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| 16s | Heroes have |
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| 20s | risen Legends have been |
| 25s | forged their names echoing Through Time |
| 34s | their |
| 35s | Glory Ed into the |
| 39s | Stars doesn't appear to |
| 42s | be still |
| 46s | hammering come onon pull a hero on us |
| 49s | I'm looking for the hero hry |
| 54s | load the arena |
| 56s | awaits this Crucible of Courage ready to |
| 60s | bear |
| 61s | witness who will be cast down and who |
| 65s | will join the immortal |
| 68s | Dynasty let the battle begin |
| 90s | hello everyone and welcome to this |
| 93s | Temple to the orbs of Fate as we are |
| 96s | going to be drawing uh from this |
| 98s | beautiful Contraption before us all of |
| 102s | the positions for the alliance |
| 104s | tournament 20 XX the room at 20 feeder |
| 107s | rounds I'm CCP Overlord joined by CCP |
| 110s | Lumi uh as we prostrate ourselves before |
| 113s | the gods of chance um we are the the |
| 116s | high priest and High Priestess of this |
| 117s | new order uh you can call me Father over |
| 120s | if you prefer Padre is also fine um and |
| 123s | also we have online one of our deep |
| 126s | acolytes and disciples uh father zealous |
| 129s | uh also known sometimes as CB zealous |
| 131s | but I prefer father zealous uh who is |
| 133s | going to be explaining some of the bits |
| 135s | and pieces of today before we get going |
| 138s | with this uh religious |
| 140s | ceremony uh forever pondering the orbs |
| 144s | seems to be today's |
| 145s | goal uh so I'm going to take take things |
| 148s | from here so I going to go over the |
| 150s | format for this year to get things |
| 152s | rolling along um so uh yeah this year we |
| 156s | had a whopping 55 teams enter uh four of |
| 159s | which were last year's winners uh |
| 161s | fraternity barcode truth on the light |
| 163s | and tuskers uh and they're going to be |
| 166s | fortunate enough to escape the roller |
| 168s | coaster that is going to be the feeders |
| 170s | this time uh so that takes us down to 51 |
| 173s | teams which is the ones we can see here |
| 176s | zoom in a little |
| 177s | bit there we go 51 teams you can see |
| 180s | here |
| 181s | um so the main tournament as we've said |
| 183s | in October is a 32 team uh double |
| 186s | elimination tournament uh we need to |
| 188s | make 51 teams go into 28 uh with those |
| 192s | uh four advancing teams taken into |
| 194s | account uh we need to give teams at |
| 196s | least two chances to make it uh through |
| 200s | against different opponents for maximum |
| 202s | opportunities just in case you get a |
| 204s | tougher draw in in your particular uh as |
| 207s | your particular opponent but also we |
| 209s | need to keep the number of match is low |
| 210s | enough that we can still fit in those |
| 212s | two weekends so how did you do that you |
| 215s | ask well as the teams are pulled |
| 219s | today SC |
| 221s | across uh so as the teams are pulled |
| 224s | today they will fill 17 groups of three |
| 227s | teams from top to bottom it's it's an |
| 230s | eve stream right I need I need |
| 232s | spreadsheets it needs always needs |
| 233s | spreadsheets um so they will fill these |
| 236s | 17 teams of groups of three from top to |
| 238s | bottom uh with each team to play uh the |
| 241s | people in their group at least one other |
| 244s | time so this is going to give you your |
| 246s | your two opportunities um so if each |
| 250s | group will have someone finishing at the |
| 251s | top a runner up and an |
| 253s | elimination so each match is going to |
| 255s | have its score uh and it's match time |
| 258s | recorded uh which means for the |
| 260s | advancing teams the teams with the |
| 261s | highest score and the fastest time will |
| 264s | be seeded into the main tournament a |
| 265s | little higher uh for the runners up in |
| 268s | each group there will be one position |
| 270s | that will go to the top runner up that |
| 272s | is the one that that scores the most in |
| 274s | the fastest time uh who will also be |
| 277s | advancing through to the at uh with the |
| 279s | remaining uh 17 positions uh battling |
| 282s | out so we can see the outcomes here and |
| 285s | the runner up |
| 286s | included Bon uh for our first 18 |
| 291s | positions with the runners up up |
| 293s | here battling it out against each other |
| 296s | uh to eliminate uh so sorry the with |
| 299s | with the first eight uh being pushed |
| 301s | through to the at uh and the last two |
| 305s | positions being uh whittel down from uh |
| 308s | the four losers from uh the Redemption |
| 311s | Road |
| 313s | um with that I think it's uh it's time |
| 317s | to pass it over to CP Lumi and CP |
| 320s | overload so I can start filling this out |
| 322s | and we can start seeing who's going to |
| 323s | be playing each other uh just so you |
| 325s | guys are aware as well I'm going to be |
| 327s | posing this over into the um uh Alliance |
| 330s | tournament channels on Discord |
| 332s | afterwards I've also included a handy |
| 334s | little tab here uh just to see your |
| 336s | match times uh and a little easier way |
| 338s | to just break down who's playing against |
| 340s | whom and uh at what time uh with that I |
| 343s | pass it back to CCP overload and CCP |
| 346s | Lumi to start pulling some numbers for |
| 348s | me |
| 350s | please all right thank you very much for |
| 352s | that uh Padre now um before we get |
| 355s | started CB convict uh tells us that we |
| 357s | have to be quick about this uh but uh I |
| 360s | B no man and I want to find out um uh |
| 362s | how are you cumi I am doing well I'm |
| 365s | excited to finally be playing with the |
| 367s | Bingo machine it's been sitting here for |
| 369s | about an hour and I haven't been able to |
| 370s | play with it yet you dog a very very |
| 372s | obvious uh euphemism there and for that |
| 374s | I'm actually quite proud of you that was |
| 376s | uh let's let's move on quickly with that |
| 378s | so a little word of how we're going to |
| 379s | run this uh we're going this thing is |
| 381s | loud as balls uh so what we're going to |
| 383s | do is we're going to run it and pull |
| 384s | about five balls at any one |
| 388s | moment seem to be see be is laughing in |
| 390s | the background uh and then we will take |
| 392s | those and we will read them off one at a |
| 393s | time in the order that they come out uh |
| 395s | and then uh father zealous will be the |
| 397s | one uh doing the spreadsheet ma magic |
| 399s | and of course what says Eve online |
| 401s | Esports more than a spreadsheet so |
| 404s | without further Ado CCP Lumi if you |
| 406s | would here we |
| 414s | go all right first five ready let's go |
| 418s | for it which's first they've got number |
| 421s | 31 number 31 that is the rusty hyenas |
| 424s | Clan first out Rusty hyenas Clan well |
| 426s | done you're first probably the only time |
| 428s | you will be first in this tournament but |
| 429s | good luck number two 15 15 this is ho |
| 433s | control hole control second out 24 24 |
| 438s | paper numbers and I'm reading that off |
| 440s | of |
| 441s | paper number nine number nine that is |
| 445s | evasive maneuvering that's what you just |
| 447s | did on that pun number 20 number 20 |
| 450s | Odin's call perhaps once again they will |
| 453s | answer all right |
| 460s | roll okay another five four number four |
| 464s | uh boundary |
| 466s | experts number 50 number 50 we form |
| 469s | Volta number 16 number 16 that is the |
| 473s | intergalactic space hobo is a great name |
| 476s | number three number three birds of prey |
| 479s | hopefully better than the film five um |
| 482s | Brave Collective okay and more balls |
| 485s | please Su |
| 494s | L all right what's next two number two |
| 498s | arrival you have arrived number 17 |
| 502s | number 17 kitchen sinkhole the Wormhole |
| 505s | is are back as well number 46 46 |
| 508s | unspoken Alliance we shouldn't have said |
| 510s | their name 26 26 uh Plug and Play i l |
| 515s | number 26 11 number 11 that is Fancy |
| 519s | Pants Alliance all right so more balls |
| 528s | please okay 23 23 pandemic horde 27 27 |
| 536s | uh that is postp Clarity nice seven |
| 540s | seven uh that is the Norv gate Security |
| 543s | Commission the late entry 30 number 30 |
| 546s | uh root Capel I shall be spamming my |
| 548s | madmazel one number one accept your fate |
| 553s | all |
| 554s | right bow |
| 563s | me 42 42 till |
| 568s | doomsday 40 40 the Ancients it's all the |
| 571s | wi ones now 34 34 I thought you talking |
| 575s | about the Ancients there um 34 slow |
| 577s | children at play 35 35 snuffed out and |
| 583s | 13 13 uh that is goon swarm Federation |
| 587s | the goons once again making their run at |
| 589s | the alliance tournament good luck |
| 602s | 39 39 uh that is test the alliance |
| 605s | please ignore I didn't know they were |
| 607s | still a thing but cool 38 38 um it is |
| 610s | templis calcif 21 21 is of essence 41 41 |
| 619s | uh the initiative 19 number 19 uh no |
| 624s | need lose face Fair |
| 638s | there we go five more 37 37 is Sons of |
| 643s | Bane 25 25 Platinum sensitivity 45 45 |
| 651s | United Federation of conifers the trees |
