Disclaimer: The intent of this tournament is to have a fun time, be competitive, and test out new rules in an environment where we can gather data in order to make more well-informed decisions when altering the "official" rules more commonly used. You may not agree with all of these rules, that is fine - it isn't meant to be perfect. Give it an honest attempt, do your best, have a good time, and win some fg!
Second Disclaimer: I, textbook, reserve the right to remove anyone, at anytime, for any reason, from this series (with or without paying their earnings). By posting and participating you agree that, and that any decisions made by me (or anyone I grant the authority to act on my behalf) are final.

With that being said...


Textbook & Friends Level 30 (LLD) (TvT) Tournament Rules


Map Rules:
1. Start on opposing sides, teams switch sides after every duel (teams may ignore this rule if both teams agree)
2. Keep all doors closed.
3. You have 1 second to return to the area if you accidentally double tele out of the playable area. Intentionally teleporting into the unplayable area will lead to disqualification. Opponents may forgive any seemingly excess violations if they so choose.

General Rules:
All potions are banned from use.
No mercenaries for any class unless otherwise stated.
No tokens once the tournament has started (once you've played at least 1 duel)
Pre-casting self-buffs is allowed. Pre-casting minions, traps, offensive spells, team buffs (example: enchant), curses, objects, projectiles, etc, is not allowed until the duel starts.
Slows Target % is not allowed.
% Max Resistance items are not allowed unless otherwise stated.
Ethereal Items must have rep, exceptions: Caster or missle weapons, unique gloves, unique boots
Item charges (with the exception of teleknesis,frost nova, and teleport charges) may not be used
Attacker Takes Damage of is capped at 28. Thorns aura from any source is banned.
Maximum 50% Poison Length Reduced by.
"Insight" Runeword is banned unless otherwise stated.
Life stolen per hit % is capped at 8%.
All games will take place on Nightmare Difficulty
At least 1 dueler from each team must stream their screen/d2r. Anyone admin can check the streams at anytime.
Duels are first to 5. Duels have a 3 minute hard cap; a tie means 1 point for each team. If a match ends in 5 ties, a 5 minute tie-break duel will take place. If that ends in a tie, both teams lose and are disqualified from that specific days event. This means the next team in the bracket would get a bye/automatic win.

Team Specific Rules:
A team may either utilize Lower Resist Curse or Conviction, never both. Communicate or decide prior to dueling.
Barbarians may not warcry buff their allies.
Paladins may use resist lightning (actively) during team duels against lightning trappers . This may (and can) exceed resistance caps.
Pure support Paladins may use resist cold (actively) against cold sorcs. This may (and can) exceed resistance caps.
You may not have two of the same type of build on the same team. For example, you may not have 2 bowas, or 2 trappers, 2 supportdins, or 2 cold sorcs.


Replenish Life Rules:
ES Sorcs: 5 Rep life
Non ES Sorcs: 15 Rep Life
Trappers (Fire or Light): 10 Rep Life
Bowazons: 15 Rep Life
Shape Shift Druid: 30 Rep Life
All other builds and classes: 20 Rep Life

Cold Resistance Caps (Total +resistance to cold) (This includes use of fade, natural resistances, etc):
145 cold resistance max for: Tele Barbs, Sorceresses, Lightning Trappers
150 cold resistance max for: Bowazon
160 cold resistance max for: All other builds
175 cold resistance max for: Non-teleport melee builds excluding chargers
(Increased by 25 across the board)

Class Specific:

Amazon:
Slow Missles is only allowed in 1v1 duels against Fireball sorceresses (not allowed in TvT).
Insight Bow is allowed in 1v1s only. Banned in TvT.
Multishot is banned if you are using an insight bow.
Strafe is banned

Assassin:
Trappers may use fade OR claw/shield, never both at the same time.
Trappers of any type have no cap on their damage
Trappers may only cast mind blast to renew the swirly effect (IE: They may not cast it while the swirly is effect is still active)
Insight Runeword is allowed
Blade shield is banned against druids if you have any life stolen per hit %.
Martial Arts Sin is allowed infernostride vs fire sorcs.


