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This ladder would go live starting January 3rd, 2022 to test waters and work out kinks - true ladder season to start on resetThanks Stevo & Tier1 for the formatting.
Ladder Admins:
Council Members:
(now retired but never forgotten)Gm Melee Rules➜ Characters allowed to play this ladder: Druid - Maul 🐻 || Barbarian - Conc 💪🏼 || Barbarian - Feral Rage 🐺 (Wolfhowl) || Zon - Maul 🐻 (Beast Runeword) || Paladin - Maul 🐻 (Beast Runeword)
➜ 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 (announce as Swap #1 or Swap #2)
➜ Using a token mid-challenge is not allowed.
Challenge system please read before issuing new challenges➜ Want to be added to the ladder? Please post your JSP name/Character name/type of character (maximum of 2 characters per player)
➜ You are allowed to challenge 1-2 ranks above you until you get to #3. At #3, you win both to get to #1.
➜ To issue a challenge you must pm your opponent, then post in thread.
➜ If you issue a challenge and win, you must wait 12 hours to issue another challenge. If you issue a challenge and lose you must wait 24 hours to issue another challenge, or 48 hours to re-challenge the same person.
➜ If you are challenged and win, you can issue a challenge immediately. If you are challenged and lose, you must wait 24 hours to issue a challenge.
➜ 4-Day Dodge rule NO EXCEPTIONS (AFK, No-reply, No-show = Auto-loss) 2 consecutive Dodges = Removed from ladder.
➜ If you cannot complete your challenge on time, it is your responsibility to PM your challenger to inform them and then post in thread asking for an extension. If you fail to do this dodge rule will be enforced.
*= Dodge
➜ If neither of you post why it wasn't completed, its a dodge for the challenged individual. NO EXCEPTIONS.
➜ GM melee rules apply to all duels. If you have any questions about the rules, post.
Prohibitions- Do not commit acts of bad manner.
- Do not pot.
- Do not run.
- Do not use slow.
- Do not enchant.
- Do not angle (Both parallel to the town door or brickwork in the Inner Cloister)
- Do not pre-buff
(War Cries, Shifter Forms & Oak/Wolverine exceptions to this rule)- Do not use any gear with the modifier 'X Poison Damage Over X Seconds'.
- Do not use gear with the 'knockback' modifier.
- Do not use items that emit auras which affect player vs. player and cause physical and/or elemental damage.
- Do not cast item/torch charges.
- Do not use any gear that casts an elemental skill over level five
(Hellfire Torch & Fortitude exceptions to this rule)- Do not use any gear casts a slow
- Do not use any gear that casts curses
- Do not use any ethereal gear with durability without a repair/replenish mod or Zod rune (Breakable Gear)
- Do not use any weapon with more than 300 total elemental damage
List of Banned Items includes but is not limited to:Weapons - RunewordsGrief
Doom
Eternity
Death
Phoenix
Hand of Justice
Plague
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)
Armors - RunewordsPhoenix
Dream
Dragon
Armors - Uniques/SetsNosferatu'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)
Dracul's Grasp (Vampire Gloves)
Special Mention➜Starting Duel - Shift/Attack (swing to go) to initiate a duel. Both saying "go" in chat at the same time also acceptable if agreed upon before hand.
➜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 or other dueler to kill off surviving player with chilling armor.
➜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.
➜Difficulty - Due to Oak sage not being physical immune, Duels are to be held in normal. Sages may be recast upon destruction, during the duel.
➜Shockwave referees are not required nor should be needed. Conc, Maul & Feral Rage are single target abilities and will not target Oak Sages/Heart of Wolverines; likewise summons are NOT to be targeted.
➜Re-shifting is not allowed; if unshifted then duel is done.
Sign-Ups
Minhaz (Olympia) - Alo - Beardin 🐻
Minhaz (Olympia) - Guli - Bearzon 🐻
Koston (Olympia) - Nightshade - Bearzon 🐻
IQLimited (Barbarian) - Gavel - Conc 💪🏼
Leicalized - Hork - Conc 💪🏼
Yuzu (Citrus) - Arya - Conc 💪🏼
MouetteGrise (Barbarian) - Sriracha - Conc 💪🏼
Thund3r (SPQR) - VinDiesel - Conc 💪🏼
Verducci (D2R Melee) - Cramer - Conc 💪🏼
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Magic Only LadderThis post was edited by Minhaz on Feb 14 2023 11:46pm
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