ESM_LORD 32 Posted July 26, 2015 (edited) Hello, as we already announced the 1st 14th of September will begin the first edition of the Electronic Sports Mastersâ„¢ | A-Series CTF World League 2015 with the game Armed Assault 3.Main characteristics of th Electronic Sports Mastersâ„¢ | A-Series CTF World League 2015✓ FREE enrolment!✓ Any team that fulfils the minimum requirements for an event can join.✓ The number of participants is not fixes, but may be restricted.✓ Teams can play with up to 8 players if both teams reach an agreement✓ The local team selects the map that will be played✓ ... and much more As today the following teams have entered the competition: 88th Co.â€Waling Death†eSports Club [spain] Armalusa Portugal Arma 3 Team [Portugal] ÐA [CCCP] [Russian Federation] KND.Squad [Russian Federation] GRU Russia [Russian Federation] Jaguar [ucrain/Russia] Red Mosquitoes [Russia] FRWL [Russia] 5hPK [Russia] 29th Infantry Division [A] [uSA/Canada] German Network Community [Germany] 2nd Marine Raider Battalion [uSA] The first round will be played between 07 21 and 13 27 of September. For more information, please visit our website www.esportsmasters.org. Join now and enroll your team BEFORE Sunday the 1st 14th of September 2015! Team registration: ESMâ„¢ | A-Series World League 2015 CTF team inscription League Rules: ESMâ„¢ | A-Series World League 2015 CTF rules Download maps: ESMâ„¢ | CTF - Official maps v1.0 Feel free to join the community! Follow and join us at:✓ Steam: ESM_Info✓ Twitter: @ESM_Info✓ BIS Group: Electronic Sports Mastersâ„¢We would like to emphasize that all events are the work done by and for the community, which are open to new proposals and modalities provided that can be implemented in a competitive environment.GL &HLElectronic Sports Mastersâ„¢ | Where the challenge begins ...esportsmasters.org Edited September 14, 2015 by 88_lord 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shenko 10 Posted July 28, 2015 Anyone interested feel free to join the tournament! It will be fun!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ESM_LORD 32 Posted August 9, 2015 Hello, is a pleasure to announce that the first 6 teams have joined the Electronic Sports Mastersâ„¢ | A-Series CTF World League 2015 88th Co.â€Waling Death†eSports Club [spain] Armalusa Portugal Arma 3 Team [Portugal] ÐA [CCCP] [Russian Federation] KND.Squad [Russian Federation] GRU Russia [Russian Federation] Jaguar [Not defined] Join now and enroll your team BEFORE Sunday the 1st 14th of September 2015! GL & HL Electronic Sports Mastersâ„¢ | Where the challenge begins ...esportsmasters.org Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ESM_LORD 32 Posted August 14, 2015 Hello, before anything else I would like to show my gratitude to everyone who has shown interest in this first league of the ESMâ„¢, specially to the teams that already signed up for it. We get in touch with you in order to communicate that we decided to exted the deadline for teams registration to the 14 of September. This extension will mean that the first round of the ESMâ„¢| A-Series CTF World League 2015 will be postponed until September 21 (CW39).Here is a reminder of the upcoming key dates: 14.09 - Closing date for entries to the ESMâ„¢ | A-Series CTF World League 2015 15.09 - Publication for every matchup 16.09 to 20.09 - Days to decide when the teams want to play the matchups 21.09 to 27.09 - First round matches In order to continue to improve and grow, please report any bugs on maps (WIP), rules etc .. through our forum.Again thank you all for the great welcome and we hope to live up to this demanding community. GL & HL Electronic Sports Mastersâ„¢ | Where the challenge begins ... esportsmasters.org Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shenko 10 Posted September 7, 2015 Hello again! I write here today to remind - and invite - everyone of this first edition of the ESMâ„¢. If you have any doubt please do not hesitate to contact us through our forum as it will be the fastest way to solve any question that you would possible have. Currently there are 9 enrolled teams: 88th Co.