Red rover, all over!

[Zeltar]

Red rover, all over!

Introduction!
This is a solstice version of the popular Childs game red rover all over. People are called to cross the map, they have 5min to get to the other side of the map.

Runners(Neophytes) can try to outrun the catchers(scouts), they can use escape to try to teleport across barriers to escape being caught or take short cuts. They can use invisibility to try to sneak past the scouts. Invisibility has a cool down timer, so using escape to jump a barrier will reveal you, and you might not be able to re-invis.

A team of scouts need to work in cooperation, catching any runners, using parasite at random locations across the map to try to catch the invisible neo’s. Cooperation can be used to try and produce a barrier of parasiting scouts, just beware, neos can use extract to jump past you, or jump walls.

Mobs on the map are a natural obstacle, and need to be dealt with (easy mobs). With large quantities of scouts on the map it shouldn’t be too hard to keep the mobs under control.

Time & location
Hopefully a GM will take up this idea and include it as an official event. Otherwise it’d be fun to do it informally in the community, maybe someone could donate a prize.

A reasonable complex map would serve as a good location, without too many choke points where scouts can stay and spam parasite. Some running area to outrun players, maybe some barriers, so the use of extract could be used to possibly jump the barrier that scouts have to run around, or possibly jump to right next to the scout and you get caught. The map will make a big difference between Neo Vs scout advantages. Barriers advantage scouts by providing chokepoints, but give neo’s possibility of jumping barriers that scouts can’t. Possible maps could be: Mystra basin, Othellos forest, Crossevon path, Aristone plains, Loem valley, Shylphaen, Saifield, Trakian. (we can discuss what is the most appropriate map)

Rules & Regulations:
*Defenders(scouts) can not be within screens length of the safe zone.
*Runners(Noephytes) have 3min to get to the other side.
*A person will be on each side of the map keeping track of who makes it across the map.
*You need to be within 1m to tag someone.
*Use of trackers and warp scrolls is forbidden.
*Use of mob training to disrupt players is not allowed.
*a limit to the number of catchers(scouts) allowed at a time. (it'd be impossible for the Neo's if there were 100 scouts with parasite)



This is a idea, could use some more developing
I hope this is not too overpowered for one side, e.g. too easy for the Neo’s or scouts. Other rule variations could balance it out.
Could a GM please look at holding such an event? otherwise maybe we could set something informal up in the community.

[Orangeman21]

Good idea even though it probally not be an official event but if you would like CnC (Chill n Chat) could hold and sponsor the event because we already have a rivalry between scouts and Neo's or we could test it out for you and we could do something for you in return for letting us do this. ^^

If you want to get to contact with me just pm here or in-game.

~Dipple

[Nixxy]

Its a nice idea, doubt it could be an official event because of it only being for scouts and neo's, there would have to be something for other classes.

But its a nice idea and the solstice community of who knows who is pretty small so it wouldnt be too hard to find people to take part.

I think Sylphaaen(sp) forest would be a pretty good map too. although some parts are a bit small.

The only thing about you have to be 1m away from someone to tag them is that the neo\scout may just cheat and say you wasnt close\i got you, and nobody can really contest it as it would be word against word.

Edit: Maybe you could have say 5 neo contestants and 5 neo judges to invis and follow them (as well as possible) to make sure everythings fair. Then once you get a winner the contestants and judges switch roles.

[Zeltar]

Yeah I know it probably wouldn’t be an official event, although it’d be much easier if a couple of GM’s would assist in judging (they could check nobody has warp scrolls to warp to the other side etc). Oh yeah, and the GM’s hold events for only 2 classes all the time, you have survivor neophytes and scouts.

Good idea even though it probally not be an official event but if you would like CnC (Chill n Chat) could hold and sponsor the event because we already have a rivalry between scouts and Neo's or we could test it out for you and we could do something for you in return for letting us do this. ^^

If you want to get to contact with me just pm here or in-game.

~Dipple

That’s great CnS is willing to help. I imagine we’d need several volunteers to make everything go smoothly, maybe we could chat about it in RI. I think this would be a fun event, undoubtedly there will be many people willing to help out and have a bit of fun.

Its a nice idea, doubt it could be an official event because of it only being for scouts and neo's, there would have to be something for other classes.

But its a nice idea and the solstice community of who knows who is pretty small so it wouldnt be too hard to find people to take part.

I think Sylphaaen(sp) forest would be a pretty good map too. although some parts are a bit small.

The only thing about you have to be 1m away from someone to tag them is that the neo\scout may just cheat and say you wasn’t close\i got you, and nobody can really contest it as it would be word against word.

Edit: Maybe you could have say 5 neo contestants and 5 neo judges to invis and follow them (as well as possible) to make sure everythings fair. Then once you get a winner the contestants and judges switch roles.

