The most ambitious tournament ever organized in DOFUS is being unveiled! With
a brand new format and bigger-than-ever rewards and a
final that takes place live at Paris Games Week, the DOFUS World Series looks like it's going to be spectacular!
From August until October, DOFUS World Series fights will be breaking out from one end of the World of Twelve to the other!
With
1500 teams at the beginning of the
qualifications stage being whittled down to just
8 qualifying for the championship, of which only two will make it to the
grand final live at
Paris Games Week, competition is going to be fierce for the fighters and nail-biting for the spectators!
Do you think you have what it takes to go up against the best? Will you have the unfailing endurance and motivation needed to win the DWS and share the
cash prize of at least €10,000 up for grabs with the 8 best teams?
You won't know unless you try!
Brand New Format
For the first time in the history of DOFUS tournaments, the competition is divided into 3 stages:
- Qualification Stages
- Championship
- Final Stages
The qualification stages will be played according to the DOFUS Cup format, in other words
17 Swiss-style rounds followed by the sweet sixteens played in BO3* and the elite eights played in BO5**. As a result, there will only be 8 teams left at the end of these battles. And this, you say to yourselves, is where we head into the quarter finals, as usual? Nope!
The 8 qualifying teams will go head to head in a
championship that promises to be
epic and suspenseful as the game levels are likely to be higher!
14 days of matches will take place at a rate of two days a week.
At the end of the championship, the 4 best teams will qualify for the
final stages. They will then have the difficult task of defeating a final opponent during a BO5 to qualify for the
grand final!
*BO3: In this format, a team must win two matches to be declared the winner. The results of a BO3 could be 2-0 or 2-1.
**BO5: In this format, a team must win three matches to be declared the winner. The results of a BO5 could be 3-0, 3-1 or 3-2.
From the sweet sixteen of the qualifications stage until the end of the competition, the team compositions will be cast aside to make way for the draft system that was already used during the DOFUS Cup. Each team will have to modify its composition before each match, carrying out a
draft stage. We have decided to add two forbiddings during this stage, as the number of classes has now reached 18:
- A forbids a class
- B forbids a class
- A chooses a class
- B chooses a class
- B forbids a class
- A forbids a class
- B forbids a class
- A forbids a class
- B chooses a class
- A chooses a class
- A forbids a class
- B forbids a class
- A chooses a class
- B chooses a class
As a reminder, when a class is forbidden, none of the two teams can choose it or forbid it again. When a class is chosen by one of the two teams, the other can no longer forbid it or choose it again.
The map where the combat will take place will be known prior to the draft stage, so it is possible to plan your team composition to suit the location and your attack strategy.
A Competition with Multiple Editions
As you've no doubt guessed from the addition of "Summer Edition 2017" on this magnificent logo (it is magnificent, isn't it?), there will be
two editions of the DWS per year. Our aim is to successfully provide you with stable competitive PvP system in the long-run, where everyone finds their niche, both as participants and as spectators.
This first edition is a little bit special, since none of the teams have appeared in the championship yet: that's why the best 8 teams from the qualification stages will qualify.
For future editions, only be the best 3 teams from the qualifications will be given the opportunity to continue their adventure in the championship:
- The winning team will automatically replace the team that came 8th in the previous edition's championship
- The teams that came in second and third place will have a BO5 play-off against the teams that came 6th and 7th in the previous edition's championship to take their place.
By taking part in this first edition, your chances of reaching the championship will be almost tripled. What are you waiting for!
Rewards
The
cash prize at the DWS launch will be worth
€10,000. But this amount can change!
From today and until the tournament final,
two exclusive items are on sale in our
shop:
the Zadioc set and the Gladiator attitude, costing 11.50$* and 9$* respectively.
*or your local equivalent.
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Zadioc Set
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Gladiator Atitude
Each time one of these items is sold,
50% of the sale price is immediately transferred to the cash prize. So, half of the money you spend will be redistributed to players at the end of the tournament!
It's a way for you to increase the reward for the future winners, while benefitting from unique and exclusive items that will
never again be available to buy after this edition of the DWS! Once the tournament is over, you will have a little souvenir to show other players that you were there for this first edition!
And, of course, we'd just like to make it clear that participation in the tournament is completely free, and you do not, under any circumstances, need to contribute to the cash prize to register.
You can watch the cash prize grow almost in real time**
on the event page.
**Purchases will be added to the sum displayed with a delay of 24 hours
How can you take part?
As the name indicates, the DOFUS World Series are
international, so you can take part regardless of which community you belong to.
To register for the tournament, you will need a team that includes 3
different players with a character of
level 150 or over. Moreover, for the qualification stages, your team's composition will have to respect the following rules:
- It cannot contain more than one class from this list:
- Osamodas
- Sacrier
- Xelor
- Eniripsa
- Feca
- The following class pairings are forbidden:
- Sadida/Osamodas
- Masqueraider/Osamodas
- Masqueraider/Sacrier
- Ecaflip/Feca
- Ouginak/Feca
- Enutrof/Xelor
- Enutrof/Sacrier
- Enutrof/Eliotrope
Your character's level and their equipment is not important. You will all use the same weapons in the arena, since the tournament will be played on a special server where all the characters will start off on an equal footing:
- Level 200
- All level 6 spells
- Basic characteristics of 100 in addition to 995 characteristic points to be divided up
- A bank containing nearly all of the equipment available above level 160.
In other words, if you think you've got what it takes to go head to head with the best, but you're worried your character isn't powerful enough, you shouldn't hesitate to sign up.
You'll have as good a chance as anyone!
Please note: If you'd like to change your character's class so your team can register for the tournament, you'll need to do so before June 30
th (23:59 Paris Time), or your registration will be considered invalid. Similarly, you are also not permitted to reserve a server transfer for Tuesdays July 4
th and 11
th.
Dates to Remember
- Monday, July 3rd 17:00 (Paris Time): Registrations open
- Monday, July 10th 23:59 (Paris Time): Registrations close
- July 30th to August 27th: Qualification Stages
- Sunday, July 30th: Rounds 1, 2 and 3
- Monday, July 31st: Rounds 4 and 5
- Sunday, August 6th: Rounds 6, 7 and 8
- Monday, August 7th: Rounds 9 and 10
- Thursday, August 10th: Rounds 11 and 12
- Sunday, August 20th: Rounds 13, 14 and 15
- Monday, August 21st: Rounds 16 and 17
- Thursday, August 24th: Sweet Sixteen
- Sunday, August 27th: Elite Eight
- From September 10th to October 23rd: Championship
- Sunday, September 10th: Day 1
- Monday, September 11th: Day 2
- Sunday, September 17th: Day 3
- Monday, September 18th: Day 4
- Sunday, September 24th: Day 5
- Monday, September 25th: Day 6
- Sunday, October 1st: Day 7
- Monday, October 2nd: Day 8
- Sunday, October 8th: Day 9
- Monday, October 9th: Day 10
- Sunday, October 15th: Day 11
- Monday, October 16th: Day 12
- Sunday, October 22nd: Day 13
- Monday, October 23rd: Day 14
- From October 28th to November 5th: Final Stages
- Saturday, October 28th: Semi-final 1
- Sunday, October 29th: Semi-final 2
- Between November 1st and 5th: Final at Paris Games Week
If you would like to find out more about the details of this event, you can consult
the full regulations of the competition.
Whether you're a participant, commentator or spectator, one thing's for sure: The
DOFUS World Series are going to be unmissable!
