Squad Up
What is Squad Up
Squad Up is a week long event geared at community interaction while we are all stuck at home due to the Corona Virus. I personally know this past month has been tough for a lot of you, so I wanted to organize an event that is geared at meeting new people in the community and playing games together. All you need to participate is be a sub in the discord. So if you subbed at some point during MOMAM, you should be good to go. This is not a replacement for Discord Wars, but more of a lead up to Discord Wars. So don't worry, your favorite food debate event is still on schedule for June!
So this is how it's going to work. The week will consist of two ways of participating. Leaderboard Competition + Friendly Scheduled Community events planned throughout the week. Whether you like to compete for prizes, or just want to chill and meet new people, Squad Up is an event for you!
LEADERBOARD COMPETITION
The Leaderboard competition will consist of 5 games that will be taking place throughout the week. Each game is its own leaderboard. Which means you can participate in one game or all 5, and still have chance at prizes. So if you see a game you don't like, don't play! We realize this list of games might not fit everyone, but trying to find group games that are easy to access or affordable is really tough.
The format is simple. There will be two ways of registering for each event. You can register as a duo, or you can register as a free agent (solo). Duo's will be paired with a random free agent and they will form a squad or team and compete against others doing the same. The reasoning behind this stems from wanting new people to meet others in the community. If we let you pick your entire team, it would be hard for new subs to find teammates. If you're new to the community, and don't know anyone, we promise we'll pair you up with a solid group, so don't be afraid to fill out the free-agents! Sign ups begin today, and will close Saturday night. We'll then post the teams on Sunday April 5th at 8 PM EST, and from that point it's game on. (DISCLAIMER - If you sign up, please make sure you're committed to the game that you choose, it will really suck if a person has to drop out in the middle of the event. This does not mean you have to be available 24/7, but having a set time to be able to play with people would be good!)
SCHEDULE
Game List + Goals
Call of Duty: Warzone
This one is pretty straight forward. Squad's of 3 competing to get as many Wins as possible over the course of the week. You'll submit each victory via a submission form with a picture of the W. Leaderboard will reflect each team's current scores. Warzone is FREE on Battlenet, so as long as you have the PC to game, this one is for everyone.
Old Runescape Group Ironman Quest Point Challenge
While Group Ironman isn't officially a thing yet, we wanted to set up our own little small variation of this idea. In groups of three, players will play through the member portion of Runescape and get as many quest points as possible as a group. At the end of the week, we'll tally how many the entire group has in quest points, and we'll crown the winner. You must make a normal non-ironman account, and you can only trade within the three people in your group. You're probably wondering, doesn't this cost money? Well if you want to play, we have a few generous people in the community who are willing to purchase you a bond so that you can play for free. So if you're interested, and don't have the $ to participate, feel free to DM Iateyourpie or Supreme, and we'll find someone who can get you a bond.
Pokemon Showdown
This one has been requested by a lot of people for Discord Wars for a long time, and I'm excited to give it a shot during Squad Up. This competition will be broken up into two events. The League + The Tournament.
The League
For the course of a week, squads of three will all be competing in the Gen 8 Random battle ladder. You'll make a new account specifically for this event. (Example SQUAD-Iateyourpie) At the end of the week, we'll tally up the AVERAGE ELO of the three members, and that will be your team ELO. Team with the highest ELO will take first place. You'll also all be required to play at least 10 Matches each to ensure there is no cheesing for a good rating then stopping.
The Tournament
At the end of the week on Sunday Afternoon at 12 PM EST, we will then host an In Discord Tournament that will also be teams of 3. You can stay in with your original 3's, or you can try and find a new team if people aren't able to make the tournament. We'll set up teams the day of with a Day of Registration form. Format will be best of 3. Each member will square off against another member. So Player A of Team 1, could face Player C of Team 2. First to two wins. We'll crown a winner and I'll be personally doing commentary on the tournament as it happens. Format = Gen 8 Random Battle.
Blind Game SRL Relay Race
During the week, we'll be hosting a 3 game blind relay race. The games that are chosen will be short 1-2 hour goals where each member of the team will choose one game. When one person finishes the first game, they will pass it on to their teammate to play the next game and the same process follows for the third. I will be re streaming this on my channel and commentating it. First team to finish will win! Be sure to set up an account on SRL as soon as possible. You will also be required to stream this. We will hook you up with all the programs you need to play the games, just have a Twitch + SRL account ready to go! The race will be happening on Thursday April 9th at 7 PM EST! Games will also announced before the event starts.
