Hybrid ped/vehicle combats
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*sam* Posted Feb 25, 2013, 4:04 pm |
I have just implemented a special type of hybrid events - these are classed as ped combats, and run in arenas. However, a small number of vehicles will be left in the arena, far from the ped spawn points. You can choose to use these or not..
With immediate effect, Somerset Pedestrian Combat League #2 (which starts next Sunday) will take on the new hybrid format. |
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Necrotech Posted Feb 25, 2013, 4:11 pm |
That's FUXXXXing AWESOME!
I Gotta try that! |
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*Rezeak* reecestensel@hotmail.co.uk Posted Feb 25, 2013, 4:14 pm |
So awesome | ||||||
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Joel Autobaun Posted Feb 25, 2013, 4:23 pm |
Great idea. Brutal. For a hot rod? Not so much.. | ||||||
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*Awefense* Posted Feb 25, 2013, 4:55 pm |
This sounds like fun! | ||||||
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Necrotech Posted Feb 25, 2013, 4:57 pm |
It needs a new badge and title though.
And yeah... the disparity in prizes for some of the leagues... doesn't add up, esp in the ped/race leagues, where they are deadly beyond belief. |
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*Brunwulf* Posted Feb 25, 2013, 5:22 pm |
Sounds like a fun twist SAM.
I haven't done any ped combats- I might start now! Do you get to keep the cars if you win the event while you're driving one of them? |
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Blackwill Posted Feb 25, 2013, 5:43 pm |
That sounds fun. Will the vehicles be armed? | ||||||
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*sam* Posted Feb 25, 2013, 5:53 pm |
I don't think the events will be any more dangerous because of the vehicles - ped combats are pretty deadly already - so I don't think this addition is a reason for prize increases.
The cars will generally be chosen from the 'deathracing' category - the same vehicle will be used for all events in the same week, in the somerset ped league #2. For the current season, I have set the vehicle to be a Yorkie, for all events. |
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*The X Man* Posted Feb 25, 2013, 6:24 pm |
Sam, I will volunteer to make a new badge for this league, unless you already have one in place. If not, let me know what you want on it or I will come up with something myself, then I will send a design to you for your approval. | ||||||
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FireFly Posted Feb 25, 2013, 7:05 pm |
Actually, according to the web page you've set it to be a Yorkie 
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*Grograt* gary.r.horder@gmail.com Posted Feb 25, 2013, 7:08 pm |
Or |
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*Longo* Posted Feb 25, 2013, 7:58 pm |
Interesting, but not for a hotrod lol | ||||||
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*Brunwulf* Posted Feb 25, 2013, 8:26 pm |
Yeah- the risk/reward ratio is not viable.
Unless you have a badge collecting addiction- this league is just a ridiculous waste of time, blood, gangers and effort- for the chance to win 150k and a Hotrod! I do appreciate that most of us play more for the enjoyment of events, rather than for the rewards. But really, SAM- you need to increase the drool level of prizes in this one. |
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Blackwill Posted Feb 25, 2013, 8:33 pm |
I don't think this warrants a prize increase. It is not often, in my ped experience, that the gangers actually die. Your mileage may vary. | ||||||
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Jose Bagg Posted Feb 25, 2013, 10:02 pm |
I think its a great idea, and I want to play these types of combats now. Can we get them in the custom event creator? | ||||||
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*Bastille* Posted Feb 25, 2013, 10:06 pm |
Apparently not |
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*Brunwulf* Posted Feb 25, 2013, 10:16 pm |
Well- I do. As you can see by my badges, I do like to play for fun and the chance to win titles (whereas I can make 100k per hour from solo scouting) But the risk of ganger loss for this league just seems to be out of kilter with the prizes that it offers. That's all i was saying. |
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*Bastille* Posted Feb 25, 2013, 10:18 pm |
so the proof of you doing it for the fun of it is the shiny stuff you have? Wait, I don't get it
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Jose Bagg Posted Feb 25, 2013, 10:19 pm |
speaking of badges. I killed zombies in the last zombie event, I wonder where my zombie killer badge is. | ||||||
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*Brunwulf* Posted Feb 25, 2013, 11:05 pm |
What I was trying to say was that if I didn't play for the fun of the event - then I wouldn't be bothering doing leagues that pay 60k and a 2L Rotary- when I have 10 mill in the bank and can make 100k+ in an hour of scouting. Anyway, I don't wanna get into an argument with you Bastille- cos I think you're one of the coolest guys in here. I just think you mis-understood my comments (or I didn't explain myself very well- which is the most likely!) Cheers, Brun. |
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*Boonwolf* Posted Feb 25, 2013, 11:14 pm |
Yup no zombie badge here either.
