Albion’s high-stakes Crystal League competition returns with the Season 16 Crystal League Championship!
GENERAL INFO & TIMELINE
The Championship will take place in the offseason between Season 16 and Season 17 on the following dates:
Saturday, September 10: 17:00 – 20:45 UTC
Sunday, September 11: 17:00 – 21:45 UTC
- The above end times are approximate, depending on how long matches go on.
- Battles will be full loot AND hard-capped 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.
Timeline:
- Qualifying teams will be announced on Monday, September the 05th
- Once teams have been announced, they must send the following information to @Nesnes within 24h
- 1. Team name
- 2. Name of designated Substitute
- 3. Name of designated Team Captain
- 4. Exact names of every team member
- 5. 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), please send a screenshot of the guilds logo with the other information
- 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
- Changes to substitutes can be made up to 72 hours (3 days) before the Championship starts. No further changes, for any reason, are allowed after that
We will select 8 teams to participate in the Championship, that means 6 teams from the lethal, and 2 teams from the non-lethal league, 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
In addition:
- Wins will be counted based on teams with at least 4 characters being the same
- Players cannot switch teams and try to qualify for the Championship with multiple teams
RULES
The following rules contain some changes compared to the prior championships, until the day of the championship these rules can still be subject to minor changes.
General rules
- Each team must assign a Captain to be the main point of contact between the Championship organizers, Game Masters, and the team
- Each team can allocate one substitute in addition to the 5 team members for the entire Championship
- All matches must be initiated via the Energy Manipulator in Martlock (special tokens will be 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
- 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
- Each team can allocate one substitute in addition to the 5 team members for the entire Championship
- Each team must send in their respective information at the required time. If the team fails to do so, they may be disqualified from the tournament and replaced with a substitute team.
Rules for qualification
- A Player counts as “qualified” if the following criteria are met:
- The player must use the same character that played in the qualifying Season 16 Crystal League matches
- The player can only qualify for the tournament once through either the lethal or non-lethal format
- The player has participated in a match of at least the same tier that the team with the lowest qualified entry has won during Season 16
- 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
- A team counts as qualified if the following criteria are met:
- The Team consists of five qualified players, at least four of whom must have qualified with the same team during Season 16
- The Team has handed in their Team info at the required date and time
- The Team is not using a Name, Icon, Character names, Guild names, or Alliance Names that would go against Albion’s Terms and Conditions
Rules for Matches and Breaks
- Each team must be ready to start the match at the time that is given to them by the Game Master or Championship Organizer
- Natural Breaks between matches will always be at least 5 minutes, however, the actual time of the match will be given by the respective GM responsible for the team
- If a Team needs to take more time between matches, they may request it, however, this will only be granted 2 times to each team during the championship
- A requested longer break may under no circumstances exceed a limit of 15 minutes.
- If a sign-up didn’t work due to the members not being signed up, it will count into the limit of 2 extended breaks, Exceptions to this rule can be made at the discretion of the championship organizer under special circumstances.
- If a team exceeds the maximum amount of 15 minutes, does not respond to their GM in time, or has exceeded their limit of 2 sign-up fails, the match will be forfeit giving one win to the enemy team.
- All rules are subject to the discretion of the championship organizer, under special circumstances exceptions may be made however, the teams are not entitled to them.
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 72 hours (3 days) before the Championship starts. No further changes, for any reason, are allowed after that.
Teams
The teams will be announced at the above-mentioned time
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
- Suspension of the entire team 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 Sabertooth 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
We’ll be publishing more details as the competition date approaches, so keep an eye out!
