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It's tourney time again!!

Date: Monday, April 11th 2005 12:37pm CDT
Category: Heavy Metal War
Posted by: Maximus Prime

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Starting at 3:00pm PST HMW: Dark Tidings begins.

Now, I'm sure that I heard Alpha Strike say it started at 4:00PST, but that may have changed.
Be sure to check into the HMW - General Discussion" often around 3:00PST (5:00 SEIBERTRON site time) to get all the valuable information about this tournament.

I guarantee that this is one tournament that you don't want to miss, so get in there and support your faction.

Warm up tourney on now.

Date: Saturday, April 9th 2005 12:36am CDT
Category: Heavy Metal War
Posted by: Maximus Prime

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In preparation for the big Dark Tidings tournament that starts next week a few of our players have created a Warm-up Tournament to get people in the mood.

Check out this thread for the missions that are being used and join in to give your faction the support it needs.

Thanks go to bob242, crazyfists, fett51, and Dynamax for the work they have put into this.

A small Alt change.

Date: Tuesday, April 5th 2005 1:12am CDT
Category: Heavy Metal War
Posted by: Maximus Prime

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We changed up a couple of alts (one per side) in preparation for the upcoming tournament.
Do these alts have anything to do with the tournament? They may; they may not. We're not saying.

Check out the thread created by Ghost Rider here.

For those of you upset about the stats reset

Date: Friday, March 25th 2005 6:57pm CST
Category: Heavy Metal War
Posted by: Maximus Prime

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Originally posted by Seibertron:

"I did backup the character and tactics database table before I reset everyone's stats.

I put a temporary link on the bottom of the character.php page that links to the backup file (character_backup.php).

This information will only be available temporarily. I only backed it up because I wanted to make sure that I had a copy to revert to in case the query that reset your stats somehow didn't work right. It worked so there's technically no reason for me to keep the backup ... except to appease the people upset by the reset."

You can view the original post here.

Here's your chance to switch to a Decepticon if you're an Autobot

Date: Thursday, March 24th 2005 12:28pm CST
Category: Heavy Metal War
Posted by: Maximus Prime

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Seibertron posted this message on the message boards:

"Hey guys,

The Autobots outnumber the Decepticons in the game. I don't like the idea of people switching sides, but with the lopsidedness of the Autobots right now, I think we should give you guys the opportunity to permanently switch to the Decepticons.

You can send me a message via PM OR post your desire to switch to the Decepticons here in this thread.

1. Only a player who is an Autobot can switch to the Decepticons. If you're currently a Decepticon, you're going to stay a Decepticon for the time being.

2. If you switch, I'm not switching you back.

3. I'll do this at some point over the weekend at my leisure.

4. I'm only going to allow up to 20 players to switch. First come, first serve.

5. I do not want players contacting me after I announce that the switch is over asking/begging/requesting me to switch your allegiance after this. It's really annoying."

The thread can be viewed here for those who wish to post it, or you can Private Message Seibertron through your message board account.

Remember, this is a one-time event limited to the first 20 players.

Update:
Do not PM Maximus Prime or any other staff member to be switched. They have no ability to switch allegiances and for the time it takes for them to respond you could have already been on the list.
PM Seibertron only, or go to the mentioned thread.

Thank you.

All characters experience "reset" due to error last week

Date: Monday, March 21st 2005 8:21pm CST
Category: Heavy Metal War
Posted by: Seibertron

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Due to an error last week that allowed some players to max out the tactics of their characters, I reset the experience of all of the characters to equal their score and reset all of the stats back to 0. I left the transformations alone as well as the weapons and the armor. Just go to the upgrade screen for your character to put your stats back to how they should be.

Tournament delayed

Date: Friday, March 18th 2005 10:09pm CST
Category: Heavy Metal War
Posted by: Maximus Prime

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Views: 18,249

Okay, so I'm away this weekend but I checked in and notice that the tournament is going to be delayed.
See this thread for details and place any comments in the Dark Tidings: Speculations thread.

We will keep you informed as things develop.

SEIBERTRON.com Presents: Heavy Metal War - Dark Tidings

Date: Tuesday, March 15th 2005 10:37pm CST
Category: Heavy Metal War
Posted by: Maximus Prime

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It's HMW Tournament time again players, so get your bots warmed up for another big battle between our two favorite factions.
Starting March 22nd at 4:00pm Pacific Standard Time and concluding on Saturday, March 26th.

For those that haven't seen it, check out the buildup in this thread and get the specifics right here.

For those that wish to add their thoughts to the mix visit the Dark Tidings: Speculations thread.

So come out and throw your support behind your team. The best results come when their are more players in the fights.

New Alts.

Date: Thursday, March 3rd 2005 8:09pm CST
Category: Heavy Metal War
Posted by: Maximus Prime

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Well, after spending about three hours on the alts Glyph, Alpha Strike and myself have made some significant changes to the rotation.

Check out the thread here that was started by some eagle-eye observers.

Let us know what you think, we're always glad to hear some input.

Things, they are a changin'!

Date: Thursday, March 3rd 2005 5:36pm CST
Category: Heavy Metal War
Posted by: Maximus Prime

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Just a bit of warning for you players to be sure you really want to reset your bot and risk losing your alt mode.