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XPDC EVENT PROCEDURES - All regular season events are open to anyone not on the suspended or banned list. - NOTE: Any player known to be participating in another event as the same time as XPDC will be disqualified from XPDC and immediately suspended. This is not an acceptable practice due to the delays it can cause.
- Participants will meet in /join PDC where the host will direct players to /join XPDC and register (type REG).
- 30 minutes after registration opens, it will close and Round 1 pairings will be posted on this site. - Events will consist of 4 rounds of Swiss into Top 4 single-elimination brackets. If there are 24 or more players, Top 8 playoffs will occur. - Set up your match table following these guidelines: - In the Casual > Anything Goes room - Match (best 2 of 3) - Timed for 30 minutes - Watchable - Labeled "XPDC Round #" (replace # with the round number) - It is the responsibility of both players to ensure match tables are set up properly! - PM your opponent at the beginning of the round. If a player does not report for a match within 10 minutes, he/she forfeits the entire match. Please also PM the event host if your opponent is not responding. (This player will be dropped.) - Intentional draws (IDs) are not allowed. - Report illegal decks to the event host. Offending players will be issued a match loss during Round 1 only, and allowed to replace the illegal card(s) with basic lands for the remainder of the event. - An illegal deck spotted after Round 1 will result in an event disqualification and an official warning. - At the end of your match, please report your score (W 2-0, W 2-1, L 1-2, L 0-2) in /join XPDC. Every player must post a result, win or lose! - If you need to drop from the tournament, you must type 'DROP' in /join XPDC. Failure to report drops will result in an official warning. - Please note: Altering your decklist between matches is illegal and will result in disqualification and an official warning. - All players are highly encouraged to post decklists following the event, but Top 8 participants are required to do so. SCORING RUBRIC - Participants must post a decklist in Gatherling in order to earn season points
- each Swiss Match Win earns 3 points
- each Swiss Match Loss earns 1 point
- 1st place earns 10 points - 2nd place earns 7 points - Top 4 earns 4 points - Top 8 (if applicable) earns 2 points PLAYER CONDUCT GUIDELINES - Watchers are expected not to chat in other games but in /join PDC only. - Players are requested to contact the event host via private messaging to report a concern regarding player conduct. - The event host is not responsible for making judgments based on game play situations. The host will not enter a match table and tell players what to do. The host is a facilitator, not a judge. - The host reserves the right to preserve the integrity of the tournament. MTGO CRASHES AND CANCELED EVENTS - In the event of a server crash or other technical difficulty, the tournament will be delayed for no more than 30 minutes total. - An announcement on the index of this website or on the appropriate event thread will be used for tournament communication during the delay. - Once the technical difficulties have ended, an announcement will be made on the index of this website or the appropriate event thread, and players will have 10 minutes to rejoin the tournament. - If the tournament is canceled during Swiss play, no prizes will be awarded. - If the tournament is canceled during playoffs, players in the playoff brackets may seek each other out and finish their matches at a later date. In that case, both players must report the results to the tournament organizer for it to be a valid match. |