Spiral Knights - Proto Gear Lockdown Tournament

Proto Gear Lockdown Tournament

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Tue, 04/30/2013 - 13:55

Poetry

Has anyone ever hosted one? I was thinking of putting one together with The Goonies.

For the sake of parity, the only real stipulation is that you must fight in unaltered proto gear (heated, but no UVs), with proto weapons (you can fight as an alt, if need be, as long as you identify your main account).

Essentially, you'll fight as a newborn account.

Details:

1) No trinkets

2) No UVs.

3) You must heat your proto gear (armor/weapons) to level 10.

4) Auto-Target/Auto-Aim
(left up to the individual, can be on or off, i don't care, unlike other people, i'm not afraid of anyone or anything...except bugs :P)

5) You can only use a proto sword, a proto gun, and proto bomb (You may only use two weapons at a time, default mode).

Anyone interested?

Tue, 04/30/2013 - 15:38

Johnthegreenguy

TNW represent

The Nights Watch is always up for custom lockdown games! Anything to improve balance :3

Tue, 04/30/2013 - 15:43

Bleyken

I have Med and Max UVs in my Proto and i cant buy new Proto.... You should allow UVs...

Tue, 04/30/2013 - 16:03

Autofire

You are experiencing a PICNIC ERROR!

@Contri

Could you make an alt? Maybe even on your same account? :P

Tue, 04/30/2013 - 16:27

Glacies

What if we have no UVs on our Proto Stuff? Do we still have to make alts or? Also, shouldn't it be left up to the player if they want to heat their gear or not?

I might be up for this though.

Tue, 04/30/2013 - 17:52

Validous

Unpause the video, there's nothing interesting here.

Looks, nice, I'm looking for a bit of a change getting beat in LD cause I don't have any 5* weapons.
Unfortunately I haven't heated all of my proto gear to 10 yet. Might as well start though, they're pretty close.

Tue, 04/30/2013 - 19:17

Rangerwillx

Cool. I've been thinking of doing something like this, but then my natural laziness got to me.

Tue, 04/30/2013 - 19:20

Spold

What's the cost?

Wed, 05/01/2013 - 00:20

Mupt

Feel the love <3

This sounds great. Finally a contest AT, not that I use it because it isn't usefull, but still, a really nice contest
I'll ask my fellow guildmates of Blue Storm if they want to participate as well.
If not, I'm still in. Finally a place where mine proto armor/gear can shine. It was collecting dust anyway

Wed, 05/01/2013 - 00:25

Amanzi

Oh my Arceus

I'd love this!
Absolute balance! If anyone has UVs, they can make an alt.
Ohmanohmanohman, I wanna do this.

Wed, 05/01/2013 - 04:37

#10

Mystrian

RE: proto tourney

What date/time is this on?

Wed, 05/01/2013 - 04:47

#11

Mystrian

Contact information:

IGN: Blade-of-grass.

Preferred method: in-game mail

Wed, 05/01/2013 - 06:34

#12

Pine-Fresh

Yes! Sounds spectacularly fun.

Wed, 05/01/2013 - 07:47

#13

Aidanblades

Mabye you should add more

Mabye you should add more detail to the opening post (date and time,list of competitors etc.) but other wise I'm in :) ill be sure to let friends know too.

Wed, 05/01/2013 - 08:38

#14

Mupt

Feel the love <3

Also, are heart trinks allowed?

Wed, 05/01/2013 - 08:44

#15

Il-Mono-Il

well...

see the first rule:

1) NO TRINKETS

Wed, 05/01/2013 - 08:47

#16

Canine-Vladmir

im up for it.
and to make it fair for my opponents, I will give you my load out i will be using :o
Proto Pith Helm
Proto Brigandine
Proto Sword
Proto Gun

Wed, 05/01/2013 - 10:24

#17

Hero-Of-Cheese

*sharpens proto sword*

I usually don't play LD because of the uvs and hearth trinkets.But with the rules this contest has set, there will finally be balance!Skill will determine who will win, like in Blast Network.Count me in.

Wed, 05/01/2013 - 11:12

#18

Gorgotron

I like proto LD

I'm assuming this will be arranged in T1? I still haven't gotten to try a full proto match in T3. I think it would be hilarious. I would be interested in it either way, just as soon as I resolve a recent issue with my knight's name.

