Story
After years of being lost, the precious Jade Nightingale has resurfaced. Heralds have begun proclaiming that the battle for the Jade Nightingale has begun. Clans were invited to bid for the ownership of those lands and spread their might and influence. Those who find themselves worthiest among those who succeed in fighting over the Territories shall be the ones worthy enough of the Jade Nightingale’s possession.

Background
In each server of Perfect World , three (3) Clans will become eligible to enter the Warlord’s Circle, based on the tournament’s Territorial War scoring system . These clans will be included in the four teams that will compete in the server semi finals. The fourth slot will be reserved for the Wild Card voting winner.

Eligibility
All active guilds in Perfect World Philippines are qualified and eligible to compete in the Territorial Wars “ Battle for the Jade Nightingale”.

All characters in Perfect World who belong in any active guild may compete in the Territorial Wars “ Battle for the Jade Nightingale”.

To be able to make it to the Server Eliminations, a guild must first choose on whether to go for the Warlord’s Circle or Wild Card winner. Here we detail Territorial War Eligibility.

Duration/Schedule

Territorial War “The Battle For the Jade Nightingale”
The scoring period for the Territorial Wars will begin on September 3, 2007 and end on October 1, 2007.
August 29 - Start claiming territories by bidding on areas and schedule your clans to control territories and start earning points by September 3, 2007.
October 1 - The top three (3) clans with the highest Territorial War points from each server will be eligible to compete with the server Wild Card winner in the Server Semi Finals.

Territorial War Conditions
Perfect World is going to LU Live! The road to being number one is never to be taken lightly. One mistake is often enough to decide who fails and who is deemed worthy to posses the Jade Nightingale! Clans may come and go but only the steadfast and determined will remain.

How to make it to the Server Semi Finals:

1. The base scores of the Territories will be computed after every Territorial War weekend. These will be credited to the Territorial War points of the clan occupying the Territories (points will be computed every Monday after all the battles during the weekend). The scoring period will only begin on September 3, 2007. This means that even if your clan is already controlling a territory before the scoring period, you will only gain points if you maintain control of the territory by September 3, 2007.The scoring system is as follows:At the end of every City Battle week (Monday), clans controlling cities will earn a number of points according to the table below.Each minor territory controlled – 100pts.
   Controlling Sword, Feather or Beast City – 500pts.
   Controlling Dragon City , Universal City or Dream Port – 1000 pts.Example:
   1. Clan holding Sword and Feather Cities retains ownership.
      1. At the start of the scoring period one clan maintains the control for both sword and feather city. 500points (sword) + 500 points (feather) total points for the week 1,000pts.
      2. If the clan managed to capture another minor territory. While maintaining the control of the two cities, 500pts(sword) + 500pts(feather) and another 100pts(for the newly acquired minor territory) = 1,100 points
   2. In the case of ties that will result in having more than 3 clans qualified for the semifinals, the clans with the highest Clan Level will receive the slot. If ever there will still be more than 3 clans qualified for the semifinals, the clans with the same score will enter a PVP sudden death match in Royal Rumble format.(All members of competing clans will be placed into the PvP arena to fight at the same time. The rules are:
      • Each team will be composed of 10 members.
      • The team composition must include at least one character of each class.
      • The team must not have more than 2 characters of one class.
      • The team may choose how to party (one party of 6 + one of 4 or two parties of 5, or three parties of 3, or however they want)
      • No resurrection skills, items or abilities are allowed.
      • Amulets or Heirograms are allowed.
      • This royal rumble will last a maximum of 10 minutes. The last clan remaining will receive the slot for the semifinals. (In the case of multiple slots, the last clan to fall will receive the 2 nd slot, the next clan will receive the 3 rd slot, etc.)
      • If there is more than 1 surviving clan at the end of the 10 minute period, the team with the most surviving members wins.
      • If ever there is still a tie, the tied clans will enter a sudden death match. (The team of the first character to fall will lose) This match will last a maximum of 5 minutes.
      • If ever there is still a tie, the team with the LOWEST total level of member characters will win.
      • Characters are not allowed to exit the arena at any time. Characters that leave the arena will be considered to have forfeited and will not be allowed back in for the tournament.
   3. To monitor clan rankings, Territorial War points will be posted at the Perfect World website.
   4. The top three (3) clans with the highest points from each server by October 1, 2007 will have the honor of entering the Warlord’s Circle and will compete with the top Wild Card winners from the same worlds in the Server Semi Finals.
   5. Any player caught for any grave offense for the duration of the tournament will be disqualified.
   6. Extensions are considered as a separate Clan. So only the Territories under your guild master are counted.
   7. A guild, once broken, will not be reinstated for the competition. Even if you create another guild with the same name and under the same guild master, it would be considered as a different guild.
   8. The Territorial War points will be computed every Monday after all the scheduled battles are over. Once scores are published, they become final.
   9. Technical issues that occur during sieges will not affect the tournament results in any way.
   10. All decisions by the judges/tournament committee are deemed final and non-negotiable.

