Blizz chiarifica alcune questioni inerenti il 2018 dell’Hearthstone Championship Tour
Qualche giorno fa una valanga di nuove informazioni circa le modifiche in arrivo con il 2018 per il campionato mondiale di Hearthstone hanno alimentato diverse interessanti discussioni al centro della community.
Per chi avesse perso l’aggiornamento (potrete leggere tutti i dettagli cliccando qui), Blizzard ha introdotto per i giocatori competitivi il Master System, ha dato una nuova forma all’Hearthstone Championship Tour, ha presentato la prima idea sui Tour Stops ed infine ha anche presentato il nuovo Team Standings.
Tutti questi cambiamenti, sono stati discussi in un articolo specifico, all’interno del quale analizzavamo ogni singolo nuovo contenuto cercando di comprendere i pregi e/o i difetti, e più in generale di come ogni novità introdotta da Blizz abbia più o meno la possibilità di impattare sul gioco.
Oggi BDrago è intervenuto su Reddit per Blizzard stessa, aggiungendo qualche interessante dettaglio riguardo alle novità del competitivo di Hearthstone.
Come prima cosa BDrago ha infatti spiegato, come del resto avevamo detto anche noi precedentemente, che se nella prima stagione non si dovesse raggiungere il numero di 64 giocatori con almeno 45 punti si procederà prendendo gli altri giocatori in ordine di ranking fino al raggiungimento dei 64 posti.
Inoltre, è stato confermato che le squadre che vorranno partecipare alle classifiche del HCT PRO Team Standings dovranno essere confermati da Blizzard, dovranno essere società regolarmente iscritte e legalmente riconosciute nei rispettivi paesi di origine, avere un sito web ed essere attivi sui social. Infine, i giocatori dovranno avere un contratto esclusivo con il team mentre per quanto riguarda le tempistiche effettive, l’HCT PRO Team Standings inizierà ufficialmente il primo giorno di Aprile del 2018.
Greetings travelers, and well met!
The Hearthstone community has always provided us with valuable feedback, and we appreciate everyone weighing in on the recent HCT 2018 program announcement and visual guide to the HCT.
We saw a lot of questions on a couple of specific topics, and wanted to share some additional details with everyone.
Qualifying for Playoffs
For Season One, the Hearthstone Competitive Point (CP) threshold for all regions is 45. If there are less than 64 players in a region who earn 45 or more points, all remaining top point earners will be invited until the bracket is filled out. Similar to last year, all players who tie with the 64th-place point earner will also be invited. On top of the 64 players who will have been invited based on points earned, the eight players who qualified through the Challenger process will also be invited. As this is our inaugural season of HCT with a fixed points threshold (rather than a moving target of top 64), we will be monitoring player populations closely and make adjustments as necessary for Season 2 and so on.
Hearthstone Pro Team Standings
We’re excited to see such overwhelming interest in the Hearthstone Pro Team Standings! Pro Hearthstone teams have done a lot over the years to support competitive HS players and 2018 will be our first step in recognizing pro teams. Besides seasonal prizing ($22,500 for the top team), pro team rivalries and the race to be the #1 org in HS esports will be storylines we integrate into our broadcasts.
Here are some additional info about the HCT Pro Team Standings:
- Organizations must be approved by Blizzard to participate in the Hearthstone Pro Team System.
- All participating organizations must be registered as legal business in their countries of origin, and have an active website and social media presence. New organizations will be expected to review their business plan with Blizzard.
- Organizations and players must provide Blizzard with license to use their names, nicknames, logos, likenesses, photographs, and other brand materials for promotional purposes.
- A Hearthstone Pro Team active roster is three players. While an organization and its affiliates may only have two active rosters per season, they may also have unlimited players under contract.
- Players must be under exclusive contract with the organization throughout the season they are representing it.
- HCT Pro Team Standings begin starting Season 2 on April 1, 2018.
For 2018, players may be substituted freely before each season. Organizations must submit changes to their active rosters two weeks before the first day of a new season.
The initial HCT 2018 program announcement was meant to give you an overview of what you can expect from Hearthstone Esports in the coming year. There’s lots more info to come and we will be able to share more details in early 2018.
Please keep the feedback coming, and happy Feast of Winter Veil, everyone!