Monthly Challenges:January 2014

[DoomYoshi]

It's ok betiko, I do appreciate the input. Agentcom has mentioned automatic games, that is something like what I envisioned the suggestion turning into. For now, this system has to suffice.

As per speed games, I view them as an unpopular game setting (if they were popular, there wouldn't be a medal for them) so they are calculated the same way as other unpopular settings. Only a minority of challenges will force speed games, the majority will be either free choice or casual-only. Of the challenges so far, out of 4 have accepted speed games.

i can assure you that the cutoff for games won't run on forever. Before this challenge started, only 1 game had ever been completed with the required settings. Once the month ends, and I can see what a reasonable time-frame for completion is then I can make a cutoff point that will give an estimated 80-90 percent completion. Also, January's challenge will be a shorter one so as not to overlap too much.

[betiko]

yeah i was the one suggesting automatizing games in speeders in the first place. and speeders an unpopular setting??? just have a look at the medal page and the recipients/number of medal issued. I'm not gonna talk about new settings but out of old timer settings, trips, quads, terminator, assassin, nuclear, trench (yeah i know it's pretty new..)... even crossmap are less popular!
I think it would've been easier to tell you that the only things that beat speeders are standard, dubs, manual, freestyle, fog... and ratings!
not because you are one of the very few who never plays speeders means it's unpopular.

I think a cool thing to do would be to create some monthly challenge happy hours for speed games. it's not going to change anything for you, you can still do it casual+speed. but let's say you give 3 cc times as meetups for those who want to play challenge speeders. could be really fun. Later on, games could just be automatically created in the speed loby, could be awesome. In my case, i know that I now have 25+ active games now because of your challenge, and I don't like having so many active games. a speeder never adds up to your game countand is finished within half an hour.

[Gamefreakguy]

I think a speed challenge of some kind would be cool.

Basically agree with what has been said before, that some more "fun" settings rather than just 5-p trench terminator should be used for a challenge. Maybe require a win on a variety of different settings with one over-arching condition. Like, win on all ___ maps, or maps from a certain area of the world, in a polymorph game this month. Or, win a doubles game on each spoils setting. I like the addition of monthly challenges but freshness will be the main factor for how much good it does for the community.

[sempaispellcheck]

Keep in mind that this is only the first challenge to be posted.
There is plenty of potential for variety.
I advise you all to wait a few months and give DY time to come up with a bunch of different challenges before making any judgements.

sempai

[Gamefreakguy]

Sure, of course! Just some ideas to help that go as well as possible.

Idea for next December: Christmas map challenge.

[betiko]

Keep in mind that this is only the first challenge to be posted.
There is plenty of potential for variety.
I advise you all to wait a few months and give DY time to come up with a bunch of different challenges before making any judgements.

sempai

well isn't doom going to come up with stuff that fit better the members if they speak up in here and give their opinion? why are other mods all showing up in here to try and shut us up? No one is "judging" doom and his challenges here.

I don't really have a problem with all the games being the same, and I guess what doom did is look for game settings that don't exist in the game finder to simplify the management of the challenge.

[Count Belisle]

There are more new games available. I just set up 3 Zombie, 3 Fresh and 5 escalating.

For those wanting to get in on the new medal and the Scotland battles that will get you the medal for all games played this month, here ya go: Game 13689758 Terminator, Automatic, Sequential, Scotland, No Spoils, Adjacent, Fog, Trench, 20 Rounds, 24 Hours

Game 13689759 Terminator, Automatic, Sequential, Scotland, No Spoils, Adjacent, Fog, Trench, 20 Rounds, 24 Hours

Game 13689760 Terminator, Automatic, Sequential, Scotland, No Spoils, Adjacent, Fog, Trench, 20 Rounds, 24 Hours

Game 13689762 Terminator, Automatic, Sequential, Scotland, Zombie, Adjacent, Fog, Trench, 20 Rounds, 24 Hours

Game 13689763 Terminator, Automatic, Sequential, Scotland, Zombie, Adjacent, Fog, Trench, 20 Rounds, 24 Hours

Game 13689764 Terminator, Automatic, Sequential, Scotland, Zombie, Adjacent, Fog, Trench, 20 Rounds, 24 Hours

