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Post by redphoenix on Jul 4, 2007 10:29:40 GMT -5
I work in evenings, mostly.
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Post by redphoenix on Jul 3, 2007 3:46:12 GMT -5
Hey there, We'll be running an ironman game(a cton game with no turn limit, no elim) this wednesday the 2nd. At 7am GMT, 8am CET. That being 3am EST. for all time zone handicapped EBD, penny, moineau, pandora, redphoenix is lineup of players vouching to be there at this point. Could use a couple more. I'm going to try to make sure we'll finish this game We've had some excellent ironman games, you don't want to miss this. A good connection is a requirement and a stable computer though, don't want to be stuck in a lag/crash fest. Red sorry to say this but 1 Yours dates are wrong its the 4th of July on Wednesday 2 your times are wrong 7am GMT is 2am EST try get microsoft timezone its free and very easy to use www.microsoft.com/globaldev/outreach/dnloads/timezone.mspxI don't think internet timezone will save me from missing the date But thanks for noticing this, corrected. I know EST is 5h behind GMT too, typos, typos...
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Post by redphoenix on Jul 2, 2007 8:11:02 GMT -5
Hey there, We'll be running an ironman game(a cton game with no turn limit, no elim) this wednesday the 2nd. At 7am GMT, 8am CET. That being 2am EST. for all time zone handicapped EBD, penny, moineau, pandora, redphoenix is lineup of players vouching to be there at this point. Could use a couple more. I'm going to try to make sure we'll finish this game We've had some excellent ironman games, you don't want to miss this. A good connection is a requirement and a stable computer though, don't want to be stuck in a lag/crash fest.
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Post by redphoenix on Jul 1, 2007 1:54:27 GMT -5
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Post by redphoenix on Jun 28, 2007 13:59:21 GMT -5
CET = GMT +1 (Central European time) EST = GMT -5
Thus CET 9am = 3am EST
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Post by redphoenix on Jun 28, 2007 10:03:32 GMT -5
ladder ironman at 9am CET tomorrow(friday 29.6.), if you want to play Anyone with a good connection is welcome to play. No laggers plz We play it straight to the end. Game is expected to last between 4-6 hours, but can take longer. Penny, RedPhoenix, PandorasRevenge, Larodrigues are atleast playing, could use a few more people.
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Post by redphoenix on Dec 14, 2007 15:39:59 GMT -5
Willburn for MUD
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Post by redphoenix on Dec 13, 2007 11:05:34 GMT -5
I know OCC seems to be the only thing that matters in life to you all posting about it, but how about focus your attention to other things for a moment so we can improve the CCC in general.
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Post by redphoenix on Dec 12, 2007 8:49:29 GMT -5
How about we make the occ cton at least a killer cton. like 200 points is given to a player who kills a civ. Lets make unit production an actually strategy in occ for once. Thats not what most active OCC players want, especially since we got Equal_Map. It¨s also one of the reasons why others don't play OCC.... something to think about.
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Post by redphoenix on Dec 11, 2007 17:11:37 GMT -5
I hope the general public may get this point of view, I withdrew from the CCCAC because the council does not want to use different settings and it really became a dead end to try to have even this kind of small things changed. Let's think a bit more creative and we'll keep this community and CCC better alive. Each time you proposed something in CCCAC we tested it at CCC (UQC Ironman big and small, Classical great plains, 4vs4 TBG separated as far as i can remember......). I'm a bit surprised about what you said red. Creativity is a good thing. Unplayable settings without any kind of test are another. I never asked for UQC ironman, that was all canuck, I didn't want anything to do with that event... I hate uqc, but thats ofcourse just my point of view anyhow. So out of all my suggestions for map variations, you pick the only controversial suggestion, choise of great plains. TBG separated is only thing I achieved to change in the end yes. I don't see how it's unplayable untested settings to simply suggest to go with balanced(could be some other map too, but atleast CHANGE THE MAP FOR ONCE) instead of inland sea for rene? I don't get your point. I only suggest this minor kind of changes for events. I only ask to use different maps for a change, pick whatever events you like, but shift the maps around. Thats the one change I want, to have different maps each time, or atleast to change them more frequently... or even atleast sometimes. Timetable discussion and what events to have in CCC in general is another matter.
