Captain Semper Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 E TENEBRAE LUX – 8th WEEK UPDATE http://fortressofunforgiven.homestead.com/DA_Challenge_vs_LA.jpg Eight weeks into the challenge and the B&C community has painted in excess of 54k pts with the last week adding 12k pts a 50% rise compared to the previous. Interestingly new vows amounted to 7.5k continuing to add to the total points vowed that now approaches the 200k pts mark! The average completion rate kept climbing to 28% from 22% in the end of Week 7 while the value of the average vow was moderately trimmed to 500 pts from 512 pts the previous week. Next week we are going to be 2/3 into the competition. Things are getting serious, and frankly time is now an issue! So finish up your current projects and look around to see what else can you do for your faction! Just finishing your initial vow won’t be enough...So here’s how things look at the end of week 8: E TENEBRAE LUX – 8TH WEEK UPDATE Black Templars 86 36,246 421 10,109 28% Blood Angels 54 27,737 514 6,095 22% Dark Angels 79 40,267 510 7,980 20% Codex Space Marines 54 33,487 620 7,795 23% Space Wolves 47 32,017 681 9,788 31% Chaos 51 20,197 396 8,250 41% Ordos Inquisition 21 5,921 282 4,008 68% Total 392 195,872 500 54,025 28% Index Astartes 28 16,255 581 6,085 37% Liber Astartes 14 9,663 690 825 9% Ultramarines 12 7,569 631 885 12% Comments:The Dark Angels Recovered some momentum and raised their completion ratio to 20% - still lower than the average of 28%. However the 20% completion rate correspond to almost 8k pts which puts the leading forums within their sight! What they need now is a couple of really large vows (1k+) complemented with an array of smaller vows before we enter the last month of the E TENEBRAE LUX. Not that difficult in principle since we already have a good 2 months behind us. Frankly the more completions we get this week the more our hands will be freed to paint small but point-rich vows as we approach the finishing line. Guys, we really need some really big vow done this week...The Wolves. One might thought that fatigue would have crept in by now but one would be wrong! The Wolves delivered a strong 1.8k of new completions this week securing second position with only some 300 pts behind the BTs that still lead the ETL. Furhtermore they have pledged another 1.8k pts of new vows declaring their strong commitment to win this! Their Completion rate is unavoidably higher than average though at 31%. Not that much I hear you say... Well, given the small amount of participants, the average pts/ participant is by far the highest in the competition at 890 pts (!) Good luck – that’s all I have to say. You’ve made it thus far, can you keep up for the next month? As I said before, if not the Wolves then who? Blood Angels with 1.2k pts completed this week, their overall performance should be considered anemic at best. The BAs have a decent amount of participants and a decent mix of high/low value vows… So what is going on? Procrastination is going on. Taranis is a shining example among the Angels of Blood, pledging his 5th vow already but really guys this week should be very productive for you to get back into the game. Remember: Completing your first vow on time might not be enough! Your 22% completion rate may seem OK at face value but you’re kind of left behind in total points pledged. And the only way to increase that is to vow again – which is only possible if you get some completions underway! Right now you are last – the worst performing forum (excluding the Ordos that are somewhat special). Would you let that pass?Black Templars completed roughly the same amount of points as last week and retain first position. However, the strong performance by other forums narrowed the gap significantly, with the Wolves being only 300 pts behind! One might say that the Templars suffer from fatigue but the addition of 6 more vows worth 2.3k (their weekly completions were 1.3k) underlines that the commitment still burns in their souls! They are the first forum to cross the 10k level of completions and still seem the favorite to win. A word of caution: you need to get some high pts vows done from your First Vows stock because the Wolves have tons of points coming your way... The odd Marshall or Emperor’s Champion won’t save the day for you. Bring in the big guns!Codex Forums seem to getting mobilized. Some more completions from the IA, LA and UM forums this week which is good news. However 68% of the completed points come from one person: Arizonajirt who 1) can’t win this on his own, and 2) he’s done with super vows (after three consecutive ones!). So it’s time to assume responsibility and start delivering large, medium and small vows to fill the gaps before things are irreversible. Because on paper they are not. You still have the completions to keep you in the game (compliments of Arizona) and you can challenge the first position – all you have to do is keep painting! Chaos has an exceptional performance! Although only 530 pts added this week and a very high completion rate of 41% the Chaos faction is keeping 3rd position! However the gap with