::BLUR 4:: WINNERS :: romaniac && Arctic_Pony + report

[TheRealOne]

http://www.nmaps.net/28520
http://www.nmaps.net/73170
http://www.nmaps.net/8917

Just some maps I enjoyed. I think they would all be decent for Blur.

[ska]

http://www.nmaps.net/28520
http://www.nmaps.net/73170
http://www.nmaps.net/8917

Just some maps I enjoyed. I think they would all be decent for Blur.

mmm *sigh*...

(rules: 300-600 speedrun route, about 800-2000 frames long hs route, a lot of different hs routes, no minejumpers, no races, no ddas, everyone should be able to finish it at least, no image maps

28520 - over 2000 frames for agd, quite linear, a mine jumper

73170 - again pretty linear

8917 - extremely linear / xaelar already has a good run on that.

[eru_bahagon]

28520 - over 2000 frames for agd, quite linear, a mine jumper

a clear run <2000 frames is possible but it is still really linear.

And, what is a mine jumper ? The jump at the beginning of 51-0 ?

[ska]

And, what is a mine jumper ? The jump at the beginning of 51-0 ?

No... Maps like 88-4 constitute a mine jumper.

[eru_bahagon]

Then, what's the difference between 'linear' and 'mine jumper' ?

And oO, xaelar have to submit a run in the next 30 minutes.

[ska]

Then, what's the difference between 'linear' and 'mine jumper' ?

And oO, xaelar have to submit a run in the next 30 minutes.

a map can be linear and also a mine jumper (such as 88-4). linear means you are restricted to one main path only (like in the original Super Mario Bros) A mine jumper is pretty self-explanatory.

Anyway round 5 is over.

Highscores final 8

1st vankusss
2nd Ben_Schultz_11
3rd eru_bahagon
4th golfkid
5th romaniac
6th 999_Springs
7th Seifer
8th Hendor

Speedrun final 8

1st Kool-aid
2nd Pony
3rd vankusss
4th Ben_Schultz_11
5th ninja_matt
6th golfkid
7th DDRave
8th Dawiki

yes that's right, xaelar failed to qualify for either section top 8! O_o
also, vankusss and myself were the only players to qualify for the top 8 of both categories...

Speedrun Final 8 Spider

Highscores Final 8 Spider

Speedrun Table

Highscores Table

Top 4 demos can be found here until all runs are unlocked by Unreality.

[xaelar]

I really did my best, I just suck at finding routes :/

[ToeFaceKiller]

I really did my best, I just suck at finding routes :/

Yeah we failed :p Good luck to the finalists!

[vankusss]

Too bad you both failed, but i hope it will still be exciting. Or something.

is 142653 ok? don't submit demos + OPINIONS

[vankusss]

i mean, submit opinions on that map here, don't submit demos to nreality

[Seifer]

lol I leave for the weekend in 2nd place and come back to find myself in 7th. Not cool guys!

I suppose 142653 is okay unless anyone offers anything better.

[ska]

lol I leave for the weekend in 2nd place and come back to find myself in 7th. Not cool guys!

I suppose 142653 is okay unless anyone offers anything better.

mmm not a fan...

what about this map here!

[ska]

geez. who voted for this shitty map?

[ninja_matt]

geez. who voted for this shitty map?

TOTALLY agree, it is shit.

[大見解]

Honestly.


This map is shit.

[vankusss]

Ok.
You have 3 days to suggest maps from now.
Everyone can suggest 1 map.
After 3 days I'll put ALL maps into poll.
(It's about next rounds map, of course.)

[ninja_matt]

SKA MAP FTW.
http://pastebin.com/9YVPgejA

[golf]

After watching the speedrun demos, I can't believe I missed the last corner jump, off the other triangle. I saw a jump off there, but somehow didn't make the connection that you could go straight up to the exit from it. :/ Oh well, I still made it cleanly through into the playoff rounds.

[ska]

See.. I wouldn't mind if you weren't competing, van, or if you put this map to a poll and it won. But the fact is, you picked a map that you would do well at, and that bothers me. I believe I've spent more time on this contest than you (constructing images, working out the draws, mapping specifically for this contest etc), and I daresay; care about it more than you as well. Also the fact that three people have stated they don't like this map and you don't care... I'm not surprised people aren't liking this as much as Blur 3, even if it is more competitive. I know you're going to say how dumb and annoying I am, but it's only because it gets to you and deep down, you know I'm right.