Game 13689770, Terminator, Automatic, Sequential, Scotland, Escalating, Adjacent, Fog, Trench, 20 Rounds, 24 Hours

Game 13689771, Terminator, Automatic, Sequential, Scotland, Escalating, Adjacent, Fog, Trench, 20 Rounds, 24 Hours

Game 13689772, Terminator, Automatic, Sequential, Scotland , Escalating, Adjacent, Fog, Trench, 20 Rounds, 24 Hours

Game 13689773, Terminator, Automatic, Sequential, Scotland, Escalating, Adjacent, Fog, Trench, 20 Rounds, 24 Hours

Game 13689774 dittos

I posted this challenge in alot of forums I'm in and I saw that MGSteve posted this back Doom can you make sure that these also get added so people can join and MGSteve gets these counted?

[betiko]

There are more new games available. I just set up 3 Zombie, 3 Fresh and 5 escalating.

For those wanting to get in on the new medal and the Scotland battles that will get you the medal for all games played this month, here ya go: Game 13689758 Terminator, Automatic, Sequential, Scotland, No Spoils, Adjacent, Fog, Trench, 20 Rounds, 24 Hours

Game 13689759 Terminator, Automatic, Sequential, Scotland, No Spoils, Adjacent, Fog, Trench, 20 Rounds, 24 Hours

Game 13689760 Terminator, Automatic, Sequential, Scotland, No Spoils, Adjacent, Fog, Trench, 20 Rounds, 24 Hours

Game 13689762 Terminator, Automatic, Sequential, Scotland, Zombie, Adjacent, Fog, Trench, 20 Rounds, 24 Hours

Game 13689763 Terminator, Automatic, Sequential, Scotland, Zombie, Adjacent, Fog, Trench, 20 Rounds, 24 Hours

Game 13689764 Terminator, Automatic, Sequential, Scotland, Zombie, Adjacent, Fog, Trench, 20 Rounds, 24 Hours

Game 13689770, Terminator, Automatic, Sequential, Scotland, Escalating, Adjacent, Fog, Trench, 20 Rounds, 24 Hours

Game 13689771, Terminator, Automatic, Sequential, Scotland, Escalating, Adjacent, Fog, Trench, 20 Rounds, 24 Hours

Game 13689772, Terminator, Automatic, Sequential, Scotland , Escalating, Adjacent, Fog, Trench, 20 Rounds, 24 Hours

Game 13689773, Terminator, Automatic, Sequential, Scotland, Escalating, Adjacent, Fog, Trench, 20 Rounds, 24 Hours

Game 13689774 dittos

I posted this challenge in alot of forums I'm in and I saw that MGSteve posted this back Doom can you make sure that these also get added so people can join and MGSteve gets these counted?

doom uses game finder for that mate. no need to add anything manually, your games will be found.

[DoomYoshi]

They seem legit.

[benga]

Do we have to report finished games or you will look thru game finder yourself?

[DoomYoshi]

we will just look through game finder. Just report games when you start them up and i can verify whether or not they meet the settings rules (that is optional though, if you don't want to post you don't have to; i often find the games anyways)

[betiko]

we will just look through game finder. Just report games when you start them up and i can verify whether or not they meet the settings rules (that is optional though, if you don't want to post you don't have to; i often find the games anyways)

might as well be easier for you guys if we post our game and point count for you to just verify? Mind if I do it? don't know how many points I have and if I will make it without starting a few new ones, so would actually help me too!

Game 13681195 finished, 1pt; 1 kill, 3pts total 4pts
Game 13681198 finished, 1pt; 0 kills total 1pts
Game 13686330 unfinished 0pt; 1 kill, 3pts total 3pts
Game 13686331 unfinished 0pt; 0 kills total 0pts
Game 13686332 unfinished 0pt; 0 kills total 0pts
Game 13686333 finished 0pt; 0 kills total 1pts
Game 13686407 unfinished 0pt; 1 kill, 3pts total 3pts
Game 13686408 unfinished 0pt; 0 kills total 0pts
Game 13687345 unfinished 0pt; 2 kills total 6pts
Game 13687346 finished 1pt; 1 kill, 3pts total 4pts
Game 13702341 unfinished 0pt; 1 kills total 3pts
Game 13705753 finished 1pt; 1 kill, 3pts total 4pts
Game 13705757 unfinished 0pt; 0 kills total 0pts
Game 13705758 unfinished 0pt; 0 kills total 0pts
Game 13705759 unfinished 0pt; 0 kills total 0pts

so that would make 16pts in the bag, 14 to come if all games finish so challenge is in the bag? is that correct doom?

