Spring 2012 Mail-In

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 6:27 am

Khorvinus wrote:

I entered 20 this time. Im not sure how many of each class though, just very anxious as this is the first tourney I have sent warriors to in 8 years.

Good luck!

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 6:28 am

That was meant in a positive way, not sarcastic at all. I really do hope you have a good tourney Very Happy

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 6:35 am

I sent in about 25, mostly rookies. 8 or so of them are my arena guys that were timed somewhat well. I'm pretty excited about the rookies, not because I'm expecting tc's or a bunch of tv's, but mostly because this is my first time to try setting up a group of guys for tourney-only.

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 6:54 am

Well I wound up sending in 7 only, and at the last minute. Tight finances this spring...two guys from 21, one rookie, and the other five are inits/adepts, mostly plungers, rippers, and slashers, since I am still struggling to land a TV with any of those styles.

Best of luck to all, particularly my brothers in arms in Sunset!

ArchMaster Poster Joined: Mar 10, 2008 Posts: 1837

50 Total making this a very large tourney for me. I was suprised it was exactly 50. I just went through my roster and added the good stuff and some of the stuff that seemed like they TV'd for no reason whatsoever and I considered them a fluke so haven't run them in awhile. I ran those too lol. Should be interesting.

ROOKIES - 2
PS, AB

APPRENTICE - 7
SL, 2 LU, 2 ST, PR, AB

INITS – 9
WS, 2 PL, ST, BA, SL, 3 LU

ADEPTS – 8
4 LU, ST, SL, PR, TP

CHAMPS – 6
3 LU, 3 ST

CHALLENGERS-12
4 LU, 3 ST, 3 PL, SL, BA

FRESHMAN – 1
PR

ADM – 1
ST

ELIGIBLE – 2
LU, PL

CONTENDER – 2
2 LU

Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 9:07 am

I didn't get a selection sheet for Darkholm, and so I requested it... and noticed at the 11th hour that one of my ADM guys did drop back down to Freshmen, so I sent him in to the tourney. He had been a Freshman for about a year, and I was holding him at 131 skills and WT/WL raised from 17 to 20. This last F2F he went ADM, so I figured aw, crap, there goes my bust-out. So I started training skills again, in the hopes of doing something in ADM someday. I was pretty surprised when he went back to Freshmen, about 25-30 skills later. Maybe I can still do the freshmen bust-out next tourney.

Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 6:14 pm

26 total this time. This could be my strongest crew yet and I fully expect a good result. My breakdown is as follows:

Class Breakdown
14 Rookies
4 Apprentices
3 Initiates
2 Champions
1 Freshman
1 Eligible
1 Contender

Style Breakdown
8 ST
6 LU
3 AB
3 BA
3 TP
1 PR
1 PS
1 SL
0 PL
0 WS

Good luck to all! Unless you are facing any of my warriors! Twisted Evil

Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 10:57 pm

I sent in 4, a LU, BA and 2 ST all in the Freshman class.

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 8:45 am

I sent 35 in all, breakdown as follows:

1 Primus
1 Contender
0 Eligible
1 ADM
3 Freshmen
0 Challengers
5 Champions
2 Adepts
3 Initiates
9 Apprentices
10 Rookies
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8 AB
6 BA
2 LU
0 PL
2 PR
1 PS
2 SL
7 ST
1 TP
6 WS

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 10:48 am

Our small group
AB 1-Rook
BA 1-Rook
WS 1-Rook
AB 2-Appr
SL 2-Appr
TP 2-Appr
TP 2-Appr
AB 3-Init
AB 3-Init
BA 5-Cham
BA 6-Chal
BA 6-Chal
LU 6-Chal
ST 6-Chal
ST 6-Chal
TP 6-Chal
AB 8-Adm

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 11:15 am

I sent in one. Apprentice. Go me! Smile

Advanced Master Poster Joined: Mar 17, 2010 Posts: 316

Sent in a small group

2 rookies
SL ST

1 apprentice
SL

one Init
WS

2 Adepts
ST
LU

Have some hope of some good things. though my volume wouldnt suggest

the waste is a TV in last mailer

And the Adept strikervis a return from the dead TV with a great Run before dying(9-1) a year ago in apprentices.
He is timed right and Freak learner.

Good Luck to all

ArchMaster Poster Joined: Apr 15, 2004 Posts: 2466

The tourney has run. Our fates are sealed (or will be soon, in big white envelopes).

Of my 30 sent, I have 6 warriors in separate classes who are my greatest hopes for TVs or TCs.

Gringold (Contenders) - This four time Contenders TV is a perpetual hope for me, that he'll someday be able to sneak through the gauntlet of ABs and steal all the glory. Unfortunately, he is fresh off the heels of a 4-3 performance in the winter FtF. Has the Contenders field passed him by or was it just a bad tourney?

Bilge Rat (Eligibles) - Hopefully his Fool's ADM TV from last spring is not indicative of his future performance. This former LU bust-out picked up a number of Primus skills in the three turns preceding the tourney, including 4 Attack and 3 Defense. He'll be working on 4th trains in WL and WT during the first 9 rounds and easy CN trains in rounds 10+. On average, I'd expect him to pick up 9 skills during the tourney, but he could luck into 13 extra skills instead (putting him 20-25 skills over the Eligibles line). Will this be enough to allow him to hit the really good Fist ABs?

Jetsam (ADM) - He is an ordinary 21 WL/21 DF AB similar to the two that I've run in the past two FtFs (but not with identical starting numbers, like the last two). No prizes, bad favorites, just your average guy, if your average guy were the best style in the game with two bust-able stats and 100+ FE. His fatal flaw? He isn't a Frankenstein or a two-time TC, which are among his competition.

Iron Shackle (Challengers) - "The artist formerly known as Prisoner 1371", as he likes to be called. He has two Challengers runner-ups at the past two FtFs, along with two other Challengers TVs. He seems knacky, but also seems to like FtFs slightly better than mail-ins, for no apparent reason. Challengers is such a tough field, though, with fifty warriors within five skills of each other. On any given day, any of them can probably win.

Caleam Chowder (Adepts) - This guy is quite possibly the best tournament BA that I've ever had. He is a former 12-3 Apprentices TV, has learned 19 Dec in 20 FE, has great physicals and bonuses, and is entering the tourney with AdEx+ Ini, Master+ Att, and Master+ Dec. Still, I have to temper my excitement, because he is after all just a BA.

Nianian Frittata (Apprentices) - This promising young lady is rolling into the Apprentices with 12 Ini, 12 Att, and 20 Dec. She is smart (21 WT) and capable (of wielding a Battle Axe). She only has to get through 284 other Apprentices...

Best of luck in both the tournament and in surviving the week-long wait!

Grandmaster Poster Joined: Mar 07, 2004 Posts: 501

Things to do while killing time waiting for the tournament to arrive in the mail:

-Thinking about the tournament.
-Try not to think about the tournament.
-Stalk chatzy and the forum.
-Play video games.
-Work really hard, more.
-Gardening, it's Spring for God's sake!
-Read an epic fantasy novel.
-File
-Paper recycle
-Movie
-Emotionally prepare yourself for a disappointing tournament.
-Have delusions of grand-MASTERS and TCs and early tournament arrivals.
-Slap your delusions away, and try to emotionally prepare yourself for a mediocre tournament.
-Just sleep (it worked for x-mas eve).
-Plot and plan
-Be active in your arenas.
-Think.
-Don't think.

Expert Poster Joined: Nov 28, 2010 Posts: 72 Location: VA

does anyone know if a newsletter is available? a chat room on the mail in tourney?