DAs that have 4th narrows and although Chaos makes new vows these are not large enough to create confidence that they’ll defend their position successfully. Their average vow dropped (!) this week to below 400 that compares unfavorably with the 500 pts average of the ETL. So as was the case in the previous week, you guys got to lower your completion rate while increasing completions – i.e. increase your denominator more rapidly than you increase your numerator... Good luck with that!Ordos Inquisition moved their completion rate from 61% to 68%! The completion rate of their first vows is 74%!! If those percentages were even remotely approached by any other forum… well you do the math! Keep going guys you’re doing an honorable and inspiring effort here! Until the next weekly update, farewell and good luck to all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excubitor Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Apologies brothers, I've not made any progress on my vow for over a week, had my Grandfather go into hospital again because of an angina (I have no idea if that's the right spelling) attack. Spent the week with my Grandmother to help around there. Got a few days off to get things sorted for this coming Uni semester, then back up there for another week when Pa gets out of hospital. This time though, since I can get prepared, will be taking some of my vow with me. Emperor willing, will get the first vow done while up there, and start progress on a second vow. Captain Semper, they don't have the internet up there, and mobile reception is....dodgy, at best. If I complete the first vow, can I progress onto a second one while there and post when I get back? I'll be sure to take before/after shots, just not sure on the quality of my mobile's camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Semper Posted July 14, 2012 Author Share Posted July 14, 2012 I'm sorry you are not allowed to do that. You have to declare completion and provide pics before you make a second vow. I will take the completion in (on provision you'll deliver the pics soon) to boost morale, but to progress to a second vow without official closure of the first contradicts the rules. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excubitor Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Ok, no worries. I'll take a few other models that need touching up then, and begin a second vow once I get back. Thanks for the clarification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaptermaster Graymantle Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Well, sadly my project has been delayed because I had to completely refurbish my living room. It's still a mess, but at least I now have my paint station and hobby corner set up again, so I can finally really get going with my project. Its a set-back, but not a catastrophe. - Will update my WIP thread once I have something to report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrakeStorm Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 My Vow complete!!!!!!!! So do I Re-vow the same way i did the first?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Semper Posted July 16, 2012 Author Share Posted July 16, 2012 Yeap, just make another one. Congratulations for completing, I'll update the table tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrakeStorm Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 “I Drake Storm answer the challenge of the Unforgiven and vow to complete Librarian with Force Sword, jump pack, and plasma pistal from Codex Space Marine of total value 140 points on or before August 15. Success will bring eternal glory to Dragon Storm Chapter and failure will doom me to bear the sign of damnation until the year-end” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Semper Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 E TENEBRAE LUX – 9th WEEK UPDATE http://fortressofunforgiven.homestead.com/DA_Challenge_vs_LA.jpg This was an excellent week. First of all the total vows pledged for the ETL breached the 200k mark! This is some commitment guys – I’m very happy that the event has such a high involvement. Another interesting feature is that the total vows are now north of 420!!! So despite the 40k 6th Ed. release that unavoidably (and rightly) took much of the attention of the gaming community, the ETL continues strong. Total completions stand at 67k points or 32% of total points pledged. So we are 2/3 down in terms of time and 1/3 down in terms of completions. I believe the completion rate in this last month will climb significantly as new vows will either be moderate in size (as to avoid being left unfinished) or will not be made at all. Interestingly in a week where completions exceeded 13.2k (the highest amount of completions since week 6) the new vows pledged exceeded 11k! Wow! So two months into it already. Two months come and gone. We are now effectively entering the last month of the event and the stakes are high. Remember: IF BY AUGUST 15TH ANY PARTICIPANT HAS UNFINISHED VOWS THEN ALL HIS/HER PREVIOUS VOWS WILL BE NULLIFIED AND WILL COUNT FOR NOTHING. So make sure you finish up your