WBO Organized Play Official Rules - Standard/Universal Release 3.6!
- Kei
- May. 27, 2011 4:47 AM
Hey World Bladers!
BeyDays is just a few days away! Are you all excited? In preparation for the staggering amount of tournaments happening around the world this weekend, we have a somewhat substantial update to the Standard and Universal Rules to release.
Unfortunately, Kai-V will not be able to edit the old rule books until after BeyDays, so for now you'll have to use this thread as a reference for the new rules, which are as follows:
The ruling regarding Beyblades breaking or separating during BeyBattle:
Is being updated to:
And in the "Selection of Beyblade and Launcher" section, this:
Is having the following note added below it for clarification:
Well, that's it for now! Happy BeyDays everyone!
We will do our best to have the rulebooks updated, and ready for download, ASAP after BeyDays is over.
BeyDays is just a few days away! Are you all excited? In preparation for the staggering amount of tournaments happening around the world this weekend, we have a somewhat substantial update to the Standard and Universal Rules to release.
Unfortunately, Kai-V will not be able to edit the old rule books until after BeyDays, so for now you'll have to use this thread as a reference for the new rules, which are as follows:
The ruling regarding Beyblades breaking or separating during BeyBattle:
BeyBattle Wrote:The opposing Beyblade breaking or separating ends the BeyBattle and affords you an
automatic win for the BeyBattle.
Is being updated to:
BeyBattle Wrote:The opposing Beyblade breaking or separating ends the BeyBattle and affords you an automatic win for the BeyBattle. If both Beyblades are found to have broken at the same time, both Bladers may choose new Beyblades, and the BeyBattle will be reset.
And in the "Selection of Beyblade and Launcher" section, this:
Selection of Beyblade and Launcher Wrote:The Blader's Beyblade selection is to be considered undecided until the Beyblade is attached to the Launcher. Once the Beyblade is attached to the Launcher, that Beyblade must be used for the duration of the BeyBattle.
Is having the following note added below it for clarification:
Selection of Beyblade and Launcher Wrote:Note: If using a Beyblade that has multiple modes, it is illegal to change the mode of the part(s) if you have to separate or disassemble the Beyblade in any way to do so. This means that parts such as Lightning L Drago and BD145–which require the Beyblade to be disassembled in order to change modes–cannot be changed during a single BeyBattle. However, you may legally change the modes of parts such as CH120, TH170, and HF/S as many times as you like during a single BeyBattle.
Well, that's it for now! Happy BeyDays everyone!
We will do our best to have the rulebooks updated, and ready for download, ASAP after BeyDays is over.
BeyDays 2011 - May 28th & 29th, New Face Boosters, and a Quest for Quetz Sale!
- Kei
- May. 06, 2011 12:12 AM
Hey World Bladers!
BeyDays is back for the third year in a row! On the first BeyDay in 2009 we hosted tournaments in Canada and the UK. In 2010 we again hosted tournaments in Canada and the UK, but expanded to include Italy for the first time. This year, the expansion continues! Here are the tournaments we have lined up this year!:
On the 28th of May we'll be hosting events in:
Twenty one tournaments! This is going to be the largest BeyDays ever, by far. However, we know we can do better! Many smaller communities around the world have been trying their hardest to get tournaments organized, and we want to assist in making this process easier for you guys, if only for this one weekend. Here is what we're willing to do for you guys: waive the Blader Passport/$5 entry fee and Event Proposal process for the BeyDays weekend (May 28th-29th) for tournaments thar are being hosted in areas that have yet to host an (or have an approved) official WBO tournament. After BeyDays, the regular fees and procedures will return, but we hope that this special opportunity will help speed up the process of starting a thriving community in your area!
Now, back to the festivities! Like last year, all BeyDays 2011 participants will be awarded an exclusive Face! This year it will be the Face of Days II! [Image: BeyDays2011Face2.png]
Additionally, the BeyLotto–a tournament entry extra exclusive event–is back!
Everyone who enters a BeyDays tournament anywhere in the world will be given a number, and will be put into an exclusive lottery draw!
What are the wonderful prizes, you ask?
As you can see, we have gone completely bonkers with Face Boosters! But what's that you're asking? What is Face Booster YELLOW and PURPLE?! Oh yes, I almost forgot … we are introducing two completely new Face Boosters on BeyDays 2011!!
And because we love our loyal Passport Holders so much, we've decided to limit the 1st-5th place prizes specifically to them! So, if you want to have a chance to win the coolest prizes, don't forget to purchase a Passport at your local BeyDays tournament!
So make sure to enter a tournament near you, for the chance to win not just tournament prizes, but these ultra special prizes as well!
We have one other important Face Booster-related announcement to make! Almost two years ago now, Face Booster BLACK was introduced as a replacement to the Royal Face, which was awarded to members who made a donation of at least $10. Now it's time for BLACK's replacement, Face Booster WHITE!
What does this mean for Face Booster BLACK? It means that it will be officially retired as of 12:00:00AM EST on May 28th to make way for WHITE. So, any donators who send donations prior to that date will receive Face Booster BLACK, while those after that date will receive Face Booster WHITE.
The Faces included in Face Booster WHITE will be revealed on the 28th, but don't forget, once Face Booster BLACK is gone … it's gone forever! If you've already purchased a Blader Passport, and still wish to donate (ie. be awesome), we are always accepting donations through PayPal at donate@worldbeyblade.org. All donations go towards paying our hosting costs, purchasing prizes for tournaments, and making massive giveaways like this one possible!
... One more thing! Very soon, the Quest for Quetz campaign will unfortunately be coming to an end, and we will be announcing a brand new campaign in its place. The way Credits are earned in this new campaign may differ slightly, and there is going to be a completely new and even more awesome prize pool than last time. We're going to be viewing this as a "fresh start", so, because of this we have made the decision that all physical prizes must be gone by June 20th, 2011, and if afterwards you still go over 7 Credits, your Credits will be reduced to that amount. Here is what remains in our prize pool:
Quetzalcoatl + Prize Hunter Face x1 (15 Credits) (SOLD!)
Storm Pegasis 105RF x1 (10 Credits) (SOLD!)
Dark Bull H145SD x1 (8 Credits) (SOLD!)
Dark Cancer CH120SF x1 (8 Credits) (SOLD!)
Dark Wolf DF145FS x1 + Face Booster DIAMOND (7 Credits) (SOLD!)
Face Booster DIAMOND (3 Credits)
As you can see, many items are "on sale"! Please PM a Committee member if you wish to purchase anything!
Additionally, we can disclose one detail about the new campaign ... Yet another new Face Booster: Face Booster PEARL.
That's it for now! Let the countdown towards BeyDays 2011 begin!
BeyDays is back for the third year in a row! On the first BeyDay in 2009 we hosted tournaments in Canada and the UK. In 2010 we again hosted tournaments in Canada and the UK, but expanded to include Italy for the first time. This year, the expansion continues! Here are the tournaments we have lined up this year!:
On the 28th of May we'll be hosting events in:
- [Image: ca.png] Toronto, Canada - BEYBLADE CRUSADE, at Anime North 2011,
- [Image: gb.png] London, United Kingdom - BeyDays Bonanza , at Regents Park,
- [Image: us.png] Henderson, Nevada - Best in the West, at Maximum Comics.
- [Image: gb.png] Newcastle, United Kingdom - Northern Brawl, at Moving Image.
- [Image: in.png] Bangalore, India - Beyblade: Warfare in the Shade!,
- [Image: au.png] Melbourne, Australia - Day of Beys!, at Lincoln Park,
- [Image: it.png] Naples, Italy - ShiShi SonSon, at Volver.
- [Image: us.png] Schaumberg, Illinois - BEY SLAY,
- [Image: us.png] Ridgewood, New Jersey - Graydon Beydown!,
- [Image: pt.png] Lisbon, Portugal - Ancient BeyBattles,
- [Image: my.png] Sarawak, Malaysia - Bey or May?.
