We are pleased to announce the Meta Plays Company of Heroes 3 League Season 2!
Meta Plays will cover key matches of the league, with the rest being open to community casters.
Introducing the "Eagle Strike" Pro League:
Eagle Strike Pro League Season 2 #1 - £250 + Community Donations - Single Elimination - Feb 15-16
Eagle Strike Pro League Season 2 #2 - £250 + Community Donations - Single Elimination - Mar 22-23
Eagle Strike Pro League Season 2 #3 - £250 + Community Donations - Single Elimination - Apr 26-27
Eagle Strike Pro League Season 2 #4 - £250 + Community Donations - Single Elimination - May 24-25
Eagle Strike Pro League Season 2 #5 - £250 + Community Donations - Single Elimination - Jun 21-22
Eagle Strike Pro League Season 2 #6 - £250 + Community Donations - Single Elimination - Jul 26-27
Eagle Strike Pro League Season 2 #7 - £250 + Community Donations - Single Elimination - Aug 16-17
Eagle Strike Pro League Season 2 #8 - £250 + Community Donations - Single Elimination - Sept 20-21
Eagle Strike Pro League Season 2 #9 - £250 + Community Donations - Single Elimination - Oct 18-19
Eagle Strike Pro League Season 2 #10 - £250 + Community Donations - Single Elimination - Nov 22-23
Note: this article and our calendar will be updated as we progress through the season and new info becomes available.
A Different Approach
In season 2, we are scattering individual events across 2025. There are no qualifiers and no main events. We believe this offers the following benefits that should result in greater player participation:
- Better prize pools for individual events.
- Increased schedule flexibility for players, as they no longer need to work around main events.
- Each event will now accept community donations as well, reducing the amount of time between contributions and effect.
- Without a main event, the slot they would normally occupy is now available for all players.
This is not necessarily a permanent change we will keep, but we are going through with it for this year.
In the event of significant budget/sponsorship changes, we would prefer running our classic league format with qualifiers and main events. As things stand however, it makes more sense to aim for maximized participation instead of small-time "premier" events.
The Provisional Ranking System (Seeding)
This will be the first occasion of us utilizing the Provisional Ranking System in Company of Heroes 3.
While in Halo Wars 2, we use this for segregating skill levels into different leagues, our Company of Heroes revenues are not in a place to allow for this setup yet. So we will use it from a seeding point of view only.
Moving through Provisional Rankings happens every time a tournament series or a showmatch gets a result on our website with immediate effect. So if you are currently rank 8, and beat rank 5, you will be the new rank 5, and the former rank 5 is now rank 6. Everyone in between loses a rank as well.
The tiers are distributed as follows for Company of Heroes 3:
- S Tier: Rank 1-8
- A Tier: Rank 9-16
- B Tier: Rank 17-28
- C Tier: Rank 29-44
- D Tier: Rank 45-64
- E Tier: Rank 65-90
- F Tier: Rank 91+
We will link to the rankings in this article after the first tournament has sign-ups.
How the Seasonal Ranking Ladder Works
Each tournament we host will reward players that have won any series with Meta Plays Ladder Points. The more you win, the more points you receive.
These Meta Plays Points then will go towards a Seasonal Ranking Ladder.
The Seasonal Ranking Ladder will start everyone at 0 points when a new season comes around.
The scaling of the ladder points works as follows:
- Base value: 10x Prize pool in GBP (or monetary value in prizes).
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The number of players in the tournaments will scale the points in the following way:
- 4-8: -50%
- 9-15: -25%
- 16-23: no change
- 24-31: +50%
- 32-47: +75%
- 48-64: +100%
- You can review the point spread between player placements using our Tournament Point Calculator.
Cosmetic Features In The Seasonal Ranking Ladder
Based on your position in the ladder, we assign you to a "Class" - one of D(lowest), C, B, A and S(highest). The classes give you a badge and will be featured on your Tournament Profile. Check out the Class icons below.
The top 4 players will also receive medals corresponding with their final placement in each Tournament.
For additional info, please check our Tournament and Ladder explainer posts!
Can I Help Meta Plays Directly?
For any of you looking to support our project, the best way to do so is becoming a subscriber on the website. This is a monthly recurring payment that you get perks and exclusive news for. The more goals we hit, the easier and safer it is for us to keep the project going.
We are also currently looking for Moderators to join our team, so that we can keep our chats, Discord and website a pleasant and friendly environment for all. Moderators will also help with entering scores during events. You can apply here.
Where To Watch
We will live stream all events on our Twitch, and YouTube, with edited videos released later.
Community casters will have access to cover matches - all games that we don't cover are open casting for live streamers. Please contact each event's manager for clearance.
Can I Host Tournaments Too?
Very soon! We have successfully split our ladders for asynchronous season timings, meaning that we can theoretically support partner tournaments and leagues. We just need a little more time to ensure that the partner experience of hosting is working fully as intended. We are looking for additional Content Partners that are interested in either helping to cover our own events, or once our work to allow this is complete, to host their own leagues on the website.
You can apply as a content partner here.
That is pretty much it! Let us know what you think in the comments below, join us on Discord for real-time chats, and we will see you on the battlefield!