The EZMU club is really picking up steam!  We welcomed two new members this week, G8r96 and Techieq, and took them on what only can be described as ‘a day at the beach’.

We started off the evening with a quick visit to Adam’s place to see his new yacht personal space.  Here we are chillin’ in the hot tub.

We had to leave Adam’s place though because we had to catch a showing  of episode 3 of The Tester, in Home’s Movie Theater.  It was something.  I think were invested now so  this is going to go on until The Tester is no more.  Oh Hal Sparks.  You have betrayed me. But I digress…..

After we filled our weekly douche chill quota, we moved on to a new area which is a beach.  There you are able to lay in the sun, swim and scuba dive for free goodies.  I found a pair of shabby shoes!  What’s not to love?!  So we did all of that fun stuff until we ran across a couple chatting on the beach.  I don’t know what came over us, but this is the result.

Makkers was the first to notice our new friends.  He introduced himself…. sorta.

He started a trend because the next think I know, all of us EZMU’ers and a few random people from the beach were enjoying this couple’s company.  To answer your question, no, they were not happy with this.  Nothing like a good mean muggin’ on the beach….. or a stormtrooper also on the beach.

Where will next Sunday take us?  Who knows?  But the good news is is that we continue to grow and many good times are had!

Another successful week of shooting is in the bag. Thanks again to all participants!

Here are the scores for each round….(click on the graph for a better view)

And here are the overall standings….(click on the graph for a better view)

Stay tuned for week 4 details on the boards.

Dismissed!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY EZMU!!!!

Wow, one whole year as a podcast/blog/forum.  It’s been so great!  Join us as we talk to listeners, play some voicemails, read some emails, and talk about games.  It’s not our usual format, but it’s a great way to start a new year of EZMU greatness.

We’ll be back next week with our usual EZMU, but until then, feel free to leave a review on iTunes, follow us on Twitter @ezmodeunlocked or leave us a voicemail 405-EZ-MODE-U.

Thanks a ton to everyone who has joined us in the past year.  Here’s to many more!

Hey everyone. Sorry for the late posting but there have been a lot of things going on behind the scenes for ranking systems etc. We will get to that in a bit. First, a little treat for yall for being so patient. This is just a little something I was messing around with. Enjoy!

 
Originally I created this as a teaser to what would be montages every week or at the end of the league. The issue is that one persons recordings, even with the kill cams, is a bit boring. Then I had the idea to invite yall to record as well and give me your footage so I could compile all them together. In the end I decided this was perhaps a bit much to ask. So for now its just a fun little video, but if anyone WANTS to record, let me know. I recorded mine by simply putting a camera in front of the screen. A bit ghetto, but it works.

So now onto the stuff yall really want to see, the scores.

Team one was victorious, but it was a battle for the books. Team 2 only lost by 1 match.

Here are the breakdowns of everyones performance
(Click on the graph for a better view)
These are the RAW scores before any adjustment.

Now on to Oatmeal’s explanation of the scoring:

“Doc has allowed me to come up with a scoring system for the MW2 tournament. I wanted something that was simple to calculate, simple to understand and fair for everyone. The points system that I have created awards points for your individual performance and reward bonus points for your team’s performance (not applicable for the Free-For-All matches.)

The easiest way to explain the points system is to show you an example.

This week I (sucked) scored 540, 1,320, 980, 620 and 800 XP. Compared against the field I placed 13th, 6th, 12th, 13th and 8th. If you look at the table below that translates into 40, 75, 45, 40 and 65 points for a total of 265 points.

Finish Points
1 100
2 95
3 90
4 85
5 80
6 75
7 70
8 65
9 60
10 55
11 50
12 45
13 40
14 35
15 30
16 25
17 20
18 15

I was on the winning team 3 rounds and earned 30 bonus points (10 per win) and an extra 25 points because our team won the majority of the matches. That increased my total to 320 points.

I feel this scoring system is a better way to balance the different game types to make them all equally important. It does so while showcasing the better player, encouraging everyone else as well as rewarding team and individual play without being too heavily skewed in any particular direction.

Weekly Seeding will be based on your average score per round played. If you miss a week or even a single round your average will not be skewed lower making for more balanced teams. We can also reconfigure the teams on the fly if someone is a last minute scratch to keep things fair.

If you have any comments or questions feel free to contact me. This is our trial run with a tournament and may use this scoring system again and are not opposed to making changes to the system.”

——Oatmeal

So all that being said, here are the overall rankings for everyone! (Click on the graph for a better view)

Week 3 details and teams will be posted in the forums very soon!

Thanks again for all participants! And, as always, thanks to Oatmeal for all his hard work with the graphs and helping me with the scoring system. This guy is a damn spreadsheet guru!

This past week there were two major news stories for the PlayStation world.

1. The “Game Over Barmy” shirt was released in Home to commemorate the departure of the infamous Barmy from The Tester.

2. PS3s across the globe mysteriously stopped functioning properly.

Coincidence? You decide, but despite those hurdles Dana and Rob were still able to log into Home and watch the latest episode of The Tester on Sunday night. I remember almost nothing about it. People in bubbles, David Jaffe not being angry enough to be entertaining, whatever.

We never got a post out for the previous week’s Home escapades, which include a tale now told across the internet, when a (semi) innocent TreesLounge00 found himself in a compromising position in the basement arcade of the MotorStorm area.

For that sordid tale, you’ll have to view the evidence here.

(I can’t believe I sat down the ran those through Photoshop.)

Tune in to the regularly scheduled Home Sundays with the EZ-Mode Unlocked crew. 10PM EST in Home. Be there.

You asked for a new theme song, so we’re letting YOU choose one for us!  Post a link in the blog comments to a song that you think we should use.  User created songs are encouraged! Please remember that licensed music is NOT allowed.