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Laera

15th Anniversary Birthday Card Contest

30.07.2013 01:22:12

Subject: 15th Anniversary Birthday Card Contest
Link on message: #5069061

johnmadara, on Jul 29 2013 - 20:05, said: Can't we make a digital one? sending one from Canada is going to be expensive...

Laera: No, sadly we're only accepting physical cards for this particular contest. However, our next contest will be all digital so be sure to stay tuned!

TheApparitionist, on Jul 29 2013 - 22:22, said: Can we partner up with other players to make our cards?

Laera:
One card per player. You're more than welcome to work together on a card but only one account will receive a prize if it wins.

createdchaos, on Jul 29 2013 - 22:36, said: Are there any consilatation prizes for those that just can't cut it?

Laera:
"You may also be eligible to win a prize of either 1,500 or 3,000 gold."

We'll be giving away gold for secret categories. So enter a card and who knows what you might win! :D

Captain_Judo

15th Anniversary - Special Edition Blitz

30.07.2013 01:11:14

Subject: 15th Anniversary - Special Edition Blitz
Link on message: #5068953

Captain_Judo: We're holding a special edition of the Daily Blitz to mark our anniversary with seven tournaments:
FridayLate SaturdayEarly
Mid
Late SundayEarly
Mid
Late Each blitz is implicitly connected providing an opportunity at greater prizing. Teams accumulating 1st place wins throughout the weekend will count toward a bonus prize in addition to gold already earned.
Bonus PrizeType-59 premium tank if a team wins 1st place in five 15th Anniversary - Special Edition Blitz tournaments
Excelsior premium tank if a team wins 1st place in three 15th Anniversary - Special Edition Blitz tournaments
One week premium if a team wins 1st place in two 15th Anniversary - Special Edition Blitz tournaments Eligibility Conditions:
Teams must register using the same name for each tournament in order to be eligible for a bonus prize.
Players must be on each winning roster in order to be eligible for the team's bonus prize.
Draws for first do not contribute to bonus prize tallies.
A premium tank's gold value substitutes the premium tank if necessary. No other substitutions offered.
Tier & Point Limits
Teams may deploy no more than 7 members in each match (a maximum of 10 players total on the team). A team must field a selection of tanks based on the below tier limits.Heavy: 8
Medium: 8
TD: 8
Light: 8
SPG: 8
42 points maximum
There are no other restrictions Victory ConditionsBattles begin every 15 minutes.
3 points are granted for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss.
Each battle will last 10 minutes max.
The encounter battle mode will be used.
Winners are determined based on the score at the end of round robin play. Draws at the end of the round will be resolved based on the following criteria (and in the following order):
Head to Head
Head to Head Against Group Leader
Opponent Strength - final rank of opponents that have defeated your team
Complete Draw - gold split
Prizes
The following prizes will be awarded to each team member:First place in group: 2,500 gold
Second place in group: 2,000 gold
Third place in group: 1,500 gold
Fourth place in group: 1,000 gold
Fifth place in group: 500 gold

Captain_Judo

15th Anniversary - Special Edition Blitz

30.07.2013 01:11:14

Subject: 15th Anniversary - Special Edition Blitz
Link on message: #5068953

Captain_Judo: We're holding a special edition of the Daily Blitz to mark our anniversary with seven tournaments:
FridayLate Saturday Early
Mid
Late Sunday Early
Mid
Late Each blitz is implicitly connected providing an opportunity at greater prizing. Teams accumulating 1st place wins throughout the weekend will count toward a bonus prize in addition to gold already earned.