Also hot rods really! For a ped event! But that's not why I play. Would be cool if new game content ped weapon only obtainable from ped events. Say maybe Mini gun or 50cal sniper rifle. What sort of prize is a car for ped army were pedestrian not racers. |
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*Boonwolf* Posted Feb 25, 2013, 11:18 pm |
As for the new twist on pedestrian combat luage I'm totally stoked. It's never about the prizes it's all about the body count. | ||||||
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*Tinker* Posted Feb 26, 2013, 12:23 am |
Awesome Sam, i'm just thrilled that you can add cars in ped events.... wait for it.... | ||||||
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*Splash* Posted Feb 26, 2013, 12:49 am |
I've always looked at the ped combat leauges with a combination of awe and revulsion. Seems to me the "one free ganger a week" limit must get tested an awful lot. Never seen stats on this, but I have to imagine these have the highest fatality rate of any leauge there is.
Kudos to those who are keeping this facet of the game alive, though; frankly, I think anyone who signs up for these at all is playing for the "love of the sport," rather than the prizes (or even badges.) |
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Necrotech Posted Feb 26, 2013, 1:30 am |
Ruins perhaps ?
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*Bastille* Posted Feb 26, 2013, 1:52 am |
 No harm meant here either brun,... I remember when a hotrod was a cool thing to have (maybe that was just me), now days they are a dime a dozen.
Some of the leagues have some big prizes, some not so big. If the prize ain't worth risking the high end stuff or gangers, it might allow smaller people to take part. |
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*StCrispin* ce.services.mh@gmail.com Posted Feb 26, 2013, 7:44 am |
Or just to mess with other players. Actually I lose more limbs than lives in Ped events. Boonwolf could attack me with a Candy Bar in those events and blow off my leg it seems... Yummy Yorkies |
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*Boonwolf* Posted Feb 26, 2013, 10:31 am |
lmao lobbing them yorkie candy bars at ya rilly stings think i may use candy canes for this one or snipers um i mean "Snickers" yeah thats what i ment. | ||||||
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*sam* Posted Feb 26, 2013, 10:36 am |
I have modified the 'Create Custom Town Event' page (accessed from the Events Diary) so that you can now choose to have stock vehicles in custom ped arena combats. | ||||||
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Daveyh Posted Feb 26, 2013, 9:37 pm |
I started that way, but ended up just hiring bodies for ped events. Since they are kinda expendable, no worries. If they live long enough to get a spec, i'll be surprised. (One is getting close) The AI is pretty consistant on running straight to their deaths so having new PVPers will be great. Wish list - Ped armor. Usually ped armor takes the form of a car, but in a ped event, some armor could make them last longer. Wouldn't expect it to stand up to vehicle weapons, but maybe a hit to the head/chest could be a concussion (or KO) instead of death. Wist list - a heavier ped weapon vs cars. Some one mentioned it. Don't need a dozen, maybe 1 or 2. Would like to see a car kinda shot up for these events, then I may have a chance to kill the driver before I get run over... |
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*Bastille* Posted Feb 26, 2013, 9:54 pm |
The thing with BA is that it has always been assumed that characters are already using it. | ||||||
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Daveyh Posted Feb 26, 2013, 11:16 pm |
OK - good enough. |
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*Awefense* Posted Feb 26, 2013, 11:40 pm |
I had a guy get hit in the head, and he was knocked unconscious. Out of the event but he lived to fight again.
I had another guy take one burst from a SMG, and he was deader than a doornail. I'll miss Bernard. He was one of those guys that got played a lot! I had one guy take an anti-tank round that only broke his collar bone and knocked him out. I assume that it had to be a glancing blow. I'm glad. King Tiger bailed out of a burning, barrel-rolling Chomper after his driver had his head blown off, and was running for his life. Gotta love those Arena Combats, lol. |
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*The X Man* Posted Feb 27, 2013, 12:36 am |
When you get something stuck in your head, you gotta get it out before you forget. So here is my badge proposal for the new league. It's a little bit of ped vs a little bit of car, what's not to love about that!! Thoughts or suggestions from the community.
