Guns Of Icarus Online
Community => Community Events => Topic started by: Thomas on February 11, 2014, 11:49:16 pm
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Day: Tuesday (2/18/2014)
Time: 6:00 PM (EST)
This is the first event brought to you by Achievement Days
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/GoIO-AD
https://gunsoficarus.com/community/forum/index.php/topic,3344.0.html
This post-valentines day event tells the story of men and women of the sky trying to share their love with one another. The only thing standing in their way is a mountain of social awkwardness and a severe case of the butterflies.
Unable to overcome their timid nature, these aeronaughts turn to their endless ingenuity, firing letters and packages from 1300+ meters to their special someones that reveal their true feelings! Love triumphs all!
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The rules are pretty simple. Captains are required to bring a range finder and maintain a distance of at -least- 1300 meters from their targets, destroying them with their love from afar. Ships that move too close must make all efforts possible to return to further than 1300 meters. Repeatedly 'crossing the line' and killing ships under that range will disqualify you for the next Achievement Days events.
The goal is to help players complete the difficult achievements requiring kills over long ranges without actually handing out kills, you still need to earn them. The map will be based upon the number of interested persons.
Please post below if you're interested along with which class you'd like to play. The password of the match will be whispered to you in game on the day. (Match is passworded to help enforce the extra rule).
Hope to see you there!
(Event may be streamed)
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What's the date again? You listed today's date.
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2/18/14 (-Next- Tuesday)
*cough cough* Updated. Sorry about that. D;
Never post while sleep deprived!
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Still got 21 to go after all these months it has been in game...I'll try to remember this and hop in for it.
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This sounds like fun even though I don't have any achievements for it. Unfortunately I will be at work then so hopefully you will be able to do one at either 4am EST or on the weekend sometime :P
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I'll join in for getting 1000m kills as engineer.
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I've been stuck on one of those achieves for engi for months... But 6 PM EST is just a couple of hours too early for me. Looks like I'll keep on working on getting kill steals with my Hades!
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It might prove to be some good practice (preliminary yes) I will confirm at a later date.
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This is today? right?
So. If anyone needs me for this. I don't have anything better to do.
Engineer rather than actual Pilot. But i guess i could fill any slot if needed.
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I disagree with farming achievements or creating matches for the soul purpose of getting an achievement. Working hard for them is the point.
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I disagree with farming achievements or creating matches for the soul purpose of getting an achievement. Working hard for them is the point.
And most of us have tried doing that for months and gotten nowhere. Hence the reason this is now being done. When you get to the same achievements, unless Muse nerfs them, you'll feel the same anger we feel.
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I disagree with farming achievements or creating matches for the soul purpose of getting an achievement. Working hard for them is the point.
Pretty sure Thomas is also against completely farming them. The way he's going about it here, is setting up matches where they are a whole lot easier to obtain, but you still have to actually play to get them.
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I disagree with farming achievements or creating matches for the soul purpose of getting an achievement. Working hard for them is the point.
Pretty sure Thomas is also against completely farming them. The way he's going about it here, is setting up matches where they are a whole lot easier to obtain, but you still have to actually play to get them.
That's the goal. It's not a 'you kill me, I kill you' scenario. Players are still competing, we're just making the conditions for the achievement more likely. You might get a lot of kills from this, or you might get none. I don't approve of handouts, but this is a very difficult achievement, even under the right circumstances. Some players have been stuck on it for months, even if they're actively trying just for this achievement.
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Unfortunately it looks like I'll have to miss this tomorrow as I've gotta take a car in for a repair since the part didn't get in today.
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Sorry, but it looks like the event needs to be postponed. A lot going on this week (along with the big influx of new players).
We'll reschedule for this Saturday around 6:00 PM (hopefully after all the other events, if it conflicts with something, let me know).
To ease the procress, the password will be 'love'.
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Unless signups end up being unusually low, the Saturday Box Social will probably go past 6:30 PM at least (and likely all the way to 7).
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I disagree with farming achievements or creating matches for the soul purpose of getting an achievement. Working hard for them is the point.
And most of us have tried doing that for months and gotten nowhere. Hence the reason this is now being done. When you get to the same achievements, unless Muse nerfs them, you'll feel the same anger we feel.
False. I've been doing it in fair matches and gotten 10/25 so far. I feel like setting it up in a way that is directed at one achievement is to much of a ease for the achievement. It's one of the most difficult in the game and setting this up guarantees that at least five kills are gained for a 2 v 2 towards the achievement. While normally getting any at all is the challenge. But, I see it differently then most. I still stand by my way of earning them in normal matches and fair teams :3
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Nothing said there would be unfair teams, and nothing guarantees kills. Remember that it only counts for -your- kills. Your team might get all the finishes, or maybe it's split down the middle. It's highly unlikely to get all the kills for this achievement unless you're already nearly done.
Overall I don't want to get into a debate about a fun event that also serves to help players with a difficult achievement. There's a number of threads already floating around about the difficulties of certain achievements, which is probably a better place to discuss them.
If you don't wish participate, I can't force you.
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i just see it as a game with rules that match that achievement.
if anyone needs me crewing, i'm up for that.
just pm me.