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by Eliah Hecht 
Jul 14th 2009 at 7:00PM
Live PvP competition is old hat. 2009 appears to be the year of PvE (if you ask me, every year should be that year). At the Games Convention Online, in Leipzig over the weekend of July 31 – August 2, two of the strongest PvE guilds in the world, Ensidia and Method, are competing in a timed run of Ulduar.
It's going to be on 10-man, which is kind of strange, given that most people (and especially hardcore raiders) seem to think of the 25-man version as the "real" version of the raid. Maybe they wanted it to be easier for spectators to follow the action.
Points will be awarded for killing end bosses of a "zone" faster than the other guild, with points increasing from zone to zone. I'm guessing that by "zone" the press release refers to the Siege, the Antechamber, the Keepers, and the Descent into Madness, but the translation is not perfect - I could be wrong.
The Ensidia/Method matchup is going to be on August 2nd; as a prelude, two German guilds (Irae AoD and For the Horde) are going to compete on the same event on August 1st. Apparently the raids will be streaming live on allvatar.com, although I can't really get very far on that site - WTB English translation. Does anyone know if it will be free to watch or not?
Reader Comments (Page 4 of 4)
Urdla Jul 15th 2009 5:25AM
If I see this right (and they did it once with Naxx) this whole thing is not about hard modes and stuff like that. It's about who got the best tactics to do ulduar normal the fastest. So...no whipefest...it's just about speed.
Let me give a metaphor:
Everyone can run 100 meters, but they still do it at the olympics. Why? Because they want to find out, who runs fastest.
Probably they should add firepits, snaketraps and stuff for the world champions ;) Is it that what you want?
[Sorry for bad grammar an spelling...english is just a school language for me]
PeeWee Jul 15th 2009 6:19AM
I'd rather see it with them dodging bullets.
Yes, the Athletics is as big of a *yawn* as this sleeping pill.
Krapper Jul 15th 2009 7:05AM
Maybe this isnt all.
Maybe first Ensidia and Method will play a match, just like they give old forgotten guys a try before the real match starts.
I bet they flew over Stars and Paragon, as a suprise, only there doing all the hard modes, yogg-0 and algalon. Ez mode for them offc.
Dominion919 Jul 15th 2009 9:36AM
Maybe this might help. (Don't speak German but found an English link).
http://www.allvatar.com/rex/1221-0-Plantronics-Battle-of-the-Best-GCO-Leipzig-Ensidia-Method-English-Facts.html
Mujahadeen Jul 15th 2009 10:08AM
10 mans are harder than 25 mans, but who can beat a series of scripted fights after how many hours of rehearsals and practice?
*snores*
Teni Jul 15th 2009 2:44PM
Sheesh, just look carefully. There is a link to the main article from their URL, then as soon as you go there, there is an icon of a British flag with an "English information here" link. The URL that link goes to there is http://www.allvatar.com/rex/1221-0-Plantronics-Battle-of-the-Best-GCO-Leipzig-Ensidia-Method-English-Facts.html
No need for Babelfish.