TeamLink Division

[archman]

--under construction--
Avalon: Against All Odds: http://www.wipeoutzone.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6464
The Group: http://www.wipeoutzone.com/forum/group.php?groupid=22

Announcement: TLD TOURNAMENT this Friday, October 9th at 16H30 GMT. Taking votes till Friday, October 9th, 13H00 GMT! I will make up a tournament mode according to the voting results. See you on the track! (any psp cpu clock (don't use cheats! ) allowed)

The Role...

We represent you the TeamLink Division, the first official team racing league on Pulse (and Pure from now, I hope), exclusively here, on WipeoutZone Arena!

The sessions are open for all Pulse/Pure racers. Anyone who wants to participate on the scheduled meeting, just PM me. . The one will be given the password so he can participate on the session.

Available modes for now:

• 2v2 (2 teams racing, consisting of two pilots for each team)
• 2v2v2 (3 teams racing, consisting of two pilots for each team)
• 3v3 (2 teams racing, consisting of three pilots for each team)
• 2v2v2v2 (4 teams racing, consisting of two pilots for each team)
• 4v4 (2 teams racing, consisting of four pilots for each team)

Points scheme and teaming up:

• For 2v2 mode: 4th/3rd/2nd/1st = 1/3/5/7 (*hint*: place = points awarded) (team 1 = 4th+1st; team 2 = 3rd+2nd)
• For 2v2v2 mode: 6th/5th/4th/3rd/2nd/1st = 1/3/4/5/6/8 (team 1 = 8th+1st; team 2 = 6th+3rd; team 3 = 5th+4th)
• For 4v4 mode: 8th/7th/6th/5th/4th/3rd/2nd/1st = 1/3/4/5/6/7/8/10 (team 1 = 8th+6th+3rd+1st; team 2 = 7th+5th+4th+2nd)
• For 3v3 mode: 6th/5th/4th/3rd/2nd/1st = 1/3/4/5/6/8 (team 1 = 6th+4th+1st; team 2 = 5th+3rd+2nd)
• Others will be decided after they are tested
• Eliminations (DNF) count as zero points!
• Network disconnections and other problems of the same nature count as one point!

The Teams:

The teams can be assembled before events (if the two or three pilots decide that they want to be in the same team), or they can be "shuffled" by doing a 4-race qualifications (zargz, thank you for the great idea! ), where, in case of a 2v2 mode, the winner of the qualification tournament teams the last placed pilot, and the 2nd placed pilot teams the 3rd placed one. The analogue is for other modes.

The Race Tracks:

The tracks can be chosen manually or automatically shuffled by the custom-made c# console application. Either with or without weapons is fine.

The Participants List needs to be done at least 24 hours before the event OR by time set by organiser, to allign and prepare everything, and to avoid an odd number of pilots. Please, try to confirm your participation within the time given.

Chat Sessions (our dearest )

We usually prefer to use msn to contact eachother and make chat sessions to do spaces between the races more fun and joke-rich.
Other option is the irc channel, which I can create.

IMPORTANT: I suggest to everyone that we use some chatrooms like msn or irc ones. That way we can have information that everything is going smooth or if someone's having problems with his connection or PSN (which is usually the case ) so we have to wait for him. Please, read the next little tutorial if you don't want to use msn: (this is completely free and no registration needed!)

• Go to: http://www.mibbit.com/
  click on: "Start chatting now"
  under IRC choose: Freenode (or some other server; I will write you in the PM)
  Enter your nickname (please use the existing one, from this forums)
  under channel (right of nickname entry) enter #tld-tournament (or some other channel name; I will write you in the PM)
  when you connect, choose the tab (it's the name of the channel)

--more info soon!
#the ideas are well appreciated, always!

: this is how it looked like on the first two test sessions, which went awesome!

• http://www.wipeoutzone.com/forum/sho...postcount=1782
• http://www.wipeoutzone.com/forum/sho...postcount=2122

Thank you everyone for participating, giving your ideas and a good aura, for the support...All types of feedback always welcome. Let's kick it, Pulse warriors!

Let the Wipeout Pulse/Pure revival begin!

THE RESULTS (August 9th):

The Tournament results sheet: http://i28.tinypic.com/32zifbr.jpg

(sorry, too small resolution in attachments, because of the rules...tinypic(registered) ones are above )

[ACE-FLO]

May your Air-Brakes never fail you

May your hull remain intact

May your shield forever protect you

and May you finish 1st on track...

