Guns Of Icarus Online
Community => Community Events => Topic started by: Keyvias on April 23, 2015, 01:43:50 pm
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Coming up the middle of May, we're going to start getting a lot more new players in and we want to make sure they get the best members of our community showing them the ropes. Despite all the work we've done trying to make many parts of the game more newbie friendly, the best way to learn the game is from one of our local experts.
To this end we want pairs to each play a side in a novice game and help teach a gaggle of newbies. It'll be tough work, but it won't be thankless. We aren't asking for your time free. The winning team will get any three items from the in-game store and any team that scores over 10 points will receive a gold teacher badge.
Though you will sign up in teams of two, you can do a training game with any other non-novice player.
The event starts on the 15th of May and ends on the 29th of May.
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Instructions:
- Sign up here, for the event your account will be made a teacher and you will be allowed to join novice games.
- Click play and go to custom game.
- Create a custom game (make sure it is novice.)
- Have one other Teacher take a captaining slot on the other side.
- Open the game to the matchmaking queue
- Take a screenshot of the end game screen.
- Send the screenshot to feedback@musegames.com with the subject line "Teaching Tournament"
- Your team scores a point
To sign up simply put down the name of yourself and your teaching partner here in the thread. Between the times in question your accounts will be upgraded to do novice matches.
FAQ
Can I join up with one other person from another team and teach a game?
Yes, but both you and their team will get points
Can there be more than one teacher per side?
Yes, but it has to be even on each side and there must be at least 2 novices per ship.
Is this a special badge or the normal gold badge?
Yes, the special Ruby Teaching Medallion
Do we have to be captains?
It is strongly advised, but if you feel like you're able to teach while crewing, we will allow it.
Is there any specific time for this?
Nope, any time you and another person want to make a match for novices between the 15th and 29th of may, you can gain points from it.
Is there any end date to sign ups?
Nope, sign up before, in the middle, or a day before it ends.
(More incoming as questions are asked)
Signed up Teaching Teams:
HCWindo and DoktorBarron
robovelcro and Red-Tiger
DJ Logicalia and Zelda
MagKel and Ace
Rowho and Dudewatjuzhapnd
Mattilald Anguisad and (To Be Decided)
Tfaltys and a DuSt NiNjA
Jayven Salazar Kuo and (To Be Decided)
OkLetsParty and (To Be Decided)
ALovelySurprise and DoubleMDownie
Yarr Vinny Scarr and Wolf One
Sundstrom and Dmitrij K. Rozhkov
LadyLandora and Soderholm
Elendu and Obb
Sir Tophem Hatt and Chief O'Brien and Nimmudari
Richard LeMoon (Not doing it for points, but wants to teach)
Sliced And Diced
LadyLandora and Soderholm
Ashunera and Freedomna
brobafett and LordJackal
Jacob and Inkjet
CaptnClaus
Admiral Obvious and Renaulde Northwind
D.Strought and Terrkas
Lydia Litvyak and FredTheFifth
The Teenage Wizard
MottSpott
Kamoba and Bronthe
ShadedExalt
Hunterwolf
Salamander Igneous
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Question
Is this badge a new badge or is the the Gold teacher badge already in the game?
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May 15th - May 29th...
hmmmm....
:D Clever move Keyvias... thats when the random sales begin in steam
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I like to play with new players (love the random of each match :D), and I like to teach them the basics, if they're willing to listen.
I'd like to be a teacher, but I have questions, here we go:
1) lebtr?
2) Is there a specific time in which this event will occour, or it's something teachers can do whenever they're online?
3) I remember something about flamethrowers being forbidden in novice matches, am I remembering correctly or just immagine things?
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You mentioned having the teacher in the captain slot, is that a must?
I would be interested but really don't enjoy piloting so if I could step in somewhere else I would consider signing up
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Coming up the middle of May, we're going to start getting a lot more new players in and we want to make sure they get the best members of our community showing them the ropes.
We'll need steady high player growth in order to fulfill the supply of novice matches unless there's a truly large influx of new players. I don't foresee this being sustainable under the current leveling.
