<p>World of warcraft has just released its monstrous new competition putting gamers across the world in the hotseat in titles first full scale global tournament, and with $200,000 on the line, players are lining up to take their share of the booty.<br /> <br />World of warcraft typically has been limited in its tournament options as players are forced to build and develop charactors, gaining items ect. This places some players at an advantage a competition would not so much come down to the players skill, though the size of his sword.<br /> <br />Wow's new competition has eliminated this issue with cheeky new addition<br /> <br />"When you create a new character on a tournament realm, it will automatically be leveled to level 80, be fitted with a basic set of gear, be given a tidy sum of gold and appear in one of the designated starting areas."<br /> <br />There is a stack of seriously top items for players to pick from, giving you the ability to tweak out your character as you have always desired.<br /> <br />The tournament has also been well throughout with a strong lead time to this new structure and globalized tournament that will give players the most competitive action for their dollar.<br /> <br />"The first two weeks of the online qualifier are designated for practice - giving a chance for players to meet, form teams, gain experience playing as a team, and experiment with different lineups and strategies. During this time period, matches will not count, although your rating will change as normal."<br /> <br />"After the six-week online qualifier concludes, the top 1000 teams will be invited to play in a one-week invitational ladder. The top eight teams from the invitational ladder will advance to the regional finals. The top teams that emerge from each regional final will be invited to participate in the global finals."<br /> <br />This global and regional tournament structure should put it on the maps as one of the first full scale global online tournaments. Many have been attempted in the past, though im confident the world will have never seen anything like this competition before.<br /> <br />"At the global finals of the 2009 World of Warcraft Arena Tournament, the winning team will take home the impressive sum of $75,000. The second-place team will win $30,000, and the third-place team will be awarded $15,000. There will be cash prizes at each regional final as well, consisting of $15,000, $6,000, $3,000, and $1,500 for first, second, third, and fourth place respectively, while fifth- through eighth-place teams will each receive $600."<br /> <br />All in all this is going to make a very large impact in the global eSport scene and as long as blizzard can follow through with a large scale grand final and all the trimmings this will definatly secure World of Warcrafts spot in the global eSport scene.<br /><br />Source http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/pvp/tournament/index.xml</p>
