Post by The Sandmen on Nov 13, 2017 16:58:40 GMT -5
For all intents and purposes, xx - MC's Hornets has resigned. Technically, I was told this nearly 3 weeks ago, but I have been a piece of shit lately, and didn't get around to dealing with it until now.
Anyways...
The following fighters were donated, and can be purchased back by their original team (for the "thank you for donating" bonus they were given for their donation - listed with the fighters)
Tyson Griffin (28-37) LW (xx - Camp Cannon - cost to buyback: 2 points)
Jake Shields (25-33) MW (Lord Byron's Conquistadors - cost to buyback: 2 points)
Douglas Lima (18-17) MW (The Killing Joke) - cost to buyback: 0 points*)
Tito Ortiz (40-44) HW (xx - The King's Poison) - cost to buyback: 3 points)
*It appears Killing Joke was not awarded points for his Lima donation (my oversight, apologies), so he can have him back for free, or have 2 points if he does not want Lima.
The following fighters are available for auction.
Sheila Gaff (1-2) BW
Alexa Grasso (1-0) FW
Barb Honchak (31-28-1) FW
Miku Matsumoto (6-8) FW
Andrei Arlovski (49-43) HW
Fabricio Werdum (17-16) HW
Forrest Griffin (53-41) HW
Urijah Faber (44-42) LW
Max Holloway (1-0) LW
Thiago Alves (46-31) MW
"Game-changer" criteria will be applied as necessary once bidding closes, if applicable.
(And now, below, is the usual stuff from usual auction...stuff, most of which I believe applies here)
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Your current roster, and (mostly) updated records can be found here.
Reminder on how this will work. If you are interested in someone, post a proposed one-for-one trade offering the best fighter you are willing to trade for that Hornet fighter. The team that offers the best one-for-one offer will be able to complete the trade and get the fighter. You may bid several times (like an auction) for the same fighter if you are outbid. If you are outbid, you MUST make a new post though; do not edit your previous post.
Nutshell Reminder of how Regular Fighter Auctions work
- I'm including this section so that all bases are covered, but I think every fighter in this auction will be considered a "game-changer", perhaps other than Hamasaki and Pennington. We will see. Anyways, for the most part, this section isn't relevant. See the "game-changers" info in Part 4 below for a more accurate idea of what is going on here.
- Quality of bid is usually pretty obvious, but if a determining factor needs to be taken into consideration, win percentage is the main one, most recent performances being another. If fighters have less than like, 8 fights more factors will be considered, but these have never been complex in the past.
- You CAN successfully claim more than 1 fighter if no one else puts a claim in on your secondary claim. I.E. If Cannon wins Slice, and no one puts another bid in on either Serra or Hansen but he does, he can take them as well. If other bids are in (even if his secondary bid is better), the other team gets them. If 2 teams have secondary claims on the same fighter, it goes to best bid, and so on, and so on.
- After close, all fighters will be assigned to teams and released fighters will be released. Regular first-come, first-served claim/release procedures then follow.
The "Game-Changers"
- If the game-changers have multiple teams bidding, at close those teams with competing bids will be put into a randomized lottery draw to determine who gets the winning bid.
- Lottery modifiers such as team record will add to lottery odds, so that terrible teams have a slightly better chance of winning the auction - much like the NHL Lottery each year.
- Quality of your bid is also a large factor, so don't stop bidding on game changers if there are multiple teams bidding. If you bid a 20-5, and they bid a 7-17, you will have a notably better chance of winning the lottery. A fighter's rank and number of upgrades are also taken into account, since records can sometimes be decieving.
- Regardless of the draw, 1 team will not get all game-changer fighters (unless there insufficient bids, then the randomization will continue), so if you want to bid on more than one, please make it clear which one of them you would prefer should a draw come about so you don't get your second choice over your first.
- Wins/bids on anyone other than the game-changers will NOT be taken into account when determining the game-changer wins if it comes to a lottery draw. Meaning if you have the highest bid on Raquel Pennington, that will not be used against you if a Game-Changer Lottery is needed for a different fighter.
Confused?
I'm sure you are. It's not that bad. Here are a bunch of examples of past auctions, so you can see the process in action.
manmma.proboards.com/thread/6616/savage-auction
manmma.proboards.com/thread/6398/underdogs-auction?page=1
manmma.proboards.com/thread/6261/grapplemuch-auction-2?page=1
manmma.proboards.com/thread/5887/storm-auction?page=1
manmma.proboards.com/thread/4683/team-3lite-auction?page=1
manmma.proboards.com/thread/3628/epic-auction-round-2?page=1
manmma.proboards.com/thread/4313/ramrod-auction?page=1
manmma.proboards.com/thread/3547/epic-grapplemuch-auction?page=1
manmma.proboards.com/thread/2503/mighty-ducks-auction
With all the info I had to create anew and combine with other info that is 5 years old, I am sure there are errors, omissions, or small didbits of confusing remnants in here. If you are still confused, have further questions, comments, or concerns, post them below or PM me.
You may now begin. To avoid timezone advantages, circumstances of luck or last minute scam-bids, the auctions will close randomly, at some point in the future. All I will say is you will have at least 48 hours, and likely more. But don't bank on it. Bid early, bid big, bid often, and lets do this thing!
Good luck, everyone.
P.S. You bid for fighters here below, in this thread. I don't know if I mentioned that above
March 26 Edit: You may bid the same fighter on multiple fighters, but you must put the fighter who is bid multiple times in bold. If you bid a fighter 3 days ago, and you want to add a second bid of that fighter for an additional fighter, please quote or re-post the original bid in your new bid as well.
