The Energon Pub

News Credits: 1 · Wed Feb 03, 2010 12:25 pm

My idea, since RoS expressed concern about the most active people being likely to win, is to break it into brackets. So, level 0s are competeting against 0s, 1s against 1s, 2s against 2s and so forth. That doesn't mean taking someone down from another level doesn't count. To the contrary, they either count for more or less. Each bracket will produce a winner, so there's the possibility of a prize for each level. Right now, I'm thinking energon prizes, heavily weighted to the lower ends of the bracket, because the higher you go, the less likely you are to need the energon. That gives us 6 bracket winners. Over all hunt winner will be by highest score. I think the most effective scoring system is the old "lower level kills are worth less than your level kills are worth less than higher level kills." Typically, it's a 1-2-3 scoring system, but a 1-3-5 might be a little more fair, as some of us are still going to kill a crap load of lower level guys. Especially RoS and N_V. The person with the most points wins.

So, if a 2 takes down a 3, they get 5 points. If a 5 takes down a 4, they get 1 point, and if a 3 takes down a 3, they get 3 points. 5's obviously can't get the higher level points, but they can offset that by simply killing more, any 0s can't score below 3, but they offset that by being really easy kills.

And with the brackets, even if the usual suspects wins overall, a lower level player gets bragging rights for being the best at their level.

*edit*

Thanks to Chaoslock for pointing out my error.

News Credits: 9 · Wed Feb 03, 2010 12:45 pm

Not bad at all. I'd take part.

News Credits: 3 · Wed Feb 03, 2010 2:39 pm

I'm game. now let me see if i got it straight. lets say its 2 level 4's vs a 5. if the 5 wins he can score 2 points or which ever level 4 performs the killing blow gets 5 points. thats a little harsh but whatever

I'm always a fan of wins-loses=total just for easy score keeping

News Credits: 1 · Wed Feb 03, 2010 2:53 pm

Name_Violation wrote:I'm game. now let me see if i got it straight. lets say its 2 level 4's vs a 5. if the 5 wins he can score 2 points or which ever level 4 performs the killing blow gets 5 points. thats a little harsh but whatever

I'm always a fan of wins-loses=total just for easy score keeping

It's harsh for the higher people, but we play more than most others. In simple kill count, it'll more than likely be RoS for the bots, simply because he plays more, and likely you for the cons, for the same reason. By adjusting the score, it makes it possibly for a level 1 or 2 to win, based on points. Likely RoS will still have the most kills though.

Wed Feb 03, 2010 6:22 pm

If a 3 takes down a 4 does that = 5 points?

Like I've stated, math confuses the hell out of me.

I'm game no matter what though.

Are going to have a sign up sheet, or are specific commanders worth more? (ex RoS and N_V being 7 points and a level 5 is worth the normal value?)

Don't want confusion, just suggesting.

Also, if there's enough people, could the players CHOOSE a specific target and get bonuses for that, and if they get killed by said target lose so many points?

News Credits: 7 · Wed Feb 03, 2010 6:33 pm

Absolute Zero wrote:So, if a 2 takes down a 3, they get 5 points. If a 5 takes down a 4, they get 1 point, and if a 3 takes down a 3, they get one point. 5's obviously can't get the higher level points, but they can offset that by simply killing more, any 0s can't score below 3, but they offset that by being really easy kills.

Wait, what?

So, to make it simple:
Higher level: 5 point
Lower Level: 1 point
Even: 1 point???

News Credits: 3 · Wed Feb 03, 2010 6:38 pm

lower-1 point
equal-3 point
higher-5 point

News Credits: 1 · Wed Feb 03, 2010 6:47 pm

Bloodlust wrote:If a 3 takes down a 4 does that = 5 points?

Like I've stated, math confuses the hell out of me.

I'm game no matter what though.

Are going to have a sign up sheet, or are specific commanders worth more? (ex RoS and N_V being 7 points and a level 5 is worth the normal value?)

Don't want confusion, just suggesting.

Also, if there's enough people, could the players CHOOSE a specific target and get bonuses for that, and if they get killed by said target lose so many points?

Yes, signup on the thread in HMW:GD. Was planning to use this to discuss the mechanics or something.
*edit* ... Since either this thread is existing at two places at once at the same time with the same posts, or someone moved the one from Tournies into GD and deleted the GD version.... I guess sign up here... @_@ I'll blame Burn. He's an aussie. He probably did it...

Chaoslock wrote:
Absolute Zero wrote:So, if a 2 takes down a 3, they get 5 points. If a 5 takes down a 4, they get 1 point, and if a 3 takes down a 3, they get one point. 5's obviously can't get the higher level points, but they can offset that by simply killing more, any 0s can't score below 3, but they offset that by being really easy kills.

Wait, what?

So, to make it simple:
Higher level: 5 point
Lower Level: 1 point
Even: 1 point???

Me am retarded.

Name_Violation wrote:lower-1 point
equal-3 point
higher-5 point

Thank you my fellow state abreviation.

I'll fix that error.

News Credits: 7 · Wed Feb 03, 2010 7:09 pm

That sounds better, I thought it was going to be set on hard difficulty for higher levels...

