CHALLENGE UPDATES 
Challenge update - 9/10/2008
The Gamerscore Challenge titled ZeroDesolation's Challenge 05 - Back to School has come to a close, and a special congratulations goes out to the big winner, Slim Pizza Boy . I would hate to be the person who finished second! A total gain of 4,748 points was enough for victory.
When you count it up on the final day, all 69 challengers gained 5065 points. Slim Pizza Boy added 1,210, SmokenRocket added 350, Rand al Thor 19 added 335, D bammerman added 290, smrnov added 280, Apple x360a added 260, Sajaa added 250, Steelhead 33 added 245, jaod added 215, Fshguy added 180, avsfan4ever33 added 170, ZeroDesolation added 155, Buckswana added 125, Hotdogmcgee added 110, PapaStu added 80, tjayars added 80, killrachaelray added 65, MightyHealthy added 60, tandor69 added 50, IrishPauly added 50, bLiNd x RaGe added 50, stallion83 added 50, FragEmAndSmile added 45, SoupyC added 40, MajinFro added 35, Johndg added 35, Aldogg33 added 30, jenbabe113 added 30, buckyfellini added 25, Nbag3 added 20, cpa golfer added 20, Ricochet 007 added 20, Slim Pizza Girl added 20, Mightymango added 20, Monky Spit added 20, Night x360a added 15, U2NUMB added 10, dmd 23 added 10, and jammin josh TF added 10. A special congrats and thanks to the 68 other competitors.
Challenge update - 9/9/2008
Let's break it down! Slim Pizza Boy made a push last night and comes out on top today by tacking on 625 points. Overall, the 69 total challengers put up a total of 4280 points, so at least people are competing! Slim Pizza Boy added 625, SmokenRocket added 570, MightyHealthy added 290, buckyfellini added 260, Apple x360a added 200, Night x360a added 175, Davem3 TF added 175, jaod added 165, Fshguy added 160, Rand al Thor 19 added 135, kryptin added 130, FragEmAndSmile added 100, smrnov added 95, ZeroDesolation added 90, XephOne added 85, StophJ added 85, tjayars added 80, dacoto added 80, SITH RICK added 70, tandor69 added 60, PapaStu added 55, Ricochet 007 added 55, Sajaa added 50, ben jammin TF added 50, Frostbite added 40, SpeleoFool added 35, CyclopticRamrod added 35, Buckswana added 35, disbron added 35, killrachaelray added 35, Steelhead 33 added 35, bLiNd x RaGe added 35, Jack Burton 78 added 30, AndrewSaint added 25, dmd 23 added 25, MajinFro added 20, jenbabe113 added 20, TDN King SIon added 10, botafogo007 added 10, U2NUMB added 10, and Gadgetman Guido added 5. One day left and this challenge is heating up! No, wait...IT'S ON FIRE!
Challenge update - 9/8/2008
Lets look at the numbers from yesterday: CyclopticRamrod swung the whooping stick and took the lead by gaining an unbelievable 1,270 points! That is the rock-star action right there. Overall, the 69 total challengers put up a total of 11334 points, so at least people are competing! CyclopticRamrod added 1,270, MajinFro added 925, smrnov added 891, Slim Pizza Boy added 865, PapaStu added 675, botafogo007 added 555, Night x360a added 525, Davem3 TF added 465, XephOne added 440, stallion83 added 420, SITH RICK added 380, Nbag3 added 360, MightyHealthy added 265, tjayars added 245, cpa golfer added 225, buckyfellini added 190, Apple x360a added 170, Hotdogmcgee added 158, Fshguy added 150, SmokenRocket added 145, Rand al Thor 19 added 140, Jack Burton 78 added 130, D bammerman added 125, Frostbite added 125, Sludgeworth added 110, Buckswana added 110, ben jammin TF added 110, One Crazy Idiot added 100, SpeleoFool added 95, JadedDarkeangel added 75, U2NUMB added 75, ZeroDesolation added 75, dacoto added 70, Mightymango added 70, Slim Pizza Girl added 65, kryptin added 55, FragEmAndSmile added 50, StophJ added 50, avsfan4ever33 added 50, CRU x360a added 50, Aldogg33 added 40, AndrewSaint added 40, KlukKluk Tijgie added 35, disbron added 35, bLiNd x RaGe added 35, killrachaelray added 35, Sajaa added 20, dmd 23 added 15, DigitalE added 10, jaod added 10, and admiringworm added 10. Just remember, 2 days might sound like a lot of time, but it really isn't. That's it for today... time to go make the donuts.
