Avalon: Griffon (Saturday 20th August)

[Challenger #001]

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Avalon: Griffon - Odessa Keys Is Not Enough

The Griffon is a legendary beast of European folklore with the forehalf of a predatory bird, most typically an eagle, and the hindquarters of a big feline, typically a lion. Continuing the theme of naming Avalons after mythical flying creatures, I have returned from Turkey after a long absence of these competitions to once again throw this wide open to my many friends on the forum and on the Playstation Network. Lets' fly once more!

For those new to the Avalon Experience, this is a full day of races run by Wipers for other Wipers. Whilst you might occasionally bump into other friends while playing online, Avalon brings the community together and fun is had, rivalries are settled and we get some smashing videos, typically from novide. These events used to be hosted over a full weekend Grand Prix by kanar and Dark_Phantom_89, but with no disrespect to either fantastic pilot, I thought that a single intensive day would be less stressful and difficult to organise than a full weekend, especially with the majority of us in the middle of a fairly hectic lifestyle at the moment.

I have decided to change the Avalon theme slightly for this one, to try and bring in as many pilots of different abilities and skills as is possible. Going by the theme we have with our chosen mythical creature, I am dividing this Avalon competition into three categories, determined by how the griffon will catch its' prey.

The Beak - Slow and deadly. You see the screeching eagle's hooked beak come towards you and there's nothing you can do as it rips apart methodically, relishing in the slow and deadly attack. These will be Flash events.

The Claws - You've barely seen them coming. A kick out with the hind legs of the feline and you're bleeding, falling from the sky. You can barely see the griffon, because it's already on the other side of the world. These will be Phantom events.

The Talons - straight up and front. There's no dodging these, and you know it's going to hurt. You need to be a special kind of pilot to dodge these wicked things. These are Eliminator and Zone Battle Events

By splitting this Avalon into three seperate parts, I not only make it more easy for people to find and host specific types of events, but also canvass more people. You can choose to race in pure Claw events if you so wish, or dip back and forth between the lot of them. You'll find specific hosters for the types of events by their PSN comment tag.

If you're interested in hosting for a particular league, PM me or message on this thread. We should be able to collect at least two for each to manage the day. If you're hunting for me online during the day, I will be flying a Zone Battle Qirex Fury.

Avalon Competitions:


Grand Prix - 2x 5 Lap Phantom Race/4 Lap Flash Race - 1 with weapons, 1 without - Pilot Assist Off - Barrel Roll On - Weapon Hints Off

Endurance - 2x 20 Lap Phantom Race/16 Lap Flash Race - 1 with weapons, 1 without - Pilot Assist Off - Barrel Roll On - Weapon Hints Off

Demolition Derby - Eliminator - Target is 100 x (Number of players in Room) - Pilot Assist Off - Barrel Roll Off - Weapon Hints Off

(Zone Battle events will be held at a target at the discretion of the hoster)


=====> All times are GMT (UK TIME) <=====

Host Crew:

(EURO ZONE)
Challenger #001 - Claw/Talon/Beak
kanar - Claw
Colonel__Gadaffi - Talon
Dark_Phantom_89 - Claw

(NORTH AMERICA ZONE)

(OCEANIA ZONE)

Feel free to let me know if you're interested to host with us. The unique objective is to offer a good game for everyone, at any time, all over the week-end.

PSN Chat Rooms:
WOzone
WOArena
Avalon Lounge

Please let me know if you would like an Avalon chat room invite over the PSN.

Important Links:
WipEout Arena Chatbox: [/URL]
Avalon Racing League Social Group: http://www.wipeoutzone.com/forum/group.php?groupid=4 (http://http://wipeoutarena.forumsactifs.net/)
WipEout Rankings Site: [url]http://wipeout.servemp3.com/wipeout/
Mumble Installation Thread: http://www.wipeoutzone.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7766

Current HD Weapons Off Race Records:

Current Pulse Weapons Off Race Records:

FORWARD:

WHITE:
Vineta K: yeldar2097 | 1.41.11

Talon's Junction: AlbinoAce | 1.52.51
Anulpha Pass: yeldar2097 | 1.51.65

Moa Therma: MrSmadSmartAlex | 1.57.41
Moa Therma: yeldar2097 | 1.59.55

Metropia: AlbinoAce | 1.36.44
Chenghou Project: yeldar2097 | 2.00.87

Arc Prime: MrSmadSmartAlex | 1.52.26
Metropia: yeldar2097 | 1.45.11

De Konstruct: MrSmadSmartAlex | 1.40.01
Sebenco Climb: Elois-13 | 1.58.35

Tech De Ra: MrSmadSmartAlex | 1.49.17
Ubermall: yeldar2097 | 1.48.58

The Amphiseum: MrSmadSmartAlex | 2:04.02
Sol 2: yeldar2097 | 1.42.57

Fort Gale: AlbinoAce | 2:02.58
Talon's Junction: yeldar2097 | 1.56.62

Basilico: MrSmadSmartAlex | 1.26.58
The Amphiseum: yeldar2097 | 2.17.03

Platinum Rush: MrSmadSmartAlex | 1.44.34
Modesto Heights: yeldar2097 | 1.45.81

Vertica: INFAXSU | 1.35.23
Tech De Ra: yeldar2097 | 1.54.17

Outpost 7: AlbinoAce | 1.51.53
Syncopia: yeldar2097 | 1.49.83

REVERSE:

BLACK:
Vineta K: yeldar2097 | 1.40.64

Talon's Junction: INFAXSU | 1.53.50

Anulpha Pass: yeldar2097 | 1.52.39

Moa Therma: MrSmadSmartAlex | 1.57.36

Moa Therma: yeldar2097 | 2.00.73

Metropia: MrSmadSmartAlex | 1.43.53

Chenghou Project: yeldar2097 | 1.55.19

Arc Prime: MrSmadSmartAlex | 1:50.37

Metropia: yeldar2097 | 1.45.40

De Konstruct: MrSmadSmartAlex | 1:41.47

Sebenco Climb: yeldar2097 | 1.56.19

Tech De Ra: MrSmadSmartAlex | 1.47.95

Ubermall: yeldar2097 | 1.48.20

The Amphiseum: INFAXSU | 2.11.09

Sol 2: yeldar2097 | 1.44.26

Fort Gale: MrSmadSmartAlex | 2.03.69

Talon's Junction: Dark_Phantom_89 |1.51.85 (NEW!)

Basilico: MrSmadSmartAlex | 1.33.61

The Amphiseum: yeldar2097 | 2.09.40

Platinum Rush: MrSmadSmartAlex | 1.45.43

Modesto Heights: yeldar2097 | 1.43.48

Vertica: MrSmadSmartAlex | 1.47.30

Tech De Ra: Elois-13 | 1.55.94

Outpost 7: MrSmadSmartAlex | 1.53.82


Current Endurance Race Records - Weapons Off:

FORWARD:

Vineta K: yeldar2097 | 6.45.40
Anulpha Pass: Wotan | 7.28.66
Moa Therma: Wotan | 7.58.95
Chenghou Project: yeldar2097 | 8.09.63
Metropia: yeldar2097 | 7.00.07
Sebenco Climb: yeldar2097 | 7.57.89
Ubermall: yeldar2097 | 7.17.08
Sol 2 : yeldar2097 | 6.53.41
Talon's Junction: yeldar2097 | 7.48.69
The Amphiseum: Dark_Phantom_89 | 9.15.05
Modesto Heights: yeldar2097 | 7.08.62
Tech De Ra: Dark_Phantom_89 | 7.43.85

REVERSE:

Vineta K: Wotan | 6.45.93
Anulpha Pass: yeldar2097 | 7.28.86
Moa Therma: Luxoflux | 7.58.52
Chenghou Project: Dark_Phantom_89 | 7.53.54
Metropia: yeldar2097 | 7.02.53
Sebenco Climb: yeldar2097 | 7.47.44
Ubermall: Wotan | 7.20.76
Sol 2: Luxoflux | 7.01.42
Talon's Junction: Dark_Phantom_89 | 7:50:49
The Amphiseum: nutcase:259 | 8.55.98
Modesto Heights: yeldar2097 | 6.58.08
Tech De Ra: Dark_Phantom_89 | 7.50.49

Current Endurance Race Records - Weapons On:

FORWARD:

Vineta K: Dark_Phantom_89 | 6.45.69
Anulpha Pass: Dark_Phantom_89 | 7.29.62
Moa Therma: yeldar2097 | 7.59.11
Chenghou Project: Woopzilla | 8.14.09
Metropia: Rezatron | 7.15.09
Sebenco Climb: Flaflasat | 7.56.90
Ubermall: Dark_Phantom_89 | 7.05.84
Sol 2 : Dark_Phantom_89 | 6.51.84
Talon's Junction: z1r0rEi | 7.58.62
The Amphiseum: Dark_Phantom_89 | 9.13.19
Modesto Heights: Dark_Phantom_89 | 7.04.89
Tech De Ra: Flaflasat | 7.54.45

REVERSE:

Vineta K: Dark_Phantom_89 | 6.47.85
Anulpha Pass: IDReaper | 7.30.66
Moa Therma: Dark_Phantom_89 | 8.11.21
Chenghou Project: triboy | 7.53.63
Metropia: Dark_Phantom_89 | 7.09.34
Sebenco Climb: triboy | 7.52.56
Ubermall: Xtriko | 7.32.95
Sol 2: hacenetchik | 7.09.55
The Amphiseum: yeldar2097 | 8.33.03
Modesto Heights: hacenetchik | 6.58.49
Tech De Ra: Dark_Phantom_89 | 7.42.35

[kanar]

woaw great stuff, & I really like what you're trying to do with these avalon events. Massive kudos for the dedication Chall :). I'll do my best to join this one, claw style ;)

[Colonel]

Excellent, count me in. And I'm more than happy to host the "talons" room if you like, although I'm going to do more phantom SRs this time :)

[trackripper]

Wow. I'll try to make this my first Avalon ever then :) Can't say I can host rooms though I'm afraid, it's just not possible for me to stay on more than an hour and a bit, but will do my best to join in :)

[UB3R~JKP]

Be turning up for this, yo! :+

[greenymac]

I'll be working... but not all day! Count me in. I havent been playing enough wipeout lately... Need to get back on the grind. I borrowed uncharted 2 from a friend so I could give it a playthrough because I hadnt gotten around to it yet.

[Challenger #001]

Good to hear you're back on board Gadaffi - I was hoping you'd be there as Talon Master. :) I knew we could count on you.

Trackripper, welcome to Avalon. I'm sure you'll love the day.

Kanar, thanks for the kind words again. Make sure you turn up actually this time! :P Get some more Frenchmen to join as well if you can.

[Rennfisch]

It's not sure but I'll try to come. :)

Hopefully there's someone who wants to host "the Beak". :?

[trackripper]

Aww, just checked and I think I'm away that weekend. :(

[Medusa]

! I work a 24 hour shift that day. Nice timing, Challenger. :mr-t

*It's okay. I forgive you.

[UB3R~JKP]

http://www.livestream.com/ub3rr00m I will be streaming some Avalon live through this channel. ;)

[Dark_Phantom_89]

Awesome stuff UB3R! :rock

Put me down for the Phantom stuff. I'll host some rooms.

[Challenger #001]

Done. If we can't find a Beak pilot before the day, I'll take over running Flash Rooms, seeing as we have some volunteers for Claws already.

Also, we're thinking of doing a Nations match on the night - Scotland vs Poland. Poles, are you interested?

[Colonel]

I know slow-train was interested in running the flash room Chal.

[Challenger #001]

That's good to hear if it's the case. If not, maybe our very own semi-finalist Bazzman would like to help out? Or do you know any other flash nuts, Gadaffi? If someone could contact Slow-Train for me, that would be helpful considering he's blocked me. ion-harvest, maybe you could help out? I don't wanna leave this Griffon de-beaked.

--- Update ---

Planned for the evening...

The Celtic Alliance vs Team Poland

Confirmed Pilots (More hopefully incoming)
challenger001 (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/22px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png)
TarquinFarqhuar (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/22px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png)
Tiduch (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/22px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png)
triboy (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/22px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png)
zero3growlithe (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/22px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png)
Colonel__Gadaffi (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/22px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png)

[Colonel]

If you need a hand hosting the flash races I'll gladly help Chal. I do a lot of flash anyway, so it's no hassle.

What time are we starting by the way?

[greenymac]

Awesome that you'll be streaming UBER. I'll definitely have some friends from video game chats join the stream and watch.:+

[Medusa]

Turns out I'll get to show up for a bit on Saturday (late) at least. :rock Yay!

[Challenger #001]

Thanks Medusa, will be good to see you.

Unfortunately guys, Uber's contacted me to tell me that he's out for Avalon, and so is Kieran. As far as I can tell, this means we're out of luck for both the livestream and a full Scotland on Poland match, given that there are only two of us flying.

So unless we can find another Scot, or we change Team Scotland to the Celtic Alliance and find a Welshman, Irishman, Manxman, Breton or Cornishman to take up a third slot, the nations match is off. :S

[Medusa]

Well, I've got a bit of Irish in me. (along with other bits ;) ) I'd really slow you pros down if you were to slum it like that, however.

[Challenger #001]

Everyone's got a bit of Irish in them somewhere. I do myself from my mother's side, even though my family used to be Welsh nobility waaay back.

I think we'd have to have adjudication on the best claim to being a Celt.

Alternatively, we could exploit a little loophole - according to the Celtic Nations webpage, it includes Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Brittany, the Isle of Man and Cornwall... but apparently Galicia in Spain is petitioning to join as well. So we could take on a Spanish pilot considering there's no Team Mediterrania as of yet.