Novices get kicked out of novice matches too soon due to fast leveling. Either slow down leveling or increase novice level cap. Otherwise there won't be enough demand for novice matches created by the Teaching Tournament.
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Question
Is this badge a new badge or is the the Gold teacher badge already in the game?
gold teacher is when you finish all the teaching achieves.
Including 9 and 10 which include luring babies with candy into your creepy sex sandbox. Where in 10 they must be a pilot.
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Question
Is this badge a new badge or is the the Gold teacher badge already in the game?
gold teacher is when you finish all the teaching achieves.
Yes, I'm aware of that. That's exactly the reason I asked if this was a new badge or not.
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should just release a platinum teacher badge.
just simple recolour add the asset... patch it in voila.
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I and DoktorBarron are interested to participate in the Teaching Tournament.
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I and DoktorBarron are interested to participate in the Teaching Tournament.
I am Doktor Barron and I approve this message.
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Questions answered, if I missed yours or you want more info just let me know.
As far as will there be enough new players?
Oh boy, there are going to be a ton of people fresh on the boat constantly throughout that period if our estimates are correct, even if it was just level ones.
If for whatever reason, this turns to be untrue, we'll definitely compensate everyone for the time they're able to put in.
Thank you for the interest everyone and congrats to HCWindo and DoktorBarron for being the first to sign up!
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should just release a platinum teacher badge.
just simple recolour add the asset... patch it in voila.
Quite agree.
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Myself (robovelcro) and Red-Tiger would be very excited in doing this! We haven't played Guns of Icarus in a while, and this has encouraged us to start again!
In fact, my framerate upholding, I should be recording and uploading videos of the matches,
http://www.youtube.com/robovelcro (http://www.youtube.com/robovelcro)
for seeing that.
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2) Is there a specific time in which this event will occour, or it's something teachers can do whenever they're online?
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I'd like to be apart of this as a pupil if that's okay =D
I want to get better at this game and hopefully this will give me the break I need!
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Hey Xylo,
You can definitely join in this event! If you go to the docks you'll also find a bunch of guilds and people looking for players that want to learn to get better.
If you have any questions about the game definitely ask and I'll be happy to help as well.
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Questions up to date as of this point.
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DJ Logicalia and - Zelda - signing up!
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Rowho & Dudewatjuzhapnd Reporting for Duty!
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Mr.Disaster claims the new patch ain't so bad. Knowing his love & hate relationship I... don't know. But if I only need to cool down, then I'll be ready for 15th to teach. If I won't get stuck in my KNTG project (disadvangtages of being a leader).
One thing - please. DO NOT put an advertisement near advertisements of games like Battlefield or COD. I beg you. I know how indie development works and shit, but I'm so done with people not willing to listen, or insolent kids.
For sure however if there will be some KNTG member (for those who don't know: KNTG is a Student Society of Game Developers, at least I believe it's the most proper translation and explanation, operating in Warsaw University Of Technology, gathering those who are willing to learn how to create games, and do so in semestral inside competition projects) buying it, cause I'll announce the sale during the next meeting, I believe I'll spend some time teaching the ropes new members of my clan.
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Question: Will teachers get a different title to show novices they are a teacher?
Examples: Flight Instructor Elite for pilot. Gunnery Drill Master or Gunnery Instructor Elite for gunner. etc.
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I'm signing up. Now I just have to get a teaching partner :P
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@Richard, Nope, but you will be the only 45 in a novice game so I believe that should be enough to show off "I know what I'm talking about."
Let me talk to the team and see if there's a better solution though.
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@Mattilald
You are signed up with a TBD. Just let me know when you find a partner!
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@Richard, Nope, but you will be the only 45 in a novice game so I believe that should be enough to show off "I know what I'm talking about."
Let me talk to the team and see if there's a better solution though.
Hehehehe.
My experience tells that HELL NO. :D
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Big news, got with the art director and there will now be a special badge for the event.
The Ruby Teaching Medallion.
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Big news, got with the art director and there will now be a special badge for the event.
The Ruby Teaching Medallion.
That is good to know.
