Albion’s high-stakes Crystal League competition returns with the Energy Surge Season Crystal League Championship! For last season’s winners, check out our article here.
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GENERAL INFO
The Championship will take place in the offseason between the Energy Surge Season and Season 14 on the following dates:
Saturday, November 13: 17:00 – 20:45 UTC
Sunday, November 14: 17:00 – 21:45 UTC
- The above end times are approximate, depending on how long matches run on for
- Battles will be full loot and players will have to bring their own gear
- Matches will run on short timers to provide more flexibility on match slot times. Specific times will be provided to the participants prior to each match. Teams should be prepared to play matches back-to-back if so required.
We will select 8 teams to participate in the Championship based on the criteria below, in order of priority:
- Number of Level 9 wins
- Number of Level 8 wins
- Number of Level 7 wins
- Number of Level 6 wins
… and so on.
In addition:
- Wins will be counted based on teams with the same 5 characters
- Players cannot switch teams and try to qualify for the Championship with multiple teams
However, there will be a slight change to the brackets. We will go with a full double-elimination bracket for the next tournament:
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RULES
- Qualifying teams will be announced on Monday, November 8th
- Once teams have been announced, they must send the following information to Nesnes by Tuesday, November 9th at 18 UTC:
- 1. Team name
- 2. Name of designated Substitute
- 3. Name of designated Team Captain
- 4. Team logo (via one of the two following methods):
- Teams can represent a guild of their choosing (or a mix of 2 guilds max, which will result in a split guild logo)
- Teams can choose a logo of their own using the in-game guild logo creation tools. Please send a screenshot of the logo design selectors as seen here
- Each participant must use the same team (and with the same character) that played in the qualifying Season 12 Crystal League matches
- Each team can allocate one substitute in total for the entire Championship
- Each team must assign a Captain to be the main point of contact between the Championship organizers, Game Masters, and the team
- All matches must be initiated via the Energy Manipulator in Martlock (special tokens will provided to the teams prior to each match)
- Teams should only sign up for the match slots to which they have been assigned by the Championship organizers and/or Game Masters
- Use of exploits and/or glitches are not allowed in the Championship, including any existing legacy abilities that have been removed from an item (ie. Flash Heal on Q skill of Holy Staffs)
- Participating with 2 or more characters that belong to the same player is prohibited – this also includes joining other participating teams via a different character
- Each team must act in the spirit of sportsmanship and work towards its own victory in all matches; if anyone is suspected of violating this (for instance, by colluding and/or intentionally not competing) they will be penalized
Substitute rules
- The substitute can be used in all matches
- If a team decides to use its substitute in a match, the Captain should indicate this to the Game Master they are allocated to prior to the specific match
- Substitutes for the winning teams will be awarded the same prizes as their team members
- Changes to substitutes can be made up to 24 hours before the Championship starts. No further changes, for any reason, are allowed after that
Penalties
Any participant and/or team found breaking the rules may be penalized at the Championship organizers’ discretion. All decisions are final. The penalties may include, but are not limited to:
- Suspension from one or more matches
- Suspension from the remainder of the Championship and/or future tournaments
- Matches can be voided or declared a different result by the Championship organizers
PRIZES
The following prizes apply for the first- through fourth-place winners:
- First Place: Each player on the winning team will receive the extremely rare Saber Tiger Rex Swiftclaw skin unlock item and 10,000 Gold
- Second Place: Each player will receive the White Tiger skin unlock item along with 5,000 Gold
- Third Place: Each player will receive the Occult Cougar skin unlock item along with 5,000 Gold
- Fourth Place: Each player will receive the Alpaca skin unlock item along with 5,000 Gold
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We’ll be publishing more details as the competition date approaches, so keep an eye out!
