It's that time of the year again! Nine years ago, on the 14th of June, 2006, a group of nine friends met together on Halo 2. What came out of that meeting was the founding of our community. Times have changed vastly from back then, we've had many members join us in our wars and others moved on to other things. We've gone through good times of massive activity and enthusiasm, and other periods of difficulty, drama, and major issues.
However, through all of these we have persevered. Through the Never-ending War of Halo 3, through the Firestorm on Reach, through Halo 4, and now we have made it through the worst of all: the combination of a console transition into a broken MCC. The console transition went rather well, but MCC has been the bane of FC these last 8 months. It works a lot better than it did at launch, so the worst is behind us.
Those who have stayed through all of those times, both good and bad, over the years, and are still with us today, will agree with me when I say that it's been a hell of a ride. However, I don't regret being a part of FC. I've enjoyed my time in FC, and while things are never perfect I am still glad that I joined, and am glad that I've stayed here for this long.
Positivity goes a long way, and for this next week I hope you will all join me in focusing on the positives. We've made it. Nine years. Nine whole years. How many communities can say that? Most groups that were started by a random group of friends in a custom game lobby are lucky to last a single year, but we've lasted nine.
That means that despite having some issues, despite not being perfect, we've found something that works. Something that can keep people interested. I like to think we've been trying to improve on that each war, and I hope you all help me to continue improving on it. I don't want to be here when FC dies, because I don't want FC to ever die. I hope you guys share that opinion as well.
For this week, I want us to celebrate our progress as a community, and to reward those that are still here. We are doing lots of events. We also have lots of prizes to give away. ($250+ total prize value) Obviously not everyone is going to get something, but we want everyone to participate. If you want a shot at prizes, your best shot is participating in every event.
More details about prizes and what the points mean later on. Here is the schedule for all of the events for this anniversary celebration:
All of the below events must be done solo and
must be submitted by June 14th at 11:59 PM EDT.
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HCE "The Silent Cartographer" Speedrun
Details/Rules:
Solo. Legendary. No skulls. Submit a screenshot of the Postgame Carnage screen.
Details/Rules:
Download the "FC9AC Mini Golf" map and gametype from Mythonian's fileshare (walkthough to access MCC fileshare can be found below the event list). Attempt to complete the course in as few strokes (throws) as possible. Use the Game DVR to record the entire thing (should only be 1-2 minutes). Scoring is based on the number of strokes.
Details/Rules:
Requires Xbox 360 and Halo: Reach with the campaign completed. Solo. Legendary. No skulls. Have Scoring turned to "Free For All" and submit a URL to the game results from HaloWaypoint.
Details/Rules:
Requires Xbox 360 and Halo: Reach. Score as many home runs as you can within 3 minutes. Downloads: Map; Gametype. Save the film and upload it to your Reach fileshare, and message me what score you earned.
Friday, June 12th, is the day when we will be doing events on Xbox 360.
All of these events require a 360, as well as the specific game being played.
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Reach Crash-Up Derby
Time: Friday at 6:00 PM EDT. Players: ~8 per lobby.
Details/Rules:
10 rounds. Push your opponents off the edges and be the last one still in a warthog. If you die, you can still have an impact via Plasma Grenades and Grenade Launchers. Be wary of the mancannons and killballs!
Points:
2 points per round won.
2 points for participation.
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Reach Race
Time: Friday at 7:00 PM EDT. Players: ~8 per lobby.
Details/Rules:
3 rounds, 3 laps each round. Drive fast. Make those turns. Keep ahead of your opponents. Map won't be revealed until the event itself. Intentionally getting out of your vehicle or trying to disrupt others from racing will result in disqualification.
Time: Friday at 7:30 PM EDT. Players: ~8 per lobby.
Details/Rules:
15 minute FFA using a custom Headhunter gametype. Kill your opponents, grab their skulls, and score them. Map and gametype won't be revealed until the event itself.
Time: Friday at 8:00 PM EDT. Players: ~8 per lobby.
Details/Rules:
10 rounds. This is not like the solo events, this is a variant on parkour. Stay within the confines of the hill. Move quickly. Last man standing wins the round.
Points:
2 points per round won.
2 points for participation.