Necromancer:
Bone Armor cannot be recast during a duel.
Bone Prison is banned in all duels.
Allowed infernostrides vs fire sorcs
Insight runeword is allowed
No more than 3 bonewall on the map at any given time.
No use of: Life Tap, Iron Maiden, Decrepify
Amplify Damage is allowed in all duels that doesn't use bone wall
Lower Resists is allowed on any necro that doesn't use bone wall

Barbarian:
Leap is allowed against sorcs, trapsins, and in all TvTs. Leaps must be separated by another skill-action. Multiple leaps in a row is not allowed.
Stash BO/cube in inventory is banned. Inventory BO is allowed (you may hold any amount of buff items in your inventory in lieu of charms). Anything is fair game as long as its in your inventory, except cube.
"Peace" runeword is only allowed on throwing weapon based barbarians, or non whirlwhind barbarians.
Blade, Axe, and Mace mastery may only have 3 hard points allocated.
Warcry(Singer) barbs may use insight for non-melee attacks

Paladin:
Maximum 25 hard points between Charge, Might, and Vigor. Anything above 10 hard points constitutes a "Charger" for the sake of rule definitions.
You may not charge with vigor aura active.
Cleansing is banned from use (not from being skilled)
Holy Freeze is banned in 1v1 duels. Allowed in all TvT duels.
Salvation, resist fire, cold, and light are allowed to be skilled for vengeance, holy shock, or holy fire based builds. They may exceed the max resist cap as a result.
Meditation is allowed in all duels including team duels (even with an ES sorc). Use of meditation may cause rep life rates in excess of the stated restrictions; this is allowed.
Holy Bolt is capped at 1 hard point. Prayer is capped at 1 hard point.
Support Paladins limited to 60% max block. A support paladin is defined as any paladin with more than 14 soft (after gear) points in holy bolt and prayer combined.
Support Paladins are not allowed to use the "Charge" class skill.

All Druid:
Cyclone Armor can be recast only against a team containing (or single opponent being): Trappers of any kind, Fireball sorcs
Summon Druid:
Pure summon druids are allowed to use any act 3 mercenary in lieu of grizzly bear so long as it's level does not exceed 30.
Shapeshift Druid:
Allowed infernostrides vs fire sorcs
Allow to use Insight (for any purpose, including melee attacks)


Sorceress:
Energy Shield Fire Sorcs max block capped at 58%. Cold and Lightning capped at 65%. Lightning capped at 65%. Nova (as opposed to lightning) no cap.
Insight allowed ONLY for non Energy Shield sorcs
Enchant is allowed to be used in all duels including team duels. Cube/stash chant is banned. Inventory chant is allowed (you may hold any amount of buff items in your inventory in lieu of charms)


Scoring System, Schedule & Reward Breakdown
All members of the team will receive the same amount of points. Winners of each segment in the series will win a portion of the reward pool, as well as the final cumulative total winners receiving a portion of the prize pool. The breakdown is as follows:

Reward Pool Breakdown:
Week 1 - 10%
Week 2 - 15%
Week 3 - 20%
Week 4 - 25%
Cumulative - 30%

Points:
1st Place - 8 Points
2nd Place - 6 Points
3rd Place - 5 Points
4th Place - 3 Points
5th Place - 2 Points
6th Place - 1 Points
All others - 0 Points

Schedule:
November 3rd - 8pm eastern (more NA friendly)
November 10th - 11pm eastern (more euro friendly)
November 17th - 8pm eastern (more NA friendly)
November 24th - 11pm eastern (more euro friendly)

Current (total event) Pot: 46,100 Forum Gold
Textbook - 15,000 Forum Gold
Versace - 10,000 Forum Gold
Atari- - 3,000 Forum Gold
Rawcore - 2,500 Forum Gold
ThisDonger - 2,500 Forum Gold
ferdia - 2,500 Forum Gold
0x1 - 2,500 Forum Gold
chum - 2,000 Forum Gold
Pants1 - 2,000 Forum Gold
yoitsbick - 1,000 Forum Gold
Deznuts - 1,000 Forum Gold
r3my - 1,000 Forum Gold
Sn0 - 1,000 Forum Gold
BulldogAviator - 100 Forum Gold
others - tbd
(Some random extra fg payouts from my own personal fg as extra little sprinkles on top )


Sign-up Instructions
1. Submit a post with all available characters you have that you're willing to play with and the character that you'd prefer to play with. I may offer you a bonus if you're willing to play one of your other available classes. The bonus is optional.
2. Send 200fg to Textbook (me) as a refundable deposit. You will receive 50fg back for each week/segment that you attend. If you are unable to attend, the 50fg (per week) will get added to the donation list. This isn't a lot. If you have already donated, this required deposit does not apply to you.
3. Let me know that you've read and understand the rules. Now is the time to ask for any clarification if its needed (ask now, not on duel-day please).

