February 28th - The Brave Gnome Race

[zags]

https://i.imgur.com/1vtKgL6.png

If you have any questions or need any clarifications on the rules, please feel free to post them here and I'll do my best to answer. Our last gnome race had 200+ gnomes, I want to see 300+ this time!

[Tunabros]

woohoo! a new gnome race =)

[Jibartik]

YESSS!!!! Lets make this one GME proportions

[Blistig]

Stickied.

[DBStrong]

So rule #5 prevents Gnomish genocide due to the inclusion of rule #3. Got it.
However... for others- not participating Gnomes, and those certain people with an inclination towards PVP tendencies; this means there will be a couple hundred newbie sacrifices traveling from a known starting location, to a known destination, along an established route.
Being genuinely and truly unfamiliar with such an event, is it evil of me to think in such terms- or is this a given, and just another obstacle to have to overcome?

REDcurious...

[zags]

This will be the 4th gnome race that I have organized on Green. The very first one was limited to a specific guild, and another guild made a ton of level 1 SKs and ambushed them at the freeport zone line. This was hilarious, and really didn't impact the race too much, but everyone understood it was one guild essentially trolling another.

For the next three races it has been opened up to be a serverwide event so everyone can participate. A race is typically a pretty low barrier of entry event for anyone to join, and I love hearing stories of newer players to the server winning prizes. Folks interfering can really put a damper on things.

In the past we've had several ways to counter people trying to interfere, from PVP flagged high level bards chaperoning the race to GMs/Guides who assist and make sure folks don't ruin things for everyone else.

[DBStrong]

Gotcha. Not that I would condone such activity... ahem... but just wanted to see what the typical protocol was in such an endeavor.

Best of luck to ya. It does sound like lots of fun.

[Lostfaction]

I am guessing this is now canceled? I hope not its always a fun event!

[zags]

Absolutely not, why would it be cancelled?

[Lostfaction]

I was told community events are all canceled on green. Glad that isn't the case!

[zags]

This is my event, nobody can cancel it but me :)

[YendorLootmonkey]

This is my event, nobody can cancel it but me :)

Aren't you a member of Seal Team?

[zags]

I am, but I am not sure how that is relevant to this event. I've put on multiple gnome races, sometimes my guild contributes prizes, sometimes other guilds contribute prizes. Individual members of my guild and others have contributed prizes, artwork or fantastic streams of the races. This event is meant to be something anyone can jump into and have fun with for an hour with no barrier to entry.

If people want to make it about the raid scene and avoid the event, that's fine, but for me I just want to give folks an opportunity to race and win some prizes regardless of the status of their other characters.

[zaldaben]

I am, but I am not sure how that is relevant to this event. I've put on multiple gnome races, sometimes my guild contributes prizes, sometimes other guilds contribute prizes. This event is meant to be something anyone can jump into and have fun with for an hour with no barrier to entry.

If people want to make it about the raid scene and avoid the event, that's fine, but for me I just want to give folks an opportunity to race and win some prizes regardless of the status of their other characters.

so are open server raids.

[zags]

so are open server raids.

Open server raids are a player made agreement from the UN. They have no relation to this race.

[YendorLootmonkey]

I am, but I am not sure how that is relevant to this event. I've put on multiple gnome races, sometimes my guild contributes prizes, sometimes other guilds contribute prizes. This event is meant to be something anyone can jump into and have fun with for an hour with no barrier to entry.

If people want to make it about the raid scene and avoid the event, that's fine, but for me I just want to give folks an opportunity to race and win some prizes regardless of the status of their other characters.

I hate to be that guy, but if you are still a member of Seal Team after what your guild has done to the other raid guilds of this server over the past several hours, as well as the entirety of the level-appropriate player-base at the open Vox raid tonight, then the players of this server truly have no backbone at all if they do not boycott this event.

I apologize for being blunt, but I am being honest here... your guild is a bad look on you and counterproductive to the community events you work hard to put on. Hopefully, you understand where I am coming from. You can't have it both ways... you're either for the community or against it. Time to choose, man.

[Sarkhan]

Idk, the last gnome race the rules changed last minute after the fact. People were supposed to die by cindreela and they changed it so even after 3rd place person died they said it wasn't fair and gave prize to ST member instead and the actual 3rd place got nothing

[Xersius]

I hate to be that guy, but if you are still a member of Seal Team after what your guild has done to the other raid guilds of this server over the past several hours, as well as the entirety of the level-appropriate player-base at the open Vox raid tonight, then the players of this server truly have no backbone at all if they do not boycott this event.

I apologize for being blunt, but I am being honest here... your guild is a bad look on you and counterproductive to the community events you work hard to put on. Hopefully, you understand where I am coming from. You can't have it both ways... you're either for the community or against it. Time to choose, man.

Perfectly said. If my guild leadership asked me to take a hot dump on the server, I'd tell them to fuck off.

Yall ST members need to grow a pair of balls and hold your leadership accountable. 95% of ST members are decent people, you're just lead by crackheads.

