Hello all !

Veterans are well aware that we have always wanted the ELO to be both a highly strategic and very open game mode. Our desire to have as many strategic options as possible has lead us to revise the ELO mode rules several times. First of all, we created the list of banned characters gathering those who appeared to be most abused. This list enabled us to solve the main balance issues.
Next, however, the metagame gradually crystallized around the two or three dominant clans at the time. In order to prevent the metagame from stagnating, we then introduced a ban on the clan having dominated the previous week. Unfortunately, this course of action did not work as well as we had hoped. Though it provided a certain variety among the clans used to play, it mostly led up to a very negative feature: the "cycling" phenomenon that we are currently experiencing between Roots and Sentinel (and also All Stars for good measure). In addition, the ban of an entire clan is too drastic an initiative.

Hello all,

The new ELO system is still in beta test. We are improving it to make it more efficient :
cards tendencies are now hidden.
The votes are now closed on Sunday 20:00 (GMT+1)
Votes allocation has changed too :
1050 -1099 = 1 vote
1100 -1149 = 2 vote
1150- 1199 = 3 vote
1200- 1249 = 4 vote
1250- 1299 = 5 vote
1300- 1349 = 6 vote
1350- 1399 = 7 vote
1400- 1449 = 8 vote
1450 -1499 = 9 vote
1500+ = 10 vote

Hello all,

He is our new mod, he is Australian, he is the super star of our forum :
Let's welcome SimonW_UM in the moderation team

I remind you that you won't become a mod by asking or just because you want to. Being a mod is not interesting at all, it's the worst thing in the universe, you shouldn't even think about it so don't ask us to be one, it's dangerous.

OK... spam party is open in SimonW_UM 's mailbox

It is a pleasure to announce to you all that our community just added a new Moderator.

Who? I bet you are wondering. As much as I want to keep the excitement going, I think we ought to give him a warm welcome now.

Join me in welcoming our new Mod TNT_KoRn! Feel free to Hammer him with lots of questions.

And Do not forget:
1. Asking us won't do you any good, you don't come to us and ask to be a Mod. We will come to you.
2. No - you will not become a Mod by saying you are nice and full of spice
3. There is no set criterion for the position
4. There are no benefits in being a Mod: you will work for free, and you won't get inside info regarding anything.

It gives me great pleasure to introdue our newest moderator, LOA Daigon

With is ever present "greets" Daigon brings with him quite a bit of knowledge to the team so don't be afraid to ask him questions. With the usual exceptions of course:

-Do not ask to become a Mod. It pretty much ensures you won't be one.
-No, there is no set criteria for picking a moderator. We'll know it when we see it.
-New moderators are named as the need arises so there is no time table for how often.
-No, he can't give you free stuff.
-etc.

Now you may begin spamming him without mercy (jk)

There have been several reports of attempted scamming lately. Anyone asking for your password is trying to rob you. This cannot be emphasized enough. Here are a couple of scamming methods to watch out for...

Scam:
I am a moderator. I need your password so I can inspect / add something to(cards, clintz, credits) your account.

Reality:
NO ONE on the Urban Rivals staff will ever ask for your password. If something needs to be added to your account, the Admins do not need your password to do so. The same applies if your account needs to be checked for activity of any kind.

Scam:
Take this survey and we'll give you free credits/clintz/cards. Just give us your account name and password so we know where to put them.

Reality:
No website that offers free credits/clintz/cards is sponsored by Urban Rivals. If you see an offer like this, it is almost certainly a scam.

Again, do not, for any reason, give your password to anyone.

Elkore ability was buggy.
It should have been -1 pillz opp, min 5.
And of course work like that.

It has been fixed.

Recent months have been challenging for the Fang Pi Clang proving it difficult to keep up against its rivals. Now, however, with Sung Tsu and Chan's appearances, the clan is regaining strength and once more ready to go into attack.
Meanwhile, mindful of the increasing competition, the Piranas send two new recruits into the battle: Greesh and Sliman.
Get these characters in the shop’s New Blood, Action, and Danger packs.

I’m proud to announce our latest and greatest moderator to join the UR community, Cel Mostarda. Cel hails from Brazil and is fluently in both English and Portuguese. So please feel free to bug him with all your UR-related questions.

Join me in welcoming our new Mod!

