Battlefront Archival Records
Season One ran from December, 2007 to March, 2008 and featured a conquest ladder featuring six teams including superpowers {SOR} and {MoH} and a few other upstart clans including {ASO}, the predecessor to {LSJ}.
Only 10 battles were played that season, which culminated in the match-up of all match-ups; 4-0 {SOR} vs 4-0 {MoH}.
Through the dominance of {MoH}Rockethoe and {SOR}Destroyer* neither team had even lost a map all season.
In one of the greatest clan battles ever played, {SOR} defeated {MoH} 3-2, and claimed the first BFC championship with a 5-0 record.
{SOR}Joshua333 won MVP for his exceptional grunt play throughout the season.
Results
Season Two began almost immediately after Season One ended and ran through August, 2008.
The BFC more than doubled in size, this time 14 clans fielded teams for at least one battle and 29 matches were played over the course of the season.
Defending champions {SOR} had retired after their victory over {MoH} and a devastated {MoH} only played three matches in season two.
This left an opening for {LSJ} to take control of the ladder with the help of all-star sniper Kratos and former {SOR} engineer {Delta}.
{LSJ} went on to win Season Two with a 9-2 record and {LSJ}{Delta} won MVP.
The 4v4 Class Specific Tournament ran during Season Two.
Eight clans including a small {SOR} comeback played in this standard tournament which saw #1 seed {LSJ} and #2 seed {TRS} nearly sweep through the quarterfinals and semifinals with 6-1 map records over two matches.
{TRS} proved to be the better team in the final match; and on the back of tournament MVP {TRS}Clonewolf they defeated {LSJ} 3-1.
Results
Season Three ran from September, 2008 to December, 2008.
This season saw a slight drop in the number of clans as the majority of the season ran through the school year.
11 clans played 22 matches in Season Three and {COS}, the spiritual successor of {SOR}, nothing less than annihilated the rest of the clans all season.
For the first and only time in BFC history, the winning clan finished undefeated with zero map losses.
{COS}TEC* (Destroyer*) stepped into his prime and won his first BFC MVP.
Season Three marked the first season where a points system was introduced.
A simple system that awarded 2 points per win and -1 points per loss to better reward teams for winning more games than simply keeping a flawless record with only three matches played.
Season Three's tournament was the 4v4-6v6 Grunt/Sniper tournament.
Again eight teams showed up, but this time no one was able to even combat the winner.
{COS} further added to their legacy by not dropping a map in the tournament and cruising to a 3-0 victory in the final over {FOD}.
{Delta}, Joshua333, and Axl were named co-MVPs.
Results
Season 4 began in January, 2009 and lasted through April, 2009.
11 clans played 25 matches, slightly above the previous season but still a slightly low number due to school.
{LSJ} ran the table in season 4 as they went 12-0 with 24 points; 12 more points than the second place clan.
In the highlight match of the season, {LSJ} and {COS} faced off in a 3-2 come from behind victory in {LSJ}’s favor.
{LSJ}Kratos would win his first MVP that season as {LSJ} became the first clan to repeat as season champs.
Season 4 featured the first grunt tournament.
As usual, eight clans were featured in a single elimination bracket.
{LSJ} again ran the table and took the tournament title with a 9-0 overall record.
{LSJ}Maximus and {LSJ}LAK were named co-MVPs.
Results
Season 5 ran from May, 2009 to August, 2009 and was the first season with a massive increase in the number of matches played.
Thanks in no small part to the arrival of [IR] who helped to revolutionize the idea of playing matches as often as possible and the use of Skype instead of PS2 in-game chat for communication.
Season 5 was also the first season to feature a post-season.
New records for the number of participating clans (18) and matches played (88) were reached in the first of many extremely active seasons.
This season marked the official beginning to the BFC Hall of Fame.
Destroyer*, Parallel, Kratos, and {Delta} were all inducted as the class of 2009.
