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2015 H1Z1 Invitational

Daybreak Games

H1Z1 Invitational Policy

1. Document Information

1.1. Version Information

This version of the Official H1Z1 Invitational Policy was updated 9/17/2015. The most up-to-date version of this document may be found here: https://www.h1z1.com/king-of-the-kill/invitational-2015-rules.

This document may be updated at any time, with our without notice. It is the responsibility of players to ensure they have read the most up-to-date version of the document at all times.

1.2. Purpose and Use

This document, along with the official tournament rules, outlines the rules and procedures governing the H1Z1 Invitational, which exist to ensure that all players have a fair event experience.

2. Invitational Information

2.1. Format

The H1Z1 Invitational will consist of two (2) games of Standard Battle Royale play.

2.2. Number of Players

At Daybreak’s discretion, the event may consist of any number of players, up to 120 players.

2.3.    Equipment

Players must use the peripherals provided by Daybreak Games. These are the peripherals that Razer will be providing for the event but we reserve the right to switch them out at our discretion should any issue arise.

Mouse: DeathAdder Chroma
Keyboard: BlackWidow Chroma
Headset: Kraken 7.1 Chroma
Mat: Goliathus 2013

2.4. Eligible Players

Eligible players are those invited in to the Invitational by Daybreak Games. These players may consist of Twitch streamers invited to play in the event, contest winners, and players determined on-site.

2.5. Prizing

The prize pool consists of $5,000 USD contributed by Daybreak Games, and then 25% of the Invitational Crate Key sales, as determined by Daybreak Games. This total amount (shown here www.H1Z1.com/Invitational), known as the prize pool, will be awarded to the top ten players of each game as follows, where the percentage listed is a percentage of the entire prize pool:
PERCENTAGES LISTED ARE OF THE ENTIRE PRIZE POOL:

Game 1

 

Game 2

1

11.5%

1

11.5%

2

8.5%

2

8.5%

3

7.5%

3

7.5%

4

6%

4

6%

5

5%

5

5%

6

4%

6

4%

7

3%

7

3%

8

2%

8

2%

9

1.5%

9

1.5%

10

1%

10

1%

Event Information and Promotion

Pursuant to the terms of the Affidavit of Eligibility and Release which each contestant must sign, Daybreak shall have the right to publish event player information, such as player’s game stats, photographs, interviews or video footage of the event at any time for any reason.

3. Event Information

3.1. Check-in

To ensure a timely and professional event, all players (including alternates) must check-in at the event area at 9:00am PDT on September 26th, 2015. This allows all players time to verify they are there and ready to play, ensure that clothing is approved for stream, use the restroom, etc..

3.2. Pre-Match Procedures

At 10:00am PDT players are expected to begin Pre-Match procedures, which include signing a release, setting up mice and keyboards provided by Daybreak Games, signing in to the game client (if necessary, Event Officials on-site will clarify if personal accounts or set game accounts will be used), and any other set-up instructions per the Event Officials.

At 10:00am PDT, any player not checked-in and prepared to enter the event computer area will be replaced by an alternate of Daybreak Game’s choosing. This is a firm cut-off determined to ensure the event is ready for streaming at 10:30am PDT, that all players have had enough time to prepare his or her game stations (including alternates), and that any last minute technical issues are solved before stream time. To ensure a professional event for all players and all viewers, this deadline will not be waived for any players. Please be respectful to your fellow players and to your viewers and arrive on-time.

3.3. Event Area

The event area (the computer area inside the curtain partitions) is to remain free of trash, drinks and food at all times. If for any reason you need to leave the event area, please check-in with an Event Official first.

3.4. Technical Issues

Technical issues impacting more than one player will be at the discretion of the Event Official to warrant a match restart. However, if a player’s monitor, keyboard or mouse disconnect or are faulty, the Event Official will attempt to reinstate game play for the player. If it is not possible to reinstate game play, that player is eliminated from that game.

Restarting a match is a discretionary decision of the Event Official, based on his or her best judgment to conduct a fair event for all players. All players entering into the H1Z1 Invitational should know that the game is still in Early Access development, and there are bugs that may impact a player’s game experience. Bugs experienced by a single player may not warrant a match restart, and the match will instead continue.

