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MM8BDM Discussion / Server discussions

« on: April 19, 2013, 11:00:38 PM »

I've been repeatedly banned in servers because of players who have been aggressive in their attempts to annoy me. I've done nothing to merit being banned from the duel server, but it keeps happening. The people responsible for this are Bikdark and OJ (and there are folks, like Magnetman497, who can serve as witnesses of the events if needed).

I don't know what has come over you two, but your banning activities need to cease at once. If it does not, I will take up my issues with the Best Ever server moderators. Consider this your only warning on the matter.

Thank you, and have a nice day.

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General Gaming Discussion / Webopoly: OJ is a beast

« on: January 13, 2013, 01:04:01 AM »

He took 3/4ths of the board against my initial 4th of the board. I engaged in massive software piracy to avoid landing on Wikipedia or Google, but was eventually put down. Oh well.

Webopoly is like monopoly, but instead of properties, there are websites that can be purchased. It's a fun little game that can be played here.

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Rejected / [Suggestion] Junk Shield Counters and Notes

« on: January 10, 2013, 02:12:42 AM »

During some duels, I've encountered players on certain maps where they use junk shield exclusively. This normally wouldn't be a problem in of itself, but a few of the maps that do have junk shield on them lack an appropriate electrical counter. Where there is no counter, junk shield gets abused.

This happens in deathmatch, too. A player will use the shield to limit the damage they take, and escape to get extra life. A player who uses junk shield in this way is harder to kill, especially when there's no counter available.

I suggest that there should be at least one electrical-type weapon on every map where Junk Shield is present to discourage Junk's abuse. I don't suggest changing the weapon, since it's truer to the mm7 weapon, but a counter should be available on every map to prevent Junk from being used nearly exclusively.

I also suggest that, when Junk Shield is used, that the player's range of motion be more limited. After all, that Junk is heavy; it should hinder movement.
NOTE: I'm striking my weighted suggestion, as it would make Junk Shield much more difficult to use; it should be as easy as any other weapon to use.

2nd NOTE: Maps with Junk Shield are:
MM7BUR
MM4DUS
MM5GRA
MM8GRE
MM3HAR
MM2HEA
MM1ICE
MM7JUN
MM2MET
MM7SPR
MM7DW1

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Events / [MM8BDM] Major League MegaMan

« on: December 20, 2012, 09:54:32 PM »

New Duel Leagues to celebrate the coming of v3a! Spoiler includes rules: please read them before joining!

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1) Players cannot host their own matches; find a neutral server for the duels.

2) For the sake of league consistency, the frag limit will be 5 for each game with no timelimits. No exceptions will be allowed for league matches; playoff matches will be different (see rules 9-10).

3) This is a duel league setup. In the league, each player plays every other player in their league twice. As such, in each match, one player chooses one map, the other player chooses the other map. If the players are from different countries, then the two games will be played on appropriate servers representing each player (if it is a US/EU match, one game will be played on a US server, the other on an EU server.). When a match is finished, post the results with scores (preferably with screencaptures) here on this thread.

4) For the league, each player may only choose to play on a map ONCE (Example: rTist would only be allowed to select to play mm1fir once in the league. He would then have to choose other maps to play on against other opponents. However, his opponents may also choose for their map against rTist to be mm1fir, resulting in rTist playing on this map more than once. This is fine, since he did not choose to play on that map more than once).

5) You may choose any map to play on from any of the following map packs: mm8bdm-v3a (the normal map pack).
a) You cannot choose maps that are clearly not appropriate for dueling, such as the racing maps or the CTF maps. I will use my discretion to decide what is appropriate or not when approached with questions from players concerning maps choices within the various packs.
b) Should updates in the map packs or the game itself occur during the tournament, make sure you download the newest content to account for changes. If you do not have the missing content or you do not have access to the content in question, PM me so I can either direct you to the files online or so I can E-mail them to you.
c) Currently banned map list: mm5cry, mm5wav, mm5gyr, mm7spr. If maps are subject to being broken for some reason, this list will be updated.
d) Any further upgraded mm8bdm versions will also be subject to testing by tourney players and myself prior to their use in this tournament.
e) We will be using the 2mandmitemremovalv3a.pk3 for these leagues as well; make sure you have it. If you don't, PM me and I'll give you a link.

