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The Spiral Knights Olympics 2015

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Wed, 04/22/2015 - 11:30
Tempas

Hey all. I thought it might be fun for all to create a competition which both PvE and PvP doers can enjoy. I would like to say that the rules for each event are not rock solid as of yet so if you do disagree with some or would like to add others please do say so! Also, I would like to thank Three Rings for sponsoring this event and for their help with it thus far! Anyway, here are some questions that you may have followed by the list of events.

What is the prize?

    • Currently there is 6,000 energy for the winning team in each category(PvP and PvE, 12,000 energy total). There will be an additional prize if a single team wins in both categories.
  • How do I enter my team ? What size is a team ?

    • You enter by listing a team name, team members and the server your team plays in. If entering for all events with a single team your team has to have six members, however if your team is only entering for PvE based events it may have three members or six based on your wishes. For PvP based events your team must also have six members.
  • When does this start?

    • Roughly in 2 weeks from the day this post has been created.
  • So here's the list of events :
    PVE(check notes 1-3)
    Speed running

    • Your team will be given a gate to clear as fast as possible.
  • Survival

    • Your team will be placed in a level of our choosing while wearing full proto armour(and shield and weapons) with no heart trinkets(or pet perks giving HP). You will travel until the chosen location within this level. From there on, your team will be timed on how long can they survive in this area without dying. Full inspect for this event must be on at all times.
  • No shield challenge

    • Your team will be tasked to clear a mission of our choosing without using a shield. You will be graded on your success and the time it took you to clear this mission. You are not allowed to use sparks to revive however you are allowed to use the emergency revive. If your party is unable to clear the level, you will be graded on how far you made.
  • PVP(check note 4)
    Guild vs Guild Lockdown

    • Your team will be placed against every other team in a guild vs guild match. You will play each team three times. Your team gains one point per win(a win is winning at least 2 out of the 3 matches). The team with the highest amount of points wins.
  • Point domination

    • The initial two cap points will be capped to create an infinite game, you will wait until the timer say there is 7 minutes left in the match. Once this is reached you will begin to battle over the center point. Only three people from each team may be outside of the base at any point. The winner is the team which wins the match. Your team MUST use different classes(striker,recon,guard). You will play each team three times. Your team gains one point per win(a win is winning at least 2 out of the 3 matches). The team with the highest amount of points wins.
  • Guild vs Guild Blast Network

    • Your team will placed against every other team in a guild vs guild match. Your team will choose the four people which will be in the matches(these four may change from match to match). You will play each team three times. Your team gains one point per win(a win is winning at least 2 out of the 3 matches). The team with the highest amount of points wins.
  • note #1: For all of the events, there must be a judge present. The judge will record you partaking in the event and this will give us a way to verify the results of each event. If a judge was not present or for some reason there is no recording of the event, it is as if it never took place.
    note #2: For all of the above PVE events, the judge will die upon arrival and will only be there to make sure nothing is being done that is against the rules.
    note #3: All PvE events will be done three times each. For teams with six players, you may vary who does the runs each try.
    note #4:For all of the PVP events if a team is from a different server than yours, you will play them 3 times on each server. Winner will be determined by most wins.

    And that's all for the events! Essentially each event carries a certain amount of points(10 points for the winner, 7 for the second place and 3 for the third), winning each event will give your team those points
    and the team with the most points will win. Also anyone who has questions don't hesitate to ask!

    Sun, 05/03/2015 - 17:40
    #1
    Tempas
    Registered Teams.

    All Events
    Team Name: Para is Sexy
    Roster: Unparalleled, Indusk, Rekole, Vanillaboy, Sir-Grubbington, Laser-Alpha
    Server: USA

    Team Name: Almirian Partners
    Roster: Hironicbluedragon, Eddiemeduza, Seikatsu-Neko, Shady-The-Cosmic (Ql-Shady), Asthix, Darkhuby
    Server: EU

    PvE Events only
    Team name: Toxic Balls
    Roster: Rendep, Reto-Da-Liz, Theirillusion
    Server: EU

    Team Name: All skill
    Roster: Strikersz, Spirpo, Drinkeater
    Server:USA

    Team Name: Solo Queuers Unite
    Roster: Itsmeandersonlol, Corefinder, Hex-Chan
    Server: Currently undetermined.

