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Pistol Whip Tournament Rule Set:Participant Guide:

General Guidelines: ● Players must be at least 13 years of age, or older, to participate. If they are under 18, but over 13, they must

have permission from a parent or legal guardian in order to participate. ● Before signing up for the tournament, every participant and arcade owner/host will need a VAL account,

which can be made here:https://www.valvr.com . Registration means you also agree to these rules and the terms of service.(Ensure you create the correct type of account - arcade or participant. If you are both, register as an arcade.)

● For home players, ensure you have the latest version of pistol Whip on your platform. For arcades follow the Springboard CDN, or other platform instructions

● As Windows updates have created VR issues in the past, we HIGHLY recommend you halt automatic Windows/driver updates during the competition period to avoid this inconvenience. (optional)

● Players are required to keep all In-Game Names or aliases appropriate. (ie. ABSOLUTELY NO racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, political, offensive naming, etc.) This will be a ‘Zero Tolerance’ policy and is at the sole discretion of VAL.

● All score submissions, screenshots, player submitted photos, related to the 2020 Pistol Whip tournament become the property of VAL and may be used for marketing and other purposes. If players or arcades share broadcast material such as twitch streams, tournament photos, tournament videos, etc with VAL, VAL reserves the right to use these in a marketing context.

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● VAL reserves the right to change, alter, replace, or modify this rule set at any time, and without prior notification.

● Virtual Reality esports can be an intense physical experience. Do not enter the competition without following all terms of service, guardian warnings, and other safety measures as outlined in the individual device warnings and manufacturers. Competitors who are not able to participate in robust physical exercise should not enter the competition. VR esports is a fun activity, exercise the same caution as regular sports.

● VAL is not responsible for any injury incurred while participating in the Pistol Whip tournament

Tournament at a Glance:

Home event portion:

Prize Breakdown: ● VAL will be responsible for the notification and payment of prizing unless otherwise stated

specifically.● Prizes will be paid out via PayPal, and all winners will be issued a 1099 and additional

paperwork, as required by applicable law. Alternatively, players may request a check sent via mail. No other payment methods will be used by VAL.

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● VAL may request additional score verification if an outcome is in doubt, and will be the sole judge of the final placement of prizes.

● VAL may require additional identity verification - basic photo ID will be required of all winners before any prize money is disbursed.

● VAL reserves at its right to deny, ask for prize money to be paid back, or otherwise pursue disciplinary action against players and arcades who violate (but not limited to) such things as player safety, discrimination, cheating, etc.VAL is responsible for ensuring that the Tournament, and all advertising for the Tournament, comply with all international, federal, state, and local laws, rules, orders and regulations, players must also respect any applicable laws and tax regulations related to prize money and entering into the contest

● Once scores and information have been reviewed and verified, VAL will have 30 days to notify and deliver prize money payout to contestants.

Start Date: March 13th 6a PST - March 14th 10p PST

Signup Link: VALVR.com

Home Competitive Rules: ● Before participating in the event, players must provide their in-game name (IGN), and the platform they will

be competing from (Oculus, Steam, etc.) to tournament organizers, and consent to their scores being wiped for the competition songs. This will allow VAL to easily compile the scores of competitors and announce the winner of the stage, as quickly as possible.

● Players will complete 2 scenes (Black Magic & Download the Future). Their scores will be sent to VAL via Cloudhead for processing into VAL’s Leaderboard.

● Levels will be played under ‘Hard’ difficulty, with ‘No-Fail’ modifiers checked. (FAILURE TO SUBMIT SCORE WITH THE APPROPRIATE MODIFIERS WILL RESULT IN A DISQUALIFICATION)

● Deadline for final score submission is: March 14th, 2020 at 10:00 pm PST● Players may compete with ANY VR headset on which Pistol Whip is currently supported (Oculus, Vive, Valve,

etc.)● Please see your relevant storefront to ensure your machine meets the minimum hardware requirements for

Pistol Whip.● Using glitches, exploits, and other methods such as pause abusing can be considered disqualifying.

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● VAL reserves all right to ask for photo, video, screenshot or other proof of scores before winners are determined at home as well as implement any other anti-cheat methods

● As a potential requirement noticed to both players and arcades if VAL issues video recording rules, or requires it of competitors who place, then all videos must display both the player as well as the screen showing the FPV of the game (Pistol Whip)

Score Submission: ● All scores for the home portion of the tournament will be automatically transferred from Pistol Whip to

VAL’s servers.

Tie Breaker Rules: ● Ties will be decided by the player with the higher combined ‘Accuracy’ subscore.● If, by chance, ‘Accuracy’ subscores are also tied, ‘Rhythmic’ subscore (combined) will be used to determine

the winner.

