The MechWarrior Registry's automation is based around a very simple monetary system. All of the resources in the league, including money and materials for building mechs, are tracked as a number referred to as Resource Points or RP. RP is used for everything including buying mechs, attacking, purchasing special services, paying mercenaries, paying bounties and defending planets.

Each team in the league has what is called a "group bank." The group bank is the amount of money or RP that a team has to spend on the items mentioned earlier. Each player also has an individual "bank" that is used to purchase mechs and mech parts in the Solaris Gladiator Arena.

Every player's performance in games played on the MechWarrior Registry is tracked by the league's automation. The automation keeps track of the following statistics for each player in the league:

Group/Team
Rank
Skill Rating - RPI
Amount of Battles - Encounters
Victories
Losses
Draws
Kills
Deaths
Tons of Mech Parts Lost
Tons of Mech Parts Destroyed
The Average Amount of Mech Parts Used Per Battle - Tons Used
The Relative Skill of All Opponents Faced (Strength of Schedule) - Strength Mod

Mechreg has 4 types of units which several sub units for each core group:

Clans [Exodus, Ghost, Crusader, Dragon, Chaos, Periphery, Prophecy, Warden, and Specture.]

When Kerensky left the Inner Sphere he organized the remnants of the Star League into military based cultures referred to as Clans. The Clans general goal is to retake Terra, the home planet of humanity, and remake the Star League. Some clans believe that conquest is the path, while others believe that enlightenment will prevail in this quest.

Notes:

Clans start in open clan quadrants on the map. They begin with 7 planets and 150,000 rp. They may hire Mercenary groups to help defend at 10% of EOM income. The maximum amount of Mechwarriors they may contain is 75.

Inner Sphere [Comstar, Feudal, Intergalactic Empire, Warden, Periphery, Republic, Starleague.]

Several governments known as houses rule the Inner Sphere, or the known inner portion of planets surrounding Terra. Often, these Houses are at war with each other over supremacy of the Inner Sphere. Comstar is considered a house in this league, although Comstar is the force charged with keeping galactic communications open and protecting terra.

Notes:

IS units start in open IS quadrants on the map. They begin with 10 planets and 150,000 rp. They may hire Mercenary groups to help defend at 10% of EOM income. The maximum amount of Mechwarriors they may contain is 75.

Mercenaries [Pimp, Templar, Xclan Merc] 

Mercenaries (or Mercs) are warriors for hire. They typically engage in combat with the goal of amassing fortunes and their loyalties are typically to the highest bidder.

Merc participation for allied battles or hired battles:
Mercs may battle for any unit that they are allied with as long as one member of the attacking/defending unit is present to act as a Liaison officer for the battle. This is only to start the battle.

Notes:

Mercs can start in any open quadrant on the map. They begin with 1 planet and 75,000 rp. They can be hired by any unit to help defend or perform duties for that unit at 25% of their employers EOM income. They can post defense (Sentry Garrison) on contracted planets even when they are under attack. They also receive salvage of destroyed mechs upon successful completion of a battle. The maximum amount of Mechwarriors they may contain is 35.

Pirates [Galactic Riffraff, Raiders]

Pirates are similar to Mercenaries except for the fact they typically resort to stealing or raids to amass their fortunes.

Notes:

Pirates can start in any open quadrant on the map. They begin with 1 planet and 75,000 rp. They can be hired by any unit to help defend or perform duties for that unit at 25% of their employers EOM income. They can post defense (Sentry Garrison) on contracted planets even when they are under attack. They also receive salvage of destroyed mechs upon successful completion of a battle. The maximum amount of Mechwarriors they may contain is 35.

There shall be a maximum of the following units on the Mechreg at any time.

Clan 15
House 15
Mercenary 5
Pirate teams 5

The Mechreg planetary battles continue until either the Clans have taken Terra or the IS takes Strana Mechty and all sectors of the planet in question are till the the end a full monthly cycle .the map will be then reset to start another campaign.

The Solaris ratings of each MechWarrior are automatically reset at the end of each quarter year. Awards for top Mechwarriors are given out at this time. These dates occur on (include stats reset dates here)

The Following settings are to be applied to zone drop rooms for both Solaris and Planetary play:

Number of Players:

6-10

Room Name:

Battle# - Drop# (ex. 2524-4)

Password:

Battle Number - Drop (ex. Solaris: 0-0 , Planetary: 1524-4)

Settings:

All Settings for the Drop  (ex. C4, City Park, Light Fog, Team Radar)

additional Settings

FFP ON,Splash damage on,Friendly Fire on

Solaris Duels are battles that can be played at any time and do not affect the planetary portion of the league. Solaris Duels do affect the statistics and RPI Rankings of the involved players. The RPI Rankings are used to formulate a ladder that rates the skill of Mechwarriors. Mechwarriors may engage in Solaris Duels in order to have a chance to increase their skill, stats, or ratings in RPI Rankings. RP Awards are given to the Top Pilots at the end of each quarter year. These rewards can be transferred to your team to assist in Planetary Battles.

