Arena Tournament question

#0 - March 12, 2009, 2:59 p.m.

It doesn't look like there's active blue posters in the tournament forum, I thought I'd look for clarification here.

The Tournament rules state:
All Arena Team members must be Eligible Participants and must separately enter in order to participate. Competition in the Tournament shall take place in the Arena Battlegrounds in World of Warcraft, and in accordance with the World of Warcraft Terms of Use and Arena Battleground rules.

And
“Cheating,” as determined in Sponsor’s sole discretion, and specifically including, without limitation, “win-trading,” shall result in disqualification of the Arena Team and all of its Team Members.

The regular arena page doesn't spell out what Cheating and win trading are.

My concern is the teams that are going for the murloc (I'm on one of them). My team has actually played all of our games, but in the course of the games I've seen the following: Some of the teams are entering the arena and are /afk'ing out (not many, thankfully). Some of the teams are going in with no gear on so as to lose as fast as possible.

Does this count as cheating or win trading? Meaning, will the teams doing this be disqualified from the pet and if they are disqualified, will I have to play more games to make up for their disqualified games?

Aredek

#2 - March 12, 2009, 3:25 p.m.

We'll definitely look into these players' actions; however, this should not impact the number of games you must play to receive a murloc. To reiterate, I do not believe you will need to play more games if the player's you faced were disqualified. Should any additional information become available, we'll do our best to keep you updated.

Good luck! :)

Aredek

#4 - March 12, 2009, 4:06 p.m.

I'll be happy to inquire on your behalf; however, I am unable to guarantee a response, Rovina. I, personally, recommend that all players put forth an effort to compete in the spirit of the tournament.