Spiral Knights - Troikamas has ended, thanks for coming out everyone! ~ Winners Posted

Troikamas has ended, thanks for coming out everyone! ~ Winners Posted

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Sun, 01/13/2013 - 18:42

Tdlob-Forums

Why?: Ya'know, nationally celebrated Troika day! Where under used and undervalued weapons are appreciated for paving the way of all the modern weaponry and the high tech equipment we carry.

Where?: All events will be taking place in the Rogue guild hall. Drop on in when you are ready to partake in the celebrations!

When?: February, Sunday the 3rd. Festivities will begin ramping up at 1-pm (CST) with formal rewards ceremonies taking place at 7pm (CST)

Who?: I along with fellow Troika enthusiast Tsubasa-No-Me and Tevokkia who is running the Trivia game, will be hosting the event. Handing out Troikas, chatting with folks, running games, having a grand ole' time!

What?: In addition to handing out a Troika to every person who shows up at the door. We'll also be hosting several events throughout the day:

Troika races where participants will run through Jelly King and Roarmulus to compete for prizes!
Drawings where winners can take home Laurels, Auras, and more!
The winners for the Troika concept contest will be announced at the end of the festivities.
Lockbox openings, en' mass
Trivia for Prizes
Hourly Hot-Seat Lotteries
And much more!

Event Schedule:

NOTE: This schedule is based on CST, you can check the current CST time by following this link here.

12-noon - Work Crew Orientation, those partaking as members of the work crew please report in around this time for a brief orientation and assignment
1:00 - Troikamas begins, come celebrate amongst your fellow weapon enthusiasts!
1:01 - Late team registration begins
2:00 - Royal Jelly Races begin
3:00 - Late registraion ends
3:50 - LockBox Opening Ceremony
4:00 - Roarmulus Races begin
5:00 - Trivia With Tevokkia
6:00 - Races start coming to a close, last call races for the next 30 minutes
6:30 - All races cease.
7:00 - Formal awards ceremony for races, drawings, and Troika concepts.

Troika Races, Rules, Regulations, and Prize-Structure:

Regulations - Participants will race both Royal Jelly Palace and Roarmulus, in teams of two, using only their trusty Troika weapons as they compete for prizes. The fastest teams who clear the levels and down the bosses will receive rewards upon the end of Troikamas. Teams should register beforehand by either leaving a post below of going to the registration booth on the day of the event. When the races start, runners will receive an invitation into the lobby where they will be explained everything from there. There is no price for entry into the race event.

Rules -

All racers are responsible to tab their assigned ref, refusal to do so will result in immediate disqualification.
The only weapons that can be used are the Troika, Kamarin, and Grintovec. Variants are permitted.
Any Armor, Helm, Shield, or Trinkets are permitted
Using ce revs is permitted but will result in a 30 second penalty per usage
The stopwatch will start the moment the team hits the mission lobby elevator and the boss room team button (respectively)

Prizes -

As of right now, the prize structure is as thus ~

Fastest RJP stage clear - 50kcr
Fastest Jelly King defeat - 50k cr
Fastest IMF stage clear - 50k cr
Fastest Roarmulus Twins defeat - 50k cr
Fastest overall clear time (all stages/bosses) - 200k cr

Registration -

For those of you interested in registering for the races grab a friend and make a post below with the following information. Early registrants will receive priority for running and reffing.

Team Name:
Knight #1:
Knight #2:

In addition, there will be a booth dedicated to signing individuals up on the day of Troikamas. See the staff members working the sign-in station there if the need should arise. Failure to register will prevent qualification for any potential runs.

Prize Drawings:

Three prizes will be given away from drawings at the end of the event, these prizes are:

Twinkle Aura
Golden Laurel
Haunted Aura

The method required to qualify for the drawing is to mail me, "Tdlob" a small collection of ce and materials:

50 ce
15 Red Shards
8 Brimstone
5 Driftwood
1 Redwood
10 Green Shards
1 Cooling Cell
1 Hailstone

These are mats commonly used in the construction of Troikas and their 3* variants.

Entering for the drawing will remain open until 6pm on the day of Troikamas.

