The highly-anticipated Battlegrounds Mobile India Master Series (BGMS) Season 3 is just around the corner, set to begin on 19th July. Just days before BGMS Season 3 kicks off, the tournament organizer, NODWIN Gaming, has announced the introduction of three new features for the tournament–Powerplay, Impact Player, and Bounty System—that promise to introduce new twists and turns to the competition. Lets have an in-depth look at these three new features.
BGMS Season 3 Introduces Three New Features–Powerplay, Impact Player, and Bounty System
Powerplay, Impact Player, and Bounty System are set to be game-changers in BGMS Season 3, making the tournament both unpredictable and compelling to watch. Here’s an explanation of all three new features coming to the tournament:
What is Powerplay in BGMS Season 3?
The Powerplay feature of BGMS was introduced in the last season. In BGMI tournaments, teams typically earn 1 point for each finish. However, thanks to BGMS’s Powerplay, teams now receive 2 points for every finish in the FIRST ZONE. This rule will apply throughout the entire tournament, including the Grand Finals.
What is Impact Player BGMS Season 3?
The second rule is called the Impact Player, which will be implemented for the first time in BGMS Season 3. In this rule, during the Opening Week, the IGL or Coach of the top 4 teams will randomly draw a chit from a bowl containing the names of all their team’s players. The player whose name is drawn becomes the Impact Player.
Simply put, imagine all the players’ names are written on chits in a bowl. The IGL or Coach randomly picks one chit, and that player becomes the Impact Player.
Any points accumulated by this Impact Player through finishes will be doubled. For example, if an Impact Player achieves 4 finishes, their team will earn 8 points. If they achieve these 4 finishes during a Powerplay, their team will earn 16 points! That’s because the points will double in the Powerplay and also because of the Impact Player, making it 4 times 2 times 2 equals 16. Quite exciting, isn’t it?
However, this Impact Player rule will only apply during the BGMS Season 3 League Week, specifically on weekends—namely, Saturdays and Sundays. It will be implemented only on July 27-28 and August 3-4.
What is Bounty System BGMS Season 3?
The next rule is the Bounty System, which will also be implemented for the first time in BGMS Season 3. Under this rule, during the League Week, the top 4 teams on the leaderboard will carry a bounty. If any team successfully eliminates a bounty-carrying team by defeating all four players and eliminating them from the match, they will receive an additional 10 points. However, this bounty rule applies exclusively during the League Week and will not be in effect during the Playoffs or Grand Finals.
After every match, the teams carrying the bounty will change based on the latest leaderboard standings. For example, after the last match of the Opening Week of BGMS Season 3, the top 4 teams will carry the bounty only for the first match of Day 1 of the League Week. Then, after the conclusion of the first match of the League Week, a new leaderboard will determine which teams are in the top 4, and they will carry the bounty into the second match. This rotation of bounty-carrying teams will continue after each match, based on the shifts in the leaderboard rankings.
Imagine this scenario: During a Saturday or Sunday of the BGMS Season 3 League Week, an Impact Player makes a daring move against a bounty-carrying team during Powerplay, eliminating all four opponents in a 1v4 showdown. In this case, their team would earn double points from Powerplay, double points from the Impact Player, and an additional 10 points from the bounty. That’s a total of 26 points for making the right move against one team at the right time.
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