The top 6 clans, {DD}, =EL=, {LSJ}, [IR], -SoF-, and ~TDH~ made the playoffs with #1 {DD} and =EL= getting a bye as the top two seeds.
{LSJ} advanced over –SoF- by forfeit and [IR] defeated ~TDH~ 3-0 to advance to the 2nd round.
{DD} beat [IR] 3-1 to move on to the championship and {LSJ} was forced to 3v4 =EL= and lost 3-1 to set up a #1 vs #2 championship match.
=EL= was no match for {DD} in the end and {DD} took the championship 3-1. {DD}Spud was named MVP.
Season 5’s tournament was the first 6v6 class specific tournament, the first BFC event that featured special classes.
Again eight teams signed up for the tournament which ended in a one sided =EL= win over [IR].
=EL=Fallen_Blade was named MVP.
This was the first season where the ladder champion did not also win the tournament.
Results
Season 6 took place after a year hiatus due to declining activity during the school year made it so running a ladder would have been pointless.
The season lasted from May to August, 2010 and featured 20 clans and 98 matches played; both new records.
Season 6 would mark the beginning of a two year period where the BFC was dominated by the ever battling rival engineers [FEAR]Destroyer* and {LSJ}Kratos.
[FEAR] and {LSJ} both dominated the regular season, combining for 36 wins and 1 loss.
[FEAR], {LSJ], [IR], {FoF}, {LOW}, and {MNC} made the playoffs with [FEAR] and {LSJ} getting a first round bye for being the #1 and #2 seeds respectively.
{MNC} advanced to face [FEAR] due to an [IR] forfeit and {FoF} defeated {LOW} 3-0 to move on to round 2.
Unexpectedly, both top seeds destroyed their opponents in round 2 and went on to set up an epic best-of-11 championship match.
Due to school and issues with a rogue patch causing some players to be unable to log in to multiplayer the match took several months to complete and featured a multitude of players.
At the end [FEAR] handily won 5-1 and [FEAR]Destroyer* took home his second MVP.
Season 6’s tournament was the second grunt tournament.
Eight clans entered this single elimination tournament which saw [FEAR] take on {LOW} and their army of pre-BFC players in a final match that ended 3-1 in [FEAR]’s favor.
The BFC Hall of Fame class of 2010 was inducted at the beginning of Season 6.
This class, respectfully dubbed the “Rocket Class” included Rockethoe, Shotdown, Iceman, Acid, and LAK.
Results
Season 7 of the BFC ran from May, 2011 to August, 2011.
The community dropped below 20 participating clans, but still managed to break over 100 matches played for the first time in its history.
For the second consecutive season, {LSJ} and [FEAR] dominated the ladder.
The two clans finished with a combined 43-5 record and finished first and second; this time with {LSJ} as the top team.
This season featured a double elimination bracket, which created an incredible playoff scenario.
As playoffs rolled around, {LSJ} beat [FEAR] out for the 1 seed by 4 points, or just one match win, which put [FEAR] as the 2 seed.
[FE] finished 3rd, {STR} finished 4th, and {MNC} 5th.
{STR} won the 4 vs 5 play-in game by a score of 4-2 and moved on only to be swept 3-0 by {LSJ} in the next round.
At the same time, [FEAR] crushed [FE] 3-0 setting up a 1 vs 2 winners finals match.
{LSJ} would defeat [FEAR] 3-1 and move on to the championship while [FE] beat {STR} 3-2 in the losers bracket semi-finals and gained a chance to redeem themselves against the very team who placed them in the losers bracket to begin with.
[FE] put up a better fight this time around, but it wasn’t enough as [FEAR] won the losers bracket finals 3-1 and moved on to face {LSJ} in a rematch of the season 6 championship.
{LSJ} began the series with a 3-1 advantage from the previous matchup and it was decided this final would be a best of 11.
{LSJ} only had to win three maps to take the championship, while [FEAR] would have to double that and win six maps to take the crown.
Unfortunately school got in the way and the championship had to be played in two separate occasions.
