CCC #12 - Say Goodbye To One - UNTIL 31.08.2023

[Kapo]

Hello Skylords, Skyladies, and other Skybeings; Welcome to CCC #12 – the twelfth Crappy Community Contest!

 

THE CONTEST HAS ENDED.
If you want to check out the winners, CLICK HERE. If you are just here to grab the code, there you go: CCC1-2BYE-TOTH-EONE

 

 

What are “Crappy Community Contests”?

CCC's are meant to be small-scale contests with weird challenges, hopefully luring you away from well-trodden paths. They are small-scale on the organizers side too: usually there will be no stream, video, or event announcing the winners. What's special about these contests is a participation prize for the whole Skylords community.

What, when, where, how?

Say Goodbye To One

The famous difficulty rPvE 1 will leave us soon.

This challenge is to win the current
1-player rPvE difficulty 1 Map of the Month
in the fastest time without using Fire orbs.

As the very first Crappy Community Contest, we had a rPvE 1 challenge, which was a lot of fun... and many, many people asked when I will do this again - but usually repeating something isn't that appealing. Unless it's the last chance to do so! As you may have noticed, the July Community Update announced that some of the difficulties will be changed to create a smoother scale, and along those lines difficulty 1 will be removed. (see picture).

But this time, to mix things up, the use of Fire orbs is banned. (This is totally because It's hot outside, not because Fire dominated the CCC#1. 🔥)

 

How to enter:

Battleforge automatically saves a replay file of the last match you play, named autosave.pmv.  After playing the map, rename this file, so it doesn't get overwritten. You can find your replays here: Documents => Battleforge => replays.

The contest has started with the release of this post – submit your replay through Discord (DM to Kapo#0116) or the Skylords Forum (DM to @Kapo) until 31.08.2023 23:59 CET  (= 11 days time total). You can submit multiple times, but only your last entry will count. Please note that any submitted replays may be posted here in the forums.

To lessen my workload, please rename your replay to the following format: CCC12_<your-time>_<your-name>.pmv  (e.g. CCC12_02_11.23_Kapo.pmv)
 

 

What's the prize pool?

Since this is not just a crappy contest, but a Crappy Community Contest, you may help with your participation to earn a prize for the whole community. If we reach more than 25 participants (unique players, not entries), we will unlock a Mini-Booster code for the entire Skylords community. If more than 40 participants enter, the code will be upgraded to a Booster instead of a Mini-Booster. So tell your fellow Skylords to try this challenge – it's an occasion to try something completely new, and it raises our chances to hand out a code for everybody. 

Of course, the top ranking Skylords will get prizes too, sponsored by myself, the Community and the Skylords Reborn Team:

1st place               5 General Boosters + Promo Swamp Drake + Lost Warlord (B) + Mana Wing
2nd place             4 General Boosters  + Harvester + Lost Warlord (B) 
3rd place              3 General Boosters + Spitfire + Lost Warlord (B)
4th place              2 General Boosters + Shadow Worm + Lost Warlord (B)
5th place              1 General Booster + Wrathgazer + Lost Warlord (R)
6th place              Shadow Worm + Gravity Surge (P) + Mana Wing
7th place              Wrathgazer + Evocators Woe (P) + Worldbreaker Gun
8th place              Tortugun (B) + Giant Slayer + Brannoc
9th place              Tortugun (R) + Shadow Mage + Juggernaut
10th place            Nox Carrier (P) + Fallen Skyelf +Shrine of Martyrs
11th place            Fire Worm + Corsair (G) + Ravenheart
12th place            Cultist Master + Lost Grigori (P) + Ice Tornado
13th place            Soul Splicer (G) + Crystal Fiend (G) + Mortar Tower
14th place            Ward of the North + Mark of the Keeper
15th place            Mind Control + Lost Banestone (B)

Newcomer Challenge:  The fastest player of Bronze or Silver Rank will receive a Promo Snapjaw.

