Rainbow Six Siege Tournament Rulebook Online

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Introduction and Purpose

The Tournament (“Tournament” or “Competition”) is a competitive E-Sports-Tournament in the Game Rainbow 6: Siege (“R6”) that are governed by these Official Rules (“Official Rules”).

Project Chaos (“Project Chaos” or “PJC”) has approved these Official Rules to govern and standardize the operations of this Tournament. The Official Rules contains Rules and Regulations to govern the management and people competing in the Tournament (“Player”) as well as their Teams (“Team”).

Each player fully and unconditionally accepts these Official Rules, to follow them all decisions made by Project Chaos and the administrators regarding the Competition, which include, but are not limited to how the Official Rules are to be interpreted and implemented and how the tournament is administered. These decisions are final, binding in all respects and cannot be appealed.

Any aspects of the Tournament or situations that affect the Tournament but are not covered by the Official Rules may be independently addressed and resolved by Project Chaos and Administrators at any time. These decisions are final and binding in all respects and cannot be appealed. The Official Rules may be adjusted by the Administrators at their discretion.

In the event that a change in the Official Rules impacts a Player's placement in the Competition, it will generally only be applied prospectively, unless the administration decides in its sole discretion that the change must be applied retroactively.
Entry into the Tournament does not allow automatic entry into other tournaments, competitions, contests, sweepstakes, or the like.

Project Chaos, all entities involved in the provision or delivery of the Prizes, and any other entity involved in the implementation, production, or management of the Tournament, in whole or in part are herein called “Administration”, “Administrators” or the “Admins”. The Tournament is published on Challengermode under https://www.challengermode.com/s/PJC.

Teams and players

Teams and Players

1. A team is defined as a group of five (5) players and a maximum of 2 substitute players.
2. Each team needs to check in with the responsible tournament administrators and declare each player and the team captain.
3. All accounts that will be played in the tournament must be listed beforehand. The main account must be listed regardless.
4. All players have to be on the Swiss Rainbow Six Community Discord for the entire duration of the Tournament.
5. The team captain is responsible for their players and needs to attend all information meetings.
6. At least 3 of the 5 actively playing members of the Team must at all times remain Swiss.
7. A substitute captain can be defined if the current team captain is unavailable.

Representing an Organization in the Competition

Teams may represent an organization in the Competition, subject to the following restrictions:

1. Competitors and Teams may not represent an organization that may have direct or indirect operational control of another organization in any Tournament event. Teams are required to report any potential concurrent organizational conflict to Project Chaos.
2. Prior to the start of the Tournament, each Team participating in the Competition is required to provide the following by messaging Project Chaos or providing them on Challengermode:
   1. Team Name (max 16 alphanumeric characters);
   2. Team Short (2-4 alphanumeric characters); and
   3. Team Logo and authorization for use.
3. All team names, shorts, and logos, as set out above, must conform with the Code of Conduct.
4. Project Chaos will inform qualified Competitors of any other applicable deadlines and required information. This information may be incorporated into the broadcast and web coverage of the event.

Sponsoring

1. Each Player and Team is allowed to be sponsored by other entities. Sponsors that may not include but are not limited to:
   1. Religious and politics related organizations
   2. 0900 Phone Numbers
   3. Gambling/wagering/lottery product or services including but not limited to sports betting, fantasy sites, gambling or similar websites or services;
   4. Alcohol, tobacco, prescription drugs, restricted drugs and/or similar products or paraphernalia;
   5. Pharmaceutical products or services, dietary supplements or medical devices;
   6. Firearms or any type of weapons;
   7. Pornographic or any sexually explicit or adult material;
   8. Illegal products or services, or content that otherwise violates any applicable laws in the territories where the Game is available;
   9. Products or services from direct competitors of the Competition, its partners, and its other subsidiary brands;
   10. Unauthorized game key selling websites or companies;
   11. Cryptocurrency companies and/or websites promoting/relating to the trade of cryptocurrency.
   12. Anything that is detrimental to the Competition’s or Project Chaos’ business (e.g. hacking, gold services, account/coin selling)
2. The list is illustrative and non-exhaustive. Project Chaos reserves the right to add or remove any product or service from the list at any time without notice.

