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True. Elrod came out of nowhere when I was still on top of my game and totally took the number one spot fast. There's a reason why he got the Gamer of the Year Award.
Thanks Guys! I wasn't sure if anyone had hit 500 before so I didn't say anything.
With the continuing influx of new high-caliber gamers to our already great bunch it probably will be tough to stay above 500 but that doesn't mean I won't try.
"My mind is my weapon. My brother has his sword, King Robert has his warhammer and I have my mind... and a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone if it is to keep its edge. That’s why I read so much, Jon Snow."
The first score I posted on here was Acrobatic Dogfight (arcade).
I got 1st place with 464800, the same day Elrod21 got 615600 from his previous score of 149500.
Can Mods watch the playbacks for tactics on the game?
Or do they just look at the screenshot of the score, and add that to the high score database?
Just asking for clarification.
My understanding is in the earlier days of the site it was done on screenshot but now all new scores are verified through playback. The high score assasination contest is being used to expose any possible cheating on scores that were set before the site had playback capability.
I have Elrod to thank for showing me the site. I wasnt that intrigued the first time I saw him on it because he was playing Speed Coin for the contest but he talked me into joining and its been a blast. Staying above 500 will be a challenge.
"My mind is my weapon. My brother has his sword, King Robert has his warhammer and I have my mind... and a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone if it is to keep its edge. That’s why I read so much, Jon Snow."
We watch playbacks, but only to verify. We DO NOT watch videos simply to learn a technique or pattern. We didn't become mods just because Kong said, meh why not. We have earned the right to be mods due to the trust and dedication we put into the site. I take personal offense when this is questioned of us. We are working on trying to get the videos for high scores on our youtube page, but it is a monstrous task to complete.
Perhaps a user should be able to request a video? Like Kong had mentioned before, it's really not al that different from looking over someones shoulder at the arcade, aside from that, most of these games have guides online and playthroughs on youtube anyway.