Transmutation Services

Want to get a jump start on your own Troika line but don't have the recipes handy? Not a problem! Be it for getting a leg up during the Troika races or your own personal reasons, staff will be on hand to take your troika and transmute it into your choice of either the Kamarin (Suda line) or the Grintovec (Triglav line).

What you need to do? Simple, hand the knight running the transmutation station (found near the guild crafting machines) a Troika and 200 ce. The mats will be taken care of for you. Consider this a small gift from me to all of you. ~ limit one craft per person.

LockBox Opening!

For those of you who are not aware I haaaaate iron lock boxes with a passion. I think they are a waste of metallic flesh and existence. However, as a promise to my guild I'll be opening a box or two 3:50 near the half-way point of the event. At my greatest behest, I will go against my most gut of instincts to throw a little ce at those money grubbing monsters!

However! If I have to suffer, then so do you all! Why not grab yourself a key and pop a box with me? Let's see how many boxes we can get going at one time, would make a hell of a screen and who knows, maybe you might get lucky.

Hourly Hot-Seat Lotteries

Once every hour on the half-hour a lottery will be held for everyone currently in the hall. A series of chairs will be set out on the ledges up above the first floor. Each chair will have a number associated with it. Once everyone has stopped moving and settled in their selected chair a number will be chosen at random utilizing random.org If you are sitting in the chair associated with the drawn number, you win 10k cr! Congratulations!

Trivia With Tevokkia

At 5pm (cst) Tevokkia will be doing a hosting a trivia event within the Rogue guild hall. Participants with the fastest response will net themselves a quick 50 ce prize per correct answer! Put your database of in/out of game knowledge to work and turn it into ce and potentially other rewards!

Lockria Fever

Is PvE not your flavor? Do you not like large crowds of strangers? Would you rather rip the hearts out of your fellow knights as opposed to squishing jellies? Than grab your Troika and head to lockdown! Throughout the day of Troikamas, staff members will be combing the games via the spectation feature looking for users who are using exclusively Troika line weapons. (Any variant) Anyone seen using only Troika weapons will be entered to win 100k cr at the end of Troikamas! Additionally, should a game be found that every participant is using only Troika line weapons, everybody there will instantly win 100 ce! So tell your friends, SPREAD THE FEVER!

Looking to make some extra ce?

I'll need some extra staff on hand to ensure the event is running smoothly and races are being run in a timely fashion. I'll be paying staff members who sign up and work the event 300 CE. All payments will be made at the conclusion of Troikamas. The only requirement I have for potential applicants is that they will listen to instruction and can use skype or mumble. It's much easier to coordinate via voice than text.

Looking forward to seeing you all there,

~ Tdlob

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Troika Races:

Fastest RJP stage clear - 50kcr ~ Silver Skies: Silverkeox & Benightz
Fastest Jelly King defeat - 50k cr ~ Silver Skies: Silverkeox & Benightz
Fastest IMF stage clear - 50k cr ~ Kat Krew: Nineball-Seraph & Dalter
Fastest Roarmulus Twins defeat - 50k cr ~ Kat Krew: Nineball-Seraph & Dalter
Fastest overall clear time (all stages/bosses) - 200k cr ~ Frosty Team: Arcelina & Ganondwarfy

Troika Fever: 100k cr drawing - Vanadukehimself

Drawing for Choice of Laurel, Twinkle, and Haunted:

Psychodestroyer
Zeroblast
The-Rawrcake

Troika Concept Contest:

Grand Prize ~ 5k ce - Breaker-Xd Windy Line
Runner Up Prize One ~ 2.5k ce - Lizzi: Vog Line
Runner Up Prize Two ~ 2.5k ce - Zopyros: Swarm/Olympus Lines & Trig/Suda Remakes
Most Unique Concept ~ 1k ce - Heavy-Duty: Gear Line
Best Artistically Executed Design ~ 1k ce - Dill-Samwich: Whip Line
Most Complete Concept ~ 1k ce - Tevokkia: Villain Line
Best use of spiral spy. ~ 1k ce - Happyapathy: Sacrificial Line
Best *cough* cameo *cough* ~ 1k ce - Sir-Tuddle: Capture Line
Community's Choice! ~ 1k ce - Dembooti: Scuttle Line

Sun, 01/13/2013 - 23:42

Heavy-Duty

...

