Oops! I've been playing another game pretty regularly this month and have forgotten about the Altador Cup. I logged back in today, but we're against the practice team. There's always tomorrow! I hope that the cup has been going well for everyone this year. Maybe I'll take today to figure out old habits of the games.
SOTAC does sound pretty hubristic. And weakening all the teams takes some fun out of it for anyone but them. Perhaps it's good that the prizes are mostly individual-oriented?