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League of Legends

League Managers: 

  • Jon - @jon49594 (Crystal)
  • Jon - @jon49594 (Pearl)
  • Zangy - @zangy45 (Ruby)
  • Poggle - @.poggle (Topaz)

⌨️ FORMAT OF PLAY 🖱️

Basics: 

  • We play every Tuesday during the season at 7PM CT sharp. 
  • Players have committed during sign-up to attend each week of the season unless they have shared that they need a week off as a “bye”. 
  • Each game night, players will compete in 3 Summoner’s Rift games with the same teammates for all 3 games. Expect the evening to last until about 9:30PM CT. 

Confirmations:

  • League Managers will reach out to players prior to Tuesday's games in order to seek a confirmation that they can play. 
  • Players should respond as soon as possible in order to secure their spot for that week's games. If a player does not respond by 4 PM CT on Tuesday (the day of games), then they may lose their spot to a substitute player. 
  • Players are not automatically cut after 4 PM CT and may still be able to play, but the League Managers need time to find substitute players to make sure the night can run smoothly for all other participants. Please respond to your respective League Manager as soon as possible to ensure your participation and avoid situations where we cannot find substitutes in time and have to call off the games.

Teams: 

  • Teams will be decided by a private captain’s draft each week prior to play, and after everyone has confirmed their attendance for the week.

Designated Drafters: 

  • Captains will be designated by League Managers based on interest in doing so. Captains will be notified prior to each night of play so they can prepare. 

Side Selection: 

  • The Captain with the lower win rate percentage in each match will choose the side they would like to be on in the custom room. Being on the left of the custom room indicates first ban/pick and dragon side of the map. 

Divisions: 

  • We have four divisions of play that occur at the same time: 
    • Crystal: Iron & Bronze
    • Pearl: Silver & Gold
    • Ruby: Platinum & Emerald
    • Topaz: Diamond+

Division Placement and Fluidity:

  • Players are initially placed into a division upon sign up in accordance with their self-reported peak rank. 
  • The first week of the season is intended for making adjustments to the initial Division placements.
  • Movement may happen between Divisions. Players at the top or bottom of each Division, whether it is in actual placement on the leaderboard or perceived level of skill, may be subject to promotion or demotion to another Division. The goal of this fluidity is to ensure everyone is able to have fun - nobody likes going 0-3 every week!
  • Placements will be determined at the discretion of the League Managers using relevant factors such as the player's peak or current rank, performance in past seasons, and perceived skill level. In order to better balance the League, League Managers have final say on all player placements.

General Rules:

  • Teams cannot target ban one player by bannning 3 of their champions in the FIRST phase of banning. For example: If Player X plays Diana, Warwick, and Jarvan IV, the opposing team cannot ban all 3 of those champions in the first phase. If, during the second banning phase, there are still champions available that Player X plays, they may then be banned. 

Tickets:

  • If you have a week where you go 0 wins and 3 losses, you receive a ticket.
  • You can redeem a ticket once all players from both teams are in the pre-game lobby.
  • When you redeem a ticket, you have two options:
    • Guaranteed pick a champion for yourself
    • Ban an additional champion during champion select
  • When your ticket is redeemed, you must specify in the lobby chat what you are using the ticket for (i.e., "Ticket to ban Volibear"). Neither team will be able to pick Volibear, effectively adding a 6th ban to champion select.
  • If you use a ticket to guaranteed pick a champion for yourself, you must play that champion.
  • Only one ticket may be used per team per game.
  • The first ticket used takes priority. For example, if one team uses a ticket to ban Jarvan IV and then the opposing team uses a ticket to play Jarvan IV, the second ticket is not used and Jarvan IV remains banned. Conversely, if the first ticket was used to pick Jarvan IV, then the second ticket was used to ban Jarvan IV, the second ticket does not count and the first ticket user will play Jarvan IV.
  • You may not use a ticket to circumvent the rule against banning 3 of one player's champions in the first ban rotation of draft.

Role Restrictions:

  • If a player specifies a role that they cannot play during registration, then they will not be able to play that role throughout the season. The player can change their profile to remove that restriction, but that role will be unavailable to them until they do so.
  • If you are consistently playing a role that is not reflected on your profile, your profile will be updated to include that role as one that you can play so that unfamiliar drafters know you are capable in that role.
  • Drafters should aim to make a team that has 5 players that are in their primary or secondary preferred roles. We don't always have enough mains for every role for each team to have one, so the aim should never be to hoard all of the players of one role. Doing so may be considered bad sportsmanship and may incur an infraction.

