Wipeout HD Fury - OMNIUM Tournament

[Mikahail]

Just finished too in group 6.
It was a mayhem of disconnections (Brendan(UB3R-JKP) here got 5 in a row) and freezes but we did it at last.

Oh, and IIIrd World War in each race, of course.

[UB3R~JKP]

That's put me off Eliminator for life.

[MrBlakemore]

Sorry about today, Group 1. Got flooded in at my bud's place until the water reced. Did any other groups have the same connection issues?

[Hellfire_WZ]

Guys, I'm sorry about the 500 target, that was a really stupid decision. If anyone has still to play for whatever reason, please feel free to drop the target to 300 or whatever you think is appropriate within your group.

And on another note, I've been thinking about how this tournament is panning out regarding online meetings, and I'm really not sure this format was a good idea. It seemed like it at the time, having a month-long tournament spanning all game modes, but looking at all the issues regarding organising so many meetings and people dropping out left right and centre for reasons understandably beyond their control (or just not f*cking showing up at all)... I have to be honest here, I'm really reluctant to organise another tournament like this in the future, it really doesn't seem to be working from my point of view...

[UB3R~JKP]

I'm sad to hear you say this Charlie, and it's unfortunate that there are loads of drop-outs. Obviously those with issues and those who just decide not to show up. Regardless of all the problems that keep arising, I really appreciate the effort you have went to here. The level of competition is intense, and it's really rekindled my love for WipEout (even with that Elim round of doom I just had), I'm not one of the 'big players' in the WipEout world but things like this really do make me realize that this game is easily still where it's at!

A big thank you from me, for the hammerings you are dishing out Same to you Eric and the rest.

[Knux_Chaotix]

Guys, I'm sorry about the 500 target, that was a really stupid decision. [...] I'm really not sure this format was a good idea. [...] I have to be honest here, I'm really reluctant to organise another tournament like this in the future, it really doesn't seem to be working from my point of view...

500 is a high target for the lower speed classes IMHO. The Elims were by far the longest and most pain staking event so far. I thought the Elims may have been 2 tracks per speed class with a target of 300 - 500 depending. I love Elims, I love high point Elims, so this wasn't so much of an issue for me ^_^ Aside the DC issues with the Elims, I had a blast (literally ) yesterday.

The format is a great idea IMHO. The problems of people being no shows etc cant be helped really. I love the way this has gone on through out the month and I'm sure plenty others feel the same way. I appreciate the effort that you and all the people participating have put in with this. The idea was ambitious and risky. There is nothing wrong with that. For events like this, maybe keep note of the people who have stuck it out and the ones who have shown up for it and maybe limit to the more reliable ones to avoid issues of no shows etc. It's a real shame that this has happened. I'd love to do another tourney like this again, I'd be well gutted if it didn't happen but I understand where you're coming from.

[Hellfire_WZ]

Maybe, it's just the way things seem to be tailing off just says to me that it's going on too long. I think any future tournaments need to be shorter.

Round 5 is now open - the Speed Lap round. You have until Thursday 15th January to get your results in.

[Colonel]

I think it's worked brilliantly so far. We've been unlucky with connection issues, but I've enjoyed every round thoroughly so far. Don't be disheartened Charlie, this is the best thing that's happened in Wipeout for years.

[Medusa]

TBH, if I'd anticipated dealing with a suicide, a workmate breaking bones, friends moving away, all in about 2 weeks, no way in hell would I have joined this tourny.
Also, while I really do think putting everybody in a similar time zone is a grand idea - for people with screwed up lives who work night shifts (me), trying to meet up with people who live normal lives (even on the same bleeding continent!) is a bit more difficult.

Still this tourny was a great idea, is great fun, and I don't see why it shouldn't be considered a success considering how compactly it is being played (you've got x# of days, do it, move on). I'm having fun when I can make it happen. Race on, me hearties!

[LJtheZombie]

Round 4 done, and even though it was a bit of a marathon for my poor group-mates, we got through with only 1 disconnect, in the first race. Fun times, and 32 points on the board for me. It's all downhill for my score from here!