Wed, 05/01/2013 - 12:49

#19

Dragneel-Wiki

@Hero-Of-Cheese:
Skill won't determine who wins, latency will.
Skill doesn't exist in lockdown, it's just who has the perfect conditions and trained well will dominate. There are some exceptions though sometimes....

Wed, 05/01/2013 - 12:54

#20

Poetry

@ Contri No UVs, sorry. That

@ Contri
No UVs, sorry. That would defeat the purpose of a tournament like this. Though luckily making an alternate account is really easy.

@ Glacies
If you don't have UVs on your Proto Gear (on your regular account) you can go ahead and use it without issue. Otherwise, it would be best to create a new, balanced account for any future tournament.

I thought asking players to heat their weapons would be a good way of ensuring that everyone is playing on a level playing field. I'm not totally sure how heating affects armor, but i want to make sure everyone can take the same amount of damage and charge their weapons at the same rate.

@ Rangerwillx
I've been sitting on a lot of ideas, but it's hard to find time to post on the forum sometimes, and other times, i get lazy too.

@ Spold
No cost. I still need to look into how people run tournaments, but i don't see a reason why i would need to charge anyone. Once the event is organized, The Goonies will sponsor it in name and i'll be responsible for the prizes.

@ Blade-Of-Grass
It's still in the preliminary stages. As i mentioned to Will above, i've been sitting on a lot of ideas, but this one in particular i think would be well appreciated by the community. I'm hoping The Goonies can help me organize it.

@ Aidanblades
Once i've gotten the logistics down, i'll announce it in game and contact everyone that shows interest. Nothing is set in stone yet. Still planning, learning, organizing.

@ Demete
No heart trinkets, sorry.

@ Hero-Of-Cheese
As far as i can tell, this is the best way of achieving nearly perfect balance.

I'm surprised OOOs hasn't already implemented a Tier 0 mode that nullifies UVs and Trinkets.
(They could give proto gear as bribe prizes).

I'd like to have this tournament mirror an amazing hack-and-slash PvP game i used to play before i started playing Spiral Knights (out of respect to OOOs, that "other game" will remained unnamed). But what makes that "other game" so amazing is that because everyone had the same default gear, skill ultimately determined the outcome of games. Armor and classes could be leveled up and upgraded during a match but they reset after the match.

Unfortunately, that scared off a lot of people. And the learning curve was admittedly very difficult for new players that were used to games that had persistent items and upgradable gear.

So in the spirit of that game, this tournament will emphasize skill over gear.

@ Gorgotron I think it would be easier to manage in T1. This game isn't exactly tournament friendly, so sticking to T1 might help us manage the traffic from players in public games.

@ Dragneel-Wiki Latency is just one factor, like weather in football game. In a balanced environment, skill ends up being the ultimate factor.

Wed, 05/01/2013 - 13:46

#21

Mikeyye

Can we choose a class? Striker, recon, or guardian?

No matter what, I want to join!

The problem is, how can you detect people wearing Heart Trinkets?

Wed, 05/01/2013 - 15:52

#22

Aidanblades

Hmm maybe 000 should make a

Hmm maybe 000 should make a in- game tournament creator so you can host one in game and people will be able to see it on the coliseum page there for more people would join.

Wed, 05/01/2013 - 15:54

#23

Destructnoid

Can. I try

My guild The Shadow Guardians can we try out? It's not my guild just to make it clear

Wed, 05/01/2013 - 19:46

#24

Mystrian

Full inspect

Maybe type your loadout here or full inspect people. My loadout:

spiral sallet (well I think all of the 5 intro helms have all the same stats)
spiral culet (all 5 have the same stats)
proto shield
proto gun and proto sword
no trinkets or unique variant

Wed, 05/01/2013 - 21:22

#25

Thurderwing

I'd like to join, this sounds

I'd like to join, this sounds fun!

ign: thunderwing

Wed, 05/01/2013 - 20:21

#26

Klipik-Forum

I am Klipik! (See, no sockpuppeting!)

I might be interested, provided I have time.

IGN: Klipik

Wed, 05/01/2013 - 20:21

#27

Pine-Fresh

Didn't work out that well....