| 654s | 36 36 uh Solaris konium I think that's |
| 659s | spelling |
| 660s | slice basically 47 47 did you say mhm uh |
| 664s | that is |
| 679s | Ursa number eight deteriorated number |
| 683s | eight 32 32 it is sedition the L |
| 688s | saers 28 |
| 690s | 28 Rage Quit cancel sub don't do that 43 |
| 695s | 43 um it is a |
| 697s | try number 10 Exodus |
| 701s | Dot and more balls |
| 711s | please going to stick with three now six |
| 715s | that is number six bright side of death |
| 718s | 44 44 turbo feed Or Glory 18 18 uh mimar |
| 725s | Fleet |
| 734s | Alliance almost at the end we can almost |
| 736s | hear ourselves over this machine now |
| 738s | pretty nice isn't it 33 33 seriously |
| 744s | suspicious number 12 number 12 it is |
| 748s | genin impact Alliance |
| 750s | 49 49 uh watch this you know I'm glad |
| 755s | that um hidden Leaf aren't in this draw |
| 758s | because I'd have to read their whole |
| 759s | name out again and that's always a pain |
| 761s | good luck last |
| 769s | five if we get them out if we get them |
| 772s | out yes two left let's go little balls |
| 776s | oh there we go here we go the final BS |
| 781s | 22 22 uh that is only |
| 785s | fleets 14 uh Grand inquisitors |
| 789s | Federation 29 29 uh is ronin reloaded I |
| 795s | with two there's two left who are the |
| 797s | last two sui 48 48 is ushan how fitting |
| 802s | we end with 51 51 white squall all right |
| 806s | that is it that is all of the numbers |
| 808s | out uh I will pass the buck back over to |
| 812s | our dear father zealous who appears to |
| 814s | be uh in his pirate guys today seem to |
| 817s | be zealous how is it looking I heard we |
| 818s | might have a test versus goon matchup uh |
| 821s | it is it is |
| 823s | looking quite |
| 825s | fantastic uh match one I got to quickly |
| 828s | run through it match one is going to be |
| 829s | rusty hiners versus h control number two |
| 830s | evasive maneuvering versus Odin number |
| 833s | three is we form vter versus |
| 835s | Intergalactic space hobos number four |
| 837s | Brave Collective versus arriv Ral number |
| 838s | five on Alliance versus plug and play uh |
| 841s | number six pandemic horde versus postp |
| 843s | pod Clarity number seven root Capel |
| 846s | versus accept your fate number eight the |
| 848s | Ancients versus slow children at play |
| 851s | match number nine is goonswarm |
| 852s | Federation versus test Alliance please |
| 854s | ignore match number 10 is going to be of |
| 857s | essence versus the initiative match 11 |
| 859s | sons of Bane versus platinum sensitivity |
| 862s | uh match number 12 is Solaris versus |
| 864s | Ursa match number 13 sedition versus |
| 867s | rage Quake cancel sub uh match number 14 |
| 869s | Exodus versus bright side of death 15 |
| 872s | minmatar Alliance versus seriously |
| 874s | suspicious 16 watch this versus only |
| 876s | fleets 17 versus Ronin Ronin reloaded |
| 880s | versus ushan match number 18 is going to |
| 883s | be whole control versus paper numbers 19 |
| 885s | Odin's call versus boundary experts |
| 888s | Intergalactic space hobos versus Birds |
| 890s | of Prey M makes match number 20 arrival |
| 893s | versus uh kitchen sinkhole for match 21 |
| 896s | match 22 is plug andplay versus Fancy |
| 898s | Pants Alliance 23 postp Clarity versus |
| 902s | uh the north gate Security Commission |
| 904s | match number 24 exceptional fate versus |
| 906s | to Doomsday 25 slow children at play |
| 908s | versus snuffed out 26 test versus tempus |
| 912s | 27 the initiative versus no need loose |
| 916s | face that still gets me every time I |
| 917s | read that name uh match number 28 |
| 920s | Platinum censor 2T versus United |
| 922s | Federation of conifers match up 29 Ursa |
| 924s | versus deteriorated 30 rage qu Kaza |
| 927s | versus try 31 bright side of death |
| 929s | versus turbo field of Glory seriously |
| 931s | suspicious versus genjin impact Alliance |
| 933s | is 32 uh match number 33 is only fleets |
| 937s | again I gu that's going to catch me out |
| 938s | versus Grand inquisitors Federation 34 |
| 942s | being ushra Khan versus white score 35 |
| 945s | Rusty hyenas Clan versus paper numbers |
| 947s | 36 evasive maneuvering versus boundary |
| 950s | experts 37 we form VTA versus Birds of |
| 952s | Prey 38 Brave Collective versus kitchen |
| 955s | sinkhole |
| 957s | 39 uh unspoken Alliance versus Fancy |
| 959s | Pants 40 pandemic horde versus nve gate |
| 963s | Security Commission 41 root Capel versus |
| 966s | till Dooms Day 42 is the Ancients versus |
| 969s | snuffed out 43 goonswarm versus templis |
| 972s | CF 44 is of essence versus no need loose |
| 976s | face 45 sons of Bane versus United |
| 979s | Federation of conifers 46 Vian Solaris |
| 981s | versus deteriorated 47 Vian sedition |
| 983s | against try Exodus against double field |
| 986s | of Glory for 48 for 49 mear Fleet |
| 989s | Alliance versus The Gin impact Alliance |
| 992s | uh match 50 watch this versus the grand |
| 994s | inquisitors Federation 51 being Ronin |
| 996s | reloaded versus white score wow what a |
| 1000s | drawing there's some fantastic potential |
| 1002s | matches in there I am really looking |
| 1004s | forward to seeing how it plays out uh as |
| 1007s | I said I'll post this over on Discord |
| 1009s | shortly after this stream uh obviously |
| 1011s | we're going to go into Li to feed |
| 1013s | shortly uh once the the LI to feed wraps |
| 1015s | up we will uh we'll get that out to you |
| 1017s | all um |
| 1020s | but that's it for now stay tuned in uh |
| 1022s | and we'll be back shortly I just want to |
| 1024s | say special thanks to CP overload and CP |
| 1026s | Lumi for being uh I can't think of |
| 1029s | another phrase my ball controllers uh |
| 1030s | it's greatly appreciated uh and we'll |
| 1033s | see you all again |
| 1037s | shortly welcome back my guys gals and |
| 1040s | nonbinary Pals we are ready for Alliance |
| 1044s | tournament 20 it is that time once again |
| 1047s | I cannot believe it Alliance XX the 20th |
| 1051s | running of this Crucible of combat of |
| 1054s | Internet spaceships what a historic |
| 1057s | moment approaches very soon uh and we |
| 1060s | are kicking off tournament season with a |
| 1063s | little bit of a discussion about the |
| 1065s | upcoming tournament um I have all my |
| 1068s | notes Here I think it says prize ships |
| 1071s | interesting I'm sure we can get to that |
| 1073s | a little bit later uh but first let me |
| 1075s | introduce uh my panel with me today I am |
| 1078s | CB overload uh and I'm joined by by CCP |
| 1082s | Swift a man who has competed in many |
| 1084s | tournaments boundar countless times um |
| 1087s | and of course as a member of pandemic |
| 1089s | Legion the most winningest team in |
| 1091s | history of the LI tour he is no stranger |
| 1093s | to to Victory as he flashes his medals |
| 1097s | there excellent CCP Swift thank you for |
| 1100s | joining me I'm also joined by CCP |
| 1103s | zealous or should I give him his full |
| 1105s | title Dr CB zealous PhD in tournament ly |
| 1109s | uh he joins us today uh to talk about |
| 1111s | the rules the format and all the |
| 1113s | different fun bits uh of Alliance |
| 1115s | tournament 20 and of course we are |
| 1117s | joined by mystical might also a |
| 1119s | tournament veteran uh last year he was |
| 1123s | kind of part of the fraternity team uh |
| 1125s | the winners of Alliance tournament 19 uh |
| 1127s | and he has been in some successful teams |
| 1129s | for many years and of course you've |
| 1130s | recognized him from previous Alliance |
| 1132s | tournament broadcast a veteran |
| 1134s | broadcaster so thank you all for joining |
| 1137s | um C speeded zealous it's the feeders |
| 1140s | talk to me what are the alliance |
| 1142s | tournament |
| 1143s | feeders so we uh we removed oh well is |
| 1148s | it last year yeah last year we removed |
| 1149s | the um silent bid entry into the main |
| 1153s | tournament so this means you still need |
| 1156s | to find a way to get however many people |
| 1158s | that want to join the tournament into |
| 1160s | the main tournament so we have a feeder |
| 1162s | tournament to figure out that process uh |
| 1165s | we've changed it a little bit from year |
| 1167s | to year because we have to adapt it to |
| 1169s | obiously the number of people that end |
| 1170s | up joining um and this time round we |
| 1172s | have a new feeder format again kind of a |
| 1175s | little bit similar to what we did at 187 |
| 1178s | I think it was with the the the tribal |
| 1180s | trials um and it's just a case of group |
| 1183s | entry uh play somebody else in your |
| 1186s | group and to determine who gets through |
| 1188s | to the main tournament we need 32 people |
| 1191s | which actually counts down to 28 because |
| 1193s | we have to uh remove the four winners |
| 1195s | from last year um so we need to whittle |
| 1198s | down 50 one teams uh to to fill those |
| 1202s | slots it's a lot of teams a lot of |
| 1204s | matches to get through uh play them |
| 1206s | through cut down version of the main |
| 1207s | tournament uh epic |
| 1210s | matches yeah as you say 51 teams trying |
| 1213s | to go into 28 we have to cut those |
| 1214s | numbers down and of course the optimal |
