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BCL NEWS W20/19

WEEK 20 OF 2019 THE SECOND WEEK OF THE NEW LADDER

BCL news here again to keep you up dated on what’s new with the coming and going’s of all things BCL. “What’s been happening?” I hear you ask. Ok so maybe not, however with new 2.0 version of the site, new ladders, new systems and a not quite so new version of our favorite FPS Battlefield V things can get a little confusing. We will be here to help guide you through keeping you informed.

Older user’s of our Discord server may have noticed lot’s of empty spaces in the team leaders contacts list. All contacts were removed as many teams have changed since the BF1 and to make things simpler for everyone, including our master of verification and permission on Discord the one and only jtniteuk this has been emptied. Leaders are being added by our very helpful and vigilant friend as they come forward. While we are speaking of Discord we have had several enquirers as how to gain more or full access of the various channels. This information is on the welcome & rules channel in there, but we will repeat this here for our avid and not so avid readers. Upon joining discord you will find a channel named Registration. If you pop in that channel posting a little something asking to be given registered BCL player or leader role the previously mention jt will be more than happy to verify you are indeed registered and will be more than happy to grant these permissions.

Discord is also the place where team representatives vote on rules. Although the initial rule vote survey has been done BFv is a dynamic game with regular updates and additions. Due to this there is a regular need for our team reps to make decisions on new weapons and gadgets added to the game. Remember folks all new weapons are considered banned until a vote has been completed on weather they are included in BCL matches or not. Of course with the upcoming 5v5 mode and private servers there will be plenty more to vote on. It’s you the community that lead us so make sure you let us know who you want as your rep. Speaking of private servers as there will be a need for another survey when these are added to the game this will be an opportune time to review how the current rules set is going and discuss weather there is a need to review the current rule set. This will be the one and only time there may be a major overhaul of the rules. If there is something that really niggles you or feel isn’t helping the competitiveness of the BCL ensure you have your voice heard by having your rep included in the council.

Rules Changes

Rules are now on version 1.2 Summary of changes

  • P08 Carbine (Scout) is banned

Updates to Playing the ladder

We are excited to announce some new updates to the ladder aimed at improving how it works. These will help with our vision for how the ladder is used.

Challenge response options.

Now when a team is challenged by a team ranked below them they have three options of response.

  1. Accept – This speaks for itself they accept the challenge on suggested time, let battle commence.
  2. Forfeit – If you don’t fancy the challenge or feel the challenging team is too OP not wanting to scare off your team members you may simply forfeit the game giving the challenger the win. Of course nobody will be using this option.
  3. Reschedule – If the time of the challenge isn’t convenient you may select this option. When doing so you will be given options of some days and times. (These have been voted on in the council) This is to avoid the challenged team simply offering a silly time and day to try avoid the challenge. The challenging team may then accept this reschedule or cancel. If the reschedule is cancelled then the challenge is cancelled to avoid things dragging on and clogging up the ladder.

When teams are challenged from above they will have accept, reschedule and cancel. The thought behind this is to avoid teams higher up simply sandbagging their position or trying to improve their win numbers with easier games.

We still ask and advise the following,

  • Don’t challenge a team with a short notice. Give enough time to your opponent to arrange the game.
  • To make the ladder smoother you should pre-agree with your potential opponent. Agree timing and make the challenge to the system after you have agreed the details with your opponent.

Last weeks Matches

Monday 13th of May 2019 7:00PM (Europe/London)
SEAL ESPORTS [SEAL]  2 – 0  Tribe eGaming [TRB]

Wednesday 15th of May 2019 2:39PM (Europe/London)
MaD Players [MaD]  0 – 2  Gloria Victis [GV]

Wednesday 15th of May 2019 7:00PM (Europe/London)
Band of Brothers [101]  0 – 2  SEAL ESPORTS [SEAL]

Wednesday 15th of May 2019 8:00PM (Europe/London)
BEGA ELITE [BEGA]  2 – 0  Lords of War fr [LoW]

Friday 17th of May 2019 7:00PM (Europe/London)
Band of Brothers [101]  0 – 2  Tribe eGaming [TRB]

Friday 17th of May 2019 9:00PM (Europe/London)
Flyswatters [FWS]  0 – 2  4  Players [4P]

Sunday 19th of May 2019 7:00PM (Europe/London)
Polish Legion [PLE]  0 – 2  Tribe eGaming [TRB]

Sunday 19th of May 2019 8:00PM (Europe/London)
ELITARNI [ELIT]  2 – 0  3rd Echelon [3rd]

Congratulations & Commiserations to this weeks winners and looser’s. As this is only the second full week of the new ladder system all of the current 25 teams on there are still finding their place. It is not a grind based ladder but a skill based so teams battle to defend or win the highest position of the two teams playing. As the initial rankings before we kicked off were purely based on the order in which teams joined the current rankings are still partly due to this order teams joined. We are now beginning to see something closer to a true reflection of who are the top ten or twenty ect. Yes this still needs time to settle down, but the more games are played the more the real rankings of teams will come to light and the closer matched opponents will be.

The ladder is of course an ongoing place for teams to not only find an active team of similar skill level (these will match more closely as more teams join and games are played), but it also the qualifying route into the league division. Remember to qualify you must have played on the ladder before the 30th of May and have applied to join the league.

  • Teams who have not played and posted a result for 14 days drop one position on the ladder.
  • Teams who have not played and posted a result for 28 days are removed to ensure all teams on there are active and avoid clogging things up. (If removed for inactivity you may rejoin again when active).

League Divisions

Now we are two weeks into the ladder and qualifying for Season 1 BFV League division things are starting to shape up. Of the 20 teams applied and the 25 on the ladder we now have enough teams in qualifying positions for an 8 team division 1 and another 8 team division 2. This can all change as teams jokey for position and qualification spots between now and 30th of May. with more team making enquirers, registering their teams and teams yet to play a challenge match this could all change. We may even see a division 3 who knows.

This opening season is of course an EU PS4 league however we will be using the activeness of ladders on all platforms and modes as our gauge for where a league is needed and when one will be started. when we have enough activity on the other platforms they will see registration open for T8 SCQ leagues. If you would like to see a ladder in any game mode, region or platform opened up let us know. We are community lead and the site is compatible for many game modes and regions across BFV, BF1 and BF4. If we have the demand, enough admin willing to help out and are able to keep up will are more than happy to accommodate.

 

Until next week see you on the Battlefield.

 

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