PART 1
As you may know, I am the creator of a very popular topic on the “Information Kiosk†board entitled, “New Competition Suggestionsâ€. I can tell you that I never would have guessed this topic would be one of the most popular topics on the forums on the site! I do not know if you have taken the opportunity to view the topic thoroughly yourself but as indicated by the title of the topic, I have suggested many new ideas for competition on the site and I think you will find most of the proposals to be quite thought-provoking. But, before I begin, these are all the members involved in helping me with these proposals in one way or another:
RPGnutter, Thorn, F-Man, mike89, SadisticMystic, blueblaze, douglas, magnum12, Marth, PsyBorg, Groudon199, Shadow Jacky, eredani, eggFL
Now, let me introduce all of the proposals found within our topic, then, I will proceed to discuss each of them in greater detail. So, with hopes of not losing your attention, here are all the proposals found within our topic:
Existing:
Shadow the Hedgehog
Sonic Riders
Sonic Advance 3
Sonic Heroes
Sonic Battle
New:
Sonic the Fighters/Championship
Sonic Shuffle
Hopefully, by listing the proposals, I have captured your attention. Now, I shall now proceed into discussing, in detail, more about each of the proposals. Thank you for you undivided attention thus far. Here are the proposals in detail:
Proposal 1:
Game – Shadow the Hedgehog
Number of Proposals – 1
Number of Supporting Members – 10
All Supporting Members – Shadow Jacky, Groudon199, eggFL, PsyBorg, F-Man, RPGnutter, eredani, magnum12, blueblaze, Thorn.
First Member to Suggest – Shadow Jacky, Groudon199
Although I, personally, will not be participating in any divisions form this game due to the fact that I have yet to play it, I still feel that this new division for Rings should be included for competition. For one, as you probably may have noticed, not many are competing in Shadow the Hedgehog as they used to as indicated by two things: (a) the lack-of-frequency to which new stats are submitted for that game, and, (b) Groudon199’s signature announcing to any who reads it that he’s tired of participating in the same old competitions and he’s tired of being the only one competing. By implementing this new division, more members will naturally want to try to participate in the game more since the Rings Divisions are usually quite popular on the site. The Rings Divisions for this game would consist of a division for each level. Although some stages have a maximum number of rings that can be obtained, it’ll be quite challenging to achieve that maximum score. As seen by the structure of the proposal as well as the need for the division, I can tell this new proposal will work out well! You’d be making a wise choice by implementing this division for it will certainly challenge even members who are quite good at the game, and it will prove to be an, all-around good competition for members to participate in.
Proposal 2:
Game – Sonic Riders
Number of Proposals – 4
Number of Supporting Members – 6
All Supporting Members – knuckles_sonic8, eggFL, Shadow Jacky, RPGnutter, PsyBorg, Thorn.
First Member to Suggest – knuckles_sonic8
I am very confident that all of the above proposals for Sonic Riders will enhance the level of competition for the game. Sonic Riders seems to be a quite popular game on the site. Frequently, you will see either a new member participating for the first time or existing members improving their previous results and submissions. The proposal that will enhance competition for the game the most would surely be divisions for Mission Mode. In this mode, it’s pure skill and the variety of challenges found in this mode. I feel very strongly about this – these divisions would surely enhance the competition in Sonic Riders. Also, just as noteworthy is the Survival Battle Mode. Competitions would entail members striving their best to defeat all 3 of their computer opponents in the fastest time possible across 3 different tracks. Personally, I can see the Space Theatre stage causing a bit of trouble for competitors, since it seems to be more luck-based than skill-based in my opinion so maybe it should not be added, but, then again, you may have a different point-of-view and that is perfectly fine (I didn’t include it in the Divisions List; you can if you would like). We have also proposed divisions for Tag Mode. This could also be competitive in the sense that you must work with your computer partner to reach the goal, but, if a person goes too fast, they won’t get anywhere – instant competition! I am not as confident with this proposal as I am with Mission Mode but I still think members could have an enjoyable time with these new divisions for Tag Mode. The final proposal for the game is for the Survival Race Mode. Now, it has come to my attention that getting a good time on this will be difficult, indeed, as I have witnessed first-hand. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing! The amount of difficulty in getting a good time in this mode would truly make for great competition, indeed. However, I can see one area, or flaw, where things may get a little “iffyâ€, if you will. I don’t know if you’ve played this mode before but once you complete the game with the required number of points, the clock still continues another 5 seconds (this is also true in the Survival Battle Mode) for some strange reason. I have two solutions: (a) We can make a rule of adding 5 seconds to whatever our final time (tedious, if you ask me), or, (b) we can live with the 5-section deduction and still submit our times. Partly based on what some members have said, I feel the Second Solution would be a more effective choice, but, again, it is your choice in the end. You will not be sorry if you include these new divisions. I am very confident Sonic Riders will have more participation from the members on the site if they were included.