Secret Achievements:  You have a chance for bonus-prizes - the achievement name may or may not give a hint on what to do:

• "Overload" - 1x Nox Trooper
• "Better safe than sorry" - 1x Defenders
• "Cheater" - 1x Easter Egg

For participation, there is a random chance to win one of the following prizes out of a large pool:

Random Draws          5x1 General Booster, Enlightenment, Infect, Cluster Explosion (R), Avatar of Frost, Shadow Worm (x2), Harvester, Wrathgazer (x2), Lost Warlord (B) (x2), Lord Warlord (R), Nox Carrier (P), Nox Carrier (R) (x3), Evocators Woe (P), Gravity Surge (P), Tortugun (B), Tortugun (R), Raven Archwalker, Mana Wing, Colossus, Bloodhorn (P), Matter Mastery (G), Motivate, War Eagle, Lifestream, Sanctuary (B), Giant Slayer, Shrine of Martyrs, Revenge, Nightshade Plant (P), Mark of the Keeper, Mountain Rowdy (B), Mind Control (x2), Aura of Corruption, Rocket Tower, Ashbone Pyro, Shadow Mage (x2), Shrine of Greed, Soul Splicer (G), Twilight Pestilence (R)

Sponsors

If one or more mighty Skylord(s) decides to sponsor this event, please contact me - community contest prizes are meant to be from the community, for the community. I would be more than happy to beef up or even expand the prize pool to more ranks, add additional random draws, add cards for newcomers, set special bounties or any other upgrades to the prize pool you can think of. 

The following prizes have been sponsored so far:

Skylords Team          General Boosters (x20), Community Booster Code
@Kapo                  Promo Swamp Drake, Enlightenment, Infect, Cluster Explosion (R), Avatar of Frost, Lost Banestone (B)
@Ultralord            Spitfire
@ElementG           Shadow Worm (x4), Wrathgazer (x3), Harvester (x2), Shadow Mage
@Trando               Lost Warlord (B) (x6), Lost Warlord (R) (x2), Nox Carrier (P) (x2), Nox Carrier (R) (x2), Evocators Woe (P) (x2), Gravity Surge (P) (x2), Tortugun (B) (x2), Tortugun (R) (x2)
@RadicalX            Shadow Mage, Mortar Tower, Motivate, Cultist Master, Giant Slayer, Soul Splicer (G), Fire Worm, Rocket Tower, Ward of the North, Mountain Rowdy (B), War Eagle, Colossus, Shrine of Martyrs, Mind Control, Lifestream, Sanctuary (B), Nightshade Plant (P), Twilight Pestilence (R), Corsair (G), Lost Grigori (P), Bloodhorn (P), Matter Mastery (G), Crystal Fiend (G)
@Bonobobobo      Soul Splicer (G), Nox Carrier (R), Shrine of Greed, Fallen Skyelf, Shadow Mage, Ashbone Pyro, Juggernaut, Aura of Corruption, Mind Control (x2), Mana Wing, Ice Tornado, Mark of the Keeper (x2), Worldbreaker Gun, Revenge, Shrine of Martyrs, Ravenheart, Brannoc, Raven Archwalker
@Dragonclaw       Nox Trooper(s), Easter Egg(s), Defenders
@Majora              Mana Wing (x2)

Thanks to the sponsors that support the contest! ❤️
 

Conclusion

I think the removal of some rPvE difficulty is well-warranted, but before it goes, let's have some fun with it. Good luck to all of you, and look forward to the strategies that appear!

Kapo

     

Future Events – get involved!

If you are interested in helping with these (or better) kinds of events for the community, or want to host one yourself, don't be afraid and simply reach out! Contact our Event Manager @Metagross31 or @Minashigo Hiko on the forums or discord. They are happy to assist you with upcoming events and with sponsoring your prize pool!

If you especially like this small-scale-format, and you have an idea for it, you may also contact me directly to discuss your idea and host your own Crappy Community Contest.

Edited September 1, 2023 by Kapo

[Metagross31]

[Dutchy]

Looking forward to seeing all the non-fire explosions to keep us cool on these warm days. 

[Carofex]

Diff 2 and 3 are also leaving us. Maybe CCC13 = Diff 3 rPvE or combined best time Diff 2 + Diff 3?

