Great news for anyone who finds grinding a chore. Plus cash prizes are in excess of $200,000 USD. What are you waiting for? Hit the jump!

The worldwide tournament will be a team-based affair featuring three on three matches in the arena system. It’s also going to take place in ‘special realms’ – i.e. on different servers – so it doesn’t foul up normal arena systems. But that means you not only get to make rocking characters, you’ll be able to tank them up with epic equipment too.

The point of all this is to create something with a little more depth than ‘might is right’. With all entrants able to form comparable characters, the emphasis shifts to who is the most cunning tactician. Or at least whoever has the gumption to form a balanced team.

You’ll be able to get involved from April, when local qualifiers launch in Europe, South Korea, North America, and the regions of Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. The top four from each will go on to the global finals for, among others, a top prize of $75,000 USD.

Of course, you’re going to have to pay for the privilege – £12/€15 in Europe, $20 in North America, 20,000 won in South Korea and $450NTD elsewhere. Nonetheless, as someone who doesn’t have the time to invest in bumping a character up to level 70, I find it a rather appealing prospect.

Tags: arena_systems, cash_prizes, World-of-Warcraft, worldwide_tournament, WOW

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2 Comments » DavidGX on February 16, 2008 12:17 pm What I wonder is.. if you’ve never had a level 70 character and they just give you one, will you know how to properly play it well enough to win a tournament? Kev Lochun on February 16, 2008 4:19 pm Good basic tactics can be good whether you are lv 10 or 70, no? It just means you won’t be completely outclassed from the outset. RSS feed for comments on this post. Comment Now Note: Commenting on Ripten does not currently require registration, however to be eligible for contests on the site, you must be a registered user. Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website Commenting Rules: No hate speech allowed. If you must argue, please debate intelligently. Comments containing selected keywords or outbound links will be put into moderation to help prevent spam. Ripten reserves the right to delete comments and ban anyone who doesn't follow the rules. Thanks. Notify me of followup comments Tired of the Goomba? Upload your own custom comment avatar.