| 1216s | strategy for success in the atance T de |
| 1217s | feeders is in fact come top four the |
| 1220s | previous year and gain yourself entry |
| 1222s | directly into the tournament uh those |
| 1224s | four teams are going to be sitting back |
| 1226s | watching seeing what they can kind of |
| 1227s | sniff out from The Meta meanwhile the |
| 1229s | other 51 have to compete for those few |
| 1231s | 28 spots um they have been seeded |
| 1234s | randomly into groups of three uh I |
| 1237s | believe the first uh place in each group |
| 1240s | will go through directly the second |
| 1242s | place uh also has a solid chance of |
| 1244s | going through but the third place will |
| 1246s | be eliminated uh there are some tough |
| 1249s | looking groups already this year um |
| 1252s | especially I know mystical M you've been |
| 1254s | looking at some of these groups uh and |
| 1256s | kind of I can see in the notes here |
| 1258s | let's just talk a little bit Group B for |
| 1260s | a moment tell me about what we're seeing |
| 1261s | in group b yeah so Group B is probably |
| 1265s | looking to be the toughest group to be |
| 1267s | in at this moment in time we have |
| 1269s | evasive maneuvering Odin's call and |
| 1271s | Boundary experts now evasive maneuvering |
| 1274s | um may be a somewhat familiar name but |
| 1276s | it looks like it's made up of players |
| 1278s | that used to be on the dark side and the |
| 1280s | vitra team so very experienced very good |
| 1283s | at what they do usually only really play |
| 1285s | on TQ around tournament time to get back |
| 1288s | into the field of the Met and get an |
| 1289s | understanding of how to fly together |
| 1291s | again and you know how everything works |
| 1293s | any any changes that may have happened |
| 1295s | while they were away then you've got |
| 1296s | Odin SCH who placed top 12 last year but |
| 1300s | came second place in 8 and Boundary |
| 1302s | experts that placed top eight last year |
| 1305s | and top 16 in 818 so all of them have |
| 1310s | amazing tournament pedigree all of them |
| 1312s | should be expecting success in this |
| 1314s | year's liance tournament but not all of |
| 1316s | them can make it one of them has to go |
| 1318s | home early |
| 1319s | and I'm sure that they're going to be |
| 1320s | playing a lot harder for that because |
| 1322s | they don't want to be the one that's |
| 1323s | left |
| 1324s | out yeah is definely going to be a very |
| 1327s | tough group um as you mentioned um |
| 1329s | Odin's call they came top 12 last year |
| 1332s | but they came second place the year |
| 1333s | before in Alliance tournament 18 uh a |
| 1335s | kind of a a surprise run from them to |
| 1337s | get that deep no one really expected it |
| 1339s | but they by God they earned it that was |
| 1342s | a superb run from them only dropping at |
| 1345s | that final final hurdle uh last year |
| 1347s | they went top 12 so a little bit of a |
| 1349s | stumble can they come back from that um |
| 1352s | you know they always say the SQL is |
| 1354s | Never As Good As the the first one but |
| 1356s | the the three Quil is usually where you |
| 1357s | really come back and hit hard so I'm |
| 1359s | interested to see how they do uh |
| 1361s | boundary experts have a lot of lot of |
| 1363s | pedigree just straight up and as to |
| 1364s | evasive maneuvering with a number of |
| 1366s | Alliance tournament champions in that |
| 1367s | team so uh one to watch absolutely I do |
| 1372s | also want to add the boundary experts |
| 1375s | have one of the uh best pilots on their |
| 1379s | team it's not me uh but uh you know |
| 1382s | retired can't play obviously uh but Chad |
| 1386s | hammerco is on the boundary expert teams |
| 1389s | uh he was a fan favorite when he uh |
| 1391s | broke through onto the scene uh both for |
| 1394s | people watching and for um our amazing |
| 1398s | casters as they had to say that name |
| 1400s | straight-faced yep um speaking of our |
| 1403s | amazing casters maybe this is a good |
| 1404s | segue uh CCB Swift you're one of the |
| 1407s | most storied um casters all Alliance |
| 1410s | tournament history you've been here for |
| 1411s | for so many years doing this there's |
| 1413s | babyfaced CCP Swift videos from Alliance |
| 1415s | tournament like seven and8 um flying in |
| 1418s | Little Ships and then being on the desk |
| 1420s | and casting um tell me about this year's |
| 1423s | casting |
| 1424s | lineup uh yeah uh you are also by the |
| 1427s | way in fact everyone here is uh pretty |
| 1429s | stored uh for the alliance hornet in |
| 1431s | terms of casting uh but we've got some |
| 1433s | names that you've seen before and also |
| 1435s | uh some new names for everyone uh we've |
| 1438s | got a great list list of uh of talent |
| 1440s | both on the analyst side uh and on the |
| 1442s | commentary side uh this weekend you'll |
| 1446s | be hearing from uh quite a few of them |
| 1449s | uh and also during the alliance torment |
| 1451s | uh main broadcast uh will'll be flying I |
| 1453s | believe seven of the uh player |
| 1455s | commentators and analysts out uh to our |
| 1458s | studios here in raiki vic Iceland uh but |
| 1461s | you know some names that you uh might |
| 1462s | not have seen before at least uh on the |
| 1465s | talent side it's Starfleet Commander |
| 1466s | moving from uh Volta team uh former |
| 1470s | Captain a former Alliance tournament |
| 1471s | winner as well or gold medalist um you |
| 1475s | see him often in the logy ship uh he's |
| 1478s | uh ditching the team joining the uh the |
| 1482s | casting group uh Theon is also going to |
| 1485s | be casting as well and providing some |
| 1486s | amazing uh |
| 1488s | analysis uh during our chat with him as |
| 1490s | we were like chatting to a whole bunch |
| 1492s | of these um applicants uh just blew my |
| 1495s | mind with the amount of uh stuff that |
| 1497s | they on just has stored in his gigantic |
| 1500s | brain uh relating to at stuff uh it was |
| 1503s | so cool uh I geeked out a little bit uh |
| 1507s | moderator you all remember moderator uh |
| 1510s | number one uh Brett Thomas Thomas |
| 1512s | returns uh bay RJ even though he doesn't |
| 1515s | like the Limelight uh we'll be making |
| 1517s | sure that the feeders broadcast goes and |
| 1519s | looks smooth and amazing uh he's going |
| 1522s | to be the man behind the scenes uh don't |
| 1524s | pay any attention uh but pay all the |
| 1527s | attention of course you've got black |
| 1529s | barart pirate too uh I think uh blackb |
| 1533s | pirate has got an amazing amount of uh |
| 1536s | tournament knowledge uh can kind of |
| 1538s | break down uh what's going on behind you |
| 1541s | know what the teams are doing right like |
| 1544s | sometimes you're in a deadlock between |
| 1545s | two matches or two teams in a match and |
| 1549s | um yeah it's it's uh really important to |
| 1553s | be able to contextualize uh everything |
| 1555s | going on there yeah really good crew um |
| 1558s | it's going to be the return of uh both |
| 1561s | analysts and casters on location uh we |
| 1564s | haven't seen that for for a very long |
| 1565s | time um I believe I think Alliance |
| 1568s | tournament 14 was probably the last one |
| 1572s | in Iceland with all casters and |
| 1574s | commentators on site because after that |
| 1576s | we had the split between um event |
| 1579s | hosting in Nottingham with we had some |
| 1580s | online casters Al 16 was the same mostly |
| 1583s | on site but most of the actual match |
| 1585s | commentating was done uh online 17 and |
| 1588s | 18 and 19 all of the commentators were |
| 1591s | online and the analysts were on location |
| 1594s | this year um The Return of the entire |
| 1597s | crew being on location uh I'm looking |
| 1600s | forward to to that I think it's going to |
| 1601s | be a lot of like a lot of synergy it's |
| 1603s | always it's always great when you you |
| 1604s | can like finish a long broadcast to sit |
| 1607s | and discuss things uh with the people |
| 1609s | like You' you've watched like dozens of |
| 1611s | matches over the day and you want to |
| 1612s | talk about your favorite bets and some |
| 1613s | of the people who are on the casting |
| 1615s | like doing the doing the different |
| 1616s | matches are just not there cuz they're |
| 1618s | back at home home in whatever time zone |
| 1619s | they happen to be in so being able to |
| 1621s | bring them out this year for the 20th |
| 1623s | running of Alliance tournament is uh |
| 1625s | certainly something that I am looking |
| 1627s | forward to U Mr Kite you have been both |
| 1629s | a caster and an analyst uh how much are |
| 1632s | you looking forward to Alliance |
| 1633s | tournament this year round oh I am |
| 1635s | excited it should be a good one um the |
| 1638s | point changes mean that there's going to |
| 1640s | be a lot of different uh comps being |
| 1641s | brought to the matches in the field I |
| 1643s | think um which will allow teams to be |
| 1645s | probably a little bit more creative plus |
| 1647s | we've had the new ships join the game so |
| 1649s | um there's a lot of new variables in |
| 1651s | this Alliance tournament that will |
| 1653s | hopefully make it one of the more |