   Additional Rules:

   a. Tournament officials will contact the winning Guild Masters of both the Wild Card and Territorial Wars. Please wait for official e-mail and/or phone call from tournament officials.

   b. We shall be sending an official form for the Server Semi Finals. The guildmaster will be given five (5) days to complete the form from the time the form is sent. The ultimate deadline for submission of the form will be posted on the website and the PW Forums. Failure to submit the forms means forfeiture of your team’s right to compete and awarding of an automatic win for your opponent.

   c. The Guild Master is expected to provide accurate information (most especially the usernames) of the participating characters for the server semis.

   d. Guild masters must submit their team lineup between October 3 and October 7, 2007. This includes each of the team members’ usernames, character classes and levels, with no repeating class per team, as well as their real names, addresses and contact numbers.

   e. In the event of a guild holding a position in BOTH the Warlord’s Circle and Wild Card, they will be asked to choose only one slot. The slot/s they’ll be giving up will go to the guild next in line. They have to indicate their preference during the submission of their guild line up.

   f. There will be a total of Ten (10) characters to compete per team, with an additional 2 members to be placed on reserve.

   g. These characters (including reserves) MUST be a member of the Territorial War Warlord’s Circle guild or Wild Card guild.

   h. Guild masters of participating guilds are may choose not to participate in the server matches. It is not a requirement for the Guild Master to fight in the attack or defense of any battle.

   i. Official schedules for the matches shall be posted at the website and the PW Forums. It is the responsibility of the winning team to monitor this information and inform all members.

   j. Tournament officials shall check the team roster and validate all characters.

   k. If ever other information is needed, tournament officials will notify the guild master. It is the responsibility of the Guild Master to give accurate and complete info so that this process will be expedited. The Guild Master must complete the information in order for the team to become legitimate, valid and ready for the semis.

   l. Once verified, the final team roster will be posted at the official website and the boards.

   m . Level Up employees and their relatives up to the 2nd degree of affinity and consanguinity are disqualified from joining any stage of Territorial Wars including the Grand Finals.

   Player Responsibilities

   1. Players must follow the rules interpretations and guidelines for play set forth by the Tournament Committee, the Tournament Director, the head judge, and other tournament officials.
   2. Players are expected to behave in a respectful and sporting manner at all times.
   3. Players who argue with or fail to follow the instructions of the Tournament Director, head judge or other tournament officials are subject to the appropriate penalties as the case may be.
      NOTE: Level Up and/or officials of the TW Tournament Committee reserve the right to suspend or ban a player or guild without prior notice for any reason deemed necessary for the proper function of the event.

   Prize

   1. Server Champion
   2. This prize shall be inserted to the account of the Guild Master and will also be announced at the website.
   3. Offline prizes. - Not yet final.

via [LU! News]