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  1. New division and promotion structure [UPDATED 17/03/21]

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    2 hours ago, Virtual_Saku said:

    First guys congrats for this outstanding job done, especially to @MartindalexC for taking the time of writting all that stuff.

    I have two questions : 

    1- will teams made with some former Elite/Pro players that want to play "for fun" be allowed in Neo?
    2- what is the plan if, for example, a team runs the qualifier for Lite, wins it and then, finally changes smthg like 40% or more of its roster? I mean the former roster is legit but the new one, not necesseraly

    Thanks for your answers 

    Big tip of the hat to the entire LA team, but since one was mentioned above, I'll additionally tip my hat to @Franky__2768 who put in a lot of work.

     

    1) I don't think we're going to ban individual players with Elite/Pro history from playing in Neo as a rule, as maybe someone wants to pull a Jagr to continue their career with some friends and that doesn't hurt the integrity of the division. That being said, spontaneously, I think Core would be a better level for this.

    As for a team with lots of experience playing in Neo - no. That is not the right place for you.

     

    2) Roster rules in the rulebook apply. Feedback on how to potentially improve said rules is always appreciated.

  2. New division and promotion structure [UPDATED 17/03/21]

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    17 hours ago, Keuschemisch said:

    First of all I want to thank all the People who are involved in this decision and process and how much time they invested for this Game we all love (and sometimes hate :D) to play. I appreciate that there will be a new league between the Neo and Lite to reduce the skill gap between existing and newstarting teams. Between clubs which play just for fun or those that follow a more competetive goal. As someone who most likely will be affected by the qualification tournament for the ECL Pro I have to say that I do not see the sense in that qualifier. It is hard enough to get promoted and even harder to stay in the League. So why should additional Teams ranked 12th to 14th (that normally would have stayed in the League) in their Pro-Group play an additional tournament to fight for staying up. Considering even more that the Schedule around ECL and national tournaments is busy and gets even busier now. I do not see how this additional qualifier increases the competetiveness at this Level and teams achievements from last seasons will not be as worthy as they were before and should be? The biggest Problem I see is that this big decision is made during the season - 3 Matchdays before the Season ends the whole Relegation System is changed. That's something which should have been done in a different way. For Example: Implementing ECL Core for coming ECL12 and changing the Promotion System for Pro in ECL13. So all competing Teams know what they have to do to stay in the League before it starts. Furthermore a occuring problem is that a Pro Team that finishes 14-12 has a few weeks without a league Game and needs to compete immediately against Teams from different Leagues which are freshly out of the Playoffs and in better shape & rhythm.

    Thanks for the feedback. Definitely understand the criticism. We did say before the start of the season that there would be changes made to the 11->12 structure and it is mentioned in the rulebook - but of course we would have ideally had the exact information out sooner.

    Previously, teams 13-16 have faced the fear of relegation, so the fear of elimination was always there for those teams.

    We do agree that the "sudden" immediate relegation for teams in 15th and 16th spot is too harsh at this stage in the season, so we put together a compromise for the transition between ECL 11 and 12 that allows for every team to have a chance to prove their worth.


     ECL_Pro_11_to_12_transition_img.jpg

     

    1. Lite playoff team (4th)
    2. Lite playoff team (5th)
    3. Lite playoff team (6th)
    4. Lite playoff team (7th)
    5. Lite playoff team (8th)
    6. Lite playoff team (9th)
    7. Pro relegation team (12th)
    8. Pro relegation team (12th)
    9. Pro relegation team (13th)
    10. Pro relegation team (13th)
    11. Pro relegation team (14th)
    12. Pro relegation team (14th)
    13. Pro relegation team (15th)
    14. Pro relegation team (15th)
    15. Pro relegation team (16th)
    16. Pro relegation team (16th)
    17. Wildcard
    18. Wildcard
    19. Wildcard
    20. Wildcard

     

    Seven (7) out of these twenty (20) teams participating in the ECL Pro Qualification tournament will play in ECL Pro 12.

     

     

    3 hours ago, iSvamp said:

    Another division.. nice

    Now we REALLY need more than 2 ECL tournaments per year 

    Make them shorter, get more admins, make it happen. 

    I don't personally agree with this, but as always, feel free to convince me otherwise. :)

    We made some important structural changes that allows for teams to be "fast-tracked" to higher divisions by giving them opportunities to prove themselves. This should mean that teams find their accurate level of competition as fast, if not faster than before.

    To me, ECL is a league, not a quick-burst tournament. By shortening the season and cramming in more victors, you're potentially lessening the value of each individual season. Additionally, in the process you're probably preventing teams/players from taking part in other tournaments, because it's always running.

    That is not to say that a structure like you describe couldn't or won't work. I just don't think it's as simple as it sounds.

