Crime & Punishment

Denizens of Crime & Punishment, let it be henceforth known that I, Bronson Hughes, in coordination with several others, do hereby establish the Crime & Punishment Thunderdome series! Have a beef with someone? Don't think someone can walk the walk? Call them out here on the forums and settle the matter like true capsuleers!

---

There shall be two styles of Crime & Punishment Thunderdome matches: the Grudge Match and the Championship Match.

A Grudge Match may be called for at any time when a Challenging Party requests a match against a Challenged Party in the Crime & Punishment forum. If the Challenged Party does not reply within one month, or declines the match, the Grudge Match is forfeit with the Challenging Party named the victor.

A Championship Match may be called for at any time when a Challenging Party requests a match against the Reigning Champion in the Crime & Punishment forum. If the Reigning Champion does not reply within one month of the request, or declines the match, their title is forfeit and the Challenging Party becomes the new Reigning Champion by default. Only one call for a Championship Match may be active at a given time; all other pending requests shall be held until after the current match is resolved in order to be considered valid.

---

Crime & Punishment Thunderdome Match Rules & Regulations:

1. All matches shall be 1v1 unless otherwise agreed to.
1a. All items below assume 1v1 combat. Certain allowances shall have to be made for group combat.
2. Both combatants shall be in the same fleet in order to verify the presence (or lack thereof) of potential interlopers and to facilitate other portions of the match.
3. No fleet boosting unless agreed to by both combatants.
3a. All fleet boosters shall be off-grid so as not to interfere directly with combat.
3b. Combatants may use different boosters provided they are within different wing/squad units.
4. Combat shall be centered around "the field", a fixed object in space, preferably out of D-scan range of any warpable celestials.
4a. In a Grudge Match, both combatants shall warp to the field a range mutually agreed to prior to the match beginning.
4b. In a Championship Match, the Reigning Champion shall warp to the field first and the Challenging Party shall warp to the Reigning Champion at a range of their choosing.
5. Once both combatants are on-grid with the field, any combatant leaving the field for any reason shall be eliminated from the match.
6. The match is won when only one combatant remains on the field, and the remaining combatant shall be declared the victor.
6a. Any interference from any pilots not party to the match (i.e. combatants, agreed-to off-grid boosters, etc.) shall result in the match being forfeit with no winner being declared.
6b. Combatants shall bear the full burden of forum mockery and/or praise regardless of match outcome.
7. The system and location of the field shall be mutually agreed upon by both combatants for Grudge Matches, and shall be chosen by the Reigning Champion for Championship Matches.
7a. Systems shall be readily accessible to all parties.
7b. Systems with stations are preferred, but shall not be required.
8. Restrictions on hull classes, modules, etc. shall be mutually agreed upon by both combatants for a Grudge Match, and are chosen by the Reigning Champion for Championship Matches.
9. No refitting once the match has begun shall be allowed unless agreed to by both combatants prior to the match beginning.
10. All Crime & Punishment forum threads requesting a match shall include [THUNDERDOME] in their title in order to ensure that they are not overlooked.
11. An EvE-mail sent by the Challenging Party to the Challenged Party/Reigning Champion notifying them of the challenge is suggested, but not required.
12. Any promotion, advertisement, prizes, ticket sales, etc. shall be handled by non-combatant parties.
13. Combatants may stream and/or record the match from their point of view for their own purposes, for use on the forums, or for an audience.
13a. If agreed to by both combatants, a cloaked, in-fleet, non-combatant vessel may be present on the field to stream and/or record the fight using their watch list to monitor the status of the combatants.

---

As the current Reigning Champion, I will be defending my title in a match with Paranoid Loyd this evening. Results to be posted.

Product. Service. I. Of. Approve. Endorse. This.

It was a close one indeed, Good fight Mr. Bronson.

Can I challenge ISD Ezwal?

My money would be on this...
http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/706/366/684.gif

I am glad to participate in any way that I can. Perhaps in the new year I too will face Mr. Hughes on the field of battle and taste his drones.

I do have a fondness of drones because of their flexibility, but I fear that over-reliance on a particular doctrine may negate some of that flexibility if I become too easy to predict. I will likely retire the VNI, at least for a while, to try out other doctrines.

I have so many...ideas....

Heh, fun fact, with the exception of the bulkhead rigs, I ganked that ship and entire fit from various haulers.

Nice to see Bronson discovered the Secret of Eve......

Real Men Hull Tank.

A quality thread in C&P.

I have no beef atm, but one never knows.