6) There will be a minimum of three leagues, divided by overall skill level. Players may request to be placed in the top league, 2nd league, or 3rd league, depending on skill level. I will be entitled to make my own judgments to determine who belongs in which league at the outset. Don't complain if you're in a lower league than expected; you'll have the chance to earn your way into the higher league next season when we do this again!

7) Each game won will be worth two points. Each game lost will be worth one point. The player with the most points in each league will be declared the winner. If there is a two-way tie in the points column, here is the Tiebreaker procedure:
a) Overall win/loss record: If two players are tied in the points column, the player with more wins would place higher.
b) Head-to-Head record. If two players are tied in the wins column, a player that won both games would place higher.
c) Head-to-Head frag differential. If b) is tied, than the player with the better frag differential in the two games would place higher.
d) Overall frag differential. If c) is tied, than the player with the better overall group frag differential would place higher.
e) Overall frags scored. If d) is tied, than the player who scored the most group frags overall would place higher.
f) Overall frags allowed. If e) is tied, then the player who allowed the least amount of frags would place higher.
g) Coin flip. If f) is tied (god forbid), then I'll flip a coin to break the tie (heads being for one player, tails for the other player).

8) The playoff part of the league concerning relegation/promotion will be best of three games, unless the players are from different countries (see rule 9).

9) If the playoff opponents are from different countries, the match will consist of two games, one from a server based in/near each country (or the agreed equivalent), and each player will pick one map to play on each. Players may agree on a fraglimit, but this limit must not be less than 5. No timelimit is permitted. If players aren't able to agree on a fraglimit, the given fraglimit will be imposed (5).
a) If those two games should be split, then the match would be decided by frag differential.
b) If the match is still tied after a), then a tiebreaker match consisting of two games (from each country server) of fraglimit 5 will be played. Again, no timelimit is permitted. Frag differential would decide the match if these games are split.
c) If the match is still tied after b), repeat b) except with a fraglimit of 3. If the match is still tied after this, repeat this rule until there is a clear winner.

10) Players in the playoff matches may agree on a fraglimit for their games, but the bare minimum fraglimit will be 5. No timelimit is permitted. If players aren't able to agree on a fraglimit, the given fraglimit will be imposed (5).

11) Best-of-three matches may be played as follows:
a) The first game may start on a map of a player's choosing. The two players may decide which player chooses first.
b) The second game will be on a map of the other player's choosing.
c) If necessary, a mutually agreed map will compose the third game. This mutually agreed map choice will not count toward either player's map selection, and it should not be a map that was previously chosen by either player during their overall match with their opponent.
d) It may be better to agree to the mutually agreed map prior to beginning play so no confusion takes place if the first two games are split; however, the players may agree to a map after the first two games are finished. Should players be unable to agree to a map, the tournament director will be entitled to randomly select a map for the two players to play their match on.

12) Players should try to PM each other to organize appropriate times to play. I will generally expect that players play one match (two games) minimum per week. If there are unplayed games during the week, I will PM players urging them to play faster to catch up. If players do not play their matches on time (or do not PM me to inform me of a legit playing schedule or any issues they might have) then they are subject to forfeit from the tournament.

13) Each player may have two timeouts of no more than 5 minutes in length during each game. To ask for time, simply say "time" during a stoppage in play (such as after a kill). Both players should stop playing (moving, firing, etc.) during the timeout. When the player who called for time is ready to continue, he should say "play on" to resume play. If a player needs extra time to account for a more serious emergency (mechanical troubles, sudden family emergency, etc.) the game should immediately be paused with the score recorded so the game may continue at a later time at the same scoreline.

14) Llamas (killing while the opponent is trying to send a message in game) will generally not be permitted, though there will be exceptions for excessive chatting or any other extreme situations. With the exception of asking for a timeout, no chatting should take place during a game; if you chat outside of calling for a timeout, you are still fair game to be killed. Again, I will use my discretion to decide what is fair or not concerning the nature of llamas. Should you be a victim of an unfair llama, approach me via PM to explain the situation, and I'll evaluate it from there. Since llamas happen during play, the game should be finished first before PMing me about the llama, unless the other player does not dispute the case of the llama, in which case, a llama kill should be countered by a suicide (-1 point) if possible to remove the extra point.