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I'll sign up. I don't need points, or assign me a team that needs a partner.
If you don't find a partner Mattilald I'll gladly fill the roll.
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Tfaltys and a DuSt NiNjA
someone said there's gonna be a steam sale at the same time? how coincidental. tons of new people to teach haha
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Until which date can people apply?
I would love to participate in this event, but I haven't found a partner yet.
What happens when your partner decides to give up after a few rounds(/days) and you would like to go on. Is there a way of mixing up partners?
Thanks in advance!
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Hey Yar,
You can apply at any point before the event ends. That means until the 29th -edit- you can still join in.
You are free to play with anyone else signed up for the event, or sign a new partner up at any time.
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Thanks for the quick response!
Thats good news.
That means until the 22nd you can still join in.
Since the event lasts till the 29nd, I think you ment 29nd, right? ;-)
Would be awsome if we could get some kind of a nametag, just for the event to show we've the best intentions to help the new players.
(Maybe something like the current WANTED, but then blue/dark green? Only showable in the novice matchchat/ingame)
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Participants could give out store codes for an item like a hat to the winning team or everyone.
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Hello everyone!
I do believe I can teach newcomers one thing or two, since I've already done this before, but I don't really have a teacher partner to go with me...
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Is this forum suggesting a teaching tournament?
I am attempting to become a Community Ambassador in order to help individuals in the game.
If i am available, I will gladly participate.
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I would like to sign up!
Available EST times. I have no partner, but I'd gladly take one on.
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I really don't care about items, teams, points, badge and so on, but I like to play with random people and/or be helpful.
Since I play on different times of the day and I won't be reliable as a partner, can I sign up alone and match up with any teacher that is online at the moment? No need about point and blah blah.
Also can I join novice matches/lobby alone as spectator?
I agree with Schwalbe on the teacher status. Something player can see just looking at your name like "community ambassador", so they can ask you question even ouside the teaching matches.
Otherwise, with a level 45 and the attitude to teach others, most of the time you'll be just a show off.
One way to do this could be create a teachers clan (that would make easier to know which teacher is online), but I understand that some of us don't want to leave their clan and this may not be an option.
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ALovelySurprise & DoubleMDownie are in.
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Count me in! I'd love to show some landlubbers the ropes, lest they find the long drop on the other side ;)
I'll be talking to some of my fellow captains to see if they would like to sail with me to teach the greenleaves a thing or two.
If not, would anybody else like to fly with me :P
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I may be a little too experienced to sign up as a pupil, but... Am I allowed to join as one? :P
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Names are signed up. If partners are not found before the date, I will be assigning the singles together.
Unfortunately adding in a special color for names does require us to take down the master server, so we probably won't be doing that.
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Unfortunately adding in a special color for names does require us to take down the master server, so we probably won't be doing that.
That would be too much for a single event, that is true ;). Thank you for bringing that back up again.
I've finally found a teaching partner: Wolf One
We would like to participate in this event as a team.
I think it would be awsome to get a 3v3 or even a 4v4 match going on if we can get it off the ground. Anybody else up for this?
Feel free to message me during the event if you want to play a novice match with me.
Greetz!
Yarr Vinny Scarr
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Great! I still haven't received a solid answer yet, So I may have to get matched. Still a few folks I haven't asked yet xD
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Claus if you need during EU hours I am available
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Sundstrom and Dmitrij K. Rozhkov will teach all new players about the Skyborne™ way.
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Is it too late to sign up? All my brothers and I would like to participate, and promote good player habits.
Elendu (myself)
Obb
Sir Tophem Hatt
Chief O'Brien
Nimmudari
We usually play two or four at a time anyways, I like teaching new captains how to pilot their airships. There is a lot to flying that you don't think about at first!
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LadyLandora and Soderholm will sign up! ^-^ Yay, looking forward to it! :D
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I am not interested in the tournament, but will take teacher status so I can help people out where needed.
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Me and my companion were trying to start a novice match, but we couln't seem to find the "Novice match" button or a box to tick. Are we doing something wrong?
We were looking at the "Create custom game" options, but nothing whatsoever.