(excerpt: written by Pierre Belmondo for his grand daughter Natasha on her first A-G racing trials at Phantom level)...

... and so it begins...]

TEAMLINK_ANIMATION_1.gif

Thanks for creating this group Arch. After much struggling for worthy Pilots, and an additional struggle in stimulating the online Pulse scene once again, i'm ecstatic at the launch of this division!
From now on this is where i'll reside...

TeamLink ROCKS: 12 Race Tournaments. Fully Weapons Active & De-Active Alternative!

This is Anti~Gravity

This is Adrenal

This is Hyper Hosting

Above all my fellow Pilots... This is WIPEOUT

Pierre Belmondo would be proud! I'm certain of it!

[archman]

ACE, hahaha, fun as always. Thanks for the support and your kind and encouraging words!

Cheers, mate!

[MrSmadSmartAlex]

Nice job, arch. Yesterday's team racing was awesome! It's strange seeing you overtaking me, and having to NOT shoot you! Makes things much more interesting.
I like that idea ace just had about alternating weapons on an off each race as well as shuffling the tracks - imagine plat **** black with no weapons!

[archman]

Alex, we did the first test tournament weps on/off alternated, but this one, I wanted to leave it ON to have more fun and uptempo.

(the first link on "This is how it looked like..." part)

[SaturnReturn]

Good timing! I only just bought Pulse last week. Or maybe that's bad timing, hmmm. Maybe I'll join in if someone wants to be a complete noob's team mate.

[archman]

Just awesome, Saturn. You didn't do a bad timing. And I'm willing to race with you, if you don't mind.

Thanks, guys... (gotta go to sleep now, lol )

[MrSmadSmartAlex]

Yeah Saturn, come and join in. Pulse isn't that hard to pick up, especially when you race with guys like ACE and arch, stealing all their lines like I do!

[ACE-FLO]

Gotta hand it Luxoflux, without whom the TeamLink woulda been compromised... Respect Luxoflux

MrSmadSmartAlex, Archman, thank you guys for keeping it rocking whilst I was in Amsterdam. When I came back, Alex had morphed into an Air-Licker Phantom bad arse... forcing me to pull my socks up and get counted. Awesome. And in only 4 days!
Arch595esc trained you Frankenstein style... and now you rank elite. What an awesome talent you are MrSmadSmartAlex.

I'd race with you too SaturnReturn, you're timing couldn't be more perfect...

Welcome to TeamLink!

[Lance]

Re: post #2: Epsilon Syndrome?

[ACE-FLO]

Probably - I'm an editor by trade, A play on words is my forte...

You like, Lance?

PS- thanks for editing/joining my posts together - I was typing it from my PSP so couldnt do much really... Appreciated

[kanar]

LOL. I'm in guys, I mean I'll do my best to join when I'll be able to. Great idea, great challenge.

[Luxoflux]

obviously im in too Let TeamLink commence

[ACE-FLO]

LOL. I'm in guys, I mean I'll do my best to join when I'll be able to. Great idea, great challenge.

Man, things just keep getting more and more interesting... I can hear "Tokyo" from pulses soundtrack playing in my head...

Kanar i've seen your records too, you're another Elite Pilot! Thanks for expressing an interest, and Welcome to The TeamLink Division!

I hope to meet with you online soon!

Luxoflux: you're in mate! That was a crazy skin on your Triakis you demon!

[Lance]

Probably - I'm an editor by trade, A play on words is my forte...

You like, Lance?

PS- thanks for editing/joining my posts together - I was typing it from my PSP so couldnt do much really... Appreciated

I like wordplay, but dislike excessively obstreporous graphics.

[ACE-FLO]

Hmmm... The older I get Lance, the more I realise life is full of compromises...

Take me for example, tonight I am once again, typing from my PSP... an Editor without a laptop. lol

[archman]

Announcement: Anyone interested in racing on this friday, saturday or sunday, please PM me!!

[ACE-FLO]

Just created this animation for the TeamLink Division - your comments and criticism is most welcome...

Also you can view the working version on the 2nd post of this thread... thank you for showing interest.

[kanar]

simple but really nice animation! I love the way you're dedicated to the game mate lol.

btw :

Kanar i've seen your records too, you're another Elite Pilot!

lol thx but I'm not elite stuff at all. I'm just a crazy insane guy who spent too much time playing this game, instead of going out, seeing friends...

[Asayyeah]

But by inviting friends at yer home sweet home you are doing your part by maintening those 'connected' links between eachothers. You rock Kanar!
"coin coin"