Welcome Comrades to the 46th edition of the Dispatch
As usual there has been a hubbub of activity on CC over the past few weeks. The controversy in cheating and abuse over blitzaholic came to a final close and a decision was reached by the admin staff as found
here . With this decision it meant that ljex was likely to be the new conqueror for at least a month. However, he could only hold the position for an hour when rabbiton emerged from inactivity to steal his crown so congrats to the new conqueror rabbiton!
The newsletter is also jam packed full of articles, including an interrogation of jpcloet, an update on the TPA from angola and a review of the arms race map from OliverFA. We hope you enjoy reading it.
The executives and staff would also like to wish you a happy easter and hope you all have a great relaxing weekend. To celebrate this festive season there are limited edition dice and a free speed game holiday on the limited edition easter egg hunt map. There are also prizes to be won in the easter egg design contest and live chat easter egg hunt, which further details can be found in this
announcement .
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Newsletter Executive If you would like to apply to join the news team, please visit the thread below for more details!
Click here for Recruitment Details... In this edition of freestyle news we travel to Iraq for DoomYoshi's random game analysis, safariguy discusses the specifics of the bodyguard role in our Scum Insider and I have a sit down with jpcloet to discuss his hard job of running the ever growing clan forums!
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Freestyle ExecutiveRandom Game Analysis by DoomYoshi show
Game 8207375 Geert Romain , as Red, decided to focus his attention on securing Baghdad. Colemanus , as Green immediately went for a quick American bonus. lorenzol the blue player decided the tactical advantage of al-Qaeda was the route to take. (For those who aren't very familiar with the map, the al-Qaeda can attack many cities on the map).
The Scum Insider by Victor Sullivan and safariguy5 show
The Scum Insider Newbie Help Mafia Information , Mafia and You , and Rules and Terms of Mafia .What is "Mafia"? Mafia News main forum as per usual, but now also has Mafia Discussions , Mafia Archives , and the Mafia Games Handbook . There will now also be 6 premium prize mafia games a year, too! So now is as good a time as any to get started in the mafia world! And with the forum upgrade comes a Scum Insider upgrade: nagerous will be taking over for me and expanding and improving the Insider. I may write a blurb here and there, but for all intensive purposes, I'm done with the Insider. You can still expect to see safariguy5 's regular segments, so no need to fear there. I'm sure nagerous has great things in store for us all and I know I'm excited to see how the Insider (as well as the new forum) branches out. Cheers, and thanks for reading the Scum Insider thus far.Mafia Callouts Replacement Thread to see what games are in need of reserves/replacements.viewforum.php?f=213 Advanced Roles and Strategy by safariguy5 The Bodyguard What is it? Example How to Play this Role Town . They function almost identically as doctors, and should be played as such. Since it is a very useful town role, bodyguards should try to not be forced to reveal themselves as it makes them targets for the mafia. If the cop has claimed, protecting him is usually a high priority, especially if the Bodyguard is the type that kills the attacker. If a doctor has been forced to claim, protecting the doctor is also high priority as the doctor is more likely to be targeted by mafia than the cop is (due to the fact that doctors cannot protect themselves).
show: Interrogation of jpcloet
Q. Hey jpcloet!shaneback and chemefreak to the team, the first thing I did was create Excel templates for clan results and medal issuing. Once those were in place, those 2 CD's along with Masli have basically done all of the medal and privilege issuing since. Even with all of the CD's being heavily involved in their own clans, these tools have been key. I personally can do the full analysis and issue medals in less than 5 minutes for any size war. These tools and with the new CD's has allowed me to focus more on technical upgrades/solutions and other key projects. Having this all in place also means that players like Masli can also help out in other areas to their liking as well. Gold Knight a few drinks. I don't drink much so I would have to avoid the FOED leaders, although I bet they have some great stories to tell. I'd like to play on a team with Danryan . I hate playing against that guy and we've never been on the same team. There is no one who'd I'd like to remove from leader, I'd like to think that their own clan would walk if they were not being a good leader, or would make the change. There are a few that could use a little more patience.http://www.conquerclub.com/game.php?game=1315082 and be able to find a good quote like:viewtopic.php?f=4&t=132777 (Usergroup Leader Powers) and their effects on Clans and their organizations?Master Fenrir 's Commandments have you broken since you've been on Conquer Club? Have you repented to the black jesus for your transgressions?article , and I even submitted one of my own to him later being Rule 11, Though shall claim a lead in a game with as little as 1 extra territory or 1 extra army. I'm sure some do that regardless of the situation.http://img.printfection.com/1/2619/8485154/PWkUM.jpg
Hi again amigos and welcome to your favorite part of the Newsletter, "War Games", where you can find information about CC Tournaments. As always,
Dukasaur has put together a new Interview for the
Meet the Tournament Winners! :
DJ Teflon . We also have a
TPA Update and a
Feature Article by
Angola .
