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Title: Orc's Wars Series 5 (For Real This Time)
Post by: TheOrcCorp on October 31, 2020, 06:03:09 PM

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Right so after computer issues, crash patches and lack of motivation: we're REBOOTing Orc's Wars Series 5!

RULESET:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DVpgLadgG2l9BxwuycujsRLUE_qp7AJINEakg7BnWsk/edit?usp=sharing
QUALIFICATION:

Every person can enter 3 entries: a Lock-In, a Qualifier and a Reserve.
- LOCK-IN: 48 slots. These robots go straight through to the main series joining the 16 seeds. IF more than 48 people enter OW5 then I'll have to push some of these Lock-Ins down to Reserves.
- QUALIFIER: 32 slots but only 16 advance. These robots have to fight for their spot in the main competition. Win and you're in.
- RESERVE: 16 slots. The final bunch of robots will be hand-picked by me. No definite criteria, just if I like your robot then I'll allow it in! IF your Lock-In entry was pushed down to here, do not worry: you can still have your planned Reserve entry ready also.

FORMAT:

96 robots which are split into 3 tiers.
- Orc Tier - The 16 seeds plus 16 robots either known as veterans that have proved themselves in series before or robots that did extremely well in qualifiers (Flatline, Duper Scooper)
- Ogre Tier - Robots that are exactly that: middle of the field. (EWoT, Saturnalia)
- Goblin Tier - Bottom of the barrel, typical newcomer bots, meme/joke bots (Darwinian Predator, Vivacious C)
Each robot will fight an Orc Tier, Ogre Tier, Goblin Tier before going into 4th Fight Fever where each robot will fight another robot with their respective score (3-1 vs 3-1, 2-2 vs 2-2 and so on)

Series will be broken down into parts:
- Orc vs Orc/Orc vs Ogre
- Ogre vs Ogre/Ogre vs Goblin
- Goblin vs Goblin/Goblin vs Orc
- Desperado
- 4th Fight Fever
- Any additional events like elimination tourneys and Last Chance Rumble to get the Ro32 finalised
- Ro32 onwards

SEEDS:

1- Flatline 3
2- Unsainted
3- Bocuma III
4- Death is Drumming IV
5- Nebula Rev.2
6- Greedee
7- Slapshot
8- Clown Car
9- Insanity
10- Plastic Memories
11- Arctic Fox Rampage V
12- Thanatos Redeemer
13- Phantom
14- Corrosion
15- Silhouette
16- Claymore

OW5 will be using DSL 2.4 alongside using Coloured Slipperbottoms and Robot X Caster Colours....PLUS a NEW ARENA! Keep your eyes peeled.

SUBMISSIONS START ON THE 23RD OF NOVEMBER. Good luck and ask me any questions you have. :mrgreen:

Title: Re: Orc's Wars Series 5 (For Real This Time)
Post by: Lilleh__ on November 08, 2020, 06:03:21 AM

Feels like showtime.

Title: OW5 Sign-Ups OPEN!
Post by: TheOrcCorp on November 22, 2020, 06:02:22 PM

It's Showtime folks! Get your entries a-sending, very excited for this series! :mrgreen:

Title: Re: Orc's Wars Series 5 (For Real This Time)
Post by: SanAndreas13 on November 22, 2020, 06:16:00 PM

All right! :claping

Title: Re: Orc's Wars Series 5 (For Real This Time)
Post by: Team Code Red Robotics on November 22, 2020, 06:29:49 PM

Looking forward to this. If I ever do get an idea, or any inspiration to build something I may enter, but for now I'm just excited to see this come back to life.

Title: Re: Orc's Wars Series 5 (For Real This Time)
Post by: Doodle2411 on November 23, 2020, 02:37:51 PM

Finally...
Time to finish off my RA2 tournament "career" with a bang or a whimper, either way, gonna be fun

Title: Re: Orc's Wars Series 5 (For Real This Time)
Post by: DylanTRM on November 23, 2020, 03:24:00 PM

Ive pm them to you m8,lemme know when u see them

Title: OW5 Sign-Ups - 20/48 Teams
Post by: TheOrcCorp on November 23, 2020, 05:30:02 PM

We've had 20 out of 48 teams enter so far, thanks everyone for entering/showing interest! If you've sent robots and I haven't messaged, don't worry: just haven't checked them yet. Will continue tomorrow!