Lord of the Rings Online
Now I know what you're thinking. "LOTRO SUCKS." While this game may not be your cup of tea, remember you are not required to play any of these games to win prizes, they are just options for people who want them. LOTRO returns because recently the developers of the game announced that the game is 100% free until the end of April. So you have full access to the entire game. No more getting owned by pay to play, you can go where you want, and do what you want. The format for this will be similar to Discord Wars. You'll form a fellowship of three and get through as much of the Main Quest story as you possibly can in a week. Fellowship that gets the furthest wins. If you're looking for a chill game to meet other people, this one is for you. If you are participating, be sure to use the GLADDEN server. Thanks.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
If a week long competition isn't your thing, we've got some cool events planned that are meant to be a more laid back atmosphere that encourages people to meet and game!
Wednesday Minecraft Night
Come join us in a night full of Minecraft! We'll start out the night w/ a round of Ultra Hardcore Minecraft! After that's done, we're all going on an adventure through a hand picked Adventure Map by Sabby! If you're new to minecraft or a veteran, you're sure to have a good time!
Friday Night Community Field Day
Do you remember when you were young, and your school held a field day? If you're unfamiliar with it, it was basically an event typically held outside where you went to different stations and played different games hosted by teachers and staff. Well we're taking that concept and putting in the discord. A bunch of mods within the community will be hosting their own game that you can join a voice call on and play with other subs. Want to race Mario Kart w/ Supreme? Want to join an N64 Mania race? Want to play scrabble w/ Sabby? Well here's your chance to do so. We'll have a complete list of what will be offered on Friday, but we promise there will be plenty of options.
Saturday Night Table Top Simulator Field Day
Table Top Simulator night has been a really popular community night that's been hosted by Mokoyoko for some time! We wanted to take that idea, and open it up in a grand way! So mods will all be hosting their own TTS games that you can join and play. Don't have TTS? We have a group of generous people within the community that have already pledged to help buy copies for people who want to play. Simply reach out to Iateyourpie or Supreme via DM, and we'll do our best to get you a copy! The format is very similar to Friday's event, just with boardgames! We'll have a full list of games and who is hosting once Saturday rolls around!
Sunday Night Club Siiva + Mafia
To conclude the event, we'll be having a Club Siiva show which leads into a late night of mafia at 8 PM EST. For those that are unfamiliar with Club Siiva, think of it as a music request party, but only songs from this Youtube Channel. It's a fun of good video game mash ups and jamming with buds all hosted on my channel. After the club has closed,we'll head over to the Mafia.gg afterparty and play some chill mafia games to close out the week. Winners of the raffle will be able to use their song THIS NIGHT.
PRIZES
Just like any other discord event, I wanted to have some cool prizes for those that participated. So we went about it two ways. You can win by simply placing in the top of leaderboard, OR by participating. Here's a rundown on what the prizes are, and how they will be distributed
First Place On Leaderboard gets
2nd Place on Leaderboard
3rd Place on Leaderboard
Participation Reward
Raffle Prize - 3 Winners
CHOOSE A GAME GRAND PRIZE
You can win entry into this via 1st place in the leaderboard or through the raffle. I'll randomly pick a name out of those that qualify, and the winner gets to pick a game that I'll play on stream for one day. I have the right to veto, and the game is a one day game.
So that's the week! If you've been hesitant to introduce yourself, this is a great opportunity to find new friends within the pie community or try some new games! We're excited to see how this week goes, and we're even more excited for Discord Wars 4 in June. So hopefully this will hold you over till then! Below are all the registration links for each event!
Squad Up is a week long event geared at community interaction while we are all stuck at home due to the Corona Virus. I personally know this past month has been tough for a lot of you, so I wanted to organize an event that is geared at meeting new people in the community and playing games together. All you need to participate is be a sub in the discord. So if you subbed at some point during MOMAM, you should be good to go. This is not a replacement for Discord Wars, but more of a lead up to Discord Wars. So don't worry, your favorite food debate event is still on schedule for June!
