Player Restrictions
Note: Number of restricted players allowed on one roster is 5
Player Restrictions
CONNECTICUT KIA BOYZ
Corn Restricted off Scout & Demoman
bubsdoge Restricted off Scout
hef Restricted off Soldier & Demoman
Tenous Restricted off Scout
yons Restricted off Soldier
goblin deez
bambi Restricted off Scout, Demoman, Heavy & Sniper
Tracy Waldron
Laz. Restricted off Scout
rosss3s Restricted off Heavy
aisha💕😘 Restricted off Soldier
Tuah
angus Restricted off Scout
Titan Restricted off Sniper
gingacharma Restricted off Spy
Should Be Studying
Mio Restricted off Soldier & Sniper
Dispensers
Rainy Restricted off Pyro & Heavy
Disturbed Restricted off Scout
Previously Rostered Players
Susu Restricted off Scout, Soldier, Heavy & Sniper
Below you can find the transfer history for all divisions. Please note this history is directly copied from our internal transfer management panel, so the formatting is rather rough.
Premier History
Transfer Window #1
- Pride Transferred out of 50,000,000 Doctrine Fans Can't Be Wrong
- a festive fish Transferred into 50,000,000 Doctrine Fans Can't Be Wrong
- Bree Transferred into 50,000,000 Doctrine Fans Can't Be Wrong
- hive Transferred into 50,000,000 Doctrine Fans Can't Be Wrong
- Trash Transferred out of 50,000,000 Doctrine Fans Can't Be Wrong, and into crylander
- Striker Transferred into good pug
- AUZ Transferred into Atomic Deluxe
- Zach Transferred into Atomic Deluxe
- takeyon Transferred into BRIANLANDER
- wilsonoid Transferred into BRIANLANDER
- Cowche Transferred into BRIANLANDER
- Mugen Transferred into Significant Otter
- 人 Transferred into Significant Otter
- ♪.Beats Transferred into Significant Otter
Transfer Window #2
- yuna Transferred into 50,000,000 Doctrine Fans Can't Be Wrong
- nightjar Transferred out of 50,000,000 Doctrine Fans Can't Be Wrong, and into crylander
- Lizrd-Wizrd Transferred into crylander
- bambi Transferred out of crylander
- Sperkle Transferred into Atomic Deluxe
- -atten Transferred out of BRIANLANDER
- lau Transferred into BRIANLANDER
Main History
Transfer Window #1
- inStinct Transferred into Tuah
- Titan Transferred into Tuah
- gingacharma Transferred into Tuah
- kELlEr Transferred into Should Be Studying
- crypto Transferred into Should Be Studying
- Nah Transferred into goblin deez
Transfer Window #2
- Maestro[FmJ] Transferred out of rat gaming
- quay Transferred into rat gaming
- bambi Transferred into goblin deez
- Disturbed Transferred into Dispensers
- tucson Transferred into Dispensers
- meow Transferred into Tuah
- wang Transferred into Tuah
- Evelynn Transferred into Scurvy Ridden
- arbabf Transferred into Scurvy Ridden
- rosss3s Transferred into Tracy Waldron
- NEBU!A Transferred into Tracy Waldron
- aisha💕😘 Transferred into Tracy Waldron
- Susu Transferred out of CONNECTICUT KIA BOYZ
- bubsdoge Transferred into CONNECTICUT KIA BOYZ
Below you can find the transfer history for all divisions. Please note this history is directly copied from our internal transfer management panel, so the formatting is rather rough.
Premier History
Week 1
Thu Jun 27 22:04:02 2024 Hawk approved zias's transfer into this stuff is so good, out of skywalker in Premier (requested by Maximus)
Week 2
Wed Jul 3 17:34:36 2024 Hawk approved ayr's transfer into munchie paradox (requested by kbn)
Fri Jun 28 18:18:36 2024 Hawk approved bishaminty's transfer into skywalker (requested by Susu)
Wed Jun 26 23:18:48 2024 Hawk approved hif's transfer into this stuff is so good (requested by Maximus)
Week 3
Mon Jul 15 18:18:10 2024 Hawk approved Doge.exe has stopped working's transfer into ASIO (requested by wilsonoid)
Thu Jun 27 22:37:28 2024 Hawk approved lizzo's transfer into this stuff is so good (requested by Maximus)
High History
Week 1
Mon Jun 24 23:09:14 2024 HUNGRY.4.EGGS approved tetrx's transfer into Maxwell Verstappen (requested by Ghost)
Sat Jun 22 13:14:01 2024 HUNGRY.4.EGGS approved heavenslept's transfer into 100 (requested by sinsa)
Sat Jun 22 01:12:29 2024 HUNGRY.4.EGGS approved altfs's transfer into general-2 (requested by Tenous)
Week 2
Fri Jun 28 22:50:23 2024 HUNGRY.4.EGGS approved gaw$'s transfer into obese gaming (requested by 2345y.)
