Guns Of Icarus Online
Community => Community Events => Topic started by: James T. Kirk on January 17, 2015, 06:27:30 pm
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“Mad Hatter: Now statistics prove that you have one birthday.
March Hare: Imagine, just one birthday every year.
Mad Hatter: Ahhh, but there are 364 unbirthdays!
March Hare: Precisely why we're gathered here to cheer!
Alice: Why, then today is my unbirthday too!”
-Disney’s 1951 Rendition of Alice in Wonderland
Unbirthdays. Everybody has one. You’re probably having one right now, aren’t you? If that’s not reason to celebrate, I don’t know what is.
Therefore, Cake will be hosting a tournament over the coming weeks! Here’s what you need to know:
Purpose:
This is going to be a simple point gathering tournament, but with a few twists (as all good tournaments have):
Firstly, sign-ups are NON-exclusive and PER SHIP. This means that all you have to do to meet the requirements is get 3 friends who can compete with you!
Secondly, this will be a deathmatch-only tournament will have a 2 digit point system based on kills and wins. However, various multipliers (both above and below 1x) for builds and ships will be applied. Precise score multiplier values will be posted later. (Hint: Think ‘Cake,’ that is, minimum meta, maximum fire)
We are purposefully posting this announcement quite late. This is to give new players a chance to participate and stand a fighting chance. This is an extremely casual tournament, and we want to maximize the fun had by all. Seriously. Even the big clans. Go grab 3 buddies and sign up below! Don't even ask permission from your leader. Sign up for this stuff!
Dates:
This takes over 4 Saturdays starting on the 24th of January, 8pm UTC. You do not have to attend all 4 Saturdays.
Sign-ups:
All you need to do below is post a point of contact (in form of Steam profile), your 3 crew members you plan to bring along, and your team name. [NOTE: Your ship name MUST be the same as your team name. This is for scoring purposes.] We have open sign-ups up to the day before the event (Friday, 23:59 GMT). You have to sign up every week, and, again, don’t have to sign up for every week.
Pre-Lobby:
Because it’s a point gathering tournament, we will be seeding randomly week 1, and then seeding based on points after that.
In lobby:
We will be ‘draft picking.’ This is having one blue ship ready up and lock its loadout, having both red ships ready up and lock their loadouts, and then finally having the last blue ship ready up and lock its loadout.
Point maths inbound!
All math will be done by Cake. The basic concept is to try to go for the large addition multipliers while staying away from the large subtraction multipliers. Weigh your risk vs. reward and good luck!
Each Kill is worth 100 points. If more than one multiplier applies, your base score (100 points) will be the number that is multiplied. For example, if you bring hades/flak/flamer front, mines outside Mobula, and kill a target with the flamethrower hitting it, you will get 100 + (100*.5) -(100*.25) = 125 points for that kill
Addition multipliers:
Kill with flamethrower hitting target: +0.5x points
Kill where last damage source came from mine: +0.5x points
Kill where last damage was CLEARLY a flare: +2.0x points
Kill is “stolen” from you: +50 points
Subtraction multipliers:
Gat/Mortar appears with overlapping arcs: -.5x points
Hades/Flak appears with overlapping arcs: -.25x points
No fire weapon involved in kill: -.5x points
Each win is worth 300 points, and each loss is worth 100 points. If more than one multiplier applies, your base score (300/100) will be the number that is multiplied.
For example, if you win with an all-banshee squid, you will get 300 + (300*.1) + (300*.5) = 480 points plus your points per kill for that match.
Addition multipliers:
Ship composed of 100% fire weapons*: +0.5x points
Gunner brings incendiary rounds: +0.1x points
ALL engineers bring incendiary rounds: +0.2x points
No chem spray: +1.0x points
Your fly a Spire: +0.2x points
You fly a Squid: +0.1x points
Birthday related items**: +0.01x points per item
Subtraction multipliers:
Ship with no fire weapons/only fire weapon being a flaregun:-0.75x points
Ship with more fire weapons, but rarely used in combat: -0.75x points
Pyramidion: -.2x points
Blenderfish: -.1x points
*Fire weapons are flamethrowers, banshees, hades, flare guns, and mine launchers. Regular weapons with incendiary rounds are NOT fire weapons.