â€Waling Death†eSports Club Armalusa Portugal Arma 3 Team ÐA [CCCP] KND.Squad GRU Russia Jaguar Red Mosquitoes FRWL 5hPK Team registration will be open until 14 of September. Best regards, Aleksei “Shenko†Nerushenko Responsible for International Relations Electronic Sports Mastersâ„¢ | esportsmasters.org Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ESM_LORD 32 Posted September 9, 2015 Hello everyone, it is a pleasure to announce that the official maps with which we will start off the first edition of the ESMâ„¢ | A-Series World League the next 21st of September are already ready to be downloaded by anyone in our download area. I would like to tell you in advance that because of a lack of time we were not capable of debug and fix the code as well as we would have liked but each one works correctly anyways. Through the next weeks we will be announcing new and improved versions of the maps thanks to the scripting and editing teams of ArmaHosts (who are actually working on the next version that will bring us improved performance above anything else). All these modifications will only affect performance/stability but never the distribution of different elements like buildings, crates... We would also appreciate it if you inform us about any gamebreaking bug that you may encounter through our forum Support & Bugs to fix it as soon as possible. RULE - 2.6.5. Bug abusing is forbidden. Proving with visual evidence that a team s abusing game bugs, such as walking through walls, containers, be under a building, or doing any physically impossible activity, the team that is abusing those bugs will be regarded as loser. Should any scripting or editing problem arise, these have to be communicated immediately to the Organization so they can supervise it. If the problem is game breaking, the Organization will decide if the map should be swapped or the problem solved. If the map has to be swapped, only the complainant team and any team with a pending match will have to change the map. In this first pack you will find a total of 12 locations predominating especially urban combat but as you will be able to see there is a bit of everything. ESM | CTF - OFFICIAL MAPS V1.0 ESM | CTF - Feres ESM | CTF - Frini [M] ESM | CTF - Girna [M] ESM | CTF - Gravia ESM | CTF - Ifestiona ESM | CTF - Neochori ESM | CTF - Sand River [M] ESM | CTF - Shutter Island [M] ESM | CTF - Storage ESM | CTF - The Factory ESM | CTF - The Hill [M] ESM | CTF - Zaros Download link: ESMâ„¢ | CTF - Official maps v1.0 We started running an official ESMâ„¢ server located in the north of France. This machine will determine the ping of the players according to the rules 2.4.5. RULE - 2.4.5. What happens when the server on which we are going to play does not have the official configuration of the ESMâ„¢? The scores obtained on the rounds played on it will be valid. If any one notice that the server is not configured as it should be before finishing one of the two rounds ten minutes will be given to solve this problem or the match will be moved to: a. In the first place to the opponent's server.b. If this one is on the same conditions then the match will be moved to the organization's official server.c. If the organization's server is busy because of an official match the match will be postponed and it will have to be played during the following week as well as the one programed for that week, i.e., you will have to play the postponed match + the one corresponding to the next week. NOTE - If a player has a ping of more than 150ms, it can be requested to move the match to one of the servers provided by the Organization. If it is still over 150 that player cannot play the match. The servers provided by the organization are the ones that will mark the maximum ping allowed to all the players. In the case of using the ESMâ„¢ server remember that it is preferable that the manager or captain of the local team takes the admin to set up the map and the difficulty of the mission. ESMâ„¢ OFFICIAL ARMA 3 SERVER DETAILS A. EUROPE Name: Electronic Sports Mastersâ„¢ | OFFICIAL SERVER 1 [EU#FR] IP: 5.196.76.23 Port: 2316 Pass: ESM1 Name: Electronic Sports Mastersâ„¢ | OFFICIAL SERVER 2 [EU#FR] IP: 5.196.76.23 Port: 2366 Pass: ESM2 Name: Electronic Sports Mastersâ„¢ | OFFICIAL SERVER 3 [EU#FR] IP: 5.196.76.23 Port: 2386 Pass: ESM3 B. UNITED STATES Name: Electronic Sports Mastersâ„¢ | OFFICIAL SERVER 4 [uS#KS] IP: 142.54.169.114 Port: 2312 Pass: ESM4 ESMâ„¢ OFFICIAL TEAMSPEAK 3 DETAILS Adress: 5.196.76.23:1337 Pass: no pass Admin's password will be send to the managers and captains of each team via PM. In the case of using the ESMâ„¢ server remember that it is preferable that the manager or captain of the local team takes the admin to set up the map and the difficulty of the mission. We have also set up a TeamSpeak 3 server of public use that will have to be used by anyone wishing to stream a match through one of the TrackingCAM. The behavior and use rules can be consulted in the following link: WIP