Richardhead | 2,813 Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Work has lightened up a bit. Can I have @the_wizard_666 ‘s spot if he is dropping out? @BeaIank I promise to not bitch about your rules. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,777 Administrator · Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 1 minute ago, mbd39 said: Not every, but most that aren't older arcade ports or the rare exception such as Adventure Island. And so we find ourselves in a contest that is a decade or so old, replaying the same crappy arcade ports over and over again. Best case being we're all masters at Galaga now, but new people never join. Worst case, it just collapses in on itself cuz everyone is bored. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,777 Administrator · Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 14 minutes ago, the_wizard_666 said: Anyway, I'm done. I've said my piece, and whether y'all agree or disagree is irrelevant. Everyone's real thoughts on how the contests go is very relevant. Those who agree with you, and those who disagree. For something like this to succeed, we need to be all having fun. When people aren't having fun, whether it's because they disagree with the rules, or the games aren't fun, or really ANY reason, it's best for it to be brought up. The issue here honestly, reading back, is that you've been abrasive about it, and perhaps a tad too blunt. Bea and Guil work HARD on this behind the scenes, I've seen it, and they're NUTS for doing it. But we appreciate these nuts. I'd suggest taking a step back, re-evaluate your approach, and maybe come back with a new outlook. I'd encourage you to consider that they DO work hard - coming up with 32 games is NOT an easy feat, ESPECIALLY when picking out of 1500 or so games, AND with a decade of past contests to consider. These guys have learned over that time and the rules, while never "perfect" for everyone, are very much tailored to the group. Maybe we need to regroup on our approach. I can acknowledge that, and I promise you so can Bea and Guil. But it's not gonna happen on the back of personal attacks. Remember too that there's been a whole-ass pandemic going on and everything. Life's been hell for some people and being negative at volunteers isn't helping. So I'd ask you to please just step away and try coming back when you're ready to be constructive without attacking. And to any who agree with him about rules, or anything else, I say speak up. But keep the above in mind. My memory sucks, but I believe we usually do a post-mortem feedback thread at the end of the year don't we? If not, we probably can/should. We're OPEN to feedback, we're NOT open to personal attacks. It's that simple. 2 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray | 2,448 Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Bearcat-Doug said: Skinny is a national treasure. Best damn mod on NA! 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray | 2,448 Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 (edited) And beer connoisseur Edited November 30, 2021 by Murray 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_wizard_666 | 1,325 Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 @Gloves Dude, you're 100% right. I do apologize for my abrasiveness, and I truly do appreciate the work that is being done. I have no personal animosities toward @BeaIank, @guillavoie, or anyone else involved. I think a big part is that this was simply the tipping point, and everything that I've held back in the interest of not hurting feelings just kinda blew up. I love that the contest exists, and frankly it's the only part of the board that I frequent anymore, which is why I'm so passionate about it in the first place. I'm definitely willing to work with the team instead of against them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 4 minutes ago, Murray said: Best damn mod on NA! 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 23 minutes ago, Gloves said: And so we find ourselves in a contest that is a decade or so old, replaying the same crappy arcade ports over and over again. Best case being we're all masters at Galaga now, but new people never join. Worst case, it just collapses in on itself cuz everyone is bored. So we can all be me from 2012 until now? You know I like NES arcade ports and won the Galaga contest this year right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaIank | 1,618 Events Team · Posted November 30, 2021 Author Share Posted November 30, 2021 28 minutes ago, Gloves said: Batman on NES is a fun game. It has a scoring system. You can sit in one place early on and just mash the punch button for infinite points. Can't play Batman without "convoluted rules". Repeat ad nauseum for basically every NES game. Which is why people speed run it instead of playing for score. Anyway, it is almost 10 pm, started at 7 am I stopped working about now. Fuck it was all I had available with the time I got before I had to go deal with work matters. And I can't even know if tomorrow won't be like this again. I didn't have time to run this tournament but I still trying to. For now I will just abide to whatever decision @guillavoiecomes with and run the next round in whatever spare time I can muster. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeevan | 8,911 Events Helper · Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 7 minutes ago, BeaIank said: Which is why people speed run it instead of playing for score. Anyway, it is almost 10 pm, started at 7 am I stopped working about now. Fuck it was all I had available with the time I got before I had to go deal with work matters. And I can't even know if tomorrow won't be like this again. I didn't have time to run this tournament but I still trying to. For now I will just abide to whatever decision @guillavoiecomes with and run the next round in whatever spare time I can muster. Shall i join you next season? Don't wanna put any pressure on @Bearcat-Doug and make him cry......I can help anytime you need!