**Birthday related items are the Birthday ship theme, party hat for 1 year anniversary, and party hat for 2 year anniversary.
Your total points for the day will be based on your points per kill added to your win/loss total.
Points will be carried over from week to week.
ALL MULTIPLIERS THAT ARE SUBJECTIVE (“stolen” kills, “rarely” used, etc.) are up to the referees and Cake as a whole.
Cake reserves the right to add/subtract points for good/bad behavior.
This event will be streamed at twitch.tv/therobanddanshow
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This post does not have enough mines in it. But since mines are implied I shall be satisfied...
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This post does not have enough mines in it. But since mines are implied I shall be satisfied...
(http://cdn.niketalk.com/0/05/350x700px-LL-05107de0_edge.gif)
(http://i.imgur.com/eyp2dmJ.gif)
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We sign up here, right?
Mein Flamer
Lydia Litvyak (you really ought to know where to find me, but http://steamcommunity.com/id/nazerine (http://steamcommunity.com/id/nazerine))
D.lo-res
Lueosi
GeoRmr
Mysterious_Medic as substitute pilot in case I have to disappear to grade people's code
happy birthday
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Yes, this is the place for sign-ups. Sorry if it wasn't clear. :)
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Crimson Sky Macaroni
(named after the fearsome Macaroni Penguins roaming the sky)
(http://i.imgur.com/gPImDsb.png)
Emergency Hotline: Steve CZ (http://steamcommunity.com/id/stevecz (http://steamcommunity.com/id/stevecz))
Court Artist: Cadett
Bartender: Diehard
Voice of Reason: I'm Nobody
CsM bringing the best CsM has to offer. And Steve.
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"You have to sign up every week, and, again, don’t have to sign up for every week."
What?
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Each week you play you must sign up for.
But you don't have to be present every single week.
Poop back and forth as you please, basically. 8)
(That's what I got from that anyways.)
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I am the Cactus Signing up
VGTG! VGTA? Cactus VGTW...
Captained by Dementio Who is that?, crewed by
The main/solo engineer Extirminator
The instant drunken Aayra
And Allien who, at of the time of this post, is not aware that we signed up.
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What the squid?! A tournament?! With mines?! Flames?! Squids?!!
(http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k582/WulfstanNC37/squidgirlsiggif.gif)
SQUIDIANS ASSEMBLE DE GESO!!
(http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k582/WulfstanNC37/squidianGOIO.png)
Squidian Skyvaders signing up de geso!
Captained by Gilder Unfettered de geso!
And crewed by loyal Squidian Skyvader henchmen de geso!
Syconawt the Skyvading Conqueror of Ink Song de geso!
Dr. Panda the Skyvading Queen of Tsundere Keep in the Hardcastle seas de geso!
And last but not least, Captain Tomako King, the legendary Skyvading Skywhale fighter! Protecting Squidian kind from killer skywhales everywhere de geso!
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The Sky Invading Rhino Ryders have been spotted on the horizon:
(http://i.imgur.com/Q27giVQ.png)
(I'd like to thank Nat and B'Ellana for contributing to this masterpiece of art. In case you want to sue someone to cure your eye-cancer the logo has caused, you probably want to contact Nat. He is responsible for the "rhinos".)
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Each week you play you must sign up for.
But you don't have to be present every single week.
Poop back and forth as you please, basically. 8)
(That's what I got from that anyways.)
That is correct.
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The Sky Invading Rhino Ryders have been spotted on the horizon:
(http://i.imgur.com/Q27giVQ.png)
(I'd like to thank Nat and B'Ellana for contributing to this masterpiece of art. In case you want to sue someone to cure your eye-cancer the logo has caused, you probably want to contact Nat. He is responsible for the "rhinos".)
Its a hippo with a crown and horn!
Still better than I could draw...
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I am the Cactus Signing up
VGTG! VGTA? Cactus VGTW...
Captained by Dementio Who is that?, crewed by
The main/solo engineer Extirminator
The instant drunken Aayra
And Allien who, at of the time of this post, is not aware that we signed up.
Changed the last two crewmembers to:
The one and only replaceable Replaceable
And LlamasUnite, the only united species on earth that never sleeps.
