What is a Battleground?
Battleground is a new PvP game mode where you can participate in exciting battles using your combat and tactical skills. Both your performance and teamwork are important. In the Battleground you can earn Battle Points and achievements as well as Gold and HXP, so you can improve your character in this game mode as well.
You can join the different battles either alone or with your group. The randomly selected teams can defeat each other, defend strategic points and capture crystals, according to the type of the battle. The system checks your level and your earlier performance on the Battleground to sort the teams. During the losses and wins, your Hero Hero Experience Points and Gold will increase, so you can develop your character even if you like only this game type.
You can enter from level 6 (immediately after you finished the tutorial map), so if you do not like the quests and the fight against the monsters, then from the first moment you can choose this game mode and the development by the battles against others.
The system sorts the teams based on the abilities, levels and earlier results on the Battleground. After the sign up for the Battleground, the system will move you a waiting list, and if there are enough characters, the system will inform all the players. After it, there is a small amount of time (60-90 seconds, depend on the battle type) to teleport and prepare for the battle: you can hide or stand out an open place, etc. After this time, the battle begins with the tasks according to the selected game mode.
You can choose from four different battle modes on the Battleground. The different tasks, the randomly selected companions and opponents will make the battle to be unique. The four battle types:
Domination: Capture and keep strategic points with your team.
Power Hunting: Charge the randomly appeared crystals with your team and prevent the another team to do it.
Deathmatch: Kill as many opponents as you can with your team and get points in exchange for it. The team which collect the most points will be the winner.
Last Man Standing: All vs all, the last surviving player is the winner.
You can join on the Lobby surface. You can access it by the Battleground icon in the bottom right corner of the user interface, or by the hotkey B.
If you do not want to participate in the fight, you can watch the battles as a spectator!
Alongside the results, there is an achievement system with various stats and military ranks. There is also a new Battle Shop where you can buy items for your Battle Points.
The players can rate each other based on the behaviour on the Battleground. This is the Karma System. The rating (-1/+1) will be added to the player's karma. The players with bad karma will start with disadvantage, e.g. they will get fewer Battle Point at the end of the battle.
You can join on the Lobby surface. You can access it by the Battleground icon in the bottom right corner of the user interface, or by the hotkey B.
This button opens the Help menu if a player is already in a battle.
If somebody is on a run, this button is not available.
Battleground Chat:
The Lobby shows you information about the average waiting time and the available game modes, and here you can reach the ranklist and help menu too. You can see a chat here which shows only the BG messages, this messages appear in purple color purple in the normal chat window.
Waiting time: The time which the player spend on the waiting list. It starts when the player click on the 'Sign Up' button. If the player has not sign up yet, this filed is empty.
On the picture the upper counter shows the time passed since the sign up. Below it, the average time is visible. This shows how much time the last 10-50 players have to wait before the battle begins. If the player put the Lobby window into small size, then the window which shows the waiting time will appear in the upper left corner. The waiting time starts with the sign up to the waiting list and finishes when the battle begins and the player enter the map.
There are 4 games modes:
() DEATHMATCH
DOMINATION
LAST MAN STANDING
POWER HUNTING
Player statistics:
Player statistics appear in a window. The stats include win/loss ratio and position in the world ranking list.
If the player is in the first 60% of the ranklist, a bronze star 
is visible beside its name, a silver star 
in the first 30% and a gold star 
in the first 10%.
The owners of the 3rd 
, 2nd 
and 1st 
places get a trophy beside their names.
A detailed statistics can be displayed by a small button beside the statistics. The system refreshes the stars and trophies every day, the statistics are always up-to-date.
Function buttons on the interface:
Sign Up button: The biggest button is the 'Sign Up' button. You can join the Battleground on every map, except for the runs. After the battle, the player will be teleported back the map from where he/she entered the Battleground. If the player is on the waiting list, this button will be grey. At the left side of the Lobby, the available Battleground modes are visible, the players can sign up one or more types too at the same time. If the player does not select a mode, he/she will registered for all the types. After the sign up, the player will be registered for the waiting list of the selected game modes. It is possible to join with a group, this time the group leader has to sign up. In this case, the waiting time may increase because all the group members will be added to the waiting list together. The system will choose players from the waiting list based their level and earlier performance on the Battleground. The goal is that the selected groups to be in balance. The first battles will be used for the listing of the players, so it can happen that you will not fight with the right companions.
