The 4th Installment of Sino Local DotA LANParty has a date !!!

Game Play: Defense of the Ancients © Blizzard
Map Version: v6.57 or latest
Game Mode: Captains Mode (-cm)
Structure: Single Elimination Knock Out / Final Four Best of Two(2)
Venue: Sino-Net Bukit Tinggi, Klang
Date: 28th-29th November 2008
Time: 8:00pm till end
Registration Fee: RM50.00
*Only open for Selangor Citizens. Teams require at least 4 Selangor Citizens to participate.
*Organiser reserve the right to make changes or modify rules and any of the above. Changes will be inform to the participants before the tournament commerce.


Prizes

Champion: RM18,000 Worth of Sino Game Play Credit + 6 months DotA Team Sponsorship

1st Runner Up: RM9,000 Worth of Sino Game Play Credit

*Gameplay credit will be provided in the method of Five(5) Sino-net member ID with RM600/RM300 tops up per month respectively.
*Gameplay credit are not to be sold, transferred by any means. In the event of violation of this section, Sino reserve the right to void the prizes.

This post has been edited by nles: Nov 28 2008, 07:24 AM

Official Sino Local DotA LANParty 4 Rules and Regulations

Game Version : v6.57 or the latest bug free version
Game Mode : Captains Mode (-cm)
Competition Method : 5 vs 5
Tournament Structure : Single Elimination / Final 4 Best of Two(2)
Match Length : Until a winner is decided
Match Winner : The team that completely destroys the opponent’s Ancient or if the opponent
team surrenders

The match will begin with a coin toss and winner of the coin toss will get to choose:

(a) Sentinel/Scourge side of the map
(b) Pick Sequence

Game Play

Sharing :

i. Sharing of item is allowed as long as the game permits
ii. Gamers not allow to suicide to pass Rapier intentionally
iii. Sharing control is allowed

Item Limitation:

i. There is no item limitation or restriction whatsoever

Backdoor:

i. In light of exploits from the latest version (6.56), the administration decides to RESTRICT the use of BACKDOOR strategy and game play for this tournament
ii. Towers are not to be hit without creep support unless it is deniable by the opponent. All other building/structures are not allowed to be backdoor without creep support despite deniable.
iii. Players are allowed to continue their assault on building/structures despite all ally supporting creeps are eliminated
iv. Should any dispute regarding the backdoor offense, the game marshal MUST be notified at once
v. The game marshal reserve all rights to pass judgment on the offending team. A game warning or a default game lost will be awarded depending on the severity of the offence

Hero Limitation:

i. There is no hero limitation or restriction whatsoever

Winning Condition:

i. Completely destroy the tree or the throne of the opponents’ team
ii. Should any team choose to concede/surrender in the midst of the game, an auto win will be awarded to the other respective team
iii. Should any accumulated 3 warnings in the course of the tournament, an auto win will be awarded to the other respective team
iv. Best of Two(2) matches, In the situation where both team win once, the team that has the shortest duration/time to gain victory will be the winner.

General Rules

Setup and Configuration:
I. Teams will be given 5 minutes to warm up before the match starts
II. No non-standard game settings or third party applications that affect game play may be used
III. Teams being caught using either will be punished at the game marshal’s discretion
IV. Replays of each match will be required by every team. In the event of a dispute, the tournament marshal may need to review a particular match replay
Personal Equipment:
I. Players are encouraged to bring their own gaming equipment but will be required to provide the drivers on a thumbdrive for installation if needed
II. The organizer will not be held responsible for any fault / damage arising to the installation
III. The organizer will not be responsible to provide full equipment to the participants
Disconnections & Save Game Process:

i. Competing teams are advised to save their games as frequently depending on the necessity as the game progresses
ii. Competing teams are advised to save after first blood or after any major battle in the progress of the game under the agreement of both competing teams
iii. Competing teams must bear all responsibility in saving the game throughout the tournament
iv. The game marshal/ organizer will not be responsible should any participating teams fails to obtain a save file should a PC error or crash occurs
v. In the event of any disconnection for the first 10 minutes of the game. The match will be restarted
vi. In the event of any disconnection after 10 minutes of game play. The match will be reloaded from the saved game file
vii. In the event a save file is lost after 30 minutes of game play. The game marshal holds all power pass verdict on who is the winner of the match depending on :
a) Each hero = 1 kill count
b) Tower = 3 kill count
c) Aegis = ½ kill count
d) Barracks = 5 kill count

