Alliance Tournament XVIII Prizes & Weekend Schedule
eveonline.comGladiatorial Capsuleers,
Alliance Tournament XVIII is fast approaching! This weekend, the qualified teams have been practicing hard to prepare for the annual bloodbath in the arena that will take place as the first of two weekends of combat, but before gazing at the explosions, it’s time to look at the epic prizes that are up for grabs this year – both for the competitors, and for those cheering on their teams.
We know you’ve all been itching to see specifics for the prize ships for this year’s tournament. Earlier we had announced that we would rerelease the Mimir and the Freki and we still withhold that as a future possibility. However, the rewards this year will be two entirely new ships that take inspiration from the iconic Mimir and Freki and we’re delighted to be able to share their stats with you here today:
Assault Frigate 5-4-4, 3 Missiles, 2 Turrets
10mbit bandwidth, 50m3 bay
Assault Frigate Bonuses per level:
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Heavy Assault Cruiser 6-5-5, 4 Missiles, 2 Turrets
20mbit bandwidth. 125m3 bay
Heavy Assault Cruiser Bonuses:
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Prize Ships
Last year, we introduced a revised distribution pattern for Alliance Tournament ships, broadening the recipients of the prizes from the top 4 teams to the top 16 – with each team’s allocation based on where they exited the bracket after their second loss. This has resulted in far broader usage of prize ships across New Eden in the year since, and a result of this revision’s success, we’ve elected to use the same distribution pattern for ATXVIII’s prizes:
Teams will only receive the highest bracket of prizes they have earned. For example, a team which leaves the bracket in losers round 6 will get the top 8 prize (6x Geri, 6x
