Series Length(s):
Matches are played as best of 1 series for the Regular season and a best of 3 during Playoffs and Finals.
All matches will be conducted online (virtually).
All matches must be completed as per the deadline set by OKSE.
The home team will host the lobby and invite the away team.
In the event that an incorrect rule set is loaded on the server, the match should be stopped and reset. Previously played rounds with incorrect format will not count towards the match outcome.
If both teams do not agree on a server region to use for their match, the lobby host will go through the available servers in the lobby. Both teams will compare their ping on each server and play on the one that offers the most balanced ping between each team.
The following maps are permitted to be used in official matches (map pool will follow current competitive map rotation)
Players using different accounts or those not officially on the roster are prohibited from playing in matches. Only one account connection is allowed per game, the use of alternate accounts is prohibited. All account connections are prohibited from being changed after the team has participated in its first match of a tournament’s regular season.
If a player’s name does not match what is shown on their roster, please reach out to an OKSEAdministrator through the discord or through Coach Text Messages for assistance while the game is still being played. Name discrepancy reports will not be accepted after a match has been completed.
Game accounts used in official tournaments must belong to the student participating using that game connection. At no point in time may players share accounts with each other or use an account of another person, regardless of if they are in the tournament or not.
Schools may create accounts or purchase game licenses for their students participating in a tournament if they do not already have an active one. These accounts will be considered the students’ personal account and may only be used by one student each. These accounts and licenses may not be transferred to another student upon the previous student’s graduation or leaving the team, as this would be against any publisher’s Terms of Service or End User License Agreement.
Spectators are permitted in game lobbies for the sole purpose of streaming their team’s match to the School’s Twitch or Youtube channel or to record the match. Spectators may not have any communication with team members while the game is currently being played and must not be a member of the roster participating in the match. All spectator streams must be from their team's player point of view, or a 3rd person chase cam. The use of the skybox camera, director camera, or the point of view of another team’s player is prohibited.
At the end of the match, the stream vod or an unedited copy of the recording should be shared with the opposing team if possible.
Players may stream to their personal twitch or youtube channel if they are participating in the match. The match may only be streamed from the player’s in-game point of view and should have at least a 3-minute delay set to prevent possible incidents of stream sniping.
Players may not at any time stream another player or roster’s match on their personal channel.
Coaches are permitted to be in the coach’s slot during official matches with a limit of 1 coach per team. While the game is live, coaches may not have any sort of communication with players or the other team, nor may they call for timeouts or gameplay pauses. Teams are permitted to have both a coach in the coach's slot along with a spectator. If players or coaches notice or suspect misconduct from someone in the coaches slot, please contact an OKSE Administrator immediately.
Each team is allowed to call two (2) Tactical Timeouts per game. During the timeout, the players in the game and their coach may talk with each other. Other roster members are not permitted to be in the timeout meeting. Tactical Timeouts may only be called by an in-game player during the buy phase of a round. Please contact an OKSE Administrator immediately if there is suspicion a team is abusing the timeout feature.
Teams must compete in and complete 70% (7/10) of their Regular Season matches in order to be considered for playoff qualification. Teams who do not meet this requirement will be removed from qualification consideration regardless of their final record.
Any match or queue that a team misses or does not complete will result in the match being counted as a FF loss against the team's record at the end of the regular season.
Any Agents, Weapons, Sprays, Weapon Skins, Weapon Buddies, and Maps currently disabled in other game modes are prohibited from use in official matches.
Blood can be turned off or left on depending on your school’s environment and requirements.
The use of New or Reworked Agents released during the season will be prohibited from use in official matches for the remainder of the season. A reworked operator is defined as an Operator having 50% or more of their kit change that directly impacts game play, for example the Tachanka rework. Normal gameplay patches (buffs/nerfs) are not considered to be reworks.
Use of the Round Rollback feature is prohibited unless otherwise okayed by an OKSE Administrator. Spectators or Moderators are prohibited from using the Round Rollback feature in official matches.
Stoppage of Play
The game may only be paused for the following reasons:
Stoppage of play may be requested at any time for the above reasons. The team initiating a pause must first call the pause in chat, both coaches must be in communication via text. A pause may not be called during combat, or once the Spike has been planted. Players may not move around the map when a pause is in effect. Once both teams are ready, the team who paused the match will unpause it. Each team will have 5 total minutes of pause time per map. Players pause the game by pressing the Esc key and selecting "cheats". Abuse of the pause feature may result in punishment for the team abusing it.
Team Rosters
Valorant team rosters require a minimum of 5 players and are limited to a maximum of 10 players (5 starting players and 5 substitute players). Rosters that do not meet the minimum or exceed the maximum number of players will not be allowed to participate in official matches until their roster size meets the set requirements. Player Substitutions may be made between matches/maps. YOU CAN NOT SUB IN THE MIDDLE OF A COMPETITION/MAP.