There's still plenty of time to enter with no set deadline yet. However as soon as we hit 48 teams (IF we do), a week's deadline will be issued! Keep your eyes peeled!

Title: Re: Orc's Wars Series 5 (For Real This Time)
Post by: Danangoo on November 24, 2020, 09:55:07 AM

I'm glad that this is the first thing I see when I login for the first time in months. Good stuff, will have to dust off some of the builds.

Title: OW5 Sign-Ups - 28/48 Teams
Post by: TheOrcCorp on November 24, 2020, 07:23:28 PM

WE'RE OVER HALFWAY TO THE MINIMUM TEAM LIMIT! 28 teams are getting ready to mash metal for what is looking to be the most stacked series yet!

Quote from: Danangoo on November 24, 2020, 09:55:07 AM

I'm glad that this is the first thing I see when I login for the first time in months. Good stuff, will have to dust off some of the builds.

Appreciate it, hope to see you enter!

Title: OW5 Sign-Ups - 32/48 Teams
Post by: TheOrcCorp on November 25, 2020, 07:13:54 PM

4 more teams have signed up...we're very close to being 3/4 of the way there! Don't miss out on this hopefully great tournament!

Title: OW5 Sign-Ups - 36/48 Teams
Post by: TheOrcCorp on November 27, 2020, 09:33:07 AM

36/48 teams: we're three quarters of the way towards the minimum amount of builders/teams needed to start!

If you're thinking of entering, might want to get your gears in gear! Don't rush yourselves too much though, as soon as we hit 48 teams: there will be a week's deadline. :mrgreen:

Title: OW5 Sign-Ups - 40/48 Teams
Post by: TheOrcCorp on November 29, 2020, 03:54:26 PM

This is it, the final stretch! We need at minimum 8 more teams before the deadline comes into effect!

Title: Re: Orc's Wars Series 5 (For Real This Time)
Post by: FlamesOfIce on December 01, 2020, 12:21:13 PM

So once there is 8 more bots, the deadline will be set for submissions, or will submissions just close once there are 8 more bots? (just checking as I'm still tryna figure out all the new DSL stuff)

Title: Re: Orc's Wars Series 5 (For Real This Time)
Post by: TheRoboteer on December 01, 2020, 12:35:32 PM

Quote from: FlamesOfIce on December 01, 2020, 12:21:13 PM

So once there is 8 more bots, the deadline will be set for submissions, or will submissions just close once there are 8 more bots? (just checking as I'm still tryna figure out all the new DSL stuff)

Once 48 teams are hit, then the deadline will be set for 1 week after. People can still enter during that week but after that entries will close

Title: Re: Orc's Wars Series 5 (For Real This Time)
Post by: TheOrcCorp on December 01, 2020, 02:17:16 PM

Quote from: TheRoboteer on December 01, 2020, 12:35:32 PM

Once 48 teams are hit, then the deadline will be set for 1 week after. People can still enter during that week but after that entries will close

Yup, Robo has summed it up perfectly!

Title: Re: Orc's Wars Series 5 (For Real This Time)
Post by: FlamesOfIce on December 01, 2020, 02:53:38 PM

I see...

Welp, time to start relearning DSL I guess

Title: OW5 Sign-Ups - 44/48 Teams
Post by: TheOrcCorp on December 02, 2020, 05:44:25 PM

4 more teams needed to set the final deadline!

Title: OW5 Sign-Ups - DEADLINE.
Post by: TheOrcCorp on December 03, 2020, 04:03:16 PM

Friday the 11th of December, 10PM GMT: any entries sent after then will NOT be accepted.

See you there! ;)

Title: Re: Orc's Wars Series 5 (For Real This Time)
Post by: Team Code Red Robotics on December 03, 2020, 05:34:27 PM

Got it chief, gonna use this weekend to get my final entry done, and then send it to ya.