Settings:

Solaris Duels can be played in any of the formats supported by the Mechregistry.

1vs1

2vs2

3vs3

4vs4

5vs5

FFA (Free for All)

All of the settings that are described in Section 2 Part B & Section 3 Part D apply to Solaris Duels as well. Players wishing to collect a bounty that has been placed on a player by a unit leader can also play Solaris Duels. The top 25 pilots from each quarter are also inducted into the Solaris Hall of Fame.

1. Settings:

There is 3 methods players can use to decide Solaris games: 1.) Honorably agree to one side’s settings. 2.) Use the default bidding process. 3.) Use the Random Generator on Mechreg.

If there is a problem with agreeing on settings, both units should agree to use the random settings generator on the site to decide the settings.

Do not set the number of lives in the game's server settings. This will effect each player individually not as a team.

2. Game Conclusion

i.

Amount of deaths:

The game is played until one team has reached the number of deaths agreed upon before launching the game. Provided you have not run out of time. KILLS ARE NOT USED TO DETERMINE VICTOR.

ii.

Time Limit:

The game is played until the time is up. This time should be set in the game's server settings. Provided that neither team has reach the number of kills agreed upon before the game was launched

The team with the lower amount of deaths is the winner!

1. Introduction

Solaris drops have a sub type called Solaris7. Solaris7 is for 'Registered' players only. Other players can bet personal resource points on the outcome. Currently, 'Registered Gladiator' Status is free to all active and new players. They can be viewed at Registered Gladiators Page. In general, the rules are the same in Solaris 7 drops as for the rest of the MechReg (MechWarrior Registry). There is one key difference. By the time you are ready for the Solaris7 Arena, you are familiar with how a Solaris drop is run. They are two major differences here.

i.

There must be an IMPARTIAL moderator present when playing a Solaris7 battle.

ii.

Players must use Solaris 7 mechs built and designed in the Mechreg Mech Bay with personal Bank account funds.

2. Solaris7 Moderators:

The Moderator must be a Registered Gladiator. The moderator will earn 10 rp for their time, and while in game assumes the full responsibility for the match. The moderator must take REASONABLE care in watching for any type of cheating. The Moderator is also responsible for enforcing any 'Holds', restarts, hosting of the drop, proper drop settings, how the drop will begin (Hot drop or Form up Drop), how many kills the drop will be played to, and resolution of any disputes. The moderator will decide if a disconnected player (or both players) loses their current Mech. (Such judgment should be evaluated upon damage level of the mechs and by how much ammo was used.) The moderator will make a final decision as to whether the drop was honorable enough to report, and if so to report it on the Mechreg. If the drop is not deemed honorable, then a replay may be asked for at the Moderators discursion.

A 'Hold' can be called by either player for the following reasons: Opponent is lagged out or running in place, joystick/equipment failure, game bugs and glitches, personal emergencies, or to break action while some disagreement is resolved. The moderator can call ‘Hold’ at any time. When a 'Hold' is to be restarted the Moderator calls 'Set' then 'Go!’ When the call for 'Set' is made, players can begin to move. Upon 'Go!' players may resume battle. This will eliminate the dishonorable behavior used by some players who call 'hold' then shoot immediately upon the 'Go!' call. If there ever is a dispute accusing a Moderator of bias, it must be brought to the attention of The MechWarrior Registry Admin. The admin will resolve the dispute in one of two ways. First, the drop may be nullified, all winnings returned, all loses recovered, and no punitive action taken. The second option is punitive as deemed appropriate, but the losing party will lose Registered Gladiator Status.

3. Solaris7 Challenges:

Challenges are issued by Registered Gladiators only. They are not mandatory to play and will expire after 15 days. Challenges are what everyone in the Mechreg bet upon. The odds are calculated by the automation instantaneously and can be reviewed along with the rest of the challenge information on the Solaris7 Challenges Page. The drops’ Moderator can only adjust the details of each challenge, once the challenge is issued

4. Solaris7 Rewards:

Solaris7 Matches earn the winner 3X the rp. Winnings of a typical Solaris match. Further, you will receive a small RPI Strength Bonus just as if you had played a planetary battle.

