Sorry, I accidently deleted the queued post - I'm still getting used to this new system.

Your dying multiple times should not have in itself prevented you from going on the battlefield, although that's something that we'll need to look into preventing in the future. The battlefield is merely on hold at the moment while we finish migrating to the new forum code. I'm sorry, but I do not have a time frame to give you - I expect it will be up and running soon, though.