    PvP Events only
    No entries so far

    Wed, 04/22/2015 - 11:35
    #2
    Sweetsundere's picture
    Sweetsundere
    Yay! ^^

    Good luck to everyone who participates and let this be an amazing, fun event!

    Let the games begin!

    Wed, 04/22/2015 - 11:46
    #3
    Conicius's picture
    Conicius
    -.-

    Hands down, awesome event. Amazingly, Three Rings are sponsoring it, all the better, props to anyone who has a hand in setting this up. Not gonna lie, I'm already tingling with anticipation.

    Wed, 04/22/2015 - 12:15
    #4
    Skepticraven's picture
    Skepticraven
    ↓

    "No shield challenge"

    Hope it's the gauntlet.
    Great mission for all PvE tactical goodness.

    Wed, 04/22/2015 - 13:27
    #5
    Jungle-Sword's picture
    Jungle-Sword
    amg this looks good

    coooooooool something worthwhile is in the general discussion!!!

    Wed, 04/22/2015 - 14:59
    #6
    Tempas
    @Skepticraven I was actually

    @Skepticraven
    I was actually looking for suggestions on which PvE missions/levels to choose from and quite a few people have suggestions the gauntlet for the no shield challenge. I'll ask around more but if no one suggests anything better that'll be the mission.

    @Everyone
    Thanks for the positive feedback!

    Wed, 04/22/2015 - 15:05
    #7
    Hershey-Kiss's picture
    Hershey-Kiss
    Any format for the entry?

    Any format for the entry?

    Wed, 04/22/2015 - 15:05
    #8
    Krissychu's picture
    Krissychu
    Oo..~

    Point domination sounds really fun, great idea! :3

    Wed, 04/22/2015 - 15:12
    #9
    Tempas
    @Vanillaboy Just listing your

    @Vanillaboy
    Just listing your team members(their in-game names) and the team name would be the format I suppose.

    @Krissychu
    Point domination was actually an idea from a guildy of mine. He was talking about hosting a guild event with similar format to that but it never actually happened. I thought it'd be a good idea to put it in here haha.

    Wed, 04/22/2015 - 15:45
    #10
    Cryptian's picture
    Cryptian
    Bwhahahahaaa

    Interested in the BN GvG... but most BN guilds these days are dying...

    Also, shouldn't there be two sections for each Blast Network and Lockdown? Otherwise, those who play Blast Network stand no chance D:
    Just asking, because I don't really play often anymore, but I'm slightly interested in participating if I have the time.

    Wed, 04/22/2015 - 17:00
    #11
    Tempas
    If by sections you mean

    If by sections you mean events for BN then I haven't put up two specifically for BN because I couldn't think up any gimmick that uses BN but would be played different than BN. If you do provide me with one I might put it in as an event.

    Wed, 04/22/2015 - 19:00
    #12
    Pery-Alaois's picture
    Pery-Alaois
    Sounds interesting! I'll be

    Sounds interesting!
    I'll be thinking on it...

    ...still thinking on it...

    Wed, 04/22/2015 - 19:42
    #13
    Cryptian's picture
    Cryptian
    @Tempas

    An idea I have in mind is to run around not obtaining any powerups. Whoever's team's player lasts the longest declares that team the winner. Unfortunately, there is no real method to prove if you have more than one powerup; unless, the judges watch very closely...

    Even then, there could be a misunderstanding when one of the powerups disappear due to timing out. If a player runs by, it could look like he/she took the powerup. Pretty much, it's a gimmick based on honesty.

    I don't really have any other ideas atm, but I could ask my guildmates about it to see if they have any or want to participate.

    Thu, 04/23/2015 - 15:46
    #14
    Eltrooper's picture
    Eltrooper
    Looks promising.

    In what way besides making the event known is OOO sponsoring this event?

    I'll see if I can't get a team together. This could be a real blast, something that could make things interesting.