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Post by redphoenix on Dec 11, 2007 4:17:37 GMT -5
To those who hate classical great plains cylindrical, atleas it's something different for a change from what we always have. And I think wrapped this map isn't so bad, both teams have access to the mountain area and forests. If its not cylind, this map is really biased however.
I don't claim for it to be the most "even start" map, but should it always be?
Anyhow, We should change maps for other events from time to time too, and use different kinds of settings. I find it really stupid to have Ironman for example always on hub or ring, why? There are many other good maps for this event.
Why is Rene always on inland sea? Give me a reason for this. For example balanced is a great map for rene too, in my view a lot more enjoyable.
Why is Industrial always on ring? This can be played on any map if you want naval combat, this is also available in other maps except ring... And to think more, why do we always want to have a same type of game... maybe sometimes have an indu game with less naval combat? For a change. Not to say it's a bad thing to have a game with naval combat, I realise we don't have many events that allow a great deal of it.
Same argumentation for medieval on sunday. etc. etc.
Please lets use some creativity and put the players skills at test lets change the map for each event for each CCC, we can go around a certain set of good maps for each event so we all get our favourite map too while keeping the CCC fresh and renewable and more exciting.
This same thinking goes for all events in CCC.
Something to think about.
I hope the general public may get this point of view, I withdrew from the CCCAC because the council does not want to use different settings and it really became a dead end to try to have even this kind of small things changed. Let's think a bit more creative and we'll keep this community and CCC better alive.
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Post by redphoenix on Dec 11, 2007 1:57:59 GMT -5
MUD
AngelOnEarth everybodysdarling/[MUD]Hades PandorasRevenge RedPhoenix Slaughter Sweviking tommynt Zhenon Longhorn Hofzeluches Gab1so Matlowe/Thisisagoodname Marak DeviousDevil Botanic Please_noob(mrmarkmrmark)/Chucky_Norris Ellestar dandydo Mewtha Willburn
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Post by redphoenix on Nov 1, 2007 3:51:36 GMT -5
Well MUD is atleast very disappointed with this schedule. It really makes friday nearly impossible for euros that can't stay up till noon saturday playing, and it requires far too many simultaneous players in off times that are really hard to make.
Also the event maps really HAVE TO BE CHANGED, Why is Rene played always on inland sea? there is no justification for that.
We really should use Balanced for Rene start, inland sea really kills the event and CIV in the long run, it's a very single minded map and takes a lot of less strategy to play.
Why is Ironman played always on a map that allows only a couple strategies, instead of a map that allows multiple ways to win the game. There is really no justification to change the map for this event. We had so many games on ring and hub already, it's time to get atleast a little bit change in the pace.l
And we should use wrapped Inland sea for the Ironman event, make this event finally require more strategy than just building up in your hole, too land dependant as it's been.
Also there have been no objection to using huts and events for ironman, so why not enable them? Instead there have been voices in favor of this. And honestly if to any event, they fit here perfectly. And would make the event better and more diverse yet. And more fun to play.
These 2 map changes are really a must, and more important than the time changes...
We should change maps for other events for a change too. Maybe Chance classical and Medieval maps too, there are many other good maps for those. There is no reason why the map should remain the same CCC to CCC, we need to have the maps changed atleast a little bit from time to time to get some fresh blood in this competition.
And really I think the sunday morning event is totally necessary. Sunday events are evil for asian/aussie players. Plus it would spread out the events more, there are too many players required simultaneously on sunday. Allowing small clans also to participate in sunday events, right now its nearly impossible.
A bit similar problem with friday. Why not put modern on friday and make it require only 2 players. Move future to saturday. And I think yes that CTON event lasts far too long too, and then there is ironman prelim in the morning euro time too. That is FAR TOO MUCH, you can't have that many events on off times.
Make Rene event start a bit earlier maybe. I think it is asburd to have both future and rene events last to so early in the morning euro time, plus the 2 cton events and 1v1. While at same time you have other events starting at 2-4am euro time aswell. It's too much.
So in short, change maps for ironman and rene, this is a must. We need less events late night on friday, this is an absurd time to have this many events. Afterall a large majority of CCC players are european based, this CCC schedule was created for american majority.
All this being said I don't think we should make CCC hard for American player base, but please make it easier for the european one. And make it easier for small clans, friday has too many simultanous events, same as sunday. Spread them around more. Have a sunday morning event, there is time to declare sunday clans still. So have say 2v2 random start at 2-4am est, similar to grudge on saturday.