[blackwiggle]

Well for me, this tournament has rekindled a love for a old flame.
I hadn't played Wipeout for ages, mainly because I thought I had pretty much played it to death over the previous 3 years.
The Time Trial I found I was slow getting into, but come the first online tournament it brought back fond memories of weekend long AVALON events, where it didn't matter what timezone you were in, at least a few wipeoutzone and ARENA players would be online, plus great banter in the chat rooms.

Sure this tournament has had some drop outs, it was inevitable, it always happens.
It's always disappointing when this happens.
I don't know if it has been people not realizing what they had promised to commit to, or that those that seemed to have dropped out first are the ones that heard about the tournament via other means than perusing the Zone or Arena pages.
It's all very well reading a Facebook page while commuting while on your mobile, and deciding, that sounds cool I'll be in that .... then come the crunch of "Turning UP" ... these tend to be the same people that don't turn up.

I'm from a different era, nearly 2 generations from the current one, one where you always try not to let people down, especially when it's a friend who you know has put a lot of time and effort into something that they thought would bring some joy into your lives.
Which this tournament has for me.
So it's a success as far as I'm concerned Hellfire.

Big UP's for organizing it .

Now for the speed lap round.
I haven't looked at the tracks yet ...... hopefully I can beat a PB like the 6 I did in Zone.

[Solid]

Forgive me if Im being blind but have the zone results been published yet?

[Hellfire_WZ]

I think the big problem I'm seeing is the large number of windows in which to compete. While I've tried to be as flexible as possible it seems the sheer number was always going to prove too ambitious. Thanks to those of you who are managing to put up with this, I do think though that things need to be looked at again next time.

Solid - yes, they are up. Check the first page.

[Solid]

What is the BSB technique?

[GekkoP]

I love it, Hellfire. I just love it. I obviously can't race pilots such as SoA_Booney or Liod19 (not yet!), but I'm having so much fun despite some real poor driving by my side. And I'm learning some things too. I couldn't ask more, actually.
Of course, it is not easy to set an event as huge as this. And, as I was joking pages ago, my wife is not entirely happy of my countless hours of zones and time trials. Maybe you're right, maybe it should've been shorter than a month, because the schedule is impressive. You, and all the event managers, are going through a great deal of patience for it, and the community should be grateful to say the least.

I say keep going. So far it's going pretty well, looking at the results I see good competition.
Plus, I need another tournament. I'm improving, I want to get back to some of Rapier Racer's plasmas!

[Azurooth]

This tournament was a brilliant idea. It's the most fun i've had with wipeout for several months. Plus it has allowed me to meet some new people. I can't see any failure here at all, at least from my view. So big thanks Charlie!

[stin]

I'll make it brief. Charlie, keep going because now l'm starting to love wipeout again.
Last night were brutal, alot of disconnections, freezes and resets internet router! lol, but we got there in the end.
Anyway, here comes the speed laps this week.

stevie

[blackwiggle]

RE: Question
What is the BSB technique?

It was a technique that was available to multiple pre boost before hitting the start line of a speed lap [it involved Turboing, BRing and getting a second Turbo and using it all before hitting the start line of a lap], thus giving the pilot [Who could pull it off] a similar equivalent to a extra Turbo boost.
It was pure ingenuity that thought of the process, I'm not 100% sure, but I'm pretty sure it was Piraphiac from Wipeout Arena that first discovered the way to do it, then Leungbok got PSN messaged about it [Those two have always ben in comp with WR TT and SL's,] I, and several other diehard wipeout pilots at the time, got Youtubed private messages with video evidence on how to do it, then it was on for young and old who could beat the world record for each track.
It wasn't long before the chant of "Cheating" reared it's ugly head.

Much discussion both at this forum and at Wipeout Arena went on at the time regarding the legality of times achieved via those that were able to poll off the maneuver.

It ended up with Studio Liverpool considering it such a problem that it recoded the game so a update made it impossible to do it.

[Liger Inuzuka]

Every organization is not without its hiccups or faults, but overall I think this tournament is well organized. It's enjoyable and brought many racers together all fans of the Wipeout. If you don't make a tournament in the future like this one, perhaps a smaller one would be easier to manage but both would be welcomed with open arms surely.

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I'm glad someone asked and answered this question, I was wondering what BSB meant. Thank you for answering~

[Colonel]

Actually it's still pretty easy to do it, but that's neither here nor there. For something like Omnium it's only fair that it's banned.