Yes! >:D
It's a few days before my birthday :D

Mon, 01/14/2013 - 00:22

Breaker-Xd

Which Guild Hall?

Just for clarification, and since I don't know what guild you're in.

I can ragecraft a few troikas too to give out, if you'd like :D
I'm looking for an ASI-d one anyways, so I might just hand out my un-UV-d ones

Mon, 01/14/2013 - 05:23

Xxpapaya

The papaya is interested!

Hiya ^^ As you may or may not know, I've started working on submissions for your Troika Contest (along with The-Knightwalker ^^). I'd just like to let you know that I would love attending! I might even join in as a staff member :P But I'm not much of a talker :P (which is ironic coming from me ^^) Is it ok with you if I just talk via text? Besides................my voice sounds like I've got a bee in my throat when I talk with headphones >.>
Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz ^^

Oh, and as Break-Xd mentioned above, which guild hall is it in? :3

Mon, 01/14/2013 - 15:13

Grittle

I could be part of the staff,

I could be part of the staff, but I dont use voice chats....

Mon, 01/14/2013 - 17:13

Tevokkia

^.^

I won't be able to be there for the majority of the event, but I'll make sure to stop in at some point or another to see what's up. <3

Mon, 01/14/2013 - 17:55

Tdlob-Forums

Looking forward to seeing everyone!

@Heavy-Duty: Hrmm, you don't say? Guess i'll have to get you an early b-day gift.

@Breaker-Xd: I would love a shipment of Troikas, UV'd or not. If you don't mind, could you send them to me at "Tdlob"? I'll be collecting them all there and distributing as needed.

@Xxpapaya: Oh, my bad. It's the Rogue guild hall. Apparantly encapsulating words in "<" and ">" give the page the impression I was trying to write HTML. As for your position as staff. As long as you are willing to sit in a skype call that I can talk, you are more than welcome to communicate back via text.

@Grittle: Again, same with the Papaya. If you are willing to sit in the call you are more than welcome to respond via text.

@Tevokkia: Yay! Can't wait to see you there! Btw, thanks for another plug via Spiral Snipes. For those of you who are unaware, you should check out their tumblr. It's full of so much delicious adventure!

Mon, 01/14/2013 - 20:50

Silverkeox

Suee I'll come! =D

Mon, 01/14/2013 - 21:37

Small-Irish-Eyes

Platipie will most likely be guest starring :)

Troikas are overpowered. If you don't believe me, watch a vortex swordsman. ITS OVERPOWERED I SAY. Also, I'm joining your contest with horrible iphone pictures. :P why? Cuz I'm a high schooler with no money for professional bajillion dollar cameras. And yes, bajillion is a real number.

Bai from Platipie :)

Mon, 01/14/2013 - 22:24

Mzculet

I'd like to join!

Mon, 01/14/2013 - 22:53

#10

Kellnox

I'll come if I remember

I really need to stop procrastinating and get a Suda or Triglav.

Tue, 01/15/2013 - 01:37

#11

Hawxindanite

What date would that be on SEAT?

Cause I can only go online on a sat :( and I wanna join!.

Also I've been testing out my new kamarin in RJP and I can clear it quite quickly, just use the charge and almost nothing can hit yu.. Just to let you know about the performance of troikas for those interested in doin the race.

Tue, 01/15/2013 - 17:51

#12

Grittle

Then Grittle shall be part of

Then Grittle shall be part of your staff! :D

(Couldve mail, but grittle is dirt broke D:)

Tue, 01/15/2013 - 17:53

#13

Luguiru

I hope the tables are made of Troikas.

And the floors. Troikas covering all the floors. And walls. You know what? There should be a building made of Troikas with Troika furniture inhabited by Troika toting knights. But the knights are not made of Troikas. That would be silly.

Tue, 01/15/2013 - 18:00

#14

Artistbma

I'm a child in the knowledge

I'm a child in the knowledge of the Troika. I shalt come to this grand event and learn more about the beloved weapon.

/think Nailed it.

Tue, 01/15/2013 - 19:37

#15

Immortous

Ant-loaf

Well, I'll try to be there!