Thanks for taking the time to read our section, and we hope you find this information interesting.
jricart Tournament Executive Meet the Tournament Winners! by Dukasaur show: Interview with DJ Teflon
DJ Teflon is no stranger to the world of CC tournaments. He is seventh in the Tournament Organizer Hall of Fame, with 78 tourneys to his credit. He has recently become known as pretty much THE leading pioneer in the field of Speed tournaments. His wall is also decorated with 12 tournament cups, as well as a full set of gold medals and an impressive group of General Achievement and Clan awards. He is himself an official Tournament Director. And, for those of us who are accustomed to seeing him with a diamond or a sabre beside his name, he has recently shot up in points and boasts a Colonel’s crown.Quick and Easy Tournament hosted by qwert . True to its name, the Q&E Tournament went only twelve days from original posting to final win -- from February 21st 2011 to March 5th 2011. For those of you who have not been following the backstory , this tournament was actually a protest by qwert against quick and easy tournaments in general. I followed the controversy (in fact, I put in my own two cents ) so of course I absolutely HAD to interview the winner of this tournament and get his thoughts!I know you're going to enjoy talking about it, and I am very much looking forward to your comments.. What attracted you to this particular tournament? There was quite a debate in the Tournament Discussions forum about precisely this issue. Did that influence you? Did you join (in part, anyway) as a public statement that quick and easy tournaments are a good thing? You've won 20 of 31 games on that map, including 17 of your last 20. What's the secret? I just noticed you spell "centre" and "flavour" properly! It's so refreshing! I have seen your speed tournaments. (I haven't built up the courage for it. I'm one of those stodgy old men who wants time to think, lol.) If you would shoot me, you'd have to rescue my tournaments...
TPA Update by Angola show: TPA Update
The TPA (Tournament Players Association ) continues to be the sonicsteve show. Scoreboard and even increased his lead slightly in the past two weeks. He now has 39.12 points, while HighlanderAttack is still in second with 34.33 and Timminz has overtaken MudPuppy for third place with 32.82.Create/Join a Tournament area to sign up for future TPA events, which will be ending in the next month or so.Benga 's turn to host, putting together a Feudal War tournament.
I know that guy! I know that guy! Where do I know that guy from? by Angola show: Feature Story
Chances are, if you play in tournaments or if you've hosted one, then you've seen a few usernames over and over and over.danryan to Edgron to benga to Gromph to rmjw10 to sonicsteve to HighlanderAttack to jobi ... oh wait, probably best not to mention him presently.
Hey, folks! I'm excited as always to bring you the Foundry section! OliverFA continues his map Classics with Arms Race! and Lorn Empire gets 15 minutes of fame in the Spotlight. Unfortunately, the Foundry Team is again down in numbers, so if anyone's interested in writing at all for this section, please PM me! And speaking of Foundry Team members, if you take a look down at the bottom of this issue with the Dispatch team members, you might just get a sneak peek as to what to expect next issue.