This is a game for fun (I couldn’t care who wins) so hopefully everyone will be honest, not cheat, and admit when they get caught. I agree we’d need some way of judging it.

I’m thinking of having an emoticon to signal to say you tag someone when you are within 1m of them(if we could attack players and the archers had a close combat move then you could say they had to hit the neo once). It’s be impossible to use invis neo judges to follow the other invisible neo’s as you can’t see where they are (unless you’re a GM).

So I guess judging might have to happen on the other side, the judges would watch the catchers to make sure the tag was legit. In that case I think using squires/apprentices as judges would be best so they don’t get confused with players(neo’s and scouts). Although I’m still not totally sure about that as it might make everything confusing having too many people running around. the judges would also have to be impartial, that’s hard as it is a small community, and everyone’s friends, so we would need honest judges that wouldn’t lie for ther friends.

I think a set number of Neo’s and a set number of scouts at a time would be good, this’d depend largely on the map, we can’t have it that the scouts can block every single pathway at the same time and spam parasite, then too few scouts would make it too easy for neo’s to get through. Also one neo colud distract a scout to chase him, letting the other invisible neos sneak through etc.

Yes Shylphaen could also be a good location. I think that map would greatly favour the scouts: There are two paths around one section, the shortest path goes through 6 chokepoints, wich might make it impossible for neo’s to go straight through invisible, there is a section near the colorona entrance that would be easy to jump, meaning a scout would have to guard that barrier to catch jumpers, guarding that position is overly powerful, as neo’s would also have to pass there near the end of the map. it could be better if the chokepoints were wider, or impossible to block off. weveral other maps mentioned have interesting geographical features that could make it interesting.

I think if it was that map it'd inevitably mean that the Neo's would have to jump the wall as the only possible option, and if they miss the jump then they have to run in circles for 15sec without being caught before they can try again. Going through the map in the opposite direction would be quite different too.

Hmm, it’s hard to really decide the best map by looking at it, I think the best way to figure it out is to do a test run, get a group of neos and scouts and try out a few maps, then find one that is balanced, providing opportunities and challenges for both sides.

[Lost_Sage]

Sorry to rain down on the fun, however, unless something changes, this cannot be an official event.:(
The major factor preventing it to become official here is the class restriction. Only neophlytes and scouts can actually particpate, therefore leaving out all the other classes...:(
Just to point that out... if you can compromise that, however, GM's might consider it......:)

[HakuryuHakkai]

Sorry to rain down on the fun, however, unless something changes, this cannot be an official event.:(
The major factor preventing it to become official here is the class restriction. Only neophlytes and scouts can actually particpate, therefore leaving out all the other classes...:(
Just to point that out... if you can compromise that, however, GM's might consider it......:)

I have to agree with that. We had the same problem with CnC's GhostHunters but it worked out. For someone to know that they have been caught, like an aco catching a neo, they would use poison clear or something. For the other classes that can't do something like that, they would have to use sparkcash and buy emotes in order to catch someone. Like what Sage said, a GM might consider it. Hopes this becomes an event, seems interesting.

[GM_rider]

Hello Solstice Players,

This is a great idea for an official event. It will be put in consideration for a possible future recurring event. Thank you for your creative idea. If you have more please post them, for I am always looking for new official event possiblities. My ears are always open <[^.^]>

[Orangeman21]

lol I guess rider does have his giant bunny ears always open on his morning runs through Xen and the forums. Well then if it is an oficial event there should be an arena with an obstructions that could be changed every time and mob population that can be controlled and to keep from interferring with players that are minding their own buisness in the regular maps.

[Lost_Sage]

GM's might consider it......

I was right :D...

[ROCKEYBOY]

hi i will win u all

[Julia1]

this sounds great! rider, any any plans on implementation? now there are so many neo's with extract&invis and so many scouts with parasite that it would be quite easy to find the participants.

this would also be good for a guild run event if one of the guilds wants to sponser it, provide judges etc.

[thawt]

awww, so its exclusive to just scouts and neos? what about doin 1 w/rogues and archers??

[Zeltar]

awww, so its exclusive to just scouts and neos? what about doin 1 w/rogues and archers??

lol, if you look at when i wrote this thread, there were onlly scouts and neos at that time. yeah, it applies to advancements on the job tree

[thawt]

lol o, didn't even see that :o ....so its a revived thread...im guessing nothing came of it :confused:

[Julia1]

lol o, didn't even see that :o ....so its a revived thread...im guessing nothing came of it :confused:

yes it's a revived thread. but it's a damb good idea, and rider said they would consider it as an event..... but that was a few months ago, so i guess rider has hollow words.