MC: The Hunger Games IV

MattKan · 01-31-2013

The Hunger Games
Game: 4 | Minecraft

The fourth Graalians Hunger Games will be hosted this saturday (February 2) @ 7:30 PM EST!

In order to participate, you will need to be whitelisted for the Graalians Minecraft server. (If you are not already whitelisted, please post your account in this thread.) The server will open around an hour before the games actually begin.

There will be a few major differences between these games and the prior ones, but it's the same idea. Here's some tips to win (or at least live longer) during the games.

Be prepared to find another way to survive other than digging down to bedrock [*hint* *hint* *nudge* *nudge*]
It will be harder to find diamonds (and even iron) on this map so try to be more tactful rather than just mining. There are plenty of treasures to be found throughout the map that will be much more beneficial to you than what you'll find mining.
Teaming is discouraged, but not prohibited.
In case you haven't played before, there's a giant golden structure (called the cornucopia) which contains some pretty cool stuff to give you an edge in this game. [It won't be outrageously overpowered like in the last game, so don't expect to take over the cornucopia with a gang of six or seven people and be able to survive off of it.]
I just want to put it out there that you won't starve to death. You can potentially lose all your hunger and then fall all the way down to .5 hearts, but you can't die all the way. Just keep that in mind and try not to panic about hunger too much.
In these hunger games, there will be no seconds of safety. In the past games there have been thirty seconds - two minutes of no-PVP; that will not be the case this time! Good luck!
We did put a few traps around. Nothing that's going to kill you if you're halfway careful though. Just keep that in mind!

Please keep in mind that all hacks and unfair client modifications are banned and will result in disqualification from not only this round but from all future rounds as well as a blanket banning from the server itself. (If in doubt whether something is "fair" or not, ask. Don't use unfair mods and then insist that you didn't realize they were unfair; your best bet is to just not use the mod at all if there is uncertainty.)

HappyCat123 · 01-31-2013

Sounds good. I shall take all of your sandwiches!

kilik · 01-31-2013

seems like this ones gunna be a lot more organized, looking forward to it!

Santa Claus · 01-31-2013

Oh **** i need to get my armor enchanted quicker

Fireenn · 01-31-2013

Posted by Santa Claus

Oh **** i need to get my armor enchanted quicker

It uses a different map so everyone starts out with nothing and you work your way up

Santa Claus · 01-31-2013

Posted by Fireenn

It uses a different map so everyone starts out with nothing and you work your way up

oh really :0 much better

Btw some time zone. So you scrubs don't lose track.

East Coast North America = 7:30P.M.
Central North America = 6:30PM
Mountain North America = 5:30PM
West Coast North America = 4:30PM
UK = 12.30 AM
Western Europe = 1.30AM
Australia = 9.30AM

Arsen Graal · 01-31-2013

Dun Dun Dun

Vince Canavi · 01-31-2013

9:30am.. or badluck

( for me i can't play

Virus · 01-31-2013

Sweet. If I'm home in time I'll hopefully be able to hop on and join

Ryan · 01-31-2013

i'm gonna play

Sir · 01-31-2013

3:30 PM for me

perfect!

Kiwi · 01-31-2013

Nice video

I'll try and finally be on for this one.

MattKan · 02-02-2013

One major thing that will be different about this round is the path to victory. In the past rounds, pretty much the only way to truly win was to get to bedrock and mine faster than everybody else. If you didn't immediately do that, you really didn't stand a chance against anybody else.

I'm seeking a much greater balance with these games. In other words, speed-mining is still a pretty good option if you want to win the game, but, for the first time with tomorrow's round, it won't be the only option. You could just as easily win the game by just traveling the map and looking for treasure. There's also plenty of nice little "caves" or "spots" that we've created for you to hide in (if you're lucky enough to find them).

My biggest suggestion is to try to figure out what you're going to do before the games start! It will be a bit of a different start than the last ones, so you won't have much time to stroll leisurely around the map like you have in the past.

