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Re: Ducky Wants You to GO to RAG!!!

PostPosted: Sun May 20, 2012 10:26 am
by MagnusofDregoth
bishopx wrote:meh about a month and a half late but if anyone complains about day events at rag 25 they can blame me, I had to bail at rather last minute and left Magnus in a pretty crappy position. Not his fault, mine, and I felt awful about it.

So if anyone gives you crap Magnus or complains about that still, tell them to come whine to me.


Thank you for this, Bishop. I do hope one day to run fighting at Ragnarok in a way that does justice to the event, but I am sorry if anyone had a bad time two years ago as a result of the confusion and last-minute work that we had to deal with.

I am sure that Ducky, with an adequate amount of time to prepare, will be able to provide a much more enjoyable experience.

Re: Ducky Wants You to GO to RAG!!!

PostPosted: Mon May 21, 2012 7:44 pm
by duckymcfeelgood
trying too

Re: Ducky Wants You to GO to RAG!!!

PostPosted: Wed May 23, 2012 5:39 am
by Thrush Svartehjertet
Doooooo eeeeeeeeeeeet!

Thrush
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Re: Ducky Wants You to GO to RAG!!!

PostPosted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 9:31 pm
by duckymcfeelgood
Geddon's done. Now just one week to pack and go to Rag.

Re: Ducky Wants You to GO to RAG!!!

PostPosted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 6:05 pm
by Roland Demox
I'll be arriving Monday. So stoked!

Re: Ducky Wants You to GO to RAG!!!

PostPosted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 6:17 am
by Thrush Svartehjertet
Just in time for a nice, tall, cold cup of Coca Cola product...

Thrush
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Re: Ducky Wants You to GO to RAG!!!

PostPosted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 10:04 am
by Roland Demox
O.o

No....And I vow to slay all demons and render Ragnorak safe of the demon scourge

Re: Ducky Wants You to GO to RAG!!!

PostPosted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 10:50 am
by Thrush Svartehjertet
*evil grin*

*preps coke launcher in Security Camp*

*whistles innocently*

Thrush
Security

Re: Ducky Wants You to GO to RAG!!!

PostPosted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 11:09 am
by Roland Demox
*picks up demon slayer*

It'll be like baseball!!!!!

Re: Ducky Wants You to GO to RAG!!!

PostPosted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 11:29 am
by Thrush Svartehjertet
Demox wrote:*picks up demon slayer*

It'll be like baseball!!!!!


We just invented yet another awesome Ragnarok game... god I love this event. lol

Thrush
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Re: Ducky Wants You to GO to RAG!!!

PostPosted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 12:18 pm
by Roland Demox
Cant wait now. 4 days

Re: Ducky Wants You to GO to RAG!!!

PostPosted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 9:57 am
by xiao
i had a great time. it was a bit too hot for me on the big field but i was really in to the night fighting closer to my camp. it was nice catching up with everybody. i heard 1600 in attendance? pretty big!

Re: Ducky Wants You to GO to RAG!!!

PostPosted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 11:06 pm
by Lynard
I was there. And the fighting (arching) was like shooting fish in very big barrel. I saw a lot of good clean fighting too and people in sweet * garb too. I'm going to try and go next year now.

Re: Ducky Wants You to GO to RAG!!!

PostPosted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 2:12 pm
by Kyrax
Yes, 1600 in attendance is a big deal and a great showing. The heat was awful, but it was still a blast. Had fun seeing Forkbeard and Lillith, Tzigana and her kept archer Granifar, Peter-t-Q, and many other Belegrim on the fields.

And just so that you heard it here first, Ragnarok XXVIII will be June 23-30, 2013, with again the option to pre-register for a Saturday the 22nd arrival. Please note that while these are the dates approved by the Rag War Council, I'm not an official source so take this with several chunks of salt.

Re: Ducky Wants You to GO to RAG!!!

PostPosted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 6:47 pm
by Tiberius Claudius
I've read nothing but great comments of folks' experiences on facebook. Glad to hear it was a resounding success.

I've never been, but is 1600 normal attendance? High/Low?

Re: Ducky Wants You to GO to RAG!!!

PostPosted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 7:42 pm
by Roland Demox
I think it may be a good average....coulda sworn we had a year over 2000

Re: Ducky Wants You to GO to RAG!!!

PostPosted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 10:04 pm
by duckymcfeelgood
This was the official highest. The old record 1588 and we broke just over 1.6k (not sure of the exact, but its just over).