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Halo 4 La Grille Instable
Time: Friday at 8:30 PM EDT. Players: ~8 per lobby.
Details/Rules:
10 rounds. Everyone can drive a warthog on a level surface, that's easy. While this is technically still a level surface, there's a caveat: it responds to physics. Be the last warthog driving to win a round. Those who die early can still have an impact on the game.
Points:
2 points per round won.
2 points for participation.
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Halo 4 Gun Game
Time: Friday at 9:00 PM EDT. Players: ~8 per lobby.
Details/Rules:
5 rounds. Halo 4 has a wide variety of guns for you to use. You'll be going through most of them in order to win. Getting a kill with the Gravity Hammer will end a round. Sticking someone or assassinating them will demote them a tier.
Time: Friday at 9:30 PM EDT. Players: ~8 per lobby.
Details/Rules:
5 rounds, 3 minutes each. A grueling test. Stay on the ceiling and knock others around. Use that Thruster Pack to survive. Your aim is to get kills by knocking others to the edges so they fall.
Saturday will feature a unique event on Warlight, as well as several MCC events.
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WarLight 1v1 Round Robin Tournament
Time: Saturday at 2:00 PM EDT. Players: Up to 20 in a single tournament (if 21+ people are interested we can make two tournaments)
Details/Rules:
This will use the built-in template used in the competitive 1v1 Ladder ("Strategic 1v1"), modified for real-time play. Tournament will be created at 1:30 and players will be invited. If you do not accept the invite by 2:00 you will miss out. This will be a grueling test of strategic endurance and will last for several hours without any breaks. Points will be awarded based on how many games you win, so feel free to take a break but it will likely be you giving up in a few games.
You must RSVP for this event. Create an account at http://www.warlight.net and either message me or post in this thread with a link to your WarLight profile (the URL should have your user ID; I need the ID because WarLight can have people with identical usernames and I need to make sure I invite the correct people).
Points:
1 point per game won.
2 points for participation.
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MCC HCE Rally
Time: Saturday at 7:00 PM EDT. Players: ~8 per lobby.
Details/Rules:
Get to the flag faster than anyone else to score and cause the flag to move. It's not just racing, though; kill others to hinder their progress. First to 10 flags wins.
Points:
1 point per flag.
2 points for participation.
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MCC HCE Accumulation
Time: Saturday at 7:30 PM EDT. Players: ~8 per lobby.
Details/Rules:
It's a variant on Juggernaut. Get the first kill to become "It" and then you just have to stay alive. Die, and someone else becomes "It" instead. Be "It" for longer than anyone else to win.
Time: Saturday at 8:00 PM EDT. Players: ~8 per lobby.
Details/Rules:
The Juggernaut has active camo and a motion sensor; you don't. Kill him to become the Juggernaut. Earn more kills as the Juggernaut than anyone else within the time limit to win.
Time: Sunday at 5:30 PM EDT. Players: ~8 per lobby.
Details/Rules:
Another FFA, except your invisible. Also, you have rockets. Lots of rockets. No infinite ammo, though, so you have to salvage ammo from the dead. Most kills wins.
Time: Sunday at 6:00 PM EDT. Players: ~8 per lobby.
Details/Rules:
The celebrations needed a little more Fiesta, so here it is. This time, whoever is in the lead is the King and is marked for all to see. Kill the king to score extra, or stay alive as the king and get some small bonuses as well. Person with the highest score at the end wins.
Time: Sunday at 6:30 PM EDT. Players: ~8 per lobby.
Details/Rules:
King of the Hill has been missing so far. Stay in the hill to score. Most time spent in the hill wins. The hill also moves around, by the way.
Time: Sunday at 7:00 PM EDT. Players: ~8 per lobby.
Details/Rules:
10 rounds. Keep all arms, legs, and belongings inside the warthog. Keep your warthog on the platform as it shrinks. Last one up top scores for the round.
Points:
2 points per round won.
2 points for participation
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MCC H2A Gungoose Gauntlet
Time: Sunday at 7:30 PM EDT. Players: ~8 per lobby.
Details/Rules:
Race is one thing. The Gungoose Gauntlet is something entirely different. Who can make it to the end? This is about shooting with your gungoose, but you should always try to win. Stopping and trying to target specific people will result in disqualification.