15) As the tourney director, I reserve the right to change the rules based on any confusing situations or rulings. I will be the arbiter of any disputes in the league. If you spot a gap in the rules I did not cover prior to the tourney starting (or during the tournament), let me know via this thread so I can address your concerns. If I do for some reason change the rules, I will post it on this message AND on a separate message on this thread. I won't change the rules without having a good explanation for it, though.

16) Server conditions should typically be as follows:
a) Skill: Nightmare
b) Crouch: Off
c) Chasecam: Off
d) Drop Weapon upon death: Off
e) Unlagged: Off
f) Autoaim: Off
g) Autorespawn: Off
h) Players, if they both agree, may change any of these conditions in rule 16) that they wish, but the conditions set here shall be the given conditions for play barring negotiations.

17) For the playoff stage of the tournament, you may only choose to play on a particular map once. Once you choose to play on that map, it cannot be chosen by that player for the rest of the tournament.
a) The group stage map choices will not carry over to the playoff stages of each league. In other words, the map choices will reset for this stage.

18) We will try to create three duel leagues to start this tournament. The leagues will not start until v3a has been released. Each league will have a minimum of 10 players per league (though I reserve the right to adjust this count at the outset of league play).

19) Promotion and Relegation
a) The top division will have an overall winner and no further promotion. The bottom two players in the league will be relegated to the 2nd division for the next season. The player third from bottom will be in the promotion/relegation playoff to see who gets the last spot in the top division.
b) The 2nd division will have it such that the overall winner and runner-up achieve promotion to the top division for the following season. The players in 3rd, 4th, and 5th place will be placed in an four-man promotion playoff with the top division player who was third from bottom. The bottom two players will be relegated to the 3rd division. The player third from bottom in the 2nd division will be in the promotion/relegation playoff to see who gets the last spot in the 2nd division.
c) The 3rd division will have it such that the overall winner and runner-up achieve promotion to the 2nd division for the following season. The 3rd, 4th, and 5th place players will be pitted with the player third from bottom in the 2nd division in the promotion playoff to the 2nd division. There are currently no plans for relegation from the 3rd division.

20) If there is enough interest and players to play in these leagues, I will be authorized at the outset to create as many duel leagues on the ladder as necessary to accommodate the players who wish to play.

21) The league season will end March 1st, 2013. There is more than enough time to play the games for this league. If you suddenly have issues playing your games, please contact me so I may help to get it sorted out.

22) In the event of a three-or-more way tie in overall league record, tiebreaks are as follows:
a) Head-to-head-to-head tiebreaker. If overall records are tied, then player with the better overall head-to-head record among the tied participants will place higher.
b) Head-to-head-to-head frag differential. If a) is tied, then the player with the better frag differential among the still tied participants will place higher.
c) Overall frag differential. If b) is tied, the player with the better overall frag differential in league play will place higher.
d) Overall frags scored. If c) is tied, then the player with the most frags in league play overall will place higher.
e) Overall frags allowed. If d) is tied, then the player with the fewest frags allowed in league play overall will place higher.
f) Coin flip. If tied after e), then I'll flip a coin to break the tie.
g) If this procedure should clearly result in two players being ahead of the others in this three-or-more way tiebreaker, head-to-head tiebreaker procedures under rule 7) will be used from that point on to break the tie. This rule will not apply should 22f) be enforced.

1st DIVISION remaining games:

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Bikdark = against J. Wallus, Obelisk, Tailsmk4
J. Wallus = against Bikdark, Obelisk, Orange Juice
Obelisk = against Bikdark, J. Wallus, Sean Nelson, Watzup7856
Orange Juice = against J. Wallus
Sean Nelson = against Obelisk
Tailsmk4 = against Bikdark
Watzup7856 = against J. Wallus, Obelisk

2nd DIVISION remaining games:

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Cvideo = against Fandango, Saturn
Fandango = against Cvideo, Light, Saturn, Saviorsword, Stylin', Swissy, TheMetalManU
Kage = against Swissy
Light = against Fandango, Saturn (1 game Light's pick of map MM2WOO), Swissy
Saturn = against Cvideo, Fandango, Light (1 game Light's pick of map MM2WOO), Swissy
Saviorsword = against Fandango
Stylin'  = against Fandango
Swissy = against Fandango, Kage, Light, Saturn
TheMetalManU = against Fandango

