The Ongoing Hunting Game (with prize?)

[FadedOasis]

7/13: Thunder Mountain, Castle4, Cashworks 7/14: Steel, Hidden __________________________ /16...... PLAYER ...... DP ............................ .1 . XDRA Xadera ...... 15 .2 . EDSN EdisonW ..... 12 .3t. HLLR Heller ...... 10 .3t. CAKE yousteppedon… 10 .5t. JEZH Jeziah ...... 09 .5t. WTST (PHASED)What… 09 .5t. BBLK Brian_Black . 09 .8 . PNEU pneuma08 .... 06 .9 . PHVL Phevnil ..... 05 10t. JMEZ (PHASED)Jamez 04 10t. SORA .:sora ...... 04 12 . DOCS Docs_Fox* ... 03 13 . SCRM Scrambles ... 02 14 . RNCH Rhench ...... 01 15 . CRCH (PHASED)The … -1 16 . AZTH (PHASED)Azath -2 __________________________ . .Scoring: .+1 DP - Kill your mark .+2 DP - Kill your hunter .-1 DP - Misguess hunter .-2 DP - Inactivity . .Game Log: .AUG 1: Game has ended. Stay ....tuned for the next one! .JUL28: CAKE +2DP to 10, .........killed hunter XDRA .JUL28: CAKE +1DP to 08, .........killed mark XDRA .JUL28: CAKE +9DP to 07, .........Event One bonus .JUL26: PHVL -2DP to 05, .........inactivity .JUL26: RNCH -2DP to 01, .........inactivity .JUL26: Seven players were .........assigned new marks .JUL25: WTST has phased out .JUL25: AZTH has phased out .JUL22: CRCH has phased out .JUL21: BBLK +1DP to 09, .........killed mark EDSN .JUL21: HLLR has triggered .........Bonus Event 2! .JUL21: HLLR +1DP to 10, .........killed mark BBLK .JUL20: XDRA +1DP to 15, .........killed mark EDSN .JUL20: HLLR +1DP to 09, .........killed mark PNEU .JUL20: XDRA +1DP to 14, .........killed mark PNEU .JUL20: AZTH -2DP to -2, .........inactivity .JUL20: CAKE -2DP to -2, .........inactivity .JUL20: CRCH -2DP to -1, .........inactivity .JUL20: Seven players were .........assigned new marks .JUL19: EDSN +1DP to 12, .........killed mark HLLR .JUL17: WTST +1DP to 09, .........killed mark PHVL .JUL17: RNCH +1DP to 03, .........killed mark SCRM .JUL16: EDSN +1DP to 11, .........killed mark XDRA .JUL16: EDSN +3DP to 10, .........Event One bonus .JUL16: XDRA +2DP to 13, .........killed hunter SORA .JUL16: HLLR +4DP to 08, .........Event One bonus .JUL16: BBLK +3DP to 08, .........Event One bonus .JUL16: JEZH +3DP to 09, .........Event One bonus .JUL16: EDSN +1DP to 07, .........killed mark SORA .JUL16: RNCH +1DP to 02, .........killed mark HLLR .JUL16: RNCH -1DP to 01, .........Misguessed WTST .JUL15: JMEZ has phased out .JUL14: XDRA has dominated .........his fourth map! .JUL14: XDRA +1DP to 11, .........killed mark SCRM .JUL13: PNEU +5DP to 06, .........Event One bonus .JUL13: WTST +1DP to 08, .........killed mark EDSN .JUL13: PHVL +1DP to 07, .........killed mark SORA .JUL13: WTST +1DP to 07, .........killed mark JEZH .JUL13: WTST +4DP to 06, .........Event One bonus .JUL13: PHVL +5DP to 06, .........Event One bonus .JUL13: PNEU +1DP to 01, .........killed mark EDSN .JUL13: The 10-point .........event has begun! .JUL12: CRCH +1DP to 01, .........killed mark XDRA .JUL12: JMEZ -1DP to 04, .........Misguessed BBLK .JUL12: JMEZ +1DP to 05, .........killed mark BBLK .JUL12: XDRA has triggered .........the 10-point event! .JUL12: XDRA +1DP to 10, .........killed mark JMEZ .JUL12: PVNL -2DP to 01, .........inactivity .JUL12: Three players were .........assigned new marks .JUL12: EDSN +1DP to 06, .........killed mark HLLR .JUL11: XDRA +1DP to 09, .........killed mark HLLR .JUL11: EDSN +1DP to 05, .........killed mark JMEZ .JUL11: XDRA +1DP to 08, .........killed mark SCRM .JUL11: SORA +1DP to 04, .........killed mark BBLK .JUL10: XDRA +1DP to 07, .........killed mark JEZH .JUL10: DOCS +1DP to 03, .........killed mark SORA .JUL 9: HLLR +1DP to 04, .........killed mark BBLK .JUL 9: XDRA +1DP to 06, .........killed mark RNCH .JUL 9: Five players were .........assigned new marks .JUL 9: SORA +1DP to 03, .........killed mark WTST .JUL 8: BBLK +1DP to 05, .........killed mark HLLR .JUL 8: JEZH +2DP to 06, .........killed hunter CAKE .JUL 8: XDRA +1DP to 05, .........killed mark SORA .JUL 8: JMEZ +1DP to 04, .........killed mark RNCH .JUL 8: CRCH +0DP to 00, .........joined the hunt! .JUL 7: JEZH +1DP to 04, .........killed mark SCRM .JUL 7: PNEU +0DP to 00, .........joined the hunt! .JUL 6: BBLK +1DP to 04, .........killed mark RNCH .JUL 6: BBLK +1DP to 03, .........killed mark DOCS .JUL 5: EDSN +1DP to 04, .........killed mark XDRA .JUL 5: XDRA +1DP to 04, .........killed mark BBLK .JUL 5: CAKE +0DP to 00, .........joined the hunt! .JUL 3: AZTH +0DP to 00, .........joined the hunt! .JUL 3: JMEZ +1DP to 03, .........killed mark JEZH .JUL 3: JEZH +1DP to 03, .........killed mark HLLR .JUL 3: PHVL +1DP to 03, .........killed mark JMEZ .JUL 2: EDSN +1DP to 03, .........killed mark SORA .JUL 1: XDRA +1DP to 03, .........killed mark RNCH .JUL 1: HLLR +1DP to 03, .........killed mark XDRA .JUL 1: Game Start .JUN30: ALL +2DP to 02, .........signed up early

