SPF Awards 2010 - The Winners

[maxicek]

Welcome to the SPF Awards for 2010, live from the Worldstone Keep Theatre.


The stars are the SPF are making the way down the red carpet and into this fantastic venue which was carved by the Barbarians of Harrogath from the actual remains of the Worldstone. I can see OMG over there, or is it Joanna, talking to members of the Harrogath press. I have to say that he is looking fantastic tonight in a red silk ball dress. And slowly filtering in are some members of the Hardcore community. Some are looking a bit ghostly. One or two even seem to have arrived completely naked. Ah that one must be Insane Wayne. It's nice to see almost all of the nominees have managed to make it too.

The Etdlahq Memorial Bar has moved here tonight, away from it's usual location, especially for the occasion. More importantly Durf's Credit Card has made it too, and it is certainly seeing some serious use by the visitors.


*cue music*

Welcome to
The SPF Awards for 2010
live from the Worldstone Keep Theatre. Here is you host for the evening - maxicek

Thank you everyone and welcome once again to the SPF awards for 2010. 2010 was in many ways a strange year in the SPF. The looong wait for D3 continued, but with the new shoots of spring a fresh patch emerged and the SPF was gripped in a rune finding frenzy. We have seen probably ten times as many high runes in the last 10 months than we had in the history of the SPF previously. Some friends departed, some old friends returned, and of course some new ones joined. But it seems that, as the game ages, those leaving outweigh those that arrive. But enough reminiscing, lets get on with the awards, and I will try not to insult more people than Ricky Gervais at The Golden Globes along the way.


Best D2 Thread
The D2 threads last year were dominated by the coming of 1.13 - Thoughts on 1.13, Hopes for 1.14, builds for reaping the rewards of increased rune drops in 1.13. But throughout November and December, there was one thread that seemed to stay glued to the top of the first page.

The winner is...

Spoiler

(X) Low Level Dueling, by jdkerr

Great work everyone who got involved in LLD and especially to jdkerr for getting it all going. Hope to see some of you making the step up to HLD in the not too distant future.

Best OT Thread
There were two threads that stood out from the OT threads, mainly because of their tragic subject. It was with great sadness that we learnt of the passing in RL of one of our newer members, UllaV, and the loss of one of our oldest member’s father and brother.

The winner is...

Spoiler

(X) Tell your loved ones what they mean to you., by Liquid_Evil

Liquid, hope you will be back sometime in the not too distant future.

Best Matriarch/Patriarch
There were eighteen nominees in this, the most hotly contested of categories. In a game this old it is surprising that anyone can come up with any noteworthy builds, but the SPF still keeps churning them out.

The winner is...

Spoiler

(X) Bodiccea (Spearazon), by Stony

Best Guardian
If is often said that you don't need high end gear to beat D2. In fact, to win the best Guardian category, it seems you don't need any gear. Once again, this year’s winner went naked.

The winner is...

Spoiler

(X) Countess Hyrokkin (Naked Untwinked Blaze/Static Field Sorceress), by purplelocust

Best Collection
This was a new category, created mid voting. The intention was to allow the Best Mat / Pat / Guardian categories to be a comparison of single characters, as it can be difficult for a single build to compete against a collection.

The winner is...

Spoiler

(X) 2H Sword with 'Faith' Rogue Septumvirate, by maxicek

*Cries of "Fix, Fix!" echo from the balcony*

Best Tournament
With the heavy hitters of the Summer MFO and the 12 month marathon that was bassano's MF League in the category it was always going to take something special to win here.

The winner is...

Spoiler

(X) The Exposure Tournament, by Morathi

Congratulations Morathi, I think this is the first time that what I would call a "traditional" tournament has won the category.

Best Guide
Amazingly there are still guides to be written about this game. As people loose interest in the post 1.10 patches, there always seems to be something new to discover from travelling into the past. The increased rune drops from 1.13 meant looking at how best to optimise characters for runefinding, an activity that a few months earlier had relied on luck, popping chests or visiting the countess.

The winner is...

Spoiler

(X) Time Traveler's Guide to 1.09 v1.1, by RobbyD
and
(X) Travincal Running WW Barb Mini-Guide, by Fabian

After two rounds of voting, the judges were unable to seperate these two, so RobbyD and Fabian share the award.