As Day Events again next year, I was wondering if you guys could please whine and moan about what was wrong and were we screwed up. Your complains are valid, but truly I can't do anything unless you provide me with constructuve ideas or suggestions.

I know tourneys were bad. There were trade off issues at the end right before Rag that ended up with us droppin the ball and printing something that wasn't accurate. We deeply apologize and will do due diligence in making sure that doesn't happen again.

I also heard too many fights were locked down into bridge fights or variations of. And once again water breaks took too long and fights were not on time. Alot of that has to do with the fighters themselves, but suggestions on how to mediate that would be nice.

Re: Ducky Wants You to GO to RAG!!!

PostPosted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 7:07 am
by Roland Demox
Ducky you did a fantastic job, you ran yourself to death, and from what I'm told landed yourself in the medics tent. We appreciate you sacraficing your Rag so we can enjoy ours.

That being said, just like every Rag it felt like it took 20minutes of standing ready before layon gets called

Re: Ducky Wants You to GO to RAG!!!

PostPosted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 12:37 pm
by Kyrax
duckymcfeelgood wrote:This was the official highest. The old record 1588 and we broke just over 1.6k (not sure of the exact, but its just over).


The official number was 1617, including non-coms and minors.

Just checked the records and that is the largest Ragnarok ever. With next year being a week later, I expect that number to climb to around 2000.

Re: Ducky Wants You to GO to RAG!!!

PostPosted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 1:19 pm
by Dane
That being said, just like every Rag it felt like it took 20minutes of standing ready before layon gets called

Suggest no water breaks (let fighters water themselves), and establish a center circle. Call missile weapons to the center, everyone throws arrows to the middle, no more ten-minute arrow hunts.

Re: Ducky Wants You to GO to RAG!!!

PostPosted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 1:25 pm
by Lynard
I thought there were more people there than that.

Re: Ducky Wants You to GO to RAG!!!

PostPosted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 6:58 am
by Thrush Svartehjertet
xiao wrote:i had a great time. it was a bit too hot for me on the big field but i was really in to the night fighting closer to my camp. it was nice catching up with everybody. i heard 1600 in attendance? pretty big!


Our rampage in the woods was the fighting highlight of the week. You sir, swing a mean stick!

Thrush
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Re: Ducky Wants You to GO to RAG!!!

PostPosted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 9:38 am
by Daryth
I had a blast at Rag. Some of my highlights were:

Woods battles: I haven't done any in a long time, and while the capture the flag fights sometimes meant stand around and wait, it was still nice.

Castle battles: Seriously, I don't know why we just aren't in the castle at all times!?

Garb gate: I actually like this idea. My garb isn't the best in the world, but I try hard to make sure its good enough. I like the 'feel' of an event...Garb is one of the best ways to make sure this occurs.

Some issues:

Length between battles on the field. I fought for most of the day on Friday and the time between fights was crazy long. People were just hanging out and talking/sparring. Not regrouping or getting water.

Hold calls: Not too many holds were called but when they were called, it takes forever to get the word across to everyone. *AND* when the lay on was called, the fight would start in one area and not start in another until an arrow comes flying in. My suggestion would be to give the heralds whistles...Sure they aren't period, but if you hear a whistle you know to take a knee, and after the hold is over the 2nd whistle means to start fighting again.

Theft: My buddy Wick had his armor/arrows/bow stolen from him Saturday after all the fighting was over. Nothing that can really be done about this except keep your gear with you at all times...Its really sad that we can't trust one another.

Once again, thanks for running an awesome event. (this goes to Thrush for doing a great job of security as well! and to the many other people that were involved in the making and running of RAG.)

Re: Ducky Wants You to GO to RAG!!!

PostPosted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 6:36 am
by Thrush Svartehjertet
Thanks homie! We in Security agree, this was one of the best Rags yet, we barely had to do anything, good times!

Any chance of DC area Bel ever again?

Thrush
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Re: Ducky Wants You to GO to RAG!!!

PostPosted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 9:26 am
by Daryth
I just don't know Thrush. We were doing pretty well for a while then real life got in the way for one or two of us, and then everything else just dried up. We've tried a few times but it almost seems silly to have another battle practice group when you can't swing a dead cat without hitting a dagorhir practice in the N. VA area.
However, if we do get it back on track, I'll be sure to let you know.

Re: Ducky Wants You to GO to RAG!!!

PostPosted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 9:05 am
by Thrush Svartehjertet
Thanks! Hit up a Tuesday Practice in Catonsville man! The fighting is *!!! Mucho crossgaming action!

Thrush
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