Bonus Prize Type-59 premium tank if a team wins 1st place in five 15th Anniversary - Special Edition Blitz tournaments
Excelsior premium tank if a team wins 1st place in three 15th Anniversary - Special Edition Blitz tournaments
One week premium if a team wins 1st place in two 15th Anniversary - Special Edition Blitz tournaments Eligibility Conditions:
Teams must register using the same name for each tournament in order to be eligible for a bonus prize.
Players must be on each winning roster in order to be eligible for the team's bonus prize.
Draws for first do not contribute to bonus prize tallies.
A premium tank's gold value substitutes the premium tank if necessary. No other substitutions offered.
Tier & Point Limits
Teams may deploy no more than 7 members in each match (a maximum of 10 players total on the team). A team must field a selection of tanks based on the below tier limits.
Heavy: 8
Medium: 8
TD: 8
Light: 8
SPG: 8
42 points maximum
There are no other restrictions Victory Conditions Battles begin every 15 minutes.
3 points are granted for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss.
Each battle will last 10 minutes max.
The encounter battle mode will be used.
Winners are determined based on the score at the end of round robin play. Draws at the end of the round will be resolved based on the following criteria (and in the following order): Head to Head
Head to Head Against Group Leader
Opponent Strength - final rank of opponents that have defeated your team
Complete Draw - gold split
Prizes
The following prizes will be awarded to each team member: First place in group: 2,500 gold
Second place in group: 2,000 gold
Third place in group: 1,500 gold
Fourth place in group: 1,000 gold
Fifth place in group: 500 gold

Captain_Judo

15th Anniversary - Special Edition Blitz

30.07.2013 01:11:14

Subject: 15th Anniversary - Special Edition Blitz
Link on message: #5068953

Captain_Judo: We're holding a special edition of the Daily Blitz to mark our anniversary with seven tournaments:
FridayLate Saturday Early
Mid
Late Sunday Early
Mid
Late Each blitz is implicitly connected providing an opportunity at greater prizing. Teams accumulating 1st place wins throughout the weekend will count toward a bonus prize in addition to gold already earned.

Bonus Prize Type-59 premium tank if a team wins 1st place in five 15th Anniversary - Special Edition Blitz tournaments
Excelsior premium tank if a team wins 1st place in three 15th Anniversary - Special Edition Blitz tournaments
One week premium if a team wins 1st place in two 15th Anniversary - Special Edition Blitz tournaments Eligibility Conditions:
Teams must register using the same name for each tournament in order to be eligible for a bonus prize.
Players must be on each winning roster in order to be eligible for the team's bonus prize.
Draws for first do not contribute to bonus prize tallies.
A premium tank's gold value substitutes the premium tank if necessary. No other substitutions offered.
Tier & Point Limits
Teams may deploy no more than 7 members in each match (a maximum of 10 players total on the team). A team must field a selection of tanks based on the below tier limits.
Heavy: 8
Medium: 8
TD: 8
Light: 8
SPG: 8
42 points maximum
There are no other restrictions Victory Conditions Battles begin every 15 minutes.
3 points are granted for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss.
Each battle will last 10 minutes max.
The encounter battle mode will be used.
Winners are determined based on the score at the end of round robin play. Draws at the end of the round will be resolved based on the following criteria (and in the following order): Head to Head
Head to Head Against Group Leader
Opponent Strength - final rank of opponents that have defeated your team
Complete Draw - gold split
Prizes
The following prizes will be awarded to each team member: First place in group: 2,500 gold
Second place in group: 2,000 gold
Third place in group: 1,500 gold
Fourth place in group: 1,000 gold
Fifth place in group: 500 gold

Laera

Contest Ideas

30.07.2013 01:10:18

Subject: Contest Ideas
Link on message: #5068943

pumpk1n1, on Jul 25 2013 - 23:20, said: again WG has over looked what the community has posted as possible contest.
I did not see anyone post for cards or glue

Laera: Again, we've got a ton of awesome stuff planned. We try to plan a variety of different contests and so if this wasn't for you then just hold tight until we announce our next one.

roopnarined, on Jul 27 2013 - 15:45, said: should keep the contests digital for your player off-continent.......and costs will be a factor

Laera: While I understand people from all over the world play on the NA servers, please keep in mind that the majority of our players reside within the region.
However, never fear for our next contest will be digital. Stay tuned!