Cancel Sign Up button: It can be found beside the 'Sign Up' button, by it the player can cancel the sign up, then he/she will be deleted from the waiting list and the time counter closes. This button is inactive (grey) until the sign up.
Profile button: The player can view the detailed statistics about his/her performance in a different window. On the surface the players name is visible with the status stars. Under the name there is a summary: , 
and Karma 
In the window, a detailed statistics can be viewed, according to the game modes. It shows how many battles the player participated in, furthermore the 'Wins', 'Losses', 'Defeated players' and 'Other statistics'. Status starts will show if a player provides an excellent performance at the given statistics. The icon at the bottom of the window 
opens the ’Achievements’ window where the players can see the **Achievements **acquired so far.
Spectator Mode button: the players can join a battle as a spectator.
Battle Shop button: It opens the Batte Shop, the list of the items which is buyable by Battle Points, where the players can buy items for the Battleground. These items and potions are usable only on the Battleground. The Currency tab shows the amount of the acquired Battle Points.
Help button: Opens the Battleground Help which explains you the most important information about the Battleground. This text can be found in the normal Help menu.
Ranklist button: Detailed ranklist of the players. There is a total ranklist on the main page of the Battleground ranklist which orders the players based on their wins/losses ratio. Futhermore, there is a ranklist according the battle modes on different tab which lists the best ones of the given battle type. On the third tab, there are further ranklists based on the other statuses.
Battleground Chat Channel: A special chat where the players can talk about the Battleground. This chat is available in the normal chat window too.
Tips: At the bottom of the surface short tips are visible, change in every 5-10 seconds and show information about the Battleground.
The battle store where you can buy valuable rewards by spending battle points you have successfully earned in the battle arena. Everything in this store can only be used during the Battleground. You cannot participate in this arena with any buff (costume, green and purple potion etc) effect in the game outside of the Battleground arena store.
Achievements are a reward for your wins in the Battle Arena. At the moment they are only available, but in the near future achievements will provide very effective bonuses.
Domination Usage of the Domination game mode.
Power Hunting Usage of the Power Hunting game mode.
Last Man Standing Usage of the Last Man Standing game mode.
Deathmatch Usage of the Deathmatch game mode.
Hunter Defeat 10 monsters in a single battle in any battleground.
Great Hunter Defeat the Sand Dragon in a single battle in any battleground.
Assassin Defeat 10 enemy opponents in a single battle in any battleground.
Untouchable Assassin Defeat 10 players in a single battle in any battleground, without death.
Does Not Count Much There was no kill or death during the battle.
In the Heat of the Battle Defeat 5 enemy players in a single battle in any battleground.
Butcher Defeat 25 players in a single battle in any battleground.
25 Battles Participation in 25 Battleground fights.
100 Battles Participation in 100 Battleground fights.
1000 Battles Participation in 1000 Battleground fights.
Defeat Fight on the side of the defeated team in a battle.
Victory Fight on the side of the victorious team in a battle.
Triple Victory 3 victorious battles in a row.
Triple Defeat 3 lost battles in a row.
Fighter on Fire Participation in 10 battles on the side of the defeated team.
Glorious Fighter Participation in 10 battles on the side of the victorious team.