Best Screenshot
There were only two nominees in this category, and both were haul shots from the MFO. Uniques against runes, Thomh against Nagisa.

The winner is...

Spoiler

(X) Summer MFO Rune Haul, by Nagisa

Congratulations, it seems that runes are still more attractive than items, even for the judges.

Best Video
Once upon a time people though that a 2.10 Baal run was about as likely as the chance that people would would still be playing SP D2 in the year 2011. But these days it seems that a 2.10 Baal run isn't enough.

The winner is...

Spoiler

(X) CS Run "Shrine Shopping", by Corrupted

Corrupted takes run optimisation to the next level with his demonstration of shrine shopping in A1 before going back to the CS to kill Diablo, all at eyeball popping pace.

Best Poster
If the best Mat / Pat / Guardian is the "Best Film" of the SPF Awards, then this category is surely the Best Actor. After the first round of judging it was down to two. One I don't strictly consider a mamber of the SPF, but seems to be a regular visitor these days, onderduiker, and one who I is truly one of our own.

The winner is...

Spoiler

jiansonz

Congratulations jiansonz. Your posts are always a great insight into the game, especially as they come from a very different viewpoint than most people around here play.

Best Newcomer
It seems incredible the winner only joined at the end of October and has only a little over 100 posts. He seems to have fitted well into the SPF though, in a very short time.

The winner is...

Spoiler

sevenOfDiamonds

Best Returnee
To paraphrase Mark Twain "The reports of my leaving are greatly exaggerated." I'm still not sure Pyro ever really left. True he gave away almost as much stuff as Nagisa, but I think he only reduced his PvM activities. Believe me he was still very much around on the Blood Moor, as anyone roasted by Sapphire or shredded by Fluffy_Kitten will testify. But all this is irrelevant, as he wasn't in the running for the votes anyway.

The winner is...

Spoiler

Greebo

Nobody else was really in it. It's great to have you back Greebo, it seems like you had never been away. (Or maybe it is just I never really noticed you left either )

Biggest Spammer
Now I know what you are thinking, that this award is the easiest to win - all you have to do is make lots of posts. But in fact biggest spammer is one of the hardest awards to win. It requires dedication throught the year, posting whatever possible, whenever possible. And of course to be crowned biggest spammer, you have to be careful not to post too much useful information. With such previous winner pancakeman in the category, competition was tough. The judges must have thought that OMG had posted too much useful information as he was pipped at the post in the final voting.

The winner is...

Spoiler

Fast Eddie

Best Trader
. Best trader is not about the awesome giveaways, but about going out of your way to find something specific for someone who needs it, even when there may be comparatively little in it for you. There were only two nominees here, but in the voting it was almost unanimous.

The winner is...

Spoiler

Nagisa

Best WTF?! Moment / Do'h Moment
Amongst some rare and strange moments in the SPF, one clearly stood out:

The winner is...

Spoiler

(X) Gender Bender "Joanna"/OMG, by Greebo

I am still not sure how anyone who had ever read any of OMG's posts could not have worked out that, contrary to what his profile said, he was not a "22 year old girl who likes shopping."

Special Award for Outstanding Contribution to the SPF
Lifetime Achievement Award:
The final category for the night is a special award, given to someone who has furthered our knowledge or experience of the game, either by how they played the game themselves or contributed their knowledge to the community. Of all the nominees, it was down to two after the first round of judging. jiansonz, who I think is unique in the way he plays the game, and RTB, code cruncher extraordinaire.

The winner is...

Spoiler

RTB

For those who are newer to the SPF, it is probably worth taking a minute to explain the impact of RTB. He is one of the few responsible for much of our understanding of the mechanics of the game, through his analysis of the D2 code. He gave much input into understanding of file formats that underpins ATMA and GoMule. He has helped numerous people in numerous threads with formulae (including me) that explain how the game works. He was a key member of the SPF, but was also very active on other D2 forums.

RTB hasn't been around for a couple of years now, so this award is long overdue. Hopefully he is lurking every now and again and sees this though. Congratulations to a truly worthy winner.

So that's it for this year, congratulations to all the nominees and especially, of course, to all those who won. Thanks to all the judges, and to you all for coming, see you at the after show party back at the EMB.

Until next year - Good Night!