Laera

Contest Ideas

30.07.2013 01:10:18

Subject: Contest Ideas
Link on message: #5068943

pumpk1n1, on Jul 25 2013 - 22:20, said: again WG has over looked what the community has posted as possible contest.
I did not see anyone post for cards or glue

Laera: Again, we've got a ton of awesome stuff planned. We try to plan a variety of different contests and so if this wasn't for you then just hold tight until we announce our next one.

roopnarined, on Jul 27 2013 - 14:45, said: should keep the contests digital for your player off-continent.......and costs will be a factor

Laera: While I understand people from all over the world play on the NA servers, please keep in mind that the majority of our players reside within the region.
However, never fear for our next contest will be digital. Stay tuned!

Captain_Judo

7/29 Blitz

30.07.2013 00:59:22

Subject: 7/29 Blitz
Link on message: #5068831

Captain_Judo: At a quick glance, it looks like Victorious Secret & Beasts of the East would split the gold prize based on our third tie breaker: Opponent Strength. This is because the other two teams lost to opponents containing less points.

Captain_Judo

7/29 Blitz

30.07.2013 00:59:22

Subject: 7/29 Blitz
Link on message: #5068831

Captain_Judo: At a quick glance, it looks like Victorious Secret & Beasts of the East would split the gold prize based on our third tie breaker: Opponent Strength. This is because the other two teams lost to opponents containing less points.

Captain_Judo

7/29 Blitz

30.07.2013 00:59:22

Subject: 7/29 Blitz
Link on message: #5068831

Captain_Judo: At a quick glance, it looks like Victorious Secret & Beasts of the East would split the gold prize based on our third tie breaker: Opponent Strength. This is because the other two teams lost to opponents containing less points.

Captain_Judo

Daily Blitz 3 v 3 - General Discussion

30.07.2013 00:54:03

Subject: Daily Blitz 3 v 3 - General Discussion
Link on message: #5068771

xXSTALKERXxO, on Jul 27 2013 - 03:22, said: One thing that's kind of ridiculous,. is every game is Chaffe, Chafee, Chafee,. you guys need to update the rules on this and restrict lights to tier 4 maybe?

Captain_Judo: We expect to keep the 3v3 format constant. However, we're open to changing tiers to keep things fresh.

XxSTON3WALLxX, on Jul 27 2013 - 04:32, said: Hey I have a question for a mod to answer! I was wondering why were not earning any silver or xp in these blitz tournies? I love the tournaments themselves for several reasons but doing them everyday and not earning any credits for 2 hours is kind of brutal! Will they stay like this or will credits/XP be added in the future? Thanks in advance!

Captain_Judo: Unfortunately, there's no immediate plans to award credits in tournaments.

ikilyourbox, on Jul 27 2013 - 05:00, said: what the hell?
My team tied 2 other teams for 2nd place but no special battles are up
Any ideas why?

Captain_Judo: Each Daily Blitz immediately concludes after group play. Ties are separated based on our tie-breaking rules.

Katoleras, on Jul 27 2013 - 05:33, said: 3 teams tied for 2nd place
If we use head to head tiebreaker,
Team A won vs Team B, Team B won vs Team C, Team C won vs Team A.
Who gets the second place? lol
Do you just look at the second tiebreaker in these cases?

Captain_Judo: In this case, we'd consider "Opponent Strength". The team with a loss to the lowest seed forfeits their tied rank. If this still doesn't separate the teams, then it's a complete draw and the gold is split.

SolraBizna, on Jul 27 2013 - 19:13, said: So those of us who were hoping to participate in every Sunday blitz, and were expecting it to have similar scheduling to last Sunday's blitz, and spent the whole week ramping up for this Sunday's blitz with their friends, and failed to obsessively refresh the Tournaments page in case the scheduling was unexpectedly different... We don't get to play. Lovely. I hope the 19 teams who got in enjoy themselves, at least.

Captain_Judo: This is only our 2nd weekend of Daily Blitz. We're finding it best to have games scheduled prior to the weekend to reduce the risk of issues with your tournament.

GenPanzer, on Jul 27 2013 - 23:36, said: Ok, well I've been watching this thread since it opened. Perhaps a nice, friendly announcement in the thread called "Daily Blitz 3 v 3 - General Discussion" would, err, should have been done.