3rd DIVISION remaining games:

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Alice the Ice Fairy = against Badass Bullymong, Deathrow, Llamahombre, Thatgvy74
Badass Bullymong = against Alice the Ice Fairy, Commander Leo, Deathrow, Gumballtoid, Stardroid Kribz, Thatgvy74
Commander Leo = against Badass Bullymong, Stardroid Kribz (1 game Leo's pick of map)
Deathrow = against Alice the Ice Fairy, Badass Bullymong, Llamahombre, Magnet Dood, Stardroid Kribz, Thatgvy74
Gumballtoid = against Badass Bullymong, Llamahombre, Thatgvy74
Llamahombre = against Alice the Ice Fairy, Deathrow, Gumballtoid, Stardroid Kribz, Thatgvy74
Magnet Dood = against Deathrow, Thatgvy74
Stardroid Kribz = against Badass Bullymong, Commander Leo (1 game Leo's pick of map), Deathrow, Llamahombre, Thatgvy74
Thatgvy74 = against Alice the Ice Fairy, Badass Bullymong, Deathrow, Gumballtoid, Llamahombre, Magnet Dood

1st Division Rankings:

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1) Fyone 18-0, +57 FD, 36 Pts.
2) rtist 15-3, +39 FD, 33 Pts.
3) Orange Juice 13-3, +39 FD, 29 Pts.
4) King Dumb 7-11, -26 FD, 25 Pts.
5) Watzup7856 6-10, -21 FD, 22 Pts.
6) J. Wallus 6-6, +5 FD, 18 Pts.
7) Bikdark 5-7, -4 FD, 17 Pts.
8) Tailsmk4 1-15, -38 FD, 17 Pts.
9) Sean Nelson 1-15, -52 FD, 17 Pts.
10) Obelisk 4-6, +3 FD, 14 Pts.

2nd Division Rankings:

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1) Stylin' 14-2, +34 FD, 30 Pts.
2) TheMetalManU 12-4, +35 FD, 28 Pts.
3) Kage 12-4, +34 FD, 28 Pts.
4) Saviorsword 11-5, +20 FD, 27 Pts.
5) Cvideo 7-7, +14 FD, 21 Pts.
6) Giantmega.exe 1-15, -52 FD, 17 Pts.
7) Saturn 4-7, -17 FD, 15 Pts.
8) Light 2-11, -40 FD, 15 Pts.
9) Swissy 2-8, -19 FD, 12 Pts.
10) Fandango 2-2, -3 FD, 6 Pts.

3rd Division rankings

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1) Protoman 14-4, +43 FD, 32 Pts.
2) Magnet Dood 8-6, +10 FD, 22 Pts.
3) Gumballtoid 9-3, +37 FD, 21 Pts.
4) Commander Leo 2-13, -61 FD, 17 Pts.
5) Stardroid Kribz 4-7, -15 FD, 15 Pts.
6) Llamahombre 6-2, +18 FD, 14 Pts.
7) Alice the Ice Fairy 3-7, -21 FD, 13 Pts.
8) Thatgvy74 5-1, +18 FD, 11 Pts.
9) Badass Bullymong 2-4, -5 FD, 8 Pts.
10) Deathrow 0-6, -22 FD, 6 Pts.

The Leagues have begun! Please complete league play as soon as possible, but no later than March 8th, 2013. Please post results with screencaps whenever possible.

Thanks for playing!

NOTE: Will be up to date by tomorrow; games have been played, changing the rankings.

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Anything Goes / Soccer Goalkeeper Scores!

« on: July 14, 2011, 02:18:47 AM »

San Jose Earthquakes hosting West Bromwich Albion of the English Premier League, and the goalkeeper scores from his own box!

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MM8BDM Discussion / Jousting!

« on: June 10, 2011, 01:01:24 AM »

We have found a purpose for mm5wav, after all.

I am referring to when two players on jet skis grab the top spin and head straight for one another, launching their spins simultaneously. I call such attacks jousting.

Darkwing Duck, myself, CutmanMike, Red, Kenkoru, and others all had a lot of fun doing this. Beware: Darkwing Duck carries his mighty +2 jousting lance, while I carry a +1 jousting lance.