| 1654s | interesting ones and teams will have to |
| 1657s | play to get in which means that they are |
| 1659s | going to actually be there because they |
| 1662s | deserve to be there which I think is |
| 1664s | also a pretty good little factor to to |
| 1667s | consider yeah 100% um CIS mentioned this |
| 1670s | earlier on but um for many years one of |
| 1672s | the ways you could guarantee yourself a |
| 1673s | spot in the alliance tournament was |
| 1675s | simply to uh bid and get EnV VI of the |
| 1678s | silent play Plex auction of course all |
| 1679s | that Plex went into the prize pot uh but |
| 1681s | it meant that rich alliances could just |
| 1683s | splash the cash and get themselves |
| 1685s | straight in now they all have to go |
| 1687s | through this Gauntlet um and try and get |
| 1689s | in no matter how good you are if you |
| 1692s | didn't make top four the previous year |
| 1693s | you must earn your spot in the alliance |
| 1696s | tournament there is no more oh but I |
| 1699s | have lots of money in the game no no I |
| 1701s | don't care how much money you have you |
| 1703s | must actually prove yourself before uh |
| 1706s | the might of the tournament itself so |
| 1708s | I'm looking forward to that um CP |
| 1710s | zealous maybe we should go into a little |
| 1712s | bit more detail now on the changes to |
| 1715s | the rules and the point system so this |
| 1717s | is something you've been talking about |
| 1719s | for a while um for a long time basically |
| 1722s | as long as the land has been running H |
| 1724s | it has been 100 points uh there's been |
| 1727s | different numbers of Pilots allowed uh |
| 1729s | at one point I believe it was I think it |
| 1730s | maxed out 14 it was 12 for a while uh |
| 1732s | and then went to 10 a long time ago and |
| 1734s | stayed at 10 uh we are sticking with 10 |
| 1737s | but you went in retreated to the uh the |
| 1740s | the the cave of tournaments and came |
| 1742s | back out and you like by Jo I have it |
| 1745s | 200 tell me about this who would have |
| 1748s | thought all you needed to do was just |
| 1749s | double the numbers right uh yeah so it |
| 1752s | was you're you're exactly right we have |
| 1754s | bounced around a lot of um both like uh |
| 1757s | players that can be brought to to a team |
| 1760s | uh and with the points uh well the |
| 1763s | thought behind the the whole 200 points |
| 1764s | system was the fact that because we've |
| 1766s | had 100 now for so long it's very easy |
| 1768s | to look at a like for example on the top |
| 1771s | end you look at two battleships you can |
| 1773s | very much tell the difference in terms |
| 1774s | of number of points and the value they |
| 1776s | actually bring to the arena uh just by |
| 1779s | the number of points it's very very |
| 1781s | reflective of that whereas when you come |
| 1783s | down to the smaller end uh the like |
| 1785s | value between an assault ship and a frig |
| 1788s | you can't really justify it just being |
| 1789s | one point so the idea this time around |
| 1792s | is not only did we double the point |
| 1794s | value to give that extra kind of |
| 1796s | granularity uh we also increase the |
| 1798s | amount of uniquely pointed ships so |
| 1800s | obviously when you're flying the m in |
| 1802s | space uh when there's uh uh regular |
| 1805s | Encounters in across new Eden rather |
| 1807s | than in an arena format the ships have a |
| 1809s | certain value whenever you bring them so |
| 1810s | there's like popular ships that you see |
| 1812s | in that format whereas in the |
| 1814s | arena that kind of value changes a |
| 1817s | little bit because you're confined to |
| 1819s | the space of the size of the Arena the |
| 1821s | composition of your team how it's |
| 1822s | structured so the value changes a little |
| 1825s | bit so trying to get a nice kind of |
| 1828s | range of what a ship is actually worth |
| 1831s | was kind of what the goal is with these |
| 1833s | points now normally when you you mess |
| 1834s | around with the points a little bit uh |
| 1836s | obviously year on year we traditionally |
| 1837s | would change the points anyway um |
| 1839s | because some ships are are under pointed |
| 1842s | some ships are over pointed depending on |
| 1843s | their popularity uh this time increasing |
| 1847s | those unique Point values um we also |
| 1850s | thought maybe it's probably going to |
| 1852s | take a couple of tournaments to just |
| 1853s | kind of get get get it to a really good |
| 1855s | point but I think I think I'm pretty |
| 1857s | happy with how they are today yeah one |
| 1859s | of the things that you told me just |
| 1860s | before we started the stream actually |
| 1862s | was that the not only are the the total |
| 1864s | points that you can bring doubled but |
| 1866s | the number of uniquely pointed ships is |
| 1869s | doubled so for a long time uh it was |
| 1871s | just entire classes like Black Ops they |
| 1873s | all had the same and uh you know some |
| 1875s | ships were brought more than others and |
| 1877s | some ships weren't you know like no one |
| 1878s | was bringing an omen but we were seeing |
| 1880s | tons of vexar for example vexar are very |
| 1882s | good utility uh alen just kind of a bit |
| 1885s | crap um and then uh this you know points |
| 1889s | being able to put points individual |
| 1890s | ships me we could take ships like the |
| 1891s | Gila which are Ora and put it up pointed |
| 1894s | a little bit we could take other ships |
| 1896s | which are see you know less sh downo |
| 1898s | them but as you say yourself like with |
| 1900s | 100 points the point |
| 1902s | granularity um left something to be |
| 1904s | desired especially for ships that are |
| 1905s | only like a 4 point to a five point is a |
| 1908s | 20% increase in points consumed uh so |
| 1911s | being able to take those and just make |
| 1913s | the numbers bigger uh means that the |
| 1915s | granularity uh that we can assign is a |
| 1918s | lot lot more uh and yeah the number of |
| 1920s | uniquely pointed ships have been doubled |
| 1922s | mystical might you've done a lot of the |
| 1924s | crafting uh I mean c feel free to CH in |
| 1926s | in this one as well um what does this |
| 1928s | mean for theat crafting and coming up |
| 1930s | with comps for the |
| 1931s | tournaments yeah um a lot of the ships |
| 1934s | that people like have probably been |
| 1935s | outpointed right cuz they're strong we |
| 1937s | like them for a reason so things like |
| 1939s | your bar gas are going to be more |
| 1940s | expensive than something else um |
| 1944s | probably more expensive than a Mel maybe |
| 1946s | not I haven't actually looked too much |
| 1947s | at the at the points it's going to take |
| 1949s | a while to memorize them all um but it |
| 1953s | allows you |
| 1955s | to um focus on bringing a strong comp |
| 1958s | that may utilize um less powerful ships |
| 1961s | because they give you more points to put |
| 1963s | into other kind of areas um that you |
| 1966s | want to focus those points in so better |
| 1968s | damage dealers but maybe your support is |
| 1969s | going to be a bit weaker using ships |
| 1971s | that aren't really utilized that often |
| 1973s | on TQ um the flip side of that is that a |
| 1976s | lot of the theory crafting from previous |
| 1978s | years might need to have slight reworks |
| 1981s | to allow those to fit into the new rule |
| 1982s | structure because of those Point |
| 1984s | increases to particular strong ships so |
| 1988s | the feeder should be kind of interesting |
| 1989s | to see where people are ending up with |
| 1991s | their Theory crafting whether people are |
| 1992s | following the same kind of um track when |
| 1995s | trying to replace previous year comps or |
| 1998s | if they're going to come up with some |
| 1998s | new stuff um I'm sure we're going to |
| 2000s | still see you know OCTA daddy um as it |
| 2003s | was coined last year don't don't don't |
| 2006s | look at me like that Swift um I'm sure |
| 2008s | we're going to see things like um Fly |
| 2010s | killer um but they may not be the ones |
| 2013s | that we're familiar with yeah don't |
| 2014s | forget the new rise of the Florida man |
| 2018s | um with the the alligators the gilas ETC |
| 2021s | I'm looking forward to to um hearing |
| 2024s | excitable American casters dropping into |
| 2026s | their Southern Accents and screaming |
| 2028s | about Florida man that was great in the |
| 2031s | anger games when that comp kind of took |
| 2033s | off uh one of the other things I'm |
| 2034s | really looking forward to with the the |
| 2036s | point granularity is the mind games that |
| 2039s | you do with bands uh I I think this is |
| 2041s | probably something that teams haven't |
| 2043s | quite thought of yet because they're |
| 2044s | still in the let me make a team phase um |
| 2048s | but like previously if you had banned |
| 2051s | let's say uh slepnir uh depending on the |
| 2054s | fit you could you know in a in a pinch |
| 2057s | uh just uh throw a claymore in there and |
| 2058s | you're like it's not exactly the same |
| 2060s | does similar things we'll fly a little |
| 2062s | bit differently but the overall comp uh |
| 2065s | stays similar and you could you know |
