Heavy Metal Machines
Clash of Champs: Last Metal League champions face each other in the NA server!
Watch it live, Saturday,June 27th, 4 pm GMT 0, on our Twitch (in English): https://www.twitch.tv/heavymetalmachines
Or on our Youtube channel, broadcast in Portuguese: https://www.youtube.com/heavymetalmachines
The winner gets 2000 Cash, with 1000 Cash for the loser. In addition, the winning team's server will receive an exclusive Double XP and Fame event as a prize!!!
Metal League 9 Pro and Beginner: Schedule and new qualification criteria
We’re very excited to announce that Metal League’s next Season is about to start!
What is the Metal League?
👉 Metal League is HMM’s official online Ttournament. Play from anywhere!
👉 Prize Pool of €5.000 in cash!
👉 No entry fees.
👉 Players of any level can participate and enter at any stage of the qualifiers.
👉 Taking place over 5 weeks during every Metal Pass Season, every Saturday, in a special in-game queue.
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Metal League for Pros and Beginners!
Metal League follows each Season of the Metal Pass, and since last Season each server will have two distinct divisions: Metal League Pro and Metal League Beginner. The purpose of the divisions is to allow Teams to compete against other Teams of a similar level, keeping the tournament fun and fair for everybody. Metal League will take place in two regions, meaning we’ll have four simultaneous leagues, this time in South America and Europe!
Here’s how the divisions work:
Metal League Pro
Following the same format that you already know, there will be 4 stages of Qualifiers to decide who will go to the Playoffs. The Playoffs phase will consist of best of 3 (Bo3) matches, with the finals switching over to best of 5 (Bo5). Playoffs and Finals will be broadcast live on our channels.
As always, the Qualifier phase takes place every Saturday in the Metal League queue in-game, while the Playoff and Final brackets are managed outside the game with Custom Matches.
If the total number of Pro Teams is equal to or greater than 16 Teams, 8 Teams will qualify for the Playoffs, however, if the total number of Teams is lower than 16, only 4 Teams will go to the Playoffs, with the 1st place facing the 4th, and the 2nd facing the 3rd in the semifinals.
Metal League Beginner
The Beginner division will follow the same format as the Pro division, but only with Teams that are starting their competitive journey. It will feature 3 weeks of Qualifiers and a weekend of Playoffs and Finals with Bo1 matches. Teams will be able to compete for in-game awards to take their first steps towards the glory of competition.
And like the Pro division, in the Metal League Beginner, if the total number of Teams is equal to or greater than 16 Teams, 8 Teams will qualify for the Playoffs - otherwise only 4 Teams will go to the Playoffs.
How are we going to separate who plays in each league?
At any time after the start of the Season, on Saturdays, during the period of the tournament, just enter the game and press "Play" in the Metal League queue; the system will then analyze all Team members to decide whether the Team will participate in the Pro or Beginner League.
To participate in the Pro division, at least one player of the Team must have 500 total victories or more (not counting custom matches) in their account, OR must be Gold division (2.000 points or more) in Ranked Mode. Teams that don’t match one of these requirements will be placed in the Beginner League.
The system will analyze the status of each member at the moment the Team captain officially clicks to participate in the tournament. If a Team member surpasses one of these criteria during the competition, the placement won’t change - what counts is the moment of registration. For this reason, changes in the Team (substitution, inclusion or removal of members) will not be allowed during the tournament. Teams can leave the tournament, create a new Team, and then register again if they choose - but this will result in that Team losing any points they’ve gained up to that point.
With this change, we hope to provide a fun and balanced championship for beginners to have competitive experience and compete for valuable in-game rewards, while ensuring that veterans have their own high-level environment playing for money.
Remember: registration is completely free, just click on “Play” in the Metal League queue starting on July 4th in South America and Europe servers (you can play on both servers if you want)!
The improvements you’ve been asking for!
In the past few Metal League Seasons, we’ve received a lot of feedback from our community regarding the “sniping” issue. Sniping is a behaviour where players will abuse the in-game queueing system to manipulate matchmaking, giving them easier opponents during qualifiers. For this Season, we’re introducing some changes that will help us to prevent this behavior:
1 - Players that are part of a Team registered in the Metal League will not be able to access the spectator feature during a Metal League stage.
2 - Players that are part of a Team registered in the Metal League will only be able to see the status “Main Menu” for other players in the same tournament. For this reason, participating players will have only the “Offline” and “Main Menu” status during the stage, regardless of if they are in queue, in a match or even in a different game mode such as custom matches.
We’re also making matchmaking improvements on our side to make sure we can have more competitive matches with Teams close to each other in the standings.
Two servers, one Season!
This Season we will have Metal League Pro and Beginner ongoing simultaneously on two servers (Europe and South America). Access the game and choose, in the Metal League section, which server you will join. The same Team may participate in the leagues of the 2 servers simultaneously but will be subject to different levels (Pro or Beginner) according to their experience at the time of registration.