EDIT: this is my 200th post, a personal milestone; here's to the next 200 posts!

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MM8BDM Discussion / Summer Classical Duel Tournament (Quarterfinals)

« on: May 26, 2011, 08:20:16 AM »

The tournament is underway!

Here are the rules (in a spoiler to save room; make sure you read it!):

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1) Players cannot host their own matches; find a neutral server for the duels.

2) For the sake of group stage consistency, the frag limit will be 10 for each game with no timelimits. No exceptions will be allowed for group stage matches; KO matches will be different (see rule 11).

3) This is a duel tournament. In the group stage, each player plays every other player in their group twice. As such, in each match, one player chooses one map, the other player chooses the other map. If the players are from different countries, then the two games will be played on appropriate servers representing each player (if it is a US/EU match, one game will be played on a US server, the other on an EU server.). When a match is finished, post the results with scores (preferably with screencaptures) here on this thread.

4) For the group stage, each player may only choose to play on a map ONCE (Example: rTist would only be allowed to select to play mm1fir once in the group stage. He would then have to choose other maps to play on against other opponents. However, his opponents may also choose for their map against rTist to be mm1fir, resulting in rTist playing on this map more than once. This is fine, since he did not choose to play on that map more than once).

5) You may choose any map to play on from any of the following map packs: CSCM Remix, X-Pack, I-Pack, or mm8bdm-v2b (the normal map pack).
a) You cannot choose maps that are clearly not appropriate for dueling, such as the racing maps or the CTF maps. I will use my discretion to decide what is appropriate or not when approached with questions from players concerning maps choices within the various packs.
b) Should updates in the map packs or the game itself occur during the tournament, make sure you download the newest content to account for changes. If you do not have the missing content or you do not have access to the content in question, PM me so I can either direct you to the files online or so I can E-mail them to you.
c) Currently banned map list: mm5cry, mm5wav, mm5gyr, mm7dw4
d) Any further upgraded mm8bdm versions or prior-approved map packs (CSCM Remix, X-Pack, I-Pack) will also be subject to testing by tourney players and myself prior to their use in this tournament.

6) The top two players from each group based on win-loss record will advance to the main bracket. The bracket will be created once the group stage is finished playing.

7) The players in 3rd and 4th place in each group would advance to a consolation bracket, if there is enough interest by players in making said bracket.

8) If there is a tie in the W-L column, here is the Tiebreaker order:
a) Head-to-Head record. If two players are tied in the W-L column, a player that won both games would advance.
b) Head-to-Head frag differential. If a) is tied, than the player with the better frag differential in the two games would advance.
c) Overall frag differential. If b) is tied, than the player with the better overall group frag differential would advance.
d) Overall frags scored. If c) is tied, than the player who scored the most group frags overall would advance.
e) Coin flip. If d) is tied (god forbid), then I'll flip a coin to break the tie (heads being for one player, tails for the other player).

9) The KO part of the tournament will be best of three games, unless the players are from different countries (see rule 10).

10) If the KO opponents are from different countries, the match will consist of two games, one from a server based in/near each country (or the agreed equivalent), and each player will pick one map to play on each. Players may agree on a fraglimit, but this limit must not be less than 10. No timelimit is permitted. If players aren't able to agree on a fraglimit, the minimum fraglimit will be imposed (10).
a) If those two games should be split, then the match would be decided by frag differential.
b) If the match is still tied after a), then a tiebreaker match consisting of two games (from each country server) of fraglimit 5 will be played. Again, no timelimit is permitted. Frag differential would decide the match if these games are split.
c) If the match is still tied after b), repeat b) except with a fraglimit of 3. If the match is still tied after this, repeat this rule until there is a clear winner.

11) Players in the KO matches may agree on a fraglimit for their games, but the bare minimum fraglimit will be 10. No timelimit is permitted. If players aren't able to agree on a fraglimit, the minimum fraglimit will be imposed (10).