JULY IS BETA MONTH. The numbers are horrible right now, people have to wait too long for the next mark, and many things need to be fixed. We're working on a better system for next month. --- Heller has triggered Bonus Event 2: The Duels. For this event, four players of Heller's choice get to duel amongst themselves. Each player selected will get another as an additional mark, assigned randomly. After the duels are randomly selected, every player will be given this information. Winner of each duel will earn the normal +1DP for killing their mark and +2DP for killing their hunter. The duels begin on Sunday! Heller versus Rhench! Pneuma versus Scrambles! Betting is now open. You may now place bets on the winners of the duels. Message me to purchase one of the following tickets: Oh, I forgot to mention, you can spend points you don't have, but you may only purchase one ticket. --- Xadera has triggered the 10-point event. Xadera is now a known, wanted criminal. Anyone can kill him for an bonus, equal to one-half the difference in score between you and him, rounded up. This is an added bonus; if you are already hunting him, you still get your 1DP. You can only get this bonus once. To end this event, Xadera must dominate any three hunters simultaneously and send in the screenshot. If he does so, he gets 3DP. This event will only end when this happens or when all players get the bonus. Edit: I've talked to Xadera, and we've decided that this isn't too fun for him, so I'm changing his way of ending the event. We have 26 maps on the server. On each map, if Xadera can dominate two hunters, he dominates that map. The maps he dominates will be revealed in groups. When he dominates 13 maps (half the server), he wins the event. As his prize, he gets to choose one map to remove from the server, and one map to add. This will last for two to four weeks, depending on how much people like his change. Good luck. ---- How this game works: I send you the name of another player. That person is your mark. Dominate your mark, take a screenshot, upload the image to imgur.com or a similar site, and send me a link via the forum messaging system. If you do this, you gain one point and I send you a new name. At the same time, there will probably be someone who has your name. They are your hunter. Dominate your hunter and send me the screenshot. If you do this, you gain two points. However, if you guess incorrectly and dominate someone who isn't hunting you, you lose one point. Note, you must specifically declare who you're attempting to kill with each screenshot. That way, you don't lose points for dominating someone you weren't trying to dominate. Now, for some flavor: You walk into my office, hat in hands. You see a large desk. Behind the large desk is a very large executive chair, facing the gorgeous landscape outside the windows. Nervously, you speak up. "Y-you wanted to talk to me, s-sir?" Slowly, the chair turns around. "Ah, you have arrived. Take a seat." You cautiously move forward and take one of the two seats. The one closer to the door, so you can run if you need. You never trusted this man. "Your performance here at Petaloid Film isn't quite up to par, is it?" "I-I can t-try harder, sir." "No need. You're being reassigned. See, my friends and I have a little game we like to host every once in a while, and we'd like you to me an entrant in this month's game." "A game, sir?" "If you win this game, you'll be given a bonus. Say, eight figures? No, let's make it nine this time." You perk up. With that much money, you would never have to assemble another cheap digital camera ever again. "Yes, sir! W-What do I have to do, sir?" I toss you a plain black envelope. You open it and pull out the contents, a single memory card. "Take a camera from the factory floor and insert that card. The only photograph on it is of a man who works here -- excuse me, he worked here. I want you to take a picture of his corpse. Mail the memory card back to me in that envelope." You sit there stunned for several seconds. You've never been hired as a contract killer before. Quietly, you ask "Is that all?" "Oh, hardly. On his body, you'll find a similar camera, with a similar memory card. It too will have only one photograph. You are to kill that man, also." "And I just have to keep doing this?" "Not quite. Eventually, you will find a memory card with your photograph on it. When you do, come back to me to receive your bonus. What did I say, ten figures?" You hop right to your feet. "Oh, thank you sir! I'll get right on it." "Good man! I expect to see you back in my office when you've finished! Unless, of course, you fail in this mission." As you approach the door, you pause mid-stride as you suddenly realize the consequences of playing this "game." If you're hunting someone, that means someone's also hunting you. "S-sir, when does this game start?" "Oh, it started last week, so you have some catching up to do. Good luck!" Welcome to the Ongoing Hunting Game. Sign up by messaging me. You can sign up after the game starts, just send me a message. Scoring - The goal of this game is to have the most Domination Points, or DP. +1DP - Dominate your mark. +2DP - Dominate your hunter. -1DP - Attempt to dominate your hunter, but kill the wrong player. -2DP - Be inactive for seven days while your mark is active. If you have not dominated a player in seven days*, I will send you a new mark, whether your mark has been active or not. *I will be checking several times a week. "seven" in this case means "seven to nine, depending on when Faded checks." When you dominate your mark, take a screenshot, upload the image to imgur.com or a similar site, and send me a link via the forum messaging system. If your hunter dominates you, you will not lose any points. You will not be kicked out of the game. There is no death. If multiple people send me screenshots near the same time, I will resolve actions by timestamp order, but I will not penalize anyone for information that is not public. Example: Alice kills Bob and gets a new mark. The next map (before I update the kill log), Bob kills Alice. Bob will not get points, as Alice was no longer his hunter, but he will not get penalized either. If you wish to take a break from TF2 or the Hunting Game, message me and I'll suspend your game. You will be phased out for as long as you wish. At the end of July, the player with the most DP wins a free Steam copy of Avatar: The Game, graciously donated by Scrambles. I'll send you the game code if you win. (If you don't want it, Scrambles and I don't blame you. We can use it for the next month's prize, if you wish.)

