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[[File:CQC-Championship.svg|thumb| | [[File:CQC-Championship.svg|thumb|300px|CQC Championship logo]] | ||
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[[File:Elite Dangerous Pilot Tutorials - CQC|thumb|right|300 px|Official CQC Tutorial by Frontier Developments.<ref group="nb">The tutorial video is now slightly outdated. Team Conflict has become Team Deathmatch, and loadouts are now also customisable.</ref> | |||
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The '''Close Quarter Combat Championship''', abbreviated as '''CQC '''or '''CQC Championship''' and sometimes referred to as '''Arena''', is an arena combat mode in [[Elite Dangerous]] and the only game mode in the stand-alone release '''Elite Dangerous: Arena'''. It can be accessed from the main menu under Start → Arena. The Arena mode is available to anyone who owns the full base game, Elite: Dangerous. | The '''Close Quarter Combat Championship''', abbreviated as '''CQC '''or '''CQC Championship''' and sometimes referred to as '''Arena''', is an arena combat mode in [[Elite Dangerous]] and the only game mode in the stand-alone release '''Elite Dangerous: Arena'''. It can be accessed from the main menu under Start → Arena. The Arena mode is available to anyone who owns the full base game, Elite: Dangerous. | ||
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=== Unlocks === | === Unlocks === | ||
{{Main|CQC Championship/Loadouts}} | {{Main|CQC Championship/Loadouts}} | ||
As a player ranks up they unlock more ship loadouts and alternative modules (such as weapons and armour) to customise those loadouts with. There are a variety of modules, each of which have their own pros and cons. For example, at rank 44 an [[Overcharged Beam Laser]] for [[/Eagle Loadouts/]] is unlocked, which works like a [[Beam Laser]] but has higher damage at the cost of an increase in heat gain. | [[File:Elite-CQC-Condor.jpg|thumb|200px|The Condor in CQC]]As a player ranks up they unlock more ship loadouts and alternative modules (such as weapons and armour) to customise those loadouts with. There are a variety of modules, each of which have their own pros and cons. For example, at rank 44 an [[Overcharged Beam Laser]] for [[/Eagle Loadouts/]] is unlocked, which works like a [[Beam Laser]] but has higher damage at the cost of an increase in heat gain. | ||
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[[File: | === Prestige === | ||
[[File:Attilius-Orbital.png|thumb|200px|Attilius Orbital]] | |||
After reaching max rank 50, a player is able to reset their ranks back to rank 1 and lose all unlocks in order to get one Prestige ranking. This Prestige rank increases the amount of [[credits]] one earns after each match and the player receives an icon next to their name in both CQC Championship and in the main game mode. Gaining a Prestige rank gives the player a permit to [[CD-4311917/Attilius Orbital|Attilius Orbital]] starport in [[CD-43 11917]].<ref name=":1" /> The max prestige is 8. | After reaching max rank 50, a player is able to reset their ranks back to rank 1 and lose all unlocks in order to get one Prestige ranking. This Prestige rank increases the amount of [[credits]] one earns after each match and the player receives an icon next to their name in both CQC Championship and in the main game mode. Gaining a Prestige rank gives the player a permit to [[CD-4311917/Attilius Orbital|Attilius Orbital]] starport in [[CD-43 11917]].<ref name=":1" /> The max prestige is 8. | ||
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== Gameplay Mechanics == | == Gameplay Mechanics == | ||
[[File:CQC_Championship.jpg|thumb|200px|CQC Championship Hologram]] | |||
=== Power-ups === | === Power-ups === | ||
There are four power-ups available in the arenas. All the power-ups are not necessarily in every arena. They can be seen on the scanner one as a grey icon. Each power-up type is differentiated by its colour, hologram icon, and the name when targeting it. | There are four power-ups available in the arenas. All the power-ups are not necessarily in every arena. They can be seen on the scanner one as a grey icon. Each power-up type is differentiated by its colour, hologram icon, and the name when targeting it. | ||
To get a power-up, one must fly through the hologram surrounded by a ring, preferably without crashing into the ring. Once you have collected a power-up, its timer ring to the right of to the Power Distributor display will show how long it will last. | To get a power-up, one must fly through the hologram surrounded by a ring, preferably without crashing into the ring. Once you have collected a power-up, its timer ring to the right of to the Power Distributor display will show how long it will last. | ||
Listed below is what each power-up is: | Listed below is what each power-up is: | ||
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== Tournaments == | == Tournaments == | ||
===The $100,000 CQC tournament=== | ===The $100,000 CQC tournament=== | ||
On 13 November 2015, [[Frontier Developments]] announced the first CQC tournament. Qualifying heats | On 13 November 2015, [[Frontier Developments]] announced the first CQC tournament. Qualifying heats started in early 2016. There were separate tournaments for PC and Xbox One, with a prize pot of $15,000 USD split between them ($7,500 USD prize pot for each final).<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=199427 The $100,000 CQC tournament – Everything you need to know.]</ref> | ||
== Notes == | |||
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== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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Official CQC logo.png|Official CQC logo | Official CQC logo.png|Official CQC logo | ||
Elite-CQC-Condor.jpg|The Condor in CQC | Elite-CQC-Condor.jpg|The Condor in CQC | ||
Planet-Ares-Home-of-the-Prestiges-CD-43-11917.png|Planet Ares | |||
Attilius-Orbital.png|Attilius Orbital | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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