Allanak Festival!

Started by Tarri, March 27, 2009, 05:38:40 PM

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March 27, 2009, 05:38:40 PM
Hey all you Highlord lovin' citizens - we're holding a festival!
Yes, it is going to happen :)

It will start April 10th around 8pm EST, and events will continue through the week.
Rumors are circulating ICLY.

Hope to see lots of you passed out!

Tarri
April 05, 2009, 02:28:16 PM #1
Hey all, here's the schedule of events so far for the festival. We may be starting around 10pm EST on Friday instead of 8, but it will commence on Friday.


Friday - festival opening at Azure dragon, bard competition with drinking contest
Saturday- Arena games competitions
Sunday - Treasure hunt(s)
Monday - Dance competition
Tuesday - Brawl contest
Wednesday - Kurac party
Thursday - Surprise compettion
Friday - Drinking contest/drunken city race
Saturday - Wind it down.





April 05, 2009, 05:33:16 PM #2
Gladiators. Rawr.
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April 05, 2009, 05:50:52 PM #3
Coooooool. I'm in.
April 05, 2009, 07:53:20 PM #4
Are you still looking for Gladiators or are all the roles filled?
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April 05, 2009, 09:24:12 PM #5
I stopped playing this game and I'm going to start again, just for the lovely combat spam.
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April 06, 2009, 05:56:33 PM #6
Quote from: titansfan on April 05, 2009, 07:53:20 PM
Are you still looking for Gladiators or are all the roles filled?

Applications will only be open till Monday, 6th April.
April 07, 2009, 12:57:47 AM #7
After tonight, you know this is going to be sexy.  Miss at your own loss!
April 10, 2009, 01:39:49 AM #8
Please note, the Arena games on Saturday will start at approximately 8pm CST. For those wishing to compete please be in the Arena half an hour prior.
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April 10, 2009, 02:02:01 AM #9 Last Edit: April 10, 2009, 02:07:54 AM by Maso
Any chance of times for the other events?

Also, with you guys posting times and stuff, aren't you on Summertime DLS? So is CST -6 or -5 at the moment? (Feel sorry for offpeakers....)
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April 10, 2009, 02:05:45 AM #10
I was going to say something witty, but it was far too long to be funny. See y'all at the partay!
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April 10, 2009, 02:52:52 AM #11
I wish I could be there.
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April 10, 2009, 10:43:45 AM #12
I think the Kuraci party on Wednesday night won't be starting until 9:30 PM or 10 PM EST.
April 10, 2009, 01:39:44 PM #13
I rather believe times will be posted for the other events when the people running them get firm times scheduled. As for the arena event, it'll be running for several hours, so you offpeakers show up if you can manage, sleepiness will be forgiven, I swear.
April 11, 2009, 02:25:14 AM #14
Thanks to all who participated in the commencement. Had a great time.  :D
April 11, 2009, 02:13:59 PM #15
w00t
April 11, 2009, 03:42:42 PM #16
A scavenger-type hunt sort of somethingorother will begin more or less around the general vicinity of 6 est on Sunday. That should be late enough to miss the majority of those Easter Dinners that start at noon and end at 4, for those of you who observe.
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April 11, 2009, 08:48:02 PM #17
Boink.
April 11, 2009, 10:23:34 PM #18
I woke up late and missed the best part  :'(
Quote from: Rahnevyn on March 09, 2009, 03:39:45 PM
Clans can give stat bonuses and penalties, too. The Byn drop in wisdom is particularly notorious.
April 12, 2009, 12:02:05 AM #19
What was peak tonight? I saw 88 and I came on fairly late.

Edited to add: And I missed the party being elsewhere in the verse. I'm sure it was amazing though.
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April 12, 2009, 12:38:45 AM #20
Quote from: WarriorPoet on April 12, 2009, 12:02:05 AM
What was peak tonight? I saw 88 and I came on fairly late.

Edited to add: And I missed the party being elsewhere in the verse. I'm sure it was amazing though.

You missed loads of combat spam, and one of the bloodiest fights in the Allanaki arena that any of my numerous characters have seen.
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April 12, 2009, 12:42:57 AM #21
I'm not sure how many people went to the arena event. At one point I counted 62 people in Allanak, that was right before the event.

Thanks to everyone who participated, as spectators or fighters. A big thanks to the gladiators. I appreciate the effort you all put in, sorry about the spam, combat happens FAST. I think you all did a great job tonight and during the week for the build up.

Thanks again.
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April 12, 2009, 12:48:16 AM #22
Bloody indeed.  :o But I had a good time since I've never seen anything like it before.
April 12, 2009, 12:48:53 AM #23
That was so much goddamn fun.
April 12, 2009, 01:11:32 AM #24
Yeh.

Thank you all.

It really was a lotta fun.
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April 12, 2009, 01:14:34 AM #25
I'm jealous of the gladiators. Wish I could have app'ed.
April 12, 2009, 01:17:40 AM #26
Quote from: Adhira on April 12, 2009, 12:42:57 AM
...combat happens FAST.

You ain't jokin'!

