2008 RAWR Cup

The 2008 RAWR Cup is the name of the first player-run tournament within Guild Wars, organized by the Rebel Rising guild. GuildCafe is sponsoring the event, and is offering prizes including gaming network cards. ArenaNet is also giving away reward points to some winners, which may be redeemed for in-game prizes. The RAWR Cup has been designed to offer a competitive experience to players of all skill types. There are 3 different divisions that will cater to 3 different types of players: The Dragon division which is designed for seasoned players, the Tiger division for the players who spend more time with the PvE aspects of the game, and the Phoenix division, for players in between.

While the RAWR Cup is created as a Guild vs. Guild tournament, additional prizes are given away in several contests to guilds and individuals that don't have the roster or the time to compete in the actual tournament.

The second series of the tournament was held on April 5th, 2008.

Tournament Map Rotations
Dragon Division Maps - Maps for the dragon division are as follows: Warrior’s Isle, Nomad’s Isle, Uncharted Isle, Corrupted Isle, Isle of the Dead, Isle of Jade.

Pheonix Division Maps - Maps for the phoenix division are as follows: Imperial Isle, Isle of Solitude, Hunters Isle, Isle of Weeping Stone, Frozen Isle, Isle of Jade.

RAWR Cup Contests
In addition to hosting a GvG tournament, the GCTC is hosting a screenshot contest, in which you must travel from the depths of Tyria to the far Shiverpeaks in order to take screenshots of the most beautiful landscapes in all of Tyria, Elona, and Cantha. Winners of each of these categorized screenshot contests will receive extra character slots. In addition, one grand prize winner will receive a Wacom Tablet.

Four Weekly Screenshot Contests

 * Week 1: Scenic Vistas of Tyria — best Guild Wars landscape screenshots.
 * Week 2: Travels with Koss & Krewe: — best Guild Wars PvE action screenshots.
 * Week 3: Roflcopters and Lollerskates — funniest Guild Wars screenshots.
 * Week 4: Thrillz of Victory/Agony of Epic Fail — best PvP action screenshots.

One Mega Grand Prize Image & Art Contest

 * Best Portrait of a Guild Wars Character — Go for the Grand Prize Wacom Tablet by creating an original work based of a screenshot or completely off the top of your head. One additional winner per week by random drawing.

Live Radio Show
We are excited to announce that Joey Knight aka Joe Hostile will be hosting the second ever live coverage of the 2008 Rawr Cup featuring special guests Will, from the guild, The Best Guild In The Game [best], and also Isaiah Cartwright, better known as Izzy to his fans. They will be doing live commentary of the rawr cup as well as hosting open Q&A sessions with Izzy for any questions about the upcoming Guild Wars 2. In addition they will be giving away free prizes during the show through contests and random drawings, so don't miss out! For more information, click here. The radio show will begin 4:30 P.M. EST on Saturday, April 5th, 2008. A great thanks to UberGuilds radio for giving radio time for this show! Update: Radio Show Download - The radio show broadcast was recorded and can be downloaded here

Tournament Prizes
Killer™ M1 Gaming Network Card Logitech G9 Black Gaming Mouse Logitech ClearChat Pro USB Headset

Guild Cafe Tournament Committee
The Guild Cafe Tournament Committee, or GCTC for short, is in charge of planning ideas and running the RAWR Cup. Applications are always welcome for individuals who would like to help out for the next RAWR Cup.

Current GCTC Members

 * Three Pounds
 * Awowa Classic
 * X Ekelon X
 * Yun Ah Kim
 * Celine Almada
 * Andrew Patrick
 * Scotty Boy
 * Joey Knight aka Joe Hostile
 * Billiard the Bold
 * Sinister Fantasy
 * Nimble Knight