Challenge update - 9/7/2008
Yesterday saw some furious gamerscore action. Here's the recap. It looks like CyclopticRamrod snatched away the lead from Slim Pizza Boy by tacking on 520 points. Overall, the 69 total challengers put up a total of 11089 points, so at least people are competing! stallion83 added 840, smrnov added 669, XephOne added 655, botafogo007 added 590, CyclopticRamrod added 520, disbron added 470, DigitalE added 430, Nbag3 added 425, jaod added 400, Jack Burton 78 added 390, Hotdogmcgee added 335, SoupyC added 315, tjayars added 310, Apple x360a added 310, Davem3 TF added 300, MajinFro added 255, killrachaelray added 250, Ricochet 007 added 250, ben jammin TF added 240, SmokenRocket added 220, Slim Pizza Boy added 215, SITH RICK added 210, ZeroDesolation added 210, Rand al Thor 19 added 200, Buckswana added 190, bLiNd x RaGe added 190, Sludgeworth added 170, Steelhead 33 added 165, buckyfellini added 150, Gadgetman Guido added 130, avsfan4ever33 added 130, Johndg added 120, Fshguy added 100, Mightymango added 85, D bammerman added 80, dacoto added 75, Sajaa added 60, PapaStu added 60, Aldogg33 added 40, MightyHealthy added 40, U2NUMB added 35, KlukKluk Tijgie added 35, kryptin added 30, dmd 23 added 30, TDN King SIon added 30, Monky Spit added 25, Slim Pizza Girl added 20, Frostbite added 20, IrishPauly added 20, FragEmAndSmile added 20, Mrs Davem3 TF added 20, and Vengeance73 added 10. So for the record... Great googly moogly!!! stallion83's is a machine eh? Watch your back people!
There are still 3 days left so anything can happen. Check back tomorrow for some hard-hitting challenge action!
Challenge update - 9/6/2008
The situation is: Slim Pizza Boy is in the lead by putting up an amazing 1,833 points! That's how you win challenges, people! FOCUS! All 69 participants combined, they put up a total gain of 11794 points. Slim Pizza Boy added 1,833, CyclopticRamrod added 1,530, botafogo007 added 1,365, stallion83 added 695, One Crazy Idiot added 500, DigitalE added 495, MajinFro added 485, Nbag3 added 481, Rand al Thor 19 added 365, Sajaa added 300, avsfan4ever33 added 300, tjayars added 280, SmokenRocket added 240, ZeroDesolation added 240, Sludgeworth added 215, Aldogg33 added 210, smrnov added 210, disbron added 200, Slim Pizza Girl added 190, Hotdogmcgee added 160, MooBaloo added 135, U2NUMB added 135, Jack Burton 78 added 130, Steelhead 33 added 130, Apple x360a added 115, PapaStu added 115, MightyHealthy added 100, Fshguy added 100, Night x360a added 80, Mightymango added 75, TDN King SIon added 60, Monky Spit added 50, CRU x360a added 50, ben jammin TF added 50, SpeleoFool added 45, Davem3 TF added 40, Ricochet 007 added 25, StophJ added 20, IrishPauly added 15, buckyfellini added 10, jaod added 10, and D bammerman added 10. There are 4 days left, so... yeah... plenty of time. The excitement continues tomorrow!
Challenge update - 9/5/2008
And they are off! Place your bets! Buckle up kids... the next 5 days are going to rock the gaming world with ZeroDesolation's Gamerscore Challenge 'ZeroDesolation's Challenge 05 - Back to School' set to blast off. Which titles are people going to use first? The hard ones with big points? The easy ones with small points? This could go all the way to the wire with some pro-level gaming. Good luck!
Thanks frag!!! Ron its your turn!!! lol
Good run Slim
it's all good man, he'll still go down. 8)
Thanks Zero!!! I am sad now I scored all those xrta points when I could have saved them to beat fsh down!!!
alright! I've got my challenge setup for 7 days.
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Title: ZeroDesolation's Challenge 06 - Outscore Fshguy's Group
Winner's Reward: Bragging rights!
Duration: 7 days
Code: Y47V3451
Send this URL to friends so they can join:
http://www.360voice.com/join/Y47V3451
Congrats Slim! That's one heck of a score increase!
bucky: man, i'm like sold now. asked some other people as well and everyone loves the game. I couldn't really get my wife into the first one but maybe with the co-op built more into this one I'll be able too. will have to see if my daughter can do it or not. that's if the other daughter won't try to steal the controller from her or me. hehe
Zero: Yeah man, it's everything the first one could have been. New species, activities, areas (arctic and desert). Best thing is Langton's challenges, which force you to prepare a specifically ordered pinata to go off to a party. Adds some much needed focus to the sandbox.
