It has taken a while, but we can now announce promotions and relegation critera for non-premier divisions! Please bear in mind that we have to consider the new Season 11 structure when deciding these spots, as well as factor in the madness that is the pre-season division seeding. We’d like to have just one group in Division 1 next season and see the skill levels in both Division 1 and 2 rise, so hopefully teams in Division 2 will understand not having automatic promotions. They are welcome to request a Division 1 spot when they sign up to Season 11.
Behold!
- Division 1: The bottom 4 teams from each group will be relegated.
- Division 2: No teams will be promoted. The bottom 4 teams from each group will be relegated.
- Division 3: The top team from each group will be promoted.The bottom 3 teams from each group will be relegated.
- Division 4: The top 2 teams from each group will be promoted. The bottom 3 teams from each group will be relegated.
- Division 5: The top 2 teams from each group will be promoted. The bottom 2 teams from each group will be relegated.
- Division 6: The top 3 teams from each group will be promoted.
BeaVerN ban overturned
As you may already know, we have been rebuilding our anti-cheat team from scratch for some time now. We currently have a small team of promising AC admins, which in addition to senior AC admin octochris, includes the new admins hys and Steve. After proving themselves more than worthy, they reviewed a ban which has been in question since it was issued, namely BeaVerN’s case. After reviewing the demo and previous evidence, they unanimously concluded to that no evidence of cheating could be found. This means that BeaVerN is unbanned with immediate effect, and is to be considered a fully legitimate player.
The anti-cheat would like to say the following:
Let us start by apologising for how long this has taken. It is utterly indefensible that an innocent player and his team have been hung out to dry for two seasons having been convicted of an act that he did not perform. We are utterly disgusted by the conduct that we have seen from some members of the previous AC team, and we will not justify it for one second. This was a mistake, a big mistake, and there are no excuses for what happened, but the best that we can do is learn from it, and make things right again.
You might say that it is very easy for us to criticise our predecessors, as we weren’t part of the team at the time, but we intend to make good on our promises of improvement. We are very committed to making sure that the process is much fairer and consistent for everyone that chooses to make ETF2L the place that they play TF2, for example, we are currently rewriting anti-cheat protocol, and we intend to shortly set up a documented system for reviews of existing bans.
A human-patrolled anti-cheat system can never be flawless, but we can certainly strive to be better.
BeaVerN wishes to state the following:
I want to thank my friends on Steam, all the people who have supported me, and a special thanks to my clan.
We are very sorry that BeaVerN and his team Quarantine have been prevented from enjoying ETF2L for most of this year, and we offer our most sincere apologies for the time it has taken to have the case reviewed. In line with the BeaVerN review, the anti-cheat team will have a policy that allows appeals for future and past cases.
More Updates
First off, an update for highlander teams: Being released mid-season and affecting gameplay, The Bombinomicon is banned from the Highlander League. The Apoco-Fist skin is allowed.
We also have some updates from the land of exciting TF2 cups: Excello are hosting another ZOWIE TF2 Challenge, sponsored by ZOWIE. Signing up will help competitive TF2’s future, so be sure to have a look!
The Esports Heaven Sapphire Challenge Final between Epsilon and Relic is expected to take place at around a week from now. Unfortunately yoyotech are unavailable to play the third-place playoff, so Infused receive 3rd place, and thus £50.
On a lighter note, our lovely site coder has added an “add friend” icon to the user and team pages to make it easier to add people to Steam Friends. Enjoy!