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Changed the last two crewmembers to:
The one and only replaceable Replaceable
And he was replaced by ToraTsuki, RIP.
I am so sorry for repeated posting as my crew keeps disassembling. Organization!
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Pyromania? Non-Meta? Count me in!
Team Florivet reporting for burninations!
With our noble leader DrTentacles (He sounds charming and handsome)
Our tireless engineer Keiran Gold
Our slightly unhinged gunner SteamDrivenFaith
and, last, but hardly least, out very own "lucky charm" Rorin!
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I'm assuming being two hours late would cause us to miss the whole thing?
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I'm assuming being two hours late would cause us to miss the whole thing?
That is correct, unfortunately.
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That's what I thought. The Krags will have to do it some other week then. (I'll comment here when I know for sure when).
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I've just realized the rules require the ships crews to consist of friends. I think that's unacceptable and hence hereby sign out the "Sky Invading Rhino Ryders" from this event in protest.
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The original post has been edited to include how we are calculating points!
Any questions are welcome.
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I've just realized the rules require the ships crews to consist of friends. I think that's unacceptable and hence hereby sign out the "Sky Invading Rhino Ryders" from this event in protest.
And let that beautiful piece of art go to waste? You should be ashamed.
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Is the decision to make flying a spire always be a much lower bonus than flying any non-heavy weapon ship with all fire weapons a conscious one?
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"Les moutons braisés" will be present !
Pilot : Aoeris
Crewmate :Gosmord, Hikarie, Elrico
Steam contact : The Sorrow
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Non-meta I get, but why the Pyra hate? Because it's an easy ship? Then ban Junkers and Goldfish, too.
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The Clockwork Papaya signing up!
(http://i.imgur.com/RgUnFEU.png)
(name may change if the crew visits considerable physical harm upon me)
Captained by Rhythm Rogue with ample help from his luxuriant upper lip foliage.
The ship will also be beaten into submission by Foxx with an oversized rubber mallet,
Cheerfully decorated by Sareth Steambullet in warm autumn colors,
And its balloon will be inflated, the hard way, by the indefatigable ZingyZou.
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(point of contact: http://steamcommunity.com/id/mataclysm/ (http://steamcommunity.com/id/mataclysm/) )
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Woops, a bit late, Admiral already contacted me on this and I said yes to it, so I'm assuming I'm signed up but just need to put the details of my ship and crew here?
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Yes, Please, David.
Just so we have everything in one place.
Is the decision to make flying a spire always be a much lower bonus than flying any non-heavy weapon ship with all fire weapons a conscious one?
I'd be willing to consider a heavy weapon fire-based to complete an all-fire set if you bring no gunner and incendiary rounds only.
This considering of a heavy weapon as fire-based would be only for the complete set bonus. You will receive appropriate reductions if you use exclusively that weapon.
Non-meta I get, but why the Pyra hate? Because it's an easy ship? Then ban Junkers and Goldfish, too.
Pyras are not banned, you just get a little reduction from your win/loss points because of how common they are. I've seen all-pyra competitive matches, but no 100% composition of any other ship in the current meta.
Blenderfish get a little reduction as well.
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Currently at School, so I'm not able to post my crew yet, but I'll edit this post when I get home in a few hours.
Ze Ship un team: BurnyBurnyShooty
Steam Contact: http://steamcommunity.com/id/David-Dire/
Crew:
Am I the only one who feels like they always enter Sign ups wrong too?
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Team
Picard was Better The Bards! are signing up!
Our fearless pilot, resident adorable bilge rat, and community member extraordinaire, AbbyTheRat takes the helm!
The sometimes not drunk, Welshwoman in hiding -Zelda- will be with us also
He hasn't gotten us killed too often, so we've decided to bring strangely adorable Dwarph along for the ride
And last but not least, some weird player who I have blocked for micspam, DJ Logicalia shall make an appearance
Contact is Logicalia
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Picard was Better
Uh-oh! Them's fighting words right there!
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I liked Janeway best...
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Oh. Yeah. Team Florivet's contact is DrTentacles. Steam name the same as guns name. That loser.
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I have noticed a tendency of outrageously long team names. Out of respect to the casters we will keep it one word only.
