How many players must be ready?

All ten. A player who does not respond is removed so the lobby can fill again.

Can five friends play together?

Stack / Fill can support up to five players together. The selected Gather type displays its party limit.

If everyone is not connected by the five-minute deadline, the Gather is cancelled, connected players are notified and the server is released.

Not during normal integrated operation. MatchZy and Arena66 Live report the match and final result automatically.

A 5v5 Gather requires ten players. Join alone or in an allowed party or stack size, depending on the Gather type selected by its creator.

The lobby shows participation and open duration. Once full, it enters a timed ready check.

Everyone must select READY within one minute. Players who do not respond are removed and the lobby reopens for replacements.

Two consecutive missed ready checks cause a 30-minute Gather timeout. Otherwise, a removed player may join again.

Public teams are drawn randomly while valid parties stay together. Arena Rating does not decide who enters each team.

Private Friend Gathers allow self-selected sides and are unrated, but require a personal server.

The map pool defines available active 5v5 maps. Voting or event rules choose the map before Arena66 sends the configuration to MatchZy.

Participants receive a protected connection card. A five-minute deadline prevents an abandoned match from occupying the server.

Map, sides, rounds and supported events can appear live. When complete, Arena66 stores the result and releases the server.

Match data updates profiles, Gather history, leaderboards, achievements and Arena Rating when the match is rated.

Players wanting organised competition can create a permanent team with a captain and roster, then enter 5v5 tournaments and leagues.

Each organiser defines substitutes, roster rules, map series and registration deadlines.