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Posted on 01 May 2016 - 11:51 AM

Great post, will most certainly help out the players that have not played HCF before.

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Posted on 01 May 2016 - 11:52 AM

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Great post, will most certainly help out the players that have not played HCF before.

Thanks!

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Posted on 01 May 2016 - 12:01 PM

im not a noob you big jerk :(

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Posted on 01 May 2016 - 12:02 PM

CraftyGoesMooooo wrote

im not a noob you big jerk :(

Unless you've played before then you're either a dummy or a noob; take your pick! :-)

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Posted on 01 May 2016 - 01:13 PM

Great informative post for the players who don't know much about the HCF community. Thank you for taking your time to type this all out for the new players in the community coming to HCF. Im sure they'll appreciate it when the time comes that they need it <3

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Posted on 01 May 2016 - 01:55 PM

Cool Post.

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Posted on 01 May 2016 - 02:50 PM

it's sad that this post had to be written but thanks for helping the uhc randies out

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Posted on 01 May 2016 - 03:46 PM

cringiecake wrote

it's sad that this post had to be written but thanks for helping the uhc randies out

How is it sad? BLF closed a while ago, just because you know what factions is doesn't mean everyone else does.

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Posted on 01 May 2016 - 03:54 PM

Very useful, played HCF on kohi and I'm ready to see some UHC player's fac's on here.

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Posted on 01 May 2016 - 04:19 PM

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Very useful, played HCF on kohi and I'm ready to see some UHC player's fac's on here.

I think it'll be interesting to see how factions full of UHC players stand up against some of our top factions, and some of our average factions.

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Posted on 01 May 2016 - 04:29 PM

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cringiecake wrote...

How is it sad? BLF closed a while ago, just because you know what factions is doesn't mean everyone else does.

I agree - not everyone will have played HCF. Besides, even if an individual doesn't mean it, then they have no place to speak for the rest of the community. As long as this post helped give some insight to at least one person then it achieved its original goal.

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Posted on 01 May 2016 - 04:39 PM

PersonKool wrote

ElvenKing09 wrote...

do it on kohi reddit

Lol it was a joke

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Posted on 01 May 2016 - 04:43 PM

Great post :) I'm hoping tons of new people start to play!

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Posted on 01 May 2016 - 04:44 PM

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Lol it was a joke

It looks like somebody has already done it on the BL Forums :')

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Posted on 01 May 2016 - 04:45 PM

Scjahnco wrote

Great post :) I'm hoping tons of new people start to play!

Thanks, and same! HCF has really needed a boost in it's population the last few maps and I really hope that more people give it a chance, since after all; more people means more competition for the big power factions!

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Posted on 01 May 2016 - 04:46 PM

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Hey all,

I got bored of playing Minecraft, and it's raining outside, so I may aswell do this & get it over with so new players to the HCF community can use this as a tool to learn and understand what exactly HCF is.

So after the merge, we're going to see Kohi's HCF on the Badlion Network, and I suspect that a lot of you haven't played HCF before, and possibly won't even know what it is. So let's break it down, and talk about the different aspects of it. Personally, I've been HCF since Shotbow's original HCF which was around 3 years ago (Crazy how time flies, huh?), so I feel like I have been able to pick a few things up over the years, and might be able to share a few things to you guys. Let's get into it…

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HAVE FUN READING!

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What is HCF?

HCF stands for Hardcore Factions. This should be quite self explanatory from now; basically it's a more hardcore version of standard Factions, which can be found on servers such as the Archon. Everything is different about it, from the base style of PVP, all of the way to the competitiveness and the base designs that factions adopt. HCF tends to be more competitive than normal factions, as I previously mentioned, with factions competing against one another to be the very best. The map resets every 7 weeks or so normally in HCF, and a new 'kit' is introduced, along with an ending event (I will explain this later).
Summary:- HCF = Hardcore Factions, it's a lot harder than normal factions! The map resets every 7 weeks or so and things change each map. Kohi merged with Badlion between the transition of Map 25 and Map 26.

