Post by contributor on Oct 8, 2013 10:05:02 GMT -5
The True Zealot Community Challenge
October 14-20, 213AE
Much thanks to dayan for the cool banner image
*Please note I've update the scoring formula.
Welcome to the 6th Trese Brother's Games Community Challenge. This Challenge is your chance to win glory, not just for yourself, but for your favorite faction and forever secure their bragging rights in the quadrant. If you have a favorite faction, it’s time to represent! But really, these challenges are meant to be fun, and all players, whatever your skill level, are welcome to join. See below for the different classes.
What is a Community Challenge?: A community challenge basically sets certain rules for gameplay that everyone who plays must follow and creates a way of scoring the gameplay to determine a winner. The challenge runs for one week (Oct 14-20), and you must create a new captain specifically for it.
If you have more questions, or just want to talk smack to the worthless captains from faction _______, please do so on the discussion thread. Use this thread for posting your intention to play, your home faction, a short bio of your captain (if desired) and, when finished, your score. Thanks.
The Rules
This challenge is all about going all out for your “Home Faction.” If it’s up to you, they will rule the Quadrant and the forum!
> You must pick your “Home Faction” as this will determine your score.
> You must play as a Zealot type captain (if that’s not unlocked use Military type).
> You may only fly ships with your faction’s flag.
> Not exactly a rule but you should feel obligated to participate in every conflict your faction is involved in!
> Turns are capped at 10,000 This is the year 249.16AE. When you get there, calculate your score and post it to this thread. Screen shots are nice, but not entirely necessary.
> If your captain dies, you can restart if he or she is level 11 or below. At level 12, you are locked in and if your captain dies your score at that point is final.
The Scoring
*Please Note I've updated the scoring formula, to simplify it a bit.
Your score is:
Your positive reputation with your home faction x2
+ The sum of your negative reputation with other factions
There is one caveat: You do not get points for any negative reputation that surpasses your positive reputation with your home faction. This is necessary to keep people from just driving down rep through things like trading against embargoes, which may or may not be of any value to your home faction.
Example: You are flying the proud Yellow and Red of House Thulun:
Reputation
Thulun: +3400
Javat: -1200
Steel Song: +400
De Valtos: -2300
Cadar: +50
Rychart: -4500
Your score is 3400 x 2 (Thulun) + 1200(Javat) + 2300(De Valtos) + 3400(Rychart capped at Thulun rep) +0(positive rep with Cadar) + 0(positive rep with SS) = 13650!
Classes
Please indicate what class you’re playing in. You can also play at higher or lower difficulties, if you want, but the more people playing at the same difficulty makes it a little easier to compare.
Titan class will play on Crazy Difficulty
Consul class will play on Demanding Difficulty
Also, you’re welcome to play on the free map if you want. I don’t know that it makes that much of a difference in this challenge difficulty-wise.