More info at: A-SERIES | RELEASE OFFICIAL MAPS V1.0 GL& HL Electronic Sports Mastersâ„¢ | Where the challenge begins ... esportsmasters.org Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ESM_LORD 32 Posted September 10, 2015 Hello everyone, its a pleasure to announce that thanks to our Head Sponsor, MIONIX, we can offer to the winning team of this first edition of the ESM™ | A-Series CTF World League 2015 six MIONIX Sargas 320 mousepads. We would like to show our gratitude to MIONIX and specially to Claudia Pellengar - Mionix Marketing for putting their trust and supporting this new project in which a lot of effort and hours of work have been invested. Mionix Sargas 320 Microfiber Gaming Surface The Mionix Sargas 320 is made of a durable microfiber cloth material with slightly more friction than coated mousepads. The special microfiber surface counteracts data loss and improves the sensor tracking performance. The Sargas 320 was built with our in-house S.Q.A.T. technology which tests the data loss of the surface, many months of testing has been carried out to ensure that this cloth pad has an extremely low data loss. The underside is made of a natural rubber offering a firm grip irrespective of the surface under the mousepad or extensive movements. The wide tracking area ensures for long sweeping movements without interruption. About Mionix Based in Växjö, Sweden, Mionix is a complete gaming peripherals company for performance PC gamers. Mionix is seen as one of the best producer of gaming accessories for pro gamers and performance PC gamers. Mionix have grown massively in the last year, loyal fans and the community have pushed Mionix products and today the products are sold across Europe and in the US. Mionix focus is and has always been on quality and design - continuing to provide the best products for gamers that love performance. For more information, visit: Website: http://mionix.net Facebook: Mionix Twitter @Mionix More info at: A-SERIES | PRIZES COURTESY OF MIONIX GL & HL Electronic Sports Masters™ | Where the challenge begins ... esportsmasters.org Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ESM_LORD 32 Posted September 21, 2015 Hello everyone, today we are going to show you our new free betting system with which you can earn awesome prizes! If you think that you are an expert of Arma 3 e-Sports and you want to test your knowledge against other players then ... this is the perfect place! When I will be able to start and how does it work? Once the match schedule is announced the 15th of September we will publish as soon as possible every match so you can start with your first bets. Each participant will have a beginning balance of 50 points with which you can bet in different matches. The minimum bet will be of 5 points and the maximum one of 50. The bet categories Bet format 1X2 - (Home / Draw / Away)The 1x2 markets are the most common for bettors and are the simplest way for a punter to understand the cost of a bet. 1x2 betting is also known as three-way betting, and simply refers to betting on a home win, a draw or an away win. 1x2 betting is on the outcome of a match, 1 denotes a home win, x a draw and 2 an away win, Two betting types are available for this bet format : Single bets and Accumulators. Single bet is one pick on one game, and an accumulator (also known as a parlay or multiples) is a combination of two or more picks on one or more games, To win your bet, you must correctly predict all of your selections. The more games you select, the higher the odds increase and the bigger the potential win if all of your selections are correct. Image will be updated ASAP with the ESMâ„¢ bet Bet format: Correct ScoresA Correct Score bet allows you to predict what the final score will be in a game Image will be updated ASAP with the ESMâ„¢ bet Bet format: Under/OverBet an amount of points, over and under the preestablished amount of flags set in the bet. At the end of the season the user with the best balance will earn an exclusive prize* thanks to MIONIX! *Whenever the system works flawlessly and without any type of anomaly. Please, read our F.A.Q. "How to place a bet" for more details! GL & HL Electronic Sports Mastersâ„¢ | Where the challenge begins ... esportsmasters.org Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ESM_LORD 32 Posted October 31, 2015 Hello everyone, after a month of harsh matches we are going to look back at what has happened until today on the ESM | A-Series CTF World League 2015. First of all, we have to communicate that the Portuguese team