3.5. End of Game One Procedures

Upon being eliminated from game one, players should exit the tournament area and remain in the “check-in” area outside the curtain partition. Players eliminated from game one are not allowed to interact with players still remaining in the game. Once game one has concluded and the tournament area is readied, players will be asked to quickly take their seats to prepare for game two.

3.6. End of Game Two Procedures

Any players expected to earn a prize from Game One or Game Two are required to stay to fill out appropriate tax form and to take pictures. Players who fail to stay for these activities will be ineligible for prizing.

4. Cheating

Players are not allowed to install any programs on to the event computers.
Players are not allowed to team with other players, or attempt to collude.
Players are not allowed to interact with any computers other than their own.
Players are not allowed to use exploits to gain advantage in the match.
Players must play the game in Full Screen mode, and use the peripherals provided by Daybreak Games.
Voice chat will not be allowed in-game.

If the Event Official determines that a player is cheating, that player will be removed from the event and is ineligible for prizes.

4.1. Outside Assistance

Players may not receive outside assistance regarding the location of other players, other players’ health or equipment, or any other information not otherwise known to the player by the information on their own screen. Players are therefore also not allowed to provide another player with outside assistance.

If the Event Official determines that a player has received outside assistance, or provides another player with outside assistance, that player will be removed from the event and ineligible for prizing.

4.2. Unbecoming Conduct

Players are expected to conduct themselves in accordance with the End User License Agreement, Daybreak Terms of Service, H1Z1 Invitational Event Policy, the TwitchCon Rules of Conduct and the Twitch Rules of Conduct at all times. At any time, if a player behaves in anyway unbecoming, the Event Official may ask the player to leave and that player would be ineligible for prizes.

4.3. Streaming

Streaming during the competition will not be permitted. To ensure the integrity of the tournament, we will not be able to accommodate simultaneous streams from all computers, and to ensure a fair experience for all entrants, we will not allow a few select participants to stream to their own channels.

5. Responsibilities

5.1. All Players

All players are responsible for the following:

  • Understand the most recent version of the Event Policy document.
  • Act in a respectful manner at all times.
  • Avoid wearing inappropriate or offensive clothing. Since the H1Z1 Invitational will be streamed on Twitch, please be aware of the Twitch Rules of Conduct located here: http://www.twitch.tv/p/rules-of-conduct

Players may be asked to change their attire if something is determined to be inappropriate. If a player is unwilling to change his or her attire, the player will not be allowed to participate in the event.

  • Avoid interfering with the match, which includes interacting with computers or players still playing in a match.
  • Follow instructions given by the Event Official.
  • Do not insult another player, his or her strategies or skills in a way that could be deemed harassing or abusive.

5.2. Event Official

The Event Official is there to ensure an on-time and fair event. Players are expected to follow instructions by the Event Official at all times. Application of the Event Policy is at the judgment of the Event Official and must be observed by all players participating in the event. The Event Official will have final determination on cheating, unbecoming conduct, and event operations as they pertains to a player’s ability to participate in the event or to be eligible for prizes. Players are allowed to escalate event decisions to the Event Official, but his or her determination is final.

H1Z1 Invitational 2015 Tournament Official Rules

Please read these official rules (these “Official Rules”) before entering the H1Z1™ Invitational 2015 Tournament (the “Tournament”).

1.Eligibility: The Tournament is open only to natural persons who: (a) are legal residents of the United States, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Chile, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, France, Finland, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicarauga, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, The Czech Republic, The Netherlands, The People’s Republic Of China, The Ukraine, The United Kingdom, Turkey, Uruguay or Venezuela; (b) are at least the age of majority in their country of residence at the time of entry; and (c) registered to attend the TwitchCon 2015 convention in San Francisco, California (the “Event”) on or before September 18, 2015. Employees of Daybreak Game Company LLC, its parent or subsidiary companies, or any other company involved in the design, implementation, or promotion of the Tournament, as well as the spouses, children, parents, grandparents, and household members of each such employee, are not eligible. The Tournament is subject to all applicable laws and regulations and is void where prohibited by law. No purchase necessary to enter.

