Battlegrounds
Overview
King Marcel Marollo III of the Maroll Kingdom has been very sick lately. His majesty declared that he has chosen Prince Guillaume or Prince Croix as the next king amongst his 9 sons. Two kings can't share a nation! Only the victorious one shall be appointed and enthroned to be the next king of Maroll. This battle is not just between the two rivalries but it will also determine the future of the kingdom.
Battlegrounds is a PvP System in which two teams compete towards specific objectives in various arenas, and has unique equipment and consumable rewards for participation.
Entering Battlegrounds
To join battle ground press alt+~, there you shall find a "battle" mini icon on the second row (mini icons can be enabled through esc>settings>mini icon - enable "more"). Upon clicking battle, you will open the battle ground window (see below) with four options : Individual, Party, Guild and Tip. The battle grounds operate in a queuing systems, where every participant (either individual or party) is appropriated into the BG queue to Croix or Guilliaume team (or Traitor team, in case of triple inferno). Battlegrounds have 9 different modes, which have been further explained below.
System
Rules & Features
All Battlegrounds have the same basic set of rules and features.
- Minimum players required to begin queue are [Thor:] 6 vs 6,[Loki] 8 vs 8
- Minimum levels required to begin queue are [Thor:] 160,[Loki] 240
- You may sign up for Battlegrounds at any Town map. This includes, well, all towns, as well as the Eden Group maps and most inside-town maps
- If you move to a non-town map, your position in the queue will be vacated and you will have to re-join the queue at the end!
- Team balancing, currently, works "linearly", i.e. it will iterate through the queue adding people to each different team
- If you queue whilst a game is in progress, and there is room in the game, you will automatically be added to the current game in progress. If the game is full, you be will placed at the end of the queue and must wait until a space becomes available.
- There will be roughly a 2 minute break between each game in which you can re-supply if you need it. During this time, you may use @veto, which counts a vote against the next game in the rotation. If enough people @veto the next game, it will be skipped. If a game is vetoed, the next game in the rotation cannot be vetoed and will begin within 30 seconds.
- At any point, you may leave the queue using the Battle button. You can do this inside Battlegrounds as well if you need to leave early.
- Each team now has a designated "leader" who gain some of the same skill-based buffs as a guild leader does.
- BG Teams are now also considered as "fake" guilds, so you may now see where each of your teammates are on the mini-map
- The leader of each team may use @order: this displays a message akin to @guildmes to all people within their team
- If a player is unhappy with being the leader, they may use @leader to swap leadership to another person on their team.
- In order to aid teams against AFKers, a system is in place that determines whether or not a player is AFK. The team leader can use @reportafk to kick the person from their team if the system deems them as AFK also.
- If a player is AFK at the end of a match, the queuing system will automatically remove them during the down-time until the next game starts.
- Upon entering this area, players are dispelled. This only affects the buffs that can be activated by the player him/herself. Example: A Lord Knight can activate Berserk by themselves, so that skill isn't dispelled on the LK. A Priest can't cast Kaizel on him/herself, that that skill will be dispelled.
- @commands have been disabled to prevent people from using "@die" to abuse the system.
- Players will now be dispelled of negative effects when leaving Battlegrounds.
- The Battlegrounds follow the War of Emperium mechanics rather than PvP mechanics.
- Skill that cannot be used in War of Emperium cannot be used in the battlegrounds (such as Ice Wall, Teleport, and Warp Portal are prohibited). The Taekwon skills Running and High Jump are also prohibited. (However: Running has been enabled on Loki)
Teams
**The two teams are based on the rivalries of two sons of King Marollo: Prince Croix, and General Guillaume, who are battling for control of the Maroll Kingdom.
**Players in queue are automatically appropriated into one of the two teams randomly
**Exception : Triple Inferno battleground mode has a third team named Traitors. Who are rebels against belligerent princes of Maroll Kingdom and want to seek a democratic government.
**Croix team players are denoted by Red colored markers, Guillaume team players are denoted by Blue colored markers and Traitor team players (in case of triple inferno mode) are denoted by Green colored markers in the mini map. Neutral objectives are denoted by Yellow colored markers and Unclaimed objectives are denoted by White colored markers in mini map
Battlegrounds Communication
To talk with other queuing players in battleground queue, use the #battlegrounds channel. All queuing information will be displayed automatically in the #battlegrounds channel. You enable/disable #battleground channel by doing @join #battlegrounds/@part #battlegrounds respectively. Alternatively, You can join #battlegrounds channel through Settings NPC.