And Don’t forget:
1. Asking us won't do you any good, you don't come to us and ask to be a Mod. We will come to you.
2. No - you will not become a Mod by saying you are nice and full of spice.
3. There is no set criterion.
4. There are no benefits in being a Mod: you will work for free, and you won't get inside info regarding anything.

Well everyone, it's been a fun year and a half serving as the American Admin. But I always knew this isn't what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I've gotten an opportunity to pursue my writing career and it's simply going to leave me too busy to help handle things around here.

I can't say what I'll be doing as I'm under an NDA, but when my project is done, I'll be a published writer. Which has always been my dream. It might not be in the exact way I wanted it, but I can write novels later.

I will be staying on as a moderator, but I won't be as active as I'll be devoting my time to other projects.

I have really enjoyed my time here working and playing UR with you all. Time permitting I'll pop back in for a DT or a few games of ELO here and there. I leave as of March 31st.

I wish you all the best of luck, I will miss you. I of course cannot pass on the mantle of perfection, because well, no one is perfect like me. I am also keeping my owl. It's my owl. It's still watching you. And it's not creepy like some certain money stacks in a commercial.

*hugs everyone tight* (which will probably take me the entire last week)

StormWhisper

Join Hawkins in his first real adventure searching for hidden treasure in the heart of Clint City. Click here to enjoy the comic’s first episode.

The Bangers are getting organized. While Bennie bolsters the clan’s coffers with his home-made T-shirts, Shann is broadening their horizons as she takes things up a notch or two. Meanwhile La Junta can rely on some quality reinforcements to launch their latest offensive. With Dacote and Naginata on their side, these soldiers really mean business!
Get these characters in the shop’s Action, Cool Attitude and New Blood packs.

The Rescue mission designed by Team B is not going according to plan. Havok and Chloe fall into Zlatar's hands as the GHEIST is on the verge of showing up. Will our heroes be capable of reversing the course of things and bring Copper back home? Find out by reading this new episode of the Sentinel Stories.

Hi everyone,

To get the week end started nicely, we just added a new "ELO Hall of Fame". The HoF list the very best scores achieved by ELO players, with theirs names and the date of the performance.

Unfortunatly, we couldn't retrieve the previous scores so we only have one week of datas as of now.

Sorry about that...

The page: http://www.urban-rivals.com/game/rankings/elo/hof.php

Btw, we also merged the "ELO tournaments" and "ELO rankings" of the top menu into a single entry "ELO", there are now links on each section to go to the others ELO sections.

Enjoy!

Hi everyone,

Just a quick message to let you know about some recents fixs:

- if an event manager forfeit a player, it should works flawlessly from now on.
- in "game" and "closed" mode, the event manager can hide the tools panel (for lisibility)
- in event, long description are now display with a scrollable zone (for lisibility).
- when a friend create an event or a preset, you now also get the short description in your friends feed.
- you now have the option to allow kate to send you messages, even if you refuse privates messages in general. (ON by default)

Also, some of you may be aware that Urban Rivals is coming to iPhone and iPod Touch!
It's gonna be a free download on the AppStore, and of course, you'll be able to use your existing account on the web AND the iphone/ipod.

Exclusively, for the curious, here is a sneak peak:
http://img.skitch.com/20090315-xmuqdbrpynh7kmgbt54ma89ae5.jpg
http://img.skitch.com/20090315-pakk992qecpgakxs1wxpjieri.jpg

And if you already got one of thoses and are interrested in testing the beta version of the game, please let us know (thru customers support, mail support-en@urban-rivals.com). I cannot promess access to everyone, but I'll allow at least 5-10 players to go into our beta program.

More to come about that and others stuffs

Enjoy!

Fraggle

Hello all !

Two old hands have just announced they’re leaving the city’s streets to take a well-earned retirement. They are Chikko from the Bangers and the fearsome Vickie from the Montana.
From November 3rd 2008, these characters will no longer be available in the Shop’s packs. However, players who already own them can continue to use them as normal.

Be careful, sales for these characters have been locked on the Market until next Wednesday. So you'll be able to sell or buy them on Wednesday 10/29/2008.

Good news! The game has just gone even more international. Urban Rivals is now also available in Portuguese. Just click on the Portuguese flag on the home page.
Bom jogo a todos!