Edited August 21, 2023 by Carofex

[Kapo]

33 minutes ago, Carofex said:

Diff 2 and 3 are also leaving us. Maybe CCC13 = Diff 3 rPvE or combined best time Diff 2 + Diff 3?

let's see how fast the patch drops 😃

[Deadman]

As someone who has played a lot of rpve 1, this could be alright 

[Hrdina_Imperia]

Let's go! Finally a difficulty worthy of Magma Hurlers 

[Carofex]

45 minutes ago, Hrdina_Imperia said:

Let's go! Finally a difficulty worthy of Magma Hurlers 

Let's enlighten him.

[Dutchy]

This event is so much fun. A real puzzle to figure out how to optimize even the smallest details. Very much looking forward to what everyone else came up with!

[Quivun]

For anyone interested here are my best attempts I've had with this event.

Deck details : 
3:16.9 || Shadow -> Witchclaw + Motivate
2.50.8 || Nature -> Werebeasts + Amazon(Green) + Swiftclaw + Surge of Healing

I do think Amazons are a must for the 4 insect creatures on the map. I'd love to hear anyone's thoughts or speculations as well ^^.

CCC12_02_50.8_AAA.pmv CCC12_03_16.9_AAA.pmv

[Hrdina_Imperia]

5 hours ago, Quivun said:

Deck details : 
3:16.9 || Shadow -> Witchclaw + Motivate
2.50.8 || Nature -> Werebeasts + Amazon(Green) + Swiftclaw + Surge of Healing

Damn, I gotta revisit my run. I used almost the same set up with Nature, but I see there is a lot of time to be gained. 

[Kapo]

Due to generous sponsors, the Price Pool has significantly increased, expanding the Ranks to 15 and providing loads of random prizes - cheers! 😃

Edit: Also some bonus achievements have dropped 🙂

Edited August 29, 2023 by Kapo

[Stiles]

Hi, unfortunately my fastest time is only 03:10. I'm still trying to improve it. CCC12_03_10_0_Stiles.pmv

[asperatus]

CCC_12_1600_asperatus.pmvI'm bad at speedruns but hey, it's something 😄

[Hrdina_Imperia]

12 hours ago, Stiles said:

Hi, unfortunately my fastest time is only 03:10. I'm still trying to improve it. CCC12_03_10_0_Stiles.pmv

Make sure you have sent your replay to Kapo, so it counts into the contest 🧐

[Kapo]

9 hours ago, asperatus said:

CCC_12_1600_asperatus.pmvI'm bad at speedruns but hey, it's something 😄

hey, I just checked the replay and it looks like its a replay of "Encounters with Twilight" (and not rPVE 1); also not of this patch cycle: 

most likely you renamed and sent the wrong file?

[Kapo]

🔔 Today is the last day - only 12 hours to go! 🛎️

[asperatus]

On 8/30/2023 at 9:00 AM, Kapo said:

hey, I just checked the replay and it looks like its a replay of "Encounters with Twilight" (and not rPVE 1); also not of this patch cycle: 

most likely you renamed and sent the wrong file?

it was the only file that I had in the folder right after I finished the rPVE, weird. I did another run, thanks for the information 🙂

 

CCC_12_0600_asperatus.pmv

Edited August 31, 2023 by asperatus

[Draconnor]

Damn... i totally missed this one.
I hope for similar one in the future.

[Dutchy]

You have 1 hour left! @Draconnor

[Draconnor]

Last one took me 2 hours to get 14'th place 😜

[Kapo]

Hello again Skylords, Skyladies and other Skybeings; it's time to announce the winners!  

First of all, I’d like to thank everyone for making the Crappy Community Contest #12 happen – no matter in what way: developing the idea, participation, sponsoring prizes, spreading the word or helping me to organize it.