[Whatsit]

Woo I'm number 1!
For anyone unfamiliar with my role in previous hunting games, Faded has wisely used two digits for DP so he won't have to resize everything when he adds a negative sign to my score.

[Jeziah]

Just throwing this out there, Dead Ringer still messes up the domination system and should really NOT be used by anyone playing the game, you could appear to have been dominated to your hunter without even dying once

[FadedOasis]

Ah, thanks for reminding me, Jeziah.

I'm going to allow Dead Ringer dominations, because that's a rare case that can be prevented. If you really think you're being hunted, use something else.

Also, Whatsit, the only way to lose points in this version is to make a mistake. You can't lose points on someone else's actions.

[yousteppedonmycake]

Eh, I desire to play but I don't have the time nor the computer parts to play for a while. I'll message in as soon as my computer is all pretty again.

Question: What are the boundaries of where this game can be played?

[ MKWEA ] --> [ TF2 ] --> [ VALVe Multiplayer ] ?

Day of Defeat: Source does have domination, if I remember correctly. I don't know about Counter-Strike: Source or other Source games.

[FadedOasis]

MKWEA. Chasing down the mark on other servers would make it a bit obvious that you are the hunter.

[jamez]

Jun 28, 2010 14:32:38 GMT -5 FadedOasis said:

MKWEA. Chasing down the mark on other servers would make it a bit obvious that you are the hunter.

Which would make it a risk to attempt it, as you potentially give away your identity and make it a try to dominate one before he dominates you situation, which could be fun.

Although if this game is to promote MKWEA and encourage more play on it then that's fine too.

[pneuma08]

They added dominations to the latest update of CS:S.

That is all I came here to say.

[brianblack]

I suppose I should note that we should keep our names relatively consistent, since that could confuse things a bit. I'm axcited.

[jamez]

Hopefully it should go without saying to not game the system by dropping from the game or switching teams if you think you're about to get dominated. If you're playing on MKWEA, you should attempt to stay on the same team for the whole map (although autobalance and team scrambles will happen) and leave the server only during map changes if possible.

Also did you write that short story in the beginning, Faded? If so, good job!

[FadedOasis]

I actually wrote that story in response to yousteppedonmycake's message, asking for a clarification of the rules. I went a bit overboard.

And you're mostly right, Jamez. This game takes a lot of honesty. There are too many ways to game the system into giving yourself an advantage, which is why I'll never put a real prize up (again). :-)

Also, I added one small thing. Anyone that signs up before July 1st gets 2 points. This balances out the advantage that late joiners have. Anyone who joins late will start by not being hunted, as I can't retcon in a hunter for them.

[yousteppedonmycake]

SUNOVAFISH! I'm beggining to dislike this 'Game Log' person.

(I'll just put this here so FadedOasis doesn't have to do it.)
_{"Also, I added one small thing. Anyone that signs up before July 1st gets 2 points. This balances out the advantage that late joiners have. Anyone who joins late will start by not being hunted, as I can't retcon in a hunter for them."}

[FadedOasis]

It is now officially too late for the bonus points. The game has begun.

If you still want to join, you can, just send me a message.

[FadedOasis]

Heller wins the Badge of Alertness and Urgency.

Xadera wins the Badge of Disappointment and Shame.

[FadedOasis]

Xadera wins the Badge of Honor and Shutting Faded's Mouth Up.

[brianblack]

Brian wins the badge of going to bed early. Damnit.

[rhench]

I win the badge of dicking around with a weapon I don't know on a server with 3 people on it and getting killed. Durr de durr.

[Whatsit]

Sadly, I will be away for the weekend and won't be participating until Monday. So you can rest easy, person who I'm hunting. And also person who is hunting me, who has the added advantage of knowing who they are.

[brianblack]

So, is it possible to have two marks if your initial mark is inactive for seven days, or does the new mark overwrite the old one?

[FadedOasis]

In this case, the new mark overwrites the old one. There is no way of having two marks, but there are multiple ways of having two or more hunters. This also means there are multiple ways of not being hunted.

[.: sora]

Gone until Tuesday. To my hunter, apologies. To my target, you're welcome.

<3

[rhench]

I have a question: since I died, does that mean I'm not hunted until someone else kills someone else?

[FadedOasis]

The person who killed you got a new target. You are one of the possible new targets. There is a chance that your hunter is hunting you again. There is a chance that you are being hunted by zero people. There is also a chance that you were being hunted by multiple people the whole time.

[docsfox]

You're blowing my mind faded.

[FadedOasis]

Just so everyone knows, I'm not going to start checking for inactivity until the 9th. This gives everyone two extra days to make up for the holidays. I will do similar things for other holidays, but I'll be sure to announce this farther in advance.

[FadedOasis]

Yet another quick thing. Not a rule, just a suggestion. When you send me a screenshot, please message me on Steam. This ensures that everything is as quick as possible.

[FadedOasis]

yousteppedonmycake has joined. His name doesn't fit in the scoreboard, so I'm announcing it here.

[FadedOasis]

Jamez, send me a message sometime soon. I need to clear something up.

[brianblack]

I suppose that since there would be conflicting point values, that you would not be able to have someone as a mark, that also has you as a mark?

[FadedOasis]

It's very possible. However, if you suspect someone is your hunter, you MUST point it out in the PM you send me. If this happens, you get 3 DP - 1 for killing your mark, and 2 for killing your hunter.