Why do people love watching sports on TV? It might very well be they envy the professionals for their uncanny ability to take advantage of the game's full potential, going farther than anyone ever did. The amount of time, skill and dedication necessary for such amazing feats is considerable; therefore, most people can only dream of reaching the status of their sports idols.

Human psychology works pretty much in the same manner when it comes to computer games, seeing that professional gaming has ceased to be a novelty for some time now. Why not introducing computer game television then? Koreans do it, as they comment on daily gaming obsessions with great fervor. Even Germans did it with Waaagh!TV, streaming live material as well as replays via the Internet.

Following this trend, CCP launched EVE TV last Friday, to accommodate fans with massive PvP battles and the coverage of future game content. For roughly two weeks we can catch a glimpse at EVE Online's elite, as they do 5v5 battles in their perpetual corporate fight for dominion across space. The principle is the same, seeing how it takes a long time to acquire these kinds of ships, the important corporate connections or the months of gameplay to develop high end, in game, skills. Eve Online is widely appreciated for the way its community handles in game roleplaying, so New Eden's Second Alliance Tournament saw the introduction of official live holoreels to facilitate galaxy-wide real time coverage. The commentary is similar to regular sports cast as the people in charge are quite knowledgeable not only on the technicals of play, but also the backgrounds of the competitors. Both pre-tournament favourites and strong individual teams alike passed the first test, giving the discerning fight fans everything they wanted, as it's still everyone's race.

Virgin Worlds brings us a review of the first day's fighting: "Overall Caldari ships were highly evident, which mirrors the breakdown of the New Eden capsuleer population closely. Given the inability to warp off, torpedo/cruise missile spammers do have something of an edge. However, there was enough variety of ships on display to dispel the myth that the Navy Raven is unbeatable. Especially when we think of Truk's standard Raven that fought of its enemies for so long, which included a Caldary Navy Raven.
Faction battleships, Nosferatu, ECM, drones but especially good Fleet Commanders were the main ingredients for Friday's winners and whetted the appetite for more over the forthcoming battles."