| 2066s | change things in and out like that |
| 2068s | uh now there's a lot more stuff that |
| 2071s | you're going to have to change on the |
| 2072s | fly if one of your favorite archetypes |
| 2075s | or one of your favorite uh setups uh has |
| 2077s | some pointed bands directed at it uh so |
| 2080s | this gives like a little bit of new |
| 2082s | value to scouting out the teams paying |
| 2085s | attention to what your opponents are |
| 2086s | going to fly or have flown before and um |
| 2090s | you know what your bands are going to be |
| 2092s | uh it's it's going to be really neat can |
| 2094s | you be versatile can you swap into stuff |
| 2097s | um and yeah it's a that's always my |
| 2100s | favorite part is is the Mind Game |
| 2101s | element uh especially as the tournament |
| 2104s | progresses indeed and um CP zealous uh |
| 2108s | CP mentioned it briefly but bands I |
| 2110s | believe have had a little bit of a tweak |
| 2111s | as well you want to you want to talk to |
| 2113s | me about this one this one you came out |
| 2115s | of the the cave again and you're like |
| 2116s | I've got it it's the |
| 2118s | bands uh again it was a bit of a change |
| 2121s | this year so traditionally we've done uh |
| 2123s | blind bands for the last few years that |
| 2125s | is a case of uh two conversations get |
| 2127s | spun up |
| 2128s | uh one team will submit their list of uh |
| 2131s | if we're talking about the main |
| 2132s | tournament they'd list their four ships |
| 2134s | they'd like to ban the second team would |
| 2135s | do the same and then we'd essentially |
| 2138s | share the full list of bands with both |
| 2140s | teams at the same time and then if there |
| 2142s | was duplicates they'd be given the |
| 2143s | opportunity to um give new ships |
| 2147s | essentially so uh they the ban list |
| 2150s | could actually be incredibly huge uh |
| 2153s | this time around we we've changed the |
| 2155s | the the Banning process uh as CCP Swift |
| 2159s | kind of alluded to it's the Mind Games |
| 2160s | element of it so we now have um both |
| 2164s | teams still have those individual kind |
| 2166s | of conversations that spun up but this |
| 2167s | time they give two bands uh they they |
| 2171s | they're passed to the referee the |
| 2173s | referee then collates them all and gives |
| 2175s | the teams both sets of uh bands so you |
| 2178s | get four bands in total uh then again |
| 2180s | it's the same again if there's |
| 2181s | duplicates they give them the |
| 2182s | opportunity to submit a new ship uh if |
| 2185s | there's a duplicate of the duplicates |
| 2187s | then it's you know it's just a case of |
| 2189s | you go with that uh but not only that |
| 2192s | then there's another round of uh |
| 2194s | additional bands so they submit another |
| 2195s | two chips that they'd like to ban so |
| 2198s | it's just a case of it's like Ban two uh |
| 2202s | possible duplicates if there's no |
| 2203s | duplicates then it's just Bann another |
| 2204s | two and then the full list of uh bands |
| 2207s | is then provided to both teams yeah |
| 2209s | we've certainly seen teams uh spaghetti |
| 2211s | hard when it comes to to bands um like |
| 2215s | out metting themselves and and like oh |
| 2217s | they must me this and they bring that |
| 2218s | and they end up with just a complete |
| 2220s | mess of a comp uh infamously I remember |
| 2223s | one instant in particular in the |
| 2224s | alliance open uh the we form Volta team |
| 2227s | uh got hit by a ban they weren't |
| 2228s | expecting and summer accidentally |
| 2229s | brought four destroyers thus getting |
| 2232s | themselves disqualified from the match |
| 2234s | uh so Banning can have a real effect on |
| 2236s | your uh your team now I'm actually quite |
| 2239s | glad that the old Ban system doesn't |
| 2241s | exist anymore CB Swift will remember |
| 2243s | this I have captained back in those days |
| 2244s | as well you would be sitting waiting and |
| 2246s | then all of a sudden this thing would |
| 2248s | pop up on your screen with big red |
| 2249s | numbers counting down from 1 minute and |
| 2251s | a drop- down menu with every single ship |
| 2254s | in the game and you had to find the ship |
| 2256s | you wanted to ban in that list and click |
| 2259s | it and bang it went through and if you |
| 2261s | messed it up tough like that was it like |
| 2264s | did you mean to ban the Venture probably |
| 2266s | not but tough it has been banned uh that |
| 2269s | was terrifying uh so I definitely uh |
| 2272s | banned the Armageddon Imperial issue |
| 2274s | once um you know no chance that that |
| 2276s | would wasn't even allowed to fly in the |
| 2278s | tournament but I was like my hand my |
| 2280s | Palms were like a giga sweaty I was like |
| 2282s | scrolling I was using a track ball and I |
| 2285s | was panicking and I and the numbers were |
| 2288s | counting down uh and I was just like H |
| 2290s | this one and it was just Imperial issue |
| 2292s | uh Armageddon and everyone on my team uh |
| 2295s | laughed at me but it was fine and the |
| 2299s | other thing as well is back in those |
| 2300s | days the bands went ABB so you would put |
| 2303s | your a in and then like a minute later |
| 2306s | the other would come back and you had to |
| 2307s | make a response based on those bands or |
| 2309s | if you were the second team a band would |
| 2310s | come in and you like that's not what we |
| 2312s | expected them to ban why are they |
| 2313s | Banning the apocalypse Imperial isue |
| 2314s | what do they know that we don't and you |
| 2316s | have like under a minute to figure it |
| 2318s | out it is catastrophic uh so I'm I'm |
| 2321s | quite glad that we've gone to this |
| 2322s | system of just talking to people it's so |
| 2325s | much easier much |
| 2328s | nicer I hear is the is the way to |
| 2330s | describe it these days um so um mystical |
| 2333s | might uh let's talk a bit more about |
| 2335s | some of these other matchups uh that |
| 2337s | we're going to be seeing um in the |
| 2339s | tournament uh there's something that |
| 2341s | you've highlighted uh group I in |
| 2343s | particular looks interesting maybe maybe |
| 2345s | talk to me about that I think this was |
| 2346s | uh Swift's favorite group um out of the |
| 2349s | selection just because of the old |
| 2351s | rivalry that it that it highlights we |
| 2353s | have in group I goons swarm Federation |
| 2355s | test Alliance please ignore and templet |
| 2357s | C all going up against each other for |
| 2360s | two slots into the tournament um goons |
| 2364s | and test of course have a little bit of |
| 2366s | History you could say um having both |
| 2368s | been in coalitions together and then |
| 2370s | fighting against each other and well |
| 2373s | this will give them the opportunity to |
| 2375s | show who's best in the ring um my money |
| 2377s | is on test but you know hey maybe goon |
| 2380s | surprise me and pull something out the |
| 2382s | bag and then we have tempas who have |
| 2384s | come top eight in both of the previous |
| 2386s | tournaments um last year and in at18 |
| 2389s | they have done well in the alliance |
| 2391s | opens which is where they really had |
| 2392s | their big break into the tournament |
| 2394s | scene they beat the Hydra team so |
| 2398s | everybody they didn't lose a single |
| 2399s | match yeah so so they obviously have the |
| 2402s | ability to perform really well in a |
| 2404s | tournament we just haven't seen that |
| 2406s | necessarily come from them in the last |
| 2408s | couple that we've that we've seen them |
| 2409s | in but who knows maybe this could be |
| 2411s | theirs this could be their top one |
| 2412s | finish in uh in Alliance tournament 20 Y |
| 2415s | and then down in group N uh this is |
| 2417s | going to be a toughy as well we have |
| 2420s | Exodus a very story tournament team |
| 2422s | they've made it to Grand finals I think |
| 2424s | before um and uh there's bright of death |
| 2428s | again another historic uh Team they've |
| 2430s | they've had good success they've they've |
| 2432s | never had total success but they've |
| 2434s | historically always played pretty well |
| 2437s | uh and can certainly knock out um a |
| 2439s | lesser team and filling out that group |
| 2442s | uh is uh perhaps more than the turbo |
| 2445s | feed uh but is Turbo feed Or Glory uh is |
| 2449s | going to be a tough one for them they're |
| 2450s | they're newer to the tournament team |
| 2452s | tournament scene uh and they have two |
| 2454s | very tough tough teams to get through |
| 2456s | but should they be able to do so that |
| 2458s | would be a heck of an upset um and uh |
| 2461s | this is exactly why I think these groups |
| 2464s | have such potential to have exciting |
| 2465s | matches because you have two teams that |
| 2468s | maybe are going to be trying to keep |
| 2470s | some strategies behind keep you know |
| 2472s | maybe not bring the optimal stuff and |
| 2473s | then one team who's going to try and go |
| 2475s | for Glory um and we have seen that |
| 2477s | backfire for the you know the teams |
| 2480s | expected to win we have seen them drop |
| 2482s | in the past to the underdog because they |
| 2484s | just were not prepared for the um |