2.Sponsor: The Tournament is sponsored by Daybreak Game Company LLC, 8928 Terman Court, San Diego, CA 92121 (the “Sponsor”).

3.Agreement to Rules: By participating in the Tournament, each entrant warrants that he/she fully and unconditionally agrees to and accepts these Official Rules, as well as the H1Z1 Online End-User License Agreement, the Daybreak Terms of Service, and the Invitational Policies, each of which are incorporated herein by reference. Each entrant further warrants that he/she will accept the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein and carefully reading all of the provisions of, agreeing to and signing an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release.

4.Tournament Qualification:

Invited Contestants – The Tournament is an invitational tournament. Sponsor will contact all invited contestants. Each invited contestant must enter as an individual and shall: (a) have registered to attend the Event as of September 18, 2015; (b) meet the eligibility requirements for entrance stated in Section 1 above; and (c) meet the other rules and requirements set forth by Sponsor. Sponsor shall have the right, but not the obligation, to select alternate contestants to participate in the Tournament in case an invited contestant is unable and/or unwilling to participate.

Alternate Contestants - Information about qualifying tournaments is available at the H1Z1 Gaming Lab at TwitchCon starting Friday, September 25, 2015. Sponsor will accept eligible up to sixty (60) walk-in entrants on a first-come-first-served basis to qualify as alternate contestants for the Tournament. Eligible TwitchCon attendees must register at the Twitch booth the morning of Friday, September 25, 2015 for the qualifying tournaments. The top ten entrants based on the finishing order (e.g. the last entrant alive is the first place alternate contestant, the 2nd to last entrant alive is the second place alternate contestant, etc.) in the final qualification tournament will be selected as the alternate contestants who may be selected to compete in the Tournament. If there are empty seats in the Tournament, these top ten alternate contestants will be chosen to fill these empty seats based on the order in which they finished in the final qualification tournament (i.e., first place alternate contestant, second place alternate contestant, etc.), provided they are then-present for the Tournament check-in and ready, willing and able to participate.

5.Competing in the Tournament: In order to participate in the Tournament, each confirmed participant must report to the H1Z1 Gaming Lab and check in for the Tournament by 10:00 AM (PDT) on September 26, 2015. Before the Tournament begins, the Tournament Official will review the rules of the Tournament with the participants, allow time for setting up equipment, and any other set-up instructions. In addition to complying with these Official Rules for the Tournament, participants will be required to comply with the Tournament Official’s instructions and decisions throughout the Tournament. Participants understand, acknowledge and agree that by participating they are pitting their skills in a H1Z1 Battle Royale match against those of others. Participants understand, acknowledge and agree that the Battle Royale matches are determined by the skill of the participants and that luck or chance plays a negligible role in the outcome of the event.

The Tournament will run from 10:00 AM PDT until 3:00 PM PDT on September 26, 2015.

The Tournament will consist of two (2) separate H1Z1 Battle Royale matches of approximately 60 people. In each battle, the finishing order determines the winner of the battle and prizes will be awarded to First through Tenth Place winners. The Tournament Official’s determinations and decisions regarding the gameplay in each battle shall be binding and final.

The winners in each match will be determined by finishing order (e.g. the last contestant alive is the first place winner, the 2nd to last contestant alive is second place winner, etc.). All prize winners will be announced on the H1Z1 website.

6.PRIZES: In each of the two Tournament matches, First through Tenth Place winners will receive the following percentage of the prize pool:

1

11.5%

2

8.5%

3

7.5%

4

6%

5

5%

6

4%

7

3%

8

2%

9

1.5%

10

1%

The aggregate prize pool consists of US$5,000 contributed by Daybreak Games plus 25% of the Invitational Crate Key sales through September 22, 2015; the current prize pool is listed here: https://www.h1z1.com/king-of-the-kill/invitational-2015. Each of the twenty (20) winners will receive cash or a cash equivalent. The total value of all prizes if all prizes are awarded is listed here: https://www.h1z1.com/king-of-the-kill/invitational-2015. Prizes are not transferable or refundable and must be accepted as awarded. No other substitution may be made, except by the Sponsor, who reserves the right to substitute a prize (or component thereof) with another prize (or component thereof) of equal or greater value in the event that a prize is unavailable as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion. Taxes, including VAT taxes, and all other expenses and costs not expressly listed above are the winner’s responsibility. Each winner will be required to carefully read all of the provisions of, agree to and sign an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release, and in some cases, will be required to fill out an IRS form W-8 or W-9, to be eligible to win a prize. Failure to sign the affidavit and release or to fill out the tax forms will result in forfeiture of the prize.