Arcade/Locational Events:

Prize Breakdown: ● VAL will be responsible for the notification and payment of prizing unless otherwise stated

specifically.● Prizes will be paid out via PayPal, and all winners will be issued a 1099 and additional

paperwork, as required by applicable law.● Once scores and information have been reviewed and verified, VAL will have 30 days to notify

and payout prize money to contestants.● Arcades will not receive player prizes to distribute● Arcades are 100% responsible for the delivery and maintenance of their own local prizes - VAL

has no responsibility here.

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Start Date: March 19th 6a PST - March 22nd 10p PST

Signup Link: VALVR.com

ARCADES - HERE IS A SCREENSHOT OF WHAT YOUR SIGN UP LOOKS LIKE:

IF YOUR PROFILE IS NOT COMPLETE, YOU CAN’T REGISTER AS AN ARCADE FOR THE PISTOL WHIP TOURNAMENT

Arcade Competitive Rules: ● Licensing: All arcades must show proof of valid commercial licenses for Pistol Whip. Proof via screenshots

will be required prior to participating, but not required before signing up.● VAL reserves the right to do the following:

○ Contact your arcade licensing platform to determine current customer status

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○ Ask for proof of licensing through screenshots as well as pursue all other methods, including working directly with the game developers to ensure commercial licenses are in place

● A VR arcade map directory will be available as arcade enter and will be published on valvr.com after the 14th of Feb.

● Arcade host/locations will be provided with a batch file which will assist them to reset scores in between participants. (Springboard VR locations only)

● Competitors will complete two songs (Black Magic & Download the Future), taking screenshots of their scores, after each song. VAL will add these two scores together to calculate the, combined, final score.

● Any arcade within the United States or Canada that signs up for the event, and shows proof of licensing will receive a poster for the event.

● Levels will be completed on ‘Hard’ difficulty with the ‘No-Fail’ modifier active. (FAILURE TO SUBMIT SCORE WITH THE APPROPRIATE MODIFIERS WILL RESULT IN A DISQUALIFICATION)

● Arcade staff will be required to take and submit screenshots, and run the provided batch file to wipe previous scores before the next contestant can begin.

● Players can return to try again, as many times as they would like within the event period. ● Scores will be reviewed and winners announced within 24-48hrs after score submission closing. ● Arcades should clarify with VAL whether they are running a local, dedicated event, or a rolling high score

contest over the tournament weekend. For clarification on the two options, refer to VAL best practices doc. Arcades may also do both options.

● FOR BOTH players and arcades - Players are not officially considered to have signed up and participated until they have bought a tournament ticket, have a free entry, made contact at their local arcade, etc. However, VAL does not dictate local requirements for arcades and players, all pricing and other such decisions are left to the arcade owner’s discretion. VAL does also not enter into any disputes with players and their local arcades - such matters are not the responsibility of VAL and are up to individual arcades to administer their own separate prize pools.

● VAL is not responsible for any player injured in any way while participating in a VAL tournament, this however, does not absolve arcades from any liability.

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How to submit player scores

1 Choose your tournament in this case the Pistol Whip Arcade Qualifier go to scores

2 Press the yellow Submit Score

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3 Fill in the form and attach the two screenshots press upload

For best results and less disputes try to screen grab or photograph off your mobile phone similar to this.

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Grand Finals

Finalist Selection Process ● Finalists will be selected after both the Home and Arcade score submission windows have closed.● The top 3 competitors at the close of score submissions from Arcades will be given an all-

expenses-paid trip to Salt Lake City, Utah to compete in a double round-robin Pistol Whip Competition

● All final rules relating to the grand final are still TBA, including expense coverage, lodging, any health or safety requirements will be published in a separate document that the top 3 finalists will be required to sign through electronic signature.

● The grand finals will be filmed - VAL shall retain all broadcast● All finals will take place in mixed reality with no exceptions.● All modes, songs, and modifiers for the grand finals are still TBD - for example deadeye or other

modes may be used at the finals. New songs may also be revealed!

Finalists’ Winnings The Grand Finals Prize breakdown is as follows

1st Place - $2500 and an Oculus Rift S2nd Place -$1500 and an Oculus Rift S3rd Place - $1000 and an Oculus Rift S

Social Media Contest:

A social media contest will be held from March 1st, 2020, until the beginning of the grand finals in Salt Lake City. This contest will be split between several categories, such as:

● Best Dressed○ I.e. best fitting the “Secret Agent” feel of the game. Best use of “Business Formal”.

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● Highest score using only pistol whips○ Akuma - Hard

● Best Gun Dance● Most Unique Style● Most Gif-able moment● Best Tik-Tok● Top score using Deadeye on Replicants. This score shall be determined by a single score.

Deadeye is the only modifier allowed. This must be recorded in mixed reality.

In order to participate, a mixed reality video of the contestant, recorded with LIV, must be uploaded to a social media platform and sent through an @ mention on Twitter, to VAL. Please ensure that any videos are able to be viewed by VAL, any unviewable videos will not be considered for the contest.

