Battlegrounds Season 28

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edited April 23 in News & Announcements

DATES

Pre-Season
  • Start
    • Wednesday, Apr 23, 2025
Regular Season
  • Start
    • Wednesday, Apr 30, 2025
Gladiator Circuit Buff Meta Change
  • Weeks 3-4:
    • Start:
      • Wednesday, May 14, 2025

OVERVIEW

  • Hey Summoners, we aim to evolve the contest as much as possible to bring you new and engaging experiences. Season 28 (S28) updates are focused on the Gladiator Circuit, where we have several large changes planned to improve the rewards, progression, engagement, and competition. Below will be a breakdown of how we are changing the Gladiator Circuit (GC) and Solo/Alliance Events.
  • We took on more work than usual, but you can always expect a new Buff Meta and a new Emote that's up for grabs… UNLESS WE RAGE QUIT AND STOP ADDING THEM!!!

Seasonal Event Reward Structure

We’ve simplified how we give out rewards by utilizing a single Radiance Resource that will now be the main payout at the end of a season. Radiance can be used to purchase items in a newly created Radiance store.

Gladiator Circuit Tier & Rank Restructuring

  • To accommodate our growing player base and when we host special events, we want higher-level progression to be more attainable, so we’ve expanded the number of Ranks in key GC tiers and added more spots to existing ranks. This restructuring allows more players to make meaningful climbs while reducing congestion where it used to exist.
Here's what’s changing



Weekly GC Objective Updates

  • To encourage players to climb to their potential earlier in the season, we are introducing objectives that incentivize pushing for the Gladiator’s Circuit as soon as a Summoner is able.
  • If a Summoner is able to obtain all three, they can gain up to an additional +30k Radiance per season.
  • New Objectives:
    • Radiant Gladiator 1 - Complete by the end of week 1
      • Reach the Gladiator Circuit
      • Reward = 10K Radiance
    • By the end of week 2 - Complete by the end of week 2
      • Achieve 100 Rating on the Gladiator Circuit
      • Reward = 10K Radiance
    • By the end of week 3 - Complete by the end of week 3
      • Achieve a 200 Rating on the Gladiator Circuit
      • Reward = 10K Radiance
  • Solo Event Removal: We will keep the Solo event active for S28 so you can double-dip on rewards, but it will be removed for season S29 onwards.

Alliance Event Scoring Update

  • The alliance event scoring system will now prioritize matches won in the GC. Summoners who complete and win matches in the GC will earn significantly more points toward Alliance Event rewards.
What's new:

Gladiator Circuit Matchmaking Changes

  • High-rating Summoners often suffer from long matchmaking queues, so we've implemented smarter tuning and a failsafe to ensure you always find a match after a specific amount of time.
  • New matchmaking behavior:
    • Expanded tuning within the 5 minute duration to improve matching for all GC Summoners.
    • A 5-minute failsafe: Once the timer reaches 5 minutes of searching you will now match with the closest available Summoner regardless of rating.
    • This ensures everyone can find a match and should improve matches made drastically.

Upcoming Buff Metas





Saga Rewards

Where Light Essence & Dark Plumes can be found

  • Victory Track (VT)
    • 1 Light Essence when completing the VT.
    • 10 Dark Plumes when completing the VT.
  • Gladiator Circuit
    • 1x Light Essence when you reach Celestial 5.
    • 3x Light Essence when you reach Celestial 4.
    • 6x Light Essence when you reach Celestial 3.
    • 6x Light Essence when you reach Celestial 2.
    • 12x Light Essence when you reach Celestial 1.

Upon completing Vibranium 1 and reaching the Gladiators Circuit, you will receive

  • Mangog - Rage Quit (Or maybe that's how he wins?!?)

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