Prizes: 

  • Each season may have a series of prizes attached for things like good sportsmanship, highest assists, most losses, etc. The categories are meant to encourage fun and friendly competition. To qualify for prizes you must be present for at least 15 of the 21 games of the season AND fill out the last week survey feedback form during the open feedback window. Having any nights where you were a "no-call/no-show" (see "PLAYER RESPONSIBILITIES" below) without prior notice or any explanation afterwards will result in disqualification from prizing. We understand that circumstances arise (loss of electricity or internet, emergencies, or other plans that take priority) and all we ask is for some communication! 

⏰ TIMING OF THE EVENING ⏰

  • Day of: The League Managers will check in with each player on the Sunday or Monday prior to ensure attendance. We require players to confirm their attendance by replying to the message. 
  • 6:45PM CT: Captains must be present in their division’s corresponding Captains Draft VC, and draft will begin. 
  • 7:00PM CT: All players MUST be in the League Lobby VC by 7PM CT sharp. Announcements begin right at 7CT so early attendance is highly encouraged. We respect your time so we strive to start on time each week.
  • 7:10PM CT: Teams are posted and gameplay begins. 
  • ⚠️ Notify if Late: If you will be up to 10 minutes late, we need a minimum one hour's notice so you can still be included in the draft. If you do not notify us, and you are late, a sub will be found for you promptly at 7PM CT. If a sub is confirmed before you arrive, you will forfeit your spot for the evening as the sub has given up their time to help get the night started for everyone else. 

🌞 PLAYER RESPONSIBILITIES 😁

Communicate Byes and Lateness: 

  • Life happens. If an additional day appears that you cannot make the League aside from already communicated byes, please try to post in the 🤢byes-and-late Discord channel as early as you possibly can. This allows the League Managers time to actively plan for everyone else's evening to run smoothly. 

No-Call/No-Show: 

  • You are considered a "no-call/no-show" for the night if you are absent without communicating ahead of time that you would be unable to make it. You can inform the League Managers after the fact of the reasoning to remove this distinction at their discretion.
  • If you are a "no-call, no-show" more than once, we will assume you are no longer interested in playing for the season and you will be removed from the roster. 

Mid-Season Departure: 

  • If you decide to leave the League mid season (unless speaking with your League Manager prior for non-penalized clearance), you will not be invited back to play in the following season. 

⚽ SPORTSMANSHIP 🏈

Surrendering: 

  • Play with the attitude that every game is winnable. Sometimes you end up winning even the hardest of games. Please do not forfeit to preserve your KDA. 
  • On the flip side, please do not farm KDA when winning. Play each game to its appropriate extent and with honor! 
  • If your team unanimously feels that there is no possible path to winning after 25 minutes of play, you may forfeit ONLY IF all 5 teammates have confidently agreed in advance of /surrender, verbally. If even one player feels they can still win, the rest of the team must rally behind that player and try their best to pull out a win. 

Positive Attitude: 

  • League is known to be toxic, and that is NOT who we are! “Bad Mannering” is 100% against what we are trying to build for our community. Excess pings, all chat bragging, repeat requests to surrender, mastery emotes after a kill, question marks, and ggez are all examples of having bad manners in game. 
  • Friendly banter is encouraged but read the room and make sure you're creating a fun environment that everyone can participate in. 
  • If you feel someone on your team or the enemy team is engaging in poor sportsmanship that negatively affects the community environment, please bring it up to your League Manager or open a support ticket in the CMSA Discord server so the moderation team can address it. We will keep your name anonymous and deal with issues on a case by case basis. 

Balancing: 

  • To keep the game fun, we reserve the right to enforce light handicaps for any players who are over a 80% win rate beginning week 4. This may include asking players to only choose champions with whom they have less than a certain threshold of mastery on, as an example. 
  • If a player dips under the 80% win rate, they will no longer have said light handicap applied for the following week. Each player will be told in advance of this if they qualify. 

Tribunal: 

  • To address infractions to general sportsmanship, and to handle serious concerns as shared by the leadership team or fellow players, we follow a 3-strike system. 
    • After the first infraction, the player will receive a typed message with a direct explanation of the infraction. 
    • After the second infraction, the League Manager for the player's division will host a restorative conversation with the player 1:1 over voice chat to address the issue at hand.
    • After the third infraction, player will be removed from the League for the remainder of the season and possibly face a server-wide ban. For especially egregious concerns, we reserve the right to expediate this process. 

 If there are any questions on any of the above, please reach out to a League Manager for clarification!