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Everyone should be updated now and able to create novice matches
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I love to help teach new players. if this hasn't yet started, I don't have an available partner atm so if anyone is looking, I'm here!
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Me and my roommate brobafett would love to sign up! I mainly engi and he pilots, so we could show them pretty much everything on board. It'd be nice to make some new friends, mainly.
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Well, I just spent 30+ minutes instructing a crew on how to fly and shoot a Lumberfish..... which I did not know was one of the default loadouts.... why is it a default loadout? :'(
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Well, I just spent 30+ minutes instructing a crew on how to fly and shoot a Lumberfish..... which I did not know was one of the default loadouts.... why is it a default loadout? :'(
Quite agree. Only this evening myself was discussing this very issue with a fellow teacher. We should be able to build them not be held back Loadouts wise. Some of the loadouts just make you wonder....
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y u keep ignoring my posts?!
I really don't care about items, teams, points, badge and so on, but I like to play with random people and/or be helpful.
Since I play on different times of the day and I won't be reliable as a partner, can I sign up alone and match up with any teacher that is online at the moment? No need about point and blah blah.
Also can I join novice matches/lobby alone as spectator?
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Have you checked to see if you can yet? Click on Custom and see if you can join novice lobbies.
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Sign me up I just want to teach people too.
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Signing up myself and Jacob as a team.
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Everyone should be up to date at this point
if not, please let me know.
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Throw Obvious and me together as a team, please!
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D.Strought and Terrkas will also form a team. Just as sidenote, we allready have teacherprivileges. So you don´t have to give it to us.
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Oh my name is up, I'll have to check later. I won't command a ship in a match while I'm a solo, I'd be a spectator and advise both sides, not for points of course (since that doesn't count)
That said, I might have a partner after all, waiting for confirmation but my friend Freedomna might team up with me.
I'm super hyped for teaching, especially after today. I had the privilege of flying with a 1/1/1 new player as my gunner and training him was a blast, we were in a non novice match and he took to the game fast, 3 matches on a pyramidion and he was ready, eager, and able to crew my spire, and do a fine job of it. Truly the joys of teaching, eh?
I'm hoping to train many more new players now that we've had this influx. I'm sure you all are as well.
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Can you also add Demaster and Formous, we intend on joining together and doing it with Soderholm too ^-^
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Hello, I would like to join in with helping the new wave of players. I have always enjoyed lending a hand where needed, and would be more then happy to spare my day. I would also like to request Demaster be allowed as well. There is a CA I could end up working alongside, Lady Landora, who has posted above, along with Soderholm, both friends of me and Demaster.
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I have confirmation, Please add Freedomna. He is my partner.
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Hello again!
As I said earlier. I would like to participate but I guess I can't do that alone, if anyone is interested in teaming up let me know !
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Should be up to date this point.
Hunterwolf you can participate, but you can only earn points if there's also a teacher on the other side so the newbies don't feel frustrated having to fight a lv 28 when they're level 1.
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Now that I'm back home and can actually play, FredTheFifth and I would like to join as a team.
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I've been joining ships with disconnected captains to help out the team. I leave after the match but almost none vote to rematch. I gotta say I didn't expect this many new players.
Default loadouts need to be remade or reworked, at the very least swap the positions of merc and flak on pyra and junker. Gunner = pipe wrench.
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Yeah, the premade ship loadouts are horrendous. If there's a chance they're open for reworking, I'd gladly assist with going through them and coming up with improvements
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Freedomna couldn't join me. Is there something else we have to do?
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Freedomna couldn't join me. Is there something else we have to do?
I could be a helping partner although I am mainly active from 6 - 11 (UTC) Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London.
I'm a great captain so willing to teach those wanting to control the skies and I'm a decent engineer so I can whack a few skulls to help them whack components.
*disclaimer - I will not whack skulls: I will teach people to whack parts instead...*
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I should have clarified, I meant he didn't have perms. Though I'll always pair with a solo when needed!
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Freedomna wasn't a teacher for some reason ( I think admin panel got fussy) He should be good now.
Everyone is up to date at this point, if not let me know.