7.Privacy: All information submitted as part of the Tournament will be treated in accordance with the Sponsor’s Privacy Policy.

8.Publicity: Except where prohibited, participation in the Tournament constitutes each entrant’s consent to the Sponsor’s use of the entrant’s name, likeness, biographical information, and city and state of residence for promotional purposes in any media without further payment or consideration. By participating, each participant and contestant hereby perpetually and forever grants and releases to the Sponsor all rights of publicity (at common law and as set forth in California Civil Code Section 3344 or any other applicable law similar in name) and copyright rights in the participant’s name, voice, likeness, photograph, persona, signature, image, and performance (“PERSONA”) for use in connection with the advertising, promotion, publicity, or other public use desired by Sponsor in any medium or transmission method and Sponsor may license or sublicense such rights to any person or entity as Sponsor desires.

9.General Conditions: In the event that the operation, security, or administration of the Tournament is impaired in any way for any reason, including, but not limited to fraud, virus, computer, software, network error, technical problems or other causes beyond Sponsor’s control which affect the administration, security, or integrity of the Tournament, the Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, suspend or modify the Tournament or these Official Rules to address the impairment and then, if practicable, resume the Tournament in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules, or cancel or terminate the Tournament without awarding any prizes if Sponsor determines in good faith that the Tournament cannot be continued due to circumstances that are out of its control. Tournament participants must play the game to the best of their ability at all times. Cheating will not be tolerated. The Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the operation of the Tournament or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to undermine the legitimate operation of the Tournament may violate applicable law, and, should such an attempt be made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. The Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.

10. Release and Limitations of Liability: By participating in the Tournament, each entrant agrees to release and hold harmless the Sponsor, its affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents (the “Released Parties”) from and against any claim, demands, losses, damages, suits, debts, promises, liabilities, obligations, liens, costs, expenses, attorneys’ fees, indemnities, subrogations, duties or cause of action (whether known or unknown or accrued nor not yet accrued, anticipated or unanticipated) arising out of participation in the Tournament, any publicity flowing from the Tournament, any dispute regarding the outcome of the Tournament, any decisions of the Tournament Official, any disputes between entrants or participants, or receipt or use of any prize, including, but not limited to of the following: (a) unauthorized human intervention in the Tournament; (b) computer, software, or network errors; (c) printing errors; (d) lost, late, postage-due, misdirected, or undeliverable mail; (e) errors in the administration of the Tournament or the processing of entries; (f) injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Tournament or receipt of any prize; (g) injury or damage to reputation; or (h) any other claims that may be asserted against any of the Released Parties. Entrant further agrees that to the extent any claims have not been waived by the entrant or participant, in any remaining cause of action, the Released Parties’ liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Tournament, and in no event shall the Released Parties be liable for attorney’s fees. Each entrant waives the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages.

11. Disputes: Except where prohibited, entrant agrees that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the Tournament or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action. Any and all disputes arising out of or related in any way to the Tournament shall be governed by the laws and judicial decisions of the State of California (as permitted by Section 1646.5 of the California Civil Code or any similar successor provision), without giving effect to any choice of law rule that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the internal laws of the State of California to any such disputes. You expressly agree that any action at law or in equity arising out of or related in any way to the Tournament shall be filed only in the courts of the State of California for the County of San Diego, or the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. You hereby consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action.

12. Tournament Results: Tournament winners will be listed on the H1Z1 Invitational website or send a self-addressed stamped envelope to Daybreak Games: H1Z1 Invitational Tournament, 8928 Terman Court, San Diego, CA 92121. Requests must be received by December 31, 2015.

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