Armalusa after playing two of three matches and suffering heavy defeats decided to abandon the league. Another team in the same situation was FRWL that has been disqualified after not showing up for two weeks in a row. The other side of the coin shows the american team 29th Infantry Division [A] and the russians 5thPK that after suffering some defeats and being on the last positions of the scoreboard they keep fighting and giving their all week after week! From the organization of the ESM we would like to show our gratitude to them because this competitive and sportsmanlike spirit is what are we seeking for our league. Here are the scores for the fourth week: The first big surprise came when the Russian team KND.Squad, who are one of the favourites to get the first place, lost the third week match against another Russian team, GRU, on the map ESM | CTF - The Factory with a score of 1-2. This is another example of how hard-fought the league is. Currently the only unbeaten team are the Spanish 88th Co."Walking Death" Who achieved 4 consecutive wins although they still have to play against very strong teams as the team HA [CCCP] or KND.Squad, to name some. After this four weeks the scoreboard looks like this: * Disqualified/Withdrawn team Armalusa Portugal Team -1.00[FRWL]FromRussiaWithLove -1.00 Finally we would like to tell you that we are working hard in order to have for the second round around January a team of professional streamers to stream the most important matches of each week. Through the following months we will be expanding this information with more details. If anyone wants to apply for our certified team of ESM streamers do not doubt to do it and contact us through our official email info@esportsmasters.org GL & HL Electronic Sports Mastersâ„¢ | Where the challenge begins ... esportsmasters.org Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ESM_LORD 32 Posted December 26, 2015 Hello everyone, We enter the last week of the ESMâ„¢ | A-Series CTF WL 2015 first leg and as the classification shows, it's a tight tournament, where teams change position in the standings week after week. In the last report before we reach the Christmas break, we highlight the good job made by the 88th Co.â€Walking Death†in the last two rounds. They have been able to win their matches versus direct and tough opponents like KnD.Squad and HA [CCCPO]. Thanks to this, the team INS0MNIA from the 88th Co.â€Walking Death†is mathematically proclaimed winter champion, even when we still have to play to the last round.Below you can find the virtual classification until all games are completed Let's go for the second leg and may the more consistent team win! Electronic Sports Mastersâ„¢ | Where the challenge begins ... esportsmasters.org Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ESM_LORD 32 Posted December 26, 2015 Hi everyone, we are sorry for the delay, but due to last minute edition problems detected we were unable to announce it earlier. From monday (14/12/15), the official maps where the ESMâ„¢ | A-Series CTF WL matches will be played reach version 1.2. DOWNLOAD LATEST MAP VERSION Download link: ESMâ„¢ | CTF - OFFICIAL MAPS V1.2 In this new pack you will find three new locations in Altis island: ESM | CTF - Kalochori ESM | CTF - Therisa [M] ESM | CTF - Zaros West [M] We also improved the environment in many maps by removing the fog, anyway we left it in other maps to have some variety. The maps that were not changed are: ESM | CTF - ShutterIsland [M] ESM | CTF - The Hill [M] Main changes in the equipment are:Two new scopes (pictures from arma3optics.com) ACO SMG (RED) ACO SMG (GREEN) A new special weapon in the ammo box with 3 projectiles: RPG-42 Alamut On the independent side the soldiers wear beret/cap instead of scarf. And finally, we have fixed the problem where the special ammo disappeared after the soldier carrying it died. We would like to inform that in next weeks we will implement the new BI camera, so there will be a final update before the league ends. We hope this update will allow Caster/Streamer MicOne to stream some of the matches. CHANGE LOG MAPREP #0003 - v1.2 [14/12/2015][Gameplay] - Diameter of the Immortality zone in the respawn extended from 10 to 15 meters.[Gameplay] - Added 3 projectiles RPG-42 Alamut as special ammo (in the ammo box).[bug] - Fixed the problem where the special ammo disappeared after the soldier carrying it died.[Environment] - Three new maps added: ESM | CTF - Kalochori , ESM | CTF - Therisa [M] y ESM | CTF - Zaros West [M][Environment] - Removed the fog in all maps except in ESM | CTF - ShutterIsland [M] y ESM | CTF - The Hill [M] .