Rayray Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Does fun mean a headache to keep up with? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/252373-e-tenebrae-lux/page/17/#findComment-3096587 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arez Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 I need to touch up the eye lenses and gold then my Termies will be done,i forgot about Njal in my army carrier so hes barely done,i'll work on them when i get home this afternoon.sorry brothers for taking so long to get these painted Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/252373-e-tenebrae-lux/page/17/#findComment-3096641 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Semper Posted June 26, 2012 Author Share Posted June 26, 2012 Does fun mean a headache to keep up with? Do not underestimate the single-mindedness of the 1st Legion Rayray, nor its resources... Big strides are all very well but will they be enough? The metric we usually use (and will carry on using) is the "points/vow" that shows what sort of work the average vow implies. For the Wolves the number is 681 and is the highest in the ETL. It does not show the whole picture however. It does not take into account for example how much work each individual has to do - it doesn't take into account the fact that people vow more than once. So, just for fun, I'm going to introduce a new mertic, namely "points/participant". This is a metric to show the burden of the average participant in a given forum. For Wolves the number is 795 (!) whereas for the DAs for example is just 598. That means that each SW has to do a good 200pts more on average compared to the DAs assuming completion rates of 100%. And you have to keep vowing (i.e. increasing the individual burden since no newcomers are allowed in anymore) in order to cover the deficit in pledged points which currently is roughly 10k pts. So do we have heroes in the making here? Will the few find it in themselves to stand against the many and emerge victorious against the odds? Will the Space Wolves honor their Primarch or, how can i put this, leave it for another day? :unsure: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/252373-e-tenebrae-lux/page/17/#findComment-3096719 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendrik Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Will the Space Wolves honor their Primarch or, or will the dark angels fail their primarch, AGAIN? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/252373-e-tenebrae-lux/page/17/#findComment-3096739 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayray Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Well, it is no secret that there are those of us hungry for glory, per the usual. We'll make our Primarch proud! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/252373-e-tenebrae-lux/page/17/#findComment-3096760 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfebane Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 That means that each SW has to do a good 200pts more on average compared to the DAs assuming completion rates of 100%. One of the mixed blessings with the Wolves army is how its a specialized army and easily customizable for unique individuals even amongst our own packs. Because of this, we can easily close the gap with minimal effort and models. All in all, fair warning to keep your skirts hiked up and to watch for what lurks in the shadows. :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/252373-e-tenebrae-lux/page/17/#findComment-3096780 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arez Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Done my vow,proofs in my thread.vow 3 will be up tomorrow Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/252373-e-tenebrae-lux/page/17/#findComment-3097185 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapter Master Ignis Domus Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Well, I've recruited some Fenrisian Wolves to aid me in this task(surprisingly good with a brush, I might add.), so progress is going steadily. I'll hopefully have it done before I'm off on vacation, which I just remembered would present a rather large block to my painting ability. Maybe I can get the TSA to play a game of 40k against me to let me bring the paints on board... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/252373-e-tenebrae-lux/page/17/#findComment-3097275 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Semper Posted June 27, 2012 Author Share Posted June 27, 2012 Congratulations Arez! You really support this forum very energetically! Excellent work of the SH termies too! Look fwd for your next vow. You guys are really doing what it takes here - and again you are ahead! Bravo! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/252373-e-tenebrae-lux/page/17/#findComment-3097318 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iacton Qruze Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 My vow is complete. http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/index.p...p;#entry3097965 I would also like to take this opportunity to make my second vow. Wolf Lord on Thunderwolf, Runic Armor, Power Fist, Storm Shield, Wolf Tooth Necklace, Wolf Tail Talisman: 235 points. 5 Grey Hunters, 1 Plasma Gun, 1 Wolf Banner, 1 MotW, 1 Power Axe: 125 points. Total Vow = 360 points. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/252373-e-tenebrae-lux/page/17/#findComment-3097973 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Semper Posted June 27, 2012 Author Share Posted June 27, 2012 Congrats IQ for completing your first vow - and taking the risk to continue with a second one! With IQ's completions the Wolves are leading the ETL right now (although by only 100pts or so) and more importantly you guys are approaching the 30k level for total vowed points! So pretty soon you will cover the distance and stand among the favorites to win this. All you have to do is stand and not collapse on your painting station! For Russ!!! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/252373-e-tenebrae-lux/page/17/#findComment-3098037 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arez Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Congrats IQ for completing your first vow - and taking the risk to continue with a second one! With IQ's completions the Wolves are leading the ETL right now (although by only 100pts or so) and more importantly you guys are approaching the 30k level for total vowed points! So pretty soon you will cover the distance and stand among the favorites to win this. All you have to do is stand and not collapse on your painting station! For Russ!!! Only way we'd collapse is if we drank to much ale...er i mean we will not collapse! :D Vow 3 will be up soon im in the process of sorting out bitz then i'll price it out. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/252373-e-tenebrae-lux/page/17/#findComment-3098133 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arez Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 I vow to complete: a Wolf Lord(BoR,RA,PF),WGBL(TH,RA,SotH,bolter),WGBL(FW,bolter,SotH),5 scouts(5 bolters,MB,2 PP),10 WG (9 bolters,1 TDA,1 AC,1 CML),5 Scouts(5 snipers),Lone Wolf(SS,PF),Ven Dread(EA,MM,ML),6 LF(2 ML,3 HB) for a value of 1270 pts. pictures will be in my thread. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/252373-e-tenebrae-lux/page/17/#findComment-3098289 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Semper Posted June 28, 2012 Author Share Posted June 28, 2012 Arez, you're doing great justice to your Chapter (such as it is :)). Seriously though, if you complete this third vow of yours you'd have more contribution to the SWs total than WLKwho currently has the lasrgest vow in the whole ETL (assuming he completes too and he does not vow again - yeah right... ;)) ! Well done Blood Claw! Table updated - good luck! I should also mention Rayray here - he too has huge contribution - especially if he completes his second vow! You guys are doing great! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/252373-e-tenebrae-lux/page/17/#findComment-3098545 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayray Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Vow more? Nah....I only have TWC and other things up my sleeve once my smaller second vow is complete... But seriously. You didn't expect the wolves to simply lay by the sideline and count losses, did you? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/252373-e-tenebrae-lux/page/17/#findComment-3098755 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chezzie Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Ok, I'll start a WIP thread, but after health issues I finally got my Ragnar stripped and glued together last night. (And since he's the first model I've put together in a *long* time I just about avoided having him glued to me to take to work today) I'll undercoat him tonight and then try and get painting ;) D. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/252373-e-tenebrae-lux/page/17/#findComment-3098810 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarl Kjaran Coldheart Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 i have around another 1k-1.5k i plan to vow when i finish the current vow. WLK Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/252373-e-tenebrae-lux/page/17/#findComment-3098932 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arez Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 My 4th vow(if i have time) will be a swarm of PA Wolf Guard and if i can get a new hard bristled toothbrush a few more Lone wolves, unfortunately it will not be that big of vow only about 700pts Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/252373-e-tenebrae-lux/page/17/#findComment-3098977 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fytharin Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Newbie question inbound, so is it too late for me to make a vow? Because if not I'd like to add in one... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/252373-e-tenebrae-lux/page/17/#findComment-3099546 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arez Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Newbie question inbound, so is it too late for me to make a vow? Because if not I'd like to add in one... It is,June 15 was the deadline.your late by a few days :unsure: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/252373-e-tenebrae-lux/page/17/#findComment-3099554 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fytharin Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Newbie question inbound, so is it too late for me to make a vow? Because if not I'd like to add in one... It is,June 15 was the deadline.your late by a few days :unsure: *wails* Well shoot I have a pack of termies, scouts , cavalry and a bunch of other stuff coming in that's getting painted well before Aug. -.- Bah humbug. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/252373-e-tenebrae-lux/page/17/#findComment-3099559 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfebane Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Newbie question inbound, so is it too late for me to make a vow? Because if not I'd like to add in one... It is,June 15 was the deadline.your late by a few days :to: *wails* Well shoot I have a pack of termies, scouts , cavalry and a bunch of other stuff coming in that's getting painted well before Aug. -.- Bah humbug. Make a thread for your army anyway! We love to drool over painted Wolves and to offer tips, critiques, and praise where welcome. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/252373-e-tenebrae-lux/page/17/#findComment-3099691 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Semper Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 Make a thread for your army anyway! We love to drool over painted Wolves and to offer tips, critiques, and praise where welcome. This! You can use the ETL deadline to make an out-of-competition vow just to get motivation to complete some of your stuff! ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/252373-e-tenebrae-lux/page/17/#findComment-3099792 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fytharin Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Make a thread for your army anyway! We love to drool over painted Wolves and to offer tips, critiques, and praise where welcome. This! You can use the ETL deadline to make an out-of-competition vow just to get motivation to complete some of your stuff! :cry: I think I may just go ahead and do that. :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/252373-e-tenebrae-lux/page/17/#findComment-3100509 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Semper Posted July 3, 2012 Author Share Posted July 3, 2012 E TENEBRAE LUX – 7th WEEK UPDATE http://fortressofunforgiven.homestead.com/DA_Challenge_vs_SW.jpg The 7th week was not as productive as the 6th. There are two main reasons for this: Firstly the 40k 6th Edition hit the shelves which meant that people focused on the new mechanics and topics like allies, power weapons, etc dominated the interest across all forums. Secondly, (and that affected Europeans mostly) we had the semi-finals and the final of the UEFA Euro-2012 – well done Spain! ;) So, despite all that, what did happen during this week in the ETL? Well, for one thing we had 8.5k worth of completions. That is to be compared to 15k last week. Total completed points reached the 42k level and the overall completion rate climbed to 22% from 18% last week. Even more interestingly another 8.3k pts were added as follow-up vows! So virtually all completions were replenished by new vows and the dynamic appears to be ascending still!However we are still in the difficult period (even without the distractions such as the 6th ed. or football) where first month’s enthusiasm waned and people still feel there is a lot of time to complete their vows and thus can afford to be complacent. But can they? I believe that the forum that keeps going during this period will benefit immensely and put some safe distance between them and the competition. So here’s how things look at the end of week 7: E TENEBRAE LUX – 7TH WEEK UPDATE Black Templars 80 33,909 424 8,808 26% Blood Angels 52 27,227 524 4,870 18% Dark Angels 75 39,337 524 5,175 13% Codex Space Marines 51 32,942 646 3,850 12% Space Wolves 44 30,234 687 7,948 26% Chaos 48 19,782 412 7,720 39% Ordos Inquisition 19 5,591 294 3,408 61% Total 369 189,022 512 41,779 22% Index Astartes 26 15,900 612 3,715 23% Liber Astartes 14 9,663 690 135 1% Ultramarines 11 7,379 671 0 0% Comments:The Dark Angels had a disappointing week. With only 265 points completed (vs. at least 1.1k by every other forum) they now are fourth but with considerable distance from the third... DAs do not seem to have their heart into it and the only thing that keeps them afloat is their numerical superiority, which also gradually erodes as we move further in the ETL. Their completion rate is a meager 13% vs. an average of the ETL of 22%. I don’t know what it’ll take for the DAs to get dynamically back into the game but if they carry on like that they don’t stand a chance! C’mon guys, you’ve made your commitments, now honor them -lest the Wolves and the Templars have a funny story to tell during the cold winter nights… The Wolves keep their position as a close second with almost 8k points and an above-average completion rate of 26%. They retain their high points/vow ratio and they appear to be able to keep the pace so far by completing almost 1.6k pts on the week. This for the wolves is a race against fatigue. If they manage to carry on vowing and completing at the current rates there is nothing to deny them victory in the end. However we are still almost in the middle of this so I hope you guys have the energy to see this through! The 1.6k worth of new vows this week is a very encouraging sign.Blood Angels recovered somewhat since last week, managing 1.3k pts worth of completions. Despite that, previous weeks’ weakness created a significant distance vs. the leading forums that requires a better-than-average performance to catch up. But their completion rate of 18% remains below average and (perhaps more importantly) the renewed vows of only 250 pts do not seem hopeful. So guys, a lot of work has to be done still for you to become a serious contender for the first place. It’s about time for your legacy to kick-in! Black Templars are comfortable leaders of the ETL. They have a completion rate higher than the average (but not crazily so), they have completed 1.3k pts this week and have re-vowed 1.7k! This is as solid as it gets! Especially if you combine it with the fact that they have the highest number of vows by now which translates to a very manageable average vow of 424 pts. With 8.8k pts completed so far they are a good 1k points ahead of the Wolves – a large but not as yet safe distance! Still the dynamics are in their favor and unless the competition greatly accelerates on a consistent basis the BTs currently seem like the favorites to win this.Codex Forums are going through an internal re-organization phase right now (compliments to The Yak for organizing things a bit). But the harsh reality is that there are no completions to speak of. Apart form Arizonajirt’s completions that currently stand for 90% of the entire three forums’ total little else has happened! Amazing as this is, Arizona cannot win this single-handedly… So let’s see some more completions guys – making it to the finish line with just one completed vow won’t cut it – you’ll need to vow again! You have the resources; put them in good use! Chaos is a very interesting case. With low number of participants and relatively low average vow they still manage a very respectable third place only 200pts behind the Wolves. They added a spectacular 3k pts during the week and re-vowed 2.8k. The dynamics seem to be right and the whole performance very promising if it wasn’t for one thing: Completion Rate! In order to achieve this great performance, the Chaos faction, used-up a much greater part of their resources. With a completion rate of 39% it means that future renewals must come at even higher point values and raise the average vow to exceed the average of the ETL. Otherwise they’ll run out of vows faster than the rest… So keep that in mind when you are making new vows, you are the only forum that actually must bring your completion rate down in order to become more competitive. But as things stand now: WELL DONE!!!Ordos Inquisition did nothing this week. This is only to be expected given their extremely high completion rate of 61%! In fact the Ordos are a more pronounced version of the Chaos forum situation. Few participants + (very) small average vow + high completion rates = out of alternatives earlier than the rest. But let’s face it; the Ordos are a special case! They should measure their success by their completion rate, and their dedication is what will carry them through. I’m willing to bet that by the end of the ETL the Ordos would have maintained the highest completion rate among all other forums! My challenge still stands: can you make 100% completion rate for your first vows? Until the next weekly update, farewell and good luck to all! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/252373-e-tenebrae-lux/page/17/#findComment-3107073 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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