12) Best-of-three matches may be played as follows:
a) The first game may start on a map of a player's choosing. The two players may decide which player chooses first.
b) The second game will be on a map of the other player's choosing.
c) If necessary, a mutually agreed map will compose the third game. This mutually agreed map choice will not count toward either player's map selection, and it should not be a map that was previously chosen by either player during their overall match with their opponent.
d) It may be better to agree to the mutually agreed map prior to beginning play so no confusion takes place if the first two games are split; however, the players may agree to a map after the first two games are finished. Should players be unable to agree to a map, the tournament director will be entitled to randomly select a map for the two players to play their match on.

13) Players should try to PM each other to organize appropriate times to play. I will generally expect that players play one match (two games) minimum per week. If there are unplayed games during the week, I will PM players urging them to play faster to catch up. If players do not play their matches on time (or do not PM me to inform me of a legit playing schedule or any issues they might have) then they are subject to forfeit from the tournament.

14) Each player may have two timeouts of no more than 5 minutes in length during each game. To ask for time, simply say "time" during a stoppage in play (such as after a kill). Both players should stop playing (moving, firing, etc.) during the timeout. When the player who called for time is ready to continue, he should say "play on" to resume play. If a player needs extra time to account for a more serious emergency (mechanical troubles, sudden family emergency, etc.) the game should immediately be paused with the score recorded so the game may continue at a later time at the same scoreline.

15) Llamas (killing while the opponent is trying to send a message in game) will generally not be permitted, though there will be exceptions for excessive chatting or any other extreme situations. With the exception of asking for a timeout, no chatting should take place during a game; if you chat outside of calling for a timeout, you are still fair game to be killed. Again, I will use my discretion to decide what is fair or not concerning the nature of llamas. Should you be a victim of an unfair llama, approach me via PM to explain the situation, and I'll evaluate it from there. Since llamas happen during play, the game should be finished first before PMing me about the llama, unless the other player does not dispute the case of the llama, in which case, a llama kill should be countered by a suicide (-1 point) if possible to remove the extra point.

16) As the tourney director, I reserve the right to change the rules based on any confusing situations or rulings. I will be the arbiter of any disputes in the tournament. If you spot a gap in the rules I did not cover prior to the tourney starting (or during the tournament), let me know via this thread so I can address your concerns. If I do for some reason change the rules, I will post it on this message AND on a separate message on this thread. I won't change the rules without having a good explanation for it, though.

17) Server conditions should be as follows:
a) Skill: Nightmare
b) Crouch: Off
c) Chasecam: Off
d) Drop Weapon upon death: Off
e) Unlagged: Off
f) Autoaim: Off
g) Autorespawn: Off
h) Players, if they both agree, may change any of these conditions in rule 17) that they wish, but the conditions set here shall be the given conditions for play barring negotiations.

18) For the KO stage of the tournament, you may only choose to play on a particular map once. Once you choose to play on that map, it cannot be chosen by that player for the rest of the tournament.
a) The group stage map choices will not carry over to the KO stage of the tournament. In other words, the map choices will reset for this stage.

Group Stage:

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Knockout Stage:

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Consolation Stage:

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Thanks to Bluebrawl for making these great standings/brackets!

Remember to have the Quarterfinal games completed by August 5th 11:59 PM AKST. I will not be permitting any further extensions; play your games!

Also, players may request that servers be created for the matches on Cutstuff via this thread. Hopefully, others people on here will acknowledge the requests and fulfill them as necessary. I hope the Cutstuff community will wish to assist this tournament to a natural conclusion.

Thank you for your participation! Good luck to all!

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MM8BDM Discussion / Re: Great Players

« on: April 24, 2011, 03:39:58 PM »

Since everyone is doing it, here is my top five, as well as an explanation as to why:

1) Rawk Hawk: I do have to justify this, given who is in the 2) spot. He's the last duel tourney winner, and he won the possession tournament. If we're judging this by tournaments, he's clearly No. 1. Lately, though, I've been playing him pretty closely (10:8 loss in Tailsmk4's duel league), so I don't think he's leagues beyond the other players in this list. Still the best player on the servers today.

2) Kombat Kitten (SoniaNature?): It seems like whenever I try to pet the nice kitten, she(?) shows me her retractable claws. End result: I need stitches for all the claw marks I get. I don't know if anyone can dominate a duel like she can, and I'm pretty sure on her best day she could easily defeat Rawk.