5. Bounty Challenges:

Players with bounties on their head have no reason to not fight. They are NOT mandatory to play, but are fun. Having a bounty on your head will only help you find games, as long as you do not lose!

6. Misc. Info:

Resource Points are created for Solaris and other drops by the league to reward pilots for their victory. Go buy yourself a beer!)

You can play your matches to any number of kills.
The Mechbay Barter Skill enables you to purchase equipment at production cost instead or market cost.

Equipment Costs for Mechs and Mech Parts are available in the Mechs & Missions Area.

7. Bounty Drops:

Bounty Drops are also a sub type of normal Solaris Drops. Here, leaders offer rewards for the defeat of players. That player may then be challenged to a Solaris Bounty Drop. The Bounty lasts for 2 weeks before expiring. The bounty comes from the bank of the group issuing the bounty and goes into the Bounty collecting players’ personal bank account. If a player has multiple bounties on their head, all bounties will be paid to any players who can defeat him automatically

Bounty drops should be reported using their own special report page. This is true even if the bounty was not collected. (If the bounty is not collected, the bounty report page will act exactly like the normal Solaris 1v1 page.)

1. Solaris Duel Setup:

In order to initiate a Solaris duel with an opponent, you can message them or advertise that you have a game available. Please do not message bomb or message players or units unnecessarily to solicit a game. Once a unit agrees to participate in a Duel, all players should agree on a host and enter a room. The host then sets the room settings as per Part C: Zone Settings. Make sure all players know what the password is for the room. Players must then participate in bidding as per Part B: Bidding and Agreeing on a Duel. Once the settings are agreed upon, the host should post the settings in as the room's details.

2. Drop Procedure:

Once the setup is completed, the game is launched. Once one of the teams has all of their players into the game, that team can announce that the opposing team has 10 minutes to set up their mechs in the Mechlab. Once all players have their mechs ready or the 10-minute time limit is up, the game is to be launched by the host. Once one team has all of their players planetside and have declared that they are ready to being, the opposing team then has 5 minutes to have all of their players in and ready to start.

The game is not allowed to begin until all teams have an equal amount of players in the game ready to begin. If there are any delays or problems that occur during the battle such as player disconnects, they are to be handled or issued as per Problems and Penalties. Some of these issues can be accessed through the FAQ. The game is played until the amount of deaths that one team has accumulated is equal to the amount of lives agreed upon during the bidding process or the time in the game has expired. The team with the lower amount of deaths is declared the winner. The host is to allow enough time for all units to record battle results or information before exiting the game.

3. Reporting Procedure:

Once the game has been decided, the battle must be reported for the rankings changes to take effect on the Mech Registry. The winning team always reports a battle. Before you report a battle, you want to make sure you have the Mech Registry call signs of all of the players who were involved in the Duel. You also want to have the final score. In order to have accurate records of this information, you may want to take screenshots of this information before a drop is begun and after a drop has been finished.

When you have all of your information ready, go to the Drop Report section on the Mech Registry. On the first screen you must select the type of battle and the call letters of all of the teams involved. You must also select the amount of players that were involved in the battle such as 2v2 (Duelaris), 3v3 (Trilaris), 4v4(Quadrilaris), or 5v5 (Quintaris). When you have the information entered, press the submit button.

On the next screen, you must enter in the names of all the players that were involved in the game and the mechs that they used. On the top portion, select your name and the names of your teammates from the drop down menus. Also select the mech that you and each of your teammates used. Once you have this information entered, take the amount of deaths the opposing team suffered and distribute them amongst your teammates as kills as you see fit.

Repeat this process for the opposing team. Select their pilots and mechs from the bottom slots on this screen. When calculating the kills for an opponent, take the amount of deaths your team suffered and distribute that amount equally among the opponent’s players. If the amount is uneven then use decimal point fractions of the leftover mechs:

Example - 10 mechs split amongst 3 players:
Player 1 - 3.3 Kills
Player 2 - 3.3 Kills
Player 3 - 3.4 Kills

The amount of the kills must add up to be exactly the same amount of deaths your team suffered during the battle. Once you have entered in all of this information, select "Solaris" from the XXX drop down menu and select Mech Warrior 4 as the Game Played. Once you have filled in all of the information, press the submit button. Wait until the confirmation screen comes up to confirm that the battle was reported. If an error screen comes up instead, try pressing the back button on your browser and resubmitting the form. If an error still occurs, please contact one of the league's administrators to resolve the issue.