Chuck Norris 100 victories in a row
After every battle, the following statistics are saved about the players:
Deathmatch statistics:
Defeated players (points)
Deaths
Defeated mobs
Defeated bosses
Caused damage
Last Man Standing statistics:
Defeated players (points)
Deaths
Defeated mobs
Defeated bosses
Caused damage
Domination statistics:
Defeated players
Deaths
Defeated mobs
Defeated bosses
Captured points - the system takes the players into consideration who are in the range of the crystal at the moment of the domination
Power Hunting statistics:
Defeated players
Deaths
Defeated mobs
Defeated bosses
Charging of crystals - how many points were charged at the crystals by the given player
Some statistics are added together and the players's big statistic average will be risen:
Number of the finished battles (total and per game modes)
Number of the wins (total and per game modes)
Number of the losses (total and per game modes)
Number of team leads
Defeated players during the battles (per class)
Number of defeated mobs
Number of defeated bosses
Battle Points acquired so far
Total game mode statistics
Ranklist:
The player opens a window where he/she can view detailed statistics about his/her performance.
On the surface:
The player name is visible at the bottom, around it with the status stars. Above it the name of the owners of the first 10 places can be visible.
If a player provides an excellent performance at some statistics, status starts will appear there.
Status stars:
The essence of the status stars that they show the players who have excellent performance. They can be visible beside the players' name.
The status stars will be distributed by the following way:
Players in the top 60%: Bronze
Players in the top 30%: Silver
Players in the top 10%: Gold Star
Third place: Bronze Trophy
Second place: Silver Trophy
First place: Gold Trophy
At the bottom of the surface:
Ranklist by battles: 
Total ranklist: 
Detailed ranklist: 
The players can rate each other based on the behaviour on the Battleground. This is the Karma System. At the end of the battle when the statistics are visible, a 
and 
button appear beside the players’ name. You can rate the other players’ performance by them. The rating (-1/+1) will be added to the player's karma. The players with bad karma will start with disadvantage, e.g. they will get fewer Battle Point at the end of the battle.
After every battle the players can rate their companions. The positive values mean good karma, the negative values are the bad karma. The Karma Points affect the players’ Battleground Points. If somebody has too bad or too good karma (+100), on the loading screen their name will be coloured with different colours that everybody can see what will wait for him/her in the battle.
In the Deathmatch game mode, the teams have to kill the most opponents during the given time and they get points for every killed opponent. The team which collects the most points will be the winner. The players fight in teams against each other, the maximum number of the team members is 5. The players will be placed to the base and they have half a minute before the fight, during this time they can not leave the base. After the preparation time, the health (basic health without bonuses) of all the players will be three times higher and then the battle begins.
You have 10 minutes for the battle. The winner will be the team which reaches the 50 points first or collects more points during the given time. If the fight is a draw, the battle will be extended with 5 minutes. During this 5 minutes, the team which gets the first point will be the winner. If the time is expired, the team which caused the most damage will be the winner.
The Deathmatch game mode is a simple PvP battle where the goal is to kill each other. During the given time, they have to kill as many opponents as they can, or reach the given point (kill point) as so quickly as they can. HP reg bonus does not work on the Battleground, all players can heal at their own beginning position. The map has two levels: You can fall to the lower level from the upper one and from the lower level to the water, both mean instant death. You can kill the opponents this way too. After a death, the character will be revived at the beginning point.
Spawn kill defence:
The starting point is a protected area, if an opponent enters this place, he/she will die immediately and revives at his/her own beginning point. In the starting point, the characters get a buff which grants that nobody can cause damage on them for 10 seconds.
Jungle mobs:
There are many mobs and one boss on the map. If you kill them, you will get bonuses. The defeated mobs grant bonus only for the character who killed them, the defeated boss will give bonus for the whole team.
Mobs:
Cursed Warrior: +30% health bonus for 1 minute
Destroyer: +30% attack bonus for 1 minute
Assassin: +30% defence bonus for 1 minute
Butcher: +30% movement speed for 1 minute
Headhunter: +30% evasion bonus for 1 minute
Boss: Sand Dragon - for all members of the team:
+60% health bonus for 1 minute
+60% attack bonus for 1 minute
+60% defence bonus for 1 minute
The opponents can not knock over the member of your team for 30 seconds
The monsters respawn in every 90 seconds.
Item usage:
The players can not use the normal potions on the Battleground, and the premium bonuses do not affect the characters, but the users can buy potions and bonuses for the battles which are usable only on the Battleground and they affect only in the preparation period at the beginning of the battle.
