From last season1. Offensive ceremonies are banned. Specifically ones related to politics or religion.
2. The season is divided up into five periods. KeSPA has the right to change the map pool after each period for balance or other reasons.
3. If two teams have same record after the final period, both teams will choose one player to play an Ace match to decide everything.
4. Before the game, KeSPA Referees will carefully check every single player's Mouse, Mousepad, Keyboard, and clothing.
New:Chatting
Players who type anything besides 'gg' or 'GG' are no longer disqualified from the match, but are given a 'warning'. The KeSPA referee's decision is placed higher than this rule.
Ex. If a player accidentally types 'a', he would not be disqualified, but warned. But if a player types something like 'sexsexpussyhair' they can still be disqualified by KeSPA referee's decision.
Complaining
If a coach complaint comes in during a match, the game is paused immediately and the complaint is reviewed. Before, if a coach complained, the referee would listen to the complaint and then decide if the game is going to be paused.
Disqualifications and Removal
If a player or a coach does something that directly effects the game, or hinders the game in any way, must leave the stage to the waiting room. The details are discussed in the waiting room.
"Gather" and "Return Cargo"
The "return cargo" bug to get a worker past another unit has been previously banned. Now they are adding the "gather" command onto the list. A player is only allowed to use "move" to move past other units, not "gather" or "return cargo".
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