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Q: Why Rocket League?
A: For 4 years, 11 months, and counting, VRR has always been exclusive to racing. Entertainment and competition through motorsports has long been our motto. But, we're quickly approaching 5 years old as an organization, and at some point a refresh is needed. Rocket League has always been something several in the community have wanted to do, and now feels like the time to jump on it.
Q: How does this affect VRR's other projects?
A: It won't. VRR will continue to host a variety of championships on GT Sport in addition to VPL activities.
Q: VPL won't be exclusive to PlayStation 4? How will that work?
A: Rocket League implemented a RocketID system in January to allow players from different platforms to add each other as friends through that feature. Players from PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation 4 are able to now play together with no restrictions, which is something we are keen on using to its fullest.
Q: Why is the league limited to 12 teams?
A: 12 is the number of different standard stadiums in Rocket League, and we are enforcing 1 team per stadium.
Q: How popular is this within VRR?
A: As of 10:00 p.m. Eastern U.S. time, on 03 November 2019, there are 7 teams, and 24 total players entered into VPL. We will be seeking teams as we approach appropriate player intervals to ensure we have full teams.
Q: What is the VPL Draft?
A: The VPL Draft will take place on 08 December 2019, where the team principals of the teams in the league will select the players they want on their teams. To assist teams in selecting players based on certain qualities, scouting matches will be taking place at varying intervals between now and the day of the Draft.
Q: Do players have to be a part of the Draft to participate?
A: Yes. For fairness to all of the teams involved, all players participating must be registered into the VPL Draft for selection.
Q: How will the matches be played?
A: Each regular season match will be composed of two 5 minute games, which we'll call halves. The total score from both halves will determine wins, draws, and losses.
Q: How long will it take for the full rulebook to be posted?
A: I plan on adding to it on a daily basis until it is completed, as soon as possible is the only time frame I can give at the present moment, no later than two weeks.
A: For 4 years, 11 months, and counting, VRR has always been exclusive to racing. Entertainment and competition through motorsports has long been our motto. But, we're quickly approaching 5 years old as an organization, and at some point a refresh is needed. Rocket League has always been something several in the community have wanted to do, and now feels like the time to jump on it.
Q: How does this affect VRR's other projects?
A: It won't. VRR will continue to host a variety of championships on GT Sport in addition to VPL activities.
Q: VPL won't be exclusive to PlayStation 4? How will that work?
A: Rocket League implemented a RocketID system in January to allow players from different platforms to add each other as friends through that feature. Players from PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation 4 are able to now play together with no restrictions, which is something we are keen on using to its fullest.
Q: Why is the league limited to 12 teams?
A: 12 is the number of different standard stadiums in Rocket League, and we are enforcing 1 team per stadium.
Q: How popular is this within VRR?
A: As of 10:00 p.m. Eastern U.S. time, on 03 November 2019, there are 7 teams, and 24 total players entered into VPL. We will be seeking teams as we approach appropriate player intervals to ensure we have full teams.
Q: What is the VPL Draft?
A: The VPL Draft will take place on 08 December 2019, where the team principals of the teams in the league will select the players they want on their teams. To assist teams in selecting players based on certain qualities, scouting matches will be taking place at varying intervals between now and the day of the Draft.
Q: Do players have to be a part of the Draft to participate?
A: Yes. For fairness to all of the teams involved, all players participating must be registered into the VPL Draft for selection.
Q: How will the matches be played?
A: Each regular season match will be composed of two 5 minute games, which we'll call halves. The total score from both halves will determine wins, draws, and losses.
Q: How long will it take for the full rulebook to be posted?
A: I plan on adding to it on a daily basis until it is completed, as soon as possible is the only time frame I can give at the present moment, no later than two weeks.
TBD
Virtual Premier League Regulations (Under Construction)
1.1. All players wanting to play in the Virtual Premier League, to enter the VPL Draft, must provide their in game Rocket ID, the platform they will be playing on, and their platform ID.
1.1.1. Additionally players may include an alternative way of communication, such as a GTPlanet name, depending on accessibility.
1.2. Players wishing to become team owners must first privately message the league commissioner to discuss details on founding a team. If approved, the team owner must include a team name, team location, team colors, as well as select an existing stadium in which the team's home games will be played.
1.2.1. Team locations must be based on real life locations.
1.2.2. Team names can be Americanized like in NFL, or more pure football-inspired, like FC, RC, SC, or Real as a prefix.
1.2.3. Teams are encouraged to have logos which would be used for YouTube broadcasts of the games played.
1.1.1. Additionally players may include an alternative way of communication, such as a GTPlanet name, depending on accessibility.
1.2. Players wishing to become team owners must first privately message the league commissioner to discuss details on founding a team. If approved, the team owner must include a team name, team location, team colors, as well as select an existing stadium in which the team's home games will be played.
1.2.1. Team locations must be based on real life locations.
1.2.2. Team names can be Americanized like in NFL, or more pure football-inspired, like FC, RC, SC, or Real as a prefix.
1.2.3. Teams are encouraged to have logos which would be used for YouTube broadcasts of the games played.
2.1. Each team will be responsible for their own players appearing at matches. Teams that fail to appear for a scheduled match will suffer a forfeit loss to their opponent.
