Thank you so much to the almost 30 of you who have already signed up! To anyone still interested, there are still plenty of spots left open! Unfortunately, I will only be accepting individual entries from now on due to the fact that there is not much interest in divisions with multiple players. Here is how things will proceed from here on out:
Thursday night: The game type will be available to download from my file share. Basically, if you want to practice beforehand, it’s normal Gruntpocalypse with the following exceptions: (1) it is to be played on heroic difficulty on Beachhead (2) the only armor abilities which will be available are jet pack, armor lock, sprint, and evade (3) it is infinite; the purpose of the contest is to see who can get the most points, an accomplishment which is related to the fact that this person can last longer than anyone else.
Friday morning: I will post a list of participants divided into groups of four. Once the list is posted, no more contest entries will be accepted; however, you may message one or more of the entrants to get in on the action if one of their teammates fails to participate. The first name on each list is the organizer, who is responsible for contacting all of his or her teammates.
The Contest: Organizers may start contacting teammates at 6:55 PM Eastern Standard Time. If your organizer has not contacted you by 7:00, contact your own teammates. If one or more of your teammates cannot be reached, either find a participant from your friend list to fill the spot, or, if you are unable to do so, message me, and I may have to combine some teams to make sure that each team has four. Once your team of four is full, have one member send me a message telling me so and informing me of any substitutions. Once you have sent me this message, you may start the game. Only one game may be played with you and your teammates. Practicing with your teammates (and also starting the contest, running out into heroic difficulty like a blind idiot, getting shot by fuel rod guns, and saying it was a practice round) is stictly prohibited. Once your game is finished, message me to tell me so.
Other things to note:
THIS IS NOT A TOURNAMENT!There will be no second round. You have ONE SHOT to last as long as you can and to get as high a score as you can. The winner will be the participant with the HIGHEST SCORE.
DON’T QUIT AS SOON AS YOU DIE! If one of your teammates survives into the next wave, he or she will be your hero, and you will respawn. Your contest attempt only ends when all members quit or when all members die. Your attempt will not be counted unless someone from your team messages me to tell me when it is done.
BOTH FRIENDLY FIRE AND BETRAYAL BOOTING ARE ENABLED. If you decide to betray your teammate, it will negatively affect your score, and you may get booted. If you get booted, you’re done. (You will still win if you have the highest score, but your attempt is over.)
YOU MAY MESSAGE ME DURING YOUR ATTEMPT. I’m not sure if you will be able to pause, as it is an online match; but if you can enlist one or more of your teammates to protect you while you type, then you do have this option. I hope not everyone will do this; I’m merely allowing it due to the fact that if this goes on for hours and hours, you should be able to message me to ask how many teams are still going.
BEST OF LUCK!!! Grunt Meme (no copyright infringement intended.)