When does it start?
The European server leagues (Pro and Beginner) will start on Saturday, July 4th, from 14h to 17h GMT +1
The South American server leagues (Pro and Beginner) will start on Saturday, July 4th, from 17h to 20h GMT +1
And what are the prizes?
Metal League Pro
The total prize pool is €5,000, split between Europe and South America (2,500 each). Remember, regardless of what region you’re from, you can participate in both tournaments at the same time!
1st Place - € 1200 + Totem Arena** + Exclusive Spray***
2nd Place - € 500 + Exclusive Spray
3rd Place - € 250
4th Place - € 150
5th Place - € 100
6th Place - € 100
7th Place - € 100
8th Place - € 100
In the 4-Team Playoff Scenario:
1st Place - € 1300 + Totem Arena + Exclusive Spray
2nd Place - € 600 + Exclusive Spray
3rd Place - € 350
4th Place - € 250
*Country-specific taxes may apply.
** Your Team’s flag with your Team’s name and symbol, will be hung in the HMM arenas for everybody to see until next Season.
*** Your Team will receive an exclusive spray with your Team’s name and symbol
Metal League Beginner
1st Place - 25000 Fame + Metal Pass Premium + All Pilots in the game + Heavy Metal Model
2nd Place - 20000 Fame + All Pilots in the game + Heavy Metal Model
3rd Place - 15000 Fame + 5 Pilots + Metal Legend Model
4th Place - 10000 Fame + 3 Pilots + Metal Legend Model
5th Place - 5000 Fame + 1 Pilot + Rockstar Model
6th Place - 5000 Fame + 1 Pilot + Rockstar Model
7th Place - 5000 Fame + 1 Pilot + Rockstar Model
8th Place - 5000 Fame + 1 Pilot + Rockstar Model
In the 4-Team Playoff Scenario:
1st Place - 25000 Fame + Metal Pass Premium + All Pilots in the game + Heavy Metal Model
2nd Place - 20000 Fame + All Pilots in the game + Heavy Metal Model
3rd Place - 15000 Fame + 5 Pilots + Metal Legend Model
4th Place - 10000 Fame + 3 Pilots + Metal Legend Model
Each member of the Team will receive rewards according to their position.
Players can choose if they want the Metal Pass Premium from the current Season or the next one.
Players can also choose which Pilots and Models they want among all items available in the game Store.
More information
iveaways take place every week for those who participate in the Metal League (more information coming soon).
Watch Metal League matches live on Twitch and on Metal Partners‘ channels (more information coming soon).
Any questions?
Check out the rules here, but if you have any other questions, you can send an email to community@hoplon.com or reach out to us through Discord or our Social Networks.
Now that you know everything, assemble your Team on our Teammates Finder (also known as Teamder), and start training!
Totally NEW Effects and an Emote are in the Store!
New Emote:
- Coffin Maker - Get it for 200 Cash
New Rebuild Effects:
- Heavy Anvil - Get it for 300 Cash
- Piano Fall - Get it for 300 Cash
And, last but not least, if you get all the 3 of them by June 22nd, you’ll get this beautiful and super EXCLUSIVE Pizza Box Portrait!
The Item will be delivered to your account on the 23rd of June by Hoplon.
Buy now! 😎
Scheduled Maintenance and Patch Notes 16/06/2020
Maintenance is scheduled for June 16th, from 12:00 to 16:00 (UTC+1), to apply an update that brings improvements for the Custom Match options and the return of the Cursed Necropolis Arena to Casual Mode.
Version: 9.00.88
Custom Match
- Players can now start Custom Matches with any number of human players, and the remaining empty slots will be filled with bots.
- This update allows players to create private matches to practice by themselves, as well as create training sessions with less than 8 people.
Casual Mode
- The Cursed Necropolis Arena has been added to the Casual Mode queue - matches can now be played in any of three different Arenas.
Bug Fixes
- Little Monster’s “Gelid Crusher” and Stingray’s “Cryotech” Models (Rockstar category) are now available, and can be purchased with Fame.
To share your feedback, please post in our Discord or the General Discussion forum.
Heavy Metal Machines Team
Scheduled Maintenance and Patch Notes 02/06/2020
Maintenance is scheduled for June 2nd, from 12:00 to 16:00 (UTC+1), to apply an update that brings important changes to the Bomb Passing mechanic, Machine balance tweaks for Artificer and Vulture, Metal League Pro changes and Bug Fixes.
Version: 9.00.82
Bomb Passing Mechanic
The bomb passing mechanic has been updated, aiming to make it a more fluid gameplay experience, and also providing more strategic options to pass the bomb and gain advantages in either casual or competitive matches. Here are the changes:
Bomb Pass
- The physics of the bomb have been updated, allowing it to maintain a higher speed for a longer time when it’s launched (either by pressing or holding the space bar).
- The change is also applied when the bomb gets hit by other projectiles, and transporting may feel slightly different.