1. Defending with BOTS

A.

A unit leader may use bots to defend but not attack a planet sector. Each sector has a Garrison Skill level that equals each Bots skill level. There is a group named BOTS used to report the battles with. Bots are named according to their skill level. For example, a level 3 BOT would be named 3BOT(a-e). There are 5 BOTS per skill level to allow 5vs5 engagements to be reported.

B.

Bots can only be used as supplementary defenders. Human defenders must be used if available. There must be a minimum of one leader available to run the defenses that is not hired, or allied to the attacking group even if Bots are used. Further, planetary drops must remain open so that the defending leader can “check in” on BOT defense drops. A password is acceptable, but must be agreed upon by the defending leader

C.

Bots may be played in Solaris matches, but there must be one human player on each team that uses a bot. This means that

D.

The final use of BOTS is very controversial. In FFA on the zone, sometimes non-Mechreg pilots find there way to a drop. In this event, you may use BOTS to report the non-Mechreg Pilots participation. In FFA drops, if you do not report the non-Mechreg pilots stats, there are two possible outcomes.

1. Everyone else may do better if the non-Mechreg player scored highly.
2. A low scoring non-Mechreg player would drag someone else down from a win to a loss or draw if not reported. See FFA rules for a better understanding.

This controversial rule also allows team Solaris and defending unit drops to report a non-Mechreg player as a BOT as a last resort. The best thing is to get the player to register on the Mechreg before reporting the drop.

1. Assaults: All assaults are a form of planetary takeover

i.

Planetary Assault

Mech Class levels apply. 3 lives per pilot per drop, procedures as stated above in combat procedures. Leaders launch as much tonnage (rp) as they can and try to defeat the opponent and take their sector. Once at least 2 of the outlying sectors are taken, an assault can be declared against a planets capital. Any type of unit can launch an assault.

ii.

Contract Assault

Same as "Assault" except only Mercenary and Pirate units can launch these assaults. An employer can use mercs to directly take over a sector in their behalf. The battle is reported with the employer as the victor, if successful.

iii.

Honor Challenge

Same as an "Assault" except Mech Class levels do not apply. Only Clan units can launch this assault. Leaders bid on the mech class level and mission map for these battles. If leaders cannot decide the IlKhan will decide. Clans can launch these attacks versus other unit types although these are primarily clan on clan battles. Other units will either fully honor the challenge rules or "REFUSE" and the default C3 will apply and the sectors map will be used. Other clan units cannot "REFUSE".

2. Raids: This type of attack is NOT a sector takeover. Each Pilot has 3 lives. The goal of a raid is to destroy opponent resources and to acquire resources for your unit. ANY sector of a planet can be raided at any time

i.

Pirate Raid

The attackers accumulate 65% of defenders loses (as rp) after the battle. Mech Class levels apply. Only Pirate Groups may launch this type of raid. Pirates can attack anywhere at any time.

ii.

Contract Raid

The attackers accumulate 65% of defenders loses (as rp) after the battle on behalf of an employer. Employer compensates the Attacker. Only Mercenary units can launch this type of raid. Mech Class levels apply

iii.

Industry Raid

CTF is used in game. Flags represent industrial resources. The attackers steal 5% of the sectors industry value for each flag captured. There are special tonnage limits, but Mech class level weapons restrictions do apply. Defenders have unlimited tonnage, attackers get 65 shared tons per pilot. 3v3 is the minimum number of player in each industry raid drop. The Defensive team's goal is not to capture flags; they defend their own flags. (Defenders can capture flags to get extra kills and reduce the overall industrial loses if the opportunity arises. Industry Percentage lost = 5%*(attacker flags captured - defender flags captured)) The purpose of an industrial raid is to make money and destroy your opponents resources. Each point of Industry results in 4 resource points earned. (Normally, sold industry is worth 4.5 rp, but these stolen resources are not as well preserved as carefully extracted industry resources.) Further, players earn EXTRA kills for each flag they steal. This equals out the kill ratio as small mechs try to evade large defense mechs. The drop is over when 3 defense flags are taken, the attacking team is destroyed, or the defending team is destroyed. The maximum number of flags that can be captured by the attackers in a single drop is three. All units can launch this type of raid

1. Planetary Assault Setup

Once both teams are ready to commence game play to resolve a Planetary Assault, the coordinators are to contact each other and agree on the format of drops to be played. Each drop can be played at two different value levels: Normal or Express. The type of value you use is simply based on how much time and how many pilots you have. Normal value uses lower values, so there will more likely be more drops and more players will be able to be involved. Express is typically used when time is short and an abundance of players are unavailable. Both teams must agree if the Express format is to be used.

i.

