Make sure to log in to receive your love-gift from us at Stunlock!
What better way to spend Valentine´s Day than playing BLC? None!
So we’re happy to run a Valentine´s Day tournament for you to enjoy!
On top of all this love we’ll also host random key give aways on twitter!
At 18:00 UTC - 19:00 UTC random keys will be tweeted, there might be some surprise tweets during the day as well, so keep an eye out!
Make sure to follow us on twitter, and try and grab them as fast as you can!
https://twitter.com/BLChampions
Support
We’ve launched a new support site. So if you’re having any problems this is where you should go. We take care of all issues as soon as we can, doing multiple issues for the same problem only slow things down!
http://www.bloodlinechampions.com/support/
What’s going on?
There is a lot of questions going around and here is some answers to some of them.
Will you put up more servers to cover other regions? At the moment there’s no plan for servers in other regions than what we have today. To split the community we have active EU east/west or US east/west would just make the queues horrible. Other parts of the world, we just don’t think have enough players to cover the cost of the servers or for the queue to work out.
Whats next for Bloodline Champions? At the moment or goal is to get the servers working properly, our aim with taking over the servers was to keep the game up and running so you guys can keep enjoying it. What comes next is still unknown.
Will Team Ladders return? The reason why we removed Team Ladders was because we didn’t want to split up the community. Opening up 3v3 and 2v2 Teams will split up the community into multiple queues again. We don’t think that this is a good idea considering where our current playerbase is at.
See you in the arena!
<3
Patchnotes 2.7.3.6
Added items Valentine's avatars and title added to the game
Matchmaking Slightly modified rating algoritm values in matchmaking
Sligthly modified balance for Parties in matchmaking
Chat Maximum channels joined at any time set to 4
Default channels are now always displayed as "Global"
Other Launch parameter '-disableru' added to disable Russian fonts.
Hotfix 2015-02-13
Bug fixes Fixed the bug where you could not select the Bloodline you just unlocked via a Reward.
New Steam packs available and Community Tournament!
Finally they have come! The new Steam packs!
First week there's a release discount!
If you buy the Warrior or Warchief pack within 2 weeks, you also get an additional bonus silver weapon for each bloodline!
*Offer applies to Warrior and Warchief pack. ** Must also login to game within this time. ***Offer available for 2 weeks from package release (2015-02-02)
Here you can find the different packages:
Huntress pack 8 Bloodline, boosts and more!
Release discount: 10%
Warrior Pack 27 Bloodlines, boosts and more!
Release discount: 15%
The region restrictions have also been removed by Steam so everyone is able to play again! \o/
Donors by Heart Cup
(08-02-2015)
To celebrate the new servers the Donors by Heart community decided to launch a Tournament Cup.
The cup will be hosted Sunday the 8th of February using the ingame Tournament system.
The prize pool for this tournament is:
1st Place - 150$ 2nd Place - 60$
See you in-game! <3
Support form available
Hello all!
We know some of you are having issues with not getting keys, connecting the wrong keys and just not being able to play.
It will take quite some time to sort out these issues
So do not expect an answer until atleast tomorrow.
So please be patient, filling the form multiple times will not get anything done faster and the same with creating multiple threads here on the steam forum.
We're working as fast as we can.
<3
We're up!
We’re very happy to welcome you to our very own Bloodline Champions servers!
We hope you enjoy your welcome gift!
If you haven't logged in yet, make sure to do it within 2 weeks to get the reward!
We’re sorry for the delay, the transfer of all the data and the set up took longer than expected, but at last we’re done and we hope everything will work smooth from here.
All e-mails with key codes to connect your accounts may not have been sent yet, so we ask you to be patient! It’s a lot of e-mails to send, they have been going out most of the day and will continue to do so for quite some time. So don’t panic yet!
If you, after all e-mails been sent, have a problem, we’ll do our best together with Funcom to help you out. We’ll let you know when there is a solution.
As previously said, we are also talking to Steam to remove all the region restrictions on the game. We hope it can get done soon so you all can come back!
We’ve released a small patch, and you can find the patch notes here
Would also like to thank everyone who took their time to help out with testing 2 weeks ago! It helped more than you could imagine! <3
Patch Notes v2.7.3.4
Teams Teams Matchmaking has been removed. This is to ensure that the playerbase is less spread out on multiple queues
Teams are still used for Tournaments
Teams Matches statistics now includes Tournament matches win/loss tracking.
Scenarios Scenario Queues have been removed due to very long queue times. But are still available in Custom games.
