Hella Endurance Testing

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WHAT IS THIS
A test of cp_hella that has no set end time (or date) on the US TF2M server. Download the map in the thread ahead of time if you want, or use the TF2M redirect. (Versions I won't test: a6, a6b, a6c.)

WHEN IS THIS
Friday, September 30th at 2pm PST. You are in charge of figuring out what that equates to in your own time zone. Google "california time" to help keep track of when it is coming up.

WHY SHOULD I DO THIS
Because there will be prizes!

AND THEY ARE
It's not just TF2 shit!
  • The person to leave me the most useful feedback in the development thread will receive any game on Steam that they want costing $60 USD or less.
  • The person who plays longest on the server will get any game on Steam that they want costing $60 USD or less.
  • The person to play second longest on the server will receive the following items in TF2: Gentleman's Gatsby, Desert Marauder, Killer's Kabuto, and any four of the strange weapons on page 1 of my backpack.
  • The person to play third longest on the server will receive the following items in TF2: Gentleman's Gatsby, Ye Old Baker Boy, and any desired strange weapons on page 1 of my backpack that remain after 2nd place has chosen.

THIS IS UNFAIR TO _____
Life is hard, isn't it?

CLARIFY THE RULES
The prizes for longest played go to sequential hours, not counting momentary disconnects. If you play for four hours between 2 and 6, and someone else plays for 3 hours between 5 and 8, you get first place. But it's better to secure your position by trying to play for 12 hours.

The test ends when all time related prizes can be awarded. Since there are three time related prizes (longest time, second longest, third longest) the test will end when only I and those three remain. If I fall asleep or have to leave testing can continue and I will appoint someone to attempt to keep track of the prize for me. If this fails I will try to load the demo into TF2 and figure it out.

If the prize winners agree on it, they can switch what prizes they receive.

"Most useful feedback" will probably be awarded a few days after the test. I could give the best feedback award to someone that writes 4 words, 4 sentences, or 4 pages of feedback. It can be in the feedback system in game, or in the thread.

It will be possible for one person to win both Steam games.

I may stop the test and declare winners if I feel it's gone long enough and I learned what I wanted to learn.

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Seba

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Man these prizes are way better than mine
 

TMP

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Damn it there goes my impromptu endurance on petrol i was planning on friday.
 

Seba

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TMP, a map can't have an endurance test twice in a single lifetime. You should know that.
 

tyler

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It already is, I don't know what you're talking about :p

Aw man now no one is going to see it :[

I thought about putting it in the events section but Seba's was in TF2 Talk also and his didn't get moved

This is segregation I'm calling the ACLU
 

tyler

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Also every day is an endurance test for TMP that poor guy I don't know how he does it but he does my god what an inspiration
 

Da_Man

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So who's doing the running commentary? It was hilarious when Rexy did it when we endurance tested hardhat a while ago.
 
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i will be there stealing ideas and/or feedback for my a/d map.
 

Seba

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So who's doing the running commentary? It was hilarious when Rexy did it when we endurance tested hardhat a while ago.

That was Rikka
 

tyler

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As I talked about in the thread for Hella I might run 2-4 versions of the map during the test depending on what I decide to do with B and to a greater extent C.

This kind of test is not really the kind of thing I want to do more than once (it's really fucking grueling for the host), so take this as fair warning: I might put this off a couple of weeks until I've got something that is more exciting than what I have now. The other option, having a couple versions, is a lot more attractive of an idea, but since I work quite a bit that might not happen.

(TMP I am sorry to have claimed Friday and then maybe not even use it.)

I will probably not delay the test, but I wanted to warn everyone that it is possible.
 
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