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  Passing on the Torch
Posted by: Dylza - 12-04-2022, 05:19 PM - Forum: News & Announcements - Replies (3)

Hi everyone,

I've been meaning to make this post for weeks now so thought I better finally get it posted in case anyone wants to take the torch and begin planning for the future.

I'll get straight to the point - I've decided to retire as a League Admin. This means that I have no current plans of running any of my leagues anymore.

I hope that my retirement doesn't mean that HSL and HPL will die. I'd love for someone else to be willing to take the reins and run either or both of them for the community in the future. If anyone is keen on taking over either of the leagues, just shoot me a DM on discord and I can help you to get started organising things.

Lastly, a huge thanks to everyone who has participated in the leagues that I've run over all these years now. The 3v3 League was on its knees at the end of S9 when I took over and not only did I revive it but also grew it to such a level where record sign up numbers had the league thriving. Before I left the 3v3 league admin team after like S18, the community had enjoyed a number of highly successful seasons with me in charge and it was time to move on to new projects. That's when I started HPL (Real Soccer league), which was a lot fun building a small competition from the ground up and watching it grow each season. Then most recently I launched HSL (4v4 league), which was probably the biggest/most successful season that I have ever been in charge of and it was very fulfilling finally getting HBANZ onto the same competitive game mode as the rest of the world.

Anyway, my point in all that is that I wouldn't have been able to do any of it without you all. It was a fair bit of work at times to run these leagues but I was happy to do it because you guys always kept me motivated to. As a community, you made these leagues mean something special and that's why I wanted to run them for you season after season. So thank you, whether you played, captained, streamed, admined, helped organise, commentated, spent all day arguing on chatango about league incidents or simply trolled in chatango during league games - whatever your involvement was you were an important part of the fabric of these leagues over the years and I thank you very much for that.

I know I made some good decisions along with some bad decisions over the years but no one is perfect I guess. I just hope I was able to provide a fun platform for you all to enjoy some competitive Hax on a Sunday evening.

It's been a pleasure guys ❤

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  Streamer and Commentator Awards - Season 24
Posted by: Winky - 28-12-2021, 09:35 PM - Forum: News & Announcements - Replies (15)



Hi all,

It is time to announce our nominees for the Best Streamer and Best Commentator Awards for Season 24!

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  1. Drag
  2. Fank009
  3. KC
  4. Mirilage
  5. Willba victory

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  1. Drag
  2. EBUS
  3. Envy
  4. fank009
  5. Frenchy
  6. KC
  7. Matsui
  8. Maxie
  9. Mems
  10. Mirilage
  11. NZKills
  12. Softyy
We have created a "Voting Booth" for you to select your top 3 from each category (make sure you are logged in and then join the room). Please read the rules carefully and voting accordingly.
 
VOTING IS CLOSED

Votes close Monday, 10th January 2022 after which I will announce the top 2 winners.

Every vote counts!

- Winky[/align]

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  Winky's Futsal League - Season 2!
Posted by: Winky - 28-11-2021, 04:30 PM - Forum: News & Announcements - Replies (3)

Welcome to Winky's Futsal League - Season 2!
 
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If you are wondering when WFL Season 1 was, it was played internationally with the Asian teams back in May/June with a select number of players. It was run purely through discord and on Singapore servers which most of you did not have a good connection to. I am changing that this season by bringing it to Australia!

Here's what you need to know if you are interested in playing in Season 2:

I want to be a captain - what do I do?
There are 6 captain slots, so message me anywhere (discord, this thread or PM me) if you are interested in captaining a team.
The league is PYOT (pick your own team) - so make sure you have at least 3 players before requesting to start a new team.
Please confirm with your players and also mention them when you let me know (make sure they join the discord server).
Finally, prepare a good quality logo!

What is the league format?
The league will be double round robin (3 points for win, 1 for draw, 0 for lose), with single elimination finals for the top 6 teams.
There will be 8 teams in total with a maximum of 6 per team (1 captain, 2 main players, 3 substitutes).
There are no app limits for individual players, but failure to have 3 players show up will result in a forfeit.

What is the game format?
This is a 3 vs 3 league (unlike season 1 which was 4v4).
Games will be 2 halves, 5 minutes per half - scores from both halves will be aggregated to get the final match score.
There is a mercy rule of 10 goal difference in total which will immediately end the game.
There is a maximum allowed substitutes of 2 per match per team.

What map will we play on?
Please note this is a FUTSAL league - the map can be downloaded from here:
https://hbanz.org/forum/maps.php - search for "WFL S2 - Big".

When will we play?
Games will be some time on Saturday night, but the time is not yet confirmed.
I would ask players in general to let me know which 2 hours during Saturdays they prefer to play.