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  10. The FCL is back! Looking for the next Finnish Champion!

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    Note for teams using the new sign-up tool:

    If you are changing your team name on NHLGamer and want to preserve your team history (as we did on the forums previously with old name), please sign up with the old team and message support to change the name, logo and abbreviation.

    If you're simply signing up with the same name as before, or are a new team to sign up, you don't need to worry about it.

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  13. ECL 9 Neo: Finals preview

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    We are currently working on fixing the missing points. In some cases it's been caused by a bug and in some cases caused by user error. Please send us the info on any missing points to https://nhlgamer.com/community/support/ even if you don't care if you get them or not, as it will help us improve the system and make sure there is no software issue.

    We did run an update on some stats last night, so have a look and see if it has changed before reaching out - thanks! :)

     

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  16. FILADELPHIA is now Linköping HC

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    2 hours ago, iSvamp said:

    Kenu told us that swedish based organizations can't participate in eSM, FCL and IS - so what's the plan about that? 

    Just for clarification, the eSM rules (written by the Finnish Esports Federation - SEUL)  in 2019 said that an organization would have to be based in Finland in order to be represented. I haven't seen the 2020 rules, so I can't comment on that, but wouldn't find it surprising if it was written in the same fashion.

    FCL was under the eSM license in 2019 and I believe that will be the case in 2020. However, the licensing hasn't been announced for the eSM 2020-2021 applications yet.

    No current announcements about any upcoming IS Cup, but unless it is operated under the eSM license, it is up to IS to decide what kind of tournament setting they want. IS Cup 4 was open to all of EU.

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  17. ECL 9 Lite Groups

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    1 hour ago, K__0__S__E said:

    If my math is correct. There is one round of playoff games missing in this schedule. There is rounds for only 16 team playoffs.

    • Round 1: 16.-23.12
    • Quarterfinals: 29.12-5.1
    • Semifinals:7.-14.1
    • Finals: 16.-23.1

    You are very correct, thank you!

     

    • Round 1: 16.-23.12
    • Round 2: 29.12-5.1
    • Quarterfinals: 7.-14.1
    • Semifinals: 16.-23.1
    • Finals: 25.1.-1.2.
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  18. The eSHL has arrived - NHLGamer partners with SHL, Aftonbladet and Area Academy

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    1 hour ago, K__0__S__E said:

    Can you tell us anything about the format of eSHL? Are you planning a short or long tournament? When speaking of weekly live studio, it sounds like this is a longer time period league than basic NG tournament formats. And i must say if so, thats very cool 😎 Or how about live event finals?

    It is a league format and the regular season is played during Jan-Feb.

    More details to answer all of these very good and relevant questions will be communicated as we move closer to the beginning of the season. :)

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  19. The European Championship League returns for its 9th iteration!

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    16 minutes ago, Virtual_Saku said:

    Just seen that the playoffs are played during xmas and new year celebrations. Bit surprising no?

    Define Christmas and New Year's from your perspective please.

    We realize there are some days that are tougher than others. It's true that some days that are included in the possible playing time may be impossible for some, but we've still tried to make sure that there is enough room outside of those days to get the games played. That being said, please feel free to give more specific feedback on the problem areas and how you would solve it! :)

     

  21. The European Championship League returns for its 9th iteration!

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    On 11/8/2019 at 11:27 AM, sten_88 said:

    So 15 opponents, 3 teams per week will take 5 weeks for the regular season. Does that mean playoffs start in Christmas week or is there a break period?

    Good question there @sten_88, here's how we drew it up:

    ECL Elite:

    • Regular season: 13.11-12.12
    • Quarterfinals: 16.-22.12
    • Semifinals: 30.12-5.1
    • Finals: 11.1 (to be confirmed)
       

    ECL Pro:

    • Regular season: 18.11-20.12
    • Round 1: 29.12-5.1
    • Quarterfinals: 7.-14.1
    • Semifinals: 16.-23.1
    • Finals: 26.1-2.2

     

    ECL Lite:

    • Regular season: 19.11-15.12
    • Round 1: 16.-23.12
    • Quarterfinals: 29.12-5.1
    • Semifinals:7.-14.1
    • Finals: 16.-23.1

     

    ECL Neo:

    • Regular season: 20.11-15.12
    • Round 1: 16.-22.12
    • Quarterfinals: 30.12-5.1
    • Semifinals: 7.-13.1
    • Finals: 15.-21.1

     

    Hope I typed that out correctly. 😊

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  24. IS Cup 4 Playoffs: Round 1

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    Please let us know when the match-ups are planned to be played. We are currently looking for matches to broadcast on Tuesday. 

    There has also been some requests to start playing already on Sunday - how many teams would be interested in doing that? (There will be no broadcast on Sunday) 

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