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[[File:CQC-Championship.svg|thumb|300px|CQC Championship logo]] | [[File:CQC-Championship.svg|thumb|300px|CQC Championship logo]] | ||
The '''Close Quarter Combat Championship''', | The '''Close Quarter Combat Championship''' (aka CQC, CQC Championship, Arena) is an arena combat mode in ''[[Elite Dangerous]].'' It can be accessed from the launcher or directly in game under Start → Arena. The Arena mode is available to anyone who owns [[Elite Dangerous|ED]]. | ||
CQC consists of 3 game modes: Team Deathmatch, Deathmatch, and Capture the Flag. Ships available to pilot are the [[F63 Condor]], [[Sidewinder MkI]], [[Eagle MkII]],<ref name=":0">[https://support.elitedangerous.com/kb/faq.php?id=147 What is the Close Quarters Championship (CQC)?], 2015-06-16 13:53 GMT</ref> and the [[Imperial Fighter]],<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=199470 Ships 1.5 beta update - Patch notes]</ref> with unlockable, customisable [[CQC Championship/Loadouts|loadouts]].<ref name="Dev0207">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/node/215 Dev Update (02/07/2015)]</ref> | CQC consists of 3 game modes: Team Deathmatch, Deathmatch, and Capture the Flag. Ships available to pilot are the [[F63 Condor]], [[Sidewinder MkI]], [[Eagle MkII]],<ref name=":0">[https://support.elitedangerous.com/kb/faq.php?id=147 What is the Close Quarters Championship (CQC)?], 2015-06-16 13:53 GMT</ref> and the [[Imperial Fighter]],<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=199470 Ships 1.5 beta update - Patch notes]</ref> with unlockable, customisable [[CQC Championship/Loadouts|loadouts]].<ref name="Dev0207">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/node/215 Dev Update (02/07/2015)]</ref> | ||
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CQC is mostly separate from the shared galaxy of Open Play, Private Group, and Solo Play, aside from some CQC rewards which carry over to the galaxy. | CQC is mostly separate from the shared galaxy of Open Play, Private Group, and Solo Play, aside from some CQC rewards which carry over to the galaxy. | ||
== Ranks == | == Ranks == | ||
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On November 13, 2015, [[Frontier Developments]] announced the first official CQC tournament. Qualifying heats were planned for 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). The "$100,000" mentioned in the tournament's name referred not to the top prize for the winner, but the total prize budget.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/the-100-000-cqc-tournament-everything-you-need-to-know.199427/ Frontier Forums: The $100,000 CQC tournament – Everything you need to know.]</ref> | On November 13, 2015, [[Frontier Developments]] announced the first official CQC tournament. Qualifying heats were planned for 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). The "$100,000" mentioned in the tournament's name referred not to the top prize for the winner, but the total prize budget.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/the-100-000-cqc-tournament-everything-you-need-to-know.199427/ Frontier Forums: The $100,000 CQC tournament – Everything you need to know.]</ref> | ||
The tournament was canceled on July 7, 2016 due to delays and changing plans for the ''[[Elite Dangerous: Horizons]]'' 2.1 update, which originally would have implemented specific features that were necessary to run the tournament as envisioned. Frontier Developments planned to replace the CQC tournament with a PvP [[ | The tournament was canceled on July 7, 2016 due to delays and changing plans for the ''[[Elite Dangerous: Horizons]]'' 2.1 update, which originally would have implemented specific features that were necessary to run the tournament as envisioned. Frontier Developments planned to replace the CQC tournament with a PvP [[Teams|Team]]-based tournament restricted to small and medium ships called the Icarus Cup, but this never took place.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/cqc-tournament-update.272215/ Frontier Forums: CQC tournament update]</ref><ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/icarus-cup-information-and-signup.275595/ Frontier Forums: Icarus Cup: Information and Signup]</ref> On August 27, 2019, Community Manager Paige Harvey finally confirmed that the Icarus Cup was effectively canceled, but Frontier was still interested in holding other contests and competitions in the future.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/icarus-cup-information-and-signup.275595/page-8#post-7970215 Frontier Forums: Icarus Cup: Information and Signup, post #159]</ref> | ||
== ED: Arena == | |||
A stand-alone version was releases as ''Elite Dangerous: Arena.'' However, it was withdrawn from sale on 10 February 2017. Please note that this does not mean Arena/CQC is not available. It is just no longer purchasable as a separate stand-alone game. According to Frontier, ''"Elite Dangerous: Arena continues to be available and supported as part of the wider Elite Dangerous game.''" <ref>https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/328697-Elite-Dangerous-Arena-Removal-From-Sale</ref> | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||