- [Image: us.png] New York, United States - Brooklyn's Battalion, at Kings Games,
- [Image: gb.png] London, United Kingdom - BeyDays Bonanza 2, at Regents Park,
- [Image: it.png] Florence, Italy - Wild Like a Bey, at Parco delle Cascine,
- [Image: au.png] Sydney, Australia - Bey-Day! Ultimate Challenge, at Burwood Park,
- [Image: id.png] Surabaya, Indonesia - FIGHT CLUB,
- [Image: jp.png] Akita, Japan - Bey Days Tournament, at AEON Supercenter.
- [Image: us.png] Miami Lakes, Florida - Mayblades!,
- [Image: us.png] Silver Spring, Maryland - Celebrate BeyDays, Come On!,
- [Image: in.png] Pune, India - The Bey Empire.
- [Image: ca.png] Vancouver, Canada - Showdown at the Park!, at Stanley Park.
Twenty one tournaments! This is going to be the largest BeyDays ever, by far. However, we know we can do better! Many smaller communities around the world have been trying their hardest to get tournaments organized, and we want to assist in making this process easier for you guys, if only for this one weekend. Here is what we're willing to do for you guys: waive the Blader Passport/$5 entry fee and Event Proposal process for the BeyDays weekend (May 28th-29th) for tournaments thar are being hosted in areas that have yet to host an (or have an approved) official WBO tournament. After BeyDays, the regular fees and procedures will return, but we hope that this special opportunity will help speed up the process of starting a thriving community in your area!
Interested in hosting a BeyDays 2011 Tournament in your area? Click here for details! (Click to View)
Now, back to the festivities! Like last year, all BeyDays 2011 participants will be awarded an exclusive Face! This year it will be the Face of Days II! [Image: BeyDays2011Face2.png]
Additionally, the BeyLotto–a tournament entry extra exclusive event–is back!
Everyone who enters a BeyDays tournament anywhere in the world will be given a number, and will be put into an exclusive lottery draw!
What are the wonderful prizes, you ask?
- 1st Place - Big Bang Pegasis DX Set
- 2nd Place - WHF09 Gold L Drago 105F
- 3rd to 5th Place - Big Bang Pegasis F:D, Fang Leone 130W2D, or L Drago Destroy F:S
- 6th to 10th Place - Random Booster Vol. 7 Beat Lynx TH170WD
- -Face Booster RED [Image: faceboosterred.png]
-Face Booster BLUE [Image: faceboosterblue.png]
-Face Booster GREEN [Image: faceboostergreen.png]
-Face Booster ORANGE [Image: faceboosterorange.png]
-Face Booster YELLOW [Image: FaceBoosterIconYellow.png]
-Face Booster PURPLE [Image: FaceBoosterIconPurple.png]
- 11th to 20th Place - Face Booster DIAMOND [Image: faceboosterdiamond1.png]
- 21st to 50th Place - will have their choice of
-Face Booster RED [Image: faceboosterred.png]
-Face Booster BLUE [Image: faceboosterblue.png]
-Face Booster GREEN [Image: faceboostergreen.png]
-Face Booster ORANGE [Image: faceboosterorange.png]
As you can see, we have gone completely bonkers with Face Boosters! But what's that you're asking? What is Face Booster YELLOW and PURPLE?! Oh yes, I almost forgot … we are introducing two completely new Face Boosters on BeyDays 2011!!
And because we love our loyal Passport Holders so much, we've decided to limit the 1st-5th place prizes specifically to them! So, if you want to have a chance to win the coolest prizes, don't forget to purchase a Passport at your local BeyDays tournament!
So make sure to enter a tournament near you, for the chance to win not just tournament prizes, but these ultra special prizes as well!
We have one other important Face Booster-related announcement to make! Almost two years ago now, Face Booster BLACK was introduced as a replacement to the Royal Face, which was awarded to members who made a donation of at least $10. Now it's time for BLACK's replacement, Face Booster WHITE!
What does this mean for Face Booster BLACK? It means that it will be officially retired as of 12:00:00AM EST on May 28th to make way for WHITE. So, any donators who send donations prior to that date will receive Face Booster BLACK, while those after that date will receive Face Booster WHITE.
The Faces included in Face Booster WHITE will be revealed on the 28th, but don't forget, once Face Booster BLACK is gone … it's gone forever! If you've already purchased a Blader Passport, and still wish to donate (ie. be awesome), we are always accepting donations through PayPal at donate@worldbeyblade.org. All donations go towards paying our hosting costs, purchasing prizes for tournaments, and making massive giveaways like this one possible!
... One more thing! Very soon, the Quest for Quetz campaign will unfortunately be coming to an end, and we will be announcing a brand new campaign in its place. The way Credits are earned in this new campaign may differ slightly, and there is going to be a completely new and even more awesome prize pool than last time. We're going to be viewing this as a "fresh start", so, because of this we have made the decision that all physical prizes must be gone by June 20th, 2011, and if afterwards you still go over 7 Credits, your Credits will be reduced to that amount. Here is what remains in our prize pool:
Quetzalcoatl + Prize Hunter Face x1 (15 Credits) (SOLD!)
Storm Pegasis 105RF x1 (10 Credits) (SOLD!)
Dark Bull H145SD x1 (8 Credits) (SOLD!)
Dark Cancer CH120SF x1 (8 Credits) (SOLD!)
Dark Wolf DF145FS x1 + Face Booster DIAMOND (7 Credits) (SOLD!)
Face Booster DIAMOND (3 Credits)
As you can see, many items are "on sale"! Please PM a Committee member if you wish to purchase anything!
Additionally, we can disclose one detail about the new campaign ... Yet another new Face Booster: Face Booster PEARL.
That's it for now! Let the countdown towards BeyDays 2011 begin!
In collaboration with EARTHBEND, the WBO presents...
- Kai-V
- Apr. 01, 2011 8:52 PM
A new Face Contest!
The German band EARTHBEND has offered WBO members full permission to use their song "Too Many Stars" for free for the duration of this Face Contest! One of the band's members' son plays Beyblade, and after finding all the cool Beyblade battle videos on YouTube, they wanted to give us the opportunity to make amazing videos with the intensity of "Too Many Stars"!
Click here for more details on this video Face Contest!
The German band EARTHBEND has offered WBO members full permission to use their song "Too Many Stars" for free for the duration of this Face Contest! One of the band's members' son plays Beyblade, and after finding all the cool Beyblade battle videos on YouTube, they wanted to give us the opportunity to make amazing videos with the intensity of "Too Many Stars"!
Click here for more details on this video Face Contest!
Back and some good news - Rules Release 3.5, new Bey Marketplace forum, and more!
- Kai-V
- Feb. 26, 2011 1:05 AM
Welcome back, World Bladers!
The move was successful and absolutely nothing was lost. That being said, we are still uncertain how the MySQL issue will go, but for sure we will be able to work more closely with our host to figure out a solution if it really has not improved much.
Now, for the good news!
To start off, everyone’s got their Passport Face back! We were finally able to retrieve most of the names of those who had purchased a Blader Passport at least in the past year, but we’re still missing some events’ lists of Passport Holders. If you know you bought a Blader Passport at one of our tournaments and that your Passport Face is not there, contact a Committee Member and we’ll look into verifying that you really got one.
We are also here to publish the Rulebooks Release 3.5!
Standard Rules | Universal Rules
Here are the few things that got updated in this version:
Then, we cleaned up the Beywiki Project forum of some threads. While we totally appreciate everyone’s contributions and that we need those contributions to actually build Beywiki since it’s fan-made, we do want drafts to meet the standards of quality that currently published articles have. So, if we see that a draft posted clearly wouldn’t ever be published unless tons of work was done to it, or if there’s already a much better draft posted, then we reserve the right to close that newer draft without prior notice.
Last but not least, we’ve completely rearranged the Bey Marketplace forum! The prefixes were slightly awkward sometimes so we had been thinking about it for a while, but the worrying surge of fraud in that forum definitely made us realize that we needed to be stricter for that area. Of course we’re still not liable if any unfortunate event happens while making deals with some of our members, but we might as well do everything we can to provide a safer environment without getting too involved.