[DoomYoshi]

you get one point for every game... a joining bonus.

[betiko]

you get one point for every game... a joining bonus.

oh so the game doesn t need to end before the end of the month to count anymore, you changed that rule?

[DoomYoshi]

As a heads up, there will be an extra completion window after the end of the month. More details will follow, but do not worry about starting a game even into the last week of December.

Cool cause we are not responsible of the length of a 5 men trench game!
Also doom, I think it would make more sense to have these challenges exclusively played on speed games. It would be a great thing to get people back into speed gaming. Let s say each month a game type and settings is chosen, and games are automatically created in the speedgame section for people to join. Points could be counted automatically and with speed games you could set the end of the month as a real deadline.

I think your challenges should be more focused into encouraging to play new settings with new maps on speed game. Let s say alaska, zombie polymorph speed games or something next month... It s your baby, just my 2cents

betiko, you replied to it already...

[sempaispellcheck]

you get one point for every game... a joining bonus.

oh so the game doesn t need to end before the end of the month to count anymore, you changed that rule?

No, this point is for starting/joining the game - whenever it finishes.

sempai

[InnyaFacce]

Here is a list of all my games ... 32 in total

Game 13669335 . Game 13669336 . Game 13669337 . Game 13669338
Game 13669341 . Game 13669344 . Game 13669370 . Game 13669371
Game 13669658 . Game 13669659 . Game 13669660 . Game 13669662
Game 13669671 . Game 13671923 . Game 13671924 . Game 13674746
Game 13674747 . Game 13678335 . Game 13678341 . Game 13680021
Game 13680025 . Game 13680028 . Game 13680029 . Game 13681197
Game 13688325 . Game 13688326 . Game 13688327 . Game 13688328
Game 13688780 . Game 13688783 . Game 13689770 . Game 13695608

[cooldeals]

So if I start 28 games by January 1 I get this medal even if none of them finish by Jan 1?

Do I get takeout points even if a game isn't finished by Jan 1?

I'm already behind so I'm debating on whether I even have a chance.

[DoomYoshi]

So if I start 28 games by January 1 I get this medal even if none of them finish by Jan 1?

Do I get takeout points even if a game isn't finished by Jan 1?

I'm already behind so I'm debating on whether I even have a chance.

Unless you deadbeat, yes. That was the original intention. As mentioned already, the time for kills and victories will be extended so that games started even in the last week will have a chance to make points.

[DoomYoshi]

Clarification on extension.

All games must be started within December, as per OP.

Kills and game finishes within the month of January also count.

On February 1st and beyond, all scores will be tallied.

As long as you have not deadbeated up to that point, you qualify for the medal.

The one month extension is due to the current range of finished games being 15-25 rounds in length. This includes no spoils, flat rate and escalating, so all game settings are completeable.

[cooldeals]

Just waiting to see some C&A's on Feb 1.

"So and So autoed me for a last minute kill so they could get their challenge medal"

[Gilligan]

Just waiting to see some C&A's on Feb 1.

"So and So autoed me for a last minute kill so they could get their challenge medal"

It's no different than tournaments

[cooldeals]

I know. It's just fun to watch people squeal in C&A sometimes, lol.

[VicFontaine]

Game 13723382 — 14 points

Game 13723353
Game 13731067
Game 13723378
Game 13723340
Game 13722191
Game 13723372
Game 13723354
Game 13722574
Game 13723377
Game 13723358
Game 13723376
Game 13723379
Game 13723380
Game 13723373
Game 13723355
Game 13723356
Game 13723375
Game 13723360

That should be over 30 points already. Enough, right? Only needed 28?

[Gilligan]

Just to clarify, no points for winning via round limit? Or does that count as "surviving player"?