Team Name: Neizgovorljivo
Crew: Princes Tutu, MiztaWildCard, Brightness, Bee
Contact: http://steamcommunity.com/id/princess_tutu/
Last but not least is our amazing logo that might or might not violate every copyright law known to man.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10151167/goi/tt.jpg)
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IMPORTANT:
SIGN-UPS CLOSE NOON TOMORROW (SATURDAY) GMT.
If we don't hit 16 ships by then, we'll extending on a first come-first served basis.
But for now, we still have unlimited slots!
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Team - You're On Fire
Spoonikle
GameSlayer
GROOVESTER
Reaper Grimm
contact : http://steamcommunity.com/id/spoonikle
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We want to be there too!
So, signing up
(http://cs618319.vk.me/v618319594/99b4/Deo3LPJan1k.jpg)
Russian Kartoshka as a party ship
di Laker-Sforza as "I love my job"
Gannon Cannon as Leviathan of the main deck
Fyztriarch as "Fyz, stay on the dancefloor" \o\ \o/ /o/
and Gentlewheatley as himself
And my hotline is http://steamcommunity.com/id/Little_Orange/
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I would like for a small favour. A team member (Neizgovorjivo) is available for only the first hour. If we make it into the tournament by the first come first serve system, could we play in the first match?
Thank in advance.
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SIGN UPS ARE STILL OPEN
We have 4 slots left for this week! 4 more ships!
Common, if you were thinking about playing, now's your chance!
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Sky Invading Rhino Ryders will participate after all.
my "friends" are Phelan, Marauder and someone I can hopefully pick up within the next 30min a super secret surprise friend.
Edit: the super secret surprise friend has been determined
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our team is renamed to [RAGF] "Rhinos auf der GeburtstagsFire"
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Point totals! Yay!
Match 1
Mein Flamer:
1282 Points
Niezgovorlijo:
420 Points
Squidian Skyvaders:
412 Points
Florivet:
323 Points
Match 2
Crimson sky macaroni
745 points
Mounts braises
1115 points
Clockwork Papaya
275 points
You’re on fire
250 points
Match 3
I am the Cactus:
496 Points
Russian Kartoshka:
585 Points
Burning Bards:
243 Points
Burn to be Wild:
294 Points
Match 4
TFD and RethBurn
792 Points
Meltamidion
525 points
BurnyBurnyShooty
244 points
Stomp Stick
445 points
And the winner of this week, and celebrator of the happiest unbirthday is.....
Mein Flamer!
This is the part where I would post their logo, but they don't have one.
So I, as a generous host of unbirthdays, shall present them with one as an unbirthday present.
(http://static2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20131206090443/gunsoficarusonline/images/a/a0/Mine.png)
Courtesy of Google images.
Point calculations available upon request.
You all should still have me on steam.
And may the Unbirthdays continue!
See you all next week!
(edit: Crimson Sky Macaroni score has been updated with the latest bonus point)
Abby waz here
(edit: Crimson Sky Macaroni score has been updated with the CORRECT bonus point)
Picard and Janeway is the best captain
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(http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/19236392/images/1337957250678.jpg)
We will be signing up for next week, but I need to wait for my crew to be awake to figure out who exactly is coming.
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Please sign up in the other thread, just so I can keep them all in one place.
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Crimson Sky Macaroni score has been updated with the latest bonus point
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uhm.. Thanks, you might have added too much though xD (We had 715, you missed 30 for inc. ammo... but you added 150). Sry for poking into it constantly :P
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I DIDN'T DO THE MATHS!! I was just asked to edit the post.. And now being asked to fix that too >_>;
argghhh!
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Ok, score updated again, to show 745.
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Meltamidion
ScarletFlames: Flyer
Cosmodius: Wacker guy
Aurel Aedean: Fixer guy
Downswood: Gun dude
Think this is done right
P.S. Can't confirm that our Captain won't be on a bench this time
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Meltamidion
ScarletFlames: Flyer
Cosmodius: Wacker guy
Aurel Aedean: Fixer guy
Downswood: Gun dude
Think this is done right
P.S. Can't confirm that our Captain won't be on a bench this time
Hey, Downswood, if you could make that same post over here (https://gunsoficarus.com/community/forum/index.php?topic=5568.0;topicseen), that would be awesome.
I'm just trying to separate the weeks and keep everyone in one place.