Start of series roster and substitutions

1. Substitution players need to be defined before the tournament starts. Last minute substitute players are only allowed if their opponents and the tournament admins agree to it.

Substitutions

1. A substitution is defined as a player joining a team that they were not part of yet. A player must join a team before a game starts to be eligible. The following guidelines apply:
   1. Players must be added before the match they play.
   2. Players must list their game-accounts.
   3. Players cannot play for two different teams, even if one team is already disqualified.
2. In Emergency situations as determined by the administrators, an external player, not attending the LAN, may be swapped in.

Series structure and game format

The Tournament consists of two phases: A Round Robin phase in which the participants are in one large group. In this group, participants will be playing a Round Robin. After that, the top 4 teams will be seeded into Playoffs, which is the second phase.

Round Robin

In the round-robin, the teams will be playing against each opponent once, in a BO1.

Playoffs

The playoffs will be a BO3 and the final will be a BO5.

Ranking

Round Robin

1. Teams will be ranked based on the following criteria (in this order):
   • Points (map wins)
   • Round difference
   • Direct Encounter (team that won the direct encounter in the round-robin)
   • In-Game tiebreaker (round difference)

Playoffs

1. Playoffs take place in a Single Elimination format.
2. If a team looses the semi-final, they will play the other Team that has lost the other semi-final in a Bronze Match.

Play dates / rescheduling games

All matches have a set match time and cannot be rescheduled to another date and/or time.

No show

If a team does not show up for 15 minutes without notice, the opposing team wins automatically. This win counts as if they would have won with the maximum possible score.

Setting up the game

The first named team (“Team A”) is responsible for creating a private match and inviting the opposing team captain. Both captains are responsible for inviting the remaining members of their team. It is allowed to take a 5-minute break in between games. It is not allowed to swap out players during a game. If a player disconnects during a game, the team can finish the game 4 versus 5. After that, they have 15 minutes time before the match counts as a forfeit if the disconnected player does not return, or they find a valid substitution.

Map Veto

The map veto must be started at the match starting time or prior if teams agree to do it beforehand. Map bans must be done via Challengermode.

Pick Order

1. Best-of-1
   • Team A bans map
   • Team B bans map
   • Team A bans map
   • Team B bans map
   • Team A bans map
   • Team B bans map
   • Team A bans map
   • Team B bans map
   • Remaining map is played map
   • Team A decided the starting side
2. Best-of-3
   • Team A bans map
   • Team B bans map
   • Team A picks map 1
   • Team B picks side on map 1
   • Team B picks map 2
   • Team A decides side on map 2
   • Team A bans map
   • Team B bans map
   • Team A bans map
   • Team B bans map
   • Remaining map is map 3
   • Team B picks side on map 3
3. Best-of-5
   • Team A bans map
   • Team B bans map
   • Team A picks map 1
   • Team B picks side on map 1
   • Team B picks map 2
   • Team A picks side on map 2
   • Team A bans map
   • Team B bans map
   • Team A picks map 3
   • Team A picks side on map 3
   • Team B picks map 4
   • Team A picks side on map 4
   • Remaining map is map 5
   • Team B picks side on map 5

Map Pool

1. Border
2. Chalet
3. Clubhouse
4. Bank
5. Kafe Dostoyevsky
6. Oregon
7. Skyscraper
8. Consulate
9. Nighthaven labs

Game settings

1. The game lobby must be opened with “Match Replay” turned on. Additionally, following settings must be configured:

   1. Custom game: Created online
   2. HUD Settings: Pro League
   3. Game mode: Bomb

Game mode

Games will be played in the TDM Bomb mode with the following settings:

Plant duration	7s
Defuse duration	7s
Fuse time	45s
Defuse Carrier Selection	On
Preparation	45s
Action	180s

Match settings

The settings must be configured as following:

Number of Bans	4
Ban Timer	20s
Number of Rounds	12
Attacker/Defender Role swap	6
Overtime Rounds	3
Overtime Score Difference	2
Overtime Role Change	1
Objective Rotation Parameter	3
Objective Type Rotation	Rounds Played
Pick Phase Timer	15
Operator HP	100
Friendly Fire damage	100
Friendly Fire in Prep Phase	Off
Reverse Friendly Fire	Off
Injured	20
Sprint	On
Lean	On
Death Duration	2
Death Replay	Off
Request Available per Team	1
Allow Requests From	Everyone
Timeout Duration	45

Spawnkilling / Spawnpeeking

Spawnkilling which results in a death of an attacker during the first two seconds of action phase is not allowed. Doing so will result in round loss for the defending team.

Player disconnects and technical issues

1. If a player disconnects from the server during a match, the round will continue uninterrupted until the end (round starts with the first second of the preparation phase). After completion of the round, the player who disconnected will be allowed to rejoin the server.
2. The match is considered “live” when the first round has started.
3. At least 4 players need to remain, and the match need to be played until the match end and a winner is decided.
4. If this isn’t possible due to connection issues within 15 minutes, the game will be considered as a forfeit in favour of the team who is able to have all players on the server.
5. Every team can rehost the server once in a match. If problems like this appear again, such as a player dropping out when the match has already been re-hosted, there will be no further rehosts and the team needs to play the match with the 4 remaining players to its conclusion (unless they can reconnect to the game, then the game can be continued in 5v5 fashion as before).
6. In a re-hosted game, each player must pick the same settings as they did at the start of the original game.
7. Teams are responsible for any of their own technical issues. This includes hardware, software, and connection issues. In case of a server crash or other unforeseen circumstances, a tournament administrator may assess a game restart, which will be communicated to both team captains.
8. Due to precedence of issues with the connection to the Ubisoft Servers, the captain will be briefed about ways to solve such issues before the start of the Tournament. Should a such connection Problem occur, the captain is required to contact the Admins.

Rehosted games

Rehost rules are specified below, including the conditions in which they will be allowed:

1. Any issue before the preparation phase starts. (game, software or hardware related);
2. Player can't move (unless it's done on purpose) - rehost in the first 30 seconds of the action phase if no players have taken damage.
3. Game mechanic not working as intended (shooting, reloading, moving, gadgets, equipment, etc) - rehost up to the first 30 seconds of the action phase, no damage taken by anyone.
4. Disconnect/hardware problem/software problem - rehost in the first 15 seconds of the preparation phase. On ofline events, this timing is for the full duration of the preparation phase.
5. Observer (official casts) issue - rehost up to the first 30 seconds of the action phase, no damage taken by anyone.
6. Each team can receive up to 1 rehost per map maximum.
7. In case the above conditions are met, players should instantly request a rehost by writing in the in game chat “rehost”, followed by the reason. Once confirmed, everyone should instantly leave the game. If a match is interrupted, then it should be continued where it left off, by re-host. If a round is to be replayed due to a rehost, players must choose the same operators, same starting sites, same bomb sites, same equipment, and same gadgets. If a disconnect after match times specified in rehost requests, the round will continue. If the player doesn't reconnect until the end of a round, the lobby will be remade. This redo of the lobby does not count as rehost that is requested by the team.

Ping Limit

The ping limit is 50 above the average ping of the other 9 players. Should any player provably have a constant ping over the set limit, their team will have to finish the current map 4vs5. For this to happen, the player needs to have at least three (3) rounds with a ping of more than 100ms. After a map, the players ‘team is allowed to substitute them. If the team, even after confrontation by the opponents, keeps on playing with the player, the map will be counted as 0-7 defloss for rule breaking team. Important: The opposing team will have to send in valid proof to confirm their protest regarding this rule (e.g., a VOD, where you can see a ping over the ping limit in 3 or more rounds, screenshots of multiple rounds with a player having a higher ping than the ping limit), otherwise their protest is not valid.