To this intent, we divided the Bey Marketplace forum into clear forums: “Selling & Tradingâ€, and “Buyingâ€. Prefixes are therefore not obligatory anymore, although it’s always polite to warn people if you are only accepting payment in the form of Beyblades, so you might want to continue writing [TRADING] in the title of the topic.
Moreover, now everybody who wants to sell or trade Beyblades has to provide a photo of their stock with a piece of paper showing their username next to it. We will simply not tolerate threads made in the Selling & Trading forum that do not show photographs of the Beyblades for sale or trade. The photo doesn’t need to be clear at all: we just need to be able to make out the shape of your Beyblades, and something that looks like your username, even if it’s a little blurry. In 2011, everyone should be able to easily find a camera or a phone that can take pictures.
To help us make this change even more successful, we ask every member who already has a selling or trading topic to update their thread with photos of their stock. That way everyone should follow this example more, and hopefully we won’t have to close too many new topics, and no more fraud will be done.
Wait, what’s this?!
http://worldbeyblade.org/Thread-Toronto-...NORTH-2011
Stay tuned for more details!!
We truly hope you like these updates; perhaps you were expecting more, but unfortunately it’s mid-term for most of us, so you can understand how busy we all are! This site isn’t dead anyway, so look ahead for its bright future!
The WBO Committee
The move was successful and absolutely nothing was lost. That being said, we are still uncertain how the MySQL issue will go, but for sure we will be able to work more closely with our host to figure out a solution if it really has not improved much.
Now, for the good news!
To start off, everyone’s got their Passport Face back! We were finally able to retrieve most of the names of those who had purchased a Blader Passport at least in the past year, but we’re still missing some events’ lists of Passport Holders. If you know you bought a Blader Passport at one of our tournaments and that your Passport Face is not there, contact a Committee Member and we’ll look into verifying that you really got one.
We are also here to publish the Rulebooks Release 3.5!
Standard Rules | Universal Rules
Here are the few things that got updated in this version:
- The Libra Wheel is now legal!
- If you invoke the Reshoot Clause, you must now get your replacement approved by the judge, and the replacement part must be in the same condition as the original part was. Therefore, if you change RF, it should be as worn as the other one was.
- The Open Format now does not exist. We found that processing battles done within that format was just not as fair or even comparable competitively as processing matches from the Standard Format, for instance. It’s not like anyone has really been doing tournaments using the past Beyblade series anyway…
- A note was added about the red, Balance floor of the Standard Type BeyStadium being legal, although that was generally always known.
Then, we cleaned up the Beywiki Project forum of some threads. While we totally appreciate everyone’s contributions and that we need those contributions to actually build Beywiki since it’s fan-made, we do want drafts to meet the standards of quality that currently published articles have. So, if we see that a draft posted clearly wouldn’t ever be published unless tons of work was done to it, or if there’s already a much better draft posted, then we reserve the right to close that newer draft without prior notice.
Last but not least, we’ve completely rearranged the Bey Marketplace forum! The prefixes were slightly awkward sometimes so we had been thinking about it for a while, but the worrying surge of fraud in that forum definitely made us realize that we needed to be stricter for that area. Of course we’re still not liable if any unfortunate event happens while making deals with some of our members, but we might as well do everything we can to provide a safer environment without getting too involved.
To this intent, we divided the Bey Marketplace forum into clear forums: “Selling & Tradingâ€, and “Buyingâ€. Prefixes are therefore not obligatory anymore, although it’s always polite to warn people if you are only accepting payment in the form of Beyblades, so you might want to continue writing [TRADING] in the title of the topic.
Moreover, now everybody who wants to sell or trade Beyblades has to provide a photo of their stock with a piece of paper showing their username next to it. We will simply not tolerate threads made in the Selling & Trading forum that do not show photographs of the Beyblades for sale or trade. The photo doesn’t need to be clear at all: we just need to be able to make out the shape of your Beyblades, and something that looks like your username, even if it’s a little blurry. In 2011, everyone should be able to easily find a camera or a phone that can take pictures.
To help us make this change even more successful, we ask every member who already has a selling or trading topic to update their thread with photos of their stock. That way everyone should follow this example more, and hopefully we won’t have to close too many new topics, and no more fraud will be done.
Wait, what’s this?!
http://worldbeyblade.org/Thread-Toronto-...NORTH-2011
Stay tuned for more details!!
We truly hope you like these updates; perhaps you were expecting more, but unfortunately it’s mid-term for most of us, so you can understand how busy we all are! This site isn’t dead anyway, so look ahead for its bright future!
The WBO Committee
Important - Upcoming Maintenance
- Kai-V
- Feb. 23, 2011 5:07 AM
In an effort to counter the recurrent internal error which you have probably all encountered at least once (every day) and which is probably caused by the heavy traffic we are getting, we are going to fall into scheduled maintenance from around 7:00 PM ET on Thursday, February 24th 2011, until around 7:00 PM ET on Friday, the following day, while we are moving the site to another host. This should give most of our members the time required for everyone's system to be redirected to the World Beyblade Organization on its new host, as it can take a few hours.
We are aware that this can bother some of you, but we have a few pieces of good news coming right after this maintenance during which the board will be turned off!
Your patience and comprehension are very much appreciated, and we truly hope that this move will not be in vain!
The WBO Committee
We are aware that this can bother some of you, but we have a few pieces of good news coming right after this maintenance during which the board will be turned off!
Your patience and comprehension are very much appreciated, and we truly hope that this move will not be in vain!
The WBO Committee
A new System: 4D, in Metal Fight Beyblade!
- Kai-V
- Feb. 13, 2011 2:26 AM
TAKARA-TOMY has revealed the name of the new system of Metal Fight Beyblade as well as its name : 4D. This is what the four D's stand for :
Different Material
Divided Wheel
Dynamic Move
Deep Custom
The Track and Bottom are fused together in a currently unnamed piece. This could be the explanation, or at least the indicator of "Dynamic Move", as this new part appears to be very big.
There might be a slight portion of a new material in the Clear Wheel, but otherwise there is still no information about a concrete new different material used for these new Beyblades.
The Metal Wheel is indeed divided into at least two parts. A mode change is supposed to be possible but remains very unclear at the moment. Big Bang Pegasis' Metal Wheel has three parts, including one made of Polycarbonate.
The 4D System also comes with a different naming system, which currently does not seem to describe all of the parts of a Beyblade. For instance, if we analyse Big Bang Pegasis F:D, "Big Bang" should be the Metal Wheel, yet it has three parts but only two words. Pegasis (probably Pegasis III) should remain the name of the Clear Wheel. "F:D" is the name for the Track+Bottom piece, and stands for Final Drive.
The first few releases part of this new system are as follows :
BB-105 Starter Big Bang Pegasis F:D
BB-106 Fang Leone [?]
BB-107 Beyblade Introduction Set (tentative name)
BB-108 L Drago Destroy F:S
BB-109 Random Booster Vol. 7
BB-110 Beylauncher Cosmo Blue
BB-111 Beylauncher Army Green
BB-112 Karabiner Grip (Heat Red)
BB-113 (unknown Starter)
Starting at the end of March and beginning of April 2011 we will see this exciting new system along with a new season of Metal Fight Beyblade!
Different Material
Divided Wheel
Dynamic Move
Deep Custom
The Track and Bottom are fused together in a currently unnamed piece. This could be the explanation, or at least the indicator of "Dynamic Move", as this new part appears to be very big.
There might be a slight portion of a new material in the Clear Wheel, but otherwise there is still no information about a concrete new different material used for these new Beyblades.
The Metal Wheel is indeed divided into at least two parts. A mode change is supposed to be possible but remains very unclear at the moment. Big Bang Pegasis' Metal Wheel has three parts, including one made of Polycarbonate.
