Ragnarok Philippine Championship 2009 - Sakray Server
Date Posted: Jan. 26, 2009

Sakray RPC 2009



The King himself called the aspiring guild leaders of all the servers
to battle it out to represent Sakray as its Server Champion in the Final 8 of RPC ’09.
Now, another story shall begin and a new breed of heroes
shall arise to keep the spirit of the battle in Sakray alive.
A New beginning for Sakray,
New Heroes in the making.


Mechanics
There will be eight (8) agit lords that will go head to head for the title of Sakray Server Champion, one of the final 8 in the Ragnarok Philippine Championships 2009.
There will be 4 Honor Lords (2 from Phase I and 2 from Phase II), 2 Immortal Lords and 2 Mortal Lords.
There will be a total of 4 phases for the siege event, not including the eliminations once the final 8 have been determined. Below are the following phases and a description of what each phase will contain. The winner of each phase can not win another phase in the Agit Scoring.
Schedules:

Phase 1 – Assault of Immortals - January 30, 2009 -February 13, 2009
Phase 2 – The Ceasefire - February 14, 2009 and February 15, 2009
Phase 3 – The Will of Mortals February 20, 2009 - March 8, 2009
Final 8 Sakray Agit Lord Line-Up Deadline - March 10, 2009

Match Schedule:
Match 1: Honor Lords 1 vs Honor Lords 2 -March 14, 2009 (3PM-7PM)
Match 2: Honor Lords 3 vs Honor Lords 4 -March 14, 2009 (3PM-7PM)
Match 3: Immortal Lords 1 vs Immortal Lords 2 -March 15, 2009 (4PM-8PM)
Match 4: Mortal Lords 1 vs Mortal Lords 2 -March 15, 2009 (4PM-8PM)
Match 5: Match 1 vs Match 2 March 17, 2009 (8PM-10PM)
Match 6: Match 3 vs Match 4 March 18, 2009 (8PM-10PM)
Match 7: Match 5 vs Match 6 March 19, 2009 (8PM-10PM)

Phase 1 – Assault of Immortals
Schedules:
January 30, 2009
February 01, 2009
February 06, 2009
February 08, 2009
February 13, 2009

Purpose:

1) Determine the first 4 slots for the server’s Final 8 Agit Lords

• The 2 guilds with highest Siege Points will fight 7 vs 7 to for 1 slot in the server Final 8.
If there is a tie in points, the guilds will fight in a 7 vs 7 match for the slot. Example, there is a tie for the 3rd highest. The two guilds will fight in Sakray in a 7 vs 7 match to determine who gets the 3rd slot.
• The 2 guilds with highest Honor points will earn 2 slots in the server Final 8.
If there is a tie in highest honor points, the guilds will fight in a 7 vs 7 match for the position
Example, there is a tie for highest honor points. The two guilds will fight in Sakray in a 7 vs 7 match to determine who gets the 4th slot.

Settings:
• Honor Agit – Banadis
• Siege Agits – All other WoE SE agits (Regular WoE agits not included this phase)
• GTB Card will not be activated.
Siege Schedule:

Friday – 7pm -9pm, WoE SE
Saturday – 7pm -9pm, WoE
Sunday – 2pm – 4pm, WoE SE


Scoring:

Conquering a WoE SE Siege Agit - 1 Siege Point
Conquering a WoE SE Honor Agit - 1 Honor Point – Banadis Agit – Once a guild scores 1 honor point, all siege points for that siege are forfeited.
Conquering a regular WoE Agit - No points for WoE Agits this phase


Phase 2 – The Ceasefire

Schedule: February 13, 2009 and February 15, 2009 only

Purpose:

1) Give players a break from the stress of sieging
2) Reset agit economy, defense, and ownership for Phase 3 at the end of Ceasefire.
WoE Agit Economy – 0
WoE Agit Defense – 0
WoE SE Agit Economy – 100
WoE SE Agit Defense – 100

3) No scoring
Announcements of the results and the official guilds that will receive the 4 agit lord slots for their servers.

Phase 3 – The Will of Mortals

Schedule:
February 20, 2009
February 22, 2009
February 27, 2009
March 01, 2009
March 06, 2009
March 8, 2009

Purpose:

1) Determine the first 4 slots for the server’s Final 8 Agit Lords

• The 2 guilds with highest Siege Points will fight 7 vs 7 to for 1 slot in the server Final 8.
If there is a tie in points, the guilds will fight in a 7 vs 7 match for the slot.
Example, there is a tie for the 3rd highest. The two guilds will fight in Sakray in a 7 vs 7 match to determine who gets the 3rd slot.