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Factions:

Factions are able to claim land depending on how many people are in the faction. Factions can only go 'raidable' when they are sent to negative DTR (Deaths until Raidable) by killing a certain amount of their players. You CANNOT build or destroy inside of faction land, nor shoot TNT to raid it. TNT Cannons are NOT buildable like on standard Factions, therefore bases are tend to look pretty rather than durable.

Faction bases will often contain 'autobrewers' to make brewing easier, and faster, since bigger factions have to brew a lot of potions. They also pretty much have to have at least one mob spawner. Spawners can be acquired by claiming land around them and building your base around them, or you can purchase a wrench from spawn by trading in valuables, which allows players to pick up a spawner, and place it in their base. These are expensive, and require valuables such as most ores to be traded in for emeralds, which is the currency for most items that are purchasable at spawn. You won't be finding any OP goodies at spawn, and will only be able to purchase things that are rare/cannot be found on the map.
Traps are often made around bases, and vary in types. Here is a video of a known Kohi HCF trapper, doing what he does best:

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Commands

There are very few commands on HCF. You will not be able to warp anywhere other than to your faction's home. Therefore if you wish to run to spawn, then you must run there. Even if you want to go to your base you will have to wait until your 'PVP Timer', or 'PVP Tag' runs out - every time you get hit your PVP tag will reset to the designated time, which is usually 60 seconds. This means that you cannot /f home in the middle of a fight, therefore must hide or escape before you warp to your home. Also, if you try to get into spawn whilst PVP tagged you will be thrown back out, and therefore must not be hit for one minute straight before you can get into spawn to escape.
Summary:- You cannot warp to locations other than your faction's designated home

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Ores

You'll find that diamonds are harder to find around the map, as the spawn rates are reduced from the normal, vanilla, game. Therefore a lot of factions will adopt something called 'weekly mining' where all players must mine a designated amount of diamonds a week or else they'll be kicked. This number is normally 32 diamond ORE a week - it's ore so that it can be mined using a fortune pick back at the faction's base.
Summary:- Diamond ore spawn rates are reduced on HCF

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The End

So most of you will know that HCF is PotPVP, not gapple. Therefore you will want to turn those potions that you've brewed into splash potions. How do you get gunpowder without going around for ages hunting creepers? Also, how do you gather enderpearls? Well, you can find your answer in the End. In the End you will find creeper & enderman spawners for you to farm using lootings. The End is a small area, and obviously factions will be competing for these spawners, so expect a fight whenever you go to the End! Also, there is only one exit, so you may struggle to get out if you need to run.
Summary:- The End is a location where you can farm creepers and endermen easily for their supplies, but expect a fight!

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Map kits / Enchantments

Every map there is a different 'kit'. Basically this is referring to the maximum enchantments that you can get on your armor, tools, and weapons, and it determines what potions are and aren't brewable. An example is Kohi Map 25's kit, which was:
Summary:- Just read it; there's not really a summary here
At 'Events' you can often find enchantments that're one or two levels higher than the map's kit. So you may be able to get Looting 4 swords for farming the End instead of the standard Looting 3 that is the maximum for the standard enchantment. You will most likely be able to view the Map's kit on the Badlion website when they update it.

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Events

Every so often there are events. There are normally a couple of 'KOTHs' (King of The Hill) in a day in different locations around the amp, and then one 'Conquest' every week, which is normally on a Saturday. What are these?
King of the Hill: KOTHs are pre-built areas where you cannot build, or break blocks, and happen at pre-determined times. Basically you must stand on a small capture point for a designated amount of time, which is normally 15 minutes, without getting knocked off by other factions. If a player is knocked off of the capture zone then the time resets to 15 minutes. The reward for the faction that captures a KOTH is normally 2 'KOTH Keys', which open crates at spawn where you receive 2 designated items from a pre-determined loot table, an example of the loot that you could receive would be: 32x Diamond Blocks, and 2 Wither Skulls.
Conquest: This is an event which changes every couple of maps or so it seems; and happens every Saturday at a pre-determined time. There are different types of Conquest systems that may happen every map, but once a system is decided, they tend to stick to it for the rest of the map. The most recent system they've used for example is where there is a large kingdom-like plot of land, which has 2 KOTH styled capture points in it (named Red and Blue), then another capture point in the End, and another in the Nether. These capture points normally take longer than 15 minutes; and the aim is the same as a KOTH. Try and capture it without getting knocked off of the capture point. Only the best factions tend to try and cap, as smaller ones get destroyed pretty quickly, but even smaller factions attend Conquest in an attempt to try and clean up and get some easy kills. The rewards for Conquest are normally 2 Conquest Keys for each capture point, which tend to have a lot better loot than the KOTH's loot table, such as higher armor enchantments put onto books, or better sword enchantments on books.

