Tournaments

Althanas periodically hosts a number of tournaments to challenge its players. Tournaments come in a variety of different formats including 1 v 1 battles, 2 v 2 battles, "Gisela" battles, event battles and even quests. The spoils for placing in a tournament have included extra EXP, extra GP, a personal sub-forum, a region, and a power group headquarters.

Formats

1 v 1  : This classic format pits one player against another in combat. Often times the 1 v 1 battles are linked with event battles (characters switching bodies in the Oxfordshire Open, for example). The only tried and true 1 v 1 left in the rotation is the Serenti Invitational, which is considered the premier Althanas tournament.

2 v 2  : Like the name suggests, 2 v 2 places teams of two players against one another. The most famous 2 v 2 tournament is the Lornius Corporation Challenge (LCC), but recently the format has popped up in a number of event style tournaments.

Gisela Style  : This format usually puts armies of NPCs against each other in war styled play. The format is named after the Gisela Open, which first introduced army battles onto Althanas. Gisela battles have since crept into the Pagoda, Citadel, and the Theater of War are a must try for all Althanians.

Event Style  : Event tournaments usually modify one of the three standard formats to give them new kicks. Some examples of event style tournaments are the Lawdy Familiar, placed characters familiars (or pets) in 1 v 1 combat against one another; the Oxfordshire Open, which caused characters to switch bodies (and abilities) for the duration of the battle; and the Conquest Trials, which utilize all three formats with 4 player teams each representing an Althanas PG.

Quest Style  : Quest style tournaments are exclusive to the Alerar Hunter's Invitational. The tournament is run very much like a featured quest. Players are placed into teams and work together to achieve a common goal. At the conclusion of each =round, the team with the highest overall score advances. When they are four players remaining, they are put against each other in the finale.

Timeline of Althanas Tournaments

Name: Serenti Invitational I
Date: Needed
Winner: Devon
2nd Place: Kaltrenix Gartoic
3rd Place: Elrundir Galadhrim

Name: Mistician Assailing Arena
Date: Needed
Winner: Hawke
2nd Place: MaxDirks
3rd Place: Renzokuken

Name: Cell I
Date: Needed
Winner: Teenage Angst
2nd Place: Mist
3rd Place: The Solitary Soul
Note: This tournament declared no victors; placement is based off of highest final EXP totals

Name: Lornius Corporate Championship I
Date: Needed
Winner: Steel Duo (Mist and Sorjax)
2nd Place: The Do-Gooders (Edmund_Lorisiac and Kylin_Rouge)
3rd Place: Assassins of Alerar (Redrick and Thoracis)

Name: Gisela Open I
Date: Needed
Winner: ACDragonMaster
2nd Place: LeopoldStevens
3rd Place: Silence Sei

Name: Player's Choice
Date: Needed
Winner: Needed
2nd Place: Needed
3rd Place: Needed

Name: Oxfordshire Open
Date: Needed
Winner: None
2nd Place: None
3rd Place: None
Note: The tournament incomplete due to a forum crash.

Name: Lawdy Familiar
Date: Needed
Winner: Needed
2nd Place: Needed
3rd Place: Needed

Name: Anebrilith Hunter's Challenge
Date: Needed
Winner: Storm Veritas
2nd Place: Cyrus the Virus
3rd Place: Snow
Note: The tournament ended inconclusively, and the above winners were declared by virtue of their positioning in the conclusion.

Serenti Invitational II

Cell II

Lornius Corporate Challenge II
Date: Needed
Winner: Team Firestone (MetallicaKender and Ter'Thok)
2nd Place: NEEDED (Mist and Sorjax)
3rd Place: The Nobodies (Thoracis and Wolftrappe)

Name: Gisela Open II
Date: Needed
Winner: Max Dirks
2nd Place: Molotov
3rd Place: Needed

Serenti Invitational III

Cell III
Date: July 2006 to August 2006
Winner: Hushpuppy
2nd Place: Dissinger, Walter, Izvilvin, Ter-Thok, Rheawien, INDK, Witchblade
3rd Place: Molotov, Christina Bredith, Abenaki, Storm Veritas
Note: Due to the format of the third iteration of the Cell, all qualifying participants in the Final Cage placed in the tournament.

Althanaversary

Lornius Corporate Challenge III

Gisela Open III Time: Needed Winner: Bleater 2nd Place: Twisted Infinitum Note: The 3rd place match-up was conceded.

Conquest Trials
Time: NOW
Winner: ?
2nd Place: ?
3rd Place: ?
Note: The tournament is in progress.