Bomb Fight
- The slow-motion effect has been removed when a Bomb Fight happens in a match.
- The camera will no longer move towards the Bomb Fight.
Machine Balance
Artificer
General
- Maximum HP reduced from 550 to 450.
- Special Energy Gain reduced by 25% for all Weapons.
Vulture
General
- Maximum HP reduced from 550 to 500.
Special Weapon
- Maximum number of stacked blades reduced from 20 to 15.
Metal League Pro
The minimum criteria required to compete in the Metal League Pro, starting from the upcoming Season, will change as follows:
- Accounts with more than 500 Victories achieved OR;
- Accounts with more than 2000 points in the Ranked Mode (Gold V Division).
Any Team that has at least one player that meets one of the topics listed above is eligible to compete on the Metal League Pro. To compete in the Metal League Beginner, all Team members must not meet those criteria when registering in the Tournament.
Bug Fixes
Rampage
- Fixed a bug with the reward Models from the last Ranked Mode Season. These Models were appearing slightly bigger than the other Models.
Vulture
- Fixed a bug that caused all of Vulture’s Models to display the Special Weapon ready animation, and the Blade’s visual effects from the Heavy Metal category Model “Long Arm Of The Law”.
Killer J.
- Fixed a text issue in the Weapon 2 description for Turkish and French languages.
General
- Some skin Models and Emotes had their names updated with a suffix, for better identification among other items.
To share your feedback, please post in our Discord or the General Discussion forum.
Heavy Metal Machines Team
Season 9 Metal Pass Starts Now!
Check out the new season’s promotional trailer:
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You can also take a look at every new reward on the official website.
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Heavy Metal Machines Team
Scheduled Maintenance and Patch Notes 13/05/2020
Maintenance is scheduled for May 13th, from 12:00 to 16:00 (UTC+1), to release an update with the newest Season of the Metal Pass: Before the Madness. In addition, the Cursed Necropolis Arena went through a full visual overhaul.
Version: 9.00.70
Metal Pass Season 9 - Before the Madness
Check out all the new rewards on our website.
New Rewards
- 7 new Models
- 2 Heavy Metal category
- 2 Metal Legend category
- 3 Rockstar category
- 2 Heavy Metal category
- 10 new Emotes
- 10 new Sprays
- 4 new Score Effects
- 2 new Start Line Effects
- 5 new Rebuilding Effects
- 1 new Kill Effect
- 2 new Portraits
- 1 Machine
Ranked Mode - Season 3
A new Season of the Ranked Mode starts on May 13th. With that, players Ranked in the 2nd Season divisions will receive their exclusive rewards, which are:
- Bronze Division: Spray + Emote
- Silver Division: Rampage’s Rockstar Model + Spray + Emote
- Gold Division: Rampage’s Metal Legend Model + Spray + Emote
- Heavy Metal Division: Rampage’s Heavy Metal Model + Spray + Emote
For the 3rd Season, the reward models will change to Black Lotus!
Cursed Necropolis Arena
The Arena is now available with brand new visuals. The visual revamp was also applied to the Metal God and Temple of Sacrifice Arenas, and it is part of a series of color and lighting improvements for better visual clarity in the game.
General
- Fixed a spelling error in the “Quarantine & Chill” spray.
- Fixed a bug with Peacemaker’s Model “Operation: Avalanche”. It was available only for Cash, and now it is also available for Fame.
- Fixed a bug that caused players to be unable to leave the Tournament menu after interacting with any Tournaments options.
To share your feedback, please post in our Discord or the General Discussion forum.
Heavy Metal Machines Team
The Playoffs and Grand Final of the METAL LEAGUE PRO on the European server
Live broadcast on Saturday 9/5 (Playoffs) and Sunday 10/5 (Final) starting at 14h GMT +1 on Twitch. Check it out on Twitch!
Check the Metal Partners who will be streaming the Metal League this weekend!
NEW Sprays: Stay home, stay safe (and play HMM)!
Check out the new Sprays you can get with Fame:
All of these Sprays can be picked up with Fame! Go to the game Store and get yours now!
Scheduled Maintenance and Patch Notes 28/04/2020
Maintenance is scheduled for April 28, from 11:00 to 15:00 (UTC-0), to apply an update that will add a total of 17 new Sprays to the Store, and temporarily add 4 Models.
Version: 8.01.61
Store
Sprays
We’ve created these new Sprays with an educational theme related with the covid-19 quarantine period. All these Sprays can be purchased only for Fame (300 each), and will be available until further notice.
Models
Four Metal Legend’s Models will be available for a limited time, from April 28th to May 5th. These models can be purchased only with Cash (1.150 each).
Black Lotus - Seventh Dimension (Neon)
Rampage - The Battle of Metal City (Red)
Killer J. - The Joke is on you (Pink)
Little Monster - Between Dolls and Tires (Blue)
To share your feedback, please post in our Discord or the General Discussion forum.
Heavy Metal Machines Team