[Environment] - Independent side soldiers wear beret/cap instead of scarf. LEGAL (CC BY-NC 4.0) This mission is released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) GL & HL Electronic Sports Mastersâ„¢ | Where the challenge begins ... esportsmasters.org Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ESM_LORD 32 Posted December 26, 2015 Hello everyone, first we would like to thank you for an amazing last trimester of the year! Our first league is a great success thanks to the commitment from the participating teams. The 12 teams that has joined the A-Series Our colleague Garret (from ArmaHosts) is already working in what it will be our next A-Series league. As we already pointed out in earlier news, in 2016 we want to organise the second worldchampionship, but this time for the C&H gamemode.At this point, we would like to invite you all to participate in the development of this new gamemode by contributing with your ideas. Ideas that we will try to implement as best as we can. The main features that we are introducing are: Open map, there will be only two zones with restricted access: the respawn zones of each team. There will be all kind of vehicles depending of the map, from armoured vehicles to aircraft. Roles with unique features: medic revives, engineer repairs vehicles... A mobile respawn per side. Limited special weaponry, so the management will be really important. Maps designed for 8 to 12 players per side.... and more. Regarding the new CTF maps, we want to inform you that a new version will be launched during the first week of January. This version will include some improvements and fixes, and specially the new BI camera that will allow us to broadcast some of the matches thanks to our great caster, MicOne.Having said that, we want to remind you that we are currently raffling a serial of the DLC pack for Arma 3 among our followers that you can check in this news: ARMA 3 DLC BUNDLE GIVEAWAY!. It might be a good way of starting 2016!Once again thanks to all who make this project possible and specially to our sponsors Mionix and ArmaHosts for renewing your support another year. Happy festive season! Electronic Sports Mastersâ„¢ | Where the challenge begins ... esportsmasters.org Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ESM_LORD 32 Posted January 20, 2016 Hello again, during this past break we keep working hard on the maps, improving its code and implementing little improvements. All this is helping us with debuging the future C&H missions too. (All matches will be played with the last version 1.35). This is the newest map change log:MAPREP #0004 - v1.35 [19/01/2016][Gameplay] - Decreased the ammount of RPG-42 Alamut projectiles from 3 to 1[bug] - n/a[Environment] - Improved the lighting/weather effects in every map[Environment] - Improved BLUFOR's respawn in the map "ESM | CTF - Neochori [ S][Environment] - Changed the size of the map "ESM | CTF - Zaros West" from [M] to [L][Environment] - Deleted the TrackingCAM and implemented the new camera system of Bohemia Interactive that can be activated from the parametres of the mission DOWNLOAD LATEST MAP VERSION Download link: ESMâ„¢ | CTF - OFFICIAL MAPS V1.35 LEGAL (CC BY-NC 4.0) This mission is released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) GL & HL Electronic Sports Mastersâ„¢ | Where the challenge begins ... esportsmasters.org Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ESM_LORD 32 Posted January 23, 2016 Today we would like to introduce you iShare, a new sharing information platform for players and groups of the Arma 3 community. iShare allows you to create your own Social Network with Photo and Video Gallery, Event Management, Activity Stream and other features that work out of the box. iShare is designed to quickly build your member base and let them engage in social activities such as making new friends, voicing out opinions, sharing pictures and videos, managing events, or even launching a social revolution. So do not waste time, sign up now, register your group/community and begin to share your best games, screenshots and highlight videos. Feel free to create your squad/team iShare group. iShare Arma 3 Groups iShare User Profile ... and much more!! http://www.esportsmasters.org/ishare.html iShare Terms of Use iShare is a sharing information platform for players and groups of the Arma 3 series community. Only Arma series events/news/comments can be published. The user can use their mother language but