Timeouts and technical pause

1. Each team is allowed to invoke a timeout (tactical pause) of 45 seconds, one time per map.
2. Teams will not be given additional timeouts in overtime.
3. If any pause is called, the reason for the pause (timeout or technical issues) must be stated immediately by the pause-requesting team.
4. A team can pause a game for a maximum of 10 minutes (accumulated if there are multiple pauses due to technical issues). Once those 10 minutes are over, the opposing team can force a continuation of the game.

Between maps

After each map a player may take a maximum of 5 minutes to join the next game. Lineup changes are only allowed in between maps.

New operators and maps

1. New operators and maps will generally be locked for the ongoing season.
2. If a player selects an operator that is not allowed for play yet, the game will be re-hosted for one time.
3. If this happens again, the opposing team can receive a round loss.
4. In case a new map gets picked, that is not allowed yet, the game must be remade.
5. Rulings regarding new maps and operators will be communicated by the admin via discord.

Acceptance and Changes of these Official Rules

1. Competitors are required to accept these Official Rules before participating in any Event.
2. These Official Rules may be updated by the Project Chaos without notice as necessary, including without limitation, to add further clarity, correct errors, comply with changes in applicable law, or address matters that arise after their publication.
3. Project Chaos reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify all or part of the Competition if any fraud, technical failures, act of God, fire, flood, storm, war, public disaster, or other calamity, strike or labor difficulties, public health emergency, cessation of air travel to a Live Event, or any governmental or regulatory determination or action, regulation or order, or any other cause beyond Project Chaos' reasonable control whether similar or dissimilar to those enumerated in this section, or any other factor impairs the integrity or proper operation of the Competition, including the safety of Competitors or fairness of the Competition, as determined by Project Chaos in its sole discretion.
4. Project Chaos reserves the right to disqualify any Competitor or Team at any time for any reason, including but not limited to, tampering with the operation of the Tournament, or acting in violation of these Official Rules. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Competition may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and Project Chaos reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies (including attorneys’ fees) from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.
5. By participating in the Competition, Competitors agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Project Chaos, and Administrators.

Additional Team and Competitor Requirements

Streaming of Games

1. Competitors that choose to stream their matches (“Streamer”) must utilize a minimum one (1) minute delay.
2. Streamers are required to include “Project Chaos R6 Tournament” in their Stream Title.
3. Streamers that are streaming their matches on Twitch must include “pjcr6” in their Stream Tags.
4. If both teams agree, it is allowed to have spectators. Spectators provided by the tournament admins are always allowed.
5. Spectating streamers need extra agreement from both teams and must use a minimum delay of 4 minutes.

Screenshots and monitor system status (MOSS)

1. Teams must take a screenshot after each played map to quickly verify the results in case of a protest inquiry. Additionally, each player will have to use Monitor System Status (MOSS) during any game. The software can be downloaded here. Below you can find more information about MOSS, if you have any questions reach out to our admins on the Discord.
2. All match related files, such as result screenshots and MOSS-Files, must be kept at least 14 days upon completion of the match. Not being able to provide such files may result in a defloss.
3. MOSS-Files are not allowed to miss 33% or more of the rounds of a game, otherwise teams receive a defloss for said game. If 33% or more of the screenshots in the mossfile are black, teams also receive a defloss for said game. Note that missing one players' MOSS-File (or having it not complete enough as just described) is enough to receive a defloss.

Installation of MOSS

1. Download MOSS and open the exe as administrator, maybe you must turn off your antivirus program.
2. As the program opens, hit “File” followed by “Parameters”, where you choose “Rainbow Six” and press “OK”.
3. Following press “Capture” and then “Start”. Now you can start Rainbow Six: Siege.
4. After your match, close Rainbow Six: Siege. Then go to MOSS and under the tab “Capture” hit the “Stop” button. The MOSS files are saved in a folder called “MOSS” on your desktop as per default.
5. Should MOSS cause any Software or Hardware damage, Project Chaos will not be liable for any damage done. To make sure MOSS functions correctly, we advise you to run it as administrator.

