Spiral Knights - [END, videos posted] I would like to start a competition with all three regalia redux sets as prizes

[END, videos posted] I would like to start a competition with all three regalia redux sets as prizes

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Thu, 12/01/2011 - 00:05

Munya

Hi guys I would like to start a competition where the competitors run FSC and Vana with proto helm, armor and shield, no trinkets, but get to pick their weapons of choice. The competitor invites one of the designated "spectator" and they run FSC together from the terminal and the spectator is not allowed to help. The run ends when the competitor dies once. As for now, the prize will be gold, blue and green regalia sets and it will either all be given to the single best run or a set each to three best runs depending on the interest.

If you guys think this will be fun or have some suggestions please leave a post :D

Ok here we go XD

Rules:
All competitors start at the terminal, I will provide the lift to the terminal and assign a spectator to you. Please let the spectator die and do not revive him/her. The run ends once the competitor dies. The spectator will take note of where you died and revive you once that happens so you can reach the end of the stage and go on your merry way.
Required gear: proto helm, proto armor, and proto shield, no trinkets allowed
Weapons: Competitors are split into three groups, bombers, gunners, and swordsmen. At the beginning of the run, the competitor picks a role and is forced to only use what they chose, the number of weapons one can bring is two. Since i feel like its more difficult to just use bombs, bombers may bring up to four weapons.
How to win: survive the longest from your class.

Prizes:
One Rose Regalia Redux set (Gold, Blue, or Green) to the winner of each class. The person who went first and won gets to pick the color first.
Three additional prizes of 1 shadow key each for: the worst luck (no vitapod/pill drops for a long time), the most amusing run, and the most innovative.

Sign up by either friending Ninjakit and attach a message to indicate when you will most likely be on or just send me a mail to Munya.
Will take names for a week and finish runs with all the applicants. Basically ending next Saturday (12/10)

Note: There seems to be some confusion. There are three prizes one to each class so they don't conflict, gunning might be the easiest but it doesn't mean using swords lowers your chance at winning because you are not competing against other gunners. Also you don't need to reach Vana or beat him or anything you just have to survive longer than the other competitors so there will be a winner by the end of the competition regardless.

Winner
Gun: Thengel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RoSnrJDots) reached d26 second to last room
Sword: Meida (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31OQvBSwjpA) reached d27 third room
Bomb: Bombing was harder than expected, none of the contestants cleared the first wheel room, therefore no way to judge who was in the lead.

Thu, 12/01/2011 - 00:28

Giannii

I could try, never soloed

I could try, never soloed vana and you make it harder though :P

suggestion: the spec has to suicide on the first shadow fire possible. It's up to the runner to revive the spec early so that he doesnt screw him up later during a battle. Wait until said battle to revive on purpose to gain invincibility frames, or wait on purpose to preserve all the health possible but have the spec as a minor obstacle at the center of the party button. The spec carries a fov/gf as well, so they can suicide early at the vana room, and be reived so that they dont have anything to do with that battle.

Thu, 12/01/2011 - 00:20

Munya

i might lower the difficulty by allowing shield of choice

but i dunno yet

Thu, 12/01/2011 - 00:27

Omuraisu

I remember CDG had this kind

I remember CDG had this kind of competition about a month ago, but the only weapon allowed was a DA.

Thu, 12/01/2011 - 00:33

Munya

:o true

a good gunner could just kite their face off, which may or may not be a bad thing, imma go try some stuff out :D thx for pointing that out

Thu, 12/01/2011 - 05:02

Reulogh

Not going to enter but here

Not going to enter but here to lend support to the cause.

I did this about 1.5 months ago with Stompt and Corny, we did it out of whims and boredom and it was actually an unexpected fun ride. They started at Basil while I joined at the end of depth 26, the slight difference was only 2 weapons slots were allowed. No trinkets, full-fledged proto. Needlessly to say, I was the first to die and spoil the run :P ( as shown in the last screenie ).

http://oi41.tinypic.com/207tl6c.jpg
http://oi40.tinypic.com/3097vwh.jpg
http://oi43.tinypic.com/iwtdue.jpg

I'm not sure if I'll get the chance to play with any of them again, but for the 4months I'm in this game, it's an honor to play with all my buds on the friendlist, especially the first 6 members of Finesse <3 ( Anly, Corny, Hetero, Scrapster, Sick, Me + Stompt the oddball ).

Thu, 12/01/2011 - 05:18

Munya

:S you are leaving too?

donate something to the prize pool reu XD

Thu, 12/01/2011 - 05:30

Xylka-Mkii

Count me in. I want that

Count me in. I want that regalia :D

Thu, 12/01/2011 - 07:00

Silphius

First off, it sounds fun.

"The competitor invites one of the designated "spectator" and they run FSC together from the terminal and the spectator is not allowed to help."