Victory condition:
The team which reaches the 50 points first will be the winner – the death of the opponents means one point, or the team which collects the most points during 10 minutes.
Statistics and rewards:
Statistics at this game mode:
Defeated players (points)
Deaths
Defeated mobs
Defeated bosses
Caused damage
The most important information about the Deathmatch that how many kill points the teams collected. The counter shows it during the battle. The number of the killed opponents by our own team is shown by green colour and the opponents’ kills by red colour.
Keep the Backspace key pressed to view the detailed statistics where you can see the characters and their unique attributes.
Notifications:
When an event occurs, a notification appears for every player:
When a team takes over the lead
When the first character dies
When a team defeats the boss
Last one minute
Victory
Defeat
Reward:
HXP, Gold and Battle Points based on the players’ level and performance.
In the Domination game mode, the teams capture strategic points on the map. The team which captured more points until a given moment will ’dominate’ and the other team will lose point. The team which has the most point at the end of the battle will be the winner. The players fight in teams against each other, the maximum number of the team members is 5. The players will be placed to the base and they have half a minute before the fight, during this time they can not leave the base. After this time, the health (basic health without bonuses) of all the players will be three times higher and then the battle begins, the teams can start to capture the bases. There are bases in odd number on the map, the teams have to capture and keep them. If a base is surrounded by the members of a team, the capturing starts. If a player of the another team appears, the capturing will be interrupted. The players have 15 minutes for the fight. The winner will be the team which zeroes the opponent’s points quicker or has more points when the time expired. If the fight is a draw, the battle will be extended with 5 minutes. During this 5 minutes, the first ’dominating’ team will be the winner. If the time is expired, the team which caused the most damage will be the winner. The HP reg bonus does not work on the Battleground, but all players can heal at the beginning position.
Early truce:
The truce lasts for 30 seconds, during this time the teams are on their beginning points and they can not leave it. After 30 seconds, the way will be free to capture the nearest points. During the truce the players prepare for the battle and make tactics how to capture the points. Both teams have three points: two nearer and a further point – which are the same points for both teams.
The map has two levels: You can fall to the lower level from the upper one and from the lower level to the water, both mean instant death. You can kill the opponents this way too. After a death, the character will be revived at the beginning point.
Spawn kill defence:
The starting point is a protected area, if an opponent enters this place, he/she will die immediately and revives at his/her own beginning point. In the starting point, the characters get a buff which grants that nobody can cause damage on them for 10 seconds.
Jungle mobs:
There are many mobs and one boss on the map. If you kill them, you will get bonuses. The defeated mobs grant bonus only for the character who killed them, the defeated boss will give bonus for the whole team.
Mobs:
Cursed Warrior: +30% health bonus for 1 minute
Destroyer: +30% attack bonus for 1 minute
Assassin: +30% defence bonus for 1 minute
Butcher: +30% movement speed for 1 minute
Headhunter: +30% evasion bonus for 1 minute
Boss: Sand Dragon - for all members of the team:
+60% health bonus for 1 minute
+60% attack bonus for 1 minute
+60% defence bonus for 1 minute
The opponents can not knock over the member of your team for 30 seconds
The monsters respawn in every 90 seconds.
Item useage:
The players can not use the normal potions on the Battleground, and the premium bonuses do not affect the characters, but the users can buy potions and bonuses for the battles which are usable only on the Battleground and they affect only in the preparation period at the beginning of the battle.
Battle:
The teams start with 300 points. If one of the teams gets the domination, the points of the another team will decrease with one point per second. If the point of a team reaches the zero, the given team loses the battle.
A team can capture a point if at least one of its member stands close to the point and there are not opponents nearby. If they can keep it for 5 seconds, the team captures the given point. An indicator shows the status of the capturing.
If a player of the other team appears or the members of the capturing team leave the area, the capturing will be interrupted. In this case, the players have to start the capturing from the beginning. The team which has more points gets the domination.