[Colonel]

I'm half Irish and half Welsh so count me in Chal :)

[Challenger #001]

Superb. We can still accept another pilot if one comes forward with good enough Celtic ancestry. ^^

Poland, are you guys OK with hosting the Reverse HD tracks while we host the Forward ones? I'll also need a Polish Endurance race from you guys - I think Scotland's home race has always been Ubermall Reverse, so I'll keep it like that for us.

[UB3R~JKP]

Gutted i'm missing this but hopefully with the formation of the Celtic alliance we can start up regular national matches, even outside of Avalon. :+

[greenymac]

Also theres an IRC chanel that me ad Pyro made that has been a lil quiet lately. ( I've been busy and I'm sure the other guys have been too.) It's open to anyone who wants to chat there between races if you have the ability to be on PSN and on a PC at the same time. direction to get to the IRC channel can be found here.
http://www.wipeoutzone.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8180&highlight=channel

[Colonel]

Here's a rough idea of the rooms I'll be hosting tomorrow. Times are approximate and will be shifted around to fit in with the other events taking place:

9am - Flash Eliminator

12pm - Zone Battle

4pm - Flash Single Race

11pm - Phantom Eliminator

:D

[Dark_Phantom_89]

Can't say that my hosting will be as varied as the Colonel's I'm afraid. I'll only be doing Phantom single races, 1 weps on and 1 weps off per track.

Every 10th race, I'll do an enduro.

[kanar]

same as you DP, I'll try to pop up at some points during the day, if necessary I'll host claw style races (1 weapon 1 weapon off), & arh enduro if people are asking for it.

[Challenger #001]

Thanks Kanar, DP.

OK, real emergency now lads. I NEED CELTIC PILOTS. Tarquin's just dropped out leaving me as the sole Scot at the moment. So I know you're all busy and everything, but if you know a Scot, a Welshman, an Irishman, a Manxman, a Cornishman, a Breton or a Galician that plays Phantom, I NEED THEM NOW.

Thanks.

[greenymac]

Brother Chal, I'd fly with you anyday, but I fail to meet any of those criteria...Curse this brown skin:blarg. LOL.

[CLB_Gio]

hey everyone! its gonna be very fun all this also i would apreaciate the people that can help to get the bling brigade trophy thx in advance ill be trying to play at mid day and afternoon :)

[CLB_Gio]

THX!!!!!! thx to challenger and other guys that i dont remember :p.....i just got the bling brigade trophy!!!! thx so much!!! :D

[Challenger #001]

No problem CLB. ;) Give your thanks to DreamyElf, Z1r0r1e, Dark_Phantom_89, Erich123, Andybob35 and Ragsus. ^^

Also, though I don't wanna mess with the beautiful record boards other people have worked so tirelessly to create, we had our first ever proper Avalon Flash session this time - one race weps on, one race weps off, then Enduro at the end. We did a 16 lap Flash Endurance on Anulpha Pass and the winner was ACE-FLO with a time of 7.48.11, almost 20 seconds up the road from me in second. Well done man. :clap

[Colonel]

Gutted I didn't get to have some flash races with you all, especially the legendary Ace. But the phantom room developed very nicely indeed.

Having a break at the moment, few beers and a few glasses of wine with a friend, but I'll be back on in a couple of hours for some more carnage. It's been a great day so far I have to say :)

[greenymac]

I havent joined in the phantom rooms as i have been indoctrinating new pilots:rock:rock:rock...The wipeout GODS must be appeased with new pilots or they will pour down their wrath upon us.

[kanar]

sorry lads, got trapped the entire day. Seems like you had a blast, which is great. Long life to avalon!

[trackripper]

Sounds pretty fun, gutted that I missed out, but I had a concert and that took the whole day 'cause of travel etc etc.

[Medusa]

I had great fun for the bits I caught at the last, thanks all. It was a pleasure. And my friend's first comment was "This is insane!" I think her eyes bugged out of her head. :lol

She's never seen online racing like this before. Mwahaha. Too bad she missed the parts where the framerate was slowing down crazily due to everybody being crazy trigger-happy super-phantom nuts!

[Colonel]

Just wanted to say I had a great day on Saturday. Many thanks to Challenger for organising it, and to everybody who showed up. A good variety of rooms, and it was still going strong when I finally called it a day, that was at about 2am. I've learnt my lesson though, next time no booze! Can't do the "drunken master" thing, more like "drunken idiot".

Got some cracking video of the Zone Battle and some Phantom SRs, which I will link to when they're all uploaded.