NCJohn · 02-02-2013

Hopefully I'll be home when it begins, if so, count me in.

Ignatius · 02-02-2013

upgrade to 1.4.7

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MattKan the KattMan Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: United States Posts: 4,204	MC: The Hunger Games IV The Hunger Games Game: 4 \| Minecraft The fourth Graalians Hunger Games will be hosted this saturday (February 2) @ 7:30 PM EST! In order to participate, you will need to be whitelisted for the Graalians Minecraft server. (If you are not already whitelisted, please post your account in this thread.) The server will open around an hour before the games actually begin. There will be a few major differences between these games and the prior ones, but it's the same idea. Here's some tips to win (or at least live longer) during the games. Be prepared to find another way to survive other than digging down to bedrock [hint hint nudge nudge] It will be harder to find diamonds (and even iron) on this map so try to be more tactful rather than just mining. There are plenty of treasures to be found throughout the map that will be much more beneficial to you than what you'll find mining. Teaming is discouraged, but not prohibited. In case you haven't played before, there's a giant golden structure (called the cornucopia) which contains some pretty cool stuff to give you an edge in this game. [It won't be outrageously overpowered like in the last game, so don't expect to take over the cornucopia with a gang of six or seven people and be able to survive off of it.] I just want to put it out there that you won't starve to death. You can potentially lose all your hunger and then fall all the way down to .5 hearts, but you can't die all the way. Just keep that in mind and try not to panic about hunger too much. In these hunger games, there will be no seconds of safety. In the past games there have been thirty seconds - two minutes of no-PVP; that will not be the case this time! Good luck! We did put a few traps around. Nothing that's going to kill you if you're halfway careful though. Just keep that in mind! Please keep in mind that all hacks and unfair client modifications are banned and will result in disqualification from not only this round but from all future rounds as well as a blanket banning from the server itself. (If in doubt whether something is "fair" or not, ask. Don't use unfair mods and then insist that you didn't realize they were unfair; your best bet is to just not use the mod at all if there is uncertainty.) Last edited by MattKan; 02-02-2013 at 04:57 AM.

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HappyCat123 Professional AFKer Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South East Pennsylvania Posts: 1,888	Sounds good. I shall take all of your sandwiches!

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kilik Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 48	seems like this ones gunna be a lot more organized, looking forward to it!

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Santa Claus Scrubs. Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: I live in space Posts: 2,272	Oh **** i need to get my armor enchanted quicker

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Arsen Graal resU deretsigeR Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: United States Posts: 11	Dun Dun Dun

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Vince Canavi Registered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 308	9:30am.. or badluck( for me i can't play

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Virus C:\ Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Earth Posts: 171	Sweet. If I'm home in time I'll hopefully be able to hop on and join

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Ryan Verified ✔️ Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Australia Posts: 6,041	i'm gonna play

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Sir Elder ✔️ Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 2,286	3:30 PM for me perfect!

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Kiwi Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,956	Nice video I'll try and finally be on for this one.

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MattKan the KattMan Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: United States Posts: 4,204	One major thing that will be different about this round is the path to victory. In the past rounds, pretty much the only way to truly win was to get to bedrock and mine faster than everybody else. If you didn't immediately do that, you really didn't stand a chance against anybody else. I'm seeking a much greater balance with these games. In other words, speed-mining is still a pretty good option if you want to win the game, but, for the first time with tomorrow's round, it won't be the only option. You could just as easily win the game by just traveling the map and looking for treasure. There's also plenty of nice little "caves" or "spots" that we've created for you to hide in (if you're lucky enough to find them). My biggest suggestion is to try to figure out what you're going to do before the games start! It will be a bit of a different start than the last ones, so you won't have much time to stroll leisurely around the map like you have in the past.

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NCJohn Lurking Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,898	Hopefully I'll be home when it begins, if so, count me in.

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Ignatius The Psychonaut Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Middle o' space Posts: 1,527	upgrade to 1.4.7