The take-away here is I want to see, with a simple glance that you have bid the same fighter twice. I do not want people to see a fighter in a particular bid and assume they cannot beat that bid, and not place their own bid, only to find out later that the bid-fighter was offered for someone else as well.
Moral: All bids OF the same fighter for different fighters MUST be a) bolded, and b) in ONE post.
Anyways...
The following fighters were donated, and can be purchased back by their original team (for the "thank you for donating" bonus they were given for their donation - listed with the fighters)
Tyson Griffin (28-37) LW (xx - Camp Cannon - cost to buyback: 2 points)
*It appears Killing Joke was not awarded points for his Lima donation (my oversight, apologies), so he can have him back for free, or have 2 points if he does not want Lima.
The following fighters are available for auction.
Sheila Gaff (1-2) BW
Alexa Grasso (1-0) FW
Barb Honchak (31-28-1) FWMiku Matsumoto (6-8) FW
Andrei Arlovski (49-43) HWFabricio Werdum (17-16) HW
Forrest Griffin (53-41) HWUrijah Faber (44-42) LW
Max Holloway (1-0) LW
Thiago Alves (46-31) MW
"Game-changer" criteria will be applied as necessary once bidding closes, if applicable.
(And now, below, is the usual stuff from usual auction...stuff, most of which I believe applies here)
--------------------
Your current roster, and (mostly) updated records can be found here.
Reminder on how this will work. If you are interested in someone, post a proposed one-for-one trade offering the best fighter you are willing to trade for that Hornet fighter. The team that offers the best one-for-one offer will be able to complete the trade and get the fighter. You may bid several times (like an auction) for the same fighter if you are outbid. If you are outbid, you MUST make a new post though; do not edit your previous post.
Nutshell Reminder of how Regular Fighter Auctions work
- I'm including this section so that all bases are covered, but I think every fighter in this auction will be considered a "game-changer", perhaps other than Hamasaki and Pennington. We will see. Anyways, for the most part, this section isn't relevant. See the "game-changers" info in Part 4 below for a more accurate idea of what is going on here.
- Quality of bid is usually pretty obvious, but if a determining factor needs to be taken into consideration, win percentage is the main one, most recent performances being another. If fighters have less than like, 8 fights more factors will be considered, but these have never been complex in the past.
- You CAN successfully claim more than 1 fighter if no one else puts a claim in on your secondary claim. I.E. If Cannon wins Slice, and no one puts another bid in on either Serra or Hansen but he does, he can take them as well. If other bids are in (even if his secondary bid is better), the other team gets them. If 2 teams have secondary claims on the same fighter, it goes to best bid, and so on, and so on.
The "Game-Changers"
- If the game-changers have multiple teams bidding, at close those teams with competing bids will be put into a randomized lottery draw to determine who gets the winning bid.
- Lottery modifiers such as team record will add to lottery odds, so that terrible teams have a slightly better chance of winning the auction - much like the NHL Lottery each year.
- Quality of your bid is also a large factor, so don't stop bidding on game changers if there are multiple teams bidding. If you bid a 20-5, and they bid a 7-17, you will have a notably better chance of winning the lottery. A fighter's rank and number of upgrades are also taken into account, since records can sometimes be decieving.
- Regardless of the draw, 1 team will not get all game-changer fighters (unless there insufficient bids, then the randomization will continue), so if you want to bid on more than one, please make it clear which one of them you would prefer should a draw come about so you don't get your second choice over your first.
- Wins/bids on anyone other than the game-changers will NOT be taken into account when determining the game-changer wins if it comes to a lottery draw. Meaning if you have the highest bid on Raquel Pennington, that will not be used against you if a Game-Changer Lottery is needed for a different fighter.
Confused?
I'm sure you are. It's not that bad. Here are a bunch of examples of past auctions, so you can see the process in action.
manmma.proboards.com/thread/6616/savage-auction
manmma.proboards.com/thread/6398/underdogs-auction?page=1
manmma.proboards.com/thread/6261/grapplemuch-auction-2?page=1
manmma.proboards.com/thread/5887/storm-auction?page=1
manmma.proboards.com/thread/4683/team-3lite-auction?page=1
manmma.proboards.com/thread/3628/epic-auction-round-2?page=1
manmma.proboards.com/thread/4313/ramrod-auction?page=1
manmma.proboards.com/thread/3547/epic-grapplemuch-auction?page=1
manmma.proboards.com/thread/2503/mighty-ducks-auction
With all the info I had to create anew and combine with other info that is 5 years old, I am sure there are errors, omissions, or small didbits of confusing remnants in here. If you are still confused, have further questions, comments, or concerns, post them below or PM me.
You may now begin. To avoid timezone advantages, circumstances of luck or last minute scam-bids, the auctions will close randomly, at some point in the future. All I will say is you will have at least 48 hours, and likely more. But don't bank on it. Bid early, bid big, bid often, and lets do this thing!
Good luck, everyone.
P.S. You bid for fighters here below, in this thread. I don't know if I mentioned that above
March 26 Edit: You may bid the same fighter on multiple fighters, but you must put the fighter who is bid multiple times in bold. If you bid a fighter 3 days ago, and you want to add a second bid of that fighter for an additional fighter, please quote or re-post the original bid in your new bid as well.
The take-away here is I want to see, with a simple glance that you have bid the same fighter twice. I do not want people to see a fighter in a particular bid and assume they cannot beat that bid, and not place their own bid, only to find out later that the bid-fighter was offered for someone else as well.
Moral: All bids OF the same fighter for different fighters MUST be a) bolded, and b) in ONE post.
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