Sat Jun 29 02:24:03 2024 HUNGRY.4.EGGS approved Delphinoid's transfer into First & Lost (requested by Ravu4)
Mon Jul 1 18:56:59 2024 HUNGRY.4.EGGS approved peep's transfer into general-2 (requested by Tenous)
Tue Jul 9 12:36:08 2024 HUNGRY.4.EGGS approved homeslice's transfer into altombo's kittens (requested by alt)
Tue Jul 16 00:01:23 2024 HUNGRY.4.EGGS approved L0RD 8071CU5 0F 80T5W4N4's transfer into Maxwell Verstappen (requested by Ghost)
Week 3
Wed Jul 17 23:26:09 2024 HUNGRY.4.EGGS approved core's transfer into Geezer Gamers (requested by Hawk)
Intermediate History
Week 1
Wed Jun 26 21:49:47 2024 emgee approved K13R7N's transfer into God-Fearing Nuns (requested by ♥ Emily the Goldfish ♥)
Wed Jun 26 20:25:08 2024 emgee approved michael soup's transfer into The Oxyconnoisseur's (requested by Lain)
Week 2
Fri Jun 28 12:58:12 2024 emgee approved vonixyy's transfer into The Oxyconnoisseur's (requested by Lain)
Mon Jul 1 18:40:35 2024 emgee approved dorkson's transfer into DLLM (requested by woozy)
Tue Jul 9 21:05:33 2024 emgee approved Disturbed's transfer into taking my gamer poison (studying) (requested by dezi)
Week 3
Tue Jul 9 21:05:37 2024 emgee approved crispin's transfer into taking my gamer poison (studying) (requested by dezi)
Sat Jul 13 22:12:51 2024 emgee approved ShuZ's transfer into The Oxyconnoisseur's (requested by night)
Mon Jul 1 11:39:46 2024 emgee approved Titan's transfer into DLLM (requested by woozy)
Main History
Week 1
Wed Jun 26 13:54:56 2024 inStinct approved silent* transfer into Shrimps (requested by ScEshay)
Sun Jun 23 23:19:45 2024 inStinct approved goblxn's transfer into Hexabromocyclododecane (requested by Maxyvee)
Week 2
Thu Jul 11 20:25:02 2024 inStinct approved Chungus McBungus's transfer into Level 1 Crooks (requested by ItzSak_47)
Week 3
Thu Jul 11 20:25:06 2024 inStinct approved sle_epy's transfer into Level 1 Crooks (requested by ItzSak_47)
Open History
Week 1
Sun Jun 23 00:57:04 2024 Celph approved Hose_'s transfer into Decepticons (requested by Conner)
Tue Jun 25 19:09:29 2024 Celph approved INFERN0O71's transfer into Zest Fest (requested by dndinsomniac)
Key Dates & Transfer Windows
Key Dates
Signups & Seedings Dates
Sunday 2nd of June 2024: Signups Open
Friday 21st of June 2024: Signups Close, Rosters Locked for Seedings
Sunday 23rd of June 2024: Seedings Released
Wednesday 26th of June 2024: Season starts
Regular Season Dates
Wednesday 26th June - Sunday 30th June 2024: Round 1
Wednesday 3rd July - Sunday 14th July 2024: Round 2
Wednesday 17th July - Sunday 21st July 2024: Round 3
Wednesday 24th July - Sunday 28th July 2024: Round 4
Wednesday 31st July - Sunday 4th August 2024: Round 5
Roster Lock applied on Wednesday 7th August 2024
Wednesday 7th August - Sunday 11th August 2024: Round 6
Wednesday 14th August - Sunday 18th August 2024: Round 7
Playoffs Dates for Premier & Main
Wednesday 21st August - Sunday 25th : Page Playoffs
Wednesday 28th August - Sunday 1st September 2024: Semi-Finals
Wednesday 4th September - Sunday 8th September 2024: Grand Finals
Page Playoffs
All divisions will use the Page Playoff system for their finals.
Transfer Windows
Transfers this season will be processed and approved on a fortnightly basis. There will be three transfer windows for this season of Highlander. Teams should note the Transfer Windows to prevent player issues with their rosters during the season. Transfers can be requested at any point during the season, however, the players in question will only be reviewed during the current or next Transfer Window, depending on when that player was requested. Furthermore, players won't be processed until their team's match has concluded for the current round. The listed transfer windows can be found below.
For applicants to be eligible to play in a particular round, the transfer application must be submitted by 11:59 PM AEST/AEDT time the Tuesday of the round before the transfer window.
Teams are permitted to a total of 6 player transfers into their roster this season. Only 3 Player Transfers are processed in each window.
Transfer Window #1
Wednesday 26th June - Tuesday 2nd July 2024: Round 1
Note: Roster sizes will be increased to 15 during this first transfer window
Transfer Window #1 starts after Final Placements have been released, and closes 11.59PM Tuesday the 2nd of July 2024Transfer Window #2
Wednesday 17th July - Tuesday 23rd July 2024: Round 3
Transfer Window #3
Wednesday 31st July - Tuesday 6th August 2024: Round 5
Roster Lock applied Wednesday 7th August 2024
The users below are banned from playing a certain amount of rounds in both Sixes and Highlander during Winter '24. Users can receive round bans when accruing Player Behaviour Infractions or League Penalties. See these pages for more information each.