we kindly ask to use English, when possible, in order to encourage wider participation. ESMâ„¢ shall not be liable for any comment published but their admins have the rights to edit and/or delete them without notice when they infringe the rules or objectives of the service. Be respectful and watch your spelling/grammar. For any doubt/report you can send an email to info@esportsmasters.org"> Electronic Sports Mastersâ„¢ | Where the challenge begins ... esportsmasters.org Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ESM_LORD 32 Posted January 25, 2016 Hy everyone, I want to inform you that next Sunday 31th January at 21:00 CET hours, our caster MicOne will broadcast the match between KnD (Russia) and the 88th Co."Walking Death". (Spain), a battle for first place in the A-Series. Despite leading the table, the Spanish team needs at least a draw in order to maintain the lead. otherwise and due to the flag-average they will finish in second place when there is still one round to end the league. The match will be broadcasted through MicOne's official channel and we will raffle an Apex Arma 3 serial among all the followers watching the match. The standings with 3 rounds to finish the league is: We would like to highlight the example of sportsmanship and fair play showed by the Russian team Red Mosquitoes, who in their last match versus the 88th Co.â€Walking Death†team decided to play 5 vs. 5 instead of 6 vs. 5 when the opposing team was missing a player. Attitude that can not and should not go unnoticed and from the organization we want to emphasize it as an example to follow. MicOne YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/MicOneJuliet In addition we also want to inform you that we are developing a new gamemode for our next C&H league. This time we have the invaluable support of Lord.MDB and [88] Ohmion who have offered themselves to polishing the code and implement the needed changes to create a gamemode as competitive as possible. During the first quarter of the year we will be showing more details about this gamemode and we will have several open days where everyone is welcome to test the mission and share their feedback/ideas. GL & HL Electronic Sports Mastersâ„¢ | Where the challenge begins ... esportsmasters.org Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ESM_LORD 32 Posted February 5, 2016 Hi everyone, even though the names of the winners were known before this last week, this is now official, we have a winner team for this first edition of the ESM™ | A-Series CTF WorldLeague 2015. ESM™ | A-Series CTF World League 2015 final ranking 1st place KnD.Squad 2nd place 88th Co."Walking Death" 3rd place Red Mosquitoes View full clasification ESM™ | A-Series CTF World League 2015 Congratulations to the Russian team KnD.Squad for their 1st place and to all the teams who have made this possible. We hope you will enjoy the 8 MIONIX Sargas 320 that you earnt. Mionix Sargas 320 Microfiber Gaming Surface The Mionix Sargas 320 is made of a durable microfiber cloth material with slightly more friction than coated mousepads. The special microfiber surface counteracts data loss and improves the sensor tracking performance. The Sargas 320 was built with our in-house S.Q.A.T. technology which tests the data loss of the surface, many months of testing has been carried out to ensure that this cloth pad has an extremely low data loss. The underside is made of a natural rubber offering a firm grip irrespective of the surface under the mousepad or extensive movements. The wide tracking area ensures for long sweeping movements without interruption. Here below you can view the VOD of the decisive game for the 1st place, opposing KnD.Squad to 88th Co. "Walking Death". Please remember that to participate to the upcoming editions, you will have to give a 4€ deposit, which will be reimbursed at the end of the competition if the team has not been disqualified and has not decided to leave the competition before its end. The reason for this is quite simple; among the 12 teams initially registered, only 5 made it to the final round, which was hard hard to cope with for ESM Staff at an organization level, not to mention the disappointment of a team being finally informed that their opponents will not show after they have waited for them during 15 minutes. We really hope you enjoyed this edition and we are looking forward to seeing you for the next one. Electronic Sports Masters™ | Where the challenge begins ... esportsmasters.orgrtsmasters.org Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