Also would be nice to hear the public crowds opinnion on changing the killer cton to a team killer cton so its 2v2v2v2v2. or 2v2v2v2. Would be a nice event and make this competition a bit more teamcompetition like, we already have a regular cton event.
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Post by redphoenix on Sept 28, 2007 16:26:12 GMT -5
MUD will take part in ironman too, ofcourse. Dunno who plays it tho, whoever is ON!
propably zhenon for prelim and RedPhoenix for final
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Post by redphoenix on Oct 10, 2007 1:44:29 GMT -5
Why do you think OCC is something that should be a lot in CCC? isn't that a totally different thing for most part than what clans play vs each other? I think CCC should be more geared towards being a traditional tournament of clans playing each other. With focus being mainly on teamers. Sure there can be some individual events, but it's a clan tournament afterall. We can have final frontier and OCC and whatevre tournaments separate, or a mod and other funky scenarios tournament. But CCC should not be going all over the board this much, it should focus on what its about. A clan championship. For people who want just individual events, we need a different tournament, not this one.
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Post by redphoenix on Oct 1, 2007 9:14:06 GMT -5
8) No blazing timers period for any CCC event. If there was no blazing timer in the Ironman, I think people would start commiting suicide (ps. some of your ideas are good, like CCC champ event. I however think that future should be Regicide mod(though it might need further development), and that we should not have a scenario event at all, use scenarios that are related to civ plz, and MODS that are actually played or add considerable value to the tournament.) Exhbition status events an ok idea too, but dunno if anyone would play them then.
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Post by redphoenix on Sept 30, 2007 5:06:12 GMT -5
Any explanation to why OCC is less points than CTON, kinda same thing isnt it Well I think its because of the 2 OCC events starting at the same time but Yes i see what you are saying you only need 1 player for cton, Iron etc But you only need 1 player and 1 city for OCC so winning a OCC isnt like winning a CTON that said Good Work Una That has been discussed in other thread and CCCAC forum. It gives OCC to big weight in a clan tournament if there are 2 full point events. It still gives more than half the pts btw, and 2,3,4, places point you higher also.
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Post by redphoenix on Sept 30, 2007 4:46:08 GMT -5
Use strategy: perhaps a new concept to some. Knowing there is a roster limit... Knowing there are availability issues, as we are a world wide organization... Knowing there will be open events... Knowing there are events that suit one clans strengths... With all this in mind, select the events that suit your ability as a clan to maximize acquiring points. I do not recall seeing where it was required to play every event. I know a few people have really done nothing but bit ch complain; especially about having certain events. Simple solution there, skip those events. No secret codex was required to unravel this mystery. I concur, it was never set in stone that the CCC should be designed so that every clan can fill all events, there have always been clans that remain small by design, they tend to be very picky about the skill level of there players. On the other hand there are clans that set there admissions based on non game factors, and tend to be larger, the CCC is not going to be tailored to either group but aim for a middle point. If you want to enter every event then ensure your clans recruitment policy reflects this, there are 450 active players on the ladder but only approx 120 in clans. So there is an untapped pool of ladder players that are available to clans if they want to train them. I'm sure that if you want to you can fill a 20 person roster of people that can play 6 events each, if you do the math that is more than enough to fill 30 slots plus subs the entire CCC. We will continue to adjust the size/number of events as the ladder evolves to put the CCC at that middle point that we aim at. As DrShot stats, planning your CCC strategy is as much part of "the game" as is the actual events. CS Could the max rostre be increased to 22 or something. Would help making all events, we're in MUD having some probs too at times. Yeah I know not all our players are 100% active, but would like to keep them able to play.
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Post by redphoenix on Sept 29, 2007 4:44:27 GMT -5
Future Regicide was fun but no Oil wasnt gg next time i suggest use another map as Oil is a must in this event needed OIL for mechs I suggest using HB Inland sea V3 with tropical climate next time and not just Inland sea Reg inland sea seems good to me, makes me want to play this event for a change, with the scenario change.
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Post by redphoenix on Sept 28, 2007 12:51:52 GMT -5
Could we have the killer cton start at like 3am or something? So we'd have a daytime event for euros also on sunday? Would spread it around a bit more and only 1 player necessar per clan.
Right now all events are inside the same timeframe, makes it hard. too many players neded.
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