I've told you on IRC, and I gladly say it again: This looks good! 

As far as I remember, this Paladin routine is an automated mechanism to prevent speed or map hacks. A few years ago, I got some warning messages from that thing for no reason. Seems it does not always work as expected, probably especially if there are package jumps in the connection? No clue, but don't worry too much about it.

Rules draft/notes added above.

I wonder, if there was GM support for such an event, would it be possible to overcome accidental killing? Could players be reset from the DR without a curse on them, such that kills can be ignored IC, and played like regular defeats? That might be cool to move group frights to any other place than the DR.
EDIT: After some chat in-game, I see that the curse is triggered by the portal, but not when a character is moved by a GM. So this may be a nice option.

I thought about rules that can be checked by players without GM assistance. The idea was that if no armor is in use, defense modifiers from multiple masterwork items (and buffs) will not matter that much, so any weapons can be used. Maybe physical attacks get an advantage from this compared to magic, but I think that's okay, since you have to get close and time your attack, and magic has other great uses than direct damage. Of course, all of this is open to testing and discussion. Like the question if helms or shields should be allowed.

I'd like to open this topic to discuss ideas for and interest in a possible combat event.

Just a few days ago, we had the DarkStars Duelists Championship, and I think this was lots of fun for everyone involved. A nice tournament with plenty of action, which also revived the community's interest in PvP. Now, I wonder, can we run some small player event with a bit more room for team work, different game mechanics and strategies? But without the utter chaos of the infamous Champion's cup? Some of you certainly remember this monthly event, which served as a big testing playground for free-style free-for-all PvP. Yes, it was havoc. But it was fun, at least when there were still enough participants.

So, can we do something in between? I thought of a small tournament for registered teams of two players each, maybe three. Since there's a high chance for accidental killing in team fights, the fights should probably be moved to the Death Realm. That's bad for spectators and nearly impossible to legitimate from an IC perspective, so the games would be more of an OoC fun-battle. But it allows to bring in another interesting aspect: Magic. I think if we disallow armor (and robes to hide it), this might actually work. And we would not need to worry about masterwork gear. Potions and food can also be allowed, as there are timers in place, and weapons can deal good amounts of damage. I am not sure if bows should be allowed, but if you have to face the enemy properly for a good chance to hit, then the movement advantage will not be that imbalanced. Nope.
Maybe we can get a bunch of players for some testing, such that we can gather ideas and insights for future events.

Thanks for your feedback.

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EDIT: Rules draft/notes

Mode: Arranged team fights, always two versus two fighters
No armor: Armor, helms, robes and shields are not allowed
No bows: Magical attacks are allowed, but no ranged weapons
No Stuns: Combat moves, spells and consumables are allowed, but no stuns, cages, glues etc.
Registration: 4 teams can enlist three fighters each
Matches: Teams decide which two fighters they send against which team
Getting Ready: Before each match, fighters challenge each other and sit down when ready
Count-down: The referee starts the match with a count-down to stand up and attack
Points: A total of 4 per match, one per standing fighter, one per defeated opponent
Ordering: Six matches in total: AB, CD, DA, AC, CB, BD
3 team mode: If one team fails to attend with two fighters, the remaining teams fight twice against each other
Grouping: All fighters form one group to view health bars and combat messages
Disconnects: Matches are repeated on mutual agreement, otherwise disconnect counts as defeat
Location: Hydlaa arena (with GM assistance) or death realm (when run only by players)

Maybe a good portion of the missing matches will take place during the last 24h before the rewards ceremony, as it is easier during the week end for EU and US players to get together. I don't know.
Also: Don't forget the calendar

EDIT: So, yesterday Dilihin joined the games, and there was a lot of exciting action. Thanks to Farirro for the epic fight, and congrats to Dalos, who will be the winner of this tournament. And good luck to the remaining fighters who compete for rank three!

Yes, it is known issue, and I'm sure Neeno will fix this when he finds some time for that. For now, the best you can do is make shortcuts for the attack moves, either manually (/queue <attackname>) or by copying shortcuts created using drag-and-drop with the regular client.
Also, Neeno has actually managed to compile OSX binaries, which will certainly be published with his next release.