The 4D System also comes with a different naming system, which currently does not seem to describe all of the parts of a Beyblade. For instance, if we analyse Big Bang Pegasis F:D, "Big Bang" should be the Metal Wheel, yet it has three parts but only two words. Pegasis (probably Pegasis III) should remain the name of the Clear Wheel. "F:D" is the name for the Track+Bottom piece, and stands for Final Drive.
The first few releases part of this new system are as follows :
BB-105 Starter Big Bang Pegasis F:D
BB-106 Fang Leone [?]
BB-107 Beyblade Introduction Set (tentative name)
BB-108 L Drago Destroy F:S
BB-109 Random Booster Vol. 7
BB-110 Beylauncher Cosmo Blue
BB-111 Beylauncher Army Green
BB-112 Karabiner Grip (Heat Red)
BB-113 (unknown Starter)
Starting at the end of March and beginning of April 2011 we will see this exciting new system along with a new season of Metal Fight Beyblade!
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Changes to the WBO Staff!
- Kai-V
- Jan. 09, 2011 3:32 AM
Seeing as we have been getting a lot of SPAM progressively, and that a few of the staff members have been quite absent these last months, we figured it was time for a reshuffle within the staff! Welcome to the team :
Daegor42 as a Committee Member!
Roan as a Global Moderator!
And OkiBlaze as a Global Moderator as well!
We will probably add some more moderators in the upcoming weeks.
On the subject of SPAM, we are doing our best to deal with the recurrent SPAMmer 'rup123', who has a dynamic IP address and whom we therefore cannot ban indefinitely. I already made a topic about this, but I suppose I have to repeat my words again :
Never reply to his posts. If you do that, you just help his SPAM by bumping his threads, which will make even more people see them. Simply report his messages, and let them die. We might have to warn members who are replying to him eventually, because it is extremely counterproductive.
Daegor42 as a Committee Member!
Roan as a Global Moderator!
And OkiBlaze as a Global Moderator as well!
We will probably add some more moderators in the upcoming weeks.
On the subject of SPAM, we are doing our best to deal with the recurrent SPAMmer 'rup123', who has a dynamic IP address and whom we therefore cannot ban indefinitely. I already made a topic about this, but I suppose I have to repeat my words again :
Never reply to his posts. If you do that, you just help his SPAM by bumping his threads, which will make even more people see them. Simply report his messages, and let them die. We might have to warn members who are replying to him eventually, because it is extremely counterproductive.
Brad Day Giveaway II WINNERS!
- Kei
- Dec. 11, 2010 9:09 PM
Hey World Bladers,
The results for the Brad Day Giveaway II are in! The first place winner is none other than …
Bey Brad!
No, we are not kidding! He seriously was the first number chosen! Well Brad, if you want to choose one of the three Beyblades, go ahead! Perhaps this is a sign hahaha.
You can choose between Mercury Anubis 85XF, Vulcan Horuseus 145D, and Divine Chimera TR145FB.
If you don't however, just let us know and we'll reveal who the fourth person chosen was and move the other two winners up a spot. Now, the other two winners in the top three are ...
2nd: Crimson!
3rd: FlameDragon25!
Once we know what Brad would like to do, you guys can choose which Beyblade you would like! And the rest of the winners, in no particular order:
Chaos Blader
blah
mchlbant
Wraith
Zander Soulwind
Manicben
littlechipz
Newt
Akatsuki
To
Each of you can choose one of the Face Boosters, however given that this is the Brad Day giveaway, there is also a chance to get the limited edition Brad Face! [Image: bface.png]
-Face Booster RED [Image: faceboosterred.png]
-Face Booster BLUE [Image: faceboosterblue.png]
-Face Booster GREEN [Image: faceboostergreen.png]
-Face Booster ORANGE [Image: faceboosterorange.png]
We'd like to thank everyone for their support of the WBO and for partici-but wait, there's something else? Oh yes! We have decided to award Face Boosters to each member who entered the contest! If you posted in the giveaway thread, you are free to post here with which Face Booster you would like to be awarded! These are regular Face Boosters without the Brad Face included in the odds, but I don't think any of you will complain.
For the winners, yes, this does mean you can have two Face Boosters. One with the possibility of getting the Brad Face, and one without. To the top three winners, you may also choose one regular Face Booster.
Thanks everyone!
The results for the Brad Day Giveaway II are in! The first place winner is none other than …
Bey Brad!
No, we are not kidding! He seriously was the first number chosen! Well Brad, if you want to choose one of the three Beyblades, go ahead! Perhaps this is a sign hahaha.
You can choose between Mercury Anubis 85XF, Vulcan Horuseus 145D, and Divine Chimera TR145FB.
If you don't however, just let us know and we'll reveal who the fourth person chosen was and move the other two winners up a spot. Now, the other two winners in the top three are ...
2nd: Crimson!
3rd: FlameDragon25!
Once we know what Brad would like to do, you guys can choose which Beyblade you would like! And the rest of the winners, in no particular order:
Chaos Blader
blah
mchlbant
Wraith
Zander Soulwind
Manicben
littlechipz
Newt
Akatsuki
To
Each of you can choose one of the Face Boosters, however given that this is the Brad Day giveaway, there is also a chance to get the limited edition Brad Face! [Image: bface.png]
-Face Booster RED [Image: faceboosterred.png]
-Face Booster BLUE [Image: faceboosterblue.png]
-Face Booster GREEN [Image: faceboostergreen.png]
-Face Booster ORANGE [Image: faceboosterorange.png]
We'd like to thank everyone for their support of the WBO and for partici-but wait, there's something else? Oh yes! We have decided to award Face Boosters to each member who entered the contest! If you posted in the giveaway thread, you are free to post here with which Face Booster you would like to be awarded! These are regular Face Boosters without the Brad Face included in the odds, but I don't think any of you will complain.
For the winners, yes, this does mean you can have two Face Boosters. One with the possibility of getting the Brad Face, and one without. To the top three winners, you may also choose one regular Face Booster.
Thanks everyone!
WBO Second Anniversary + Brad Day!!
- Kai-V
- Dec. 05, 2010 5:29 AM
[Image: BradDayHeader.png]
Time goes by so quickly : the World Beyblade Organization is two years old already, and Beywiki is three years old!
Needless to say, the rebirth of Beyblade has really helped propel this website way beyond expectations! Recently, the development of Beyblade outside East Asia by Hasbro has even further made this hobby a universal phenomenon, as our count of members has reached more than 22,000 World Bladers, and our tournaments keep spreading and becoming more frequent. Some people pick things up where others, busy with life, left them, in a way that this website and this game keep evolving so strongly year after year!
To celebrate the second anniversary of the biggest fan-run Beyblade organisation ever made, we will once again hold a giveaway! However, only Passport Holders will be able to participate : they are, after all, those who have heavily supported the site for such a long time. And since our demography has incredibly increased over even just this past year, we have even bigger prizes than last time! Every Passport Holder who will post in the giveaway topic will be entered and thirteen winners will be picked out of everyone: ten will receive a Face Booster from which a special Face can be gotten, and three other winners will get to choose between Mercury Anubis 85XF, Vulcan Horuseus 145D, and Divine Chimera TR145FB! But hurry up, you only have until Tuesday 11:59:59 PM Eastern Time to post in the appropriate thread, do not miss your chance!
We also want to introduce Release 3 of the Organized Play Rulebooks:
Standard Rules Release 3
Universal Rules Release 3
A few mistakes were corrected, such as the sentence in the Standard Rules that somehow legalized all Metal Fight Beyblade Beystadiums. From now on, it is clear that only three Beystadiums are considered legal: the Attack Type, Balance Type and Super Attack Type stadiums exclusively. The Tornado Beystadium was officially made illegal as well. Furthermore, it came to our attention that a ridiculous amount of accessories could be added to a Launcher Grip, therefore we added a new rule: each Blader can only take up half of the Beystadium before and while launching, regardless of how big their launcher and accessories may be.
Wait, are we forgetting about something ? …
It’s also Brad Day!