• The 2 guilds with highest Honor points will earn 2 slots in the server Final 8.
If there is a tie in highest honor points, the guilds will fight in a 7 vs 7 match for the position
Example, there is a tie for highest honor points. The two guilds will fight in Sakray in a 7 vs 7 match to determine who gets the 4th slot.
Settings:
• Most Godly items, MVP cards, and some MVP items will be disabled during this phase.
o All MVP Cards
o All Godly Items
o Ghostring, Angeling, Deviling Card
o GTB Card will not ba activated.

• Honor Agit – Nuernberg Agit

• Siege Agits – All other WoE agits (WoE SE agits not included this phase)

Siege Schedule:

Friday – 7pm - 9pm, WoE
Saturday – 7pm - 9pm, WoE SE
Sunday – 2pm - 4pm, WoE

Scoring:

Conquering a WoE Siege Agit - 1 Siege Point
Conquering a WoE Honor Agit - 1 Honor Point – Nuernberg Agit – Once a guild scores 1 honor point, all siege points for that siege are forfeited.
Conquering a WoE SE Agit - No points for WoE SE agits this phase

Phase 4 – The Aftermath

Schedule: March 11, 2009 – March 18, 2009

Purpose:

Announcements of the results and the official guilds that will receive the 8 agit lord slots for their servers.
75x EXP modifier for 1 week.
Reset agit economy, defense, and ownership for regular sieging.
WoE Agit Economy – 100
WoE Agit Defense – 100
WoE SE Agit Economy – 100
WoE SE Agit Defense – 100

Final 8 Agit Lords Line- Ups

1) The 8 Agit Lords must submit their complete line-up to gm-anael@levelupgames.ph. They must submit a list of that contains 9 - 14 names. This will allow for substitutions in case one of the 7 members cannot make it. Substitute players will only be accepted from the names submitted. Any substitute players outside of this list will not be allowed for the duration of RPC.

Format of the e-mail should be as follows:

Subject Header: [SakrayRPC] – Immortal Lord / Mortal Lord / Honor Lord (select guild’s slot)

Guild:
Guildmaster’s Username:
Guildmaster’s Character name:
Guildmaster’s Real Name:
Guildmaster’s Contact Number:

9-14 Team Members
Real Name:
Username:
Character Name:
Contact Number:

2) Failure to submit line-ups before March 10, 2009 will mean the team will merit a loss in the first round. If after the second warning, the team still fails to send the line-up, then they lose the second round and consequently, the match.

3) The winner of the Sakray Server Eliminations will be the Sakray Server Representatives. The line-up they submitted for the Server Eliminations will also be the line-up that they will use for RPC 2009 in LU Live 09. Again, substitute players will only be accepted from the names submitted. Any substitute players outside of this list will not be allowed for the duration of RPC.


Tournament Rules

The start of a match will be signaled by marshaling Game Masters. Players may start casting buffs during the count down. Use of other skills, on the other hand, is restricted until the marshals give their go signal. Offending players will be given a warning; then on the second offense, penalty will be disqualification from the tournament. The same rule holds for those who attack a tournament marshal.


Server Eliminations

• The 8 Agit Lords will fight against each other to determine who server representative will be.
• The 8 Agit Lords will fight in an 8-team Bracket Tournament. RPC match rules, regulations, and restrictions apply to the teams and the matches.
• This includes item restrictions, job restrictions, etc.
• Each match will be a best-of-3 rounds match.
• Each match will last 7 minutes.
• Tie breaks will be determined by the following in this exact order:
• Number of surviving members
• Any ties after the stated tie-breaker conditions are subject to a 1-round sudden-death match with NO HP or SP restoring items and NO High Priest.


Server Champion

• The two finalists will then face each other in a best-of-5 round match to determine the Server Champion.
• This includes item restrictions, job restrictions, etc.
• Each match will be a best-of-5 rounds match.
• Each match will last 7 minutes.
• Tie breaks will be determined by the following in this exact order:
• Number of surviving members
• Any ties after the stated tie-breaker conditions are subject to a 1-round sudden-death match with NO HP or SP restoring items and NO High Priest.


Item, Skill and Character Restrictions
a. Only Transcendent Characters are allowed.

•Lord Knight
•Paladin
•Assassin Cross
•Stalker
•Sniper
•Clown
•Gypsy
•High Wizard
•Professor
•High Priest
•Champion
•Whitesmith
•Creator

b. Level restrictions. High Priests, High Wizards and Snipers are set at level 85 while the rest are at level 90.

c. All job levels are at 60. The first Job Lv. of all job classes is 50 and second job is Job Lv 60.

d. NO repeating classes.

e. 10M zeny will be allocated for each participant to use till the end of the tournament.

f. Item drop and trade has been disabled. Use of Vending skill is prohibited.

g. Here are the lists of items that are available.

h. Special Item Rules: All Assassin Crosses will have 3 Poison bottles automatically given to the character, while all Biochemists will have 5 Acid Bottles and 5 Fire Bottles automatically given. THESE WILL NOT BE REPLENISHED AT ANY POINT DURING THE SERVER ELIMINATIONS.

i. Plagiarism skill of Stalker will be learned through the match itself or while the match is ongoing.