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Necrotech Posted Feb 27, 2013, 12:40 am |
Name change for the league would be good
Mixed Mayhem League or... something... |
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*Bastille* Posted Feb 27, 2013, 1:42 am |
That looks pretty cool | ||||||
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*StCrispin* ce.services.mh@gmail.com Posted Feb 27, 2013, 2:11 am |
SMG will chew through that Yorkie in 2 to 3 turns. I wouldnt worry too much about it being scary. Although any ball of steel rolling at you going 70Mph is pretty scary. I just wish it didnt have guns on it. The guns on the car is kind of counter to the suggestion unless of course each side has a car. What kind of points does the team get for running over a ped? less than a weapon hit? or the same? |
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*StCrispin* ce.services.mh@gmail.com Posted Feb 27, 2013, 2:15 am |
PRETTY! Although I would like to recommend a name change and call it "Somerset Hybrid Combat League" and mabe have it as an added league not just changing Ped#2 into it. And havit it last longer than Ped. Or move Ped 2 to Elmsfield onto Tez's arena he is/was making? |
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Jose Bagg Posted Feb 27, 2013, 4:08 am |
Thanks Sam. As of now, this feature is not working. I posted in bugs about it. No details available other than the event doesn't show up in the list of live events. |
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*sam* Posted Feb 27, 2013, 1:21 pm |
Yeah, renaming the league is a good idea.
The badge is nice - might be too 'busy' though? - it has to look good at a small size |
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*The X Man* Posted Feb 27, 2013, 5:41 pm |
I wasn't sure on the actual league name, so I just went with what you called it in the opening post. A small vote to a league name change is fine by me if a few players want to come up with some suggestions. "Somerset Ped Hybrid Combat" or just "Ped Hybrid Combat" ?? Sam, what is the file type and size the badge has to be? I will then modify the badge and artwork and make changes due to the smaller size. Once that is complete, I will re-post the new badge samples for approval. |
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Joel Autobaun Posted Feb 27, 2013, 7:46 pm |
How about "hybrid league" with a mutant shooting an smg from a gocart? | ||||||
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Daveyh Posted Feb 27, 2013, 8:29 pm |
How about an acronym? Like Somerset Hybrid Inter-gang Tournament? That would be S, H, I, .... um... no... nevermind... I'll go back to work now. | ||||||
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*Bastille* Posted Feb 27, 2013, 9:08 pm |
checking the other badges, they are 50x50 png files | ||||||
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Blackwill Posted Feb 27, 2013, 11:31 pm |
"Wheels vs Walkers League", just like in the Car Wars game.... | ||||||
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*Splash* Posted Feb 27, 2013, 11:46 pm |
+1 (Unless it's copyrighted, or somebody comes up with something better.) |
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*Longo* Posted Feb 28, 2013, 12:33 am |
Longo's League of Chance has a nice ring... 