Custom Games Custom Game Blood Coin gain increased from 25% to 90%
Standard Matchmaking Parties matchmaking balance has been modified to make it less exploitable for high rated users to play with low rated players.
Entire party will now receive a leaver punishment on rating when a party member leaves the match.
Rating required for grades has been slightly reduced.
Bloodlines Thorn
Fixed a bug where Thorn would gain energy by using Tree Bash on projectiles.
Ravener
Earth Crush (Ultimate) second jump can now be cancelled by Etheral effects.
Pricing Funcom points has been replaced with Gold Coins.
Bloodlines has been divided into 3 different price groups, no prices has been increased so don’t worry about that.
The Bloodcoin costs from cosmetic items has been removed. (such as outfits, weapon skins, emotes, avatars and titles) So these items will only be available for Gold, as rewards and tournament prizes.
Other Chat messages containing invalid characters for the font used will no longer be displayed for the user. (Less Questionmarks)
Starter Quest no longer requires a Conquest and Capture the Artifact Match
It is time!
Stunlock Studios will take over the Bloodline Champions servers tomorrow, 28th of January!
[28 January 2015, 09:00 UTC] Server Host Switch Downtime
There will be a server downtime Wednesday 28th of January due to a hosting switch on the Bloodline Champions Servers. The downtime will also include a minor patch.
Servers will be closed at 9:00 UTC. We expect to have the servers up later in the afternoon, but due to the size of this Host Switch the estimated time of completion is Unknown.
We will take down the current servers tomorrow at 09:00 UTC. When this has been done there’s quite a lot to sort out to get everything working. We hope to have the new servers up and running for your glorious return to the game during the afternoon!
We will let you know when the new servers are up and ready for you! Wish us luck! ^^
As previously mentioned some changes will be made and a small patch will be applied.
The funcom currency you have will be converted into our new very innovatively named “gold” currency on the new servers.
The marketplace will have have some new prices and changes too which items will be available for what type of currency. All cosmetic items such as outfits, weapon skins, emotes, avatars and titles will only be available for Gold.
Connecting your account
Tomorrow morning we will start sending out the key-codes you will use to connect your current account to your steam account. All information you will need is going to be available in the e-mail.
We are in the process of getting steam to remove all region restrictions to the game, we hope it will be sorted soon.
Make sure to log in during the first 2 weeks to receive a “Welcome to the new servers”-reward!
First test was awesome! \o/
Thanks for helping out with testing the servers yesterday!
We had more people than we expected and it’s great to see such dedication! Feels like we’re not trying to keep the servers alive for nothing! <3
We’ve done some changes to the forum here on steam. We’ve added a community announcement forum, where you will see news about further tests, community activities et cetera. We’ve also added a test forum, where we’d like to get reports on bugs and how the servers behave while you play during the tests. And there’s now also a support forum for technical issues or problems you have with the game. Last but not least, we’ve also split up the discussion forums into general and bloodline discussion.
So make sure to swing by and make your voice heard!
Upcoming test session
Next test session will not be as long as this one, because we felt both you guys and we got pretty tired at the end.
Next test is scheduled for Friday, January 16th at 16:00 UTC to 19:00 UTC We’d be really happy if you had a chance to show up and help out again!
All connections have been reset and since some people decided to spend more time on trying to ninja other peoples accounts rather than test, for this session we will require both email and account name to connect an account.
Please focus people, we’re testing a game here! :D
We got a lot of information on how the servers perform, especially the shop and we will do some tweaks before next test to get the best possible results.
FAQ
I lost a lot of rating in the test server! Are you going to fix it!?
Nothing on the test servers are saved and will not affect your account on live. So you lost no rating, you get none of the new items you bought with your free gold and you did not get that name change. Everything on live is just as before you started testing.
I can’t play, how do I get back on live?!
If you try and enter now, this is done automatically since we’ve removed the beta. But when it’s available and you want to play on live you need to do this:
To play on live, you need to Opt out of the beta in the beta drop down list in your Bloodline Champions properties on Steam. It should look like this:
What will happen with Titan accounts?
Titan accounts will keep all their perks after the transfer, except for the 10% Funcom Points discount on prices in the shop. This is because Funcom Points has been removed and due to technical reasons with the new shop. Titan users will however get a gold coins compensation for this. Hope that’s ok. :)
Stunlock Hosting Bloodline Champions Update
So what’s going on?
The plan is that Stunlock will take over the servers late January, and that’s when you’ll get your keys sent to your e-mail, enabling you to connect your current account. We will keep you updated. If you are unsure about which e-mail you have registered with Funcom, make sure to check the bottom of this post!
Help us out!
To get us ready to take over the servers, we need some help with some testing.