    ~Elt

    Thu, 04/23/2015 - 15:49
    #15
    Zaderules's picture
    Zaderules
    @Tempas

    Hey Tempas,

    I just want to say its amazing that you can continue the tradition of the spiral olympics. You have definitely improved the format by far and organized the event really well compared to the past olympics. At least compared to how I organized the first one back in the day. I definitely need to learn from you if I ever get the chance to host something big again. I don't play SK anymore, but I still follow SK on facebook, and I felt nostalgic when I saw a post about you hosting the olympics. This will be a success and thanks to you for hosting and keeping the SK community together. If there's anything you may need help on or need a perspective on something, I may be able to help. Anyways, go wreck havoc and bring competitiveness back to the community!

    -Zaderules

    Thu, 04/23/2015 - 16:13
    #16
    Valtiros
    Great! I m really glad that

    Great! I m really glad that OOO at last condescends to make an organized competition in this game.

    Thu, 04/23/2015 - 16:52
    #17
    Tempas
    @Cryptian Yeah, following

    @Cryptian
    Yeah, following people around and making sure that no one picks up a powerful is fairly difficult to enforce but since people will be recording the game it could be possible to do this. I'll talk it over with some others and see if it's feasible.

    @eltrooper
    They added 6,000 energy to the prize pool(initially the prize was going to be 6,000 but now it's 12,000). They have also helped me in tightening up the rules for the competition.

    @Zaderules
    Thanks for the praise! Since you are a previous organiser of such an event I would love to get some advice the event in general so I could improve it further.

    @Valtiros
    Unbelievable isn't it ? I'm so glad myself!

    Thu, 04/23/2015 - 19:04
    #18
    Thinslayer's picture
    Thinslayer

    Reserved. The Knights of Christ are interested in joining.

    Thu, 04/23/2015 - 19:07
    #19
    Thinslayer's picture
    Thinslayer
    Idea

    Let's not do combat in Lockdown. That kinda keeps the newer players out. Instead, I propose that we do weaponless Lockdown, in which the goal is simply to earn the most points through capping alone.

    Thu, 04/23/2015 - 19:38
    #20
    Abelisk's picture
    Abelisk

    I want to be in.

    Thu, 04/23/2015 - 19:55
    #21
    Tempas
    @Thinslayer Hi, I'm expecting

    @Thinslayer
    Hi, I'm expecting your reserved post above to be edited later with a list of team members correct ? Also, in lockdown people would just need to stand on the point to prevent others from capping it. It would make the game absolutely pointless since neither team could cap past their initial points.

    @Itsmeandersonlol
    Do you have a team or do you want to sign up solo and would like for me to pair you up with other players who will sign up solo ?

    Thu, 04/23/2015 - 20:33
    #22
    Ventai's picture
    Ventai
    @Tempas Why do we need a team

    @Tempas

    Why do we need a team of six when only four can play in a level at a time

    Thu, 04/23/2015 - 20:34
    #23
    Ventai's picture
    Ventai
    Double post sorry

    Double post sorry

    Thu, 04/23/2015 - 20:42
    #24
    Tempas
    @Ventai I'm considering to

    @Ventai
    I'm considering to allow teams of three for the PvE section. The whole teams of six concept was to allow one team to have enough members to compete in everything. Considering how lockdown needs six members for GvG which is the most out of all of the events that was the reason why I picked six. I will probably make changes to the PvE segment however to make three player teams(each event requires a judge to be in the party effectively allowing only three others to be there)

    Thu, 04/23/2015 - 20:47
    #25
    Radexs's picture
    Radexs
    @ Ventai

    @six players mainly for the LockDown team -_-

    Thu, 04/23/2015 - 20:47
    #26
    Radexs's picture
    Radexs
    sad.......

    want to take part but me and as well as 99/100 pro/good/experienced players already quited SK cuz of lack of new content..

    idk how u made OOO sponsor for ya, if u can do that try make some changes in the game? like;
    1. Remove spark revive, cuz this makes the game more solo and SK is really boring when it works sololy, hp reviving was better.
    2. Heating system.......
    3. 2011; D28 Vanaduke........................2015; D28 Vanaduke, new content?
    4.