Normal

When normal value level is agreed upon, the cost of all lost mechs is calculated and Production Value. This value is always less than the market value of mechs and is the building cost of each mech in the league. This value is used by default and is the best when you have many players that would like to participate in the drop and you have time to play all of the drops to resolve a battle given the amount of resources available for each team.

ii.

Express

In the express format, the value of mechs that are used is equal to the Market Value of each mech. The Market Value is higher than the Production Value and should speed up the pace of the game as they resources lost in each drop will be higher. This should be used when the pace of the game needs to be faster due to time constraints and must be agreed upon by all leaders on the MechWarrior Registry. If the amount of total RP for the defending team divided by the amount of pilots available for the smaller unit is more than 1000, then the Express format should generally be used.

Once the value is agreed upon, all the available players for each team should be allocated into drops. The attacker now determines how many pilots are needed for each drop provided there are enough pilots available to fill the requested drop number and pilot count. 2v2, 3v3, 4v4, and 5v5 are to be used for Planetary Assaults. Planetary drops are not allowed to be played as 1 vs. 1 drops or more than 5 vs. 5.

At this point either team may set up a drop room on the zone. Once a team has a drop room set up with at least 2 players in it they must notify the other team what room they are set up in and that they have 10 minutes to have players report to the drop room. If after the 10 minutes have passed no players from the opposing teams have reported to the drop room, that team is then assessed a Delay of Game Penalty.

Delay of Battle Start or Drop: If a team stalls setting up a drop room {provided contact by both coordinators declaring they are ready to start the battle} they will forfeit hosting of the first drop. This will take effect after 5 minutes of no room being set up once teams are ready to start the battle. (Screenshots of clock recommended) Once the first or more drops have been completed, the hosting team has a maximum of 10 minutes to set up the next drop providing there are pilots available. The coordinator should use zone stats if necessary to report the winning drop so that more drops can be provided before battle closure.

Once the drop is set up and players have reported to the drop room, the game may be launched by the host. The defending team always has the option to host the game and may host any game if they so choose to do so before the game is launched (provided there is a player with broadband). The host must also notify all players in the room before launching a game in case there is an objection. If a member of the opposing team has reported, but the amount of players required for the drop is not yet present after 10 minutes, the game may be launched without them. They will have the allocated Mechlab time of 10 minutes to report to the drop and ready their mech.

2. Drop Procedure

Once the setup is completed, the game is launched. Once one of the teams has all of their players into the game, that team can announce that the opposing team has 10 minutes to set up their mechs in the Mechlab. Once all players have their mechs ready or the 10-minute time limit is up, the game is to be launched by the host. Once one team has all of their players planetside and have declared that they are ready to being, the opposing team then has 3 minutes to have all of their players in and ready to start.

The game is not allowed to begin until all teams have an equal amount of players in the game ready to begin. If there are any delays or problems that occur during the battle such as player disconnects, they are to be handled or issued as per Section 5: Problems and Penalties. Some of these issues can be accessed through the FAQ. The game is played until the amount of deaths that one team has accumulated is equal to the amount of lives agreed upon during the bidding process or the time in the game has expired. The team with the lower amount of deaths is declared the winner. The host is to allow enough time for all units to record battle results or information before exiting the game.

3. Reporting Procedure

Once the game has been decided, the battle must be reported for the rankings changes to take effect on the Mech Registry. The winning team usually reports a battle. Before you report a battle, you want to make sure you have the Mech Registry call signs of all of the players who were involved in the Duel. You also want to have the final score. In order to have accurate records of this information, you may want to take screenshots of this information before a drop is begun and after a drop has been finished.

When you have all of your information ready, go to the Drop Report section on the Mech Registry. On the first screen you must select the type of battle and the call letters of all of the teams involved. You must also select the amount of players that were involved in the battle such as 2v2 (Duelaris), 3v3 (Trilaris), 4v4(Quadrilaris), or 5v5 (Quintaris). When you have the information entered, press the submit button.

On the next screen, you must enter in the names of all the players that were involved in the game and the mechs that they used. On the top portion, select your name and the names of your teammates from the drop down menus. Also select the mech that you and each of your teammates used. Once you have this information entered, take the amount of deaths the opposing team suffered and distribute them amongst your teammates as kills as you see fit.

