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Rill wrote: ↑29 Mar 2019, 22:13 Marathon Event (Proposed)

Players would have to run solo from Miriam to Pachua equipped with nothing but Cotton Shirt and Cotton Shorts. Prizes could be awarded to players based on the fastest recorded times.

Only one player would run at a time. Potions and healing items would be allowed. If a player dies en route, he or she could retry the attempt once. (More attempts could be permitted depending on time and number of players participating.) Care would need to be taken to prevent runners from equipping protective gear along the route.

Since Miriam only tells run times to players doing the Speed Skill quest, timing would have to be recorded by some other method. For example, going "old school" would require a stopwatch and eyes on both locations to record start and stop times. An announcement of "go" could signal the start of the race. The watch could be stopped as soon as the player enters the area where Pachua sits.

Winners could select prizes from the Rare Items list, and from these previously listed as unreleased/unobtainable items that are already in the game: Crown, Golden Warlord Plate, Monocle, Phylactery, Terranite Head.

P.S. (to any developers listening) It would be nice if Miriam could somehow allow players to repeat the run even after they have completed the Speed Skill, and post a list of top run times by players, similar to the way Kimarr posts a list of the top 15 players who kill the most Hungry Fluffies.

P.P.S. Welcome back, GM Prsm!

Livio wrote: ↑30 Mar 2019, 12:50

Rill wrote: ↑29 Mar 2019, 22:13 Marathon Event (Proposed) ...

Sorry captain, but I think that's a bad idea because I think that packet latency and system performances can affect greatly the result. That kind of challenge is going to be reserved only for players who have speed skill and level more than 60 and is not going to be funny if it's not funny for everyone.

Hocus Pocus Fidibus wrote: ↑30 Mar 2019, 11:00 I really liked the Hurnscald-Park Flower Roulette event, where everybody sits on a spot in the Hurnscald Park and when a flower spawns at that point the player wins (or earned a point or has to drink a shot and a beer or whatever). Concerning prizes i agree with Rill. I neeed a Funky Hat ...

Livio wrote:
I would like to organize something that it's going to grant prizes to those kind of players:

The stronger ones (kills the GM or clears GM island in search of something)
The smarter ones (finds someone hidden while he broadcasts clues)
The lucky ones (a spawning pink flower grows under his bottom maybe...)
The most loved players (a vote for a player, anonymous if possible, you like a lot you can't vote for yourself, your alts or for more than one player)
Or maybe a contest for the best idea to improve TMW itself. (Maybe an item like the rubber bat but in shaped like a beer pint that makes a sound of a belch in a ratio of one per minute or an electric guitar, it would be another nice rare item)

And no quiz or sprite search at all this time.

That's should be fair enough and should not give advance on others because of fast "googling" skills, speed skill, powerful PCs/nets or for having a lot of rare and colored clothes to be rewarded only for his appearance.[endquote]

I like your idea, Livio. It would be more fair than mine for sure
It would be really cool to have a "festival" in TMW, where there are lots different events going around the same time. It would also be new to have events tailored for different players, like you said, the stronger, smarter, lucky, popular people of TMW.
I think this is a great idea!

Rill wrote: ↑30 Mar 2019, 16:41

Livio wrote: ↑30 Mar 2019, 12:50

Rill wrote: ↑29 Mar 2019, 22:13 Marathon Event (Proposed) ...

Sorry captain, but I think that's a bad idea because I think that packet latency and system performances can affect greatly the result. That kind of challenge is going to be reserved only for players who have speed skill and level more than 60 and is not going to be funny if it's not funny for everyone.

Ciao Livio,

While I realize the current suggestions are for a GM event, CRC does have a rich history of successfully sponsoring race events:

http://crc.themanaworld.org/forum_threads/432968

http://crc.themanaworld.org/forum_threads/452806

http://crc.themanaworld.org/forum_threads/530115

http://crc.themanaworld.org/forum_threads/632461

If the Miriam to Pachua run is too problematic, another route could always be considered.

Best wishes,
Rill

P.S. Since you are offering suggestions for an event that rewards stronger, smarter, luckier, and most loved players, I see no reason to exclude faster ones.