This post was edited by Textbook on Jan 6 2024 12:38am

Confirmed Entrants:
1. Textbook (Paid[Donor]) - Bowazon, ESLight, ESNova, ESBlizz, ESFW, Fury Druid, Martial Arts Sin (Kicksin), Poison Nova Necro
2. Rawcore (Paid[Donor]) - bowa, trapper, charger, blade fury sin, necro, throw barb
3. bbanee (Paid[Non Donor]) - Light Trapper, bowa
4. Skrl (Paid[Non Donor]) - Unsubmitted Builds
5. Faxx (Unpaid[Non Donor]) - Unsubmitted Builds
6. ThisDonger (Paid[Donor]) - Libby, V/T
7. Matlaver86 (Paid[Non Donor]) - Jabber, Bowa, Windy(unlikely), Bladesin(unlikely), Tele ww(unlikely), Charger(unlikely)
8. Gfresh99 (paid[Non Donor]) - Nec (pnb), Barb (naga), Zon (bow), Sin (hyb), Druid (ele)
9. Versace (Paid[Donor]) - BvC
10. root3 (paid[Non Donor]) - Cold Sorc, pnb necro
11. b1ak3 (Paid[Non Donor]) - Barb (type?), Zon (type?), necro (type? not preferred)
12. Drewg (paid[Non Donor]) - Vita Fire
13. ferdia (Paid[Donor]) - Trapper (Light)
14. chum (Paid[Donor]) - Unsubmitted Builds
15. vertster123 (paid[Non Donor]) - Fury druid/ zealer / throwbarb
16. Pants1 (paid[Donor]) - Barb (type?), Din (type? not preferred), Bowa (type? not preferred)
17. RageAgainstTheMachine (paid[Non Donor]) - Liby, Fireball (type?)
18. Deznuts (paid[Donor]) - Blizz (type?) / Hdin / Barb (type?) / CS Zon
19. iZX2SR (paid[non donor]) - Vita FB / Poondin / Mage / Libby / Shocker / Medic
20. asdzx3 (paid[non donor]) - Bladesin, Nova, CS, Barb.
21. Ayot (paid[non donor]) - Vita FB / WW Barb
22. Atari- (paid[donor]) - Libby
23. Sn0 (paid[donor]) - unsubmitted builds
24. Blld (unpaid[non donor]) - unsubmitted builds
25. 0x1 (paid[donor]) - Fire Sorc (type?)
26. BulldogAviator (paid[donor]) - Libby
27. TOESHANK (paid[non donor]) - Necro, hammerdin, vita fb, ele druid
28. Rosegarden (paid[non donor]) - Bvc, pnb, nado, trap, frw bow, cs zon
29. lemonss (paid[non donor]) - trapper
30. ColinTaylorGriffin (unpaid[non donor])
31. Gifurgidoodle (unpaid[non donor])
32. Tentacle (paid[non donor]) - vita or es fb, fury druid, smite charge zeal
33. r3my (paid[donor]) - hybrid zon


Current Standings


This post was edited by Textbook on Jan 6 2024 12:30am

Sounds cool. gl with this!

buy me a lvl 30 lld fb, ill 5-0 every single person in this tour

Pull me in coach

Make a level 30 sorc, ill lend you some gear and an inventory for the month if youre serious

best dueling arena in the whole game, cool event!

seems interesting. not everyone can afford 200 fg though

trapper ChipsDown

ty mate



Added and lol
light or fire? Or do you have one of each?



pew pew, added ty

This post was edited by Textbook on Oct 25 2023 09:53am

zapper lightning