So I got a bunch of people together today and started a T1 match for proto only gear. It worked out pretty great for the first round, until people joined and started using shocking edges, cyclops helms, etc... I'm not quite sure how you would police this match so that people go proto only :(

Wed, 05/01/2013 - 20:23

#28

Klipik-Forum

It's a tournament, so it would be 1v1 and the results would only count if the rules were followed. Btw, that game we put together wasn't so bad :P

Wed, 05/01/2013 - 21:39

#29

Poetry

I think i have a way of

I think i have a way of keeping it under control. I'll post tomorrow. Too tired to type right now.

Wed, 05/01/2013 - 22:20

#30

Hero-Of-Cheese

cheese

Wait, it has started already? Darn, I missed it.I really need to heat my proto gear then.They're at level 1...

Wed, 05/01/2013 - 23:38

#31

Coolspiderman

I am in

Sign me up.
IGN: Coolspiderman
When is this exactly?
Well gotta hit the proto GYM XD

Thu, 05/02/2013 - 08:02

#32

Aidanblades

Bump Also ign if you need

Bump
Also ign if you need it...aidanblades

Thu, 05/02/2013 - 18:01

#33

Rangerwillx

Forgot to say sign me up.
Also, I assume this will be done in random T1 LD, and not gvg?
IGN: Grimranger

However, no community tournament can be completely even, as you would need the same computer for that ;)

Fri, 05/03/2013 - 10:00

#34

Sir-Greenlink

This sounds like it could be

This sounds like it could be rather fun. I'll sign up.

My main account is Sir-Greenlink but I'll be playing using an alt called Sir-Redlink (creative, I know).

Fri, 05/03/2013 - 15:10

#35

Mikeyye

Detecting Heart Trinkets as very difficult because the cheater can immediately switch loadouts in the locker room.
We're going to have to do GvG because there may be other Tier 1 players.

Mon, 05/06/2013 - 14:33

#36

Rickypeter

hmm

well just got back from fsc after heating ma proto gear, :)

can i play too?

ign rickypeter

Mon, 05/06/2013 - 14:43

#37

Michael-Hartlin

Cool.

Mon, 05/06/2013 - 17:31

#38

Mikeyye

How are we going to make the match based as? Round Robin, Single Elimination with or without third place match or Double elimination?

I'm not in any guild nor am I affiliated with any guild so I'm glad to help out with this event.

Mon, 05/06/2013 - 17:40

#39

Artistbma

Im in. IGN: Artistbma When is

Im in.

IGN: Artistbma

When is it though?

Mon, 05/06/2013 - 19:17

#40

Mikeyye

Poetry seems to be busy. =(

Tue, 05/07/2013 - 15:27

#41

Tecchhno

Yesh he does.

Btw, sign me up!
Ign:Tecchhno

Sat, 05/11/2013 - 17:20

#42

Mikeyye

Ok, ok. Unofficial Sign-Up list.

Johnthegreenguy, Shadownox - The Night's Watch
Demete
Amanzi
Blade-Of-Grass
Pine-Fresh
Canine-Vladimir
Gorgotron
Hero-Of-Cheese
Mikeyye
Destructnoid - The Shadow Guardians
Thunderwing
Klipik
Coolspiderman
Aidanblades
Grimranger (Rangerwillx)
Sir-Redlink (Sir-Greenlink)
Rickypeter
Artistbma
Techhno

Sat, 05/11/2013 - 13:47

#43

Shadownox

Honk honk. Make way for the dead bunny.

Hey, sign me up too!

IGN: Shadownox. Hey, Mikeyye, add me to The Nights Watch list? :D

Sat, 05/11/2013 - 17:21

#44

Mikeyye

Gotcha.

Sun, 05/12/2013 - 18:49

#45

Klipik

Is this still happening?

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 18:47

#46

Mikeyye

Bump.

@Klipik I think we need more players. Plus, Poetry is still busy.

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 20:35

#47

Golden-Crusaderr

I would join gladly sounds

I would join gladly sounds fun pm me if. You all are still doing it

Mon, 05/27/2013 - 20:55

#48

Orkwrath

+>9000!

Include Me! Sounds like fun.....I have all the requirements.

Tue, 05/28/2013 - 09:01

#49

Whimsicality

I'm down for something like this.

Tue, 05/28/2013 - 13:51

#50

Thunder-Smasher

Sounds fun

Sign me up
Going to be fun

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