Now I'll only need to think out some decent configs...

News Credits: 3 · Wed Feb 03, 2010 7:12 pm

Absolute Zero wrote:
Name_Violation wrote:lower-1 point
equal-3 point
higher-5 point

Thank you my fellow state abreviation.

Wed Feb 03, 2010 7:16 pm

I'm definitely game.

Wed Feb 03, 2010 8:24 pm

I'm in.

Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:10 pm

Since I already posted, I think it's a given....

But I'm down.

News Credits: 1 · Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:21 pm

Chaoslock wrote:That sounds better, I thought it was going to be set on hard difficulty for higher levels...

Now I'll only need to think out some decent configs...

It is, but only for 4s and 5s really, and mostly 5s. It's to give the little people a chance, before we crush them with our superior number of kills. Muwahahahahahaha!

News Credits: 3 · Thu Feb 04, 2010 1:39 am

Absolute Zero wrote:
Chaoslock wrote:That sounds better, I thought it was going to be set on hard difficulty for higher levels...

Now I'll only need to think out some decent configs...

It is, but only for 4s and 5s really, and mostly 5s. It's to give the little people a chance, before we crush them with our superior number of kills. Muwahahahahahaha!

actually I'm like a week away from a 6. less if i get lucky. B-)

News Credits: 1 · Thu Feb 04, 2010 1:50 am

Name_Violation wrote:
Absolute Zero wrote:
Chaoslock wrote:That sounds better, I thought it was going to be set on hard difficulty for higher levels...

Now I'll only need to think out some decent configs...

It is, but only for 4s and 5s really, and mostly 5s. It's to give the little people a chance, before we crush them with our superior number of kills. Muwahahahahahaha!

actually I'm like a week away from a 6. less if i get lucky.

Good, I'll get more XP off of you then.

I'm about a month off level 5.

News Credits: 7 · Thu Feb 04, 2010 5:10 pm

Hmmm... Sounds interesting; I'd definitely like to get in on this too! My team members have killed level 5's before... But I'm counting more on quantity of kills than on quality of kills!

News Credits: 7 · Thu Feb 04, 2010 5:23 pm

Name_Violation wrote:
Absolute Zero wrote:
Chaoslock wrote:That sounds better, I thought it was going to be set on hard difficulty for higher levels...

Now I'll only need to think out some decent configs...

It is, but only for 4s and 5s really, and mostly 5s. It's to give the little people a chance, before we crush them with our superior number of kills. Muwahahahahahaha!

actually I'm like a week away from a 6. less if i get lucky.

*Prepares the repairer-configs* :HEADHURTS:

->

News Credits: 3 · Thu Feb 04, 2010 5:29 pm

Chaoslock wrote:
Name_Violation wrote:
Absolute Zero wrote:
Chaoslock wrote:That sounds better, I thought it was going to be set on hard difficulty for higher levels...

Now I'll only need to think out some decent configs...

It is, but only for 4s and 5s really, and mostly 5s. It's to give the little people a chance, before we crush them with our superior number of kills. Muwahahahahahaha!

actually I'm like a week away from a 6. less if i get lucky.

*Prepares the repairer-configs* ->

hehe. actually might be able to make 2 6's. i could make mongrol one now, but i don't wanna reinstall armor. so it looks like 6-ish days till he's there too

News Credits: 1 · Mon Feb 08, 2010 11:26 am

Current count is 3 bots interested and 5 cons. Either there's not enough active people on the boards, or not enough people think it's a good idea it looks like.

Mon Feb 08, 2010 1:21 pm

Absolute Zero wrote:Current count is 3 bots interested and 5 cons. Either there's not enough active people on the boards, or not enough people think it's a good idea it looks like.

Well, we haven't tried everything to attract attention... this game needs moar life... I miss the good ol' days.

How about someone doing the bulletins for the bots and cons on the HMW front page about this, see if we get any attention?

News Credits: 226 · Mon Feb 08, 2010 3:50 pm

Phasewing wrote:How about someone doing the bulletins for the bots and cons on the HMW front page about this, see if we get any attention?

Yeah sure we'll get right on that. :-(

Mon Feb 08, 2010 4:17 pm

Burn wrote:
Phasewing wrote:How about someone doing the bulletins for the bots and cons on the HMW front page about this, see if we get any attention?

Yeah sure we'll get right on that.

I'm curious, what is the current situation for those bulletins?

And on topic, i'll make my decision by tonight if i'll join in on this. I would like to, it's just a matter of my attention span for it.

News Credits: 226 · Mon Feb 08, 2010 4:25 pm

Raphael Prime wrote:I'm curious, what is the current situation for those bulletins?

I don't think Mkall even has access to it.

News Credits: 9 · Mon Feb 08, 2010 7:22 pm

Burn wrote:
Raphael Prime wrote:I'm curious, what is the current situation for those bulletins?

I don't think Mkall even has access to it.

Is it simply an access issue, or is that section borked, if so with all the fiddling that Ryan is doing, has he said to anyone if he's going to do anything about it?