A rules change has been made regarding the Restricted Ruleset Categories. The rules change involves the use of Sawclipping, clarifies the different uses of the tech, and leads to further rules clarification for all the ruleset categories. This post seeks to inform about the logic regarding the changes.

The Restricted rules change is as follows:

• "Chainsword Lunging to skip/clip impassable terrain" is ALLOWED
• "Chainsword Lunging to zip" is BANNED

Sawclipping is a useful tech that is simply sawlunging to clip through surfaces. Sawlunging is the action of "lunging to a targeted enemy using the chainsword" and is only concerned with whether the target is within range and in sight to skip next to the enemy. So, the base feature of lunging isn't concerned with obstacles. This presents an issue because of minimal requirements easily allowing for extra uses of lunging to skip sections of parkour/movement, to clip through various obstacles or terrain, and to zip large distances under the correct conditions.

When considering the extra uses to lunging, it is easy to see the techs are problematic when applied to the established rulesets. For the glitch-restricted rulesets, clipping is only allowed under the right conditions. To avoid problems with the usage of sawlunging, the full breadth of techs possible from lunging need be defined by degree of glitching and applied to the rulesets.

There are 3 degrees of glitching when Sawlunging:

1. Skipping (Sawskipping)
2. Clipping (Sawclipping)
3. Zipping (Sawzipping)

To go into detail on each level: Skipping is the base effect of sawlunging to skip having to walk the distance lunged, this should be the base-level glitchless use. Clipping is the next step up to skip having to walk the distance lunged by clipping partially/fully through surfaces. Zipping is then the final step up being able to skip large distances far past the normal lunging distance whether skipping or clipping.

Several categories currently include usage of Sawlunging and as a result need to be clarified to match the Restricted wording

The Glitchless rules clarification is as follows:

• "Chainsword Lunging to skip/clip passable terrain" is ALLOWED
• "Chainsword Lunging to skip, clip, and/or zip impassable terrain" is BANNED

The NoMajorGlitches and MajorGlitches rules clarification is as follows:

• "Chainsword Lunging to skip, clip, and/or zip" is ALLOWED