The first-ever official online tournament for Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier is happening this August 2022. If you’re interested, register now for the chance to win a bunch of rewards like a share of the $10,000 prize pool. Registration ends August 5 at 2:59 a.m. EDT.
To join, players need to form a team of three with at least one member having a team rank of "Elite Trooper" or higher. Players also need to have a global account of the game along with a Discord account connected to the official Discord server of the tournament.
The tournament is going to have In-Game Qualifier Rounds, Preliminary Rounds, a Finals One Round, and a Finals Two Rounds. The complete schedule is:
- Tournament Registration
- July 22 to August 5 at 2:59 a.m. EDT
- In-game Qualifiers
- August 12 to August 14
- Preliminary Round
- August 21
- Finals Round
- August 27 and August 28
The Finals will be broadcast on the official Square Enix Twitch channel.
Rewards and Prizes
It won't be a tournament without rewards and prizes and these are:
- Free Participation Rewards
- All players who register and participate in the In-game Qualifiers receive free participation rewards, such as an in-game title and banner, and a character and weapon skin exclusive to the tournament.
- Cash Prize Pool
- The winners of the tournament have the chance to claim a large piece of the $10,000 cash prize pool.
- The cash prize pool is broken down into:
- First Place: $6,000 ($2,000 per player)
- Second Place: $3,000 ($1,000 per player)
- Third Place: $900 ($300 per player)
- MVP: $100
- Physical Items from RAZER
- Finalists have the chance to fight their way to the top and win different mobile hardware accessories from RAZER, which include a Kishi Controller for mobile and an Opus X Wireless Headset.
- In-game Rewards
- Winners can get their hands on tons of Shinra Credits to splurge on in-game items and cosmetics.
Learn more about the upcoming tournament here.
Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier is a free-to-play battle royale multiplayer game released in November 2021. The game is set in Midgar 30 years before the events of Final Fantasy VII. It follows the story of Soldier candidates and the creation of SOLDIER by the Shinra Electric Power Company. Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier is available on Android and iOS.