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Clanbase - Game Over

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Clanbase - Game Over
For those unfamiliar with the name: ClanBase once was a cool site to visit if you were an online gamer. With cups and ladders hosted for games such as the RtCW, ET, Quake, Unreal Tournament, Counter-Strike and Call of Duty series, a teenager really had quite some options for multiplayer entertainment. Heck, we even had LAN finals for our renowned EuroCups.

Those days are far behind us and as it stands today, the company that owns the ClanBase site - GGL - is unable to cover the costs required to run the website. Moreover, lately the owners of the site do not wish to cooperate with the voluntary crew, keeping everybody in the dark and thus showing complete disrespect to people who spend many hours a day trying to make our tournaments a success.

The website has now been offline for more than three weeks due to an unpaid bill. No action is being taken by the owner to get the website back online. Having no vision for the future, we - the ClanBase Crew - have lost our last hopes about ClanBase ever coming back online, and unfortunately we announce the end of a great era.

The history and the truth as the ClanBase Crew sees it

A US-based company called Global Gaming League (Professional Interactive Entertainment, Inc.) noticed the success of the site and bought it from the original owners in December of 2004. They had financial backing for server hosting and our tournaments. Things were going well until in 2007 CB suffered its first heart attack when GGL couldn’t deliver the prize money they put up for the EuroCup. This can be marked as the start of our downfall.

The CB Crew has always been made up of volunteers with the majority being just teenagers. There was no possibility for us to come up with the money on our own that was promised, yet we were always the ones getting blamed. After all, it was our cup season and our name. It is no surprise that after this blow there was no way for us to host another season with the promise of any kind of prize until the debt was settled with the previous winners.

To this day, GGL owes around €24,000 in prize money which will never be settled. The other sites who were in the same gaming business of course had no problems hosting their tournaments however they wanted. ClanBase, however, lost a great deal of its reputation along with some top teams who never got their winnings.

As time went by the site also started to decay. After the takeover we had paid developers who tried to put the code in shape. There were some noteworthy developments such as the seasonal and invitational ladders, but after the first test run we couldn’t get the necessary changes implemented - because GGL stopped paying the developers.

Money. The source of all evil.

GGL started moving the servers between hosts (RackSpace, Amazon, GreenQloud) to save costs, and to avoid further missed payments. This appeared in the news a few times when providers came out with how they were lied to. We also lost the ability to upload files anything other than demos. Fortunately, a Crew member had the means to help out.

Funding continued to dry up. After the first wave of cuts where we lost the two developers and a head admin, things cooled down for a while. Recently, a general system administrator was cut off which got interesting at one point when CB suffered a denial of service attack to which the host (GreenQloud) responded with moving the servers to a different IP address. However, the domain name had to be updated as well to point to the new address. Since our sysadmin was not getting paid, he refused to perform this, essentially holding the site hostage for a while.

So how do we get money? The site had ads for a while which obviously was not enough. We may have been naive thinking that upping the quality of the site would be a good move, which was promised more times we bother to count. GGL thought otherwise. In fact, many of the cool features our gamers would have loved to see on the website were never implemented - because "CBv2” was supposedly just around the corner.

Their first bold move was trying to get adult banners on CB - a website that was home for thousands of teenagers. The Crew was shocked and appalled by this. Fortunately, we managed to get our voice through (by threatening to go on strike) - but we also lost several valuable crew members who had enough of the poor conditions and bad decisionmaking.

Next to adult material, gambling can also be a good source of income. The Poker and Betting ladders were introduced. It is doubtful that much money was ever made of this, at least nobody said otherwise. The only thing certain is that these projects never got off the ground.

A poor attempt was also made to gather money in the form of offering VIP membership. Nobody took this very seriously and as expected, nobody bothered to opt in after a while. The only benefit to having VIP was the ability to get rid of some of the ads. Perhaps a regular donation system would’ve been more useful.

By the end of August 2013, yet another problem surfaced: the money ran out for the hosting. This is when CB started to go down every month when the time came to pay for the next 30 days.

Of course we tried contacting GGL through our manager who was in charge of handling communications. As you may have guessed by now, he also failed to receive his payment for a while and a company owing money to you, and who knows how many others, is not in a hurry to get back to you.

The ClanBase management tried to directly contact the GGL founder and president Ted Owen (since everyone else left), with very little success. Whenever we got a response it usually consisted of no more than a few words.

The last we heard from him, he stated that "GGL will move on without ClanBase, and besides, why did the Crew never put any money in it?”

Mr. Owen, the Crew put time in it. A lot of time... for free. Every day. And to clarify, nobody has ever reached out to us to ask for any kind of financial aid. Not that we would’ve ever agreed to anything if the money had to go through GGL as that would’ve resulted in the money never reaching its intended destination.

Ultimately, we understand that our users would have expected us to come out with the truth sooner. It has taken us three weeks to make a public statement - but the only reason it took so long is that we were trying to not lose the hope and to reach out to mr. Owen. Unfortunately, our last request (or offer) to him - to release the ClanBase site to the crew for us to be able to continue running it on our own, without the GGL - was not welcomed.

