PvP Season History
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On May 1st 2012 a new PvP system was implemented. In this system PvP competition is broken up into seasons, each of which last for two months. The minigames which determine the outcome of PvP fights are changed at the start of each season, though minis from previous seasons can reappear. This page lists past seasons minigames, and other changes made to PvP rules since the 2012 revamp.
For details of the current season's minigames, see PvP.
Season 1
| Minigame | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Balanced Diet Comparison | Who has the most balanced diet? (Most different types of food eaten in the past 30 days) |
| Birds of a Slimy Feather | Whose clan is the slimiest? (Most Slimy Eyeballs in clan trophy case) |
| Epic-urean | Who's the supreme hobo? (Most Hobo Power) |
| Exterminator, Too | Who's the best ratcatcher? (Most drunken rats slain this season) |
| Flowers Picked | Whose thumb is the greenest? (Most pretty flowers picked this season) |
| Mystery Contest | ??? (Most baggies of powdered sugar in your display case) (KoLSpading thread) |
| Spelunker | Who's the best spelunker? (Most basement levels cleared this season) |
| Swimming with the Fishes | Who is the fishiest? (Most turns spent underwater this season) |
| The Egg Hunt | Who can find the most eggs in 45 seconds? (Highest item drop bonus) |
| Upward Mobility Contest | Who is the most upwardly mobile? (Total Fame gained this season) |
| Verbosity Demonstration | Who takes the longest to describe their gear? (Longest equipment names) |
| Who Will Not Not Eat Them | Who likes green ham the most? (Most green hamhocks eaten this season) |
Season 2
| Minigame | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Deepest Diver | Who is the best diver? (Highest diving ability) |
| Flowers Picked | Whose thumb is the greenest? (Most flowers picked this season) |
| Least Boring Slideshow | Whose travels are the most interesting? (Most zones visited in the past five days) |
| Most Murderous* | Most bosses defeated. |
| Mystery Contest | It's a mystery! (based on length of familiar name and adventures remaining - see here) |
| Purity | Who is the purest of them all (fewest effects) |
| Saltiest Mariner* | Whose blood is saltiest? (most slugs of vodka consumed) |
| Snootee Customer Loyalty* | Most items eaten from Chez Snootee. |
| Space Tripper | Highest Space Trip score this season. |
| Spelunker* | Who's the best spelunker? (Most basement levels cleared this season) |
| Who Runs Bordertown?* | Most adventures spent in the Thugnderdome this season. |
| Wine Tasting Contest | Who appreciates the finest of wines? (Most different booze items drunk in the last 30 days (or since the start of the season)) |
* Score increases are multiplied by 2 during a Hardcore run, and 0 during a casual run (for the first 1500 casual turns).
Season 3
| Minigame | Explanation |
|---|---|
| As the Pie Turns* | Who has eaten the most Key Lime Pies? |
| Bleeding Contest | Who has the most blood in 'em? (Highest current HP) |
| Flowers Picked* | Whose thumb is the greenest? (Most flowers picked this season) |
| Laconic Dresser | Who is the most laconic? (Shortest equipment names, 23 points for an empty slot.) |
| Most Murderous* | Who has defeated the most bosses? |
| Most Things Eaten* | Who has eaten the most things this season? |
| Mystery Contest | It's a mystery. (Number of items in mall store under 1000 meat - see here) |
| Purity | Who is the purest of them all? (fewest effects) |
| Sooooper Sneaky | Who is the sneakiest? (Highest rate of +non-combat) |
| Spelunker* | Who's the best spelunker? (Most basement levels cleared this season) |
| Swimming with the Fishes* | Who is the fishiest? (Most turns spent underwater this season) |
| What is it Good For?* | Who has embraced war? (Most turns spent fighting on the battlefield of the Hippy/Frat War.) |
* Scores are tallied separately in Hardcore and Not-Hardcore. (No score is added in casual runs before 1500 turns have passed.)
- Most Things Eaten is not a test of the number of different things. You can eat 30 good brains and get 30 points.
- Not all of the obvious bosses count toward the Most Murderous mini. The list of eligible bosses is (almost?) the same as the list of badass pie donors for the Knob Goblin Organ Grinder. The Thing with No Name is known to count for PvP, but is unspaded for the grinder. Ed the Undying used to count at the beginning of season 2, but was changed multiple times; current status unknown.
- Sooooper Sneaky reports +combat modifiers as negative values, making it a great way to spade both kinds of combat frequency modifier (or just to check which ballroom song you have active).
- Everything Looks Yellow (or Red) and On the Trail count against Purity, even though they are not decremented by PvP fights. Timers do not count against Purity.