EDIT: click here to let me take over.

[vankusss]

Okay i did my best running this contest, but seeing that golfkid and romaniac are with ska, too, i give up. I didn't choose the map because i do well in it, but because i think it's better than yours.
Do whatever you want, i'm out.
Out of forums and irc.

[Izzy]

Okay i did my best running this contest, but seeing that golfkid and romaniac are with ska, too, i give up. I didn't choose the map because i do well in it, but because i think it's better than yours.
Do whatever you want, i'm out.
Out of forums and irc.

DIdn't we already go through this?

[ska]

Okay i did my best running this contest, but seeing that golfkid and romaniac are with ska, too, i give up. I didn't choose the map because i do well in it, but because i think it's better than yours.
Do whatever you want, i'm out.
Out of forums and irc.

DIdn't we already go through this?

Woah... I just had some deja vu..

Okay... let me just let this sink in...
OK.

Vankusss, (if you haven't hanged yourself already) I want to say thank you for initiating this contest. I think we can all be thankful to vankusss for at least putting the effort into Blur 4, even if it was a bit rushed. I'm going to take that outburst as a resignation from all aspects of Blur 4, including competing.

Now, I have a proposal which eliminates the problem of me playing my own map and replaces van to maintain a fair draw. Basically, I'm offerering a wildcard position which will allow an eliminated contestant in both speedrun and highscore to win their way into the final 8 for the respective sections. However, as I promised, I want to keep the competitors interests at heart, and I want to make sure you guys are down with this decision. The other option I have is to promote the 9th position players to 8th, which would annoyingly require me to reconstruct the draw entirely, and I don't want to waste time with that hassle. HOWEVER! If you feel this is unfair, I'm more than happy to do this, just be warned there would be a small delay. The wildcard round will be on my map and will not be a private contest.
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The highest ranked player who is not already in the top 8 for the respective category will be entitled to join Blur 4 as a wildcard in the same position as van was for each. I am suggesting 3 days to submit your run for that map from the date I publish the map on numa - let me know if more time is required. This means xaelar, TFK and anyone else could potentially win their way back in. Click here for more details.

[vankusss]

current standings, lol:
me: hendor, golfkid, pony, eru
ska: ninja_matt

possible R6 candidates:
162973, 162849, 144672 (door moved closer), 198027, 186078 (left switch will be deleted probably), 185678, 158402, 150865
if anyone has any problem with any of those, write a comment with explanation; tomorrow i'll put the non-problematic ones for 2-3 days poll, so R6 will start probably on Tuesday

Izzydactyl exposed

[ska]

current standings, lol:
me: hendor, golfkid, pony, eru
ska: ninja_matt

possible R6 candidates:
162973, 162849, 144672 (door moved closer), 198027, 186078 (left switch will be deleted probably), 185678, 158402, 150865
if anyone has any problem with any of those, write a comment with explanation; tomorrow i'll put the non-problematic ones for 2-3 days poll, so R6 will start probably on Tuesday

Izzydactyl exposed

Dislike: 162973 (once again, not suitable for this competition) 162849 is ok, but it's a bit monotonous and lacks replay value.
144672 - this is a joke... right? 198027 - ¿No? 186078 - too tedious and the fastest route is fairly obvious. 185678 - Another Riobe map? What's wrong with you? 158402 - *sigh* another Riobe map - this is also linear. So that leaves... no maps!

Vankusss... you bailed on your own competition because you said you didn't care. Now obviously you regret saying that now, but until then we need trust that you /will/ care. As for the PMs: firstly, a PM you write yourself and is kept private isn't very convincing to me, secondly, people 'voting' for you are being disillusioned and bias and are only voting for you because you started it, not because they think you'll do a better job necessarily and perhaps would rather see you stay than run off crying again.

[Hendor]

The only reason I "voted" in response to van's PM was to try and get this contest back on its feet. I frankly find this whole business rather childish and I find it very underhanded of van to have disclosed each respondent's position. I doubt he would have been so keen to list the names had they not been in his favor.

In the efforts of moving on, do we even need a specific host? All of the work around organizing the entries and groups is out of the way now. We just vote on a map, have Meta upload it, play it and move on in accordance to the brackets.

I kinda like 162849 - maybe a bit rocket heavy.

I suggest 188370 (maybe a bit weak for sr) and 184079