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Blistig
06-15-2021, 02:08 PM
We're happy to announce the next series of the Best of the Best featuring Bard and Ranger!

This series pits players of a given class against each other in an intense 1v1 PvP Tournament and is open to players who have reached level 54 or higher.

This event will be focused on the Bard and Ranger classes. They are scheduled to begin on 6/27 at 1PM EST in the Lake Rathe Arena.

Registration is now open and will be available through June 27th at 11:59am EST. Competitors must be checked-in by 12:45pm on the day of the event.

Please review the rules for the event below. If you think you have what it takes, please visit the below link(s) to register!


Bard (https://forms.gle/CAvXtbP92J8rMQ3CA) | Ranger ( https://forms.gle/JuH3jAwPhJZBJU3XA)


Huge shoutout to the P99 Green Event Committee, comprised of players from across the community. This literally would not be possible if not for you guys, thank you so much.

All classes will be given an opportunity to compete. Please keep an eye on the P99 Green section of the Forums for more details on when your class will be called to compete!


Event Rules
Single Elimination 1 vs. 1 competition for all rounds but final round.
Final round will be 2 out of 3 matches.
Date: June 27, 2021, 1 PM EST


Spectator and General Rulings

Event Staff are considered judges and therefore restricted from being attacked. Anyone found attacking a GM or Guide may be banished from the Arena without warning.

The Arena is off limits to unauthorized PvP 15 minutes before and 15 minutes after the event. This is to ensure that the contestants and spectators are safe.

Spectators shall remain seated and not casting during the match. Any spell casting shall be considered aimed at a participant, and either harmful or helpful to someone in the match.

Anyone who casts any spells (including Bard songs) during a match can be removed from the Arena.

Spectators shall not use /shout for any reason, but use /ooc instead. This is so that those involved in the match can use /shout, and the /ooc channel can be turned off to reduce distraction to the contestants involved. Use of /shout at anytime can lead to banishment from the Arena.

Spectators shall not interfere with this event. Severe penalties are used only when directly attacking a player involved in the match, attacking a judge during the match, or healing a player involved in a match.

Event Staff may limit the amount of people in the zone to control conditions of lag or frame rate for the participants. The event shall start open seating, but may close off at any time. The Event Staff may use any sort of decision on who stays and who leaves to ensure the event is a success. This should not need to be implemented until a minimum of 150 players in the zone has been reached.

AoE Spells ARE allowed in game. This has the potential of killing off some of the younger spectators. If you are killed by one of these spells, please wait for a GM or Guide to give you a summons into the Arena.

General Combatant Rules

The top of the throne, in the throne, or behind the throne is off limits to the combatants during the matches. The four firepots are also off limits to the combatants. Use of these areas in match combat will lead to contestants being disqualified.

Starting positions are allowed anywhere that is legal (meaning not on the throne or in firepots) that is on your half of the tiles.

All participants will be debuffed before the match.

Weapons with the following spell effects attached to them will not be allowed in Best of the Best Series; Knockback, Fear, Invisibility, and Shrink.

The use of "Right Click" items is not permitted, unless specifically stated otherwise in the Class Specific Rules.

The following spell types may not be used in any of the Best of the Best Series:

Any form of Fear or Charm unless directed at a pet.
Gravity Flux or Invert Gravity
Any type of gate or translocation spell (Example shadow step)
Any form of blindness

The following item types will not be allowed in the Best of the Best Series:

Any type of Artifact items (example Butcher Block Hammer)
Any type of regeneration effect items. (Example Fungi Tunic)
Amulet of Necropotence
Trochilic’s Skean


The Event Staff, due to the amount of contestants, may decide to split the combat area in half. The arena in this case will be divided making two battle areas for 2 matches to be performed at one time.

The owner of the account must play the character, no "Ringers" will be allowed. If you are not the owner of the character, you can’t play the character in Best of the Best. If caught you will be automatically disqualified, prizes will be forfeit, and banned from future Best of the Best events.

Any use of exploits or bugs will result in immediate disqualification from the event, and is a break in the rules of conduct as set forth on https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=325349.

Class Specific Rules - Bards

All armors and weapons available to the bard class will be allowed in this event, unless it has an effect stated in General Combat rules as unusable or is specifically forbidden.

Epic weapons are allowed.