It is thus our sad duty to inform you that ClanBase is gone. We would like to sincerely thank over a thousand admins working on the website over the past 15 years of ClanBase’s existence. And an even bigger thanks goes out to all the players who supported us over the years and who did not lose faith no matter what.

This writing has not come easily because ClanBase has been a big part of our lives, and we definitely did not want to see it end like this.


Clanbase - Game Over
Die Clanbase war einmal eine sehr coole Website für Online- Gamer, mit Cups und Ligen für Spiele wie RtCW, ET, Quake, Unreal Tournament, Counter-Strike und der Call of Duty-Serie.

Diese glorreichen Tage sind nun hinter uns, und heute steht es um die Clanbase Website sehr schlecht - wir sind nicht mehr in der Lage, die erforderlichen kosten der Website zu decken.

Die Website war offline für mehr als drei Wochen, wegen einer unbezahlten Rechnung. Keine Aktion wird vom Eigentümer übernommen, um die Website wieder online zu bekommen. Da sie keine Vision für die Zukunft mehr hat. Wir - die Clanbase Crew - haben unsere letzten Hoffnungen die Clanbase jemals wieder online kommen jetzt endgültig verloren, und müssen leider das Ende einer großen Clanbase-Ära verkünden.

Source: etpro.declanbase.org

Fearless Assassins Summer Gameday

Published in ET Scene
This event is hosted by Fearless Assassins, for information or questions visit: Fearless Assassins Summer Gameday | 21 - 22 June

Time: 12:00 (noon) to at least 07:00 (12PM-7AM) London time zone (GMT +0) which means 19 hours of gaming !

Server Name: Jaymod 2 XPSAVE FOREVER 
Server IP: jay2.clan-fa.com:27960

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Come and enjoy a fun and crazy day with us, playing crazygravity, panzerwar, sniperwar. It will be a memorable day! Do not forget invite your friends.

Teamspeak: Server Name: =F|A= Clan TeamSpeak - Server IP: ts.clan-fa.com:4666

Source: wolffiles.de | fearless-assassins.com

Prime-Squadron ETpro League

Published in ET Scene

Welcome everyone to the first Prime-Squadron organised ETpro League .
On the 22nd of February 2014 16:00 GMT+1 the ETpro league will start and it will be played over 3 days, ending on February the 24th around 22:00 GMT+1

Rules
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* All matches are played on ETPro Stopwatch 3on3 mode with the global 3on3 config.

* When sign-ups are completed, the teams will be seperated randomly into 2 groups. Aiming for 2 groups of 4 teams.

* From both groups, 2 teams will continue into a Single Elimination bracket to eventually come up with the Prime-Squadron ETpro League winners.

* Each match will be played over atleast 2 maps. Both teams will chose a Map on which they will first try to set a time following by the opponent trying to beat that time.

* In case of a draw, a third match will be played. A cointoss will determine which team can chose the last map. This last map has to be chosen from the remaining mappool.
The team who lost the cointoss will chose who has to attack first.

* Not all matches have to be played in 1 day. In case of enough teams or too little time, the tourament can be spread out over 2 or 3 weeks.

* After a win, the winning team will get 2 points and the losing team gets 0 points.

* Client net settings: snaps 20, maxpackets 100, timenudge 0.

* Every game must be recorded by atleast 1 player of either team. These demo's have to be available in case of a disagreement on the scores. If no demo can be shown, it will result in a Forfeit.

Mappool
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adlernest, braundorf_b4, erdenberg_b2, et_ice, et_beach, frostbite, sp_delivery_te, supply, sw_goldrush_te

* Make sure you have all the correct maps downloaded before the ETpro League starts.

Link: prime-squadron.tourney

=F|A=FALL GAME DAY September

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For Europeans, September is the month of taking off bikini’s and swimsuits and starting to turn over your closet in search of your favorite sweater.

For Russians, 6. September is when Leningrad finally became Saint Petersburg again.
For Allies, 6. September is the day when Ypres finally came back into their hands.

Not for us!
In =F|A=, September is the time for yet another wonderful game-day where panzerwars, sniperwars and crazygravity are only the pretext for an all-round day full of joy and whether or not.

 

Feel free to come and steal some apples from our paradise!

Your hosts for this month
DJ aka GDR DJ, Ang3l, Antichrist, Kat0n, BORR*ACHO, Quovadis, Jhnonny/Shinobi, D..X, Redbaird, Platonic War and Von Rantala.
Under supervision of Maximo Decimo, Nani* and Ann!b@l<br< a="">>

Special thanks to Mr.Karizmatic for providing this month’s poster and to Chameleon for help

Source: Fearless-Assassins | wolffiles.de

-)A(- Trickjump Evening

Published in ET Scene

 

Trickjump Evening on A4

 We would like to invite all the players to our Trickjump Evening.