The domination indicator is visible for everyone during the battle.
The rate of the teams’ colour on the domination indicator is based on the teams’ points. If the point of a team reaches the zero, the given team loses.
Bomb:
Jungle mobs can drop Bomb. If somebody uses it, the dominant team will be knocked out from the given point immediately. If a player has a Bomb, he/she can use it near to the point. After it, the points will be neutral. The unused Bombs will disappear at the teleportation after the battle!
When an event occurs, a notification appears for every player:
When a team captures a point
When a team gets the domination
When a team defeats the boss
Victory
Defeat
Local map:
The Domination local map informs the players about the battle’s current state. It shows the strategic points with different icons and their colour indicate which team owns it currently. The map is always up-to-date.
Reward:
HXP, Gold and Battle Points based on the players’ level and performance.
In the Last Man Standing game mode, everybody fights against everybody and the winner will be the last surviving fighter. The dead players can not revive, after their death they can remain on the battle as a spectator or they can quit. The number of the players can be 10 maximum. The players will be placed on the map randomly and they get 2 minutes to find the suitable starting position. After that, the health (basic health without bonuses) of all the players will be five times higher and then the battle begins. The players have 8 minutes to battle, during this time they have to defeat each other. The last standing fighters will be the winners. If there are more than one survivors, the figter who killed the most opponents will be the winner.
The Last Man Standing is a game mode where the players start with increased health and they can not revive. They have to survive under these conditions. The last survivor will be the winner. The dead players can not revive but they can view tha battle as a spectator or they can leave it.
A counter shows the time remaining and the number of the living players during the battle.
Number of group members: This game mode affects not teams, all fight agains all.
Starting position: The player will be placed on the map randomly.
Truce: In the first minute, the players are not opponents, they have got time to find the right starting position. Then the battle begins.
Character modifications: Ther characters start with five times amount of basic health (health bonuses do not matter) to avoid the immediate death.
Victory conditions: The last standing fighters will be the winners. If there are more than one survivors, the figter who killed the most opponents will be the winner.
HP reg bonus does not work on the Battleground, all players can heal at their own beginning position. The map has two levels: You can fall to the lower level from the upper one and from the lower level to the water, both mean instant death. You can kill the opponents this way too. After a death, the character will be revived at the beginning point.
Jungle mobs:
There are many mobs and one boss on the map. If you kill them, you will get bonuses. The defeated mobs grant bonus only for the character who killed them, the defeated boss will give bonus for the whole team.
Mobs:
Cursed Warrior: +30% health bonus for 1 minute
Destroyer: +30% attack bonus for 1 minute
Assassin: +30% defence bonus for 1 minute
Butcher: +30% movement speed for 1 minute
Headhunter: +30% evasion bonus for 1 minute
Boss: Sand Dragon - for all members of the team:
+60% health bonus for 1 minute
+60% attack bonus for 1 minute
+60% defence bonus for 1 minute
The opponents can not knock over the member of your team for 30 seconds
The monsters respawn in every 90 seconds.
Item usage:
The players can not use the normal potions on the Battleground, and the premium bonuses do not affect the characters, but the users can buy potions and bonuses for the battles which are usable only on the Battleground and they affect only in the preparation period at the beginning of the battle.
Statistics and rewards:
After every battle, the following statistics are saved about the players:
Defeated players (points)
Deaths
Defeated mobs
Defeated bosses
Caused damage
Keep the Backspace key pressed to view the detailed statistics where you can see the characters and their unique attributes.
Notifications:
When an event occurs, a notification appears for every player:
When a character dies
When somebody defeats the boss
At the beginning of sudden death
Victory
Defeat
If a player dies, a button appears on the interface with the ’give up’ function. The dead characters can view the battle as a spectator during the battle or give it up by the ’Give Up’ button.
Reward:
HXP, Gold and Battle Points based on the players’ level and performance.