Finalists will be selected by VAL employees and then voted on by the community. Polls will open 24 hours before the tournament starts, and will close at the beginning of the tournament. VAL reserves the right to reject any submission of the social contest at any time for any reason, including, but not limited to, hateful or defamatory speech, unsafe practices, etc

In the case of a tie, a tie-breaker vote will be hosted live during the tournament.

Winners of the home social contests will get:● Custom LIV avatar from Wolf3D (1 winner per category)● Swag from Cloudhead Games. (Swag contents shall be determined by Cloudhead

games, at a later date.)

Hypothetical Tournament Walkthrough:● Steve Rodgers is an avid Pistol Whip player, he sees social media buzz about a Pistol Whip tournament being

produced by VAL. He decides to enter, he visits valvr.com/register and creates an account on the VAL website. He then clicks on tournaments, enters his IGN from Steam (where he plays Pistol Whip) and waits

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for the 13th of March. He then plays Pistol Whip starting at 6 am PST on the 13th, playing non-stop till 10 pm PST on the 14th. After 40 hours of Pistol Whip, he checks the leaderboard. He is currently 4th in the world. He would really like to make it to the grand finals in Salt Lake City, so he goes to VALVR.com again and checks the arcade locator to find his nearest VR Arcade. The next week he enters the Arcade section of the tournament, which puts him in the running for more money, as well as a second chance to make it to the grand finals. Unfortunately, his score isn’t good enough to make it to the grand finals again. He scores 4th again. The top 3 combined scores from both tournaments are selected as finalists, which means they don’t get the prize money from either the home or arcade tournaments. Leaving our friend Steve in a better position for more prize money. Steve placed 4th in both tournaments, and the top 2 players from the home tournament and the top player from the arcade tournament had the three highest scores. Leaving Steve in 2nd for the home tournament and 3rd in the arcade tournament, meaning Steve won a total of $700.

Policies:

Code of Conduct: - VAL reserves the right to disciplinary action for special cases that fall outside the competitive rules and

code of conduct. Should circumstances call for it, VAL can circumvent the rules if it is to ensure a fair and safe play environment.

- VAL reserves the right to revoke past records, strip previous achievements, bar future participation, forfeit prizes and other measures should an offense, or a pattern of offense, warrant it. Although VAL will create a redemption guideline for offenders to redeem themselves if they can verify they’ve fulfilled said guidelines for the specified length of time.

- Any participant displaying any type of cyber, verbal, sexual, gender, racial, disability, physical, religious, age, appearance, or emotional abuse will be disqualified. This especially includes abuse directed at Esports competitors, VAL staff, viewers, press, sponsors and other participants.

- Any participant acting maliciously, inappropriate, or otherwise unsportsmanlike behavior will be reprimanded and possibly disqualified. This includes extreme statements, violent threats, sexual harassment, extreme insults, and inappropriate references.

- Abuse and unsportsmanlike behavior entails in-game and out of game actions, as well as occurrences outside and related to the competition. This includes in-game chat, social media, comments, gestures, emotes, and other communication mediums. Any encouragement or endorsement of this behavior will also invoke disciplinary action.

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- Out of competitive wrongful behavior includes stalking, intimidation, spamming, doxxing, provoking and inciting disruption both online and in real life.

- Unsolicited sexual action, including sexual comments, uncalled for flirting and other sexual or romantic advances, jokes and taunting will also not be tolerated.

Cheating, Bug, and Exploit Policy - If a participant feels like another participant is cheating, exploiting, or manipulating the rules, this

infringement must be brought to the attention of the Virtual Athletics League Admins immediately. All forms of cheating may result in revoked prizes and a future ban from VAL events.

- The accusation is then put into a review process, where league officials will determine a cause of action.

- VAL will work with developers on special cases- Cheating and other exploits including but not limited to: deception, bug exploitation, banned game

mechanics, match-fixing, betting fraud, doping and other forms of competition manipulation are strictly prohibited.

- Deceptive behavior towards admins, players and other relevant parties will not be tolerated. Deception includes inaccurate, falsified, or omitted data statements or other forms of misinformation.

- Cheating and the distribution of cheats are also banned in VAL Tournaments. This includes programs, hacks, or other methods to tamper with, circumvent or modify the game or competition. Referencing cheats may also result in penalties.

- Match-fixing, betting fraud and any other attempts to improperly influence the outcome of a game, or match result will be met with a reprimand.

- Doping in any form is forbidden. Any participants with prescribed medication that may be considered “performance-enhancing” must send proof of prescription.

- Competition manipulation and bribery, either through a referee, organizer, host, VAL admin or any other person of influence will also be subject to a reprimand.

- For game bugs that affect gameplay or the competition, players can re-play and re-submit scores as long as it’s within the original deadline.

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