Forum:The Keyblade War

Forums: Index > The World that Never was > The Keyblade War

DoorToNothing — I dreamed last night... I got on the boat to Heaven! And by some chance, I had brought my dice along! — 05:14, October 11, 2010 (UTC) Well, folks, the rumors are indeed true; the Keyblade War is coming to the Kingdom Hearts Wiki! Just as Naminé's Drawoff was our year-end celebration event last year, it was decided by several staffers that we shall host a large-scale tournament this year. We're very excited to be hosting such an exciting event that gets the entire community involved, especially in such a dark time for all of Wikia. The theme of the event is the Keyblade War, the mysterious battle that took place before even Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep that has left many of us drooling for more details on the war. If you have questions about the upcoming tournament, ask here, and one of the staffers running this glorious event will be quick to answer your query. Also, feel free to leave you comments about the tournament, woo! Here's a quick FAQ guide to The Keyblade War: Q: When does this tournament start? A: The first two brackets shall be released for voting on Friday, October 15. Q: Waaah! My favorite character wasn't included in the tournament!! Why not?? A: We tried to be as even and fair when selecting the 128 characters to be used in this tournament, though we may have missed one or two. The potential brackets should be released in a few days, be sure to suggest any changes to them before October 15, on which day they shall be finalized. Q: Wait, what if the wiki moves away from Wikia? Would we have to stop the tournament? A: It is incredibly unlikely that the tournament will cease. If the wiki does move, the tournament shall move with it and continue there. Q: Where can I find the rules/brackets/flashy logo for The Keyblade War? A: A project page has been made here, which contains the backstory, logo, and brackets (coming soon!). Keep up with this page for all of the tournament updates! Thanks, Kingdom Hearts Wiki, for staying strong as a new year marches in, and as we face our greatest challenge yet: Wikia.

Comments

KingdomKeyDarkside - And now I sacrifice my pawn to summon Ultimate Elemental Hero Ultimately Shining Queen's Pawn! TALK - Kneel before the chessmaster! ~ 06:14, October 11, 2010 (UTC) When was this decided, and more importantly, why? We already have the Mirage Arena, and the Joint Struggle is scheduled to take place in a few weeks. What gives?

Auror Andrachome Let's go get em. Goofy! Hell yeah! It's time that Kingdom Hearts Wiki finally had something like this! KKD: Joint Struggle? I don't think that will ever be started.

this might be fun lol 17master "ORLY NAO?" — 09:52, October 11, 2010 (UTC)

Galexgan "Strength of Heart will carry you through the hardest of trials." — Galexgan 10:03, October 11, 2010 (UTC) Sounds epic! Just hope all users can participate in the voting unlike the mirage arena's exclusivenss otherwise I'm still a loooooooooooong way from both... :/

KingdomKeyDarkside - Man, this virtual world is starting to feel more and more like Tron. TALK - Only with less motorcycles and more card games. ~ 16:49, October 11, 2010 (UTC) Auror, you're sadly mistaken. The Joint Struggle's going to go on as planned, regardless of this. Now, what I want to know is why this was kept behind the curtain. Something as large-scale as this shouldn't be up to the admins alone. EDIT: 23:56, October 11, 2010 (UTC) Also, who was involved in deciding this?

LapisScarab - You accept darkness, yet choose to live in the light. So why is it that you loathe us who teeter on the edge of nothing? We who were turned away by both light and dark - never given a choice? TALK - That may be... however, what other choice might we have had? It's a surprise, end-of the year event. Keyword: Surprise. @Galexgan. The Mirage Arena isn't "exclusive". It isn't hard to get 145 edits given all the categories that count. If there wasn't a restriction, people would (and have been) make accounts solely to vote, which we don't want.

LegoAlchemist - They changed "Snipe Magnet" to "Magnet Grab"? Who's translating this game, 4kids? TALK - Friendships are in direct contravention of mercenary conduct as delineated in your contracts, and on a personal note: I am very, very, disappointed with you. Er... I don't understand what this is exactly.

DoorToNothing — I dreamed last night... I got on the boat to Heaven! And by some chance, I had brought my dice along! — 23:45, October 11, 2010 (UTC) Basically, this is going to be a standard, 128-character tournament, reaching out to characters from all the areas of Kingdom Hearts. Each week, two brackets or so shall be released for voting, similar to the Mirage Arena. At the end of that week, each of the participants who received more votes than their opponent advances to the next round, and the losers are eliminated from a tournament. More information can be found on the project page.

LegoAlchemist - They changed "Snipe Magnet" to "Magnet Grab"? Who's translating this game, 4kids? TALK - Friendships are in direct contravention of mercenary conduct as delineated in your contracts, and on a personal note: I am very, very, disappointed with you. I don't mean to totally slam the door on the idea, but... this sounds exactly like the Mirage Arena ._.

DoorToNothing — I dreamed last night... I got on the boat to Heaven! And by some chance, I had brought my dice along! — 00:02, October 12, 2010 (UTC) Oh, it's been noted, and even recognized. 'Tis no problem, as the Mirage Arena is based on the FFWiki's DNC, which is based on their tourney system. These things are meant to be connected. Plus, this is a much larger scale and more festive (?) than the Mirage Arena, with it being a year-end celebration and a 128-character tournament.

