Chapter 1: Outline

1.1 Tournament Name: 2023 Atumach Tournament

Chapter 2: Official Rules Agreement and Changes

2.1 Official Rules Agreement

2.2 Application and Changes Regarding Official Rules

2.2.1 The basic rules for the 2023 Atumach Championship refer to the rules listed in this notice. However, the specifics of the rules are denoted by the information provided through the notice on the Official Forum.

2.2.2 The tournament managers may update, revise, or modify the official rules and regulations for any gameplay aspects deemed unreasonable in regards to the latest patch, version release, and other related details.

2.2.3 Participants are encouraged to regularly check the official rules and regulations for the tournament and will be responsible for any disadvantages that may come from not being aware of the most up-to-date information.

2.2.4 By participating in this tournament, participants agree to the changes made to the rules and regulations.

2.2.5 The tournament managers may determine the most reasonable measures to be taken for the tournament to proceed smoothly in case of circumstances not accounted for in the official rules and regulations and any notices.

Chapter 3: Participation Requirements

3.1 All participating teams and participants for the 2023 Atumach Tournament must meet all of the following requirements. Participation will be restricted if the following requirements are not met.

3.1.1 Only a single team from each guild can participate.
3.1.2 Participating teams must be able to participate in every tournament, from the preliminaries to the finals.
3.1.3 Participants must have a Family eligible for participation in the tournament.
3.1.4 Members of a guild cannot participate if they joined a guild for less than 7 days as of the update maintenance on Nov 14 (Tue), when the application period for the tournament begins. (Only guild members who have joined their guild before maintenance on Nov 7 (Tue) will be eligible to participate.)

3.1.5 Participants who have been restricted to accessing the game in the recent 6 months as of the application period end on Nov 20 (Mon), due to a violation regarding using in-game content and systems, cannot participate in the tournament. Being banned from chat in the last 6 months is not considered a participation restriction condition.

3.1.6 Participants may not use improper words or text in their guild names, character names, or Family names. Names will be considered improper according to Black Desert Mobile's Operational Policy. Should any improper names be confirmed, the name may be changed by the tournament managers.
3.1.7 The Adventurer representing the team must be able to participate through discord for the smoothest operation of the tournament and for proper delivery of details regarding the tournament.

Chapter 4: Streaming

4.1 The 2023 Atumach Tournament may be livestreamed by the managers or content creators.

4.1.1 By participating in this tournament, participants understand and agree to the above.

4.1.2 The tournament managers will not be responsible for any disadvantages that come with the tournament being livestreamed.

4.1.3 Livestreamed content may be used in a later video.

4.2 Participants may livestream their own gameplay.

4.2.1 However, participants will be held responsible for the disadvantages that come from livestreaming. This will not change the tournament results.

4.3 Participants may use voice chat through a separate chat channel while the tournament is being held. 

4.3.1 However, participants will be held responsible for any disadvantages that come with the usage of voice chat. This will not change the tournament results.

Chapter 5: Tournament Rules and Regulations 

5.1 All tournaments will be held on the latest service update applied during the tournament period.
5.2 Each participant may only be part of a single team during the tournament period.

5.3 Tournaments will not be rescheduled in case of issues confirmed during the tournament, issues regarding network connection, issues and bugs that occur under other specific circumstances, etc.

5.3.1 The above issues also include issues that affect controls for individual participants and not just the overall tournament.

5.3.2 However, if the tournament managers decide that a tournament cannot be held, the tournament may be canceled for that day and rescheduled.

5.3.3 The tournament will continue even in the case of technical errors.

5.4 Participants must finish any preparations they were informed of prior to the tournament and be on standby.

5.4.1 Participants are responsible for all disadvantages and tournament results that occur due to not abiding to the above regulations.

5.4.2 Any participating team with less than 3 members who have accepted the invite and are in the waiting room by the time the tournament begins will be disqualified.
5.4.3 However, the starting time for certain tournaments may be adjusted if the tournament managers decide it is reasonable to adjust the time.
5.4.4 The tournament will begin without participants who don't check "Ready," even when repeatedly asked to do so from the tournament managers. If there are 3 or more members who haven't marked "Ready" by the time the tournament begins, the participating team may be disqualified. Participants will be responsible for the tournament results this leads to.

5.5 If participants wish to challenge decisions made by the managers, they may request a challenge to the managers through the tournament's official discord after the tournament ends. The event organizer will make the final decision regarding this challenge.

5.5.1 The challenge must be submitted once the relevant match ends, and before the next group's match.

Chapter 6: Code of Conduct for Participants 

Chapter 7: Measures for Violating Rules or Regulations

7.1 When in violation of the rules or regulations for this tournament, you may be issued a warning, banned from chatting, or disqualified. Changes may also be made to tournament results, victories may be retracted, rewards could be confiscated, etc.

7.1.1 If you use swear words or offensive language in the tournament chat, not only will you be given a warning but you will also be restricted from chatting for a day.
7.1.2 You will not be given rewards and will be excluded from the final ranking if you are disqualified due to a violation of tournament rules and regulations. If a disqualified team makes it to the semi-finals or higher, the participating teams of lower ranks will move up a rank. However, the rank of a participating team that does not make it to the semi-finals will not change.

7.2 Details not mentioned in this notice adhere to the details in [Black Desert Mobile Operational Policy]. 

7.3 Appropriate measures will be taken based on the decision of the managers in case the tournament is disrupted in cases not mentioned in the rules and regulations.