This year we also want to take a whole day to highlight how thankful we are for everything Brad did for this community, even way before the creation of Beywiki. I won’t go into as many details as last time, but head over to this thread to learn more about what Brad contributed to all of us to make this site, this hobby, what it is right now!
So, what would be a Brad Day without a complete layout makeover?! This year, since it was awkward for Brad to see his face all over the place, we decided to concentrate on his past avatars and on his quotes instead!
For those of you who really missed out on the opportunity to have conversations with Brad, you have to know one thing: he’s very straightforward. He has a unique sense of humour dripping with so much sarcasm you wouldn’t believe it! Whenever a bad comment is made, you’re stuck with both a slap, and a laugh! But rest assured, Brad is of course able to make fun of himself; he’s just an incredibly enjoyable individual to have around! I think I speak for all the veterans right now : without Brad, the Beyblade community would never have been so much fun both in playing and in conversing.
To support and metaphorically give a round of applause to this special Beyblader, we invite you to add this icon in your signature. What’s important is to keep it at least for the duration of Brad Day, but nothing stops you from always having it in your signature!
[Image: bradday2seal.png]
In case you’re wondering what is written in the banner, here are the quotes we used as well as others, and we invite you to submit more of them if you find any messages Brad posted that you think are funny and need to be immortalized!
Well, that’s all, enjoy this day where we honour Brad and celebrate the second anniversary of the WBO! Be an “MFB†like us too!
Time goes by so quickly : the World Beyblade Organization is two years old already, and Beywiki is three years old!
Needless to say, the rebirth of Beyblade has really helped propel this website way beyond expectations! Recently, the development of Beyblade outside East Asia by Hasbro has even further made this hobby a universal phenomenon, as our count of members has reached more than 22,000 World Bladers, and our tournaments keep spreading and becoming more frequent. Some people pick things up where others, busy with life, left them, in a way that this website and this game keep evolving so strongly year after year!
To celebrate the second anniversary of the biggest fan-run Beyblade organisation ever made, we will once again hold a giveaway! However, only Passport Holders will be able to participate : they are, after all, those who have heavily supported the site for such a long time. And since our demography has incredibly increased over even just this past year, we have even bigger prizes than last time! Every Passport Holder who will post in the giveaway topic will be entered and thirteen winners will be picked out of everyone: ten will receive a Face Booster from which a special Face can be gotten, and three other winners will get to choose between Mercury Anubis 85XF, Vulcan Horuseus 145D, and Divine Chimera TR145FB! But hurry up, you only have until Tuesday 11:59:59 PM Eastern Time to post in the appropriate thread, do not miss your chance!
We also want to introduce Release 3 of the Organized Play Rulebooks:
Standard Rules Release 3
Universal Rules Release 3
A few mistakes were corrected, such as the sentence in the Standard Rules that somehow legalized all Metal Fight Beyblade Beystadiums. From now on, it is clear that only three Beystadiums are considered legal: the Attack Type, Balance Type and Super Attack Type stadiums exclusively. The Tornado Beystadium was officially made illegal as well. Furthermore, it came to our attention that a ridiculous amount of accessories could be added to a Launcher Grip, therefore we added a new rule: each Blader can only take up half of the Beystadium before and while launching, regardless of how big their launcher and accessories may be.
Wait, are we forgetting about something ? …
It’s also Brad Day!
This year we also want to take a whole day to highlight how thankful we are for everything Brad did for this community, even way before the creation of Beywiki. I won’t go into as many details as last time, but head over to this thread to learn more about what Brad contributed to all of us to make this site, this hobby, what it is right now!
So, what would be a Brad Day without a complete layout makeover?! This year, since it was awkward for Brad to see his face all over the place, we decided to concentrate on his past avatars and on his quotes instead!
For those of you who really missed out on the opportunity to have conversations with Brad, you have to know one thing: he’s very straightforward. He has a unique sense of humour dripping with so much sarcasm you wouldn’t believe it! Whenever a bad comment is made, you’re stuck with both a slap, and a laugh! But rest assured, Brad is of course able to make fun of himself; he’s just an incredibly enjoyable individual to have around! I think I speak for all the veterans right now : without Brad, the Beyblade community would never have been so much fun both in playing and in conversing.
To support and metaphorically give a round of applause to this special Beyblader, we invite you to add this icon in your signature. What’s important is to keep it at least for the duration of Brad Day, but nothing stops you from always having it in your signature!
[Image: bradday2seal.png]
In case you’re wondering what is written in the banner, here are the quotes we used as well as others, and we invite you to submit more of them if you find any messages Brad posted that you think are funny and need to be immortalized!
Brad’s funniest quotes (Click to View)
Well, that’s all, enjoy this day where we honour Brad and celebrate the second anniversary of the WBO! Be an “MFB†like us too!
Brad Day Giveaway II for Passport Holders only!
- Kai-V
- Dec. 05, 2010 4:44 AM
The formula is the same on this special day : if you have a Blader Passport, then post here if you want to enter the draft for the giveaway!
You should only post once in this topic, and you have until Tuesday, December 7th at 11:59:59 PM Eastern Time to enter. This also means that you can get a Blader Passport until then if you do not have one already! Simply click on the "Passport" button in the menu below the banner of the site.
Exceptionally, Committee Members will be able to participate but only for the Face Boosters. This is a great celebration, we all deserve it!
This year, the prizes are special :
Three winners will be able to choose between Mercury Anubis 85XF, Vulcan Horuseus 145D and Divine Chimera TR145FB. The first to be chosen will be the first to decide which Beyblade they want, and the second winner chosen will get the second choice out of the two remaining Beyblades, leaving only one for the third winner.
Ten additional winners will get to pick one of the regular Face Boosters, however there is a chance to get the Brad Face in those.
Good luck to everyone, and thank you for your support !
You should only post once in this topic, and you have until Tuesday, December 7th at 11:59:59 PM Eastern Time to enter. This also means that you can get a Blader Passport until then if you do not have one already! Simply click on the "Passport" button in the menu below the banner of the site.
Exceptionally, Committee Members will be able to participate but only for the Face Boosters. This is a great celebration, we all deserve it!
This year, the prizes are special :
Three winners will be able to choose between Mercury Anubis 85XF, Vulcan Horuseus 145D and Divine Chimera TR145FB. The first to be chosen will be the first to decide which Beyblade they want, and the second winner chosen will get the second choice out of the two remaining Beyblades, leaving only one for the third winner.
Ten additional winners will get to pick one of the regular Face Boosters, however there is a chance to get the Brad Face in those.
[Image: faceboosterred.png] [Image: faceboosterblue.png] [Image: faceboostergreen.png] [Image: faceboosterorange.png]
Good luck to everyone, and thank you for your support !
The Advanced Forum is born!
- Kai-V
- Nov. 24, 2010 7:12 PM
10 000, 11 000, … 20 000! We keep growing!
We all love a hobby that is full of different techniques and types of customizations. Younger and older members join this message board, and some of them are older or newer to Beyblade. The wise men teach the new ones, but sometimes, those wise men with their slit-like eyes enjoy discussing among themselves about some obscure concepts of Beyblade in an attempt to push the game even further. To give them room to speak freely and with words few understand, we are now opening an Advanced Forum!
Not away from prying eyes of those who are eager to learn, these Veterans are the only members able to post in that forum. Their usernames will appear in italic. They were chosen for diverse reasons, but others should not despair: everybody is eligible to get approved to contribute to the Advanced Forum one day; you just need to prove yourself and your knowledge! Help people with their combinations, bring out new amazing customizations, help confirm or infirm other members’ combos with accurate test results, answer some Beyblade-related questions, etc. Who knows, you might be one step away from getting the ability to post in the Advanced Forum! However, don’t beg for it, the Committee will choose the members who deserve it along the way as they post and post!
Furthermore, welcome our newest Moderator, blah!
We all love a hobby that is full of different techniques and types of customizations. Younger and older members join this message board, and some of them are older or newer to Beyblade. The wise men teach the new ones, but sometimes, those wise men with their slit-like eyes enjoy discussing among themselves about some obscure concepts of Beyblade in an attempt to push the game even further. To give them room to speak freely and with words few understand, we are now opening an Advanced Forum!