Crash of MOSS

1. Should MOSS crash for any reason, the match must be paused immediately and the player with a crashed MOSS must restart MOSS immediately (not affected by the re-hosting rule) and take a screenshot of the MOSS crash.
2. The player in question must immediately contact an admin after the game informing them about the MOSS crash. The player also needs to send in the screenshot of the MOSS crash.
3. Not being able to provide proof for the failure of MOSS will be counted as if the MOSS files are missing and thus result in a defloss.

Participation in the Tournament

1. All Competitors are required to be in the Discord server and Team Voice channels for the complete duration of an Event in the Tournament to accommodate the recording and playback of a Team’s voice communication during a Game either in the Project Chaos Live Broadcast or a post-produced piece of Project Chaos Content (“Listen In’s”). All Competitors consent to the recording and use of their voice communication by Project Chaos, including third-parties authorized by Project Chaos, as part of Listen In’s.
2. Each Team may be asked to identify one (1) Competitor from the Team who will be available for a broadcasted post-game interview following each game series. Teams will be required to identify said Competitor using the Team Text Channel on the Discord server.
3. Each Competitor agrees to remain professional during the complete duration of the post-game interview procedure

Enforcement

1. The leaderboard, and match data may be audited, including for malicious behavior and cheating. Any Competitor may be disqualified immediately from the Tournament and related competitions, at the discretion of Project Chaos or its designees, for any reason, including for any failure to comply with these Official Rules, including the Code of Conduct, which may include but is not limited to:
   1. using any cheats, hacks or other third-party “helper” applications in playing Game matches;
   2. intentionally disconnecting from the Internet during any Game match;
   3. colluding with other Teams/Competitors in playing Game matches;
   4. taking advantage of known exploits in the Game (it is the responsibility of players to understand and avoid all current illegal exploits); or
   5. abusive or disorderly behavior, including any use of harassing, negative, or profane language online.
2. Project Chaos, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to restart any match at any time and/or disqualify any Competitor or Team at any time, for any reason, including but not limited to tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Tournament, or acting in violation of these Official Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, and reserves the right to void all associated entries. Disqualification of a Competitor may result in the disqualification of the Competitor’s entire Team from an event. Project Chaos’ failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.

Sanctions

1. Violation of any part of these Official Rules may, at Project Chaos' discretion, result in sanctions, disqualification, change game results, loss of winner status and/or forfeiture of prizes. All decisions and rulings of Project Chaos relating to the Competition are final and binding. Project Chaos reserves the right to penalize any Competitor in the Competition at any level, at any time for any reason. Penalties may include, in no particular order, the following:
   1. Warning
   2. Final Warning
   3. Reprimand
   4. Forfeiture of single match
   5. Forfeiture of all matches
   6. Reduction in Match Score
   7. Loss of awards (including prize money and paid travel expenses)
   8. Loss of points
   9. Disqualification from the Competition and future competitions.
   10. Forfeiture of any registration fees to participate in an event
   11. Loss of future prize money
   12. Temporary or permanent suspension from the Competition
2. Project Chaos also has the right to publicly announce penalties that have been levied on Competitors, and such Competitors waive any right of legal action against Project Chaos, and/or any of its affiliates.
3. Forfeiting a match will have a team receive the worst possible result.

Prizes

Prize amounts for events that award prizes are detailed on Challengermode.