One box co-op is nice as well if you have a wife and/or daughter like I do. TiP is way more hardcore than VP was, though - Pester has seriously cost me some valuable critters this time around. Bast*rd.
go yankees.... *cough* i mean have fun at fenway...
anyway great challenge guys. but if theres best buy gift cards in the mix, you might see me up towards the top this time... we'll see...
streak saving night last night and today ...............
be in fenway park tonight !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
fun times fun times
congrats slim awesome job !!!!!!
Wow! I didn't think I was going to win!! But I did, with a GS increase of 4,748!!! I think I am going to bed now!!! Awesome challenge!!
I think you missed all the fireworks!!! Hopefully! Is that the NBA group?
Just wishing everyone good luck! Also, I would appreciate it if you could join my group- http://www.360voice.com/group/18
Bully just got owned on!!!! FTW!
I'm not worthy of being on a team... I can't even find the time to crack the top 50 in this challenge :-(
I'm definitely curious to see who ends up where!
cool! that'll be nice of ya.
I'm curious to see who all will be in my group. hahaha
Perfect...
I'll even spice it up.
$10 best buy gift card to the top 5 on the winning team courtesy of me, dmd 23.
I like it! So we launch it Thursday night?
Does anyone have Battle for the pacifc?? I need the online ranked win. I only need two ppl
i love the idea dmd .........i am in !!!!!
That would be cool.
Interesting, I like it!
Here's my idea for it:
-7 day challenge
-Starts Friday
-Fshguy makes a challenge
-Zero makes a challenge
-Anyone who wants to participate can choose who's team they want to be on and join that challenge
-At the end of the week, the top 5 scores from each "team" are added to determine the "winner"
So, are we really doing this challenge thing ZD vs Fish??? What are the rules?
Fish
Go Slim! Go Slim!!!
VP party animals done!!!!
Last day and this looks to come down to the finish.
I guarantee joining my group is awesome and not spam
http://www.360voice.com/group.asp?id=42
wow slim is a machine ............any games i can help you with ??
Very much thanks to you!!!!! I really aprciate it!!! If you need any help just let me know!!
Slim nice gain today. ;-)
cool, a music badge! awesome Dave
awesome idea spelo.......... LOL papastu :-)
i apoligise in advace for the off line achievement..........american idol had a update which made platnium ( mastero) impossible.
i had to wipe out the cache and my wife ( Mrs. Davem3 TF) slammed black velvet first shot :-) FINALLY i earn my music badge !!!!!
PapaStu: sounds like a good idea
buckyfellini: is it really that good? I like the first one a lot and if you think it GOTY, then I'm gonna have to play it sooner than later.
Speleo: I like your plan, hehe
@Hotdog, re: my hitting 100k:
I could have hit 100k by now, but I've got something special planned. I'm working on cleaning up points in games I've started until I hit 99,901 and then I'm going to pop "No Life" in C&C 3. Seems like an appropriate achievement to put me into 6-figure territory. Plus it's 100 points for 100 hours of gameplay to put me over 100k. 100, FTW!
Trouble in Paradise is pretty much my GotY at this point. Amazing stuff, love me some pińatas.
Zero,
I forgot to pull the Monday game last week. Might as well put it to good use today :D
Thanks for the congrats earlier Disbron, It was such a relief to clear the church and beating 'Crossing the Rhine' last night put me over the moon.
*Is a free agent* 8)
clinging onto the bottom of the chart.
rock band 2 releases 9/14, but it may be the game only and not the full package. Doesn't matter to me as I bought the whole thing for RB1. Reserving my copy tomorrow likely with trade ins.
Sure are a few 35 pointers this morning. haha
Dave: then you should have just supported me and jumped on board. 8)
Congrats Hotdog on 100K and beating me in the race.
Definitely a lot of points going up for sure.
I don't know how much pressure I can really apply, having played so much!!!
whoops, my brothers account was logged in by mistake. lol
pizza boy you're putting some pressure on me O_o
dude... rock band 2 comes out in 1 week?
A lot of points put up this weekend, not like the last challenge, it's nice.
1 week left til Rock Band 2...
well hell ya zero , it would have been nice to say i am on team zero ............
congrats hotdog!!!!!!!!!!!
Congrats Hotdog!!!!
Well, I might be taking 2ed!!! i guess starting with 100k less then me gives a slight advantge!!! lol
We are but if you don't know what side you're on how can I count on ya.
Already said the ones in my recent challenges anyway is who I was talking about. There are a few that are steady.
ouch zero and i thought we were buds ...........LOLOLOL
@ mango no you do NOT have to sing.
i personally break windows and freak out Simon, cats and dogs alike
thanks to nightmarebe4xmas for the help............... you rule dude!!!!!