Title: OW5 Sign-Ups - 5 DAYS REMAIN
Post by: TheOrcCorp on December 06, 2020, 04:00:21 PM

5 DAYS REMAIN TO SEND YOUR ENTRIES.

23 teams in OW1
38 teams in OW2
54 teams in OW3
60 teams in OW4
?? teams in OW5

HOW many teams are we going to get in OW5? That's down to you to enter! ;)

Title: OW5 Sign-Ups - 3 DAYS REMAIN
Post by: TheOrcCorp on December 08, 2020, 05:27:14 PM

We're up to 53 teams! Close to breaking the OW record and it's looking likely that we might break the BBEANS/GTMCS record! Can we do it? That's down to you people! ;)

Title: OW5 Sign-Ups - 2 DAYS REMAIN
Post by: TheOrcCorp on December 09, 2020, 04:29:25 PM

2 DAYS REMAIN! Up to 57 teams, we're close to breaking the OW4 record! Still waiting on a bunch of people who showed interest but nothing shown: c'mon guys, help the community break a long-standing record! :dance:

Title: OW5 Sign-Ups - 1 DAY/24 HOURS REMAIN
Post by: TheOrcCorp on December 10, 2020, 04:02:08 PM

You have ONE DAY left. The OW record has been broken as we sit at 61 teams...we're so close to breaking the BBEANS/GTMCS record of 67! I know a bunch of you still intend to enter so you have 24 hours to do so! HELP BREAK A RECORD, C'MON!

Title: OW5 Sign-Ups FINISHED and....
Post by: TheOrcCorp on December 11, 2020, 04:24:04 PM

The Sign-Ups for OW5 have concluded and we hit 72 TEAMS ALTOGETHER!

WE BROKE THE RECORD! Thanks so much everyone for taking part. I'm hoping this series will be the best and most competitive yet.

Stay tuned for more details. :mrgreen: :dance:

Title: Re: Orc's Wars Series 5 (For Real This Time)
Post by: KidDelta on December 11, 2020, 04:29:52 PM

We did it Gamers

Title: Re: Orc's Wars Series 5 (For Real This Time)
Post by: SanAndreas13 on December 11, 2020, 05:59:01 PM

Time for some Orc WARGGHS!!!!

Title: Re: Orc's Wars Series 5 (For Real This Time)
Post by: TheRoboteer on December 11, 2020, 07:26:07 PM

TRAPS 2 will have 73 people  :beer:

Title: OW5 - Small Update
Post by: TheOrcCorp on December 18, 2020, 06:17:33 PM

Right, I have all the robots I need: just waiting on the OW5 arena to be completed. Expect a Qualifying date soon! :mrgreen:

Title: Re: Orc's Wars Series 5 (For Real This Time)
Post by: Gulden on July 13, 2021, 11:14:51 AM

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Finally got the word.  OW5 is over.

Title: Orc's Wars Series 5 - FINISHED + Future Plans
Post by: TheOrcCorp on September 30, 2023, 02:27:41 PM

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Unless you're sure you want to reply, please consider starting a new topic."

I am very sure because after a long time of burnout, IRL commitments and everything else in-between: the tournament concludes tonight!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPaIgkLo_74

Also here is a playlist of all of OW5 to sum things up nicely:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNDJvS8TocT9DY5pgnK5pWISNhUxbfDZb

I know GTM is kinda...eh...deserted at this point but it didn't feel right to finish this and not update the topic here! I know I haven't posted updates on here (I'm sorry) but I have been working on getting this done because I couldn't rest with this chip on my shoulder. I would like to say a big thank you/sorry to everyone who has watched, took part or just supported my tournament endeavours - it's taken a long time but I hope this has been a tournament you've all enjoyed nonetheless

If people show interest, I'll do the usual World Championship side event stuff plus I also had a Bounty Hunters-esque thing planned...not much hard work really!

Aside from that I have future tournament plans in mind. :dance: Not sure how many people view things here that aren't in the Discord but if you're new/someone who has not played in years etc then I'd love to see you in whatever I host next.

Again, thank you very much for all the support over the years - I appreciate it! :heart_smiley:

Title: Re: Orc's Wars Series 5 (For Real This Time)
Post by: botbuster on September 30, 2023, 02:32:53 PM

!!!

Title: Orc's Wars Series 5 - World Championship (SERIES COMPLETED)
Post by: TheOrcCorp on December 31, 2023, 05:04:33 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO_gn9BNmQ0

And with that, OW5 is finally done. Feels a bit weird but I'm glad I got it done at last.

Thanks everyone for the support all these years.

Title: Re: Orc's Wars Series 5 (For Real This Time)
Post by: botbuster on December 31, 2023, 05:29:53 PM

yoooo

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