outstanding projects thus protecting your previous effort!Now some technicalities about the closing: On August 15th at 22:00 GMT the ETL ends. That means that by the B&C clock any completions that are submitted after that time will not count towards the total points of your faction. Please make everybody’s life easier and avoid submitting in the nick of time – a discarded completion for just a minute could create unnecessary aggravation and leave people with a sour taste from what should be an enjoyable event. I plan to enforce the firm deadline so yes, 22:01 submissions will be discarded.The final results will be announced on Sunday, August 19thso I will have time to process all the results, double check everything and present them in an esthetically pleasing manner. This is a big event guys so I will need some time to make sure things are in order. Just a small request: The logistics of ETL are very demanding, so if you guys cross check your status in the tables occasionally and find something that doesn’t match please bring it to my attention so I’ll act on it.So here’s how things look at the end of week 9: E TENEBRAE LUX – 9TH WEEK UPDATE Black Templars 98 40,123 409 15,633 39% Blood Angels 62 29,533 476 7,741 26% Dark Angels 82 41,872 511 8,490 20% Codex Space Marines 56 33,792 603 8,665 26% Space Wolves 48 32,637 680 11,160 34% Chaos 54 22,892 424 11,041 48% Ordos Inquisition 22 6,196 282 4,548 73% Total 422 207,045 491 67,278 32% Index Astartes 29 16,405 566 6,385 39% Liber Astartes 15 9,818 655 1,395 14% Ultramarines 12 7,569 631 885 12% Comments:The Dark Angels have the lowest completion rate at 20%. Although at face value this might look as a bad thing it also means that there is huge potential in the coming month to flood the ETL with completions driving completion rate towards the average and gaining significant momentum towards the finish line. The opposite of course is also possible so now guys is the moment of truth: Can the DAs see this through and emerge victorious? We’ll see…The Wolves with 1/3 of their vowed points done, which translates to more than 11k pts, they are now second. However they do have some mega vows in the making and I’m sure they have not said their last word yet. The important thing here is tenacity. You guys really have to fight against fatigue and keep delivering because this is it: Just one month to go and you’ve done admirably well so far! Keep it up!Blood Angels are struggling to keep up despite some serious completions this week. They have the lowest score so far (except the Ordos) at 7.7k pts despite having more than ¼ of their vowed points done. However there is the same principle as with the DAs here: the last month could see a sharp convergence to the ETL average completion rate thus having significant upping to their points’ total. Nevertheless this’d better start soon because time is now the primary parameter. Just to put things to perspective, in order to get to the BTs level of completed points the BAs should aim to convincingly beat the 50% completion rate. Good luck! Black Templars had the best week any forum had since the beginning of the ETL. They completed in excess of 5.5k pts solidifying their lead at more than 15.5k completed pts so far. Furthermore they re-vowed 3.8k pts which means they still are intent of growing this sum even more. Their completion rate approaches 40% beating the average of the ETL, leading the way to the finish line. Is there anyone that can stand in their way? Let’s see.Codex Forums added 860 pts to their total and it appears that it’s getting its engines started. With Arizona’s contribution reaching an end, it’s up to the rest to carry on delivering. Some of the work I’ve seen is exquisite so I believe the wait is worth it! Keep in mind guys there is only one month to go! Lets see if you can turn this around – you have the resources to do it – and with more than ¼ of your total vowed pts done you have a very good starting point. Just double it and you might be leading this! Chaos carried on its great performance driving their completion rate even higher to 48% and total completed pts to above 11k! Wow! Well done – nothing more to say! The 2.8k completions this week were replenished with another 2.7k new vows, so the drive is still very strong. And still there are some seriously large vows in the pipeline that could (if supported by smaller vows as is the case so far) turn the game to their advantage. It appears the Dark Gods are looking favorably to their champions! Ordos Inquisition continue to drive their completion rate higher reaching a record of 73%! The commitment that this group is showing coupled by some seriously nice models (not to mention RedemptionNL’s LR with real lights!!!!) is awe inspiring! Continue the Emperor’s good work guys – you are setting the standards on commitment! Until the next weekly update, farewell and good luck to all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Yak Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Congratulations Drake Storm on completing your vow. You set a shining example! Cheers The Yak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaptermaster Graymantle Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Back in business, at last! http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/index.p...t&p=3125419 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqui Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 I have made Progress! ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrakeStorm Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Here he is. i don't know if i have anything else i can do ill check, and if i do ill re-vow tomorrow. Most of the stuff i have i've already started painting on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Semper Posted July 23, 2012 Author Share Posted July 23, 2012 All right Drakestorm - very tidy job there! I really like your blue but I think the way you treated the yellow loincloth is superb! Well done. Before you vow again please note that we are very close to the deadline - so do so only if you're extra confident you'll make it! :D Table updated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafen_2 Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Half my tac squad is done! Just need to tidy them up, but Ill do that when I get the other half done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrakeStorm Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Come on brothers we are still in this!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrakeStorm Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 In true Dragon Storm form im going to jump before i look. "What ever it take to win." Well as Brother Creeger can account for I'm ether all in, or all out. So here we go again all in. “I Drake Storm answer the challenge of the Unforgiven and vow to complete Scout squad, with power weapon, heavy bolter, and +1 scout from Codex Space Marine of total value 113 points on or before August 15. Success will bring eternal glory to Dragon Storm Chapter and failure will doom me to bear the sign of damnation until the year-end” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Argent Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 I am thinking I may have to unfortunately pull out of this. I hate to even admit that to myself but as I am out of glue, nearly out of Mordian Blue, which I dont think I can get anymore, missing two shoulderpads for my Lysader Counts as and am running so short of time that I am being forced to paint things to a standard I am very unhappy with and am basically going to restrip and paint later on. I hate being me sometimes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Semper Posted July 24, 2012 Author Share Posted July 24, 2012 Sorry, to hear that Silver Phoenix... I realise the shortage of older paints can be a problem, but more to the point I respect the fact that you do not want to compromise your standards. I still hope you find a way to proceed but if not, well, such things happen. <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Semper Posted July 24, 2012 Author Share Posted July 24, 2012 E TENEBRAE LUX – 10th WEEK UPDATE http://fortressofunforgiven.homestead.com/DA_Challenge_vs_LA.jpg This was a more subdued week with completions at the 8.8k mark. The characteristics of this week were the further increase of the average completion rate to 36% from 32% last week that corresponds to 76k points(!) and the still hefty (although diminishing) amount of 6.7k worth of new vows. The total points pledged so far stand at almost 214k. A point of particular interest is that this is the fist week since the beginning of the ETL that the Space Wolves did not report a completion! So week 10 is now behind us and just three more weeks to go! Plan your next steps carefully, because an unfinished vow could have multiplying effect as it will nullify all previous work too. If you are uncertain of your time, or your next vow depends on the speed of the postal agencies I say play it safe and be conservative! In the end is imminent! Now I would like to repeat some technicalities about the closing that I mentioned last week because they are important: On August 15th at 22:00 GMT the ETL ends. That means that by the B&C clock any completions that are submitted after that time will not count towards the total points of your faction. Please make everybody’s life easier and avoid submitting in the nick of time – a discarded completion for just a minute could create unnecessary aggravation and leave people with a sour taste from what should be an enjoyable event. I plan to enforce the firm deadline so yes, 22:01 submissions will be discarded.The final results will be announced on Sunday, August 19th at the latest so I will have time to process all the results, double check everything and present them in an esthetically pleasing manner. This is a big event guys so I will need some time to make sure things are in order. Just a small request: The logistics of ETL are very demanding, so if you guys cross check your status in the tables occasionally and find something that doesn’t match please bring it to my attention so I’ll act on it.So here’s how things look at the end of week 10: E TENEBRAE LUX – 10TH