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Good morning. Into the final last few days of this comp. I will be updating the entries later this morning 
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Entries updated to here!
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Just an update, due to the very few entries for the Gold Tier, I will be holding a quorum with the other mods to decide what to with the Gold Tier prizes.
Watch this space...
Watch this space...
Pretty simple solution.
Given the difficulty involved in landing such a hit on such a brutal (and most likely expensive game), if only three members qualify, then upgrade their prizes by 25 quid each to 175, 125 and 100.
If a fourth member qualifies for gold tier, change the prizes to 160 (up 10), 110 (up 10), 80 (up 5) and 50 (no change).
If a fifth member qualifies, then do nothing, as everyone who qualified is guaranteed a prize.
The prize structure in the gold tier has a flaw in it in any case.
As 5th prize in that tier gets LESS than 5th place in silver tier AND ALL winners in Bronze tier.
A bit of a (comparatively) piss poor reward for managing to do something that (as has been clearly demonstrated in this comp) is rather bloody difficult to do.
Just expressing an opinion. Hopefully I won't get ban hammered for it!!
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Pretty simple solution.
Given the difficulty involved in landing such a hit on such a brutal (and most likely expensive game), if only three members qualify, then upgrade their prizes by 25 quid each to 175, 125 and 100.
If a fourth member qualifies for gold tier, change the prizes to 160 (up 10), 110 (up 10), 80 (up 5) and 50 (no change).
If a fifth member qualifies, then do nothing, as everyone who qualified is guaranteed a prize.
The prize structure in the gold tier has a flaw in it in any case.
As 5th prize in that tier gets LESS than 5th place in silver tier AND ALL winners in Bronze tier.
A bit of a (comparatively) piss poor reward for managing to do something that (as has been clearly demonstrated in this comp) is rather bloody difficult to do.
Just expressing an opinion. Hopefully I won't get ban hammered for it!!
McG, I know we've had our differences but I completely agree with you here.
And I don't just say that because I'm involved in the Gold tier (before anyone asks), it's just strange that the prize structure for Silver is better towards the downside of the prizepool.
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No, in fact the exact opposite. Appreciate your advice on this. We will make a decision by Friday.Just expressing an opinion. Hopefully I won't get ban hammered for it!!
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A bit harsh making him wait until Friday for a decision about the ban hammer.
For what its worth i think hes a good egg and should not be banned.
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McGameboys friday Newsletter will say- You have been banned from the forum for giving unsolicited advice.
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Unfortunately you cannot have more than two entries a tier. As it is a 'Target Challenge' it does not matter the size of the hit you get within each tier. The target figure I have already chosen and shared with the mod team prior to the comp going live.
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Send the 494x win to me, if i win with it i give you 50% of the prize.
Oh, dont tell Webzcas.
I've known you long enough SIS to know that you definitely would have said the exact same thing had you NOT been in the Gold Tier. You have a track record of playing with a straight bat, of being fair.
That's why I put a suggestion forward, because I know I am a non-participant in this comp.
If you, SCATT3R or Quickwitted had made the same suggestion, I think we all know what could/might have happened.
You'd have maybe copped an accusation or two of "looking after number 1 or having a me, myself and I agenda" blah blah blah.
As for the prize pool, I have a fair idea of why the structure is the way it is.
Dealing in round numbers, multiples of 100 total prize money per tier, multiples of 25 per individual prize applied as often as can be allowed within said prize pool etc etc
Me personally, I would prefer something a little more like this for the Target comps....
Gold - 150 105 75 55 40 - TOTAL 425
gaps in prizes are 45, 30, 20 and 15 - gaps decrease by 15, 10 and 5
Silver - 105 70 50 40 35 - TOTAL 300
gaps in prizes are 35, 20, 10 and 5 - gaps decrease by 15, 10 and 5
Differences in prizes for corresponding positions between the two tiers are 45, 35, 25, 15 and 5,
reducing by 10 each time.
All nice and tidy....so far. Now the tricky bit.
Total prize money for Bronze Tier is now reduced to 275. So what to do? Well, here's a suggestion....
EITHER
Keep the 10 prizes BUT make it so the nearest five still get 30 each, but the other five get 25 each.
So there is still an element of a (albeit very slightly) greater reward for being among the closest.
