RULES SUMMARY

This is a summary of rules that are the most common.

• All players must be current students from the same university. 
• All games are on the European region.
• Teams must have at least 5 players.
• If teams are more than 20 minutes late they will forfeit a match.
• Check in deadline is 6:30pm. Teams who don't check in will not get games for that evening.
• Offensive player and team names are not allowed.
• Verbal abuse is not allowed. In particular any use of racist, sexist, homophobic or any other discriminatory language will be suspended for the remainder of the season (minimum of 3 weeks, carried over to the following season).

Players are expected to uphold the NSE Code of Conduct whilst competing in this tournament.

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In addition to NSE rules all players must comply with Overwatch 2 terms of service at all times including, but not limited to, any account sharing policies.

GAME SETTINGS

• Competitive Rules: On
• Kill cam: Disabled
• Skins: Disabled
• Lobby Code: 49KM3
  • This code may change during the season, make sure to check discord for the most up to date code.
• Teams must use 2 DPS, 2 Support and 1 Tank
  • Once you have started the match, you are not allowed to swap roles
  • You can switch roles between modes.

MAP POOL

All maps picked must be picked from the following map pool.

Clash*: Hanaoka, Throne of Anubis
Control: Ilios, Lijiang Tower, Nepal
Escort: Junkertown, Rialto, Watchpoint: Gibraltar
Flashpoint*: New Junk City, Suravasa​
Hybrid: Blizzard World, King's Row, Midtown
Push: Esperança, New Queen Street, Runasapi

BEST OF THREE

The home team can pick to be Team A or B for the first map.

• Team B picks the mode for the first map
• Team A picks the first map, Team B picks the starting side
• After each game, the loser of the previous map chooses the mode and map
  • Each mode can only be played once per match
• In the case of a tie, a 4th game of flashpoint or clash map will be played.

*In Bo3 matches, teams may not select both Flashpoint and Clash, only one of these modes can be played during the best of three.

BEST OF FIVE/SEVEN

The home team can pick to be Team A or B for the first map.

• Team A picks a control map, Team B picks the starting side
  
• After each game, the loser of the previous map chooses the mode and map
  • Each mode can only be played once per match
• The loser of the previous map chooses the starting side

PAUSE RULES

Teams are allowed to pause for technical or rule issues.

• Teams should request a pause using all chat, at which point the lobby leader should pause as soon as possible.
• Once a game is paused, the team that initiated the pause should make the other team aware of the reason for the pause and give an estimate of the length of the pause.
• If the pause is longer than 5 minutes, please contact an admin.
• Both teams should be notified before unpausing to check they are also ready.

SUBSTITUTION RULES

• Teams may add/remove players from the team between weeks.
• Teams may play with any players listed on their roster.
• In bo3 and bo5 matches, teams may substitute players between games.
• Players may be added to teams at any point as long as it does not cause a delay to round starting.
• Players may not play for more than one team in a single tournament night.
• If a team does not have a match during a round, the students on that team are not allowed to compete on a different team.
• For example, if the first team does not have a match but the second team does, no players who would normally represent the first team are eligible to play for the second team.

All decisions regarding the interpretation and enforcement of these rules are at the sole discretion of the NSE Admin Team, whose decisions are final.
These rules may be amended, changed or supplemented when required by the NSE Admin Team to ensure fair play and competitive integrity.