Official Hack OFF Challenge Thread

[Zac Miley]

Me too. I'm going to go film one right now.

(Kevin? Maybe we'll actually do it this time. )

[JeffOverbo]

I would love to see a B Man Vs. C-Fan

[mahhkohh]

ok, this sounds fun! who wants to challenge me?if you need a reason i hereby insult your mother!

[Sporatical_Distractions]

Bringing back the hack-off thread

For those that don't know what this is, you challenge someone on the forum to a hack-off. you each film 5 consecutive strings and then they are posted with a poll option for people to judge the winner.

My camera is unobtainable in storage, so we need someone to get this rolling.

[C-Fan]

I'll do it. I'm assuming this is done Stephen Barnes' style, where it's one continuous take of the 5 runs, using scout's honor to not cheat? Or is this like both parties get a week to film, and then put together their five best strings in a video? Lay out the rules and I'll participate.

[Sporatical_Distractions]

It's done stephen barnes style. Prior feedback showed that viewers wanted the time that passes between strings to be fast forwarded because the videos wasted a lot of time showing players catch their breath, drink water, etc.

Here are examples:

http://modified.in/footbag/viewtopic.ph ... light=hack

http://modified.in/footbag/viewtopic.ph ... light=hack

http://modified.in/footbag/viewtopic.ph ... light=hack

http://modified.in/footbag/viewtopic.ph ... light=hack

[C-Fan]

Sounds good to me. Is it like Circle Comp, where if you drop one of your first two tries, you get a second chance at that turn?

[Sporatical_Distractions]

no

[Muffinman]

This sounds fun
I could do one, but I only play about once every week or second week. I could maybe do it on Sunday, since I hope to play if my body is okay. Do you have to choose an opponent and set up the challenge before you film? I might just do it anyway. Hack-off, Ken? I'm ready to get owned!

[Nathan]

These were cool, thanks for bumping this.

I challenge Mat GM.

[C-Fan]

Well, since Nathan is here for the summer, I could do one with Nathan. There wouldn't be much downtime either, and it'd be a single video. I think he could beat me too.

[Muffinman]

I seem to recall a rule stating that breaks between runs can't be longer than 30 seconds? Also, it sounds to me like you're forfeiting a challenge, Ken...

[C-Fan]

I can do one with Mat, and one with Nathan.

[fatbagger]

I was going to challenge Taylor Hamilton to a hack off. So what do you do, post the vids here or make a new topic? Seriously, we should be flooding this topic. Hack offs are just awesome.

[C-Fan]

So wait, who am I doing it with? Who has a camera? I'm game with anybody.

[Muffinman]

We used to make new topics.
Maybe we should re-establish some basic rules, like the under-30-second break thing, no "pass-backs" (a dropped trick counts as one of five runs), you only have one go at the five (like a one-shot), it has to be filmed after you've established your challenge and challenger/challengee, and you have to accept if you're challenged, or else (in Sam's words) "you both lose"... things like that.

[C-Fan]

I leave for Worlds in a week, and need to focus on my training. I'll do hack offs after Worlds, when I have less pressure and more time for fun stuff.

[C-Fan]

Nathan and I shot videos today. We took turns, but my turns are for the Erik Chan hackoff, and his are for somebody else (mathieu gm?). Erik, I will try and get my video up and ready before Worlds.