Not away from prying eyes of those who are eager to learn, these Veterans are the only members able to post in that forum. Their usernames will appear in italic. They were chosen for diverse reasons, but others should not despair: everybody is eligible to get approved to contribute to the Advanced Forum one day; you just need to prove yourself and your knowledge! Help people with their combinations, bring out new amazing customizations, help confirm or infirm other members’ combos with accurate test results, answer some Beyblade-related questions, etc. Who knows, you might be one step away from getting the ability to post in the Advanced Forum! However, don’t beg for it, the Committee will choose the members who deserve it along the way as they post and post!
Furthermore, welcome our newest Moderator, blah!
Downtime earlier today.
- Kei
- Nov. 15, 2010 11:44 PM
Hey World Bladers,
Earlier today many of you tried to access the WBO, but were greeted by a page that read, "This Account Has Been Suspended". We just want to clarify that this had nothing to do with any specific members, but our website's account with our host; we simply failed to pay the hosting on time by mistake.
Everything is fine now though, so we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused!
Earlier today many of you tried to access the WBO, but were greeted by a page that read, "This Account Has Been Suspended". We just want to clarify that this had nothing to do with any specific members, but our website's account with our host; we simply failed to pay the hosting on time by mistake.
Everything is fine now though, so we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused!
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Beyblade: Save our Stadiums
- theflightyellz
- Sep. 26, 2010 7:11 PM
Based on an idea proposed by Aikemi, all credit for this goes to him.
Download one of these forms, print it out, fill in your details and mail it.
I'll do a UK version of the form for everyone on this side of the ocean.
For too long we've had to pay to ship over stadiums just to play the game the way it was meant to be played, for too long we've had nasty paint from the bottom of stadiums scrape off and cover our blades performance tips.
Hopefully a few letters through their mailbox will make them see that.
Download options:
Either save the JPEG that can be found here
Or download the pdf attached.
Download one of these forms, print it out, fill in your details and mail it.
I'll do a UK version of the form for everyone on this side of the ocean.
For too long we've had to pay to ship over stadiums just to play the game the way it was meant to be played, for too long we've had nasty paint from the bottom of stadiums scrape off and cover our blades performance tips.
Hopefully a few letters through their mailbox will make them see that.
Download options:
Either save the JPEG that can be found here
Or download the pdf attached.
10000 MEMBER!!! CONGRATULATION~~~ (^0^) WHAT IS THIS ABOUT SPECIAL PRIZE??
- Blader DJ
- Sep. 14, 2010 4:04 AM
DEAR WORLD BEYFRIENDS,
IT HAS BEEN A WHILE !! HOW ARE ALL YOU? WELL I HAVE BEEN GIVE HUGE HONOUR OF ANNOUNCING SOMETHING VERY EXCITING:
WBO RECENTLY REACH 10000 MEMBER !!
IT SEEMS LIKE JUST YESTERDAY I WAS STILL EMPLOY BY TAKARA, BUT IT TOO SEEMS LIKE JUST YESTERDAY MY BEST BEYBUDDY MR. TAMER BRAD OPEN TINY WEBSITE "BEYWIKI" AND TOOK OVER MONTH FOR 100 MEMBER !! HOW FAR HAVE WE COME ??
THE BEYSPIRIT OF ALL YOU ARE FIERCE BURN FOR PAST THREE YEARS. BECAUSE OF THIS NEVERENDING STREAM OF BEYSPIRIT, THE WBO COMMITTEE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PURCHASE SUPERSPECIAL RAREBEY PRIZE:
MERCURY ANUBIS 85XF~~!! (*0*)
HOWEVER, UNLIKE 100 MEMBER GIVEAWAY THIS TIME AROUND IT NOT BE SO EASY! ONLY THE MOST CREATIVE, INNOVATIVE, INSPIRING BLADER WILL WIN THIS ULTRARARE BEY … AND THAT BLADER WILL BE THE WINNER OF THE NEW BEYDESIGN CONTEST! CLICK HERE FOR DETAIL!
IT HAS BEEN LONG JOURNEY GREAT AND WE ARE JUST GETTING START !! LET US NOW FIERCE CONTINUE INTO 20000 MEMBER MILESTONES !!
WITH ALL OF OUR BEYHEART~~
SO LONG FOR NOW
BEYBYE
IT HAS BEEN A WHILE !! HOW ARE ALL YOU? WELL I HAVE BEEN GIVE HUGE HONOUR OF ANNOUNCING SOMETHING VERY EXCITING:
WBO RECENTLY REACH 10000 MEMBER !!
IT SEEMS LIKE JUST YESTERDAY I WAS STILL EMPLOY BY TAKARA, BUT IT TOO SEEMS LIKE JUST YESTERDAY MY BEST BEYBUDDY MR. TAMER BRAD OPEN TINY WEBSITE "BEYWIKI" AND TOOK OVER MONTH FOR 100 MEMBER !! HOW FAR HAVE WE COME ??
THE BEYSPIRIT OF ALL YOU ARE FIERCE BURN FOR PAST THREE YEARS. BECAUSE OF THIS NEVERENDING STREAM OF BEYSPIRIT, THE WBO COMMITTEE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PURCHASE SUPERSPECIAL RAREBEY PRIZE:
MERCURY ANUBIS 85XF~~!! (*0*)
HOWEVER, UNLIKE 100 MEMBER GIVEAWAY THIS TIME AROUND IT NOT BE SO EASY! ONLY THE MOST CREATIVE, INNOVATIVE, INSPIRING BLADER WILL WIN THIS ULTRARARE BEY … AND THAT BLADER WILL BE THE WINNER OF THE NEW BEYDESIGN CONTEST! CLICK HERE FOR DETAIL!
IT HAS BEEN LONG JOURNEY GREAT AND WE ARE JUST GETTING START !! LET US NOW FIERCE CONTINUE INTO 20000 MEMBER MILESTONES !!
WITH ALL OF OUR BEYHEART~~
SO LONG FOR NOW
BEYBYE
Some official Beyblade: Metal Fusion tournaments for the UK!
- Kai-V
- Sep. 08, 2010 1:01 AM
September 11:
TOYS R US, Oldbury
TOYS R US, Warrington
TOYS R US, Brent cross
TOYS R US, Southampton
TOYS R US, Leeds
TOYS R US, Reading
TOYS R US, Medway
TOYS R US, Glasgow Park Head
SMYTHS, Jervis Street, Dublin
SMYTHS, Kinsale Rd, Cork
SMYTHS, Cardiff
Fenwick, Newcastle
William & Griffin, Colchester
SMYTHS, Carrickmines, Dublin
SMYTHS, Drakehouse, Sheffield
It is important to note however that Hasbro has an age restriction : only kids who are between 8 and 14 years old can attend. Only Hasbro Beystadiums are used.
TOYS R US, Oldbury
TOYS R US, Warrington
TOYS R US, Brent cross
TOYS R US, Southampton
TOYS R US, Leeds
TOYS R US, Reading
TOYS R US, Medway
TOYS R US, Glasgow Park Head
SMYTHS, Jervis Street, Dublin
SMYTHS, Kinsale Rd, Cork
SMYTHS, Cardiff
Fenwick, Newcastle
William & Griffin, Colchester
SMYTHS, Carrickmines, Dublin
SMYTHS, Drakehouse, Sheffield
It is important to note however that Hasbro has an age restriction : only kids who are between 8 and 14 years old can attend. Only Hasbro Beystadiums are used.
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Beyblade: Metal Fusion Video Games news!
- Kai-V
- Aug. 29, 2010 9:27 PM
The Beyblade Metal Fusion DS game Collector's Edition will have three releases in North America:
Toys 'R' Us' version will include Cyber Pegasis 100HF and a Metal Face.
Wal-mart's will have Bakushin Susanow 105F and a Metal Face.
Other retailers' will come with Counter Leone D125B and a Metal Face.