Winter '24 Round Bans
- noemie Banned until next season (Spring '24)
- Doctrine Banned Rounds 2 & 3 of Highlander and Rounds 3 & 4 of Sixes.
- lizzo Banned Rounds 2 & 3 of Highlander and Sixes
- bill Banned Rounds 3 & 4 of Highlander and Rounds 4 & 5 of Sixes.
- omni Banned Rounds 3, 4 & 5 of Highlander and Rounds 4, 5 & 6 of Sixes.
- jv Banned Rounds 3 & 4 of Highlander and Rounds 4 & 5 of Sixes.
- mira Banned Rounds 3 & 4 of Highlander and Rounds 3 & 4 of Sixes.
- homer Banned Rounds 4, 5 & 6 of Highlander and Sixes
- Kyle Banned Rounds 4 & 5 of Highlander and Sixes.
- smallrat Banned Rounds 4 & 5 of Highlander and Sixes.
The user below has received a Permanent Ban. This ban type will prevent them from using our services indefinitely. If you are found aiding this person in evading their ban, you will face hefty league bans.
Permanent Ban
Lain STEAM_0:1:94475789
This person has been permanently barred from all ozfortress properties due to severe breaches of our Community Guidelines.
Should any teams or groups within any ozfortress competitions be found housing the listed player, that team will be permanently banned from our competitions and all members involved will face hefty league bans.
Player Restrictions
This page will show all Player Restrictions (players restricted from specific classes in-game) for players in Sixes Winter '24. It will be updated throughout the season with each transfer window being a comment on this thread. Premier does not have any restrictions.
HIGH
altombo's kittens
Afroman restricted off Scout.
alt restricted off Scout & Soldier.
sao restricted off Demo.
100
heavenslept restricted off Demo.
general-2
altfs restricted off Scout.
Maxwell Verstappen
L0RD 8071CU5 0F 80T5W4N4 restricted off Demo and Soldier
INTERMEDIATE
The Oxyconnoisseur's
Lain restricted off Scout.
vonixyy restricted off Scout.
DLLM
Beats may only replace lemons on scout.
PhiPhi restricted off Scout and Soldier.
Time restricted TO Medic.
God-Fearing Nuns
bambi restricted off Scout.
Angus restricted off Scout.
Life19
stryker restricted off Scout.
taking my gamer poison (studying)
Disturbed restricted off Scout.
MAIN
Talking Tom and Friends
chonk restricted TO Medic.
Man's Gos
Avo restricted off Soldier.
Shrimps
silent* restricted off Scout & Demoman.
OPEN
Team Yipee!
noemie restricted off Scout and Sniper.
positive vibes
Krocs restricted off Soldier.
mcdongle restricted TO Medic.
Decepticons
Conner restricted off Soldier.
Hose_ Restricted off Scout.
Ban Extension
Xstroyer STEAM_0:1:567280780
largo STEAM_0:1:803111720The player above has been found using an alternate account to play within ozfortress. As such, this player's existing ozfortress.com ban will be extended by a period of 1 year, after which they will be on permanent probation. If they are found aliasing during their competition bans, their ban duration will be extended.
Should ANY clans in ANY ozfortress competitions be found housing the listed players, the team will be permanently removed from our competitions and all members involved will face severe penalties.
Bans
The following ban/s are all Infraction Threshold bans, split between New Bans, and Ban Resets.
New Bans
The following player/s accrued enough points to reach an Infraction Threshold Ban.
Pestilence STEAM_0:0:192340355
This player has accrued a total of 60 ozfortress infraction points. As such, the player has been banned from ozfortress.com, the community's competitions, and all other ozfortress properties for 1 year, after which they will serve a 12-month probation, in which any reoffence will double the severity of the penalty. Their ban duration will be extended if they are found ban-evading during their ban.
Ban Resets
A newly introduced alternative to our old Ban Extensions, see our news post discussing this change here. Ban Resets will reset a person's ban back to its original duration.
Xstroyer STEAM_0:1:567280780
This player has accrued 30 ozfortress infraction points whilst serving their ban. As they accrued these infraction points during their ban, the player has had their ban reset back to a total duration of 1 year. After their ban, they will serve a 12-month probation, in which any reoffence will double the severity of the penalty. Their ban duration will be extended if they are found ban-evading during their ban.
Should any teams or groups within any ozfortress competitions be found housing the listed player, that team will be permanently banned from our competitions and all members involved will face hefty league bans.
Map Pool
Highlander Winter '24 Map Pool
Upward
Vigil
Swiftwater
Steel
Product
Ashville
Warmtic
Map Schedule
Round 1: pl_swiftwater_final1 & koth_product_final
Round 2: pl_vigil_rc10 & koth_warmtic_f10
Round 3: cp_steel_f12 & koth_ashville_final
Round 4: pl_upward_f12 (ABBA)
Round 5: pl_swiftwater_final1 & koth_warmtic_f10
Round 6: pl_vigil_rc10 & koth_ashville_final
Round 7: cp_steel_f12 & koth_product_final
Changes to the Highlander Autumn '24 Map Pool
Please see the Poll Results linked on the league page for specific percentages.
