Pickup rules

What is a pickup game?
Pickup games are organized by people who like to have a decent, fun game. The idea should be that players don’t leave during the game and that each team uses at least some basic teamplay in which, for example, attackers and defenders are selected before each match. These pickup games are formed on IRC (download mIRC) on quakenet. Join the #qlpickup.eu channel to join in for a game when you think you’re ready!

How does this work?
When enough players have added, a game for a particular gametype will be ready. The first captain will find an empty server and paste the join-url in the channel. (You can find this link in the top left corner when watching Quake Live in window mode.) Once all players joined, everyone except the captains spec and the captains pummel each other. The winner gets first pick, the loser gets mapvote. Ready up and go!
Read the rules, they are important!

Available commands

• !add ca addup for a clan arena game
• !add ctf addup for a capture the flag game
• !add tdm addup for a tdm game
• !add ctf tdm addup for a ctf and a tdm game (order of gametypes is not important
• !add ca ctf ictf tdm addup for all (currently) available gametypes
• !remove removes yourself from all games you signed up for
• !remove ctf removes yourself from the specified gametypes (multiple possible) and leaves other gametypes untouched
• !who see who is added
• !who ctf see who is added for ctf (works with any gametype, or in combination like with the !add command)
• !lastgame when the last game was played
• !top10 most active players in the last week

CTF Mappool:

• qzctf2 – Troubled Waters
• qzctf3 – The Stronghold – Cannot be voted 2nd rank!
• qzctf5 – Fallout Bunker – Cannot be voted 2nd rank!
• qzctf7 – Ironworks
• qzctf8 – Siberia
• qzctf9 – Bloodlust – Cannot be voted 2nd rank!
• qzctf10 – Courtyard Conundrum (qzctf10)

TDM Mappool:

• qzdm6 – Campgrounds Redux
• qzdm7 – Temple Of Retribution
• qzdm14 – Grim Dungeons
• qzdm20 – Hidden Fortress
• qztourney7 – Furious Heights

CA Mappool:

• qzca1 – Asylum
• qzca2 – Trinity
• qzca3 – Quarantaine
• qzdm6 – Campgrounds Redux
• qzdm20 – Hidden Fortress

Rules

• In case of public servers, always pick an empty server, NEVER EVER take over a server by kicking people! (If pubheroes join after you’re trying to setup a pickup on an empty server, notify them it’s pickup, invite them to the channel, and for the stubborn heroes out there, kick them!)
• TDM pickups are played on PRO servers if available (30s weapon respawn and 20m timelimit)
• Captains pummel with 100/100 health/armor, less is allowed, more means you forfeit your pummel if spectators point it out. Indicate you are ready by firing the gauntlet briefly or use gamechat to say you’re good to go.
• Picking order is 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1
• Be swift during pickup: don’t waste each others time by joining late from irc or by jumping/shooting around foolishly. Join the server, spectate, join the game when chosen, vote yes on the mapvote, arrange player positions, and ready up.
• Channel language is English oriented, respect this!
• Mapvoting guidelines: Since people tend to disagree on the mapvote of the pummel-loser, here are some enforcing guidelines to get games going faster:
  1. pummel-loser picks the map
  2. He can vote any map – from the mappool above- and it is encouraged to play it, don’t become dm6only idiots who can only play 1 map, it gets boring!
  3. However, since we’re not nazibootcamp, if enough people object, then the vote gets a fail.
  4. If the vote gets a fail, the pummel-loser will vote another map which REQUIRES ALL to vote positive! With the exception of some maps: qzctf3 and qzctf9 are not 2nd rank available maps (You cannot vote these during the 2nd vote round after the 1st failed). This does not mean that a player should abuse the voting system by first choosing ctf10, hoping it will fail, so that he can then enforce ctf3 on 2nd vote and annoy everybody!
  5. Mapvoting idiocy will be punished by 1 hour ban to cool you off for being a maphater
  6. Everybody should vote. If a vote fails because only 2 out of 8 players voted, it does not count and the callvote needs to be done again!.
• Language kick/ban: we’ve seen a lot of whine again and some arrogance of speaking in your own language on an international channel. It’s not polite people! Force of habit is strong but a page of text is not a ‘whoopsy’ anymore!
  • 1st: warning on channel: English please!
  • 2nd: kick with reason (English please!)
  • 3rd: kick+5min ban with reason (English please!)
  • 4th: kick + 6 hour ban with reason (English please!)
  • Don’t make me come up with a 5th item

Punishments

• “I’m new to pickup” mistakes: a kick + message to get your attention to where you slipped up! (Or a short temporary ban if the admins deem it necessary.)
• Not showing up when signed, or leaving during a game, will result in a 1 day ban! (A classic here is signing up late night and forgetting to remove yourself before first game starts the next morning. This will result in a 3 hour ban)
• If you have a sub or spec to take your place, you will not be banned! However, others should not find a sub/spec for you, you should do this yourself, if you fail, it costs you a day.
• Trolling bans: once = 1d, twice = 2d, thrice = 1 week (Trolling = repetitive insults, not just a one time incident and proof (screenshot, demo, log) is needed to convince admins)
• Mapvote idiocy: 1 hour so you can chill and for being a maphater
• Admins reserve the right to undo bans when they see fit, without granting favors! If you feel you’ve been banned incorrectly, query the admins and present them your case! We’re all humans and everyone makes a mistake now and then!

Servers
Use a private server if there is one available, if not notify an admin to spawn one for you.
If no admins available, use the “First captain decides” principal, in which the first captain goes to find an empty public server. (There are currently no 8 slot servers, but you can join a 10 slot, vote qzdm16, which will make it 8 slot, then others can continue joining and a game can occur without interference from pubheroes.)
Priv pickup servers are NOT to be used as clan practice servers!

Remarks
It is up to all players to help out captains who don’t know everybody. Help them pick wisely to make balanced teams and the match will be more pleasant and balanced!

If there are players on the server that did not sign up through #qlpickup.eu, inform them this is a private game and ask them to leave nicely, possibly even referring them to the pickup channel. If they refuse to leave, a kickvote will solve the matter swiftly!

If there are any further questions or comment, contact an admin on #qlpickup.eu on QuakeNet.