There's no way I can help staff though, sorry. Pretty swamped this week. =O

Sun, 01/20/2013 - 09:06

#16

Hyiaku

Staff needed

I'm willing to join ur staff except I don't got the voice thing so ill just us text instead. I'm 5* I have great skills with people and on jelly runs sometimes roarmulus twins. Count me in
IGN: Hyiaku

Tue, 01/15/2013 - 20:46

#17

Callis-The-Wicked

STAFF! OVER HERE!

I just got one of those headphone thingamajiggys and I will totes be staff =3! Meet you ther (if i am accepted =3)

Sincerely Overhappy,
-Seatus

Wed, 01/16/2013 - 02:33

#18

Xxpapaya

The papaya giggles

@Tdlob-Forums
Ok (^.^) What's your skype name? (username, and the changeable name)
My Skype username is magjonathan, and my changeable name is Johny Papaya

@Luguiru
Oh oh!!!And a papaya made of troikas (^.^)

Wed, 01/16/2013 - 11:35

#19

Nineball-Seraph

This sounds pretty friggin awesome.

TROIKAMAS. I think I'll go craft my suda and wear it while I'm there!

I'd sign up for a staff spot, but I'm horribly inexperienced in terms of dealing with people besides myself, lol.

Thu, 01/17/2013 - 12:56

#20

Vesperaldus

I'll drag my CTR VH Triglav

I'll drag my CTR VH Triglav (and Suda soon) and Mysteryzx's ASI VHs over to the event if him and I find time. I'd be up for staff but like some above, wouldn't be able to speak back. I'll see if Mystery would be up for staff as well, but he would be in the same boat as me and couldn't speak.

@Platipie: Yes, they are overpowered. Anyone who doubts the vortex + Suda/Triglav charge, come watch Mystery too. :)

Sat, 01/19/2013 - 20:00

#21

Grittle

Troikamas is the same day as

Troikamas is the same day as the Superbowl.

Gosh, that'll be easy to remember.

Sun, 01/20/2013 - 08:52

#22

Snowdusk

Different timezones...

Different timezones...
/facepalms v_v

Mon, 01/21/2013 - 23:19

#23

Ganondwarfy

question

are we aloud to speed run the runs? like skip attacking the un-need to be killed mobs? or must we do/get/attack everything?

Tue, 01/22/2013 - 00:31

#24

Ezysphered

Troiki

Haha! the materials for a Troika, I'll send you some Troiki, to compete., In case someone can't bring one

Tue, 01/22/2013 - 21:52

#25

Zenmaiser

Thwack hammers ftw! This

Thwack hammers ftw! This sounds fun.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 00:48

#26

Feline-Grenadier

Well...

I'm not sure what does Kalaina or Inco have to say about this, but...

It's most likely that AntWorker will not be able to visit. That said, he will mail over 50 CE to you in advance in order to get a raffle chance. Cuz everybody needs to light up their pretty faces of theirs...

On another note...

Did your alt leave TZ? I have a memory loss for now, so...

Yeah.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 16:20

#27

Ratik-The-Warrior

hurrrrrrrr

Does my toilet plunger count as a troika

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 23:17

#28

Rwar

/rubs hands and gathers some materials. . . ...

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 22:03

#29

Tdlob-Forums

The OP has been updated!

All the information should be there at this point.

Staff members, please begin contacting me with your skype profile info that I can begin adding everyone.

Also, for those of you planning on partaking in the Races, don't forget to register! (see the post above)

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 22:39

#30

Mzculet

Hey the td does it have to be

Hey the td does it have to be 2 knights? In the race?
Also will the ref check what they have equipped?

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 23:15

#31

Tdlob-Forums

@Night-Rove

Yes, all races must be completed in teams of Two.

The refs will be there to ensure all participants are adhering to the rules (including equipment) and being a mediator to keep track of time.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 23:35

#32

Mzculet

Great! I'll look for a

Great! I'll look for a partner tomorrow! Can it be my fellow rouge guildie? Also I don't think its fair that some people have sudaruska and can use it in the race while some people only have kamarins because that's all they can afford. My point is some people will have advantages can we limit the troika use to 4 star? (Just a suggestion hope you consider) :)

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 23:39

#33

Tdlob-Forums

A fair point.

Weapons for the race have been limited to the Troika, Kamarin, and Grintovec.