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Might be a bit late. Could you sign me up please? Thanks!
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Freedomna wasn't a teacher for some reason ( I think admin panel got fussy) He should be good now.
Everyone is up to date at this point, if not let me know.
Could you add me? :D
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Added!
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My friend didn't get his teaching license; I think I put his name in wrong, it's Broba-Fett, not brobafett. My bad.
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I'm game! MottSpott! Don't even need any prizes or nothing
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Freedomna and I just finished two training matches, we saw some very promising captains and crew as well! The community is gonna be full of great players.
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Kamoba, signing up, chances are it'll be Bronthe as my team partner, will get this confirmed asap.
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I may not technically be a teacher in this game but I had a great 2 hours last night helping Nanoduckling with one of his Nano's Noobs yesterday teaching them how to be an effective engineer and when to fire different weapons.
Furthermore, there have been a metric tonne of very eager players this far week - I am constantly swarmed with individuals wanting me to help them - I am always eager to oblige.
Although I don't watch YouTube very often - it has shown some great potential :D
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Kamoba, signing up, chances are it'll be Bronthe as my team partner, will get this confirmed asap.
Little late :P but I am in!
Kamoba and Bronthe signing in.
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If there's room for a meh teacher, I'm in with whoever. EST is highly preferable.
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Add me too please, even if it's not for the points !
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everyone added to this point. Sorry for the delay, DDoS gumming up the works!
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Thanks Matt :)
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I'll sign up too! I may be a bit late but there's always time to play GOIO!
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Added you Salamander!
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The event has almost come to an end, and I am curious what other people have experienced so far.
I have found out that alot of new people are willing to take advice. It feels good to see people progress and being thankfull for your tips and tricks.
However, there are some individuals that feel too good for your help. Luckely, those are not the majority of the players.
Would certainly participate in any upcomming teaching related event.
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Also please add Kajros, he wants to be on my team
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I`d like to join if I still can. Name is [Cake]Kajros and I`d like to be in team with Salamander Igneous. Thank you.
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Unfortunatly, the server outages caused a lot of issues. I did many solo teaching matches however my partner had a very tight schedule so we only got in two matches. Still, any people we taught is wonderful ad OI hope we grow the community.
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I could never find a partner, so the few times when I did participate were solo. I tried to give advice to both sides but I could only do so much. I'd love to participate in any similar events in the future, but I need to gather myself a new crew (and probably set up my own clan :P). If anybody wants to fly with me, feel free to add me :D
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Results are upcoming and rewards going out shortly.
Expect by Friday.
Thank you everyone for helping out and joining in the event.
I have a lot of emails to go through for those that sent in points!
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I have gone through all the emails and we have a grand total of 212 teaching games. Thank you everyone for an amazing event. I have listed below the final scores. If you feel yours is incorrect please let me know.
I have added the badges
The Final Score:
Yarr Vinny Scarr and Wolf One 113 113
LadyLandora and Soderholm 22
Rowho and Dudewatjuzhapnd 21
Jacob and Inkjet 18
D.Strought and Terrkas 12
Tfaltys and a DuSt NiNjA 10
Lydia Litvyak and FredTheFifth 10
DoubleMDownie and Nyctophiliac 10
Ashunera and Freedomna 2
Magkel and Ace 2
Chief O'Brien and Elendu 1
Everyone with more than 10 points gets a exclusive ruby teaching badge and our winners Yarr Vinny Scarr and Wolf One get three items of their choice from the in-game store!
The badges have been added already and Yarr and Wolf, please email jacob@musegames.com for your reward!
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Wow fantastic job everyone!
And Yarr and Wolf, what an awesome score!
Well done to all!
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Wow fantastic job everyone!
And Yarr and Wolf, what an awesome score!
Well done to all!
Thank you Kamoba. We've enjoyed the event.
It is so satisfying when people appriciate your help.
Quite addicting ;)
Even getting a nice badge and some free items, is plain awsome *dances*
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The badge seems not to have an image yet.
(http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/36373897944425780/80034E7B3697C308A56FD5220C510738615EA447/)
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Should be fixed next patch!