| 2488s | what's what's the way of saying it the |
| 2489s | unorthodox comps that are brought by uh |
| 2492s | by some of the teams with less |
| 2494s | experience and CB Swift uh like what's |
| 2497s | it like when you're one of these |
| 2498s | Underdog teams going up against a team |
| 2500s | that has a |
| 2501s | reputation uh so it's kind of great |
| 2503s | right because you almost feels like you |
| 2505s | have nothing to lose and everything to |
| 2507s | gain so uh of course you have the |
| 2510s | tournament Jitters uh you are very very |
| 2512s | nervous you want to be able to execute |
| 2515s | and and you know show off how good you |
| 2516s | are and uh make you know use of all your |
| 2519s | practice time but at the same time the |
| 2521s | pressure feels a little bit different uh |
| 2523s | especially if most people think you're |
| 2525s | not expected to win or anything like |
| 2526s | that uh so you just go out you do like |
| 2529s | muscle memory you're like kind of flying |
| 2531s | like a a bit of a robot a bit uh and |
| 2534s | you're just like you're just with the |
| 2536s | gang you're just with your squad uh |
| 2538s | playing some EV online killing some |
| 2540s | ships uh and it feels great uh but if |
| 2543s | you're like on the other side of the |
| 2546s | coin if you're like a top team and you |
| 2547s | know you do |
| 2548s | experience uh an unknown team you're |
| 2552s | kind of really scared uh I've been in |
| 2555s | this position before uh you have a giant |
| 2557s | Target on your back everyone wants to |
| 2558s | take you down they're going to show you |
| 2560s | their best team comp and you're just |
| 2563s | sitting there panicking sweating like |
| 2565s | what what am I going to take am I going |
| 2567s | to take like one of my endgame setups |
| 2569s | that I've been practicing for this whole |
| 2571s | time uh am I going to be confident that |
| 2573s | I can just execute um and I've guessed |
| 2576s | The Meta correctly like that first match |
| 2578s | is absolutely |
| 2580s | gut-wrenching uh and we've seen it |
| 2582s | happen time and time again uh I think |
| 2584s | the the best examples when you guys were |
| 2586s | just talking about it templus took down |
| 2589s | uh the Hydra team Hydra just they felt |
| 2591s | like they were just going to cruise to a |
| 2593s | fat dub nobody knew who these Tempest |
| 2595s | people were and then the Last Spartan |
| 2598s | came out probably in a rattlesnake just |
| 2600s | obliterated them and everyone was just |
| 2603s | like what yeah what just happened I was |
| 2606s | L streaming 16 you had they get knocked |
| 2608s | down in weekend one there was a four- |
| 2609s | weekend 64 team main tournament at that |
| 2612s | time and they get knocked down in their |
| 2613s | first match into the lower bracket and |
| 2615s | had to just grind all the way through |
| 2618s | the tournament uh to make it back uh |
| 2620s | into the I think they got to the Grand |
| 2622s | Final that year and then end up losing |
| 2623s | to vidra if I remember correctly but it |
| 2625s | was a heck of a run from Hydra after |
| 2628s | that surprise from uh from temples |
| 2631s | Castle so if you in a group with some of |
| 2633s | these like more Story teams then |
| 2635s | honestly you're probably making them |
| 2636s | them sweat more than you are sweating I |
| 2639s | think is the main takeaway there like |
| 2640s | you have the opportunity to write |
| 2642s | yourselves into the history books uh |
| 2645s | meanwhile they have the opportunity to |
| 2646s | potentially uh stumble and fall at a |
| 2649s | very important moment for themselves so |
| 2651s | lots and lots of good interesting |
| 2653s | matches we are going to be seeing uh in |
| 2655s | literally days like I I kind of forgot |
| 2657s | to mention that but it's literally days |
| 2659s | away um is what today today's at 22nd |
| 2662s | this starts on the 24th like it's |
| 2665s | literally just about to start um |
| 2667s | tournament season it basically has |
| 2669s | started um |
| 2671s | and what's going out bl's going out okay |
| 2675s | guess what tournament prize ships are |
| 2677s | back not only are they back in the the |
| 2679s | tournament but they are back in your |
| 2680s | hands and I have something special to |
| 2682s | tell you not only is there a frot not |
| 2684s | only is there a cruiser there is for the |
| 2687s | first time a Alliance tournament prize |
| 2689s | Battleship coming this year so there are |
| 2692s | three chips for Alliance tournament 20 |
| 2695s | uh cpb have you got the pictures perhaps |
| 2698s | to throw up so we can see all three of |
| 2702s | the alliance tournament ships and maybe |
| 2704s | CB zalis can talkers through them a |
| 2706s | little |
| 2708s | bit o pogs a battleship that's all I got |
| 2711s | to say just getting that hold |
| 2714s | up oh he's getting it there we go here |
| 2717s | it is here they are Alliance tournament |
| 2720s | skins and prize ships tell me about |
| 2722s | these absolute beasts CCP zealous so uh |
| 2727s | the ones you're seeing here are actually |
| 2729s | the set of prizes uh for the prize skins |
| 2732s | uh of course the main ships themselves |
| 2735s | uh are normally traditionally very close |
| 2737s | to to what you see with the Skins uh I |
| 2739s | think off the top of my head it was The |
| 2740s | Enforcer at the top is getting a skin uh |
| 2743s | the Marshall is getting one The Pacifier |
| 2745s | is getting one and the monitor is |
| 2747s | getting one which is in the bottom right |
| 2748s | here uh these are just the the victory |
| 2752s | skins again traditionally we uh pass |
| 2754s | these out uh for achieving a win for uh |
| 2758s | anytime essentially during the |
| 2759s | tournament so during the feeders or for |
| 2761s | for the main tournament itself uh one of |
| 2764s | them gets you one of the victory skins |
| 2765s | and the Victory skin itself has all four |
| 2767s | skins attached to it uh we also have the |
| 2772s | Three Tournament priz ships uh obviously |
| 2774s | a little bit more details are kind of |
| 2776s | going to be developing as the the |
| 2778s | tournament goes on but they have the |
| 2781s | ability to share with you the names this |
| 2782s | time round uh is The Sidewinder is going |
| 2786s | to be the equivalent of the pacifier the |
| 2789s | Cobra is going to be the equivalent of |
| 2791s | the enforcer and the python is going to |
| 2793s | be the equivalent of the |
| 2795s | Marshall wow and now so obviously this |
| 2798s | tournament was announced initially |
| 2799s | sponsored by Concord but then those |
| 2801s | dastardly Pirates came in uh were like |
| 2803s | you know Screw you guys graffitied all |
| 2805s | over the website uh we had to scramble |
| 2808s | and pull together this this new set of |
| 2809s | rules after we got them sent to us from |
| 2812s | uh from the Pirates um they have taken |
| 2814s | these these ships and I believe be |
| 2817s | zealous obviously the Marshall we know |
| 2819s | famously responds to having positive |
| 2822s | security status um that's interesting um |
| 2826s | perhaps maybe you could tell us why I'm |
| 2828s | mentioning this I I mean it's the gerss |
| 2831s | right the GRS want to put on a good show |
| 2833s | give give the people what they want uh |
| 2836s | they're but they're Pirates after all so |
| 2838s | maybe maybe they the ship should do |
| 2840s | something depending on what your |
| 2842s | negative security status should be |
| 2845s | perhaps wow I mean |
| 2848s | I kind of want one um |
| 2851s | so |
| 2853s | they uh yeah I gasped so hard when I saw |
| 2856s | them uh everyone in the room fainted |
| 2858s | because I sucked up all the air uh an |
| 2860s | alliance tournament Battleship and |
| 2863s | having that be a Marshall and already |
| 2865s | yolked out ship to begin with um the |
| 2868s | fact that uh we get to have some fun |
| 2870s | with that is going to be even better uh |
| 2872s | and one thing that uh you might have |
| 2874s | missed while gasping very hard uh and |
| 2877s | UGL the ships is the number of prize |
| 2879s | ships the distribution of these ships uh |
| 2882s | you know back in the day in the the Dark |
| 2884s | Ages uh you got 50 ships finishing first |
| 2888s | of the Cruisers uh 50 frigs if you |
| 2890s | finish second and a pat on the shoulder |
| 2893s | uh if you finish third or less uh of |
| 2896s | course after that we kind of brought it |
| 2897s | down for first through fourth uh and you |
| 2900s | know when they brought the tournament |
| 2902s | back we've kind of been Distributing |
| 2903s | them more and more down the way uh so |
| 2906s | now as you can see on screen uh top 16 |
| 2909s | teams uh will get two of the frigs two |
| 2911s | of the Cruisers and a battleship so |
| 2913s | really if you finish in the top 16 you |
| 2916s | are getting an alliance tournament |
| 2918s | Battleship uh like your team is going to |
| 2920s | be able to have this uh fly it around |
| 2924s | I'm sure you know trust isn't an issue |
| 2926s | so you all just share it amongst |
| 2927s | yourselves trade it uh set up contracts |
| 2931s | for it you just leave it in the Corp |
| 2933s | hangers yeah uh and of course that's uh |