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Deathbans

When you die in HCF, you receive a deathban. This means that regardless of how you die, whether it's another player, or lava, or a mob, you will be banned from the server for a set amount of time. Previously in Kohi HCF the time that you are banned for has been determined on what rank you are, with more expensive ranks giving you a shorter deathban. I'm not sure whether the deathban time will continue to be determined this way, but I suspect it will be. This is one of the main reasons as to why this is 'hardcore' factions. Many noobs will crack under the pressure, and will often panic. Just because you are good at 1v1s on Arena, or on Kohi's Practice2 server does not mean that you will be good at HCF, as there are a lot of factors that are quite different, from terrain, to team fights, to trapping, etc - I will explain most of these factors on this thread.
Summary:- When you die, you get a tempban which has a time decided by your rank. Just because you are good at Arena PotPVP doesn't make you good at HCF!

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Common HCF terms/phrases

They're the basics for gameplay, so lets get into some common terms in HCF that you'll need to understand that should help you out:
SOTW: This means Start of the World. It basically refers to when a new map starts, which is normally a day after a map ends.
EOTW: End of the World, which means that this is the event of the map, where all faction bases are unclaimed, and a KOTH styled capture point is at spawn where factions compete to try and be crowned as the EOTW Winners.
LFF: This means 'Looking for a Faction'. You will see a lot of this on the Forums and in-game. If a player is looking for a faction for HCF then they'll often make a post listing their different skills, and past factions to try and get an invite to one.
Basebitching / BB: A basebitch, is basically someone who sits in the base often and is required to brew potions for the faction, grind armor, or go out and mine. These tend to be the friendliest people in the faction. For some reason people find this fun; personally it's not my thing, but whatever floats your boat!
Kite: To run from a fight, to a determined place, whether you're kiting to your base, or to a trap, or even to spawn.
Quickdrop: This means that a player died to another player whilst they had potions on them. It tends to be used when the player has more than 5 potions on them.
Power Faction: A faction that has the maximum number of players in it, which tends to vary from map to map.
Farm: If you are farming then you're often in the End, grinding the creepers & endermen for supplies.
Pearl block / Pearl cooldown: After a player has pearled, he cannot do so for another 15 seconds or so. Therefore if their pearl is blocked by another player, then they'll most likely end up using a lot of potions in an attempt to escape. If a player is on pearl cooldown then they've just pearled, and should be targeted in a fight, as they cannot escape using an enderpearl.
Focus/ed: If a player is focusing another, or being focused, it means that they are being singled out of the group, and will receive the most damage. This may happen because they are the Faction leader and will be the one making the callouts, because they are bad and use pots very fast, because they're on pearlcooldown, and many other reasons. Focusing is pretty efficient to do damage quickly to another player.

I MAY HAVE MISSED SOME KEY PHRASES SO I WILL JUST ADD TO THIS AS I SEE FIT.

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So they're the basics. When the map starts you'll have to run out and get a good claim that's close to spawn (You cannot claim land 500 blocks or so around spawn, I cannot remember the exact number), so bases that're closer to spawn are better as they're easier to kite to since spawn is found around 0,0. You'll also want to try and get a base close to a mob spawner so that you can make a grinder and get levels easily - or start saving up for a wrench!

I hope you have fun playing HCF. I will answer any questions, or talk about any HCF experiences & tips that I have, so leave anything below! Also include anything that I may have missed out, and I will make an edit, since this is all second nature for me :-)

Thanks,

- TrendE

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NOTE: I had to repost this content due to the original post throwing an error every time I tried to edit a certain part of it, but I was able to repost it without it giving an error; so I'm not sure what that was about.

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