[zags]

Idk, the last gnome race the rules changed last minute after the fact. People were supposed to die by cindreela and they changed it so even after 3rd place person died they said it wasn't fair and gave prize to ST member instead and the actual 3rd place got nothing

That is partially accurate. The issue was that someone charmed Cindreela, resulting in nobody being able to die to her. The third place prize was awarded to the person who ran into the room 3rd.

That was a mistake on my part by having a murky finish line, notice this race the finish line is hailing me on top of the orb, something that is easily verifiable who came in 1st.

[Lostfaction]

Support putting on events to bring the community together. God knows it needs it looking at this dumpster fire going on right now.

[Scalem]

Support putting on events to bring the community together. God knows it needs it looking at this dumpster fire going on right now.

Yea let’s support an event ran by a member of a guild that just slapped the entire server in the face and went against GM rulings because they have to give up some pixels.

[zags]

Yea let’s support an event ran by a member of a guild that just slapped the entire server in the face and went against GM rulings because they have to give up some pixels.

Nobody went against GM rulings.

This event will occur either way, I have nothing to personally gain from it, I'm giving away a fungi I spent quite a while farming for the intent of giving it away in a race.

If you don't want to come, or feel the need to associate it with raid politics, I'm not here to stop you.

[Pacatus]

Absolutely not, why would it be cancelled?

From Vill "As long as long as active player-made agreements are subverted and rules exist limiting our access to competitive endgame content. Seal Team will no longer be participating in or sponsoring server Open Raids. We have also withdrawn from all outstanding agreements regarding rotational content."

It was safe to assume or question if the Gnome Race was still on since the current sentiment is the opposite for communal efforts/events? Am I mistaken?

[Local]

Nobody went against GM rulings.

This event will occur either way, I have nothing to personally gain from it, I'm giving away a fungi I spent quite a while farming for the intent of giving it away in a race.

If you don't want to come, or feel the need to associate it with raid politics, I'm not here to stop you.

https://www.project1999.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=14043&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1612678047

What about this ruling?

[Sarkhan]

https://www.project1999.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=14043&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1612678047

What about this ruling?



Pretty sure some of those thumbs up were ST

[zaldaben]

so since you all dont have to give notice and snipe an open raid that means your server event can carry on with outside interference without ramifications since you no longer are apart of the UN or adhere to rules you have put forth and agreed too since it kept you from pixels. if you think this little event is going to wipe away what your guild just did you are mistaken.

[Local]

https://www.project1999.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=14043&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1612678047

What about this ruling?

Guess this one counted after all.

[zags]

From Vill "As long as long as active player-made agreements are subverted and rules exist limiting our access to competitive endgame content. Seal Team will no longer be participating in or sponsoring server Open Raids. We have also withdrawn from all outstanding agreements regarding rotational content."

It was safe to assume or question if the Gnome Race was still on since the current sentiment is the opposite for communal efforts/events? Am I mistaken?

In case you are someone like Pacatus who isn't familiar with what competitive endgame content is, a gnome race is not the same as an open raid. If people want to interfere with the event, or believe it is being used to "make up for something", realize this event was announced well before what happened yesterday. If you want to make the decision to boycott the event due to what happened yesterday, that is of course your choice. I'll still put on the race, and hopefully we will see a winner like the one from two races ago, a guy whose highest character on the server was level 12.

[Sarkhan]

I'd say race and have fun.

I love level 1 events, drunken kelethin races, gnome races, they are all fun. Personally I doubt I'll be attending because of how the last race was handled at the ending, really soured it for me when they changed it and called ST winner at the end. Just as st doesn't like when GMs change the rules, racers don't like when the race goalpost is changed after the finish line ribbon is already passed... A shitty consolation prize would have gone a long way instead of tough luck, ST member wins.

Yes I'm bitter hahah, but seriously if you like races, then go race and have fun.

[sajbert]

I hate to be that guy, but if you are still a member of Seal Team after what your guild has done to the other raid guilds of this server over the past several hours, as well as the entirety of the level-appropriate player-base at the open Vox raid tonight, then the players of this server truly have no backbone at all if they do not boycott this event.

I apologize for being blunt, but I am being honest here... your guild is a bad look on you and counterproductive to the community events you work hard to put on. Hopefully, you understand where I am coming from. You can't have it both ways... you're either for the community or against it. Time to choose, man.

Someone boo this man. Boo!

You act as if it was the holocaust. More importantly, stop making a gnome race about pixel politics.

[YendorLootmonkey]

Someone boo this man. Boo!

You act as if it was the holocaust. More importantly, stop making a gnome race about pixel politics.

Nope, just calling out hypocrisy when I see it.

You don't get to create events that benefit the community but then remain complicit in a guild which was acting directly against the community. Pick one or the other, they are mutually exclusive. Do the right thing and have some integrity.

[Jibartik]

I dont raid, is yendor trying to ruin this for me because he does?

I just want 1,000 gnomes again.

[sajbert]

Nope, just calling out hypocrisy when I see it.

You don't get to create events that benefit the community but then remain complicit in a guild which was acting directly against the community. Pick one or the other, they are mutually exclusive. Do the right thing and have some integrity.