Prize Terms and Conditions

1. Prizes are not transferable. No substitution of prizes for other goods and services is permitted, except that Project Chaos reserves the right to provide a substitute prize of approximately equal or greater value if the advertised prize is unavailable or not allowed by local law. All federal, state, provincial and local taxes, and international tariffs, are the sole responsibility of the individual winner.
   2. Potential winners may be required to complete and sign a Prize Winner Declaration and Release to claim a prize within ninety (90) days of completion of the event in order to claim the prize. If a potential winner fails to sign and/or return the Prize Winner Declaration and Release, refuses the prize, is ineligible to accept the prize, or the prize is returned as undeliverable, the potential winner forfeits the prize.
   3. Failure to communicate banking information or delivery method to prize distribution vendor in a timely manner may result in forfeiture of the prize. If a potential winner is considered a minor in his or her territory of residence, the winner’s parent or legal guardian (as required by law) will be required to sign all necessary documents upon verification of identification. Receiving a prize is contingent upon compliance with these Official Rules. All prizes claimed in accordance with these Official Rules will be awarded. In the event a potential winner is disqualified, or the prize is forfeited for any reason, Project Chaos retains the discretion to donate the applicable prize to a charity of Project Chaos’ choosing. Potential winners may be required to provide a valid shipping address to claim prize. Allow up to three (3) months for delivery of prizes.
   4. In the event Project Chaos cancels or suspends the Competition, prizes will be awarded for all events that concluded prior to such cancellation or suspension.

General Terms

Nothing in these Official Rules shall be deemed to exclude or restrict any Competitor’s statutory rights as a consumer.

Personal Information

1. By participating in the Competition, Competitors acknowledge that the Project Chaos will process their personal information (including name, address, date of birth, Account Name, email address, Supported Platform username, country of residence) for the purposes listed therein. If personal information has been collected from Competitors by an organizing entity, Competitors agree to the organizing entity transferring such information to Project Chaos.
2. Personal information will be used and processed, including, but not limited, for the purposes of:
   1. Organizing, running, and monitoring the Tournament and prize fulfillment, including for Competitors that win a prize, publishing Competitor names and countries of residence online or in any other media in connection with the Competition, as described further below;
   2. Announcing player and team demographics, along with gameplay statistics, as part of event broadcast commentary, as well as providing such information to Third-Party Leaderboards, as further described below;
   3. Sharing information with designated Competition operators and/or administrators, including for soliciting feedback on the Tournament; and
   4. Promotional and marketing materials (such as Listen In’s that may reference player information).
3. Personal information will be processed in Switzerland or any other country in which Project Chaos, its subsidiaries, or third-party agents operate. By entering the Competition, Competitors consent that their personal information may be transferred to recipients in Switzerland and other countries that may not offer the same level of privacy protection as the laws in their country of residence or citizenship.
4. Competitors have the right to access, withdraw, and correct their personal information. Competitors may request such action by messaging support@projectchaos.ch.
5. Please note that we may request background investigations for Competitors that we invite to Live Events. We may request Competitor consent and provide details about such investigations if applicable and necessary.
6. The organizing entity for the Competition, if applicable, shall be considered a data controller for the database containing the personal information submitted by Competitors.

Release and publication of Player Information

Leaderboards

1. Project Chaos will publish Leaderboards of the current standings in the Tournament. These Leaderboards may publish username, first name, last name and country of residency of the Competitors.
2. Challengermode will also publish Leaderboards of past Events hosted on the platform. Their publication is governed by their own privacy policy.

Winner’s List

Project Chaos will post a winner’s list online and in the Discord server after all winners have been confirmed. Said list will be available for anyone to view.

Grant of Rights

1. Competitor grants to Project Chaos the right to publish and otherwise use Competitor’s statistics and rankings in connection with the Competition for any purpose, including for marketing and promotional purposes, without consent or compensation to Competitor.
2. By accepting a prize, Competitor grants to Project Chaos the right to use their personal information and any other information provided by Competitor, without further consent or compensation to Competitor, for the administration, marketing, and promotion of the Tournament, unless otherwise noted below:
   • Background info: Full name, country/territory of residency, age, Supported Platform Usernames (e.g., Xbox Live Gamertag, PSN ID, Account ID)
   • Social Media info: Twitter handle, YouTube channel, Twitch account, Discord Username, Instagram username
   • Photos: Any photos provided by Competitor to Project Chaos or photos of Competitors taken onsite at a Live Event
   • Any other biographical information provided by Competitor (e.g., favorite Operator, other information provided during registration process on Challengermode or Discord)

Governing Law; Release of Liability

Admins’ Decisions

Admins’ decisions will be final and binding on all matters related to the Competition.