Repeat this process for the opposing team. Select their pilots and mechs from the bottom slots on this screen. When calculating the kills for an opponent, take the amount of deaths your team suffered and distribute that amount equally among the opponent’s players. If the amount is uneven then use decimal point fractions of the leftover mechs:

Example - 10 mechs split amongst 3 players:
Player 1 - 3.3 Kills
Player 2 - 3.3 Kills
Player 3 - 3.4 Kills

The amount of the kills must add up to be exactly the same amount of deaths your team suffered during the battle. Once you have entered in all of this information, select "Solaris" from the XXX drop down menu and select Mech Warrior 4 as the Game Played. Once you have filled in all of the information, press the submit button. Wait until the confirmation screen comes up to confirm that the battle was reported. If an error screen comes up instead, try pressing the back button on your browser and resubmitting the form. If an error still occurs, please contact one of the league's administrators to resolve the issue.

Important Note - Scheduled Times:

This is a schedule between two teams consisting of many players. When you schedule a battle and don't show, it affects many people. It's rude and shows NO respect for the other pilots in the league.

Pilot Eligibility Table Towards Minimum Requirements:

Unit Pilots -

Any pilot who is on the roster of the participating unit prior to the start time of the battle.

Mercenaries -

Mercenaries that are to be considered as minimum pilots for a battle must have a hired contract status on the allies’ page with the unit they are participating for. It does not matter what planet the contract is for as the contract may be considered a pilot contract. The contract has to have been made prior to battle, not at the time of or during any battle.

Freebooters -

For a Freebooter Battle where the team in question is an ANY Defense, the players considered eligible for the battle minimum requirements, are any player registered on the MechWarrior Registry that is not affiliated with a unit that is Allied to the opposing unit.

Default Times:

A team has 30 minutes after the scheduled start time to have 5 eligible pilots on the specified Zone Lobby or they default the battle.

Drop Time Limits:

The time limit for a drop 60 minutes. It is to be set by the host in the game's settings.

Reporting and Battle Limits

Winning team reports drops immediately. No drops are to begin 2 1/2 hours after start time unless both teams agree to play on.

Default Definition:

A Default is when one or both teams do not show up for a scheduled battle. There are 3 types of defaults, Attacker Default, Defender Default, and a Simultaneous Default where neither team shows up.

Defender Default RP Penalty Table:

Defense RP

Penalty

0-5000 RP Defense

-1000 Penalty

5001-10000 RP Defense

-2000 Penalty

10001-20000 RP Defense

-4000 Penalty

20001-30000 RP Defense

-8000 Penalty

30001-40000 RP Defense

-11000 Penalty

40001-50000 RP Defense

-15000 Penalty

50001-60000 RP Defense

-18000 Penalty

60001-70000 RP Defense

-21000 Penalty

70001-80000 RP Defense

-25000 Penalty

80001+ RP Defense

-28000 Penalty

Solaris Delay of Game Penalty:

One Death is to be added to the offending teams death count. The offending player is to commit one suicide on return to the game to keep count of the penalty.

Planetary Battle Delay of Game Penalty

500 RP are subtracted from the offending team's remaining RP any time a Delay of Game Penalty is assessed.

Hold Definition:

The reality is that hold is not immediate. There is time between calling hold and all players recognizing hold. When a team calls hold the other team is required to acknowledge the hold in the chat window immediately. If you are on comms make your team aware that a hold has been called, and immediately send an acknowledgement. If anyone is damaged after hold is acknowledged the damaged player is awarded a new mech regardless of the mechs condition. If after 5 seconds no acknowledgement is sent continue to call hold until an acknowledgement is sent, getting screenshots showing damage taken after Hold is called. All players taking damage after 5 seconds and 3 holds in the chat window or an acknowledgement will be awarded new mechs regardless of mech condition. Hold MAY NOT be called for stupid reasons. If you do not have a good reason for calling Hold, you will be automatically penalized for a delay of game. Calling hold will be for disconnects, technical issues, ect. Not subject for spilled milk or beer ect

When a player is disconnected:

Depending on the Waves or Lives method: WAVES: The drop continues with the disconnect pilot forfeiting their mech. The player has 10 minutes to return to the game lobby. LIVES: Team that’s short the dropped player should call hold. The player has 5 minutes to return before GO is re-called.

Calling Hold:

All players must cease movement and firing on "hold". If you are in the firing range of an enemy you have the option of moving to the closest position out of direct firing range.