User:Gladiator Motoko
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A gold trim is awarded to the guild that wins a Monthly Automated Tournament (mAT). After the swiss pairing, 16 guilds enter the single elimination playoffs, and the winner of the Finals wins the tournament. In addition to a gold trim, the victorious guild's participating members receive 4,500 reward points each.
In the past, seasons would end with a ladder lock and a playoff; regional winners would go on to the world championships like GWWC, GWFC and the Celestial Tournament. Winners of those world championships (The Last Pride, War Machine, and Team Everfrost, respectively) received gold trims. When the championships proved too costly for ArenaNet to continue hosting, they introduced the Automated Tournament system and replaced real-world prizes (such as high-end video cards) with reward points.
The following is a list of guilds which have a gold trim:
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Guild | Tag | # of Gold trims | Country/Territory | |
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Rebel Rising | [rawr] | 10 | ![]() | |
The Last Captain | [LaG] | 6 | ![]() | |
Galactic President Superstar Mc | [awsm] | 4 | ![]() | |
The Last Pride | [EvIL] | 3 | ![]() | |
Whats Going On | [sup] | 3 | ![]() | |
Idiot Savants | [iQ] | 2 | ![]() | |
Virtual Dragons | [vD] | 2 | ![]() | |
Heart Of Ashes And Dust | [HAnD] | 2 | ![]() | |
Straight Outta Kamadan | [KMD] | 2 | ![]() | |
History Repeats Itself | [Cry] | 2 | ![]() | |
Queen And Country | [QC] | 2 | ![]() | |
War Machine | [WM] | 1 | ![]() | |
Esoteric Warriors | [EW] | 1 | ![]() | |
The Benecia Renovatio | [RenO] | 1 | ![]() | |
Peace And Harmony | [PnH] | 1 | ![]() | |
Team Everfrost | [eF] | 1 | ![]() | |
Delta Formation | [DF] | 1 | ![]() | |
Mistral Edge | [Me] | 1 | ![]() | |
Clan Union | [Uni] | 1 | ![]() | |
Dark Alley | [dR] | 1 | ![]() | |
Stealing Society | [StS] | 1 | ![]() | |
We Want Cookies | [NOW] | 1 | ![]() | |
Rebel Rising Extended Edition | [rawr] | 1 | ![]() | |
Rebel Rising Directors Cut | [rawr] | 1 | ![]() | |
Inadequately Equipped | [GeAr] | 1 | ![]() | |
Rebel Rising And Friends | [rawr] | 1 | ![]() | |
Anonymous Amateurs | [AA] | 1 | ![]() | |
Serious Gamers | [srs] | 1 | ![]() | |
Young Money Merger | [YM] | 1 | ![]() | |
Edible Granite Pencil | [yumy] | 1 | ![]() | |
Dangerous Pumpkins | [dP] | 1 | ![]() | |
Chipotle Mexican Bar And Grill | [Inc] | 1 | ![]() | |
Get Good | [GG] | 1 | ![]() | |
Inadequately Retired | [GoLd] | 1 | ![]() | |
Illl Ill Il I Il Ill | [IIII] | 1 | ![]() | |
The Flying Pig Squadron | [llll] | 1 | ![]() | |
Alea Iacta | [Est] | 1 | ![]() | |
Failure Is Not An Option | [sup] | 1 | ![]() | |
Cupcake Brigade | [Cake] | 1 | ![]() | |
South Central | [cent] | 1 | ![]() | |
Forever And Ever | [LaG] | 1 | ![]() | |
Stonebender House Mafia | [sC] | 1 | ![]() | |
What Are You Talking About | [wtf] | 1 | ![]() | |
Too Tired To Play | [yawn] | 1 | ![]() | |
Superbad Team | [Boo] | 1 | ![]() | |
으v트r 9000 | [WHAT] | 1 | ![]() | |
Roadhouse Blues | [tD] | 1 | ![]() | |
We Are The One And Only | [rR] | 1 | ![]() | |
Husaria Pol | [HSR] | 1 | ![]() | |
Get On Our Level | [LaG] | 1 | ![]() | |
Oooga Booga | [OG] | 1 | ![]() | |
Even Edel Said Valium | [oink] | 1 | ![]() | |
Lags Are A Good Talent Toi Have | [Yuli] | 1 | ![]() | |
Zero Quality | [zQ] | 1 | ![]() | |
From Myspace To Yourplace | [GanK] | 1 | ![]() | |
Transporter Kotwic | [tK] | 1 | ![]() | |
W4ffle F으rm4ti0n | [대트슈T] | 1 | ![]() | |
出rise | [USA] | 1 | ![]() | |
Good Better | [LaG] | 1 | ![]() | |
I Lost M Y | [mojo] | 1 | ![]() | |
Killer Vs Zoulou | [KvZ] | 1 | ![]() | |
Doing Work | [DW] | 1 | ![]() | |
Ein Klassiker | [Est] | 1 | ![]() | |
Here Comes Teh Pain | [chmp] | 1 | ![]() | |
The Monstars Mean Team | [Mean] | 1 | ![]() | |
No Opposing Party Joined | [yawn] | 1 | ![]() | |
Better Than Rawr | [LaG] | 1 | ![]() | |
Your Gold Cape Teachers | [LaG] | 1 | ![]() | |
Kaputtmacher Der Feinde | [kput] | 1 | ![]() | |
Minions Of The Rabbit Legion | [pupu] | 1 | ![]() | |
W E L T M E I S T E R | [LaG] | 1 | ![]() | |
Il Northern Kings Il | [NK] | 1 | ![]() | |
Dead Game Champions | [DW] | 1 | ![]() | |
The Honor Knights | [Noイ] | 1 | ![]() | |
Use Brain Ingame | [iQ] | 1 | ![]() | |
Teh Galileo Mystery | [TEAM] | 1 | ![]() | |
Zesty Quesadilla | [zQ] | 1 | ![]() | |
I Disposable Heroes I | [DirT] | 1 | ![]() | |
European Sentinels | [eS] | 1 | ![]() | |
Charr Siege Investigation | [CSI] | 1 | ![]() | |
Virtual Escape | [vE] | 1 | ![]() | |
Fancy Lads Of Pimping Society | [FAPS] | 1 | ![]() |
Guilds noted with a red square to the left of their name have been sold or are no longer in an original player's possession |
Notes[edit]
- Guilds noted with a red square to the left of their name have been sold or are no longer in an original player's possession.
- After a guild is awarded a gold trim, there are several things that can be done with that guild:
- The guild may continue to play.
- The guild may retire from PvP and keep the gold trim for aesthetic purposes.
- The guild may disband.
- The guild may be stored on an alternate account of a core player to preserve the gold trim.
- The guild may invite/have a large number of "leechers" join the guild.
- The guild leader may become inactive after which another player is automatically promoted to the position of leader.
- The guild may be sold.
Trivia[edit]
- Rebel Rising's gold trim was temporarily removed in February 2009 due to rule violations in the previous Monthly Automated Tournament.
- We Are Six Inches Enchanted used third party hacks to modify their attributes during the June 2014 mAT, thereby gaining an unfair advantage over their opponents by abusing the Flux effect (Jack of All Trades). ArenaNet removed their gold trim on 26 June 2014 as a result of their investigation (source).
- Kaputtmacher Der Feinde [kput] is the first gold trim guild to be confirmed deleted.