Below is a list of changes that are being made for Roulette Rivals 19. This list may not be exhaustive, so it is recommended to still read over the full list of rules.
RR19 will be in the Swiss + KO Stage Format, last used in RR17. The full tournament format can be found here.
The last changes to the Swiss format were felt by many to be an improvement, but due to the Buchholz (BH) score being the most accurate after all rounds have been played, the fairness of the draws was lacking a bit, creating scenarios that were or felt unfair.
To remedy this, Buchholz score will return to being the first tiebreaker, with Map Point Differential being relegated to second tiebreaker. Buchholz will also remain the metric by which all pairings in Swiss rounds after the first will be weighted by.
We have all around overhauled the pages containing the rules and information pertaining to RR to improve clarity and readability. A few noteworthy points resulting of this:
The following changes have been made to the pool of unique kills:
For details on these kills and more, refer to the Unique Kills section.
The following changed to Banned Conditions have been made:
For details on these kills and more, refer to the Banned Conditions section.