Your running partner may be anyone of your choosing, assuming they also adhere to the rules.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 23:55

#34

Breaker-Xd

I made 5 Troikas

And will mail them to you as soon as possible. "Tdlob" is the IGN, correct?

I have yet to get my ASI or CTR UV, which I so desperately want, but have recently invested in an Electron vortex! It's wonderful with troika-smash!

I'd love to participate in the races, as I've been running Roarmulus and Jelly for quite a while now with Troika, and feel up to the challenge!

Also, may I help staff the event? I have skype and headphones-and-such, but might not be around the entire time.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 23:59

#35

Tdlob-Forums

Yes, my IGN is "Tdlob"

Yes please, I would love additional staff. Just send me a mail in-game with your skype name and I'll add you next time I am online.

Thu, 01/24/2013 - 00:46

#36

Rwar

Disco Spank Inferno!

Castione & Cootiecakes

Team Spank Inferno! Go !

Thu, 01/24/2013 - 01:29

#37

Rwar

rule question

"Regulations - Participants will race both Royal Jelly Palace and Roarmulus, in teams of two, using only their trusty Troika weapons as they compete for prizes. The fastest teams who clear the levels and down the bosses will receive rewards upon the end of Troikamas."

I was thinking I need a team mate and then also drag the ref.

Is this a solo run ?

I wanna finda pal and Troikamas ! !! !

Thu, 01/24/2013 - 04:17

#38

Artistbma

Do we have to friend you if

Do we have to friend you if we enter the race so you can check our progress?

And when we're finished, do we have to go to the guild hall Troikamas is being held?

Thu, 01/24/2013 - 06:39

#39

Rwar

zoink

ok, I'm a dork and was well in cups when posting the afor mentioned post. I understand about the pairing

Thanks Tdlob

Thu, 01/24/2013 - 07:08

#40

Tdlob-Forums

In Response

@Rwar: Yes, you'll be running in pairs while dragging a dead ref through the levels.

@Artistbma: No, you don't need to friend me. All the runs will be monitored by your assigned ref from within the party. Additionally, while you don't need to return to the guild hall after you complete the run, teams who are present at the hall will receive priority clearance and be sent on their runs first.

Thu, 01/24/2013 - 22:59

#41

Yttriu

Important Question!

Will there be cake?

Also, I hope I can make although I cannot know until the date is closer. I've always loved Troikas, for I've always pitied under-used items. However, I'm on the other side of under-used swords from you. <3 Rigadoon.

Either way, I would be happy to attend. It seems exciting, and I'd also like to thank you in advance for holding this, since I may not be there.

Fri, 01/25/2013 - 07:56

#42

Tdlob-Forums

Cake? After the Troikapeture testing program is complete

Updated the main post with Hourly Lotteries.

Hope you can make it Yttriu, in the mean time. I wish thee the best. ^_^

Fri, 01/25/2013 - 18:34

#43

Rwar

Troika Races Registration

"The Hissy Fits!"

Rwar and Budadose of Lotus Storm.

Feb 3rd tis gonna be fun.

Sat, 01/26/2013 - 09:24

#44

Snowdusk

I have a holiday on that day... but it's the previous week

Oh sigh, still can't come ._.

Sat, 01/26/2013 - 06:11

#45

Rwar

Dude

Dude, I am back into cups.

But BUT, I have an offical pic for team "The Hissy Fits!"

http://lotusstorm.lefora.com/2013/01/26/troikamas/

Thanks again for letting us all have all this fun. Buda and I have been running some dungeons to get a feel for da wheel, yo!

Sun, 01/27/2013 - 14:18

#46

Mzculet

Do we have to kill all enemies?

Sun, 01/27/2013 - 14:10

#47

Skyguarder

Can we make our teams?

For the races?

Sun, 01/27/2013 - 14:23

#48

Mzculet

Me and benny are teams!

Team Name: Silverskies
Knight #1: Benightz
Knight #2: Silverkeox

Sun, 01/27/2013 - 18:06

#49

Skyguarder

You forgot the space

It's Silver Skies

Sun, 01/27/2013 - 19:05

#50

Windsickle

Hm... I don't think that

Hm... I don't think that I'll be able to make it. Well have fun all.

-Windsickle

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Troikamas has ended, thanks for coming out everyone! ~ Winners Posted