- Removed Borneo and Proot
- Upward updated to version pl_upward_f12, previously f10
Please note: pl_upward_f12, pl_vigil_rc10, cp_steel_f12, koth_warmtic_f10, koth_product_final and koth_ashville_final are custom maps. If you don't already have these installed, please click the links above to download them, and then move them to your ..\Team Fortress 2\tf\download\maps directory.
The following commands can be used to change maps to the correct version. Type or copy these commands into your console to change to that map, as long as you have the correct rcon password.
rcon changelevel pl_upward_f12
rcon changelevel koth_product_final
rcon changelevel pl_swiftwater_final1
rcon changelevel cp_steel_f12
rcon changelevel pl_vigil_rc10
rcon changelevel koth_ashville_final
rcon changelevel koth_warmtic_f10
MAP ROTATION PREMIER
One map each is banned by the team captain 24 hours prior to the organised match start date.
Week 1: cp_sunshine/cp_process_f12/cp_reckoner/cp_snakewater_final1
Week 2: koth_bagel_rc9b/cp_snakewater_final1/cp_reckoner/cp_sunshine
Week 3: cp_snakewater_final1/cp_metalworks_f5/koth_bagel_rc9b/cp_gullywash_f9
Week 4: koth_clearcut_b16a/koth_product_final/cp_reckoner/cp_metalworks_f5
Week 5: cp_reckoner/cp_gullywash_f9/cp_snakewater_final1/cp_process_f12
Week 6: cp_process_f12/cp_sunshine/cp_gullywash_f9/cp_reckoner
Week 7: cp_gullywash_f9/cp_sunshine/koth_clearcut_b16a/koth_bagel_rc9b
MAP ROTATION OPEN - HIGH
Week 1: cp_sunshine/cp_process_f12
Week 2: cp_process_f12/cp_snakewater_final1
Week 3: cp_snakewater_final1/cp_metalworks_f5
Week 4: koth_clearcut_b16a/koth_product_final
Week 5: cp_reckoner/cp_gullywash_f9
Week 6: koth_bagel_rc9b/cp_reckoner
Week 7: cp_gullywash_f9/cp_sunshine
Custom maps
If you don't already have these installed, please click the links above to download them, and then move them to your ..\Team Fortress 2\tf\download\maps directory.
- koth_bagel_rc9b (NEW VERSION)
- koth_clearcut_b16a
- cp_gullywash_f9
- cp_metalworks_f5
- cp_process_f12
- koth_product_final
The following commands can be used to change maps to the correct version. Type or copy these commands into your console to change to that map, as long as you have the correct RCON password.
rcon changelevel koth_bagel_rc9b
rcon changelevel koth_clearcut_b16a
rcon changelevel cp_gullywash_f9
rcon changelevel cp_metalworks_f5
rcon changelevel cp_process_f12
rcon changelevel koth_product_final
rcon changelevel cp_reckoner
rcon changelevel cp_snakewater_final1
rcon changelevel cp_sunshine
don't park yo kia anywhere near me
FINAL SEEDINGS
It wouldn't be an ozfortress season with out a few complications would it. Unfortunately due to one team dropping out prior to the start of the season we're back down 16 teams. Typically in a 16 team season we'd have two even divisions of 8 teams each. However, when looking into this we found that the skill difference between the 7th seeded Premier Division Team 50,000,000 Doctrine Fans Can't Be Wrong and the 1st seeded Main Division Team CONNECTICUT KIA BOYZ is too great and bring the Main team up into the Premier Division wouldn't be a positive fix. Thus, we have decided to keep the 9 Team Main Division and have a 7 Team Premier Division.
With this in mind we still intend to generate all the Premier Division matches as Round Robin. This means all teams in the Premier Division will have 1 bye week this season. As for Main nothing has changed and the season will still be generated as SWISS. Below is the Final Placement's for Highlander Winter '24.
PREMIER
Atomic Deluxe
BRIANLANDER
crylander
EVIL RASCALS
Significant Otter
good pug
50,000,000 Doctrine Fans Can't Be Wrong
MAIN
CONNECTICUT KIA BOYZ
goblin deez
Scurvy Ridden
Sharon Keast
Tuah Previously, Where no ability meets no effort
Should Be Studying
Dispensers
rat gaming
monosodium glutamate
Additional Restriction
We have added an additional soldier restriction to yons on CONNECTICUT KIA BOYZ. You can find the full list of player restrictions here.
Division Administrator Changes
Finally, we will be swapping our Division admins around slightly. hive will be moving to admin the Premier division and woozy will now be a Main Division administrator.
If you have any issues with any of this new information please contact one of our Division Admins or reach out via a support ticket in our Discord. Matches will be generated with in the next few hours.
