Yes mentioned Beta second series has a different building. and the six week series starts from zero for VP and rank. The one difference is the number one Guild (and only the #1) in each World keeps 1 victory moving forward (at the start)
This is second hand info i read.
Here is a post taken verbatim fro Beta:
""So... the first GBG Championship season (6 seasons) on Beta has completed and a new one has started. All guild ranks were reset to 0. The ranking is now starting over with VP from this season.
All of the effort and expense from the last championship means... nothing. The only remnant is a "1" in the Wins column for the guild that was #1..""
Personally I am not adverse to the starting over. If they would rethink allowing lower rank wins to equal top rank wins?
With that sort of current arrangement, Any small but competent Guild could deliberately drop to Copper so the next 2wk season win Copper, then win Gold then win Platinum so the have three wins, and be ranked at the top along with the very few Guilds that won three Diamond ..Which seems broken. I do not know is such an idea would be reasonable, but certainly seems doable