Captain_Judo: The Daily Blitz now has it's own forum, which you're in. We're creating a thread for each day's Daily Blitz. Saturday's and Sunday's blitz offered a notice advising when registration closed.

trickster, on Jul 28 2013 - 00:53, said: So how do you register for Monday 07/29?

Captain_Judo: We're working on an FAQ specific to the Daily Blitz. In the meantime, simply click on the "participate" button under each Daily Blitz. This button is removed when registration is closed.

lazyandlate, on Jul 28 2013 - 18:10, said: You tie breaking system is simply horrible. Seems like alphabetical order determines the finishing position.

Captain_Judo: This is incorrect. Ties are broken using our tie breaker rules that have nothing to do with alphabetical order.

lazyandlate, on Jul 28 2013 - 18:15, said: Awful awful demonstration of WGA. There tie breaker rules are not even in effect, alphabetical order seems to be the positioning of ties. A whopping 90 minutes of registration for a Blitz, please WGA, YOU INDEED DROPPED THE BALL!!!!. Just by the turnout of that Sunday blitz you can see YOU failed not us. Your response to these people is a frustrated one, very unprofessional AND YOUR DAMN RIGHT YOU SHOULD EXPECT PEOPLE UPSET WHEN THEY PAY GOOD MONEY TO PLAY HERE. Cant handle that, find a different job.

Captain_Judo: Again, this is not true. We do not use alphabetical order to decide who wins gold.
Registration for each blitz lasts approximately 24 hours, not 90 minutes.
And as a matter of fact, I love this job :smile:

Puff_n_Stein, on Jul 28 2013 - 21:58, said: It would have been helpful if a different type of notification was presented. I, like some people work for a living and do not spend all of my free time on here. I get on here to play the tournaments when possible. Daily life does take precedence. I play on the Sunday tournament because of my work schedule. If the registration deadline is before I get home from work on Friday, then it would be impossible to register. Registration, in my opinion only, should be done up to 2 hours before the tournaments to allow the working people who monetarily support this game, can also participate. It would be a convenience to us if this was doable.

Captain_Judo: Solid feedback, Puff. I understand where you're coming from. As some other players have mentioned, we've only just launched this tournament format. We'll do what we can to make registration easy and convenient. For the time being, we're focusing on ensuring that all tournament battles pop with the correct settings.

reh3d, on Jul 28 2013 - 21:59, said: No special battles popped yet and battle is spoda start right now?????

Captain_Judo: All special battles popped as scheduled. Your team most likely experienced a "bye" due to an odd number of teams in your group.

HULLRH, on Jul 29 2013 - 05:06, said: how is mondays gunna work with the server down?

Captain_Judo: The server was down at 1am, not 1pm.

GlM, on Jul 29 2013 - 21:50, said: it's 3:48 12 minutes till the tourney starts. where's the SCHEDULE!????

Captain_Judo: Often times you'll need to click on a group/pool in order to see the programmed schedule.

Captain_Judo

Daily Blitz 3 v 3 - General Discussion

30.07.2013 00:54:03

Subject: Daily Blitz 3 v 3 - General Discussion
Link on message: #5068771

xXSTALKERXxO, on Jul 27 2013 - 02:22, said: One thing that's kind of ridiculous,. is every game is Chaffe, Chafee, Chafee,. you guys need to update the rules on this and restrict lights to tier 4 maybe?

Captain_Judo: We expect to keep the 3v3 format constant. However, we're open to changing tiers to keep things fresh.

XxSTON3WALLxX, on Jul 27 2013 - 03:32, said: Hey I have a question for a mod to answer! I was wondering why were not earning any silver or xp in these blitz tournies? I love the tournaments themselves for several reasons but doing them everyday and not earning any credits for 2 hours is kind of brutal! Will they stay like this or will credits/XP be added in the future? Thanks in advance!

Captain_Judo: Unfortunately, there's no immediate plans to award credits in tournaments.

ikilyourbox, on Jul 27 2013 - 04:00, said: what the hell?
My team tied 2 other teams for 2nd place but no special battles are up
Any ideas why?

Captain_Judo: Each Daily Blitz immediately concludes after group play. Ties are separated based on our tie-breaking rules.