This game and its editions will come out around mid-November. Toys 'R' Us already has a pre-order on their version.
Source: http://ds.ign.com/articles/111/1113541p1.html
As for Europe, it appears that the releases will be more similar to Japan's: although not confirmed entirely, reports of press releases have been stating that the Wii Beyblade: Metal Fusion game, "Battle Fortress", will include Counter Leone D125B, and the DS game, Cyber Pegasis 100HF. Metal Faces will also be packaged with those games.
Moreover, Beyblade: Metal Fusion is now available in the United Kingdom and in Germany! Check the "Stores with Beyblades in stock" topic to learn where you can purchase the new toys.
Toys 'R' Us' version will include Cyber Pegasis 100HF and a Metal Face.
Wal-mart's will have Bakushin Susanow 105F and a Metal Face.
Other retailers' will come with Counter Leone D125B and a Metal Face.
This game and its editions will come out around mid-November. Toys 'R' Us already has a pre-order on their version.
Source: http://ds.ign.com/articles/111/1113541p1.html
As for Europe, it appears that the releases will be more similar to Japan's: although not confirmed entirely, reports of press releases have been stating that the Wii Beyblade: Metal Fusion game, "Battle Fortress", will include Counter Leone D125B, and the DS game, Cyber Pegasis 100HF. Metal Faces will also be packaged with those games.
Moreover, Beyblade: Metal Fusion is now available in the United Kingdom and in Germany! Check the "Stores with Beyblades in stock" topic to learn where you can purchase the new toys.
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Diamond is now moderator, and a few other rule implementations!
- Kai-V
- Jul. 19, 2010 2:30 AM
On this bright day, Diamond has now been made moderator! From the second he joined, he has displayed exemplary behaviour and has kept on giving good advice and great answers, so congratulations to him!
(P.S. Stop changing your username!)
In other news, in an attempt to stop any further Beyblade questions being posted in the Questions and Comments forum, we have decided to add a default message which is displayed in the post rectangle whenever you want to start a new topic in that section. Hopefully we will not have to close so many threads now... Users will now definitely be warned if they still post unrelated topics there.
Moreover, because of general ethics but also of several issues that happened to the Beyblade community years ago on this subject, we wish to implement a new avatar and signature rule: only material that is official, or for which you have explicit permission from the artist, can be used. I think we can all agree that this is a simple rule to follow; eventually we all have to learn not to use anything Google comes up with, and in the case of fanart, some artists were especially unhappy when they realised that their art was stolen.
Finally, since we think giving a first 10% warning is not too efficient sometimes, a one-hour suspension has been attached to it now.
Now, hurry and bathe in the super cool upcoming releases of Metal Fight Beyblade, and do not forget that the current Face Contest is going to end on July 23rd!
(P.S. Stop changing your username!)
In other news, in an attempt to stop any further Beyblade questions being posted in the Questions and Comments forum, we have decided to add a default message which is displayed in the post rectangle whenever you want to start a new topic in that section. Hopefully we will not have to close so many threads now... Users will now definitely be warned if they still post unrelated topics there.
Moreover, because of general ethics but also of several issues that happened to the Beyblade community years ago on this subject, we wish to implement a new avatar and signature rule: only material that is official, or for which you have explicit permission from the artist, can be used. I think we can all agree that this is a simple rule to follow; eventually we all have to learn not to use anything Google comes up with, and in the case of fanart, some artists were especially unhappy when they realised that their art was stolen.
Finally, since we think giving a first 10% warning is not too efficient sometimes, a one-hour suspension has been attached to it now.
Now, hurry and bathe in the super cool upcoming releases of Metal Fight Beyblade, and do not forget that the current Face Contest is going to end on July 23rd!
Welcome back, again !
- Kai-V
- Jul. 17, 2010 3:06 AM
Technically, if you are reading this, then you are accessing the World Beyblade Organization on its new host. Everything went well during the transfer, and there should be no more problems.
Thank you for your patience. We hope you did not die of boredom during the few hours the site was down, hah.
Thank you for your patience. We hope you did not die of boredom during the few hours the site was down, hah.
Downtime starting this Friday at 11 AM EST.
- Kai-V
- Jul. 14, 2010 7:18 PM
Hello,
We will be moving the site to our new host on Friday July 16th, at 11 AM Eastern time. To ensure that nothing brings issues during the transfer, we will of course turn the board off, so you might still be able to view the site for a while, but you will not be able to post anything.
Any news that we do get however, will be found over at the WBO's official twitter!
You can follow us at http://twitter.com/wbotweet .
Moreover, some of you might be unable to access the site at the new location for as long as 72 hours starting on Friday. This is only because the site has to be gradually tracked back by every connection. If you still cannot see anything when typing our regular address, "worldbeyblade.org", in your browser after three days, then find a way to contact me, probably via Beyblade Spirit.
Nothing should be lost though, and we will be ready to welcome you back as soon as possible.
For people interested in HIGH PARK THROWDOWN 2 : make sure to confirm or infirm your presence at the event before Friday, and also make sure that you have all the information you need to go to High Park. Have a good tournament !
We will be moving the site to our new host on Friday July 16th, at 11 AM Eastern time. To ensure that nothing brings issues during the transfer, we will of course turn the board off, so you might still be able to view the site for a while, but you will not be able to post anything.
Any news that we do get however, will be found over at the WBO's official twitter!
You can follow us at http://twitter.com/wbotweet .
Moreover, some of you might be unable to access the site at the new location for as long as 72 hours starting on Friday. This is only because the site has to be gradually tracked back by every connection. If you still cannot see anything when typing our regular address, "worldbeyblade.org", in your browser after three days, then find a way to contact me, probably via Beyblade Spirit.
Nothing should be lost though, and we will be ready to welcome you back as soon as possible.
For people interested in HIGH PARK THROWDOWN 2 : make sure to confirm or infirm your presence at the event before Friday, and also make sure that you have all the information you need to go to High Park. Have a good tournament !
Beyblade Metal Fusion now available in the United States!
- Kai-V
- Jul. 02, 2010 3:04 PM
The new Beyblade series is officially out almost everywhere in the United States, following the premiere of the Beyblade Metal Fusion anime on Cartoon Network on June 26th!
If your local stores currently do not carry Beyblades yet, keep calling them, because they should receive the new stock very soon.
Now, there is no reason for there to be no tournaments in the United States!
If your local stores currently do not carry Beyblades yet, keep calling them, because they should receive the new stock very soon.
Now, there is no reason for there to be no tournaments in the United States!
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Answering questions and SPAM. [No, we do not answer your questions here!]
- Kai-V
- Jun. 30, 2010 10:54 PM
Hello everyone.
Seeing all the posts we get filled with questions, and imagining what it will be like very soon when Beyblade Metal Fusion will be at its zenith and that hundreds of members will be asking the same interrogations over and over again, I think we should establish a proper way to deal with this influx.
Essentially, when you know that the answer to a question can easily be found on Beywiki, in the private message they got upon their arrival here, on Beyblade Channel, etc., redirect those users to the proper resources. It will become extremely annoying one day to continually give the same full answers multiple times, you will see. Some of you might consider us strict and angry sometimes, and while it is not completely true at all on certain occasions, getting the same easy questions all the time is most likely a big portion of the problem. Giving them the places full of information they seem to totally ignore will help our new users a lot more, because they could explore them and learn many other, useful things. They have to become independent. For your sanity, also, I assure you it will be better as well, hah.
Moreover, this is a note I have wanted to make public for a long period : if a user, bot or not, is SPAMming, whether with vulgarity or idiocy, not only should you simply report their posts/topics, but you should not reply to any of it either. Sometimes, especially if the SPAMmer is a real person, answering their comments does not help at all. Ignore them, make them look like even bigger idiots.
Otherwise, I sincerely hope you all enjoy your time here right now.
Seeing all the posts we get filled with questions, and imagining what it will be like very soon when Beyblade Metal Fusion will be at its zenith and that hundreds of members will be asking the same interrogations over and over again, I think we should establish a proper way to deal with this influx.