[FEAR] came out swinging in the first four maps, and tied the map score at 4-4 before the match was postponed several months.
The ninth and tenth maps were each won by {LSJ} and [FEAR] respectively, leading to a decisive final map, Death Star Capture the Flag.
{LSJ} struck first with a quick flag capture, then extended their lead to 2-0 a few minutes later.
[FEAR] attempted to rally and IcemaN managed to score once to make it 2-1, but time ran out and {LSJ} took the championship 6 to 5.
Season 7’s tournament was the third installment of the grunt tournament which was again taken by [FEAR] who defeated {STR} and {LSJ} 3-0 before winning against {LSJ} again 3-1 in the grand final (double elimination).
[FEAR]KillaK was named tournament MVP.
{LSJ}Kratos was awarded his second MVP award this season, tying his long-time rival Destroyer* in both MVPs and championships.
Season 7 also introduced two more awards: Rookie of the Year which went to {STR}JJ, and Comeback Player of the Year which went to {LSJ}Scarz.
Results
Season 8 began in May of 2012 and lasted through August, 2012.
This was the first season that saw a significant drop in players and clans as the game’s age began to show, but the remaining seven active clans still played an incredible 90 matches.
Season 8 saw the rise of {BOT} and {R}, newer clans who began to make names for themselves on the BFC stage.
{BOT} was nearly unstoppable, going 23-2 on the backs of their leader/rocket A-Hole and season MVP BioStorm, the first sniper to ever win the award.
{BOT} handily won the regular season, and claimed the #1 seed in the playoffs.
They were followed the #2 {R}, #3 {STR}, #4 {LSJ}, and #5 {RoR}.
{RoR} defeated {LSJ} 4-3 in a best of seven play-in game, but were then swept 3-0 by {BOT}.
{STR} failed to show up in time for their first round match against {R} so {R} advanced to the championship by forfeit.
In what could be considered a slaughter, {BOT} handily swept {R} in the championship game 3-0 and were crowned season 8 champions.
Season 8 further expanded on the after season awards, adding Playoffs MVP to the list.
As stated previously {BOT}BioStorm won MVP; and his clan-mate {BOT}A-Hole was named Playoffs-MVP.
{RoR}Michael was named Rookie of the Year and {R}Rupture was named Comeback Player of the Year.
After a year’s hiatus, the BFC Hall of Fame returned as the class of 2012 was inducted at the end of the season.
Joshua333, Crapgamer, and Scarz were all given the honor of being Hall of Famers.
Results
Season 9 ran from May to July, 2013.
There were again seven active clans this season but the community faced a severe drop in activity, down to 75 matches played; the fewest since Season 4.
{BOT} again dominated the ladder, as they went 26-4 and finished nearly 60 points ahead of the second place {R}.
Season 9 was witness to what was nothing short of complete annihilation at the hands of {BOT}’s star engineer, Dyablo.
His performance in season 9 is still considered one of the, if not THE best individual performances in the history of the BFC.
{BOT} again easily clinched the #1 seed in the playoffs.
They were followed by {R} who finished with a negative record but still won enough matches to finish with the #2 seed.
{LSJ} clinched the #3 seed, followed by {RoR} in 4th, and {MoC} in 5th.
{RoR} won their second straight play-in game appearance, this time a 3-2 victory over {MoC}; but again fell victim to {BOT} in the next round.
{LSJ} lost a relatively close match to {R} and {R} moved on to face {BOT} in the championship for the second consecutive year.
In an almost identical match as the prior season, {BOT} manhandled {R} in the final, to win their second straight BFC championship.
{BOT}Dyablo was named regular season and playoffs MVP as reward for his spectacular performance throughout the season.
{R}Vortex won Rookie of the Year, and {R}IcemaN won Comeback Player of the Year.
This season the BFC Hall of Fame class of 2013 was introduced.
BioStorm and Pimp, two of the greatest snipers the game has ever seen finally gained BFC immortality.
Results