Dark and Darker’s EA Season #10 Warlord Tournament is heading toward its October 2 Main Finals, although IRONMACE’s schedule remains tentative. Regional qualifiers are currently planned for September 22 through September 27, with teams competing for four available places from each region. IRONMACE shared the early tournament plan in its Steam announcement.
The tournament follows the previous EAS9 three-day competition, but Season 10 brings a new application deadline and another test for the game’s highest-ranked trios.
Season 10 Warlord Tournament application rules
Players must reach and hold Warlord rank on September 6 at 23:59 UTC. Applications will open shortly after that deadline, so teams will need to have their rosters ready before the registration window begins.
- Each player must register with one Warlord-ranked class.
- Every match must be played using the class registered by that player.
- Applications must be submitted by a trio of three Warlords.
- The qualifying rank can come from either Solo/Duo or Flex queue.
- A player can belong to only one team. Anyone included in multiple applications will be disqualified.
Regional qualifiers and the Wild Card option
IRONMACE will draw the qualifier brackets from the applications it receives, with each region running its own matches. The current plan has four teams from each region advancing to the Main Finals, which will include semifinals, a third-place match, and the Grand Final.
Teams from the three minor regions—OCE, SA, and SEA—have another way into the event. They can apply as Wild Cards without holding Warlord rank, and the team with the highest average MMR will represent each region.
Every Wild Card team must also choose one major-region server: East Asia, US West, or EU Central. That decision cannot be changed after it is made, giving teams a very important server choice before competition begins.
Only the Main Finals will be livestreamed on IRONMACE’s official channels. The qualifier schedule and the finals bracket can still change, with the bracket expected after qualifiers conclude.
EA Season #10 Main Finals schedule
The Main Finals are currently scheduled for October 2:
- Asia: 12:00 UTC on the East Asia server
- EU: 16:00 UTC on the EU Central server
- NA: 20:00 UTC on the US West server
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Dark and Darker
Developed by IRONMACE
An unforgiving hardcore fantasy FPS dungeon PvPvE adventure. Band together with your friends and use your courage, wits, and cunning to uncover mythical treasures, defeat gruesome monsters, while staying one step ahead of the other devious treasure-hunters.
- Genre Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Tactical, Adventure
- Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Perspective First person
- Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- Release August 7, 2023
- Publisher IRONMACE
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