So this is how it's going to work. The week will consist of two ways of participating. Leaderboard Competition + Friendly Scheduled Community events planned throughout the week. Whether you like to compete for prizes, or just want to chill and meet new people, Squad Up is an event for you!
LEADERBOARD COMPETITION
The Leaderboard competition will consist of 5 games that will be taking place throughout the week. Each game is its own leaderboard. Which means you can participate in one game or all 5, and still have chance at prizes. So if you see a game you don't like, don't play! We realize this list of games might not fit everyone, but trying to find group games that are easy to access or affordable is really tough.
The format is simple. There will be two ways of registering for each event. You can register as a duo, or you can register as a free agent (solo). Duo's will be paired with a random free agent and they will form a squad or team and compete against others doing the same. The reasoning behind this stems from wanting new people to meet others in the community. If we let you pick your entire team, it would be hard for new subs to find teammates. If you're new to the community, and don't know anyone, we promise we'll pair you up with a solid group, so don't be afraid to fill out the free-agents! Sign ups begin today, and will close Saturday night. We'll then post the teams on Sunday April 5th at 8 PM EST, and from that point it's game on. (DISCLAIMER - If you sign up, please make sure you're committed to the game that you choose, it will really suck if a person has to drop out in the middle of the event. This does not mean you have to be available 24/7, but having a set time to be able to play with people would be good!)
SCHEDULE
Game List + Goals
Call of Duty: Warzone
This one is pretty straight forward. Squad's of 3 competing to get as many Wins as possible over the course of the week. You'll submit each victory via a submission form with a picture of the W. Leaderboard will reflect each team's current scores. Warzone is FREE on Battlenet, so as long as you have the PC to game, this one is for everyone.
Old Runescape Group Ironman Quest Point Challenge
While Group Ironman isn't officially a thing yet, we wanted to set up our own little small variation of this idea. In groups of three, players will play through the member portion of Runescape and get as many quest points as possible as a group. At the end of the week, we'll tally how many the entire group has in quest points, and we'll crown the winner. You must make a normal non-ironman account, and you can only trade within the three people in your group. You're probably wondering, doesn't this cost money? Well if you want to play, we have a few generous people in the community who are willing to purchase you a bond so that you can play for free. So if you're interested, and don't have the $ to participate, feel free to DM Iateyourpie or Supreme, and we'll find someone who can get you a bond.
Pokemon Showdown
This one has been requested by a lot of people for Discord Wars for a long time, and I'm excited to give it a shot during Squad Up. This competition will be broken up into two events. The League + The Tournament.
The League
For the course of a week, squads of three will all be competing in the Gen 8 Random battle ladder. You'll make a new account specifically for this event. (Example SQUAD-Iateyourpie) At the end of the week, we'll tally up the AVERAGE ELO of the three members, and that will be your team ELO. Team with the highest ELO will take first place. You'll also all be required to play at least 10 Matches each to ensure there is no cheesing for a good rating then stopping.
The Tournament
At the end of the week on Sunday Afternoon at 12 PM EST, we will then host an In Discord Tournament that will also be teams of 3. You can stay in with your original 3's, or you can try and find a new team if people aren't able to make the tournament. We'll set up teams the day of with a Day of Registration form. Format will be best of 3. Each member will square off against another member. So Player A of Team 1, could face Player C of Team 2. First to two wins. We'll crown a winner and I'll be personally doing commentary on the tournament as it happens. Format = Gen 8 Random Battle.
Blind Game SRL Relay Race
During the week, we'll be hosting a 3 game blind relay race. The games that are chosen will be short 1-2 hour goals where each member of the team will choose one game. When one person finishes the first game, they will pass it on to their teammate to play the next game and the same process follows for the third. I will be re streaming this on my channel and commentating it. First team to finish will win! Be sure to set up an account on SRL as soon as possible. You will also be required to stream this. We will hook you up with all the programs you need to play the games, just have a Twitch + SRL account ready to go! The race will be happening on Thursday April 9th at 7 PM EST! Games will also announced before the event starts.