:clap

Edit: By the way I took a note of my stats at the beginning and end of the day and I did 121 races, totalling 6hrs 38mins of gameplay. Good going, but can do better ;)

[Oryx Crake]

I kinda got into it on the tail end of things this time around :paperbag but it was a blast! Though you kept eliminating me medusa, which is something I must pay you back for, but with a smile you did stay a classy eliminator person, :) rockets from canada with love-style! The best kind of rockets you can have shoved up the exhaust at 1000 km/h :)

Seriously it was great flying about with you crazy critters again and a special shout out to Ragsus Maxima for the awesome hosting in the wee hours of the night.

[xtriko]

Last saturday I finally went back to wipeout (for a few hours lol). I had the oportunity to race many awesome pilots. some recent players and some old hardcore legends. but most of all, i could taste again the feeling of playing wipeout with good friends. I already said this to someone, don't remember who lol. for me, avalon isn't about winning races. its about having fun while playing with friends. that's why almost all my avalon events i was Drunk xD kanar used to be my partner on this ehehe. now I think Colonel__Gaddafi will join us aahaha. I felt really rusty and I totally wasn't confortable playing, but it was great! Just want to say Thanks to you all :) PS! Special thanks to:
novide & luna_bgd
for what? FOR KILLING ME! BASTARDS! AHAHAHA

I didn't record anything because, this was really unexpected :S

see you soon pilots :)

[novide]

Big THX to Challenger & Colonel_Gaddafi and all pilots taking part! :rock

i had a lot of fun :)

Xtriko u know: SPARTA ;)

here some vids:
Avalon Phantom Races (http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4A5FCC37A947C204)

Avalon Flash Races (http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0C685966F9095185)

Avalon 3 Zone Battles and 1 Eliminator (http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCE174380546E25A9)

[DreamyElf]

Thx all the pilots for the races! :rock
It was nice to race with all of you again after so long! :)

I'm sorry i couldn't stay longer, maybe next time!

Peace :)

[Challenger #001]

I think it's a big thank to all of you for making this Avalon so special. I'm sorry I couldn't be around for more of it, but life gets in the way at times. I'm sorry I couldn't get Flash and Phantom rooms arranged all the time for everyone, but Colonel__Gadaffi did a simply sterling job and I consider him to be the true champion of this month's Avalon. Hosting Zone Battles, Eliminators, Phantom and Flash rooms, joining Celtica as a Welsh representative for our match against Poland and all this while fighting a terrible camera, an angry fiancee and lots of alcohol... a better Wiper than I'll ever be.

Here's to the Colonel!

Now all we need to do is saddle up (ha) for Avalon: Pegasus... coming this September.

[Rennfisch]

Thanks for some great races with scary fast pilots! :clap

Next time I will take part again! :hyper

[Colonel]

Some videos from Saturday, hope you enjoy them (didn't manage to get any Elims or Flash SRs sadly):

Zone Battle 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r3VGbBMSGI)

Zone Battle 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHMzOIePiyg)

Phantom SR 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIlqiR0ppNI)

Phantom SR 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKtWUIvYZQM)

Channel Page (http://www.youtube.com/user/GaddafiColonel) (Saves a lot of messing about)

[guillaume]

Avalon Phantom Races (http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4A5FCC37A947C204)
Man, thanks for these!!
Really smooth internal view races!
I don't know how you can resist using some of your weapons though, that is some dedication to barrel rolling!
:clap

[Ragsus Maxima]

It was a great night indeed, especially when we had some races with elite pilots. Kudos for the recorders :).

A special shout out to Ragsus Maxima for the awesome hosting in the wee hours of the night.
And all began when I joined a Phantom room full of randoms, and several minutes later, you guys were appearing one by one, becoming the "random room" into the "Avalon Lounge". I should thank all of you too for making this possible. ;)

[Colonel]

That was some hardcore hosting you did Ragsus, how many hours straight?!?

[novide]

THX guillaume :)

[Ragsus Maxima]

That was some hardcore hosting you did Ragsus, how many hours straight?!?
If I'm not wrong, I was hosting until near 4:30 AM (GMT +1). :g

UPDATE: Finally I've uploaded my videos after an encoding living hell. Well, since I have a 4 ½ years old PC, I shouldn't be that upset :P.
I only could encode 4 videos and I did all the recording with my old CRT TV too, so don't expect too much about quality, but at least they have the enough to watch them without problems.

Phantom races
Sebenco Climb (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUHhz815Wv4)
The Amphiseum (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbVserlxkFk)

Zone battles
Vineta K (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkdq5RgmPWE)
The Amphiseum (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3zjVuoY6-Q)