ClanBase
ClanBase (CB) was a league of e-sports scene to team games ( Clan Wars ) or cup matches between clans to deny or national teams. The CB was founded in October 1998 as the Dutch Quake II ranking list ( ladder ). The league quickly caught on on the internet and grew into one of the most popular leagues in the world with 1.8 million players and 180,000 participating clans in over 50 different games.
Since 2002, the CB has had to contend with a decline in active users. In 2004 the Global Gaming League (GGL) took over ClanBase. Since December 1st, 2013 the ClanBase website is no longer accessible. In the meantime, the end of the league has been announced in an official statement by the voluntary ClanBase employees due to financial difficulties. A statement by the owner of ClanBase - GGL or Professional Interactive Entertainment, Inc. - has not yet been made.
structure
The clanbase is divided into two main components:
- Trophies ( Cups ):
- EuroCup (European top clans compete against each other)
- NationsCup (national teams compete against each other)
- OpenCup (everyone can participate)
- Ranking lists ( Ladders ): The ranking lists are based on the Elo system , whereby the first person in the respective ladder is assumed to have an infinite number of points. However, the first place can be challenged from places 2-5 and is obliged to accept this challenge. If the first-placed loses, the challenger takes the lead in the ladder.
Both cups and ladders are set up for various online games. With the ladders, there is a European ladder as well as national rankings within the respective game, which for some games are further subdivided according to the number of participating players.
Participation in the Clanbase requires a free registration. For the organization of the games within the Ladders the respective communities is responsible, that is, he seeks out opponents from the rankings or accepts challenges ( challenges ) of other clans. There is only the obligation to play at least one point game per month, otherwise the team is put into sleep mode ( hibernating ), which means that it loses all points it has achieved so far and is removed from the ranking.
