Changes to Alliance Challenges

Original articles available here:
http://www.disruptorbeam.com/blog/entry/changes-are-coming-to-alliance-challenges
https://disruptorbeam.com/forums/gota/viewthread/18312/P45/#121652


In short, they are revamping ALL alliance challenges. Rewards for participation and placement will be revised, as will unlock requirements.

The changes (currently) are:

Braving the Green Waters
First place: Pyre
Second place: Chance of Pyre or Flickering Fire
Third place: Chance of Pyre or Flickering Fire
—Added Fireship to the general loot table as the highest rare item chance.
—NOTE: This should actually increase the number of people who get a Fireship.
—NOTE: The Fireship now has a chance to receive affixes.

Against the Wildling Horde
First place: Chance of Elite Phalanx, Phalanx, or Grand Breastplate
Second place: Chance of Phalanx or Grand Breastplate
Third place: Chance of Phalanx, Steel, or Grand Breastplate

Kingsroad Ambush
First place: Chance of Guild Assassin, Expert Crossbowman, or Assassin
Second place: Chance of Expert Crossbowman or Assassin
Third place: Chance of Fine Wood, Hard Wood, Expert Crossbowman, or Assassin

Tourney in the Marches
First place: Chance of Masterwork Greatsword, Steel Shod Warhorse, or Grand Barred Helm
Second place: Chance of Steel Shod Warhorse or Grand Barred Helm
Third place: Chance of Steel Shod Warhorse, Steel, or Grand Barred Helm

Slavers Bay Race
First place: Chance of Uncommon Black Gem, Mercer, or Dark Diamond Ring
Second place: Chance of Mercer or Dark Diamond Ring
Third place: Chance of Uncommon Black Gem, Mercer, or Dark Diamond Ring

Fire at the Arsenal
First place: Pyre
Second place: Chance of Pyre or Flickering Fire
Third place: Chance of Pyre or Flickering Fire

Shadowcat Hunt
First place: Uncommon Black Gem
Second place: Chance of Uncommon Black Gem or Common Black Gem
Third place: Common Black Gem
—Requirements dropped to 3 Mangonel, 3 Siege Tower, 10 Valuable prisoner.

Islands of Gold
First place: unchanged
Second place: Wildfire or Sacrifice
Third place: Wildfire or Pure Water

Freedom from the Shadows
First place: unchanged
Second place: Wildfire or Valyrian Glyph
Third place: Wildfire or Black Ash

Deal of a Lifetime
First place: unchanged
Second place: Wildfire or Weirwood
Third place: Wildfire or Incense

New World Event challenges
—The new World Event challenges going live Monday (Nov 24) will start containing a permanent item as a rare loot item in the general loot table.