Player Responsibilities
1. Players must follow the rules, interpretations and guidelines for play set forth by the RPC Tournament Committee, the Tournament Director, the head judge, and other tournament officials.
2. Players are expected to behave in a respectful and sporting manner at all times.
3. Players who argue with or fail to follow the instructions of the Tournament Director, head judge or other tournament officials are subject to the appropriate penalties as the case may be.
4. Level Up and/or officials of the RPC Tournament Committee reserve the right to suspend or ban a player or guild without prior notice for any reason deemed necessary.
5. The decision of the Referees, Game Masters, and tournament officials ARE FINAL.
6. Level Up has the right to change/delete portions/expound/clarify/interpret tournament rules depending on circumstances as they see fit for a fair and balanced competition environment.


TOURNAMENT-PROPER RULES, PROCEDURES AND REGULATIONS
1. The start of a match will be signaled by marshaling game master. Players may start casting buffs during the count down. Use of other skills, on the other hand, is restricted until the marshals give their go signal. Offending players will be given a warning; then on the second offense, penalty will be disqualification from the tournament. The same rule holds for those who attack a tournament marshal.

2. Lag will not stop the clock. Disconnection will not stop the clock. Once a game has already started, disconnection of players from the servers, regardless of their number, will not stop the match. If a whole team is abnormally logged off while a game is ongoing, the team forfeits the match. It is the RESPONSIBILITY OF THE GUILDMASTER AND THE ENTIRE TEAM TO ENSURE THAT THEIR CONNECTIONS, HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ARE ALL WORKING.

3. Any event that transpires (including Character kills and fouls) before a match is paused is considered legal.

4. The GMs, Marshalls and Tournament Committees' DECISION IS FINAL

5. A team is considered to have won the round if they have met the following conditions:
•The team kills ALL members of the opposing team
•The team has the most number of kills after the determined match period

6. CONCEDING - Conceding a match can only be done before the match begins.

7. FOULS:
•Zoning Foul - This is defined as moving your character in an unauthorized area or refusing to follow move orders issued by the GM in-game.
•Skill Foul - This is defined as using skills in the tournament area before the countdown by the head marshal.
•Striking Foul - This is defined as striking any of the GMs in game.
•Technical Foul - This is defined as engaging in any behavior that is unsportsmanlike and includes excessive profanity or violence against property or individuals including the marshals.

Fouls are counted as "kills" on the team, that is, they are subtracted from the number of surviving members of a team to determine the final score.
Ex: Team A has 2 fouls and 6 surviving members at the end of the fight. They will be treated as having only 4 surviving members. - A team that accumulates 3 or more fouls is automatically loses a game -

9. Trash-talking is allowed to an extent. Please avoid cussing and profanity during all stages of the tournament Level Up and/or officials of the RPC Tournament Committee reserve the right to suspend or ban a player or guild without prior notice for any reason deemed necessary.



Tournament Tree:



Prizes:

Runner Up Sakray Agit Lords
• 1 +7 Battle Field weapon of choice per member in their server of choice
• 2 Godly Items (Cannot choose same godly item) in Sakray only

Sakray Representative Prize
• 1 set of Battle Field items (1 +7 Weapon, Chest, Garment, Shoes and 2 Accessories for a job class of member’s choice; Battle Field Armors have no upgrades) in their server of choice

• Member must choose either F2P, New Chaos or Sakray for either of the prizes:
o 1 Ring of Flame Lord per member (F2P or Sakray)
o 2 Orlean’s Glove per member (New Chaos or Sakray)
o 1 Orlean’s Server per member (New Chaos or Sakray)
• 3 Godly Items (Maximum of two same godly items) in Sakray only

*To receive with your prize, send an e-mail to gm-anael@levelupgames.ph with the following information:
Subject Header: [SakrayRPC] – Runner Up Prize / [SakrayRPC] – Server Representative Prize
Guild (Sakray):

Server of choice:
Guild in Server of Choice: (only 1 server for the whole team)

7 Team Members
Username:
Character Name:

*Failure to send your complete information before March 10, 2009 means your prize is forfeited.

Awarding: March 26, 2008

For questions about Sakray RPC 2009 you can send an email to gm-anael@levelupgames.ph

Subject Header: [SakrayRPC] – guild name
Real Name:
Character name:
Contact number:
Question:

*Level-Up has the right to modify the mechanics if deemed necessary.
**Each participant is only allowed to join once for the whole RPC 2009 Tournament.

Level Up has the right to change
/delete portions/expound/clarify
/interpret tournament rules depending
on circumstances as they see fit for
a fair and balanced competition environment

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