Proposal 3:
Game – Sonic Advance 3
Number of Proposals – 2
Number of Supporting Members – 8
All Supporting Members – RPGnutter, knuckles_sonic8, F-Man, Groudon199, eredani, blueblaze, mike89, Thorn
First Member to Suggest – RPGnutter, knuckles_sonic8
As you know, the inclusion of the three Sonic Advance games on the site for competition has gotten many members to participate. However, I am speaking from experience when I say that there are some who have had trouble getting in the top ranks in Sonic Advance games, particularly Sonic Advance 3. I, personally, find it very difficult to get a good time, even though I haven’t progressed through the game all the way yet. Nevertheless, implementing a new Rings Division would surely receive much support because, like I said before, these divisions are quite popular amongst members. A new division for rings would surely motivate more members to participate in the Sonic Advance 3 competition. This division would involve all stages, with all 3 acts for each stage. Such a division will surely be great competition. Also, implementing a Time Division (maybe Extra?) for the Enemy Bonus Games would also be a good choice. In this bonus, you must defeat all the enemies in the stage within the time limit. This bonus game actually proves to be quite challenging so it’ll be interesting to see the times that members who will participate will come up with. These two new proposals, especially a Ring Division, will surely make Sonic Advance 3 a greater competition on the site.
Proposal 4:
Game – Sonic Heroes
Number of Proposals – 2
Number of Supporting Members – 7
All Supporting Members – knuckles_sonic8, Thorn, magnum12, mike89, Shadow Jacky, eredani, blueblaze
First Member to Suggest – knuckles_sonic8, Shadow Jacky
Sonic Heroes is another game where a majority of members on the site participate. The Times and Ring Divisions are equally popular as are the Score and Extra Divisions. However, it has come to the attention of both me and some other members that there are no divisions set aside for the Extra missions for Team Chaotix. As you can see from the participation of many members, the Chaotix missions are quite popular. Not only that, but they entail a lot of skill, leading many to believe that competing in these divisions of Sonic Heroes are quite competitive, indeed. Thus, by implementing score divisions for the Extra missions for Team Chaotix, you will find that this will surely please many members who have been trying to get these competitions on the site for quite some time. These missions will involve the scores that will be recorded in 10 different divisions as opposed to 14. 4 stages have been removed because the mission basically adds a Time Limit and adding a new division for that purpose would be, as one member said, “redundantâ€. You will not be sorry in implementing this, what will surely be a competitive division. Also, all over the forums, many members have apparently urged others to approach Administrators to add Special Stage divisions found in this game onto the site - it’s of little wonder why; the division would be greatly beneficial to the competition! – but to no avail. You cannot deny the fact that many would love a Special Stage competition for Sonic Heroes. Special Stages are very competitive, not to mention popular, in other games on the site. Both Bonus and Emerald Special Stages will prove to be very competitive divisions. There are 7 stages for Bonus and 7 for Emerald each played with a different team – Teams Sonic, Dark, Rose, or Chaotix. Speaking of which, since there is not a large difference in the speed capacities of Team Sonic and Team Dark, we’ve decided to combine the two into one sub-category as opposed to 2. We have also decided to make a division called “Most Links†whereby competitors can submit their best link combo they have ever received on any Special Stage. Finally, a total to add up all the scores (excluding the “Most Links†category). Make no mistake! Making this into a competition would surely attract many members and it will help Sonic Heroes to receive much more participation from participating members on the site.
Proposal 5:
Game – Sonic Battle
Number of Proposals – 1
Number of Supporting Members – 3
All Supporting Members – knuckles_sonic8, magnum12, sonicam, F-Man
First Member to Suggest – magnum12, sonicam
This proposal is actually fairly new which is why not many members have demonstrated their support on this proposal. Nevertheless, for Sonic Battle, we have proposed new divisions that will surely enhance the amount of participation that goes into the game. Since there is only a Score division, members can easily get tired of continually participating in a single division, especially when (a) they have scores on all available categories, (b) when some have gone as far as they can with the scores in the respective categories, and (c) when the Score division can be tedious at times. The new competition we are proposing for Sonic Battle is a Time division. I think this proposal is, not only a great idea, but also, an idea I feel confident will be successful. The times will be done in Challenge Mode and the divisions will be divided this way: Character/Difficulty/Stage. This new proposal will definitely be successful, I’m sure. The amount of participation that goes into Sonic Battle will surely have an evident increase, not to mention, the great competition that will occur by implementing a Time division.
