Wow! It's amazing how people remember things so differently!
I remember this Hurricane person showing up once a year, to organize WoF. Except for WoF, I don't remember hearing anything from him, I have never seen him in game WoF or otherwise. I remember one year where he was trying to run the event from his mobile phone? Yea I'm questioning my own memory now it sounds so bizarre.
I remember hunting taxed MOBs just because that was the rules, there was no choice, the competition MOBs were only available on taxed lands. I remember one year, he picked Caprions for a MOB, the only spawn at that time was on CND, so after waiting for, and paying for a RT trip to CND, there was no spawn of Caps!
I remember prizes being given out on the "spur of the moment", right in the middle of the event with no prior warning, it was like, if you kill kill a merp today your team gets lots of prizes. Huh?
This ..... thing..... always reeked of corruption and kick backs to me. The years late prizes from whoever, MA, FPC, Planet Calypso, was just more lol on the cake.
Good riddance WoF.
Hi
, thanks for the post.
The CND round was planned, advertised and agreed months before it happened, to provide variety in the moblists. People were asked if they minded travelling etc and the majority agreed. Caperons failed to spawn, yes... do you think Neverdie chose to do this on purpose, and lose several hours of high-pressure hunting on his mobs?
Ran it from my mobile phone? Nah. One year I was in America for most of the event, and left it in capable hands (Chopper McHelicopter). Another year I was living without broadband and had to drive 15 miles to judge things every weekend at a friend's house.
No prizes were ever awarded "on the spur of the moment" for "killing a merp today." All Prizes have always been awarded after the event.
When taxed mobs were included on the moblists, the land-owners paid for this, which was what paid for the prizes every year before Mindark came on board.
Yes, I didn't play much between events. I am not exactly a rich person and constant play requires spare cash I don't have. I did return 7 years running to run this event though.
The reasons it's not on this year are:
1 I'm too busy
2 There are problems with enforcing rules I need to address
3 It doesn't seem to be a priority for Mindark to make things better
4 Moaning twats.
You are part of 4.
Oh and wtf is a Caprion? And how do you mis-spell a name you've only ever seen written down?
Hurrikane
PS. Thanks to all who have helped with this event over the years, there are too many of you to name. Thanks to the hundreds of avatars who hunted like mentalists for weeks on end. Thanks to this forum for the use of their facilities to run the event each time. Thanks to Mindark for the Jackets and the attempts to make it better.
PPS. Not ruling out another WoF in the future (always planned to do 10, we're on 7). Just not this year.