Soloing it alone is one thing, but the monster HP difference between solo and two players is quite substantial. Someone who is used to pulling off awesome feats (like killing an annoying Trojan/Vanaduke Guard with a single charge attack) might fail and die instead. How about you test the health of monsters in both situations, see how much % they gain with another player and allow the contestant one/two trinkets to compensate? (trinket has to give damage bonus instead of ASI of course).

Are weapon UV's allowed?

Besides that, Giannii has a valid suggestion. If a spectator were alive as well he could trigger charges and fire breath from all the baddies down there, including vanaduke.

Thu, 12/01/2011 - 07:06

Skerdikas

my main char name megatronlt

i would like to to that. I cant play till saturday because my pc are being repaired right now

Thu, 12/01/2011 - 07:09

#10

Skerdikas

my main char name megatronlt

i would like to to that. I cant play till saturday because my pc are being repaired right now

Thu, 12/01/2011 - 07:15

#11

Skerdikas

oops

sorry for double post

Thu, 12/01/2011 - 08:42

#12

Juances

Do we have to start with

Do we have to start with nothing at elevators, or can we run the previous levels to stockpile pills,vitapods,etc?

Thu, 12/01/2011 - 10:43

#13

Munya

I got a pretty interesting suggestion

and i am going with it :D
taking ppl's names starting now
updated the rules on the first post

Thu, 12/01/2011 - 11:11

#14

Skerdikas

u gonna be spectator or

u gonna be spectator or someone else?

Thu, 12/01/2011 - 11:27

#15

Skerdikas

few more questions

1.whats ur IGN?
2.when winner will be chosen?
3.will u write a list with players that tries to do this crazy thing?
4.will u be on tommorow?

Plz answer as soon as possible and sorry for bad grammar

Thu, 12/01/2011 - 11:33

#16

Munya

IGN is munya, but friend ninjakit and leave a msg instead
the winner will most likely be choosen one week from now, but since my friends/spectators and i might not be on for some time zones, the actual results will come out a bit later
i shall post who is in the lead once in a while
and yes i'll most likely be on

Thu, 12/01/2011 - 12:25

#17

Halifix

I'm going to guess that

I'm going to guess that everyone will do first try to do this feat on gunner, then swordsman, then bomber. And I can already tell which 2 weapons (or 3+ bombs) every person would bring.

Thu, 12/01/2011 - 14:10

#18

Velcro

Signing up for Sword class.

Thu, 12/01/2011 - 14:34

#19

Jmsa

I wud like to sign up for gun

I wud like to sign up for gun class

my ign is Jmsa

my alt is falsealarm

Thu, 12/01/2011 - 14:52

#20

Mysticbeam

lol

can i be a spectator? im not interested in prizes, i just wanna watch how some1 can do vana solo in proto gearz xD

Thu, 12/01/2011 - 21:01

#21

Skerdikas

oOoO

theese rules are really hard. I have never tried to do fsc with only swords

Thu, 12/01/2011 - 21:43

#22

Forums-Trader

I remember doing this with my

I remember doing this with my bot against my will on depth 24 fsc (the can't join till you reach depth 29 forced feature) he was full proto ;p. My attacks ended up doing 10 dmg each... it was painfully slow lol. Decided to use the rolling wheels to kill + shield bumping, gave in and died at the last part (spending 5 mins to just kill 1 slag... no way..).

This would be a piece of cake...

Thu, 12/01/2011 - 23:05

#23

Spamisalreadyinuse

you should probably allow 1

you should probably allow 1 5* damage trinket to offset hp difference.

Fri, 12/02/2011 - 00:04

#24

Reignandpals

spectater!

can i be a spectater to watch people fail to there endless doom in fsc

Fri, 12/02/2011 - 01:18

#25

Silphius

@Reignandpals & @Mysticbeam

Spectators need to be unbiased "officials" who Munya can trust and who judge if you did well. Extra officials will give monsters more HP. So no, you cannot be a spectator unless you're Munya's friend and have been for quite some time.

Munya, could you and the spectators fraps the attempts and put them up to youtube? That would save the contestant's computer the strain of running it while playing.

To topic subject: aw, does it have to be a specialized class? I've always been a hybrid with all three types in my arsenal. I can't think of a sword that's decent against Vanaduke's last phase.

Fri, 12/02/2011 - 04:40

#26

Scallian

Clarification Needed

Weapons can be 1-star as well right? Or would you like us to go full proto using 0-star weapons?

Fri, 12/02/2011 - 04:53

#27

Zxeroadvent

This seems interesting. ill

This seems interesting. ill sign up after school :D

Fri, 12/02/2011 - 05:11

#28

Silphius

@Scallian

You're allowed two normal 5* weapons, specific to your class. Bombers get 4 though.

Fri, 12/02/2011 - 15:26

#29

Zxeroadvent

Alright! ill sign up

ill sign up for swordsman class! i guess i should go practice :L

by the way, When exactly is this? i didnt see a date.

Edit: im already on your friends list munya, so would i still need to add the other person?

Fri, 12/02/2011 - 21:30

#30

Skerdikas

arghhh

this is rlly hard. I have beaten 2lwls of fsc only.