Division Admins
All communication with Division Admins must occur within the Team Captain Discord. Team Captains will be invited after the conclusion of Signups. If you are not in this Discord, please reach out immediately.
HIGHLANDER HEAD ADMINISTRATOR
- Sperkle
PREMIER ADMINISTRATORS
- Rainy
- hive
MAIN ADMINISTRATORS
- Kai
- woozy
- redja
To see our complete list including Discord handles, see our Staff page here.
Division Admins
All communication with Division Admins must occur within the Team Captain Discord. Team Captains will be invited after the conclusion of Signups. If you are not in this Discord, please reach out to an admin immediately.
Head Sixes Admin: Hawk
Premier Admin: Hawk
High Admin: Hungry
Intermediate Admin: Emgee
Main Admins: inStinct & catfish
Open Admin: Celph
To see our complete staff list including Discord handles, visit our Staff page here.
POV Demo Rule Changes
POV Demos can now be requested from any match played on an ozfortress server
To better our league's Anti-Cheat, we will now be able to request POV demos from ANY match played on an ozfortress server - official, scrim, pug game or otherwise. Whilst we understand there will be some apprehension to this change, it is only happening because we feel it will contribute to improving the league. Scrim POV demo requests will be worked into the existing failure penalties. Unlike official match POV demo requests, the first penalty for failing to provide a scrim POV demo is a warning. After this, the next second penalty follows the same guidelines as the official match POV requests, meaning that if you fail two scrim POV demo requests you will receive a six-month ban. It is important to note that we will not conduct random demo checks for any match that isn't an official match. This means that if you receive a request for a POV demo from a scrim or pug, it is related to an active Anti-Cheat report.
Please see the ruleset for more information on failure penalties.
Docs Updates
Global Ruleset Changes (or otherwise Global changes)
- Soon: Name Change Policy.
- We are working to create an exhaustive Name Change Policy for our website. We have no details to release now, only that we will be releasing a post dedicated to this sometime during the season. Please be reasonable with your expectations as to what this policy will entail, but keep in mind we are not trying to work entirely against the wishes of our players, we just want to see some sensibility come to name changes in ozfortress.
- Removed: Secondary Match Days.
- If teams are unable to play their match within the Playable Match Days for their format, they will need to be granted an extension via their division admin to play on days not within the Playable Match Days. Extensions will be more lenient than they were before Primary/Secondary Match Days were added.
- Changed: Mercenary Requests & Usage Policy.
- When admin intervention is required for mediating denied mercenary usage, the proposed mercenary will be valued against the player they are replacing. It is not just a blanket check of the division they are playing in. This is staying in line with restricting mid-season transfer requests to avoid teams upgrading their roster mid-season.
- Changed/Added: More severe Disband Penalties for Captains.
- For incidents where it is clear the captains of a roster do not care for their roster or the penalties that come from a disband, or in cases where a captain is purposefully destructive to their roster - captains could see harsher penalties at the discretion of the league administration.
- Added: Purposeful Sniper scoped-in crouch exploitation is prohibited.
- When a sniper scopes in whilst crouched, it is possible to obscure up to or above 50% of that sniper's character model whilst still maintaining vision around the objects obscuring their model.
- We understand that this is potentially difficult to police, however, it will often be very clear when someone is intentionally abusing this mechanical oversight. We will be reviewing each reported case of this behaviour individually, and not blanket banning any instance that could be purposeful exploitation.
- When a sniper scopes in whilst crouched, it is possible to obscure up to or above 50% of that sniper's character model whilst still maintaining vision around the objects obscuring their model.
- Added: Any form of complete animation break or exploitation.
- Some examples are T-Posing or "Civilian mode", Contracker exploits, or ragdoll "mods" that break the intended effect of a Spy's Dead Ringer item. This does not include disabling ragdolls or their physics via a config file, but specifically targets modifications that break animations or ragdolls.
- Updated: Best of three (BO3) Picks and Bans order has been unified between Sixes and Highlander.
- The process is now Team A Ban, Team B Ban, Team A Pick, Team B Pick, Team B Ban, Team A Pick. This Pick/Ban process has seen more extensive use in Highlander and other regions/leagues.
- Updated: Ping Limit and Ping Exception rules to allow for neighbouring regions (Asia) to play within ozfortress.
- Added: Non-official matches are now required to be recorded by players.
- See 8.9. Demo Recording for more information, or the quoted message at the top of this post.
- Moved: 2.4. Playable Match Days moved to 7.3. Match Organisation & Playable Match Days.
- Updated: User Policy Conditions now prohibit permanently banned Steam accounts and known sold Steam accounts.
Sixes Ruleset Changes
- Upper and Lower division terminology removed. This often proved confusing for many, and with us returning to one single 5CP config, there is no longer a need to distinguish beyond just the division names.
Highlander Ruleset Changes
- Updated: ABBA explainers throughout the Highlander Ruleset, and added 1.3.4. ABBA in preparation for ABBA in the Regular Season.
- Added: Roster size reduced during signups.
- Rosters may only sign up for the season with a maximum of 12 players. During the first transfer window, the roster size will be increased back up to 15 and will then remain at that number for the rest of the season. We will be seeking feedback on this post-season.
