First qualifiers for EVE Alliance Tournament VII come to a close
by James Egan 
Sep 7th 2009 at 8:00PM
Filed under: Sci-fi, EVE Online, Events, real-world, Events, in-game, Guilds, MMO industry, PvP
In the gaming world it's been the Penny Arcade Expo and Dragon*Con that got most of the attention over the weekend, but EVE Online's annual PvP tournament kicked off on Saturday as well. EVE Alliance Tournament VII's first round of qualifiers saw 64 player alliances (guilds) go head-to-head, with only half of that number earning the right to compete in the finals after next weekend's second round of qualifier battles.
If you didn't have the time to listen to the tournament in-game using EVE Voice or catch any of the internet radio broadcasts, CCP Games has video footage of all of the weekend's matches in HD on their YouTube page. Both the Day 1 and Day 2 qualifiers are available, and they provide the first looks at Tech III Strategic Cruisers and even Black Ops battleships being put to use in the Alliance Tournament. Stick with us after the jump for more on the first weekend of Alliance Tournament VII.
It's good to see that CCP Games made these matches available so quickly, and in HD no less. A few of us at Massively are looking forward to more next weekend which will set the stage for the final rounds to be streamed live in high-def.
We've mentioned that it's the players themselves who actually commentate on the matches, but as of this year volunteer in-game reporters from EVE's "Interstellar Correspondents" have a site running for Alliance Tournament VII with images, video, and even play-by-play accounts of what happened in each match. Alliance profiles give more background on each competing team while charts break down the performance of each alliance in the arena. It's impressive, to say the least. Even more so when you factor in that the people who've done this are all volunteers who put in many hours of their time to make it happen. Interstellar Correspondents Editor-in-Chief Serathu Ashk states:
"This site is designed to showcase our coverage of the event whilst bringing together content from lots of other places to give you everything you need in one place. We're providing more information than ever before, with statistics, ship-by-ship breakdowns and alliance biographies complementing our standard coverage such as full match reports and a large number of pictures."
If you're looking for more info about what went down in Alliance Tournament VII over the weekend, look no further than the new Interstellar Correspondents website.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Carl Curtis said on 8:19PM 9-07-2009
Minor Correction- Eve Onlines Alliances are groups of corporations, and corporations are the games version of guilds, not alliances.
But yes, been a great start to the tourney as usual :)
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Venekor said on 3:31AM 9-08-2009
The fights were boring because it never came down to the wire, one team always owned the other.
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Kronos said on 4:04AM 9-08-2009
and thats why they're called qualifying rounds, to weed out the weak before they get a chance to get into the exiting part
Tyranor said on 4:16AM 9-08-2009
The Day 1 Ethereal Dawn/League of Gentlemen fight was pretty tense...
Brendan Drain said on 5:15AM 9-08-2009
In my experience, the qualifiers are always like that. When they get nearer to the end, you end up with all the best teams fighting against each other and it gets quite close.
Xennith said on 6:15AM 9-08-2009
Actually, the teams all have one more qualifier to play, those with 2 wins go through, those with 2 losses go out, and the rest are decided on points.
The system to decide who plays who i disagree with, as the high scorers in the first round all play each other. Sure it makes for tenser matches, but it means you eliminate good teams in favour of slightly worse ones.
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muddy said on 8:24AM 9-08-2009
Guilds?
Oh come on, do you have to WoW dumb down EvE?
*sigh*
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derella said on 10:48AM 9-08-2009
Cause the term guild wasn't used to describe groups of players until WoW came along.
*le sigh*
SgtBaker said on 1:19PM 9-08-2009
[20:32:06] CCP Mindstar > Ushra'Khan take a solid win.
\o/
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