Governing Law

To the extent permissible by local law, the Competition is governed by the laws of the Canton of Bern and all claims must be resolved in Switzerland.

Release

1. To the extent permissible by law, Competitor agrees to release and hold harmless Project Chaos and its agents from any and all liability or any injury, loss, damage, right, claim or action of any kind arising from or in connection with the Competition or any Competition-related activity, or the receipt, acceptance, possession, use or misuse of Competition-provided travel or any prize won.
2. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, nothing in these Official Rules shall have the effect to deprive a Competitor of the consumer protection rights granted by the laws of your residence that cannot be derogated from by agreement.

Commercial Rights

1. All commercial rights (including without limitation any and all marketing and media rights) relating to the Competition are reserved by Project Chaos.
2. Competitors shall not associate themselves with the Competion and/or Project Chaos in any commercial manner, nor use any intellectual property rights of Project Chaos, nor shall they permit any third parties to do so, without the prior written consent of Project Chaos, which may be granted or withheld at Project Chaos’ sole discretion.
3. Any Competitor or a Competitor’s sponsor wishing to engage in any promotional or marketing activities with respect to the Competition, including at any tournament venue solely used by Project Chaos, will need prior written consent from Project Chaos, which may be granted or withheld at Project Chaos’ sole discretion.
4. The recording and dissemination of images or footage of the Competition for commercial purposes by or on behalf of Competitor is strictly prohibited, except when explicitly authorized by Project Chaos.

Limitation of Liability

Project Chaos is not responsible for: (1) inaccurate information, whether caused by entrants, typographical errors, or by equipment or programming associated with the tournament; (2) technical failures, including without limitation network malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections; (3) unauthorized intervention in the entry process or the tournament; (4) technical or human error in the administration of the tournament or the processing of registrations; (5) late, lost, undeliverable, erroneous, damaged or stolen mail or electronic communications; (6) ineligibility for any reason, including entrant’s misunderstanding of the Official Rules and requirements or the entry process

Code of Conduct

This Code of Conduct applies to all Competitors at all levels of the Competition unless otherwise specified. Project Chaos reserves the right to levy penalties, sanction or disqualify any Competitor and/or Teams, as applicable, for violations of this Code of Conduct in its sole discretion. Competitors will be responsible for the conduct of their Coaches, including but not limited to, ensuring their Coaches follow the Code of Conduct.

Competitor Behavior

Competitors are some of the best and highest profile players in the Swiss Region and are therefore ambassadors of the Competition and are held to a high standard by Project Chaos, the public and the media. Competitors must conduct themselves in a reasonable manner, maintaining an appropriate and respectful demeanor to spectators, members of the press, tournament administrators, and to other Competitors.

Competitors are required to conduct themselves in accordance with commonly accepted standards of decency, social conventions and morals, and to not commit any act or become involved in any situation or make any statement which brings disrepute, contempt, scandal, ridicule, or disdain to the Competitor, Project Chaos, the Competition or to its Competitors and sponsors.

These requirements apply to live, offline, and online interactions, in and out of the Competition, including with respect to social media conduct and activity on live streams, past conduct and during Live Events.

Prohibited conduct includes, but is not limited to:

1. Violating any law, rule or regulation, as determined by Project Chaos in its sole discretion;
2. Using any software or program that damages, interferes with or disrupts the Tournament or another's computer or property;
3. Using any external software designed to give the competitor an unfair advantage;
4. Interfering with or disrupting another player's participation in the Competition;
5. Harassing, threatening, bullying, engaging in hate speech, repeatedly sending unwanted messages, including making personal attacks or statements about race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, heritage, etc.;
6. Using vulgar or offensive language;
7. Abusive behavior, including harassment and verbal threats;
8. Publishing, posting, uploading distributing content, or organizing/participating in any activity, group or guild that Project Chaos (acting reasonably and objectively) determines is inappropriate, abusive, hateful, harassing, profane, defamatory, threatening, hateful, obscene, sexually explicit, infringing, privacy-invasive, vulgar, offensive, indecent or unlawful;
9. Using exploits, cheats, undocumented features, design errors or problems in the Competition;
10. Playing on behalf of another Competitor, or allowing someone else to play on Competitor’s behalf, in any competitive game mode;
11. Gambling, including betting on the outcome of Competition matches;
12. Disclosing any confidential information provided by Project Chaos or any of its affiliates;
13. Disclosing or sharing match codes with anyone outside of a Competitors own Team;
14. Communicating with anyone outside of the active, playing members of a Competitors own Team in any way during an Tournament game until the Competitors Team is eliminated from the match;
15. Accepting or giving gifts, bribes, rewards, or compensation for services that are rendered in connection with competing in the Tournament (with an exception for Competitors with sponsors who pay them based on their performance);
16. Causing or contributing to scandal, reputational harm or risk to the integrity and reputation of the Competition, Administrators, or Project Chaos;
17. Engaging in any other activity that disturbs the professional, fair, and respectful gaming environment of the Competition;
18. Promoting, encouraging or taking part in any prohibited activity described above;
19. Failure to attend a scheduled match at the applicable date(s) and time(s) posted on Challengermode or otherwise communicated to Competitors by tournament sponsor or staff; and
20. Failure to join and remain in the Discord server’s voice channel, as identified by Project Chaos or staff, for the duration of Competitor’s matches.

Glitches and Cosmetics

Below is a list of known intended and unintended game mechanics. Any situations that arise and are not specified below will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis.

1. Unallowed - instant round loss to the team using it, further penalties if used again by the same team during the tournament:
   1. Any position that you must get to or out of by glitching through walls/objects/surfaces, or you cannot be seen or shot at normally
   2. Using a Mira shield to boost
   3. Standing on a window ledge undetected
   4. Shield boosting on to undetected window ledge
   5. One-way shots
   6. Shooting through what should be non-destructible walls/floors/ceilings/objects
   7. Glitching through walls, objects, surfaces etc at any moment
   8. Blocking window vaulting with a destructible shield
   9. Placing any kind of equipment or gadget in a place where it can't be destroyed
   10. Placing a Maestro’s Evil Eye on Alibi’s decoy.
2. Allowed
   1. Any position that you can get to and out of without glitching through walls/objects/surfaces, and you can be seen and shot at normally
   2. Shield boosting
   3. Standing on a window ledge and being detected
   4. Shield boosting onto a detected window ledge
   5. Hibana and Thermite charges can be placed anywhere
   6. Using teammate to boost
   7. Long arming
   8. Using equipment or diffusing through a destructible surface
   9. Destroying the whole floor of a bomb spot so the enemy team can not plant the defuser
   10. Smoke through wall
3. The tournament admins reserve the right, also retroactively, to add more bugs to the list of explicitly allowed bugs.
4. Only the default Operator, Pro League skins (gold sets), Pro teams branded cosmetics and Esport Programs’ cosmetics are allowed. There are no restrictions for weapon skins and charms. If a team is seen using cosmetics that are not allowed, their opponents should notify the admins immediately.

Live Event Conduct

Competitors must maintain an appropriate level of respect, in Project Chaos’ sole judgment, towards other Competitors, referees, officials, event staff, and tournament administrators. Threatening or inappropriate behavior towards the referees and the other Competitors will not be tolerated. Incidents and punishment will be identified at the sole discretion of the Competition Officials or Project Chaos. Competitors must follow the instructions of Admins or Project Chaos at all times.

Reporting Violations

To report a potential breach of these Official Rules, please message support@projectchaos.ch.

Stage and Player Names

Competitors will be asked to select a unique username during the registration process. This username will be used to identify Competitors during any Live Events. This username can be the same as their PSN ID or XBL Gamertag, but is not required to be the same. The username must be unique from other Competitor names and must not be deemed vulgar by Project Chaos and its affiliates. Usernames must not: (a) infringe on a third party's intellectual property rights; (b) reference an organization that is not affiliated with the Team; (c) violate the law or a third party's right of privacy or right of publicity.