When will the league matches start?
The league will start whenever 8 teams are ready - I am hoping this to be finalized within a couple of weeks at most.

I want to join as a player but don't know any captains - what do I do?
Join the discord below and post in the "looking-for-team" channel.

Is there a discord server for WFL?
Yes - players are requested to join as this is where league matters will be communicated: https://discord.gg/ffNSwEX98q

Do I need help?
I may be able to use a few people who are willing to assist with management/stats. Let me know if interested.

And finally, I have created a highlights reel for Season 1 which hopefully will encourage some of you to sign up:



Thanks!

- Winky

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  Streamer and Commentator Awards - Season 23
Posted by: Winky - 19-07-2021, 10:31 PM - Forum: News & Announcements - Replies (6)



UPDATE

Hi all,

We have a received 28 votes in total, and after careful inspection and removal of troll votes, I am pleased to announce the following winners:

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1st Commentator Award goes to @matsui 
2nd Commentator Award goes to @Lacker 

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1st Streamer Award goes to @matsui
2nd Streamer Award goes to @fank009

Your badges should already be displaying in your posts.

Congratulations to all of you and hope to see you again next season!

- Winky
 


Hi everyone,

It's that time again where we announce the top 2 streamers and commentators! We are using Google Forms to collect responses as HBANZ is limited to one poll per thread.

Please read below before voting!
  1. Polls will remain open until the end of D1 and D2 finals, after which the top 2 in each category will be announced
  2. You can only vote once - voting for yourself will be ignored
  3. Where applicable, the badges will be transferred from the previous holders to the current
  4. Points will be awarded as follows: 3 points for first choice, 2 points for second choice, 1 point for third choice, 0 points for no vote
  5. Your vote is not public
Congratulations for the nominees in each category:

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  • Angst
  • Chad
  • EBUS
  • Drag
  • Lacker
  • Fank009
  • Matsui
  • Maxie
  • Richie
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  • Lacker
  • Fank009
  • Matsui
  • Winky
The link to vote is below:

CLICK HERE TO VOTE - CLOSED
(you will need a valid email address to vote - this is to ensure unique responses only are collected)

Thanks again,

- Winky
 

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  Introducing...
Posted by: Dylza - 21-06-2021, 03:27 AM - Forum: News & Announcements - Replies (15)

I am proud to present to you, our newest league - HBANZ Super League!
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Besides bringing some brand new ideas to the table, this league will finally fill the competitive 4v4 Big Easy void in Australian/Asian Haxball.

Stay tuned for more details and sign ups opening in the coming days...

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Beef 2021 Sydney Hbanz Virgin Meetup
Posted by: Juicy Tampon - 29-03-2021, 01:36 PM - Forum: News & Announcements - No Replies

Hello frints, it is I your administrator Juicy Tampon.

There has been talks between me and a few other fellow local haxball superstars to have a meetup where we can all indulge in some yummy all you can eat KBBQ around the inner west. If you'd be interested in going we are currently looking at Saturday 10th April evening to meet. Provided we're not all socially awkward weirdo's in person and people are keen we could head out to the city for a drink and to help wingman @envy as I've been told he's been going through a bit of a dry season. 

I've added a poll above just to see how many people are keen to come out so that I can look at making reservations, etc as needed. If the date doesn't suit and there is enough people who'd like to come at a different date we can look at organising this for a different weekend. 

Maybe even @Kuma will come out and say hello

TL;DR Haxball Meet roughly 7pm on 10/04/21 for Korean BBQ 
 


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Star Streamer and Commentator Awards - Season 22
Posted by: Winky - 17-03-2021, 12:07 AM - Forum: News & Announcements - Replies (3)

Dearest members,

Please read below before voting in the poll above!

As you are aware, we have completed the end of an exciting season. The efforts of our league admins has not gone unnoticed, and the HBANZ Development Team would further like to extend their appreciation by awarding the top two streamers and top two commentators with a badge on their profile. The badges will last until the end of next season, after which the awards will be transferred to the next top streamers and commentators.

We feel this will not only encourage the involvement of those who have not yet streamed or commentated before, but also encourage existing award-winners to maintain their status.

I want to take this opportunity to personally thank Fank for his efforts throughout the season - for streaming, commentating, managing statistics and overall running the league rooms. I would like to also like to thank the wider admin team, NZK and Juicy.

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The first Streamer Award goes to @fank009! Fank has consistently provided quality streaming services throughout the season. I think we can all agree he is deserving of this badge.

The second Stream Award goes to @Lacker! Lacker has made the effort to stream using his school computer while providing exciting and energetic commentary.