viii. Should a match be restarted due to 10 minutes game play disconnection, all players MUST pick the same heroes & proceed to same starting lane with default items as before disconnection occurred. On initial creep contact, players may choose to switch lanes
ix. Respective teammates are allowed to use disconnected hero, but will not be allowed to transfer its items to other players. The items left by disconnected hero may be sold for gold dispersed evenly among the remaining players or remain on the hero itself
Sportsmanship Conduct & Bugs Exploitation:
i. Gamers must report to the respective game zone 10 minutes before the match. Participants who are late for more than 10 minutes will be disqualified. No dispute or whatsoever will be entertained
ii. Abusive behavior towards the organizer/game marshal/ opponent team will result in a warning. No foul language and abusive/racial behavior will be tolerated in the course of the tournament
iii. An individual is only allowed to play for 1 team ONLY throughout the course of the tournament
iv. Bugs Exploitation:

No Exploitation of any known old or new bug discovered during play. Explanations like "exploiting/activating the bug unknowingly", "we had no idea this bug existed" or similar excuses will not be entertained. Participants are required to update themselves with the latest competing tournament rules


These rules are for the Sino Local DotA LANParty 4 are subject to modification in the following aspects:-
I. Use of most recent patch/version release of each official game within Sino organising committee’s own discretion
II. Changes to in-game settings and options necessitated by the use of most recent patch version/release
III. Cheat Protection Program release and/or cheat protection functions
IV. Game settings and/or operations guidelines dictated by differences between online and LAN Tournaments
Teams are responsible to check the rules on a regular basis and prior to every match to ensure they are in complete compliance. Teams must understand that rules listed are guidelines to ensure fair and competitive play and are subject to interpretation by the marshals based on the spirit of the game

This post has been edited by nles: Nov 27 2008, 03:06 AM

All replays can download from the below link

Sino Local DotA LAN Party 4 Replays

This post has been edited by nles: Dec 1 2008, 02:52 PM

Reali Only open for Klang Citizens. Teams require at least 4 Klang Citizens to participate??? I come from selangor can join xD

You find 4 klang friends then ma can join lo

need how many klang member in team?

near klang can ma??

How near? Banting allowed.

show ic see from where ah?

woot....the 4th season already...
Sino dun hv any anniversary celebration???

4 of my team member not from klang..1 only born in klang..can ma.

Tournament official will identify the players by various methods. Showing I/C is one of the procedure.

Please read the rules and regulations, everything is stated.

Gamers, I appreciate your willingness to increase post count for the thread but out of topic discussion please proceed to sub-forum kopitiam

This post has been edited by nles: Nov 12 2008, 12:26 AM

kota kemuning can ?

old klang road can??
hehehe

Important Updates

- Tournament is now open to all selangor citizen, participants need to display their Identity Card to verify their qualification.

- Tournament will be using Defense of the Ancients Version 6.57

- Final four will be Best of Two(2) match.
- Second match teams will reverse the side and draft order
- In the situation where both team win once, the team that has the shortest duration/time to gain victory will be the winner.

Brief description of the new rules
- Team that won the 1st match will have great advantage as they would need to defend until they pass the time of their 1st match.
- Team that lose the 1st match will have great pressure as they need to destroy enemy's throne in specify duration/time.

Why introduce this mode?
- Shorter time compare to Double Elimination and Best of Three(3) matches
- Provide teams a second chance
- Bring new play style and challenge

where is the location ??
if can show a map pls

if we live in selangor..

i mean studying in shah alam..

but we rent house there..

can we participate?

hmm..
reserve 1 team for me...
team name: mRc

reserve 1 slot for team IsoPro

4 selangor member can join rite?

if 2 more is from cheras? but team consist of 6 ppl izit oke?

then we need show ic? how if some member from other state but now live at selangor for studies or shift in here..mind to explain? thanks alot

can use hotkey?

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Added on November 24, 2008, 6:28 pmon sunday starts at 8 am end at ???

This post has been edited by rjc.rj: Nov 24 2008, 06:28 PM