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,020 Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 8 minutes ago, BeaIank said: Which is why people speed run it instead of playing for score. Anyway, it is almost 10 pm, started at 7 am I stopped working about now. Fuck it was all I had available with the time I got before I had to go deal with work matters. And I can't even know if tomorrow won't be like this again. I didn't have time to run this tournament but I still trying to. For now I will just abide to whatever decision @guillavoiecomes with and run the next round in whatever spare time I can muster. Times are tough for everyone these days Bea. Take care. Not worth getting stressed over NES games. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 1 minute ago, Jeevan said: Shall i join you next season? Don't wanna put any pressure on @Bearcat-Doug and make him cry......I can help anytime you need!!!! Shouldn't you be trying to beat that turkey game or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeevan | 8,911 Events Helper · Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 2 minutes ago, Bearcat-Doug said: Shouldn't you be trying to beat that turkey game or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeevan | 8,911 Events Helper · Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 level 18 tetris, must score 100k to get participation! first week done! you can think @BeaIank for getting me hooked on ctwc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Just now, Jeevan said: Well, it looks like I'll be having nightmares tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray | 2,448 Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 13 minutes ago, BeaIank said: For now I will just abide to whatever decision @guillavoiecomes with and run the next round in whatever spare time I can mustard Mustard!? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis | 2,088 Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 (edited) 14 minutes ago, mbd39 said: Times are tough for everyone these days Bea. Take care. Not worth getting stressed over NES games. I'm all for giving people second chances in real life, but letting people back into an elimination tournament who got beat out kinda bugs me since I spent like 12 hours of my life killing wolves last week, but whatever. I guess if one of the guys who lost Round 1 wins the tourney, I'll just consider him to be a FAKE winner in my heart... Will those of us who won Round 1 get a mulligan as well if we don't get into Round 3? This just opened up a whole new can o' worms... Edited November 30, 2021 by Dr. Morbis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 1 minute ago, Murray said: Mustard!? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeevan | 8,911 Events Helper · Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Just now, Dr. Morbis said: I'm all for giving people second chances in real life, but letting people back into an elimination tournament who got beat out kinda bugs me since I spent like 12 hours of my life killing wolves last week, but whatever. I guess if one of the guys who lost Round 1 wins the tourney, I'll just consider him to be a FAKE winner in my heart... Will those of us who won Round 1 get a mulligan as well if we don't get into Round 2? This just opened up a whole new can o' worms... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaIank | 1,618 Events Team · Posted November 30, 2021 Author Share Posted November 30, 2021 2 minutes ago, Jeevan said: level 18 tetris, must score 100k to get participation! first week done! you can think @BeaIank for getting me hooked on ctwc Kid broke 2.3 millions. 100K is child's game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeevan | 8,911 Events Helper · Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Just now, BeaIank said: Kid broke 2.3 millions. 100K is child's game. i finished the tournament via youtube kuz i didn't know it was ongoing Was a blast to watch the new technique that has come into play! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis | 2,088 Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 If you wanted to err on the side of caution/forgiveness, letting both wiz and bert advance is a much better and fairer solution to everyone... Sorry, but people who were beat out of Round 1 shouldn't be magically back in just to punish people for too much drama... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis | 2,088 Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Jeevan said: I don't get the relevance of your reference: Old Yeller is a dog who was shot for being too sick to survive; how am I Old Yeller? Can you explain your post to me as if I was a 5 year old Edited November 30, 2021 by Dr. Morbis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,777 Administrator · Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Just now, Dr. Morbis said: If you wanted to err on the side of caution/forgiveness, letting both wiz and bert advance is a much better and fairer solution to everyone... Sorry, but people who were beat out of Round 1 shouldn't be magically back in just to punish people for too much drama... I believe @guillavoie is going to be catching up so he can moderate in here in a bit. Let's give him some time to digest what's gone on and see what he thinks is ideal. I'd say he has carte blanche on how he deals with the situation, tbh. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Just now, Gloves said: I believe @guillavoie is going to be catching up so he can moderate in here in a bit. Let's give him some time to digest what's gone on and see what he thinks is ideal. I'd say he has carte blanche on how he deals with the situation, tbh. I had the highest Challenger score so you can just declare me the 2021 champion and call it a day. Just want to make things easy for you guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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