I really appreciate you not being the close-minded on these issues, not to mention, being very patient with me during this lengthy message. But, don’t worry, the conclusion approaches. The next two proposals are new games, both suggested by, yours truly, knuckles_sonic8, and I speak on behalf on quite a few members when I ask that you do not reject these new ideas right away without giving it some thought. These new proposals will definitely by excellent additions to TSC. They are as follows:
Proposal 1:
Game – Sonic the Fighters/Championship (GC)
All Proposals – Stage Times, Final Clear Time
Number of Supporting Members – 12
All Supporting Members – knuckles_sonic8, RPGnutter, Thorn, F-Man, mike89, douglas, magnum12, Marth, PsyBorg, Groudon199, Shadow Jacky, blueblaze
Total Number of Divisions – 11
I never thought this game would be so great! This game is certainly one to remember and it’s great that it’s finally being featured on the home console! This game definitely is competition-worthy on the site. I am confident that some of the same competitors that participate in other games featured on Sonic Gems Collection such as Sonic CD and R would be thrilled to participate in divisions for this game. There is certainly a lot of competition to be had from this game since it tests your skill without any luck-based flaws or anything of that nature. Certainly, this is a game that deserves a place on the site. The divisions would consist of 10 stages, with sub-categories of 8 characters, plus a division where members can submit their best clear time in a division entitled, “Allâ€. Members will surely get a ‘kick’ (or a punch) out of playing and participating in the competitions for this game!
Proposal 2:
Game – Sonic Shuffle (DC)
All Proposals – Stage Rings, Stage Emblems, Mini-Games, Precioustones
Number of Supporting Members – 7
All Supporting Members – knuckles_sonic8, RPGnutter, Thorn, F-Man, mike89, SadisticMystic, blueblaze
Total Number of Divisions – 61
I can confidently say that by bringing Sonic Shuffle to TSC, there will be much competition, participation, and, not to mention, fun! Now, I am not sure if you are familiar with the game or not but if you are, you may think that because of the rarity of the game, Sonic Shuffle should not be added to the site. But, Sonic Shuffle kind of reminds me of Knuckles Chaotix – a game not many members would have, yet, filled with challenge and variety. Sonic Shuffle has a lot of potential as far as competition goes. The entertaining mini-games have a lot of competition-potential as they all range in divisions of Rings, Scores and Times, and they are all different, making the competition have a lot of variety. They are definitely competition-worthy for they are good tests of both skill and endurance: for instance, the mini-game, “Croc-Attack†has players press the A Button repeatedly to escape the jaws of a crocodile within the time limit. Speaking from experiences, even ‘button-mashers’ will find this mini-game to be quite difficult, as is the case with many other mini-games, showing that skill is definitely needed for a member to be successful in these challenges. In addition, even the Story/Versus Mode stages can be quite competitive as well as far as collecting Emblems, Precioustones, and Rings go. Mind you, these competitions may not be as exciting as the mini-games are but you can see that this game has a lot of variety to offer for those who are willing to participate. Surely it deserves a place on TSC (I was surprised it already wasn’t on the site when I first joined). Don’t make the mistake of ignoring the proposal. Rest assured, Sonic Shuffle has a lot of variety for the members on TSC that will prove it to be a very good competition.
Thank you once again for your patience. Now, the conclusion of this message comes even closer. To help you with whichever competitions you do decide to implement, I have compiled a list for each game as to all of the divisions you would need to add as well as additional rules you may need to add. They are as follows:
Shadow the Hedgehog:
Header: Rings
All 23 stages.
Sonic Riders:
Header: Extra
*Unless otherwise indicated, all [Storm, Wave and Jet] of the below divisions are TIME-BASED Missions.
*Storm
Metal City, 3
“â€, 5
Splash Canyon, 3
“â€, 5
Egg Factory, 3
“â€, 5
Green Cave, 3
Sand Ruins, 3
“â€, 5
Babylon Garden, 3
Digital Dimension, 3
“â€, 5
SEGA Carnival, 3
*Wave
Night Chase, 3
“â€, 5
Red Canyon, 3
Ice Factory, 3
White Cave, 3
Dark Desert, 3
Sky Road, 3
Babylon Guardian, 3
SEGA Illusion, 3
*Jet
*E -> Extra
E1, 1
E1, 4 [Score]
E2, 2
E2, 4 [Score]
E2, 5
E3, 1
E3, 3
E4, 1
E4, 3
E4, 5
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