My EVE

The plan was to write an article on Alliance Tournament dynasties, and then argue why the yearly debate for team parity is not something the Alliance Tournament needs. I was then sidetracked while doing some research.

The EVE Online past tournaments webpage has information on all but the very first tournament. Odd. I started asking around. I started looking into it. So that is what this article will be about. The very first alliance tournament. I'll link to some original articles, some original posts, and embed some video from that very first tournament.

I'm also going to tie this into Blog Banter 48, which is a question about lore: "How important is “fluff” in EVE Online? Would EVE be the same if it were purely numbers and mechanics, or are the fictional elements important to the enjoyment of the game?" My answer is that while the fictional lore of EVE Online is important in creating the flavour of the game, it is not something that impacts my gameplay or even interests me all that much. The strength of EVE Online, in my opinion, are the player stories. It's player history that has shaped EVE Online most acutely. It's player history of which records should be kept. It's player history that should not be forgotten.

On December 24 2005, CCP Games announced the Caldari Alliance Championship. Open only to alliances, this was to become the inaugural Alliance Tournament. The tournament was to start on December 28 2005, just four days after the announcement.

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