| 2936s | if you do the math |
| 2937s | uh and uh you know you're good at |
| 2939s | counting that's |
| 2941s | 385 tournament ships uh that's an obsc |
| 2945s | number of ships out there uh they're |
| 2947s | going to be really fun to fly and we |
| 2949s | can't wait to see you uh fly them |
| 2952s | amazingly and horribly at the same time |
| 2955s | all Mr Kite uh what's your take on |
| 2958s | Alliance tournament battleships uh we |
| 2961s | first time we've really seen that the |
| 2962s | last time there was unique battleships |
| 2964s | was way way way back when in um the |
| 2967s | first Omar championship and through a |
| 2969s | couple of other um uh sort of lore |
| 2971s | events there's the Tempest tribal issue |
| 2973s | the uh the state Raven um the uh was it |
| 2978s | the Federation Mega and of course the |
| 2981s | the various uh apocalypse Imperial |
| 2983s | issues which c will love to ban um tell |
| 2985s | me what's your what's your reaction to |
| 2988s | 80 battleships yeah I think um a lot of |
| 2992s | people are going to be very happy with |
| 2993s | the inclusion of battleships now um you |
| 2996s | know we've been used to frigs and |
| 2998s | cruises year on year um I think |
| 3001s | battleships especially because it's a |
| 3002s | Black Ops Battleship you know the |
| 3004s | ability to cloak um and move around on a |
| 3007s | grid not necessarily warp unless that's |
| 3009s | going to be one of the special gifts |
| 3010s | given to the battleship this year who |
| 3012s | knows who knows not me um but it it |
| 3017s | provides an extra little safety net for |
| 3019s | people that want to use their at ships |
| 3021s | um so I'm glad that it has that ability |
| 3024s | um and yeah it sounds like it's going to |
| 3026s | be something that benefits from being |
| 3028s | minus 10 which will hopefully mean we'll |
| 3030s | see quite a few of these used in LC and |
| 3034s | NC I just counting how many battleships |
| 3037s | there are I think there's about uh 60 or |
| 3039s | so battleships so they're still going to |
| 3041s | be the the going to be the rarest of um |
| 3044s | of the lot compared to the the Cru and |
| 3046s | the FR even a top 16 team is getting one |
| 3049s | of those battleships to probably sell |
| 3051s | and split the isk amongst the the |
| 3053s | players who knows it go to the alliance |
| 3055s | executor pay attention Alliance |
| 3059s | hits accept on a contract who knows you |
| 3061s | can you can use that obviously yourself |
| 3063s | and just cut the rest of your team out |
| 3065s | as see you guys can decide what to do um |
| 3068s | so I'm I'm very excited to see the first |
| 3069s | one of these uh undock uh used in Anger |
| 3074s | uh and perhaps lost I think these are |
| 3076s | going to be excellent and I I'm big big |
| 3078s | big fan of the uh |
| 3081s | updated um prize ship structure uh CC |
| 3083s | Swift alluded to it um back in the days |
| 3086s | there 100 % probably still is uh but |
| 3088s | definitely was a cartel around these |
| 3090s | ships you know it's very small number of |
| 3091s | people had a very large number of them |
| 3094s | and they kind of especially if these |
| 3096s | when these ships were still being used |
| 3097s | in the tournament um it was hard to get |
| 3099s | one like uh you just could not get a |
| 3101s | hold of one teams wouldn't sell one to |
| 3102s | you um so the more of them means the |
| 3105s | more teams get to share and the fact |
| 3107s | that you get these prizes you know if |
| 3109s | you go I think two and two then you're |
| 3110s | pretty much guaranteed um a price |
| 3113s | Battleship which is incredible uh so |
| 3115s | your time investment is is paid off even |
| 3117s | if you only make a top 16 um and that |
| 3121s | means people are more liked to use them |
| 3122s | like we see a lot more um uh like leaps |
| 3126s | and rers and sellis and shap pases and |
| 3129s | and G's and besas out and about uh in |
| 3133s | space compared to you know the the ships |
| 3135s | of old and speaking of those particular |
| 3138s | six ships I just so happen to |
| 3139s | conveniently mention CP zealous uh we |
| 3142s | can fly at ships in the at again is that |
| 3145s | right yeah uh just before I jump on to |
| 3147s | that though there is two other small |
| 3149s | smaller smaller prizes uh that have been |
| 3152s | added to the |
| 3159s | priz uh so these ones was something that |
| 3162s | we used to do way back before we started |
| 3164s | doing uh rosters uh this time round |
| 3167s | again we're going to bring him we're |
| 3168s | going to bring him back we're going to |
| 3170s | go through the the log of uh figuring |
| 3172s | out the ones that have been owed before |
| 3174s | uh and we're going to get those sent out |
| 3176s | the same time as the new ones as well so |
| 3178s | you're going to get medals again at the |
| 3181s | moment it will probably be a case of |
| 3183s | those that make it through to the main |
| 3184s | tournament will be awarded a medal uh |
| 3186s | but not only that we're also bringing |
| 3188s | back a classic uh the alliance |
| 3190s | tournament cup like the World Cup uh |
| 3193s | there's one of these in in new Eden uh |
| 3195s | that's normally awarded to the captain |
| 3197s | of the winning team uh it's got the |
| 3199s | names of all the previous winners on it |
| 3201s | uh we're going to get that updated and |
| 3203s | award that across to the captain as well |
| 3207s | yeah I'm also looking forward of that |
| 3209s | yeah a lot of stuff to be fair yeah um |
| 3214s | so yes at ships they're back into the uh |
| 3217s | potential uh ability to be fielded so |
| 3220s | the we have CCV Swift showing off his |
| 3224s | previous cup that's the orig that's the |
| 3226s | original Lance tournament trophy you see |
| 3228s | um yep it is actually very heavy like it |
| 3231s | looks like I'm just picking up like it's |
| 3233s | plastic but no it's solid gold I'm just |
| 3235s | like yolked out of my mind mind uh very |
| 3238s | very heavy uh it's got every Pilot's |
| 3241s | name that's ever won on there my name's |
| 3242s | on here five times uh so it's pretty |
| 3245s | cool uh really name just off the side |
| 3248s | slightly just just just inside in like |
| 3251s | that did you put your name in the cup of |
| 3253s | fire no Goblet of Fire no uh but no it's |
| 3256s | it's really cool to bring this back I |
| 3258s | kind of uh just love the idea of it uh |
| 3261s | and especially the metals right like the |
| 3263s | just having something to say and kind of |
| 3266s | peacock a little but like yeah I'm I'm |
| 3268s | in that team yep I know I attempted uh |
| 3271s | unsuccessfully to segue on to Flying the |
| 3273s | alliance tournament ships and then C Sal |
| 3275s | PR back but I'm going to also bring us |
| 3276s | back to um uh prizes because I forgot to |
| 3279s | mention skins um of course there are |
| 3282s | skins you can you can see examples of |
| 3284s | them that were just shown uh but |
| 3287s | remember um you get skins for winning |
| 3290s | matches just kind of straight up so even |
| 3292s | if you don't get any prize ships um you |
| 3295s | know if you make it to top 32 um and and |
| 3299s | win at least a match somewhere and you |
| 3300s | know by virtue of getting in through the |
| 3302s | feeders you probably have uh then there |
| 3304s | are some skins for your team and these |
| 3306s | skins tend to be I think it's 10 per per |
| 3309s | win usually uh and these skins tend to |
| 3312s | have um first of all they look dope AF |
| 3315s | but second of all uh you can you can |
| 3316s | sell them um you can you know reimburse |
| 3320s | your your team for their time and effort |
| 3322s | and of course you can just kind of wear |
| 3323s | them around in your in your cool ships |
| 3325s | uh so uh there's a lot lot of prizes to |
| 3327s | go around uh in general with the |
| 3330s | especially because room 20 um but now I |
| 3333s | shall segue once again to Flying |
| 3337s | Alliance tournament chips in the |
| 3339s | tournament again CB zealous please tell |
| 3341s | us about it yeah so this was a desire |
| 3345s | from the community was obviously the |
| 3348s | previous priz ships have always carried |
| 3349s | such a huge value um but at the same |
| 3352s | time it's also really difficult if |
| 3354s | you're a new team uh to think hey I'm |
| 3356s | going against an alliance tournament |
| 3357s | ship or potentially Alliance tournament |
| 3359s | ships uh and it be feel like really like |
| 3362s | you're not going to beat them because it |
| 3364s | just kind of feels like the the wild |
| 3365s | card that you can bring and just win any |
| 3367s | game um so what I tried to do this time |
| 3370s | is as they desired to be put back is |
| 3373s | kind of bring them back but in a limited |
| 3375s | fashion so at the moment you can fly |
| 3377s | them as flagships so when we get through |
| 3379s | to the main tournament you can elect a |
| 3381s | flagship which breaks most of the rules |
| 3384s | uh it gives you the option to |
| 3387s | uh bring a little bit of extra power so |
| 3389s | that uh money you were saving before |
| 3391s | that you were talking about the fact |