Players may also use /battlechat. All text typed in /battlechat will appear Purple, and you will only be able to talk to your team when in /battlechat. Party, Guild, and Open chat will not work until /battlechat is deactivated.
Battleground Arenas
Tierra Gorge
The Tierra Gorge is a very steep canyon with two forts residing north and south ends of the map. There is a ration depot for the Guillaume and Croix armies at the 11 and 8 o'clock directions. The battle starts at your army's ship and the goal is to advance and destroy your enemy's rations depot faster than they can destroy yours.
The Army that captures the neutral flag in the center of the battlefield will be rewarded with extra regeneration points, meaning their soldiers will resurrect more than the other side, giving them an advantage.
- Two 'Forts' are arranged at the north and south end of the map.
- Each 'Fort' has a 'Storehouse' that must be defended, and by destroying the opposing team's storehouse, you win the match.
- There is a Neutral base at the center of the map. If your Team occupies this point, you will be able to spawn here instead of further back, along with receiving 3 Guardians to fight alongside you.
- There is a series of back routes that are blocked by Barricades. By destroying these barricades, your team can gain an advantage.
- There is a '25 Second' waiting period for players who are killed in battle until they respawn back on the map.
- The Cooldown period during which a player cannot participate in another Tierra Gorge battle is shown in a player's Quest Window.
- The Winning team receives File:7828.gif 3 Bravery Badge, and the losing team receives File:7828.gif 1 Bravery Badge.
- Loki: Winning team receives 4. Losing team receives 1.
Flavius
The objective of Flavius battle is to score 2 points before your enemy by destroying their crystal. The crystals for both armies are protected by special barricades that cannot be destroyed by direct attacks but they can be removed by destroying the Guardians that protect the enemy army base.
The crystals are immune to every type of skill; your physical attacks are the only choice for destroying your enemy's crystal.
- Victory is obtained by destroying the opposing team's 'Crystal'.
- The Crystal for each team is protected by 2 Guardians that must be defeated before the crystal can be attacked.
- When the crystal is destroyed, your team gains one point. Your team wins if you obtain two points.
- Skills cannot be used on crystals.
- The Cooldown period during which a player cannot participate in another Flavius battle is shown in a player's Quest Window.
- The winning team receives File:7829.gif 12 Valor Badge, and the losing team receives File:7829.gif 4 Valor Badge .
- Loki: Winning team receives 10. Losing team receives 2.
- In an event of a tie, both teams receive File:7829.gif 4 Valor Badge.
Kreiger Von Midgard (KVM)
To win the battle of Kriger Von Midgard you and your team must kill all the other opponents before all of you die. The first team to lose all their soldiers loses. Since you cannot come back when you die, taking care on the battlefield is essential.
- In order to win, one team must reduce the other team's points to 0. In other words, it's a death match battle with survivors being the winners.
- Each team starts with 1 point per player on the team.
- Each team loses 1 point when a player dies.
- Players have 5 minutes to decide the outcome of the match. If one team is not completely victorious after 5 minutes, that with most players standing wins.
- After victory or defeat, players will be warped to a spot to collect their rewards and exit the map. This must be done within 30 seconds or the player will be forcibly ejected from the arena.
- KVM Points are distributed as follows:
- Levels 79 and below: Winning - 2 points, Losing - 0 points.
- Levels 80+: Winning - 5 points, Losing - 1 point.
Capture the Flag
For Capture the Flag, you must capture.. the.. flag..
There's only ONE direct route to the flag. The other routes are blocked by barricades. The choice of where to attack or defend from depends on your team. Be cautious. Breaking barricades at base may allow for new defensive positions, or holes in your defense when you capture their flag and bring it back to base without losing a score.
- Only 5 players are allowed to join per battle. All players must be levels 80+ on Eir/Tyr, or 200+ on Loki
- To spectate Capture the Flag, speak to the Spectator Staff (Located at 146 147).
Battlegrounds Rewards
File:7829.gif Valor Badges, File:7828.gif Bravery Badges and File:7828.gif Heroism Badges are the three reward items that can be obtained in Battlegrounds. They can be traded in for a variety of different equipment. Tierra Gorge rewards you with Bravery Badges, Flavius rewards you with Valor Badges and Kriger Von Midgard rewards you with Heroism Badges.
Possible Rewards:
The equipment may have either the prefix Valor or Bravery depending on which medals are used to obtain them. Not all equipment can be obtained by both badges. Different badges cannot be mixed to pay for one item; you must pay the full badge price with one type of badge only. (The NPC will ask which type of badge you wish to exchange.) Badges can only be used to purchase items from Erundek (Located at 160 150). All Battlegrounds equipment is character bound.