3) Orange Juice: Extremely malleable and balanced, he can change his tactics to take advantage of a given situation. There are only a few maps where he isn't so strong, and this balance makes him a difficult opponent.

4) Lonewolf: Even without his "full canceling powers", he's still a dangerous opponent who can choose the right weapon in nearly any given situation. His only problem is he isn't quite as balanced as OJ is, and has trouble with a greater number of maps than OJ does. Given the right map though, he can beat anyone.

5) CutmanMike: It seems like whenever I play him, it's always a one frag difference between the two of us. The end result is I look forward to playing him because all the duels we have are exciting. While not the most skilled opponent, he might be the most balanced, and can win on nearly any map.

Also on the top 5 radar (in no particular order): SaviorSword, Tornado, Celebi, rTist, Kapus, BlueBrawl, FireStorm, Jack Corvus, Muzaru, Korby, -RanRan, and Yellow Devil.

It'd be interesting to see who really is the best by having a league with all of these folks; it'd produce some memorable games to be sure. Too bad I doubt everyone on this list would be interested.

Of course, I typically end all debate by proclaiming myself on the servers to be the greatest mm8bdm player of all time, even if it is just for the lolz.

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Mega Man Discussion / Mm8bdm Mega Man Game

« on: April 08, 2011, 03:05:36 AM »

Plot: After CutmanMike created mm8bdm, -RanRan started dominating the server network! He's taken over the other moderators and forced them to do their bidding! CutmanMike is uncertain as to what to do about -RanRan. Rawk, with a strong sense of justice, asks to be turned into a fighting robot. Thus, Rawk Hawk is born.

Eight mm8bdm personalities have taken the eight medals that will open the Moderator's castle, which will allow Rawk Hawk to complete his task!

CutmanMike as Dr. Light-type character
Rawk Hawk as Mega Man-type character
Rose as Roll-type character
Celebi as Proto Man-type character
Lonewolf as Bass-type character
-RanRan as Dr. Wily-type character
Godot as Auto-type character
lol as Beat-type character

Robot Masters:
rTist = You get rTistic Motion
Orange Juice = You get Orange Punch
King Yamato = You get King Crusher
SicksadWorld = You get Depressing Downer
Kapus = You get Net Kapture
Roc's Creations = You get Creative Force
StoneFunk = You get Rock Hard
Saviorsword = You get Savior Aura

Dragoon en Regalia's Fortress (and bosses):
Korby (stage 1 boss)
Ivory (stage 2 boss)
Mr. X (stage 3 boss)
Dragoon en Regalia (stage 4 "boss")
(Lonewolf v.1) (the fight with Dragoon is cut short as Lonewolf dispatches him in the middle of the fight with a single strike! Rawk Hawk challenges Lonewolf, who decides to run off after taking a bit of punishment. Rawk Hawk is led by Lonewolf to -RanRan's Castle!)

-RanRan's Castle (and bosses):
Yellow Devil (Stage 1 boss)
Ashley (Stage 2 boss)
(Lonewolf v.2) (Stage 3 miniboss: Lonewolf challenges Rawk Hawk again, and after taking more punishment, runs off again).
Tsukiyomaru (Stage 3 boss)
Randemz (Stage 4 boss)
Robot Master Teleporters (Stage 5)
(Lonewolf v.3) (Stage 5 boss: Lonewolf tries to use his full canceling powers against Rawk Hawk, but is finally defeated)
-RanRan as the final boss.

Upon defeating -RanRan, the servers are set free for all mm8bdm players to enjoy once more!

Fight, Rawk Hawk, for everlasting peace!

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MM8BDM Discussion / New Tournament??

« on: March 29, 2011, 11:22:11 PM »

I'm thinking of hosting a new tournament, but I'm having trouble deciding what kind of tournament would be popular with folks. Please give me some idea as to what you folks would like to play.

After two weeks of this poll, I'll consider hosting the chosen tourney (EDIT: probably starting the first week of May).

So what'll it be?

Also, if you choose Other, please elaborate.

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MM8BDM Discussion / Improving V1D

« on: March 27, 2011, 01:51:52 AM »

There's an argument over if V1D is an improvement over V1C. I know that V1D does fix some problems (gyro canceling, nerfing some weapons, changes in weapon behavior, etc), but there are still some "changes" that I feel make the game worse. Here are some examples:

1) Power Stone: The original characteristics of Mega Man 5 weapon are that the three stones circle outward from mega man for a slight area effect. The old V1C weapon fired similar to this on a 2d horizontal plane. Now, it fires in three straight lines. I think the previous V1C weapon is better and should be restored.

