Reading up on the wiki, it seems that they're shaking up the league aspect this time. Instead of a single event-long league, there's 4 leagues that run 8 day each. This could be good for people who don't drop a ton of money on the event, since they might be able to hit silver once or twice instead of being more or less in bronze by the time the event ends. Bronze and higher leagues offer altar selections and upgrades, so the whales will probably be able to grab a nice collection of altars.
The quest line give one altar, and 2 upgrades, and there's plenty of upgrades from scoring goals, so finishing at least one altar should be pretty easy with even a small amount of effort. I think getting a second altar without paying shouldn't be difficult since there's a second base altar in the goal prizes. For two altars, you'll want the two base altars from the quest line and the goal prizes, plus 8 upgrades/selection kits. I think that should be doable in the time given. A third might not be possible, or it could be difficult, but even two altars is a good take from this event.
Not interested in the Tholos? Beta had these returning Forge Bowl/Forge Cup prizes as dailies:
- Contestant's Estate
- Athlete Living Quarters
- Arena of Victors
- Winner's Plaza
- Ornate Baths
I think that's all the smaller prizes we've have from the sports events so far, and this is the first event that had all of them at once.