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The first Commentator Award goes to @~13! Drag has provided insightful, entertaining and amusing commentary on a majority of games throughout this league - despite living in a completely different time zone.

The second Commentator Award will be decided by the poll. I believe there are several close runner-ups and it was a difficult decision. Polls will close on 29th March after the D2 finals are complete. If you think I have left out someone from the poll, please let me know soon.

- Winky

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Exclamation Winky's 1v1 ELO Room
Posted by: Winky - 12-02-2021, 01:27 AM - Forum: News & Announcements - Replies (28)


 
Winky's 1v1 Elo - Classic & Multiball!

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https://hbanz.org/forum/elo.php
(click on your name in the ladder for ELO Profile)
 


TL : DR - What is this?

This is the 1v1 ELO (ratings) bot. Players challenge each other to 1v1 games and win/lose rating according to the final score. The higher the goal difference, the higher/lower the change in ELO will be for each player.
 


Why Beta?
Please see point 5 below in red.

How does it work?
Players must first be logged into an HBANZ.org account to be able to receive and send challenge requests. Once two players agree to face each other, the bot will arrange the game and the players will face off in a classic 3 mins, 3 goals game.

What's the map?
The map is Classic (with HBANZ logo added). It is not with the HBANZ ball.

Why no HBANZ ball?
The intention is to launch this room internationally (USA, Singapore, Germany, etc.) so having a consistent map that is played throughout will allow us to have a common ladder (link above) where players can be directly and fairly compared.

What if someone leaves halfway through a game?
A forfeit or simply kicked by AFK/admin will result in a 3-0 loss towards that player. So we recommend you to !cancel all your challenges if you are planning to AFK inside the room. If you leave the room, challenges are automatically cancelled with no penalty as long as the game has not yet started.

How long is the AFK timer?
The AFK timer is 40 seconds, and you will get a warning at around the 27 seconds mark.

Can anyone play?
Anyone can play as long as they are logged into an HBANZ account, otherwise they will not be able to access some or send/receive challenges.

What happens if someone is not moving around (i.e. not AFK) but is not kicking-off
I haven't done anything to prevent this yet but may do so in the future if it becomes an issue. For now let me know and I will ban them from the room.

What happens if two players are purposely not scoring and the overtime is long
There is a 5 minute time limit in case of longer overtimes where the game will end in a draw (draw game does not affect either sides ELO as this encourages bussing).

How can you stop someone bussing after 1-0?
The intention with the way the ELO calculation works is to reward a greater goal difference. If you are satisfied with a 1-0 lead, this is fine. But some players will find they will gain as much as double the ELO with a 2-0 lead. So players are encouraged to score as many goals as they can (goals scored are also recorded)

What stats are recorded?
Stats recorded are: ELO, games played, wins, draws, losses, goals scored, goals against and clean sheets. Win rate (%) is calculated based off wins and games played.

What about ping?
If one player has much higher ping than the other, please try to handicap for fair play. This of course is optional and impossible to enforce. Similarly, there is nothing I can do to detect/prevent/reverse lag goals.
 


What other features does this bot have?
  1. #[id] to send a challenge to a player
  2. !help to see all commands
  3. !a to see all accepted challenges
  4. !p to see all pending challenges
  5. !cancel to cancel all your challenges with no penalty
  6. !me to view your person statistics
  7. #[id] PM to send a personal message
  8. !mute to mute chat (you should still get notified when its your turn to play)
  9. !users to see a list of logged in users that you can challenge
  10. Type !help in chat to see all the updated commands


What else are you going to add?
  1. [Done] Recorded replays and match stats for every game https://hbanz.org/forum/eloreplays.php
  2. [Done] Categories based on rating (e.g. like Chess you have IM, GM, etc.) https://hbanz.org/forum/elo.php
  3. [Done] Colours for these categories - to be applied as team colours, chat font colour, on the ladder, etc.
  4. [Ceebs] Player betting - this is ambitious but I have some ideas for it that may take time to implement but I want to see if this room is popular first before investing more time in this
  5. [Done] ELO is still being tweaked. The one you see on the ELO page on HBANZ is not necessarily the same as the one used in the bot. ELO may be reset if I have made big changes to the bot. When finalized I will announce it here and there will be no intention for further resetting.
  6. [Done] !p command to only show challenges involving you
  7. [Done] Other cosmetic changes with the announcements
  8. [Done] Reset all stats, ELO, replays, match history
  9. [Done] Direct replay link is announced in game after a match, rather than to the general page
  10. [Done] Regular messages to appear in replays, (except for tagged messages which we can't do much about)
  11. [Done - but paused for now] ELO reduces by 1 each day if you are above 1200
  12. [Done] ELO Profiles with head-to-head information


Changelog since initial launch:
  1. ELO changes was very sensitive. This was so we have a good starting point for players when they first join and reach the rating they deserve quicker. It was reduced slightly due to rapid number of games played.
  2. Cancelled games now works properly. Before it used to skip games if a player appeared in the queue consecutively. It is now fixed.
  3. !pending and !accepted reduced to !p and !a.
  4. !p command now only shows those related to you. Previously it was showing all pending challenges in the room.
  5. Added the above in "What else are you going to add?" section
  6. Added individual ELO profiles


Special thanks to Kuma for his great customer service.