Lord of the Rings Online
Now I know what you're thinking. "LOTRO SUCKS." While this game may not be your cup of tea, remember you are not required to play any of these games to win prizes, they are just options for people who want them. LOTRO returns because recently the developers of the game announced that the game is 100% free until the end of April. So you have full access to the entire game. No more getting owned by pay to play, you can go where you want, and do what you want. The format for this will be similar to Discord Wars. You'll form a fellowship of three and get through as much of the Main Quest story as you possibly can in a week. Fellowship that gets the furthest wins. If you're looking for a chill game to meet other people, this one is for you. If you are participating, be sure to use the GLADDEN server. Thanks.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
If a week long competition isn't your thing, we've got some cool events planned that are meant to be a more laid back atmosphere that encourages people to meet and game!
Wednesday Minecraft Night
Come join us in a night full of Minecraft! We'll start out the night w/ a round of Ultra Hardcore Minecraft! After that's done, we're all going on an adventure through a hand picked Adventure Map by Sabby! If you're new to minecraft or a veteran, you're sure to have a good time!
Friday Night Community Field Day
Do you remember when you were young, and your school held a field day? If you're unfamiliar with it, it was basically an event typically held outside where you went to different stations and played different games hosted by teachers and staff. Well we're taking that concept and putting in the discord. A bunch of mods within the community will be hosting their own game that you can join a voice call on and play with other subs. Want to race Mario Kart w/ Supreme? Want to join an N64 Mania race? Want to play scrabble w/ Sabby? Well here's your chance to do so. We'll have a complete list of what will be offered on Friday, but we promise there will be plenty of options.
Saturday Night Table Top Simulator Field Day
Table Top Simulator night has been a really popular community night that's been hosted by Mokoyoko for some time! We wanted to take that idea, and open it up in a grand way! So mods will all be hosting their own TTS games that you can join and play. Don't have TTS? We have a group of generous people within the community that have already pledged to help buy copies for people who want to play. Simply reach out to Iateyourpie or Supreme via DM, and we'll do our best to get you a copy! The format is very similar to Friday's event, just with boardgames! We'll have a full list of games and who is hosting once Saturday rolls around!
Sunday Night Club Siiva + Mafia
To conclude the event, we'll be having a Club Siiva show which leads into a late night of mafia at 8 PM EST. For those that are unfamiliar with Club Siiva, think of it as a music request party, but only songs from this Youtube Channel. It's a fun of good video game mash ups and jamming with buds all hosted on my channel. After the club has closed,we'll head over to the Mafia.gg afterparty and play some chill mafia games to close out the week. Winners of the raffle will be able to use their song THIS NIGHT.
PRIZES
Just like any other discord event, I wanted to have some cool prizes for those that participated. So we went about it two ways. You can win by simply placing in the top of leaderboard, OR by participating. Here's a rundown on what the prizes are, and how they will be distributed
First Place On Leaderboard gets
- $50 E-Shop Card
- Name put in Raffle to pick a game for Pie to Play on Stream
- 6 Entries to Mafia/Jackbox Night. Can be used back to back if they want
2nd Place on Leaderboard
- 4 Entries to Mafia/Jackbox Night. Can be used back to back if they want
3rd Place on Leaderboard
- 2 Entries to Mafia/Jackbox Night. Can be used back to back if they want
Participation Reward
- Each game you participate in, you’ll receive one entry into a raffle
Raffle Prize - 3 Winners
- $50 Eshop Card
- 5 Entries to Mafia/Jackbox Night. Can be used back to back if they want
- One Week of a Trash Emote
- One Game of Copy Pasta
- 3 Guaranteed Songs on Club Siiva (Review Pending)
- Get entered into the Choose-a-Game Grand Prize
CHOOSE A GAME GRAND PRIZE
You can win entry into this via 1st place in the leaderboard or through the raffle. I'll randomly pick a name out of those that qualify, and the winner gets to pick a game that I'll play on stream for one day. I have the right to veto, and the game is a one day game.
So that's the week! If you've been hesitant to introduce yourself, this is a great opportunity to find new friends within the pie community or try some new games! We're excited to see how this week goes, and we're even more excited for Discord Wars 4 in June. So hopefully this will hold you over till then! Below are all the registration links for each event!
CoD: Warzone
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OSRS Challenge
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Pokemon Showdown
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SRL Relay Race
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