Essentially, when you know that the answer to a question can easily be found on Beywiki, in the private message they got upon their arrival here, on Beyblade Channel, etc., redirect those users to the proper resources. It will become extremely annoying one day to continually give the same full answers multiple times, you will see. Some of you might consider us strict and angry sometimes, and while it is not completely true at all on certain occasions, getting the same easy questions all the time is most likely a big portion of the problem. Giving them the places full of information they seem to totally ignore will help our new users a lot more, because they could explore them and learn many other, useful things. They have to become independent. For your sanity, also, I assure you it will be better as well, hah.
Moreover, this is a note I have wanted to make public for a long period : if a user, bot or not, is SPAMming, whether with vulgarity or idiocy, not only should you simply report their posts/topics, but you should not reply to any of it either. Sometimes, especially if the SPAMmer is a real person, answering their comments does not help at all. Ignore them, make them look like even bigger idiots.
Otherwise, I sincerely hope you all enjoy your time here right now.
This is ridiculous...
- Kai-V
- Jun. 16, 2010 4:43 PM
We bet three Face Boosters DIAMOND that no tournament will get organised in the United States this summer.
Hyper Vitesse! We now have a French forum!
- Kai-V
- Jun. 12, 2010 8:42 PM
Nous sommes fiers d’annoncer l’ouverture d’un forum français parmi nous! De plus en plus de francophones se sont joints à nous, alors nous voulons leur offrir une place où parler de Beyblade dans leur langue. La communauté française de Beyblade n’a jamais vraiment eu de bons sites, donc nous espérons que votre expérience ici sera d’autant plus enrichissante!
Comme je parle moi-même français, la modération de ce nouveau forum devrait être assez facile pour l’instant.
Cependant, je demande votre aide pour traduire les documents officiels de la World Beyblade Organization, tels les règles des formats Standard et Universel.
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We are proud to announce the opening of a French forum amongst us! More and more francophones have been joining us, so we want to give them a place where they can talk about Beyblade in their own language. The French Beyblade community has never really had good sites, therefore we hope that your experience here will be all the more enriching!
Since I speak French, moderating this new forum should be relatively easy for the moment.
However, I ask for your help in translating the official documents of the World Beyblade Organization, such as the rules for the Standard and Universal formats.
Comme je parle moi-même français, la modération de ce nouveau forum devrait être assez facile pour l’instant.
Cependant, je demande votre aide pour traduire les documents officiels de la World Beyblade Organization, tels les règles des formats Standard et Universel.
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We are proud to announce the opening of a French forum amongst us! More and more francophones have been joining us, so we want to give them a place where they can talk about Beyblade in their own language. The French Beyblade community has never really had good sites, therefore we hope that your experience here will be all the more enriching!
Since I speak French, moderating this new forum should be relatively easy for the moment.
However, I ask for your help in translating the official documents of the World Beyblade Organization, such as the rules for the Standard and Universal formats.
Welcome back!
- Kai-V
- Jun. 08, 2010 2:44 PM
Things seem to be fine right now : we have not reverted back to June 4 again.
We will probably be looking for more stability and confidence in our host though, in the future.
For now, enjoy the site back !
We will probably be looking for more stability and confidence in our host though, in the future.
For now, enjoy the site back !
Beylotto Results and Passport Renewal!
- Kai-V
- Jun. 02, 2010 8:28 PM
As promised, here are the lucky winners of the Beylotto!
1. ispanico86
2. Matrix
3. Khel
4. theflightyellz
5. LeeDraciel
6. DynamicUno
7. Megablader2
8. Beyunit-DL
9. Gadget
10. lcrone
11. gurugulu
12. To
13. ♥
14. Piero
That means that Piero, ♥, To, gurugulu, lcrone, Gadget, Beyunit-DL, Megablader2, DynamicUno and LeeDraciel can choose one of the four following Face Boosters :
-Face Booster RED [Image: faceboosterred.png]
-Face Booster BLUE [Image: faceboosterblue.png]
-Face Booster GREEN [Image: faceboostergreen.png]
-Face Booster ORANGE [Image: faceboosterorange.png]
… Matrix opened the mysterious Face Booster DIAMOND and found …
[Image: cancerface.png]
Cancer! Or Gasher, whichever you prefer …
… Khel cracked open the Face Booster DIAMOND and stumbled upon a …
[Image: unicornoface.png]
Unicorno! Congratulations, it’s an uncommon!
… theflightyellz peered into his Face Booster DIAMOND and saw …
[Image: aquilaface.png]
Aquila!
… And ispanico86 won the very special CoroCoro Burn Pisces ED145WF! Applauses are on your way, Italian blader! He also came in second place in the Italian Beyblade Rebirth event. Congrats!
Let us all take a moment to acknowledge the fact that we have reached 5000 members too!
On that note, the World Beyblade Organization has become so big that we almost blew our bandwidth limit recently. To fix the problem, we had to change our hosting plan, and now it unfortunately costs twice as much to keep this site online every month. So, now more than ever, we ask for your donations to allow us to make every year even better than the previous! We had the goal to help with prizes for most or all of the tournaments in the future, but this could prove difficult right now with the higher hosting costs. We are a non-profit organization, and everything we get we give back to you in a way.
Moreover, it has finally been a year since the Blader Passport was implemented. In theory, they should just expire after 365 days, but the way Paypal subscriptions work is that it keeps taking ten dollars from your account yearly unless you personally opt out of it, because it is, well, a subscription.
It is important to either not do anything if you want to renew your Blader Passport (and it is imperative to do so because a lot more tournaments should be happening in the following year everywhere around the world), or go manually opt out of your subscription on Paypal.
With that said, let’s hope for several more awesome BeyDays, World Bladers!
1. ispanico86
2. Matrix
3. Khel
4. theflightyellz
5. LeeDraciel
6. DynamicUno
7. Megablader2
8. Beyunit-DL
9. Gadget
10. lcrone
11. gurugulu
12. To
13. ♥
14. Piero
That means that Piero, ♥, To, gurugulu, lcrone, Gadget, Beyunit-DL, Megablader2, DynamicUno and LeeDraciel can choose one of the four following Face Boosters :
-Face Booster RED [Image: faceboosterred.png]
-Face Booster BLUE [Image: faceboosterblue.png]
-Face Booster GREEN [Image: faceboostergreen.png]
-Face Booster ORANGE [Image: faceboosterorange.png]
… Matrix opened the mysterious Face Booster DIAMOND and found …
[Image: cancerface.png]
Cancer! Or Gasher, whichever you prefer …
… Khel cracked open the Face Booster DIAMOND and stumbled upon a …
[Image: unicornoface.png]
Unicorno! Congratulations, it’s an uncommon!
… theflightyellz peered into his Face Booster DIAMOND and saw …
[Image: aquilaface.png]
Aquila!
… And ispanico86 won the very special CoroCoro Burn Pisces ED145WF! Applauses are on your way, Italian blader! He also came in second place in the Italian Beyblade Rebirth event. Congrats!
Let us all take a moment to acknowledge the fact that we have reached 5000 members too!
On that note, the World Beyblade Organization has become so big that we almost blew our bandwidth limit recently. To fix the problem, we had to change our hosting plan, and now it unfortunately costs twice as much to keep this site online every month. So, now more than ever, we ask for your donations to allow us to make every year even better than the previous! We had the goal to help with prizes for most or all of the tournaments in the future, but this could prove difficult right now with the higher hosting costs. We are a non-profit organization, and everything we get we give back to you in a way.
Moreover, it has finally been a year since the Blader Passport was implemented. In theory, they should just expire after 365 days, but the way Paypal subscriptions work is that it keeps taking ten dollars from your account yearly unless you personally opt out of it, because it is, well, a subscription.
It is important to either not do anything if you want to renew your Blader Passport (and it is imperative to do so because a lot more tournaments should be happening in the following year everywhere around the world), or go manually opt out of your subscription on Paypal.
With that said, let’s hope for several more awesome BeyDays, World Bladers!