In the Power Hunting game mode, the teams can acquire points by the charging of the crystals. The team which collects the most points will be the winner. The players fight against each other in teams, the maximum number of the group members is 5. The players will be placed to the base where they have 2 minutes and they can move freely till the beginning. After it, the health (basic health without bonuses) of all the players will be three times higher, then the crystals appear on the strategic points and the battle starts. 3 crystals are placed on the map at the same time, at randomly selected locations. The players have to hit the crystals to charge them. 60 hits (skill or normal hit) are required to charge a crystal. The energy level of the crystals does not decrease if nobody hits them. If all the 3 crystals are charged, a newer round begins. The crystals change their colour to the colour of team which is attacking them, and when they are fully charged they will increase the energy reserve of the players suitable for their colour. One of the teams can steal the crystal from the opponent if there is no enemy player close to the crystal and a member of this team hits the crystal. The players have 15 minutes for the battle. The winner will be the team which charges its energy reserve to level 30 quicker or which charges more crystals during the given time. If the battle is a draw, the team which charges the next crystal will be the winner.
HP reg bonus does not work on the Battleground, all players can heal at their own beginning position. The map has two levels: You can fall to the lower level from the upper one and from the lower level to the water, both mean instant death. You can kill the opponents this way too. After a death, the character will be revived at the beginning point.
Early truce: The players are able to move and fight but the crystals will be positioned on the map after one minute only.
The crystals appear on the strategic points randomly. There are 3 crystals at the same time. The players have to hit the crystals to charge them. Every hit (normal hit and skill too) charges the crystal, 60 hits are required to charge a crystal fully. After the full charging, the crystal „dies” (lifts up and flies away) and the team which owns it at the moment of the charging gets a point.
The crystals are neutral first, but if somebody starts to hit them, they change their colour to the colour of team which is attacking them, until the member of the attacking team does not stop to hit it (because the crystals die or the members of the team escape). During this time, the hits of the opponents do not charge the cyrstal, so they can fight against the crystal-attacking characters. If a crystal has a new owner, its colour changes.
To win, the teams have to collect 30 points. If the time expires but there is no winner, the team which charged more crystals during the given time will be the winner. If the battle is a draw, the team which charges the next crystal will win.
Score counter: The players can see the actual points.
The players can see the actual points of the teams on the flags. Below it, the 3 actual crystals are visible with their owners’ colour or in white colour if nobody is attacking them.
Crystal charging indicator:
The crystal charging indicator shows which team and with how many hits charges the given crsytal. Everyone can see it.
Spawn kill defence:
The starting point is a protected area, if an opponent enters this place, he/she will die immediately and revives at his/her own beginning point. In the starting point, the characters get a buff which grants that nobody can cause damage on them for 10 seconds.
Jungle mobs:
There are many mobs and one boss on the map. If you kill them, you will get bonuses. The defeated mobs grant bonus only for the character who killed them, the defeated boss will give bonus for the whole team.
Mobs:
Cursed Warrior: +30% health bonus for 1 minute
Destroyer: +30% attack bonus for 1 minute
Assassin: +30% defence bonus for 1 minute
Butcher: +30% movement speed for 1 minute
Headhunter: +30% evasion bonus for 1 minute
Boss: Sand Dragon - for all members of the team:
+60% health bonus for 1 minute
+60% attack bonus for 1 minute
+60% defence bonus for 1 minute
The opponents can not knock over the member of your team for 30 seconds
The monsters respawn in every 90 seconds.
Item usage:
The players can not use the normal potions on the Battleground, and the premium bonuses do not affect the characters, but the users can buy potions and bonuses for the battles which are usable only on the Battleground and they affect only in the preparation period at the beginning of the battle.
Notifications:
When an event occurs, a notification appears for every player:
When a team charges a crystal
When new crystals appear
When a team defeats the boss
Victory
Defeat
Reward:
HXP, Gold and Battle Points based on the players’ level and performance.
Information: The Battleground Arena is a complete arena that can be used by individual players for free in-game, as well as by teams to battle in E-Sports Centers organized by PlayM2M around the world. It is the first of its kind in the MMORPG genre and only available in PlayM2M