    Thu, 04/23/2015 - 21:35
    #27
    Thinslayer's picture
    Thinslayer
    @Tempas

    Then all-Proto Lockdown with Proto Bombs only. Proto Bombs can kill, but only if you don't move. That way, it keeps the focus on capping while forcing players to move around.

    Fri, 04/24/2015 - 00:08
    #28
    Abelisk's picture
    Abelisk

    @Tempas: I still need to find a party so give me some time. If I can't make a party, then I'll go solo and get paired up with others.

    Fri, 04/24/2015 - 04:29
    #29
    King-Cobra
    One chance?

    Firstly i think it's a great idea I hope it happens but I thought for the PvE sections like the speed running and survival will teams get more than one chance to post a time? I thought this because well what if someone on the team times out on the run or you know you can do better but you get unlucky. Could it be the best time from three or four runs?

    Fri, 04/24/2015 - 05:41
    #30
    Tempas
    @Thinslayer Talked it over

    @Thinslayer
    Talked it over with others. Simple answer is no. Mainly because the competition quite skill based hence people who've never played PvP are not supposed to be able to waltz in and do great. It's the same concept as a sport, people who've never played it are not supposed to do great in a competition and the sport will not be tweaked in a way to make it easy for everyone.

    @King-Cobra
    Yup, I will make it best of three runs. Currently if you had a team of six you were allowed to do it twice(one half does it once and the other half of the team does it the second time). I will rewrite the rules concerning entry and how many tries you get by the end of the day.

    Fri, 04/24/2015 - 14:12
    #31
    Strikersz's picture
    Strikersz
    i want in too :D

    this seems like an awesome idea and i'd like to participate. A few questions tho.
    1. How do i register and where?
    2. Can i make a team with non-guildies and just join their guild (or they mine) for the GvG's?
    3. Will i get an in game notification that ive registered succesfully or do i check forum/ facebook?
    Also let us know the time for the different timezones, as some of my friends are in completely different time zones with 4-5 hour differences.
    Thats all for now, ill let you know if i have some more questions tempas :D

    Fri, 04/24/2015 - 14:26
    #32
    Hershey-Kiss's picture
    Hershey-Kiss
    The Cursed Wanderers Sign-Up for 2015 SK Olympics

    Team Name: Para is Sexy

    1. Unparalleled
    2. Indusk
    3. Rekole
    4. Vanillaboy/Icecreamkingdom (same person)
    5. Sir-Grubbington
    6. Laser-Alpha

    Back-ups

    1. Det-The-Epicventur
    2. Mr-Cakes
    3. Dontreadthis

    Fri, 04/24/2015 - 14:52
    #33
    Tempas
    @Strikersz1) You register

    @Strikersz
    1) You register here on this forum thread by naming the people in your team(must be in-game names) and by providing a team name.
    2)Yes you can.
    3)You will have to check the forums.

    I'll list the times while specifying for which region they are when time becomes relevant to the event.

    @Vanillaboy
    Signed up

    @everyone
    Edited rules. Specifically the sign up portion and the note portion.

    Fri, 04/24/2015 - 15:13
    #34
    Hershey-Kiss's picture
    Hershey-Kiss
    What tier lockdown? can we

    What tier lockdown? can we please? please please please please. do t1?

    Fri, 04/24/2015 - 17:07
    #35
    Traevelliath's picture
    Traevelliath

    If anything, I'd say Tier 2 Lockdown would be best. Large variety of weapon types without dying too quickly.

    Fri, 04/24/2015 - 17:33
    #36
    Bleyken's picture
    Bleyken

    T1 and T2 LD are dead. People is used to T3 LD.

    Sat, 04/25/2015 - 12:41
    #37
    Makugan's picture
    Makugan
    wow :D

    i like it may be i should enter, but i must think what team mates i must have from my guild! :D

    Sun, 04/26/2015 - 15:51
    #38
    Yonana
    inb4

    >inb4 triple max bk coat/cowl double grand solstice ring 9999x sparks celestial saber mixmaster team wins speedrunning and pvp

    Sun, 04/26/2015 - 09:14
    #39
    Schplasm
    signing up for pve

    team name: schplasm
    roster:
    schplasm

    Sun, 04/26/2015 - 10:17
    #40
    Tempas
    @Yonana It takes skill to

    @Yonana
    It takes skill to play this game, not UVs and gear.

