10 Day Dacian {Getae} Challenge...Prizes Awarded.

[Mega Tortas de Bodemloze]

Alrighty folks the weekend's here and I'm posting the next RS Faction Challenge. Adopt the Getae and make the Black Sea your private lake.

Why? Cuz they got it all. Killer archers horse and foot{long range}. Javelins horse and foot. AP foot for days. hvy. pike. These guys can bring it!

Rewards:

Exposure and involvement with the RS Community{show your stuff, Grandstanding}

+Rep just for signing on and posting some progress. If we drum up some co-sponsors this entry +Rep will go up.

First Place: 5+Rep, plus tone's generous offer{post #2}
2nd Place: 3+Rep
3rd Place: 3+Rep
Co-sponsors get +Reps from me. Plus I'll be your fetch and carry boy for the week. If your really Big-time you'll enter the challenge to.

Co-sponsors: drazeN, Oceanus, Maxim Victor,

Ways to play:

1. Grab and go boys...just for fun
OR
2. Sherlock Holmes & Company...With a points system
+ Faction Destruction 30pts{screen shot}
- Taking a province 10pts
+ Battle Victories = close +0pts, clear +1pts, heroic +2pts {screen shot}
- Battle Loses = close -0pts, clear -1pts, Crushing -2pts {screen shot}
+ best general's command stars = 2pts per star {screen shot}
let us know if you come up with other point ideas
Guys...listen up! If you go for points, but don't show the screen shots you get... 0pts. {zip}

3. A mix of both.

Rules:{guidelines}

1. play H/VH
2. Strive to make the Black Sea your private Lake.
3. Bigtime points for taking out other factions.
4. From right now til Monday week{10 days}
5. Judging will probably be public consensus.
6. No using Force Diplomacy for Land acquisition. Bash'em in the skull instead.
7. Use default, Bi, or Alex.exec. Whatever grabs ya


Contestants:

1. drazeN .............{points} 11. Augustus Maxaminus{trying to get RS to work}
2. El crumb ........................12. Thorn777
3. Snake..{The Cobra}........13. Benz282 starts sunday
4. Incontinenta Buttox
5. Redolegna
6. Oceanus ........,{ points}
7. Broken Lance {school stuff,holding}(starts today}
8. darylb starts today
9. Atlassmurf???
10. Khosro-II-Parviz{starts today}


Okay take this puny little Dacian fort and run for your life! What are you waiting for?GO!have fun

[tone]

Plus....


....the winner gets to become a beta tester for RS2 (subject to status)

[Mega Tortas de Bodemloze]

Alright tone....That's what I'm talk'in bout ...+Rep

[drazeN]

This is interesting, haven't played any camps with Dacias yet so I'm sure it will be more than interesting. I'm in.

[Brusilov]

Plus....


....the winner gets to become a beta tester for RS2 (subject to status)

Are you sure that's a prize?

A beta tester's life can be tough - it's not all easy work, honestly!

[Dath1]

Great idea! Might start a campaign, if i don't, count me in as a spectator!

[Aldgarkalaughskel]

Are you sure that's a prize?

A beta tester's life can be tough - it's not all easy work, honestly!

The trap is already set. You just have to walk in now.

[Arnspac]

My second favourite faction. Very good idea here. Will check back often.

[Roger_The_Rogue]

Are you sure that's a prize?

A beta tester's life can be tough - it's not all easy work, honestly!

It may be tough, but you'll be the first non RS staff to see RS2.

[tone]

They're a great faction to play. A little slow to get going and plenty of tough factions surrounding them. Plus some great fun units to play with

[cherryfunk]

They're a great faction to play. A little slow to get going and plenty of tough factions surrounding them. Plus some great fun units to play with

And, they face a rather unique situation in RS2.... with some new enemies to face off against...

No way will I ever play 0-turn recruitment though.

[Mega Tortas de Bodemloze]

Guys just jump in and run for your life. Most of the set up stuff shall become .....Optional

[Silent Assassin]

Mega Tortas Seems interesting but I don't have much time with two jobs a wife and two kids sorry maybe another time.

Thx for the offer
Rebel

[Thorn777]

As youll can see, I made the world biggest cesspool to. Therefore my King is the first to drop his royal trouwsers and take a royal dump in this 9th worlwonder.

Photobucket pulled tricks on me, but it allowed me to get one out, the one you see above. I had about 25 pics saved for my last post, but at least I can prove that I fullfilled the challenge. I wasnt in for the points etc anyway, I was in it to play that fantastic unitroster the RS team created in a motivating way. Im afraid the Romans have simular plans to create a cesspool of their own. I even heard they want to make it even bigger then mine, guess I show them a lesson.

Anyway thx to all the persons that played along, and to Mega Tortas for his baby.

btw.Cant wait to do the "SPARTAN challenge" I pruposed in the new challenge idea thread. SO PEOPLE JOIN IN TO RELIVE THE SPARTAN DREAM OF HEROISM THROUGHOUT THE KNOWN WORLD AAAAUUUUUUHHHH
:sparta:

[Mega Tortas de Bodemloze]

well Thorny...let's reflect...

1. Made lot's of new friends for the Getae.
2. Made a giant stinky pool....{phew}.
3. The Dil prominently diplayed.
4. You like Rep....Baby {Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie}

Looks lik a winner in my book....

[Aldgarkalaughskel]

Great idea, perhaps you should make this a point victory. My input:

- Accomplishing game objective (taking over the regions around the Black Sea): 1000 pts divided by the number of elapsed turns (f.e. you accomplish the challenge in 25 turns, you get 40 pts, if you accomplish it in 33 turns, you get 30 pts, etc.)

- Taking out another faction: +15 pts

- Your greatest general's command stars: +2 pts / command star

- Battle victories: +0 pt for close victory, + 1 pt / clear victory; +2 pts / heroic victory

- Battle defeats: -0 pt for close defeat, -1 pt for clear defeat, -2 pts for crushing defeat

- Battle result screenshots have to be provided from each of your battles to verify that you were not cheating, I mean these kind of shots:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

And i think you should also start a thread here.

[Mega Tortas de Bodemloze]

Aaaah, words of wisdom my protégé. Certainly most or all will be incorporated if I can keep things simple and stress the fun and Community spirit angle.

[Aldgarkalaughskel]

The battle statistics is very easy to check: just open the "victory conditions" window.
The greatest general is very easy to check too, just a screenshot is needed.
The rest is silence.

[El Crumb]

Hot diggity! I've been meaning to start up a new campaign and have never played the Getae before so you can all but count me in. I have to upload frapps or something similar to upload pics but once Ive done that sign me up!

[tone]

By the way, subject to status means that you're able to give the degree of input and time commitment to beta testing that we're asking for.