- Updated: KOTH map scores should be submitted as 1-0 to the victor.
- This change works in tandem with the Tiebreakers we have added to the ruleset.
- Updated/Added: League tiebreakers have been changed to de-emphasize round score as heavily. We have also added additional manual tiebreaking measures.
Clarifications & Addressing Issues
- Late Roster Signups will not be allowed past the seedings, period. The conditions where late signups can be safely entered into an active season are so unlikely that we will just be ruling it out entirely.
- Rosters who wish to disband, disband. We will no longer be restoring rosters, even within the same round. The process of disbanding will now be irreversible.
- ozfortress is now trialling "Trial Admins". Trial Admins within ozfortress will act with the full capacity and ability of League Admins. The new role is merely to indicate newer staff members.
- Round bans from Infractions and/or League Penalties will now be recorded in the Team Captain Discord.
- Transfers will now be manually listed publicly within the Team Captain Discord and that season's league page. This process will be entirely manual for now, so we ask for some lenience whilst we get in the swing of doing this consistently.
- If a division is using Round Robin, all matches will be generated at the beginning of the season.
- Mercenary approval or denial by league administrators in the case of a dispute will be purely based comparatively on the player that the mercenary is replacing.
- This is not a requirement for teams when negotiating mercenaries with each other, but will be the primary consideration for us when resolving disputes.
- End-of-season awards requirements are being changed. Teams may no longer be required to nominate their players but are required to submit votes. Please note however, we do expect a reason from team captains as to why they do not wish to nominate their players, and it is up to our discretion as to whether or not you will be required to submit nominations for your roster.
Infraction Ruleset Changes
Infraction Threshold Ban Levels Changed
- Changed: 20 points = 3-Round Match Ban:
- This ban level was previously set at 30 points, however with fewer Tier 1 and Tier 2 infractions than we had in the past - we feel three Tier 1's before any action is taken is too lenient. Additionally, the Tier 2 infraction for impersonating ozfortress players is still yet to be applied in any case - but we will continue monitoring cases leading to this ban level and make changes if this change appears to be too heavy-handed.
- Added: 40 points = 6-Round Match Ban:
- New: For some time, we have been looking to add a less severe, middle-of-the-road ban level that could act as a deterrent without letting behaviour and punishment graduate to a 1-Year Ban. With only one Tier 1 and one Tier 2 infraction, both of which are used far less than the current Tier 3 infractions - we feel this ban level is a second deterrent that has been needed for some time.
- Unchanged: 60 points = 1-Year League Ban:
- This ban level is identical to what it was previously.
- Unchanged: Every +30 points above 60 points is another year:
- Ban lengths above one year are far rarer these days, and only reserved for large/multiple breaches.
- Previously, there was a two-year ban level set at a 90-point threshold, however, it operated identically to this, and every 30 points above this threshold was still an extra year in ban length.
Probation Multipliers Updated
The Probation period multipliers have been updated to be 2x across the board, rather than Tier 2's previous multiplier of 1.5x.
Ban Reset Maximum Threshold Lowered
The Ban Resets maximum threshold has been lowered from 90 points to 60 points. This means any offender who receives more than 60 points during their ban will likely have their ban extended at the discretion of the Behaviour Panel. We've made this change to ensure we can effectively remove bad seeds from our community.
Infraction Offences Updated/Reworded
Going forward, we're working to ensure every part of our ruleset has a purpose, minimizing any confusing overlap.Â
- The previous "General bigotry/use of derogatory slurs" infraction, along with the "Discrimination of any kind" infraction, have been combined into one infraction. This is in a general effort to simplify the ruleset, but to also ensure every offence encompasses its own potential behaviour breaches.
- "Bigoted, derogatory or discriminatory remarks of any kind. Some examples are:
- Racism
- Sexism
- Homophobia
- Transphobia"
- "Bigoted, derogatory or discriminatory remarks of any kind. Some examples are:
- "Impersonation/implied affiliation of ozfortress staff" infraction has been reworded to emphasize maliciousness.
- "Malicious impersonation or implied affiliation with ozfortress staff."
- "Impersonating an ozfortress player" Tier 2 infraction has been reworded.
- "Malicious impersonation of ozfortress players."
- Witch-hunting example removed from "Repeated serious abuse/harassment" infraction. Please note that witch-hunting is still considered harassment, but it alone as the only example often overshadows what this infraction is meant to encompass.
Behaviour Reporting
We want to remind everyone to report poor behaviour that they see. We aren't omniscient, so even if you think we may have seen it, please still report it. Additionally, we do not go out of our way to hunt for infractable behaviour. If it's not reported to us, we won't know. The only exception to this logic is those who are dumb enough to drop it in our laps on our website or in our discord.
Behaviour Panel Lead Role Dissolved
The Behaviour Panel Lead role will be dissolved, in favour of allowing myself, Head Admins and Public Behaviour Panel Members to process and issue infractions.
