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Mount & Blade II: Bannerlordgives players a massive open world to create their own story surrounded by the many warring kingdoms that occupy the continent. While you initially start with nothing, players are eventually able to take part in massive battles of hundreds of troops fighting on either side.
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While Bannerlord excels in these large-scale battles, players can also participate in tournaments in the arenas of cities. These tournaments are great places to refine your skills without any significant risk while also having the chance to earn incredible gear and more renown for your clan.
Participating In A Tournament And Rewards
Tournaments take place within the larger cities of the world. Each city will have an arena thatyou can visit, fight practice battles, or participate in tournaments. Tournaments will only happen during the day, so you’ll either have to wait within the city or return the next day to participate. Tournaments alsodon’t take place every day, and after participating in a city’s tournament, you’ll have towait a few days before another is hosted in that cityagain.
While participating in a tournament is free, the winner willobtain a special gear piece and renown, with you also beingable to place a wager on each individual round.You can choose how much you wager per round andeffectively double your moneyif you win each round. The gear rewards for tournaments tend to be from the culture of the city in which the tournament is taking place and are often some of the upper-tier gear items you can obtain in the game. Winning tournaments early on willhelp you quickly strengthen your character and companionsthrough powerful gear or by selling it for large sums of money at a merchant.
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Fighting In A Tournament
Each tournament will consist of multiple rounds of combat, ranging from a 1v1 to a 4v4v4v4. Yourequipped armor will be worn during the tournament, with your weapon changing each round. The weapons you will fight with will often be weapons the city’s culture is most well known for and can be any weapon type. While this may seem with such great prizes on the line, it can help players broaden their horizons anduse new weapons.
It’s best tofind a kingdomwith tournament weapon classes you like and ride from city to city within that kingdom to win more often. When first starting out, don’t wager too much and lose your gold, andalways equip new gear items to make the next tournament even easier. Companions in your party also may be taking part in the tournament, and while some battles may be team fights,giving them weaker armor will only help your oddsshould you fight against them.
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