Good times all around.
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April 12, 2009, 01:52:06 AM #27
Yes! Kudos to all gladiators, especially to a certain heel that everyone loved to hate. I admire his guts!
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April 12, 2009, 02:04:29 AM #28
Are you not entertained? Are you not entertained?!
April 12, 2009, 02:08:42 AM #29
A thank you to the players and staff that put this together.

And a special thanks to those who died to entertain us.

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April 12, 2009, 02:10:20 AM #30
I thought it was a little too hard to keep track of what was going on, to be enjoyable.

The combat was so fast that the gladiators got off maybe a single emote per death...

Also, what's with being able to hear all the useless dialogue on the arena floor?  It's annoying being able to hear, "Amos, watch my back.  Malik, attack the elf first, then regroup on the Beast's Chraden."

Oh, and another thing: Templars, don't let your gladiators use clubs. One-hit knockouts are lame.
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April 12, 2009, 02:19:15 AM #31
Haha, oh man.

That was some of the best fun I've had in a good while on Arm.

Thanks to everyone who participated and helped put it together.. the whole event was great  ;D
April 12, 2009, 07:02:06 AM #32
I enjoyed this alot.

It was almost as spammy as the Gith War itself, except there wasn't any exploding, metal weapons, or my PC accidentally attacking the people on their side (oops, my bad for that, guys who were around in the Gith War).

I would have also enjoyed less spam, but this is an RPT, so... Doesn't that say it all?
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April 12, 2009, 07:26:50 AM #33
It was ACE! Thanks to everyone. Gladiators were just amazing. Very cool overall.

Only complaint:

Boo to all you Americans going to bed so early. I could have carried the party on allll night.  8)
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Quote from: Delirium on November 28, 2012, 02:26:33 AM
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April 12, 2009, 09:15:50 AM #34
Ugh I wish I had been there.  :-[
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April 12, 2009, 11:10:29 AM #35
protip: brief combat

Even then, yes - what glorious, violent combat spam. I'm still riding that adrenaline rush.

April 12, 2009, 12:22:52 PM #36
Now the games are over, I am allowed to show you these EXCLUSIVE clips of one of the Allanak gladiators going through their daily training routine:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cufQD5Y31ZA
April 12, 2009, 12:37:44 PM #37
Quote from: Thorg on April 12, 2009, 12:22:52 PM
Now the games are over, I am allowed to show you these EXCLUSIVE clips of one of the Allanak gladiators going through their daily training routine:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cufQD5Y31ZA

Dude, that's Byn training.
Quote from: Rahnevyn on March 09, 2009, 03:39:45 PM
Clans can give stat bonuses and penalties, too. The Byn drop in wisdom is particularly notorious.
April 12, 2009, 12:54:24 PM #38
Quote from: Synthesis on April 12, 2009, 02:10:20 AM
Oh, and another thing: Templars, don't let your gladiators use clubs. One-hit knockouts are lame.

From what I saw, a number of these were actually one hit kills. Arm combat, fast and deadly.  And lastly, don't stop using them, its awesome to see people explode into gore.

Outstanding RPT, orchestrated with skill by staff and executed fantastically by players.  Well done, all.
April 12, 2009, 02:29:11 PM #39
For those who truly rocked:

In my time on Armageddon I've seen a number of excellent arena matches, but last night's exhibition really took the cake.

For everyone who sat in the stands, cheering and jeering, hurling fruit and feces, Kudos to you for making the environment realistic.

For everyone who volunteered to go down into the sands and fight alongside or with the gladiators, Kudos to you for showing the spirit of the Festival and for standing and delivering in the name of your faction.

And for the gladiators, I have a double dipped, chocolate and fudge covered, cherry centered Kudos.  You did an -amazing- job.  Truly inspiring.  Every emote, every wound dealt or coped with, the insults and commaradarie, wonton bloodshed, and occasional bouts of cannibalism... seriously excellent.

My thanks to everyone involved.  To quote Bladerunner:  "You've done a man's job, sir!  It's too bad she won't live... but then again, who does?"
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April 12, 2009, 03:25:37 PM #40
Hey all!

Sorry for the delay on some of these, we've been working on getting times solidified. There are posts ICLY in the taverns as well with some that we knew of, here's the update:


Sunday - treasure hunts (throughout the day). Kadian event, times already posted.
Monday - Dance competition - around 8pm EST, at the Azure Dragon
Tuesday - Brawl contest - arond 8pm EST, TBD
Wednesday - Kurac party - posted previously in this thread
Thursday - Special storytelling compettion - around 7:30pm-8:00pm EST in the main room of the Red's Retreat. Special prizes will be handed out.
Friday - Drinking contest/drunken city race/allanaki trivia game. Various things around the taverns, starting at 8pm EST.
Saturday - Wind down.

Thanks!
Tarri

April 13, 2009, 12:18:11 AM #41
Everyone who took part in the arena games deserves a round of applause.  That was one of the most fun events I have seen in some time.
April 15, 2009, 12:40:15 AM #42
Don't forget the Kuraci party, Wednesday night!
Start is estimated at 10 PM EST!

Drinking contest starting after that some time.
April 15, 2009, 12:46:38 AM #43
sigh. of course my most loved event IG would be on the exact night of my most loved RL event:
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