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BrassFactory Posted Feb 28, 2013, 3:10 am |
The Rundown | ||||||
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*sam* Posted Feb 28, 2013, 10:26 am |
actually 110x110 is needed: this is the larger version that's shown in a couple of places on the website, and as a decal on cars |
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*Bastille* Posted Feb 28, 2013, 10:48 am |
thx for clearing that up
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Necrotech Posted Feb 28, 2013, 2:17 pm |
Combined Combat League
Man vs Metal Mixed Mayhem Armor vs Infantry |
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Vroomhoff Posted Feb 28, 2013, 3:18 pm |
I like Mixed Mayhem. | ||||||
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*Tinker* Posted Feb 28, 2013, 4:12 pm |
+1 |
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BrassFactory Posted Mar 1, 2013, 7:16 pm |
How about one with cars at the far side, piles of junk throughout, and no weapons brought in? | ||||||
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*sam* Posted Mar 1, 2013, 7:18 pm |
Nice idea.. and a small number of wild animals? |
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Juris Posted Mar 1, 2013, 8:11 pm |
Fire the characters out of a chute at the start of the event and call it Running Man |
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*The X Man* Posted Mar 1, 2013, 8:53 pm |
Then the players would be chanting for the chainsaw wielding motorcycles flying down the hillside and watching them try to slice off a few ped limbs!! | ||||||
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*Tinker* Posted Mar 1, 2013, 10:00 pm |
awesome, i you can't find tubes, then have em drop out of the sky near walls |
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Blackwill Posted Mar 1, 2013, 11:29 pm |
+1 for Mixed Mayhem
+1000 for a small number of monsters +1000000 for a gang named "The Butchers of Bakersfield" (my home town) |
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*The X Man* Posted Mar 2, 2013, 1:08 am |
Well, it looks like the popular choice was Mixed Mayhem for the new hybrid combat league. I made two revised badges to reflect the name change. I like the original ped and car artwork, so I was able to resize them at 110x110 with png file format and managed to keep it looking good at the smaller size. You guys tell me what you think. If it meets everyone's approval and there are no more recommended changes needed, then vote for which badge you want and I will send it to Sam for the final approval.
These are the actual 110x110 size you are viewing |
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*sam* Posted Mar 2, 2013, 2:30 pm |
Nice! I think we might be forced to choose the 2nd one as its writing is big enough to still read at 50x50 | ||||||
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Necrotech Posted Mar 2, 2013, 3:34 pm |
Love it... now to win it!
Must Add To Collection |
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*Longo* Posted Mar 2, 2013, 7:05 pm |
Sam-
Will Mixed Mayhem have its own league next year, or will it replace the Somerset Ped League 2? I think I would like it to be its own league, there is alot of competition in the ped leagues. |
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*Splash* Posted Mar 2, 2013, 10:13 pm |
Second one looks better, anyways. (But they both look good!) | ||||||
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*Boonwolf* Posted Mar 3, 2013, 4:03 am |
I also dont want to see the loss of a whole league that i fined very fun, and a whole new name/badge in its place. |
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*StCrispin* ce.services.mh@gmail.com Posted Mar 3, 2013, 6:47 am |
+1 Mixed Mayhem
+1 Second Badge +1 Critters I see no reason to take away our guns as this is part of the strategy of a match: what you choose to bring. Critters, Cars and Carnage Wilderness League.... maybe release peds into a special wilderness "arena" where the event is ongoing for 2 hours at a time, 10 second turns automaticly "clicked in" ticks, persistent. players enter, fight and maybe exit or if not, get shot and are removed by overseers of the event. Cars scattered about like goodies... Ammo piles (junk piles) and the ability to drop an item in exchange for something looted from the pile or unlimited carry if within move radius of pile (you put down something and pick up another? ie: I set down my rifle to pick up a SMG clip to reload my SMG, then pick my rifle back up). Pile doesnt take 50 turns to loot... etc. Critters spawning periodicly to make it all the more insane... No teams. Best event score if u play more than once during the 2 hours the arena is open... Just some thoughts. Does that sound fun? |
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*Boonwolf* Posted Mar 3, 2013, 7:03 am |
Any thing to blast off your body parts 
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*sam* Posted Mar 3, 2013, 11:44 am |
I was going to replace the previous one, but after all these ideas it makes sense to add a new one. |
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*Tinker* Posted Mar 3, 2013, 4:46 pm |
How about random mazes or rumbled buildings with animals/insects and have to find weapons and ammo, the critters could spawn in successive waves perhaps, and turn on each others, i.e. dumb insects vs insects and hot blooded animals hehe. have as countdown, ganger must escape X meters from start to win. edit: heck timer runs down, and gangers haven't reached the finish line, armed peds enter! could be a nice touch for FL pits |
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*Bastille* Posted Mar 4, 2013, 1:55 am |
Thats a great idea! We could call it Into the Ruins! 
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Jose Bagg Posted Mar 4, 2013, 4:13 am |
so, first impression is make the cars closer to the peds, or give more turns before fighting begins.
Right now, the cars are just pretty things on the horizon for people to wish about while they bleed out. |
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*Longo* Posted Mar 4, 2013, 5:56 am |
Yep |
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*Tinker* Posted Mar 4, 2013, 5:48 pm |
wasn't it your idea?
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