WEEK UPDATE Black Templars 102 41,811 410 18,255 44% Blood Angels 64 31,778 497 9,011 28% Dark Angels 86 43,057 501 10,815 25% Codex Space Marines 56 33,792 603 9,210 27% Space Wolves 48 32,637 680 11,160 34% Chaos 56 24,476 437 13,106 54% Ordos Inquisition 22 6,196 282 4,548 73% Total 434 213,747 493 76,105 36% Index Astartes 29 16,405 566 6,775 41% Liber Astartes 15 9,818 655 1,550 16% Ultramarines 12 7,569 631 885 12% Comments:The Dark Angels have still the lowest completion rate at 25% but are gaining significant momentum. They will still need some large vow completions to propel their position forward but things are promising. If the momentum builds up further we are looking at a magnificent turn around that will send shock waves across all forums! With 2.5k completed this week and some indications of even better performance next week I think we’re in the right path! So with 10.8k pts (less than 400pts behind the Wolves) but still in the 4th position, do we have what it takes to turn this around? The Wolves did not report a completion for the fist time since the beginning of the ETL! Wow. What could that mean? Out of steam? Fatigue? Or just coincidence and next week we’ll see two weeks’ worth of completions? Truth being said with an average burden of more than 900pts per participant they have put themselves in a very challenging position. Still they manage to maintain 3rd position with no completions! But now the distance to the second position has increased by 2k. In all fairness, the Wolves should aim at completion rates well into the 40s to shake up things – difficult but achievable!Blood Angels have managed to make some completions to keep them in the game, surpassing the 9k mark. However the relatively small points/vow ratio means that their completion rate should be much higher than average and at the moment is almost 10 percentage points lower. In principle they should be going the Chaos way, i.e. having among the highest completion rates to make up for their low points. As things stand now, they’ll require above 55% completion rate to beat the Templars. Difficult? Yes! Impossible? No! Just look at Chaos! Black Templars seem unstoppable! At a record 18k worth of completions and a 44% completion rate they have put enough distance between them and the rest of the forums to feel relatively safe. Despite their leading position, despite their considerable difference with the rest, they still reported the largest amount of completions this week at 2.6k! Frankly, they DO look like the favorites to win the ETL as they still have a large pool of incomplete vows to draw from. So let’s see as the sands of time draw all of us to the inevitable end, will they manage to maintain their position and become the heroes of E TENEBRAE LUX? Let’s see…Codex Forums are definitely responding to the challenge adding more the 0.5k points this week. Although they have 9.2k pts completed so far (more than the BAs) the certainly need to do more. There are some very serious vows out there with tons of points and I believe (hope) that after 10 weeks some of them will be nearing completion. You guys really need to start putting some serious pts forward. To put it simply, you need the samet amount of points that you’ve completed so far just to reach the BTs current levels. Or something in the order of 55% completion rate. Good luck! Chaos is second overall with more than 13k completed pts and a monstrous 54% completion rate. They do not have a high number of participants. They do not have a high number of total points pledged. What they do have is the tenacity and the drive to complete their vows consistently. Of course they have the Dark Pantheon to aid them but still! An excellent performance guys (and gals) keep it up! Ordos Inquisition did not report any completions this week. They’ve done it before but with a completion rate of 73% this seems normal to me. It’ll be great to see you guys driving for a cool 100% but no rush – none has shown the kind of commitment you have! Until the next weekly update, farewell and good luck to all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reyner Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 My Deathwatch bits all finally arrived and they are all assembled and undercoated. Will be doing some work on them tonight so I'll show what is going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creeger Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Captain Semper, I've completed my 2nd vow. Please visit my W.