We're looking for Behaviour Panel Members
If you think you may be a good fit for the Behaviour Panel, please apply!
Game Server Bans Becoming Automated
A pain point for some is how inconsistent game server bans are for those who are banned. This process has always been entirely manual, meaning it was often reliant on me (core) to set reminders to ban/unban players. So, starting soon we'll be significantly improving this process, so all that will need to happen is for either myself or someone with permission to add a ban, and it will start/end by itself. Additionally, we're changing the length of game server bans to allow banned players to begin reintegrating into the community. We feel it's important for us to recognize that we are in a position unique to our league, as we are the only server provider - so we're making the following changes:
- Regardless of the ban length (excluding 3-Round Match Bans and 6-Round Match Bans), in the last three months of the league ban, banned players will be able to join servers once again, but will be muted on the server. We're open to feedback on this, so if you want to chat, contact core directly.
PRELIMINARY PLACEMENTS
Class restrictions pending updates -
Winter is here! This season we are continuing getting the preliminary placements and restrictions out prior to finalising so Please do not hesitate to contact an admin if you have any issues, questions, or concerns. This can be done through our Discord's support category.
Preliminary player restrictions can be found here.
PREMIER
BiliBili Gaming
ASIO
5EGGS
Ascension
Public Transport Victoria
Skywalker
This stuff is so good
Terrible Tactics
munchie paradox
Teq
HIGH
Obese Gaming
altombo's kittens
100
general-2
Geezer Gamers
Maxwell Verstappen
First & Lost
INTERMEDIATE
Smidget Freestyling Dont Bother Me 2014
The Oxyconnoisseur's
cheese sandwich
God-Fearing Nuns
Mahasarakham University Thailand
Ask Me About My Sandvich
taking my gamer poison (studying)
Life19
DLLM
MAIN
Talking Tom and Friends
Man's Gos
Hexabromocyclododecane
Shrimps
Roll out Alone
Level 1 Crooks
OPEN
Team Yippiee!
Gold Diggers Deluxe
positive vibes
Decepticons
Zest Fest
6 Reasons Not To Play TF2
Sniper Crouch Exploit
When a Sniper crouches whilst scoped in, his head moves slightly to the right instead of straight down. This means while crouching near a wall or large object, a Sniper can conceal up to, or sometimes more than 50% of their character model - often obfuscating where the head hitbox is. Because of this issue, an enemy sniper abusing this issue can often have a mostly uninterrupted line of sight, but with their character model being significantly covered. In a Sniper dual, a Sniper crouching close enough to a wall can likely negate a headshot from an opposing Sniper whilst still being able to shoot unobstructed.
From Winter '24 of Sixes and Highlander onward, we will be classing purposeful abuse of this issue as game mechanic exploitation. We understand that this is potentially difficult to police, however, it will often be very clear when someone is intentionally abusing this mechanical oversight. We will be reviewing each reported case of this behaviour individually, and not blanket banning any instance that could be purposeful exploitation.
This will be touched on again in an upcoming post (titled: Demo Recording Rule Change, Docs Updates, Infractions Ruleset Changes & Game Server Bans), but for now is not live in the ruleset.
PRELIMINARY SEEDINGS
It's the biggest Highlander Season in 2 years! With a whopping 17 teams, we're keen to get the action underway next week. But first, we have released our Seedings as well as all the current Player Restrictions we plan on implementing for the Winter '24 Highlander season. Below you can find the current list of Player Restrictions as well as our Seedings for the Premier and Main divisions. If you have any issues with either please do not hesitate to reach out to one of our Division Admins or preferably via our support channel in Discord.
Player Restrictions can be found here.
PREMIER
Atomic Deluxe
BRIANLANDER
crylander
EVIL RASCALS
Significant Otter
good pug
50,000,000 Doctrine Fans Can't Be Wrong
Team Wahoo!
MAIN
CONNECTICUT KIA BOYZ
goblin deez
Scurvy Ridden
Sharon Keast
Where no ability meets no effort
Should Be Studying
Dispensers
rat gaming
monosodium glutamate
Why two divisions?
This season we intend to run two divisions like we did last season. We believe that an eight-team Premier division and a nine-team Main division will provide the best competition with the least amount of skill divide possible.
The Premier Division this season houses eight teams, all of which we believe will be of similar/equal skill to one another. We feel the biggest gap in skill is likely between the 5th and 6th-seeded teams. Furthermore, we think that placing any of these eight teams in the division(s) below wouldn't be beneficial as their skill level is currently far greater than that of any of the remaining teams even with harsh or scrutinised class restrictions.
The Main Division for this Highlander season will have nine teams. While nine teams isn't ideal for a season that will only run for a maximum of 7 weeks (not including 3 weeks of Playoffs for a total of 10 weeks) we believe this will have the best competition for the remaining teams outside of Premier. We are aware that there is a sizeable skill gap between the 6th and 7th-seeded Main teams but we don't believe that restricting players on the higher-seeded teams in the division or splitting the division up into two divisions would resolve this issue. Splitting Main into two divisions (for a total of three divisions) would result in a bottom division of four teams with match repeats, which we feel would not result in good or enjoyable competition as regardless of any restrictions that would be implemented, the higher seeded team could be far better than the three seeded below them.
