Finished Protect Andariel Event [PVP][TVT](9) @ Sunday 13th September at 6:00 PM UTC

Protect Andariel
[PVP] [TVT] (9)
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Event type: Protect Andariel (PVP)
Level: 9
Hosted by: @colder
Date & Time: Sunday, 13th September at 6:00 PM UTC
Registration will open at: 4:00 PM UTC (two hours before the actual event start)
Use /time command in game to check server time and your local time.
Note: All players must show up within 15 minutes before the actual event start time.
Important: Turn off chicken to avoid being kicked out of the game by opening your maphack configuration file and removing or uncommenting all lines refering to chicken life option.


Protect Andariel is an event played on Hardcore where participants create a new character and collect gear while leveling to 9 then they split into two teams (attackers and defenders) whose goal is to either kill or protect andariel from being killed. Multiple games can run at the same time, depending on the number of participants and available referees.

1. General Rules

- You must add the host to your friends list (this is to prevent muling, cheating, etc)
- You must create a new hardcore character for this event
- Your new character will be name tagged (prefix or suffix will be given by the host before the event starts) example: TAG-Astinos
- You are not allowed to join any games (public games, go on runs, etc) with this character before the game made by host

2. Leveling

- You must add everyone to party and stay allied during leveling phase
- You are not allowed to return to town until you hit level 9
- You are not allowed to go above level 9 during leveling phase
- You cannot pick up any class specific item that isn't for your character, leave it or give it to somebody else but please don't take it to inconvenience the other players
- Gold is shared between all party members no matter who picks it up so doesn't matter over gold
- You are only allowed to use items you find and gold you find to buy items
- You are allowed to add gems into weapons, armor, etc
- You must come back to town as soon as you are level 9
- When you are level 9 you may respec your character, shop from Charsi, Gheed, Akara, etc
- You cannot leave the game or kill Blood Raven
- You may trade with other contestants at any time

3. PvP

- Two teams will be formed on a random basis, through https://www.random.org/lists/
- Attackers team objective is to kill Andariel
- Defenders team objective is to stop attackers from killing Andariel
- You must have all members of the opposing team hostiled during pvp phase
- No mercenaries
- Black Marsh waypoint will be provided by the GM
- When all fighting contestants verify they are ready the match will begin
- You are allowed to use identify and town portal scrolls
- You are allowed to return to town and heal yourself or restock potions, just keep in mind there is a timer you must respect
- All potions including throwing potions are allowed, except rejuvenation ** NO REJUVENATION ALLOWED **
- Defending team will start from black marsh waypoint and gets a 30 seconds head start before the match begins
- Attacking team will follow from black marsh waypoint after the 30 seconds have elapsed and GM says GO!
- Defenders are not allowed to wait for the attackers straight at the black marsh waypoint, move a few screens away or wait somewhere further
- The timer will be set to 15 minutes
- Countdown timer starts when everyone is ready and GM says GO!
- Attackers must kill andariel before the timer expires otherwise the defending team wins
- Defenders must protect andariel until timer reaches zero count otherwise attacking team wins

Rewards:
To be announced (TBA)
All participant teams won a Sur rune per each member.
Rewards are given per each game.


In order to signup for the event post a reply with your account name in this thread, once the signups are open.

Complaining about how unfair the fight was, swearing at other players, spamming, etc will get you disqualified and blacklisted, however we are open to suggestions that will help us improve following events.
These rules are to make your enjoyment as much as possible, not to restrict you, please follow them and do not try to cheat.
Good luck and have fun.

 

Registration is now open!

In order to signup for the event post a reply with your account name in this thread.
Important: Turn off chicken to avoid being kicked out of the game by opening your maphack configuration file and removing or uncommenting all lines refering to chicken life option.

 

*KoG-Colder-8

 

Registration is now closed!

Players that registered will be contacted in-game and you have to wait for your turn depending in which game number you have been assigned to play.

 

Winners:

Attacking Team

HostileToYou
arastubis
EchteLiebe
clom3r

Defending Team

Fou_brac8
baru
Vaporus
KoG-Colder-8

All participants will be contacted in-game during today in order to claim their rewards.
If 24 hours have passed and you haven't received your prize yet, send @Atox a private message containing your in-game account name.

Thank you all for participating, see you onto the next event!

 

Things have been a bit confusing with this one and for once we decided to end it with a tie and reward both teams since it was such a close call. Due to this being @colder's first hosted event and without a supervisor too since one of the participants who supposedly couldn't make it in time for the event was able to do it eventually and so he was given the place instead of the event supervisor, a slight timer mistake has been made but everything was recorded. However, some confusion has been created during the end of the timer and some of the new participants also got confused by the leveling mechanics.
Two of the defenders called it before the actual 15 minutes timer was finished, the call being made around minute 13:20 which makes it a wrong call and gets the other participants confused too. One of the attackers gets killed by Afflicted monsters in Catacombs 4 during this confusion and Andariel supposedly dies shortly after 5 to 15 seconds past the 15 minutes timer, seconds that could have been wasted by the previous wrong call on the remaining time which also caused the defenders and one of the attackers to retreat and not react further.
Another thing that confused some of the new participants was the maximum level mechanic during the leveling phase, although this is the first time it happens. The maximum level (9) rule is clearly mentioned in the first post that is available only during the leveling phase hence why it's included there and not in the pvp phase, once the timer starts one can level up further if he decided to and it would almost be impossible not to considering you still have to kill some monsters to reach Andariel so you are free to get level 10+ or more once the timer starts and the leveling phase is over. In fact, those who were confused could have simply look at the party screen and see that both their party members and the opponents were leveling during that time or they could have asked before the start or even during the event if they are allowed to go past level 9 once the timer is on. Although this didn't create any confusion before, for the next Protect Andariel event we will add a new mention regarding the leveling mechanic during the pvp phase of this event which should prevent any future misunderstanding.
This may not have been as smooth as the previous Protect Andariel events but @colder will have the chance to redeem himself in the next event. Keep in mind that we all start somewhere.