On 13th of January (BLC’s 4th birthday!) we will have our first public test of our beta servers, and we’d love some help to test things out!
You can reach the test servers via the "Betas" tab in Bloodline Champions -> Properties, in your game list.
Edit: Will be available during test sessions.
The servers will be available from 15:00 UTC to 21:00 UTC on January 13th.
If things go well.
To connect your account, click the connect button on the start up page. The connection key on the beta is your current Bloodline Champions account name (Which you log in with).
Any progress, unlocks et cetera achieved on the test servers will not carry over to the Live servers. The test servers may also be reset, or otherwise manipulated or changed at any time.
Gold or Bloodcoins you spend on the beta will not be spent from your live account. When the new servers go live, you will have to re-connect your account again with the key from Funcom.
We chose to have shorter test sessions to concentrate the amount of players, instead of having them open for a longer period of time with less activity. (At least for our initial tests.)
The prices in the shop on the beta servers do not represent the planned prices for live, they are only set for test purposes.
Updates
Here are some of the planned changes for the game when the servers are transferred:
Teams
Teams Matchmaking has been removed.
This is to ensure that the playerbase is less spread out on multiple queues
Teams are still used for Tournaments
Teams Matches statistics now includes Tournament matches win/loss tracking.
Scenarios
Scenario Queues have been removed due to very long queue times. But are still available in Custom games.
Custom Games
Custom Game Bloodcoin Gain increased from 25% to 90%
Standard Matchmaking
Parties matchmaking balance has been modified to make it less exploitable for high rated users to play with low rated players.
Bugfixes
Fixed a bug where Thorn would gain energy by using Tree Bash projectiles.
Pricing Funcom points will of course be replaced and we’ll instead use Gold coins.
Bloodlines will be divided into 3 different price groups, no prices will be increased so don’t worry about that.
We will however remove Bloodcoin costs from cosmetic items such as bloodline and weapon skins, emotes, avatars and titles. So these items will only be available for Gold, as rewards and tournament prizes.
Some of the changes will already be done on the beta servers, some may not.
FAQ
Servers Where will you put the servers?
For our initial tests we will have game servers in Central Europe (Frankfurt) and US East (N. Virginia). The exact locations of these servers are not set in stone, they may be changed depending on the results from the tests. The initial test is mostly to test the infrastructure that has been ported to our systems.
Account transfer How can I change the email linked to my Bloodline Champions account?
You can change your email at Funcoms Account page.
Step 1: Login here: https://register.bloodlinechampions.com/account/
Step 2: Click on Update My Details on the left side of the page.
Step 3: Change your email in the input fields
Step 4: Update your details.
Please note: This is only available before the actual server transfer. If you have been unable to receive your activation key after this, please contact Funcom Support.
Stunlock Studios will take over the hosting of Bloodline Champions servers
Funcom will be closing down the servers for Bloodline Champions by the end of January 2015. We know there are a lot of players out there who enjoy the game, so we will make sure they can keep enjoying it! This is no promise that development of the game will be increased, but there will be more energy aimed towards the game from our end.
To start we need to get the game running properly on our end with new servers and tools, since the game will need to be disconnected from the Funcom backend systems such as account, shop and billing. The plan is to have our servers up and running before Funcom close theirs so there will be minimal downtime during the switch to Stunlock Servers.
What does this mean? What will change?
Accounts The plan is that nothing will actually change. You keep everything you own on your account, like Bloodlines, Weapons, Outfits, all your Currency and so on.
The only thing that will change regarding accounts is that we will be using Steam for account authentication.
Everyone who already has an account at the time of the hosting switch will be sent a key to their email address used on their Funcom account connected to Bloodline Champions. This key can be used to connect the existing Bloodline Champions account to a Steam account. You’ll need to do this even if you play via steam today.
Pricing When we take over you will see some changes to the pricing models of the game and also some new packages available on Steam. The plan for this is still under construction, so there’s not much more to say about it at this point.
Servers We are currently in the process of finding the best solution for hosting the servers for the game, so at the moment there is no information about exact locations and so on. We are researching different hosts and we will do our very best to get an optimal solution for the game. Some things are hard to test without actually running the game with real servers so the evaluation of the server solution will be continued even after we go live with the new servers.
Community When it comes to forums and the community we will work with BLChampions.com as an official partner, these are very driven and ambitious guys who will handle the administration and moderation of the forum which will be the place to go for announcements, discussion and so on.
Since everyone will have to use Steam to play Bloodline Champions from now on, you will also see a bit more energy focused to the Steam Community Hub for Bloodline Champions.