Thanks also to all the beta testers Kuma, igloo, Saiborg, Apex, Jad and Deco.

If you have any suggestions for improvement and/or bug reports, please let me know.

Enjoy!

- Winky

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Exclamation HBANZ | Wall kick Challenge
Posted by: Kuma - 16-09-2020, 12:25 AM - Forum: News & Announcements - Replies (8)


 
HBANZ | Wall Kick Challenge

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https://hbanz.org/forum/challenge.php
 


TL : DR - What is this?

This is our first challenge bot, where players compete on trying to get the highest possible score from a wall kick. The objective is to gain the highest possible score through high speed and high angle. Only one player is on the field at a time and players take turns. World records, personal best and session best (for guests) scores are saved, along with replays. Scores are calculated based on a function of speed and angle - both of which are displayed to the player after the shot is complete. Invalid shots will get a score of zero. The average score, speed and angle for all attempts are also calculated.
 


How does it work?

Players have 10 attempts to get the best possible shot they can. If a player is AFK in the room, they will be moved to spectator and set to "!afk". When a player's turn is up, the next player is automatically added to the field for their turn in the challenge (unless their status is !afk). If there is only one player in the room, they will get to play continuously. They will not be kicked for AFK either since there will be no need for this.

Each shot will be given a score, which is calculated based on the shot speed and angle. Invalid shots are given a score of zero. These can be shots where a second kick is not detected, if the angle is negative (i.e. both shots were towards the same wall), or if the second kick takes too long (slow wall kick).
 


What other features does this bot have?
  1. The bot will display the total score, visually, on the field! Yes, it rearranges segments and joints in the stadium like a calculator display on the field after each shot. When the ball is touched, this display is changed to show the number of attempts you have remaining, until the next shot is taken.
  2. The average score, shots and angles for all attempts is displayed to the user. Getting a maximum average has no significance at this point besides displaying some sort of level of consistency.
  3. World record for score, speed and angle is saved.
  4. Personal best scores, speeds and angles are saved for each logged in player. These are checked independently (i.e. the WR or PB total score, speed and angle are not necessarily from the same shot - in fact, they rarely will be since a high angle often sacrifices speed).
  5. Replays are automatically saved whenever a personal best or world record is detected - so please make sure you are logged in.
  6. If you are not logged in, you can still enjoy having 10 attempts and seeing you "session best", which are your best scores since you have been in the room. However, these will be lost when the player leaves the room.
  7. We noticed while testing that it is takes some skill to get low speed and angle, which is why we have also recorded all-time personal minimum scores and session minimum scores (for guests). World record minimum score, speed and angle is also saved.
  8. Type "!help" in chat to see a list of commands.


Enjoy!
- Kuma & Winky

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Exclamation [HBANZ RAMBO] HaxHost Room!
Posted by: Winky - 29-08-2020, 08:56 PM - Forum: News & Announcements - Replies (13)


 
HBANZ | RAMBO™
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TL: DR - What is this?

Rambo is an elimination game based on a set of rounds. Players will compete in a free-for-all and the last man standing is the winner. This room can entertain 10 users at a time, with a maximum room limit of 20.
 


How does it work?

Upon joining the room, you may notice the "lobby" - which is the wrestling ring. You can type "+" to join. The game will not start unless a minimum of 5 people have entered, otherwise if the player tries to trigger the game by entering the ring, the room will reset when the 1 minute countdown is up. If enough players have entered, an appropriate map size will automatically be loaded. Players have 3 "lives", after which they eliminated from the rounds. After each elimination, the map will scale accordinly until it is 1v1, after which the winner is declared.
 


What does the bot do?

The bot will record each player's lives in their avatar. They are automatically adjusted as goals are scored.
 


What else can it do?
  • Enter "-" to remove yourself from the room
  • It will detect leaving players and adjust map size
  • It displays number of lives after each goal
  • It can support 2-12 players
  • The server is hosted in Singapore, so players internationally and locally will get decent ping!
 


Cool - when can I play?
 
The server is up now!

https://www.haxball.com/play?c=D3YYtQr4Ps4

 

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- Winky

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