AO Day SE in SC - Nov 22nd. * TOM WILL BE THERE* 3 limited X mags! PB2X is coming!

[Warewolf50]

Originally posted by Load SM5


What time could you be ready to go on Friday? I'm picking up Jonesie on the way through Atlanta and I could possibly grab you too.

I could be ready at any time.

[speeddemon]

So phil, basically this is paintball miniature golf style? Sounds interesting, although it does make me wonder how someone would think this up(lots of beer?).

[headcase]

My personal opinion on the teams:

Make them all random.

I'm sure that many people will not like this, but this is supposed to be a "fun" event, and random teams along with the interesting format, would, imho, give everyone the best chance at having fun.

There are going to be a lot of people at the event that have never met face-to-face, nevermind played together, so anyone that has played together has a large advantage.

So get get the registration list together, and put the teams together with no sorting of skill/friends/equipment and let fate have it's way with the day.

[cphilip]

Well for the most part they are random as it is. They are not any of them regular teams that I know of. They are internet long distance relationship formed teams that never played or rarely played as a team. And certainly never have played THIS style of ball as a team. So I do not want to take away some of the AO pickup style rivalry teams that are such a part of these events. Several of them form up at AO events and thats the only time they play together. And for instance you do not want to discourage a family team. Like a father and his two daughters playing together. That has happened at these. So you cannot make a rule like that without taking some of the fun away from a fun event. You have to be flexible enough to allow some preorganization of teams. But I suspect almost all but three or four teams will be random pick up for that day. You are free to make your own among the people you meet Friday night, now here on AO or even that morning to before we do end up assigning. If you want to start a thread on team organizing in Meet and Greet and go ahead and start that then thats fine.

And yes it is supposed to be a fun thing. And for the most part even people that form a team will be doing so in fun. Always has been that way. We will discourage any real organized team structures if we can. But I do not realy expect to see much of that. Then again the few that have showed up in the past have not done that well in these altered formats. Its not what they are used to seeing.

I suspect the secret to this event is going to be agressive movement and accuracy. Premium on points will most likely be elimination count not flag hangs or anything. In fact it may all be elimination count and not capture the flag style. One point per man. For ease of scoring and to be sure one particular field and game style does not counteract another one in points. We finalize the rules and scoring this week sometime and I let you know. But that's the most likely way to do it.

Yes! Beer gets the creative juices flowing!

[Muzikman]

Although I do like the idea of ramdom teams, but there are also those people who only see each other a few times a year and would like to play together. In regular AO fashion, I doubt there are going to be any ringer teams.

[wyn1370]

Originally posted by cphilip
Yes! Beer gets the creative juices flowing!

as well as other things

[cphilip]

Originally posted by Muzikman
Although I do like the idea of ramdom teams, but there are also those people who only see each other a few times a year and would like to play together. In regular AO fashion, I doubt there are going to be any ringer teams.

Exactly my take on it as well.

[1stdeadeye]

I AM GOING!!!!!

Got a driving partner so I will be there!!!!!

Bwahaahahahahahaha....Prepare to get OWNED!!

[Albinonewt]

Yeah Yeah, we'll see you guys there!

Prepares to be RENTED!!!!

(I'm not really willing to commit to owning anyone. Most of you have too many miles on you to really make a worthwhile purchase)

[manike]

Originally posted by 1stdeadeye
I AM GOING!!!!!

Got a driving partner so I will be there!!!!!

Bwahaahahahahahaha....Prepare to get OWNED!!

Don't you mean 'pwned'?



Oh and BTW you guy's couldn't afford to OWN me!!! I'm hella expensive.

[Albinonewt]

Originally posted by manike
Oh and BTW you guy's couldn't afford to OWN me!!! I'm hella expensive.

Thus my rental policy

[manike]

Originally posted by Albinonewt
Thus my rental policy

Sorry I don't do credit. CASH $$$ Only... and up front.

[cphilip]

*smack* *Smack* *SMACK!*

[1stdeadeye]

Just reserved my room and Simon, I am going to own you with your own design!

[cphilip]

You did tell them AO right? Do not forget to do that to get the block rate? Did you have any trouble? I want to hear about it if you did cause I can spank em if they not doing right!