Updating rules for new season that starts this weekend, new changes are highlighted in red.GM Melee Rules➜ Characters allowed to play this ladder:
Zealot,
Jab,
Conc,
Fury➜ A challenge will be best 2/3 sets, first to 6 must win each set by 2 duels.
➜ You may change gear twice during a set and once between each set.
➜ Using a token mid-challenge is not allowed.
New Rules
➜ Death and Phoenix are unbanned, but may not be used together at the same time, or vs. a conc barb.
➜ Conc barbs may use Battle Cry vs. any opponent.Prohibitions- Do not commit acts of bad manner.
- Do not angle (both parallel to the town door)
- Do not prebuff.
- Do not use slow.
- Do not enchant.
- Do not smite.
- Do not charge.
- Do not jump.
- Do not pot.
- Do not run.
- Do not whirlwind.
- Do not knockback.
- Do not use items that emit auras which affect player vs. player (PVP) and cause physical and/or elemental damage.
- Do not emit the holy freeze aura.
- Do not cast item/torch charges.
List of BM ItemsWeapons - RunewordsGrief
Doom
Eternity
Weapons - UniquesCranebeak (War Spike)
Hell Slayer (Decapitator)
Messerschmidt's Reaver (Champion Axe)
Fleshripper (Fanged Knifte)
Nord's Tenderizer (Truncheon)
Demon Limb (Tyrant Club)
Baranar's Star (Devil Star)
Horizon's Tornado (Scourge)
Stormlash (Scourge)
Schaefer's Hammer (Legendary Mallet)
Windhammer (Ogre Maul)
Astreon's Iron Ward (Caduceus)
Djinn Slayer (Ataghan)
Lightsabre (Phase Blade)
Azurewrath (Phase Blade)
Frostwind (Cryptic Sword)
Flamebellow (Balrog Blade)
Weapons - Rares/MagicsAny weapon with more than 100 poison damage
Any weapon with more than 300 total elemental damage
Any weapon that casts an elemental skill over Level 5
Any weapon that casts amplify curses ( same with any armor )
ArmorsNosferatu's Coil (Vampirefang Belt)
Arachnid Mesh (Spiderweb Sash)
Cleglaw's Pincers (Set gloves)
Andariel's Visage (Demonhead)
Blackhorn's Face (Death Mask)
Giant Skull (Bone Visage)
Ethereal Fort
Ethereal Stone
Any armor that casts slow or elemental skill over Level 5
Any ethereal armor with no repair mod or zod rune (breakable armor)
Special MentionStarting Duel - Both must say "go" in chat at the same time action begins. Shift/Attack (Swing to go) Also acceptable if agreed upon.
Miss-Clicking - Continue fighting
Glitched Strength - Auto DQ will result if you die and can't pick up gear
Chilling Armor - Must not be on prior to a duel, Referee to kill off surviving player with chilling armor
Holyshield - Do not cast holyshield prior to gear change. if casted hs and changed gear, Referee to kill off player and recast hs
Running into/during Duel - Point awarded to opponent
Draws - If neither player survives a walk back to town, counts as a draw. No point awarded to either player
Oak Sage - Due to Oak sage not being physical immune, Duels are to be held in normal. Sages may be recast upon destruction, during the duel.
Wolf druids have an absolute right to a shockwave referee if the opponent is using Phoenix. If the opponent refuses a referee, it is their loss and they forfeit the match.Tap, NT, or FPSD - For Zealot vs. Zealot matches, the two parties can come to an amicable agreement about which format is to be used. If multiple arguments come from this, the admins will force the entire Ladder into one format. Please get along and come to get an agreement.Challenge System (Read Carefully Before Posting)➜ Want to be added to the Ladder? Please post your d2jsp username, character name, and type of character.➜ You can challenge 1 or 2 ranks above anywhere in the Ladder, including in the Top 3. In this new format, #1 challenge one of the bottom two on the ladder (i.e., if there are 30 participants, #1 can challenge #30 or #29).
➜ To issue a challenge, you must post in the thread and PM your opponent on d2jsp. PMing on Discord is recommended, but not mandatory.
➜ Did you issue a challenge and win? You must wait 12 hours to issue another challenge.
➜ Did you issue a challenge and lose? You must wait 24 hours to issue another challenge, or 48 hours to rechallenge the same opponent.
➜ Did you get challenged and win? You can issue a challenge immediately!
➜ Did you get challenged and lose? You must wait 24 hours to issue a challenge.
➜ Winning a match can reset the time you have to wait. For example, if you issued a challenge and lost, are then challenged and win immediately, you no longer have to wait out the 24 timer to challenge a new person.
You cannot use this rule to reset a 48 hour timer to rematch the same person you lost to.➜
You have 72 hours (3 days) from the time you issued your challenge to complete it. AFKing, not replying, not showing up are all automatic losses and dodges. If you dodge two consecutive matches, you will be removed from the Ladder. PM an admin to be reactivated.➜
You can put yourself on a “temporary AFK” status for up to 10 days only (i.e., if you are going on vacation or a business trip). If your “temporary AFK” status extends beyond 10 days, you will be either dropped to the bottom or removed from the Ladder.➜
If a match cannot be completed with 72 hours, the person who is busy and/or causing the delay is going to receive a dodge and a LOSS. The other person will receive a WIN. There are no extensions. Get your duels done in 72 hours. If you don't feel like you will be able to duel in the next 72 hours, hold off on challenging anyone.➜ You may not for any reason go on a “temporary AFK” during the last 10 days of the season to prevent gridlock.
➜ When coming back from a "temporary AFK" status, you must wait 12 hours to issue a challenge.
New Ranking System
➜ Your standings are determined by your win/loss record, not by your position on the Ladder.
➜ You will earn a total number of points that will determine your placement at the end of the season using the following formula: (# of Wins * 3 + # of Losses * 1) * (win percentage), in other words, wins are worth 3 points, losses are worth 1 point, your points will be added and multiplied by your overall win percentage to determine your score
➜ Everything else remains the same, with the exception of #1 being able to challenge the bottom of the Ladder to keep things movingHere's how the current ladder rankings would look using the new point system,
just as an example so you can get an idea of how it works:
Chart of Wait Times After a Challenge:
This post was edited by Koston on Apr 25 2024 01:03pm
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