General Rules Regarding All PvP Events

[The Oracle]

General PvP Event Rules
These rules that apply to all competitions. If the individual event rules contradict these general rules, individual event rules apply. Rules are updated by PvP Organizers These are general rules that apply to all competitions. If you have any questions, please post them on this topic.



Unless stated otherwise (for example specific ruling of that particular event), winners and losers must provide their decklist in the battle result thread/post. A short matchup review / play-by-play is recommended but not necessary.
If you are banned in chat, you are not allowed to participate in any event for the duration of that banning. Please consult with chat moderators if you are permanently banned from chat.
A battle is considered to have begun the moment you click Search to find your opponent.  This means that even if you are both unable to connect for a game immediately, or if only one player gets into a game, you may not change your decks.  Clicking Search starts the match and locks your decks and any failed connections are considered desyncs.  A player who changes their decks after searching will forfeit that game just like a player who changes decks after a desync would.
Only a forum pm will be considered as evidence when deliberating upon who will receive a walkover win, with the exception that there was a chat conversation.  An unanswered Chat PM cannot be used as proof. Keep in mind, when making a decision, quotes are required, so a chat conversation may need to be screenshotted.

[iancudorinmarian]

Hey, I've seen a couple of complaints with people not knowing what to do to prevent desynchs/disconnects. Here are some tips, you can also add more if you know any!

First, what are those two?

desynch = desynchronization error: This can generally be identified by a notification from the game itself near the turn timer. Usually this fixes itself and you can continue, but sometimes very weird things happen.
disconnect: This happens when the timer goes down to 0. You get a few extra seconds while the game tells you the CPU will take control soon. From that point on, you no longer face your opponent, you face the AI.

1) Have EtG in its own browser window. Try not to have too many tabs open in other windows either.
2) Don't perform file downloads/uploads during the game.
3) Don't watch streams or anything that requires constant high quality data download. (listening to youtube songs with 360p video quality should be fine)
4) Don't take too much time during your turns. Going down to the last ~5 seconds can also cause desynchs.

What do you do when you've taken all the precautions, but you still desynched/disconnected? Well, first you complain that EtG servers suck.
- If this desynch/disconnect happens in the first few turns, it's generally a replay.
- If it happens later in the game, you should take a screenshot of the turn you disconnected.

If a desynch happens and weird things happen that don't fix themselves right away (like all creatures suddenly dying, opponent getting a protected dim shield etc.), the game should be replayed, unless it was clear that one of you was going to win. Try to be fair in these cases!

If a disconnect happens, you and your opponent both play the AI. If you win on both sides, the game is yours. If your opponent wins on both sides, it's theirs. But what happens if the games have different results? Well, that's where you both have to think what went wrong, i.e. would you have won if you played yourself? Try to account for the silly things the AI does that a normal human with even half a brain wouldn't do. If those influenced the match, try to be nice and give your opponent the win. Otherwise, you should agree to a replay and do your best to win.

I hope this helps, good luck and have fun in your PvP matches! Remember, fair play makes things more fun and prevents salt! (or reduces the dose of salt, at least)