LegoAlchemist - They changed "Snipe Magnet" to "Magnet Grab"? Who's translating this game, 4kids? TALK - Friendships are in direct contravention of mercenary conduct as delineated in your contracts, and on a personal note: I am very, very, disappointed with you. Hmm, can't argue with that, I guess.

KingdomKeyDarkside - WHERE THE **** ARE MY CHEETOS? TALK - Reaction shot! ~ 00:06, October 12, 2010 (UTC) Um, the Mirage Arena already has a tournament as part of it, and oddly enough, it's scheduled to take place around the exact same time as the "Keyblade War". Care to fill us in on why that is?

DoorToNothing — I dreamed last night... I got on the boat to Heaven! And by some chance, I had brought my dice along! — 00:11, October 12, 2010 (UTC) It just happens to be a coincidence; this was never intended to take the place of or distract the community from the Joint Struggle. However, this is the end of the year, so we have to do this now. The Keyblade War tournament and the Mirage Arena's first Joint Struggle are going to overlap, and that will be carried out.

KingdomKeyDarkside - But then, when all hope had died, and the hour of doom seemed at hand... TALK - a young boy clothed in green appeared as if from nowhere. ~ 00:29, October 12, 2010 (UTC) I also have one more concern. Who would be the other "staffers" that you conferred about this with?

DoorToNothing — I dreamed last night... I got on the boat to Heaven! And by some chance, I had brought my dice along! — 00:31, October 12, 2010 (UTC) I know I mentioned it to KrytenKoro and BebopKate, and worked with Neumannz and Azul81677 to revise the brackets. I have a few other admins to finalize the brackets with, and the mods I can find. Oh, right, Xion4ever, I spoke with her as well.

Ultima - Cake and grief counseling will be available at the conclusion of the test. This actually sounds awesome! With enough support from the community, this could be very succesful. -10:20, October 12, 2010 (UTC)

Bluer says at 11:27, October 12, 2010 (UTC) Just BK and KK? I'm just disappointed that this idea wasn't talked about here and rather communally, because I'm sure the community would have supported either way and there'd be more ideas for bracket organizing. Now you get some users questioning it, rather than everyone fully in agreement.

KingdomKeyDarkside - And now I sacrifice my pawn to summon Ultimate Elemental Hero Ultimately Shining Queen's Pawn! TALK - Kneel before the chessmaster! ~ KingdomKeyDarkside 14:21, October 12, 2010 (UTC) I can't just help but think that a better idea could have been formed with the help of the whole community, as opposed to a select few staffers. This "Keyblade War" is just a large-scale Joint Struggle, and an attempt to further mirror the Final Fantasy Wiki. Sure, the Mirage Arena came from there as well, but we made it our own. I don't think anyone would've been opposed to another Namine's Drawoff, or perhaps a writing competition this time around. We don't need our own Magicite Madness, we need to think for ourselves once in a while. Namine's Drawoff was a hit, that pulled in tons of beyond eligible submissions. If it isn't broke, don't fix it.

I know what you guys will think: "But you are the one who proposed the MA (Joint Struggle included), so you are you doing this?" I'll tell you why: Because I care for this wiki. Truth is... I liked the idea. It's nice to know the staff is willing to make the wiki a fun place. And, I now shall give you guys an idea: Let us make a society bewteen the Mirage Arena and the Keyblade War. The Keyblade War advertise the Mirage Arena and the Mirage Arena advertise the Keyblade War. And everyone ends happy. The KW will not cast a shadow over the MA because the users can vote on both. I mean, how hard is to click on the edit button? I say, go for it guys. But be careful to not look like a big rip of the Magicite Madness. Demonic Saint Yeah! You gotta be funny, like us! — Redeemer & Destroyer 23:20, October 12, 2010 (UTC)

OavatosDK --- 23:28, October 12, 2010 (UTC) @KKD: The Mirage Arena is a clone of the DNC with a rule that prevents most from voting. I laugh if you believe you truly believe that this wiki "made it it's own." via that one rule. For the discussion at hand, I approve. I would also like to warn this site of that a bunch of noobs will appear.

KingdomKeyDarkside - And now I sacrifice my pawn to summon Ultimate Elemental Hero Ultimately Shining Queen's Pawn! TALK - Kneel before the chessmaster! ~ {{{time}}} Yeah, I get that there isn't much different between them, maybe to you. But just because we borrowed one idea from the Final Fantasy Wiki (and the many other wikis who host things like the DNC and Mirage Arena) doesn't mean we have to model ourselves after them, and do everything that they do. As for a relationship between the Mirage Arena and the Keyblade War, three words. Under. No. Circumstances. The Mirage Arena already has the Joint Struggle, and I don't see a point in tacking another (albeit larger) tournament onto it. I still fail to see any reason other than the fact that the FFWiki is hosting Magicite Madness for us to hold this tournament, especially with the recent conception and launch of the Mirage Arena. Is it truly necessary to shove another character competition down our throats already? To conclude this longer-than-needed response, I wholeheartedly disapprove of this, and I don't support it at all.

maggosh - I had been told the darkness would devour me, but what terrors could it possibly hold, so long as I found the strength to control it? TALK - This world is just too small. I disapprove of this as well, for the reasons Bluer and KKD stated above. Not to mention...it all seems tacky to me.