A selected few players lost a few pixels, 99% of server were entirely unaffected by the actions of ST. It wasn't a blow against the server community, it was a blow against the relevant guilds and players.

ST is a large guild. Even if you don't agree with what ST did 80% or more (a safe estimate) of the players had no role in the leadership's decision or partook in the events in sky that resulted in a raid ban. Several players are obviously invested into the guild, socially as well as time invested. hSould they leave the guild? I am not even sure they are allowed to.

You talk about hypocrisy posting on your computer assembled by chinese workers making >2 dollars per hours using components mined in third world countries wrecking havoc on the environment. But don't you try to do something fun for the community when you associate with pixel thieves!!

Please, get real. This event sounds like fun for the actual community (whom most don't give a shit about raid guild politics). So don't make it about you, you selfish git.

[Immok]

For rule #2, does the quested tunic you receive from turning in the Recruitment Summons to your guild master count as gear you start with?

[Keebz]

gnome race is gonna be LIT!

[Blistig]

I have that weekend off, I should be able to make it. Looking forward to it.

[Xer0]

I hate to be that guy

First of all, let me stop you there. You're not fooling ANYONE. We all know you don't. Even if you don't know it, you LIVE to be that guy and you absolutely cannot help yourself.

Nope, just calling out hypocrisy when I see it.

You don't get to create events that benefit the community but then remain complicit in a guild which was acting directly against the community. Pick one or the other, they are mutually exclusive. Do the right thing and have some integrity.

And on the other hand I have to ask: Who are you to start making rules for the server? Are you some kind of hired diplomat?

I'm not in ST. I'm not particularly fond of them but I don't raid either so it's "Whatever". But I have to say... HOLY SHIT you're behavior right now is far more abhorrent then that of the people who went out of turn on a raid. use you sound like a self righteous dipyit that's going out of his way to speak for everyone on the server and guess what-- No one needs you to speak for them. No one needs or cares about your negativity. If you don't approve of what he's doing then don't participate. That is all that is needed on your part. . Are you really trying to bring cancel culture to an ancient elf sim? Because it really feels and sounds like exactly that.

[reznor_]

Nope, just calling out hypocrisy when I see it.

You don't get to create events that benefit the community but then remain complicit in a guild which was acting directly against the community. Pick one or the other, they are mutually exclusive. Do the right thing and have some integrity.

You want loot handed to you on a platter at a time and date specified by you. I've read your drivel in the UN and it's easy to see that. Your bonehead posts over the years are also telling of the same attitude.

The gnome race is still a thing, and it's gonna be fun as hell. I'm glad Tinkered is still putting it on.

[reznor_]

Also Yendor, you don't get to act high and mighty when you have the "R" word in your signature, you hypocrite.

[Snortles Chortles]

wow what a bigot

[magnetaress]

wow what a bigot


https://i.imgur.com/5zhKJHZ.jpg

[Videri]

Don't boycott it - we need to take their fungi tunic away from them.

[Eldaran]

I made a mistake coming to the forums on this day... I weep.

[pivo]

Don't boycott it - we need to take their fungi tunic away from them.

LOL!!! Too funny!

[Mazoku]

What time does this event start?

[Tunabros]

I dont see what seal team being banned has to do with this race

anyways, cant wait =)

[Snortles Chortles]

can’t wait to PK everyone again
sip

[Vizax_Xaziv]

Is this event still happening tonight!? Can anyone confirm?

[zags]

This is 100% happening tonight. Due to boat schedules the race will likely officially start at 8:15 or so. Try and get there by 8 as we will be going over rules and doing some item raffles before we start.

[Vizax_Xaziv]

This is 100% happening tonight. Due to boat schedules the race will likely officially start at 8:15 or so. Try and get there by 8 as we will be going over rules and doing some item raffles before we start.

8pm EST @ AKANON y'all!

[Vizax_Xaziv]

Did we kill the server? lol

[Mazoku]

Now this was a GRAND EVENT! Thank you to all who put in time and effort to bring the prizes together, to cover the event with both video coverage and /shouts..and thank you to all who participated.

[Shac]

niice

[dongtorshape]

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/932608807

Great event guys. Sorry to the guy who followed me to his death in FV. Strafe harder, SON!

[Tunabros]

I totally forgot about this xd

[Wendelena]

Was fun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hms0w76Z9YI I also streamed it

[_nonsense_]

Hey guys, I got some footage from the Gnome race from a really good angle! Enjoy.
youtube.com/watch?v=r659-CzuXgQ

[_nonsense_]

redo
https://youtube.com/watch?v=r659-CzuXgQ

[zags]

Thanks everyone who came and who streamed/provided videos! Stay tuned for info on the next event!

[zags]

redo
https://youtube.com/watch?v=r659-CzuXgQ

How come you didn't include me killing you? :) The first time I mean (outside gfay).

[_nonsense_]

How come you didn't include me killing you? :) The first time I mean (outside gfay).

https://i.imgur.com/g6PUNk7.png