- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Playing as an Elite is not allowed at MLG tournaments. These are the rules:
Halo 2 Rules
General Rules
1. No Grenade Jumping.
2. No getting on top of any Warlock Ledges.
3. No Super Bouncing.
4. No communication between Players during FFA Games. Taunting is permitted.
5. No hiding the flag inside walls or other structures.
6. No leaving the normal boundaries of a Map.
7. No Action Replay.
8. No placing the oddball or bomb out of reach.
9. No Guardian Suicide.
10. No Teleport Jumping on top of bases.
11. No looking at an opposing Team’s TV or projected screens by Players or Coaches.
12. No quitting out of a Team Slayer Game.
13. No use of the Covenant Elite Character.
14. The higher seeded Team must play as the Red team and the lower as the Blue team.
15. Quitting from a non-Team Slayer Game, before it has ended, without referee’s permission will leave your Team shorthanded or result in a Forfeit if all 4 Players quit.
16. Players who are caught giving kills to other Players during a FFA Game will be warned. Players receiving two warnings during the same Game will be disqualified.
17. Incorrectly ending a Game without referee’s permission will result in a Forfeit.
18. Players must use their registered MLG Login Name during all Games. No Team Name abbreviations are allowed.
19. No Warm-Up Games may be played outside of scheduled Warm-Up periods.
20. During scheduled Warm-Up periods the winners can stay, but the losers must get up. Teams still active in the Event have priority over open Stations during this time.
21. When Players are given the option of using Full-Screen, Teams can use 1-4 TVs.
22. Players may not raise the volume above 30 for Samsung and 50 for Phillips TVs. This rule doesn’t apply to Station 1 or Players using headphones.
23. In the case of an Xbox/TV malfunction, the Game will be restarted from the beginning unless a Team was winning a Team Ball Game by more than the time remaining in the Game.
24. Games started without the approval of a referee will be restarted.
25. If a Player/Team fails to report to their Station within 5 minutes of the announcement, they will Forfeit the Game. 10 minutes after the announcement, a Team will Forfeit their Best of 3 Game Match or the 2nd Game of their Best of 5 Game Match. 15 minutes after the announcement, a Team will Forfeit their Best of 5 Game Match.
Disqualification
1. Breaking any of Rules #1-4 will result in a Foul. Fouls stay with a Player/Team throughout the Event. Two Fouls during one Game will result in a Forfeit of the Game. Once a Player/Team reaches two Fouls, each additional Foul will result in a Forfeit of the Game.
2. Players found breaking Rule #5 will be asked to remove the flag from its hiding spot immediately. If the flag is not removed immediately the Team will Forfeit the Game.
3. Breaking any of Rules #6-15 will result in a Forfeit of the Game.
4. Any sign of cheating may result in a Forfeit of the Game and possible ejection.
Pro Circuit Conduct Rules
Minor Infraction - Acts of misconduct that will result in the issuing of a Warning. These acts include, but are not limited to opening an Xbox or Xbox 360, raising TV volume above the maximum allowed volume, communication between Players and Spectators, excessive use of vulgar language, and Coaches taunting opposing Players.
Major Infraction - Acts of misconduct that will result in the issuing of a Technical Foul. These acts include, but are not limited to the verbal abuse of a MLG Staff member, the use of vulgar language aimed at an opposing Player, verbal abuse of an opposing Player, and excessive taunting or celebration by Coaches or Players.
Warning - The penalty for a Minor Infraction which stays with a Player or Team for the remainder of the Competition. Two Warnings will result in a Technical Foul.
Technical Foul - The penalty for a Major Infraction that stays with a Player or Team for the remainder of the Competition. Halo 2 Players who are penalized with a Technical Foul will not Host the next Game they or their Team are scheduled to Host. RSV Players who are penalized with a Technical Foul will force their Team to stand still for the first 10 seconds of the next Game. These penalties, if necessary, will be carried from one Match to the next or one Competition to the next. Coaches receiving a Technical Foul will have their Coach Pass and privileges taken away.
Ejection - The penalty for acts of misconduct deemed so inexcusable that they will result in the Player being asked to leave the Competition. These acts include, but are not limited to intentional Forfeiting or conspiring to manipulate the Rankings or Brackets, unsportsmanlike physical contact, and maliciously throwing objects at another person. Three Technical Fouls will also result in Ejection.
Illegal Controllers
1. Any controller with Turbo or wireless capabilities.
2. Keyboard & Mouse.
[Edited on 07.12.2007 11:25 PM PDT]