Time: Sunday at 8:00 PM EDT. Players: ~8 per lobby.
Details/Rules:
10 rounds. Choose your post and defend it. The posts will become fewer and fewer until only a single one remains. Be the last one standing upon a post to win a round.
Points:
2 points per round won.
2 points for participation
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MCC H2A Conflagration
Time: Sunday at 8:30 PM EDT. Players: ~8 per lobby.
Details/Rules:
Custom map and gametype I made. It's inspired by a minigame I made back in Reach with the same name. None of you will have any idea WTF this is until the event.
Time: Sunday at 9:00 PM EDT. Players: ~8 per lobby.
Details/Rules:
How better to end it all than with some parkour?
Points:
1 point per checkpoint reached.
2 points for participation
Accessing MCC Fileshares
In the most recent patch, 343 added a new way to access someone's fileshare. It's quite simple, and you'll be needing to access mine for the events. (NOTE: This is only for MCC's fileshare. Accessing fileshares on H3/H4 on 360 is totally different)
Start up MCC and press X to open up the Roster.
Select your name near the top.
Choose "Find Player."
Type in "Mythonian" (it is not case-sensitive, but you do have to type it in completely).
Choose "File Share."
Download appropriate Gametypes and Map Variants. (Note: At the moment most files are not yet uploaded. Wait a few days for me to get them finalized and uploaded)
Did Somebody Say Prizes!?
These events are as varied as we could make them. There's something for everyone, but nobody can master all of it. These events are just a look through FC's history, but a look through the history of Halo's custom games. We hope that everyone can participate and enjoy themselves, and hopefully you can also get some awesome prizes!
To earn prizes, you have to earn points by doing well in the events. At the end, all the points will be tallied together and receive...
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The Prize Pool
Halo 5: Guardians Standard Edition
(any retailer; 1 available; $60 value)
FC T-Shirt
(any design; 2 available; $25 value)
$25 XBL Gift Code
(donated by NervyDestroyer)
$15 Bing Reward Credit [redeemable as Gamestop, Amazon, or XBL gift codes]
(donated by Wesabi)
$10 XBL Gift Code
(3 available; donated by Maxdoggy)
$5 XBL Gift Code
(5 available; 1 donated by GuzzieStyle)
FC Sticker
(any design; 6 available; $5 value)
1 Month XBL Gold Code
(1 available; $5 value)
14 Day XBL Gold Code
(1 available; $2.50 value)
Smite Beta Code for Xbox One
(13 available; $2.50 value; 2 donated by WSxPhoenix; 1 donated by JamieDJ8887;
2 donated by Bazongaman502; 2 donated by Wolfpack523; 2 donated by Maxdoggy; 2 donated by Mos Deaf)
Rainbow 6: Siege Beta Code
(X1, PS4, or PC; 9 available; $2.50 value; donated by XenoPirate)
That's $250 in prizes. Last year, we only had $150, so it's a big step up. Also, if anyone is feeling generous and wants to donate some prizes, message me.
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The Prize Splits
1st: Halo 5: Guardians Standard Edition & Choice of $10 in prizes 2nd: Choice of $50 in prizes 3rd: Choice of $30 in prizes 4th: Choice of $20 in prizes 5th-9th: Choice of $10 in prizes 10th-20th: Choice of $5 in prizes
Sign Up For Events
"Sign Up" isn't the right term, but it's what I used last year so I'm sticking with it. We will be using a Skype group to coordinate things and make sure everyone who is online and interested in participating will get invited to the games accordingly.
To get added to the Skype group, post your Skype name in a reply below. The group will be made sometime mid-week. Until then, get started on those solo events! Those speedruns are not easy, and it'll take some practice for you to get a good time!
Sunday night is the deadline for submissions on the solo events. Don't wait until the last minute! Also, if you find yourself unable to get a decent score/time, you should still submit it for the participation points!
~Mythonian :cyborg:
06-09-2015, 04:31 AM
Legendary Nova
Re: FC's 9th Anniversary Celebrations
GET HYPE!
You've already got me on Skype. Should be able to make it to the Friday and Saturday stuff. (Probably not Sunday, but who knows...)