In total, we reached a total number of 75 participants – thanks to the Skylords Team for sponsoring the code: CCC1-2BYE-TOTH-EONE
 

Here are the top ranked Skylords of the CCC #12:

1st place      S      02:16.9        Trando            
2nd place     S      02:22.0        RadicalX
3rd place      S      02:25.0        Dutchy
4th place      N     02:50.8        AAA                  Fastest Nature
5th place      N     02:55.9        Carofex
6th place      N     02:58.6        LoveBF              Fastest Newcomer
7th place      N     03:01.6        NachtwolfYT
8th place      N     03.06.4        MephistoRoss
9th place      N     03:07.0        Hauclir
10th place    N     03:07.9        Lobo
11th place    N     03:09.7        Hrdina_Imperia
12th place    N     03:10.0        Stiles
13th place    N     03:11.2        Lebovin
14th place    N     03:11.8        Magisou
15th place    N     03:12.4        Batkia

(S = Shadow, N= Nature. Fastest Frost time was 03:47.8.)

Special Achievements:

• Overload: Build all orbs and monuments. (Claimed by Fayt89)
• Better safe than sorry: Build towers. (Not Claimed)
• Cheater: Play a fire card. (Not Claimed)

Congratulations to all winners! I will send out all prizes as soon as possible. If you are interested, see below for the top replays, and a complete time list of all entries, so you can check how you stacked up.
 

Winners of the Random Draws

The dice gods have determined the fate of the following cards:
 

Spoiler

Draw 1      General Booster             LoveBF 
Draw 2      General Booster             ShortyRose 
Draw 3      General Booster             Hauclir
Draw 4      General Booster             Dutchy
Draw 5      General Booster             Stiles
Draw 6      Enlightement                 Visvires
Draw 7      Infect                              F10
Draw 8      Avatar of Frost               Kamelot
Draw 9      Cluster Explosion (R)      AzraelV
Draw 10    Shadow Worm                Ryana
Draw 11    Shadow Worm                Carofex
Draw 12    Harvester                        TheDaoDruid
Draw 13    Wrathgazer                     Johaze
Draw 14    Wrathgazer                     MephistoRoss
Draw 15    Lost Warlord (B)              Myxers
Draw 16    Lost Warlord (B)              Uzi_
Draw 17    Lost Warlord (R)              Kayrie
Draw 18    Nox Carrier (P)                GameboyDJ
Draw 19    Nox Carrier (R)                Magisou
Draw 20    Nox Carrier (R)                Dran
Draw 21    Nox Carrier (R)                Metanolo
Draw 22    Evocators Woe (P)           Ceddy
Draw 23    Gravity Surge (P)             UnicornPower
Draw 24    Tortugun (B)                    ElementG
Draw 25    Tortugun (R)                    Tyrama
Draw 26    Raven Archwalker           Trando
Draw 27    Mana Wing                     Fayt89
Draw 28    Colossus                          What_flavour
Draw 29    Bloodhorn (P)                  SimOff
Draw 30    Matter Mastery (G)         Annihilator1337
Draw 31    Motivate                         Batkia
Draw 32    War Eagle                       Exoloss
Draw 33    Lifestream                       Volin
Draw 34    Sanctuary (B)                   Jordan99
Draw 35    Giant Slayer                     Lobo
Draw 36    Shrine of Martyrs            MateoTafa
Draw 37    Revenge                          Itap
Draw 38    Nightshade Plant (P)       BlackChyro
Draw 39    Mark of the Keeper         SlowlyDeath
Draw 40    Mountain Rowdy (B)       Hiko
Draw 41    Mind Control                  FunkeDrago
Draw 42    Mind Control                  Lebovin
Draw 43    Aura of Corruption         Metagross31
Draw 44    Rocket Tower                  Majora
Draw 45    Ashbone Pyro                 Pfirsichkralle
Draw 46    Shadow Mage                 ZeroSugar
Draw 47    Shadow Mage                 RadicalX
Draw 48    Shrine of Greed               Vultagx
Draw 49    Soul Splicer (G)                Bonobobobo
Draw 50    Twilight Pestilence (R)      Kakarine

I will send you all prizes as soon as possible through in-game mail. I'm also reserving the right to make corrections on rankings and prizes, since the large number of names and cards makes it very likely that I made a mistake.