*Roll music*
*Roll the credits*

The SPF Awards 2010




Hosted by


maxicek




Nominations Compiled by


NagisaFurukawa




Judging Organised by


NagisaFurukawa




The Judges


maxicek


Nagisa


Thyiad


bassano


Thomh


nulio


Greebo


SnickerSnack


jdkerr




The Nominees



Best D2 Thread:

(X) 1.00 Old School Run Through!, by zrk

(X) 1.14 - Thoughts from the SPF

(X) D2 Highlights of 2010 and Ambitions for 2011, by maxicek

(X) (Diablo 1) Take of Isolde the Bowless Rogue, by jiansonz

(X) Low Level Dueling, by jdkerr

(X) Travincal Running WW Barb Mini-Guide, by Fabian

(X) What's your take on 1.13?, by gedda-d-e




Best OT Thread:

(X) OT: D2 meets RL., by Juicy Cheese

(X) Play D3 SP Online?, by Flux

(X) Weightlifting, by RIP

(X) Tell your loved ones what they mean to you., by Liquid_Evil

(X) RIP UllaV, by SamiVaara




Best Matriarch/Patriarch:

(X) Azalea (Level 99 1.12 Vanilla Javazon), by Ugla

(X) Bodiccea (Spearazon), by Stony

(X) Bunta (Single Tree CTC Masteries Barbarian), by TheNix

(X) Champion Alice (Gunslinger), by Nagisa

(X) Eskarina (Andariel Slapping Fire Sorceress), by Greebo

(X) Foul Play (Hybrid Plague Javelin Amazon), by AJK

(X) Illian (2H Sword Titan Bearzon), by maxicek

(X) Kementiri (ES 'Infinity' War Scythe Enchantress), by pharaoh

(X) Lava Firesnake (Hydra Sorceress), by bassen

(X) PindleRunner (Whirlwind Pindle Running Barbarian), by Fabian

(X) RainbowWarrior (Minimum Damage Avenger), by AJK

(X) Schaefer (1.09 Fanatic Zealot), by RobbyD

(X) Skuld (Shadow Knight), by VoX Dei

(X) ssregisin (Unpassionate Zeal/Aggressin), by Nagisa

(X) Tropicana (WWS Strafer), by Avallach

(X) Tyto_Alba ('Doom'/'Phoenix' Fury Wolf), by bcoe

(X) Weirdin (Frozen Orb/Hydra Paladin), by VoX Dei

(X) Welgoedmikkenhe (No Vitality Bowazon), by Arkardo




Best Guardian:

(X) Countess Hyrokkin (Naked Untwinked Blaze/Static Field Sorceress), by purplelocust

(X) Curry (Yellow-Bellied Assassin), by scrcrw

(X) Sigfrid (Cleric), by Maltatai

(X) Silliness ('Grief' Dreamer), by scrcrw

(X) Lomax (Fury Warrior), by Milb




Best Collection:

(X) 1.09 Septumvirate, by RobbyD

(X) 2H Sword with 'Faith' Rogue Septumvirate, by maxicek

(X) Guardian Septumvirate, by DaveW

(X) PvP Triumvirate, by frozzzen

(X) Septumverate, by Obdob




Best Tournament:

(X) MF League 2010, by bassano

(X) Summer 2010 MFO Results | (X) Progress Thread, by jjscud

(X) The Craftsman's Children, by Kretschmer

(X) The Exposure Tournament, by Morathi

(X) Tourney Ideas, by wakiki

(X) Twenty20 Tourney, by Milb

(X) UllaV Memorial FrostZealot Party, by jamesixgun




Best Guide:

(X) 1.10a Beta +2 All Skills BK Ring Seekers Miniguide, by purplelocust

(X) A Mini-Guide to Ebugging, by Greebo

(X) Countess Rune Word Reference, by Sparks

(X) Grail Status of a Single Pass Player, by jiansonz

(X) Time Traveler's Guide to 1.09 v1.1, by RobbyD

(X) Travincal Running WW Barb Mini-Guide, by Fabian




Best Screenshot:

(X) Summer MFO Haul, by Thomh

(X) Summer MFO Rune Haul, by Nagisa




Best Video:

(X) p1/p8/p3 Baal Run in 2:10, by Fabian

(X) CS Run "Shrine Shopping", by Corrupted

(X) Pit Poisonmancer Run, by Nagisa

(X) Videos Thread, by san




Best Poster:

