Get Started!

Step 2) Complete Play! Profile

Complete Your Play! Profile

Once you have registered for a PGL Profile, you must login, then complete your Play! Profile. Players from our old site must do this too, to reach the new requirements for event registration.

1. Login if not already (Play! > Login/Register)
2. Go to Play! > YourName (Under Play! Profile header)
   
3. Optional: Update your Display Name
4. Required: Ensure Play! Username matches PGL Username
5. Required: Add Steam Profile Link (eg. steamcommunity.com/id/yourid)
6. Recommended: Complete About section, Upload a photo
7. Click Send

It is strongly recommended to upload an appropriate image for your player profile and the about section can be a great place to write about your competitive attributes and ambitions. A link to your Steam Profile Link MUST be provided, so that Season Admins can easily identify participants of any event belonging to a Steam game. Adding the "http://" or "www." before will still work, however you can exclude it like in the example, to make it more presentable on your profile.

Any error in your provided information, or failure to supply your Steam Profile link will cause our software to bounce you back to your profile when you attempt to join a Season, Team, etc. If you encounter this, please make sure you have provided your Steam link and all other fields marked with an asterisk (*).

Awesome! Now you can get started with competitive seasons and events at Pacific Gaming League. More details in steps 3, 4 & 5.

Step 3) Check Eligibility

Check Your Eligibility 

Now that you have a PGL Profile and a completed Play! Profile, you are almost ready to compete.
First you need to know where to find registration dates and check your eligibility for an event.

1. Go to Play! (from Main Menu)
2. This is our Events List. First you check whether the event requires Team or Player Registration
3. Then review the dates for registration. If it's open, the Open column will have a tick.

• Name: Event name. More details accessible via the games homepage. We will get there shortly
• Team/Player: Whether or not the event type is Team or Player Registration. The steps to join either will be discussed shortly as well
• Open Registration: Are you are able to join the event at this current time
• Reg Opens: The open date for registrations (if applicable)
• Reg Closes: The close date for registrations (if applicable)
• Participants: How many teams/players are signed up for the event (depending on Team/PlayerRegistration type)

Step 4) Register for Events

Player Registration Events (1v1 / FFA / etc)

Now you are ready to get playing. Your first question is; Is the event Player Registration or Team Registration? Remember, you can find out by going to Play! from the main menu and checking the appropriate column. If so, follow these steps. Otherwise see Team Registration Events, below. For Team Captains of those events, jump straight to Step 5.

1. Login via Play! > Login/Register
2. Go to Games > GameName
3. Recommended: Browse the news section for any information before proceeding
4. Click Go To Game Events (Button near Top Right)
5. Select the event that interests you from the list that appears (If you went directly to the event from the previous page, ignore this bullet point)
6. Read the About and Rules tabs, making sure you fully understand and agree to them
7. If Registration is open, a Register button will appear beside Matches (Otherwise go to Play! and review dates)
8. Click Register (Top Right)
9. Click Join Season

You have now signed up for an event. Make sure you fully understand the rules for that event and set yourself a reminder. We do our best to send out reminders and announcements but it is up to you to attend before any cut off time. If you wish to pull out of the event, please contact a Season Admin and request to be removed. This is prefered over simply not showing up, as that may cause issues with match schedules, etc.

Team Registration Events (2v2 / 5v5v5 / etc)

Method 1 (For Team Members. Captains see Step 5)

1. Login via Play! > Login/Register
2. Go to Games > GameName
3. Click Go To Game Events button and select the desired event
4. Click the Team Name from the Standings page for the one you wish to join (If it isn't there, refer your Team Captain to Get Started - Step 5)
5. From the Team page, click Join Team (Top Right)
6. All done! Just wait for the Team Captain to approve/reject

Clicking Register like you would for a Player Event, requires you to be a Team Captain, as this registers the whole team for the event. The above steps instead describe how to join an existing team. If you are a team captain wanting to create a new team or add an existing one to the event, read step 5. Otherwise, please contact your Team Captain and refer them to the instructions, so that you can join ASAP.

Step 5) Captains Info

Team Captain Duties

For Team Registration Events, the Team Captain must first create a team, then register it for the event. This will then allow players to "Join Team" as discussed in step 4 under Team Registration Events. If you already have an existing team, skip these first set of instructions and start at "Register Team for Event". If you run into any issues, please ensure you have filled out your Play! Profile properly. Errors will cause you to return to that profile when trying to create new teams, etc.

Create a New Team

1. Login via Play! > Login/Register
2. Go to Play! > Create Team (Under Team Moderator header)
3. Required: Enter the Team Name (Please keep it short)
4. Optional: Enter the Team Tag
5. Click Register
6. Go to Play! > Your Team (Under Team Moderator header)
7. Recommended: Upload a Team Logo (This makes things look better for all of us)
8. Recommended: Add About Team info (A description is always appreciated)
9. Recommended: Upload Photo to Team Gallery (Uploading your Team Logo again here makes your profile much more presentable)
10. You MUST click Save when done (Top Right)

Register Team for Event

1. Login via Play! > Login/Register
2. Go to Games > GameName
3. Click Go To Game Events button and select the desired event
4. If Registration is Open, a Register button will appear beside Matches (Otherwise go to Play! and review Reg Dates)
5. Click Register (Top Right)
6. Select the correct team name from the list then click Join Season
7. Your team is registered but you have no player roster (for this event)
8. Go to Play! > Your Team (Under Team Moderator again)
9. Go to Players tab and confirm you have the correct team AND season selected in the Top Right dropdowns*
10. Add known team members to the team's players list (including yourself)
11. Any time a player clicks Join Team on your Team page, you will be able to return to this section and accept/approve their request
12. You MUST click Save when done (Top Right)
13. All done! You now have your team registered for an event, with its players listed for that event as well

* Note that via those dropdowns, you can have one team, with different rosters of players assigned to specific games, instead of creating a whole new team. It is not recommended to add players while the selection is set to All. Ensure you add players with the applicable season selected. This feature may cause confusion and is being reviewed, so feel free to contact an Admin should an issue arise.