Draft live (Nov 25 at 16 EST | 22 CET) on twitch.tv/ffamastersleague
Sign up Deadline: Nov 23 at 23:00 CET Draft Date: Nov 25 Start Date: Nov 27 End Date: Dec 29
Here are some answers to frequently asked TBR questions
Who will be the captains?
The captains of Team Battle Royale 4 are going to be Aarnikratti, Eshan, DV, TomToast and SuperCumulo. We couldn't accept everyone as captain and based our decision on recent reliability and if there were any other events, positive or negative. Thanks to everyone for volunteering.
Will every player get drafted?
Yes. Also, we will immediately assign players to their respective Discord team channels during the draft. TBR is a great opportunity for people getting to know each other and collaborate, even if they weren't close before.
In what order will the captains draft?
During our FML meet up in Prague on Nov 23, attendants will find a way to randomly define the order. It'll be a "snake draft" as usual (pick 1-2-3-4-5-5-4-3-2-1-...).
Will matches in TBR4 be played anonymously?
Yes. As in previous TBRs, admins will provide smurf lists to all teams. Players will need to create these smurfs and join their matches. We have to live with the ping being visible in the match lobby. If Blizzard rolls out Reforged before Dec 29 and shuts down current Battle.net immediately, admins will decide how to proceed in that regard.
How many matches will there be?
Throughout TBR, there will be around 40 matches in total (each match is skipped by one of the five teams). Teams will get a bonus for each of their players that played at least four matches.
How do we accommodate different time zones / continents?
This is a tricky one, especially since we seem to have fewer players from the American continents this time. We do want to maintain a repetitive schedule, so people memorize the play times, but also accommodate different time zones. As last TBR, one weekday match per week will be played at 17:59 EST | 23:59 CET for that reason.
How about players that are FFA beginners still?
TBR is great to experience FFA and team spirit without having 10k hours of experience in this mode. We appeal to teams to encourage and assist all their players, no matter how well they play. In general, we only accept players to TBR that have played some inhouse matches before or are known to admins.
What if players abandon their teams or players sign up after the draft?
We had some unfortunate debates in previous seasons, where players signed up after the draft and teams argued over who may get that player. To avoid this, there will be a "72 hour rule" in TBR4. If a player leaves a team or signs up subsequently, we wait 72 hours (for potential other sign ups or exits) and randomly assign the new joiners to teams with available slots.
How will the score structure look like?
Same as last season, victories in FFAs with one player per team will get rewarded with 10 points and if there are two players per team (team FFA and preteam mode) 15 points.
How do we deal with no show?
It's up to the captains to ensure that players show up on time. If admins are in a good mood, they may send reminders in the respective team channel, if not, they may immediately sub that team 10 minutes after the scheduled time. It is more important than ever to start on time, as we publish streaming times on warcraft3.info and elsewhere.
Let's have a great time and make this the amazing event it has been for so many of us before
Update: Schedule and team logos are published here. Not much time left to sign up. Go do it!
With Season 30 coming to an end in the course of November, we don't want to lose time and start the sign up phase for Team Battle Royale 4 right away. Long have we waited since Ravenclaw took the title in TBR 3. For those who are new to the community, TBR is an event that will last for about a month and usually brings plenty of fun and drama. Captains (probably four this time) draft their teams and seat players for scheduled matches, including regular FFA and other FFA modes.
Sign up Deadline: Nov 23 at 23:00 CET Draft Date: Nov 25 Start Date: Nov 27 End Date: Dec 29
As in the past, the event is supposed to be played with anonymous smurf accounts (provided by admins). Due to visible ping in the game lobby, it's not that anonymous anymore unfortunately. Furthermore, we may need to transition to non-anonymous FFA if Reforged gets released in the course of TBR4. Therefore, some of the details and below modes need to be finalized still.
Modes: (to be finalized)
4-way Normal
4-way Random Hero
4-way Adaption Hero
4-way No Chat
4-way Hero Snipe Fest (most hero kills win the match after timer is up)
8-way Preteam (starts as normal 8-way but with two players from each team)
12-way Preteam (starts as normal 12-way but with three players from each team)
2x2x2x2 Team FFA
3x3x3x3 Team FFA
If you want to sign up for TBR4, please post the following into this thread by Nov 22:
Name: Country: Race(s): Captain Volunteer: yes/no Why should a captain draft you?
As you may have seen, the Reforged beta started to get released today. It is accessible via the Blizzard Launcher/App, like all the other Blizzard games. Please feel free to post your BattleTag here and/or add me (HighTac#2469) to your friend list in the launcher. I will invite you to the FFA Masters Group and we'll all be connected in the game right when it hits the fan :)
The second episode of Wand of Whispers not FFA-related this time, but hopefully still interesting for some of you. My guest is Bill Roper, former Vice President of Blizzard North, game designer and voice of peons, grunts and footmen.
What a race to the playoffs that was in round four. We do have three deserved finalists who were amongst the most dominant players this season. Congratulations for making it this far.
Finalists
84 p. junkerzam (map choice) 82 p. ZsSuperCumulo 78 p. trunkz
We will find the fourth finalist in a semi-final (to be played asap, if possible next weekend). Four players had 68 points after round four. Very unfortunate for Joggel, that he was the only one of them with just one victory. The tie breaker decided against him.
Semi-final
74 p. qwest (map choice by Oct 29) 68 p. Lil Tic 68 p. Gradient 68 p. Vyvanne
Please note that Europe transitions to daylight savings time on Oct 26. Therefore, the difference between CET and MSK (Moscow) will be 2 hours again and the difference between EST and CET will be 5 hours (until North America changes to daylight savings time on Nov 3). As most players are in the CET zone, we will take that as the "standard measure" for this weekend. I hope this works for all of you.
Please note that Europe transitions to daylight savings time on Oct 26. Therefore, the difference between CET and MSK (Moscow) will be 2 hours again and the difference between EST and CET will be 5 hours (until North America changes to daylight savings time on Nov 3). As most players are in the CET zone, we will take that as the "standard measure" for this weekend. I hope this works for all of you.
Okay, I think we found a new time that seems to suit all of you and also avoids overlap with any other matches.
Go play Sunday, Oct 27 at 14 CET Please note that Europe transitions to winter time on Oct 26. Therefore, the difference between CET and Moscow time will be 2 hours again.
Trunks can't play Friday and 19 CET on Sunday is a bit too late for him. Any chance you guys can make it Sunday afternoon (as it seems there won't be a consensus on any Saturday time)?
Suggested Times:
Oct 27 at 12:00 CET Oct 27 at 14:00 CET Oct 27 at 16:00 CET Oct 27 at 18:00 CET
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Aarnikratti, 
Eshan, 
DV, 
TomToast and 
SuperCumulo. We couldn't accept everyone as captain and based our decision on recent reliability and if there were any other events, positive or negative. Thanks to everyone for volunteering.
Aarnikratti*
Vyvanne
fetta_ook
Ponty