    @Schplasm
    You need to have at least three players for PvE based events in your team.

    Sun, 04/26/2015 - 13:46
    #41
    Yonana
    my bad

    i'm sorry your right, i forgot how UVs and gear have no effect on gameplay whatsoever. After all, skilled players run with nothing but proto armor and sword.

    Sun, 04/26/2015 - 15:03
    #42
    Skepticraven's picture
    Skepticraven
    ↓

    @Yonana

    I might have to enter with a shard bomb team just to prove you wrong.
    I will note that you can't get MSI UVs and there are technically no "must kill monsters" requirements for any of the PvE areas. [Unless there are monster gates.] Even then, a celestial saber will be dealing significantly lower DPS compared to autoguns.

    Also, if you're using sparks... youre wasting time dying.

    @Tempas

    Do you have judges yet?

    Sun, 04/26/2015 - 15:10
    #43
    Reto-Da-Liz's picture
    Reto-Da-Liz

    Team name: Toxic Balls
    Roster: Rendep, Reto-Da-Liz, Theirillusion
    Server: EU
    Entering for PvE events.

    I need to win so I can afford to buy some trinket slots for next month :)

    Sun, 04/26/2015 - 15:58
    #44
    Yonana
    derp

    sparks are instant and come with high damage boost, so they eliminate the need to dodge.
    celestial saber was mainly to further the point of the power of money, and the knockback+stun would be great for running away for speedruns, and mixmaster is still a powerful elemental gun.

    Someone with full vanilla chaos and ssb would still be outdamaged by someone with full bk+good shield+ ctr vh asi vh weapons. what i was trying to get at was that there should be some universal limit on UVs , gear and sparks to make it more fair for all players.

    Sun, 04/26/2015 - 16:18
    #45
    Reto-Da-Liz's picture
    Reto-Da-Liz

    If a player has spent money/time for a certain item, I don't see why you would limit them, to reward those who have not spent as much money/time into the game.
    Also:

    PvP-wise: a good player with no/average UVs will almost always beat a bad player with good UVs.
    PvE-wise: UVs are barely a factor. Chaos set solves most of your problems.

    Sun, 04/26/2015 - 16:19
    #46
    Subchu
    Get this checked out?

    Just was wondering. Since it's awfully close to the main event anyone cares about in this game (KATS), you might wanna check with your sponsor so you don't lose all of your participation last minute from people hunting kats 24/7. That is all.

    Sun, 04/26/2015 - 16:36
    #47
    Tempas
    @Skepticraven I haven't

    @Skepticraven
    I haven't specifically chosen judges yet however I do have some people in mind. Why ?

    @Reto-da-liz
    Entry noted.

    @Subchu
    I doubt they'd tell me of an upcoming event but I can ask.

    @Yonana
    If you believe gear is the determining factor in this game you quite clearly haven't played this game enough. Other games such as Dragon Nest place a huge emphasis on gear, this game provides the same bonuses via trinkets/pet perks or just simply armour buffs. It's easy to max everything without spending a dime for PvE at least.

    Sun, 04/26/2015 - 16:39
    #48
    Mergu-Md's picture
    Mergu-Md

    I love how every week a large portion of the playerbase gets hyped over the next Kat event on absolutely no basis.

    I might put together a team for this. Sounds like fun!

    Sun, 04/26/2015 - 17:04
    #49
    Skepticraven's picture
    Skepticraven
    ↓

    @Tempas

    Because the last couple contests that I've seen on the forums had judges that were also competing - a direct conflict of interest for "fair" judging.

    Sun, 04/26/2015 - 17:28
    #50
    Tempas
    @Everyone Levels for the

    @Everyone
    Levels for the second and third event have been decided. They are not set in stone yet however they will most likely be the ones to be used.

    For the survival event, the room will be the top left room of the second floor of jelly king.
    For the no shield event, mission to clear will be the Gauntlet.

    @Skepticraven
    Judges for the events will not be participating.

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