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Semper Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 Congratulations for completing your second vow Creeger! Amazing Dread there! Table updated with your completion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Semper Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 E TENEBRAE LUX – 11th WEEK UPDATE http://fortressofunforgiven.homestead.com/DA_Challenge_vs_LA.jpg Week 11 is over. This has been the most productive week so far (and by far) with total completions at almost 18k pts! Total completion rate increased to 42.5% vs. 35.6% last week and total completions reached 94k pts! Predictably the new vows stood at 6k which means that risk appetite is diminishing as the ETL approaches its conclusion. The total pledged points reached the 220k level!I would like to draw everybody’s attention to WLKs 4k pts completion – the largest single vow in the ETL! And on top of that he re-vowed for another 1k+ pts! Way to go WLK – well done! Only two weeks remaining until the conclusion. There will be another update on August 7th but I will not make an update on August 14th as it will be only one day before the end of the event. I will strive to give you guys the final results as soon as possible after the 15th but, just to play it safe, I would like to set a self-imposed deadline on Sunday August 19th. It will probably be sooner. Now a few points I’d like to make:- On August 15th @ 22:00 GMT is the official end of the ETL. Please, PLEASE do not let things run to the last minute if possible. Missing the deadline for a minute will be a big let down and could leave a bitter taste to the participant in question – which will be a pity. Make no mistake I will enforce a strict deadline on the event. Completions reported at 22:01 GMT WILL NOT COUNT. In case of doubt the clock that matters is the B&C clock set to GMT time. - The concluding report that will follow the completion of the ETL will have a lot of data and statistics for the event in total and per forum. It will also have detailed lists of all the participants, the completed vows and points completed per participant! I also am willing to give out other information that might be requested on a case by case basis. One of the major aims of the ETL was transparency, and I intend to serve this aim to the end! - In case you fail to fulfill a vow, even if it is your last in a series of successful completions, you should wear the Badge of Shame until year-end (or more if you feel the penitence period should be extended). So behold the Badge of Shame: http://www.fortressoftheunforgiven.com/ETL_02_Oathbreaker.jpgSo if you feel you can do without this banner in your signature, get cracking! If on the other hand you are sure you won’t make it, be my guest and put it on right away… - Now I can also reveal some details regarding the banners for the victors. These are the banners to be worn by those that completed successfully ALL their vows. Why am I using plural for the “banners”? Because the banners will have an indication that will correspond to the number of completed vows for each participant! This would be subtle but clearly visible feature! I believe it will make for a great account of the ETL and people will wear it with pride! - Also the winning faction will be getting an “add-on” banner commemorating their victory that will be designed to be placed next to the victory banner with no space between them so it will look as one. So the participants of the winning forum will retain their “victory” banner along with the vow-count feature (like everybody else) but will also get another banner to commemorate their dominance in the ETL! - Lastly, you may have noticed the new banner in my signature. This is my personal banner in relation to the ETL – It has nothing to do with the Winning or the Champion banners – so don’t get any ideas! :) So here’s how things look at the end of Week 11 in more detail: E TENEBRAE LUX – 11TH WEEK UPDATE Black Templars 113 45,254 400 22,984 51% Blood Angels 65 31,953 492 9,861 31% Dark Angels 91 43,877 482 16,365 37% Codex Space Marines 58 34,082 588 10,935 32% Space Wolves 50 33,917 678 15,459 46% Chaos 57 24,504 430 13,941 57% Ordos Inquisition 22 6,196 282 4,548 73% Total 456 219,783 482 94,093 43% Index Astartes 31 16,695 539 8,355 50% Liber Astartes 15 9,818 655 1,695 17% Ultramarines 12 7,569 631 885 12% Comments:The Dark Angels are getting their actr together and have managed to complete the most points compared to any other forum this week. This momentum that started building up since the previous week certainly delivers results as completion rate jumped to 37% from 25% the previous week. However, as the opposition was not idle either, the average completion rate of the ETL also increased leaving the DAs again to below average levels. That also can be interpreted that the DAs could more easily repeat this week’s performance compared to other forums that are gradually reaching their limits. The key to the DAs plan for victory now is for the big tickets to weigh in. There are a few mega-vows that are running for 11 weeks now – undoubtedly some of them are nearing completion. The momentum has been regained – all that’s left now is carry one and complete the vows! The Wolves managed to get back in the game dynamically with a large number of completed points including the largest single vow in the ETL: WLK’s 4k Mega Vow. But he was not alone. After a sluggish Wek 10, the wolves are back in business having the second largest amount of completions this week. But now the situation is dire! Given the weight of the average vow the burden now falls on those 2nd and subsequent vows, the completions of which serve two purposes: 1) validating the previous precious completions (losing them would mean defeat) and 2) adding the new point-rich vows (that are necessary for victory). So the subsequent vows are especially important to the Wolves both as a shield to previous completions but also in their own right as they carry the weight necessary to win! Blood Angels had a very timid week, adding a meagre 850 pts to their total. Things look grim for them as time is running out as they need not only to flood the ETL with completions but also to proceed to second and subsequent vows to raise their total points pledged and bring their required completion rate closer to a more normal 50% rather than the demanding 70%+ that is currently required. So remember: it’s not over until it’s over – keep delivering on your vows and everything is possible! For Sanguinius! For the Emperor! Black Templars continue to deliver on their oaths in true BT style! Despite having a comfortable lead they added 4.7k pts maintaining their difference to the DAs at a sizeable 6.6k pts! And, being BTs, they pledged another 3.4k pts so most of the completions have been re-filled. Here I need to mention there are already two BTs in their 8th vow already (and there are bound to be others too) but be careful guys, the stakes are now very high! Just as a side note, 57% of all new vows (point-wise) in Week 11 were made by the BTs. Fanatics? Damn right! Codex Forums are in three distinct speeds. First we have Index Astartes that are delivering 50% completion rates (above the ETL average) and contribute 76% of the total points of the Codex bloc. Alone they are threatening the BAs (!) and I believe they still have some aces up their sleeve! Then we have the Liber Astartes that they contribute 16% of the total points of the faction. With completion rate of 17% way below the average of the ETL they have the potential to really make the difference for the Codex bloc! In fact I believe this is the Codex best chance to leap forward and challenge the first positions! Then we have the Ultramarines. The lowest contribution to the Codex total of only 8% and total completions of less than 1k. Hmmm… here there must be some progress as we reach the deadline because although the Ums are not many, they have some hefty vows there… And with completion rate of only 12% there is only one way to go! Honor & Courage – you have the power to turn the tables and give the opposition a run for their money! Chaos after some fantastic performance in Week 10 has slipped from second position to fourth as 1) their smaller numbers begin to show and 2) other forums have mobilized their resources gaining momentum. BUT Chaos still has a few rounds of heavy artillery in its arsenal and their position, although 4th, is not that distant from the rest of the forums in terms of points. Chaos is determined enough to see this through – they have proven it already with a completion rate approaching 60% - by far the highest (excluding the Ordos)!!! Ordos Inquisition had a second week in a row with no completions to report. Frankly with a completion rate in the 70s it looks as they have won the Dedication to the Emperor award … I woul urge the three participants that have 2nd and third vows unfinished to make the effort to complete them in time – just by tying the loose ends your completion rate will jump to the 80s!!! Until the next and last weekly update, farewell and good luck to all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Semper Posted August 7, 2012 Author Share Posted August 7, 2012 E TENEBRAE LUX – 12th WEEK UPDATE http://fortressofunforgiven.homestead.com/DA_Challenge_vs_LA.jpg So Week 12 has drawn to an end. With almost 110k worth of completed points and an increased completion rate of 48.1% vs. 42.5 last week the ETL is now set for its final week! Week 11 was a fairly busy one with more some 15.8k pts completed in total and a sizeable 8.6k pts of new vows added still! This raises the total amount of points pledged in the ETL to an astounding 228k pts! Now this is the last week. THE LAST WEEK. Wrap it up guys – do not do anything to jeopardize your existing work and those that have still outstanding vows (especially those that are in their second or subsequent vow) focus of completing to preserve all your previous effort! +++EXTEREMELY IMPORTANT STUFF+++-This is the last weekly update. I will however keep updating the tables until the event’s official conclusion. On August 15th @ 22:00 GMT is the official end of the ETL. Please, PLEASE do not let things run to the last minute if possible. Missing the deadline for a minute will be a big let down and could leave a bitter taste to the participant in question – which will be a pity. Make no mistake I will enforce a strict deadline on the event. Completions reported at 22:01 GMT WILL NOT COUNT. In case of doubt the clock that matters is the B&C clock set to GMT time. (Remember GMT time does not change from winter to summer time so even London has an hour difference to GMT during the summer months).