Song of Highsun is not allowed, due to its potential to shadow step your opponent out of the combat area.

In the event that the combat exceeds 5 minutes of real time, then the Event Staff may increase the contestant’s size to reduce the relative size of the battlefield.

Class Specific Rules - Rangers

Both rangers, once debuffed and resummoned shall be asked if they are ready for the match to start. Once the match starts, a timer will start of 30 seconds that the rangers are allowed to cast on themselves. During this time any non-offensive spells will be allowed.

The judge of the match will count down on every 5-second interval until the time is up. At that time, the match and offensive spell casting may begin. Mana used for buffs will not be restored. The match starts at the 30-second mark regardless if the ranger is ready for the next stage.

An explosion and a verbal statement will start the 30-second period, and also the start of the match. A single “Fault” will be allowed (Casting before the explosion), and an event warning (not an official warning) will be given to the offender. A second “Fault” per match is disqualification.

Windstriker will not be allowed.

All other armors and weapons available to the ranger class will be allowed in this event, unless it has an effect stated in General Combat rules as unusable or is specifically forbidden.

In the event that the combat exceeds 15 minutes of real time, then the Event Staff may increase the contestant’s size to reduce the relative size of the battlefield.

Epic weapons are allowed.

Woodrow
06-17-2021, 10:19 PM
At long last, the Ranger Gathering is upon us!

There are dozens of us! Dozens!!

*Trackerman shakes his fists at the sky*

gobby day
06-18-2021, 02:44 AM
How do you know rangers aren't equipping a fungi tunic while in wolf form?

Kirdan
06-21-2021, 12:59 AM
How do you know rangers aren't equipping a fungi tunic while in wolf form?

good question, are the GMs even able to enforce that?

Absynthe2k5
06-21-2021, 10:46 PM
good question, are the GMs even able to enforce that?

Pretty easy, no Fungi in bag pre-fight, done.

Medris
06-22-2021, 10:45 PM
good question, are the GMs even able to enforce that?

Yep! =-) Inventory inspections before each fight.

Medris
06-22-2021, 10:56 PM
Please note 2 updates made to the rules above based on player questions and feedback submitted!

- Song of Highsun has been noted as unusable. While it is covered by the general rule disallowing teleports, given it teleports the other player, we wanted to clarify.

- Due to the unique propensity for bards to escape from combat, the time period prior to adjusting bard hitboxes has been shortened. Rather than waiting for 15 minutes, we will be enlarging bard combatants at approximately 5 minutes into the fight.

Xersius
06-24-2021, 09:10 PM
Question regarding the ranger fight: Will a bow-heavy strategy be frowned upon or said to be cowardice in the way rogue BOTB disallowed multiple throws between melee rounds?

drackgon
06-24-2021, 10:44 PM
I doubt it. Ur a ranger use ur bow

Xersius
06-25-2021, 07:22 PM
Looking for an official answer either way as to be best prepared.

Medris
06-25-2021, 07:46 PM
Question regarding the ranger fight: Will a bow-heavy strategy be frowned upon or said to be cowardice in the way rogue BOTB disallowed multiple throws between melee rounds?

All other armors and weapons available to the ranger class will be allowed in this event, unless it has an effect stated in General Combat rules as unusable or is specifically forbidden.

No additional rules prohibiting ranged fighting are being added.

Xersius
06-25-2021, 11:51 PM
Thank you Medris~

Medris
06-27-2021, 12:50 PM
Brackets are up!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OYdrXUA5MLKDzFGEy9NfbZm0yFQCyOkgDDKTGxmdLPw

Medris
06-27-2021, 04:05 PM
Congratulations, to the winners of the P99 Green Bard and Ranger Best of the Best events! Let me be the first to introduce you all to our Bard winners! In third place, Meaners the Minstrel, in second, Beaon the Troubadour, and in first place, Melatunin the Virtuoso!

Additionally, please help me congratulate our Ranger winners! In third place, we have Bloodraven the Pathfinder, in second, Hektor the Outrider, and in first, Truz the Warder!

We hope everyone has enjoyed this chapter in the Best of the Best event series, and that you will join us next time, when our Clerics and Enchanters seek to find out who is the Best of the Best! Keep an eye on the P99 Green Sub-Forums for more information!

Gustoo
06-28-2021, 06:59 PM
Sweeet!