| 3392s | that you don't have to do a silent uh |
| 3394s | auction anymore you don't have to buy |
| 3395s | your entry in you going to invest it |
| 3397s | into a nicer Flagship so it gives you |
| 3399s | gives you a nice kind of oomph extra bit |
| 3402s | of oomph where you need it so this time |
| 3404s | we bought the alliance tournament uh the |
| 3406s | last three Alliance tournament ships uh |
| 3409s | the cruiser and the frot back as options |
| 3411s | for you to bring as flagships so it's |
| 3414s | they have up upped point value where |
| 3417s | they're kind of closer to what the the |
| 3419s | regular battleships are uh for the |
| 3422s | cruiser and the frig's just kind of |
| 3424s | around like Cruiser battle cruiser level |
| 3426s | in the points uh but again they have a |
| 3429s | little bit more flexibility when it |
| 3430s | comes to module options so we'll |
| 3433s | experiment we'll continue to see what |
| 3434s | works and adjust going forward yeah I |
| 3437s | mean I'm personally I'm excited to see |
| 3439s | the potential uh once again for |
| 3441s | expensive Alliance tournament ships |
| 3443s | Irreplaceable Alliance tournament ships |
| 3446s | uh being destroyed in glorious combat uh |
| 3449s | it's been some time since since we've |
| 3451s | seen this properly happen uh I mean me |
| 3453s | and CCB s looking back over some old |
| 3455s | videos um recently and there was a match |
| 3458s | uh where I believe PL brought um an Nana |
| 3462s | and is it plpl brought Anana and three |
| 3464s | cambions h they won the match but they |
| 3466s | lost an Nana and a cambion in that match |
| 3470s | uh you know cost a lot to win and then |
| 3472s | the uh Caster afterward CP rise says H |
| 3475s | you know they paid a price for that they |
| 3476s | lost a 50 Bill atana and a 30 bill |
| 3478s | whiptail and I nearly fell off my seat |
| 3481s | um thinking about you know like wow I |
| 3483s | would pay 50 bill right now for Nana no |
| 3486s | problem uh what a world we live in yeah |
| 3489s | these things are so crazy and it is a |
| 3492s | lot of fun to see those ships into the |
| 3494s | alliance tournament uh it's a really |
| 3496s | really hype moment uh and I love the way |
| 3498s | that it has been done right so it's um |
| 3501s | uh in the last line the last few |
| 3502s | Alliance tournaments the prize ships uh |
| 3504s | have been increased to be uh to 280 of |
| 3507s | them so there are more circulating |
| 3509s | around uh because they're easy like if |
| 3511s | you finish top 16 you can have one uh in |
| 3514s | Your Arsenal you know they're a little |
| 3516s | bit more well quite a bit more |
| 3517s | accessible uh compared to the uh the |
| 3520s | darker ages or the the more Celli ages |
| 3523s | if you want to look at it back then uh |
| 3525s | so feasibly any number of teams could be |
| 3529s | Fielding uh something surprising that |
| 3531s | you might not uh be expecting uh are you |
| 3534s | gonna field uh a battleship or maybe |
| 3537s | it's going to be a lpse uh same am of |
| 3539s | points uh but one is a heck of a lot |
| 3543s | more expensive yeah imagine absolute |
| 3545s | scenes perhaps in Alliance tournament 21 |
| 3548s | or 22 when the flagship at battleship is |
| 3552s | fielded like w that would be that would |
| 3555s | be quite something it's the only ship |
| 3557s | you can bring uh but it'll still looking |
| 3559s | at the what it is like uh or looking at |
| 3564s | never mind never mind I was just |
| 3566s | thinking that how am I going to I going |
| 3568s | to point this thing just a 1 V10 and |
| 3570s | it's it's going to win let's just be |
| 3573s | real I mean maybe maybe you have if it |
| 3576s | wins it just blows up as well |
| 3579s | so that's how we do balance |
| 3582s | yeah um so we've we've talked about the |
| 3585s | fact that the videos are coming in in |
| 3586s | just a couple of days we've talked about |
| 3588s | um uh the new points system and the |
| 3591s | return of Alliance tournament ships in a |
| 3593s | limited fashion we've talked about the |
| 3595s | prizes uh which I was very excited about |
| 3598s | um I was bugging CCB zeis uh just |
| 3601s | yesterday if I could talk about this |
| 3603s | today um and of course we have |
| 3606s | introduced the casters and the crew um |
| 3610s | mystical might anything else that you |
| 3612s | think uh you're looking forward to or |
| 3614s | want to highlight for the upcoming |
| 3617s | Alliance T 20 feeders on the 24th of |
| 3619s | August yeah um in fact someone asked in |
| 3622s | twitch chat whether the new cargo ships |
| 3624s | would be allowed in this tournament um |
| 3625s | can't remember if said so but yes they |
| 3627s | are so if you want to fly your battle |
| 3629s | barge or your battle hauler into battle |
| 3632s | in the alliance tournament you |
| 3634s | definitely can feel free go for it |
| 3637s | um in a limited I'm in a limited fashion |
| 3641s | it's uh I think the Deluge and the |
| 3644s | Squall are the allowed ones the torrent |
| 3646s | is not |
| 3648s | allowed I'm hoping that uh white squall |
| 3651s | flies a white squall in at least one of |
| 3654s | their matches I would disappoint if they |
| 3656s | don't get called out um seem be swift |
| 3659s | anything from you that you're looking |
| 3661s | forward to in particular for for this |
| 3663s | year's Alliance |
| 3664s | tournament uh really just the what the |
| 3667s | meta and how it develops like this is |
| 3669s | always incredibly fascinating uh to me I |
| 3672s | know the amount of effort that these |
| 3674s | teams put in not only with 3D crafting |
| 3676s | but with practicing um you know you you |
| 3679s | fly with a group of friends and they |
| 3682s | they in a way become your like weird |
| 3684s | dysfunctional family over the summer |
| 3687s | uh where you you love them and sometimes |
| 3689s | you get really annoyed by them and |
| 3691s | sometimes you shout at each other but |
| 3693s | you still love each other and you go out |
| 3695s | there and uh and just do some player |
| 3698s | versus player combat it's it's so cool |
| 3700s | to watch uh and I'm Giga |
| 3704s | excited yeah and of course uh our Master |
| 3708s | of Ceremonies Dr CCP zalis PhD |
| 3711s | tournament Aly um this has been a labor |
| 3714s | of of passion and love coming from you |
| 3716s | tell me a little bit more about what |
| 3718s | you're looking forward to this year |
| 3720s | honestly uh one of the little things |
| 3722s | that you get to |
| 3724s | see well I guess what the teams get to |
| 3726s | see I in I |
| 3728s | handcraft uh the Arenas uh so just |
| 3731s | getting everybody to see the the kind of |
| 3734s | new Arenas that I we started doing them |
| 3736s | a couple years ago uh so getting |
| 3738s | everybody to kind of experience and see |
| 3740s | the new Arenas is also something I love |
| 3742s | seeing the the reactions to uh but |
| 3744s | ultimately match to match I I just those |
| 3746s | upsets right people just losing their |
| 3749s | minds for their twitch points it's like |
| 3751s | you told me to to to put my twitch |
| 3753s | points on this team but no alas they |
| 3755s | ended up losing so uh just looking |
| 3757s | forward to some upsets for for this |
| 3759s | tournament as usual uh but yeah |
| 3762s | fantastic awesome yeah I love I love |
| 3765s | exciting matches uh that can go right |
| 3767s | down to the wire uh especially when it's |
| 3769s | like a come from behind uh last year's |
| 3771s | finals for example was a fantastic |
| 3773s | finals best in a long time in in my |
| 3776s | opinion you had the tuskers who had this |
| 3778s | two nil uh lead over fraternity they |
| 3781s | were favorites to win at that point with |
| 3783s | literally tournament point in their |
| 3786s | grasp uh and then fraternity rallied |
| 3789s | from behind and came back to win the |
| 3790s | next three matches taking the full five |
| 3793s | match series and winning 3-2 their first |
| 3796s | ever Alliance tournament Victory a new |
| 3799s | name uh on the monument in monar uh the |
| 3802s | tuskers of course have won before they |
| 3804s | won all stream of 14 uh so there no |
| 3806s | stranger to tournament success uh I'm |
| 3809s | sure they will be back this year um in |
| 3811s | greater numbers um and I am looking |
| 3813s | forward to seeing uh veterans and new |
| 3816s | people alike come through the through |
| 3818s | the scene I'm looking forward to seeing |
| 3820s | you guys get these ships into your hands |
| 3823s | uh especially uh if you are a team that |
| 3825s | wasn't expected to win and you managed |
| 3827s | to get an upset come through make your |
| 3829s | way stumbling backwards into the top 16 |
| 3831s | and go home with that uh pyen the |
| 3835s | alliance tournament B ship uh it's going |
| 3837s | to be very exciting H there's a lot of |
| 3840s | potential for all sorts um all right I |
| 3843s | think it is time for us to wrap up this |
| 3845s | uh introduction to tournament season uh |
| 3848s | I have been CCP Overlord joined by CCP |
| 3850s | Swift CCP zealous and mystical might |
| 3853s | tune in on Saturday for the first day of |
| 3856s | the feeders of Alliance tournament 20 |