2.1.1. Teams may appeal to other teams in the league to loan them a substitute for the match in question. The team in need of a loan can exchange a home match with the team agreeing to the loan.
2.1.2. Additionally, teams in need of a player loan for a match can give up home field advantage for the match they are playing if it is a scheduled home game.
2.1.3. Teams agreeing to loan a player for a match may also agree to waive any penalties should they feel inclined to do so.
2.1.4. Alternatively, if there are free agent players remaining from the VPL Draft, teams may use one of those players as a substitute with no additional penalty outside of rule 2.1.5.
2.1.5. Teams that require a player loan or substitution for 4 matches in the season will lose a point in the VPL League table. This penalty is applicable for every 4 matches this occurs.
2.2. Teams can only utilize players that were a part of the VPL Draft. Outside talent will not be permitted under any circumstances.
2.2.1. Teams found to violate this rule will see the match affected ruled as a forfeit loss, regardless of original outcome.
2.3. Teams that fail to attend 4 matches in a row will be removed from the league, with any matches involving the team at any point of the season being recorded as a forfeit loss.
2.1.1. Teams may appeal to other teams in the league to loan them a substitute for the match in question. The team in need of a loan can exchange a home match with the team agreeing to the loan.
2.1.2. Additionally, teams in need of a player loan for a match can give up home field advantage for the match they are playing if it is a scheduled home game.
2.1.3. Teams agreeing to loan a player for a match may also agree to waive any penalties should they feel inclined to do so.
2.1.4. Alternatively, if there are free agent players remaining from the VPL Draft, teams may use one of those players as a substitute with no additional penalty outside of rule 2.1.5.
2.1.5. Teams that require a player loan or substitution for 4 matches in the season will lose a point in the VPL League table. This penalty is applicable for every 4 matches this occurs.
2.2. Teams can only utilize players that were a part of the VPL Draft. Outside talent will not be permitted under any circumstances.
2.2.1. Teams found to violate this rule will see the match affected ruled as a forfeit loss, regardless of original outcome.
2.3. Teams that fail to attend 4 matches in a row will be removed from the league, with any matches involving the team at any point of the season being recorded as a forfeit loss.
3.1. The Virtual Premier League teams will play each other team in the league's regular season twice, once in their home stadium, and once as an away team to their opponent.
3.2. Teams scheduled each week to be the home team of their matches will be the team hosting the match event. Hosting teams will determine the server the match will be hosted in, and will be responsible for ensuring that both teams' information are correctly entered for the match broadcast.
3.3. Each match will consist of two 5 minute games, referred to in the VPL as halves. The combined score from these halves will determine the final score.
3.4. A League table will keep track of wins, draws, losses, goals scored for and against each team, the goal difference for each team, and total points in the League which will contribute to playoff rankings.
3.4.1. As in traditional football, a win will be worth 3 points in the League table, while a draw will be worth 1 point. A loss will carry no point value.
3.5. The teams in the League will be split into two conferences, to make assortment for the VPL Playoffs easier and more accessible to all teams.
3.6. A Playoff system will be in place following the regular season, where the top 4 teams of each conference will be bracketed into a single elimination tournament. The last match of this system will be the VPL Cup Final, with the winner being crowned as VPL Champions.
3.7. Each match of the season is required by the Sanctioning Body to be recorded for upload to the VRR YouTube Channel. Available Recording staff and Commentators will be made available once the League Schedule has been composed.
3.8. The League's weekly match scheduling will not enforce strict dates. Teams will be able to negotiate and find opportune times each week to complete their matches.
3.8.1. Teams that fail to cooperate with their opponents and therefore do not complete their scheduled match will suffer a forfeit loss for that week.
3.9. The League Commissioner will work with teams routinely to ensure match completion as necessary, allowing a level of flexibility in terms of match scheduling.
3.2. Teams scheduled each week to be the home team of their matches will be the team hosting the match event. Hosting teams will determine the server the match will be hosted in, and will be responsible for ensuring that both teams' information are correctly entered for the match broadcast.
3.3. Each match will consist of two 5 minute games, referred to in the VPL as halves. The combined score from these halves will determine the final score.
3.4. A League table will keep track of wins, draws, losses, goals scored for and against each team, the goal difference for each team, and total points in the League which will contribute to playoff rankings.
3.4.1. As in traditional football, a win will be worth 3 points in the League table, while a draw will be worth 1 point. A loss will carry no point value.
3.5. The teams in the League will be split into two conferences, to make assortment for the VPL Playoffs easier and more accessible to all teams.
3.6. A Playoff system will be in place following the regular season, where the top 4 teams of each conference will be bracketed into a single elimination tournament. The last match of this system will be the VPL Cup Final, with the winner being crowned as VPL Champions.
3.7. Each match of the season is required by the Sanctioning Body to be recorded for upload to the VRR YouTube Channel. Available Recording staff and Commentators will be made available once the League Schedule has been composed.
3.8. The League's weekly match scheduling will not enforce strict dates. Teams will be able to negotiate and find opportune times each week to complete their matches.
3.8.1. Teams that fail to cooperate with their opponents and therefore do not complete their scheduled match will suffer a forfeit loss for that week.
3.9. The League Commissioner will work with teams routinely to ensure match completion as necessary, allowing a level of flexibility in terms of match scheduling.
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