Complete list of times and winning replays

Behind the spoiler tags, you find a total list of times for all entries. This is the split between the factions:

Total list of entry times:

If you watch closely, you may spot that 5 times two people landed in the exact same time and have been decided by the time of the submission. Four contenders were disqualified.

Spoiler

02:16.9
02:22.0
02:25.0
02:50.8
02:55.9
02:58.6
03:01.6
03:06.4
03:07.0
03:07.9
03:09.7
03:10.0
03:11.2
03:11.8
03:12.4
03:13.3
03:15.7
03:16.0
03:21.1
03:21.4
03:21.4
03:22.6
03:25.3
03:25.9
03:29.8
03:33.7
03:34.0
03:34.0
03:34.6
03:34.6
03:34.9
03:35.5
03:36.1
03:39.4
03:39.4
03:41.5
03:44.8
03:46.9
03:47.2
03:47.8
03:47.8
03:47.8
03:49.0
03:49.9
03:51.1
03:51.4
03:59.2
03:59.5
03:59.5
04:01.6
04:02.5
04:02.8
04:10.0
04:15.1
04:18.7
04:18.7
04:25.3
04:25.3
04:27.4
04:38.8
04:40.0
04:41.5
04:54.1
04:56.2
05:15.4
05:28.9
05:38.5
06:00.7
06:29.5
09:40.9

Here are the replays of the top three runs, plus the best Nature run:

1st place: CCC12_02.16.9_Trando.pmv
2nd place: CCC12_02.22.0_RadicalX.pmv
3rd place: CCC12_02.25.0_Dutchy.pmv
Fastest Nature: CCC12_02.50.8_AAA.pmv
 

How on earth are they so fast?

Spoiler

Short answer: 

 

Long answer:

Besides some utility like Nasty Surprise to blow up the camp with the two crawlers, Shadow offers with Witchclaws a unit superior to Amazon (which was used in the fastest Nature runs), mainly because of their ability "Infiltration":

  
Activate to teleport the unit to a hostile structure within a 50m range: it will no longer grant ground presence to play out cards or claim structures next to it. At its new position it will explode after 10 seconds dealing 330 damage to enemies in a 15m radius, up to 1650 in total. Gathered life points from corpses increases the damage dealt by up to 600, up to 3000 in total. Knocks back small units.

Additionally, if the maximum amount of corpses has been gathered, the unit will take 50% less / deal 50% more damage (depending on Affinity).

So, as you can see, once corpses are stacked up they not only take way less damage (mostly the Frost Affinity was used) and survive, they go out with a really big boom, and two Witchclaws can bomb a complete camp away with ease. Also, if teleported at the right position, the sudden appearence of a unit seems to disturb the Lost Wanderers in pulling up his shields, which saves even more time.

 

In conclusion

First and foremost, I'd like to thank again all those who helped with this event. Of course, I'd like to thank the generous sponsors for all the prizes they gave: @Ultralord, @ElementG, @Trando, @RadicalX, @Bonobobobo, @Dragonclaw, @Majora and the Skylords Reborn Team.

If you have a crappy idea for a future CCC you may share and discuss that with me, I can host your idea, or you can host your own Crappy Contest! Feel free to contact me anytime. If you want to discuss or host a non-crappy contest, contact our Event Managers @Metagross31 and/or @Minashigo Hiko. They are super supportive and will help you to organize your event!

Edited September 1, 2023 by Kapo

[Kapo]

I just sent out all random prizes. 

The winner's prizes will be delayed until tomorrow on purpose, in case anything gets disputed - with all the entries there is always the possibility to overlook something.

[Kapo]

After having nothing disputed yesterday, I just sent out all Winners prizes. Congratulations again!

This concludes all business concerning the Crappy Community Contest #12.

[Hrdina_Imperia]

Great job for everyone, thats a lot of entries. Happy I got into the ranks  :^)

It completely eluded me, that the Amazons can take over the bugs. Thats some nice thinking there for nature run.
As for the fastest run, I expected it to be the Witchclaws. I tested them myself, getting to the second last camp around 2 minute mark, but my execution was bad and never finished a run 😄