Fri, 12/02/2011 - 21:50

#31

Xairathan

Signing Up

I'll sign up as a Swordsman. Just to confirm: 2 weapons, no trinkets, is it shield of choice or Proto shield?

Sat, 12/03/2011 - 12:51

#32

Josebrocha

as for trinkets, would you at

as for trinkets, would you at least be willing to allow CTR trinkets?:T
The proto gear will take forever to charge 0____0

Sat, 12/03/2011 - 13:53

#33

Munya

as i already had ppl that ran it

the rules should stay the same, so proto shield and no trinkets

Sat, 12/03/2011 - 14:04

#34

Chris

Can I do it on video or

Can I do it on video or livestream?
This is very easy for me.

I'd love another redux set to add to my collection!

Also I'd like to go with DA + Argent Peacemaker
If this isn't possible I guess I can settle for peacemaker + polaris or valiance
Also is it possible for me to do my run on the 10th as I will be away until then most likely.

ALSO can I compete in multiple groups?

Swordsman I would bring DA + FF
Gunner I would bring Peacemaker + valiance I think
Bomb I would bring.... well I don't have a 3rd or 4th bomb so Idk if I will do this one at all

If I can only do one class I will be doing gunner

Sat, 12/03/2011 - 16:59

#35

Kurapika

Sign me up!

IGN: Kurapika

I'm already on your friends list. :P

I think I'm going for swordie class. :D

Sat, 12/03/2011 - 18:48

#36

Zxeroadvent

@ kurapika

Oh my, your funny.

for a second there i thought i had to go up against my GM...
wait...

FUUUUUU

anyway, may the best swordsman win. :D

Sun, 12/04/2011 - 00:31

#37

Skerdikas

proto+fire=im toasted xD

proto+fire=im toasted
xD

Sun, 12/04/2011 - 01:16

#38

Munya

day one ended :D

updated the lead, i am recording the runs and will upload them at the end of the competition
buuutttt where are my bomber :<

Sun, 12/04/2011 - 01:52

#39

Fehzor

I'll have to give this a go.

Sun, 12/04/2011 - 04:18

#40

Silphius

Could you tell us how far the

Could you tell us how far the contestants managed to get?

Sun, 12/04/2011 - 04:41

#41

Leafxc

is cyclop helm allowed :D ?

is cyclop helm allowed :D ? since it has same defense with proto helm

Sun, 12/04/2011 - 05:56

#42

Skerdikas

how far ppl went?

Sun, 12/04/2011 - 08:08

#43

Leafxc

9 sec burn in proto set ,

9 sec burn in proto set , noooooooo : <

Sun, 12/04/2011 - 10:23

#44

Halifix

If no one else is interested,

If no one else is interested, I'll sign up as bomber. I'm not sure I'll be able to meet up with your friends next week, tho...

Sun, 12/04/2011 - 16:04

#45

Munya

what did you do with your proto leafxc? i guess if its the same it shouldnt matter
also halifix as in you wont be online at all? or are you from a different time zone?

Sun, 12/04/2011 - 16:57

#46

Zinqf

Proto Gear

I've done all of t3, FSC, and Vanaduke using a setup very close to your rules 2 weeks ago (For the lawlz). Proto Shield, 0* Default Armor, No trinkets, DA, AP.

But I never knew anyone actually cared enough about doing a 5 star weapon / 0 star everything else run of things...I'm serious. I recorded it but primary reason I didn't upload it is because many people I asked said that 5 star weapons make the attempt too "easy".

I can do another one if you want =)

I have two questions though...

1. Can I record it and upload it? Or do I have to take the spectator? XD

2. I used one Sword and one Gun to do my Full T3 FSC/Vanaduke no death solo. Keeping it to swords only or guns only really required?

Sun, 12/04/2011 - 18:07

#47

Halifix

I meant that starting next

I meant that starting next week I will probably be busy, so it may be hard to find time to do a FSC with proto gear. But, if I find you guys and I'll have time, I'll be happy to do it.

Mon, 12/05/2011 - 00:49

#48

Mikalmirkas

I'm in. Two questions

I'm in. Two questions though:

1) Can I be put into all 3 categories? Else, throw me into Bombers.
2) I lag hard in FSC with everything at high and render effects on. Can I take the recording of me after the competition is over and upload it on my personal YouTube channel?

(woo gold set c:)

Mon, 12/05/2011 - 03:42

#49

Munya

bombers!
k so you may only be in one category, have to take a spectator for your "official run" anddd the spectator shall record
on that note, ppl tell me i am doing something wrong b/c my recordings turn out to take up a lot of space :S, which program should i be using to make them smaller/most efficient?

Mon, 12/05/2011 - 03:48

#50

Mikalmirkas

If your spectators have

If your spectators have half-decent computers and huge reserve HD space: Fraps

You can try these as well:
http://www.anewmorning.com/2009/01/06/5-free-alternatives-to-fraps/

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