Corrupted

Fabian

helvete

jdkerr

jiansonz

JihadJesus

Ladvarian

mattinm

maxicek

onderduiker

RobbyD

stephan

TheReadMenace

Toppo

zrk




Best Newcomer:

kRIMBO

queenEm

sevenOfDiamonds




Best Returnee:

corax

DaveW

Greebo

poopie_pants

Pyrohemia




Biggest Spammer:

Fast Eddie

omgwtfbbqpwned

pancakeman

TheReadMenace




Best Trader:

Nagisa

Zaliqai




Best WTF?! Moment / Do'h Moment:

(X) 1.07 Crafted Exploding Potion, by WoRG

(X) Cheated by Larzuk, by Greebo

(X) Gender Bender "Joanna"/OMG, by Greebo

(X) Have any good facepalm pictures?, by LD50

(X) WhyNot wins the Summer MFO, by maareek




Special Award for Outstanding Contribution to the SPF

Lifetime Achievement Award:

Fast Eddie

Greebo

Hrus

jiansonz

maareek

pancakeman

RTB

Thrugg





Thanks to everyone who made a nomination 




A maxicek production for the SPF



(C) 2011

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*Fade to black.*

[poopie_pants]

Well done maxi, you clearly took the time to post the results in a creative manner, and it showed. I thoroughly enjoyed reading that. A few thoughts:

-Best Mat/Pat was sick, and I'm glad I got the opportunity to read that. Very interesting build, excellent use of a not-as-much-used (but expensive) runeword. I may have to give a Fendazon a go at some point.
-That screenshot of the rune haul from MFO by Nagisa is ridunculous...
-Shout out to RTB...I've been around the SPF (on an on-and-off basis, hehe) since 2003, so I've had the pleasure of reading through many of RTB's threads. I wholeheartedly agree that he has contributed immensely to this community and is very deservant of this award. Here's hoping that he'll make a triumphant return at some point.

-PP

[Greebo]

Thanks so much for honoring me with "Best Returnee"! I really appreciate it, ladies & gents.

I'm really happy to see RTB getting the very deserved recognition for all his contributions. To this day, I sometimes wonder how something works, google it, search the forum, read some nonsensical answers. I search some more, a bit deeper, and more often than not, eventually arrive at an answer given by RTB in 2005/2007 or thereabouts. He's (I assume the gender ) always spot on.

--Greebo

[Grisu]

A very enjoyable read! I especially liked the "coded" closing credits - I wheeled through it for the true movie feeling! Amazing write-up, and amazing posts/links to be found here! Congratulations to all winners and nominees! Have a drink at the bar

Kudos to RTB - I can only echo Greebo. Speaking of...! Welcome back! [singing the Greebo song one last time]*want you back, want you back, want you back for good*[/singing]

[Fast Eddie]

So are you recognising that I post nothing useful? :P

I don't check into the front page of the forums as much as I used to, but if there's an e-mail alert for the EMB or the SPF Hamachi FAQ, I'm normally there (no Dew required). Dailies have been sporadic but still present, which is always good to know.

I apologise for not having been involved with the Awards or nominating, but I appreciate the recognition (I think). To those who were involved in organising this, especially maxicek, we salute you, it's what makes the SPF as homely as 192.168.0.1

Big props to Thyiad for doing what she does [/brownnose]. To all nominated and the winners, congratulations. Keep up the good work in 2011, and maybe some of you will turn from orange to purple to keep up the awesomeness that is the SPF.

[RobbyD]

What an absolutely fabulous presentation!

Thanks very much to the voters for my shared win!

I think the winner of the WTF? Moment category was a forgone conclusion.

[Noodle]

Congratulations to the winners!

[OldSoldier]

Great thread Max, and thanks to all who helped to pull it all together.

[jdkerr]

Excellent presentation, sir. Well done.

Very excited to see the LLD thread get some official accolades. After the MFO is over, we might just have to get it rolling again.

Many thanks to Max and Nagisa, congratulations to all the winners, and a special congratulations to RTB!

[nualum]

Thanks to all involved in putting this together, and just as imporantly to everybody who has contributed in some way or other to this community over the years. I never cease to be entertained, inspired, and generally awestruck by the quality of the content here.

Bravo!