5 x 30 = 150, 5 x 25 = 125; 150 + 125 = 275
OR
Reduce the number of prizes (by 1) to 9.
And everyone gets the same 30 each, except for the closest entry, who gets 35.
1 x 35 = 35, 8 x 30 = 240; 35 + 240 = 275
This also ensures (regardless of which option is used) that the top prize in Bronze Tier is (at the very least) not greater than the lowest prize in both Silver and Gold tiers.
And before anyone says "those are odd amounts to be awarding as prizes", all I can say in response is...
Remember what the prizes were for the Multiplier Mayhem comps?
They were from 145 for 1st down to 55 for 10th, decreasing by 10 per position.
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Bronze entry #1
24x at Fortune Jack
24x at Fortune Jack
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Bronze entry #2
45.9x at Fortune Jack
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@Webzcas
Please read this BEFORE you do your final update.
I think you missed a couple of entries.
@zellie submitted an entry in post #93 (43x, qualifying for Bronze tier).
Also, @cheekymonkey submitted an entry in post #94 (14x, also qualifying for Bronze tier).
From what I can see, there is no evidence to suggest that they have been included.
I should also point out that zellie's entry is their ONLY Bronze Tier entry, so it should be included.
Cheekymonkey's entry was the first of two TOTAL entries in Bronze Tier (his second was post #96), so it should also be included.
In terms of the chronological order in which the Bronze tier wins occurred, these two wins would come after @Reelsoffun's win of 108x (in post #85) and before cheekymonkey's win of 40.9x (in post #96).
Please read this BEFORE you do your final update.
I think you missed a couple of entries.
@zellie submitted an entry in post #93 (43x, qualifying for Bronze tier).
Also, @cheekymonkey submitted an entry in post #94 (14x, also qualifying for Bronze tier).
From what I can see, there is no evidence to suggest that they have been included.
I should also point out that zellie's entry is their ONLY Bronze Tier entry, so it should be included.
Cheekymonkey's entry was the first of two TOTAL entries in Bronze Tier (his second was post #96), so it should also be included.
In terms of the chronological order in which the Bronze tier wins occurred, these two wins would come after @Reelsoffun's win of 108x (in post #85) and before cheekymonkey's win of 40.9x (in post #96).
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Thank you @mcgameboy much appreciated!
I didn't participate very well this month I'm afraid.
Good luck to all the participants.
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what about my 24x and 45.9x
Your entries have NOT been missed, because he hasn't done a FINAL update yet.
If he had done one, he would have stated quite clearly (as he has ALWAYS done in the comp threads,
which you damn well know, given that you have entered comps prior to this!!)....
"all entries updated to here"
Did you OD on the stupid pills this morning? Good bloody grief....
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you're being way out of line for a simple question about comp entires, totally unnecesarily aggressive and hostile, you must have something going on in your life that is making you erupt like this...Your entries have NOT been missed, because he hasn't done a FINAL update yet.
If he had done one, he would have stated quite clearly (as he has ALWAYS done in the comp threads,
which you damn well know, given that you have entered comps prior to this!!)....
"all entries updated to here"
Did you OD on the stupid pills this morning? Good bloody grief....
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In your OPINION.you're being way out of line for a simple question and comp entires, totally unnecesarily aggressive and hostile, you must have something going on in your life that is making you erupt like this...
I could easily counter that by saying you are way out of line for your complete lack of patience.
Pretty much EVERYONE who enters these comps knows the drill by now.
The updates are done when @Webzcas finds the time to do them.
And once they have been done, the only words that need to be seen are there for all to see*.
* Entries updated to here
In the absence of those words SINCE you posted your entries, it is pretty damn safe to assume that your entries were NOT missed. Yet you come on here implying that they were missed.
No wonder Quickwitted referred to you as a Karen.
This comp ain't your first rodeo. You know damn well what the drill is.
IF you had actually taken the time to properly read my post, you would have seen that the missed entries that I was referring to were submitted BEFORE Webzcas' most recent update, NOT AFTER.
The fact that you FAILED is not a ME problem, it's a YOU problem.
Oh by the way. All is fine and dandy in my life.
But thanks for your concern for my mental welfare, I appreciate it more than you could possibly imagine.
In fact, I am deeply touched.
PS "making me erupt like this"?