-Check out the tables to ensure your vows/completions are recorded correctly. I’m willing to examine any objections but that has to be done no later than August 16th. So any objections that have not been voiced by then (the next day of the ETL’s completion) WILL NOT BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT! Needless to say, the earliest one raises an objection the sooner the final report will get out. Which brings us nicely to…-THE FINAL REPORT!!! This is going to be full of data about the event as a whole, each forum’s performance and of course detailed lists of those that completed or failed to complete their vows. The “Victory Banners” will also be presented and the participants will be able to don the appropriate banner that will also represent the number of their completions.-For those that failed to fulfill a vow, even if it was the last in a series of successful completions, you should wear the Badge of Shame until year-end (or more if you feel the penitence period should be extended). So behold the Badge of Shame: http://www.fortressoftheunforgiven.com/ETL_02_Oathbreaker.jpgSo now for the usual update for Week 12 in more detail: E TENEBRAE LUX – 12TH WEEK UPDATE Black Templars 127 48,573 382 28,215 58% Blood Angels 65 31,973 492 11,451 36% Dark Angels 97 45,152 465 17,680 39% Codex Space Marines 58 34,082 588 11,195 33% Space Wolves 56 36,592 653 20,416 56% Chaos 60 25,794 430 15,955 62% Ordos Inquisition 23 6,226 271 4,938 79% Total 486 228,392 470 109,850 48% Index Astartes 31 16,695 539 8,355 50% Liber Astartes 15 9,818 655 1,695 17% Ultramarines 12 7,569 631 1,145 15% Comments:The Dark Angels managed to complete a 1.3k pts but the sad truth is that’s nowhere near enough... They are now in third position with a clear distance not only from the Templars but also the Wolves that are now clearly second. The only thing that can change that, is if the big guns appear. The DAs have a lack (comparably speaking) of the super-vow completions (i.e. vows above 1k pts). Unless these guys show up I can’t see the situation reversing... Let’s face it 38% completion rate in a 50%+ world is just not enough!The Wolves had their best week todate – even better than Week 11! With 5k pts worth of completions they are now north of 20k in total and firmly second with a clear distance of 2.7k from the Dark Angels. However they are still some 7.8k behind the Templars. This means that not only they need to complete their sizeable new vows (at 2.7k they still added less than the Templars this week) but most importantly get those that have yet to complete their first vows mobilized! Unless they give everything they have (first and subsequent vows) they will not be able to challenge the Templars for top position. All in all Week 12 can be called the Week of the Wolf! Congratulations guys – I have the feeling that more is yet to come!Blood Angels seem to get some mobilization late in the game. Still they may manage to end better than the Codex forums – especially as interest in the last days seems to be resurfacing. They have completed 1.6pts this week which, although not spectacular, is better than the DAs for example. Again the main objective here should be to get first vows completed rather than risk the pts of those that already have completions in their records. This is it guys – the last week. Make every point count! Black Templars have not relaxed a single bit – and rightly so it seems, Wolves with the that close behind you. The Templars had the most completions this week exceeding 5.2k pts. With their completion rate approaching 60% and adding the most new vows even in the 11th hour they have a momentum unmatched by any other forum. As the final week starts it seems they are the favorites to win this – and rightly so. They continued delivering sizeable completions throughout the ETL now, it seems, it’s time to collect! Or is it? Codex Forums seem to be completely out of steam. Despite some declarations of progress no solid results have been coming their way. Although the painting quality is generally of very high standard it seems their completion rate is currently the worse. So is the last position what you guys are shooting for? Because that’s where you’ll be come the 15th UNLESS you start delivering some results. All three sub-forums of your faction had a very silent week, with the UMs saving some of the honor with an, admittedly beautiful, but small vow points-wise. This is the time to rise again and give your rivals a nasty surprise – a last hurrah! Chaos is fighting the long war here and with more success than Abbadon may I add! They are 4th but with a completion rate of above 60% they can be really proud of themselves! More importantly they are only 1.7k pts behind the DAs! Hmmm… How’s that for a challenge? Regardless the Chaos faction is in a really good shape with some committed individuals still very much in the game – let’s see how this palys out! Remember, if you paint the points, you will win – as simple as that! Ordos Inquisition have a completion rate of 79%. CAN YOU MAKE IT 80%? This would be an awesome way to show to all who’s the most committed forum!!!So until the FINAL REPORT, farewell and good luck to all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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