.1 Match protest 13 All protests will be dealt with after the completion of the match. A team has 30 minutes after the completion of a match to file a protest. 3.8.2 Team Representative During a protest, a team must send 1 representative to speak with League admins and provide evidence to the admins of the rule that has been broken 3.8.3 Result of a Protest AGN will work to provide a decision of a protest in a timely fashion. Teams are expected to be respectful of the decision made. If a rematch is deemed necessary based on a protest both teams will have until the next scheduled playday to do so. 3.9 Reschedules Teams in AGN are held to a different standard than other leagues, and because we wish to have a high production value teams are limited to 5 reschedules per season. Because of this if a team files a request to reschedule the other team is 14 expected to work with the team to find a time that works for both sides. The rescheduled must be played before the next scheduled playday. 3.9.2 Reschedule Rules Reschedules must be decided and agreed upon by both teams 24 hours before the scheduled playday. If a team cannot find an agreeable time to reschedule a playday, they will be required to forfeit the match in favor of the opposing team 7-0. 3.10 Banned Cosmetics The following cosmetics are banned from play in the AGN League - Outbreak Collection - Wind bastion Bundle - Blood orchid Bundle -Twitch & Valkyrie Elite - Ember Rise bundle - Seared Flats bundle - Satellite bundle - Wanderer Bundle - Desolate Bundle 3.11 Evaluation Period The following operators are not allowed from competitive play in AGN: - Oryx - Iana They will be allowed into competitive play following the release the next Season 15 3.12 Map Pool - Theme Park - Consulate - Border - Kafe Dostoyevsky - Club House -Villa - Coastline 3.13 Points A win is worth 3 points, a loss 0, an overtime loss 1, and an overtime win 2. 4 - Team / Roster Standards 4.1 Rosters A Team is allowed 5 to 9 players. A player is not allowed on multiple teams. If a player is found to be on multiple teams, said player may be banned from play in AGN. 4.2 Team / Player Names If the name of a team is deemed inappropriate AGN may request that said player or team changes their name. Failure to do so may result in the player not 16 being allowed to participate in matches until the name is changed, and if a team refuses to change their name they will not be allowed to participate in AGN. 4.3 Team Slots A spot in the AGN league is owned by the majority of the players. Each team must select a team representative, which must be either a main player or a coach. This person is the official point of contact for said team, and is responsible for the addition or removal of players, distributing prize pool money, submitting protests, etc… 4.3.1 Changing a Team Representative If a team wishes to change a team representative it must either come from the majority of the team, or the team representative. 4.3.2 Team Slot Reservations The AGN reserves the right to remove any team or player from AGN competition, AGN also reserves the right to deny anyone from playing in the AGN. 4.4 Team Standards Teams are expected to provide a team logo, team name, roster information, and if under an organization contact with that organization to AGN. 4.5 Main Roster 17 After week 10, each team will be asked to submit a form of their main roster. The main roster must consist of 5 players. 4.6 Roster Lock In AGN League Season One, all team rosters must be finalized (locked) by week 10. After this point, teams will only be allowed to add a max of 2 subs. This means you must have at least ⅗ of your team’s finalized roster in every match past the roster lock. This rule is in place to ensure that rosters do not fall apart within the last weeks of the season. 4.7 Cheating Any use of cheating in AGN will result in team disqualification. Examples of cheating include but are not limited to: Macros, ESP (Wallhacks), Aimlock, Aim Assist, any third party or illegal software that would affect the players in game ability. Players are also not allowed to run the following programs when competing in AGN: Teamviewer (or any other similar screen sharing program), or Virtual Machines of any kind including but not limited to Hyper-V, VM Ware, or VirtualBox, TeamViewer, LogMeIn, TightVNC, Windows Remote Desktop Connection, UltraVNC, CrossLoop, mRemote, Remote Utilities, AeroAdmin. 4.7.1 Methods of Detecting Cheats If AGN suspects a person of cheating, AGN may conduct a search of the accused player(s)’ PC to confirm or deny these allegations. To conduct these searches, AGN will request that you download Parsec (https://parsecgaming.com/) and allow one or two AGN Staff members to manually conduct a search of the 18 suspect's computer. As we do not wish to invade personal privacy, we allow you to deny this request, and if you choose to deny, we would have you use Discord’s screen share ability, so long as you comply to what we ask of you. 4.7.2 Previously Battleye Banned Players Any player that has a Battleye ban attached to them are not allowed to compete in any AGN competition. 4.8 Lineup A team with 5 or more players is expected to submit a lineup 30 minutes prior to playing their match. A roster cannot be modified within 30 minutes of a scheduled match. 5 - Punishments and violation of rules 5.1 Multiple Offenses If a person or team violates a rule multiple times, punishments will be harsher for repeat offenses. 5.2 Confidentiality Teams and Staff are expected to keep information that is not public 19 information confidential. If a person is found to be spreading information not made public they may be punished accordingly. 5.3 Match Fixing The use of any means to affect the result of the match is strictly prohibited. Any fixed matches will be void. All teams involved will be disqualified for the rest of the season. If a player(s) are paid, or pay other players in return to affect the result of a match punishment may be more severe. 5.4 Use of Illegal Player If a team uses a player not stated on their roster, or if a player is on multiple teams the team violating the rule will forfeit the match, and the player in question will be barred from AGN play for the remainder of the season. If a person is found using another player's account with sufficient evidence then both ends will be barred from AGN play for the remainder of the season. 5.5 Violating In-Game Rules Violating in game rules such as the use of an illegal skin, the use of a glitch, or illegal operators will result in the loss of the round in question. 5.6 Invalid Rehosts If a team gives an invalid reason for a rehost, or backs out of the lobby before getting approval from AGN to do so they will automatically lose the round. 5.7 Punishments Not Listed 20 AGN reserves the right to penalize players, teams, or both, if we deem that an action made by one or multiple players was unsportsmanlike. We have this rule in place to ensure that AGN League maintains a friendly, nontoxic community. Last amended on 04/17/2020 REMIND: ALL RULES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITH LITTLE OR LITTLE TO NO NOTICE BY AGN LEAGUE ADMINS AND STAFF