Dave: I can't tell you which group you are in, if that's your question.
So for the record... Great googly moogly!!! stallion83's is a machine eh? Watch your back people!
truer words have never been spoken :-)
wel i am an equal oppertunity AW........i have been in everyone's challenges .......... and also the viral is up for grabs as well
i dunno i like zero's challenges, fishes and the drens as well.......
so zero you still have not answered my question brother ???
Wow, I'm not doing anything.....its kinda nice.
it would depend on your breakdancing skillz
got my 99999, rolling it over to 100k today.
sitting at 24 watchers too. If you add me to your watch list, post a short comment on my blog and I'll watch you back.
I guess that means me vs everyone then. HAHA
BRING IT ON!!!
just let me get prepared first. hehe
I, too, have been in some of Fsh's and some of Zero's challenges.
I participate in the challenges just to keep my challenge badges.
That's HILARIOUS, Davem! lol
Not sure which group I'd be in. I've been in quite a few of Fsh's and a couple/few of Zero's challenges.
I never put up huge numbers though, so I probably wouldn't be much help to either one..lol.
Zero I forgot that I had already asked you!!! I did hook up with Dave, I just needed to get the Share achievement.
Oh and thanks again dave!!!!
I ****WILL**** Beat CoD2 this tourney.... SOOOO CLOSE
I will Cross the Rhine and I will be happy.
fsh: I've got 2 kids, where's my handicap?
who's on what team? I'm going off everyone that has been in my last 4 challenges that kept coming back. who else could I talk about.
@steel LOL
yes i have not been in school since 1979 myself, but thanks to my kids i see the inside way more than i would like to .........LMAO!!!
lovely lovely achievements flying from everywhere......... which group am i in zero?????
Lots of points flying today
Hooray bottom of the pile :P
Of course I'm promoting this in wake of leaving for Vegas for a 4 day weekend Thursday...
I'm willing to take in the scrubs Mango... All of us guys with kids should get a handicap!
Fish
So whose group am I'm in then?
And I'm such an awesome 30th place
Wow. Thanks to Madden 06, I'm at #5. I don't think that's going to last very long though.
Wait next challenge is Fsh Vs. Zero ? Right?
Then you could do separate challenges and let people decide who they want to back. Then top five from each alliance =)
Hmmm... Who gets Slim... couple people seem more like free agents...
Put up those points!!!
woo hoo!! in the top 15 on the first day
steel: hahahaha that's hilarious
my side may or may not win depending on certain people. hehe
My wife glanced over at my lapotop screen last night and says "Back to school? You're old a** hasn't seen the inside of a school since 1989!" lol
Congrates Papstu, I know you've been grinding away at the game.
fshguy crew vs. Zero crew
... interesting concept ...
not sure though after last weeks weak winner here. I think the fsh crew over a 5 day challenge the top 5 could put up close to 30K
need some stakes though!
I think this 690 points for the win will cost a lot of points!!!
DANCE OFF!!!!
hmmm...zero's crew vs fsh's crew....I smell a breakdance fight!!!!
We might have over 2K put up for the first day. It's already a race for first.
Go SLIM!!! 8P
woo hoo fshguy gave me props!! 8P
back at ya man!
I just started hosting challenges and got a good group going and fsh thought it would be a good idea to mix the groups up for some big challenges. He just chose to go with my routine of hosting though since that's the way I was doing it. I'll probably have my group join into his challenge some in the near future as well. It's good to mix it up. Maybe when I have a good set crew (which I think I might have) we can mix it up and see which side can come out ahead with the most points gained overall outta the top 5. hehe
This is a rough week for me to score high. Football is back and it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Tomorrow night The U vs the Gators, the NFL all day Sunday and a double header Monday night, lots of Mercs 2 in between.
I finally got through the 'Church' part of Caen's 'Tiger Tank' mission on CoD2. The last mission feels like it'll fall quickly, so thats a few hundred g i've been waiting on for weeks now.
@dmd yeah... I might go back to my regular routine soon... Nice to spread some of the group around as long as I can join up with quality gamers like ZeroD...;)
yeah I'm new to XBL, I love achievements. I rented a bunch of games for this challenge.
@fsh - definitely meaning the 100kness. I think we only had a few challenges with this many people. I like the day long breaks better then the two day breaks though.
Looks like it fianlly updated!!!
I was doing the fsh challenges for a lil bit, but I don't remember having that many 100k'ers
Mango and Slim are fairly new to 100k land, I'll be in it shortly myself I guess. Speleo should be there just as quick.
After the last challenge's soft performance, I don't think anyone is going to win this with just 2k points gained.