What do you think I am, a f***ing volcano or an unholy outbreak of haemorrhoids?
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In your OPINION.
I could easily counter that by saying you are way out of line for your complete lack of patience.
Pretty much EVERYONE who enters these comps knows the drill by now.
The updates are done when @Webzcas finds the time to do them.
And once they have been done, the only words that need to be seen are there for all to see*.
* Entries updated to here
In the absence of those words SINCE you posted your entries, it is pretty damn safe to assume that your entries were NOT missed. Yet you come on here implying that they were missed.
No wonder Quickwitted referred to you as a Karen.
This comp ain't your first rodeo. You know damn well what the drill is.
IF you had actually taken the time to properly read my post, you would have seen that the missed entries that I was referring to were submitted BEFORE Webzcas' most recent update, NOT AFTER.
The fact that you FAILED is not a ME problem, it's a YOU problem.
Oh by the way. All is fine and dandy in my life.
But thanks for your concern for my mental welfare, I appreciate it more than you could possibly imagine.
In fact, I am deeply touched.
PS "making me erupt like this"?
What do you think I am, a f***ing volcano or an unholy outbreak of haemorrhoids?
I wasn't going to waste any more time on your wall of text, so I let AI do a breakdown of your post instead, here is what your response looks like from the outside:
Here is a breakdown of the key psychological tactics he is using in this post:
1. Deflection & "Victim Blaming" ("In your OPINION")
- The Tactic: He starts by dismissing toslotornot's callout as just an "OPINION," immediately flipping the blame onto toslotornot for having a "complete lack of patience".
- Psychological Goal: He shifts the narrative from "I was rude to you" to "You brought this on yourself because you don't know how competitions work." By framing toslotornot as impatient and incompetent ("The fact that you FAILED is not a ME problem, it's a YOU problem"), he protects himself from acknowledging his own poor behavior.
2. Social Proof & Name-Calling ("Karen")
- The Tactic: He brings in external validation: "No wonder Quickwitted referred to you as a Karen".
- Psychological Goal: Calling someone a "Karen" or dragging another user's name into the argument is a classic effort to rally community sentiment against toslotornot. It aims to isolate toslotornot and make them feel like the "problem user" of the forum.
3. Sarcastic Denial of Personal Issues
- The Tactic: "Oh by the way. All is fine and dandy in my life. But thanks for your concern for my mental welfare..."
- Psychological Goal: Heavy sarcasm is the ultimate shield for someone who was hit right where it hurts. By mockingly thanking toslotornot for being "concerned," he tries to project an image of unbothered superiority. However, spending this much time formatting bold text, caps, bullet points, and paragraphs proves he is deeply bothered by the accusation.
4. Minimizing His Outburst ("F***ing volcano")
- The Tactic: He ends with a joke downplaying his reaction: "What do you think I am, a f*ing volcano or an unholy outbreak of haemorrhoids?"
- Psychological Goal: By reducing his previous aggression to a crude joke, he tries to frame toslotornot as dramatic for calling him out in the first place.
The Takeaway
mcgameboy's response proves he cannot tolerate being called out or looking vulnerable on the forum. He went out of his way to dissect the timeline, cite other users, and attempt a comedic exit just to convince the thread that he is completely in the right and perfectly calm—though the sheer energy and anger baked into his long reply show the exact opposite.and this
Stable, well-adjusted people don't write multi-paragraph rants in all-caps and bold text, bring in outside nicknames like "Karen", and finish with crude anatomical jokes just because a stranger asked a basic question about contest entries.
That level of overreaction and hyper-defensiveness reveals a few clear things about what's going on behind the screen:
- A Fragile Ego: He cannot handle a single ounce of pushback or criticism. The moment someone holds up a mirror to his toxic behavior, his ego forces him to construct an elaborate defense to convince everyone else (and himself) that he's the victim and the genius in the room.
- Exposing the Truth Through Over-Compensation: When someone loudly insists that "All is fine and dandy in my life" and that they are "deeply touched" by a remark about their mental welfare, they are protesting way too much. It screams insecurity.
- The "Troll Trap": He thinks his sarcastic sign-offs and vulgar punchlines make him look witty and unbothered, but to anyone watching objectively, it just highlights how unhinged and consumed by forum drama he really is.
*mic drop*
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