Introducing the all new (and hopefully upcoming)... ECOCITYCRAFT PARKOUR COMPETITION! Now ECC, I'll admit, is full of lively competitions here and there. But isn't it always repeating? Aren't we always just getting more of the same old things EVERY SINGLE TIME? Well, how about something new? A new skill that we might not have ever even heard of? That's why I've taken the initiative to start a brand-new type of competition on ECC - the parkour competition. In Minecraft, players enjoy PvP, building and most importantly, parkour. ECC already has 2 of those as competitions, but we've forgotten one. One that could bring many more players to enjoy ECC. In PvP, you really need not only skill but minimal lag. When you build, you're gonna have to pay a rather expensive amount to achieve the greatest, biggest and inspirational looking builds. But with parkour, it's all down to running and jumping. This is why parkour is so great, and this competition would be a great start to bringing the player count back to the good old days. What is Parkour? Now, obviously some of you might not even know about what parkour in Minecraft is, so here's a small run-down of what it is. Parkour is essentially when you jump from block to block to get to the finish line. If you don't time your jumps right, you could easily fail and have to go back to the start. There are many different kinds of parkour jumps in Minecraft, and probably far too many to list down. Each jump requires a different amount of timing and skill. It may sound boring, but I can assure you that once you start doing parkour you'll spend the time of your life there. (And possibly rage out of your mind, but I am not responsible for that) Want to practice? You're in luck! ECC actually has a /warp parkour with several challenging maps to play on. (Even though over 80% of players haven't even heard of it, including some who have played on here for several years) But those maps are probably waaay too hard for beginners. If we can get a flat town (preferably with a warp) donated to us, I'll be sure to build practice courses for all skill levels in parkour. Cool! I'm interested! What do I need to do to sign up? Guess what? Now you can! Applications to sign up for the competition will be in a spoiler down the bottom of this post. I will review entry applications as soon as possible. Good luck to you all! What can I do to help? If you're in favor of the competition, I highly suggest you take a moment and do the poll I've set up. Otherwise, all I need from you are donations, donations, donations! I'll most likely need money for the prizes in this competition, and every cent counts. Interested in donating? PM me in game or /mail me. I'll guarantee you that 100% of the donations in this competition will be awarded as prizes and to build the parkour maps. The donated money is currently being stored safely in a sign that only I can access. Your donations help a bunch! Donation Goals: DONATION GOAL REACHED! (25k) A temporary flat town that the parkour map can be built in (after the competition the parkour can be removed and returned back to the original owner as good as new) Special thanks to @xboyfernz for the town! Is there any more information about the competition? The competition will be either divided into 2 groups/maps or 3 - beginner, intermediate and hard, depending on how much is donated. Beginner prizes will obviously be lower than that of intermediate, and the same applies for hard. Depending on how many duplicates of the map I can build, players will face each other side-to-side on exact copies of the same parkour map. First player to reach the end of the map wins, and proceeds to the next bracket. So far, we've crushed the donation goal of 10k, I appreciate all donations more than anything! If you don't know what I define as a map, it's basically a 200-block long course that's about 7 blocks wide which can be replicated to simulate a parkour race. I have the "hard" tier parkour map created on a singleplayer world. Now that I have a town to build this comp in, I will replicate each tier map 3 times. Since we now have a town, I will try my best to build the maps quickly. I can promise that if all goes well the competition will be open for applications within the next 2-3 weeks, as I have lots of assignments and exams to do irl. The competition will be hosted around 9-10am EST. UPDATES ON THE TOWN WARP OBTAINED! Visit now at /warp wolfcity Warp area is being built. We have decided on the prize money and entry fees of the competition! Shrine has been built to worship for the almighty OzzyPink21 (@Ozzyblack21) Info Board built Maps are being built, when the maps are done entry applications to the parkour competition will be up! Donated so far: $25k Spoiler: Honorable Donators @xboyfernz Hosting town @d3fg123 $15k @TheProfessor987 $5k @CemCrazy $2.5k @CreativeSoum $2k @Wipi $500 Spoiler: Prizes & Entry fees Hard Category: 1st: $25k 2nd: $10k 3rd: $5k Entry: $500 Intermediate Category: 1st: $10k 2nd: $5k 3rd: $2k Entry: $200 Easy Category: 1st: $5k 2nd: $2k 3rd: $1k Entry: $100 Notice: Be sure that you take a sample of how hard each difficulty in the parkour competition is at /warp wolfcity!
I'd love to see this, but please remember to include some sort of check for fly/speed being off. Even if people don't fly, /speed 10 can boost them up a lot. +1
NOW HIRING WORKERS FOR THE PROJECT! That's right - you too can now voluntarily help build the parkour competition! I'll put down a list of jobs, just pm me in-game or /mail me! Pathing Map-building (pm me in-game about this)
ALL DONATION GOALS HAVE BEEN REACHED! Big thanks to all members who donated, it's appreciated by me more than anything else on ECC! The parkour competition is coming soon (ish) now, so stay tuned!
The maps at /warp parkour I believe are not too suitable for beginners. Also, nobody really ever goes to /warp parkour anymore, yet alone knows about it, as I have briefly mentioned in my original post about the competition. As parkour competitions are not common on ECC, I want players to be able to improve the best they can in a relaxed environment
PARKOUR COMING VERY SOON! School holidays for me are about to start, so building the parkour will commence in full force. We hope to have everything ready by Friday the 29th. Applications will hopefully be out by Sunday the 24th, so stay tuned!
ENTRY APPLICATIONS OPEN! You saw the title. Get in the competition now! Be sure that you select a difficulty within your skill level for the best chance of getting good prizes and good luck to you all!
IGN: green_tiger77 Do you have experience with parkour/have you played any singleplayer parkour maps or done parkour on other servers? Yes, multiple Which category would you like to participate in? Intermediate Do you have the applicable cost? (Entry fees vary based on difficulty) Yes Do you have Fly/Speed? No Additional info (optional) Could I test out the course?