Survival of the Sweatiest Event Summary

[Snowyamur]

Survival of the Sweatiest Event Summary

Want to show your dedication to ZS? Prove your vitality at McLovin's 24-hour event!

 

General Event Info

Event Calendar:

Event Host(s): McLovin

Event Manager(s): Admiral MacK and Snowyamur

Event Streamer: N/A

Leadership Present:

• McLovin
• Snowyamur (temp.)
• Duphin (temp.)
• Timothy J. Burthstein (temp.)
• Admiral MacK (temp.)

Clan Members Present:

• Destiny Your Enemy
• Lambssss
• Angelic Gopher
• MidKnightDroge
• relavis
• Silent.
• Señor Cuddlesworth
• Andrew Wilson
• FrostDragon00
• Fume Knight
• MrRustles

Friends of HG Present:

• Bmoney
• LilCheeez
• normalEchi
• EmberFrost
• Freezepond
• Sexy Being
• MvpDucky
• It's Tommy
• Kixem
• UnknownError42

Number of Attendees

• 100+

Event Feedback

Friends of HG Feedback:

• N/A

Clan Members Feedback:

• Destiny Your Enemy: "The event was amazing even though I'm paying the price with a massive migraine. It could've been better if the times were more clear and there was guaranteed prices for all if they made it to the final hour. Staying up for that long without a guaranteed price high key sucks. The only reason why everyone was given participation points is because people asked for them lol... Bottom line was it was fun!"
• NighTearic (ZS player): "The event was nice thanks, I appreciated your flexibility on the breaks and the reminders to remain healthy during the duration of the event."
• Señor Cuddlesworth: "Probably the most fun I've had on the server, the only negative was the miscommunication between starting times. Plus I deadass got the best prize: The Shitty Hollywood Actress Experience. Thanks B."
• relavis: "I seriously loved the event. We expected more people to drop - though admittedly I dropped before the 24 hours. It was awesome seeing everyone band together and complete the event and the prizes were very rewarding. I loved it."

Leadership Feedback:

• N/A

Prizes & More

Prizes: There were numerous things given out during the event, but three major prizes were distributed as part of a party-wide raffle:

• 500k ZS points - Destiny Your Enemy
• VIP upgrade - EmberFrost
• Gold upgrade - Freezepond

Videos/Screenshots:

Additional Info.:

Snowyamur: From what McLovin told me, it sounded like the event went very well. I was on for only around 5 hours of the event to do screenshots, but I think this did a lot of good for the server, the ZS community, and for helping us get up there in server ranks on GameTracker.

I'm happy McLovin acknowledged the health and safety of the participants, as 24 hours of playing video games nonstop is very dangerous to one's health if certain measures aren't taken. That's what makes this community humane, at least, it's what makes McLovin humane, as he's the one who called for breaks often throughout the entire event.

There were two occurrences that surprised me the most:

1. Before the event, a ZS community player came on to the forums to provide a huge list of advice regarding 24-hour gaming events, and what one should do/prepare beforehand. That list is below:

 

 

I give credit to Quiquenrique for taking the time to create this list out of concern for the participants and ensuring they would be safe during the event. That was very thoughtful of them.

 

2. During our event, one of our participants was on the verge of having a seizure. This participant is genetically predisposed to epilepsy, as such, I was extremely concerned as to why he participated because that's a dangerous thing to do with a preexisting medical condition like that. When he told us he had to drop out and leave, all the participants told him to get off and get some rest for his safety. I've been aware of really messed up people in the ZS community, but this was something I saw that really surprised me. Perhaps the ZS community isn't so screwed up as I'm used to it being, that there are players who care for the health and well-being of others. Now I expect to see that kind of behavior towards our development team.

 

Highest attendance was on Discord vs. TeamSpeak3, as can be seen below (credits to McLovin for taking these):

 

     

 

This means that Discord is better-suited for GMod events than TeamSpeak3, something I will be taking into account for future events.

Overall, this was a great event that went well. I didn't participate myself officially, but a lot of players enjoyed it from the stuff I heard from McLovin.

Edited May 11, 2020 by Snowyamur
Added MrRustles as one of the event participants.

[MrRustles]

Im Missing here for some reason

[Snowyamur]

Added. Sorry about that -- some people didn't attend, so I had to figure who was there vs. who wasn't. Fortunately, McLovin had the screenshots on-hand for me to look at and verify you participated.

[MrRustles]

Thanks chief