News: World of Firepower 2008: The Winners

[PINKY]

Title graphics stolen from Clam

After 4 months of intensive competition over 6 rounds, today only one team could be victorious in this year's World of Firepower competition, and that team proved to be England!

This is the second year of the event, founded and organised by the Avatar Oscar Hurrikane SkyQuake. Three teams made it to today's final: Romania, Sweden and England. All bets were off regarding which team would take the title from last year's winners Team America as these powerhouses of teams had been equally dominant in the earlier rounds and it was simply too close to call...

Thanks largely to the size of its support teams as well as the sheer power of its main team, England managed to fend off the competition, despite a late surge of points by Sweden in the dying hour.

The final scores: (at time of writing these scores are not yet confirmed by Hurrikane)

1st Place: England 516 points

2nd Place: Sweden 382 points

3rd Place Romania 357 points

England, led by Oracle Kev Fountofwisdom (currently celebrating the victory with copious quantities of achohol IRL) managed to almost treble their support team numbers during the course of the competition, affording them a large amount of support for the main team in the final, using a tactic that all three finalists appeared to adopt. By having un-teamed support shooting the fearsome spiders west of Troy in addition to the main team, they ensured maximum speed of the kill whilst ensuring the main team would cause maximum damage to the creature, enabling them to still claim the loot.

A futher, more in depth report will be available once the scores have been finalised, including coverage of the prize giving ceremony.

In the meantime, congratulations Team England from all the EF community!

[tedt]

Originally Posted by PINKY

3rd Place Romania 357 points

Grats to all the winners! Funny fact is, there was a day Romania was entirely banned from Entropia Anybody else remembers this?

[DanielleYourMom]

omg !! VERY NICE YOU GUYSSSS !!!!

I'm so happy for Team England !!

I'm pretty sure it was the kickass movie you made .. how could you lose after that ???!!!

Huge gratz to the winners and to all that participated in this fabulous event !!!

[dj.]

WELL DONE ENGLAND!!

WELL DONE KEV!!

[Eps]

Thanks to everyone for your kind words

It was great to be a part of England this year, the team spirit cannot be described in words!

[711]

Originally Posted by tedt

Grats to all the winners! Funny fact is, there was a day Romania was entirely banned from Entropia Anybody else remembers this?

Romanians were never "banned" from Entropia Universe, there were additional requirements required by Mindark to verify any newly created accounts that listed Romania as the owner's address to help prevent credit card fraud.

Also, Romania made a very strong showing in last year's WOF as well, finishing third. Anyone who was involved with WOF last year should not be surprised by their strong finish again this year. They are a very well organized and crafty team.

Congrats to all three finalist teams, and nice job by Team England securing the win this year!

[Mercury]

Grats to all teams on a good fight. Sweden, Romania both knocked us out this year and I know they were worthy champions as well. Big win England!

[desidude]

congrats England.

n awesome video pinky!! may be u shud actually make a movie for motivating MA lol

[Dusk]

Originally Posted by PINKY

Oh yes indeed! Sounds good.

[Tamn]

w0000000000h0000000000000!

And a hearty gratz to you!!!!!!!!!!