2) Gravity Hold: The V1C weapon would take a little damage while knocking the opponent about. The V1D weapon hits a certain area without any knock. The V1D version of this weapon is also quite powerful, while eating lots of ammo. I like the new characteristics of this weapon, but I'm not sure it should do as much damage as it does.

3) E-Tanks, M-Tanks, and Eddie has been removed: I know that the old V1C version would allow for these items to be hoarded, but the correct way to fix this would be to just make them take a long time to re-spawn. If these items took 5 minutes each to re-spawn, it would help prevent camping abuse since there wouldn't always be another tank present to immediately replace the old one. Also, Eddie abuse would be fixed also.

4) Eddie behavior: It can't be judged in V1D since he has been removed (and perhaps being fixed as we speak) but Eddie shouldn't be dropping weapons that break the maps. Time Stopper and Skull Barrier should be prohibited drops.

5) Wind Man's Stage: The Leaf Shield still breaks this map, even more so now that Eddie isn't available to help break the shield with his array of weapons. For every leaf shield should be at least two weapons that can cut or burn its way through the shield.

I will add to this as I explore V1D, but these are my initial impressions that need to be fixed. Anyone else have thoughts to add?

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MM8BDM Discussion / Skulltag V0.98D-Alpha...?

« on: March 19, 2011, 11:45:49 PM »

I noticed that the new version of Skulltag is V0.98D. Yet, everyone who plays mm8bdm uses V0.98D-Alpha. Why is that?

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MM8BDM Discussion / Juiced!?

« on: March 19, 2011, 04:14:19 AM »

Orange Juice as Orange Juice
rTist as Pineapple Juice
Saviorsword as Strawberry Juice
Bluebrawl as Apple Juice
Lonewolf as Banana Juice
Kapus as Grape Juice
Kenkoru as Cranberry Juice
LlamaHombre as Cherry Juice
Alucard as Watermelon Juice
TheBladeRoden as Apricot Juice
FiniteZero as Star Fruit Juice
Obelisk as Melon Juice
Sean Nelson as Tomato Juice
Korby as Radish Juice

Any other Juices out there wanting to report in?

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MM8BDM Discussion / The best single kill during any game of MM8BDM....

« on: March 12, 2011, 03:17:37 AM »

As an (a)rtist, I enjoy trying to push the envelope a bit during heady deathmatches and team deathmatches. To me, it's during those moments that some amazing kills can take place.

For me, perhaps the best single kill I ever got was during a team deathmatch on mm6mrx. I had gotten the atomic fire and went to the teleporter that leads to the water wave. I didn't enter it, because I noticed a player (whom out of respect I will not name) running towards the bridge to get the magnet missiles. Having previously charged my fire up (and knowing that the magnet spot there is ideal for camping) I fired a blast at the magnet missile spot. I suppose the opposing player was straferunning looking away from my lookout point because if he had seen the blast, he would have avoided the magnets for a moment so the fire would have passed, but he didn't see the blast approaching. After he ran across the bridge, he got the magnets. At the same time, the atomic fire blast hit the magnet spot, roasting the player.

Lots of luck in that shot, but it was a brilliant piece of timing and foresight.

So guys, what is your single best kill during any game of mm8bdm?

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MM8BDM Discussion / Player Power Rankings

« on: February 27, 2011, 06:09:40 AM »

I was thinking of hosting another tournament sometime later on in the year, in an attempt to provide some amusement for the players on this forum. What kind of tournament, we shall see. Either a duel tourney or a 2-man team tournament, but we shall see.

But my question, for the purposes of seeding (if it's a KO tournament) is who are the top 10 players here? You can use any rationale you want in determining the list, but I'm curious who we all think is the best.

Since I haven't seen everyone on here play, I'm not sure if it's prudent for me to give an opinion, but I'd appreciate it if I could have something to go on for when OJ is done with his new Brossession tournament.

Also, I might use results from the current duel tournament for determining overall player strength.

So, who all do you think the top 10 are?