ozfortress Dodgeball: May Madness '25

As with our May Madness '25 events (Ultiduo and BBall), players who participate in two of the three events, as well as this cup, will receive a unique and "new" ozfortress medal. We can't provide a new medal model due to Valve's limitations on that, but we can certainly provide interesting recolours of our existing medals! To be clear, we will be doing this sort of thing sparingly, but for recurring cups like May Madness, we feel it is a unique and interesting way of rewarding those who play all events.

Here's a look at the medal we'll be handing out:

Medals FAQ

We expect you might have some questions, so we'll try to answer a few now!

• Q: Do I need to play with the same person/people to obtain a medal?
• A: Nope! Medals will be awarded to individuals who play both events.
• Q: Participation/Placement?
• A: Only a participation medal will be awarded for participating in **two of the three** cups. We may change this for future events, but for now (and considering this is a trial run), just participation medals!
• Q: Won't this just encourage people to play the cup they like, and throw/cause problems in the one they don't?
• A: Potentially, and it's something we are hyper-aware of. We'll be detailing further how we plan to combat this before Saturday (the day of), but for now, rest assured our normal rules of disbands making teams ineligible for medals will be enforced, and any outlier cases will be reviewed case-by-case by the administration team post-event. This will allow us to look at any/all cases equally and provide consistent rulings.
• Q: When will they be distributed?
• A: Well, after May Madness '25. We will need to wait for Valve to add the medals to the game, so that could be quick, or it could be Valve time.

If prior to the event (the deadline will be 3 PM Saturday the 17th of May), you need to replace a member of your duo, please ping the @May Madness Staff role within the Captains Discord and we'll work with you to get that done, but please note it may affect the seeding of your duo!

Mercenaries?

Mercenaries will not be allowed for Dodgeball, unless it is absolutely necessary. To request a mercenary, you will need to ping the @May Madness Staff role within the Captains Discord and await approval from an administrator. Mercenaries will not be eligible for in-game medals.

Dodgeball will feature the following map:

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See the schedule page for what maps are being played when!

Rules within this ruleset apply explicitly to ozfortress Dodgeball competitions. It is safe to ignore most of the Global Ruleset, as any governing rule needed from the Global Ruleset for Dodgeball is listed below.

Applicable Global Ruleset rules

• 1.3. Rulings
• 1.6. Player Integrity
• 1.7. Sportsmanship
• 1.9. Staff as Players
• 2.5.2. Swiss System
• 3. Player Eligibility, in particular:
  • 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 & 3.5.
• 4. Teams, excluding:
  • 4.4, 4.5 and 4.6.
• 8. Matches, in particular:
  • 8.1, 8.4, 8.5 & 8.9.
• 9. Broadcasting Matches
• 10. Servers
• 12. Cheating, Exploits and Bans
• 1.4. Penalties, in particular:
  • 2.9. Match Throwing
  • and any penalties attached to the above Global Ruleset rules.

• Orbiting the rocket for extended periods (5 rotations or more): Matches are time-based, and orbiting for too long wastes time.
• Physically blocking or obstructing a player's movement: This is against the spirit of dodgeball. Close quarters reflects are allowed, but not if they restrict a player's movement.
• Using the rocket or map features to reach out-of-bounds areas: Players must remain within the usual playing field and not access high or hard-to-reach places.
• Stealing the rocket: Players should not steal the rocket if it is targeted at their teammate. Three steals in a match will result in team disqualification for that match. The steal prevention plugin will kick individual players after three steals, but three steals across the team will disqualify the team. Repeated exploitation of this rule will result in further action.
• Default wins: If a team is more than 10 minutes late for a match, they will be disqualified for that match.
• Using an unrostered player without permission: Teams must use only rostered players or approved mercenaries. Otherwise, default win rules apply unless a suitable player is found.
• Playing with only one player: Teams must have both players present. If both teams agree, a match can proceed with one player, but repeated use of only one player will result in disqualification after more than one match.