Our first Horde mode challenge is over and boy was it an interesting. After a rocky start due to about 5 people failing show up to play. We spent about 20 – 30 minutes trying to sort out who was playing with who, shuffling teams and tearing our hair out. In the end, everything ended up OK. We ended up with 2 teams of 3 & one team of 4. Team XHolyschnikiesX & Team xXWhoDeyXx85 each had 3 members while Team Hughes03 had 4 members. All teams were drawn at random by a computerized randoming program. As a handicap, the Hughes03 team didn’t start until about 5 minutes after the other teams and Team Hughes03 also gave the other teams an extra 5 minutes at the end. This brings the grand total of handicap to 10 minutes. Based on rankings, kills, stats, etc. the teams were pretty balanced, especially with the 10 minute handicap for the 3 man teams.

Finally, the most important part…who won…Check out the results below to see who was on each team and who made it the farthest.

Note: We played to 50 rounds or until 1:00AM, at which time the ruling was based on which team made it the farthest in the Horde rounds.

1st Place:

Team Hughes03 – LVL. 36
Hughes03 – Team Leader
CurdledLizard
pikminlink
Slade Kechara

2nd Place:

Team xXWhoDeyXx85 – LVL. 35
xXWhoDeyXx85 – Team Leader
Snugtasslehoff
XxL0B0T0M1Z3DxX

3rd Place:

Team XHolyschnikiesX – LVL. 30
XHolyschnikiesX - Team Leader
DinoKiller999
WildCody123

We also decided to rank up some members based on their performance in the Horde mode challenge. The members who rank up are those who had the most kills on their team, except for the chairman. The players who rank up are: CurdledLizard, WildCody123, Snugtasslehoff & XxLoBoToM1ZeDxX. Two people were ranked up from Team xXWhoDeyXx85 based on a technicality. Congrats to everyone who ranked up!

We’d also like to thank everyone who participated in the Horde mode challenge. It was a lot of fun and we’ll definitely have to do it again. As a last minute note, Slade Kechara is the member who suggested a Horde mode challenge. Slade, we’re ranking you up too! Thanks for the suggestion!

Thanks everyone! Keep an eye on the website for the next challenge / tournament.

Be sure to check out the member of the week!

Gears of War Addict Member of The Week, Week 5

Gears of War Addict Horde Mode Challenge #1 is over. Check the results post for details.

Gears of War Addict Horde Challenge #1 Results

Round Details:

Game Type: Horde
Total Rounds: 50
Map: Jacinto
Difficulty: Normal
Friendly Fire: Off

Teams:

Team Whodey
xXWhoDeyXx85-Team Leader
Snugtasslehoff
XxL0B0T0M1Z3DxX

Team Schnikies
XHolyschnikiesX-Team Leader
DinoKiller999
WildCody123

Team Hughes
Hughes03-Team Leader
CurdledLizard
pikminlink
Slade Kechara

GWA chat will be up around 10:00p.m. EST, Check back.

Game Type: Horde
Total Rounds: 50
Map: Jacinto
Difficulty: Normal
Friendly Fire: Off

*If we don’t hear from you, we will assume you are not participating!*

This Horde mode challenges will feature teams of 5, all hosted by a Gears of War Addict Chairman or General. Each team will play with the exact same game type specifications and the matches will begin at the exact same time. The teams will race to see who can complete the goal number of rounds first. The hosting Chairman or General will report to the others when their team has finished all rounds. The times will be recorded and reported by the official. The decisions of the Gears of War Addict Chairmen & Generals are final and non-disputable.

The tournament will be open to Gears of War Addict clan members and their friends. Anyone who chooses to participate in this Challenge, leave a reply to this post letting us know you’re in and if you’re bringing a friend. If you are bringing a friend, leave their GT so we can place them in the roster. The deadline to enter is Friday, May 1st @ 11:59 P.M.  After we figure out how many players we have, we’ll set the teams. The Horde Challenge will be held Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 @ 10:00pm EST.

*If we don’t hear from you, we will assume you are not participating!*