Whether in fan numbers or forum buzz, the Wings of the Firmament Guild fell far short of the Hardcore Grinders Group and the Kindergarten Squad.
But for this matchup, the vast majority of players favored Wings of the Sky Dome.
The "Kindergarten Hardcore Grinders Warband," hastily assembled for the tournament, had fewer than forty members combined.
The Wings of the Sky Dome Warband, meanwhile, fielded more than ten thousand players.
The numerical disparity was enormous. The forum generally agreed that unless the kindergarten drew a super amplification, its chances of winning were slim.
After all, warbands of that size had strong commanders and a range of tactics at their disposal.
They were simply beyond what a small team could contend with.
As one forum player put it: Wings of the Sky Dome only needed to pick a few players to drag the participating Hardcore Grinders and Kindergarten Squad members into Oath Space. The remaining members would have no trouble sustaining themselves and could easily recover. There was simply no fighting that.
Still, the spectators hoped to see a spectacular comeback.
When the match began, the spectators entered the battlefield in free-camera mode.
As the light faded, everyone saw shattered platforms suspended high in the sky, with a sea of clouds churning beneath them.
Seeing that the randomly selected arena was above the clouds, the spectators could not help shaking their heads.
This terrain clearly favored Wings of the Sky Dome, whose aerial combat capabilities were stronger.
After the teams entered, the countdown began.
The Wings of the Sky Dome members spread their wings and flew above the Cloudtop Arena, looking down at the platforms below like descending gods.
The Hardcore Grinders Group and Kindergarten Squad players appeared then as well.
Compared with the winged formations filling the sky, the figures