- Faxed (and/or copied) war hippies and frats count toward the What is it Good For? mini, even if the war is over.
Season 4
| Minigame | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Balanced Diet Comparison | Who has the most balanced diet? (Most different types of food eaten in the past 30 days) |
| Deepest Diver | Who is the best diver? (Highest diving ability) |
| Flowers Picked* | Whose thumb is the greenest? (Most flowers picked this season) |
| Karmic Battle | Whose soul is the strongest? (Most Karma earned this season) |
| Living Forever | Most fame wins. |
| Newest Born† | Shortest lifespan wins. (Shortest time since last ascension) |
| Sharing the Love* | Most unique opponents defeated when attacking. |
| Showing Initiative | Highest initiative wins. |
| Snootee Customer Loyalty* | Most items eaten from Chez Snootee. |
| Swimming with the Fishes* | Who is the fishiest? (Most turns spent underwater this season) |
| Verbosity Demonstration | Who takes the longest to describe their gear? (Longest equipment names) |
| Who Runs Bordertown?* | Most adventures spent in the Thugnderdome this season. |
* Scores are tallied separately in Hardcore and Not-Hardcore, outside of ronin the highest of your two scores will be used. (No score is added in casual runs before 1500 turns have passed.)
- Balanced Diet Comparison consumption counts back 30 days, or to the start of the PvP season, whichever is later. (This is different from the Season 1 version, which included foods eaten before the start of the season.)
- Karmic Battle does not count Karma earned in Casual ascensions, or by discarding Instant Karma.
- Initially, Newest Born reported the time in seconds. This was changed to microcenturies a couple days later.
Season 5
| Minigame | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Broad Resistance Contest | Who is the most diversely resistant? (Highest value for weakest specific-element resistance) |
| How Hung Over Are You? | Who is the most hung over? (Highest drunkenness yesterday) |
| Karmic Battle | Whose soul is the strongest? (Most Karma earned this season) |
| Laconic Dresser | Who is the most laconic? (Shortest equipment names, 23 points for an empty slot.) |
| Most Murderous* | Who has defeated the most bosses? |
| Newest Born† | Shortest lifespan wins. |
| Purity | Who is the purest of them all? (fewest effects) |
| Saltiest Mariner* | Whose blood is saltiest? (most slugs of vodka consumed) |
| Showing Initiative | Who is the quickest? (Highest initiative bonus) |
| The Egg Hunt | Who can find the most eggs in 45 seconds? (Highest item drop bonus) |
| What is it Good For?* | Who has embraced war? (Most turns spent fighting on the battlefield of the Hippy/Frat War.) |
| Wine Tasting Contest | Who appreciates the finest of wines? (Most different booze items drunk in the last 30 days (or since the start of the season)) |
* Scores are tallied separately in Hardcore and Not-Hardcore, outside of ronin the highest of your two scores will be used. (No score is added in casual runs before 1500 turns have passed.)
Rule Changes
Stat Minigames (S2)
- In Season 1 the first round of the fight was always Adventurer's Prowess, and there was a chance that the defender would defend with a stat other than the one the attacker chose. So, for instance, the burninating attacker may have had his Mysticality compared to the defending Muscle or Moxie. This was intentional and reflected in the combat text.
- The second round was always Adventurer's Flexibility, unless the attacker chose to Ballyhoo.
| Minigame | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Adventurer's Flexibility | One of the stats you did not choose to attack with is chosen randomly, the higher buffed stat wins. |
- From Season 2 onwards Adventurer's Prowess is the first round if you choose to attack with a stat. Choosing to Ballyhoo results in no Stat minigames, and Adventurer's Flexibility was removed.
Perfect Win Bonus (S2)
- From Season 2 onwards attackers gained an extra point of Swagger if they win every minigame in a fight against a random opponent.
Effect Decrementing (S2)
- From the Beginning of Season 1 to Aug 17th 2012, PvP fights would decrement all effect counters. From Aug 17th 2012 this was changed to exclude some effects.
- The effects excluded were: Teleportitis, On the Trail, Absinthe-Minded, Form of...Cockroach!, Shape of...Mole!, Form of...Bird!, Everything Looks Yellow, Everything Looks Blue, Everything Looks Red and Timer effects.
Tiebreaking (S4)
- Before Season 4 minigame ties were awarded as wins to the defender. From Season 4 onward minigame ties are only awarded as wins to the defender if the total score for the fight would otherwise be tied (e.g., 2 wins, 2 losses, and 3 ties results in a score of 5-2 for the defender. 3 wins, 1 loss, and 3 ties results in a score 3-1.)