Victor SullivanFoundry Executive Classic Review - Arms Race! by OliverFA show
Nowadays, the Foundry is plenty of life. We enjoy a continuous stream of creativity and talent. Thanks to the effort of dedicated mapmakers, new additions are quenched regularly. And many more maps are in the works.Classics . They deserve our attention despite the time that has passed since they were created. Or maybe because of that.Arms Race! a map by WidowMakers and mibi Arms Race! is a map that dates from 2008, but is features an original gameplay that has no match among all the other maps that have appeared since then. It's Cold War time, and the US and the USSR are targeting each other. In this version of History, the nuclear conflict can't be avoided, and the only questions are who will strike first and when that will be. To obliterate the enemy country, players will first have to eliminate all opposition in their own country. Once a player has full control of his country, he just has to arm the nuclear missile and strike! That is, if spies allow him to do it.viewtopic.php?t=36080
Map Spotlight: Lorn Empire by Victor Sullivan show
Welcome to another edition of the Map Spotlight! I've interviewed the fine young mapmaker, ISN2 , about his Foundry creation, the Lorn Empire. You can find the map thread in the Gameplay Workshop, or just click here . Enjoy the interview, folks!Click image to enlarge. Sully : Hello! ISN2 : Hello Victor Sullivan , thanks for choosing me for the "Map Spotlight" interview Sully : How did you come up with the idea of "Lorn Empire"? What was your inspiration?ISN2 : Well, I'm going to answer your first question with a quote from the first post of my map topic: "This is the idea that came to my mind today, a land with mountains and snow in north, green lands in middle and a plain land with a sea in south ... Sully : What feature(s) of "Lorn Empire" are you most excited about to present to the CC Community?ISN2 : Well, the main feature of this map is the "Requirements / Losing Conditions". Each player has to hold at least 1 castle or he/she loses. Another feature is the balanced start for every player. Also with the gameplay that is in progress, I'm going to make the map a real strategy-based map. Sully : Why mapmaking? What caused you to come to the Foundry?ISN2 : It's a hard question for me cause I really don't know why, but I think for the case of "Lorn Empire" it was because I like creating and developing things. And to be honest the other maps that I created were for contests, which didn't get chosen or aren't chosen yet were for the rewards (Sully Note : ISN2's Istanbul entry was chosen to move on to Phase 2 for the World Cities contest. Sully : How has the mapmaking process been treating you? What challenges have you faced in the production of this map? What good fortune have you received through the Foundry process?ISN2 : Well I have to say thanks to the Cartographers as they are putting a lot of time in Foundry and helping us much, but honestly I think the Foundry process is really slow and it lowers the propensity of the mapmakers. Sully : What's it like making a map? What's it like seeing the "Lorn Empire" concept come to fruition?ISN2 : Making a map is enjoyable but sometimes hard, sometimes you have not much time and people expect you to do some changes in the map or vice versa, sometimes you are waiting for comments and reviews on the map and no one shows up for days, but overall I have a good feeling about making something for other players. It will be so exciting for me to see my map out as a beta map, I really can't wait to play on my own map Sully : Any further comments?ISN2 : Well I have to say a big "Thank You! " to all of those who helped me in the production of the map with their comments, reviews, ideas and suggestions. Also a special thanks to natty_dread for all the help he gave and all the info he provided.
Greetings clannies. This is my last issue as editor of the clan section of the Dispatch. I'm moving on to Special Events (though I may still write the occasional article), pleased that we've got a great team in place here and that Leehar will take over as Clan Executive. It's been a lot of fun doing this, over a year when the clans have grown from strength to strength. The prospects look brighter than ever, with nearly twice as many active clans as when I began, more games and competition than ever, and an impressive rise in the quality of play across the board meaning there's not a clan around that can rest on their laurels. Big thanks to the many many people who've helped out with this section, and thanks most of all to the players who have played the games that gave us so much excitement to write about. Do me a last favour & ask me a difficult question for next issue's
interview .
Another packed edition for you. We've round-ups on the Conqueror's Cup - action from the second edition and our final post on the first edition.
barterer2002 updates us on his 1to1 challenge;
jigger1986 speaks to the Wild Geese;
leehar speaks to
Georgerx7di about the clan training groups and
Blackknight_6 spices up his taunts.
Master Fenrir takes a break this week but will be back soon.