06-09-2015, 05:02 AM
Barry Soap
Re: FC's 9th Anniversary Celebrations
Very awesome stuff you're doing here Myth (+ anyone else who was involved), I'll definitely want to take part in this :o
Skype: live:glennpws
06-09-2015, 05:41 AM
silversleek
Re: FC's 9th Anniversary Celebrations
I RSVP for everything on every game, MCC, Reach, and warlight.
And i'm also going to win halo 5.
06-09-2015, 08:50 AM
NervyDestroyer
Re: FC's 9th Anniversary Celebrations
Count me in! You already knows my Skypes
06-09-2015, 09:07 AM
Houdini
Re: FC's 9th Anniversary Celebrations
I'll be there!
Skype: Houdini.H
06-09-2015, 10:43 AM
Guzzie
Re: FC's 9th Anniversary Celebrations
Too many speedrun solo events. Got a headache just looking at them. Everything else is spot on.
06-09-2015, 01:35 PM
Mythonian
Re: FC's 9th Anniversary Celebrations
XenoPirate has donated 9x beta codes for Rainbow 6: Siege.
As such, I extended the prize split to 20th place.
06-09-2015, 01:51 PM
WolfPack23
Re: FC's 9th Anniversary Celebrations
You know i'm gonna be there, and crap those solo events will hurt meh
I may or may not be there, trying to work things how with my homeboy to steal his xbone that weekend. Add me to the skype group and I'll leave if my plans fallthrough.
06-09-2015, 07:36 PM
JamiDJ
Re: FC's 9th Anniversary Celebrations
i'm in except for 360 events. Skype same as username on here :D
06-10-2015, 09:29 AM
Spattan177
Re: FC's 9th Anniversary Celebrations
Ha? Wha? Reach demo-derby? Where'd I leave that ability to "get my ass online and play Halo"?
06-10-2015, 05:31 PM
Axel3122
Re: FC's 9th Anniversary Celebrations
axelminercrafter
06-10-2015, 06:34 PM
Wolf Demon Lee
Re: FC's 9th Anniversary Celebrations
wolfmonkey0100
06-10-2015, 09:53 PM
Mythonian
Re: FC's 9th Anniversary Celebrations
Added 8 more Smite Beta Codes (thanks to Bazongaman, Wolfpack, and Maxdoggy for donating them!). Also, halved their value and the Rainbow 6 Beta Codes to $2.50 due to their abundance.
We now have 11 Smite codes and 9 Rainbow 6 codes total.
06-11-2015, 06:35 AM
Barry Soap
Re: FC's 9th Anniversary Celebrations
Everyone is so munificent :o
06-11-2015, 12:34 PM
Deadlife1243
Re: FC's 9th Anniversary Celebrations
Sure why not, I'll probably only be able to Saturday because my 360 is kinda dodgey. you have my skype :p
06-11-2015, 02:11 PM
Breezy
Re: FC's 9th Anniversary Celebrations
Skype name: raptora015
Note: I may or may not show up to all the events but if I don't show up, I'll donate one or two prizes.
06-11-2015, 03:55 PM
fearfulpenguin
Re: FC's 9th Anniversary Celebrations
Pretty sure yous guise got my skype name soo just let me know when this is happening and I will try and pull myself away from playing diablo and join you guys ;)
06-11-2015, 07:10 PM
silversleek
Re: FC's 9th Anniversary Celebrations
so myth, can we get a leaderboard going for the solo events?
06-11-2015, 07:13 PM
Mythonian
Re: FC's 9th Anniversary Celebrations
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Originally Posted by silversleek
so myth, can we get a leaderboard going for the solo events?
The document includes results from the solo events and all of today's events, and will be updated tomorrow and Sunday as events are played.
NOTES:
1) Solo events are still open, you just need to submit them before Sunday night at 11:59 PM EDT. Lots of points can be earned from these!
2) The WarLight tournament must be RSVP'd to. It begins at 2:00 PM EDT tomorrow, but you have to be there to join the tournament before it starts! Anyone who doesn't join will miss the opportunity for those points. (seriously, it's free; go to warlight.net and make an account! play the single-player and see if you like it)