Season Progression
For Winter '24 both the Premier and Main Divisions will have a 7-week regular season with the entire Map Pool being played. With this in mind, the Premier Division will be using the Round Robin match system, with all matches being generated at the start of the season. However, due to the number of teams in the Main division, Main will be making use of the Swiss System - meaning matches will be generated weekly.
Please keep in mind that ABBA will be played in Week 4 of the Regular Season for both divisions. The map (only map) being played during that week will be the newest version of Upward.
Sniper Crouch Exploit
When a Sniper crouches whilst scoped in, his head moves slightly to the right instead of straight down. This means while crouching near a wall or large object, a Sniper can conceal up to, or sometimes more than 50% of their character model - often obfuscating where the head hitbox is. Because of this issue, an enemy sniper abusing this issue can often have a mostly uninterrupted line of sight, but with their character model being significantly covered. In a Sniper dual, a Sniper crouching close enough to a wall can likely negate a headshot from an opposing Sniper whilst still being able to shoot unobstructed.
From Winter '24 of Sixes and Highlander onward, we will be classing purposeful abuse of this issue as game mechanic exploitation. We understand that this is potentially difficult to police, however, it will often be very clear when someone is intentionally abusing this mechanical oversight. We will be reviewing each reported case of this behaviour individually, and not blanket banning any instance that could be purposeful exploitation.
This will be touched on again in an upcoming post (titled: Demo Recording Rule Change, Docs Updates, Infractions Ruleset Changes & Game Server Bans), but for now is not live in the ruleset.
tier 3 vitaly sub down
Winter isn't just coming, it's here!
Welcome back to the 40th season of OWL ozfortress Sixes Winter '24! During the off-season, the community was heavily involved in discussions about the future of our game.
Below we have a list of changes that will be implemented in the upcoming season as well as some updates to our staff.
Signups
You can sign up for Sixes Winter '24 from Wednesday the 5th of June 2024, until Wednesday the 19th of June 2024. We aim to have seeding out by Friday the 21st of June 2024 at the latest, before the season starts. The season starts Sunday the 23rd of June 2024.
Sixes Winter '24 Pre-Season Survey
We've put out a pre-season survey to determine exactly what you want to see from this season. The survey will close Saturday the 8th of June 2024. Please fill out the survey!
Staff Updates
With another season, comes multi ple changes - an inevitable part of life is other priorities taking up your time. With that, we are sad to announce that down, wills, raina and multi have decided to pursue other ventures and step down from the league administration team. However, that does leave room for new talent and ideas! Both new and old, inStinct will be joining as our first new 6's Trial Admin. catfish will be (re)joining the team as a league administrator! Finally, with many seasons of experience as a league administrator, Hawk will take on the Sixes Head Administrator position in multi's stead.
Changes, Rule Modifications and Additions
The following is a list of changes and additions that are being made to ozfortress that will either change or affect how the Sixes Winter '24 league is run.
- Secondary Match Days have been removed. If teams are unable to play their match between Sunday - Thursday then they will need to be granted an extension via their division admin to play on Friday or Saturday.
- When admin intervention is required for mediating denied mercenary usage, the proposed mercenary will be valued against the player they are replacing. It is not just a blanket check of the division they are playing in. This is staying in line with restricting mid-season transfer requests to avoid teams upgrading their roster mid-season.
- For this season we are awaiting final results of the survey before confirming this rule change.
- This season will revert the Pick/ban process (for B03) which last season rewarded the higher seed strongly. This will be changed back to a more even:
- Home-Ban, Away-Ban, Home-Pick, Away-Pick, Away-Ban, Home-Pick
- Once the divisional seedings have been finalised, teams will not be allowed to sign up for the season under any circumstances - regardless if a team disbands mid-season.
- Harsher punishments may apply for team captains or any rostered players who are either at fault or do not help the situation where a team is forced to disband mid-season.
Seedings and Class restrictions
- Our plan for this season is to have a consistent approach for seeding and class restrictions. Teams will be required to list their core player's classes upon signup and (in most cases) will not be restricted from these. This is not a blanket immunity for lower divisions, as we will be seeding based on the overall strength of the team. Higher-skilled players playing with lower-skilled players would push the overall level of their team into a suitable division. After teams are seeded, we will separate them into divisions and restrict players that we think would have a negative impact on their division if they were to swap classes after the season begins. For example, if a top Premier Division scout signed up to a team as Demo and were seeded into High, they would likely be restricted off scout for balance. The same would apply to subs. Please note that this system allows for unrestricted players in a division to be of the same skill level of players with restrictions in the same divisions. Therefore comparisons to other players alone will not be a sufficient argument to restrict or un-restrict a player.
Two things to note:
- There are further changes coming, but we are awaiting data from the pre-season survey. Please make sure to fill this out at the top of the league page.
- Rule changes may not be updated on the website's docs. We will have them modified and updated prior to the season's start.
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