Good luck also to the semi-finalists in the clan league: the matches between The Spanking Monkeys and Immortal Assassins, and between Agents of Chaos and Knights of the Round Table reaching a climax. There's unlikely to be more than a couple of games dividing winner and loser in either match, and in both the pre-match favourites TSM and KORT have a lot of work to do to salvage a win.
laughingcavalier , Clan ExecutiveThe 2nd CC by Leehar (Nemesis) show
With the Cup Schedule indicating that Round 2 indicating that the Round of 16 will start in just under a week on the 24th of April, here's a final summary of events in the 2nd Conquerors Cup as we enter the nail-biting stages of the first round.Devil's Brigade vs. Bullet Proof Bandits Clan League Div B encounter between these two clans, the Bandits must have been feeling the heat coming into this challenge. However, they've seemingly rediscovered their mojo and with the current score at 18-11 in their favour, they look to have enough firepower to eke out the requisite wins to qualify in the remaining 12 games. However, along with this victory, they will now have the dubious privilege of facing Top Seeds Thota in the next round.Imperial Dragoons vs. The Fantastic Four-skins 1v1 Challenges where they are now Semi-finalists after a strong performance vs G1De Veroveraars der Lage Landen vs. Agents of Chaos Clan League Semi-Finals so keep your eye on them as they have shown themselves to be top-quality opposition since their first victory over the now defunct Waters Fury 2 years ago.Legends of War vs. One Step Ahead Game 8760982 left to be decided in the ensuing days. Final Score? Either 23-18 or 24-17, and staying mostly in-line with earlier predictions. This match-up also had the honor of being the most watched of the first round, and while that may have much to do with the early stages where it almost suffered the ignominy of being called off due to rule violations, the tensions were calmed and this has been the most exciting game so far in the competition. Ultimately, LoW progress to the next-round to face off against early qualifiers ++The Legion++, while OSA continue in search of their Tournament Dreams in the Newcomers Cup Grim Reapers vs. The Legion Game 8683670 ). So basically 28-12 with 1 relatively undecided.Mythology vs. A Fistful of Sixes Clan League Quarter-finalists Mythology. The tie has still to be decided with the current score at 19-12, but the Afos leads in Hive and D-Day (if none else), should be enough to grant victory.The New Crusade vs. The Spanking Monkeys Dynasty vs. Generation One Kort , who are chomping at the bit to defend their title, and spill some blood milk while doing it.Fraternal Order of Exceptional Drinkers vs. Legends of the Zone DbC and AoD , and another strong lead over The Legion in a 85-game encounter, they're again putting the hurt on a clan with a 24-9 lead over Lotz. Final Score could very well be 30-11Risk Attackers vs. Immortal Assassins Empire vs. Death by Comity The Last Warriors vs. Nemesis Bruceswar had predicted, so looks like he has his eye on the ball.Bretheren of the Fat Mermaid vs. Memento Mori Tofu in the previous CC, they've had an impressive run of 7 successive victories. And with the score already 24-9 against, the winning run is now up to 8. And their prize? Why a rematch against the aforementioned Tofu (who themselves have won 9 challenges on the trot since their creation)
1v1 Clan Challenge by Barterer2002 (G1) show
As long as clan wars have been around there has been a conflict about the inclusion of 1v1 games in the batches. Many clan matches have included only team games while some have had one or two "best of" 1v1 series. With the recent addition of clan medals and the announcement that any series that included a 1v1 series would not be eligible for a clan medal the debate came up again.clan medal thread last December it sparked an idea in my twisted head to do a 1v1 clan challenge. And so I broached the idea in Generation One to garner interest. The goal, from my perspective, was to have a wide support so I wanted at least 12 members playing and to do it without relying upon any one player's special map. There was some debate within G1 as to whether a 1v1 clan challenge was something we were interested in but there was enough interest to pursue it. We were, however, just beginning another challenge so I tabled it for a month while that one ran.scottp notes "I think most of the guys in The Legion started out as good singles players before joining a clan, so it's good to exercise those abilities in a team format (like a college track or wrestling meet - you compete as an individual but win as a team)." Mudpuppy notes "Personally, I am a huge 1v1 fan. When I first joined the clan world I was disappointed to discover that heads up games were widely shunned." And even within clans: "As a clan, about half of the Dragoons were chomping at the bit to join while the other half showed little interest."