 Following JustKidding's idea we will meet on our A4 Trickjump Server and have some fun :)

 Visit A4: 213.239.207.85:27963
 on Saturday 6th September at 19:00 CET

 If you don't know how to trickjump - don't worry! We will help you ;)

 You can discuss about the event and tell us about your presence on forum here

Source: dark-alchemy.com

 

PS Trickjump Introduction V

Published in ET Scene

Prime Squadron Trickjump Introduction V - Everyone who is interested into trickjumping is invited to the TJ Introduction V. No matter if you are a beginner or a more experienced trickjumper, everyone is welcome! We're having a few instructors around to help you out and answer your questions :)

 

Date: Sunday, 10th of August 2014
Time: 18:00 GMT+1
Server: PS #7 - IP: 178.63.72.111:27961

If you are already a experienced trickjumper, you can also apply as instructor to help beginners out. In case you want to be an instructor, just reply here as well, so I can add you to the list:

Instructors: icy, ckey, lawek, kowi, kalle, tbc.

I hope to see many of you guys around!

Source: prime-squadron.com

 

Crossfire Winter Tournament Announcement

Published in ET Scene

Following on from the Spring edition of the Crossfire ET-Tournament series, I am pleased to announce the Crossfire.nu Winter Tournament. This edition will be a 6on6, single division, 16 team tournament.


Just like last time, the cup is open to all OC and EC Fall sign ups. 16 teams will be shortlisted from the signups to compete in the Double Elimination playoff tournament. When signups open, teams will be required to provide a link to their CB Team account which they’ve signed up to OC/EC with as well as their lineup. More details will come on Sunday when sign ups open on how to sign up.
One thing that I can tell you is that the tournament has a bit more of a relaxed schedule than spring where teams found it difficult to organise games within the allotted time. With this relaxed schedule however, there will be NO allowances for rescheduling outside of the times for each round. Upper Bracket games will have a 2 week scheduling period throughout the tournament. We will be using UAC for the cup as well.

Here is a guide on the schedule we hope to stick to throughout the tournament:

17/09/2013 - Cup Announcement
22/09/2013 - Signups Open
01/10/2013 - Signups Closed
02/10/2013 - Playoffs Published & Full Schedule Published
06/10/2013 - Cup Starts
08/12/2013 - Grand Final Played by this date


Crossfire Winter-Turnier Ankündigung

Im Anschluss an die Frühjahrsausgabe der Crossfire ET-Turnierserie, freue ich mich, das Winter-Crossfire-Turnier anzukündigen. Diese Ausgabe wird ein 6on6 / 16 Team-Turnier sein.
Genau wie beim letzten Mal, ist die Cup-Anmeldung für OC und EC offen. 16 Teams kommen in die engere Auswahl. Weitere Details erscheinen am Sonntag, wenn die Registrierung möglich ist. Wir benutzen UAC (Universal Anticheat) für den Cup.


Hier ist eine Auflistung vom Ablauf des Turniers:

17/09/2013 - Cup Ankündigung
22/09/2013 - Anmeldung Eröffnung
01/10/2013 - Anmeldung Ende
02/10/2013 - Ausspielungen Veröffentlichung & Spielplan
06/10/2013 - Cup Start 12/08/2013
08/12/2013 - Grand Final bis zu diesem Zeitpunkt

Source: crossfire.nu

10 years Dark Alchemy

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10 years Dark Alchemy

At the 3rd of august Dark Alchemy is the place to be! It was 10 years ago Old-Owl decided to start a server of his own. A server where everyone feels welcome and all have fun.

Now, 10 years later, Dark Alchemy is still alive. Still we are here to have fun and make players feel welcome.
Come and visit us on Dark Alchemy#1: 213.239.207.85:27960

 We will have some celebrations gifts for you waiting...

Link: dark-alchemy.com/10-years-birhtday
Source: dark-alchemy.com

Last Man Standing Event

Published in ET Scene

This saturday we are going to seperate the boys from the men. We challenge all to see if you are up against other players. In a challenge with several maps played you going to get a chance to prove your skills. No panzers allowed, only real weapons.
PS: Girls are invited too :D

Date: 18th October - Time: 20:00 cest
Server: Paintball Mod (NQ 1.2.9) IP: 213.239.207.85:27961

Maplist: Al_Abbasi, The_Station, DM_Metro_TE, Stonehenge, N2D_purefrag21, Pilsner

More info on... dark-alchemy.com/forum
Source: dark-alchemy.com

-)A(- vs Rest Of the World

Published in ET Scene

It has been exactly 2,5 years since the battle of all battles has been fought.
Now the Rest Of The World feel strong enough for another try to take down the members of the almighty community Dark Alchemy.
Some great names has passed the years: Enogma, Brachi, Odeon, JudgeMe, Tuxedo, RaveTeef and the list goes on and on.

But will they stand against the old timers?
Old-Owl will take the lead and fight with his infamous crew against the challengers.
For weeks they are already in bootcamp drilled to perfection.

Did Old-Owl train the new members well enough?
Are the old farts of -)A(- still in good shape?
Will the ROTW show up or is it past their bedtime?

Only time will tell....

More info HERE.

Source: dark-alchemy.com | wolffiles.de

  

   

 

  

  

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