Katoleras, on Jul 27 2013 - 04:33, said: 3 teams tied for 2nd place
If we use head to head tiebreaker,
Team A won vs Team B, Team B won vs Team C, Team C won vs Team A.
Who gets the second place? lol
Do you just look at the second tiebreaker in these cases?

Captain_Judo: In this case, we'd consider "Opponent Strength". The team with a loss to the lowest seed forfeits their tied rank. If this still doesn't separate the teams, then it's a complete draw and the gold is split.

SolraBizna, on Jul 27 2013 - 18:13, said: So those of us who were hoping to participate in every Sunday blitz, and were expecting it to have similar scheduling to last Sunday's blitz, and spent the whole week ramping up for this Sunday's blitz with their friends, and failed to obsessively refresh the Tournaments page in case the scheduling was unexpectedly different... We don't get to play. Lovely. I hope the 19 teams who got in enjoy themselves, at least.

Captain_Judo: This is only our 2nd weekend of Daily Blitz. We're finding it best to have games scheduled prior to the weekend to reduce the risk of issues with your tournament.

GenPanzer, on Jul 27 2013 - 22:36, said: Ok, well I've been watching this thread since it opened. Perhaps a nice, friendly announcement in the thread called "Daily Blitz 3 v 3 - General Discussion" would, err, should have been done.

Captain_Judo: The Daily Blitz now has it's own forum, which you're in. We're creating a thread for each day's Daily Blitz. Saturday's and Sunday's blitz offered a notice advising when registration closed.

trickster, on Jul 27 2013 - 23:53, said: So how do you register for Monday 07/29?

Captain_Judo: We're working on an FAQ specific to the Daily Blitz. In the meantime, simply click on the "participate" button under each Daily Blitz. This button is removed when registration is closed.

lazyandlate, on Jul 28 2013 - 17:10, said: You tie breaking system is simply horrible. Seems like alphabetical order determines the finishing position.

Captain_Judo: This is incorrect. Ties are broken using our tie breaker rules that have nothing to do with alphabetical order.

lazyandlate, on Jul 28 2013 - 17:15, said: Awful awful demonstration of WGA. There tie breaker rules are not even in effect, alphabetical order seems to be the positioning of ties. A whopping 90 minutes of registration for a Blitz, please WGA, YOU INDEED DROPPED THE BALL!!!!. Just by the turnout of that Sunday blitz you can see YOU failed not us. Your response to these people is a frustrated one, very unprofessional AND YOUR DAMN RIGHT YOU SHOULD EXPECT PEOPLE UPSET WHEN THEY PAY GOOD MONEY TO PLAY HERE. Cant handle that, find a different job.

Captain_Judo: Again, this is not true. We do not use alphabetical order to decide who wins gold.
Registration for each blitz lasts approximately 24 hours, not 90 minutes.
And as a matter of fact, I love this job :smile:

Puff_n_Stein, on Jul 28 2013 - 20:58, said: It would have been helpful if a different type of notification was presented. I, like some people work for a living and do not spend all of my free time on here. I get on here to play the tournaments when possible. Daily life does take precedence. I play on the Sunday tournament because of my work schedule. If the registration deadline is before I get home from work on Friday, then it would be impossible to register. Registration, in my opinion only, should be done up to 2 hours before the tournaments to allow the working people who monetarily support this game, can also participate. It would be a convenience to us if this was doable.

Captain_Judo: Solid feedback, Puff. I understand where you're coming from. As some other players have mentioned, we've only just launched this tournament format. We'll do what we can to make registration easy and convenient. For the time being, we're focusing on ensuring that all tournament battles pop with the correct settings.

reh3d, on Jul 28 2013 - 20:59, said: No special battles popped yet and battle is spoda start right now?????

Captain_Judo: All special battles popped as scheduled. Your team most likely experienced a "bye" due to an odd number of teams in your group.

HULLRH, on Jul 29 2013 - 04:06, said: how is mondays gunna work with the server down?

Captain_Judo: The server was down at 1am, not 1pm.

GlM, on Jul 29 2013 - 20:50, said: it's 3:48 12 minutes till the tourney starts. where's the SCHEDULE!????