Conqueror's Cup One - On Heroism by laughingcavalier (TSM) show
Chuuuuck knew all this when more than a year ago he launched the first Conqueror’s Cup . Come show us what your clan is made of, he challenged. Prove, by beating your peers and rivals in full-length challenges, that your clan is the best.
Clan Training Groups by Leehar (Nemesis) show
There's been quite a lot of debate recently about the role of Clan Training groups, with the Society of Cooks hoping to develop a Team Training Scheme of their own, which could quite possibly clash with the Training Academies some clans already possess. Indeed, the rollout has just began, so you can read more about it here . In the meantime, I've taken it upon myself to contact one of the earliest proponents of clan team training, Georgerx7di who teaches at The Spankademy , the training ground for one of the premier clans on the site: The Spanking Monkeys . He talked to us about his involvement in the aforementioned academy.Georgerx7di wrote: How did you initially come up with the idea of being involved in a training group? How do you run your group? There is obviously an emphasis on Team skills, but what are the specifics, and what else do you look to teach players to concentrate upon? How successful have you been in coordinating your group activities? How do you get your Trainees? Who are some of the successes you've had from your group?Ender_w99 was the first (and only so far) student to join the monkis. But crazyirishman went on to join LOW and Denise to Empire, two very good clans. So I would say we've had good success, all were stripers when they joined, and have achieved at least colonel, denise making brig. There's been a debate in the SoC with regards to Training Groups and their conflict perhaps with SoC Team games, what are your thoughts on it and what do you think is the better mechanism for training or is there really a conflict at all? Finally, is there anything extra that you look for within the Spankademy for entrants into Tsm? Some special traits to garner in order to join such a fun-loving crew? A few comments. I myself am a teacher in real life, and its something I enjoy doing. I have fun teaching my students, and that's an important component for a school.
To anyone thinking of opening a school:
1. Have fun doing it; we're all on here for free, to have fun. So you should enjoy yourself and remember not to boss your teachers and students around because they are here for entertainment and fun too.
2. Try to be organized, but flexible. Set up goals and classrooms, but don't worry if people follow them in order or if everyone's moving at the same pace.
3. Don't get down if you only have one student, give him all your time and turn that student into a master. At other times, when you have 7 students, put in the time to teach them all, because you don't know which one will turn out to be the next conqueror.
Finally, thank you for the questions.
Thanks to all teachers in spankademy, past or present (hope I didn't miss anyone):
Lindax Laddida firstholliday kratos644 Blind Date skillfull kmacready laughingcavalier ender_w99
Crazyirishman
Denise
And thanks to all of our students who have come through, including a few now on the list of teachers.
The Wild Geese by jigger1986 (GR) show
Nagerous ,ga7 ,fircoal and pmchugh , all veterans of clan life. The four of them came up with the idea of forming a new clan while playing mafia games, and eventually decided upon the name Wild Geese. Because one of them was already a leader in Left 4 Dead, the four decided to assimilate all their new members into L4D, under the new name. The formation has led to new leadership, stronger teams and a stronger clan altogether.
Spice Up Your Clan by Blackknight_6 (TNC) show
Our column this issue starts with another message I got from a member of The Pack. greenoaks : i was just reading your article on internal 1v1's and realised we'd done something similar in The Pack.
when the christmas map was out last year i challenged every player to three 1v1's on that map. most of the clan took me up on it and when it was all over i posted the results. thankfully they were slightly in my favour.
hopefully this year i can expand it to get everyone playing everyone else rather than only offering them the right to brag for a whole year that they have more xmas spirit than me.
qwert :using average score ranking i predict:
WG 55% win chance
T4C 45% win chance
TheSaxlad : Game 8629108
T4C draw first blood 1-0 T4C
qwert : its look that poison rome are secured by WG forces
Also WG forces manage to conduct supprise offensive in WWII Europe and crush crusaders,securing another victory
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