Post by parrigan on Apr 15, 2015 19:49:47 GMT
Tin - Starting TV 500 to 1000*
Teams joining Tin MUST meet one of the following criteria:
A) Brand new team
B) Goblin or Halfling team that has played ONE prior season in Tin (or similar IP rookie league) and still fits within the 500-1000 TV range
Bronze - Starting TV 600 to 1550*
Teams joining Bronze MUST meet one of the following criteria:
A) Team has played most recent season in Tin or any official IP league/cup, followed by 3 of fewer Phoenix Open matches
B) Team has played in any official IP league/cup, followed by any number of Phoenix Open matches, and sat out at least one season of Bronze
C) Goblin or Halfling team which has played at least 6 matches anywhere in IP, even if they fall below the minimum TV requirement
D) New team has played exclusively in Phoenix Open and meets the approval of IP admin team**
E) Team has moved from a league outside IP, then played in Phoenix Open, and meets approval of IP admin team**
Important note: Criteria A and B also mean that a team may stay in Bronze or move down from Iron or Immortal, as long as the teams meets all other IP requirements.
Iron - Starting TV 1560 to 2100*
Teams joining Iron MUST meet one of the following criteria:
A) Team has played most recent season in Tin or any official IP league/cup, followed by 3 of fewer Phoenix Open matches
B) Team has played in any official IP league/cup, followed by any number of Phoenix Open matches, and sat out at least one season of Iron
C) Goblin or Halfling team which has played at least 15 matches anywhere in IP, even if they fall below the minimum TV requirement
D) New team has played exclusively in Phoenix Open and meets the approval of IP admin team**
E) Team has moved from a league outside IP, then played in Phoenix Open, and meets approval of IP admin team**
Important note: Criteria A and B also mean that a team may stay in Iron or move down from Immortal, as long as the teams meets all other IP requirements.
Immortal - Starting TV 2100 to 3000+*
Teams joining Immortal MUST meet one of the following criteria:
A) Team has played most recent season in Tin or any official IP league/cup, followed by 3 of fewer Phoenix Open matches
B) Team has played in any official IP league/cup, followed by any number of Phoenix Open matches, and sat out at least one season of Immortal
C) Goblin or Halfling team which has played at least 20 matches anywhere in IP, even if they fall below the minimum TV requirement
D) New team has played exclusively in Phoenix Open and meets the approval of IP admin team**
E) Team has moved from a league outside IP, then played in Phoenix Open, and meets approval of IP admin team**
For Cup Qualifying Rules, see the league page (as the rules can change from season to season at the discretion of the league owner).
Current Cups include: Cripple Cup Stretcher League, Cripple Cup Hospital League, Fraternity Cup, Rivendell Invitational, Reaper Cup, Gone in 40 Seconds, and King's Goblin's Tourney
*Teams MUST have at least 11 healthy players to enter any IP league (the ONLY exception to this is if the team does not have enough cash to buy an 11th player at start of season). The value of any MNG players (or loners for cash-strapped teams) at the time of league entry MUST BE ADDED to the team TV for purposes of calculating eligibility. All teams MUST play their first match in any league with exactly the roster the team had at the time of application. Massive roster/reroll trimming to move down to a lower tier will not be allowed.
**Please note, some teams require admin approval to enter. This is to prevent "farmed" teams form Auld World and elsewhere getting into IP leagues. We also reserve the right to check a team's Phoenix Open record to be sure the matches played there are legitimate (i.e. if it has 7 consecutive matches against an all-snotling team, it probably isn't getting in). If a team is deemed to have too many 2MVP/abandon wins in Phoenix Open, additional legitimate Open matches for each 2MVP win may be required to make the team eligible for entry into a weekly league (the right to enforce this is reserved by that league's commissioner). Each team will be considered for eligibility on a case-by-case basis.
Post your outside team application here --> iron-phoenix.freeforums.net/thread/1418/outside-teams-joining-ip-leagues